Comments on: Game 91: Blue Jays at Yankees

By: LT

LT — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:12:34 +0000

“Every Boston fan I know, and believe me, Iâ€™m surrounded by them hardcore, want him on the team, so Iâ€™m not sure what youâ€™re talking about here.”

WTF?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:30:20 +0000

I’m definitely late on this but that websites analysis of Cashman was nothing short of horrible and showed a clear case of hindsight being 20/20. The bottom line is the yankees are still one of hte 5 best teams in baseball, but their record doesn’t reflect that. cashman assembled a playoff worthy baseball team, thats his job.

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:48:19 +0000

“money doesnt matter for the yankees, so enough with the luxury tax”

Bull, Turn Two. Complete BS. Eventually you get tired of seeing YOUR luxury tax $$ going to help ANOTHER team beat YOUR brains out.

As for Trenton, what is wrong with the 4/5s? For the very near future, they have a 1 in Hughes, Wang is still there at 2, say Chamberlain a 3, so as for “the rest of your rated 4-5s, well then you have a crop to pick from– Not to mention either a FA signing, or using some of that talent in a deal? Just like Will stated.

As for putting this team together…let’s remember FIT. The best looking piece doesn’t necessarily fit the puzzle (think jigsaw puzzle). You need the piece that FITS.

By: E-ROC

E-ROC — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:13:24 +0000

I would rather keep Joba and Kennedy and Betances. If they are projected to be our a 3rd or 4th or 5th, it’s better than spending millions on pitchers who are past 30. Joba is the potential ace of the bunch. Betances has the potential to be better than all of them.

Yankees do have money to spend considering they play in a big city. That doesn’t mean you go and buy the base player available. The Yankees are trying to trim payroll; not add to it unless they pull off an Abreu/Lidle (RIP) trade. The Yankees “limit” as far as payroll is $200 million. Yeah, they may add someone like Clemens and make a mid season trade but that’s about it.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:42:26 +0000

No lines crossed here, call out the jerks publicly. As long as our host doesn’t get obsessed with them, the occassional smack down is good. (OK, maybe a warning before posting the employer’s name — but if he is using a bogus email address, there may not be a method to give a private warning).

Anyway, eye on the ball folks — we are making up ground and can’t afford any skids here. Get Hughes healthy, dump Krazy Kyle, and keep winning series.

By: Mike Albany

Mike Albany — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:42:15 +0000

I’d like it if the Yanks starting rotation next yr was all home grown but I live in the real world.

If we get 2 home grown starters, thats good. 3? We should thank the Lord.

5? Play Mega.

By: will

will — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:37:11 +0000

yeah, but when you have wang/hughes as 1/2, then chamberlin at 3, kennedy at 4, then one of the other guys or a FA to be the other starter, you’ve got possibly 3 ace type pitchers, a projected 3 as your 4th, then all you need is a 4/5 type. and that’s assuming you don’t bring in a 1-3 type free agent.

By: NYY

NYY — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:29:50 +0000

Interesting game tonight. Halladay Vs Pettite. Halladay is comming of a rough outing against the Sox. aAndy Pettite is pitching very well. Halladay struggled against a so-so RedSox offense, Yankees and the redhot offense will rough up Halladay. The next 2 games r against 2 no-name pitchers for toronto. The Yankees will sweep the bluejays easily. RedHot Yankees.

By: TurnTwo

TurnTwo — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:14:29 +0000

money doesnt matter for the yankees, so enough with the luxury tax “this player would have actually cost them this, and that’s just too expensive” nonsense. they’re getting caught up in pinching pennies on their rotation and their bench, and it’s burned cashman. i hold him accountable for this, but dont think he should get fired, mostly for what he’s done in building depth in our system.

and concerning the depth at Trenton… most talent evaluators, Chamberlain aside, dont see any of these guys as front line starters… Kennedy is like a 3/4, and the rest of these guys are rated 4/5s in a starting staff or bullpen arms. it’s excited to see the success they are having this year, but lets not just assume that because they’ve got a sub-3 ERA at Trenton, they can just step up and be just as good here next season. let’s get real here.

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:00:26 +0000

Not much more than Hughes? Has he seen or read about Trenton’s staff? The team ERA recently was 2.57. Ian Kennedy is 11-2, 1.71 combined this year.

As for buyers===with what? You got to give to get, and you are NOT giving up that young pitching.

Mussina instils no confidence in me. Esp. for 2008. I understand the need to sign him because the kids aren’t ready yet, but if they are in 2008, I’d rather see them than Muss. Muss has really been only average since 2001. With 100 equalling the average league ERA, here are Mussina’s ERA+ with the Yanks:

142, 108, 129, 98, 101, 125, 93. The 108 (2002) not much better than average, and three of the past four years are VERY average to slighly below. I’m worried about that ERA+ number dipping into the 80s next year. In only 3 of the 7 years with the Yanks has he been a significantly better pitcher than the league average.

In his last 23 games in which he got an AB, Melky has hit safely in 21 of them.

A point on the free agency. People do realize that the Yanks with the luxury tax were paying something like 1.40 to the dollar for a free agent, don’t you? A $100 million free agent for someone else becomes $142 mil for the Yanks because of the tax.

Lastly, KUDOS to Pete for calling the coward out. I wish it would happen on more blogs!