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    OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 3:05 PM EST

    this move scares me. this is called karma, this dude was a class act, was vastly mistreated and will have something to prove. he will be lights out with the yanks and will return to his 07 form.
     

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    Re: OKIJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 3:08 PM EST

    I think you are wrong.  His delivery fooled everyone for awhile, not anymore.  Average major league stuff.  He will still have his moments they all do,  thankfully not for the RS. Don't get me wrong...class guy and I mean no disrespect, just think his ship has sailed.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 3:16 PM EST

    Yeah - I see my Yanks winning the division by 20 games now just based on this signing. Clearly the steal of the off-season. I hear their next moves will be Manny aand Trot Nixon.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 3:51 PM EST

    Even Manny and  Trot couldn't help the over the hill yanks next year.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 4:06 PM EST

    I am one who thinks that Okajima got shafted by the Sox, and I never understood why.  I hope it is for more than he expressed some dissatisfaction at being demoted for pitching to a 4.50 ERA over 7 games early in the year, as that shows competitiveness and prescience since he was right.  He would have been much better in the pen than Albers or Atchison and even Bard once August rolled around.

    That said.  No karma here.  The Yankees have two starters to find,Burnett still in their rotation (and eating up payroll) a bullpen to strengthen, a 3bman who just had a procedure on his knee and shoulder, and a ton of money tied up on just a handful of players (roughly 100 million on just 5 guys by my estimates).  If this is all they do all off-season, besides sign bargain basement starters to replace Colon and Garcia, they need to worry about placing 4th in the ALE behind the Sox, Tampa and Toronto.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 4:08 PM EST

    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?:
    Even Manny and  Trot couldn't help the over the hill yanks next year.
    Posted by Smartacus


    Yankees had quite a few injuries last season but still won 97 games and finished 1st because of some of the young players who stepped up.

    More decent prospects this season either to trade or to help in the Bronx.

    Keep dreaming pal.


     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 4:09 PM EST

    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?:
    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS? : Yankees had quite a few injuries last season but still won 97 games and finished 1st because of some of the young players who stepped up. More decent prospects this season either to trade or to help in the Bronx. Keep dreaming pal.
    Posted by ThatWasMe

    Babe, is that you?
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 4:34 PM EST

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    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS? : Babe, is that you?
    Posted by Smartacus


    Don't know who babe is benji.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 4:40 PM EST

    Communist Contrarian was so contrary that a Yankee fan had to step in and ridicule her. She gets an A for stirring the pot however on a slow forum day.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 4:53 PM EST

    Oki-dokie has nothing left, regardless of how he was treated.  He can't fool anyone.  Yanks can have him.  
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 5:42 PM EST

    Yes, he will have a direct impact from AAA.  Class act but once he lost the mystery to his pitching style......he lost his edge!

     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 5:57 PM EST

    Might be able to get Gonzalez out. Don't think he has really faced him yet.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 6:19 PM EST

    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?:
    Yeah - I see my Yanks winning the division by 20 games now just based on this signing. Clearly the steal of the off-season. I hear their next moves will be Manny aand Trot Nixon.
    Posted by jesseyeric


    That will be after they return from Germany and certain medical procedures are performed on them. 
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 6:26 PM EST

    Oki was a good guy and didnt drink beer on the days he wasnt pitching...and all chicken was eaten during post game meals
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 9:39 PM EST

    The AL East should be renamed the Yankee annual division title Division. It has already been tilted, and should they miss out this year the titlt is still quite dominant.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 10:01 PM EST

    I am sure that troll Georom agrees with you, Color him troll. What a shame that the rest of the can;\'t be trolls.

     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 10:04 PM EST

    Yankees haven't made a lot of moves and they have had the same exact needs as the Sox (for the most part)  however I think they might be looking towards some of the talent in their farm system to fill in the gaps......still think they need a 5/6 starter for depth.  I believe their rotation will be CC/Hughes/Burnett/Nova/Freddie
    Nova could very well prove to be their #2 starter next year.  Very formidable rotation if they are healthy.....Then again we have a pretty good rotation as well if they could all stay healhty...

    In the spirit of the thread title...no Okajima if anything helps tilt things further the sox way.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 10:57 PM EST

    This thread is a joke right?
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 11:02 PM EST

    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?:
    This thread is a joke right?
    Posted by TheExaminer


    Typical of of Communist Contrarian but par for the course.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 11:13 PM EST

    Funny same division and the the richest team in baseball thinks Oki can be useful. Our entire pen is being revamped and we bannished Oki long ago even when the ship was sinking. I wonder how one team thinks a player is useless and another thinks the player can help.

    Interested to see how he does.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 11:15 PM EST

    In response to "Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?":
    Funny same division and the the richest team in baseball thinks Oki can be useful. Our entire pen is being revamped and we bannished Oki long ago even when the ship was sinking. I wonder how one team thinks a player is useless and another thinks the player can help. Interested to see how he does. Posted by BurritoT
    Hopefully he won't pull an Aceves act on us.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/29/2011 11:21 PM EST

    Anything goes, I always wondered why he was not up here in September. Strange. I have to think the Sox truly thought Oki was washed up.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/30/2011 6:21 AM EST

    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?:
    Funny same division and the the richest team in baseball thinks Oki can be useful. Our entire pen is being revamped and we bannished Oki long ago even when the ship was sinking. I wonder how one team thinks a player is useless and another thinks the player can help. Interested to see how he does.
    Posted by BurritoT



    Yeah, kind of reminiscent of Beane taking Reddick for Baily.

    Why so low?

    He might know something that others do not.

     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/30/2011 6:55 AM EST

    In Response to Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?:
    Funny same division and the the richest team in baseball thinks Oki can be useful. Our entire pen is being revamped and we bannished Oki long ago even when the ship was sinking. I wonder how one team thinks a player is useless and another thinks the player can help. Interested to see how he does.
    Posted by BurritoT


    Kind of like the approach Beane took with Baily.

    Dumping for the Riddick.

    Baily could be effective but was only on the field for half of the games the past two years.

    More then likely Beane knows something.
     

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    Re: OKAJIMA WILL TILT THE EAST TO THE YANKS?

    posted at 12/30/2011 11:59 AM EST

    Who needs Okijima when you have Jenks?
    He may cost 6M but those all-you-can-eat buffets add up!