But lets be real. Thats not exactly old school.

If he pulled out a Whitey Ford jersey, Id say old school

Don’t really get Nate’s comments above about how the pen was used the night before. All 3 guys were pitching following a day off – Mo after 2 off. None threw so much they were unavailable – in fact Proctor & Viz did pitch again, and Mo would have had we gotten lucky.

What I can agree on is making a move within the string of hits to keep the game close. Made sense to leave Farns in for Mauer (no runs yet) and Cuddyer (righty), and he won’t be the last pitcher those 2 succeed against. But it seems Myers could have been used in his LOOGY role for Morneau (he’d been off for 2 days), then bring in Bruney for Hunter. Frankly this was a game that could have been managed like Game 7, since the Yanks had the next day off. And even down 3-1 (after Cuddyer), against Nathan the odds aren’t good, so you’ve got to stop the bleeding. Of course, had we followed this strategy & tied it up the cupboard would have been pretty bare, with only Mo (and Igawa like Pettitte last week?) left. Oh well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad in Minny.

My son’s got tix to all 3 games in Oakland this weekend – let’s hope he sees 2 or 3 wins. He’s wrestling with what Yanks jersey to buy to wear. He’s kinda old school, torn between Andy P. or Bernie. I told him to go for Mo – good weekend to wear #42. Suggestions? He won’t go for the obvious, so don’t give me 2 or 13.

I dont care if Igawa has to make 12 starts. Id much rather have Farnsworth in the pen than Lieber who is done.

I don’t blame Torre for keeping him in there and seeing if he can get himself out of trouble. You can’t play every game like the seventh game of the World Series or your pitching staff will be shot by May.

They won the series, which is what matters.

Farnsworth? If the other guys continue to pitch well, he is a guy they can move at the deadline for additional help.

At the very least, it wouldn’t shock me if Vizcaino took his 8th inning spot soon. Luis can pitch everyday (which Farnsworth cannot), and seems better suited for that role.

It’s not like it’s the first time he blows up in pressure situations and, here’s the big point, gives up the croocked number. By this he puts the game out of reach. He doesn’t only give away the lead, but he puts it out of reach.

In the regular season that’s not so bad, he has enough good appearances where he’s a decent reliever overall, but in the postseason, when runs are hard to come by, he’s able to give up a huge amount in very little time. Here you can’t say: well, he’s also had a lot of shutout innings, so it’s no biggie. He’s able to give away the game. That’s something you don’t want when your season hangs on that game.

I don’t want Farnsworth around come October, for the same reason I’m happy that we have Mo instead of, say, Brad Lidge.

And Wang should throw BP Today, but just read other report, said Wang will instead pitch a simulated game ??

Just hope this will end now, see this many muscle injuries, really didn’t feel comfortable at all…

By “your boy” I mean that you clearly like the guy, praise him every chance you get, and even at times suggest he could be a closer for this team (an idea I strongly disagree with).

Proctor hasn’t been good this year. But yet I never heard that he wasn’t a “championship player.” Farnsworth has a bad night and suddenly he’s worthless.

And no, I would NOT want Lieber—not ahead of Rasner, Igawa or anyone else. He’s DONE. Yankee fans are delusional about Lieber. He’s not good, he wasn’t good when he was a Yankee, and he hasn’t been good in years.