Comments on: Far-reaching schedule awaits Red Sox http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DLev http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-279126 DLev Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:35:16 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-279126 H'mm. The Sox will be playing a bad Oakland team their first 4 games. Probably go 3-1. Call it 1-2 against Toronto. Then they go home, where they always have one of the best records in the league. Exacly how many games should the Yankees pick up? H’mm. The Sox will be playing a bad Oakland team their first 4 games. Probably go 3-1. Call it 1-2 against Toronto. Then they go home, where they always have one of the best records in the league. Exacly how many games should the Yankees pick up?

]]> By: randy l. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278501 randy l. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:40:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278501 patrick, there most certainly is a new way and an old way. the old way was wang pounding the strike zone with sinkers. wang's sinker isn't always amazing now( for whatever reason) ,and he has to go outside the organization to keep it tuned up. i'm not saying he shouldn't learn new pitches. i'm saying there is a risk in doing it. the yankees just need to proceed with caution here. if wang is going to throw more breaking pitches and changes he needs to make sure to stay really close to his sinker mechanics. he needs to throw them off the same arm slot, same stride, same everything except the grip. hopefully it'll all come together for wang, but to say there is no risk in change just isn't accurate. there is always risk in changing mechanics and strategies. patrick,
there most certainly is a new way and an old way. the old way was wang pounding the strike zone with sinkers. wang’s sinker isn’t always amazing now( for whatever reason) ,and he has to go outside the organization to keep it tuned up. i’m not saying he shouldn’t learn new pitches. i’m saying there is a risk in doing it.

the yankees just need to proceed with caution here. if wang is going to throw more breaking pitches and changes he needs to make sure to stay really close to his sinker mechanics. he needs to throw them off the same arm slot, same stride, same everything except the grip.

hopefully it’ll all come together for wang, but to say there is no risk in change just isn’t accurate. there is always risk in changing mechanics and strategies.

]]> By: jashell2000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278467 jashell2000 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:30:53 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278467 Also, I think the Yanks should take advantage of Sox not having Beckett and Schilling for a while when they face them next month NOT a "brutal" schedule. That's my 2 cents. Also, I think the Yanks should take advantage of Sox not having Beckett and Schilling for a while when they face them next month NOT a “brutal” schedule. That’s my 2 cents.

]]> By: jashell2000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278451 jashell2000 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:26:21 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278451 Should be an interesting April. One that will either be the same ol, same ol, lukewarm start or start with a bang. My guess is Girardi will have the guys ready to play (and if not I don't think he will hesitate to fix what's broken early). That said, with 29 games in 31 days and the only soft spots being the O's, white sox, and (supposededly) Rays April will set the tone for what is to come in the first half if not the year. My guess is it will be close (2-3 games between first and second place)) when the month is done between Sox schedule and Yanks. Can't sleep on they Jays who will make some noise in this thing too (as long as they stay healthy). Long way to go though...man I can't wait. Should be an interesting April. One that will either be the same ol, same ol, lukewarm start or start with a bang. My guess is Girardi will have the guys ready to play (and if not I don’t think he will hesitate to fix what’s broken early). That said, with 29 games in 31 days and the only soft spots being the O’s, white sox, and (supposededly) Rays April will set the tone for what is to come in the first half if not the year.

My guess is it will be close (2-3 games between first and second place)) when the month is done between Sox schedule and Yanks. Can’t sleep on they Jays who will make some noise in this thing too (as long as they stay healthy). Long way to go though…man I can’t wait.

]]> By: saucY http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278439 saucY Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:23:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278439 "Papelbon’s a dork." understatement of the century! “Papelbon’s a dork.”

understatement of the century!

]]> By: trisha http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278418 trisha Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:12:20 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278418 Terry must have heard me. Just tuned in to see Michael Kay interviewing Francona. He said that one thing we won't hear about the trip to Japan is that being used as an excuse for losing any games. :))))))))) Terry must have heard me. Just tuned in to see Michael Kay interviewing Francona. He said that one thing we won’t hear about the trip to Japan is that being used as an excuse for losing any games.

:) ))))))))

]]> By: Patrick http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278414 Patrick Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:09:17 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278414 randy, He wasn't learning new pitches yesterday, Wang has always known a slider and changeup and he used both last year. Spring training is the time to fine tune your pitches. Two starts ago Wang got bombed because his sinker was bad and his mechanics were off. Last week's start he concentrated on the sinker and he had a good outing. Yesterday he concentrated on the change-up and slider and he was pretty successful there as well. There isn't a new way and an old way, Wang's sinker is amazing and nothing short of a major injury will change that. He is simply mastering new pitches which can only help. Practicing new pitches isn't going to make his sinker worse, thats just absurd. Not sure if people know this but Wang used to never throw a sinker, he was a fastball/splitter/slider type of pitcher. This stuff isn't new to him. randy,

He wasn’t learning new pitches yesterday, Wang has always known a slider and changeup and he used both last year. Spring training is the time to fine tune your pitches. Two starts ago Wang got bombed because his sinker was bad and his mechanics were off. Last week’s start he concentrated on the sinker and he had a good outing. Yesterday he concentrated on the change-up and slider and he was pretty successful there as well.

There isn’t a new way and an old way, Wang’s sinker is amazing and nothing short of a major injury will change that. He is simply mastering new pitches which can only help. Practicing new pitches isn’t going to make his sinker worse, thats just absurd.

Not sure if people know this but Wang used to never throw a sinker, he was a fastball/splitter/slider type of pitcher. This stuff isn’t new to him.

]]> By: trisha http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278406 trisha Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:03:05 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278406 I couldn't be happier reading about their tortured schedule. When the Yanks started in Japan, I took so much crap for saying that I thought it was going to be really detrimental to the season, and Red Sox fans ripped me up one side and down when I said it had an effect on the Yankees game. Well now the shoe is on the other foot and I just cannot wait for the first whine from one of those losers. (And of course the P.S. is we ended up in first place anyway.) I couldn’t be happier reading about their tortured schedule. When the Yanks started in Japan, I took so much crap for saying that I thought it was going to be really detrimental to the season, and Red Sox fans ripped me up one side and down when I said it had an effect on the Yankees game. Well now the shoe is on the other foot and I just cannot wait for the first whine from one of those losers. (And of course the P.S. is we ended up in first place anyway.)

]]> By: Andrea - anti-anti http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278404 Andrea - anti-anti Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:01:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278404 John O'Flaherty and Michael O'Kay. What would they have done if O'Neill were in there? John O’Flaherty and Michael O’Kay. What would they have done if O’Neill were in there?

]]> By: Fernando Alejandro (Respect Jeter's Gangster) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/comment-page-2/#comment-278401 Fernando Alejandro (Respect Jeter's Gangster) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:58:09 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/17/far-reaching-schedule-awaits-red-sox/#comment-278401 Papelbon's a dork. Papelbon’s a dork.

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