Comments on: Joe Torre pregame audio http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SJ44 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-11017 SJ44 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:11:13 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-11017 Its good to see his fastball gaining some pop. He has good stuff. No getting around that and his makeup on the mound is impressive. He just has to find a comfort zone with the american strike zone. If he can, he will help the team. I just hope he isn't a AAAA pitcher in the states. Would be a waste of a lot of money. Its good to see his fastball gaining some pop.

He has good stuff. No getting around that and his makeup on the mound is impressive. He just has to find a comfort zone with the american strike zone.

If he can, he will help the team. I just hope he isn’t a AAAA pitcher in the states. Would be a waste of a lot of money.

]]> By: kerouac http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-11011 kerouac Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:06:55 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-11011 jason, leiter's a good comparison minus the good fastball al had when he was young. i like the fact he's throwing 91 mph tonight and in the 70s with his off-speed stuff. he does have some wright similarities but he sure does strike some people out. and walks them, too. maybe a five or six-inning pitcher. francesa sees himself as the tough critic of his favorite team. pretty soon he will announce with great fanfare that melky has proven he can play CF, something most yankee fans already know. jason, leiter’s a good comparison minus the good fastball al had when he was young. i like the fact he’s throwing 91 mph tonight and in the 70s with his off-speed stuff. he does have some wright similarities but he sure does strike some people out. and walks them, too. maybe a five or six-inning pitcher.

francesa sees himself as the tough critic of his favorite team. pretty soon he will announce with great fanfare that melky has proven he can play CF, something most yankee fans already know.

]]> By: SJ44 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-11009 SJ44 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:05:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-11009 If he doesn't get a handle on the strike zone, he is useless to this team. I realize its early but, the guy can't throw strikes and that makes it tough to use him. He certainly can't pitch out of the bullpen if he can't locate. Its why I really hope they send him to AAA for a month so he can get accustomed to pitching in the States. JMO but, it would be wrong to keep him on this roster if he continues to struggle with the strike zone. Too many good arms in the organization now to waste a roster spot on somebody who can't help you. They just got rid of Jared Wright because he couldn't throw the ball over the plate and blew out the bullpen in every start. They can't have another version of Wright. He certainly has stuff and moxie. If this keeps up, AAA is the best place for him to find the strike zone. If he doesn’t get a handle on the strike zone, he is useless to this team. I realize its early but, the guy can’t throw strikes and that makes it tough to use him.

He certainly can’t pitch out of the bullpen if he can’t locate. Its why I really hope they send him to AAA for a month so he can get accustomed to pitching in the States.

JMO but, it would be wrong to keep him on this roster if he continues to struggle with the strike zone. Too many good arms in the organization now to waste a roster spot on somebody who can’t help you.

They just got rid of Jared Wright because he couldn’t throw the ball over the plate and blew out the bullpen in every start. They can’t have another version of Wright.

He certainly has stuff and moxie. If this keeps up, AAA is the best place for him to find the strike zone.

]]> By: jason http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-11008 jason Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:01:18 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-11008 He seems to have a lot better stuff than advertised but worse control than advertised. He's kind of like Leiter in that transitional stage- after he was a really good pitcher but before he was a really bad pitcher. He seems to have a lot better stuff than advertised but worse control than advertised. He’s kind of like Leiter in that transitional stage- after he was a really good pitcher but before he was a really bad pitcher.

]]> By: SJ44 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-11000 SJ44 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:50:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-11000 Francesa ought to watch some games instead of pining for Bernie. To continue to rail on what Melky did two years ago is flat out stupid. The kid has been a CF his entire life until last year. He even played center in winter ball again this year. Of course, that's lost on Francesa since that would take some research to know that. You can't just talk about it off the cuff, his usual style. Francesa ought to watch some games instead of pining for Bernie.

To continue to rail on what Melky did two years ago is flat out stupid.

The kid has been a CF his entire life until last year. He even played center in winter ball again this year.

Of course, that’s lost on Francesa since that would take some research to know that. You can’t just talk about it off the cuff, his usual style.

]]> By: kerouac http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-10999 kerouac Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:46:56 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-10999 francesa says he has to be convinced melkman can play CF. well, he ran a great route to that ball and picked it off the grass. i don't think damon or most other CFs get to that ball. (andrew jones would have!) francesa says he has to be convinced melkman can play CF. well, he ran a great route to that ball and picked it off the grass. i don’t think damon or most other CFs get to that ball. (andrew jones would have!)

]]> By: SJ44 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-10997 SJ44 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:45:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-10997 Igawa is the Japanese version of Jared Wright when it comes to the strike zone. He is going to drive Joe nuts with this stuff. I could see some of his lines now: 5 innings, 125 pitches, 8 BB, 8 K's. lol Igawa is the Japanese version of Jared Wright when it comes to the strike zone.

He is going to drive Joe nuts with this stuff. I could see some of his lines now: 5 innings, 125 pitches, 8 BB, 8 K’s. lol

]]> By: LCâ„¢ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-10996 LCâ„¢ Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:44:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-10996 HAHA was that Cano in that commercial? HAHA was that Cano in that commercial?

]]> By: jay destro http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-10995 jay destro Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:43:10 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-10995 that breaking ball is nasty when it's in there that breaking ball is nasty when it’s in there

]]> By: LCâ„¢ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-10994 LCâ„¢ Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:41:10 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/03/15/joe-torre-pregame-audio/#comment-10994 Melky! And Kei is so strange. He walks everyone and k's everyone. Melky!
And Kei is so strange. He walks everyone and k’s everyone.

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