Sunday, January 22, 2012
NJ.com: Bradley: Yankees hope to find A.J. Burnett a new home
A source with knowledge of the Yankee organization’s plan for the rest of the off-season said, “It’s a waiting game now to see if A.J. can be dealt. If he is, the Yankees will hope to get a bat in return, or save enough money to get a bat.”
It is tricky, of course, because the whole baseball world knows after the Yankees acquired (pending a clean physical) Michael Pineda from the Seattle Mariners and signed free agent Hiroki Kuroda that the next move Cashman would hope to make is to offload Burnett and a sizeable portion of the $33 million he is owed over the next two seasons.
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My father and I use the quote from this scene all the time. It truly applies to the above story.
With all due respect, you have misinterpreted the article. The Yankees will hope to get, like, an actual bat in return. Or save enough money to get a bat.
What’s fascinating me about this offseason is the clear proof that the Yankees and the Red Sox really are working under budgets. It seems like they’re both determined to get under the luxury cap by 2014.
I mean, the Red Sox just traded Scutaro without having a replacement for him because they need to free up money to sign a pitcher (and yes, that’s just supposition for now, but I think it is extremely likely). It’s fascinating.
Any nominations for teams that are overstocked with offensive players and so desparate for pitching they’d sign up for multiple years of AJ effing Burnett ?
Didn’t somebody say something about selling a dead parrot?
Beautiful plumage on AJ, what ?
WTF…sports gods are once again shining on TWN.
God, that was terrible. Had the game practically won and then tied on successive plays.
I can handle the Giants losing should it happen….but not like that. Not like that.
A very impressive fail by the Ravens. Excellent work.
[10]
Exactly.
“If at first you don’t fail - try, try again!”
I understand one of the quarterbacks was Flaccid today ?
#melhall
Joe Buck’s awfulness transcends sports.
FUcking Joba….
Well. This is a piss-poor start.
I blame AJ.
[16] Trading him is taking on an importance beyond the Yankees.
Would it kill Fox to get a squeegee on that camera?
Joe Buck needs a shoulder to cry on after that drive.
[18] I think it’s the sky camera on the wire thingy. What it needs is a mini-windshield wiper. Or a monkey on a seat. Sort of a monkey squeegie boy/astronaut combination thing.
Mini wiper - cheaper and more reliable. Monkey - potential labor dispute but way cooler.
Monkey = always awesome
[19] Who’s going to start the monkey petition?
Can we trade AJ to the Bronx Zoo for a Monkey to be named later ?
Has to be a monkey trained to dish out the victory pies…
[23] I’m pretty sure that’s a learnable skill for most monkeys.
The trick is then to get the monkey to NOT throw pies at the wrong moments. Or poo.
Edit: I’ve never tried to train or deprogram a monkey, so much of my post is conjecture.
A Yankee monkey, perhaps?
drowning Pool? seriously? now i want sf to lose twice.
Are you volunteering?
[26]
Once will do, SSemper.
Once will do.
I do not approve of simian abuse.
[25] I would happily pay $2 to see you strapped into a harness on the skycam rig with a shamWOW keeping the lens clean. Or throwing pies.
I do not approve of simian abuse.
Dammot, she’s about to go for the deal! Either kick in your $2 or stay out of it. No reason to ruin this for others.
$2? Who do you take me for?? I ain’t twitching a toe for less than $10 from each o’ youse.
Where do I send my check?
I’m in for $10.
You drive a hard bargain, sister Bubba.
A monkey gots to do what a monkey gots to do.
A monkey gots to do what a monkey gots to do.
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that…
...I’d have a nickel.
I’ll shamWOW the skycam for free if FOX will get rid of Buck/Aikman. How do we make this happen?
oh my good god the penalties are drivng me to drink ... more.
Yeah - was hoping the bad, dumb Giants wouldn’t make an appearance here tonight…
Hey, I just found a bag of stuff I haven’t seen in a long, long time.
There are buttons here - one with “Bob Murcer,” another with Bucky Dent, one with Ed Figueroa…
One that says “Save the Nukes..”
Are you kidding me?
God dammit
Cleanup, broadcast booth. Somebody bring a mop.
Interesting choice for the “Don’t blitz AND don’t cover” defense. It did not work…
[44] And again.
well. if they lose this game because they keep getting torched in the secondary, then they wouldn’t beat NE anyway.
They’re not though. Two long passes and that’s really it.
They made a good adjustment at halftime, NYG getting nothing on offense.
no, but they also seem to have stopped moving the ball or protecting eli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMxJtMoTnx8
Yeah SF getting good pressure with just 4 guys. Not as much fun being on this side of that as of right now…
Pin, doesn’t “conjecture” describe most of your posts?
So many punts…make it stop…
A turnover would be nice right about now.
So..much…stupid….hurts…head…need….morebeer…..
0/8 on 3rd down. Good defensive effort just 2 big plays and zilch on offense in the 2nd half.
niners should go for it but they wont
Ummmmmm
THROW IT!
Who cares, Eli will just get sacked 3 times and Tynes will miss the FG.
I’m excited as to how we can get screwed on this seemingly obvious review…
there iszero chance a challenge good the giants way here
This would be a good time for a turnover, yes?
[53] That’s mighty charitable of you.
Also, that ball was touched. It’s a live ball. It should be a touchdown. But it won’t be because the Charlie Sierra-ing Umpire blew his whistle.
Hochuli better not show his face in NYC/NJ if he doesn’t overturn this.
whew
Errr why can’t they advance the ball? Balls are returned for TDs on muffed punts, no?
make ‘em pay, eli.
(65) well, that was conjecture on my part.
NOW they call holding?
[71]
Yes.
/MH
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not a Giants fan but I do want them t embarrass NE again.
HELL yes. the only surprise about the holding call was that it wasn’t on Snee.
May that punt returner’s blunder wipe out any memory of that botched Ravens FG.
Tom C seems like a prick, but so do all football coaches. Don’t baseball mgrs and bball coaches seem generally more human?
Oh for fucks sake
Has there been a single penalty against SF besides the two 15-yarders on Davis?
good christ, coughlin needs to rip these guys win or lose.
The Giants, they do not seem to want to win this game.
[77] Johnny, there’s a Mr. Showalter on Line 2 for you.
nice job protecting the lead.
[77] I think it’s because football is such an overtly aggressive game.
No holding calls on SF I see…
Tell him you don’t have me and can I return.
What were we saying about the defensive effort?
Yeah that was sad.
Why don’t coaches try surprise onsides kicks more often?
We need to execute better on the “let’s hope the other team drops the ball a lot” strategy that was so effective last week.
[89] I would call the “truly surprise onside kick” and only tell the kicker. Just to see what happens.
(89) too busy screaming at their players
Ugh.
[91] That would be awesome.
Am I the only one who finds himself wondering “what the hell is Van Pelt doing on that side of the ball ?”
Van Pelt was my Mom’s favorite player back in the day…
That was unexpected.
[96] Get off my lawn.
It just occurred to me that the Giants aren’t actually losing. How weird is that?
OK, take a bunch of time off the clock and end this.
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