Game 46: Angels at Yankees
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- May
- 25
See below for updates …
Here is the lineup:
YANKEES
Damon CF
Jeter SS
Matsui LF
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Giambi DH
Abreu RF
Cano 2B
Mientkiewicz 1B
Clippard RHP
Pregame chatter: Yanks will be facing Jered Weaver. … Waiting to hear on Clemens.
UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: Joe Torre said that Clemens threw in Houston today and that they’re waiting to speak to him before deciding when and where he pitches next. But the idea of Clemens pitching at Fenway Park June 1-3 seems unlikely.
UPDATE 6:07 p.m.: Clemens will start Monday for Scranton. No word on when he will be in the majors but June 4 in Chicago makes sense. They have Wang, Pettitte and Moose lined up for the Red Sox at Fenway. … Kei Igawa will start for Scranton on Tuesday. … Phil Hughes had his inevitable setback when he turned an ankle doing agility drills and will have an MRI. Hamstring issues always lead to problems of some sort. Torre said he didn’t think the ankle problem was serious but it will delay the process.
UPDATE 7:50 p.m.: I’m doing some work tonight and listening to the game on the radio. Is it just me or is “An A-Bomb by A-Rod” kind of offensive? The Yankees have two Japanese players in their organization and could be visiting Japan next season. Is equating atomic warfare with hitting home runs the way to go? John Sterling loves his home run calls and they can be amusing but he needs to come up with something else for Alex.
UPDATE 8:00 p.m.: I see where people are upset that I reported Hughes hurt his ankle. Sorry about that. But it seems that whenever a player tears his hamstring, there is some kind of setback when he rehabs. Jose Reyes hurt his back a few years ago when he tried to change his running style because of his hamstrings. The hamstring is such a large muscle that it effects how the athlete runs and even walks. So it’s natural that the injury lasts for a while before it heals or leads to other injuries.
When I covered the Mets, Reyes has so many hamstring issues that I reached out to the University of Connecticut team physician Dr. Jeff Anderson to learn more about it. I used to cover the Huskies and got to know Jeff pretty well. Jeff explained to me that “strains” are actually muscle tears of varying degrees and why hamstrings are so tricky to recover from.
I wish Hughes well and I wish he were pitching tomorrow because he’s fun to watch. But when an athlete grabs at his hamstring and is still limping a few days later, that’s a problem. I’m trying to give you the best information I can get. If you’re too much of a fan to handle that, sorry.
UPDATE 8:57 p.m.: So much for Matt DeSalvo. I thought he was lucky his first two starts because there were a lot of hard-hit balls. The question now is who starts on Tuesday? Clippard could come back on short rest. It may be time to option DeSalvo and bring back Sean Henn as a long man.
UPDATE 9:20 p.m.: Can’t say I blame Larry Bowa for sending Jorge Posada with Bobby Abreu on deck. You have to get a run if you can. The odds of Abreu delivering a two-out RBI were slim.
UPDATE 9:26 p.m.: I see where the Loyal Order of Joe Torre Haters are down on his hooking Tyler Clippard. Since when did Clippard earn the right to stink? He had allowed six hits – four for extra bases – in four innings and had thrown 77 pitches. Was he suddenly going to shut Anaheim down? DeSalvo was rested and has been throwing bullpens knowing he would be used in relief. It’s not Torre’s fault he was lousy.
Luis Vizcaino is injured, there is no other explanation. He pitched well in spring training and was good for the first two weeks of the season. Suddenly he can’t throw a strike. He won’t admit it for whatever reason but he has to be hurt.
UPDATE 9:58 p.m.: In spring training, people wanted Ron Villone released or executed. Now he’s back and pitching well. Veteran relievers go through dramatic ups and downs. The trick is getting enough of them together who are on an upswing.
UPDATE 10:02 p.m.: Derek Jeter just got a hit, which takes me off the hook after my story today.
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Yanks need to get this win tonight with Wang on the mound.
Um.. Clippard is pitching
Wang is tomorrow and Mussina is Sunday.
Thats right.
Wang pitches when?
Tomorrow.
Bill,
If you go to yankees.com there are pictures of the pitching matchup for the next game. Under those pix is a link “Pitching Probables”. It’s great because they give you matchups for the next five games. And they give you a drop menu if you want to look at the matchups for teams ahead of you in the standings.
go wang. beat the angels tonight.
Pete knows his stuff, but I have already heard from a couple of different places that Roger with have one more minor league start and then pitch July 4th against the White Sox. Last place I heard it was from M&MD. Maybe it was just speculation.
Um, lefty, lefty, lefty, lefty…..at the end of the lineup. Why?
Hi Pete – this Clemens watch reminds me of some of the Geraldo Rivera treasure hunts…..........
Oops, that’s “Probable Pitchers”.
And if you go to it now, you’ll see that Mussina will go up against John Lackey, followed by Andy Pettitte against McGowan of Toronto. You may even wish that Pettitte followed Wang in the rotation. Then you might even shake your head at the people who say that pitching order doesn’t matter until the playoffs.
Mel – I appreciate all of your unnecessary help.
I wonder if Clemens’ timetable will depend on how Clippard does tonight?
Bill,
lol, you’re not necessarily welcome.
Tommy,
“Um, lefty, lefty, lefty, lefty…..at the end of the lineup. Why?”
Because Darren Oliver is their only left-handed reliever.
Tommy:
And Weaver is a righty.
JLB:Pete knows his stuff, but I have already heard from a couple of different places that Roger with have one more minor league start and then pitch July 4th against the White Sox. Last place I heard it was from M&MD. Maybe it was just speculation.
July 4th, against the white sox? So he gets a whole month off after his next minor league start?
lol
There is no way they start Clemens in Fenway for his first game.
Igawa only lasted 5 innings today in single A giving up 2 runs in the process
what a waste
Pete, what’s your gut feeling based on Torre’s comments. SWB on Monday 5/28, Yes or No???
Houston???
Peter, what was up with Rocket traveling from Tampa to Trenton on the “Madden Cruiser” ??
The Washington Post has breaking news, apparently Rocket’s contract has a special clause allowing him to “take” two parking spaces, is that true? Cuz if it is, that would be outrageous!!
Tommy,
“Um, lefty, lefty, lefty, lefty…..at the end of the lineup. Why?�
Because Darren Oliver is their only left-handed reliever.
—yea, but the yankees dont have much of a choice with this group. if abreu cant hit, he will be stuck at the bottom of the lineup, regardless of what the pitching matchup looks like (look what happened with the boston series). bottom line: without bernie and shef, this lineup is too lefty dominated.
jennings on his AAA scranton blog claims that his source just told him that clemens will be at AAA on monday…
http://emedia.thetimes-tribune.com/Blogs/SWBYankees/tabid/552/Default.aspx
peter,
r u the NY writer source…?
Just announced Roger making one more minor league start.
Fransworthless might actually have trade value. Gonzales of the Braves is having TJ surgery a big
to all those who wanted to trade Melky and Proctor for him. and we have another option in the Phillies. 
Josh –
I would forget about Igawa for a while
The director of minor league pitching for the Yankees – Nardi Contreras – is trying to change Igawa’s mechanics
He’s 27 – so that’s a lot of muscle memory to unlearn and learn. It could take months for Igawa to feel comfortable with the new motion
I’m just guessing – the changes partly involve Igawa finishing off pitches and getting his stuff consistently DOWN.
For example, his changeup often didn’t break away from right-handed hitters. That is a by-product of not finishing off the pitch, and probably made him a lot more hittable by right-handed hitters
Pete – as always, thanks for the info
We’re gonna pay a guy 18 million dollars and are afraid to pitch him in Fenway? Not sure I agree with the tentative schedule. Wouldn’t he be more valuable in that Sunday night game than Mussina, the way Moose is “dealing” right now? Anyone agree?
that REALLY sucks about Hughes’ ankle!
I’m still hoping to get him back after the ASB…HOPING!
jennifer- Good Call. too manny people bit on that pittsburg bait.
Pete,
I defended you on some other forums regarding Hughes, but now with your comment about a turned ankle being caused by his hamstring injury, you really are making that more difficult. What a load of crap, it really doesn’t reflect well on you.
Mike has only thrown 29 innings this year. I believe his next start he will do much better. Before with throw him to pasture lets see how his next start goes.
Yep Dr. Acula they all saw how well he did, in the NL central no less, and wanted to trade everyone to get him. I knew it would be a bad idea. Obviously i didn’t see this coming, but i couldn’t see him being successful in the al east. espically knowing we had someone in Scott who is succesful.
I’m sure you’re happy now Pete.
Congratulations on Hughes’ ankle. Now you have something to (mistakenly) attempt to further gloat over being right about in this situation and alienate more people from this blog.
crawdaddy:
how does your comment make any sense? injuries often lead to other injuries as a person tries to compensate for the weak part of the body…
it seems quite plausible to me that the hamstring has to do with the ankle…?
Kei has followed every Clemens’ minor league start. Hopefully this means he’s making good progress.
Do you really think people are going to be alienated from a blog because Pete was right that hamstrings are tricky injuries? Like that is an earthshattering statement?
Huuz,
How do you know that’s was the case in this situation? Perhaps, he landed wrong which caused him to turn his ankle. Don’t know, but for Abraham’s to make that determination before verifying what happened, screams out to me that he’s desperately trying to defend his position about Hughes not coming back from this hamstring injury for 12 weeks.
Furthermore, Pete appears to be happy about this latest setback. Is that true, Pete?
No, they get alienated from this blog because of the attitude he took over this situation. As someone who really enjoys this blog (or used to), the blatant attempts to drive up hits with the condescending attitude he copped over this, and with A-Rod FTM, turned me majorly off. As it did a lot of Yankee fans.
And he wasn’t right. Twisting your ankle in an agility dril, has very little to do with a hamstring injury.
crawdaddy:
you’re right, i/we don’t know for sure in this situation. my point is that it is plausible.
I think people should calm down about this ``pete has an agenda with phil hughes on the Yanks’’ thing.
I think pete is sharing his experience with us. he has tracked many players and their returns from injury and his point is that teams understate the time-line for a return (4-6 weeks, the Yanks said at first), and he also pointed out the setbacks are not uncommon.
he reminds us of that, because many people are seeing things through rose-colored glasses and don’t often have realistic expectations.
i don’t get the impression that he is happy. he’s relaying information.
what is ``A-Rod FTM’’ ?
For that matter.
And it was never about how long Hughes was/is reported out for. It was about how Pete has practically condescendingly celebrated it because it made him right and because of how acting that way he did pissed off enough fans that it probably popped him a few more hits.
I know the score, but I, at least, thought he was better than that.
The body is a closed kinetic chain. Injuries can manifest in from variety of compensatory changes. It is not a stretch at all to think that with a hamstring injury, Phil had some change in gait, thereby predisposing an ankle to injury. To think that Pete is somehow happy or rooting for this in some way is absurd.
I am surprised PeteAbe didn’t say ankle “tear”.
No, really it’s not.
What the hell do you mean by “inevitable” setback? Stop editorializing and just give us the facts.
I don’t think Pete “roots” for injuries. I don’t think he “gloats.” I think he tried to temper the overly optimistic statements coming out of Yankee-dom.
My husband has had hamstring injuries. They take a long time to heal and even after they do, there is the worry about re-injury.
It is NOT a stretch to think that favoring one part of the body could cause injury to another part of the body. It is also not a stretch to think he turned his ankle independently and without any relationship to the hamstring injury (he may have just stepped wrong). To assign ulterior motives to someone here is just ridiculous, even though it seems to happen all the time.
I think people are reading too much into Pete’s statement. He is reporting what is going on with Phil – I don’t see any sort of smug celebration in his report.
I’d love to hear a coherent explanation of how Hughes’s hamstring injury inevtibly lead to him twisting an ankle during a drill.
FYI, on 1050, they said it isn’t expected to set him back at all.
Hey fellas, Leyritz on the Michael Kay show said he suspects Clemens will come back against Boston as they would make the better story when the book of Roger is written. Makes sense to me. Anyway big game tonight, good luck faithful fans, go Yankees!
“I think he tried to temper the overly optimistic statements coming out of Yankee-dom.”
Yeah. That explains all the “I told you so” bit after Hughes got hurt. Uh huh. Sure.
Crawdaddy, Bianca,
What’s with the anger? This isn’t the only Yankee blog on the web. If you don’t like Pete’s style, why are you here? I have absolutely no problem with Pete’s reporting. But it’s annoying to have to waste time reading othere people’s whining. Just go to another blog.
I don’t see the number of posts going down, I see them going up. He must be doing something right.
And as far as Pete trying to drive up hits… ummm… I would hope that’s what’s going on here. Do you think his newspaper would pay him to blog all day if there was nothing in it for the paper? Get real.
Beltran would have gotten that.
Jeff
May 25th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
“Inevitable� setback, huh? What mkaes you say that? I hate how a former Red Sox fan is “covering� the Yankees’ beat.
THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE? If I didn’t like what I was reading, I’d go to another website. Seriously, I don’t understand you people.
While we’re in Bashing Cashman mode, let’s take a moment to thank him for not trading for Mike Gonzalez and giving away melky, even if he’s not doing much. Gonzalez needs TJ surgery
sverlyn, no need for personal attacks, this isn’t a Red Sux blog. Just go away, you won’t be missed.
sverlyn, everyone here is delusional and denial. That’s how.
someone tell me why they didn’t walk Vlad..
Mike, it’s the top of the 1st and u have a rookie making his 2nd career start. You really want to mess with him and the strikezone with a move nobody does except Bonds in 2002 when he hit 73 hrs?
Some trolls escaped from the zoo. I’m thinking that SVERLYN, BIANCA, JERSEY, MASTER SHAKE, PAUL and CRAWDADDY are all the same person. It’s the only explanation for a rapid-fire posting of the same ignorant view. How childish.
Clippard looks like Clay Aikman.
Mike Soscia lost a lot of weight. Good for him.
Weaver throws almost exactly like nomo
Josh
May 25th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
“Igawa only lasted 5 innings today in single A giving up 2 runs in the process. what a waste”
Josh, you’re making it sound like he got shelled. It would have been nice if he pitched a perfect game, but a line of 5 4 2 2 1 4 fine, especially if they’re working on changing his mechanics.
“It’s the only explanation for a rapid-fire posting of the same ignorant view. How childish.”
Riiight. And Peters ” I told ya so ” attitude is really professional right??
Maybe the response was so fast and numerous because Peters statement was so blatantly stupid. Was he there monitoring the drills that were being done?? Is he intimately aware of teh current condition of Hughes hammy and muscular balance??
No. He’s jsut grasping at staws becuse he said Phil won’t be back till AUgust
Shame on him and shame on you for defending hio pulp fiction writing style
3 3 ball counts and no baserunners.
Weaver has thrown 9 balls and 5 strikes but the Yankees go 1-2-3. Typical crappy overrated team.
Well Pete will have the last say on that when he checks e-mails/IP addresses. Either way, all are free to talk here but a proper level of respect is job one. It’s a blog, he can write whatever he wants, don’t take it so seriously, if you disagree with him, write it here, but don’t get personal.
I forget does Damon suck or no?
Oh come the f%$# on! Move Damon to right, put Melky in center, and put Abreu….somewhere maybe the bench.
sverlyn:
Yawn.
Man all three doubles just over the head of the OF’er. All almost seemed catchable.
Why are the angels so annoying?
well this is a washout
Damon sucks Jeff. He can’t make plays in the outfield AT ALL.
Damon has definitely lost a few steps, plus he took a bad route on that one ball. Johnny’s days in CF are numbered. Maybe Suzuki or Hunter will be roaming out there next year.
Mike,
Dude, it’s 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Calm down.
Deep to Left: we’ve all seen how games just like this go and we really need wins. There is NO reason to calm down.
yeah, but this team doesn’t seem to want to come back this year
Man, a lot of folks have hair-trigger emotions tonight. The Yanks are down by 2 runs with 7 innings left. It’s POSSIBLE the Yanks could come back in this game.
Our outfield D is atrocious.
Oh no. Now we’re only done by 1 run.
Lighten up people!
An ABomb from ARod!!!
*down. Freudian slip??
Was that a golf swing?
Is Giambi growing that blond catterpillar again??
Time to get NEW Centerfielder, Damon’s can’t cover any ground in the outfield more… GoOd jOB by Cashman signing this bum…
Kind of hard to put a guy with no arm in RF. Damon is not a RF.
Those balls were ropes. Sure, Torii Hunter MAY have made those plays but, they aren’t exactly easy plays.
We already know this is not a good defensive OF. Its kind of tough to fault them for not making the tough plays. Its tough enough for them to make the routine plays.
The bigger problem is the inconsistency of the offense. Its just not a good offense. Too much feast or famine, which magnifies every defensive play because its difficult to have confidence the O can overcome it.
Hopefully, Clippard settles down and can give them a good outing the rest of the way.
No doubt, not signing Beltran the year before looks to have been the move. That and signing Vlad instead of Sheff would have made for a killer lineup/defense.
How does clippard look tonight? All I have is the radio feed and according to Waldman, the fact that Clippard is at 45 pitches means he will be done by the end of the 4th.
I love Minky’s glove but if people like Giambi and Cano plan to pick up the slack with their bats, Mientkiewicz is going to kill the offense back there.
Colorado Yank, all of Clippard’s pitches are up. Thats why there have been hard-hit balls off of him. Certainly Damon COULD have made those plays but they were hard hit balls.
For those interested in the Yankees minor league kid, Charleston (Class A) third baseman Mitch Hilligoss just got a hit to extend his hit streak to 31 games. Its the longest hit streak of any minor league hitter this year.
He is a left handed hitter, more line drive than power guy. He’s not hitting .328 for the season.
thanks big Yank…Sounds like Opie needs to mellow and throw strikes… may be a bit hyped..
Vlad + Beltran + A-Rod on this team. I weep over the missed possibility.
Though, if we had gotten Vlad AND Beltran, would we still have A-Rod?
VERY GOOD inning for Clippard right there.
SJ44: I was aware of the hit streak and he seems to have decent numbers down there. However I don’t seem to hear much these days regarding the ceilings of some of these position players. I know we have Derek Jeter but is Hilligoss supposed to be a higher end prospect or is he just here?
Clip has settled down and handled the heart of the lineup this time around. Considering it’s his first start at Yankee Stadium and 3 of those doubles were playable, I think he’s doing alright. Pitch count’s too high, though.
What’s offensive is your Red Sux agenda and your unwarranted vendetta against A-Rod.
We have a team in Charleston? That surprises me more than that we have a guy with a 31 game hit streak.
Clip’s pitch count is on the high side at 62/3IP but Weaver is 57…
Why are some people such fools over injury reports? I’ve been covering sports since I was 17, I’ve learned a thing or two about injuries and how teams mislead the media and fans about them.
Hamstring injuries very rarely heal without some kind of setback. Sorry to report that but it’s true.
As for rooting against Hughes, grow up. Why would I not want a good pitcher to pitch for a team I cover? My stories will be better read and get better play if the Yankees are successful. What do you think I would rather do in October, cover the Yankees in the playoffs or write sidebars about the Mets?
It’s one thing to be a fan. But don’t be an idiot.
SJ:
Bye bye Abreu, Hello Ichirosan. Correct about Damon. He’s not RF material with that arm and creaky legs; digging in the corner to get the ball is not the same as roaming to catch it. That’s why I like Ichiro if he’d only agree to come to this far East. He can play CF or RF. It would allow the Yankees to “save face” and leave Damon in Center and with Damon and Jetes, he would give us a killer top of the lineup.
Hunter’s not gonna start playing RF for the first time for the Yankees this late in his career so Damon can stay in CF. He’s clearly superior to Damon on defense. On the other hand, while he may be having a good year this year at the plate, don’t expect a repeat next year. Plus, at his age and in his condition, if Torii runs into one more wall, he may explode.
As far as position players are concerned, the Yankees are VERY light with legitimate prospects.
Aside from Jose Tabata and Francisco Cervelli in Tampa, they have very few high ceiling position player prospects.
Alberto Gonzalez in Scranton is, at best, a super utility guy, IMO. It would be GREAT if he evolved to that type of player because the Yankees could really use a guy like that on the roster.
Hilligoss has really come on this year and Austin Jackson, his teammate in Charleston, is also beginning to develop.
But, those guys are in low A ball right now. You have to see them in higher A ball (Tampa) or AA before you get a real read as to what types of prospects they are.
I get the feeling Torre will trust Clip more than he ever did Rasner or DeSalvo and let him pitch the game, and not to a pitch count. Maybe I spoke to soon, he just gave up a HR.
the yanks suck this year, good to see the zillion dollar bats getting shut down again by a guy who looks like a girl and has the last name weaver.
fire cashman now this team is terrible
Well, another loss.
“An A-bomb from arod.” “A bullet to right.” “That was a bomb.”
I guess you can’t say anything these days…
Oy – Clippard.
Uh, Weaver is one of the best young pitchers in baseball, not to be confused with his brother who is one of the most overpaid, lucky to have a job, crappy pitcher in baseball.
Murph,
My “dream” is that the Yankees are somehow able to find a home for Giambi in the off-season and sign Ichiro AND Hunter, which is doable if they can clear Giambi’s money off the books.
That allows Damon to be to DH, and it improves the entire team, especially defensively.
If you are going to re-build with young pitching, which the Yankees seem to want to do, it defeats the purpose if your defense, especially in the OF, is poor.
I don’t have any idea why Pete is getting $#$# over Hughes.
The kid got hurt again. Pete didn’t wish it, he is reporting it.
Sometimes, the truth hurts. The kid had a serious hamstring injury and now he turned an ankle.
Those are facts. If you can’t handle the facts, too damn bad.
Here is the one unsettling thing about Phil Hughes. Three years in the organization, and he has been hurt every year.
Bad luck or injury prone? I don’t know but, its a bit unsettling.
A LOT of pitching is being able to answer the bell. So far, in the early stages of his career, that hasn’t been the case.
I sure hope it changes because I LOVE watching the kid pitch.
To not be a little concerned about his yearly injuries though, is being naive.
If he can stop the bleeding and keep this a quality start, I still like our chances.
Peter Abraham continues to be arrogant and rude to his loyal readers I see.
I’m actually impressed with Clippard, the first two runs would have been prevented with better OF defense and he gave up a HR. Otherwise he has gotten out of every jam. He still looks better than Mussina.
I say again, if Clippard can stop the bleeding now, we can still make a game of this.
Pete, Sterling is offensive on many levels.
“Here is the one unsettling thing about Phil Hughes. Three years in the organization, and he has been hurt every year.
Bad luck or injury prone? I don’t know but, its a bit unsettling.”
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Any arm injuries? No one worries about hamstrings with pitchers.
We aren’t turning on Clippard already are we? This is his second ML start and he isn’t exactly playing a bad team.
He is playing a team that has owned the Yankees and their veteran pitchers, let alone a 22 year old rookie.
You want to see more younger players in the lineup, you are going to have to live with the peaks and valleys as they learn their way.
Personally, I’d rather deal with the Tyler Clippard’s of the world than the Kyle Farnsworth’s, Luis Vizcaino’s and the other veteran underachievers on this team.
If you watch this kid, its clear he has talent. You just have to give him a chance and realize he isn’t going to be unstoppable right out of the gate.
Its called patience. Good organizations have it, bad one’s don’t.
hey uhuskm, I’ve never seen you on this board before. What’s your first name anyway? I’m sure you won’t say, because idiots who come here to bash Peter are scared babies who are so brave on a message board, but somehow usually quite the opposite in real life.
Hughes had shoulder problems his first two years in the organization. Now, a hamstring. Three years, three injuries.
My name is Ray. I bet you even believe me!
What an idiotic question.
How can you sit there and say that Peter’s comment above is not the least bit uncalled for?
As in Devil I suppose, clearly not in “Ray of Light”
Yes but none of Hughes’ injuries have been severe… It is a right of passage. As he gets stronger and starts working more with Roger and Andy, he will toughen up.
Clippard will be just fine. Actually tonight if anyone could get a decent hit here and there, we would be ahead. Sounds like Weaver is having trouble finding the strike zone.
And to build of of SJ44, isn’t the young guys what the Yankees need? May have to take their lumps, but it is far better than watching Uncle Junior try and throw that knuckle curve.
Because I have heard that before, that Hamstring problems sometimes lead to other problems. It makes sense to me. I hope it’s not anything serious and Pete does as well. We’ll find out soon.
Why is Cano swinging on a 2-0 pitch…thy guy cannot find the zone… Mother FFFFFF stuff like that is annoying.. This is where Joe needs to get in his face and tell him he needs to help the team better – by understanding the situation… Look at that, already a ball to Minky
And now freakin Minky does it….
#$#$!@#%!#$%@#$%@#$@$%@$%#$%#$%#$%#$%#$%#$%What is the chance that Mientky will give us some RBI right now…
Sorry Pete Abraham, I don’t share your whining about “A Bomb by A Rod” as being offensive. In Auguat 1945 my father was in San Diego, training to be part of “Operation Downfall” invasion fleet after one year of fighting the Germans in Europe. My uncle Jack had just received transfer orders to be a crewman of a B-29. Both of them always said the A Bomb saved their lives. You might not know the Japanese were the ones who started the war by bombing Pearl Harbor.
hughes had no injuries last year. he pitched great and was on a pitch count but no injuries.
Nice Man K!
YES!!!
two years ago he had a tired arm and they shut him down out of an abundance of caution. but no injury.
Yay Minky!
Weaver is at 80 pitches in the 4th. The 5th might be his last.
He is only Minky when he gets out, Man K when he comes through. In my humble opinion.
Mr. Catalyst isn’t so catalystic today.
Pete has done the unforgivable. He has said Bad Things about the Yankees.
This is obviously the cause of the recent Yankee woes. As we all know, these highly paid and experienced professionals spend every free moment reading each and every blog post by all the reporters who cover the Yankees, and any comment which is less than 100% adoring causes them tremendous mental anguish.
Peter! It is your duty and responsibility as a Yankee journalist to NEVER again use your professional experience to analyse a situation- indeed, it is incumbent upon you to only report Great and Glorious feats of our Men in Pinstripes!
From this point on, you should only heap Praise and Honor upon the Brave Yankees, as they vanguish their foes- the Imperialist Running Dogs of their opponents in the AL East.
LONG LIVE STEINBRENNER!!
LONG LIVE CASHMAN!!
LOVE LIVE THE YANKEES!!
Damon crushes one but its right at Vladdy.
DeSalvo in for Clip? How many pitches did Clip throw?
“Peter, what was up with Rocket traveling from Tampa to Trenton on the “Madden Cruiserâ€? ??” I am still trying to figure out why it was okay for that reporter to trespass by jumping on Clemen’s empty bus. I hope the players lock their car doors when that guy is around.
Hopefully, since he is so young Phil Hughes will heal quick and hopefully the Yanks will not rush him.
Wierd that DeSalvo is coming in, they need him to start on Tues the 29th. Now it would be on short rest. I guess Tyler on Tues now, DeSalvo on Wed.
Bringing in DeSalvo was an unnecessary move.
Clippard threw 76 pitches. Anyone else annoyed that Torre pulled him already? It’s not like he got shelled. The OF defense let him down, if anything.
1) Half of you guys that are ripping Pete I have never even seen on here so you aren’t that loyal of readers and most people (all but you idiots) appreciate the knowledge he provides so if you don’t like it, don’t read it. Its that simple. Also all he did is post on an injury. I don’t think he said I told you so.
2) Anyone who thinks we should get Andruw Jones this offseason should read Jayson Starks book/article on ESPN.com about the decline in his numbers. Very interesting and the Yanks better not sign another deteriating centerfielder.
Perhaps Clippard hurt himself when he fell awkwardly off the mound after a pitch in the 4th.
A walk to a .130 hitter to lead off the inning and now a wild pitch. Time to get this kid out of there before he completely falls apart. What a nightmare.
Ian Kennedy Watch tonight fellas. He is pitching in Vero Beach tonight. Its a 2-2 game after 5.
Kennedy’s line: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB 2R, 8 K’s.
This is exactly the type of team that will eat DeSalvo alive. A team built on cheap hits, bunts, and SB. He’ll walk a bunch of guys and those bloop singles will start scoring two runs.
Torre is a dumb ass.
Jeff,
May want to get some work in so he doesn’t have so many days off. I doubt he throws more than 2 but who knows. Clippard had a good start and should be proud of what he has given this team.
anyone know why Clippard is out? Joe being Joe or did something happen?
Oh never minds he hit that al important number of 75 pitches
DTL, yeah, Tyler was just finding his groove, and DeSalvo is eh, hard to defend Torre for this one.
Nick B,
I think most of the posts ripping Pete are by one person just changing their name. Just ignore the infantile troll. They just crave attention.
it is a ridiculous move. unless there is an injury involved. and given this season, who would doubt that?
dammit Torre
DTL,
There are more and more weirdos on this blog everyday. Oh well.
DeSalvo is revolting.
Torre is a goddamn idiot.
Torre really is an idiot. Way to throw the game away.
Now vizciano is warming up… talk about quitters… What the F*** Torre… I just don’t get this. Why is he cashing the game tonight… Does he think they are in first place??????
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I think Clippard got hurt in the 4th inning. It looked like he hurt himself when he fell off the mound after a pitch.
DeSalvo is supposed to be the long man. If Clippard did get hurt, that’s who you go to.
If the kid can’t pitch, then he shouldn’t be on the roster.
Unfortunately, he can’t throw the ball over the plate.
So, what do you do? Blow out the bullpen for the weekend tonight? Or, just leave him in there, take the hit, call up Britton tomorrow to replace DeSalvo and try to win the next game?
I don’t think I would blow out my bullpen tonight to try and win this game. Its not like this enemic offense is hitting the cover off the ball.
Good move Torre.
he better be on a very, very, very, very, short leash. this truly defies all logic. can’t wait fro the “no question” explanation after the game.
what a joke this team is,
why is torre taking out clippard after 70 pitches?!?!!?
FIRE TORRE AND CASHMAN NOW THIS IS EMBARASSING
Well, if Clip isn’t hurt, Torre’s move is absolutely baffling and may cost us a game. Here we go with the 5 inning bullpen merry-go-round. We’ve seen this act before.
No DeSalvo is out. SJ, who’s the next in line to be called up, Wright, Marquez? Because I DeSalvo just sealed is fate and will not be starting in Toronto.
Poor kid, he was doomed from the beginning.
Joe will use 6 pitchers tonight.
Ummm, SJ44 you are missing the point. There was no reason to blow out the bullpen and this game was within reach. Why did Torre GIVE UP ON THE GAME?? If the bullpen is blown out now, it is Torre’s fault. Plain and simple. This is up there as one of the more questionable moves he’s made this season.
I don’t think Vizcaino has gotten 1 DP this year. He is a fly ball/HR pitcher so why are we intentionally walking for a DP? This never works.
I agree that this was not Torre’s uuhhh…best decision.
Good question Jeff. FWIW, I think Clippard got hurt. If he did, what do you want Torre to do? You put in the long guy. That’s what he is there for…..unfortunately, the kid didn’t get the job done.
I don’t think he just pulled Clippard. If he did, that would shock me because there was no reason to do it.
Anyway, my guess, Chase Wright may pitch Tuesday night in Toronto. He is more experienced, having started already started for the Yankees this year. He is on the 40 man roster and its an easy roster move to make.
They can send DeSalvo down, call up Wright and not have to do any juggling of the 40 man roster.
Ugh, Sean Henn stinks too. Don’t call him up…..
We just need to deal with the fact that we are spending 200 million dollars to re-build a team.
SJ:
I’m all for improving the OF defense, because it needs to be done to support the pitching. However, we have to watch the age factor. IMO, Hunter is an old 32 and Ichiro is a young 35.
Torii would be have to be looking for a 4 year deal at a minimum, he’s only 32. But I think he’s got high breakdown potential from all the wall-induced trauma over the years. Ichiro has not crashed too many times out there and is reputed to be in fine physical condition. But do we go for a 4 year deal meaning we’d have him until he’s 40? Assuming we don’t pick up Abreu’s option (except to trade him), we’re already committed to Damon for two more. (Is Matsui a free agent after 2008?) Wouldn’t you want to hold onto Melky as cheap insurance? And then there’s Tabata by 2009.
Bottom line, I’m reluctant to even try to get both Hunter and Ichiro due to age and contract length, and if I have to choose it’s Ichiro for me.
Wow
Vizciano has to be more agressive there…up 1-2, make an out pitch. He is nibbling on the outside half for a K. He needs to work down in the zone for the ground ball. Wasn’t that the goal when they have Hendrick an IBB? Or was Vizciano thinking…K…K. And a breaking pitch 3-2 no less. Terrible pitching.
what the heck happened?? I go to put my boys to bed and desalvo and viz put up a 3 spot???
F*** Y*** Torre. You can cashman deserve each other.
Even worse, the two Jackwads on the radio haven’t even questioned why they took Clippard out.
Torre is scared of Rush Limbaugh… F, there goes my night.
I wonder why none of the Torre’s blind supporters coming up for supporting him for his bonehead moves today.
This is the classic case of his over managing and losing the game. Wath is this fascination about removing the starting pitchers so ealy. T-Clip was not doing bad and now the game is almost out of hand given thier bullpen. Hopefully the offense will do something and saves this game. We are still in the fifth inning and our bullpen will be taxed. It is likely to affect the game tomorrow and possibly day after.
I wonder if it should be Torre or Cashman who should be fired first.
Pete – why did they take out Clippard?????
Pete, Colin Cowherd did a segment a couple of weeks ago about John Sterling’s call. Folks weren’t too animated about it, but that’s his audience. He’s been using the call since 2004.
What an excruciatingly idiotic move by Torre. After managing the worst playoff series of all time last October [A-Rod batting sixth for the first time all season in game one- Pulling Wang far too early in Game one just to invite the Angels back into the game- Giambi plays against left hander and is benched against right hander-Sheffield is benched against left hander and plays against right hander- Wright instead of Lidle in Game 4- I’m sure others I forgot] he has totally outdone himself in April and May of ’07, with atrocious bullpen management, a fundamental, and detrimental, lack of confidence in the young pitchers, and other assorted examples of mismanagement. I don’t even care if the Yankees rally tonight; this was, for me personally, the last straw. He was SALIVATING to hook Clippard in the fourth. Positively SALIVATING. Couldn’t wait to get the ball to the Z-Man I suppose. Horrendous. Ghastly. Please, fire this man. Thanks for everything Joe, but please, go, as fast as you can.
Sunny – may as well put yourself to bed too at this point. What an ugly inning.
I cannot believe Torre pulled Clippard. He was doing fine…better than Moose the other night and Torre left HIM in for 7 innings.
So much for DeSalvo in the pen. And Vizcaino stinks.
3 runs…because of a stupid move.
7th run this piece of garbage has walked in this year.
Can they please DFA this guy. Its not like they are going anywhere anyway.
Just get rid of him, call up Britton and stop putting everybody through this nonsense.
He just walked a .230 hitter, after getting ahead 1-2, who, NEVER walks.
How can you keep so much garbage on one roster? Its like half this roster can’t do anything to help this team win a game each night.
Tough to think “playoffs” with this roster. That’s why I don’t fall into the trap thinking this is anything more than a 78-82 win team, as presently constructed.
Its why I want to see more REAL prospects, like Britton, Marquez, Clippard, Hughes, etc., and less of the garbage that is littering this roster.
Its unwatchable as well as being unsuccessful.
Gotta win Saturday and Sunday now or the Red Sox series was meaningless.
Needing Mike Mussina to win a game? Not exactly where you want to be.
Torre is a menace. He needs to go.
What sort of person with any judgment or common sense takes out Clippard after 4 tonight with the score 3-2 Angels?
FIRE JOE TOREE (and i’m probly his biggest fan)
DeSalvo had NO BUISNESS pitching in a 1 run gain, when it’s been like a week since his last start. If clippard didn’t get hurt he should have kept him in. If he got hurt then bring in RON VILLONE or even Viz to START THE INNING, instead of having runners on 2nd and 3rd. Or even bring in Bruney w/ the hope that by the 8th inning they’ll be up 2+ runs.
I’m SICK OF THIS TEAM THROWING AWAY GAMES
On the plus side, thanks to Torre, the players really get along well with each other!
Option DeSalvo and bring Henn back as a long man,yes,I agree.
Anyone think the Yanks will come back?
Folks, before we crucify Torre, we need to find out if Clip really did hurt himself. If he did, there’s nothing else Torre could have done. If Clip is OK, the decision would be mind boggling. He must have tweaked an ankle or something.
it really, really hurts when we throw an IBB to load the bases and then walk in the run. given the control issues of our bullpen all year, i don’t think we should ever IBB to load the bases. i’d rather take our chances with the batter and risk giving up one run, instead of loading them up, and putting more pressure on the already nervous relief staff.
“He was SALIVATING to hook Clippard in the fourth. Positively SALIVATING.”
It sure did seem that way, didn’t it?
Then the IBB with a guy on the mound who can’t throw strikes. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…you have to be kidding me…
I hope the Yankees come back…but chances are slim based on our track record this year…and the Halos bullpen.
That last inning took the wind out of our sails…batters will be trying to get 5 runs with one swing.
Who the hell said we have lost this game?
have some faith. we were “turning it around” after the red sox series, and we have a few tough innings, down by 4 with 5 innings to go and its all over?
Come on guys.
I’ll have to admit…we have a lot of bridge jumpers in this blog. There are plenty of outs left for the Yanks to scratch a few runs back. We can all blame Torre…but without knowing the ALL of the details its merely speculation. I don’t think Guidry is just sitting in the dugout saying nothing. Right now the Angels are making plays and Weaver is making good pitches – ahead in the count, first pitch strikes.
The old guard does it again, Jeter and Jorge. Got love their spunk.
I hope they’ll come back, but I don’t expect them to. How many times have the Yankees come from behind to win games this year? It don’t think it’s very many, and I think that’s the main reason why we so often see complaints that the team looks lifeless.
If only Posada could bat in every spot in the lineup.
If Clippard is not injured, I am sorry to say that I would fire him tomorrow. I love him as a father but that move is indefensible unless there is a physical explanation. If there is, it is a continuation of this absurd string of bad luck.
More bad coaching.
Pete,
What’s your read? Do you think Clip hurt something? He must have right? It seems like the only explanation. Will we have to wait for the post-game interviews to know for sure?
why would you send posada there? my grandmother could’ve thrown him out.
Anyone watching the game via FSN West could clearly see that was a terrible call by Bowa to send Jorge. We just can’t be running ourselves out of the game….with our catcher!
Being flabbergasted by Torre’s bullpen moves isn’t the same thing as declaring the game totally lost.
And as I type that, Posada is mysteriously sent home and the throw beats him by a good second or two.
It should be 6-4.
If only Posada could run fast. He didnt this time, but if we did that in the 5th. We’ll do it in the 6th. Maybe the 7th, or the 8th.
We’ll win this game.
Not a good decision to send Posada. Most guys run faster backward than Posada does going forward. Jeez.
LARY BOWA SHOULD BE FIRED!
If Clippard is not hurt, Torre should be fired tomorrow. I love him as a father, but that move is indefensible unless there is an injury involved.
Not sure why he sent him…hard hit ball right at left fielder.
JOE SHOULD BE FIRED
Yanks may come back and win and I hope they do.
Unless T-Clip was indeed hurt (I doubt becuase announcers would have given that news by now) it still does not absolve Torre. The job of the manager is to put the team in a better position to win and Torre consistently fails to do that.
At least it was aggressive. Trying to make something happen. Bad judgement call, but at least they tried
oy, viz is going to take one for this team.
Only reason I can think of is there is a kid in left field that hasn’t been in the majors very long. Bowa wasn’t really sure what kind of arm/accuracy he has. Obviously it would have been a different story with Arod or Jeter running. I don’t agree with it, but if that’s the reason, I can understand it a little.
Murph,
Tabata isn’t going to be ready for 2009, IMO.
He has a long way to go. He is only 18 and is still filling out.
I have seen him play 4 times this year and if he is ready by 2009, it would be shocking. I think 2010, with a September 2009 callup is a more reasonable timetable.
I don’t know, you send Posada on that play? That’s a tough call. Just the way the year has gone, I guess.
Instead of folks freaking out over the Clippard move, why don’t we wait and see if the kid got hurt.
If he didn’t, then I understand the anger. If he got hurt, what can Torre do?
He left the kid in for 100 pitches against the Mets. Why would he take him out after 75 in this game?
That’s why I think he got hurt in the 4th inning when he fell awkwardly off the mound.
Another .180 hitter gets a hit off Vizcaino and he is now 2-0 to a .133 hitter, before giving up the HR to end this one. The guy is a nightmare. He can’t get anybody out and he is still on the roster. Amazing.
Please, for the love of God, let this be this piece of garbage’s last game as a Yankee.
If he can’t get guys out who can’t hit .200, why in the world is he on this roster?
way to give up a HR to a 133 hitter with 0 home runs… hmmm
There’s a college softball game on ESPN if anyone is looking for some quality pitching/managing/timely hitting. Anyone wanna jump on the Texas A&M bandwagon with me for the rest of the night?
Nice pitching Vizcaino…a 2 run HR.
Good thing we took Tyler out!
So much for the comeback…not with Vizcaino pitching.
Viz is a FU**ING WASTE!!!
Let’s say Clippard really hurt himself – why not, he could join Wang, Mussina, Pavano, Hughes, Rasner, and Karstens on the 2007 injured Yankee pitcher list. Correct me if I’m wrong, but everyone agrees that pulling a healthy Clippard would have been indefensible.
CHONE FIGGINS, QUITE POSSIBLY THE WORST-HITTING REGULAR IN BASEBALL, JUST HOMERED OFF VIZCAINO. WHY.
“If we keep breaking the chairs each time we´re thrown out, we´ll finish without any chairs to sit down…” Casey Stengel
Why is Vizcaino still in pinstripes?
Villone should be pitching right now
I don’t even know what to say about Vizcaino anymore. It’s all been said already. Dear God. How long is this going to go on??? And knowing how well Britton is pitching now makes this that much more infuriating.
And he’s still on the mound. Do we throw the game to prove that this man is utterly useless?
Good night all.. this is a friggin joke…. Offically, this season is over and that is it…
Now a walk…Vizcaino can’t even get an out. Walk…double.
Holy cow. You really couldn’t do any worse!
I wonder if Torre has meetings with Cashman were he tells him, get rid of this guy, get rid of that guy…you gotta think Joe has just had it with a guy like Vizcaino.
The season is not over. Vizcaino’s career on the Yankees might be.
“Offically, this season is over”
really?
At this point, I leave Vizcaino in the game and hope like hell his arm falls off.
The LAST thing I want to do is blow out the bullpen for the rest of the weekend.
This game is over. Screw it. Just leave him out there and have the real pitchers ready to go tomorrow.
Having to use the entire bullpen to finish this game would be dumb.
Who knows, if he gives up 30, maybe that will be enough for them to FINALLY DFA him.
I also don’t understand why the Yankees don’t just cut bait on guys like Vizcaino.
How is everyone enjoying Angels batting practice? I hear the next real game is tomorrow.
Pete please ask Joe why he pulled Tyler, and kept marching in the garbage from the pen. I hope I wake up tomorrow and read that Visciano is gone. He has been horrible for us. I can’t believe Az got away with giving us such garbage.
Viz remaining in pinstripes makes me suspect of some love affair in the clubhouse…
Jeremy… the season is done… we are going to lose 2 out 3 three against the angels and be 13.5 out by the end of next week.
Now, are we bridge-jumpers or just realistic?
I agree SJ44. Leave him. Let’s see how many runs he will give up in one inning. Is there a mercy rule in MLB like in Little League?
The silver lining of this game for me: I’m going to the game tomorrow and I won’t have to watch Vizcaino.
This game is ridiculous. Larry Bowa sending the catcher? Torre lifting the starter and putting in Viz as an option for long relief? They were not winning this game anyway, but managing decisions killed this game.
If Clippard is hurt, I mean, it would suck, but at least you could defend the move. I could care less about two wasted minutes spent typing a rant, but if he’s healthy, wow, that might be the worst managing I’ve ever seen. Peace folks, I’m going out drinking, and after this game… why not?
The season is absolutley not over. You cant let one night’s frustration damper you’re outlook for another 4 months of play. Sometimes I do the same thing. That being said, this is the most bi-polar Yankee team I have seen in years. One minute they look on top of the world, the next, well you get the point…. Coming off the a big series win, they continue to show no swagger.
It’s an embarrassing time to be a Yankee fan. However, I still love’em.
Anybody have any news on Clippard, I havent heard anything yet.
BTW, Choney is the biggest loser on earth, anyone remember his 3 errors while playing 3rd against the Sawx in the ‘04 ALDS that cost the Angels the game. That d**che bag always plays well against us and lays down and dies against Boston.
You know what’s a nice thought? Instead of having Vizcaino and Ohlendorf, we could have had Micah Owings (he of the complete game gem last night). But we don’t need any help at the back end of our rotation so that’s ok – I’ll stick with what we’ve got.
Oh man what is up with Johnny tonight? He should have had that!!
Sixth inning. Fourth pitcher alreday. Game out of hand.
Best guys from their bullpen will be well rested for tomorrow.
If T-Clip was hurt, givne the score was 3-2 at that time, it would have made sense to bring Villone.
I am not giving up on the season, but for those who state this game is not over yet, oh well,... you are right the game is over after 9 innings, excep that Yanks lose the game.
Ok, let’s switch from bad managing and pitching to bad announcing. Kay just said that Villone shows how quickly an effective reliever moves up the ranks for the Yankees.
This is the same Villone who Torre practically forgot about in the first half of 2006, no matter how well he pitched.
Also, despite being unhittable, it’s debatable whether Bruney has made it up to the top of the pen’s ranks.
desalvo and vizcaino gone tomorrow replaced by britton and edwar ramirez. and i repeat: id clippard was not injured, i would fire torre tomorrow, as much as it pains me to say that.
Damon is atrocious. What is happening to this team? It’s disintegrating. Looks like we can’t even execute a pitch-out correctly.
Folks. I’m out. We can still take 2 of 3. Tomorrow is another day.
Could we really have gotten Mitch Owings? I don’t know that we ever had a chance.
“I see where the Loyal Order of Joe Torre Haters are down on his hooking Tyler Clippard. Since when did Clippard earn the right to stink? He had allowed six hits – four for extra bases – in four innings and had thrown 77 pitches. Was he suddenly going to shut Anaheim down?”
Peter, were you watching the game? The score was 3-2. Why the hell would Torre not at least start Clippard in the 5th and see what happened?
By your logic, Scioscia should have pulled Weaver too. What’s the big difference between 2 runs in 4 innings and 3?
Peter,
Re: your 9:26pm update, I only have this to say – you are an idiot.
Love,
Kevin
The way Damon just played/dropped that ball, it looks like he has only one working arm. No offense to the guy, but he’s not a fully functioning player.
JESUS, JOHNNY…
Great managerial job by Torre tonight: take Clippard out after 4 IP with the Yanks down only 3-2 and bring in a kid to make his first relief appearance in M.L.B., the two-start wonder Matt DeSalvo who should be demoted to AAA Scranton immediately. DeSalvo wasn’t even as good as people made him out to be in his second start vs. Seattle cuz he left the game leaving runners on 2B and 3B. This loss tonight is all on Torre and the wretched Vizcaino who should be either traded or released after tonight, enough is enough, call up Chris Britton. What did the Yanks trade Jaret Wright for, so Britton who already proved he’s an M.L.B. pitcher last year with Baltimore can hurl meaningless innings for AAA Scranton? I can’t even really kill DeSalvo cuz he should’ve never been in this game.
A Boston win over bad Texas tonight renders the Yanks taking 2 out of 3 against Boston earlier this week meaningless like the loss to Boston this past Tuesday rendered the win over the Mets last Sunday meaningless. It’s also 3-4 ball in the last 7 games thus garbage…like Torre as an in-game decisionmaker and his enabler Guidry who I’d fire, too. The Yanks better not get swept by the Angels cuz a sweep of Toronto if that could even happen would mean nothing (6-6 before Fenway 6/1-3). It is entirely possible the Angels could sweep cuz they’re the Angels and have Escobar then ace Lackey on the mound the next two days.
B.t.w. who’s bright idea was it to sign Clemens and have him start games where his third spring training-for-him start would be 5/28 and his first start with the Yanks 6/4, a week later? If he’s ready after 5/28 but won’t pitch in Boston and really shouldn’t cuz the Yanks have three solid pitchers for that series, why make him sit around for a few extra days? Clemens should’ve made his starts on 5/20, 25 & 30 that way he’d have pitched on just an extra day of rest for 6/4.
Who starts on 5/29? Another rookie callup? Or is Cashman gonna get off his bony ass and trade Farnsworth for Jon Lieber now that Brett Myers is down with injury again?
Make a trade for SOMEONE who’s actually pitched an M.L.B. game. That’s it, SIDNEY PONSON FOR 5/29 ONLY. See what he does. I’ll take even 5 IP 4 runs cuz maybe this pathetic on-and-off Yankee offense can light up the Toronto starter. I know Halladay is out with his annual injury yet again. If Ponson is good, give him another start in Chicago. I know he sucks, but he can’t suck any worse than another rookie callup. I can’t even say a rookie sucks when he’s just not ready yet. Get a real M.L.B. starter please. Now the Yanks have another nobody starting 5/29 and a kid making his third M.L.B. start (Clippard) 5/29 vs. Toronto.
“The silver lining of this game for me: I’m going to the game tomorrow and I won’t have to watch Vizcaino.”
so you think
Tuesday’s starter becomes an issue right now. Chase Wright pitched tonight for Scranton and went 6 innings. He won’t be available.
We don’t know Clippard’s health situation and I doubt they would bring him back on short rest.
The nightmare continues. Johnny Damon’s worst night in CF as a Yankee. He looks like an older version of Bernie Williams.
Well, so much for “momentum” from the Red Sox series.
Face it folks, this is just a very, very, very bad baseball team. Its why it can&