My owner can beat up your owner

that everyone recommend this FanPost and i will talk to the programmers about making it the permanent top FanPost.

he is not allowed to be traded! :)

Shaite happens. One never knows. Rich today, Bernie “Madeoff with it” Madoff the next day. Business decisions are made based on revenues. When it becomes clear that the gate will be way down and Teix and Manny are not likely on the radar, then exactly how much is Arte going to spend? Who is left to spend it on? Certainly there are enough outfielders. The infielders are there, maybe trade one of them. So filling out the pitching staff becomes the issue, meaning the #5 starter and maybe wait for Fuentes to become more reasonable.

What I’ve seen is that a friend had a sizable amount (nearly $50 million) disappear because of Bernie Madof. He bilked $50 billion out of many many people. So don’t be surprised by its sudden impact on the game. There’s no telling without – Show me the money.

and love Arte for sticking it to the man, great post

I think Arte or the Ninja should issue some sort of statement as to you why they pulled at. However, actions are louder than words so maybe in the coming days(weeks?) we will discover in what other ways his money will be spent. (Fuentes? Manny? Who knows.)

Ain’t no skipper can mess w/ Mike. As long we keep the Moreno/Scioscia team in tact we’ll be strong and have a lot to root for.

Screw Tex, his wife, his agent & the horse they rode in on for a few months this year. My prediction is he can’t handle the NY media and craps the bed like the rest of them (except Jeter).

Wonder what his reception in Anaheim wil be like? Wait, we gotta til July….I might have to fly down for that one.

for the nice words. I’m not happy about losing Tex, although I don’t harbor too much ill will. When he comes to Anaheim, I might give him a golf clap.

But I do feel like this off season is a huge step for me as a fan even though we haven’t improved. We’re not helpless any longer. And our brain trust of Arte, Ninja and Mike (who would be even money against any UFC fighter) won’t be pushed around. Especially now that Tex has taken those Yankee dollars, we can see what really happened. The Orioles look impotent, the Nationals look incompetent and the Red Sox look like the middle school bully (you know, the guy who only became a bully after hitting a growth spurt and sprouting some peach fuzz only to be beaten down by the bigger, real bully).

And we look like what we are now. A good team, willing to spend money if needed, but someone who won’t be pushed around, even when the “smart” people say we’re trapped. We’re men now, and it’s taken me this long to adjust to it all.

By the way Rev, I’ve never seen you be so nice to a relative newcomer. I guess all I can say is thanks, since I don’t want to spoil any good will. I hope to be sticking around here a lot more this season for all the insight and therapy.

Thanks all. I look forward to a great season.