I really can't stand the Yankees, but Matsui makes me wish I could. Hell of a ball player.
As a Yankee fan, I can sincerely say they're in big, big trouble. I don't agree. Matsui has set an example since the day he joined the Yankees. The way he has played, the way he has conducted himself and the way he went out are inspirational, and as far-fetched as it is to think that millionaire ballplayers are un-cynical enough to be so inspired...I kind of think they will be, and will step up. Case in point, perhaps, Damon also got banged up on Thursday but played on Friday, an important thing for the thinned-out outfield. And everybody across the lineup has to know that they've got to come through, most especially including the pitchers -- they can't afford to give up a bunch of runs with a dependable bat like Matsui out of the lineup. Sounds like the surgery went well, btw. Get well soon, Gojira!!!
If baseball was as international as soccer, the biggest part of this story would be Hideki Matsui's lost chance to break the consecutive game streak. He was only two seasons away from the doorstep of Lou Gehrig's 2,130.
From the first replay you could tell it was a bad injury. As a red sox fan, there's no one I respected or feared more than Matsui. Wrist injuries are tough to come back from (nomar), so I wish him well. Case in point, perhaps, Damon also got banged up on Thursday but played on Friday, an important thing for the thinned-out outfield. You can use that sentence the entire year. Damon is always banged up, and always plays. I feel sorry for matsui, but not the yankees. If no one does 'step up', they'll go get someone.
I just love the non-stop soap opera that is Yankees baseball What I love even more is that they haven't won the World Series since 2000 -- OMG! Gee, wouldn't fans of the Cubs, Giants, Indians and a few other teams be overjoyed to be able to say that about their team? The Yanks have won enough WS (26? 27?) to go at least another century without winning one! I feel a little bad for Matsui, but I'd feel quite a bit worse for him if he weren't a Yankee. Now George Swinebrenner is checking his bank accounts to see how much he can pony up to siphon off some other team's best player.
I feel a little bad for Matsui, but I'd feel quite a bit worse for him if he weren't a Yankee. I'm not sure how matsui being a yankee helps him at all, unless they have super-surgeons no other team has access to.
unless they have super-surgeons no other team has access to. c'mon gary, you didn't know? george keeps the super-surgeons locked up under the bleachers. they can rebuild him. they have the technology. they have the capability to build the world's first mechagodzilla.
as for the notion that they're going to go out and buy a replacement, i don't think they're panicking just yet. sure, it's not likely that Bernie will suddenly turn back the clock and start hitting like it's 1999. so they're going to have to rely on more small ball, especially with guys like Bubba and Melky. and a lot depends on Sheff's condition. if he can come back when his DL stint is up, then the situation will be much easier to deal with. if Sheff's injury is worse than they thought, then you may see them looking for another bat elsewhere. i don't see it being a blockbuster trade though. (maybe i should clarify that. i don't want it to be a blockbuster trade.)
They can always use Pavano as trade bait.
The Yanks have won enough WS (26? 27?) to go at least another century without winning one! No they cannot. With those victories the fans have gotten used to winning about every four years. To have a winning tradition like that, and then to not win for the next hundred years would make the Yankees, well, kind of like the Boston Red Sox.
They can always use Pavano as trade bait. Ohhhhh, that was low.
But don't worry, Yankee fans. Georgie has no issue with pulling out "the card" to get an Aubrey Huff or, if necessary, Junior Griffey. Cincy wouldn't trade Griffey. The team is doing well and they can use him. Also, if you're the Yankees, do you trade for someone who is injured all the time? If Wily Mo was still in Cincy, he'd definitely be a Yankee by now.
I have to admit to a gruding respect for Matsui and am happy it was his non-throwing hand; otherwise his legendary porn collection would just be collecting dust.
I like Matsui a lot too. I really wanted Boston to go after him when his contract was up.
WHY??? Sheffield is hurt, Matsui is possibly out for the season, and Damon is going to be playing with a banged up a shoulder, and the Big Unit got an MRI...WHY??? What did the Yankees do to earn this type of punishment from the baseball gods??? The only thing that could make this season even worse is if Jeter, A-Rod, Rivera or Giambi get hurt!!! It's bad enough that Tanyon Sturtze is playing awfully bad and that the Yankee pitching staff is not what was expected...now Matsui is probably out for the year...WHY??? This sucks!!! I ask the baseball gods, WHY??? What did the Yankees do to earn this??? And the Yanks can use Pavano as trade bait, but I see that the Yankees at least attempt to stay inside the family for now.
What did the Yankees do to earn this type of punishment from the baseball gods??? You're joking, right?
