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Related: About this forumJacoby Ellsbury is a "trader"
from Deadspin:
Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has agreed to a deal with the Yankees. He used to play for the Red Sox. In case you are an alien or a baby born today who just learned how to use a computer, the Red Sox and Yankees are big rivals. Anyway, Boston fans are mad about Ellsbury being a traitor for switching teams. If only they could spell.
Link to the tweets: http://deadspin.com/angry-dumb-red-sox-fans-call-jacoby-ellsbury-a-trader-1476102468?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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jacoby ellsbury is a fucking trader
9:27 PM - 3 Dec 2013
hughee99
(16,113 posts)They knew Ellsbury was going to play for the team that offered him the most money, that it most likely wouldn't be the Red Sox, and that it was a real possibility that it would be the Yankees. It seems like most people who've been paying attention to such things knew this at least 2 years ago. Ellsbury isn't worth 20+ million a year, but whoever got him was going to have to overpay. The Yankees are in the best position to be able to overpay a player.
Yes, "it's a business" when a team lets a popular go, but it's also a business for the player too.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I didn't think they'd overpay, but they're stupid enough to. He went where the money was...like Papelbon...look how well that worked out for that teabagger.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)The Yankees don't have enough $20 million dollar players in their outfield. On the up-side for the Yankees, the HUGE money long term deal for Ellsbury will probably work out better than the HUGE money long term deals they signed with Giambi, Arod, Teixiera and A. J. Burnett.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Also, I sort of read a while back that no one was really interested in Jacoby, not in him, but not really a need for an outfielder...oh well, as long as A-Fraud is able to come back next year, Satan is screwed, so no matter what they do, they'll stink.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)I only have two Red Sox player tees - one for Ells, and one for 'tek. Who should I update to? Big Papi can't have more than a couple years left...
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Oh, never mind.
Pierzynski?
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Fisk?
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I think you might be safe with Dustin's!
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Always liked him, though.
Pedey is great, but he's so small, it would feel awkward to me somehow to champion the little guy - I'm tall. I guess he would be a safe enough lock for the remainder of the decade...
hughee99
(16,113 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Yaz was my Very First Sports Hero!
I looked for a Yaz tee but didn't find one. Ells' is marked down into Carl Crawford territory, though. Xander Bogaerts' costs more!
http://redsox.fanatics.com/MLB_Boston_Red_Sox_Mens_T-Shirts/menssizes/xl/pg/4/ps/60/so/no_sort
hughee99
(16,113 posts)a few years back. The lady at the gift shop started changing the prices on the Griffey shirts (50% off) about 5 minutes after I heard the news.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)but, oh my, maybe I need to follow your lead and update...thinking World Series 2013 Style.