19 hits later, Yanks beat Phillies
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- March
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The Yankees pounded the Phillies 13-4 and had six extra-base hits.
But the most important aspect of the game was how sharp Phil Hughes looked. He struck out six and really made only one mistake when Pedro Feliz homered.
“He had been a little bit off but I thought he was extremely sharp tonight,” manager Joe Girardi said. “He had command of all his pitches. Everything was good.”
Hughes will pitch against the Marlins on Saturday and get backed off a bit, probably 75 pitches. That’ll line him up for the regular season. Depending on Andy Pettitte’s status, he would start the third or fourth game.
A few updates:
LaTroy Hawkins (8 innings, 0 earned runs) threw a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He will pitch in a minor-league game today.
Joba Chamberlain will pitch in the same minor-league game then chuck for the varsity on Wednesday. Most of the relief pitchers (except for Mo) will go back-to-back this week to get ready for the season.
Johnny Damon (flu) is tentatively scheduled to play in Winter Haven today. But Joe Girardi will give him a call in the morning to check on him.
Thanks for reading. Check back tomorrow.
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today? Isn’t a little late to be starting a game?
What? 86 pitches in 5 innings and you call that “extremely sharp.”
So on average he would last only 3 and 2/3 to 4 innings? Better planning to carry a personal long reliever on the team just for Mr. Hughes.
Very nice game for Hughes. I listened to the Phillies broadcast (which was good) and all of the announcers were very impressed with how good Phil was throwing and how in control he looked. Very impressed with his fastball location and break on his curve.
It’s good to see him rounding into form as spring training is winding down.
It’s a good point about him needing to be more economical with his pitches but tough to ask.
Young pitchers just aren’t as efficient with their pitches. Especially when they are striking out 6 in 6 innings their pitch counts are going to tend to be high.
Being more efficient is just part of the learning process. You really can’t expect everything all at once from a 21 year old.
Will that tax the bull pen? Sure. But that’s life when you’re trying to win with a 21 year old pitcher on an innings cap.
That’s also one of the reasons why instead of a traditional long man they could perhaps use a guy who can throw 2 innings at a time.
Between Phil, Kennedy and Mussina they are going to get a bunch of 5-6 innings starts. Joba could fill that role instead of being a traditional set up guy and that would set him up well to transition back to the pen.
But then again Joba can fill any role they want him to.
What? 86 pitches in 5 innings and you call that “extremely sharp.”
So on average he would last only 3 and 2/3 to 4 innings? Better planning to carry a personal long reliever on the team just for Mr. Hughes.
Huh? Dude it’s spring training. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits in 5 innings. Sure you’d like him to be a little more economical. But during the regular season if he pitches he did tonight he’ll go 6-7 innings. IDK where you’re getting the 3 2/3-4 inning stuff.
I was at the game tonight and phil DID look very sharp and his curve looked great… on a regular game night it would have been a 7 inn. outing…saw pettite step out into the bullpen towards the end of the game and he was out long enough to look at the score and walked back in…looked a little stiff still…hawkins also looked good in the 1-2-3 8th…MARIANO also made a short appearance and didnt look too bad but not super
Interesting article on A-Rod. The Met angle will get ink and press- he really wanted to be a Met not a Yankee- but I think it could have been any team that had a chance to win at the time. It just happened to be the Mets.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/03/24/2008-03-24_arod_regrets_saying_no_to_mets_parts_wit.html
and still not big news
The three-time MVP says that at some point after his opt-out decision in October, he realized he could be headed for a similar scenario, with Boras dictating his next destination.
“So to make the right decision just feels really good,” Rodriguez said, “versus being taken down a road where I’m like, ‘Oh, my God, where am I? Oh, $400 million to play in some place I hate? Great, I’ll blow my — head off.’
“I wanted to remain a Yankee and for once I put my money where my mouth was. It felt good to make a decision on my own and execute it - to deal with Hank and Hal (Steinbrenner) on a one-on-one basis and get a deal done.
“If people want to question why I did it, I don’t care because it made me happy. If I had gone to Team X, Y or Z, it wouldn’t have made me happy. It would have been because Scott wanted me to go - it would have been for the most money. And then I’m always going to be known as a guy who always wanted the most money.”
he’s generalizing before and after about wanting to play for a team he wants to be on nothing big here.
“and still not big news”
Doesn’t matter. The DN can _still_ have the headline “ARod: I wish I was a Met,” and they probably will. It’s annoying.
bigger news headline AROD I WISH I WAS A MET or DONNIE WALSH TO KNICKS hmmmmm…..
It’s news that Alex still thinks that someone was going to pay him $400M. And that comment about blowing his head off is…odd.
Not going to analyze too much about Alex and what could’ve been. He’s here. As long as he’s happy and doesn’t drive himself nuts, it’s all good.
I can already see this Arod article getting spun to Arod hates being a Yankee and wants to be a Met.
The truth of the article is back when he was a free agent SS, the Mets were the perfect landing spot for him. He knew it and he should have gone there, but Boras led him to Texas.
Now that he’s a Yankee, I highly doubt he sits at home at night cuddling a stuffed Mr. Met.
But I’m sure ESPN is going to take Harper’s article and beat it to death and get everyone whipped into a frenzy about how Arod wishes he were a Met.
He would owe Larry Bowa a truck load o’ money…
not for nothing but if someone a fan reading this 2 page article only reads into this quote
-”I went for the contract when my true .desire was to go play for the Mets,” Rodriguez said of his decision to ink his $252 million deal with Texas eight years ago.-
then yes my fellow readers you have issues, that was another time, 8 yrs. ago when the Mets had a chance nowhere key word is “was”
whozat,
Thanks for the thesis explanation. It sounds really cool, as I (belatedly) commented in the last thread.
I for one, am glad ARod didn’t go to the Mets, otherwise we wouldn’t have him now.
Did anyone ever read “The Bad Guys Won”? I read parts of it in the bookstore the other day and was surprised at what a bunch of jerks (or worse) were on that 86 Mets team.
Phil pitched a great game, he made one mistake and thats normal. He will bring us home #27.
man the Philadelphia Sixers got heart I might just root for them in the playoffs that team fights to win
Just over a year ago, the Blue Jays signed center fielder Vernon Wells through 2014. Now, they are on the verge of locking up right fielder Alex Rios for at least that long — and possibly longer.
Rios, 27, is close to signing a six-year contract extension, according to major-league sources. The deal, expected to be in the $65 million range, will include an option for 2015 that could push the total value closer to $80 million.
source
OHHHHHHH MYYYYYY…..
Oh, come on Brandon! Sixers? The Nets beat the Knicks! They have a one game winning streak going! Eastern Conference championship, here we come!
I think Hughes had a good game and this ST game translates into a Excellent regular season game. Because in ST its a lot about pitches and the catchers desire to see pitches. In the regular season its going to be about getting a win. So the catcher can dictate the how deep he will go into the game to ensure a win. In spring training the goals are not to WIN nor to get 7 innings pitched.
RISE AND SHINE, SLACKERS!!
BASEBALL IS HERE !!!
Okay, it’s in Tokyo, but through the miracle of cable television, it’s in my breakfast nook, right now.
The News has an interesting interview with ARod: he says he got so depressed after opting out, he considered harming himself.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/03/24/2008-03-24_arod_regrets_saying_no_to_mets_doesnt_ma.html
Dice-K is sweating like a cube of butter at a barbecue
Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!
Oakland just went yard on Dick-K!!
for those who might be up. dice K gives up homerun to mark ellis 1-0 Oakland
oh i see one person at least is up…hey there
and now a walk…
he’s got no control
he’’s thrown 6 balls in a row and he just crossed up Varitek
nice changeup
HBP!!! this might be hilarious. i’m glad i woke up!
I know Mike, is half past Six - I guess people sleep in on cold days.
OH!!
he just hit the batter
ahahahhahhahah!!!
Hey, they got some cute batgirls in Tokyo.
wild pitch…
i love this. another walk…
BASED LOADED
ANOTHER WALK !!!
bobby crosby swinging out of the zone
ok lets get oner more base hit this inning…
we’re gonna eat dice-k alive this year
Dice’s ERA is currently 18.00
30 pitches in the first - 17 balls, 13 strikes.
Oakland is overswinging, taking big cuts, which helped Dice outta the jam.
wow, it’s 7:40 PM in tokyo, plus 13 hours.
you’re not kidding if they had shown a modicum of patience, the inning would still be going on.
DP, no score
HOLY MOLY!!
look how wide the foul zones are in the Tokyo dome!
no wonder the pitchers do well in Japan - they’re super-pitcher’s-parks.
WOO HOO
bullpen warming up.
Francona is chewing his hat
they are like the foul zones in oakland actually. dice-BB walks bases loaded
another walk!!
BASED LOADED, AGAIN !!
these A’s just can’t shut the door.
that last pitch looked inside…
hey how bout that there are people posting watching the Boston-Oakland game.
Lol it took so much just to get up to watch this game i couldn’t bring myself to get out of the chair to get my computer to see if anyone was here, but good morning.
Daisuke looks GREAT! 60 pitches in the first 2 innings? wow.
I love ESPN. i know this is a boston game but i noticed they have been forcing themselves to talk about the A’s every few minutes or so. I also love how they keep showing that scoreboard that is completely in Japanese and means absolutely nothing to most american viewers.
this game should be busted wide open by now. i guess that’s what you get when you trade away all your players cause you have a cheap owner.
hey Brian, good morning…
the umpire is rusty, his zone is fluctuating.
this umpire likes the inside corner
i don’t know what’s more shocking, the number of pitches daisuke has already thrown or the number of runners the A’s have already left on.
can you believe Lugo is still married, after pounding his wife’s face into a windshield? tlak about understanding.
the A’s should have already plated at LEAST 5 runs by now…
if this game continues like this, we’ll be a half game up on Boston 6 days before our season starts!
i hate even looking at youkilis
almost a great play by Hannahan. By the way he fits the Oakland “look” perfectly..anyone else think that all the white guys on Oakland look kind of the same?…
It’s news that Alex still thinks that someone was going to pay him $400M. And that comment about blowing his head off is…odd.
When I read that I thought wow that doesn’t sound like an Alex comment LOL
RISE AND SHINE, SLACKERS!! BASEBALL IS HERE !!!
Don’t tell me you all woke up at this ungodly hour to watch the Sox play LOL (for the record: I’m only up this early to make enough $$ to support my Yankee habit)
you have to think the A’s would have more than a decent chance to win tomorrow against lester
good morning diva
wow Diva, 7 AM is an ungodly hour?
maybe. i can’t imagine Lester doing much worse than Matsuzaka did today. Depends on whether or not the A’s can be at least a little bit patient at the plate. they only worked those counts so deep because Daisuke was missing by a lot on most pitches.anything remotley close to the zone they swung at..
right as i say that Emil Brown pops out on the first pitch of the inning.
now why would they swing at his first pitch when he can’t find the strike zone…
lol, Dave O’Brien dare not strike fear into the hearts of Red Sox Nation “JD Drew Is out with a back inj- problem…”
and supposedly oakland is ( or was ) a patient team
another walk for Daisy. he almost had a quick inning.
of course!
Drew starts off the season with an injury.
who would expect less.
nice catch by lugo saves dice-BB
70 million well worth it. Seriously, what has that guy done in his career to warrant giving him a 70 million deal for what was it, 5 years?
drew wore himself out playing those 2 exhibition games. he’ll be out for at least a month
that’s Gary Thorne in the booth? He and Dave O’Brien sound exactly the same to me.
yep, 5 years. another brilliant move by boy genius theo
Yawn! Just woke up to find real baseball being played. You guys following it on the new Gameday?
mornin’ mel, no we’re watching on espn
pete has posted a new thread, i’m moving oevr there
i don’t wanna goto work
morning Mel. ESPN2 for me.
What should i have for breakfast? I have fruity pebbles and stale bagels.
bagels
tokyo population is 12 million! that’s way bigger than the 5 boroughs.
The Socks starters drop off sharply after Beckett and it’s anybody’s guess when his 1st start will be.
Goofy talk of a dynasty in Beansville is down to a whisper and getting even more quiet.