Baseball Trades and Spring Training

[Isomer937]

Hoyer, 32, qe ishte pjese e vendimeve dhe konsultoj nga Epstein per levizjet e lojtareve eshte nje nga dy GM. Bashke me Epstein vajten qe i mbushen mendjen Curt Schilling te vinte ne Boston.

Cherington, 31, eshte GM i dyte dhe ka qene drejtori per zhvillimin e lojtareve per tre sezonet e fundit. Ai eshte arsyeja kryesore qe "fidanishtja" tone eshte permisuar 400 % nga c'ishte me perpara. Po mos ishte per fidanishten ndoshta s'do kishim Beckett.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX!!!

Faleminderit Santa

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na duhet nje Center Fielder.
Flitet per Johnny Damon, ama agjenti i tij Scott Boras kerkon nje kontrate 7 vjecare rreth 10-12 milione $ ne sezon. Te mendosh qe Damon eshte 32 vjec edhe 7 vjet jane shume.

[Isomer937]

I duhen shume leke Scott Boras; eshte gati ekuivalenti i Rosenhous (NFL) per MLB. Kontratat i ben terkuze gjoja te fitoje leka me shume per lojtaret por ne fakt do me shume leka per vete. Kontrata qe po kerkon nga Red Sox per Damon eshte 5-7 vjet dhe mund ta zgjate deri ne janar kete muabet. Me pelqen shume Johny Damon po ama me shume se 5 vjet shume i ka ne kontrate. E shumta qe mendoj mund t'i japim eshte nje kontrate 4 vjecare me option per vitin e peste. Damon filloi edhe te demtohet dhe eshte si puna e makines po e shpure njehere ne servis per 2 muaj vajte prape. Te shohim cdo behet.

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Yankees kan arritur te marin Jonhny Damon nga Red Sox per $52 milione me kontrakt per 4 vjecare!

Sipas Yankees thuet qe ky ishte me i rencishmi qe te mbulonte center field dhe e kan arritur!

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We got our man.
Krishti sic e quan Kolombi eshte our NEW Center Filder. Gjithashtu edhe nenshkruajtem me reliver Dotel. Love it. Deri tani ishim qendruar te urte ne merkato bejme boomin e radhes.
Less for boston and more for us.

How does this team look like:


C: Jorge Posada
1B: Jason Giambi
2B: Robinson Cano
3B: Alex Rodrigues

RF: Hedeki Matsui
CF: Johny Damon
LF: Gary Sheffield

SS: The Great Derek Jeter

Pitchers
Starters
1-Randy Johnson
2-Mike Mussina
3-Shawn Chacon
4-Aaron Small
5-Chien Ming Wang

Releavers
Tanion Sturtze
Kyle Farsworth (Gas Thrower new reliver)
Octavio Dotel

Closer:
Mariano Freacking RIVERAAAA


How do you like us now Boston?

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NEW YORK -- The Yankees fired the latest shot in their rivalry with the Red Sox, signing Johnny Damon to a four-year, $52 million contract to become their new center fielder.
The two sides agreed to terms on Tuesday night, after the Yankees increased their offer from $48 million to $52 million. The deal, which was confirmed by a Yankees official, is contingent on Damon passing a physical.

Damon also confirmed the agreement in an interview with WBZ-TV in Boston, citing the Yankees' aggressiveness as a major factor in his decision to move from Fenway Park to Yankee Stadium.

"We know George Steinbrenner's reputation; he always wants to have the best players and I think he showed that tonight," Damon told WBZ. "He and Brian Cashman came after me hard and now I'm part of the Yankees and that great lineup. We're going to be a tough team to beat."

Although Cashman had maintained his position that Bubba Crosby would be the team's starting center fielder, it was assumed that the Yankees would make a move before Spring Training began in mid-February. After watching other teams -- most notably the Mets, Red Sox and Blue Jays -- make big splashes this winter, the Yankees finally landed their big fish.

Cashman, who could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, has been focused on improving the bullpen and finding an upgrade in center field throughout the offseason.

After adding Kyle Farnsworth, Mike Myers and Ron Villone to the bullpen, the Yankees came to a one-year, $2 million agreement with Octavio Dotel on Tuesday, finishing up the work on the relief corps. Then the Yankees came to terms with Damon, stunning the baseball world.

Although Damon will make $13 million per year over the next four years, it won't cause the Yankees' payroll to rise significantly, as Bernie Williams made about $12.3 million to play center last season. Williams will likely return as a bench player, as the Yankees are close to signing him to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.

Damon gives the Yankees their first true leadoff hitter since Chuck Knoblauch left after the 2001 season. New York used Derek Jeter in that spot for much of last season, but the Yankees' captain can now move back to his traditional No. 2 position in the batting order.

One of Damon's new teammates, Alex Rodriguez, said recently that he considered Damon to be one of the two best leadoff hitters in the game, along with Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki. Damon agreed with that assessment.



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"They haven't had a championship since Chuck Knoblauch was there when they had a great leadoff hitter," Damon said. "I think the leadoff role has been under-appreciated. A good leadoff hitter is tough to find and I think New York just found the best leadoff hitter in the game."

Damon's agent, Scott Boras, had been looking for a seven-year deal for Damon, who was the top center fielder available on the free-agent market. But at the age of 32, it was unlikely that any team would make such a commitment to Damon.

Once he was willing to come down to a four-year deal, it became a matter of which team would step up with the best offer. Boston never moved from its original offer of $40 million, opening the door for the Yankees to steal him away from their rivals.

"I made contact with them and told [Boston manager Terry Francona] they really need to get going because if not, I'm going to be another team," Damon said. "Unfortunately, Boston had their plans. I'm not sure if they knew I meant it but now I'm a Yankee and hopefully they can go off and get the other center fielders they've been courting for the past month or so."

Apparently, Damon's goals changed over the past eight months, as he told MLB.com in early May that money would not be the determining factor in his decision.

"There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they're going to come after me hard," he said on May 3. "It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need."

Yet sometime in the next week, Damon will don the pinstripes and a Yankees cap at the Stadium, smiling proudly while flashbulbs pop all around him.

Damon, who was one of the major players in Boston's 2004 championship run, is well-known for his long hair and beard, but he knows that by taking the Yankees' money, those will both have to go.

"Without a doubt, George Steinbrenner has a policy and I'm going to stick to it," Damon said. "Our policy with the Yankees is to go out there and win and we're going to try and bring another championship to them."




Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

[Lioness]

Bayo, sa e bera copy-paste artikullin nga Yankee's official website, dhe do ta postoja, po ishe me i shpejte.

Tani e bere qe e bere kete pune, si nuk solle foton e Damon qe po rruhej ?
Nuk i bene derman per nje make-over te "Queer eye for a straight guy" por do t'ia bej Steinbrenner. Te shofim si do duket me Yankee stripes dhe "professional baseball player look."

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Te perdore ca nga ato 13 milione te bleje ca razors se s'ka ku te veje.

Po me habit mungesa e shokeve nga Bostoni Isomeri edhe Kolombua si duket jane akoma ne kishe duke u falur qe Krishti ti qendroje afer. Lets have Randy Johnson ti hedhe nje pitch me te majten e tij tek kembana e kishes ti lajmeroje lajmin mortor.

Na u ngrehen si gjela me nje Becket ama harruan qe ne jemi THE EVIL EMPIRE.

Lioness ma mba ison tu befsha se me ke lene pas dore qe nga seria me Angels.

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Te perdore ca nga ato 13 milione te bleje ca razors se s'ka ku te veje.

Po me habit mungesa e shokeve nga Bostoni Isomeri edhe Kolombua si duket jane akoma ne kishe duke u falur qe Krishti ti qendroje afer.

Na u ngrehen si gjela me nje Becket ama harruan qe ne jemi THE EVIL EMPIRE.

Lioness ma mba ison tu befsha se me ke lene pas dore qe nga seria me Angels.

Per mua mbaron kampionati i i baseball-it kur s'luajne Yankees. Pas serise me Angels, e mbylla per kete vit. Presim bemat e prillit tani, dhe pa merak, Bayo, ta mbaj une ison, sidomos me inatet e ketij vitit qe vjen. Pupupupu, gjynaf i gjori Damon, si do veje te loze tek Fenway !
Kolombi, pak me vonese, po mos u bej merak, do ta sjelle koken !

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Sports illustrated kishte nje artikull ku midis te tjerash thuhej:

A razor is in his future because New York owner George Steinbrenner bans beards and long hair.