SU has had enough. What is with all of the articles bashing A-Rod?
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/93353/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-alex-rodriguez
Here is the truth: the guy is not done yet. Throughout his career, A-Rod has been a guess hitter and I believe he has hit righties better than lefties for the past 21 seasons. That is not the case this season in a small sample of at bats. The Yankees are now fully in humiliation mode in limiting his at bats to only against left-handed pitchers. SU believes it’s coming from Cashman, not Girardi. You don’t have to bat him 3rd or 4th but he is still a force in the line-up. Hicks, one of Cashman’s great off-season acquisitions, is younger and hits .215 with no power. Shouldn’t he have to prove something to earn his at bats?
Plus, once the Yankees become sellers, they will move Beltran and then who is going to DH? SU says bring up Aaron Judge and stick him in right field once Beltran goes. Time to call it a day and move on for this season. It is just not right to throw A-Rod under the bus.
Knick Fans: alert; alert! Melo is actively talking up playing in NY with Durant! Thank goodness one of the great NBA recruiters is on the case. Surely, this will make the difference. SU is still anxiously awaiting Dwight Howard to come to the Knicks. Can you think of a worse signing?
The Mets have a bone spur epidemic and had better quarantine the other pitchers. First Matz and now Syndergaard.
Sad news about Pat Summitt. A fierce competitor who absolutely hated losing. There are coaches who yell on the sidelines at their players and then there was Pat Summitt. She was scary. You have to give her tremendous credit for putting women’s hoops on the map at the college level. Very sad ending to a storied career. Some nice remarks from various UConn players who played against her teams over the years.
Only 2 more days til NBA free agency officially begins. Jeremy Lin has now been linked to over 10 teams. SU says he is a starting point guard in this league. His defense is underrated but he needs to make a smart choice. Do not go near Houston, the Knicks (now that they have Rose) or the Sixers (too many young studs who will ignore and resent him). And of course, do not go near DeMarcus Cousins in Sacramento.
Sports Update Intergalactic 
Lots of rumors having Noah signing with the Knicks. Assuming that he is healthy (and signs) that makes the trading of Robin Lopez a non event. It also means they won’t do anything stupid and try to sign Dwight Howard.
Assuming that everyone stays healthy, I’m putting the Knicks back in the playoff conversation for next season. However, that is a pretty big if.
I like Noah too. Can’t expect too much with recent injuries but they’re not winning the whole thing anytime soon anyway. I like how he plays and think the fans would embrace him. I saw the number $18 million and can’t really understand how he’s worth that much at this point but what do I know?
The Yankees keep managing these heroic wins to keep them at .500. Is that enough? I’m not sure I understand the concept of waiting for the trade deadline. I know everybody does it. But wasn’t Beltran worth more a month ago than a month from now? And I’m not even talking about his injury. It’s just that a free-agent-to-be is worth more with more time left in the season. Same thing for Chapman who I would have traded already. There’s no way the Yankees are re-signing him and I don’t think they become any worse of a team without him.
Seth, I agree about the Yankees. Sell now and beat the rush. Beltran is worth a lot and no one will mind if the Yankees sell. Even Mike Francesa is totally on board with blowing it all up and bringing up Judge and others. We are in year #4 of treading water – it’s boring and the seats are not packed aside from zero buzz. Better to move guys now when there are more buyers. I think Noah is a nice player but has too many miles on him. A shoulder injury waiting to happen. But they will be better than last year and more interesting. I am not close to being on the bandwagon. Not waiting in line to get on either. Watching from afar.
Mark, on paper I agree with the moves. But Noah is 31 and is coming off an injury-plagued season and Rose is always injured and not what he once was. Of your 4 top players, Melo is 32, Rose is an old 27 and Noah is 31. Clearly an improvement though and Noah is a team player (which means I don’t understand how he fits in with Melo). I will wait to see where Jeremy Lin lands. And if they don’t feature Porzingis next year, no reason to tune in.