Comments on: Favorable factors for Yankees http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:21:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: saucy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64824 saucy Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:00:21 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64824 heard piazza is going to be their backup catcher one off the DL. heard piazza is going to be their backup catcher one off the DL.

]]> By: Karen http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64305 Karen Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:22:26 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64305 "The Red Sox won 1 – 0 against the Giants yesterday. Their offense has fallen asleep." The Red Sox have scored 8 runs on 9 hits today against Matt Morris. “The Red Sox won 1 – 0 against the Giants yesterday. Their offense has fallen asleep.”

The Red Sox have scored 8 runs on 9 hits today against Matt Morris.

]]> By: Karen http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64302 Karen Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:02:12 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64302 As far as Oakland is concerned, Piazza is due back any day and some of their "clutch" hitters are back on track. They're starting their second half surge a little early... :) According to SG's Pythagorean Final Winning Percentage table over at RLYW, the A's MIGHT end up with 93 wins. That's 2 ahead of the Yankee's predicted 91 wins, as of today, and that's after a disastrous injury-riddled 1st two months similar to that of the Yanks. As far as Oakland is concerned, Piazza is due back any day and some of their “clutch” hitters are back on track. They’re starting their second half surge a little early… :)

According to SG’s Pythagorean Final Winning Percentage table over at RLYW, the A’s MIGHT end up with 93 wins. That’s 2 ahead of the Yankee’s predicted 91 wins, as of today, and that’s after a disastrous injury-riddled 1st two months similar to that of the Yanks.

]]> By: dan http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64297 dan Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:44:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64297 Jeff NJ, I just don't think we can Judge a guy off of 80 AB's. So, if not Texiera, who's coming to play 1B? Jeff NJ,
I just don’t think we can Judge a guy off of 80 AB’s.

So, if not Texiera, who’s coming to play 1B?

]]> By: Marius http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64283 Marius Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:52:36 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64283 Level plane, Oakland has the best pitching in the AL and a weak offense. Their offense is anemic. Their pitching is what wins them games. Screw the Wild Card, we are back in it for the division. The Red Sox won 1 - 0 against the Giants yesterday. Their offense has fallen asleep. Level plane, Oakland has the best pitching in the AL and a weak offense. Their offense is anemic. Their pitching is what wins them games.

Screw the Wild Card, we are back in it for the division. The Red Sox won 1 – 0 against the Giants yesterday. Their offense has fallen asleep.

]]> By: Go Giants http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64280 Go Giants Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:08:36 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64280 I understand the excitement, but I don't know if we should trust Hughes that much this season. He's coming back from injury. He did have that game in Texas, butlet's not forget that his debut wasn't all that pretty. His upside in the future is undeniable, but he is still young and learning. He is going to be inconsistent, and putting him right back into the thick of a pennant race right after an injury doesn't sound that smart to me. His changeup is not quite major league ready, and he takes way too long to home plate out of the stretch.... I understand the excitement, but I don’t know if we should trust Hughes that much this season. He’s coming back from injury. He did have that game in Texas, butlet’s not forget that his debut wasn’t all that pretty. His upside in the future is undeniable, but he is still young and learning. He is going to be inconsistent, and putting him right back into the thick of a pennant race right after an injury doesn’t sound that smart to me. His changeup is not quite major league ready, and he takes way too long to home plate out of the stretch….

]]> By: nyy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64278 nyy Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:46:44 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64278 Wang, Mussina & Pettite all healthy and Clemens pitching only half of the season the Yanks can go 20-7 in July. The Yanks Schedule is very very easy for the next couple months and we should be able to go a run just like the 9 straight one. Wang, Mussina & Pettite all healthy and Clemens pitching only half of the season the Yanks can go 20-7 in July. The Yanks Schedule is very very easy for the next couple months and we should be able to go a run just like the 9 straight one.

]]> By: Jeff NJ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64276 Jeff NJ Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:27:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64276 Alq, welcome to the blog. I agree with you that Cairo's small ball approach is helpful. Not to mention his outstanding defense. As to Pete's book on Chien in Taiwanese, he's mentioned it. He seems to have a special relationship with him. I would definitely buy the book if it gets published in English. Alq, welcome to the blog. I agree with you that Cairo’s small ball approach is helpful. Not to mention his outstanding defense.

As to Pete’s book on Chien in Taiwanese, he’s mentioned it. He seems to have a special relationship with him. I would definitely buy the book if it gets published in English.

]]> By: Alquimista http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64275 Alquimista Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:14:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64275 You guys are definitely experts. One point though, I do not really think that Cairo hits well these days because he is lucky. I think that it is because he is the only one who is playing real small ball in the Yankees. He cuts, pushes, or bites the balls as much as he could (please forgive me for the in-accurate words I used...I am not native English speaker). Sometimes I think all of the Yankees put too much on their respective shoulders. That won't help people to walk out of clutch times with good results. The highest level offense is an offense that continues rolling on. Ugly hits that people thought of as lucky ones are much better than long balls that are caught in front of the warning track or even at the wall. Trivia, huh? Sorry. BTW, Pete, you thank people for checking in your blog in the previous post. Let me tell you, I found this blog because I read your book about Chien-Ming Wang. Oh, you guys have never heard of that book? Yeah! That's because that book was only published in Taiwan, in Traditional Chinese. Perhaps you guys can help pushing this book to be published in the US, in English (Spanish too, if possible). Nice book, Pete. You guys are definitely experts. One point though, I do not really think that Cairo hits well these days because he is lucky. I think that it is because he is the only one who is playing real small ball in the Yankees. He cuts, pushes, or bites the balls as much as he could (please forgive me for the in-accurate words I used…I am not native English speaker). Sometimes I think all of the Yankees put too much on their respective shoulders. That won’t help people to walk out of clutch times with good results. The highest level offense is an offense that continues rolling on. Ugly hits that people thought of as lucky ones are much better than long balls that are caught in front of the warning track or even at the wall.

Trivia, huh? Sorry.

BTW, Pete, you thank people for checking in your blog in the previous post. Let me tell you, I found this blog because I read your book about Chien-Ming Wang. Oh, you guys have never heard of that book? Yeah! That’s because that book was only published in Taiwan, in Traditional Chinese. Perhaps you guys can help pushing this book to be published in the US, in English (Spanish too, if possible). Nice book, Pete.

]]> By: Jeff NJ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-64274 Jeff NJ Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:42:32 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/06/17/favorable-factors-for-yankees/#comment-64274 Dan, have you watched the games? Phelps has been terrible both in the field and at bat. We have seen enough of him. At this point, he is the backup DH/ pinch hitter in NL parks for pitchers. That's it. Look for a smaller 1B deal than Teix by the deadline. Dan, have you watched the games? Phelps has been terrible both in the field and at bat. We have seen enough of him. At this point, he is the backup DH/ pinch hitter in NL parks for pitchers. That’s it. Look for a smaller 1B deal than Teix by the deadline.

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