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It's About The Money : Quick hit: Yankees Trade Nuno to Arizona for Brandon McCarthy

Mon, 7 Jul 2014 23:12:11 +0000

McCarthy's xFIP is third best in the NL among qualifying starters. This could be a steal for the Yanks.

It's About The Money : Rainy Night Open Thread: 4/15/14

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 02:27:58 +0000

Sorry y'all. But if you're going to post rain videos, why not the best? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0WeyMAXxns

It's About The Money : MLB, MLBPA Introduce More Testing And Harsher Drug Penalties

Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:25:54 +0000

No news is the big news. I see no increase here in off-season drug testing.

It's About The Money : Quick Hit: Pineda Named Fifth Starter

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:10:36 +0000

Glad you remember me, Sabrina. Bet you're glad I wasn't available to pour cold water on all of the optimistic projections for the Yankees this year!

It's About The Money : Quick Hit: Pineda Named Fifth Starter

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:59:24 +0000

I read it carefully, Mike. "Careful monitoring" is not an "innings limit." An innings limit is where you decide in advance to shut down a pitcher after some set period of time, regardless of how well the pitcher is performing and how healthy the pitcher appears to be. We have innings limits because even with "careful monitoring," the first sign of trouble can be a catastrophic injury -- particularly with "at risk" pitchers who are young or have recovered from catastrophic injury. And for pitchers, no injury is more serious than a shoulder injury. You're right, it could be that the Yankees have a secret innings limit for Pineda. I'm just reacting to what they've said.

It's About The Money : Quick Hit: Pineda Named Fifth Starter

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:31:32 +0000

"Girardi said Pineda would not be under an innings limit this season." http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/106729...

It's About The Money : Quick Hit: Pineda Named Fifth Starter

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 23:57:06 +0000

They are talking about pitching Pineda this season without an innings limit. I am holding my breath.

It's About The Money : Game Thread: Yankees at Braves 3/19/14

Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:25:14 +0000

<<The Yankees will be playing with a DH, the Braves will not.>> Just like how the World Series should work.

It's About The Money : Yankees and Gardner Agree To 4 Year Extension

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 05:14:00 +0000

Is his a home grown face? Might he have enjoyed some face growth at a friend's house?

It's About The Money : Tanaka Day Open Thread

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:22:52 +0000

Sorry. I was on a bender, got a little too excited about the then-imminent Scott Sizemore signing, and now there are a few days of my life I can't recall.

It's About The Money : Tanaka Day Open Thread

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:48:36 +0000

Have I been asleep for the past few months? When did you rejoin the SweetSpot?

It's About The Money : Scattered Thoughts on Alex Rodriguez

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 04:05:46 +0000

You too, Tamar.

It's About The Money : Scattered Thoughts on Alex Rodriguez

Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:02:48 +0000

Get used to it, Domenic and Tamar. PED prosecution is moving away from cases based on failed drug tests, to "non-analytical positive" cases based on something resembling police work. Yes, it's going to look nastier when the evidence is based on testimony of shady paid-off drug peddlers, as opposed to nice, clinical lab reports. If you look, you'll see that the U.S. is bound by treaty to pursue criminal prosecution of those involved in PED distribution and use. The World Anti-Doping organization has effectively admitted that drug testing is now a secondary tool, and that primary emphasis must be placed on national and international police work. So ... MY concern is not with cases built on the testimony of paid informants, or procedural due process questions arising from the arbitration process, but the combination of these two factors. I don't think arbitration is the right venue to protect defendants against the possibility of prosecutorial excess and abuse.

It's About The Money : A-Rod vs the man from Milwaukee

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:15:19 +0000

Easy to say in hindsight. Lots of folks thought Diana Taurasi was lying, too.

It's About The Money : A-Rod vs the man from Milwaukee

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:19:54 +0000

You can't tell if they're lying. I watched Tyler Hamilton lie, Lance Armstrong lie, Ryan Braun lie. Floyd Landis could look you in the eye and lie, and you'd write him a check for his defense fund.

It's About The Money : Quick hit: A-Rod issued a statement against Selig and MLB

Fri, 1 Nov 2013 21:13:23 +0000

Will, the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) provides that a federal district court may vacate an arbitration award, among other reasons, “where there was evident partiality or corruption in the arbitrators.” 9 U.S.C. §10(a). This being said, it's close to impossible to overturn an arbitration decision in court. But Manfred has at least given A-Rod's people decent grounds to at least bring a lawsuit challenging the arbitration decision. What a mess.

It's About The Money : Quick hit: Alex Rodriguez is suing MLB

Fri, 4 Oct 2013 19:36:25 +0000

Miss you too. Pas mal ici.

It's About The Money : Quick hit: Alex Rodriguez is suing MLB

Fri, 4 Oct 2013 19:35:01 +0000

I once had a professor in law school who described the ideal client: he's on trial for first degree murder. He's rich. He's guilty. He says, spare no expense. You spare no expense. The jury convicts. He says, appeal. Spare no expense. You do so. The conviction is upheld. He says, take it to the Supreme Court! You do so. You lose. Your client is executed before he can prepare the malpractice suit against you. Did I mention? This was my legal ethics professor.

It's About The Money : And here's ARod's complaint against MLB

Fri, 4 Oct 2013 19:23:12 +0000

I am trying to wrap my brain around how a party to an arbitration could sue another party to the arbitration, before the arbitration is over, concerning the investigation that led to the arbitration. Let's state the obvious: from the standpoint of the arbitration itself, this is the worst tactic ever employed. It is saying in effect that A-Rod does not trust the arbitration or the arbitration process. You might as well stand in front of a judge before sentencing, and tell the courtroom that the judge is crooked. Hint: if you want a judge to impose a suspended sentence, you're better off complimenting the judge's choice of tailor. Here's the next most obvious thing, at least for someone who follows the law in this area: the arbitration process is damn near bullet-proof. That's why it's there, so that disputes can be decided privately, outside of court. The law is written to make it close to impossible to challenge in court anything associated with an arbitration. I cannot think of a single sports arbitration case where the athlete was able to make a successful end run around the arbitration process. So, I ask the question: why would A-Rod pursue a strategy that's guaranteed only to get his head handed to him in arbitration, that's going to cause MLB AND the arbitrator both to wonder if there's any way to increase that 211 game suspension (or at least to make MLB wish it initially imposed a harsher penalty)? The only answer I can come up with is that A-Rod is one of those clients, the ones who tell their lawyers things like "they must pay for what they've done" and "I don't care what it costs". I AM assuming that it's A-Rod who is the force behind this lawsuit, because if his lawyers duped him into this crazy (but fee-generating) strategy, A-Rod's best chance in the courts might be to sue his own lawyers for malpractice.

It's About The Money : Quick hit: Alex Rodriguez is suing MLB

Fri, 4 Oct 2013 18:53:54 +0000

I think A-Rod's lawyers have themselves a dream client.