Lookout Landing: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
New Blog: The Boxing Bulletin for Boxing Fans!

Goodbye Yuniesky

Yuniesky Betancourt, one of my favorite players will most likely never play in a mariners jersey again. He was traded last night for Royals  pitching prospects Derrick Saito and Daniel Cortes. The latter of the two prospects waas rated as the Royals best itching prospect by Baseball America. They also said Don Wakamtsu said Ronny Cedeno's play at shortstop allowed the club to make the trade. I love you Yuni and you'll be sorely missed. And please lets now get a good shortstop because Ronny Cedeno  might be the worst everday hitter this season


Poll
this trade makes you feel
Good Yuni is gone
250 votes
Bad I hate Ronny Cede"no hitting"
20 votes
mixed emotions
35 votes

305 votes | Poll has closed

0 recs  |  Comment 24 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

my 1st post but im also active on blazersedge

"A deep drive the right fielder is going back and he makes the catch about 5 steps short of the warning track"
Dave Sims

by yuni4life on Jul 11, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Welcome to LL.

There are a few tips about the guidelines around the site: I suggest reading these three posts. Here, here, and here.

Also, please consider that joining a community and then posting new fanposts right away will be considered rude to some. It is more courteous to read some of the active posts for a bit to get a feel for the community and then start commenting. This feeling will be exacerbated by the topic of your post. The Yuni trade was already covered here and here.

by Matthew on Jul 11, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Financially, probably the best deal Z could make.

“Cedeno may not be the answer either, but moving Betancourt is at least an admission that employing Betancourt wasn’t much different from employing anybody at the position. Add in the $7 million from future payroll recouped in the exchange: Seattle will pay Betancourt’s salary this season, plus $1 million in each of the next two years (in which he was due $7 million), and won’t have to sweat paying that $2 million to buy out an option on 2012 that would otherwise involve the cost of $6 million to employ him.”
From Baseball Prospectus by Christina Kahrl

by Sinking Away on Jul 11, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HA!

Thumbs up for the Python reference.

~I'm on the DA~

by section331 on Jul 11, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good thing we got their best itcher..

Griffey and Cortes could be a mean 1-2 punch. Tickle-Scratch-Tickle-Scratch

by seamariners85 on Jul 11, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   3 recs

Whats an "itching prospect?"

I don't care how well he does for the M's...FUCK ENDY CHAVEZ

by Fuzz on Jul 11, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher.

---
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com
http://www.rightfieldbleachers.com

by Jack Moore on Jul 11, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps the M's need a top itching prospect

to take over Junior’s role as designated tickler some day?

by urchman on Jul 12, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Joke fanpost?

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

By reading a game thread of your own volition you agree to accept all liability for any and all damage done to your delicate sensibilities.
Start posting about the Mariners »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Max_small
The Turkey Bowl (Nov 27, 1:00pm)
Small
The Sabermetrics of Cats

Recent FanPosts

X_ray_small
Econometrics Applied: New Robust Measure of Repeatable Skills
Small
11/23: Weekly? Rumor Open Thread
Small
WAR gains major exposure
Laughing_man_elmex_small
AFL Championship game thread
Smell-the-glove_small
OFFTOP 11/19 - The Hand of Fraud
Small
Tony Blengino interview on 710 AM ESPN Seattle's Hot Stove League
Ichirocameron_small
OTFPOTD 11/16: Recipes Edition
Small
Lookout Landing as a communtiy

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >


Sexy People

1_small Graham

Small Matthew

Small Jeff