Road trip closes with a victory
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Podcast on Jul 29, 2007 
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The Yankees finished their road trip 4-3 (or 5-3 depending how you look at it). Either way, they are four games out in the wild card and 8 games out in the division with 57 left.
Obviously, plenty of time.
Derek Jeter jammed his left shoulder when he was thrown out at the plate in the second inning. That’s why he was taken out. He, of course, said he was fine and would play on Tuesday.
A-Rod was 0 for 2 and is now 0 for 12 since No. 499. He didn’t stick around to talk about it.
Chien-Ming Wang was upset with the strike zone of Sam Holbrook. But he was pleased he minimized the damage.
If there was any question whether Kyle Farnsworth should be traded for 50 cents on the dollar, there may not be any more. He had the nerve to complain about how little he has been used lately.
“I don’t like it at all,” he said. “I didn’t come here to sit on the bench. That definitely doesn’t help.”
Johnny Damon finished with three hits, four runs scored and two RBI.
“You can forget everything that’s happened to far, that doesn’t matter. We’re trying to win games now,â€? Derek Jeter said. “From this point on, if Johnny swings the bat well, he’s going to help us out. We’re a different team when Johnny’s on base.”
Finally, here is Joe Torre:
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I wanted to get some audio from some players but the clubhouse was too noisy to be worth listening to.
I am in las vegas so haven’t see actual games other than highlights but even from here I can hear cashman and torre working the phones to get anything for farnsworth. He has some nerve first he complains about clemens, then he shows up torre now this hey kyle there are no I’s in team. Also if I recall didn’t proctor have problems last year when trade speculation with him happened and I recall him saying once deadline was over it effected him so if he is still here after tuesday hope the same happens
Hey Kyle, if you want to pitch try to not suck so much.
What happen with the ump and Bowa?
It’s rather telling that Damon had three hits and it’s a big deal, while Melky had three hits and it’s just another day at the office.
Melky is a better play right now, so if Damon is going to help the team it should be off the bench.
Peter,
I just wanted to write in and say how much I like your work in the Journal News, in general, and this blog specifically. Always informative, insightful and independently opinionated. It’s hard to get that from the other columnists/beat writers in area. Rather than report information, they fan the flames of controversy and pander to the bloodlust of some (not all) Yankee fans. Reading your work, it’s apparant you are a true fan/student of the game with little interest in that negativity.
My thanks and continued reading…
Jon L.
Re: Farnsworth:
Today I watched “The Ghosts of Flatbush” on HBO. My favorite quote: “If you’re in hell with Stalin, Hitler and O’Malley, and had a gun with two bullets, who would you shoot? Well, if you’re from Brooklyn, you shoot O’Malley twice.”
I don’t know why I thought of this as I read Pete’s quote from the great Farnsworth. No matter what you think of your manager, showing him up shouldn’t be tolerated…and this isn’t the first time this season.
if kyle has a locker on tuesday i will be really suprised.
He’s complaining because he knows he out of there.
I want Kyle gone as much as the next guy, but for those of you complaining about Joe’s treatment of Edwar, you have to agree that Kyle’s lack of use has caused him to be rusty and perform badly successively.
WeMIssPaulie,
Or maybe he’s complaining because he WANTS out. Force Cashman’s hand by making these kinds of statements. Let’s hope he really does go to the Rays…
man I’ll trade him and Damon out of NY, I’m sorry by Johnny Damon or Abreu if there is any interest Yankees better be listening
Farnsworth is clueless. Please, CashMan, please send him to Detroit. Anywhere, I dont care. I dont care if we have to see him all the time. Better for us. He cant find the strike zone anyway. He’s trouble in the locker room. Defies the coach. He cant pitch. I dont care if we have to pay his entire salary this year and next year….GET RID OF HIM!!! Get something for him. He’s easily replaced by Karstens, Henn, Chamberlain….anyone. We have a lot of young guys who can take his place. I’d love to bring another pen arm in to help us but its much more important to get rid of him. Addition by subtraction.
I’m too poor to get NYY games ( live in VA ) but anytime I see or hear of Farnsworth, it’s him NOT getting it done. The locals yokels air the Orioles here ( probably just this season ) & I tuned in and the first thing that happens is Farnsworth walking a guy with a 6 run( ? ) lead. Buy him a first class ticket to Detroit & call it even.
I was at Saturday and Sundays games. So nice to see so many Yankee fans there. I was one of the few in my group who actually stayed till the end of Saturdays game. Got to see an almost great ending to the game. I really thought they’d come back
But they didn’t.
Sundays game was better obviously cause we won. We ended up leaving in the 8th inning, I had to get my car out of valet and head back to NY. So I plug my xm in only to find out Krazy Kyle gave up a 2 run homerun. Great Kyle good job. When was the last time he had a 1-2-3 inning? Now this morning I hear that he threw a fast ball when it should have been a slider and it hit jorge in the hand. Jorge gave him a look. And Krazy Kyle when asked if everything is okay with him and Jorge he says “we’ll see” what the hell? How about yes everything is okay with me and Jorge?
I have sports radio on at work, and I hope to hear that Krazy Kyle was traded. I don’t care for who, I don’t want him on this team anymore!!
And one more thing. Damon is playing a great left field. I’ve been very impressed with him out there.
Farnsworth has no right complaining about how often he is being used. The guy can’t pitch back to back days. Torre also kept on putting him out there in the 8th and he was throwing meatballs. He deserves to pitch 3 times in 12 days.
I really want ARod to put 500 behind him. It is so obviously affecting him and his swings. The only good thing about him not getting it this weekend in Baltimore is that I’ll be at 3 of the next 4 games and (maybe?) will get to this little piece of baseball history. Go ARod!
Farnsworth will either pitch, bellyache, or cry his way out of New York. Definitely not the Yankee type.
Farnsworth hasn’t worked out for the Yankees. In other news, there was a big fraud at Enron and man walked on the moon.
ARod went 0 for 12 but he also had 6 walks. No. 500 looms large for opposing pitchers too.