View Full Version : What about Todd Zeile?
nyyfanatic85
12-06-05, 11:00 PM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
ChrisV82
12-06-05, 11:02 PM
Well, it hurts that he didn't play last year...
NewEraYanks2527
12-06-05, 11:04 PM
Cairo is the utility man we should be going after and if it's first base you are worrying about and are not thrilled with Phillips, think Travis Lee or J. T. Snow, Zeile has no place on this team.
terminator
12-06-05, 11:04 PM
Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
I admit I don't even know for which team Todd Zeille played last season. If I had to guess, I would have guessed that he had retired.
But that line of yours should signal that we should have one all encompassing thread
called "Trades proposed by fans".
BombersBlvd
12-06-05, 11:04 PM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
Besides the fact that he wasn't an overwhelming player to begin with, and now he's one-plus years removed from retirement, he didn't really enjoy his time w/ the Yankees.
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
I hope this is a poor attempt at humor. Zeile retired over a year ago, do a little research before floating stuff like this.
NYDCYankee
12-06-05, 11:04 PM
And didn't he say alot of bad things about Joe Torre and the organization after we CUT him. It ain't happening.
Dooley Womack
12-06-05, 11:05 PM
You just gave Torre a woody.
NYDCYankee
12-06-05, 11:05 PM
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My first time doing this
Yanks21
12-06-05, 11:07 PM
POD... :-rofl-:
Bernie Inferno
12-06-05, 11:09 PM
You should get your own comedy show on NBC or HBO or something.
Kulish29
12-07-05, 12:19 AM
http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread.php?t=55921
MiamiKat
12-07-05, 12:53 AM
http://www.deadspin.com/sports/joe-buck/todays-favorite-repulsive-unsubstantiated-rumor-131967.php
Yankees13
12-07-05, 01:19 AM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
File under, been there, done that. He was old and ineffective when we had him in 2003(?) why should we get him again, 3 years older?
Shaun4013
12-07-05, 05:09 AM
I would rather have Steve Balboni come back.
Fabien Brandy
12-07-05, 05:13 AM
I would rather have Steve Balboni come back.
If Kevin Elster can handle SS, they can keep ARod at 3B and move Jeter to CF.
StatenIslandYankee
12-07-05, 05:23 AM
I'd rather have Cairo as a utility guy.
Babe Rules
12-07-05, 06:13 AM
No way.
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
I wouldn't mind seeing Zeile as a first base coach.
As a player he's a has been retread and we have had far too many of those in the last five or so years
Andy
nyctalopia
12-07-05, 07:33 AM
He Retired Over A Year Ago.
nycdoc999
12-07-05, 07:35 AM
How can we prohibit people from starting assinine threads and clogging server space?
Todd Zeile???!?
Do you remember what he said when he left this place the first time?
C'mon people! I know things are slow, but at least post ideas that have some substance to them, not just thoughts of the top of your head without thinking to do the slightest bit of research first!
Lock this thread!
yanksconstantino24
12-07-05, 07:41 AM
No way, Todd Zeile would wind up with more playing time than A-Rod if he came here.
Irabu's Son
12-07-05, 07:42 AM
We're really grasping at straws now.
Irabu's Son
12-07-05, 07:44 AM
He Retired Over A Year Ago.
Love The Caps.
nyctalopia
12-07-05, 07:46 AM
OH MY GOD! For the last freakin' time, TODD ZEILE RETIRED IN 2004!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1883206
http://www.mlb4u.com/freeagent.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Zeile
and yes, even wikipedia knows this. LET IT GO.
38Special
12-07-05, 07:57 AM
hahahahaha
PinstripePride
12-07-05, 08:00 AM
It's ok, I won't hold this against you, Doug. ;)
Chambliss
12-07-05, 08:03 AM
I hate to rant about threads like this, but do the people who post them actually watch baseball? The Yankees, by all accounts, had a pretty crap-tastic bench last year. And at no point, even as I watched Tino or Sierra flail hopelessly at another pitch, did I say: "you know what this team needs: some Todd Ziele."
On the other hand, if my memory is right, Ziele is the all-time HR leader among players whose last name ends with a Z.
cupcollector99
12-07-05, 08:25 AM
I hear Pat Kelly and Steve Sax aren't doing anything..
effdamets
12-07-05, 08:32 AM
PLEASE!!!! The Yankees need Todd Zeile like they need a 2nd rectum and diarrhea!
CelerinoSanchez
12-07-05, 08:34 AM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
I'm thinking that nyyfanatic85 was being sarcastic to highlight our incredibly lousy offseason.
He Retired Over A Year Ago.
What and people don't come back from retiring?
Todd was a very good Yankee. He's someone who could fill in for ARod 40 to 45 games a year without losing much.
Cashman needs to get on the phone.
flymick24
12-07-05, 08:51 AM
yes, what about him?
38Special
12-07-05, 08:52 AM
I'm thinking that nyyfanatic85 was being sarcastic to highlight our incredibly lousy offseason.
oh god we have to trade a million guys our team is so flawed :(:(:(:(:(:(
Martini6196
12-07-05, 08:59 AM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
By making this statement I hope you are never a GM unless it's for the Red Sox.
Stupid Flanders
12-07-05, 10:30 AM
I hate to rant about threads like this, but do the people who post them actually watch baseball? The Yankees, by all accounts, had a pretty crap-tastic bench last year. And at no point, even as I watched Tino or Sierra flail hopelessly at another pitch, did I say: "you know what this team needs: some Todd Ziele."
On the other hand, if my memory is right, Ziele is the all-time HR leader among players whose last name ends with a Z.No, you're thinking of Todd Zeilzz
No, you're thinking of Todd Zeilzz
I think you're forgetting about a pretty good hitter named Hank Aaronz.
Dooley Womack
12-07-05, 10:37 AM
I think you're forgetting about a pretty good hitter named Hank Aaronz.
Bonz is closing in on Aaronz.
nyctalopia
12-07-05, 10:46 AM
Bonz is closing in on Aaronz.
He has to pass Ruthz first.
Evil Empire
12-07-05, 11:30 AM
He is a highly successful actor. Why would he come back to baseball?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1156788/
GiambiRocks
12-07-05, 11:34 AM
He is a highly successful actor. Why would he come back to baseball?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1156788/
So is Giambi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1599866/ :D
I don't see why not. Bring him back, we can all have a party. YAY!
WebsterMulligan
12-07-05, 11:44 AM
Wow! You mean Todd Zeile is still vertical?
PerfectCone
12-07-05, 11:45 AM
Funny Todd Zeile Story…
I’m at a Tuesday night game, sitting behind home plate when Zeile saunters up to the plate like he’s God’s gift to baseball. You know those Tuesday night games when no one is there and you can hear everything that everyone says? Well, I decide to let him know how I fell about him and all of the teams he has played for, come to think of it, it was most likely the 4 quarts of Budweiser I had downed during the course of the game. He’s at the plate and I’m going right down the seemingly endless list, (Insert team here) SUCK, on and on. The laughter grows with each team. Well, wouldn’t you know it, he hits a friggin’ bomb into the leftfield stands, circles the bases and gives me just about the dirtiest look I’ve ever gotten from anyone in my life while he touches the dish. Talk about laughter! I wasn’t fazed though, what else would a real Bomber fan do, I let him know that he STILL SUCKED!!!! :P
surge511
12-07-05, 01:38 PM
Yeah, Todd Zeile is definitely done. He should not be anywhere near the Yankees next year.
nyyfanatic85
12-08-05, 12:59 AM
Funny Todd Zeile Story…
I’m at a Tuesday night game, sitting behind home plate when Zeile saunters up to the plate like he’s God’s gift to baseball. You know those Tuesday night games when no one is there and you can hear everything that everyone says? Well, I decide to let him know how I fell about him and all of the teams he has played for, come to think of it, it was most likely the 4 quarts of Budweiser I had downed during the course of the game. He’s at the plate and I’m going right down the seemingly endless list, (Insert team here) SUCK, on and on. The laughter grows with each team. Well, wouldn’t you know it, he hits a friggin’ bomb into the leftfield stands, circles the bases and gives me just about the dirtiest look I’ve ever gotten from anyone in my life while he touches the dish. Talk about laughter! I wasn’t fazed though, what else would a real Bomber fan do, I let him know that he STILL SUCKED!!!! :P
It's stories like these that are precisely the reasons WHY he should be playing for us next year. ;)
DontHateOnNumber2
12-08-05, 07:27 AM
Last I checked Zeile was retired and enjoying his directorial debut for his low-budget flick. Plus, my impression was he didn't like his first go-round with the Yankees so why would he come back? Also, remember the Yankees are getting younger now so that pretty much eliminates him for coming back, completely.
Yanks Lifer
12-08-05, 08:06 AM
Are you kidding?! Surely the apocolypse must be upon us! I must have missed the story that Jeter, A-Rod, Matsui, Sheff, Johnson, Mussina and Rivera were released. Can someone please post a link!? :jaw-drop:
DontHateOnNumber2
12-08-05, 08:40 AM
Are you kidding?! Surely the apocolypse must be upon us! I must have missed the story that Jeter, A-Rod, Matsui, Sheff, Johnson, Mussina and Rivera were released. Can someone please post a link!? :jaw-drop:
No link, this thread was just someone's brainstorm. I think the storm is a category 5 that wreaked havoc on their frontal lobe thus temporarily rendering their IQ to around 75.....mild mental retardation.
Just kidding :D
Maynerd
12-09-05, 02:04 PM
What and people don't come back from retiring?
Todd was a very good Yankee. He's someone who could fill in for ARod 40 to 45 games a year without losing much.
Cashman needs to get on the phone.
Tom Tresh was a pretty good Yankee. And for a lot longer than Zeile. He has experience playing Short, Third, and Outfield. We might be able to lure him out of retirement.
Oh. Never mind.
DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK
12-09-05, 09:22 PM
As I recall, when Zeile played for the Yankees he was probably the most hated member of the team. Someone on the board used to have a name for him that was funny, but I can't remember it. (Maybe it was Toad Zeile.) It seems like Torre would not stop playing him even though his batting average fell below .200 and everyone was just screaming at Torre. Finally, Cashman ended our misery by releasing him. He was horrible.
That's why I'd like to see next year's team Torre-proof. You don't want guys like Zeile, Heredia, Leiter and the like hanging around or he'll use them. C. J. $hitkowski was another player Torre would not stop using. I'm afraid that might happen this year if he starts to play Bernie Williams in CF and removes Crosby from the lineup. Cashman has to be very careful with whom he includes on the team.
Tom Tresh was a pretty good Yankee. And for a lot longer than Zeile. He has experience playing Short, Third, and Outfield. We might be able to lure him out of retirement.
Oh. Never mind.
Not a bad idea. He was the Rookie of the year in 1962.
Quangormo
12-09-05, 09:43 PM
Do you think Graeme Lloyd can help the bullpen?
Quangormo
12-09-05, 09:51 PM
Wait a minute. Whitey Ford is available. We could use another southpaw in the rotation.
Maybe Yogi can catch. I know he's older now, but he and Jorge could split the DH duties so they can both get some rest.
I think Sparky Lyle is available for the bullpen.
Unfortunately, Mickey Mantle is no loger available for center field, but Mickey Rivers is. What a great leadoff hitter! And a base stealer too.
We could use a utility infielder. How about Phil Linz? OK, maybe Chicken Stanley.
I bet Roy White would be happy to come back in a reserve role in the outfield. And Winfield. He could provide some pop off the bench, right?
goin for 27
12-09-05, 09:52 PM
It is painful when the Yankees have made so few moves to be kicking around Todd Zeile.
Quangormo
12-09-05, 10:38 PM
Where is Randy Velarde when we need him?
longtimeyankeefan
12-10-05, 07:42 AM
Wait a minute. Whitey Ford is available. We could use another southpaw in the rotation.
Maybe Yogi can catch. I know he's older now, but he and Jorge could split the DH duties so they can both get some rest.
I think Sparky Lyle is available for the bullpen.
Unfortunately, Mickey Mantle is no loger available for center field, but Mickey Rivers is. What a great leadoff hitter! And a base stealer too.
We could use a utility infielder. How about Phil Linz? OK, maybe Chicken Stanley.
I bet Roy White would be happy to come back in a reserve role in the outfield. And Winfield. He could provide some pop off the bench, right?
Why are you leaving Gene Michael's name out of this litany? He can play 2B, SS & 3B and is already under contract with the Yankees.
Any, while we are at it, why not bring back Luis Sojo for another run off the bench - isn't he still playing winter ball?
Panamaniac42
12-12-05, 11:33 PM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
We could also reward Paul Assenmacher with a second try. It would be nice to have him as a second lefty out of the pen with Myers.
BobbyMurcerFan
12-13-05, 09:45 AM
Tom Tresh was a pretty good Yankee. And for a lot longer than Zeile. He has experience playing Short, Third, and Outfield. We might be able to lure him out of retirement.
Oh. Never mind.I was thinking more like John Tesh.
http://gpn.unl.edu/nptv_member/images/catalog/8344.jpg
Dr. Gonzo
12-13-05, 09:46 AM
this is the worst idea of the post seasob yet.
The guy hated it here, and he is one of the few yanks that I disliked myself.
DandyAndy46
12-13-05, 01:29 PM
I beg of you moderators....get 'er done and close 'er down
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effdamets
12-13-05, 01:52 PM
I beg of you moderators....get 'er done and close 'er down
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Please.... please.... please!!!!!!!
PoughVirginiaYankee
12-13-05, 06:25 PM
Do you think Graeme Lloyd can help the bullpen?
haha...Man...Graeme Lloyd...taking me back, that crazy giant aussie lefty - I thought I remember him playing last year, or was that two years ago though? I'm assuming he's retired now though?
nyyfanatic85
12-13-05, 06:38 PM
I beg of you moderators....get 'er done and close 'er down
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Why? Do any other ideas actually sound better or feasible so far this offseason?
yanksconstantino24
12-13-05, 06:44 PM
haha...Man...Graeme Lloyd...taking me back, that crazy giant aussie lefty - I thought I remember him playing last year, or was that two years ago though? I'm assuming he's retired now though?
I think Graeme Lloyd last played in the majors in 2003. He played for the Austrailian olympic team in 2004.
Ivoted4Kodos
12-13-05, 07:09 PM
Anyone else remember that time Zeile had a single on a pitchout during a hit-and-run?
I think it was far and away his greatest accomplishment as a Yankee.
Jersey Yankee
12-13-05, 07:11 PM
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
Should we have him in the 2-hole or leading off?
Hey, might as well get a retired guy to kill rallies, huh?
Jersey Yankee
12-13-05, 07:12 PM
Why? Do any other ideas actually sound better or feasible so far this offseason?
Yeah, let's go back to Jeter in CF again.
What can Turd Zeile possibly contribute to the Yankees that makes him worth a roster spot?
Yankee Bulldawg
12-13-05, 07:14 PM
so what about Todd Zeile?
Bernie Inferno
12-13-05, 08:21 PM
Remember Todd Ventura and Robin Zeile? That quote was their best accomplishment here.
Bringing him back for another go-round with the Yanks couldn't hurt. Good, solid utility infielder with some occasional pop. Since he was such a nice fill-in his first time around, why not reward him with a second try?
What about Zeile??? I don't want him and he sure does not want us. He detested playing for the Yankees. I heard him quote that his time with the Yankees was the worst experience of his career.
DandyAndy46
12-13-05, 10:16 PM
Why? Do any other ideas actually sound better or feasible so far this offseason?
I think the idea of not talking about Todd Zeile is a great one, he's retired..get over it..move on to something have a chance of happening...
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