Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: bronxbomber77

bronxbomber77 — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:33:50 +0000

“If you havenâ€™t noticed, Ace type #1 pitchers donâ€™t hit the free agent market anymore.”

Uhhhh… One did hit the TRADE market last winter, if Im not mistaken. But for Johan, they wanted a king’s ransom.

Kind of redundant now, but if the Yankees could have slipped the Twins Kennedy, Gardner, plus two other prospects, poss Horne, etc. Then I would have been happy.

But Phil, Kennedy and Melkman???!!! Forget it!

By: keep the kids

keep the kids — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:20:35 +0000

While many rely on the kids to pitch well…,
the offense has to get something going here too especially to take some pressure off kennedy & hughes.

Hopefully IPK can getthem in a position to win.

By: RustyJohn

RustyJohn — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:24:51 +0000

Lol…all these obliques are going to give us a rotation of Rasner and Igawa

By: Doreen

Doreen — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:24:24 +0000

pat -

I will be watching for those rehab games in Trenton – I live about 35-ish minutes from there. Still waiting to go to my first game there this season, though, mainly because of the cold, but also because when I have had a free weekend, they’ve been on the road.

By: Victor the Predictor

Victor the Predictor — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:22:15 +0000

In 2009 Mussina and Farnsworth will be gone among others. Look for Daniel McCutchen and David Robertson to be viable candidates as replacements.
Also look for Mark Melancon and J.B.Cox to be strongly in the mix.
Expect Damon to go in a winter deal with the Yankees picking up a portion of his #13M contract. Brett Gardner is the leadoff hitter.

By: Jax

Jax — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:19:20 +0000

SJ44 I read a interview where Tabata said his favorite player growing up was Manny. So it’s kind of fitting that he’s similar to him that way.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:17:17 +0000

Is there any evidence that players hit worse because of frequent lineup changes? I doubt it.

That’s not to say the lineup is irrelevant. Obviously, Girardi should try to use the lineup as a tool to maximize offense. But I would be surprised if any particular player hit worse because he didn’t have a particular lineup spot.

By: Motown Yankees Fan

Motown Yankees Fan — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:14:44 +0000

I’d rather Jose deal poorly with failure now and figure out how to do it at age 19 than at age 22 when he is on the 25 man roster.

By: SJ44

SJ44 — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:10:13 +0000

Manny Ramirez was never in shape in the minors. Neither were a lot of guys because they eat like crap in mostly fast food joints because they aren’t making a lot of money.

That’s why it takes more of a work ethic to guard against being out of shape.

He’s a kid. Not all kids have the maturity Jeter had at 19 or Montero has today at 18.

Tabata? He’s a lot like Manny in a lot of ways. Being kind of “out there” is one trait they share.

The Yankees have the good fortune to be patient with him.

He has to grow up though. Can’t keep having temper tantrums and getting suspended.

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:09:21 +0000

Mel,

I agree. It has got to get better. The law of averages has to catch up!