Bullpen gets some reinforcements
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Aug 15, 2007 
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RHP Edwar Ramirez and LHP Sean Henn have been recalled from Class AAA Scranton.
RHP Jim Brower and RHP Jeff Karstens are out. Karstens was optioned. I’m not sure of Brower’s status, but I suspect he was DFA’d.
Seriously…did Britton shoot someone’s dog? It just seems odd that he’d continually get passed over. Unless he’s on the DL again?
‘Bout time.
Let’s go win 27.
we need a W today. can’t let baltimore be the only team to take series from us since the AS break…
Edwar is a no brainer. 2 questions remain, who is the Loogy, Villone or Henn? Second, who now the long man?
Are they both going to make it for today’s game?
Pete any word on Brackman?
Now will Torre use Edwar more than once every 2 weeks? Imo- Henn is the long man and Villone the loogy for now.
Pete, any word on why Britton “never got a shot” this year? I mean, I’m sure they will call him up September 1 (I think I’m sure!), but any sense for why he was the odd mad out all year? He’s put up decent numbers at AAA this season and was reasonably effective for the Orioles pitching at the Major League level last year.
Marc,
Scranton (which is in the middle of a homestand) is not that far away. They could leave now and still make it for game time, even though they won’t actually be needed at 1:05 p.m.
Neither pitched last night, so if they got the word yesterday/last night, the should have had plenty of time to make it to the Stadium.
Villone can only be the loogy if there are no men on base. I don’t know that we really need the loogy anyway. We just need some more Ws.
Well, obvioiusly they need some bullpen help just to get through the next several games. I expect that Karstens will be back before Septmeber. Hopefully we will get a real look at Ramirez this time.
The yankee hitters are going to take care of Bedard tonight. We’re going to score 5 runs off of him in 6 innings and Hughes will allow 2 in 7 IP
I’m feeling it. Bedard can be as good as he wants to be, but the Yankee hitters are relentless
Brower DFA’d would open a 40 man roster spot, and I would guess Henn is being brought in to see if he can be the left hander out of the pen, so that Villone (he who only lets other peoples runners score) could be cut.
I think Karstens was rushed back and then didn’t get regular work, which can be hard for a guy that is not a hard thrower and really needs to hit his spots. Hopefully he can set him self right in the minors. Though I have been waiting for the same thing from Wright, Clippard and Desalvo after their demotions. I think that is why it was smart not to rush Kennedy. No need to chance damaging his confidence for one game…
Henn? Ugh. At least Karstens and Brower are gone. No offense.
Didn’t Pete say Betemit is giving Cano a spell at second? Very savvy, proactive move. I think the last day game at the stadium Cano’s booboo led to an 8 run frame.
Hoping for a good bounceback game.
My thoughts on Britton:
Cashman has said that the reason the bullpen was ineffective was because they had the same type of relievers. Britton is another hard thrower, same as Farnsworth, Chamberlain, Bruney, etc. Now, if you want to argue changing Britton for Farnsworth, that’s different and I’d agree. But for now, Ramirez is a good alternative option out of the pen.
And of course Henn is the long man.
ericVA,
britton is not a hard thrower…
he tops out at like 92…
I think the problem with Clippard was that he could win on the road, but he couldn’t win at home. There’s no doubting that some baseball players can’t handle Yankee Stadium, for sure, but I’m hoping Clippard gets another chance sometime next season.
If by hard thrower you mean tops out at 91-92 then yes, Britton is a hard thrower. But you are right, it’s another fastball-slider combo.
maybe they’re just waiting for him to get his groove back in the minors because he just came off the DL.
I never understood why Brower was even with the team.
When will people realize that Britton was injured and they won’t take chances?
Bruney can hit 96 on the gun. I suspect that when Friday gets here that Bruney will be back and Henn sent back down.
Brower deserved a chance for being good at Scranton.
What is the exact rule on being eligible for the playoff roster? For arguments sake lets say Britton is called up SEPT 1 and is lights out in ~10 innings. Is he eligible even though he only pitched 3(?) innings this season prior to sept 1?
I just hope Cashman or someone informed Joe that Edwar is sitting in the pen so he knows to use him. maybe needs to do a head count once in a while to see who is on his team.
Well 92 mph is pretty hard in my mind. I can’t throw that hard. :-p
Bruney can hit 96 on the gun, unfortunately he can’t hit the strike zone. I’d be surprised to see him back before Sept 1, barring a trade of Farnsy before then
Hmm I’m surprised to see Ramirez but up after his performance the other day with his control.
“When will people realize that Britton was injured and they won’t take chances?”
He came off the DL weeks ago. Why would he be off the DL if having him pitch was “chancy”?
“I never understood why Brower was even with the team.”
he was on the team b/c he had been great all year at AAA.
i love the kids as much as anyone else, but he earned his shot as much as anyone. i’m not arguing he should be a big part of their plans, but he earned a 3 game trial.
he failed it, and now he is gone.
seems reasonable to me.
Brower was brought up due to Stick Michael’s recommendation.
As it stand now, it wasn’t a good one.
What a contrast it is when you look at his numbers in AAA SWB and those in the Bronx. It doesn’t make any sense.
Maybe with his wife pregnant and giving birth after he was called up had something to do with, oh, never mind.
keithny:
In that case, Britton could only be active on the post season roster if there’s a player who is added to the disabled list who otherwise would have been eligible for the post season. This is what happened with Francisco Rodriguez in 2002 for Anaheim.
So there would need to be an injury before Torre would be allowed to bury Britton in his post season bullpen.
yawn…
“Hmm I’m surprised to see Ramirez but up after his performance the other day with his control.”
By “the other day” do you mean “a few weeks ago before he was sent down”? The guy has been lights out in AAA all year, but is a finesse pitcher. You sit him for two weeks, bring him in and then judge him when he fails?
“Is he eligible even though he only pitched 3(?) innings this season prior to sept 1?”
no, unless someone gets injured.
Either Britton or Bruney have a spot as soon as Cashman can peddle Farnsworth.
Whozat,
Not only that, Joe brought him in with the bases loaded!
“What a contrast it is when you look at his numbers in AAA SWB and those in the Bronx. It doesn’t make any sense.”
It does make sense. One is the minor leagues and one is the major leagues. Big difference.
It’s not about throwing hard.
It’s about throwing strikes
Just that I didn’t see Brower ever being better than, say, Bruney. But I guess he earned a look-see, and now he’s out of the equation. I hope Edwar is given a chance and doesn’t just sit out in the pen rotting.
I’m sick of hearing about how great Britton and Edwar are.
A good thing to check out. Scroll all the way through – it’s worth seeing.
http://www.yankeetradition.com.....tadium.htm
Thanks for the update Pete!
Good to see the Brower experiment is officially OVER.
Big game today!! GET EM PHIL!!!!
Where can we put money down on things like “Jim Brower on the other end of a Jose Offerman bat-attack somewhere in the independent leagues next year?”
Good riddance.
I don’t think you guys understand bullpen roles. Edwar is not being brought up to pitch every other night. He’s there in case there’s a blowout or a starter only goes 4 or 5. The Yankees have good relievers to pitch 7-9 if they are winning.
I think White will get called up when Farnsworth gets traded
Edwar will be wearing the special “velcro pinstriped” pants he wore when he first got the call. I hope Joe gets him a real pair because he wore the velcro out of the other ones sitting in the pen all that time.
mark z, i second that.
I don’t think we should be too worried about not having a lights-out left-hander out of the bullpen (that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be nice). Anyone not have confidence Joba can get Ortiz, Carl Crawford, etc. out?! I sure do. Let’s focus more on pitchers that can get outs, period. And don’t underestimate Edwar’s change-up to lefties. Someone also asked about the long man; I would think its Henn now. I thought they were both good moves today.
Maybe Torre will actually use Edwar this time around… And Britton is better than Henn. The pen is close to what it should be though.
This is the dumbest thing to come out of Phillips’ head:
Al (Basking Ridge, NJ): Mr. Phillips, if you are the Yankees GM, would you make a trade for Johan Santana and what pieces would you be willing to part with? Thanks.
Steve Phillips: (11:32 AM ET ) I would do just about anything to get him. If money is a factor, and I am the Yankees, I would not resign A-Rod and use that money for Santana. Instead of giving A-Rod 36 mil. per year, why not give Santana 22 mil. and go out and get a 14 mil. per year 3B. I would put Hughes in the deal, along with Cabrera and another young prospect if neccesary. Hughes may blossom as time goes on, but he is not going to be Santana-like.
If Brower is DFA, who fills the spot on the 40 man roster?
You’ve got to measure minor league performance against age differential for the level. Brower was a (washed up) MLB vet throwing one inning stints against kids and other AAAA players like 4Andy. Just like Colter Bean, you’ve got to greatly discount Brower’s numbers at Scanton when you factor in his age/experience relative to the kids he’s getting out. When you factor in that his stuff is nothing special, you really can’t say you’re surprised that he isn’t producing similar numbers in the bigs.
Throwing hard with a fastball/slider combo was and is still not the issue with Bruney, Proctor, and Farnsworth.
It is about CONTROL and not giving up walks as soon as you are brought into a game.
Joba is also fastball/slider combo but he’s not going anywhere except up to a league of his own.
Proctor’s been traded, Bruney demoted to AAA, & Farnsworth has been buried so deep into the backend of the bullpen that another few weeks of this and he will be begging to pay the rest of his bloated salary back just to get out of the Bronx and salvage his career.
Britton may be better than Henn, but is Britton gonna throw 3-4 innings if a pitcher gets knocked out in the 2nd inning? I didn’t think so.
Does anyone know what’s this feud that’s going on between Torre / Cashman and Britton?
Or this Britton really this incompetent as a human being / baseball player?
Mel,
Philips really knows young talent…. thats why he traded away Kazmir for bag of @#$!
If we lose the WC by one game it is Colter Bean and Igawas fault for that Seattle game
pat, my guess is Jose Veras gets taken off the 60-day DL if Brower is DFA’d. He’s been pitching in AAA for a while now. He wouldn’t get called up before September though, so don’t worry.
Phillips didn’t trade Kazmir. Duquette did.
I would imagine that the 40 man spot will be saved just in case another spot start is needed, someone comes off the 60 (Man-Cave-Itch), or to bring a Sept callup like Nieves (3rd catcher), Gardner/Christian (pinch running), or some guy who would have to be added to the 40 for Rule 5 purposes in offseason anyway (e.g, E Duncan).
Bloomy it is so funny everyone lays that trade on Phillips. He deserves it though he is an ass. I can’t stand him.
Steve Phillips strikes again.
what an idiot
phillips is an idiot eho cares what he says..He said melky is a 4th or 5th outfielder a few weeks ago.. He may wind up being that but at 23 he needs the chance to see…To me he does not look like a 5th OF.
the buillpen moves are fine but really Britton deserves a chance over Henn(I know he is a lefty)..
he got 3 innings this yr. and is doing well at SWB and pitched well for the Orioles last yr. I do not get it!!!!!
Anyone know who the starter for thursdays game are? I’m going to the game.
How many teams have a lights out lefty?
Maybe 3?
And the Pirates are doing real well with theirs.
steve phillips defies logic. its as if he were on some other plane of consciousness, one where the yankees have the most money in the majors and yet have to go worrying about saving money on 3rd base in order to get santana, in the process getting rid of the potential home run king and the next great pitcher in hughes.
“hughes MAY blossom as time GOES ON”… man that eunuch makes me so angry when he says sh** like that.
Glad to see Edwar get another chance up here. He needs to pitch to be effective so maybe Torre can get something out of him in the 7th inning on the days that Joba is being rested. As far as the debate over Henn and Britton, my guess is that Torre opted for the additional LHP because Villone isn’t all that overpowering on lefties and without Myers here anymore perhaps Henn will be used as a situational lefty.
Marc,
I know Phillips is off the wall but that was off the Richter scale.
Why not try for A-rod (he’s still convinced he’s gone), keep Cabrera & Hughes, and pursue Santana in free agency. Like Posada, I think that Johan would like to see how much he’s really worth. Every A+ free agent knows that the Yankees are at the end of the payoff contract rainbow. If you don’t get Santana you plug in Chamberlain who (gasp!) can also strike out guys at pretty good rate.
Guess Phillips didn’t get the memo on Cashman. He’s not trading the farm away anymore.
Projected lineup
MelkyCf
Jeter-SS
Abreu-RF
A-rod-3b
Matsui-LF
Posada-C
Duncan-DH
Betemit-2b
Philips-1b
Gianthinker, ESPN has Mussina as Thursday’s starter.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....e?team=nyy
Does everyone not get the fact that Britton was just hurt????
And spent time on the DL??
Eddie,
Heard Britton was on DL, wasn’t it short and what was it for?
Why don’t people understand why Brower was given a brief shot? He pitched 44 innings in AAA this year. ERA of 1.65. Whip of 1.15. 40 K’s and 11 BB’s. IMHO, he clearly earned his brief trial on the big club.
AHAHAH
Adam (Flushing, NY): What are the chances that A-Rod signs with the red Sox next season? What would they have to give up in order to get him.
SportsNation Steve Phillips: (11:34 AM ET ) Well if he is a FA they would not have to give up anything, and the Yanks would never trade him to the Red Sox. But it will cost somewhere inthe range for 30 million dollars per year for 8 or more seaons to sign him. remmeber this, he is a great player, *but he has yet to win a title*, and baseball is not just an individual game. You need to have a balanced and deep roster to win, and no matter what your payroll, giving one guy 30 mil. limits what you can do with your roster.
“…we need a W today. can’t let baltimore be the only team to take series from us since the AS break…”
One problem, they already have taken one series from us since the break.
You don’t trade 21 yr olds with ace potential.
It just doesn’t happen.
Im very glad that Steve Phillips is not the yankee GM
Mike (Fresno): True or false – the Yankees will make the playoffs.
Steve Phillips: False. The easy thing to say right now is that they will make it because of how they have played out of the All-Star break. But the reason they are winning now is because of their offense, which is very, very good. But to be a playoff team you have to pitch. And I have my doubts that the offense will continue to go as it is going, and I do not think they have the pitching to bail them out when the offense is not there.
Yahoooooooooooo.
Now get me Britton and dump Farnsworthless.
Let up on Steve Phillips a bit. There are plenty of writers out there that deserve our ire much more (Bill Simmons, Peter Gammons)
I don’t agree with EricVA that the Yankees are set 7-9. They have Joba, who can pitch 2 innings, but then requires two nights off, and Vizcaino, who should really be a 1 inning pitcher, and who can probably use a little more rest. Villone is Villone, which is not very great, and who knows what is going on with Farnsworth. I think that Ramirez should be given the opportunity to get himself in the mix somewhere in there, he is not a long man.
I’m really glad Phillips isn’t the Yankees GM.
It would be really nice, though, if the earth kind of swallowed him whole…
We want Britton.
We want Bruney.
We want Beam.
What the heck, forget the stats, the Killer B’s just a cool label for a bullpen.
I’m thinking Abreu won’t be in the line-up today. Not very good career numbers against Bedard but then again who does.
“Hmm I’m surprised to see Ramirez but up after his performance the other day with his control.�
“By “the other dayâ€? do you mean “a few weeks ago before he was sent downâ€?? The guy has been lights out in AAA all year, but is a finesse pitcher. You sit him for two weeks, bring him in and then judge him when he fails?”
im pretty sure hes referring to edwars last minor league outing where he hit a batter and walked a couple.
maybe they stick duncan in RF ?
Ew.
In no way do I want to be associated with Houston. They can have their killer B’s along with their effeminate names, lol
He thinks that the Mariners will make the playoffs, when he himself states that only 2 other teams have made it with the starting pitchers record was below .500.
So he thinks that the Mariners offense is good enough to overcome that stat, but that the Yankees offense isn’t good enough to overcome its pitching?
mike, I doubt it. Abreu is better against lefties than Giambi or Damon, as far as I know. So he’ll be in RF with Shelley at DH, most likely.
We Want Britton and swo–
Don’t get so down on the B’s, they’ve helped us in the past!
Y’know, like *B*abe, *B*ucky, *B*uckner, *B*oone….
(by that logic, this year’s october hero? Wilson Betemit!)
the o’s are 7-4 vs. the yanks this year and with bedard on the mound ( easily one of the best young pitchers in the a.l. ) phil of the future has his work cut out for him . i am so happy brower and karstens are gone . see ya !!
I wonder if Steve thinks the Mets will make the playoffs? The only reason they will is because there division stinks. Their offense hasn’t done anything all year and i believe their pitching staff is smoke and mirrors.
Brian C
August 15th, 2007 at 11:50 am
â€?…we need a W today. can’t let baltimore be the only team to take series from us since the AS break…â€?
One problem, they already have taken one series from us since the break.
NOW IT IS PAYBACK TIME !!!
Geeee
Weaver and Ramirez at the back end of the rotation
Sexson at 1b hitting 150
The mariners are going for it!
but they’ve been sitting Abreu against the tough lefties the past couple times out, to avoid him altering his swing.
actually, Steve Phillips said the other night he doesnt think the Mets will make the playoffs either.
Vegas has the yankees as pretty big favorites…..
yankess-142 Os+132
Phillips better hope the Yanks dont make it or hes going to have egg on his face for holding to this cause.
wow, no damon, no giambi, no abreu in the lineup
Today’s ACTUAL Lineup
Cabrera CF
Betemit 2b
Jeter SS
A-Rod 3b
Matsui LF
Posada C
Phillips 1b
Duncan RF
Molina C
We are gonna LIGHT THEM UP !
Who did Philips pick/
Seattle, Cleveland,Philidelphia, Cubs??
The Mets may not be be playing well but they are the class of the NL.
They have a lead and the two teams chasing them have multiple issues.
Greg
August 15th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
wow, no damon, no giambi, no abreu in the lineup
remember, tough lefty on the mound today..so we SPANK HIM with our right handed hitters…GO YANKEES !
Kaj–So Phil Hughes is throwing so crazy he needs two catchers?
Not really sure I understand the obsession with having a lefty in the pen if the lefties are crap like Villone and Henn.
KAJ,
Did you mean Posada dh?
They left Britton at SWB as he was needed in the their race for a pennant at that level.
Whoa did you hear about his?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=2975386
Jose Offerman goes after a pitcher with a baseball bat after he was hit by a pitch. crazy stuff
duncan is in RF, molina is cathing and bettimit is batting second….posada DH…intresting
Damon can’t hit righty’s either, maybe he should always be benched!
Anyone with a brain would hop off this Cleveland bus now.
I’ve said it for weeks.
They don’t have the pitching. They have 2 decent starters and nothing else. And now they cant hit.
Ah, Posada at DH. That’s something I hadn’t considered. Makes sense.
Britton will be up in Sept.Any news on the draftees, todays the day.
swo,
You’re right, but those guys are just haters.
Bill Simmons must be freaking out now, because he’s not written very much about the Yankees this year. He learned his lesson last year and said as much, when he wrote the Yankees off only to see them humiliate his beloved Sox.
Gammons at least gives Yankees some respect, if only because he’d look like an idiot if he didn’t. I’m sure he’s been told repeatedly that he’s a homer and being the HOF that he is, tries to be unbiased now. Maybe it was the near-death experience. Maybe he was warned he be stuck in Purgatory for all his sins against the Yankees.
Joe Morgan is just old, senile, and shaped by his experiences as a black player.
Phillips is just plain dumb on top of being a hater. Pete can you just innocently put up a Steve Phillips thread, maybe one complimenting him? We can take care of the rest. lol.
Bob Michaels – the Minors have absolutely no say in how their rosters are shaped for the playoffs. Last year Matsui was rehabbing during the Eastern League championships. Go figure.
why would steve blues clues phillips think the mets were gonna make it, he got fired by them.
Philips makes all the sucker picks, like Cleveland and Seattle
It’s a good idea to stack the line-up with Righties. Maybe we can atleast get a couple runs off Bedard.
How can you dislike Simmons? So hes a Boston lover. Big deal. He doesn’t pretend to be anything different. Plus hes funny.
Molina is catching, day game after night game, that does not preclude Posada entering as a PH if needed.
Bedard is tough on lefties.Perhaps the Yanks can play H&R and small ball, need a good pitched game.Todays heat i look for Joba in the 7th and Mo in the 9th.
Ok Posada will DH?
its simple just google “steve phillips idiot” you wont be disappointed.
what is Torres obsession with Henn? Does he have good stuff?! Yes…But he NEVER ever throws strikes. He always looks like he gets way too scared of the strike zone. It
I’m still chapped about them using Karstens last night knowing full well the guy didn’t have a prayer to go 5 (let alone 3).
You can tell me this whole “they didn’t want to start his clock” line about Kennedy all you want, but to a fan all the back office machinations are meaningless…there was a better starter in the minors with better stuff who was consciously left in the minors.
It was a bad decision and I hope the combination of the O’s routing us and us facing one of the best lefties in the game in back to back days doesn’t avalanche the run we had going which was based on our starting pitching doing the job and keeping us in the games.
Last night was a free for all and Karstens did not deserve a major league spot with that stuff.
I don’t care if he pitched with a broken leg, we didn’t owe him anything until he had better stuff that could get a major league player out. He had nothing. Pete’s logic last night about the Yankees owing Karstens something was ridiculous.
I’m glad he and Brower are out. I like Edwar getting a 2nd chance and I hope to God Henn can do something with this callup because I think Bruney was a better pitcher than Brower and might have deserved the recall.
I’m definitely a fan of the idea of just bringing up the young arms for the pen and getting some of the retreads out. Clearly there is something about Britton that is making them hesitate though.
Does anyone know if Britton only has 1 option left? Perhaps the O’s sent him up and down so many times that the Yanks can only do it once or risk exposing him to waivers? That might have something to do with the hesitation.
That said, the young arms honestly cannot do worse than what some of the guys have done and the only reason we’ve laid off the ineffective relievers lately is that the starting pitching has gone longer in games.
See that the problem. Guys like Olney stick with their picks. They say that. “I know this team is charging but I make my picks and stick with them.”
Phillips picked the Yankees to when the whole enchilada on April 1st. One of the few, so he’d look pretty smart right now. But he needs to say stupid things now for ratings? Who’s now? Steve Phillips!
Bruney needs to be called back up Friday. He’ll pitch today at SWB to show he has got his control issues worked out then Henn or Edwar will be back to SWB barring a Farns trade.
An actual bench with options on it?????
WOW!!
just read about that jennifer. for the hell of it, here’s another link to a story…
http://www.connpost.com/sports/ci_6623997
the photographer’s last name is Abraham. Any relation Pete?
what is Torres obsession with Henn? Does he have good stuff?! Yes…But he NEVER ever throws strikes. He always looks like he gets way too scared of the strike zone. It always takes him 30 pitches to get threw an inning. They always send him down and then bring him back hoping that he has changed. He doesnt seem mentally ready for the majors. Where is Britton???!!!
finally we make a good move. I agree w/ Ramireez back hey after sitting for 2 weeks I’m glad he didn’t forget what a ball looks like. Henn throws 95 mph an upgrade over Villone atleast until we try to make a deal for Damaso of Pittsburgh. Shelly is in today’s lineup and thank god Joe isn’t doing what Grady Little did w/ Betemit you play this guy make him work on his consistency on both sides of the plate & get guys rest. Lets WHOOP Bedard today.
Bedard is tough on lefties. Even tougher on righties this year though.
http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2.....idiot.html
good reading…
It really is wonderful that we have a bench now that we can have a game like this, giving some of the regular guys a day off, and not need to feel like we’re playing a giveaway game.
If only our ‘pen was like that…I mean, we’re trying now, but I just hope it’s not too little too late.
When will people realize this.
Farnsworth isn’t being traded!!!
Just hope he starts pitching better and becomes an option in the pen.
For the sake of the team
NDYank
August 15th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Bedard is tough on lefties. Even tougher on righties this year though.
OK…show me something on that !
” We Want Britton and swo—
Don’t get so down on the B’s, they’ve helped us in the past!
Y’know, like *B*abe, *B*ucky, *B*uckner, *B*oone….
(by that logic, this year’s october hero? Wilson Betemit!) ”
In 2004 , we had *B*ubba Crosby. Too bad that didn’t workout for us – probably because he didn’t even play in the ALCS. *B*ubba would have been a very fitting name to add to the list.
We Want Britton–Yea, it would have been…
DKA
August 15th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Where can we put money down on things like “Jim Brower on the other end of a Jose Offerman bat-attack somewhere in the independent leagues next year?�
Good riddance.
-Chill out dude. The guy has been pitching for a long time and he just had a baby. Maybe he’s got a lot on his mind…
LOL Steve Phillips.
What else is new?
That I think is even DUMBER than Melky for Gag-me he proposed a while ago.
I can’t believe an idiot like him gets paid as an analyst. ESPN should hire me instead. I might not know a lot of baseball, but at least I won’t be making stupid suggestions like Hughes for Santana, or let A-rod walk, or Melky/Kennedy for Gag-me. And I’m cheap. I’ll ask for $10,000 per year only.
Why hasn’t anybody mentioned AA pitcher Scott Patterson? He is pitching lights out (0.99 ERA, 77K, 13BB, 63.2 IP) which are comparable numbers to Ian Kennedy (1.87 ERA, 150K, 48BB, 134 IP) He is 28 yrs old, and probably more seasoned. He would make a good long relief pitcher for the yankees. Does anyone have any comments?
i have a problem with olney sticking by his picks. the teams have changed, situations change. when he picked his projections the yankees had no clemens, no hughes, no chamberlain, pavano was going to the doctor, and igawa was our 5th starter. things change, trades are made, people get injured. i think hes a fool for sticking to his picks just because he chose them in the beginning of the season and doesn’t want to look like a flip flopper.
The more I read from NY beat writers (Peter, Kepner, Sweeny) the more I absolutely detest everything out of Olney’s mouth.
ESPN doesn’t know NY. Period. I agree with your Olney comment 38disasters.
@38disasters.com:
I think you’re being a little harsh on Olney. He’s just sticking to his original picks, that’s all – he doesn’t deny that the Yankees are sizzling hot of late and are clearly on the upswing.
Let’s be honest – the Yankees still have a shaky bullpen (Farnsworth? Villone? Ramirez and Henn are still unknown entities), and the starting pitching is certainly aging (Mussina and Clemens haven’t been at their best this year). It’s entirely foreseeable that the Yankees miss out on the playoffs, although the likelihood has fallen dramatically over the past few weeks.
I think he’s starting to realize his preseason picks were wrong, but he doesn’t want to abandon them as a matter of habit. Whatever, it doesn’t really matter what his picks are; but he knows the Yankees are a significantly improved team and has been stating as much in his blog entries.
Olney knows the Yankees. Not as much as Peter or Sweeny Murti might, but he knows the Yankees. Read more than just his chat transcripts.
Why hasn’t anybody mentioned AA pitcher Scott Patterson? He is pitching lights out (0.99 ERA, 77K, 13BB, 63.2 IP) which are comparable numbers to Ian Kennedy (1.87 ERA, 150K, 48BB, 134 IP) He is 28 yrs old, and probably more seasoned. He would make a good long relief pitcher for the yankees. Does anyone have any comments?
Question- the info posted here about Britton doesn’t match what I’ve read elsewhere; you guys say he’s fastball/slider at 91 mph. Other reports said he was fastball/curveball at 94 mph that looks like 96 because of a little deception in his delivery -his belly hides the ball
Anyone know the facts for certain?