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This is a link to an article I wrote for faniq this evening. It is about the New York Rangers and their turnaround. Enjoy it and thanks as always for reading and following me.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Will the New York Yankees spend more due to Boston winning?
Will the New York Yankees spend more due to Boston winning?
The topic of 189 million has been going on for months now. To be honest it probably has been going on for years now. The 2 014 season is one that has been marked for the New York Yankees to get under 189 million. The reasons are simple; the luxury tax savings are immense for them. There is great incentive to being under that number. What are the reasons not to be under it, well that can be simple also? Lets take a look at both sides of the argument and if the Boston Red Sox winning will change anything.
I think it is possible to be under 189 million and field a championship team; there are certain factors that can affect it though. I also believe that you are going to have to spend money for guys like Robinson Cano to resign, for a catcher and pitching. The New York Yankees biggest problem could be the money they have locked up in Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees may get luck and get out of that for at least this year, which is the big year. If he is suspended and they save that approximately 30 million then they are in great shape.
The real question though is will the Yankees act differently now that their archrival the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. I would say yes for sure, I couldn’t imagine anyone in the Yankees hierarchy not being upset about the Red Sox winning. I think the fans are more upset and will make it harder for them to not go the extra mile. The Yankees really have to look at everything because their attendance was down last year and their TV ratings were down. A big reason for this was because of all the injuries and lack of star power. The Yankees can act however they want but they will always be the Yankees and they have to keep that in mind.
It is very hard for a team in New York and a team called the Yankees to act frugal. Is it possible to have the best of both worlds?? It may be but it is definitely not going to be easy for them. They have a lot of holes to fill but at the same time has a lot of money coming off the books.
Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte retired; they are going to be rid of Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. Curtis Granderson was just given a qualifying offer of 1 yr and 14.1 million. If he accepts it is less then he got last year and if he doesn’t he is a free agent. The Yankees have Alfonso Soriano and Vernon Wells for next year but other teams are mainly paying them. Mark Teixeira is under contract and Derek Jeter is also. The Yankees need a catcher most likely, or at least an upgrade of what they had. They potentially will lose Hiroki Kuroda to free agency or retirement. If this is the case they need two starting pitchers, free agent pitchers cost a lot of money.
It will be very interesting to see what they do as they have already been linked to some big names. Tanaka is a pitcher out of Japan that they are expected to bid highly on, remember the bidding doesn’t count against the 189. They are expected to sign a catcher such as Brian McCann or Jarrod Saltalamacchia. They need possibly a DH and another starting pitcher. I think they can accomplish all of this and still be at 189 or below.
I don’t have the exact numbers those for those under contract and the arbitration eligible players but it looks promising to me.
This may be the most interesting Yankees off-season in a couple of decades though anyway you look at it. The bottom line is I do expect the Yankees to be more aggressive because of the Red Sox winning. It is hard for them not to be angry and more competitive because they are right in their face.
The topic of 189 million has been going on for months now. To be honest it probably has been going on for years now. The 2 014 season is one that has been marked for the New York Yankees to get under 189 million. The reasons are simple; the luxury tax savings are immense for them. There is great incentive to being under that number. What are the reasons not to be under it, well that can be simple also? Lets take a look at both sides of the argument and if the Boston Red Sox winning will change anything.
I think it is possible to be under 189 million and field a championship team; there are certain factors that can affect it though. I also believe that you are going to have to spend money for guys like Robinson Cano to resign, for a catcher and pitching. The New York Yankees biggest problem could be the money they have locked up in Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees may get luck and get out of that for at least this year, which is the big year. If he is suspended and they save that approximately 30 million then they are in great shape.
The real question though is will the Yankees act differently now that their archrival the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. I would say yes for sure, I couldn’t imagine anyone in the Yankees hierarchy not being upset about the Red Sox winning. I think the fans are more upset and will make it harder for them to not go the extra mile. The Yankees really have to look at everything because their attendance was down last year and their TV ratings were down. A big reason for this was because of all the injuries and lack of star power. The Yankees can act however they want but they will always be the Yankees and they have to keep that in mind.
It is very hard for a team in New York and a team called the Yankees to act frugal. Is it possible to have the best of both worlds?? It may be but it is definitely not going to be easy for them. They have a lot of holes to fill but at the same time has a lot of money coming off the books.
Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte retired; they are going to be rid of Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. Curtis Granderson was just given a qualifying offer of 1 yr and 14.1 million. If he accepts it is less then he got last year and if he doesn’t he is a free agent. The Yankees have Alfonso Soriano and Vernon Wells for next year but other teams are mainly paying them. Mark Teixeira is under contract and Derek Jeter is also. The Yankees need a catcher most likely, or at least an upgrade of what they had. They potentially will lose Hiroki Kuroda to free agency or retirement. If this is the case they need two starting pitchers, free agent pitchers cost a lot of money.
It will be very interesting to see what they do as they have already been linked to some big names. Tanaka is a pitcher out of Japan that they are expected to bid highly on, remember the bidding doesn’t count against the 189. They are expected to sign a catcher such as Brian McCann or Jarrod Saltalamacchia. They need possibly a DH and another starting pitcher. I think they can accomplish all of this and still be at 189 or below.
I don’t have the exact numbers those for those under contract and the arbitration eligible players but it looks promising to me.
This may be the most interesting Yankees off-season in a couple of decades though anyway you look at it. The bottom line is I do expect the Yankees to be more aggressive because of the Red Sox winning. It is hard for them not to be angry and more competitive because they are right in their face.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
The New York Giants have won two in a row
The New York Giants have won two in a row
The New York Giants started the season 0-6. It was one of their worst starts ever; they have too much talent to be that bad. The New York Giants have now won two games in a row. They are 2-6 and have a bye. The Giants now have three straight home games. They will take on the Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. It won’t be easy but if they can win all three of those games they will be right back in the playoff picture and dare I say picture to win the NFC East.
The main reason for this is of course how bad their division is. The facts are the facts though, they have a chance to erase their horrible start, finish strong and see what happens. I wouldn’t doubt the head coach Tom Coughlin and the quarterback Eli Manning. They have a proven track record; it is a very good one also with two Super Bowls in recent time.
The Giants win over the Eagles last week wasn’t pretty but it was effective. Their defense which wasn’t that good suddenly looks like the strength of their team. The Giants were always known for their defense and Perry Fewell has them playing at top level right now. They didn’t give up any points; the Eagles only points came on special teams. The Giants defense hasn’t given up a touchdown in quite a while. The pass rush is looking better and the secondary is playing better. The Giants this year are showing better play out of the linebacker spot then they have in a while also.
The Giants other biggest improvement is they have cut down on the turnovers. The offense wasn’t great at all. They had five field goals and no touchdowns. You would like to see them have at least one or two touchdowns out of that but they did move the ball. They just have to do a better job of getting it in the end zone. The Giants running game has actually showed signs of life lately and their offensive line has been improved even though it is still a work in progress. I think the Giants could at least win two out of the next three and still be in it. They have to beat the Cowboys though if that is going to happen. They have to focus on one game at a time and see what happens from there. The Giants will have this week off to rest up get healthy and make a run out of this thing.
The New York Giants started the season 0-6. It was one of their worst starts ever; they have too much talent to be that bad. The New York Giants have now won two games in a row. They are 2-6 and have a bye. The Giants now have three straight home games. They will take on the Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. It won’t be easy but if they can win all three of those games they will be right back in the playoff picture and dare I say picture to win the NFC East.
The main reason for this is of course how bad their division is. The facts are the facts though, they have a chance to erase their horrible start, finish strong and see what happens. I wouldn’t doubt the head coach Tom Coughlin and the quarterback Eli Manning. They have a proven track record; it is a very good one also with two Super Bowls in recent time.
The Giants win over the Eagles last week wasn’t pretty but it was effective. Their defense which wasn’t that good suddenly looks like the strength of their team. The Giants were always known for their defense and Perry Fewell has them playing at top level right now. They didn’t give up any points; the Eagles only points came on special teams. The Giants defense hasn’t given up a touchdown in quite a while. The pass rush is looking better and the secondary is playing better. The Giants this year are showing better play out of the linebacker spot then they have in a while also.
The Giants other biggest improvement is they have cut down on the turnovers. The offense wasn’t great at all. They had five field goals and no touchdowns. You would like to see them have at least one or two touchdowns out of that but they did move the ball. They just have to do a better job of getting it in the end zone. The Giants running game has actually showed signs of life lately and their offensive line has been improved even though it is still a work in progress. I think the Giants could at least win two out of the next three and still be in it. They have to beat the Cowboys though if that is going to happen. They have to focus on one game at a time and see what happens from there. The Giants will have this week off to rest up get healthy and make a run out of this thing.
Monday, September 30, 2013
The New York Yankees finish season with a 14 inning victory in Houston
The New York Yankees finish season with a 14 inning victory in Houston
The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 5-1 in 14 innings and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. David Huff started and pitched well and the bullpen did a great job. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with three hits.
Huff pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run, didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven. Brett Marshall pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Preston Claiborne pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Matt Daley won his first game pitching two innings and striking out two and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning.
Nunez had three hits and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI. Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI, David Adams had a hit and Brendan Ryan had two hits. Zoilo Almonte had two hits, Granderson hit a double and Nunez hit two doubles. Adams hit a triple and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.
Eric Bedard pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with nine strikeouts. Josh Zeid pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Kevin Chapman pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Rhiner Cruz pitched to one batter and retired him. Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Lucas Harrell lost his 17th game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs. He struck out four. Jorge De Leon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.
Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez had a hit and an RBI. Chris Carter drew a walk, J.D. Martinez had a hit and Chris Corporan had a hit. Villar hit a double and the Astros were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Villar committed an error.
Dominguez hit an RBI single in the first to give the Astros a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Granderson hit an RBI single to tie the game at one. In the 14th Reynolds hit a solo homerun, Nunez hit a two run double and Murphy hit an RBI single. They scored four runs to take a 5-1 lead and that would be the final score. Murphy had his first career RBI. The Yankees finished with an 85-77 record and only missed the postseason for the second time in the last 20 years. The Astros finished 51-111 and on a 15 game losing streak. The Yankees finished with a three game winning streak.
The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 5-1 in 14 innings and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. David Huff started and pitched well and the bullpen did a great job. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with three hits.
Huff pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run, didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven. Brett Marshall pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Preston Claiborne pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Matt Daley won his first game pitching two innings and striking out two and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning.
Nunez had three hits and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI. Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI, David Adams had a hit and Brendan Ryan had two hits. Zoilo Almonte had two hits, Granderson hit a double and Nunez hit two doubles. Adams hit a triple and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.
Eric Bedard pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with nine strikeouts. Josh Zeid pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Kevin Chapman pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Rhiner Cruz pitched to one batter and retired him. Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Lucas Harrell lost his 17th game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs. He struck out four. Jorge De Leon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.
Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez had a hit and an RBI. Chris Carter drew a walk, J.D. Martinez had a hit and Chris Corporan had a hit. Villar hit a double and the Astros were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Villar committed an error.
Dominguez hit an RBI single in the first to give the Astros a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Granderson hit an RBI single to tie the game at one. In the 14th Reynolds hit a solo homerun, Nunez hit a two run double and Murphy hit an RBI single. They scored four runs to take a 5-1 lead and that would be the final score. Murphy had his first career RBI. The Yankees finished with an 85-77 record and only missed the postseason for the second time in the last 20 years. The Astros finished 51-111 and on a 15 game losing streak. The Yankees finished with a three game winning streak.
The New York Mets finish season with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers
The New York Mets finish season with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers
The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 3-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good. Eric Young Jr. and David Wright had the only RBI for the Mets.
Niese pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out two. Gonzalez Germen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Vic Black won his third game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and Frank Francisco earned his first save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Wright had an RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Juan Centeno had a hit; The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Young Jr. had two stolen bases and Murphy had a stolen base. Black committed an error and Young and Lagares each had an outfield assist.
Marco Estrada pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with eight strikeouts. Brandon Kintzler blew a save and lost his third game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs which were unearned.
Norichika Aoki drew a walk, Jeff Bianchi had a hit and Jonathan Lucroy had two hits. Carlos Gomez had a hit and drew a walk, Yuniesky Betancourt drew a walk and Sean Halton had an RBI. Logan Schafer had a hit and an RBI, Scooter Gennett had a hit and the Brewers were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Gomez had a stolen base and Bianchi and Lucroy each committed an error.
Wright hit a sacrifice fly in the first giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Halton grounded into a force out scoring a run and tying the game at one. Schafter hit an RBI single giving the Brewers a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Centeno hit an RBI single and Young Jr. hit an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. 3-2 would be the final score.
The Mets record finished at 74-88 and the Brewers were 74-88. The next stop for these two teams is winter and they will be back in the spring.
The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 3-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good. Eric Young Jr. and David Wright had the only RBI for the Mets.
Niese pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out two. Gonzalez Germen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Vic Black won his third game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and Frank Francisco earned his first save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Wright had an RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Juan Centeno had a hit; The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Young Jr. had two stolen bases and Murphy had a stolen base. Black committed an error and Young and Lagares each had an outfield assist.
Marco Estrada pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with eight strikeouts. Brandon Kintzler blew a save and lost his third game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs which were unearned.
Norichika Aoki drew a walk, Jeff Bianchi had a hit and Jonathan Lucroy had two hits. Carlos Gomez had a hit and drew a walk, Yuniesky Betancourt drew a walk and Sean Halton had an RBI. Logan Schafer had a hit and an RBI, Scooter Gennett had a hit and the Brewers were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Gomez had a stolen base and Bianchi and Lucroy each committed an error.
Wright hit a sacrifice fly in the first giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Halton grounded into a force out scoring a run and tying the game at one. Schafter hit an RBI single giving the Brewers a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Centeno hit an RBI single and Young Jr. hit an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. 3-2 would be the final score.
The Mets record finished at 74-88 and the Brewers were 74-88. The next stop for these two teams is winter and they will be back in the spring.
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