Yanks get Mark Teixeira

[reflections]

What the Red Sox have over the Yankees?
An actual team that likes playing together.

What the Rays have over the Yankees?
An actual team that likes to play together, not a bunch of overpaid free agents who may or may not actually play good in New York, considering things don't always work out in New York like they are supposed to.

[StreetMedic]

What's that sucking sound coming from NY?

[lebsoccer02]

i nearly got sick when i saw that. damn yankees. even more reason to hate them. oh well.

go pirates...lol. rumor has it the pirates may be close to signing rocco baldelli...well they're one of the teams in the running. hopefully we sign him.

[defense]

What's that sucking sound coming from NY?

Huh? The only noise I hear is the noise coming from the non-Yankee fans

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

lol at this whole thread. So much for trying to cut spending, huh?

It's hilarious how all the Yankee fans fail to realize, or choose to ignore, that the whole reason they haven't won a World Series since 2000 is because all they ever do lately is throw money around like it's nothing and they don't churn out their own talent like they did when they were at their peak. Aside from Cano and Wang I can't think of two players the Yankees have produced (and kept) in the past five or so years that has been anywhere close to All-Star caliber, and don't even say Melky Cabrera belongs in that discussion.

At any rate, you know there's no way the Red Sox don't make some type of move to try and match the Yankees on this one. I wouldn't be surprised to see them try to put a package together for Prince Fielder, or anyone similar that may become available.

EDIT: Oh, and by the way, Yankees still aren't better than the Red Sox or Rays now, although they're probably just as good. All the teams are roughly equal in just about every facet of the game.

[HoustonGM]

I'm sick of the Yankees... it's so pathetic how they try to buy the World Series every year... for shame

This is the first year in a while where you can really say that they're trying to "buy a championship." Please find me one other year where they shelled out this much money for the top free agents on the market. PLEASE. Back up these statements.

I want HGM's analysis on this signing.

Excellent signing. I thought the Yankees needed Tex more than any other free agent, because he is an upgrade on both sides of the coin, at the plate and in the field, and a steady first basemen is something they've lacked.

Because the Angels aren't a top flight organization, apparently. They'll pay for Tori Hunter and Gary Mathews Jr., but not the guy that made them the favorites to win the WS last year (Tex).

Spending ridiculous amounts of money on Hunter and Matthews might be the reason why they can't sign Tex. Who knows.

What the Red Sox have over the Yankees?
An actual team that likes playing together.

Hm. Maybe I missed it, but when were the Yankees not an "actual team", and where is this evidence that they don't like playing together?

[metsguy234]

You do realize that we are ahead of the Red Sox, and probably past the Rays as well, right?

We may have finished third last year, but atleast we didn't fold like a chair for two straight years in September

At least we were still in the running in September

[StreetMedic]

Huh? The only noise I hear is the noise coming from the non-Yankee fans

Good one.

How utterly didn't-see-that-one-coming-at-all-ish.

[defense]

At least we were still in the running in September

We made the playoffs once in the past two seasons
Mets folded in both of the last two seasons

[koolzach1]

lol at this whole thread. So much for trying to cut spending, huh?

It's hilarious how all the Yankee fans fail to realize, or choose to ignore, that the whole reason they haven't won a World Series since 2000 is because all they ever do lately is throw money around like it's nothing and they don't churn out their own talent like they did when they were at their peak. Aside from Cano and Wang I can't think of two players the Yankees have produced (and kept) in the past five or so years that has been anywhere close to All-Star caliber, and don't even say Melky Cabrera belongs in that discussion.

At any rate, you know there's no way the Red Sox don't make some type of move to try and match the Yankees on this one. I wouldn't be surprised to see them try to put a package together for Prince Fielder, or anyone similar that may become available.

EDIT: Oh, and by the way, Yankees still aren't better than the Red Sox or Rays now, although they're probably just as good. All the teams are roughly equal in just about every facet of the game.

Oh, I figure that this move will make the Red Sox counter by trading some of their top prospects for a bat. Bye Lars and Clay.

[HoustonGM]

Oh, I figure that this move will make the Red Sox counter by trading some of their top prospects for a bat. Bye Lars and Clay.

I don't. The Red Sox are smart.

[StreetMedic]

EDIT: Oh, and by the way, Yankees still aren't better than the Red Sox or Rays now, although they're probably just as good. All the teams are roughly equal in just about every facet of the game.

Which, at the end of the day, makes for great baseball.

[defense]

Oh, I figure that this move will make the Red Sox counter by trading some of their top prospects for a bat. Bye Lars and Clay.

I would love to see them trade Lars Anderson.

[koolzach1]

I don't. The Red Sox are smart.

Well, if they don't then they're f'ed.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Oh, I figure that this move will make the Red Sox counter by trading some of their top prospects for a bat. Bye Lars and Clay.

Oh well? I'd rather trade unproven talent that may never fulfill itself for a hitter like Prince who has proven himself.