Comments on: Pitching plans to be decided http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ricky http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-105251 Ricky Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:28:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-105251 Karsten needs to be traded......what a bum Karsten needs to be traded……what a bum

]]> By: Joey_V http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87776 Joey_V Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:40:39 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87776 "The guy going on about Posada’s day off obviously doesn’t understand what it takes being a catcher at the major league level. The first dumb statement of the day. Congrats!" I say your comments are the dumbest of the day. So you disagree with his point of view and that makes what he says dumb? Show some maturity man! “The guy going on about Posada’s day off obviously doesn’t understand what it takes being a catcher at the major league level.

The first dumb statement of the day. Congrats!”

I say your comments are the dumbest of the day. So you disagree with his point of view and that makes what he says dumb? Show some maturity man!

]]> By: hmmm http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87773 hmmm Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:38:47 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87773 "Not to be a downer, but winning 5 out of 6 against KC and TB is not exactly special. Once the Yankees start beating teams over .500, the celebrations or rumors of a comeback can start. In light of the trading deadline, what can make this team better? " they won 8 of 11 from LAA, Minnesota, and Toronto who are all over .500. “Not to be a downer, but winning 5 out of 6 against KC and TB is not exactly special. Once the Yankees start beating teams over .500, the celebrations or rumors of a comeback can start. In light of the trading deadline, what can make this team better? ”

they won 8 of 11 from LAA, Minnesota, and Toronto who are all over .500.

]]> By: jon http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87755 jon Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:43:05 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87755 This is idiotic. Every game counts, you put your best 5 starters out there. Skip the 5th starters spot on the day off. If there were no day off, would all the starters be whining about being tired. Mussina gets an extra day of rest when he can get out of the 6th inning. This is idiotic. Every game counts, you put your best 5 starters out there. Skip the 5th starters spot on the day off. If there were no day off, would all the starters be whining about being tired. Mussina gets an extra day of rest when he can get out of the 6th inning.

]]> By: Umm http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87751 Umm Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:35:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87751 What can be done? Obviously, it's nice to see the Yanks playing at a higher level, seeing the suckitude they enjoyed the first 2 months of the season. Lotta bad luck, bad managing, injuries, things not going their way. Playing, what, 7 games behind the Pythagorean is an indicator of that. Not to be a downer, but winning 5 out of 6 against KC and TB is not exactly special. Once the Yankees start beating teams over .500, the celebrations or rumors of a comeback can start. In light of the trading deadline, what can make this team better? Do the Yanks hold still and count on most of their players performing near their career levels? If everybody did what they were supposed to do, this team would contend. However, that can be said about most high payroll teams. Can Mussina be counted on to be his old, 15+ wins, 3.5 era self? Unlikely. Will Petitte stay strong into the stretch? He's been giving up alot of hits lately. Wang has been consistent, and is the rock of that rotation. The Rocket has pitched well, but has been plagued with low run support. None of us expected to put up his Houston numbers. Who knows how long his groin will hold out. No need to talk about Igawa, or the 48 million he has yet to earn. Who knows how Hugues will do. We all know hes immensely talented, but we can't expect him to be CY Young out of the gate. The pitching is worrisome. To contend in the playoffs, the Yankees will need better than this. They also rank last in the AL in strikeouts, which is also quite disturbing. Hitting has been a boon this year. Without A-Rod or Posada, who knows where this team will be. I expect regression in A-Rod and Posada down the stretch, but a resurgence from Matsui, Cano, and Abreau should offset that. The Yankees don't need bats, they need arms. A bench bat would be nice, but I don't think that its a priority. So, what kind of trade can the Yankees make? We can't assume that teams are exactly lining up at the door to take on contracts like Damon or Giambi. 15 million is alot for a 4th outfielder, in my opinion. Unfortunately, any kind of trade the Yankees would want would require prospects, like Chamberlain or Hughes. Fat chance on that. In light of this, I don't think anybody can expect some earth shattering marquee name trade. The Yankees will have to bite the bullet this year if they want to contend in the future. What can be done? Obviously, it’s nice to see the Yanks playing at a higher level, seeing the suckitude they enjoyed the first 2 months of the season. Lotta bad luck, bad managing, injuries, things not going their way. Playing, what, 7 games behind the Pythagorean is an indicator of that. Not to be a downer, but winning 5 out of 6 against KC and TB is not exactly special. Once the Yankees start beating teams over .500, the celebrations or rumors of a comeback can start. In light of the trading deadline, what can make this team better?
Do the Yanks hold still and count on most of their players performing near their career levels? If everybody did what they were supposed to do, this team would contend. However, that can be said about most high payroll teams. Can Mussina be counted on to be his old, 15+ wins, 3.5 era self? Unlikely. Will Petitte stay strong into the stretch? He’s been giving up alot of hits lately. Wang has been consistent, and is the rock of that rotation. The Rocket has pitched well, but has been plagued with low run support. None of us expected to put up his Houston numbers. Who knows how long his groin will hold out. No need to talk about Igawa, or the 48 million he has yet to earn. Who knows how Hugues will do. We all know hes immensely talented, but we can’t expect him to be CY Young out of the gate. The pitching is worrisome. To contend in the playoffs, the Yankees will need better than this. They also rank last in the AL in strikeouts, which is also quite disturbing.
Hitting has been a boon this year. Without A-Rod or Posada, who knows where this team will be. I expect regression in A-Rod and Posada down the stretch, but a resurgence from Matsui, Cano, and Abreau should offset that. The Yankees don’t need bats, they need arms. A bench bat would be nice, but I don’t think that its a priority.

So, what kind of trade can the Yankees make? We can’t assume that teams are exactly lining up at the door to take on contracts like Damon or Giambi. 15 million is alot for a 4th outfielder, in my opinion. Unfortunately, any kind of trade the Yankees would want would require prospects, like Chamberlain or Hughes. Fat chance on that. In light of this, I don’t think anybody can expect some earth shattering marquee name trade. The Yankees will have to bite the bullet this year if they want to contend in the future.

]]> By: MoreRun http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87745 MoreRun Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:22:21 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87745 "I find it hard to believe that a 35-year old (I’m 64) needs to take a day off when all you need to do is get your stuff together for 3 hours per day. Tell a construction worker that you’ll pay him a million bucks per year but he will have to work 7 days per week, 3 hours per day, and not have to work in the winter. I think you know the answer." Mr1220: I find your exmaple strange. If a construction work "could" do it and earn a million bucks per year, they would have already switched their jobs and all played baseball games. If money was that easy you would have seen most people play professional baseball games. So why not? The fact is that not everyone can do it. Probably you don't know much about sports, especially professional sports. It does not only take three hours for a player to play a three-hour game. There are training programs behind the scene, defensive and batting routine before the game, meetings, and so on. The regular working hour is far more than 3 hours. Second, professional baseball games require players to perform at a very high level, if not to their maxima. There are historical data and scientific analysis regarding how much and how often a catcher needs rest and the bad consequences of overworking on performances. “I find it hard to believe that a 35-year old (I’m 64) needs to take a day off when all you need to do is get your stuff together for 3 hours per day. Tell a construction worker that you’ll pay him a million bucks per year but he will have to work 7 days per week, 3 hours per day, and not have to work in the winter. I think you know the answer.”

Mr1220:

I find your exmaple strange. If a construction work “could” do it and earn a million bucks per year, they would have already switched their jobs and all played baseball games. If money was that easy you would have seen most people play professional baseball games. So why not? The fact is that not everyone can do it.

Probably you don’t know much about sports, especially professional sports. It does not only take three hours for a player to play a three-hour game. There are training programs behind the scene, defensive and batting routine before the game, meetings, and so on. The regular working hour is far more than 3 hours. Second, professional baseball games require players to perform at a very high level, if not to their maxima. There are historical data and scientific analysis regarding how much and how often a catcher needs rest and the bad consequences of overworking on performances.

]]> By: Yanksrule57 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87742 Yanksrule57 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:07:18 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87742 Deep to Left, Great top ten list! LMAO! Deep to Left,

Great top ten list! LMAO!

]]> By: Deep to Left http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87741 Deep to Left Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:51:34 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87741 Parker has been out of baseball for a couple of years now. Parker has been out of baseball for a couple of years now.

]]> By: barnsy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87707 barnsy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:01:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87707 Pitching is pitching. Its about throwing strikes. I'd much rather see Chamberlain out there in the late innings than anyone else on the roster. If the kid is truly as good as they say it should be a home run. I don't see how pitching stunts his growth. From what I've read he's got the maturity to handle it and obviously has the stuff. Everyone better get used to it. Because it's a coming. And you know we're all going to be excited for it. Pitching is pitching. Its about throwing strikes. I’d much rather see Chamberlain out there in the late innings than anyone else on the roster. If the kid is truly as good as they say it should be a home run.

I don’t see how pitching stunts his growth. From what I’ve read he’s got the maturity to handle it and obviously has the stuff.

Everyone better get used to it. Because it’s a coming. And you know we’re all going to be excited for it.

]]> By: Tony NJ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/comment-page-4/#comment-87705 Tony NJ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:58:19 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/07/27/pitching-plans-to-be-decided/#comment-87705 The guy going on about Posada's day off obviously doesn't understand what it takes being a catcher at the major league level. The first dumb statement of the day. Congrats! The guy going on about Posada’s day off obviously doesn’t understand what it takes being a catcher at the major league level.

The first dumb statement of the day. Congrats!

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