It's About The Money http://itsaboutthemoney.net It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Girardi: Yankees have talked about Ibanez, Damon, Matsui http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/girardi-yankees-have-talked-about-ibanez-damon-matsui/ http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/girardi-yankees-have-talked-about-ibanez-damon-matsui/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:34 +0000 Brien Jackson http://itsaboutthemoney.net/?p=25144 Andruw Jones at the DH position, but Girardi also said that the Yankees have talked about Raul Ibanez as well as former Yankees Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui in connection with the job.. Those aren't names that haven't been brought up in rumors already, but there's some confirmation that the Yankees have indeed considered those guys for the open position. Personally, I'll stick by what I said yesterday and guess that it will ultimately be Damon the Yankees sign. ]]> http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/girardi-yankees-have-talked-about-ibanez-damon-matsui/feed/ 1 How much privacy should sports figures get? http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/how-much-privacy-should-sports-figures-get/ http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/how-much-privacy-should-sports-figures-get/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:51:39 +0000 Brien Jackson http://itsaboutthemoney.net/?p=25141 being stalked by a woman he'd had an affair with, and today it's been reported that Josh Hamilton fell off of the sobriety wagon earlier this week in a Dallas area bar. I confess, stories like these always leave me a bit torn on how much to say about them because, on the one hand, they do become real stories but, on the other hand, they're also deeply personal matters, and it feels odd to comment on such issues. Making it even more interesting, in my opinion, is that the two situations are really polar opposites of one another. Where Cashman is concerned, having extra-marital affairs really is a generally bad thing to do (though I don't know the particulars of Cashman's marriage, so don't take that as a blanket condemnation by any means), but it's also a strictly personal matter that probably doesn't have anything to do with the Yankees or baseball at all. In Hamilton's case, however, while there's nothing particularly wrong with the actions he engaged in, given his history with addiction it actually does present a legitimate issue for the Rangers and their fans. Ultimately, I think we have to come to grips with the fact that public figures, in sports or any other field, are simply not going to be afforded any privacy in matters of indiscretion. With the competitive media environment we live in now, no one is going to sit on a story that could gain them attention and eyeballs, and that means that anything that can be verified is going to be published. I'm not sure how I feel about that, to be honest, but I do know that it means we need to keep a good head on our collective shoulders when it comes to keeping these matters in perspective, and refraining from a rush to judgment or drastic overreactions over personal behaviors we probably aren't in any sort of position to fairly judge.]]> http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/how-much-privacy-should-sports-figures-get/feed/ 7 Junk Innings http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/junk-innings/ http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/junk-innings/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:38 +0000 William Tasker http://itsaboutthemoney.net/?p=25131 Did you know the New York Yankees employed twenty-eight different pitchers last season? Holy cow. Many of them have completely fizzled out of the memory bank and that's after watching most of the games and pouring through the box scores every day. Many of these pitchers were in and out of the 25-man roster during the course of the season and then more came on board when the rosters expanded in September. These guys pitched in blowouts or when an emergency start was needed. Those innings are junk innings. The term (just made up by the way) indicates that they were meaningless. But that's not really true. They were innings that saved the valuable bullpen guys for games that had a little more high leverage situations. Often, those innings came as a spot start when nobody else was available. That's important for a game or two. But over the long haul, few notice and even fewer remember. Cory Wade started out in junk inning situations, but earned his way into higher leverage situations. (click "view full post" to continue reading)]]> http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/03/junk-innings/feed/ 12 Cashman’s accuser? Extortionist? http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/02/cashmans-accuser-extortionist/ http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/02/cashmans-accuser-extortionist/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:06:40 +0000 Jason@IIATMS http://itsaboutthemoney.net/?p=25132 this:
A woman has been charged with stalking and shaking down New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.  Louise Neathway is being arraigned Thursday night in a Manhattan court. Prosecutors say she extorted $6,000 from Cashman, tried to squeeze $15,000 more and engaged in "a long-term effort to control and manipulate" him.  She's also known as Louise Meanwell. 
Of course she is...]]> http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/02/cashmans-accuser-extortionist/feed/ 5 Casual observation http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/02/casual-observation-2/ http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/02/casual-observation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:17 +0000 Brien Jackson http://itsaboutthemoney.net/?p=25127 Terrence Moore, on the other hand, submits a ballot every year. I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but this basic fact goes a long way towards beginning to explain why the Hall of Fame balloting process so rarely seems to make any sense.]]> http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/02/02/casual-observation-2/feed/ 2