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	<title>Comments on: Yanks Ink Johnson &amp; Berroa</title>
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		<title>By: YankeesVine &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina</title>
		<link>http://waswatching.com/2009/01/06/yanks-ink-johnson-berroa/comment-page-1/#comment-85878</link>
		<dc:creator>YankeesVine &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] for a spot as&#160;break-glass-in-emergency bat,&#160;and a pitcher to fight for the spot of&#160;last-guy-before-Igawa III. &#160;But Andy Pettitte, especially the Yankees treatment of Andy Pettitte, will be the big news [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] for a spot as&nbsp;break-glass-in-emergency bat,&nbsp;and a pitcher to fight for the spot of&nbsp;last-guy-before-Igawa III. &nbsp;But Andy Pettitte, especially the Yankees treatment of Andy Pettitte, will be the big news [...]</p>
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		<title>By: YankCrank</title>
		<link>http://waswatching.com/2009/01/06/yanks-ink-johnson-berroa/comment-page-1/#comment-85839</link>
		<dc:creator>YankCrank</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TurnTwo, I agree. I like coming to WW and understand that Steve doesn&#039;t like Brian Cashman. Some fans do, some don&#039;t, that&#039;s totally cool and everybody is entitled to their opinions. But posts like this seem to make it look like he goes out of his way to criticize Cashman for every move he makes, whether it is justified or not. 

Case in point, yesterdays post on Cashman not deserving any credit for passing on Abreu with arbitration when players who are more desirable are already taking 40%-50% pay cuts. Now is an ok time to look at it and say, &quot;well, maybe Cashman was right when he made that decision and we shouldn&#039;t have all been calling him an idiot,&quot; but even that is too much praise for Cashman on WW. It&#039;s ok to dislike him but some of the posts feel like it&#039;s not so much a genuine opinion but more searching for any reason to bash the guy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="comment-toolbar" style="text-align: right"><input type="button" value="Reply" onclick="CF_Reply('YankCrank');" /><input type="button" value="Quote" onclick="CF_Quote('co_85839','YankCrank');" /></div><span id="co_85839"><p>TurnTwo, I agree. I like coming to WW and understand that Steve doesn&#8217;t like Brian Cashman. Some fans do, some don&#8217;t, that&#8217;s totally cool and everybody is entitled to their opinions. But posts like this seem to make it look like he goes out of his way to criticize Cashman for every move he makes, whether it is justified or not. </p>
<p>Case in point, yesterdays post on Cashman not deserving any credit for passing on Abreu with arbitration when players who are more desirable are already taking 40%-50% pay cuts. Now is an ok time to look at it and say, &#8220;well, maybe Cashman was right when he made that decision and we shouldn&#8217;t have all been calling him an idiot,&#8221; but even that is too much praise for Cashman on WW. It&#8217;s ok to dislike him but some of the posts feel like it&#8217;s not so much a genuine opinion but more searching for any reason to bash the guy.</p>
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		<title>By: TurnTwo</title>
		<link>http://waswatching.com/2009/01/06/yanks-ink-johnson-berroa/comment-page-1/#comment-85754</link>
		<dc:creator>TurnTwo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;No one should bother to waste their time criticizing (or praising) a move like this.&quot;

agreed... to me, just like the Mitre deal.

worth a shot... good if it works out, insignificant if it doesnt because the player wasnt really being depended upon for production to win games.

how is it a bad thing to have options in camp and down in Scranton who have MLB experience?

i think is prob what i disagree with most about WW. you can dislike Cashman and take a position; take a position that separates you from other yankees fan sites... i get that, and theres a place for that.

but then stick to realistic criticism and argue worthwhile points... this makes your dislike for Cashman seem petty, and makes people think less of the other good posts you may have.

just my two cents anyway.</description>
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<p>agreed&#8230; to me, just like the Mitre deal.</p>
<p>worth a shot&#8230; good if it works out, insignificant if it doesnt because the player wasnt really being depended upon for production to win games.</p>
<p>how is it a bad thing to have options in camp and down in Scranton who have MLB experience?</p>
<p>i think is prob what i disagree with most about WW. you can dislike Cashman and take a position; take a position that separates you from other yankees fan sites&#8230; i get that, and theres a place for that.</p>
<p>but then stick to realistic criticism and argue worthwhile points&#8230; this makes your dislike for Cashman seem petty, and makes people think less of the other good posts you may have.</p>
<p>just my two cents anyway.</p>
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		<title>By: thenewguy</title>
		<link>http://waswatching.com/2009/01/06/yanks-ink-johnson-berroa/comment-page-1/#comment-85390</link>
		<dc:creator>thenewguy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah, two great finds here by Brian Cashman!
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Lay off. For your own sake. He is doing what he has to do. No one should bother to waste their time criticizing (or praising) a move like this. Especially for a Cashman critic who &#039;tries&#039; to be unbiased, you may as well lay off a move like this and use your political capital on a more worthwhile criticism.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="comment-toolbar" style="text-align: right"><input type="button" value="Reply" onclick="CF_Reply('thenewguy');" /><input type="button" value="Quote" onclick="CF_Quote('co_85390','thenewguy');" /></div><span id="co_85390"><p>Ah, two great finds here by Brian Cashman!<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
Lay off. For your own sake. He is doing what he has to do. No one should bother to waste their time criticizing (or praising) a move like this. Especially for a Cashman critic who &#8216;tries&#8217; to be unbiased, you may as well lay off a move like this and use your political capital on a more worthwhile criticism.</p>
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		<title>By: jmeisner</title>
		<link>http://waswatching.com/2009/01/06/yanks-ink-johnson-berroa/comment-page-1/#comment-85379</link>
		<dc:creator>jmeisner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These filler moves are always annoying.  Jason Johnson is clearly no longer a MLB-caliber pitcher... do we really need more starting pitching at SWB?</description>
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		<title>By: Raf</title>
		<link>http://waswatching.com/2009/01/06/yanks-ink-johnson-berroa/comment-page-1/#comment-85367</link>
		<dc:creator>Raf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah, two great finds here by Brian Cashman!
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We&#039;re talking about maybe the 25th spot on the roster.  Maybe a warm body @ SWB.  Not that big a deal.</description>
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&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
We&#8217;re talking about maybe the 25th spot on the roster.  Maybe a warm body @ SWB.  Not that big a deal.</p>
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