Comments on: The Sunday Links http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/ A Yankees Blog by Journal News beat writer Peter Abraham Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:03:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DC http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288543 DC Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:54:44 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288543 Don't know about the Detroit prediction. Bullpen is already hurt and will be for a while. did you see the spring Willis had, he stinks. Willis will be a bust. Don’t know about the Detroit prediction. Bullpen is already hurt and will be for a while. did you see the spring Willis had, he stinks. Willis will be a bust.

]]> By: PittsburghYankeeFan http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288439 PittsburghYankeeFan Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:40:57 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288439 Pete Great job picking against the Yankees--I like the reverse psychology. Every team you listed above them has the same, if not worse, pitching problems (um, Boston), and none of the teams listed has near the power in their lineup. While I am going into the season with lowered expectations (which is good for a Yankee fan, for once), this team has the ability to win 100 games. At a minimum, they should be fun to watch. Detroit over AZ in the World Series? No way. Yankees over the Cubs in 5. Lets see where we are on October 26th or 27th. Pete

Great job picking against the Yankees—I like the reverse psychology.

Every team you listed above them has the same, if not worse, pitching problems (um, Boston), and none of the teams listed has near the power in their lineup.

While I am going into the season with lowered expectations (which is good for a Yankee fan, for once), this team has the ability to win 100 games. At a minimum, they should be fun to watch.

Detroit over AZ in the World Series? No way. Yankees over the Cubs in 5.

Lets see where we are on October 26th or 27th.

]]> By: george http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288320 george Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:12:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288320 let's see if Giambi holds up. unfortunately, i can't hope that, based on the last several years of disappointment from him. the Yankee player and team projections at Replacement Level Weblog are very detailed - if u haven't read them, check them out. great stuff: http://www.replacementlevel.com/ one thing i especially like about that site is that when it does player projections, it lists various projection systems' results, and then averages them, so you get a nice view of the range of projected possibilities, let’s see if Giambi holds up. unfortunately, i can’t hope that, based on the last several years of disappointment from him.

the Yankee player and team projections at Replacement Level Weblog are very detailed – if u haven’t read them, check them out. great stuff:

http://www.replacementlevel.com/

one thing i especially like about that site is that when it does player projections, it lists various projection systems’ results, and then averages them, so you get a nice view of the range of projected possibilities,

]]> By: Drive 4-5 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288306 Drive 4-5 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:50:18 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288306 Yea, I'm biased. Yes, I despise the Red Sox. But I do believe that proof of the the Red Sox being the most over rated team in baseball lies no further than the fact Dice K and John Lester will pitch their first 4 games. That's better than James Shields and Matt Garza how?? I guess 42 year old Tim Wakefield and his balky back needed a few more days. We already know about 40 year old Curt Schilling's health woes and future Hall of Famer/phenom Clay bucholz's shoulder problems. Yes, Josh Beckett is tough. But let's not forget last season when the Red Sox stacked their rotation to maximize the number of starts of their best pitchers against the Yankees and went 4 -10. Yea, I’m biased. Yes, I despise the Red Sox. But I do believe that proof of the the Red Sox being the most over rated team in baseball lies no further than the fact Dice K and John Lester will pitch their first 4 games. That’s better than James Shields and Matt Garza how??

I guess 42 year old Tim Wakefield and his balky back needed a few more days. We already know about 40 year old Curt Schilling’s health woes and future Hall of Famer/phenom Clay bucholz’s shoulder problems.

Yes, Josh Beckett is tough. But let’s not forget last season when the Red Sox stacked their rotation to maximize the number of starts of their best pitchers against the Yankees and went 4 -10.

]]> By: Elizabeth--Melky in CF 08 and beyond http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288290 Elizabeth--Melky in CF 08 and beyond Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:20:33 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288290 These trendy "let's predict that the Yankees will miss the playoffs" picks baffle me. This is the exact same team that won 51 games last season, minus Clemens and his old man arm. And that's still failing to mention that the Sox are having similar growing pains, the Tigers' bullpen is virtually shot, and the Indians' offense isn't nearly as good at the other three. So why the assumption that they're the FOURTH best team in the AL? The Sox rotation looks eerily similar to ours and their lineup isn't as good. Sounds like a formula for second place. On a semi-related note, did anyone see Paps give up 3 hits and 2 runs (including a home run) in the ninth last night? These trendy “let’s predict that the Yankees will miss the playoffs” picks baffle me. This is the exact same team that won 51 games last season, minus Clemens and his old man arm. And that’s still failing to mention that the Sox are having similar growing pains, the Tigers’ bullpen is virtually shot, and the Indians’ offense isn’t nearly as good at the other three. So why the assumption that they’re the FOURTH best team in the AL? The Sox rotation looks eerily similar to ours and their lineup isn’t as good. Sounds like a formula for second place.

On a semi-related note, did anyone see Paps give up 3 hits and 2 runs (including a home run) in the ninth last night?

]]> By: Rob http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288277 Rob Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:21:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288277 Pete, I picked the same final four, but I had Kansas winning it all. You shouldn't get crap about picking 3 number one seeds unless you're wrong, however. Pete,

I picked the same final four, but I had Kansas winning it all. You shouldn’t get crap about picking 3 number one seeds unless you’re wrong, however.

]]> By: Jaewon http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288272 Jaewon Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:04:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288272 Yankees will win the AL East. Yankees will win the World Series. Joba will be Rookie of the Year. CMW will win CY Young. Let's go. Yankees will win the AL East.
Yankees will win the World Series.
Joba will be Rookie of the Year.
CMW will win CY Young.

Let’s go.

]]> By: Whatever http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288271 Whatever Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:02:51 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288271 Boston to win the division and Manny the MVP. Sox fans will be happy to here this out of a Yankee beat writer. If Manny wins the MVP at the soon to be age of 36 I'll eat one of my Yankee hats. Boston to win the division and Manny the MVP. Sox fans will be happy to here this out of a Yankee beat writer.
If Manny wins the MVP at the soon to be age of 36 I’ll eat one of my Yankee hats.

]]> By: crawdaddie http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288258 crawdaddie Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:57:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288258 Predictions by baseball writers and so-called experts mean nothing. More than half the time, they're wrong because what they can't predict is reality as it plays out. The 162 game baseball season is a marathon and usually the cream rises to the top so we'll see how smart Pete and the others are come next October 1st. Predictions by baseball writers and so-called experts mean nothing. More than half the time, they’re wrong because what they can’t predict is reality as it plays out. The 162 game baseball season is a marathon and usually the cream rises to the top so we’ll see how smart Pete and the others are come next October 1st.

]]> By: J-Dawg--Veintisiete en '08, Chasing Greatness! http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288256 J-Dawg--Veintisiete en '08, Chasing Greatness! Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:40:57 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/30/the-sunday-links-37/#comment-288256 Of course, I am still rooting for my fraudulent and overrated Memphis Tigers to win it all. If we play with the same energy and tenacity against Texas that we played with against Michigan State, that spells trouble for everyone else. Go Tigers!! Of course, I am still rooting for my fraudulent and overrated Memphis Tigers to win it all. If we play with the same energy and tenacity against Texas that we played with against Michigan State, that spells trouble for everyone else. Go Tigers!!

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