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Thump said:
Gotta admit, Damon looks at home with the pinstripes on.



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Ummm...that's a picture of him in the yankee's road jersey...so how do you know if he looks good with the pinstripes on, since the road jersey's are just grey?
 
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Sloopy45 said:
Sushi: "Damon doesn't have that great of an arm. He would struggle in Yankee Stadium, I think. He's much more suited to Fenway."

Exactly. This big panic about acquiring a CF revolves around DEFENSE, or the lack thereof. So, the plan is to give a 3 year deal to an Offensive CF who aint that good in the field and can't throw. Makes perfect sense to me.

Not to mention the fact that he's going to demand booku bucks, will be 37 at the end of the deal, and probably will have to be moved out of CF before the end of the contract.

And will lose all of his marketability when he has to shave & trim the ol' locks.
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Whoops.:wink2:

Anyway, as much as I hate to see the Yankees get better (well, on O)... I do love a good Red Sox Nation meltdown more than enough to offset it...

I'm sure teh ghost of Wade Boggs is smiling somewhere...

Oh, he's not dead?

I thought the fried chicken got him... oh well.
 
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Thump said:
Gotta admit, Damon looks at home with the pinstripes on.



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Re: "Moving from Fenway Park to Yankee Stadium will mean a change of style and scenery for the long-haired, bearded Damon -- a fan favorite in Boston for his scrappy play and scruffy look. But New York owner George Steinbrenner bans beards and long hair."


It will be even more interesting to see how he'll look after a trip to the barber shop.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Re: "Moving from Fenway Park to Yankee Stadium will mean a change of style and scenery for the long-haired, bearded Damon -- a fan favorite in Boston for his scrappy play and scruffy look. But New York owner George Steinbrenner bans beards and long hair."


It will be even more interesting to see how he'll look after a trip to the barber shop.
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think Damon circa 1999 in Oakland
 
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jimotis4hesiman: "sloopy what do you think of the moves in the pen?"

I like the moves under the assertion that (to me, anyway) there was nowhere to go but up.

1. The ONLY guy who could've been a difference maker (i.e. Championship/No Championship) for the Yanks on this free agent market was B.J. Ryan. He didn't want to set-up, and Toronto gave him an outrageous deal, so the Yanks couldn't land him.

2. The best set-up man option after the potential Ryan deal fell through was Kyle Farnsworth. I'm not a huge fan of Kyle: he has a rep for a weak stomach, and has been spotty in the postseason (both recipes for disaster in NY). But, I'd rather give him a chance on the assumption that he's the evil I don't know (with upside) rather than the evil I do (Gordon ain't getting better & he can't pitch in Oct.).

3. Mike Myers, ok - the Yanks needed a match-up lefty, but a two year deal?? Makes no sense to me. They were desperate for someone in this mold, but I prefer a tall, swooping delivery lefty (a la Graeme Lloyd) lefty to a submarine lefty for this spot. But beggars can't be choosers - Myers is ok. If he gets Ortiz out in a big spot, he's okay by me.

4. Octavio Dotel - ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC OVER THIS DEAL! This was my Yankee highlight of yesterday (sorry, Johnny). Dotel will come back sometime between April and June, and could pay huge, huge dividends for the Yanks. If he can return to form, its Dotel-Farnsworth-the Great One in the 7th-8th-9th. Wicked.

Buckeye513: "I'll be willing to vbet that Boston will still outscore the Yankees next year, as well as give up less runs."

Everytime a Red Sox fan speaks, it should be followed with, 'Yadda, yadda, yadda .." This is the 88th year in a row that a Boston fan has predicted this, and from my count its Yankees: 26, Sux: 1 - and how you tripped and fell over that 1, I'll never know.

tsteele316: "$13 million per for 4 years? apparently the yanks didn't lose enough money last year for them to catch on."

Dude, the Yanks didn't lose any money last year, no matter what hogwash the Daily News reports. The team PRINTS money, trust me. Its a team with a Net Worth in excess of a billion dollars, a major NY network in its pocket, and a name that's essentially priceless (like Coca Cola).
 
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Sloopy45 said:
Everytime a Red Sox fan speaks, it should be followed with, 'Yadda, yadda, yadda .." This is the 88th year in a row that a Boston fan has predicted this, and from my count its Yankees: 26, Sux: 1 - and how you tripped and fell over that 1, I'll never know.
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I'll be willing to vbet that Boston will still outscore the Yankees next year, as well as give up less runs. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
 
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Dude, the Yanks didn't lose any money last year, no matter what hogwash the Daily News reports. The team PRINTS money, trust me. Its a team with a Net Worth in excess of a billion dollars, a major NY network in its pocket, and a name that's essentially priceless (like Coca Cola).
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yes, and steinbrenner eats lightening and craps thunder. they had a $200 mil plus payroll last year, and lost some scratch because of it. now continue to purge your farm system and overpay for mediocre vets and wonder why the $250 mil payroll only gets you a first round playoff bounce.<!-- / message -->
 
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