Only 30 or so days until pitcher and catchers. And for us NY football fans that may have to be what we're looking forward too
MLB
Yankees - This off season has been an interesting one but I feel as though there is still some work to be done. First of all we are walking into this season so far without a major league proven catcher. Me personally, I am ok with having Romin and Cervelli split time considering some of the options out the. I mean is Rod Barajas really the answer? Anyway, we go into this off season and learn we will be without A-Rod until the All-star break. I know you all love hating on A-Rod but as a serious statement, that's about 10-14 homeruns and 50 or so RBI's needing to be replaced before he returns. Same goes for Swisher leaving in right field. Between the 2, that's about 40 home runs 140 rbi's and an on base percentage of .360 for 2 guys. Yankees answer with Ichiro and Youkilis.
Some Yankee fans hated the Youk signing because of the Red Sox days and I have to say I hated him too during that time. But I hated him because he crushed us. He was bean towns version of Paul. O'Neil and I didn't want them to have that. The guy could play ball and could rise to the occasion in the big spot. This is why he will be perfect here. For of you morons that are like "he's a red sock, I'll never like him" think of this, were you cheering for Wade Boggs when he was ridding a house around the outfield after the world series? Happy to see Clemons shut all those teams down (before any steroid news came out)? Cheered Johnny Damon when he stole third with no one there in the world series? Ever say I don't except Babe Ruth as a Yankee because he was a red sock first? The answer to all those is most likely no and there will be cheers the first time you see him hit a homer over the green monster in pinstripes.
Youk and Ichiro should cover the Swisher A-Rod stats but as mentions earlier, catcher is a question mark. As well as some timely bench players. Jones, Chávez and Ibanez gone, there is a need for some good bench player there. Just feel as though we still need to make a few moves here
Mets - Where to start with them. I don' care what people say, and I am sorry to see him go, but the Dickey trade was a good trade at the time of the deal. We will see what the future holds. If these kids turn out to be a bust and Dickey wins 2 more CY Young awards well then we can second guess. When you don't ant to spend money, trading is the only way to gain talent. But forget that, there are no real outfielder on this them at the moment!!! Duda is a question mark at best and this team is without any real center and left fielders. Plus an entire overhaul of the bullpen again, is worrisome. There is much left to do with not much time left to do it! I do think that the pitching staff this year even without Dickey will pitch well. Santana, Niece, Gee, Harvey and Wheeler (Young until Wheeler gets here) should be solid.
MLB - Did the Angels really need Hamilton to Protect Pujols in the line up? The red sux are making some interesting moves but nothing to earth shattering. The Jays are trying to make a move up in the ranks in the AL East this year but I still feel it's the Yankees division to lose. The Marlins did what we all knew they would do, dump all the guys they signed a year later. It should be interesting to see how this all plays out bright now the Angels look to be the big winners, with the Jays not to far off. But in the end it's the injury bug that does most teams in. The GM that prepared and adjusts for that bug always comes out on top. BTW 56 million for Swisher. Wow, I'm in the wrong business!
#justsayin
Saturday, December 29, 2012
I'm Back!!! (NFL edition)
Sorry for being MIA everyone. I know there has been lots to talk about and I haven't said anything so I'll go over every NY sports team one by one, sport by sport and rant about the chaos in each. Let's starts with one that's dear to everyone heart
NFL
Jets - I start with them not because they have been the best or the worst on the league but because they are the biggest mess I have seen since the "Rich Kotite" days. Tim Tebow got screwed. Never got a real shot to play ere which is sad because it the team really was committed to the "ground and pound" system, he was probably the best qb on the roster to do it. Green needed help running the ball and Tim could have did that. After an entire season too no one can say that if you limited Tebow to 20 or so throws a game, he wouldn't have done what Sánchez did.
But past that, with the past few weeks and the qb craziness it has made something clear to me. Rex Ryan never wanted Tebow. And if he ever did at the beginning, something changes his mind throughout the season. Kid can't get into the game and then they say he quit on them to make him look bad and not them. Tebow comes out and says that's a lie and why would anyone not believe him and believe the Jets..... he does have better credibility then the team at this point. Then for good measure a report comes out that Ryan wants to quit as coach. What a joke
The sad fact is. It's time to blow it all up. Well most of it. Small fact that no one knows is that the jets def has not given up one 100 yard receiver all season. And that's with Revis being down most of the season. The secondary is nasty good. It's the front that was the issue but even with that, the def has kept them in all but maybe 3 games all season. This offense is terrible. Your wide receivers are sub par. Adding Edwards should have happened in the off season not week 15. With him it's a little more stable but still not great. Question is what will it look like next season. Without good wide outs, it won't matter who is at qb. Green is a free agent and I say good riddance. Keller is a free agent and I say good riddance.
I wish Sánchez was a free agent too but really, we're stuck with him. There is only one way I see anyone taking Sánchez's contract. Trading it for another bad contract. Brings me to the Sánchez for Matt Flynn trade I hope for. Money is similar (Mark has more guarantied money) and Pete Carol, Sánchez connection may work for the backup roll there but who knows. Whatever they do, they need to do something this team is a mess and needs help.
Giants - I don't know why anyone is surprised and upset with what the GMen did this year. In the past 5 years they have won 2 superbowls and haven't been to the playoffs the other 3. They are all or nothing. Giants fans, you need to face facts, you have a good team that is probably the most inconsistent team in football. If they could figure out some consistency, they would be nasty but instead you have a team that is soft. A team that at any time can go on a run better that anyone else and win the Superbowl but a team that can score 54 points one week and. 0 the next. I don't know what it is because the talent is there the coaching is there but the passion isn't sometimes. It's like they are so cocky they expect to be in the playoffs no matter how they play and unfortunately for them, it doesn't work like that. Till next year gmen fans. You'll just have to deal with the fact your team went as far as the jets, jabs, chiefs, saints and Steelers this year except you have a worse draft position then they all do
NFL in General - this year has been crazy. In my opinion there is no clear cut great team out there. Atlanta has to prove they can win in post season, Houston looks soft at times, Pats def isn't great, San Fran has a better shot with Alex Smith Then Kapernick but won't play him, and the Seahawks and Ravens have so many ?, it's scary (hey diddle diddle, Ray Rice up the middle). It's anyone's league this year. My opinion so far is it looks like Greenbay and Denver have figured it out after a slow start. They will be the one's to watch out for. Nice Superbowl if Payton makes it after everything that happened to him last season/off-season. Would be a nice story of he wins it in his home town too
#justsayin
NFL
Jets - I start with them not because they have been the best or the worst on the league but because they are the biggest mess I have seen since the "Rich Kotite" days. Tim Tebow got screwed. Never got a real shot to play ere which is sad because it the team really was committed to the "ground and pound" system, he was probably the best qb on the roster to do it. Green needed help running the ball and Tim could have did that. After an entire season too no one can say that if you limited Tebow to 20 or so throws a game, he wouldn't have done what Sánchez did.
But past that, with the past few weeks and the qb craziness it has made something clear to me. Rex Ryan never wanted Tebow. And if he ever did at the beginning, something changes his mind throughout the season. Kid can't get into the game and then they say he quit on them to make him look bad and not them. Tebow comes out and says that's a lie and why would anyone not believe him and believe the Jets..... he does have better credibility then the team at this point. Then for good measure a report comes out that Ryan wants to quit as coach. What a joke
The sad fact is. It's time to blow it all up. Well most of it. Small fact that no one knows is that the jets def has not given up one 100 yard receiver all season. And that's with Revis being down most of the season. The secondary is nasty good. It's the front that was the issue but even with that, the def has kept them in all but maybe 3 games all season. This offense is terrible. Your wide receivers are sub par. Adding Edwards should have happened in the off season not week 15. With him it's a little more stable but still not great. Question is what will it look like next season. Without good wide outs, it won't matter who is at qb. Green is a free agent and I say good riddance. Keller is a free agent and I say good riddance.
I wish Sánchez was a free agent too but really, we're stuck with him. There is only one way I see anyone taking Sánchez's contract. Trading it for another bad contract. Brings me to the Sánchez for Matt Flynn trade I hope for. Money is similar (Mark has more guarantied money) and Pete Carol, Sánchez connection may work for the backup roll there but who knows. Whatever they do, they need to do something this team is a mess and needs help.
Giants - I don't know why anyone is surprised and upset with what the GMen did this year. In the past 5 years they have won 2 superbowls and haven't been to the playoffs the other 3. They are all or nothing. Giants fans, you need to face facts, you have a good team that is probably the most inconsistent team in football. If they could figure out some consistency, they would be nasty but instead you have a team that is soft. A team that at any time can go on a run better that anyone else and win the Superbowl but a team that can score 54 points one week and. 0 the next. I don't know what it is because the talent is there the coaching is there but the passion isn't sometimes. It's like they are so cocky they expect to be in the playoffs no matter how they play and unfortunately for them, it doesn't work like that. Till next year gmen fans. You'll just have to deal with the fact your team went as far as the jets, jabs, chiefs, saints and Steelers this year except you have a worse draft position then they all do
NFL in General - this year has been crazy. In my opinion there is no clear cut great team out there. Atlanta has to prove they can win in post season, Houston looks soft at times, Pats def isn't great, San Fran has a better shot with Alex Smith Then Kapernick but won't play him, and the Seahawks and Ravens have so many ?, it's scary (hey diddle diddle, Ray Rice up the middle). It's anyone's league this year. My opinion so far is it looks like Greenbay and Denver have figured it out after a slow start. They will be the one's to watch out for. Nice Superbowl if Payton makes it after everything that happened to him last season/off-season. Would be a nice story of he wins it in his home town too
#justsayin
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