Comments on: Crunching a few numbers http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/ A Yankees Blog by Journal News beat writer Peter Abraham Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:58:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Jon http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335710 Jon Fri, 02 May 2008 17:27:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335710 You guys have no concept whatsoever of small sample size. A few bounces go different ways and we're tied for the division lead. It's one month in, and saying "step off the ledge" is entirely appropriate. Other than Mo, Bruney, and Melky, you have nobody who is playing over their heads. Cano has been among the most unlucky hitters in baseball. Nearly everyone else will improve. And still we are 7 runs away from ranking 7th in MLB in runs. That's pretty amazing. So yes, get off the ledge. Hughes and Kennedy have been bad, but Wang, Mussina, Bruney, Rivera, have all been better than expected. Things even out. You guys have no concept whatsoever of small sample size. A few bounces go different ways and we’re tied for the division lead. It’s one month in, and saying “step off the ledge” is entirely appropriate.

Other than Mo, Bruney, and Melky, you have nobody who is playing over their heads. Cano has been among the most unlucky hitters in baseball. Nearly everyone else will improve. And still we are 7 runs away from ranking 7th in MLB in runs. That’s pretty amazing.

So yes, get off the ledge. Hughes and Kennedy have been bad, but Wang, Mussina, Bruney, Rivera, have all been better than expected.

Things even out.

]]> By: BC http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335603 BC Fri, 02 May 2008 15:30:27 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335603 Pete... Just want to let you know that I love reading your blog. Thanks man. Keep it up. Pete…

Just want to let you know that I love reading your blog. Thanks man. Keep it up.

]]> By: Micky#7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335550 Micky#7 Fri, 02 May 2008 13:57:08 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335550 JoeT (12:58 a.m.) I saw David Robertson at Charleston (I think) he has very good stuff. Fastball 90/95 with movement, slider, curve, I don't remember seeing a change-up. He was very impressive. A few days ago, I mentioned his name on a blog(I think it was this one or RAB). He is good, but it is a little early to be calling him up yet...maybe around July/Aug. Pete (1:03 a.m.) Nice shot, some just don't pay attention to what is going on. JoeT (12:58 a.m.)
I saw David Robertson at Charleston (I think) he has very good stuff. Fastball 90/95 with movement, slider, curve, I don’t remember seeing a change-up. He was very impressive. A few days ago, I mentioned his name on a blog(I think it was this one or RAB). He is good, but it is a little early to be calling him up yet…maybe around July/Aug.
Pete (1:03 a.m.)
Nice shot, some just don’t pay attention to what is going on.

]]> By: Jeremy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335537 Jeremy Fri, 02 May 2008 13:29:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335537 G. Love, Damon was a bad signing, and a lot of people thought so at the time, but he's not the reason the team is doing so poorly. His numbers so far this season are excellent. If the Yankees keep him from breaking down, he can still be useful. It's hard to believe that this is Giambi's seventh season with the Yankees and that he had an OPS+ of 148 or better in four of those seasons. Seasons like this one (terrible defense, stubbornly hitting into the shift) will be his legacy. Cashman tried to find other solutions at first (Wilson, Phillips, Mientkiewicz) and none of them worked out. Giambi himself is completely untradeable. He can still be of some help to us if he starts hitting the ball to left and keeps drawings walks. We'll always be left to wonder about Santana. But Hughes might have been pitching injured, and Kennedy has already shown that he can pitch in the majors. It's far too soon to give up on them. Plus, the Santana rumors generally had Melky, one of the team's few bright spots, going to the Twins. Who plays center if we trade Melky? Cashman has repeatedly displayed a knack for acquiring stopgap rotation fillers when starters go down with injuries. I'm confident he can do it again. G. Love,

Damon was a bad signing, and a lot of people thought so at the time, but he’s not the reason the team is doing so poorly. His numbers so far this season are excellent. If the Yankees keep him from breaking down, he can still be useful.

It’s hard to believe that this is Giambi’s seventh season with the Yankees and that he had an OPS+ of 148 or better in four of those seasons. Seasons like this one (terrible defense, stubbornly hitting into the shift) will be his legacy. Cashman tried to find other solutions at first (Wilson, Phillips, Mientkiewicz) and none of them worked out. Giambi himself is completely untradeable. He can still be of some help to us if he starts hitting the ball to left and keeps drawings walks.

We’ll always be left to wonder about Santana. But Hughes might have been pitching injured, and Kennedy has already shown that he can pitch in the majors. It’s far too soon to give up on them. Plus, the Santana rumors generally had Melky, one of the team’s few bright spots, going to the Twins. Who plays center if we trade Melky?

Cashman has repeatedly displayed a knack for acquiring stopgap rotation fillers when starters go down with injuries. I’m confident he can do it again.

]]> By: nemo http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335521 nemo Fri, 02 May 2008 13:00:46 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335521 It's early, it's the weather, there's injuries, etc etc etc. ENOUGH. These are all excuses, and excuses are like...well we all know the rest. Other teams are playing early, in this weather, with injuries AGAINST the Yankees, and they are winning. Those are not excuses. I don't understand why fans can't just admit that the team is playing TERRIBLE right now instead of blaming it on everything else. The other teams play in the SAME EXACT conditions as the Yankees, and they're embarrassing us. If they can do it, we should be able too. There is no excuse anymore. It’s early, it’s the weather, there’s injuries, etc etc etc. ENOUGH. These are all excuses, and excuses are like…well we all know the rest.

Other teams are playing early, in this weather, with injuries AGAINST the Yankees, and they are winning. Those are not excuses. I don’t understand why fans can’t just admit that the team is playing TERRIBLE right now instead of blaming it on everything else. The other teams play in the SAME EXACT conditions as the Yankees, and they’re embarrassing us. If they can do it, we should be able too. There is no excuse anymore.

]]> By: Whitey Fraud http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335513 Whitey Fraud Fri, 02 May 2008 12:47:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335513 Very glad Murcer's back. Can Michael ("If You See") Kay go back to "Bowling For Dollars" or do something else commensurate with his talents? Please. Very glad Murcer’s back.

Can Michael (”If You See”) Kay go back to “Bowling For Dollars” or do something else commensurate with his talents?

Please.

]]> By: gargoyle http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335506 gargoyle Fri, 02 May 2008 12:32:34 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335506 Patience. Patience.

]]> By: bronxbomber77 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335490 bronxbomber77 Fri, 02 May 2008 11:27:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335490 Pete, telling people to step off the ledge... lol. Wasn't it you last year in May that was demanding on this very blog the team be blown up and trade away guys like Cano, Posada, etc.? Please... Pete, telling people to step off the ledge… lol.

Wasn’t it you last year in May that was demanding on this very blog the team be blown up and trade away guys like Cano, Posada, etc.?

Please…

]]> By: Mike L http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335487 Mike L Fri, 02 May 2008 11:11:42 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335487 There is alot of good with these Yankees and alot that is not so good at this point of the season but what is concerning me is that there seems to be no fire in this team. I hate the Red Sox always did and always will but that little second baseman has the fire I would like to see in some of the Yanks. You got Shelly and Melky but that does not seem to carry much during the game. Joba has the pumping of the fist, which I have noticed he stopped lately, and that seems to be it. There is alot of good with these Yankees and alot that is not so good at this point of the season but what is concerning me is that there seems to be no fire in this team. I hate the Red Sox always did and always will but that little second baseman has the fire I would like to see in some of the Yanks. You got Shelly and Melky but that does not seem to carry much during the game. Joba has the pumping of the fist, which I have noticed he stopped lately, and that seems to be it.

]]> By: HAH http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335476 HAH Fri, 02 May 2008 07:02:36 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/02/crunching-a-few-numbers-2/#comment-335476 Trade Matsui right Pete? haha you say fans shouldn't want to be general managers of teams, even though most of them think they could do the job. Well what gives beat writers the ability to say who to trade and who not to trade? Trade Matsui right Pete?

haha you say fans shouldn’t want to be general managers of teams, even though most of them think they could do the job. Well what gives beat writers the ability to say who to trade and who not to trade?

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