Comments on: Myers eats up innings; Abreu slumping

By: Doreen

Doreen — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:56:51 +0000

Toast –

The broadcasters (Singleton, Girardi and Murcer) were talking about this during the game. I believe they said that a pitcher could throw — “play catch” — and soft toss, but until the leg heals, they can’t really put anything behind the throws, can’t get the velocity, etc.

I’m thinking, and I’m probably wrong, that the soft toss pretty much just makes sure the arm strength doesn’t disappear altogether, but you have to have those rehab starts to really rebuild strength.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:01:02 +0000

That timetable is being very very generous.

We’ll know more after the MRI so speculation is just that. Speculation.

By: randy l

randy l — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:09:15 +0000

it’s not a matter of going backwards towards old ways of doing things on any front for the yankees, whether it’s the front office or the conditioning coach. the yankees aren’t going back to a bunch of old guys who know the game in tampa being in charge even though they are important management team members. the yankees are a big business in the big business of baseball. george isn’t george any more. if cashman is going to be the man ,he needs to be part of a management team that is cutting edge. i’m really not sure who is in charge of the yankees. i’d say randy levine if i had to make a guess. gms are really below the money guys like him.same in boston with theo. he’s clearly under lucchino. the yankee are in a state of flux. we see it showing up in the won loss record, but the problems lie deeper. i hope they get their act together because the red sox are building a global brand and they have a young billionaire to lead them the next ten-fifteen years.
i think just because cashman is on the hot seat , it shows he’s not one of the ones really in control of the yankees. gms are important ,but they have their limits. the present crisis is probably shaking up the yankee hierarchy right to the top and defining the way things work. who knows, maybe that’s how the yankees will get their act together and it will carry right on down to the won loss record whiuch is what we care about.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:41:28 +0000

Based on your timeline, the Yanks will have either signed Clemens or have a rotation of 5 healthy pitcher (ideally). Hughes will spend the rest of the summer in Scranton. He is great, he will be great.

By: Toast

Toast — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

“Then comes the whole process to build up his arm.”

This will probably come across as an unusually ignorant question (sue me) but here goes: When a pitcher has a leg injury aren’t there things they can do during the healing process and rehab that minimize the loss of arm strength?

By: Ross (nyystadiuminsider.com

Ross (nyystadiuminsider.com — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:39:28 +0000

My prediction is August 21st against the Angels in Anaheim right by his hometown with all of his friends/fam watching.

By: SJ44

SJ44 — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:29:30 +0000

Matsui’s injury? On Miller. Wang’s hamstring? On Miller. Pettitte’s back injury? On Miller. He told Pettitte to take off his weight belt, which he never did before, and he hurt his back, according to Michael Kay.

I guess they could have waited until he blew out the entire team before they fired him.

No tears for Marty Miller. A disasterous hire with the expected result.

By: Blackaccord

Blackaccord — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:28:25 +0000

Any new(s) on Pavano’s injury??

By: David

David — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:25:17 +0000

On a positive note, Clippard pitched brilliantly this afternoon for Scranton (7 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and 11 ks). So it is either Rasner, De Salvo or Clippard on Sunday. Probably Rasner, as they like experience and he has pitched several innings of scorelesss ball at Scranton as well.

By: Wolf In Pinstripes

Wolf In Pinstripes — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:21:37 +0000

LMAO …… you rock, Murph.