man leyritz is really goin through a tough time

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Steve Lombardi wrote:

If Reggie were immature, he would have begged to get out of town in 1978 when Martin was on him, no?

The Fenway incident as well as the bunt incident could be interpreted as signs of immaturity.

I don’t have a dog in this fight, I’m just sayin’

@ Steve Lombardi:
Contreras had one good year and one bad year pitching for the Yanks. Hardly an indicator of being unable to pitch in NY.

I would say pitching for the Cuban National team, and the process of defecting from Cuba is much more stressful than pitching for the Yankees.

If Reggie were immature, he would have begged to get out of town in 1978 when Martin was on him, no?
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Like I said, our definition of immaturity differs.

If Reggie were immature, he would have begged to get out of town in 1978 when Martin was on him, no?

Reggie was not immature
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A showboating, preening, selfish guy like Reggie wasn’t immature? Our definition of the word differs.

MJ – Reggie was not immature. David Wells, maybe, but, not Reggie. (And, I’m not a Reggie fan. That said, this kid doesn’t sound like he would last in New York. Contreras, for that matter, could not handle it.

YankCrank – LOL – you did see that. I had to take it down two minutes after posting it – as I realized I had an error in the reported revenue comment and did not have the time to research/correct it.

Steve Lombardi wrote:

“There also might be a question of Chapman’s maturity level. Several times at the WBC, Chapman was demonstrative in his displeasure at the umpire’s strike zone. At times, several of his teammates had to go to the mound to calm him.”
Pass.

You’d pass on the chance to acquire talent because he might be immature? Reggie freakin’ Jackson was immature.

“There also might be a question of Chapman’s maturity level. Several times at the WBC, Chapman was demonstrative in his displeasure at the umpire’s strike zone. At times, several of his teammates had to go to the mound to calm him.”
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I remember seeing this, and thinking this kid had a million dollar arm and a ten cent head. I guess we’ll see what happens…

Hey Steve, am I seeing things or did you just put up a post about d-bag Lucchino then take it down? I want to get my comment on about his remarks

“There also might be a question of Chapman’s maturity level. Several times at the WBC, Chapman was demonstrative in his displeasure at the umpire’s strike zone. At times, several of his teammates had to go to the mound to calm him.”

Pass.