More history for Rodriguez
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Alex Rodriguez is the first Yankee to drive in 100 runs in less than 100 games since Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio in 1937.
The last player in the majors to do it was Manny Ramirez in 1999.
Just for kicks, I looked it up to see how high Rodriguez could get in terms of RBI in a single season for the Yankees. He’ll be lucky to get in the top eight. Gehrig had seasons of 184 (1931), 175 (1927), 174 (1930) and 165 (1934). Babe Ruth’s best season was 170 in 1921 and DiMaggio finished with 167 in 1937.
Here is some audio from A-Rod:
Classy move by Roger Clemens tonight, who ended his interview by expressing his sympathy to the family of Mike Coolbaugh, the minor-league coach who was killed by a line drive on Sunday.
On a happier note, Tony Pena was thrilled after the game. His son was 1 for 2 and the Yankees won. He was carrying around his grandson, Tony Pena III, afterward.
Chris Duncan of the Cardinals was in the clubhouse hanging out with his brother. Joe Torre was looking to say hello to Dave Duncan. As a guy whose brother player in the majors, Torre can relate to the excitement the Duncan family must be feeling these days.
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Chamberlain and Kennedy have been promoted to AAA while Wright and Clippard have been demoted to AA.
John–They are making that climb through the system. Any news on Alan Horne?
Potential moves before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline will be a major topic Tuesday when high-ranking New York Yankees officials are scheduled to meet in Florida with owner George Steinbrenner.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who attended Monday night’s Class A Tampa Yankees home game at Legends Field, will be among the officials at the session, which was set up earlier this season. Team president Randy Levine and senior vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman are also expected to take part.
The Yankees have made one trade already, acquiring catcher Jose Molina from the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night for minor league reliever Jeff Kennard.
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Pete,
Any word from Cash on why the promotions now? Also, is there any possibility that they are “showcasing” either chameberalin or kennedy
Please say no. Any information would be much appreciated.
E-Roc,
Horne is still in Trenton. Must be tough for him. Can’t pitch better. Perhaps it’s only temporary – once phil and karstens go up horne might go to scranton.
The system is deep in pitching talent it’s getting to the point where numbers may be getting in the way of development of all but the very elite level prospects e.g. chamberlain kennedy.
Tough year for Clippard. Last year throws a perfect game for trenton, always mentioned along with Hughes.
A year later back in trenton.
cb,
not to nitpik, but tyler tossed a no-hitter, not a perfecto.
we’d better not trade joba, unless we’re getting either santana or miggy cabrera in return.
its a shame what cashman has done to the careers of wright and clippard
I thought Horne would gotten promoted sooner than Joba and Ian. Well, you can’t have enough talent.
Loely,
I don’t think Cash did anything but promote them. We didn’t have a lot of choices given the injuries.
I thought they’d send Horne up to given his age.
This really speaks to how central kennedy and chamberlain are to the organization.
I just hope we aren’t trading Ian or Chamberlain. We will NEED them next year.
they aren’t going anywhere .. this is just a move to see what they do vs more experienced bats. I’d love Joba and Kennedy to come up together but it’s difficult to picture unless Moose is gone and even then we’re talking Joba and Hughes
crap wrong thread sorry Pete.
but yeh Alex has been unbelievable this season, I have always said this leave him alone, he’s been my favorite Yankee after Tino left, I love this guy and hope he retires a Yankee.
Not to take anything away from A-Rod, but Ruth was a number 3 hitter. Had he batted in the cleanup spot, his RBI numbers would likely have surpassed everyone’s. Ruth was simply in a league of his own.
BJ
Hey BJ, learn the facts.
If Ruth didn’t hit in front of Gehrig, he wouldn’t have seen half of the good pitches that he did that allowed him to hit 700 home runs. At the tail end of his career, they were pitching more and more to Ruth than Gehrig because they feared Gehrig’s bat more.
Anyone that thinks they’re trading Joba hasn’t been watching Cashman the past 3 years.
One thing to add to that list, which starts with Gehrig’s AL Record # of RBIs in a season:
Those were all done in 154 game seasons.
Jamie said:
“Hey BJ, learn the facts.
If Ruth didn’t hit in front of Gehrig, he wouldn’t have seen half of the good pitches that he did that allowed him to hit 700 home runs.”
Here are the facts, not the claptrap you offered me. Gehrig didn’t play in earnest for the yanks until 1925. Ruth had already amassed almost 900 rbis and almost 300 home runs without Gehrig’s “protection”. I almost rolled over on the floor by this comment btw. This included arguably his best season in 1921 when he hit 59 home runs and 171 rbis, both career high season totals. All without Gehrigs “protection.”
Thanks for the laugh.
BJ
I’m not saying that Ruth wasn’t a great baseball player, but after recently reading Gehrig’s biography just last week, it is fresh in my memory that Ruth still had productive seasons towards the end of his career when he was a shell of himself. Without Gehrig behind him and on the rise, those 400 extra home runs (more than half of his career stats) probably would have dwindled considerably.
Babe Ruth is Babe Ruth. The guy’s name will echo for eternity. However, to act like Gehrig’s presence in the lineup protecting him during seasons like 27′ isn’t very important to Ruth’s career totals is sheer lunacy.
i wonder if an arod/pujols/manny would have driven in 250 runs playing against 1930 pitchers
Jamie said:
“I’m not saying that Ruth wasn’t a great baseball player”
Thanks for clearing that up because I wasn’t certain of his greatness.
I am saying he was not only a great player, but the greatest player of all time. The rest of your argument is simply ludicrous as you are making assertions against points I haven’t made or stated, or simply wrong factually.
Babe Ruth invented the home run. He would out homer the entire league, won the home run crown not once but over and over for nearly two decades. He not only set the home run record, he doubled it. He averaged 40 a year for 17 years. He conquered the previous career home run record of 136 in just his first few seasons, BEFORE GEHRIG. (go figure)Just maybe his success is because of him??
Once you understand this, come back and we will talk.
In addition to your Gehrig assignment I recommend the following readings.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr.....stripbooks
BJ