Yankees/MLB Hot Stove Report: Molina, Hughes, Braun's Pee, Bobby V Opens his Mouth
by Travis G on Feb 28, 2012 6:46 PM EST
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The Post's Joel Sherman likes the way Phil Hughes' fastball looks so far. Of course, we already knew that his heater was nearly unhittable in short bursts, holding a .172 BAA out of the bullpen.
- Most think Yadier Molina's impending extension with St. Louis (reportedly five years and $75M) will give Russell Martin more bargaining power. ESPN's Andrew Marchand says Martin will receive at least $30M if he reaches free agency (after 2012).
- The collector of Ryan Braun's infamous urine defended himself today -
I have worked hard my entire life, have performed my job duties with integrity and professionalism, and have done so with respect to this matter and all other collections in which I have participated.
Forgive my lack of biochemistry knowledge, but I still don't get how leaving a urine sample unattended over a weekend could raise the amount of testosterone in it.
- Bobby Valentine is showing himself to be the anti-Terry Francona, taking jabs at Derek Jeter (for the 2001 flip play) and Alex Rodriguez (for his fight with Jason Varitek) -
We'll never practice [the flip play]. I think [Jeter] was out of position and the ball gets [Giambi] if [Jeter] doesn't touch it, personally...
That was amazing that [Jeter] was there. I bet it's more amazing that he said he practiced it. I don't believe it...
[Varitek] was everything you want a guy who wears a 'C' to be... He was a man's man, he was a big hitter when needed, he was the leader of the pitching staff... He was able to beat up Alex, all that stuff. He was exactly what he was supposed to be.
The guy with the mask on was a "man's man"?
- The return of Joba Chamberlain will be one of the more anticipated stories in the Bronx this summer.
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Takes a tough guy to fight with a catchers mask on
Tek really did a great job as a Captain holding that locker room together last year. Some are comparing Bobby V to Rex Ryan but I dont recall Rex taking shots at players accomplishments and stuff.
I think Bobby V knows the Sox are going to be cow dung this year so he’s trying to give the fans a little something. I think the guy is douche and hope he is gone by midseason.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
Varitek:
Calls a good game
Fights like a man
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Yeah but I would love to see his giant ego take a Barry Melrose-like beating
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
I was referring to the last "expert" to leave ESPN and jump in a managing/coaching job
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
They will suck
Valentine is simply a disposible manager for a poorly assembled, “bridge year”, overpriced bunch of drunks and chicken munchers.
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Martin will receive at least $30M if he reaches free agency (after 2012).
Not if he hits like he did from May – July of last year
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by Cory Braiterman on Feb 28, 2012 7:01 PM EST reply actions
Rec'd for the simplicity and sentiment.
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Reply fail. Meant this as a reply to Yankees10.
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
I really think Bobby V is just trying to distract from the real issues facing Boston right now
I don’t really think it’s going to work either. If they finish 3rd again, the Boston media will eat him alive!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 28, 2012 7:12 PM EST reply actions
There is the possibility of them finishing fourth
Toronto is no slouch and if Bobby V doesn’t get this team to play together, it could be a long season in Beantown. Red Sox fans could be calling for Bobby’s head by the All-Star break. Which will have me laughing my ass off for what they did to Francona.
Oh, same here
If they finish 4th, words cannot describe my joy!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 28, 2012 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Bobby's stuff works best on a team of underdog players
I dont think he has ever managed a team full of the stars and personalities the Sox have. You can take charge and bark orders when you have Edgardo Alfonzo and Jay Payton, you cant do this with guys like Lackey and Beckett. I thought this was a bad match from the start but Im a fan of the hiring. It keeps Bobby from calling games, so its a win.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
Bobby V was an ass when he worked for the four letter network
Why should we be surprised that he’s still an ass?
Bobby Valentine and his big stupid mouth and small friggin brain fit perfectly in Boston.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Feb 28, 2012 7:12 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd for speaking the truth!
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Typical Valentine, and everybody else too
The whole world hates the big bad Yankees… why just cus they win alot??? Guess what people… TOUGH FUCKING SHIT!!!!!! Dont like it, then stop em when you play em…. Y’all jealous cus they win more than you do, boo frickin hoo!!! Maybe when your ownership and organization are devoted to winning above everything else, then you will have this kind of success… but til then, have fun in wallowing in your mediocrity and THIRD place….
Bobby V is an assclown
I thought he would wait for the season to start to show it. I thought wrong.
When you come to a fork in the road, take it!
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by In The Big Inning on Feb 28, 2012 7:26 PM EST reply actions
No drinking in the clubhouse
But feel free to wear dicktarded disguises in the dugout!
When you come to a fork in the road, take it!
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by In The Big Inning on Feb 28, 2012 8:07 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Valentine is hilarious.
And so is this reaction. He said it to get under the skin of the Yankees and their fans. And it worked. Bravo, Bobby!
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
Good point
He’s obviously just pandering to Red Sox fans. We should ignore him, rather than validating his assholery by responding.
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by In The Big Inning on Feb 28, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
He acts like most people here didn't already think Valentine was an idiot
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 28, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
MODS!
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 28, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sure that after his deft verbal jousting, he is now so far “under the skin of the Yankees” that the Red Sox an advantage. No attention whoring asshattery going on here, just smart managing.
After hearing these cutting and demoralizing comments calling into question the once-immortal flip play, I doubt if Jeter will even want to get off the bus in Boston. And A-Rod? He will devolve into “laces out, Dan” levels of insanity, forever questioning the outcome of his fight with Varitek with “mask off, Jason” painted all over his room.
When we look back at the 2012 season, what looked like pointless and stupid comments pandering to the media were really what turned the tide. And at the time, nobody caught the sheer brilliance in it but you. Bravo, Bobby! Bravo, Sandals! Bravo, Varitek!
by Lord Duggan on Feb 28, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
Yep. And we will have to deal with Mo retiring and the end of the world soon thereafter. We might as well all drink the Kool-Aid now and get it over with.
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves.
At least not just the Yanks he is messing with
He’s even taking shots at Francona for doing his job.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
That is what he did best in the studio, after all
He loves to take shots. Now he has a new platform from which to share his ‘wit’ and ‘wisdom’.
I’d feel sorry for Red Sox fans, if I didn’t relish the taste of their tears.
I didn't say he what he did was smart
but he is a very smart guy, and he apparently accomplished his goal here. Again, well done, Bobby.
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 28, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
And you applauding him
isn’t really necessary.
Regardless of one’s reaction, there’s still a little something called class. It’s something that Terry Francona has (I’ve never heard him disparage any player, even his own, when he was the manager of the Red Sox, always taking the blame and defending his players).
Regardless, I don’t think any of the Yankee players (even Jeter and A-Rod) are going to give any thought to this, except to use it as motivation to play even better against the Red Sox this year.
I don't give a crap what you think is necessary or not.
Thanks for the heads up, though, bud.
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 28, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
mods!
Sounds like a whiner, doesn’t it?
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves.
MODS!
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 28, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
hmmm?
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 28, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
please stop trying to pick an e-fight.
Consider this quote:
there’s still a little something called class
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 28, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome to the internet
thank you for picking sides with usernames
by Johnny_Blaze on Feb 29, 2012 3:01 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not picking sides
I’m merely informing a fan of another team that to come to the Yankees fan site and applaud someone insulting Yankee players is unnecessary. I didn’t insult him or his opinion, but offered my own.
The applause was not for the insults
The applause was for his success at achieving his intended response to the insults. Honestly, he did a really good job.
Cherington has taken off his pants and he’s shitting all over my hopes for 2012
by TheLoneDavid on Jan 10, 2012 12:31 PM CST
by SandalsNoPants on Feb 29, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Fair enough
However, I do find it ironic that his insults being relayed to Yankee fans by other Yankee fans (in this case, the PSA staff writers) simply perpetuates the insults.
It’s one thing for the major sports media to report this stuff (ESPN, SIRUSXM, MLB.com, etc.) but it’s funny that he can really thank bloggers and community sites for pushing it even further into the Yankee fanbase.
I don't see his comments as insults
We all know he’s a dumbass and I see his comments as just stupid. I doubt anyone here is “insulted”, just pointing out how ignorant his comments are.
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves.
He did invent the wrap, so I guess he is smart
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
by YankeesJets on Feb 28, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
This is Boston's leader?
That shows real class putting a dig on a future HOF guy. Heck they can’t even keep a shortstop long enough to learn that towns damn zip code. Nice class Bobby. For the record Posada was twice the catcher of Varitek.
by Kansas Yankee on Feb 28, 2012 8:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He forgot to give Pedro a shoutout...
After all he whooped Zim’s butt.
by Kansas Yankee on Feb 28, 2012 8:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I like how the fight ended with Rodriguez dragging Tek about 15 feet.
Watch the video Bobby.
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A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves.
yadier $15 mil / yr wow, what a joke, guess StL fig’s they saved all that $ on albert gotta spend it somewhere
BobbyV Bawston is on downward spiral no real catcher-only OF worth a damn is ellsbury -youk is breaking down major issues in rotation, no real closer, carl crawford is gonna wilt under massive pressure from bawston clowns
redsux hiring of bobby v was classic, obviously not prepared for offseason, bad reaction & theo no longer there to save them….
On Braun,
it seems he was just exploiting every last legal loophole to get out of suspension. Either way, his name will be tainted with suspicion from now on, especially if his production drops this season.
he could not be more lucky
Basically his only option was to challenge the integrity of the test. The fact that the transporter was incompetent made his defense easy.
Did you read the linked article and the collector's statement?
I don’t think the collector was incompetent, I think MLB and MLBPA need to re-examine the instructions given to collectors if they are unable to “immediately” ship a sample. And by “immediately ship” they don’t mean take to FedEx, they mean take to FedEx early enough for the sample to actually get to Montreal the next day (because even if a FedEx is open until 9pm or 24 hours, like Braun says, there are still a last pickup time for the truck that takes the days packages to the airport or whereever the central distribution center is in that area.
Like Travis, I’m still waiting for some explanation by Braun’s team that can prove scientifically that storing a sample for a few days in cool temperatures makes the testosterone level of the sample go from “normal” to a ratio of 40:1.
Has Jose Canseco weighed in on this yet?
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
by YankeesJets on Feb 28, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Not that I know of
but I wouldn’t necessarily expect him to offer expert insight into anything other than what Braun might have taken that would have produced that testosterone level.
Maybe he has stored his tainted piss over a weekend,lol
I wouldnt put it past him now to try it so he can call Braun out on it.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
by YankeesJets on Feb 28, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
I'm talking from a legal side
I know nothing about the science of urine testing. But the transporter failed to follow protocol, so Braun won his appeal.
I'm talking from a fact side
but the person trusted with the sample actually did follow protocol.
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
nice work, travis
specifically, i like the juxtaposition of braun’s pee and bobby v’s mouth…
by sing_or_die_1818 on Feb 28, 2012 9:57 PM EST reply actions
Yup. Sure thing Joe.
The Yankees’ rotation battle has widely been considered a two-man competition for one final spot, with Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia jockeying to be the fifth starter. But manager Joe Girardi spun that idea on its head Tuesday, saying only two spots in the rotation were guaranteed — CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda — while the other four candidates were competing for the remaining three spots.
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Bobby Valentine
(as much as i would want to control myself but..) what did this guy do anyway on the field? that’s right, none.
come back to me when you’ve actually done something.
this is not a story, just adding fuel to the fire for this “rivalry” and as other users pointed out, to divert attention because everybody knows that his @#$ will be toast by the boston media should his team underachieve.
as a yankee fan, i’d take francona over valentine any given tiime. the former showed class, and (although it may hurt) guided the sox to the top.
by inhighdefinition on Feb 29, 2012 3:52 AM EST reply actions
On leaving the biochemistry...
….question:
Apparently you understand it better than you think you do.
In simplest terms, it can’t. From a biochem/testing perspective, NOTHING the collector reportedly did would have accounted for the results that were seen. Not only could it not have raised the levels, it can’t make natural testosterone morph into synthetic testosterone or make synthetic testosterone grow in the sample. In fact, improperly storing the specimen (in a hot room, in direct sun light or UV light) would have more than likely LOWERED the testosterone and epi levels…and likely caused other issues with the specimen(s) that would have invalidated it when they began testing it.
Really, there are only two options: The specimen was tampered with, somehow, somewhere, someway OR Braun had the substance in his body (knowingly or unknowingly).
The chain of custody issue raises suspicion that it could, possibly, maybe be option one..which is enough to throw out the suspension according to the arbitrator.
Only the Red Sox
would go from a classy dude like Francona to an idiot like Valentine. I almost feel bad for them.
Then I look at a picture of Bobby Valentine.
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BOBBY VALENTINE SUCKS!!!
Just another self-promoter who thinks he is bigger than the game.
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