~~~ OFFICIAL YANKEES 2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS OR BUST THREAD ~~~

[Karak567]

omg he did it again

opposite field this time

[owsley]

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I'm really excited about Shelly Duncan.

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vnh

[owsley]

he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

[Karak567]

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he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

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he has shown some improvement in his last few years in the minors

on top of that, he provides a good pinch hitting option off the bench, which is especially important as molina will now be catching 1-2 games a week and will allow posada to see a full day of rest if he really needs it

also, he allows the yankees to rest the oft-injured johnny damon without putting a significant hole in the lineup - ie miguel cairo

in addition, if he stays hot he could be a great trade chip

obviously i dont expect him to stay this hot... but if he can perform at a decent rate above replacement level, he'll be good for the yanks

[Uston]

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he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

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If you can't get excited about a career minor-leaguer tearing it up for your team when he finally gets a shot, why do you bother watching baseball?

[THAY3R]

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he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

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He was a top pick like 5 years ago and had 25 homers this year in AAA with .380 OBP and .580 Slugging.

Also, the Yankees have played : Kevin Thompson, Josh Phelps, Miguel Cairo and Andy Phillips at his positions.

[Karak567]

well, uh, this will do wonders for the pythag, i guess

[owsley]

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he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

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If you can't get excited about a career minor-leaguer tearing it up for your team when he finally gets a shot, why do you bother watching baseball?

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Maybe because I am not talking about how excited I was watching him hit the 2 home runs today, but instead talking objectively about how much he will be able contribute in the future for the team? totally different

[owsley]

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he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

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He was a top pick like 5 years ago and had 25 homers this year in AAA with .380 OBP and .580 Slugging.

Also, the Yankees have played : Kevin Thompson, Josh Phelps, Miguel Cairo and Andy Phillips at his positions.

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oh, I just googled his name and the site I looked at only had his historical stats, ie not including 2007 so I didn't see those numbers, that is a definite plus. also true about who he's replacing. I just hadn't ever of him and googled him to find out who he was and saw those crappy numbers.

also, if you are watching the YES telecast, LOL at the mets.

[JordanIB]

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he is 27 and has a career .803 OPS in a minors with a .334 OBP.... I know he has 3 home runs in 10 abs or whatever right now, but why exactly should we be all that excited about him?

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shane spencer redux?