VvonderJesus:Wise_Guy: mjoven1975 pretty much nailed it.
It would be interesting to see what happens if he rebounds with a big year in 2010.
I doubt it-- by then he might be just a DH-type (if he isn't already), and the Yankees won't want to tie up that spot with the contracts they have in place now.
No way Manny would ever go to the Yankees. He'll retire in L.A. They're the only team in either league whose fans and media think his antics are cute.*
*offer valid as long as he's productive and his numbers are decent.
Wise_Guy:I doubt it-- by then he might be just a DH-type (if he isn't already), and the Yankees won't want to tie up that spot with the contracts they have in place now.
If the Yankees want the DH-type, they've got Gojira & he doesn't really want to leave.
legion_of_doo:If the Yankees want the DH-type, they've got Gojira & he doesn't really want to leave.
IMO, winning the WS MVP actually hurt his chances of returning to the Yankees. My thinking was the Yankees would offer him something, but somewhat lowball him so that if he stayed for the love of the team or whatever, he'd be taking a bit of a paycut. Thing now is you can't really lowball the WS MVP, and despite his DH-only status, I can't see the Yankees offering the kind of money his numbers would demand.
Then again, I could be wrong and they could surprise me
/really likes Matsui, heart wants him to stay, head saying its not very likely
LA Dodgers fans are either stupid or just don't farkin' care about the sport anymore. This guy was obviously 'roiding, and they welcome him back like he had a hangnail or something.
Were the Dodgers obligating to make good on his option after the suspension? I would think after that and a less-than-inspiring season (not to mention the Manny attitude), they would say screw it and spend 20 million elsewhere.
The Bestest:legion_of_doo: If the Yankees want the DH-type, they've got Gojira & he doesn't really want to leave.
IMO, winning the WS MVP actually hurt his chances of returning to the Yankees. My thinking was the Yankees would offer him something, but somewhat lowball him so that if he stayed for the love of the team or whatever, he'd be taking a bit of a paycut. Thing now is you can't really lowball the WS MVP, and despite his DH-only status, I can't see the Yankees offering the kind of money his numbers would demand.
Then again, I could be wrong and they could surprise me
/really likes Matsui, heart wants him to stay, head saying its not very likely
Where else will he go though? He is a full time DH. Not many teams are exactly leaping at the chance to get a guy who can't play the field, even on occasion.
mjoven1975
2009-11-07 11:58:49 AM
decides he wants to be Manny again in Mannywoodrealizes nobody will ever pay him $20 million again, so he exercises his optionFTFY SCOREmitter
Wise_Guy
2009-11-07 12:26:17 PM
It would be interesting to see what happens if he rebounds with a big year in 2010.
VvonderJesus
2009-11-07 12:30:19 PM
It would be interesting to see what happens if he rebounds with a big year in 2010.
Wise_Guy
2009-11-07 12:31:49 PM
It would be interesting to see what happens if he rebounds with a big year in 2010.
I doubt it-- by then he might be just a DH-type (if he isn't already), and the Yankees won't want to tie up that spot with the contracts they have in place now.
vegaswench
2009-11-07 01:03:21 PM
*offer valid as long as he's productive and his numbers are decent.
Cheeses H Rice
2009-11-07 01:22:19 PM
/He's FEMMY Fembot Ramirez
JosephFinn
2009-11-07 01:22:37 PM
Rex_Banner
2009-11-07 01:43:07 PM
FTFY SCOREmitter
Over in one
legion_of_doo
2009-11-07 03:09:58 PM
If the Yankees want the DH-type, they've got Gojira & he doesn't really want to leave.
The Bestest
2009-11-07 05:00:21 PM
IMO, winning the WS MVP actually hurt his chances of returning to the Yankees. My thinking was the Yankees would offer him something, but somewhat lowball him so that if he stayed for the love of the team or whatever, he'd be taking a bit of a paycut. Thing now is you can't really lowball the WS MVP, and despite his DH-only status, I can't see the Yankees offering the kind of money his numbers would demand.
Then again, I could be wrong and they could surprise me
/really likes Matsui, heart wants him to stay, head saying its not very likely
CaptainCliche
2009-11-07 05:42:45 PM
/bitter Dodgers fan still clinging to 1988.
Taima
2009-11-07 06:58:45 PM
His off-season training regimen.
LA Dodgers fans are either stupid or just don't farkin' care about the sport anymore. This guy was obviously 'roiding, and they welcome him back like he had a hangnail or something.
/Baseball is dead to me.
Wasilla Hillbilly
2009-11-07 10:53:08 PM
cptjeff
2009-11-08 04:33:54 AM
IMO, winning the WS MVP actually hurt his chances of returning to the Yankees. My thinking was the Yankees would offer him something, but somewhat lowball him so that if he stayed for the love of the team or whatever, he'd be taking a bit of a paycut. Thing now is you can't really lowball the WS MVP, and despite his DH-only status, I can't see the Yankees offering the kind of money his numbers would demand.
Then again, I could be wrong and they could surprise me
/really likes Matsui, heart wants him to stay, head saying its not very likely
Where else will he go though? He is a full time DH. Not many teams are exactly leaping at the chance to get a guy who can't play the field, even on occasion.