The YANKEES have reached the end of their fantastic 2017 season. And a great season it was, accomplishing more than any pundits and most fans expected. But not here at the WIN METHOD, where it was stated the YANKEES would make the playoffs and beyond, and where likely every WIN METHOD fan believed would happen. The YANKEES not only reached the playoffs, but they won the wild card game against the Minnesota Twins to advance to the American League Division Series (ALDS). In the ALDS the YANKEES had the Cleveland Indians waiting for them to play a best of five game series. The Indians won 102 games during the season and were looking to go back to the World Series where they lost in seven games last season. The Indians won the first two games and the YANKEES had their backs to the wall. You WIN METHOD fans, the smartest most intelligent baseball fans never gave up, you rooted your team on, never gave up, and the YANKEES themselves never game up as they went on to defeat the Indians in the next three games. An amazing comeback for the YANKEES. By winning the ALDS the YANKEES moved on to the American League Championship Series (ALCS) where they had the Houston Astros waiting for them. Houston won 101 games over the season and are a young developing great team. The ALCS is a best of seven game series and the winner goes to the World Series and the losing team ends their season. The Astros won the first two games of the series and the YANKEES again had their backs to the wall. The YANKEES never gave up and neither did you WIN METHOD fans. The YANKEES came back to win the next three games of the series. The YANKEES just needed to win one of the next two games in Houston to go to the World Series. The Astros had other thoughts in mend and they also never gave up and the Astros came back to win the two games in Houston and move on to the World Series. The YANKEE season was over. But the blooming and growing was just beginning. The 2017 YANKEES achieved more than the baseball world expected. The WIN METHOD fans were not surprised, WIN METHOD fans being the most intelligent and knowledgeable in baseball were well aware of what their YANKEE team could achieve as the youngsters started to bloom and grow.
Congratulations to the YANKEE players, coaches, management, front office, and ownership for allowing the YANKEE team to bloom and grow.
The off season has arrived for the YANKEES. Time to kick back, rest, relax, and do the things you want to do and the things that you don't have time to do during the season. Enjoy guys, you made you proud and your run is just beginning. During the off season the YANKEE front office will have many decisions to make regarding player personnel. No question the roster for 2018 will change, some new players will come and some will go. The YANKEES are in a position of great power having the best minor league system in baseball and many many players blooming and growing trying to make the 2018 roster and challenge veteran players. The front office has work to do, hard decisions to make, and make them they will.
On a side note, you the WIN METHOD fans, fans from all over the world have made it possible for the WIN METHOD blog, the greatest Yankee and baseball blog/forum in the world to surpass a quarter of a billion views. Thank you fans for your devotion and passion, for being smartest baseball fans that exist, and for standing up against stat frauds and their misguided fools view of baseball. This blog will continue without advertisements and clutter that fills every other site you may visit. I know, you visit them for laughs.
Have fun everyone in the off season. I will go out and find a few more WIN METHOD players to bloom and grow down the road. Spring training 2018 is going to be a lot of fun as the kids make their push for the majors, the brightest lights and the biggest stage in baseball, the New York YANKEES. Yes they can, and they will. Lets go Yankees.
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I can just imagine Nancy (from yesterday's discussion) mentioning the WIN METHOD to Hal, and him slapping her off the side of her head.
Jimbo
You’re a fan of abuse against women then? You Sound like an awful person.
Bigbadwolf
I did mention this to Mr. Streinbrenner who laughed at the notion and described this persons claims as “comical”. I trust him at face value on these things as we have a strong relationship.
Nancy, you are a disgrace and too bad if you are offended because I am more offended by you and your ilk. Yes, you are an awful person.
Jimbo
Hm why exactly am I an awful person? A little confused why you’re so angry...
I just don’t think abuse against women, or any one for that matter, is a joking matter, so I thought your comment was distasteful. You should relax some.
jimbo, will played. Nothing lower than a woman crying victim.
Nancy, I agree with jimbo.
So Deb, just confirming here, you think jokes about hitting women are funny and are totally cool with it? Just want to make sure I have the facts straight.
Nancy, jokes about most anything are funny if you can see the humor in it. Yes, I am very 'cool' with it. He should have slapped off the side of the head. Now you can be doubly offended.
jimbo, you might want to let it go before we get to far off base. She isn't worth it.
Jimbo
Why are you posting as if you are Deb?
Nancy, just posting what I think about your comment.
johnsondc, OK,
Jimbo
That was very strange- obviously you were cool with it since you posted it, and why would I be doubly offended for you posting twice. Almost seems like you meant to post as Deb.
I’m somewhat concerned of your mental health now..
Who will be the spring surprise in Yankee camp?
Nick Polito, we have so many highly regarded youngsters so likely they would not be a surprise. It would likely have to be someone that is supposed to not be ready yet and is still learning.
Todd Frazier signs two year deal with Mets for 17 million.
I'll go with Chance Adams having a dominant spring.
One week, seven days, 168 hours, and Yankee spring training camp 2018 opens.
Should be a fun camp with a lot of expectations and blooming and growing.
Strong relationship = I clean his office.
thnx for sharing your great web page.
I actually work in the Yankee organization legal affairs department alongside Alan Chang and a very strong team of individuals. Cleaning Mr. Streinbrenners office is not one of my roles.
I am interested in seeing how Florial does this spring being so young. Being in camp with the big dogs is like adding fertilizer to help him bloom and grow.
Jordan Montgomery---if he takes another step forward after a full season last year, could be a major asset in the rotation.
I will be rooting for Andujar to start the season and then bloom and grow throughout 2018 to make the Yankees forget all about Manny Machado.
LIkely a minor league pitcher will shine in spring training raising his value chip. But I don't know who.
Patricia Piper, have to be careful that the youngsters don't push so hard that they hurt themselves. Losing time because of injury doesn't help move them forward. If they shine and stay within themselves that is great.
It just goes to show how deep the Yankee system is when you can pick any of twenty or more youngsters and having turn heads this spring.
There is going to be a whole lot of blooming and growing going on in the Yankee organization.
It will be fine with me if come May the Yankee lineup has Andujar and Torres starting.
Greg Bird comes into his own this season and will play a big part in helping the Yankees go a very long way.
Austin Romine has his best season ever as backup catcher.
No signings again today. Cold.
Six days before Yankees open camp in Tampa.
My thought is if the Yankees do not make any major moves as far as the outfield is concerned that Clint Frazier will start the season at Scranton, and that may help him immensely.
Joe Girardi has signed a deal with MLB as a studio analyst.
Good for Joe, the new gig should be much more relaxing.
Victor Bruno, I agree, Adams has all requisites for winning a starters role. But then who is then not in the rotation.
It's been a week and a half and still haven't heard from Shelly. I bet she will magically appear some time with more of her BS.
The hot news from MLB today was the Yankees signing Seattle Seahawks QG Russell Wilson.
This is a 6PM snapshot on MLB trade rumors of a vote if MLB players are overpaid or not.
Yes 71.63% (7,907 votes)
No 28.37% (3,132 votes)
Total Votes: 11,039
Craig
Oh dear, I've been viewing but not posting. What BS are you alluding to? I haven't heard any response from the media yet. Why so rude and unwelcoming?
Stan the Man, It looks like the fans overwhelmingly think players are overpaid. Something we've been saying here for years.
Shelly, glad you are viewing the blog. Unless you are a twit you are learning something here at the number one blog in the world.
I have! I learned a number of posters here have some deep seeded anger issues and that winning matters the most.
Shelly, you are right on winning matters most. You are way off base and got picked off on deep seeded anger issues.
Hm well some guy named Craig randomly called me out and some one else recently suggested physical violence and then snapped for getting called out for it. Just observing.
I think Judge may have a better year. Just think what he may do if he learns pitch recognition and lowers his chase rate.
Zack Norris, That would be scary.
Five days until spring training camp for the Yankees opens.
Crickets from the free agent market.
Please, no trades by the Yankees.
The major league baseball players association is opening a spring training camp for all the players that have not been signed by teams. There camp will be bigger than any teams camp.
There is going to be a lot of over paid players is their camp.
I can't wail for baseball to start again.
I have a feeling many good things will happen for the Yankees this season.
Four days, just four more days and baseball is back.
Four days and still so many big name FA's out in the cold headed to a concentration camp set up by the MLBPA.
It is almost that time.
LETS GO YANKEES
The FA's continue to refuse to sign their offers. Next step, if the owners are smart, a lower offer. Cashman, just don't make Yur Garbish ours.
From winmethod
“Yu Darvish is WIN METHOD and would make a fantastic addition”
This weekend there is either going to be a whole lot of signings or the MLBPA concentration camp is going to be packed.
Anonymous, aka no name, do you realize that position by WIN METHOD was over six years ago. Things change in many different ways.
How do you that things have changed?
Holocaust references - what a classy group we have here.
Anonymous, your reference to the Holocaust shows were you mind is, in the gutter and trying to demean a poster.
con·cen·tra·tion
ˌkänsənˈtrāSH(ə)n/Submit
noun
1.
the action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort.
"frowning in concentration"
synonyms: close attention, attentiveness, application, single-mindedness, tunnel vision, absorption More
2.
a close gathering of people or things.
"the largest concentration of Canada geese on earth"
synonyms: gathering, cluster, mass, congregation, assemblage
"concentrations of seals"
The MLBPA camp is a close gathering of people. You offend me and likely everyone here. Go post on the stat fraud boards were you would surely be welcomed.
Anonymous, get your mind out of the gutter. Your thought process identifies you as a disgusting human being.
You guys being serious? If it was completely an accident that they arranged the words that way, then I apologize. However They should be more mindful of what a “concentration camp” is. You guys shouldn’t be scolding me for calling the poster out but rather the poster who used that term so carelessly.
Anonymous, that is some spin you laid out trying to cover yourself for being a dirtbag.
What?! I’m not the one who said it. When has anyone ever in their life referred to a spring training camp as a concentration camp?? Are you suggesting they did that ignorantly?
Also I see Walt and Vinny have been completely silent on the matter - do you two gentlemen often refer to spring training as concentration camps?
Pretty quick to defend two guys who's intentions you have no idea on...
Anonymous, YOU are the one who thought and brought up Holocaust. No one else did, just YOU.
The MLBPA camp is not a team camp but a concentration camp of all unsigned players gathering in one place (camp) so they can work out. YOU are the only poster who came away with a negative connotation of the phrase that was only referring to baseball players from many different teams concentrated in one camp. YOU are the only one who needs to defend your foul disgusting thoughts.
You can keep calling me disgusting and play dumb as to what they meant if it helps you sleep at night though. Also relax, you’re gonna give yourself a heart attack.
When I read the posts I knew the MLBPA was opening a camp for all the unsigned players concentrated in one spot. I can easily see why posters would refer to the camp as a concentration camp because that is exactly what it is.
Then some jerk posts without a name making a fool of himself. Then tries to defend his foul mind by blaming others who did no wrong.
Patricia
Then you’re not the brightest either I guess. That terms only has one meaning
Since you guys like posting definitions
Concentration camp:
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution. The term is most strongly associated with the several hundred camps established by the Nazis in Germany and occupied Europe in 1933–45, among the most infamous being Dachau, Belsen, and Auschwitz.
So yeah - you’re just pleading ignorance at this point.
Anonymous, I am Jewish and I thought nothing of the concentration camp posts. I did get offended by your post (posts), describing you as a disgusting human being. I now think, as you have gone on and on, that I was to nice in describing you.
Enough everyone. We talk baseball, and an outsider with a degenerate mind disgraces himself. Do not stoop to his level.
Disgraceful johsnsondc - that teen has had a negative connotation throughout history. Either stop playing dumb or educate yourself.
Again funny how you act like you knew those posters intentions in the first place..
Lets it go guys and gals. A foul stench follows anonymous's posts and he, she, it, can't hide from it.
The final traditional work week comes to a close and the FA's are twisting in the wind.
Eddie
That’s you admitting I’m right. Go ahead and keep disrespectfully referring to it as a “concentration camp”. Goon.
I think it is a shame what a poster did on this blog last night. The poster had an agenda to disrupt and take the conversation into the sewer. Moderators and WIN METHOD, will you please stop this from happening in the future. We do not need to become a cesspool like so many other forums.
I think the whole topic should be dropped, but to be fair, that term has always been used negatively from all I’ve ever seen and to suggest they used it to say the players were going there to concentrate seems far fetched.
Wasn’t anonymous ultimately condemning the use of the term? I think some emotions were misdirected at the poster last evening.
Three days and the Yankee spring training camp will be open for action.
Barbara, anonymous was the poster who brought the meaning of the term that was in his mind to this blog. anonymous was immediately called out for what he did by several posters who did not look at the original post in a negative light. anonymous was ridiculed as he should for trying to put an evil meaning on a simple accurate post.
Yankeewolf, the topic will be dropped from this post forward and no further none baseball responses will be accepted by the staff here at WIN METHOD. Also Walt Belamy's post made no mention of going to the MLBPA camp to concentrate. Another wrong take by a poster. Walt Belamy said...
This weekend there is either going to be a whole lot of signings or the MLBPA concentration camp is going to be packed.
February 9, 2018 at 5:01 PM
Breaking down his very clear post. Walt Belamy was referring to MLB FA's and there being so many unsigned that the MLBPA was opening one concentrated camp that all FA's could go to for spring training. NOT A CAMP TO CONCENTRATE. The meaning of Walt's statement was clear until a foul poster tried to make it into something it was not.
Now it is over.
Who is responsible for any injuries to any of the unsigned players at the MLBPA camp?
Barbara, you seem to have misunderstood what I posted about non baseball comments just as you misunderstood the comment by Walt Belamy. Your comment will not be published.
Walt Belamy, did you make a comment on this blog in the past 1/2 hour?
It appears that the stat frauds have hit yet another new low. They are now posting using names of real longtime posters here on this blog. Their foul and fake posts will not see the light of day if at all possible.
Jimmy Thames, I don't know for sure, but since players are unsigned and do not have a team, I would think either each player is responsible on his own or the players union is responsible.
Kurt Holmes, thanks, that is logical.
I am pleased that so many players are unsigned at this time. I hope it continues well into spring training time and cuts into what they ultimately get paid.
Tanaka had a brilliant spring last year and then started the real season poorly. Hope he takes his time this spring.
Just out, it looks like Garbish is going to the Cubs. Hooray for Cashman and the Yankees.
Yes, truly great news for us. Cashman just said NO!
The Yankees not chasing after poor high cost starting pitching is making a statement in my opinion. The statement being we have better in house and at a lower cost.
Garbish is going to crash and burn in Chicago.
NJYANKEE..he crashed and burned when he was needed most last season and the stakes were the highest.
bigbadwolf, thanks for cleaning house.
Only a fool would pay Darvish what he is presumably getting from the Cubs.
There is nothing wrong with giving your own starters a chance to prove themselves.
If you don't let the youngsters pitch and challenge them they will not be able to prove their value. There are so many young players in baseball proving themselves when given the chance. There is absolutely no reason to handout long contracts and pay big dollars for old talent on the decline.
Gives the kids a chance to produce when it matters and be the best.
WIN METHOD is making this team with brilliant selections and wisdom.
Two yes fans 2 more days and Yankee spring training begins and the drought of sports is over.
Pitchers and catchers report in two days on Tuesday to the Yankee spring training camp in Tampa, Florida. So far the Yankees have taken the correct path for the 2018 season by not chasing after established players of likely less ability than the Yankees have in house at the infield and starting pitcher areas. By going with young blooming and growing youngsters, the Yankees save money, do not block the youngsters, and more likely than not will have a better younger team.
Can't believe that baseball is back. The time seemed to go so fast or maybe it was just the interesting comments, debates, and insight of this blog. Now it's time for LETS GO YANKEES.
coryankee, excellent post. I concur.
After a week or so of limbering and conditioning, the competition for recognition will begin in earnest.
Hopefully everyone will avoid major injuries. Slow and steady reaches the goal you set.
As things are now and barring any injury to any of our outfielders Frazier has to start the season in Scranton.
yankeelover, Frazier needs to play everyday to hone his skills. One of two things happen if he plays everyday. One, he does not impress. Or two, he does so well the Yankees are forced to make a big decision, play him or trade him. The plus of Frazier doing well is he increases his trade value.
The Yankees sure seem to have an abundance of talent.
Rahm >>> Surely enough to make the playoffs.
The Yankees are on the rise and should make the playoffs every season for the next several years. A World Series or two would be the ultimate goal.
Opening of camp is right around the corner.
One day. Today is the last day before the Yankee spring training camp opens in Tampa, Florida tomorrow.
Let the blooming and growing begin for 2018.
I for one will be looking forward to one heck of a season in 2018 for the Yankees.
The Yankees have so many stars in the lineup, hope they don't get to enamored with self indulgent meaningless individual stats, because wins are all that matters.
This team has a chance to win 100 games this season.
Lets take the season one step at a time. 162 games and enough wins to reach the playoffs, then go from there.
Jerry, exactly. One step at a time.
Who hits more home runs, Judge or Stanton?
Stanton
Well, it sure looks like the hot stove is burnt out and there is no fire left. In what has been the coldest and least eventful winter baseball season, there are over 100 hundred players still unsigned and with no team to call their own. Most owners are just saying no to high dollar long term contracts. There still will be a few, but not like it used to be.
Camp is open. Baseball is back. All is good.
I assume that Derek Jeter will no longer be a part of Yankee spring training camp since he is now a part owner of another MLB team. Jeters WIN METHOD attitude and philosophy will surely be missed at the Yankee camp now and in the future.
White Knight.... It will take time, but do not be surprised that in a few years the Marlins become a solid and strong team.
Here is a paragraph from a North Jersey newspaper article regarding Yankee camp.
"""And there won’t be a Captain’s Camp, of course, with Derek Jeter now running the Miami Marlins. For the past few springs, Jeter had spent a few days on the minor league side getting to know the Yanks’ rookies, advising and instructing them generally on the Yankees’ way and hosting a Q & A dinner."""
The Yankee loss is the Marlin gain.
I miss Jeter. The best ballplayer I have ever seen.
Since bigbadwolf posted a warning about posts, it has been great here just reading posters comments and not a posters foul agenda.
Therefore, with spring camp now open, it is time for the Yankee youngsters to bloom and grow.
Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle, lets go Yankees.
This will be the first time in over 20 years for a Yankee camp without Jeter.
We will just have to develop another Jeter to lead the way.
If anyone can find a Jeter clone it is WIN METHOD.
Batted balls, the sound of balls into gloves, music to my ears, baseball is back.
Happy Valentines Day everyone.
The silence is deafening from the unsigned players.
Wonderful blog. First post.
The MLBPA concentration camp for unsigned players in Bradenton Florida is in total lock down.
Several Yankee players have been in camp early and may be ahead of the curve.
The veterans are the fertilizer that helps the kids bloom and grow.
First spring training game Friday the 23rd.
Starting tomorrow I will be posting a slightly different countdown to first spring training game.
Betances shed 16 pounds from last season coming into camp this spring.
Wilsonsway, good for him, but he still has to get his head on right.
YOGI BERRA (8) to first spring training game.
Still countless players unsigned as another day goes by.
CC looks like he lose at least 50 pounds. He looked great. Can you imagine what we can get from him if he is even better than last season.
Guy Padikian, nice idea, thanks.
Great weather in Tampa so far.
I keep coming back to Stanton wanting to be a Yankee. He and Judge seem to have connected big time and the duo could devastate many pitchers this season. Plus they are backed by Sanchez, Bird, and Didi and others?
Stanton and Judge, the twin towers.
Lets go Yankees. Yes you can.
I think Chance Adams is going to force the Yankees to make a big decision on where to pitch him come opening day.
I love the Yankee and I love this wonderful blog.
MICKEY MANTLE (7) until the first spring training game.
Just another week to live at bats and pitches. Can't come soon enough.
CC turned an ankle yesterday. Not bad however.
Another perfect weather wise day in Tampa.
No matter how spring training turns out, who makes the team and who goes to AAA, what the lineup is and who plays when and where, everyone needs to remember it is only wins that count and matter.
Hard to believe no major signings again. And spring training has begun.
JOE TORRE (6) until first spring training game.
Slow and easy during training. Build up for the start of the season.
It can't be emphasized enough to players on a team. It is not what you can do for yourself, but what you can do for the team, to help the team win as many games as possible. There is only one way to reach the playoffs, and that is with the amount of wins the team earns by producing when it counts and matters.
Still waiting with baited breath to hear from the skell Shelly.
I think Shelly was a fake fraud stat fraud poser.
Position players report tomorrow. Full team workouts on Monday.
Lets go Yankees.
Another day of nothing for the unsigned players.
I’m sorry why do I keep getting called out? Why are you all so obsessed with me...?
What are you waiting for from me?
Also why are you calling me a skell? Are you typically this rude of a person or just on forums?
It is very conceivable that Mike Trout may be the most overrated player in MLB.
JOE DIMAGGIO (5) until first spring training game in Tampa.
Shelly, the comments of your posts define you and what you are.
Craig
I’m not really sure what you mean...did I say something that offended you? I don’t think I said anything particularly horrible.
Hobbs - were you waiting for me for something?
If you all excelled at baseball discussions as you do in name calling this blog could really be something!
Shelly, you assailed the validity of the number one baseball blog in the world. You are welcome to your opinion and in my opinion, that makes you a fool. You mentioned three weeks ago about contacting the sports media, and then it was brought up to you after you never mentioned it again. We still have not heard from you regarding your agenda. And what we do expect to hear will be mis-information from you. We call a fraud a fraud (stat frauds), we call out liars and cheats (afraud). You are what you are, it is put into words by posters here. If you do not like it, too bad. Try talking baseball, spring training, and the Yankees. Your nonsense is what defines you.
Finally there is some consistent movement of player signings. Hosmer to the Padres. At least he'll play in great weather.
Craig
I see - I suppose I didn’t realize how thin-skinned and sensitive you were, my apologies!
I have not heard back to my emails from yankee media coverers, so I’m sorry for my lack of response.
I also think it’s odd that you use Yankees blog posts to define people, but to each their own Craig, have a good one!
All position players to report today for the Yankees. Everyone gets down to brass tacks tomorrow.
Shelly, your words quoted -- ""I have not heard back to my emails from yankee media coverers."" LOL, e-mails take a minute or two. Goodbye.
LOL I know I don’t understand the delay.
Angels sign Chris Carter. Maybe he can help them to the playoffs, because Mike Trout can't.
yankeedoodledandy, that is hilarious.
Very modestly, but the season goal starts tomorrow.
Lets go Yankees. Time to get serious.
Lou Gehrig (4) until the first spring training game this Friday.
Let the conditioning begin.
Andujar has been in Tampa for over a month working on his fielding win Yankee infield coach Mendoza.
I think Andujar wants to win the third base position.
Andujar going the extra mile to get better defensively is a n illustration of a WIN METHOD type player.
Earn the job Andujar.
More perfect weather in Tampa today.
Bloom and grow Miguel, bloom and grow.
Which pitcher will earn the spring training opening game start?
BABE RUTH (3) and the Yankees will meet the Tigers in this seasons first spring training baseball game.
Sammybigdog, It really makes no difference who starts. There will more than likely anywhere from 5 to 9 pitchers used depending on the flow of the game. After over a week in camp likely every pitcher should be able to go an inning.
I'm hoping for several rookie pitchers to really impress.
It will be nice looking in the rear view mirror to be able to see the teams following us.
Getting the baseball itch bad.
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