Hatin' on the Evil YANKEE Empire 2007

I'm wondering what countries will be next.

Rodriguez Avoids a High-and-Tight Pitch
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
NY Times

It seemed like a harmless enough event for Alex Rodriguez — a book signing for his new children’s book at a Barnes & Noble store in Midtown Manhattan.

But the distractions began shortly after Rodriguez, the Yankees’ third baseman, arrived around 1:30 p.m. yesterday.

As Rodriguez posed for photographers holding a copy of the book, “Out of the Ballpark” (HarperCollins), a middle-aged man holding a camera tossed a baseball at Rodriguez, apparently because he wanted an autograph. The ball hit the ceiling — if thrown more accurately it could have hit Rodriguez — and then bounced on the floor. The man then scooted out of the store.

Later, as reporters spoke with Rodriguez, a publicist from HarperCollins quickly tried to end the questions. Rodriguez kept talking and a reporter from Newsday was grabbed by a police officer and pushed away. In his brief conversation with reporters, Rodriguez skirted a question about opting out of his 10-year, $252 million contract at the end of this season, saying, “My situation and my only goal is to win a world championship, and I am going to take it day to day.”

Rodriguez is going into the seventh year of his deal, and his fourth season with the Yankees. Under the terms of the contract, he has the right to walk away from the final three years of the deal and sign a new contract with the Yankees or any other team.

Rodriguez’s agent, Scott Boras, told The Associated Press yesterday that Rodriguez was happy in New York, and that he and Rodriguez would probably not talk about the contract until after the season.

“Obviously, when Alex’s contract was done, the revenues of the game were around $3 billion,” Boras said. “Now they are around $6 billion. The elite position player has not been really graded in this new revenue stream we’ve seen.” Translation: Rodriguez, in Boras’s opinion, can probably make more money with a new deal after this season.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, said that he did not believe he had anything to repair with Manager Joe Torre, who, in frustration, dropped Rodriguez to eighth in the batting order for Game 4 of last season’s playoff series against Detroit. Rodriguez had only one hit through the first three games of that series.

“I am an employee,” Rodriguez said. “If Joe says take out the garbage, I take out the garbage.”

Ahem. *clears throat*

NEW YORK PITCHER CHIEN-MING WANG HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH SIX INNINGS.

JINX!

Drama!

I was there at the 7 2/3 game vs seattle... it was exciting, truly.

that's some good jinx'n there, boys.

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Anyone watching? Why did Joba get tossed? My fantasy team could've used that save :(

two high/tight fastballs to cap'n v-tek.

But he didn't hit him? Oh Angel!

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the kid's got moxie, i tells ya

didn't hit him, but had v-tek stayed in the batters box it may have been a different story.

god nyc is super gay for this joba dude huh

it was Youk, not V-Tek

god nyc is super gay for this joba dude huh

it is! had i not seen it in person last week I would not have believed how completely scott thompson-esq gay NY really is for the lad. i hope he has protection.

it's gonna piss me off for the next dozen years that his name isn't pronounced joe-ba.

do you think he was really throwing at youk? they were right at his head.

C'mon. Tek, maybe, but Youks was sure in the box.

Chamberlain's a little punk. Bring it, Yanks.

boy, the red sox sure have a knack for getting swept by the yanks in the last month of the season don't they?

sort of? that 5 game sweep last year doesn't totally count as they seemed adrift without an anchor when varitek was injured.

well it sure felt like it counted

Alex MVP raped the shit out of those two (2) ballz.

oh, how I hope he goes to the Dodgers

I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE YANKEES ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFF

also i am really sick of this "joba"

yes network is sooo gay for him they show him hanging out in the bullpen so many times every game. if he's not pitching that day then they go all retard talking abt the "joba rules". if he might pitch then then theyre all oh just wait til joba gets here then yr so dead. then some times they go oh look at joba talking to roger just soaking it all up you cant have a better teacher than that. they should make him stand around in monument park so everyone can admire and genuflect fulltime ffs

Mike Mussina (Palo Alto, CA): HI Mr. Ma its, good to talk to you. I was wnodering if you had advise to me abuot, how to pitch beter? My contarct says, I have to pitch next year too? YIkes!

Jeff Ma: I think it might be a good idea for you to go the way of Rick Ankiel. I hear you were a good hitter in college. Work your way back up. The Yanks could use someone to play first

not related (and i've undoubtedly brought this up before), but y'all know who Jeff Ma is and why he became famous right? Pretty awesome story...

http://www.thelavinagency.com/college/jeffreyma.html

he lives out here and I've seen him around a couple times. he's pretty funny and a cool bro.

i. did. not. know. that.

"not related" as in off-topic, or "not related" as in this is a different guy, not related to the BP writer?

NOT RELATED TO THE 2007 NEW YORK YANKEES BASEBALL ORGANIZATION.

meaning that "Kevin Lewis" = capt. of infamous MIT BJ team = Jeff Ma = PROTRADE president = BP writer = 1 in the same.

Can you say renaissance man?

Thank you for clearing that up.

The Prospectus Playoff Odds has the Yankees as 84% likely to take the wild card.

Sean (Seattle): Will either Betancourt or Beltre win the GG this year? Please tell me the award will not be disgraced again with another Jeter victory...

Jonah Keri: (12:48 PM ET ) Derek Jeter will still be winning Gold Gloves when he's the most clutch diaper-pooper at Shady Grove Retirement Home.

jeter currently has the 10th best batting average in AL. he obviously deserves another gold glove.

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AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had the best record in the International League (84-59).

AA Trenton had the best record (83-59) and won the Eastern League championship.

High-A Tampa had the best record overall in the Florida State League (83-56) but missed the playoffs because they didn't win their division in either half-season.

Class A Charleston (South Atlantic League) didn't win anything but were 78-62.

Short-Season Staten Island had the second-best record in the NY-Penn League (47-28).

Rookie League Gulf Coast Yankees had the best record in the league (42-17) and won its championship.

Professor Farnsworth: Not on the playoff roster.

Also, there are STILL no ML-quality position prospects in the Yanquis minor league system so those numbers are magical.

if you've got the pitching, you can buy the positions

touché

douché

Roger Clemens was scratched from his start for the New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Tampa Bay because of a lingering left hamstring injury.

OMG:

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SHOULD BE HIS EVERYDAY LOOK.

it's not??

meaning that "Kevin Lewis" = capt. of infamous MIT BJ team = Jeff Ma = PROTRADE president = BP writer = 1 in the same.

Can you say renaissance man?

-- Steve Shasta, Friday, 7 September 2007 17:27 (3 months ago)

now a movie:
a film entitled "21", that is, a cinematic adaptation of Bringing Down The House starring Kevin Spacey

2006: "pride, power, pinstripes"

2007: "where players become legends"

what will 2008 bring us? and can it only be achieved at the lexus platinum dealer network?

start a new thread please.

THE MORGAN ENSBERG ERA

hay mookie enjoy the commute to 125th

THE MORGAN ENSBERG ERA

Do the Yankees even scout the NL?

As we call him in San Diego, "The Kissing Bandit".

Or, alternately, MENSBERG.