CANO to Seattle

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

I bet in the next ten years the Yankees win more rings then the M's do.

Yes, therefore every single baseball player in the world should do everything possible to become a member of the Yankees.

[thetruthisoutthere]

I've been a Yankees fan for 51 years.

As a fan, I've been fortunate enough to see them win eight World Series titles and countless trips to the playoffs. There is nothing to be upset about.

I was never enamored with Cano. He was offered a huge chunk of change by the Yankees and decided to accept the Mariners offer.

So be it.

I will not miss him.

The Yankees will be just fine this season, and the next and the next.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by runscott

yes, therefore every single baseball player in the world should do everything possible to become a member of the yankees.

lol

[prewarsports]

Yankees fans should not just assume World Series come their way by birthright. As a fan who grew up watching baseball in the 1980's they were BAD for a long time. Maybe they will be fine and maybe they wont, but assuming they will win World Series' over the next 10 years just because they have pinstripes and rich owners?????

[71buc]

I live in Wershington and as such I am a M's fan by proxy. I hate to say it but this feels like a desperate last ditch effort by Jack Z. to save his job by putting lipstick on a pig. They need to have at least one other big bat in that line up to play 500.

[khkco4bls]

Cano was lazy running and it won't change. Great talent. One man does not make up a team. Let him go. The salaries are out of control, and I am done going to the stadium to pay for them. Thank god for 55" HD TV..

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by khkco4bls

Cano was lazy running and it won't change. Great talent. One man does not make up a team. Let him go. The salaries are out of control, and I am done going to the stadium to pay for them. Thank god for 55" HD TV..

Absolutely a great talent.

Like I wrote previously, "I was never enamored with Cano."

Cano was always about Cano.

Yankees will be just fine without him.

[hammer]

Hey I have been a suffering Met fan for the last 5yrs of painfull baseball. At least they picked up Granderson and are trying. This is a improvement and I hope its a start going in the right direction.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by 71buc

I live in Wershington and as such I am a M's fan by proxy. I hate to say it but this feels like a desperate last ditch effort by Jack Z. to save his job by putting lipstick on a pig. They need to have at least one other big bat in that line up to play 500.

I agree that Jack Z should not have this job, as he has made plenty of mistakes, forcing out Wedge being one of them. I also agree that they need a big bat, and I think Cano is a much more serious effort than they put out last year with the two big veteran acquisitions. But this isn't putting lipstick on a pig, or adding a bat in order to play .500. The Mariners may not take advantage of it, but almost everyone recognizes that they have the young talent waiting in the wings to build a very good team in the near future, but you usually can't do that without a Cano or two. They've added the big bat. Now let's see if they can put the pitching staff together in the right way and properly get rid of a few lost causes such as Justin Smoak.

[Old Hoss]

I follow both the M's and the Yankees (grew up in NY, now live in WA).

The labeling of Cano as "lazy" has always been unfair and a misunderstood take on a truly natural talent. It just takes watching him for a few games to see a smooth, solid style of play. Just because it looks effortless in the field, doesn't mean he is lazy. Just because he isn't a "grinder" who makes routine 4-3 ground-outs ever-so-slightly-closer, does not make him lazy. He is a fantastic player. I think most fans in NY will miss him because he was fun to watch, and talent like that is special. I'm lucky that I got to follow him as a Yankee and will get to continue following him closely as a Mariner.

I don't feel like Yankee fans assume that World Series titles are their birthright. However, Yankee fans likely feel like they will be a better team over the next ten years than the Mariners. That seems pretty plausible and likely, no? Who has more postseason wins in the next ten years, the M's or the Yankees? Maybe it is debatable, but if I were a betting man, I'd say the Yankees.

In my experience watching Eric Wedge manage the M's and the Indians before that, he appears to be a sub-par manager in virtually every way. To me, the M's were smart to go in a new direction, especially if Wedge was asking for to be brought back for more than one year.

Here is one of the many articles you can find to support my point about Wedge's generally underwhelming managerial career [some of the better points about him are slightly embedded, which requires a closer read]: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/po...ire-eric-wedge

[HRBAKER]

No worries for the Yanks they just signed Beltran.
The youth movement continues.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Old Hoss

However, Yankee fans likely feel like they will be a better team over the next ten years than the Mariners. That seems pretty plausible and likely, no? Who has more postseason wins in the next ten years, the M's or the Yankees? Maybe it is debatable, but if I were a betting man, I'd say the Yankees.

Yes, again - all baseball players on the planet should flock to the Yankees - it only makes sense.

And as huge as their payroll is, and as great as their individual players are (and their amazing fans...), shouldn't any Yankee manager who doesn't win the World Series every year be deemed a failure? And even some who DO win it, since it would be impossible to do otherwise based on their plethora of talent, payroll and incredibly knowledgeable and loyal fans?

It's no illogical jump of logic to state that ALL human beings who have any sense at all, should convert to Yankee fans?