AL East Thread

[chappee11]

The plot thickens???

 

[navamind]

Fine with this. Given the other starters' durability concerns, this will probably be short lived anyway.

 

[nynasty]

I thought it was that George wanted to trade Bernie that caused that but I could bee wrong. Ole George wanted to trade all of them for either Claudel Washington or Louis Polonia. He never did like Petitte and letting him walk in 2004 got him what he deserved. Kevin Brown my fucking ass!

I vaguely remember that-but weren't they going to let Bernie walk and sign Albert Belle? Then at the 11th hour they came to their senses.

 

[Cyder]

I vaguely remember that-but weren't they going to let Bernie walk and sign Albert Belle? Then at the 11th hour they came to their senses.

In that instance Bernie spoke to George personally and said he wanted to stay and they worked it out. I think Bernie having an offer from the Red Sox may have played a part in it and that he wanted to remain a Yankee so bad George reconsidered.

 

[navamind]

I vaguely remember that-but weren't they going to let Bernie walk and sign Albert Belle? Then at the 11th hour they came to their senses.

Boy did the Yanks dodge a bullet on that one. Crazy to think he had a 172 OPS+ before hitting free agency and he'd be out of baseball after two more seasons.

 

[cerealboi]

The plot thickens???

 

[bksballer89]

Damn good job to take 3 of 4 in Toronto

 

[nynasty]

Well, so far anyway, Judge is worth every penny of his new deal.

Fucking monster.

 

[chappee11]

Meidroth promoted to AA. Went 3-6 with the game winning hit in his debut.

Red Sox ‘baseball rat’ prospect (.473 OBP) drafted last July already at AA

A Red Sox prospect drafted in 2022 already has made it to Portland. A pitcher acquired in Andrew Benintendi trade dominated in his Double-A debut.

www.masslive.com

 

[navamind]

Red Sox ‘baseball rat’ prospect (.473 OBP) drafted last July already at AA

A Red Sox prospect drafted in 2022 already has made it to Portland. A pitcher acquired in Andrew Benintendi trade dominated in his Double-A debut.

www.masslive.com

yeah, he's become an interesting prospect. AA will be a big test for him, but if continues to do what he has there he could probably skip AAA

 

[bksballer89]

@Pure Steel @nynasty

 

[Pure Steel]

@Pure Steel @nynasty

 

[chappee11]

@Pure Steel @nynasty

Congrats to all the Yankees fans. I know you have been waiting a looong time for this.

 

[chappee11]

The plot thickens…again???

 

[bksballer89]

The plot thickens…again???

No

 

[bksballer89]

 

[chillerdab]

O’s win again. 30 wins. Last year they go their 30th win with a record of 30-38.

Hard to believe that they’ve arrived, but atter taking 2-3 from the Rays, 2-3 from the pirates, splitting with the Angles and the first 2 with the Jays, it’s looking pretty pretty pretty pretty good.

 

[bksballer89]

Another w

 

[jarntt]

Bill Lee fucked around and found out. Nettles was a bad ass


In 1973, another brawl had ensued between the Red Sox and Yankees, again involving Carlton Fisk being bowled over at the plate. This time it was his counterpart Thurman Munson who had collided with him, and they immediately proceeded to go right at it, with Yankees shortstop Gene Michael joining the fray. Pudge left the fight with a scratch on his face, and that was all it took for Bill Lee to characterize the Yankees as acting "like a bunch of hookers, swinging their purses." Graig Nettles took offense to the entire team being compared to sex workers despite the fact that if you were a sex worker in 1970s New York you were probably a certified badass, and three years later he hadn't forgotten. In the 1970s, it was still considered a dreadful insult for a man to be compared to a woman in any way, and whilst this misogynistic practice has decreased in recent years, back in 1976 it was the sort of thing that people would simmer over for years and decide to seek vengeance for.
Price is back just when the Red Sox need him
As the brawl between Fisk and Piniella ensued, Spaceman Lee was one of the first members of the Red Sox to fly off the bench towards the fray. Graig Nettles sought him out and flung him violently to the ground, tearing his left shoulder out. For good measure, center fielder Mickey Rivers threw a few punches at Lee's back as he was on the ground. Now injured, Lee was even angrier, and he was determined to get his revenge. As the fight calmed down, he ran around the crowd until he located Nettles, but Nettles punched him squarely in the eye

 

[cerealboi]

Bill Lee fucked around and found out. Nettles was a bad ass


In 1973, another brawl had ensued between the Red Sox and Yankees, again involving Carlton Fisk being bowled over at the plate. This time it was his counterpart Thurman Munson who had collided with him, and they immediately proceeded to go right at it, with Yankees shortstop Gene Michael joining the fray. Pudge left the fight with a scratch on his face, and that was all it took for Bill Lee to characterize the Yankees as acting "like a bunch of hookers, swinging their purses." Graig Nettles took offense to the entire team being compared to sex workers despite the fact that if you were a sex worker in 1970s New York you were probably a certified badass, and three years later he hadn't forgotten. In the 1970s, it was still considered a dreadful insult for a man to be compared to a woman in any way, and whilst this misogynistic practice has decreased in recent years, back in 1976 it was the sort of thing that people would simmer over for years and decide to seek vengeance for.
Price is back just when the Red Sox need him
As the brawl between Fisk and Piniella ensued, Spaceman Lee was one of the first members of the Red Sox to fly off the bench towards the fray. Graig Nettles sought him out and flung him violently to the ground, tearing his left shoulder out. For good measure, center fielder Mickey Rivers threw a few punches at Lee's back as he was on the ground. Now injured, Lee was even angrier, and he was determined to get his revenge. As the fight calmed down, he ran around the crowd until he located Nettles, but Nettles punched him squarely in the eye

Kudos to the Yankees for actually wearing a uniform with a belt. Instead of the pajama pants the Red Sox went with during the 70s.