tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post2584624041035731116..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: Yankees Go For Hat Trick, Shall They Go For Grandslam?Fernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-51001345818994297502008-12-26T00:55:00.000-08:002008-12-26T00:55:00.000-08:00We can have Jeet batting first and there you go, n...We can have Jeet batting first and there you go, no more double plays!Raven Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009922354559808311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-16172271650490153992008-12-25T10:19:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:19:00.000-08:00Main thing is, if the team needs a pinch hitter in...Main thing is, if the team needs a pinch hitter in a tight game, Matsui is going to Kirk Gibson his way up to the plate, not sit back in the dugout with his arms and legs crossed and whine "Hey man, it's my day off!"<BR/>And that was when things were "going well" between him and the Sox, not last year.<BR/><BR/>Now, he's saying "Hell. I played my ass off for almost half a season for LA and still nobody wants to pay me. Wherever I sign I'll take the money but the hell with that hustling crap."<BR/><BR/>JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-77066798422157611102008-12-24T22:55:00.000-08:002008-12-24T22:55:00.000-08:00Causes make nice pets.JoeCauses make nice pets.<BR/><BR/>JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-31439907201600340802008-12-24T22:28:00.000-08:002008-12-24T22:28:00.000-08:00Matsui is a great player, and I've always liked hi...Matsui is a great player, and I've always liked him as a Yankee, but there's a few things to consider. He just had his second knee surgery in as many seasons, and we're not talking about the same knee. He's had both knees under the knife. He's projected to be a DH for next season, and let's be honest, can we really expect him to be healthy all season? Next season is his last under contract so there will be pressure to perform, and he may have an amazing season for that reason, but I doubt the Yankees sign him past 2009. So for one more year of a DH with dual knee surgery, I think I'd rather have Manny. Especially since Manny's bat is that much more menacing than Matsui's. If the Yankees dump Matsui's $13 million it would certainly help the "sign Manny" cause.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-9151526551576154702008-12-24T19:36:00.000-08:002008-12-24T19:36:00.000-08:00I've got to agree with the other comment that Mats...I've got to agree with the other comment that Matsui is a good player to keep in the lineup. He's a good contact hitter who can come through in the clutch as well as most players in the game.<BR/><BR/>Also, I don't get why you want Swisher in the lineup. Swisher hit .219 last year and has never had a .300 season in his major league career.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132816178488525628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-29836086078248955362008-12-24T19:27:00.000-08:002008-12-24T19:27:00.000-08:00omg... some yankee fans are afraid to admit it, bu...omg... some yankee fans are afraid to admit it, but i am not.. Hell to the yea they should get manny... a nice wel rounded 3 year deal wouldnt seem entierly bad. Although jeter reached a milestone this season, if i saw him hit into a doubel play one more time i was about to have an enurisum. plus you cant bank on guys like a-rod and cano to have comeback years. mannys bat is notorious, and if they had him they would be set. Manny wants to be there (so we've heard) plus it would just put the iceing on top of the "f off boston" cake.with manny we will almost certianly clinch a playoff spot...lets just say, I wont be complete unhappy if manny came to NY...although that would just be more ammo to the salary cap fire...arrgh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-42141322464903708882008-12-24T19:21:00.000-08:002008-12-24T19:21:00.000-08:00Go go Godzilla!He should be healthy this year, and...Go go Godzilla!<BR/><BR/>He should be healthy this year, and when he was, he'd been called the best clutch hitter in Baseball.<BR/>Let 'em pich around ARod to get to him.<BR/>He'll burn 'em like a paper lantern knocked over in a kamikaze.<BR/><BR/>JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com