Yanks getting desperate for Lee?

And the wait continues...

I heard Texas would only go 4 years. but Rumors are rumors.
I also heard that Lee's agent wouldn't do anything until the winter meetings, so I don't know how desperate the Yankees really are, sounded more like this was what was expected out of the process.
It will be interesting to see the contract that Lee signs as he has spurned any attempt to prevent him from getting to FA.

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and you might have a sideways coin slot. what's your point?

Doom and gloom.

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Lee might have 2-4 good years left.

Lincecum might have his arm blow up tomorrow...

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Originally posted 10:05 AM ET  12.07 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Lincecum might have his arm blow up tomorrow...

Now, now. Play nice in here

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Lee might have 2-4 good years left.

That's true. He also might have 5-6 good years left, or he might have only one. He might get shot out of his deer loft in a horrible hunting accident this winter. I guess Lee might have a lot of things coming to him.

I'd like to see if Texas could keep Lee.....NY has enough...

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Originally posted 10:05 AM ET  12.07 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Lincecum might have his arm blow up tomorrow...

Tomorrow? But it's the offseason. How's he going to blow out his arm during the off....

Wait. I think I figured it out: giving handies.

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Lee might have 2-4 good years left.

I would take four good years, and if one of them is a WS MVP year, well, all the better.

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Originally posted 10:10 AM ET  12.07 by clemtheslowson

Now, now. Play nice in here

That is nice, and true. Lincecum has a wacked out delivery, it may just be a matter of time before he goes the way of Willis, though i doubt it, more likely he has a shorter career than most pitchers due to the stress on his smaller frame and his overthrowing.

Seems to me that the media is desperate and I wish they would stop rambling about it and tell us about it when it happens.

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It's a popular opinion because the list of pitchers Lincecum's size who throw as hard as he does and have long careers is very short.

Does it even exist?

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That's certainly a popular opinion. But I don't think there's much logic to pitchers breaking down. Some guys have indestructible arms, and others turn out to be fragile. Prior supposedly had the perfect delivery, and look what happened to him.

That is true, but guys with "non-traditional" deliveries are even bigger unknowns. Hell, if he ends up having longevity, his may be the delivery of the future. Probably not.

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  12.07 by The Walrus

Does it even exist?

as much as talking animals...

> baseball wisdom tells you that the Yankees,
> by doing so, again would be sacrificing
> long-term viability for the sake of a short-term
> gain. It's a practice they've exhibited too
> often, {ever} since Brian Cashman took full
> control of the baseball operations after the
> 2005 season.

Therein lies the key point in the story that many miss.

Yankees may win Lee. But in doing so, they may lose. At the end of the day, Cashman and his Steinbrenner Sing-alongs need to understand the concept of value. I never thought Lee would go to the Yankees because I thought they were smarter than to give away more treasure for yet another long-term contract that will begin to smell after a few years. Apparently they haven't been AJ-ed enough.

Oh blah dee, oh blah dah, life goes ooooon RAH!

LOL

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Originally posted 10:44 AM ET  12.07 by Hoos Your Daddy

> baseball wisdom tells you that the Yankees,> by doing so, again would be sacrificing> long-term viability for the sake of a short-term> gain. It's a practice they've exhibited too> often, {ever} since Brian Cashman took full> control of the baseball operations after the> 2005 season.Therein lies the key point in the story that many miss.Yankees may win Lee. But in doing so, they may lose. At the end of the day, Cashman and his Steinbrenner Sing-alongs need to understand the concept of value. I never thought Lee would go to the Yankees because I thought they were smarter than to give away more treasure for yet another long-term contract that will begin to smell after a few years. Apparently they haven't been AJ-ed enough.Oh blah dee, oh blah dah, life goes ooooon RAH!

Because the problem with AJ has been too many years...uh huh...

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You better walk a day in my shoes before you start talking about beginning to smell after a few years, bub.

Get up and walk it off...

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Originally posted 10:44 AM ET  12.07 by Hoos Your Daddy

Oh blah dee, oh blah dah, life goes ooooon RAH!

Goo, goo, ga joob, ****.

The Nationals are offering Lee 7 years. Does he want years and money or does he want to win. Time will tell because the Yankees won't go beyond CC money and years nor should they.