Grizbacker1 said:
Sportin' Life said:
That has to be about the weakest smack ever.
A 5.5 game lead is significant and you know it. But kudos to the Boss for finding another player to test the limits of how long he can be a star. I thought maybe he would try to lure Jeff Weaver away from the M's, but Weaver is awful young.
But a 44 year-old body with that many pitching miles will experience some problems. Just because Steinbrenner is willing to pay 20-some-million does not mean the guy is worth it. Just like with Randy Johnson age will catch up. Leave it to Steinbrenner to find the oldest pitcher available.
BTW, the reason he didn't go to Boston was that he wanted to be the ace of the staff that he is on. Not pitching 3rd in the rotation. :dance:
Boston was begging him to go there and offerred MORE money, so nice try. Obviously you know nothing about the Sux and their propensity to choke bigger leads than that. You must be another bandwagon fan that knows nothing about their history, figures. I bet you have a "favorite" NFL Team every year too. Next time, leave your minor league smack home. :crybaby:
Actually, according to espn.com and MLB.com his most lucrative offer was from the Yankees. Unless you know something his agent didn't know? The pro rated $28 mil was by far the best offer, but nice try...
Also, "But when Clemens' agent, Randy Hendricks, spoke to the Astros and Red Sox in recent days, they said they'd prefer he join up with them in late June or early July. According to Hendricks, the Yankees said: "We'd like you yesterday.""
Now, there are several reasons I will buy Roger landed in the Bronx...
1) former teammates (Andy Petite not the least). The boys from Roger's glory days in Boston are long gone. Wade Boggs is now free to pursue Marge Adams however he pleases without worry of Boston or New York media. Fact is, his boys in Boston have long since moved on to the golf course.
2) Roger wants to go into the Hall a Yankee. It's where he got his rings, and ironically where his pitching was the most lackluster. You cannot convince me that of the four teams Roger pitched for his tenure as a Yankee wasn't his worst. Funny enough, Toronto was probably his best performance per capita. However, I think this return should make the Hall consider his wishes; he should be allowed to go into the Hall a Yankee, it's where his heart is (if he has one).
3) Sox trully do not need him. Need and want are two entirely different things. Sure, he would have been welcomed back in Boston with open arms and much excitement and praise, but the Sox didn't need to reduce themselves to the Giambi'sk sniveling to get him. Schilling, Beckett, Matsuzaka, Wakefiled, and soon Lester. That's a pretty DARN good rotation, and will be a great rotation once Dice-K settles down a little. I say by the time all is said and done his era will be around 3.6 and he'll end up with about 15 wins. Plus Papelbon flat out SHUTS the door.
4) Yankee rotation. Igawa, like Matsuzaka I fully expect to get better, but not over powering. Wang and Petite are solid, but you can't convince me Pavano will ever be anything more than a bust. Hughes has potential, but is still awfully young to be an ace. There is no doubt in my mind Roger is needed more in this line up than Boston's. So, they offer the most money (and they did, you're only lying to yourself), and they need a starter.
So in summary, I see the Roger sweepstakes as more a psychological victory than anything else. I predict he'll go 13-7 with a sub 3.00 and spend a sizeable amount of his October back in Texas searching for a trophy buck. With a roster like this, the Yankee line up is good no doubt, but unless you can take about 4-5 years off every player on the team, they aren't great.
Enjoy the five game distance, because that's about as close as your boys in Pinstripes are going to get to the men in red.
GO SOX!
