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Watching the Paul O'Neill montage before the ceremony got me choked up. Super appreciated and still somehow under-appreciated.

Such a great player and now a good broadcaster :pimp:



"I'm not calling him a liar, but he wasn't stupid enough to promise 2" :lol: :rofl:




Also always gets me right in the feels
 
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Watching the Paul O'Neill montage before the ceremony got me choked up. Super appreciated and still somehow under-appreciated.

Such a great player and now a good broadcaster :pimp:



"I'm not calling him a liar, but he wasn't stupid enough to promise 2" :lol: :rofl:




Also always gets me right in the feels
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first yankees jersey I ever got. Begged my moms for weeks. :pimp:
 
Was watching The Joe Girardi Show today and I heard a "Cervi" and a "Phelpsy" That man loves I's and Y's at the end of names so much he'll make your name longer just to add it in :lol:
 
Could Chris Davis swing any softer and hit it farther :smh:

Annoys the hell outta me ..
 
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Guess this ones over :smh:

O's are for real man ... Ken Singleton is secretly pumping his fists under the announcers desk. I can hear it in his voice :lol:
 
Even at market rate, a David Robertson extension is worth it
By Matt Provenzano @mattprov94 on Aug 12 2014, 11:00a

It was completely understandable, to an extent, that the Yankees did not want to jump at resigning David Robertson. The organization never particularly trusted him in the role--they even signed Rafael Soriano at a premium to fill the closer role in Mariano Rivera's stead--and they just weren't sure if he would thrive. At this point in the season, it's pretty clear that Robertson is unquestionably a Proven Closer, whatever that is. So, should the Yankees resign him after his walk year? Robertson made it clear in a recent interview that he would no longer resign for the hometown discount. You can pretty much consider him like any other free agent at this point.

I don't like relievers, and I'm not very shy about it. Proven Closers are no sure thing, and we see dominant closers come into and out of the game quicker than it takes for my phone battery to die. Remember when Keith Foulke was the Red Sox shutdown closer? Me neither. Remember when Eric Gagne posted an over 4.0 fWAR season and then vanished into the abyss? Nope. I can count the amount of excellent relievers of the past 15-20 years on one hand (and one finger) --Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Joe Nathan, Billy Wagner, and Jonathan Papelbon. I'm not going to argue that Robertson is going to be one of these, but I can reasonably say that he can give them a run for their money.

In terms of durability, Robertson is practically the definition. Since his debut in 2008, he has only missed 105 days due to injury. That seems like a big number, but it's really not. That's only an average missed time of 15 games per year, or about a handful of relief appearances. The biggest predictor of future injuries is past injuries, and so far Robertson has not had one serious one.

In terms of track record, he is among the elite in the past fifteen years. There have only been 14 relievers that have had four or more 1.5 fWAR seasons from 2000-2013, and now Robertson is among them. He has a career K/9 of 12.02, FIP- of 63, and ERA- of 65. If you're going to spend strictly on performance, Robertson has clearly been one of the best relievers in baseball.

There's also an emotional appeal, one that I usually avoid. Robertson is a "homegrown Yankee", one that came up with the system, grew before our eyes into what we know him as now, and he won a Championship with the team. You could even consider him part of a core that made up the younger players of 2009-2012, and that's something I'm sure the Yankees would love to keep at a fair price. There's also the feeling that he is Mo's successor. We all knew what it felt like having him come out of the bullpen--almost a calming presence--and we can see that in Robertson.

I'm not just saying that I want the Yankees to resign Robertson because he is a True Yankee or because of some strange aura around homegrown players; the Yankees reasonably passed on Robinson Cano, and we all moved on. I'm willing to break my general rule on falling in love with relievers because I truly believe that Robertson is one of the better relievers of the past few years, and his track record does not suggest he will be anything other than that in the recent future. There's always the risk of bust--like with many relievers--but if you're going to take a risk, it might as well be on one of the best. Get it done, Brian Cashman.
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Yes, please.

I really would like to not worry about him into the offseason, and concentrate on SP, and the IF.


I think we could still get him at a Hometown Discount, but maybe like $1million less instead of what I would think would be $3mil less had we gotten him out of the way.

He deserves to be near the top in terms of highest paid closers. So $8-11mil / year is certainly fair.
 
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The betances/Robertson combo is lights out..

Kelley is good in pressure situations..if u put him in with a big lead..he has no command or control..it's really wierd

I'm a big fan of warren but he gives up HRs a lot

I'm wondering if Jacob lingdren will b called up at some point..
 
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