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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Washington Post: Tom Boswell: Yankees Are Monuments To Baseball Success

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posted on May 21, 2013 at 02:30 AM by The Yankee Clapper to aging, great baseball players, injuries, pennant race, veteran leadership, yankees | 15 comment(s)

Boz pays homage to the gritty, gutsy, scrappy, first place 2013 underdog Yankees:

Perhaps for the first time in their history, the Yankees now epitomize exactly the kind of team that always used to try to beat them: a group of inspired-by-adversity, too-old-or-too-young, one-last-chance players who band together to prove that baseball is a team game, not just an aggregation of talent and fat contracts.

Put a few all-star seasons, such as Cano’s 31 RBI, Kiroda’s 1.99 ERA and Rivera’s 16 ...

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1. tfbg9 posted on March 11, 2013 at 02:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

This is a job for Toradol!

2. jack the seal clubber (on the sidelines of life) posted on March 11, 2013 at 03:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

With two inflamed heels, Ortiz now has a range factor below continental drift at first base.

3. Chip posted on March 11, 2013 at 04:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did WEEI steal its caps lock key from Murray Chass?

4. Walt Davis posted on March 11, 2013 at 04:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

inflammation in both of his heels

Hey, being the victim of a hot foot, shame on the prankster; being the victim of the rare dual hot foot, shame on Ortiz.

5. Steve Treder posted on March 11, 2013 at 04:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

#4 FTW

6. Der_K posted on March 11, 2013 at 04:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

inflammation in both of his heels

they're inflammanated?

7. Nasty Nate posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Inflammable means flammable?!? what a country!"
- Red Sox doctors

8. Tim D posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Time to join the Derrek Lee bidding war.

9. Joe Bivens, Minor Genius posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Red Sox have enough 1B/DH types on the roster.

10. Nasty Nate posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Red Sox have enough 1B/DH types on the roster.

Maybe this is just an evil plot to make room for them all on the team for the duration of the Teixera injury so the Yankees can't get them!

11. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It's hard out there for an old guy too fat and feeble to do anything but DH.

12. Dale Sams posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Red Sox have enough 1B/DH types on the roster.

And apart from Napoli, all of them would have trouble reaching a 100 OPS+.

13. Nasty Nate posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Free Mauro Gomez!

14. the Hugh Jorgan returns posted on March 11, 2013 at 05:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Red Sox win expectancy now drops to below 74*...woohoo.

*Please note this is my own, completely non-saber outlook for the season.

15. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on March 11, 2013 at 07:23 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

inflammation in both of his heels

they're inflammanated?

Don't be silly. It's inflammated.

16. Darren

posted on March 11, 2013 at 07:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

And apart from Napoli, all of them would have trouble reaching a 100 OPS+.

There's not anyone better out there, though. Finding out what Carp/Nava/Gomez can do seems like the best plan.

17. The Yankee Clapper posted on March 11, 2013 at 08:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Red Sox have enough 1B/DH types on the roster.

New conventional wisdom: You can never have too many DHs.

18. Dale Sams posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

There's not anyone better out there, though. Finding out what Carp/Nava/Gomez can do seems like the best plan.

True, true. Earlier I proposed using Bradley, but am now shading towards seeing what he does in AAA and keeping him on speed dial. Thome didn't do so bad last year.

19. frannyzoo posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:34 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

New conventional wisdom: You can never have too many DHs.

Damn. I knew folks would catch on to Zs Mariner genius.

20. Dan posted on March 12, 2013 at 01:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Honestly I'd rather they just DH Gomes and put JBJ in LF until Ortiz is back. An OF of Bradley - Ellsbury - Victorino would save a LOT of runs.

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