2009 MLB Thread, part 2

[Spidey-Bat]

It's the year 3000 now.

Like Kramer did in the episode "The Calzone" ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eeaT_8e6Ak

I'm doing it intentionally though. I could pay him in bills but what is the fun in that?

 

[Kingfish]

Yeah, yeah, on to more important matters.

* - current contract includes 2010 option
(A) - projected as Type A free agent
(B) - projected as Type B free agent

Player Club
First Basemen
Hank Blalock TEX
Russell Branyan SEA
Carlos Delgado NYM (B)
Nomar Garciaparra OAK
Jason Giambi COL
Ross Gload * FLA
Aubrey Huff DET (B)
Nick Johnson WAS (B)
Adam LaRoche ATL (B)
Kevin Millar TOR
Robb Quinlan LAA
Matt Stairs PHI
Mike Sweeney SEA
Jim Thome LAD
Chad Tracy ARZ

Second Basemen
Marlon Anderson NYM
Ron Belliard LAD (B)
Jamey Carroll CLE
David Eckstein SD
Orlando Hudson LAD (A)
Akinori Iwamura * TB
Omar Infante ATL
Felipe Lopez MIL (A)
Mark Loretta LAD
Placido Polanco DET (A)
Freddy Sanchez * SF (A)

Shortstops
Orlando Cabrera MIN (A)
Juan Castro LAD
Alex Cora NYM
Bobby Crosby OAK
Adam Everett DET
Alex Gonzalez * BOS
Khalil Greene STL
Ramon Martinez LAD
John McDonald TOR
Marco Scutaro TOR (A)
Miguel Tejada HOU
Jack Wilson * SEA

Third Basemen
Adrian Beltre SEA (B)
Geoff Blum HOU
Craig Counsell MIL
Joe Crede MIN
Mark DeRosa STL (B)
Pedro Feliz * PHI
Chone Figgins LAA (B)
Troy Glaus STL (A)
Jerry Hairston NYY (B)
Mike Lamb MIL
Melvin Mora * BAL (B)
Juan Uribe SF

Catchers
Rod Barajas TOR (B)
Josh Bard BOS
Michael Barrett TOR
Henry Blanco SD
Ramon Castro CWS
Ramon Hernandez * CIN (B)
Jason Kendall MIL (B)
Jason LaRue STL
Victor Martinez * BOS (A)
Chad Moeller BAL
Benji Molina SF (A)
Jose Molina NYY
Miguel Olivo * KC (B)
Mike Redmond MIN
Ivan Rodriguez TEX (B)
Brian Schneider NYM
Yorvit Torrealba * COL (B)
Jason Varitek * BOS (B)
Gregg Zaun * TB

Outfielders
Bobby Abreu LAA (A)
Garret Anderson ATL (B)
Rick Ankiel STL
Rocco Baldelli BOS
Jason Bay BOS (A)
Marlon Byrd TEX (B)
Mike Cameron MIL (B)
Frank Catalanotto TEX
Endy Chavez SEA
Coco Crisp * KC
Carl Crawford * TB (B)
Johnny Damon NYY (A)
David Dellucci CLE
Jermaine Dye * CWS (A)
Darin Erstad HOU
Cliff Floyd SD
Ryan Freel TEX
Brian Giles SD (B)
Ken Griffey Jr. SEA
Vladimir Guerrero LAA (A)
Eric Hinske NYY
Matt Holliday STL (A)
Geoff Jenkins * PHI
Reed Johnson CHC
Andruw Jones TEX
Gabe Kapler TB
Austin Kearns * WAS
Mark Kotsay CHW
Hideki Matusi NYY (B)
Jason Michaels CLE
Xavier Nady NYY (B)
Magglio Ordonez * DET
Scott Podsednik CHW
Manny Ramirez * LAD (A)
Dave Roberts SF
Gary Sheffield NYM
Fernando Tatis NYM (B)
Randy Winn SF (B)

Starting Pitchers
Brandon Backe HOU
Josh Beckett * BOS
Erik Bedard SEA (B)
Daniel Cabrera ARZ
Bartolo Colon CWS
Jose Contreras COL
Doug Davis ARZ (B)
Justin Duchscherer OAK (B)
Adam Eaton COL
Kelvim Escobar LAA
Jon Garland * LAD (B)
Tom Glavine ATL
Mike Hampton HOU
Rich Harden CHC (B)
Livan Hernandez WAS
Tim Hudson * ATL
Randy Johnson SF (B)
John Lackey LAA (A)
Cliff Lee * PHI (A)
Braden Looper * MIL (B)
Jason Marquis COL (B)
Kevin Millwood * TEX
Brett Myers PHI
Vicente Padilla * LAD (B)
Carl Pavano MIN (B)
Brad Penny SF
Odalis Perez WAS
Andy Pettitte NYY (B)
Joel Pineiro STL (B)
Sidney Ponson KC
Jason Schmidt LAD
John Smoltz STL
Tim Wakefield * BOS (B)
Jarrod Washburn DET
Brandon Webb * ARZ (B)
Todd Wellemeyer STL
Randy Wolf (A)

Relief Pitchers
Luis Ayala FLA
Danys Baez BAL
Miguel Batista SEA
Joe Beimel COL (B)
Joaquin Benoit TEX
Rafael Betancourt * COL (A)
Chad Bradford BAL
Doug Brocail * HOU (B)
Kiko Calero FLA (B)
Elmer Dessens NYM
Brendan Donnelly FLA
Octavio Dotel CWS (A)
Alan Embree COL
Scott Eyre PHI (B)
Josh Fogg COL
Chad Fox CHC
Ryan Franklin * STL
Gary Glover WAS
Mike Gonzalez ATL (A)
Tom Gordon ARZ
John Grabow CHC (A)
Kevin Gregg CHC (A)
Eddie Guardado TEX
LaTroy Hawkins HOU (A)
Mark Hendrickson BAL
Matt Herges COL
Trevor Hoffman MIL (A)
Bobby Howry SF (B)
Jason Isringhausen TB
Masahide Kobayashi * CLE
Brandon Lyon DET (B)
Ron Mahay MIN
Gary Majewski WAS
Guillermo Mota LAD (B)
Will Ohman * LAD (B)
Darren Oliver LAA (A)
Chan Ho Park PHI (B)
Troy Percival TB
J.J. Putz * NYM
Juan Rincon COL
Fernando Rodney DET (B)
Duaner Sanchez NYM
Scott Schoeneweis ARZ
Brian Shouse * TB (B)
Rafael Soriano ATL (A)
Russ Springer TB (B)
Brett Tomko OAK
Jose Valverde HOU (A)
Claudio Vargas MIL
Ron Villone WAS
Luis Vizcaino * COL
Billy Wagner BOS (A)
Jamie Walker BAL
Jeff Weaver LAD
Kip Wells CIN
Jamey Wright KC

 

[Caped Crusader]

Champs baby!!! #27!

 

[Bob ROARman!]

Bring on the offseason. Time to see how much money the Yankees can throw at free agents this time around.

Yeah, you know what I think they should do with all the money they make? Nothing. They should sit on it, save it for a rainy day.

I have not and will not ever understand that argument against the Yankees. It's ridiculous.

 

[Kingfish]

Sensitive much? I was just commenting on something we all know is going to happen, regardless of how unhealthy it is for the overall game.

 

[Bob ROARman!]

I'm simply sick of that BS argument every single year. They make the most money, they spend the most. I don't see anything wrong with that. If owners or players really believe it's unhealthy for the league for the sport to have one team sign all the big name free agents, maybe they shouldn't sign with them or maybe they should spend more money on their respective teams. Or find an owner that will. Or they can just cry about it some more and not do anything.

But what is there to complain about? Their way doesn't always work, it's been almost a decade since they won a World Series. Every year since then except for the Red Sox have been a different World Series winner.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Ok, I was wrong. I apologize to Girardi for calling him an idiot for not using a 4th starter after being up 3 games to 1. He stuck with his plan and it worked. Never would I have imagined that Pettitte would be so effective as he was. I thought for sure this was headed to a game 7 after Girardi's decision to use Pettitte on short rest, but all the buttons he pushed in this series worked. Never has it felt so good to be so wrong. t:

Congratulations to Girardi, all the Yankees, and the entire organization for their 27th World Series championship! And for Matsui, you have been an amazing Yankee throughout your entire career.

As for Rollins, looks like your mouth did too much talking this time. As for the entire Phillies organization, congratulations on a great regular season and postseason run, you fell a little short but the better team won. You have a solid core, so the future is still certainly bright.

Once again, congratulations Yankees!!!

 

[Darknightnomis]

The YANKEES are back on TOP again...The world is back in it's proper order. t:

Now all we need is for the Cowboys to win the Superbowl to make the cosmos truly align.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I'm simply sick of that BS argument every single year. They make the most money, they spend the most. I don't see anything wrong with that. If owners or players really believe it's unhealthy for the league for the sport to have one team sign all the big name free agents, maybe they shouldn't sign with them or maybe they should spend more money on their respective teams. Or find an owner that will. Or they can just cry about it some more and not do anything.

But what is there to complain about? Their way doesn't always work, it's been almost a decade since they won a World Series. Every year since then except for the Red Sox have been a different World Series winner.

It's not just that they spend the most money it's that they overpay for players. There is no way AJ Burnett should have gotten the contract he did.

 

[BlackLantern]

I think you will see a lot of teams (yankees included) dropping a lot of loaded/veterans contracts this off season

 

[Erzengel]

I don't know how someone can be a Yankee fan and a Cowboys fan.

 

[BlackLantern]

mad at their parents maybe??

 

[Darknightnomis]

I don't know how someone can be a Yankee fan and a Cowboys fan.

By the Grace of God.

It's not a matter of personal choosing... it's a calling.

 

[Christopher Nolan]

it's not a dream. it's reality. yankees won world series. it's just amazing! i love it!

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I think you will see a lot of teams (yankees included) dropping a lot of loaded/veterans contracts this off season

Anyone they let go isn't going to be that significant.

mad at their parents maybe??

I can't think of a more obnoxious combination.

 

[Erzengel]

By the Grace of God.

It's not a matter of personal choosing... it's a calling.

It's just weird for someone like me who is a Yankee and Giants fan.

 

[danoyse]

I went to Modells on 42nd St this morning - it was like Black Friday in there. They didn't have the locker room hat (they said they were expecting more at 2pm, and were expecting to sell out again at 2:30)...but I got 2 t-shirts: the locker room shirt, and a WS Champs shirt with the roster on the back.

I also got a mug, I've been drinking my Diet Coke out of it all morning.

The Yankee Clubhouse store is 2 blocks from my office...that was also mobbed this morning.

Loving it! t:

 

[Darknightnomis]

It's just weird for someone like me who is a Yankee and Giants fan.

Yeah, you're a fan of those teams becasue of where you were born, NYC I assume.

But when you are a fan of God's Favorite teams (The Yankees and Cowboys...Obviously) it transcends all boundries including where you're from. t:

 

[Poeman]

玉葉お父さん - Who's Your Daddy in Japanese

Btw,
Was anyone watching SportsCenter? Berman, Singleton, Gammons, and Winfield were on the field and Mariano just dropped by. He gave a great, humble interview, but at the end, he admitted that he was badly injured and that his ribs were killing him. He even said "Thank God we won tonight, because I don't know if I could have gone out again tomorrow". YIKES.

Remember in Game 5 when they showed Mo in the dugout with the heat pad on his ribs, and after the game, he said he was "just cold"? Apparently that wasn't the case. I'm so elated that we won today; this just gives me another reason to be grateful for the win... Mariano would never, ever tell Girardi that he can't pitch in the World Series, but he clearly needs rest after his incredible season this year, especially after working two innings seemingly every game in the postseason.

Thank you, thank you, thank you Mariano for another incredible postseason. Here's hoping you take all the time you need to rest and get back to 100%. If anyone deserves a few months off to get healthy, it's you.

 

[Erzengel]

I went to Modells on 42nd St this morning - it was like Black Friday in there. They didn't have the locker room hat (they said they were expecting more at 2pm, and were expecting to sell out again at 2:30)...but I got 2 t-shirts: the locker room shirt, and a WS Champs shirt with the roster on the back.

I also got a mug, I've been drinking my Diet Coke out of it all morning.

The Yankee Clubhouse store is 2 blocks from my office...that was also mobbed this morning.

Loving it! t:

15 minutes after the final pitch and I was at MLB.com, sending the championship hat to my Dad.

 

[danoyse]

I don't know how someone can be a Yankee fan and a Cowboys fan.

One of my friends is a Yankees fan and a Cowboys fan too.

 

[BlackLantern]

I can't think of a more obnoxious combination.

its actually true for a friend of mine.....his whole family are Giants fans, and he's a Cowboys fan, just to tick the family off

 

[War Party]

Im glad we didnt beat a weak national league team to win the ring.

Lets be real...The past couple of years it seemed the past champions did not face elite heavyweight teams

Tamp Bay?
Colorado?

That may be true, but they still had to play 162 games plus the games in the playoffs to win it. Ain't no easy feat no matter who you play. The road to the world series is probably the most difficult feat in sports.

 

[Poeman]

That may be true, but they still had to play 162 games plus the games in the playoffs to win it. Ain't no easy feat no matter who you play. The road to the world series is probably the most difficult feat in sports.

You can argue that the UEFA Champions League is more difficult

 

[Darknightnomis]

One of my friends is a Yankees fan and a Cowboys fan too.

Yeah I saw him at the last meeting. t: