Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: randy

randy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:26:19 +0000

What kind of line up is this Girardi? ARE YOU SERIOUS? GEES, give us a chance to win today, COME ON

By: JMO2

JMO2 — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:52:43 +0000

i like it, i was railing all morning about the inflexibility and stodginess of this team, i like that joe is emptying the bench today.

By: george

george — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:33:26 +0000

the consistent lineup thing is overrated; if anyone attributes performance issues to it, it’s IMO a lame excuse. the 1998 Yankees for example – they juggled Girardi & Posada at catcher, Ledee/spencer/Raines in LF, Strawberry/Davis at DH, and they did OK.

on this year’s team, putting aside lineup changes caused by caused by injuries, the “juggled” positions are just 1B, LF, & DH.

By: gargoyle

gargoyle — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:09:11 +0000

Peter – what is it with your obssession to have the same lineup every day? Your need to take some shot at Girardi is petty.

I’m sure you’re aware that there have been some injuries on this team and that they now have some depth (that’s been lacking in the last few years) to enable the manager to give a guy a day off very now and then.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:29:09 +0000

They should be great replacements for Latroy and Farnsworthless.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:27:59 +0000

I thought maybe Phil would be used in relief on his throw day, but when I think about it…..it’s probably a good idea to stay with his regular routine. He may have a good thing going now; why mess with it?

By: jason

jason — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:24:22 +0000

Melancon is going to be fine.. He had a couple bad outings in the begining but now is pitching much better. Also Cox seems to be pitching better as well. It should be interesting to see what the Yankees do with Cox, Robertson, Melancon and McCutchen later this year. McCutchen and Robertson have been lights out in Trenton and they should be promoted in a month or 2. McCutchen is under the radar because he hasn’t had as much hype as the big 3 but his numbers are very impressive and from the scouting reports I read he seems to have a power arm. He sits 90-94 and can touch 96.. I think he has a higher ceiling then Kennedy.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:48:43 +0000

Getting Shelley back is like putting Red Bull in the dugout cooler rather than Gatorade.

By: Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:40:27 +0000

Melancon’s era has plunged recently with a dew decent outings.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:39:40 +0000

Pete’s article.