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I hate that they refuse to spend money. Last year Hal is supposedly pissed the Red Sux won the WS, but yet they wouldn't go the extra year for Corbin and didn't want to pay Kuechel an extra million so they could try to stay under the tax thresholds - Hal must be at least 1/2 Wilpon... George would have thrown the money at the players to get them here (he also might have traded away all of the young talent)... This reminded me of Kyle and what our players have even said: The Yankees had not reached the postseason since 1981. Getting Mattingly there for the first time became the focus. “That team fit him,” Showalter said. “That whole team was him. That ’94 team, that was a really fun team to manage because it was driven by Mattingly’s makeup and the charisma and just the aura he had around him. Everybody wanted to please him. You wanted to be accepted by him. You wanted to play the game like he played it, and the way he wanted to play it. There were a lot of people who were really starting to make their mark who went on to have great careers.”

Was reading a Yankees article on The Athletic (while I should be working) and it just re-enforced what McD & Beane are working on here. I just pulled out a few things, but man it is a great read! https://theathletic.com/1110218/2019/08/09/everybodys-kind-of-forgotten-for-the-94-yankees-whose-great-season-was-cut-short-by-a-strike-what-ifs-linger/ He also understood that the culture in the clubhouse couldn’t be cleaned up without Mattingly, whose presence gained importance as the Yankees began graduating their own homegrown players. When a fledgling Bernie Williams was getting hazed by a salty veteran, it was Mattingly who pushed back. “Mel Hall or somebody called him Bernice,” Showalter said. “Donnie jumped in their sh__. So did I. He’s like, ‘This guy is going to be part of some really good baseball here. Let’s make his path easier instead of harder.’” When a young Jim Leyritz rubbed teammates the wrong way with his brashness — like the time he stormed out of the dugout because he was pinch-hit for — it was Mattingly who loudly let him know that the behavior was unacceptable. “Boys, Elvis has left the building,” Showalter said, recounting Mattingly’s retort as Leyritz left in a huff. “The whole f_cking dugout just cracked up. OK, Elvis, you can leave now. He goes, ‘Who the f_ck are you? Who the f_ck are you?’” Those Yankees were not star-studded. This was not by design. In the winter of 1992, the free-agent market included Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux and David Cone. None would come to the Bronx. Slight improvement couldn’t erase the scars of the dark years. Undeterred, Michael stayed true to his vision, paying special attention to those who would shape the right culture. “Slowly,” Mattingly said, “we were getting guys.” In signing lefty Jimmy Key and infielder Mike Gallego, the Yankees added seasoned professionals who had won a World Series championship. Wade Boggs arrived from the Red Sox, where he’d been labeled as selfish, though the Yankees believed he’d fold into their new culture. On the trade front, Michael sent Roberto Kelly to the Reds for the volatile O’Neill. To round out the rotation, the Yankees traded for Abbott, who had been an anchor with the Angels. The lefty’s initial reaction was typical for the time. “When I first received news that I had been traded to the Yankees, the connotation wasn’t great,” Abbott said. “It was not a destination. There was a lot of drama there.” That would change quickly. In 1993, the Yankees finished with a winning record for the first time in years. They dueled with the defending world champion Blue Jays, making it a race until the final month of the season. But the biggest shift came within the walls of the clubhouse. “I’d been through a few of those years — kind of what we’re doing now a little bit, where you’re struggling and struggling,” said Mattingly, now the manager of the Marlins. “At some point, that thing turns. They brought in the right guys, guys who played the game right, guys who didn’t accept losing.” Mattingly described a familiar dynamic. There would always be those in it for themselves and those in it for the team. The key, he said, was swaying those in the middle. That task became easier with the likes of Gallego, Stanley and, perhaps most noticeably, O’Neill. “Here’s a guy that was so competitive, it’s almost like he tipped the scales,” Mattingly said. “When you get enough guys going the right direction, then everybody kind of gets in line.”

This is just cold.... For those of you who don't know "Frostbite" is the name of a game engine used to design the game

The whole albums is great

Just signed up for the free trial last night; so far it's pretty good.No NFLN so that maybe an issue, but the menus are easy to navigate around and the picture quality is pretty damn good. Going to try PS Vue when the trial is up and might try Hulu live after that. Only con is that it took a little bit to figure how to navigate when you are watching TV or a movie and pull the guide up; took a little bit to figure what to do to get back to the show that was playing in the background....

The Bellicheat**** coaching tree

Nice job on this recap! I was looking to see if anyone put it in here, talk about dodging a bullet...

This is a weird picture, it's almost as if they photoshopped his eyes to look "normal"

Also thanks for nothing Astro: "Josh high-fives Brittany on the way past the Community Relations tent. Now, I must be delicate here, but Brittany is wearing grey stretch yoga pants, and it must be a new process where elastic can actually be sprayed onto legs, similar to spray-tanning. I’d supply a picture, but the lens to my camera was fogged up somehow."

Thanks for this! I was really expecting to see this: http://billsmafia.com/2019/08/06/astronotes-bills-last-practice/

It's about a 20yr old list...

His contract also allows him to be a FA in 2020 and he can''t be tagged "Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that the new Brady contract contains a clause that voids the agreement on the final day of the 2019 league year, and that prevents the Patriots from using the franchise tag or the transition tag on Brady in 2020. Thus, barring a new deal before the start of the 2020 league year in March, Brady will become a free agent." https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/05/new-contract-puts-tom-brady-on-track-for-free-agency-in-2020/

or Ducasse

"RayRay’s hair is also on point, with nice dreads. Bodine shows how useful he can be, getting the blocking sleds out for the OL pre-preactice. "

and I hope Ed Oliver has something to do with it

That's the easiest way to do it...

Can't disagree with any of this (maybe Shanny & Lynch)

Polls have been done...everything has

Have a Meadcoin on me:

Jesus this thread again. It is training camp and preseason time, we have more important things to talk about than this topic for the 1000000000000000000x time this offseason and every offseason...FFS

I have been thinking about this for months, spectrum is too damn expensive and the only way to get a good rate is to cancel and resubscribe in my wife's name - saves about $100/month; but you have to return all of equipment and then go pick up the new stuff (hope it works, because let's face it - it never does). When the promo deal is up in a year, cancel and resubscribe in my name. Rinse and repeat. Had a cool dude from spectrum tell me this when I was pushing to get another discount - they are not allowed to offer to existing customers;only new ones. Said he just got off the phone with a couple who does this every year. I am honestly thinking about keeping my internet ($65 for 400mbps) and going with YouTube TV (app on both of my TVs) or PS Vue (only on the main Sony TV) Samsung would need a firestick. Both services once I add HBO will give me the same rough price of doing the annual cable swap, which honestly is a pain in the ass. I wish I could pair it down more, but we still watch a fair amount of shows on TV... The other issue is all of the services keep upping their prices and in another year or 2 they will be the same damn price...

The hard one with the slimy root