Why does everyone go to the darn Yankees?!?!? J. Ellsbury signed his soul away

[txoutdoorsman24]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jacoby-ellsbury-agrees-to-7-year----153-million-deal-with-yankees-020323816.html

SMH!!!!
One of my favorite players, now I can't be his fan anymore...

SMH!!!!

[Mud Shark]

Because they paid him...way more than he was worth, by the way...

[T-RENT]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[topduarte]

I love it!!

Go Yankees!!!!

[JeffJ]

Capitalism

If a competitor of your employer offered you 2x what you were making would you go to work for them? You would have the same hours, job description, etc.

Yea you would.

[100%TtId]

Capitalism

If a competitor of your employer offered you 2x what you were making would you go to work for them? You would have the same hours, job description, etc.

Yea you would.

Yeah, unless it's the Wankees.

[ShredLikeRed]

Capitalism

If a competitor of your employer offered you 2x what you were making would you go to work for them? You would have the same hours, job description, etc.

Yea you would.

Yeah, but now we're gettin' into the realm of morals and ethics. Playing for the Yankees? I think that's a sin!


My Dad's a Yankees fan and I joke with him about the yankees all the time.

[JeffJ]

Why is the Yankees writing the biggest checks a moral or ethics issue? Are they playing within the rules?

[NelsonV]

They want to be paid heavily!!!!!!!

[Txjourneyman]

With his injury issues in Boston I think the yankees are taking a big risk. I hope it blows up on them, but then, I hate the yankees.
I'm not certain but I think Scott Boros is Ellsbury's agent. He cares about nothing but the largest check. The yankees wrote that check.
What happens with Cano now? I'm thinking he will end up in Seattle. The spankees won't pay for him now that they have signed Ellsbury.

[Mudslinger]

All you guys are showing your jealousy for one if not the most successful sports franchises ever.

GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[panhandlehunter]

I can think 153,000,000 reasons why.

[rossivey]

With his injury issues in Boston I think the yankees are taking a big risk. I hope it blows up on them, but then, I hate the yankees.
I'm not certain but I think Scott Boros is Ellsbury's agent. He cares about nothing but the largest check. The yankees wrote that check.
What happens with Cano now? I'm thinking he will end up in Seattle. The spankees won't pay for him now that they have signed Ellsbury.

Yeah he's a Boras client

Not sure where Cano lands but if the Yanks do pay him, they'll have a nasty lineup. This is one projected lineup I've seen

Gardner - LF
Ellsbury - CF
Cano - 2B
Teixeira - 1B
McCann - C
Soriano - DH
Ichiro - RF
Jeter - SS
Ryan - 3B

Their pitching is going to be worse though if they don't re-sign Kuroda and get Tanaka from Japan.

[muddyfuzzy]

All you guys are showing your jealousy for one if not the most successful sports franchises ever.

GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i clicked the "like" button.

[cj7zrcool]

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Not sure where Cano lands but if the Yanks do pay him, they'll have a nasty lineup. This is one projected lineup I've seen

Their pitching is going to be worse though if they don't re-sign Kuroda and get Tanaka from Japan.

Their farm system is terrible, so they have no choice other than to sign expensive free agents. I think it's hilarious that they're getting stuck with all these high price free agents with huge contracts in their declining years; A-Fraud, Teixeira, Sabathia, Jeter, etc (although I do like Jeter).

Line-up won't make a bit of difference if they don't vastly improve their pitching staff. I hope they loose a 100 games. YANKEES SUCK!!