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05-11-12 07:49 PM #26
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
I'd go with Hamilton. Elite offense is a dire need for the Yankees and it will be even worse next year.
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05-11-12 08:00 PM #27
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Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
The biggest alcoholic in the history of major league baseball is the most popular Yankee of all time. I don't consider 1 alcohol relaps "off the field problems", i consider it human. Yes he has a history of heroine which presents a level of risk, but it hasn't been an issue in 5 years. I'd consider an athlete who owns a motor cycle or visits a home country with poverty issues to be just as risky.
The reason I wouldn't want Hamilton is the injury history, not the drug history.
That said I literally can't imagine myself rooting for Cole Hammels under any circumstances.
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05-11-12 08:01 PM #28
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Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
I wouldn't pick either. Hamilton if he can stay healthy is going to get a bananas contract and Hamels will be sought by everyone on the market. Cubs and Dodgers have money to throw around and need pitching. He'll get a CC type deal. I'd just rather see what we have in house first. But if it's gun to my head, Hamels.
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05-11-12 08:02 PM #29
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05-11-12 08:04 PM #30
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05-11-12 08:15 PM #31
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Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
Hamels.
I don't care about Hamilton's past, don't care about signing the better role model, and don't care about deterring future beanballs through economic sanctions.
Also Hamels has had a HR/FB % of <10 the past two years in spite of increased changeup usage. Don't see that as a problem. He also doesn't walk batters, so a slight uptick in homers wouldn't be devastating.
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05-11-12 09:31 PM #32
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
Hamilton needs a lot of Jesus and an absence of temptation to keep him sober. He's 3 years older. He's injury prone. He's 31 (in 2 weeks) and we can only expect him to decline.
Hammels is only 28, it's much harder to find elite starting pitching. We also need starting pitching, bad. CC is about all we've got next year, and he's starting to age (looking at the next 3-4 years).
I also expect the price tag on Hamilton to be nearly double Hammels (maybe 1.5-1.75x).
Hammels by a mile.A fool and his money can throw one heck of a party!
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05-11-12 09:33 PM #33
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
A fool and his money can throw one heck of a party!
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05-11-12 09:41 PM #34
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
Lean towards Hamilton, because our lineup isn't getting any younger. I obviously would want to see how our MiLB pitchers progress and see how everything pans out this season though.
"Never, never, never quit."-Winston Churchill.
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05-11-12 09:43 PM #35
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05-11-12 09:44 PM #36
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Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
This isn't even close for me, Hamels, without thinking twice.
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05-11-12 09:58 PM #37
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05-11-12 10:03 PM #38
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
Within 2 years 2 of the 3 Yanks middle of the order hitters will be #6 & #7 type hitters. Now that Montero isn't here Hammie is the next best option.
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05-11-12 10:04 PM #39
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
i'd go with coal hamels
trouble with hamilton is that he's injury prone. there is 0 chance they are signing him though because of club culture concerns..
hamels' behavior is reckless but it also shows competitive fire, however misguided. it's not bad
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05-11-12 10:09 PM #40
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05-11-12 10:27 PM #41
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
I said Hamilton because there is absolutely zero chance it happens imo. Would love to see Sabathia and Hamels go 1-2 and hopefully Pineda heals up and we have a pretty solid 1-2-3.
I'm too smooth you'll never see me comin', I'm never in a hurry I'm just movin' fast...
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05-11-12 10:29 PM #42
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05-11-12 10:43 PM #43
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05-11-12 10:52 PM #44
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05-11-12 10:56 PM #45
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Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
I'm pretty sure as a criminal defense attorney you only see the relapses, which might skew your perception. The person who has overcome an addiction isn't likely to ever be a client. If Hamilton was willing to come to NY, his addiction problems would be low on my list of concerns.
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05-11-12 11:06 PM #46
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05-11-12 11:16 PM #47
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
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05-11-12 11:25 PM #48
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05-11-12 11:47 PM #49
Re: Choose one: Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels
i could totally see the jays getting hamels. it would be bad bad bad if that happens
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05-12-12 12:18 AM #50
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