Tagged: Mike Lowell

Too bad Mike Lowell

Aw man. Yankees are looking good and we get a chance to finally shut up Rays supporters tomorrow. Oh yeah, we’re also playing our rivals tonight.

I said it before, and it bears repeating. This years rivalry isnt worth mentioning until the Red Sox actually show up as a team. They almost did last night, but then both teams did their best recreations of last years ALDS where the Yankees had a walk off, and Papelbon blew a save. Awesome.

Bostons in trouble, and its becomming more and more alarming for Boston fans, who are finally beginning to break into mad panic. I wanted to just say that BoSox fans just arent used to slow starts (as opposed to their slow finishes) but I checked the Yankees (notorious for slow starts in the past decade) previous records, and realized that we usually have our act together by this time every year.
ex-This day last year, the Yankees were finally getting hot, posting a 21-17 record.

Red Sox are floundering, playing around .500. Being at .500 isnt bad this time of year, but this is the AL east, where taking too long to get hot WILL cost you.

Red Sox writers are starting to get real tired of this s*&t too.

Mike Lowell isnt too happy either, especially since Ortiz is getting the start against a lefty tonight, as if the man needed another slap in the face.

The 2007 WS MVP is getting treated like dirt? Who ISNT suprised at this?
This is Boston, the same franchise whos fan base threatened to kill Bill Buckner, ran Garciaparra out of town and blamed almost a centuries worth of failure on a dead man.
This is a team of no class whatsoever, to the point where they actually embraced and personified that notion during the previous decade.
There is no honor for their past heros. This is the team that still claims that getting rid of Manny was a good thing even if their combined outfield cant reproduce his offense.

How you leave Boston: First you get a hint, then you get the boot. No exceptions.
Nomars hint? Getting benched, for seemingly no good reason.
Remember that amazing game on 4/1/04? the one where Jeter dove into the stands and the Yankees won it on a comeback in extras? Yankees Classics plays it every other week. That game? Yeah, Nomar didnt play. The only non catching position player on either side to not play. Why not? I dunno. He was traded out of Boston by the deadline that year, to much indifference from the fans, as if he wasnt the face of that franchise for the previous half dozen years.

Mannys hint? He gave it himself when he sat out games. Fans wanted him traded cuz they didnt like his attitude…that and he didnt feel like playing against the Yankees. He too was traded by the deadline that year, and he turned around and single handedly put the Dodgers in the playoffs.

Variteks hint? Oh yeah, hes getting the hint-hint. Benched cuz his defense is terrible, and his bat aint anywhere as good as Victors. BoSox are trying to let him go out on his own terms, but if doesnt retire a te end of the year, dont be suprised if Boston trades or drops him without second thoughts.

Lowells hint? Hes living it. Benched, just like Nomar, which is a major shot in the balls considering its a washed up-one hit wonder thats replacing him as the everyday 3rd baseman. I wouldnt bat an eye at all if Boston traded him by the deadline this year…in fact, Id be more suprised if they didnt. Fans wont even notice.

Theres the occasional exception…like Pedro Martinez. Once he got his ring, he got the hell out of there as fast as he could, signing with the Mets to play out his career in the NL. Again, fans act like its for the best.
Oh, and my favorite Boston exception: Damon. “The traitor” who enjoyed the best years of his career in pinstripes. Chew on that.

Red Sox circle of life: Youre a pennent clincher when you arrive, loved while youre good, hated when youre old, a pennent clincher when you get traded.

Remaining free agents

Last year had Bobby Abreu and Manny Ramirez homeless until the last possible moments…what about this year? Could the Yankees use any of them to fill a couple holes, mainly Left field?

 

…Lets rifle through the list of free agents to see what weve got left…

 

Justin Duchscherer
Oakland denied him abritration and let him go as a free agent, neither of which could possibly help his depression. Too injury prone for the Yankees to want and Oakland really wants to youth the team up.

Jason Bay
The man wanted out of Boston and it looks like New York wants him…not the Yankees though, too much money. The Mets are the only non-Boston team interested in him to fill their void in left.

Vladimir Guerrero
We wouldve killed for this mo fo the last time he was a free agent, not this time though. With Matsui in LA and the Angels not needing 2 DHs, Vlad-the-impailer is a man without a country. Yankees dont want him now seeing how if we wanted a full time DH we wouldve kept Godzilla.

Johnny Damon
If I were in charge of the Yankees, Id make it policy to have at most 1 Scott Boras client on roster at a time. With Cabrera gone the Yankees have a hole in left field that Damon used to fill. We want him, at OUR price. This has turned into the same stand off BS that we did in 07 with ARod, another Boras client. We’ll get him, as soon as Damon smacks Boras and tells him to “Shut up and go stand in the corner while I talk with the Yankees”

Erik Bedard
The reason the Mariners let him go is because of back-to-back injury filled seasons. Also a reason no team with thoughts of contention would wanna sign him either.

Jermaine Dye
Giants want him. Rangers want him bad. Whispers say the Yankees could plug him in left field. Dye is good. For some reason he always manages to quietly put together a good season. Had he been on the Giants or Rangers LAST season, they mightve made the playoffs.

Adrian Beltre
Heres the dilemma in Boston. They want Lowell out real bad, Ortiz cant play the field to save his life, if Victor Matrinez could play a decent 1st base he wouldnt need to also be a catcher (and vice versa) and Adrian Gonzalez is a pipe dream at best…so they need SOMEBODY besides Youkilis to play the corner infield. Beltre may be their best chance, which isnt a good think offensively.

Russell Branyan
Why not him for Boston? If not Beltre than why not sign Branyan? Decent bench 1st baseman. Seattle might actually want to keep this one.

Hank Blalock
…Never a defensive choice and his average has been lacking. Plus theres the thing where hes always a lock to get hurt every year…

Fernando Rodney
Angels are apparently all over this though. Should the Yankees grab him, he would complete an unstoppabel bullpen. Hey, if the Red Sox are dreaming for Adrian Gonzalez, I can dream for Rodney…

Marlon Byrd
Heres a guy who could but up decent numbers and/or split time with Gardner in left. None of his numbers scream out at you but he could quietly produce…which for the Yankees is better than nothing…

Joe Crede
Wants to play for the Twins again in 2010…but his agent is Scott Boras…

Melvin Mora
Aging…crappy stats…already a surplus of free agent 3rd basemen…PASS…even the Orioles dont wanna bother…

Miguel Olivo
Pretty good power numbers for a catcher, but low stats everywhere else, plus the fact that the Royals dont want you….as long as any “Molina” remains on the market, Ovilo wont have a home…

Matt Holliday
Cardinals want him, and for a long time. Boston wants him because Bay ran away. Yankees could sign him just to be as*holes. probably wont since hes too much money. If I were him, unless the Yankees come calling, stay in St Louis.

Mark DeRosa
Officially known in St Louis as “Plan B” in case Holliday gets away. Yankees might grab him to put in left.

Jose Valverde
For some reason no one wants him. I’m not sure why. I’d take him over Rodney, but thats just me…

Brett Myers
Houston wants him in their bullpen to help fill holes left by a couple people leaving, including the aformentioned Valverde. Myers could do worse than the Astros.

Miguel Tejada
Houston wants him back, which sounds smart on thier part.

Bengie Molina
Mets want him. Then again the Mets want everyone.

Pedro Martinez
The man didnt pitch last year until the 2nd half and he still had nothing left when the world series came. Now he wants to pitch for an entire season? Since the 03 ALCS he just hasnt been as dominating as advertised and last November proved he STILL cant beat the Yankees. Philles should pass, and any team that wants to win should pass too…then again, sign him, let him pitch decent for you until July, then trade him before he craps out. GMs can thank me later.

Joel Pineiro
Good, not great. Too many decent pitchers on the market in front of him. Not many, but he wont go until the better ones go.

Carlos Delgado
HA! Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

John Smoltz
If he proved anything last year, its that the Red Sox cant judge pitching worth a damn. He can start, relieve or possible close. A do anything pitcher like him will definatly find a home…probably in the NL.

Adam LaRoche
Braves might want him for 1 more year. Might be his best option.

Rick Ankiel
He’d be a decent pickup…if he werent so injured all the time. If anyone picks him up, itll prolly be to just fill out the roster or a 5th outfielder.

Orlando Hudson
Last year he was one of those last minute signings and the Dodgers looked like geniuses as a result. This year might feature another last minute signing for Hudson, and he’ll once again make whatever GM look smart…might end up being the Dodgers again…

 

…My God this took longer than I thought…