Yay or Nay?\n\nAs a Yankee fan I'm very pleased, killer center feilder and still young.  For once it seems like maybe their catchign a guy in at leats some of his prime before he gets too old.\n\nThoughts?
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Damon is no doubt a good player, but is he worth that kind of money? Seems more like they're paying him for 2 good years or so and then he'll likely decline after that. Of course its not just that the Yanks have a new CF and lead-off man, but the signing took away from the Red Sox. Doesn't look like they're missing him yet though . . .\n\nIf the Yanks win it all and Damon contributes with some heroics, then yes, it'll have been all worth it of course.
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only for the right price,\n\nhe's getting older, still a only a so-so fielder, and strikes out too much...\n\ndont get me wrong, i still think it would be great to have him, but not for the whole farm...
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As a Yankees fan I have to be realistic and the 2007 doesn't look promising.  Johnson should've retired after he won the series with the D'backs, Mussina is only good in the regular season, Giambi is fragile and then there's A-Rod,...A-Rod.  I like that they're trying to build from within by bringing up Melky last year and bringing up Hughes next season.  The Sheffield trade is good from the standpoint that they got a potential starter and two potential closers or set up men.  Mariano probably only has two seasons left in him so he will need to be replaced soon.  I think 2007 will be a set up for another major, late decade run at championships.  \nAs far as Matsuzaka goes, he is unproven in the US major league format.  He will probably have success early and then the league will catch up to him.  The best thing about Boston winning the bidding is now they are exactly what they claim the Yankees to be, an evil Empire using their wealth to outbid every one else.
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Powerhouse Titans. Nice touch.\n\nI'm a Giants fan, and a very bitterly disappointed one at the moment. Shockey is known for his outlandish statements. He's a passionate and fiery player. He says asinine things. Do all Giants fans agree with him? No. I sure as hell don't. I thought we'd win today's game against the Titans, but I was seriously (and now am definately) doubting the team's ability to win against Dallas. \n\nI'm not looking forward to this game whatsoever. It's going to take a flat out miracle for the Giants to win against Dallas. That's all there is to it.\n\nJust because Shockey wants to get some publicity for saying crazy things doesn't mean the rest of us Giants fans agree with him or want to watch our team get pummelled game after game.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again,  you all complain about the Yankees but you all wish that your own teams had as much success as the Yankees do.  The Yankees are always the center of any conversation concerning baseball.  Admit it baseball fans, you wish like hell your teams had as many world championships or at the very least as many pennants as the Yankees have.  Admit it, the Yankees are the best professional sports franchise in the world...........I rest my case!!!!!!!!
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I'm a Mets fan. Huge actually. I've voted many for the whole Mets lineup on MLB.com. I want as many people representing New York, the National League, and the MLB from the best team in baseball right now. Mets are going to win it all baby with their many All-Stars!
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I have been a Mets fan my whole life, since my father took me to see Doc Gooden pitch in 1987. I have been through the good times and (mostly) the bad times. It looks like we have a real shot this year and I think the team has the right combination of veteran talent and young guns (like Wright and Reyes). We could probably use a starting pitcher though.\n\nAnyway, GO METS!!
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"First things first. Daiske Matsuzaka will NEVER play a game for the Red Sox because I dont think they're stupid enough to invest over $100 million for a guy who is going to go 14-14 with a 4.80 ERA in MLB. Trust me, the guy is gonna get shelled every day out there."\n\nHe is expected to win a cy young. You deny it because of sheer ignorance. That or you are a yankee fan.\n\n"Second, JD Drew is not that good of a player. He is one of the most overrated free agents I've seen in a long time."\n\nHe is actually underrated. He will probably, if he plays a complete season, hit 30+ homeruns, and bat .270-.300.\n\n"Third. All Josh Beckett knows hoiw to do is give up home runs. He's another gigantic waste of money."\n\nHe is 25 or something. You are an idiot. He has proven he can pitch with the big leaguers at such a young age, it's much more impressive than that fool Chien Ming Wang, who will blow out his arm next year guarunteed.\n\n"Fourth. Schilling is gonna be a .500 pitcher at best next year, he's too old."\n\nStupidest statement I have ever heard. You guys have Johnson, who is a year older, and less talented.\n\n"Fifth. Coco Crisp? You've got to be kidding me. The guy is terrible."\n\nIt is called an injury. He will bat .300 this year.\n\n"Again, all you'll have is Fat Papi and Manny. If they were smart, they would keep Trot Nixon instead of JD Drew."\n\nFat Papi.. Good one. All you guys have is A Roids, Giambi (6% Body Fat, 82% Performance Enhancers). Damon (Sellout), and Abreu, I admit hes good.\n\nWe also have Julio Lugo to fill that SS position.\n\nThe sox have it this year. And to the person I just quoted, please, don't speak. You have clearly shown that you have no understanding of the game. All you are doing is giving Sox fans a good laugh.
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It looks like it. This is a team to look out for. Manager Jim Leyland has this bunch playing exceptionally well. They are defensively sound and they have one of the better signal callers in the game behind the plate (Ivan Rodriguez) working with those young arms. Im not surprised by their start, Im more suprised they have sustained their momentum a month into the season.
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Dear fellow Met fan: I hate the Yankees because the BOSS spends oodles of money on players who don't bring him a championship. Back in the day before Steinbrenner got Giambi, ARod, etc; Jeter, Tino Martinez and Paul O'Neill helped bring the Yanks to multiple titles. I guess I don't hate the Yankees all that much, but I seriously dislike them. When the BOSS is out, then I'll give them a little more respect. The same respect I have for guys like Joe Torre.
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When the Yankees got Abreu, that told Sheffield they did not want him anymore. And it was obvious Sheffield was not too happy about it, so it was better to part with him, and they basically gave him a choice as to where to end up.\n\nIt was a smart move picking up his option to trade him because it prevented anyone in the AL East (Red Sox) from signing him as a free agent, and they got 3 pitching prospects in return. The Yankees do not care about the money cost, the player cost they do.\n\nIt stopped an opponent from getting better, and they got some pithcing prospects (yankees don't have many - prospects get traded away from the yankees recently 4 to the phillies for Abreu and Lidle)\n\nBubba Crosby is not and should not be in the Yankees long term plans, at the moment, they have better, younger players to fill the role as backup, Crosby will never start in NY. It is better for the Yankees, and for Crosby that he get traded.\n\nThese were two good moves by the Yankees, that benefited both the team and the players involved, which is always good to see.
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Everyone is bringing up steroids; I don't care if he used them or not - he's NOT a Hall of Famer.\n\nHis numbers just aren't there; this is the "Hall of Fame" - not the "Hall of Guys who were fairly good at ONE aspect of a game when there's '5 Tools' behind true greatness."\n\nTo me, Big Mac had TWO "HOF" caliber seasons; 1996 and 1998. The guy played 15 years and all he could muster was ONE season over .300 in which he played over 90 games.\n\n.300 is the mark of a 'good' hitter; not even great. Big Mac has a career average of .263; that's average-to-below-average; Big Mac was a BELOW AVERAGE contact-hitter - playing a position that wasn't at a premium defensively - that almost makes him a liability.\n\n583 - his homerun total - is impressive. Very good. Prodigal; even. As is his 10.6 At Bats per Home Run(good for best all time).\n\nBut his strikeout totals are pretty 'impressive' too; if you like big numbers. He's 23rd all-time(1596). Which doesn't contrast very nicely with the fact that he isn't in the Top 100 for all-time at-bats - I don't know what he ranks in that; only that it's over 1500 less than the guy who is 100th (Bid McPhee, 8291). What I'm getting at: He strikes out too much to be a hall of famer.\n\nSo, he strikes out too much; he doesn't hit for average. He's not even top 5 in home runs - but that's not the worst of it.\n\nHe's a choker. He has a .217 career average in the post-season. His prodigal power becomes timid in the post season; 5 HRs in 129 ABs. That's ONE homerun for every 25.8 at-bats; Which is rather pedestrain. So, Big Mac turns into a Kid's Meal under pressure. Hall of Fame? Pshaw - David Eckstein is more of a HOFer once October rolls around. This is a guy they needed to count on; he was a key part of the batting order; called upon to produce - he didn't.\n\nYou want to enshrine someone who lived and died(judging by his Batting Average and Strike Outs, mostly died) by the Home Run - an overrated statistic, if you ask me - who can't buy a hit in the post season - into the Hall.\n\nNo; just no.
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I think they're just trying to temper expectations, but I believe this guy will be a top-2 starter on any team.  He has nasty stuff, and I'm sure that gyroball is going to confuse a lot of major leaguers, most of whom have never seen the pitch.  I think he's got the potential to be the Sox' number one starter within a couple of years.  His performance in Japan over the past couple of seasons translates to a sub-3.00 ERA in the majors, with good IP and strikeout numbers.\n\nThe only concern is that he's pitched a lot of innings for a young guy.  He may turn out to just be a good, durable inning eater, but history has proven that guys who pitch 1,300+ innings by the age of 26 often face a quick, steep decline.  Hopefully Matsuzaka doesn't fall into that group.
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I think if Bagwell clearly wanted to play somebody would sign him to a minor league deal and see if he could last out. The question is not whether he can still hit but whether he can stay off the DL long enough to hit. Bagwell has a degeneritive shoulder condition. So it's never going to heal. It will just get worse the rest of his life. \n\nThis is really sad as Bagwell hit in the Astrodome most of his career. That was THE worst part to hit in during it's entire existence. Would have loved to see that balenced out some with Minute Maid park with is a hitter's paradise.  Bagwell needed only a couple more good seasons to be a first ballot certain HOF.  His not getting his 500th HR worries me. There are guys with 500 HRs who won't make the hall nowdays.  I think Bagwell deserves the HOF. Would love to see him get those couple good years to ice the cake and be certain to get it. \n\nBagwell also played with more class than most modern players. He signed for considerably less than he'd gotten as a free agent on more than one occasion. He was a steady and positive influence on the team year after year.
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Well that Red Sox rotation really trails off\n\nSchilling, Beckett, Papelbon, Matsuzaka and... Wakefield\n\nAs a Sox fan, i question the amount of money, but love the rotation for a few years.\n\nBeckett, Papelbon, Matsuzaka with a lot of young guys, Lester, Bard, \n\n\nIt has not been officially annouced, the bid has not been officially accepted, and Matsuzaka has not signed a contract - three things to remember..
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HES BEEN OUT AND THE YANKS ARE STILL STAYIN UP WITH BOSTON.  I AM A DIEHARD BOSTON FAN BUT CHEF'S INJURY HASNT EASED MY MIND A BIT!  ONLY TIME WILL TELL WHO COMES OUT ABOVE THE REST!
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A. Francouer is not having a fluke season. He is having a sophmore slump.\nB. Neither is Swisher.  This is a sign of things to come.  Billy Beane has always believed that he would be great player and now he is.\n \nShelton is a fluke\nMaddux isn't\nWe'll have to see about Arroyo. I wish the Bosox hadn't traded him!