Yankees Get Ivan Rodriguez

by bergs55 on Jul 30, 2008 3:49 PM CDT

For our old favorite...Kyle Farnsworth.

Looks like the AL teams are really trying to posture for the stretch run. Although Pudge had been platooning with Brandon Inge, still a nice pickup for the Yanks. Molina wasn't cutting it. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_heyman/07/29/heyman.tradeblog/index.html?bcnn=yes

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Ah yo beat me to it!

Maybe Al can merge/delete mine!

Can't wait for the Cubs in '08!!!

by fuzzycubfan on Jul 30, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions

you can delete it...look under your post!

by bergs55 on Jul 30, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I took care of it.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 30, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Interesting, NYY waits for no one

Star gets hurt, go out and reload with another star

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Jul 30, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions

Star?

Not anymore, really. Pudge is doing OK but his OPS+ is 101, basically league average. They were desperate after Posada went down. I don’t think they gave up very much.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 30, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions

More like hoping for lightning in a bottle....

by LT on Jul 30, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Who cares? First off, it's the Yanks...

Nothing new for them to go out and get somebody, no matter what the cost. Second, they are in the AL. Next…

Jimmyeatworld

by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 30, 2008 4:19 PM CDT reply actions

I care

by madeindetroit on Jul 30, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Underachiever for Declining Star

I was a fan of Farnsworth when he first came up with the Cubs. That’s before I realized there’s more to pitching than having a 100 MPH fast ball. I-Rod is not the player he used to be, but I think he’ll help the Yankees. He’s still an above average catcher. “Pudge” is a nickname I reserve for Carlton Fisk.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Jul 30, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions

I find this...

To be a curious move on the part of Detroit… I mean I know they need BP help, but is Farnsworth really going to cut it?

by Hilary Lee on Jul 30, 2008 4:23 PM CDT reply actions

Probably not.

He already pitched for them, too, in 2005 after the Cubs traded him there.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 30, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Was Pudge...

...not catching much for Detroit? I haven’t paid attention.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Jul 30, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions

He was

but Brandon Inge was in there from time to time as well

when asked about his performance against the Reds - Lieber said the following
"Well obviously I made some bad pitches today, left to many over the plate and they got good wood on the ball. The only good thing was that I was able to get back into the clubhouse earlier then I planned so I could eat."

by 1060 W Addison on Jul 30, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions