yeah, it sure looks that way -- the yanks knocked the teams they cover out of the playoffs...
whiney was quoted as saying:
"Two misguided writers -- Bill Ballou from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune -- in voting for American League Rookie of the Year, clearly made up their own rules to determine who was and was not eligible for the award and disqualified an eligible candidate who could have won."
I wonder if any other owner would be publicly miffed over something like this. Of course, losing the World Series had to have put Steinbrenner into a permanently sour mood, at least until next October.
Re the big rumored trade Pdiddie mentions: Now I've seen articles to confirm it's a real rumor. Whoa. How would Red Sox fans handle the departure of Nomar?
A-Rod has been voted the AL MVP. Rare for a guy who played for a cellar dweller to win, but not unprecedented. Now the question is: Will he be traded. And if so, to whom?
yeah, looks like a-rod won bcos of a weak AL field. delgado prolly would've gotten it if he'd been able to keep up his torrid pace. i think he had 100 rbi by the all-star game.
doubt he gets traded. the only other team that can afford him (yanks), don't need a shortstop... only way i see him moving is a multi-team swap.
i wouldn't be surprised if pujols snags the nl mvp, over bonds.
From what I read, it's a done deal for Bonds. I'd love to see someone else win, though. Pujols would be fine...
This just in: Bonds won the MVP, Pujols finished second, and Sheffield finished third.
That's great news for the Red Sox Nation, if it proves true. And Steinbrenner will be furious. I love it!
I just learned via the web that Warren Spahn died. He was one of the greats--won more games than any other left-hander and had the sixth most wins ever. He pitched for the Braves the first year I became a fan. He was one of my first baseball heroes!
D'artagnan wrote:That's great news for the Red Sox Nation, if it proves true. And Steinbrenner will be furious. I love it!
schilling might very well be the missing ingredient the red sox need...
adding fuel to the fire, a-rod said the red sox & yankees are the only teams he'd consider playing for if traded.
Thanks for that post, Pdiddie--a great photo of Spahnie!
Re Shilling--according to this morning's NY Times, the Arizona folks are still furious with Steinbrenner for stealing Wells out from under them a few years ago. Hence the willingness to deal with Boston rather than NY. Shilling himself sounds kind of cagy, but it looks like he's heading for Fenway. If that happens, I can't wait to hear Steinbrenner's reaction. I'll be bet I'll be able to see the fumes from here...
Ah, Schilling. Kewl.
Re Spahn, the article also said that he used to do the high kick to fool batters (of course); they used to think the ball was coming from his uniform. Rest in peace, WS.
Let's keep our collective fingers crossed re Schilling. His signing with Boston would give us all* something to be thankful for this holiday!
*Well, not NYY fans, of course...
Still another 24 hour wait before Shilling will give up his no-trade clause. Getting jittery.....
CURT ANSWER: YES
Curt Schilling is going to the Red Sox, after all. ESPN.com's Jayson Stark is reporting that the righthander has waived his no-trade clause and accepted a two-year contract extension with Boston that will be announced later tonight.
Another thing to be thankful for! :-D
I had the pleasure of reading the news of Schilling's signing with the Red Sox this morning at my brother's house, where I spent the holiday. He (my brother) is a Yankee fan--and it's bad news for them.
Alas, today's Atlanta paper reports that Steinbrenner needs a big signing to steal the limelight back--and it looks like Gary Sheffield is going to sign with NYY. The Braves want him back, but no one outbids Steinbrenner...
Well, it didn't take long for NYY to respond to the Schilling deal--they signed Javier Vasquez today. He's an excellent pitcher when he's healthy. This gives NYY about 10 starting pitchers right now and about an equal number in the bullpen. And it sounds like Sheffield is all but signed.
Man, I hate them so...
yep, the evil empire keeps chuggin' along... the pathetic-mets are trying to steal kazuo matsui (as are the dodgers), before georgie-porgy gobbles him up.
if goes to the mets, jose reyes, who was being touted as the mets' shortstop of the future, would move to 2nd base.
jeter ain't going anywhere until at least 2010, so matsui would have to settle for 2nd base -- not his preferred position.
