Re: Cairo's a Yank

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:49:58 -0500, "V-Man" <Vincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>> There was no reason to sign a backup infielder at all when we already
>> had a major league-ready prospect we acquired in the Womack trade.
>> What was the point of getting Howard if we're not going to give him a
>> chance?
>>
>
>Serious question: Why waste a million in salary on a not-so-hot backup when
>Howard is available?

I don't know, other than it's the Yankee way to ignore young players
in favor of mediocre, aging Proven Veterans(tm). I had my hopes up
that they were going to change their attitude with the new Brian
Cashman regime, but apparently not.

>I have to admit, I based a lot of my opinion of Cairo
>on his 2004 season. Was it an aberration or did he "thrive" in pinstripes?
>Looking at his career stats, I'm damned glad he is JUST a backup!

Aberration, most likely. And he's not getting any younger.
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