Comments on: Pitching matchups for the Detroit series http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/ A Yankees Blog by Journal News beat writer Peter Abraham Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mark Alan http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-331518 Mark Alan Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:24:39 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-331518 Stacy... You have to read <i>Forging Genius: The Making of Casey Stengel</i>, by Seven Goldman. Also, if you read Taiwanese and can get you hands on it, read Pete Abraham's Chien-Ming Wang tome. Stacy…

You have to read Forging Genius: The Making of Casey Stengel, by Seven Goldman.

Also, if you read Taiwanese and can get you hands on it, read Pete Abraham’s Chien-Ming Wang tome.

]]> By: NYY61* - Colorado http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-331001 NYY61* - Colorado Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:48:05 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-331001 Stacy, I also recommend "Dynasty"...I am not a big fan of the author, but this book gives a "Boys of Summer" perspective/insight of those great Yankee Teams during the 1949-1964 Dynasty era (9 World Series Championships and 14 Pennants in 16 years)........some of those Yankee Teams did not always have the best talent, but great, clutch, competitors/grinders who played selflessly and with pride under pressure, like Tom Heinrich, Hank Bauer, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Joe D, Billy Martin, Scooter, Yogi, Whitey, etc., and the genius of Casey Stengal beat teams that were sometimes favored (Brooklyn, Boston, Cleveland, etc). Stacy, I also recommend “Dynasty”...I am not a big fan of the author, but this book gives a “Boys of Summer” perspective/insight of those great Yankee Teams during the 1949-1964 Dynasty era (9 World Series Championships and 14 Pennants in 16 years)........some of those Yankee Teams did not always have the best talent, but great, clutch, competitors/grinders who played selflessly and with pride under pressure, like Tom Heinrich, Hank Bauer, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Joe D, Billy Martin, Scooter, Yogi, Whitey, etc., and the genius of Casey Stengal beat teams that were sometimes favored (Brooklyn, Boston, Cleveland, etc).

]]> By: myrtlebeachfan http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330903 myrtlebeachfan Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:54:23 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330903 Damon and Matsui have shown that they need to be in the lineup every day. Melky and Abreu have also shown that. Giambi has shown signs of turning around, but has yet to hit the ball the other way. Shelley Duncan and Morgan Ensberg are wastes of roster spots. Shelley may be worth using if we have a few hurt players or need him to play 1st, but Alberto Gonzalez has proved himself to be a defensive wizard and a decent offensive player. I'd rather have him playing all around the infield than have Shelley or Giambi in there. Once Alex gets healthy, this will all be solved. But for now, we need to go with this: Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu RF Matsui DH Cano 2B Duncan/Giambi/Ensberg 1B Cabrera CF Molina C Gonzalez 3B Damon and Matsui have shown that they need to be in the lineup every day. Melky and Abreu have also shown that.

Giambi has shown signs of turning around, but has yet to hit the ball the other way.

Shelley Duncan and Morgan Ensberg are wastes of roster spots. Shelley may be worth using if we have a few hurt players or need him to play 1st, but Alberto Gonzalez has proved himself to be a defensive wizard and a decent offensive player.

I’d rather have him playing all around the infield than have Shelley or Giambi in there.

Once Alex gets healthy, this will all be solved. But for now, we need to go with this:

Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Duncan/Giambi/Ensberg 1B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Gonzalez 3B

]]> By: Patrick http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330875 Patrick Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:34:36 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330875 "Buckholz has been consistent, but I still don’t see him as spectacular. I think he’s a solid back of the rotation starter, maybe a 3." If Bucholz is a 3, Hughes is a 4. “Buckholz has been consistent, but I still don’t see him as spectacular. I think he’s a solid back of the rotation starter, maybe a 3.”

If Bucholz is a 3, Hughes is a 4.

]]> By: Drive 4-5 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330873 Drive 4-5 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:31:22 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330873 Does anyone have an update on Humberto Sanchez? Does anyone have an update on Humberto Sanchez?

]]> By: Jimmy27 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330870 Jimmy27 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:29:39 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330870 Stacy for a start Birth of s Dynasty Bronx Zoo. Yankee encyclopedia - has a lot of good Blurbs Movies: 61 and Pride of the yankees Stacy
for a start
Birth of s Dynasty
Bronx Zoo.
Yankee encyclopedia – has a lot of good Blurbs

Movies: 61 and Pride of the yankees

]]> By: Jason http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330866 Jason Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:26:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330866 Ray - perhaps we can carry this into the Posada thread, but the Yanks and Sox both had the opportunity for Santana. both turned it down because both are building teams for the long term (dare I say in the way the Patriots do). They will now hopefully not pay for past performance, but will grow through the draft, international markets, select free agent singings etc. There will be a lot of battle and debate going forward: Joba/Hughes vs Bucholz Lester Ellsbury/Pedroia vs. Cano/Jackson/Tabata One difference for this season is the Yankees seem to have some internal bullpen options. The Red Sox will need to rely on Delcarmen coming around, Masterson to the pen, or Hansen for a big turnaround. Ray – perhaps we can carry this into the Posada thread, but the Yanks and Sox both had the opportunity for Santana. both turned it down because both are building teams for the long term (dare I say in the way the Patriots do). They will now hopefully not pay for past performance, but will grow through the draft, international markets, select free agent singings etc. There will be a lot of battle and debate going forward:
Joba/Hughes vs Bucholz Lester
Ellsbury/Pedroia vs. Cano/Jackson/Tabata
One difference for this season is the Yankees seem to have some internal bullpen options. The Red Sox will need to rely on Delcarmen coming around, Masterson to the pen, or Hansen for a big turnaround.

]]> By: rb15 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330862 rb15 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:24:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330862 Doreen - got it. All good points. I guess just in my gut, I don't think the picture's as bad as the press it got, and I don't think there's a lot of opportunity for a girl in Miley Cyrus' fan base age range (10 years old) to see it - and if she does have the know-how and opportunity to see it, she's probably already seen a lot worse. Miley's a role model, but she's not their only role model - these girls follow Britney, Paris, Lohan, Winehouse, etc, also. I think maybe a lot of the shock and outrage (not yours personally, but the collective uproar in general) is at least in part parents realizing that kids see stuff like this all the time, and not so much parents being upset because their kids don't ever see stuff like this. But all that said, you sound like a good parent - we could probably use more like you. Buckholz has been consistent, but I still don't see him as spectacular. I think he's a solid back of the rotation starter, maybe a 3. What surprises me most about Boston so far is Lester - he's just been horrible, and that's putting a serious cramp in their style. But Sean Casey's been another surprise - he's been very good for them. I heard Lowell's coming back tonight, so Youk will move back to first, but Casey held it together for them. Doreen – got it. All good points. I guess just in my gut, I don’t think the picture’s as bad as the press it got, and I don’t think there’s a lot of opportunity for a girl in Miley Cyrus’ fan base age range (10 years old) to see it – and if she does have the know-how and opportunity to see it, she’s probably already seen a lot worse. Miley’s a role model, but she’s not their only role model – these girls follow Britney, Paris, Lohan, Winehouse, etc, also. I think maybe a lot of the shock and outrage (not yours personally, but the collective uproar in general) is at least in part parents realizing that kids see stuff like this all the time, and not so much parents being upset because their kids don’t ever see stuff like this.

But all that said, you sound like a good parent – we could probably use more like you.

Buckholz has been consistent, but I still don’t see him as spectacular. I think he’s a solid back of the rotation starter, maybe a 3. What surprises me most about Boston so far is Lester – he’s just been horrible, and that’s putting a serious cramp in their style. But Sean Casey’s been another surprise – he’s been very good for them. I heard Lowell’s coming back tonight, so Youk will move back to first, but Casey held it together for them.

]]> By: SJ44 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330860 SJ44 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:24:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330860 I think the difference in the race this year will be which teams young players that are called up at mid-season (make no mistake, the Yankees and Red Sox will look from within to fix their problems) make contributions. One thing folks forget are the ban on greenies in the game. That hurts older players as much as any scheduling issues. You have to have younger players available later in the year when you are an older team. The Yankees and Red Sox are older teams sprinkled with youth. They will need help to finish the season. Both the Yankees and Red Sox have imperfect rosters. They also have some very interesting options in the minor leagues. I believe the team that gets the biggest boost from their younger players will have the edge this year. I'm not talking about the young guys currently on the roster. I'm talking about guys like Moss, Masterson, Hansen, Cox, McCutcheon, Gardner, etc. IMO, some of these guys are going to play a role in the race. It may be for a game, a week or a month. But, you are going to see contributions from younger players down the stretch this year. I think the difference in the race this year will be which teams young players that are called up at mid-season (make no mistake, the Yankees and Red Sox will look from within to fix their problems) make contributions.

One thing folks forget are the ban on greenies in the game. That hurts older players as much as any scheduling issues. You have to have younger players available later in the year when you are an older team. The Yankees and Red Sox are older teams sprinkled with youth. They will need help to finish the season.

Both the Yankees and Red Sox have imperfect rosters. They also have some very interesting options in the minor leagues.

I believe the team that gets the biggest boost from their younger players will have the edge this year.

I’m not talking about the young guys currently on the roster.

I’m talking about guys like Moss, Masterson, Hansen, Cox, McCutcheon, Gardner, etc. IMO, some of these guys are going to play a role in the race.

It may be for a game, a week or a month. But, you are going to see contributions from younger players down the stretch this year.

]]> By: Stacy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330856 Stacy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:21:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/29/pitching-matchups-for-the-detroit-series-3/#comment-330856 I am a new baseball/yankees fan. Can someone recommand a good book or two to read about the yankees/baseball? Want to appreciate the game more. Thanks. I am a new baseball/yankees fan. Can someone recommand a good book or two to read about the yankees/baseball? Want to appreciate the game more. Thanks.

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