2009 New York Yankees

soxmuscle · 03-11-2009, 12:24 AM

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I agree, Iain.

6-9 weeks is laughable.

Typical Yankees - Originally the Yankees came out and said that it was a cyst that Rodriguez would be able to play through before having surgery next offseason. Two weeks later and he's out for 6-9 weeks? I don't buy it.

Doug Melvin agrees with us, Iain.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel - Brewers manager Doug Melvin says that the Yankees haven't called him about acquiring an infielder in the wake of Alex Rodriguez's hip surgery.

"They're probably still making their list (of possible replacements)," Melvin said. "They probably don't want to seem too anxious."

Milwaukee fits the bill of a team with an excess of players capable of playing third base. Bill Hall is expected to be healthy enough to start at third when the season starts, and they have Mike Lamb, Casey McGehee and Craig Counsell in camp.

**IainDaniel** · 03-11-2009, 10:13 AM

The Hips are just too important in baseball. I just don't see how he can come back that early and be an impact, or risk further damage.

min0 lee · 03-19-2009, 07:06 PM

Posada is doing pretty good.

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 06:07 AM

Joe Girardi picks Xavier Nady over Nick Swisher as Yankees' right fielder

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BY MARK FEINSAND
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 9:20 PM

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Joe Girardi isn't planning on making any final roster decisions until the end of the week, but the manager didn't need any more time before declaring Xavier Nady the Yankees' starting right fielder Monday.

"If we were to break today, Nady would be my right fielder," Girardi said. "Nady did a lot of good things last year, so he had the upper hand going in."

That leaves Nick Swisher as a super-utility player, backing up left and right field, first base and designated hitter to open the season. Girardi broke the news to Swisher before the team left Steinbrenner Field for its game against the Phillies, and while the usually upbeat Swisher was clearly irritated, he said all the right things.

"I've been thinking all day about what I wanted to say," Swisher said after the Yanks' 8-3 loss. "I'm the type of guy that wants to play every day; there's no doubt about that. I love this team. I love the coaches, the players - I love it all. It's a great spot. We're just going to have to wait and see how it plays out."

Swisher said he was "not going to let any of this stir things up," no matter how disappointed he was. Although Swisher came away from his conversation with Girardi without a clearly defined role, he believes the playing time will be there for him one way or another. But with Mark Teixeira at first base, it will come down to Swisher, Nady, Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui filling two outfield spots and DH.

"We talked a little bit today and (Girardi) told me we're going to make it work," Swisher said. "The door's not closed for me, I don't think. I try to look at the positive side of things. I'm versatile, I can play a lot of different positions and there will be plenty of at-bats out there."

Nady said he never viewed the situation as a competition, confident that both he and Swisher would find their share of at-bats this season.

"When Swish and I met with Girardi early, he said we're both going to play," Nady said. "Guys are going to get beat up during the season and guys are going to need off days. With both of us, having the depth that we have will only help us."

Swisher hit .219 with 24 homers and 69 RBI for the White Sox last year, the worst season of his five-year career. At the same time, Nady was having a breakout year with the Pirates, batting .330 with 13 home runs and 57 RBI in 89 games before the Yankees dealt Jose Tabata, Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens and Daniel McCutchen for him and Damaso Marte.

Nady's numbers remained solid (12 homers, 40 RBI) during his 59 games in pinstripes, though his average dipped 62 points to .268 and his on-base percentage plummeted from .383 to .320.

"Being in the (NL) Central for a couple of years, I had an understanding of how guys were going to pitch me," Nady said. "Then I come over here and have to start all over again, but hopefully those couple of months will help me out."

Girardi noted that Miguel Cabrera had the same kind of dropoff during his first year in the AL, as the Tigers' slugger saw his average fall from .320 to .292 and his on-base go from .401 to .349 after being dealt by the Marlins.

"I think it's an adjustment whenever you come over to a new league," Girardi said.

Nady had at least 31 at-bats against each of the Yankees' four divisional foes last season, but his experience against the rest of the league is minimal at best. Aside from 33 at-bats against the Angels, Nady didn't have more than 16 against any other AL team.

"We faced some pretty good arms down the stretch. At least A.J. (Burnett) is out of there," Nady said. "For me, it was just kind of a new start and a lot of new arms that I'd never faced before. Hopefully as the season progresses, I'll feel a little more comfortable and have a better idea."

I like Nady from his days as a Met.

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 06:15 AM

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada says his arm back to 100%
BY PETER BOTTE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 7:35 PM
TAMPA - Jorge Posada's proclamation that he's "back to 100%" might be premature. But the catcher threw out three of four runners on steal attempts at second base while catching CC Sabathia in a minor-league game against Pittsburgh Sunday, his first successful throws under game conditions since having shoulder surgery last July. "Now you know you can trust your arm again. That's the only thing I wanted to do, to come out of spring training knowing I could throw somebody out," Posada said. "You can't compare what I was feeling; last year I couldn't make three throws like that. It feels good. I'm back to 100%."
MARTE BACK: Lefty Damaso Marte pitched a scoreless fifth inning in his first appearance since reporting back to the Yankees after the WBC with shoulder inflammation. ... Kei Igawa walked in a run in the seventh, the lone one he's allowed in 12-1/3 innings this spring. ... Yanks reacquired minor-league catcher Chris Stewart from the White Sox for a player to be named later. ... Phil Coke (bruised leg) is slated to pitch today against the Phillies in Clearwater. ... Joe Girardi said Joba Chamberlain will accompany the Yanks to New York when they break camp and then return to Tampa to pitch in an intrasquad game April 5.
X-FACTOR: Xavier Nady has been traded from the Padres to the Mets to the Pirates to the Yankees, all since 2006. "You obviously hear rumblings all the time, but for me, obviously I've been through it a few times already," Nady said before going 0-for-3 in Sunday's 5-0 loss to Tampa in Port Charlotte. "You can't do anything about it except go about your business and try to play the game the right way."
The Yanks' starting right fielder will have more control over his situation if/when he becomes a free agent after this season. "No question, (free agency) obviously crosses your mind," said Nady, who's represented by Scott Boras. "I'm excited for the opportunity to play here this year, and who knows what will happen? It seems like I'm with a new team every year, but I would love to be able to be somewhere and settle for a few years and not just be jumping around all the time."

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 06:16 AM

Brett Gardner could grow into Yankees' version of Dustin Pedroia
Monday, March 23rd 2009, 8:50 PM

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The throw from Ryan Raburn of the Tigers, a spring-training throw out of palm trees and blue sky that seemed to explode out of the kid's hand in center field and carry all the way to his catcher, Gerald Laird, on the fly, had Dustin Pedroia cold and Pedroia knew it at City of Palms Park. So Pedroia just pulled up about 10 feet from home Monday and got tagged out as he ran across the front of the plate, and then made his right turn toward the Red Sox dugout, passing a bat boy no bigger than he is.

Pedroia, the best dirty uniform in the whole sport and the MVP of the American League, didn't have to hit Laird or the dirt in the first inning of a game at the end of March. So at last here was a door he didn't have to break down, the way he has been breaking them down his whole career, what is turning into a pretty remarkable baseball career for the Boston Red Sox.

The other day, in another part of Fort Myers and another spring park, Joe Girardi was talking about Pedroia, saying, "It's good to see guys like that succeed. It's the message you want to send to kids and everybody, that anybody has a shot to fulfill their dreams. A guy you wouldn't even know was an athlete if you saw him walking down the street."

Then Girardi said, "There's no size chart in baseball."

There was no size chart for Pedroia, who was the best little guy in his sport before he became MVP. He got off to a terrible start in his rookie season and Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, stayed with him, and Pedroia just kept swinging from his heels and making the plays at second and winning games. Now he has become a star of his sport.

The kid who fights to be the Yankees' starter in center field on Opening Day, Brett Gardner, is not the kind of hitter that Pedroia is, will never have that kind of power. But Gardner does not fit the modern profile of a Yankee anymore than Pedroia fit the profile of baseball star. He is the kind of kid the Yankees hardly ever produce anymore, a grinder with a ton of heart, one sending the same kind of message that Pedroia did, that anybody has a shot at their dreams.

This is what you hear a lot from Yankee fans these days, because of Mr. Fun, Alex Rodriguez: How hard he makes it to root for their team.

Gardner makes it easy.

"He is somebody anybody can relate to," Girardi said. "He's one of those guys who would run through a wall for you. People want to root for that. So many of the big guys in this sport, you look at what they do and say, 'No way I could do that.' But guys like Melky (Cabrera) and Brett, they're two guys people absolutely can relate to. It's what I mean about how our sport lends itself to all shapes and sizes."

Girardi doesn't tip his hand on center field, even though Gardner has a better spring (hitting .405 to Cabrera's .295). He lets this play out to the end, and even when he praises Gardner's grit and the way he has hit, he is quick to add, "Melky has played at a high level, too." Pauses then and says, "This kind of competition is always a good thing."

Gardner himself comes in after batting practice on this day, never looking as big as the 5-10 he is supposed to be, reminding you more of a Pedroia and says, "In sports, the 40th-rounder is supposed to have as good a chance as the first-rounder if he can do the job."

He wasn't a 40th-rounder. He was picked with the last pick of the third round in the 2005 draft and began spraying the ball to all fields almost immediately and stealing bases and being a dirty uniform everywhere he played. Before all that he was a walk-on player at the College of Charleston. In the spring of A-Rod, and all the talk about the big-money pitchers, he has made himself into a story, and as much of a Yankee kid to root for as we have had in a while.

There is the feeling that Brian Cashman, the general manager and chief money spender around the Yankees, wants Gardner to win the job in center, even though nobody comes out and says that. But you wonder, even if this kid does get the job, how long he lasts if he doesn't come out of the box hitting in the regular season the way he hit in the spring. Cashman loved the idea of plugging in a guy like Nick Swisher right up until Mark Teixeira became available. So you wonder how long Gardner would remain Cashman's heart's desire if another expensive player, this one a center fielder, came into play.

Gardner? He just keeps playing his game, playing hard, every day.

"It's the same with me as it's always been," he said the other day. "I just try to continue to improve every day, try to step it up to the next level."

Doesn't fit the profile, the modern Yankee profile of big names and big trades and constant big money, the Yankees who talk about developing their own then don't. Maybe he can change the profile. All the talk about the pitching this spring, and Jorge Posada's comeback, and the drama around A-Rod, even up to the stories about the New York City madam over the weekend, that seems dumber than "The Bachelor." The best story might be Brett Gardner, last pick of the third round, dirty uniform trying to make it to center field in Camden Yards on Opening Day.

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 06:51 AM

I'm rooting for him.

soxmuscle · 03-24-2009, 11:16 AM

Hahahahaha.

I see similarities between the two players because they're both grinders who will do anything within their power to help their team win.

The only difference being, Gardner has no talent and Pedroia does.

Gardner is a fourth or fifth outfielder at best.

It's truly laughable to me hearing Yankees fans outlook on this kid. Hahahahhaa....

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 11:35 AM

Damn your evil, I like the way he plays. It's not about having an all star in every position now.
I always wondered why they passed on Tori Hunter, he made it known he wanted to be a Yankee.

soxmuscle · 03-24-2009, 11:39 AM

I'm not saying an all-star needs to be at every position but to compare Brett Gardner to Dustin Pedroia is laughable.

Gardner will be fine batting ninth, hitting in the mid two hundreds, stealing a couple bases, playing solid defense, etc.

But I wouldn't expect him to win the MVP award... or any award for that matter.

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

I'm not saying an all-star needs to be at every position but to compare Brett Gardner to Dustin Pedroia is laughable.

Gardner will be fine batting ninth, hitting in the mid two hundreds, stealing a couple bases, playing solid defense, etc.

But I wouldn't expect him to win the MVP award... or any award for that matter.

Where did you get that, it clearly states he is nowhere near him.
Speed reading perhaps.

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is not the kind of hitter that Pedroia is, will never have that kind of power. But Gardner does not fit the modern profile of a Yankee anymore than Pedroia fit the profile of baseball star. He is the kind of kid the Yankees hardly ever produce anymore, a grinder with a ton of heart, one sending the same kind of message that Pedroia did, that anybody has a shot at their dreams.

The only comparison I see is that they are both grinders.....Jeter wants to grind you.

**I Are Baboon** · 03-24-2009, 11:54 AM

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I'm not saying an all-star needs to be at every position but to compare Brett Gardner to Dustin Pedroia is laughable.

The Yankees so badly want to be the Red Sox. It is both sad and funny.

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 11:59 AM

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The Yankees so badly want to be the Red Sox. It is both sad and funny.

The Red Sox are the Yankees, the Yankees want to get back at being the Yankees.

I am reading The Yankees by Torre and it's pretty good.
A lot of memories came back.
That team played as a team.

Once Epstein and company leaves kiss the good fortune goodbye.

**I Are Baboon** · 03-24-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

Once Epstein and company leaves kiss the good fortune goodbye.

Ok, I'll worry in 30 years when he starts thinking of retirement.

min0 lee · 03-24-2009, 12:09 PM

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Ok, I'll worry in 30 years when he starts thinking of retirement.

Nothing lasts forever, wait till things sour....just wait....I'll be here waiting.....waiting...in my bunker...

**I Are Baboon** · 03-24-2009, 12:12 PM

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Nothing lasts forever, wait till things sour....just wait....I'll be here waiting.....waiting...in my bunker...

soxmuscle · 03-25-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

The Red Sox are the Yankees, the Yankees want to get back at being the Yankees.

I am reading The Yankees by Torre and it's pretty good.
A lot of memories came back.
That team played as a team.

Once Epstein and company leaves kiss the good fortune goodbye.

Don't hold your breath.

soxmuscle · 03-25-2009, 09:48 AM

New York Times - Derek Jeter's 10-year contract with the Yankees expires after the 2010 season, when there aren't expected to be many options at shortstop.

Assuming Jose Reyes and Jhonny Peralta have their options exercised by the Mets and Indians, respectively, Milwaukee's J.J. Hardy would be the best option on the market.

"That's two years away," Cashman said. "That's not something we're even thinking about. Hopefully, Derek will be with us for a long time."

Jeter is adamant about playing shortstop, but internally the Yankees are believed to be hoping that he'll switch to the outfield within the next few seasons.

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Hopefully, Jeter moves to a corner outfield position preventing them from signing Matt Holliday next offseason.

Derek Jeter is truly becoming the gift that keeps on giving.

min0 lee · 03-25-2009, 06:00 PM

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Jeter is adamant about playing shortstop, but internally the Yankees are believed to be hoping that he'll switch to the outfield within the next few seasons.

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This is old news really, in fact it started again when Arod came over.

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Hopefully, Jeter moves to a corner outfield position preventing them from signing Matt Holliday next offseason.

Derek Jeter is truly becoming the gift that keeps on giving.

Matt has mentioned how he wouldn't mind NY, this would be great for us.

He's given us plenty of gifts, it's kind of scary how much hate you have for him...almost as much you have for Bush.

soxmuscle · 03-26-2009, 02:28 PM

I don't know why you think I hate him so much.

I don't hate Derek Jeter at all.

He's the most overrated player in sports over the last decade - not agreeing with that statement is just wrong.

**IainDaniel** · 03-26-2009, 03:44 PM

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I don't know why you think I hate him so much.

I don't hate Derek Jeter at all.

He's the most overrated player in sports over the last decade - not agreeing with that statement is just wrong.

How do you quantify him being the most over rated in sports over the last decade?

soxmuscle · 03-26-2009, 04:08 PM

His skill set isn't worthy of the praise it gets nationally.

He's one of the faces of the sport right now.

Exceptional ball player though...

**IainDaniel** · 03-26-2009, 04:32 PM

Granted his fielding is mediocre.

However he is one of the best hitters in his position over the past decade. And face of the the most popular organization.

min0 lee · 03-26-2009, 09:02 PM

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His skill set isn't worthy of the praise it gets nationally.

He's one of the faces of the sport right now.

Exceptional ball player though...

Simple, he plays in a city where if your a good player who produces in the spotlight in the right spot they name a candy bar after you.
If Jeter played in Kansas no one would make a big deal about him like they do here, at least no so much.

Aside from the money and a chance to get in the World Series they also get fame.

min0 lee · 03-26-2009, 09:08 PM

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Granted his fielding is mediocre.

However he is one of the best hitters in his position over the past decade. And face of the the most popular organization.

Didn't see that.
Let me honest, he's not that great a fielder but I am not going to complain about him either. I can take my son to a game and talk about how Jeter at short about how much of a professional he is.....can I do that with A-rod?
No, he's constantly on the front pages for stupid crap.
My father used to take all of us to games and one player who stood out was Seaver, great guy on and off the field.

Players like Terrell Owens, Canseco, Plax.....they have talent but are assholes.

soxmuscle · 03-28-2009, 12:45 AM

Missed my fantasy draft and got stuck with Jeter.

This sucks.

min0 lee · 03-28-2009, 06:11 AM

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Missed my fantasy draft and got stuck with Jeter.

This sucks.

**IainDaniel** · 03-28-2009, 08:52 AM

Karma's a bitch haha

**I Are Baboon** · 03-28-2009, 11:38 AM

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Missed my fantasy draft and got stuck with Jeter.

This sucks.

AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA! Your team is gay!

Triple Threat · 03-28-2009, 12:26 PM

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Missed my fantasy draft and got stuck with Jeter.

So there is a God after all.

03-11-2009, 10:13 AM	#32
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,545	The Hips are just too important in baseball. I just don't see how he can come back that early and be an impact, or risk further damage. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

03-19-2009, 07:06 PM	#33
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Posada is doing pretty good. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-24-2009, 06:15 AM	#35
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Yankees catcher Jorge Posada says his arm back to 100% BY PETER BOTTE DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 7:35 PM TAMPA - Jorge Posada's proclamation that he's "back to 100%" might be premature. But the catcher threw out three of four runners on steal attempts at second base while catching CC Sabathia in a minor-league game against Pittsburgh Sunday, his first successful throws under game conditions since having shoulder surgery last July. "Now you know you can trust your arm again. That's the only thing I wanted to do, to come out of spring training knowing I could throw somebody out," Posada said. "You can't compare what I was feeling; last year I couldn't make three throws like that. It feels good. I'm back to 100%." MARTE BACK: Lefty Damaso Marte pitched a scoreless fifth inning in his first appearance since reporting back to the Yankees after the WBC with shoulder inflammation. ... Kei Igawa walked in a run in the seventh, the lone one he's allowed in 12-1/3 innings this spring. ... Yanks reacquired minor-league catcher Chris Stewart from the White Sox for a player to be named later. ... Phil Coke (bruised leg) is slated to pitch today against the Phillies in Clearwater. ... Joe Girardi said Joba Chamberlain will accompany the Yanks to New York when they break camp and then return to Tampa to pitch in an intrasquad game April 5. X-FACTOR: Xavier Nady has been traded from the Padres to the Mets to the Pirates to the Yankees, all since 2006. "You obviously hear rumblings all the time, but for me, obviously I've been through it a few times already," Nady said before going 0-for-3 in Sunday's 5-0 loss to Tampa in Port Charlotte. "You can't do anything about it except go about your business and try to play the game the right way." The Yanks' starting right fielder will have more control over his situation if/when he becomes a free agent after this season. "No question, (free agency) obviously crosses your mind," said Nady, who's represented by Scott Boras. "I'm excited for the opportunity to play here this year, and who knows what will happen? It seems like I'm with a new team every year, but I would love to be able to be somewhere and settle for a few years and not just be jumping around all the time." How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-24-2009, 06:16 AM	#36
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Brett Gardner could grow into Yankees' version of Dustin Pedroia Monday, March 23rd 2009, 8:50 PM FORT MYERS, Fla. - The throw from Ryan Raburn of the Tigers, a spring-training throw out of palm trees and blue sky that seemed to explode out of the kid's hand in center field and carry all the way to his catcher, Gerald Laird, on the fly, had Dustin Pedroia cold and Pedroia knew it at City of Palms Park. So Pedroia just pulled up about 10 feet from home Monday and got tagged out as he ran across the front of the plate, and then made his right turn toward the Red Sox dugout, passing a bat boy no bigger than he is. Pedroia, the best dirty uniform in the whole sport and the MVP of the American League, didn't have to hit Laird or the dirt in the first inning of a game at the end of March. So at last here was a door he didn't have to break down, the way he has been breaking them down his whole career, what is turning into a pretty remarkable baseball career for the Boston Red Sox. The other day, in another part of Fort Myers and another spring park, Joe Girardi was talking about Pedroia, saying, "It's good to see guys like that succeed. It's the message you want to send to kids and everybody, that anybody has a shot to fulfill their dreams. A guy you wouldn't even know was an athlete if you saw him walking down the street." Then Girardi said, "There's no size chart in baseball." There was no size chart for Pedroia, who was the best little guy in his sport before he became MVP. He got off to a terrible start in his rookie season and Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, stayed with him, and Pedroia just kept swinging from his heels and making the plays at second and winning games. Now he has become a star of his sport. The kid who fights to be the Yankees' starter in center field on Opening Day, Brett Gardner, is not the kind of hitter that Pedroia is, will never have that kind of power. But Gardner does not fit the modern profile of a Yankee anymore than Pedroia fit the profile of baseball star. He is the kind of kid the Yankees hardly ever produce anymore, a grinder with a ton of heart, one sending the same kind of message that Pedroia did, that anybody has a shot at their dreams. This is what you hear a lot from Yankee fans these days, because of Mr. Fun, Alex Rodriguez: How hard he makes it to root for their team. Gardner makes it easy. "He is somebody anybody can relate to," Girardi said. "He's one of those guys who would run through a wall for you. People want to root for that. So many of the big guys in this sport, you look at what they do and say, 'No way I could do that.' But guys like Melky (Cabrera) and Brett, they're two guys people absolutely can relate to. It's what I mean about how our sport lends itself to all shapes and sizes." Girardi doesn't tip his hand on center field, even though Gardner has a better spring (hitting .405 to Cabrera's .295). He lets this play out to the end, and even when he praises Gardner's grit and the way he has hit, he is quick to add, "Melky has played at a high level, too." Pauses then and says, "This kind of competition is always a good thing." Gardner himself comes in after batting practice on this day, never looking as big as the 5-10 he is supposed to be, reminding you more of a Pedroia and says, "In sports, the 40th-rounder is supposed to have as good a chance as the first-rounder if he can do the job." He wasn't a 40th-rounder. He was picked with the last pick of the third round in the 2005 draft and began spraying the ball to all fields almost immediately and stealing bases and being a dirty uniform everywhere he played. Before all that he was a walk-on player at the College of Charleston. In the spring of A-Rod, and all the talk about the big-money pitchers, he has made himself into a story, and as much of a Yankee kid to root for as we have had in a while. There is the feeling that Brian Cashman, the general manager and chief money spender around the Yankees, wants Gardner to win the job in center, even though nobody comes out and says that. But you wonder, even if this kid does get the job, how long he lasts if he doesn't come out of the box hitting in the regular season the way he hit in the spring. Cashman loved the idea of plugging in a guy like Nick Swisher right up until Mark Teixeira became available. So you wonder how long Gardner would remain Cashman's heart's desire if another expensive player, this one a center fielder, came into play. Gardner? He just keeps playing his game, playing hard, every day. "It's the same with me as it's always been," he said the other day. "I just try to continue to improve every day, try to step it up to the next level." Doesn't fit the profile, the modern Yankee profile of big names and big trades and constant big money, the Yankees who talk about developing their own then don't. Maybe he can change the profile. All the talk about the pitching this spring, and Jorge Posada's comeback, and the drama around A-Rod, even up to the stories about the New York City madam over the weekend, that seems dumber than "The Bachelor." The best story might be Brett Gardner, last pick of the third round, dirty uniform trying to make it to center field in Camden Yards on Opening Day. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-24-2009, 06:51 AM	#37
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	I'm rooting for him. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-24-2009, 11:16 AM	#38
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Hahahahaha. I see similarities between the two players because they're both grinders who will do anything within their power to help their team win. The only difference being, Gardner has no talent and Pedroia does. Gardner is a fourth or fifth outfielder at best. It's truly laughable to me hearing Yankees fans outlook on this kid. Hahahahhaa.... Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-24-2009, 11:35 AM	#39
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Damn your evil, I like the way he plays. It's not about having an all star in every position now. I always wondered why they passed on Tori Hunter, he made it known he wanted to be a Yankee. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-24-2009, 11:39 AM	#40
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	I'm not saying an all-star needs to be at every position but to compare Brett Gardner to Dustin Pedroia is laughable. Gardner will be fine batting ninth, hitting in the mid two hundreds, stealing a couple bases, playing solid defense, etc. But I wouldn't expect him to win the MVP award... or any award for that matter. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-25-2009, 09:48 AM	#48
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	New York Times - Derek Jeter's 10-year contract with the Yankees expires after the 2010 season, when there aren't expected to be many options at shortstop. Assuming Jose Reyes and Jhonny Peralta have their options exercised by the Mets and Indians, respectively, Milwaukee's J.J. Hardy would be the best option on the market. "That's two years away," Cashman said. "That's not something we're even thinking about. Hopefully, Derek will be with us for a long time." Jeter is adamant about playing shortstop, but internally the Yankees are believed to be hoping that he'll switch to the outfield within the next few seasons. * Hopefully, Jeter moves to a corner outfield position preventing them from signing Matt Holliday next offseason. Derek Jeter is truly becoming the gift that keeps on giving. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis:** 12 inches

03-26-2009, 02:28 PM	#50
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	I don't know why you think I hate him so much. I don't hate Derek Jeter at all. He's the most overrated player in sports over the last decade - not agreeing with that statement is just wrong. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-26-2009, 04:08 PM	#52
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	His skill set isn't worthy of the praise it gets nationally. He's one of the faces of the sport right now. Exceptional ball player though... Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-26-2009, 04:32 PM	#53
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,545	Granted his fielding is mediocre. However he is one of the best hitters in his position over the past decade. And face of the the most popular organization. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

03-28-2009, 12:45 AM	#56
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Missed my fantasy draft and got stuck with Jeter. This sucks. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-28-2009, 08:52 AM	#58
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,545	Karma's a bitch haha Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

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