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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Yankees Sign Jason Giambi | ||||
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| CriticsLoveSnatch i know better than to ask for a status from you mean ol' mods I shall call him mini-FTL | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 5:17 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | What do you other yankees fans think of the deal? personally i would have liked to see Nick Johnson get a shot at first, but can't complain with a perrenial MVP candidate at 1st. Here's the story: Giambi will don pinstripes for seven seasons ESPN.com news services NEW YORK -- On a day on which baseball commissioner Bud Selig went before Congress to plead poverty, rumors swirled that the Yankees and Jason Giambi had already agreed to make him one of the richest players in baseball. One source told ESPN Radio's Dan Patrick that the parties had already reached agreement. This much is confirmed: The sides have agreed on a seven-year contract but are still negotiating the money, which is expected to be from $122 million to $125 million. That figure would place him among the top-five most highly paid players in the game. Yankees manager Joe Torre called Giambi in recent weeks in hopes of luring him to New York. This past season, the 2000 American League Most Valuable Player batted .342 with 38 home runs, 120 RBI and a league-leading 129 walks He was second in the 2001 MVP balloting to Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki. Last year, Torre made a call to right-hander Mike Mussina, who left the Baltimore Orioles for a six-year, $88.5 million deal and went 17-11 with a 3.15 ERA. First baseman Tino Martinez, one of four Yankees starters that has been with the club since Torre took over, is a free agent. Torre also called Martinez to let him know the team is pursuing Giambi. On Wednesday, Torre put his signature on a new three-year contract worth over $16 million. Giambi has told Torre he wants to play first base, not designated hitter. According to an AL scout, the Yankees think of Giambi as an average first baseman. Torre told New York reporters he would try Giambi at first base, but Oakland manager Art Howe told a newspaper he thinks the Yankees may have something else planned. "I've heard rumors that the Yankees are looking at him as a DH, not a first baseman," Howe said. "Whether they tell him that or not is another story." The Yankees, according to the New York Post, even trotted out Hall of Famer Yogi Berra to contact Giambi with his own sales pitch for the Yankees. "I told him to come to the Yankees," Berra told the Post. "I met him at the Bob Hope Classic last year and he is a good kid. He can help the Yankees. I told him that the right-field fence at the Stadium is a lot shorter than the one in Oakland." Since losing the World Series in seven games to Arizona, right fielder Paul O'Neill, third baseman Scott Brosius and backup infielder Luis Sojo have retired. Meanwhile, the Yankees are on the verge of signing reliever Steve Karsay to a four-year contract and reports continue to circulate of their attempt to bring in outfielder Moises Alou. Where will this money come from? The Yankees payroll is $23.75 million less than it was last season, thanks to getting rid of the contracts of Martinez, O'Neill, Brosius and Chuck Knoblauch. The second player doesn't necessarily have to be Alou. The Yankees are known to have inquired about virtually every major free agent, including everyone from Juan Gonzalez to Roger Cedeno. As for third base, Torre seems comfortable with Drew Henson taking over sometime next season. Henson, Michigan's quarterback before he rejoined the Yankees last March, struggled at Triple-A as he recovered from a broken hand.  The more they stay the same, the more I go insane. | ||||
| NASA | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 5:20 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01 | {hayadoinguys} ergh ergh{/hayadoinguys} Tino was great, but how can you argue against an MVP? Besides, he will probably be helped by the best at improving his defense.  GodBlessAmerica. | ||||
| HummerLovin I hope people forgot that I went home with Sandy Kane one night | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 5:44 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | How the hell do they do it? Jesus christ! I suppose that since i'm supposedly a Yankee fan now, that i'm happy.. (NO I'M NOT!) But, it's unreal how the Yanks can keep pulling these players out of free agency.... [Insert witty/profound sig line here] Warning: I will be pissed off until June 28th, 2002. | ||||
| NASA | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 6:05 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01 | Actually, we have a somewhat higher budget after this season.quote:So while the eventual payroll will eventually be higher than 2001's peak-price payroll, it won't be exorbitantly higher. Well, at least not to the extent Yankee haters (and some fans) make it out to be. GodBlessAmerica. | ||||
| HummerLovin I hope people forgot that I went home with Sandy Kane one night | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 6:08 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: Nice! [Insert witty/profound sig line here] Warning: I will be pissed off until June 28th, 2002. | ||||
| mikeWOW | posted on 12-06-2001 @ 6:15 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | i m soo excited.. i just wish they could keep tino around 2 "i hate people that dont get it!" | ||||
| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 7:56 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Well today it becomes official. Anyone else think the Yankees defintely need to sign Wells now, to show Giambi where are all the cool bars are. | ||||
| FeelMyFunBags | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 10:17 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: :) No, we need to sign Wells so I can stalk him.....yummy  USA | ||||
| X-Filed Rich Vos is the emobdiemnt of all that is teh funney | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 3:06 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | At first I was against getting Giambi. Nobody would be better than Tino. Tino defined what the NY yankees are. But I'm starting to come around to having Giambi here. I also thought back to Mattingly. He is my all time favorate Yank. I swore that nobody would ever replace and him. And nobody will ever replace Donnie. But Tino came in and did a nice job of filling the job as best as someone could. I'm sure Giambi will too. But I'll miss Tino, Just like Donnie, nobody will ever replace Tino... VOS IS ABOUT AS FUNNY AS OPENING A LETTER CONTAINING ANTHRAX AND GIVING IT YOUR BABY!!! | ||||
| Jafa Car Service G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Gyroscope Research Division | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 3:06 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | The Yanks also signed John Vander Wal. Go Yanks. "You ever see a black womans pussy, it looks like a wallet!" | ||||
| Boston Fan | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 7:41 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Sox are getting by fucked by not having an owner. Heres comes another second place finish. Go Sawx! Long Live Syndication Underground! | ||||
| Lent Black Rock Coalition Do you have a basketball in your car? | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 7:50 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: May. 00 | quote: At least I have confidence that the mets made moves to be competitve other than the Redsox. Once again the Yankee$$ at least bought another berth to the world series. Also know that sometime in the future Yanks fans are gonna pay dearly for Ja$on...in the form of higher ticket prices!  - AIM:roweLENTless2001 | ||||
The sky is blue | posted on 12-13-2001 @ 8:38 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00 | I can't wait until Shea is used as a giant Jacuzzi for Giambi. Go Yanks and all of your teams suck.  Fez® blah blah blah ©2001 blah blah blah. Fez™ blah blah Email me at fezoanda@hotmail.com | ||||
| OAAWITE | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 12:44 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | What are you talking about the Sox not making moves? They just got Darren Oliver. Sure, he was 11-11 and had a 6.02 ERA. Sure, he's probably the worst player on any major league roster, but the Sox only have give him $5 million next year. If they wanted to give away Everett, why the fuck didn't they just cut him instead of absorbing another multi-million dollar contract? The Sox lineup look's interesting Offerman (1B) Nixon (CF) Garciapparra (ss) Ramirez (RF) Tony Clark (1B) Varitek (C) Brian Daubach (1B) Morgan Burkhardt (1B) Calvin Pickering (1B) I hate following sports in my god damned city. At least we have the Pats and Celtics (Ugh, they both suck too)  This message was edited by OAAWITE on 12-14-01 @ 12:56 AM | ||||
| ste | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 11:07 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | Fuck the red sox, here's the yanks lineup... Jeter Soriano Williams Giambi Pasoda White Ventura Spencer/ Vender Wal Johnson 1b/dh ... If the mets sign Gonzalez, I can picture another subway series, Yanks in four!!! ste | ||||
| Gang Green | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 11:16 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | Did anyone else find it funny that Giambi goes from a really cool guy in Oakland who you never thought would cry to another Yankee bitch who is in tears after hugging Joe Torre. I can't stand this shit anymore, do you have to be able to feel comfortable crying in front of a camera to be on the Yanks also? Fuck the Yankees and fuck Giambi, the Mets are gonna go back to the World Series and rightfully win it.  This message was edited by Gang Green on 12-14-01 @ 11:23 AM | ||||
| Boston Fan | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 2:50 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Its kind of ironic that before the Sox were our only hope to win a championship. Now the Sox are gonna suck, while the Pats will definitely be making the playoffs, and the Celtics and Bruins have a good chance of makin the playoffs. Long Live Syndication Underground! | ||||
| Jafa Car Service G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Gyroscope Research Division | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 3:27 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | Mets are gonna win the World Series?! You shouldn't say things like that until they get some pitching. "You ever see a black womans pussy, it looks like a wallet!" | ||||
| Gang Green | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 5:03 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | They have plenty of good pitchers, what they needed last year was some offense which they are getting. I'm just saying if they get Juan Gonzalez this team will be as good if not better than the Yankees. | ||||
| ste | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 7:24 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: You have one good pitcher, buddy... Chen Vs Pittitte NYY W Appier Vs Mussina NYY W Rush Vs Wells NYY W Trahccel Vs Hitchcock NYY W Benitez Vs Rivera NYY W Franco Vs Karsay NYY W Weathers Vs Staton NYY W ... Subway series, Yanks in four!!! ste | ||||
| The Sleeper Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 8:40 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | The Everett/Oliver trade reminds me of the Bonilla/Rojas trade a couple of years ago. A couple of overpayed, sorry hacks that noone wants being traded for each other. I think the results will be similiar... You tell me that I'm better, You just hate yourself You tell me that you like her, You just wish you did You tell me that I make no difference, Well at least I'm fucking trying What the fuck have you done? | ||||
| Thrillhouse Alkey gave me my bonus points back. | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 8:59 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 01 | anyone else think giambi kind of looks like roger clemens in the yankee uniform all shaved and stuff? the only difference is giambi actually smiles and looks happy This message was edited by Thrillhouse on 12-14-01 @ 8:59 PM | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 9:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | quote: The Yankees Got Wells!! Wow I must have missed that one. And Nice Spelling Job too, At least you spelled about half the guys correctly.  | ||||
| ste | posted on 12-14-2001 @ 10:52 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Watch and see, dickey and about the spelling, who cares if I spell the names right? You know what I mean. ste This message was edited by ste on 12-14-01 @ 10:55 PM | ||||
| Officer Joe Friday | posted on 12-15-2001 @ 1:17 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 01 | quote: Well, they would have had to pay Everett in that case anyway. So they actually save money in this deal. Plus Oliver is a free agent at the end of the year anyway where as Everett has more years left on his contract. Granted Oliver sucks and is basically the same as every other starter the Sox have outside a healthy Pedro (ie Arrojo, Castillo, etc). Now if only they can get some competant ownership in there along with an actual GM they won't be a laughingstock anymore. Another thing I don't get is all of the affection towards Tino. In today's Post that idiot Wallace Matthews basically was on his knees blowing him and even calling this past year an off year for him. Off year? That was about as good as it was going to get. And the only reason it was that good was he knew he was playing for a contract. Giambi will quickly make everyone forget all about Tino. ------------------- But there's also this: there are over 5,000 men in this city, who know that being a policeman is an endless, glamourless, thankless job that's gotta be done. I know it, too, and I'm damn glad to be one of them." | ||||
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