This happened in this past Sunday’s Red Sox v. Yankees game. I have been real busy so haven’t been posting much but I couldn’t let this stay off the record. The look on Pettite and Girardi’s face is priceless.
EDIT: Because MLB sucks balls they have removed the video from youtube, you can see it by following the link below
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090426&content_id=4446346&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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The OSN has obtained 9 of Joe Girardi’s 17 rules for his players this year. Some interesting stuff. It looks as if beards will be allowed this year? Maybe this was in C.C. Sabathia’s contract. What are your thoughts?
1. Be on time. No excuse for lateness.
2. Shorts and T-shirts only permitted during spring training.
3. Curfew of 1 a.m.
4. Jewelry - only one chain is permitted. No earrings.
5. Only neatly cut beards, mustaches, goatees. No long hair or “unshaven looks.”
6. No family members in the clubhouse until after games.
7. No cell phones in the dugout.
8. Cell phones only allowed in the clubhouse until one hour before games.
9. No competing speakers in the clubhouse.
Yesterday The Yankees were a poorly run over the hill joke of a franchise.
Today they are a poorly run over the hill joke of a franchise.
Championships are won by developing talent and adding complimentary pieces.
The Phillies developed those guys, the Red Sox home grew a bunch of their guys (not Damon)
even the Marlins win with speed, defense and chemistry
OK HERE IS THE POSITIVE
Sabathia is a great pitcher when he is on. Maybe one of the best in the game.
He is an innings eater, and with that offense he should be great.
He will fill that new stadium (didn’t they ask for $400 mill to complete that?)
I don’t want to be negative, but let’s get some perspective
He got $97,500 per inning he has thrown in his career
1.37 million per career win
53.3 million per all-star appearance
$596296.30 per pound based on his “roster weight”
$519354.84 per pound based on his “rumored weight”
Now let me ask you
What pitcher in the past 30 years has earned 23 million in a season even once?
Doc Gooden had the greatest season I remember out of a pitcher in 84 when he went 24-4 with a 1.53 ERA in 276 innings with 16 CG 8 SHO and 268 K’s and was completely un hittable the entire year (including the all-star game).
that MIGHT be worth 23 million. It was 25 years ago of course, and he was broke down and drugged out 3 years later, but it was a great year.
Clemens was 24-4 with a 1.93 once
Pedro was 23-4 with a 2.07
Orel was 19-3 with a 2.03
Maddux went back to back 16-6 1.56 then 19-2 1.63
Add all of that up and you get 115-23. Maybe an ERA under 2.00? That is only 20 wins a year. You need 100 to be great, who will deliver the other 80?
If Sabathia has the 6 best seasons of any pitcher in my lifetime over the next 6 years he MIGHT be worth 23 per. But of course he will need 4 rings on top of that and a Josh Beckett / Curt Schilling type post season.
Bottom line is he goes every 5 days (unless the Brewers are giving him the rented mule treatment) and gets about a 750,000 per start.
Despite what every may say, the Yankees do not have unlimited money, and this does not make them dominant.
So, what is the point?
If the Cubs get Jake Peavy they will immediately be better and half as expensive as the Yankees. And the Cubs are over paid.
I just don’t see this being great for the Yankees, they lose Mussina and get Sabathia. At best that is 8 extra wins a year even if he’s great?
If he throws 36 no hitters this year the Yankees will struggle to win 100 games. He of course will not and when he goes 18-11 they will win 85 games and miss the playoffs.
In fact this deal sucks for the Yanks.
How much do my Royals make a year total?
Who wants to give me Royals +15 on the Yankees for wins this year?
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