A-Rod to the Yankees?

PirateJeff · Post by **PirateJeff** » February 17, 2004 9:33 pm

bixxx wrote:i think that guy from yankee stadium will be awarded the seat to the left of the foul pole and will be hired to be the foul pole umpire, seeing how he was so unbiased

maybe this will free up some green monster tix

As a Yankee fan I thought the guy had his head in his A**.

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » February 17, 2004 10:56 pm

The guy that I am most impressed with is not A-Rod or Steinbrinner - it is Scott Boras. That guy should have a nice year with all the money coming in from all the players he represents. Not only did he do this with A-Rod, but he is in talks with the Cubs to send Maddox back there (I hope)

Post by **SMLCHNG** » February 17, 2004 10:59 pm

captainjoe wrote:, but he is in talks with the Cubs to send Maddox back there (I hope)

Cubbie Bear wrote:At 9:00pm central time the Chicago Tribune and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that agent Scott Boras and Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry had agree to terms on a two year agreement send 289 game winner Greg Maddux back to the team he started with.

HOLY FREAKIN' COW

Wood
Prior
Maddux
Zambrano
Clement

HOLY FREAKIN' COW

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » February 17, 2004 11:24 pm

Oddsmakers in Vegas are projecting the Cubs to win the NL pennant... 3rd in line to win the WS behind New York and Boston...

LET'S PLAY BALL!!!!!

Post by **SMLCHNG** » February 17, 2004 11:28 pm

iuparrothead wrote:Oddsmakers in Vegas are projecting the Cubs to win the NL pennant... 3rd in line to win the WS behind New York and Boston...

LET'S PLAY BALL!!!!!

LET'S PLAY TWO!!!!!

RAGTOP · Post by **RAGTOP** » February 18, 2004 7:48 am

bixxx wrote:i think that guy from yankee stadium will be awarded the seat to the left of the foul pole and will be hired to be the foul pole umpire, seeing how he was so unbiased

maybe this will free up some green monster tix

Monster tix will still be a premium even though they have doubled in price from last year

I sat there a number of times last season and for the money infield roofbox seats are much better.

st.somewhere · Post by **st.somewhere** » February 18, 2004 8:40 am

RAGTOP wrote:
bixxx wrote:i think that guy from yankee stadium will be awarded the seat to the left of the foul pole and will be hired to be the foul pole umpire, seeing how he was so unbiased

maybe this will free up some green monster tix
Monster tix will still be a premium even though they have doubled in price from last year I sat there a number of times last season and for the money infield roofbox seats are much better.

Here, here... Nothing like the Infield Roof Box seats at Fenway Park!!! Nothing!!!

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » February 18, 2004 10:03 am

Two Words For You:
ACE. TRUMP.

Ace trumps king: Don't coronate A-Rod's Yankees just yet as baseball's 2004 champs. Picture this:

Assuming even that the Yankees can, say, get by deep A's pitching in the Division Series, then, oh, escape another seven-game thriller with the rival Red Sox, here comes the World Series:

Game 1: vs. Mark Prior
Game 2: vs. Kerry Wood
Game 3: vs. Greg Maddux
Game 4: vs. Clement/Zambrano
Game 5: vs. Prior
Game 6: vs. Wood
Game 7: vs. Maddux

The Yankees may have the All-Star lineup to win 110 games and a division; in signing Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, the Cubs have the All-Star rotation to win a World Series.

Remember that mantra: Lineups win divisions; pitching wins championships.

The irony is so sweet: If the Yankees and Cubs face each other in the Series and it goes seven, A-Rod (loudly introduced yesterday) can lose directly to Maddux (quietly signed late last night).

You won't hear much "best-ever" fawning about this Cubs' rotation, but historical placement is overrated: What matters "best" is that the Cubs have baseball's top rotation this season.