NYC, NY Brand Spanking New York Yankees Thread

Aaron Boone has been released.

 

He's still my hero.

 

Boone, we hardly knew ya. Thanks for October, man.

 

I cant believe they released Boone, but he did deserve it...

 

Well, injury or no injury...I don't think there was any way he was getting the 3B spot over A-Rod.

 

but they would not have gotten A-Rod if it weren't for Boone's injury.

 

I honestly think that once Boston f'ed up the deal, big George was going for A-Rod; regardless of Boone's health.

 

and play him where?





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3rd of course. Boone never had a chance once the deal fell through.

 

My dad said he heard rumblings that we may have released Boone, we haven't heard the last of him. That the Yankees wanted to throw out that contract, and get a new one, where Boone would play second base.

Or something like that.

It was conversation on the run, and I never even got a chance to ask all the details or where he heard this. But does this sound like something anyone else has heard?

I mean, I like Boone. Alot. And I'd love it if there was a way we could find to keep him. I don't talk extra inning, season-saving homeruns against Boston lightly. This guy deserves a second chance.

 

I haven't heard anything about it. But it's too early to start talking about that because he's done for the year as it is. If they do decide to pick him up again(which I doubt) then that'd be great. Maybe he'd make a good transition to 2nd.

But I tell you this...that man could never play another game in pinstripes and I will still love him more than I could ever possibly love A-Rod.

 

He has played 2B before...even some SS IIRC.


So it is a feasible option.

 

Once again the folks over at ESPN.com and Page 2 come up with another classic Flash. This one aimed at baseball's newest Odd Couple.

 

interesting.

 

Whatsamatta with you Shawn? That's funny as hell!


Captain Jeter is fully compatible with Action A-Rod and even shares his custom pink corvette.

 

I don't know...I guess I am not finding it so funny.

 

I hate the fact that they're opening in Japan. I never liked this idea for MLB and I sure as hell don't like it any more now. Plus I really don't feel like waking up at 5am just to watch the game.

 

Yeah the 5am Japan thing bugs me, too.

Er...I'm still gonna try and get up for it though.

What? It's been a long winter!

 

I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I hope the Yanks win tonight. Nothing against the D-Rays but I'd rather see a 2-way tie for 1st than see Tampa in sole possesion of first place (I know that the season is only one game old, but it's just not right) .

 

Man that was ugly.

 

All right, my theory on today/this morning: (and yes! I DID get up!)

All right, it's Mussina, man. Now, he's gonna do great things for us this season. Of that I have no doubt. But you all know what an insane creature of habit he is. I mean, it haunted us in the playoffs, too. So that's the problem, here. He's off his every fifth day regime. (Does anyone know the last time he pitched? I honestly don't.) Not to mention, he's halfway across the world, and there's that whole jetlag issue.

So, yeah. I don't like to give excuses, but I'm sure that's what it is. Hopefully, Kevin Brown will pick us up tomorrow (even doubly so, since he's MY fantasy pitcher! ).

Go Yanks!!

 

Now THAT'S more like it. 12-1, four HR's(two from Posada) and Brown looking damn good. That's what I like to see.

 

Okay, back in February I asked about a possible Boone rumor where Aaron would re-sign with the Yankees and play second base (scroll up for exact post). Anyways, no one was really sure, and I haven't heard anything about that since then.

But I was on espn.com and reading an article on the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry and what will make it great this year, and this line caught my eye:


Because the Yankees just might sign Boone later this summer if his knee heals quickly -- just in time for the three-game series at Fenway on Sept. 24, the final weekend of the regular season.


Because Torre might pencil in his new second baseman as "A.F. Boone."


Because that's his name in Boston, now and forever.


Now, the rest of the article was based on fact. So I'm not sure if this is a legitimate rumor, or if this guy was just saying this tongue in cheek. Any thoughts? I'd still love it.

Here's the original article if you want to read it:

Best Rivalry in Sports

 

I'll get to that later...


but this was on the Home page...

Eviliest Empire...Yankees, USSR or SW?


Major disrespect to the Yankees and not enough to SW.

 

Haha, that is funny. I will steal it and post it elsewhere.

Economic system
Yankees: Aggressively capitalist.
USSR: Aggressively communist.
Galactic Empire: Aggressively filling George Lucas' coffers.
Winner: Yanks. It's the American way.

Notable first
Yankees: $180 million-plus payroll.
USSR: Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin
Galactic Empire: SFX-laden blockbuster with the depth of a comic book.
Winner: Yanks. With that amount of cash, they could send Brian Cashman to Mars. In a Tie Fighter.

Weapons of mass destruction
Yankees: 1-9 on the lineup card.
USSR: Enough SS-19s to turn North America into a giant windshield.
Galactic Empire: Death Star I.
Winner: Yanks. Let's see Death Star, ICBMs hit for power and average.

Sunny side
Yankees: Jeter-Steinbrenner Visa ads.
USSR: Glasnost and Perestroika.
Galactic Empire: Darth Vader choking ? but not killing ? another incompetent general.
Winner: Empire. Visa ads played out; "Glasnost" sounds like beef stew.

Inspirational text
Yankees: Steinbrenner's checkbook.
USSR: Das Kapital.
Galactic Empire: 1,001 Star Wars spinoff "novels."
Winner: Yanks. Apparently bottomless.

Biggest whiff
Yankees: Drew Henson.
USSR: Afghanistan.
Galactic Empire: "The Phantom Menace."
Winner: Empire. "Yipeee!"

Fashion quirk
Yankees: Pinstripes.
USSR: That blotch on Gorbachev's forehead.
Galactic Empire: Wearing plastic helmets 24-7.
Winner: Soviets. Yanks classic; Empire kinky; Gorby inexplicable.

Stickin' it to a rival
Yankees: Signing A-Rod after Red Sox balked at price.
USSR: Propping up Castro.
Galactic Empire: Striking down Obi-Wan.
Winner: Yanks. Denying Boston not just a job but a way of life.

Fearsome slugger
Yankees: Gary Sheffield.
USSR: Ivan Drago.
Galactic Empire: Imperial Walkers.
Winner: None. Be it bad thumb, Balboa or bungee cords, all can be felled.

Puppet regimes
Yankees: New York media.
USSR: Warsaw Pact.
Galactic Empire: Cloud City.
Winner: Soviets. Brought Czechs, Slovaks together.

Prodigal son
Yankees: David Wells.
USSR: Yakov Smirnoff.
Galactic Empire: Boba Fett.
Winner: Soviets. Can Fett, Wells boast own variety stage show in Branson, Mo.?

Bandwagon fan
Yankees: Hilary Clinton.
USSR: Jane Fonda.
Galactic Empire: Lando Calrissian, after he sold out Han.
Winner: Empire. Billy Dee never backed Viet Cong, flawed national health care system.

Morbid curiosity
Yankees: Monument Park.
USSR: Lenin's Tomb.
Galactic Empire: Adult costume play at "Star Wars" conventions.
Winner: Empire. Nothing creepier than a 300-pound woman in a Princess Leia "Jedi"-style leather bikini.

Turncoat
Yankees: Roger Clemens.
USSR: Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Galactic Empire: Vader, tossing the Emperor in a really big ditch.
Winner: Yanks. Also backstabbed Red Sox, Blue Jays.

Inadvertently supports
Yankees: Spendthrift teams that dip into the luxury tax pot.
USSR: United States' military-industrial complex.
Galactic Empire: Production of "Howard the Duck."
Winner: Empire. Why couldn't Eisenhower warn us about Lucas' lame duck?

Curious shrinkage
Yankees: Jason Giambi.
USSR: Post-Cold War breakup.
Galactic Empire: The Imperial Army's awe-inspiring might, when confronted by Ewoks.
Winner: Yanks. South Beach diet prohibits sugars, BALCO supplements.

Deadly in short bursts
Yankees: Mariano Rivera.
USSR: AK-47.
Galactic Empire: Lucas' hamfisted dialogue.
Winner: Empire. So brutal, Amnesty International should get involved.

Signature toy
Yankees: Bobbleheads.
USSR: Nesting dolls.
Galactic Empire: Acti