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MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

MFS62 Jan 08 2021 05:41 PM

Gerrit Cole cheated? Tsk Tsk From the LA Times via Yahoo: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-gerrit-cole-named-ball-150540946.html “Hey Bubba, it's Gerrit Cole, I was wondering if you could help me out with this sticky situation,” the pitcher wrote, adding a wink emoji. “We don't see you until May, but we have some road games in April that are in cold weather places. The stuff I had last year seizes up when it gets cold.” Later

Fman99 Jan 08 2021 09:22 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Good. MF these guys again some more!

G-Fafif Jan 15 2021 08:16 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

LeMahieu returning to unpleasant environs.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 15 2021 09:02 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Had to go 6 years tho. Wow.

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2021 09:18 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Wow indeed. There was talk about the two sides being far apart early on so six years for a guy you'll turn 33 mid-season will be seen as the Yanx blinking most likely, particularly since he's already begun transitioning from middle IF to corner IF. Also maybe a case of buying high, his 2020 OPS was a full 100 points higher than any other single season and only two of his previous years were within 200 points of that mark which is saying a lot when all those other (six full) seasons were played at Coors Field.

G-Fafif Jan 15 2021 05:28 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

MFYs signing Kluber.

Edgy MD Jan 15 2021 09:03 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Wow. Lest it go unsaid, 2020 was only nominally a baseball season. Maybe he's great, but it's hard to see this as anything but buying high.

Frayed Knot Jan 24 2021 05:09 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yanx trade four prospects for two years of Pirates hurler, and former #2 overall draft pick (2010), Jameson Taillon Taillon didn't pitch in 2020

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 25 2021 07:41 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I might be wrong but the MFYs have never traded away a prospect that's amounted to anything. OTOH they also have a good record of acquiring big-name guys who don't fully succeed

Edgy MD Jan 25 2021 08:54 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I can think of some Yankee-prospect tradeoffs that made a splash (our own Justin Wilson!), as well as some burgeoning stars traded off for full-blown stars. How far back are we talking?

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 25 2021 09:42 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I dunno. The Cashman Era is now ridiculously long. The only guys I can think of off the top of my head are like Clippard and Melky Cabera. But like the guys they gave up for Stanton or Michael Pineda... The whole Chapman thing (4 prospects who went nowhere to Cincy, then to the Cubs for Gleyber Torres, then resigning) It was like coming and going with that wife-beating steroid cheat

Edgy MD Jan 25 2021 09:45 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I hear ya. A Willie McGee and a Jay Buhner every now and then sure used to keep the winters warm.

Willets Point Jan 26 2021 10:52 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Mike Lowell?

Frayed Knot Jan 28 2021 06:00 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Masahiro Tanaka's stint with the Yanx is over as he heads back to Japan to become a Rakuten Eagle I think Rakuten makes cheap insta-noodle dishes but I'm not sure. I don't think they make eagles. More interesting to note is that, behind Gerrit Cole, the Yanx appear to be relying on three reclamation projects who haven't pitched much lately. The 2-3-4 in their rotation could be the recently acquired Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon, plus holdover/TJ-rehabbing Luis Severino. All three were good and promising at one point, but they also combined for just 17 ML starts / 85 IP in 2019 [Kluber = 7 /36; Taillon = 7 / 37; Severino = 3 /12] and just one start / one IP (Kluber) in 2020 The most recent ML appearances for each was: Kluber on 7/26/20; Severino on 9/28/19; Taillon on 5/1/19

Benjamin Grimm Jan 28 2021 06:42 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I had him pegged for Florence of the Frontier League.

G-Fafif Feb 19 2021 10:55 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Johnny Damon, menace to society. (Great Snooze lede.) Johnny Damon, having already loudly supported Donald Trump and whined about coronavirus restrictions, completed the retired baseball player Triple Crown on Friday with a DUI in Florida. Orlando-area cops pulled over Damon early Friday morning, when he registered a whopping 0.30 on a blood alcohol test, according to TMZ. (The legal limit in Florida is 0.08.) Damon was arrested just after 1 a.m., when he was charged with a DUI. According to police, his wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, shoved a cop and was charged with resisting arrest. The Damons appeared together on the reality show “Below Deck” in 2019. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-johnny-damon-dui-20210219-362giia2ovdzxionxjm4d64kra-story.html

batmagadanleadoff Feb 19 2021 11:01 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Johnny Damon, menace to society. (Great Snooze lede.) Johnny Damon, having already loudly supported Donald Trump and whined about coronavirus restrictions, completed the retired baseball player Triple Crown on Friday with a DUI in Florida. Orlando-area cops pulled over Damon early Friday morning, when he registered a whopping 0.30 on a blood alcohol test, according to TMZ. (The legal limit in Florida is 0.08.) Damon was arrested just after 1 a.m., when he was charged with a DUI. According to police, his wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, shoved a cop and was charged with resisting arrest. The Damons appeared together on the reality show “Below Deck” in 2019. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-johnny-damon-dui-20210219-362giia2ovdzxionxjm4d64kra-story.html With Damon being a famous Trump supporter and Florida being the scumbag state that it is, they'll probably let Damon off scot-free.

G-Fafif Feb 19 2021 04:54 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Brett Gardner continues to be MFY. One-year deal.Figure a dozen hits and three spectacular catchers vs the Mets this season.

Lefty Specialist Feb 19 2021 05:57 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Johnny Damon, menace to society. (Great Snooze lede.) Johnny Damon, having already loudly supported Donald Trump and whined about coronavirus restrictions, completed the retired baseball player Triple Crown on Friday with a DUI in Florida. Orlando-area cops pulled over Damon early Friday morning, when he registered a whopping 0.30 on a blood alcohol test, according to TMZ. (The legal limit in Florida is 0.08.) Damon was arrested just after 1 a.m., when he was charged with a DUI. According to police, his wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, shoved a cop and was charged with resisting arrest. The Damons appeared together on the reality show “Below Deck” in 2019. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-johnny-damon-dui-20210219-362giia2ovdzxionxjm4d64kra-story.html With Damon being a famous Trump supporter and Florida being the scumbag state that it is, they'll probably let Damon off scot-free. Boy, .30 blood alcohol, I'm surprised he could find his car. He's lucky he didn't kill someone.

Edgy MD Feb 19 2021 06:40 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yeah, that's uh ... really hard to pull off and live. And I realize I'm late to the party here, but what a lede. Everybody at The Daily News deserves a day off.

MFS62 Feb 20 2021 07:25 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

=G-Fafif post_id=56561 time=1613778856 user_id=55] Brett Gardner continues to be MFY. One-year deal.Figure a dozen hits and three spectacular catchers vs the Mets this season.

He continues to hold his RA (red ass) spot, formerly held by Lou Pinella and Paul O'Neill, as the person most likely to argue with an umpire, start a brawl, kick a water cooler or break a light in the tunnel to the clubhouse.



Later

Willets Point Feb 20 2021 11:29 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Brett Gardner exists so that when people say that the Yankees buy all their talent from other teams, Yankees fans can say "But Brett Gardner is home grown!"

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2021 12:34 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yanx manager Aaron Boone is taking an immediate leave of absence to have a pacemaker installed . Surgery to be done later today. Boone, 47, has had heart issues going back to his college days, but this is still a big whoa!!

Edgy MD Mar 03 2021 12:55 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Bring in Willie!

MFS62 Mar 03 2021 12:58 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 28 2021 08:43 AM

Willets Point wrote: Brett Gardner exists so that when people say that the Yankees buy all their talent from other teams, Yankees fans can say "But Brett Gardner is home grown!" The MFY fertilizer just exudes from him. Later

Frayed Knot Mar 27 2021 11:09 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Luke Voit's kneed for knee surgery pushes back his start to the season and means Jay Bruce will be the starting 1st baseman in the Bronx

Edgy MD Mar 27 2021 04:32 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

WOW emoji!

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 28 2021 07:23 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Bruce will probably hit 50 home runs there

Edgy MD Mar 28 2021 07:27 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Maybe, but it's not like Bank One in Philly led to a Bruce revival. He might need vitamins.

MFS62 Mar 28 2021 08:45 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Quick. Who led the AL in home runs last year? It was Luke f'n Voit!!! Who knew? Bruce will thrive in that bandbox. And they have such a dominating righty hitting lineup, they won't face too many lefty pitchers, so he'll get to play a lot. Later

G-Fafif Apr 06 2021 12:24 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

There's an Odor about the MFYs. https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1379494111514886147?s=21

MFS62 Apr 06 2021 12:27 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

There's an Odor about the MFYs. https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1379494111514886147?s=21 There already is an odor there. That will be like flushing the toilet when your septic tank is already full. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 09 2021 04:08 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Rays put a nice beating on Kluber and the MFYs today, coming back from a 4-2 deficit to win 10-5. Our friend Chris Mazza just pitched a scoreless 9th to finish it including a DP from Jay Bruce. That's all good Hunter Strickland also pitched in relief...

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 11 2021 02:39 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Our friend Collin McHugh getting beat around here in the bonus 10th, MFYs with 4 runs in

Edgy MD Apr 11 2021 07:33 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Not very friendly, Colin.

G-Fafif Apr 17 2021 08:27 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

MFYS III attendees fired baseballs from the bleachers last night to protest rooting for a club that was in the process of losing the eighth of thirteen games played thus far. Mercy, if 5-8 makes them lose their composure, I can only hope to see how they react to 5-9.

Frayed Knot Apr 17 2021 09:33 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

It was a Fugly game by the home squad: lots of BBs issued, Boone started an 'Opener' seemingly for no reason other than to show that he could, errors, two-out hits allowed. Plus they were getting one-hit for much of the game by Michael Wacha. In other words, it was a beautiful thing.

Frayed Knot Apr 17 2021 09:54 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Surprise #1 (and by 'Surprise' I mean no surprise at all): the thrown balls, lots of them, came from the RF bleachers. Question #1: Where did all the baseballs come from? I mean, did a whole group pre-decide to bring in their own, and by own I mean BP souvenirs they previously grabbed from six year-olds, just in case the game sucked, and somehow got them all through security?

Willets Point Apr 17 2021 10:04 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Last. Place. Yan-kees!

Frayed Knot Apr 17 2021 03:16 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yanx lose to TBR again today dropping them to 5-9 Of course it's wise not to make too much of this so early, it's an ugly winning percentage ("on pace for" 58 wins) but still just 4 games under .500, a gap which can disappear within a week. And the Yanx have actually gone 5-8 thru their first 13 games three times now in the last six seasons and wound up winning 84 & 103 games the previous two times (2016 & '19). But this time feels different somehow, the record's bad AND they look bad in the process.

Willets Point Apr 17 2021 04:03 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

The Yankees have been able to coast into the playoffs the past few seasons based on their lineup of mashers hitting a bandbox of a ballpark, only to lose to better teams in the postseason (either a 16-1 clobbering or Aroldis Chapman surrendering a walk-off homer while wearing a weird smirk on his face). This season they have to contend with the still good defending AL Champions, a vastly improved Blue Jays, and a moderately improved Red Sox in their own division. I predict they'll finish 3rd or 4th with a record close to .500.

Frayed Knot Apr 17 2021 06:53 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Well, it's hard to say they coasted into post-season with 100 &103 win totals in the last two full seasons (on pace for 89 last year) but, yeah, this year has an early whiff of struggling to stay atop mount .500

Fman99 Apr 17 2021 07:51 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I would enjoy the piss out of a .500 season for those guys.

Willets Point Apr 17 2021 07:57 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Especially if the Mets continue to have a .667 winning percentage.

bmfc1 Apr 30 2021 08:34 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

It's not like you were gonna watch the game anyway but this give you less of a reason (unless you're the other half of "Faith & Fear"): [TWEET]https://twitter.com/TheWrap/status/1388131070244184070[/TWEET]

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2021 08:06 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

So it seems that, in addition to several other issues the Yanx have this year, that they're also probably the worst base running team in either league. -- Hitting into DPs: 2nd Most -- Outs made on bases: Most -- XB Taken %: Lowest -- SB: T-Lowest And they just lost to their rivals 5-2 (In under three hours!!!)

Fman99 Jun 04 2021 08:20 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Plus they are all fond of eating their own shit and piss. I have this on good sources.

G-Fafif Jul 01 2021 05:51 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Was perusing the standings this AM, noticed an L1 in the streak column for the MFYs, was confused since I knew they had a large lead before resuming action in the Colbert time slot last night. Maybe their game got suspended or…THEY LOST? SEVEN IN THE NINTH? OH BEAUTIFUL! There was a conga line scene outside Fenway in “Fever Pitch” for such a dramatic turn of events. Though I had no rooting interest then, it brought me back to a long ago January Sunday when I got out of the car with an AFC playoff game hopelessly one-sided at the half; engaged in a family function sans TV; got back in the car with the afternoon's next playoff game underway; and heard the announcer refer to the Bills having defeated the Oilers and assumed he misspoke. No way the Oilers blew a 28-3 halftime lead. But, of course, they did (from up 35-3 to having lost 41-38). BTW, I did not expect to have so much fun just now typing “Oilers,” a much-missed football nickname. Just one more happy byproduct of an epic MFY loss.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 01 2021 06:24 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yeah that's great. Something's gotta give this weekend huh? [TWEET]https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1410459477988544515[/TWEET]

seawolf17 Jul 01 2021 06:36 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

This, to me, is still the reason that baseball is the greatest game. Because the Bills could have run out of time, but the Angels *couldn't.* Chapman had to get those last outs. And I know it's not comparable, but even so, the Braves still had to get those three outs in the top of the ninth. Were we going to score eighteen runs to tie the game? No, probably not. But we *could* have. (Theoretically.)

bmfc1 Jul 01 2021 06:54 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

FYI: for Sunday night, besides the option of muting Matt V. (as in vomit) and Alex (the ball-slapper) and listening to Howie and Wayne, ESPN 2 will have an alternate stats-oriented feed that has to be better.

Methead Jul 01 2021 07:11 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

=bmfc1 post_id=69720 time=1625144045 user_id=73] alternate stats-oriented feed

I think they have done this before. It was pretty cool and MUCH better than the A-Rod show.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2021 09:17 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

That HR was no RF-Porch/YSIII Cheapie either.

Fman99 Jul 01 2021 10:51 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

=Methead post_id=69722 time=1625145061 user_id=61] =bmfc1 post_id=69720 time=1625144045 user_id=73] alternate stats-oriented feed

I think they have done this before. It was pretty cool and MUCH better than the A-Rod show.


Watching my own grandparents have sex would be much better than the A-Rod show.

bmfc1 Jul 01 2021 01:01 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

HA! And true.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2021 01:04 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Angels @ Yanx, in what was supposed to be the fourth game of their series, was postponed today. LAA won two of the first three. Not sure who was supposed to pitch so not sure how this affects their rotation for the upcoming weekend.

bmfc1 Jul 01 2021 01:05 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Details on ESPN's plans for Sunday: https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/06/espn-sunday-night-baseball-presented-by-taco-bell-returns-to-yankee-stadium-for-july-4-subway-series-matchup/

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2021 06:57 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yanx put OF Clint Frazier on the IL with Vertigo ( or maybe with Rear Window, I wasn't paying attention) and are replacing him with Tim Locastro, that real speedy guy whom we saw with ARZ earlier in the year. The yanx traded for him the other day.

Edgy MD Jul 02 2021 09:10 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Tim Lofastro is a good weapon to have against a team who plays a lot of one-run games.

Edgy MD Jul 08 2021 11:35 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

I feel for you, John, but only a little. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/JSterlingCalls/status/1412976881364779010[/TWEET]

Frayed Knot Jul 08 2021 02:19 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

The thing about the Yanqui announcers is that, because the team has reached the vaccinated requirement, they ARE allowed to travel with the club but, so far, the corporate suits that control them haven't given the go-ahead. Money is thought to be reason for keeping them locked in the Bronx but of course no one will say that. GKR, plus Howie & Wayne, don't have that same option because NYM vax are lagging behind (and Luis is at the moment unwilling to hog-tie the stragglers and vaccinate them himself).

bmfc1 Jul 12 2021 08:38 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

ESPN is pushing the BOS-NYY games on Thursday and Sunday for the rivalry but not mentioning that one team is in 1st place and the other is in 4th place.

nymr83 Jul 15 2021 03:03 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Yankees/Red Sox postponed so as to avoid the diseased Yankee organization from spreading germs

bmfc1 Jul 20 2021 08:32 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

It's hard to believe that a guy with knee tattoos could act this way: [TWEET]https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1417664732098699267[/TWEET]

Benjamin Grimm Jul 20 2021 08:41 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

That looks like me trying to get my cat to eat a pill.

Frayed Knot Jul 20 2021 08:54 PM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

The Yanquis and their stadium "security" tolerated, if not encouraged*, this kind of behavior for years and are now, belatedly, trying to reign it in. * not officially encouraged as far as on-field stuff goes but allowed all sorts of borderline criminal shit in the stands. The wife of former Red Sox C Jason Varitek claims that a MFY fan spit on her 9 y/o daughter at a game last weekend

G-Fafif Oct 30 2021 09:42 AM Re: MF the MFYs 2021 Thread

Mike Pagliarulo, who needed to go to Minnesota to know postseason, on the legendary welcome he received in the Bronx. I was at the ceremony where you were inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, congrats on that! You told a great story about your best day in the Majors. Could you repeat that for our readers? Bill Madden had asked that question in the clubhouse when I came back for Old Timers Day after I was done playing. I told him it was in 1984 and I had just gotten called up. I went to the ballpark on a Sunday morning and I couldn't find a parking space. It was 9:30 in the morning with nowhere to park. Turns out it was Old Timers Day and I didn't realize it. So, I walk down the tunnel and open the doors and I see all of these great old timers in Yankees uniforms. The greatest players to ever wear a Yankees uniform who were still alive were in this locker room. There's not enough words to describe what I saw. They were all laughing and having a great time. My locker was down in the back right corner, so I walk over there and Joe DiMaggio was sitting in my seat! I walked up behind him and was actually afraid to go to my locker. I introduced myself and he said, “Hey Pags, how are you doing?” I said to myself, “Oh my God, Joe DiMaggio knows my name?” He told me he liked the way I played and to keep up the hard work. I just couldn't believe that I was talking to Joe DiMaggio and he was in my locker. Finally I said, “Do you mind if I get my shoes out of here?” He said, “Help yourself kid, it's your locker.” I always felt bad for him though because he was never alone. He always had a crowd around him. I'm imagining just how crazy that was to have guys dating back to the 1930s there in that room. How incredible. It was something else. So then, I was getting some stuff out of my locker and all of a sudden the doors opened and it got real quiet. It was like Jesus had stepped into the locker room. Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin walked in. Mickey commands that much respect. He pointed in my direction and it was so quiet, I heard him say to Billy, “Hey, is that the kid over there?” I turn to Donnie [Mattingly] and said, “Hey, I think he's pointing at you.” Donnie said, “He ain't pointing at me, he's pointing at you!” Joe DiMaggio said, “What did you do, kid?” Now he starts walking at me. All these great players are all staring at me and the room is dead quiet. Mickey and Billy are walking towards me and I'm sweating. I must have been white as a ghost. I'm thinking, “Did I break a rule or do something wrong in the clubhouse?” Here comes Mickey Mantle and he's got this shit-eatin' grin on his face. He grabs me by the back of the neck and pulls me across the locker room and into the training room. Billy was right with him. Everyone was watching this. Then he starts punching me in the training room like I'm a punching bag. I don't dare hit him back, so I'm just trying to block the punches. Then he just gives me a slap and says, “Hey kid, I love the way you play. Here's my number; you need anything, you call. Welcome to the family.” Then Billy Martin just says, “Hi, I'm Billy Martin.” Like I don't know. I think I said my name back, who knows. They both left and I had the biggest smile on my face. The thing of it is that when I walked out of the training room, all of the old timers started talking to me. It was like I had Mickey's approval. They must have been great fighters back then, because Hank Bauer came up and started hitting me too. Then later I became Hank Bauer and Moose Skowron's driver. I would take them to the field on Old Timers Day every year. Now, I don't remember if we won or lost or how I did that day, but that was easily my best day in the Major Leagues. https://ballnine.com/2021/10/28/pags/