By Frank Solars
This Year I was 89% on my college pick.
UTEP over BYU
Fresno State over Nothern Illinois Dec 18
Troy over Ohio Dec 18
Louisville over Southern Mississippi
Boise State over Utah
Navy over San Diego St
Hawaii over Tulsa
Toledo over Florida International
Ga Tech over Airforce
NC state over W Virginia
Missouri over Iowa
Maryland over East Carolina
Illinois over Baylor
Oklahoma St will kill Arizona
Army over SMU
Syracuse Over Kansas St at the house that Jeter Mariano Posada Andy, Arod and the Boss Built. In Pinstripe Bowl
North Carolina over Tennessee
Nebraska will kill Washington
Clemson over south florida
The Irish over Miami
UGA will kill UCF in the who cares Bowl
Florida State over south Carolina
Texas Tech over Northwestern
Florida will kill Penn State, JOE PA please retire already.
Alabama Over Michigan st it will be a great game
Miami of Ohio over Middle Tenn how the hell do they get a primertime game Jan 6 @ 8 pm.
LSU will kill Texas A&M
Kentucky over Pitt
Boston College over Nevada
Wisconsin will kill TCU in the Rose Bowl
Oklahoma will Kill Uconn in Fiesta Bowl
Arkansas will kill the Ohio State
Stanford will beat VaTech in Orange
Ducks will lose by 30 to the $cam Newton Tigers (payforplay)
Ok that was all the Bowl Games I picked.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
51 million for 3000 hits
By Frank Solares
My first thought is, who cares how much money he is paid. Who cares if he will end up at short or not. WE GOT OUR CAPTAIN BACK!!!
It’s not my money, it’s not my team, and my baseball IQ is the lowest in the world. That said I would have given Jeter a blank check and would have told him to pick a phone number and make him a minority owner, with only one condition, that his baseball career end in 3 years and then he move into the front office.
He is arguably the face of the Yankees, his legacy might not reach the Berra, Mantle, Ruth, or Dimaggio section of Monument Park but his is an Icon and the face of the organization.
Derek is my second favorite Yankee of all time and despite what you might read in the papers, he is a big reason why I and others go to Yankee Stadium and why we pay all that money to watch him play. I was in a road game with my child in Atlanta and half the Park was filled with Yankee fans and about half of them wore his famous number 2 Jersey.
True Yankee fans don’t care how much money Jete got as long as he hits 3000 in a Yankee uniform. The only Yankee in the History of the sport to accomplish that, the all time hit leader in his position.
Taking a lighter side of his 3 year 51 million dollar contract, we focused on what the Yankees got for that money.
At 51 million the Yankees purchased the rights to have him finish his career as a Yankee, as well as insure that he hit 3000 in pinstripes. 74 hits away from that great accomplishment, for every hit he gets until 3000 the Yankees will pay $689,189.
Compared to The American I-dl got 30 million for 9 victories for a total of $3,333,333 for each victory. Or if you want to take it one step further AJ has been paid
33,000,000 for only 1 win in postseason. I can fill 10 pages with examples at the end of the day No one else is Derek.
Regardless of the amount paid to Jeter just remember that he ranks 36 Career all time with 2926 hits, no one has ever accused him of Roids (specially how he has declined) he is not in the news for doing something stupid and he is The face of the Franchise.
I am glad our Captain will be a Yankee for at least 3 more years, so that I can watch him retire with 3301 hits.
My first thought is, who cares how much money he is paid. Who cares if he will end up at short or not. WE GOT OUR CAPTAIN BACK!!!
It’s not my money, it’s not my team, and my baseball IQ is the lowest in the world. That said I would have given Jeter a blank check and would have told him to pick a phone number and make him a minority owner, with only one condition, that his baseball career end in 3 years and then he move into the front office.
He is arguably the face of the Yankees, his legacy might not reach the Berra, Mantle, Ruth, or Dimaggio section of Monument Park but his is an Icon and the face of the organization.
Derek is my second favorite Yankee of all time and despite what you might read in the papers, he is a big reason why I and others go to Yankee Stadium and why we pay all that money to watch him play. I was in a road game with my child in Atlanta and half the Park was filled with Yankee fans and about half of them wore his famous number 2 Jersey.
True Yankee fans don’t care how much money Jete got as long as he hits 3000 in a Yankee uniform. The only Yankee in the History of the sport to accomplish that, the all time hit leader in his position.
Taking a lighter side of his 3 year 51 million dollar contract, we focused on what the Yankees got for that money.
At 51 million the Yankees purchased the rights to have him finish his career as a Yankee, as well as insure that he hit 3000 in pinstripes. 74 hits away from that great accomplishment, for every hit he gets until 3000 the Yankees will pay $689,189.
Compared to The American I-dl got 30 million for 9 victories for a total of $3,333,333 for each victory. Or if you want to take it one step further AJ has been paid
33,000,000 for only 1 win in postseason. I can fill 10 pages with examples at the end of the day No one else is Derek.
Regardless of the amount paid to Jeter just remember that he ranks 36 Career all time with 2926 hits, no one has ever accused him of Roids (specially how he has declined) he is not in the news for doing something stupid and he is The face of the Franchise.
I am glad our Captain will be a Yankee for at least 3 more years, so that I can watch him retire with 3301 hits.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Hot Stove wish list
By Frank Solares
We are all fans, we are all experts, we are all general managers, we are all hard on our favorite teams, but we are not Brian Cashman and we do not make the decisions.
That said I will take a look at the Yankees off season of change and redemption and attempt to help Cash on how to spend his cash
First Base Tex needs a backup that can play around 25 games at first, hit off the bench and DH. Lance Berkman is the Perfect match. Keep him and show Nick Johnson the door not the Bench.
Second Base Canoo is young enough to play 162, but that said we need to keep Ramiro Pena can sub at 2nd, 3rd and short.
Shortstop Sign the Face of the Yankees Sign the greatest winner since Joe D, sign the icon sign the Captain and sign the first Yankee in history to hit 3k as a Yankee. Yes he had a bad year but his D was great enough. To warrant keeping him at SS at least two more years, if you wish move him after wards. Pena is the backup..
Third Base The Hall of Famer will finally have an off-season that does not require surgery or drama (we hope). Pena is the backup..
Catcher I love Jorge Posada he is in my top 5, but we need a new face and a fresh young legs and bat. Jesus Montero should be our opening day catcher next season. Posada can be the teams DH and Pettitte personal Catcher, give Cervelli one more year as the back up.
Outfielders Granderson in Center, Swisher in Right and in left sign Jayson Werth. Stay away from Carl Crawford and make Brett Gardner one of the Key Bench Players.
Starting Pitchers Trade AJ, they will need to eat most of the contract.
CC Sabathia
Cliff Lee Sign him to a long term deal
Brandon Webb Sign him
Andy Pettitte
Phil Hughes
Relief Pitchers
Mariano Rivera
Sign Rafael Soriano groom him to become your next closer/
Kerry Wood
David Robertson
Boone Logan
Joba Chamberlain
Them mix in the rest of the invited players to camp and the 2011 team will win with pitching.
Make Larry Rothschild pitching coach.
We are all fans, we are all experts, we are all general managers, we are all hard on our favorite teams, but we are not Brian Cashman and we do not make the decisions.
That said I will take a look at the Yankees off season of change and redemption and attempt to help Cash on how to spend his cash
First Base Tex needs a backup that can play around 25 games at first, hit off the bench and DH. Lance Berkman is the Perfect match. Keep him and show Nick Johnson the door not the Bench.
Second Base Canoo is young enough to play 162, but that said we need to keep Ramiro Pena can sub at 2nd, 3rd and short.
Shortstop Sign the Face of the Yankees Sign the greatest winner since Joe D, sign the icon sign the Captain and sign the first Yankee in history to hit 3k as a Yankee. Yes he had a bad year but his D was great enough. To warrant keeping him at SS at least two more years, if you wish move him after wards. Pena is the backup..
Third Base The Hall of Famer will finally have an off-season that does not require surgery or drama (we hope). Pena is the backup..
Catcher I love Jorge Posada he is in my top 5, but we need a new face and a fresh young legs and bat. Jesus Montero should be our opening day catcher next season. Posada can be the teams DH and Pettitte personal Catcher, give Cervelli one more year as the back up.
Outfielders Granderson in Center, Swisher in Right and in left sign Jayson Werth. Stay away from Carl Crawford and make Brett Gardner one of the Key Bench Players.
Starting Pitchers Trade AJ, they will need to eat most of the contract.
CC Sabathia
Cliff Lee Sign him to a long term deal
Brandon Webb Sign him
Andy Pettitte
Phil Hughes
Relief Pitchers
Mariano Rivera
Sign Rafael Soriano groom him to become your next closer/
Kerry Wood
David Robertson
Boone Logan
Joba Chamberlain
Them mix in the rest of the invited players to camp and the 2011 team will win with pitching.
Make Larry Rothschild pitching coach.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
AJ Pitches for his Yankee Career
By Frank Solares
AJ Burnett is 1-1 with a 5.27 ERA career in his postseason. Now he will make the biggest start of his career, a start that might determined if he will remain a Yankee. With Lee on the free agency market at the end of the year and with Nolan Ryan saying “Ask the Yankees how much they will pay him”, they might not have room for him in the roster next year. He can be traded to at least 5 teams in the National League, as long as the Yankees are willing pick up the rest of the contract and or eat 90 percent of the 3 years left on it.
That will allow them to Go hard after Lee and have CC, Lee, Pettite, Hughes and Nova. The pitching staff will be an upgrade from this year and might even be as good as any pitching staff in Baseball.
No pressure AJ, but tonight might be your last start as a Yankee so make it a good one or you will become a distant memory and just another name Yankees pitching history that never made it.
AJ Burnett is 1-1 with a 5.27 ERA career in his postseason. Now he will make the biggest start of his career, a start that might determined if he will remain a Yankee. With Lee on the free agency market at the end of the year and with Nolan Ryan saying “Ask the Yankees how much they will pay him”, they might not have room for him in the roster next year. He can be traded to at least 5 teams in the National League, as long as the Yankees are willing pick up the rest of the contract and or eat 90 percent of the 3 years left on it.
That will allow them to Go hard after Lee and have CC, Lee, Pettite, Hughes and Nova. The pitching staff will be an upgrade from this year and might even be as good as any pitching staff in Baseball.
No pressure AJ, but tonight might be your last start as a Yankee so make it a good one or you will become a distant memory and just another name Yankees pitching history that never made it.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Yankees vs the Rangers pitching staff
The quest for number 28 continues Friday October 15, Game 1 in Texas. The Yankees will have CC, The Franchise, Andy and AJ. The Rangers will counter with CJ Wilson, Colby Wilson, Cliff Lee and Tommy Hunter.
Lineup vs Texas Pitching
Yankees batting .248 vs C.J Wilson
.167 vs Colby Wilson
.280 vs Cliff Lee
.364 vs Tommy Hunter
Jeter .417 vs Cliff Lee has 15 hits and 6 RBI
.357 vs C.J Wilson
.500 vs Colby Lewis
.667 vs Tommy Hunter
Nick .320 vs Cliff Lee has 2 HR 3 RBI
.300 vs C.J Wilson 1HR 6 RBI
Teixeira .320 vs Cliff Lee has 1 HR 6 RBI
.333 vs Tommy Hunter
A-Rod .272 vs Cliff Lee 2 HR 7 RBI
Cano vs Cliff Lee 6-28 1 RBI 6 Hits
vs C.J Wilson 4-14
vs Tommy Hunter .400 Avg
Granderson .286 vs Cliff Lee 1 HR 3 RBI
.667 vs Tommy Hunter
Berkman .375 vs Cliff Lee has 3 RBI
vs C.J Wilson 3-13 4 RBI 1 2B
vs Tommy Hunter 2-4 1 RBI
Gardner .375 vs Cliff Lee has 1 RBI
If your wondering Posada had horrible numbers vs the Rangers (so he will win the ALCS MVP)
Lineup vs Texas Pitching
Yankees batting .248 vs C.J Wilson
.167 vs Colby Wilson
.280 vs Cliff Lee
.364 vs Tommy Hunter
Jeter .417 vs Cliff Lee has 15 hits and 6 RBI
.357 vs C.J Wilson
.500 vs Colby Lewis
.667 vs Tommy Hunter
Nick .320 vs Cliff Lee has 2 HR 3 RBI
.300 vs C.J Wilson 1HR 6 RBI
Teixeira .320 vs Cliff Lee has 1 HR 6 RBI
.333 vs Tommy Hunter
A-Rod .272 vs Cliff Lee 2 HR 7 RBI
Cano vs Cliff Lee 6-28 1 RBI 6 Hits
vs C.J Wilson 4-14
vs Tommy Hunter .400 Avg
Granderson .286 vs Cliff Lee 1 HR 3 RBI
.667 vs Tommy Hunter
Berkman .375 vs Cliff Lee has 3 RBI
vs C.J Wilson 3-13 4 RBI 1 2B
vs Tommy Hunter 2-4 1 RBI
Gardner .375 vs Cliff Lee has 1 RBI
If your wondering Posada had horrible numbers vs the Rangers (so he will win the ALCS MVP)
Monday, October 11, 2010
Captain Clutch
By Frank Solares,
The pundits and baseball experts will tell you Derek Jeter is overrated, they tell you he is not a Hall of Fame player and they will even tell you that his stats in the postseason are inflated due to more opportunities in games played and AB.
The pundits and baseball experts will tell you Derek Jeter is overrated, they tell you he is not a Hall of Fame player and they will even tell you that his stats in the postseason are inflated due to more opportunities in games played and AB.
The latter might be true but they still need to hit the ball and perform at the highest level. Yankees still needed to win games and play the next series. He would have to do it at the highest level for 15 years and maintain an Avg that ranks in the top 10 all time.
In every category as you can see Derek ranks in the top 10 all time, doing this research you come to several conclusions DJ is a great player and Bernie Williams was great as well.
Everyone in the media made a big deal out of MO numbers and his achievement of getting 600 combined hits in his career, both in the regular season and postseason. Yet not even one mention of Jete getting over 3000 hits as a Yankee, Jeter has 2926 hits in the regular season 179 hits in the postseason he has a combined 3105 hits in his career.
The Man is cool hand Luke under pressure and looks relaxed.
(This is why DJ is always relaxed under stress, thanks to Minka)
http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/11/minka-kelly-named-esquire-magazines-sexiest-
Might be that his personal life has always been personal, in contrast to Alex Rodriguez who is always in the spotlight, something to be said about his upbringing, his work ethic and desire.
He is a free agent after the season he will command millions not for his great numbers, not for his postseason heroics, it’s due to everything he stands for
In every category as you can see Derek ranks in the top 10 all time, doing this research you come to several conclusions DJ is a great player and Bernie Williams was great as well.
Everyone in the media made a big deal out of MO numbers and his achievement of getting 600 combined hits in his career, both in the regular season and postseason. Yet not even one mention of Jete getting over 3000 hits as a Yankee, Jeter has 2926 hits in the regular season 179 hits in the postseason he has a combined 3105 hits in his career.
The Man is cool hand Luke under pressure and looks relaxed.
(This is why DJ is always relaxed under stress, thanks to Minka)
http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/11/minka-kelly-named-esquire-magazines-sexiest-
Might be that his personal life has always been personal, in contrast to Alex Rodriguez who is always in the spotlight, something to be said about his upbringing, his work ethic and desire.
He is a free agent after the season he will command millions not for his great numbers, not for his postseason heroics, it’s due to everything he stands for
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
15 out 16 Years
Its pretty sad that Yankee fans cant celebrate another post season birth. As a long time Yankee fan that witnessed and remembered the 80’s falling short every year hurt. The first 3 years in the 90s brought us hope thanks to Stick Michael, and then we were spoiled with 4 titles and a 5th in the Jeter era finally coming last year. But no one passes out cigars for entering the playoffs and no one expects the Yankees to fall apart in the first round, after all this is no longer the Joe Torre era.
Every Yankee Fan expects a postseason birth each and every year. It is a birthright specially if you were born after 1988 and expect this every single year.
Well my friends 15 out of 16 years are nothing to sneeze at, the Yankees might have the largest payroll in baseball and yes the infield makes more money than every single player in the Japanese league. Despite all that the 4 letter network gives the Yankees no chance and are secretly routing for them to crash and burn. ESPN thinks the Tampa Bay Rays and all 22,000 thousand fans are a better story for baseball if they win. ESPN thinks that King Felix with only 12 wins makes a better Cy Young. ESPN thinks that the poor Red Sucks would have made the playoffs if it was not for the injuries (like the Yankees had not injuries). ESPN thinks that Jeter is washed up despite the fact that he scored over 100 runs had over 150 hits and played a great Defense.
Despite that Yes 15 out of 16 should be celebrated, Lets remember that it is not easy to go through the AL East.
Champions play better in October and when you win 5 titles in 15 years, we should enjoy Jeter, Andy, Posada, Mo they will not be around forever.
LETS GO YANKEES!!!
Every Yankee Fan expects a postseason birth each and every year. It is a birthright specially if you were born after 1988 and expect this every single year.
Well my friends 15 out of 16 years are nothing to sneeze at, the Yankees might have the largest payroll in baseball and yes the infield makes more money than every single player in the Japanese league. Despite all that the 4 letter network gives the Yankees no chance and are secretly routing for them to crash and burn. ESPN thinks the Tampa Bay Rays and all 22,000 thousand fans are a better story for baseball if they win. ESPN thinks that King Felix with only 12 wins makes a better Cy Young. ESPN thinks that the poor Red Sucks would have made the playoffs if it was not for the injuries (like the Yankees had not injuries). ESPN thinks that Jeter is washed up despite the fact that he scored over 100 runs had over 150 hits and played a great Defense.
Despite that Yes 15 out of 16 should be celebrated, Lets remember that it is not easy to go through the AL East.
Champions play better in October and when you win 5 titles in 15 years, we should enjoy Jeter, Andy, Posada, Mo they will not be around forever.
LETS GO YANKEES!!!
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