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A Washington Nationals blog by three rabid fans of baseball, sabermetrics, and a sunny Sunday afternoon at the stadium.
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- Trivia Answer
- Trivia
- What Do Brad Penny and Andrew Bynum Have in Common?
- Whither Ryan Zimmerman?
- Is this all $28 million buys you?
- In appreciation of Ken Griffey Jr.
- Expect an expectations problem...
- Jekyll and Bowden
- You think?
- We know, we know--we're bad!
- John Smoltz: Baseball Elder
- When the Audacity of Hope Fades
- What does Jimbo have up his sleeve?
- Just how bad is the Nationals' offense?
- A star emerges? How about a good pitcher?
- A Fate Worse Than Death?
- You can't stop us, you can only hope to contain us...
- When billionaires go bad...
- Yankees, Clemens, $28 million? Genius!
- A diamond deep in the rough
- The inevitable Schilling apology...
- Oh, and he's also the Antichrist...
- One mistake? Please...
- A sign the apocolypse is upon us...
- Pitching implosion
- Yeah, about that improving arm strength...
- And, while you're at it, be great, too...
- Understatement of the century...
- Where have you gone, D'Angelo Jimenez?
- Somebody stop me!!
- Let's stay upbeat, people!
- The Hall of Shame
- Order is restored, at least for now...
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2 comments:
Hopefully (from the Yankee perspective), those brilliant MBA's have not only the financial expertise to have made this decision, but the management background, also.
One can make anything look good on paper. It's a numbers game. However, you can't put team spirit on paper. Even though you say A-Rod, Jeeter, and others have signed off on this, they AND the rest of the team will be playing together to win the games.
Are they willing to get in the playoffs any way they can? Are they that desperate? Having been at the top during the late 90's through 2000, maybe they are. Maybe the 'non-players' in the deal (those that won't make a fuss, because no one will care), want desperately to wear the ring. Not being a Yankee fan to begin with, I'm just watching (hoping?) to see if this divisive decision slowly pulls this team apart.
Very interesting perspective. I do think there is a chance that the Yankees could implode this year if things start to go badly and it become clear they won't make the playoffs. Steinbrenner will go ballistic, A-Rod will bolt, and Clemens won't be there to see any of it because he'll be taking that day off.
I think the Yankees will be in it to the end so I don't think that will happen, but it's fun to dream!
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