Game 48: Mariners at Yankees
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- May
- 23
YANKEES
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui LF
Giambi DH
Duncan 1B
Cano 2B
Moeller C
Cabrera CF
Andy Pettitte (3-5, 4.42) against the Seattle hitters.
Erik Bedard (3-2, 3.24) against the New York hitters.
Notes: Giambi is .273/.431/.545 in May. … Melky is 5 of his last 34 with no runs scored and two RBI. … Jeter is 0 for 7 since he was hit on the hand. … Yanks are 5 for 35 with RISP during the homestand.
Back with updates later.
* * * * * * * * * * GIRARDI SUSPENDED * * * * * * * * * *
4:38 p.m.: This from MLB:
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his inappropriate actions, which included kicking dirt on Umpire Chris Guccione, during the bottom of the ninth inning of his Club’s game last night against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Girardi is scheduled to serve his suspension tonight, when the Yankees host the Seattle Mariners.
“I’m shocked,” said Girardi, who had no appeal. “I had no idea I did that.”
Rob Thomson will run the team in Girardi’s absence.
In other news, Felix Hernandez was scratched with a leg issue. The Yanks will have Silva tomorrow and Washburn on Sunday. … Jorge Posada will head down to Tampa on Monday and could start playing in extended spring training. … Wilson Betemit starts his rehab with Scranton tonight.
UPDATE, 7:12 p.m.: Beautiful night in the Bronx. Bright blue sky, 65 degrees and just a little wind. Looks like a huge crowd, too, based on the number of seats already filled in the upper sections.
UPDATE, 7:30 p.m.: Screwy game for Pettitte so far. He has faced 10 hitters. Four of them have singles and he has struck out five of them.
Meanwhile, Seattle manager John McLaren just got ejected for arguing balls and strikes after Ichiro was struck out looking.
Now there are no managers present. What will the players do?
UPDATE, 7:45 p.m.: The Big Donkey finally ran into one. That was Shelley’s first homer of the season. 3-1 Yankees.
No sign of injuries in the dugout as of yet.
UPDATE, 8:06 p.m.: Just a guess, but Derek Jeter has a sore right shoulder or elbow because he’s not throwing the ball well at all. His throws today have been low and lacked the usual zip.
UPDATE, 8:13 p.m.: The Big G is starting to come alive. Double the other way a very good sign for him.
Terrible at-bat for Shelley there. You have to find a way to get that run in.
UPDATE, 8:16 p.m.: Another big hit for Robbie Cano. This has now officially become a game that Pettitte has to win.
UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: Pettitte isn’t exactly sharp. But all those swing and misses are a sign of something going right for him. Man, Seattle is a dead team.
UPDATE, 8:32 p.m.: It’s like Jeter is a baseball magnet sometimes. But before you demand retribution, pitchers throw certain pitches to the back foot.
UPDATE, 8:38 p.m.: Matsui gets two RBI there. But credit those runs to Jeter. He directed traffic like a point guard while he was in that rundown and got Abreu and A-Rod in scoring position. That’s why he’s so great.
UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: Rob Thomson is clearly a genius as the Yankees have scored 10 runs and it’s only the fifth inning. I’m calling Hank now to see if Girardi is fired. I’ll report back.
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Finally we have won 2 games in a row, we gotta get some winning streak.
Wait, why is Alex batting third?
Cause he reeks of awesomeness
and there is no lead off Johnny tonight
Damon with the day off. I like moving everyone else up instead of putting Cabrera at leadoff. Jeter used to be a great leadoff hitter before the Damon signing.
“Jeter used to be a great leadoff hitter before the Damon signing.”
Very true. Girardi should have thought of this sooner.
Damon is 3-20 lifetime vs. Bedard. Probably a good time for a day off.
Buster on now with Kay talking about Santana
“Wait, why is Alex batting third?”
Someone mentioned earlier today that Matsui has good numbers against Bedard as does Alex. Putting Matsui behind Alex ensure that Bedard can’t pitch around A-Rod.
I wonder when the inevitable Damon trade happens if Jeter will become the leadoff guy for the Yankees. Abreu might be better suited for leadoff but Jeter is also a good leadoff hitter as well.
“Very true. Girardi should have thought of this sooner.”
And done what with Johnny? Melky batted leadoff a couple times in April, back when he was actually hot. That’s about it.
Now that Damon seems a bit hott. Can we call the Dodgers and see if they want him? I heard Fatboy is injured.
It seems like they are giving Duncan more time to play. Which to me means he’s trying out in these next few games to either stay here or go back.
I know sj and alot think that yelling doesnt do much. But this team hasnt heard a coach throwing a fit and defending his players for god knows how long. Could he have finally put his signature on this team? Can this be the turning point that we have been waiting for? Or am i just over reacting to a Penilla fit? Whatever the answer is. I loved it!!
“Abreu might be better suited for leadoff but Jeter is also a good leadoff hitter as well.”
Will bobby get as many walks with Jeter behind him instead of Alex? I dunno.
“Or am i just over reacting to a Penilla fit?”
Yup.
Whozat, good point about Abreu’s walks especially since Alex sees more pitches with Abreu in front of him as well.
raymagnetic,
I agree with Abreu.
I posted this a couple days ago. Tell me what you think.
Abreu
Melky
Jeter
Arod
Matsui
Posada
Cano
Giambi
Gardner
might be a little different
Whats the secret on getting that tm after your name?
“I wonder when the inevitable Damon trade happens”
And I kinda hope this does happen. But Posada needs to get back and Cano needs to get hot in order for that to be palatable. Lengthen the lineup again.
Or, Melky needs to show that he’s a .360 OBP guy, not a .330 OBP guy. Then you can bring Gardner up if he’s doing well and work him in in the 9-hole.
yes that GIDP tandem of Damon and Jetes is broken up thank god !
“Abreu
Melky
Jeter
Arod
Matsui
Posada
Cano
Giambi
Gardner”
It’d be different all right. Melky hasn’t shown me the OBP to hit that high. He looked great in April, and has been awful this month.
“I wonder when the inevitable Damon trade happens”
The only people looking to trade Damon is some of the fans. I’ve heard comments from both Hank and Girardi that indicates that they see Damon as a key piece to our offense. I don’t think they are interested in trading him. Surprisingly enough, I think they’d entertain a trade for Matsui before Damon. How sad is that?
S.os, I don’t really want to see Melky batting second right now. He needs to be more consistent before I’d be comfortable seeing him so high in the order.
The TM is the trademark signed. Raymagnetic - Registered Trademark.
Whozat,
I agree about waiting for Posada to get back before trading Damon. I don’t think Damon’s having as bad a year as some folks think but he could probably bring back something of value and they could give the lineup a different look with Gardner batting in front of Jeter.
Two roadblocks to a Damon trade. One, he has a limited no trade clause. The teams he would agree to a trade to are unknown. We don’t know if those teams could fill a Yankee need or two.
Two, he’s making 13 million a year through next season and, truth be told, isn’t playing up to that deal.
Why would another team want to take that on? They see the same thing we do re: his game.
Buster Olney reported the other day the Yankees have had internal discussions about trading him.
That’s all well and good but, without a suitable trade partner, its just talk and nothing more.
Let’s assume Giambi continues to hit roughly like he’s hitting this month (.274/.431/.545). Ok, discount it a bit to .250/.400/.450.
He works the count too, and Matsui’s a better threat behind ARod, I think. Maybe
Abreu
Jeter
Giambi
ARod
Matsui
Posada
Cano
Melky
Gardner
? Or maybe move Robbie up a slot. Or, if Robbie gets on the kind of tear he usually has, put him in the 3-hole.
I can’t wait until Damon gets a big hit in the post-season, and all you Damon haters have to apologize.
Look at the box scores from the last three post-season series. Damon was one of the few guys who actually helped them win games.
It’s early. Give the guy a break. It’s not like he’s batting .200.
Abreu would be a very good #2 hitter if they wanted to go in that direction.
Would someone take Damon? I guess so but the team would have to take on most of the money or a good chunk of it I assume.
Do you try to trade him in season or over the winter?
Do you put Matsui in left and finally get Giambi off of first?
The Dodgers already have Juan Pierre doing nothing. Do they want damon?
I don’t know. If they could move him I would.
SJ - This question is more of a continuation of the previous post. I’ve had this crazy idea for a while and wanted you input. I think we should try and send a Kennedy centered package for Matt LaPorta. What do you think it would take to get him? Is it plausible? Would you do it?
Very interesting batting order.
whozat,
Giambi 3rd. Nooo! Id rather have Matsui there and Posada 5th.
“Why would another team want to take that on? They see the same thing we do re: his game.”
Yeah, you’d have to eat money to get back something good. But, if you can package Damon, dollars, and an interesting young pitcher for perhaps a high-OBP young righty corner ifer or ofer…
“Giambi 3rd. Nooo! Id rather have Matsui there and Posada 5th.”
Why? Did you bother to read what I wrote or just look at the order?
If he’s getting on base at a .400 clip (a discount from how he’s doing this month), he’d be a good choice hitting in front of ARod.
I doubt that Damon goes anywhere this year. He might get traded in the off season if he puts up good numbers this year, but I just don’t see the Yanks moving to many people before July.
“SJ - This question is more of a continuation of the previous post. I’ve had this crazy idea for a while and wanted you input. I think we should try and send a Kennedy centered package for Matt LaPorta. What do you think it would take to get him? Is it plausible? Would you do it?”
Hasn’t this idea been kicking around on the board for a while now? WE’ve talked about it a bunch already.
The Dodgers already have a bit of a crowded outfield. I don’t think they would take on Damon.
Re: Matt LaPorta, that’s going to up to the Brewers.
They have him in RF in the minors now as they attempt to find a spot for him.
He isn’t a good OF and I don’t see him staying in the OF.
An OF that has Braun and LaPorta on its corners is just not good.
But, they need to know where they stand with Fielder. If they don’t sign Fielder to an extension, I don’t see them trading LaPorta.
Fans who talk about trading Damon aren’t “haters”.
If they are, then the Yankees are also haters because they aren’t happy with his play and have talked about moving him.
You always look to improve your team. Sometimes, the opportunities aren’t realistic. Other times, they are.
Discussing options re: Damon isn’t that unrealistic. Especially since its pretty clear the direction the Yankees are looking to go in right now.
It’s simple. If Colorado isn’t in contention this July, turn Damon into a couple of pieces that we can use to make a run at Holliday. Yeah, I know we’d have to give up some big pieces of our own farm too, but I’m willing to do it. Holliday is a bigtime hitter and the lineup could use another big right-handed bat. I don’t care if Damon hits .450 from mid-June to mid-July. That’d only make it easier to get quality pieces to turn.
whozat May 23rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
“SJ - This question is more of a continuation of the previous post. I’ve had this crazy idea for a while and wanted you input. I think we should try and send a Kennedy centered package for Matt LaPorta. What do you think it would take to get him? Is it plausible? Would you do it?”
Hasn’t this idea been kicking around on the board for a while now? WE’ve talked about it a bunch already.
Sorry. I haven’t been around much lately. I had no idea that this had been discussed.
at this point id take a few prospects for damon. isnt worth much than that. itd be better to try and get some value for him instead of just not resigning him. seems like gardner or tabata or jackson could play LF. gardner could leadoff too
Tabata and Jackson aren’t ready for the majors yet.
“I doubt that Damon goes anywhere this year. He might get traded in the off season if he puts up good numbers this year, but I just don’t see the Yanks moving to many people before July.”
No one said right now. I think a Damon move, if there’s a match (and SJ is right, there may very well not be), could be a wise decision for the Yanks come July. Maybe the Cubs have given up on Edmonds by then, and they’re a team he’ll go to.
If they’ll take just Damon and a little cash for Matt Murton I’d do that. He’s not amazing, but he’s good and he’s righty and young. If they want a Marquez to sweeten the pot, I’d do that if they’ll take on some more of the contract. It’d strengthen their bargaining position with Abreu in the offseason, and an outfield comprised of Melky, Murton, Matsui and Gardner is something that could be good going forward, if they think Gardner’s someone that can leadoff in the bigs.
What makes you think the Rockies want Damon? Also, its doubtful Colorado is on his limited no trade list.
Meaning, if he won’t go to Denver, he would just veto the deal.
SoS,
RE: the trademark symbol. You can put anything from Word in your text. Just go to Insert->Symbol
“It’s simple. If Colorado isn’t in contention this July, turn Damon into a couple of pieces that we can use to make a run at Holliday.”
Aren’t his home/away splits somewhat concerning? Like, if you take him out of Colorado, he’s merely a good hitter and not superlative? It seems like you’d have to give up a lot of talent to wind up with someone who’ll field poorly and not really hit enough to be a big-time asset in the face of his D.
“Holliday is a bigtime hitter and the lineup could use another big right-handed bat.”
Here are Holliday’s home road splits:
2008:
Home:
.369 .459 .667 1.126
Road:
.283 .371 .402 .774
Career:
Home:
.364 .428 .662 1.090
Road:
.274 .336 .444 .780
Humidor or not, Holliday is an elite player in Colorado and a mediocre one on the road.
And he’ll require a $150M or so extension.
“Discussing options re: Damon isn’t that unrealistic. Especially since its pretty clear the direction the Yankees are looking to go in right now.”
Absolutely agreed - but it is still fun.
There was a note in MLB Trade Rumors asking whether or not Matt Holiday is going to be this year’s Mark Teixeira. How about Damon and a couple arms to soften the blow for the Rockies (who stink this year so far).
He’s young at 28, he rakes, and he hustles.
“What makes you think the Rockies want Damon? Also, its doubtful Colorado is on his limited no trade list.
Meaning, if he won’t go to Denver, he would just veto the deal.”
The guy said “turn Damon into a couple pieces” to be used in a Holliday deal, which is still pretty vague.
Laura- If they want to trade Damon, don’t you think that saying he is not an key player would decrease his value? They would not say he is unimportant.
yeah i was thinking along the lines of gardner to see if that works out and if not we have options down the road in tabata and jackson. i dont think we need outside help to solve the future LF hole. unless we can convince rondell white or chad curtis to give it another go. thatd be best case scenario…
Maybe Damon’s weak armed throws would fly faster through that thin mountain air!
“What makes you think the Rockies want Damon? Also, its doubtful Colorado is on his limited no trade list.”
No, not directly to Colorado. Grab some pieces from an LA/SD/ChiSox type, then use those pieces and a couple of our own.
We should make a play for Chipper Jones. That guy is pretty good. We can play him in LF.
“he rakes”
See CB’s post
Going for Holliday is the classic go-for-the-big-name move. But, if you look at him…I don’t think he’d be the right fit at the cost it’ll take. Someone is going to go hard to get him if the Rockies are not in contention, and I think that someone had better be pretty certain that Holliday is the difference between a deep postseason run or missing a playoff berth. I don’t think one bat does that for the Yanks. Especially since there’s a lot of evidence to indicate that Holliday won’t rake outside of Coors.
Think about it for a moment. How can Cashman, or any GM, turn Damon, on the downside of his career, into a “couple of pieces” in order for them to get Holliday?
To do so, it means the team you trade Damon to would have to give up bigtime prospects in order for the Rockies to consider trading Holliday.
Do we really think Damon can bring that bounty back at this stage of his career right now? Highly doubtful.
im not sold on holliday home and road splits
ba obp slg hr
home 364 428 662 73
rd 274 336 444 36
“If they want to trade Damon, don’t you think that saying he is not an key player would decrease his value? ”
Whoever bats leadoff is “key”. They always bat Johnny leadoff when he plays. Thus, he is key. They could maybe actually rig things such that they pack more OBP and PPA at the top of the lineup, once Posada’s back. But they put Johnny up there no matter what. So, of COURSE they score more when he gets on base.
Yankees are poised to put up 20 PLUS runs over the weekend….Who is with me ¿
Don’t get me wrong, I think Holliday is a player.
But, you have to look at how trades are made today.
Look at when similar talented guys, around Holliday’s age, are put on the market and what goes back the other way in return.
We are talking “A” List guys.
Hanley Ramirez for Josh Beckett.
Volquez for Josh Hamilton.
The Haren and Santana trades.
We are talking about moving some significant pieces. A list type of guys.
Add to it, the money you are committing to Holliday to get Boras to keep him out of the FA market. That’s not even a guarantee as we know how much Boras likes to take guys into free agency.
Is he that good? I don’t think so.
Good but not so good you give up the farm for him. Which is what it will probably take to get him.
vito, love the new tag
Girardi was suspended !
Girardi suspended tonight for last nights tirade?
Girardi suspended.
Why?
I see managers go on tirades everyday, yet they don’t get suspended.
Bob Watson must have some sort of vendetta against the Yankees.
UP YOURS BOB WATSON !!!
Don,
Your middle initial looks like the Angels logo.
Girardi suspended for tonight’s game, just heard it on wfan
Regarding Damon
I think he has trouble tracking the ball when he is in the field. He has looked unsteady on fly balls this year, and I haven’t seen him pound the glove before he catches the ball like he used to.
Buster Olney was on Kay’s show.
A few more Santana stats he threw out:
Since the start of 2007 Santana has given up more home runs than any other pitcher in baseball.
Since that 17 strikeout game last year santana has thrown 110 innings and given up 20 home runs (it may not have been exactly 110 - but approximately).
I admit to having a split personality on personnel - I am totally on board with the youth movement in the rotation because quantity of good and very good arms is superior to an Ace and the 7 dwarfs approach.
But for position players I think the Abreu/A-Rod model is preferable because position players seem more durable to me.
What is the fun of gathering all these bright and shiny chips if you don’t move them around the table a little.
As for CB - he is always letting “FACTS” and “ANALYSIS” splash cold water on my arm-chair, seat-of the pants GMing. What fun is that???????
“Good but not so good you give up the farm for him.”
What of Murton, perhaps? A complementary player, sure, but could he and Gardner provide some of this younger athleticism that we’re looking for? Mixing them into the OF situation with Melky and Bobby?
wow, watson really loves us
totally absurd.
Do MLB officials litterly watch only Yankee games just waiting to suspend someone? It’s absurd. I’d be surprised if we don’t see a statement from Hank on this one. He needs to speak up. Let’s see them concentrate on some other smaller market teams for once.
SJ, I found another 1B prospect in the Padres system. Kyle Blanks. He’s not LaPorta but looks like a good hitter. Maybe something can happen there since Towers and Cashman are good friends. Thoughts?
It really is funny how quick on the draw Watson is when it comes to suspending Yankees.
At this point, its comical.
One game for that? Geez, what a soft culture baseball has become.
How about one game suspensions for umpiring crews who blow HR calls every night? One would think that’s appropriate since it can affect the outcome of games.
“Girardi suspended for tonight’s game, just heard it on wfan”
Wow…that’s ridiculous. What the hell? He didn’t even really get up in anyone’s face. He carried on, sure…what, the dirt kicking, maybe? ARe the umps such precious little snowflakes that MLB needs to protect them from dirt?
absurd more like a basterd act ! serious WTF is his problem
Speaking of Watson, does anybody remember if the Mariners pitcher who hit Vlad in the head ever got suspended?
I think Girardi got suspended b/c when he threw his hat down he missed the ump. Yankees always get suspended when they miss what they are aiming at.
I’ve seen Lou Piniella go on worse tirades than Girardi did and not get suspended.
Whozat- Oviously whoever bats leadoff is “key” to that specific game. By “key” I believe they mean whether Johnny Damon is replaceable. And the answer to that question is definitely. A leadoff hitter who has hit .270 the last 2 years is replaceable.
obviously*
TKinDC-You are absolutely right. Next time, Girardi needs to nail him with the hat to make sure he can manage the next game.
TK,
I’ll give you an arm chair quarterback mulligan next time!
Just let it rip. Something like, “lets trade giambi for felix hernandez..” whatever you got. Take your best shot!
Also is there a reason they waited until a few hours before th game to make this announcement. Makes totally no sense to me. If they were going to do it which makes no sense why just not announce it this morning.
“SJ, I found another 1B prospect in the Padres system. Kyle Blanks”
BP listed him as the Padres 10th best prospect, and their best power-hitting prospect. He is, apparently, quite large.
“What of Murton, perhaps?”
I like Murton. For whatever reason the Cubs just don’t seem to.
He’s a guy who would be a nice pickup if he wasn’t too costly. The cubs seem hesitant to deal him.
I think Joe G’s suspension is a case of be careful what you wish for. He seemed to be daring the umps to get him ejected, and they didn’t want to oblige at first. I guess now they decided that if Joe wanted to be ejected so bad, how about for a whole game.
heheh
heheh 
heheh 
Watson does have something against us. In case you forgot, he used to be our GM up until 98 i believe. Ever since, no Yankee action has gone unpunished!!
“Whozat- Oviously whoever bats leadoff is “key” to that specific game. ”
Exactly my point.
Watson seriously is a jacka– in my book !
Girardi isn’t the only suspension in MLB.
This from the AP…
Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker was suspended for two games and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and San Diego hitting coach Wally Joyner were penalized one game Friday after recent arguments with umpires.
Major League Baseball also fined all three undisclosed amounts.
“He’s a guy who would be a nice pickup if he wasn’t too costly.”
I agree. They were offered…Marlon byrd? Right? From Texas, in the offseason. And they turned it down. Perhaps now that they’ve seen they’re being kinda ridiculous with their demands, they’ll come down a bit. Depends on how big their CF need is, how close they think they are, and how much they value “proven leadoff ability” over actually getting on base.
Alright, some time before the game. Favorite time of year is coming up, so let’s talk about the draft. Who do you think will fall to New York in the No. 28 position (and the no. 44 position)? Some ground rules:
Tigers are at 21, Mets are 18 and 22. Boston is at 30. Anaheim lost its first round pick. There are other teams that will not follow the draft slotting system, but these are two of the bigger infringers.
Eric Hosmer has been the hot name for slipping because of signability, but Yankees have also been scouting various left hand pitchers. Top talent currently includes Pedro Alvarez and Tim Beckham, both of whom will be long gone by 28.
Have fun, its an exciting time of year where new players are full of promise and could one day be the next player we fall in love with.
And they fired all the umpires who blew the home run calls right?
Consider this about Damon:
While Alex Rodriguez struggled to a one-for-14, no RBI performance in the 2006 ALDS against Detroit, Damon batted .400 in the first two games, scoring twice in the Yanks’ only win in Game 1, and providing the team’s only runs with a three-run homer in the 4-3 loss in Game 2, before being subdued by Kenny Rogers and Jeremy Bonderman like the rest of his teammates in Games 3 and 4. Last year, in the ALDS against Cleveland, Damon batted .278 (second highest on the team of anyone with at least five at-bats) with a team-leading two home runs and five runs batted in. His clutch three-run homer in Game 3 turned a 3-2 Indians lead into a 5-3 Yankee advantage, and his lead-off home run in Game 1 off of C.C. Sabathia put the Yankees on the right track (only to be derailed by the first of two awful pitching performances by Chien-Ming Wang).
Hmm, for that matter, anybody know of a list/archive of suspensions by MLB? Now I’m really curious about Sean Green’s April 18 performance (he hit Figgins, struck out Matthews Jr., then….hit Vlad in the head :P)
I think baseball officials should be putting more thought into these suspensions before they go through with them. If it was any year except this one I would say OK, nothing the Yankees can do about these suspensions. But the year the all star game is being hosted by the New York Yankees at Yankee stadium they MIGHT want to take a step back on the cute suspensions. They should know Hank’s personality, and if he feels his team is being wronged with unfair suspensions, he can make life difficult for MLB. I’m not saying he would ever jeopardize the experience, but when MLB asks for something to accommodate a sponsor or something, the Yankees can be less than helpful.
Because at a certain point the suspensions aren’t cute anymore and they could get in the head of players and managers. I mean what should Girardi think now? Every time he argues with an ump or gets tossed from a game he’s going to be suspended? I hope the Yankees push back a little on this one because out of all the suspensions this is the most unfair and has no basis. He never touched the umpire and the umpire clearly used explicit language with Girardi.
“Depends on how big their CF need is, how close they think they are, and how much they value “proven leadoff ability” over actually getting on base.”
I think a lot of the murton situation is related to how schizophrenic they are with CF. It makes their entire OF situation in flux.
Look at what they’re doing with Felix Pie. It’s a great way to ruin a prospect. Jim Edmonds?
I just get a feeling they don’t know what they want to do in CF so they’re holding everything in paralysis.
That would be a good potential team for Damon, perhaps. They want to win know. If they believe that damon can still be a CF then perhaps. That’s also a city/ situation that might be appealing to damon.
The Yankees cannot trade Damon for value. He is being paid to be an above-average CF, but can’t play CF anymore. It’s extremely unlikely he can hit well enough to justify being a $13 million corner outfielder.
I’m pro-Cashman in most things, but the Damon signing was a bad move precisely because we are stuck with him as he breaks down. No GM wants to take on the Yankees’ trash. Damon isn’t trash yet, and his hitting has helped us this season, but who would want to pay for his 2009?
Was it April 18? I was checking through the news and the Mariners were playing the A’s, not the Angels.
yankees really lucked out. pete’s reporting that hernandez was scratched. silva is getting moved up then washburn.
No King Felix this weekend should be good news. How do the Yanks hit Washburn?
They played the Angels on April 18th, yea; at least, I’m looking at baseball reference’s gamelog of that night
“Damon isn’t trash yet, and his hitting has helped us this season, but who would want to pay for his 2009?”
So you eat some money. If I’m the Yanks and that’s all it takes to get some value for Damon, I do it.
King Felix has a “leg issue”?
Sounds more like they wanted us to face lefty Washburn who eats up the Yankees.
I would take whomever is available from (In order):
@ 28:
Eric Hosmer 1B American Heritage HS
Ike Davis 1B/OF ASU
Connor Gillaspie 3B WSU
Gerritt Cole RHP HS California
@ 44:
Tanner Scheppers RHP Fresno St.
Allan Dykstra 1B Wake Forest
Tyson Ross RHP Cal
The Mets usually stick to slot so they shouldn’t worry us too much. The Tigers are always a pain in the touche.
Ah, okay. I found it. Hm…I’ll check it out.
King Felix started out 2-0 and has 4 losses and 2 NDs in his last six starts.
(CB-didn’t you “suggest” a Hernandez-Giambi trade earlier? might be too generous!)
Didn’t the Kiefer Sutherland look alike kill the Yankees last year??
yanks vs Washburn:
http://tinyurl.com/3hc37e
Nope, no suspension.
whozat, I agree completely about eating Damon’s salary. But I doubt any team would give us talent for Damon. He is a noodle-armed corner outfielder with little power. Why would another team give up anyone decent for him?
ARod has owned Washburn, Jeter looks good against him. That’s about it.
the Hernandez scratch is more about getting a LHP vs us, thier lining up lefties vs the Yanks.On a worst note can Thomsom guide us to a win for a change
Weird…so, the lesson as Bob Watson would tell us is, it’s better to actually hit the head, than to pitch up near but miss.
That, or being a Yankee is a crime.
We hit Felix hard last time we faced him.
“He is a noodle-armed corner outfielder with little power. Why would another team give up anyone decent for him?”
The ChiSox loves Scott Podsednik in 05.
It obviously depends on the team in question believing he can still play CF at least sometimes. And on what they feel their needs are. If they think they’re a leadoff hitter away, and they perceive Damon as a leadoff hitter…then, you’ve got a match.
No idea what the lesson is.
The lesson is that the higher profile you are, the more you get punished.
What, Vlad doesn’t have the starpower to get the reliever who hit him punished? xP
Wait…damn, it’s the reverse of the NBA huh?
You know how you guys are always joking about trading for a bag of ball?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8170920?MSNHPHMA
“I would take whomever is available from (In order):
@ 28:
Eric Hosmer 1B American Heritage HS
Ike Davis 1B/OF ASU
Connor Gillaspie 3B WSU
Gerritt Cole RHP HS California
@ 44:
Tanner Scheppers RHP Fresno St.
Allan Dykstra 1B Wake Forest
Tyson Ross RHP Cal”
I like these lists. But I really don’ think Hosmer and Davis will last to 28 and I don’t think Gillaspie will either.
Kevin Goldstein has some very, very negative things to say about Gerrit Cole.
I’m wondering if they should just take Scheppers at 28? I don’t get why he’s falling so much because of a stress fracture. It’s far less serious than an elbow tear unless the thinking is that the stress fracture was do to bad mechanics or something much more serious.
This Girardi business is crap. A manager can’t do his job without the spectre of a suspension hanging over his head? Where would Piniella or Weaver be? What’s next, a 3 game ban for patting another guy’s butt for sexual harassment?
“I’m shocked,” said Girardi, who had no appeal. “I had no idea I did that.”
where you see dirt blind man Watson
so you can’t throw inside and miss or argue bad calls anymore?
“didn’t you “suggest” a Hernandez-Giambi trade earlier? might be too generous!)”
Your right. Ok how about Hernandez and Ichiro for Giambi and Damon?
That may square the deal. But with posada Seattle may need to throw in Jeff Clement to complete the deal.
Sorry had to go do something.
whozat,
Yes,all i saw is the lineup.
mel,
Thank you for the instructions. I found the symbal thing on word. But dont know how to transfer it. Im computer illiturate as some already know. Can i get help trasnferring symbal to my name?
…vasectomy night? (from that link)
Wait…Girardi gets suspended for his action and Chris Guccione gets nothing??? A PLAYER tells him what happened and he just goes along with it? He should get a week off!
Maybe if Watson actually ASKED Girardi what happened, he get off his rear end and go after the REAL problem, Chris Guccione.
Wang vs Washburn on Sunday!!?? Yippee! Washburn has an era of 7!
I’d still trade Carl Pavano for some new baseball bats…the Yankees are sawing them off lately like it’s nobody’s business.
Copy and paste, maybe?
A stress fracture in the shoulder sounds like a fluke injury to me. my worry is that the “stress fracture” turns out to be a torn rotator cuff. Shoulder injuries are always worse than similar injuries in the elbow.
I have also read the stuff on Cole, but “Immature mound demeanor” isn’t enough to convince me not to take a chance on his phenomenal arm (Reports of touching 98 MPH with his FB)
I am in favor of a college bat in round one. David Cooper 1B Cal is also an interesting name there. He gets less press because of the amazing amount of talent at the position this year.
I forgot to include Reese Havens Univ. South Carolina SS to my first round possibilities list. He might have to move to 2B or CF, but he has a nice compact swing that should translate well to the majors.
Steph,
I tried that.
Carl wouldnt get us maple bats. Thats for sure.
CB -
You’re finally seeing things my way! (tough break for you)
I think in Baseball America’s mock draft they projected the Yankees picking Kyle Lobstein (wait till the NY Post backpage gets a hold of that name). He is a LHP.
Whether with the first pick or later I feel strongly that we should pick up some LHP’s. It makes no sense to not build the system with some attention to the configuration of the ballpark where you hope they will play half their games.
Did you use the control buttons for copy/paste or your mouse?
Maybe ol’ Carl could net us some balsa wood bats, then. They’re slightly sturdier than he is.
mouse. How do i use control buttons?
Hold down the control button and the “c” button to copy and use the control button and the “v” button to paste.
“A stress fracture in the shoulder sounds like a fluke injury to me. my worry is that the “stress fracture” turns out to be a torn rotator cuff.”
This is pretty easy to check if you can get to his medical records. It’s just X-rays and an MRI. Which I think he would make available given how fast he seems to have been dropping if he thought he could go in the first round.
I’d think hard about drafting Cole. He’s got a very good arm.
I think they should go for broke in the first round - just grab whatever high ceiling guy is there regardless of position.
This draft is just so thin. If Scheppers is there I’d think about taking him just to make sure you get one high ceiling guy instead of waiting to see if he’s still there in the supplemental. Alternatively I’d think about taking Cole also.
I don’t know if you can count on a high end arm getting past the sox at 30. They really need pitching in their system.
I have a feeling the best guy available is going to be a pitcher.
The position players are going to have to come from the international signings. It may take some time. But I think that’s going to be the source for them getting more athletic.
whozat, if we can find a dumb GM to give us value for Damon, then I’m all for it. I just doubt it will happen.
whozat, if we can find a dumb GM to give us value for Damon, then I’m all for it. I just doubt it will happen.
SoS,
My lord. Type out your name the way you want it Word, inserting the symbols. (click insert to put it in your text)
Like this:
I look ☼ in Spurs!
Then you copy and paste from Word to LoHud.
Lobstein is a huge reach at 28. He isn’t even the best LHP available at that spot (Brett DeVall is better) and he would probably still be there at 44. I agree we should draft some LHP but the Prep arms in this draft are not great. My guess would be to take a guy like TJ House or Brad Hand in round 5 and throw money at them until they decide not to go to college.
Ok, guys. We’ve won two games in a row. If we win tonight, its called a winning streak. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
CB - I am pretty sure that teams are not allowed access to medical records of anyone in the draft. Even if the player authorizes the move. If you could check and it was a fracture he would be long gone before #28.
beat you to that one last night neil - but great reference lol
Thanks anyways guys. Its not working on this laptop. All it does is goes accross the right amount of spaces. But its blank. Will try Monday at work. I got this laptop from Clay himself.
JoeT - haha no problem I didn’t see your post, but either way it’s true.
Mike R -
I’m not sure about that. I’m pretty sure that any individual can freely release that information.
What I think actually happens is that the players “advisors” generally won’t allow that information to be released.
For instance, last year Boras would not let Brackman release any records or to be examined. But that was because it looked like Brackman would probably go in the first round.
It looks like Scheppers will not.
I could be entirely wrong on this. But I don’t think there’s any rule about that. I don’t see how their could be - it’s an indivdual’s (or parents) decision whether or not to allow that to happen.
Maybe I’m missing something. The whole thing with Scheppers makes no sense so there is probably something else going on. I agree that a fracture alone doesn’t seem like much.
That said, I also think teams look for any reason to get gun shy on taking a pitcher.
I agree on Lobstein. I just can’t see them taking him in round 1.
I was trying to recall a couple years ago when we got blown out by the O’s and that jump started our team. I think in 06. Does anyone remember what month and what kind of streak we went on?
I hate the Angels….
I don’t remember the month, but I think the Yanks won 9 straight. Might have been June.
I thought Joe getting thrown out of the game is punishment enough? He didn’t touch the ump and the ump cursed directly at Joe, he said “get the f out of here”. Managers get thrown out all the time, I don’t recall them ever getting suspended afterwards. Hank must have steam coming out of his ears with more anti-Yankee bias from Watson.
We are going for 12 in a row…we’ll be at five after Sunday’s game !
SoS, It was in August 2006. The O’s blew out the Yankees on a Thursday afternoon, then the Yanks when into Boston to sweep the 5 game series.
Tue, Jun 5 @ White Sox W 7-3 25-31 Clippard (3-1) Buehrle (2-3) Rivera (6)
Wed, Jun 6 @ White Sox W 5-1 26-31 Wang (5-4) Vazquez (3-4)
Thu, Jun 7 @ White Sox W 10-3 27-31 Proctor (1-3) Contreras (4-6) Rivera (7)
Fri, Jun 8 Pittsburgh W 5-4 10th 28-31 Rivera (2-3) Capps (3-3)
Sat, Jun 9 Pittsburgh W 9-3 29-31 Clemens (1-0) Maholm (2-9)
Sun, Jun 10 Pittsburgh W 13-6 30-31 Henn (2-0) Chacon (2-1)
Tue, Jun 12 Arizona W 4-1 31-31 Wang (6-4) Webb (6-4) Rivera (8)
Wed, Jun 13 Arizona W 7-2 32-31 Mussina (3-3) Hernandez (5-4)
Thu, Jun 14 Arizona W 7-1 33-31 Pettitte (4-4) Davis (4-8)
Nevermind. It was May 05 and the Yanks won 10 in a row. I was a 11 months and a game off.
There was another team in those slow starts that got us going by sweeping them. The A’S. Oakland come on down.
The June schedule for this year looks pretty incredible.
Hosmer: I mention Hosmer because there is generally one or two prospects that drop significantly because they make outrageous demands. Porcello lasted to 27 last year. That does not mean he will necessarily be available, especially because Detroit will be looking to restock their minor league clubs.
Lobstein: while connected to New York, this is more default than actuality. New York has a plethora of young right hand arms, but only Chase Wright has a legitimate left hand arm (ceiling is a four starter, likely bullpen). New York has scouted numerous lefthanded pitchers to supplement the minor league. Do not take this as meaning New York is determined to get a lefthander in the 28 hole, or even the 44 hole (though Lobstein makes more sense in the 44 hole). New York goes for the best talent available. That might be a Cole (questionable makeup) or Scheppers (injury).
Then again, we can always dream of Hosmer or other players, just like we dreamed of Porcello.
Oh, apparently Dusty’s been suspended 2 games
To quote the AP: ” Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker was suspended for two games and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and San Diego hitting coach Wally Joyner were penalized one game Friday after recent arguments with umpires.
Baker made contact with umpire Eric Cooper during a dispute in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s 8-2 loss at San Diego. The suspension was set to start Friday night as the Reds continued their series against the Padres.
Baker had gone onto the field after Cincinnati’s Edwin Encarnacion was ejected by Cooper for arguing a called third strike. Baker wound up getting ejected by Cooper, too.”
Trade Damon!
The team could always use another bag of balls.
Or rosin bag…
By most accounts there is almost zero chance of Hosmer dropping.
Here’s what Keving Goldstein said about that yesterday:
“Kevin Goldstein: I don’t think there’s going to be any kind of Porcello situation this year, unless you count Gerrit Cole, who has a great arm and beyond ridiculously bad makeup. But guys like Alvarez and Hosmer just aren’t going to plummet in any kind of major way.”
“Billy D (Detroit): Right now, if you had to handicap the odds that Hosmer slides all the way to Detroit, what would you say? 50%? 25%? 80%?
Kevin Goldstein: 0.2%. Again, there just isn’t a Porcello situation this year.”
There isn’t that much top end talent in this draft. The very good players that are available will be in demand so players aren’t as likely to drop.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=464
anyone interested Mike Ashmore on his ThunderThoughts blog has 3-4 column of Melancon updates, well I got to go be back later guys lets try this again…
WAKE THE F… UP !
Girardi was arguing balls/strikes, and isn’t that an automatic suspension? Or is it an automatic ejection? Ejection I can understand. Suspension, unless there was physical contact I don’t understand. So what is it exactly that they’re saying Girardi did?
I’m sorry if I’m slow on the uptake here, but I was away most of the day and there were so many posts and I pretty much just skimmed them, without, apparently, taking in any actual information.
Someone posted sometime today that they didn’t care if the Yankees went on a winning streak, but preferred that they just take series. I’m with that guy/gal whoever it was. Said it last night. Series 2 of 3, 2 or 3 of 4 consistently throughout the rest of the season. However, I do think it would be highly beneficial right here to win a third game in a row tonight, because I don’t think they’ve done that all season yet, and it would be a nice indicator that things may be changing.
“Girardi was arguing balls/strikes, and isn’t that an automatic suspension? Or is it an automatic ejection? Ejection I can understand.’
I think it’s auto-eject.
The suspension, apparently he was kicking dirt at the ump.
pretty sure it’s just an ejection for argueing balls/strikes… which is followed pretty loosely, IMO…
girardi was suspended for kicking dirt on an umpire. they have been very firm about that fo the past 15 or so years, lou has been suspended a few times for that. back in the 70’s earl and billy did it all the time but its an automatic suspension now .
i was cracking up watching joe last nigth but as soon as he started kicking the dirt on him i knew he had a suspension coming. but it was great theatre anyway!
Thanks, all. I appreciate the help!
Girardi suspended? Oh boo
girardi said he didnt remember kicking the dirt on him, maybe the ghost of billy really did possess him. if he pulls abreu off the field in the middle of an inning, we’ll know for sure!
Done it three times this year ( but who’s counting ? )
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Mon, Apr 14 @ Tampa Bay W 8-7 7-7 Bruney (1-0) Reyes (1-2) Rivera (4)
Tue, Apr 15 @ Tampa Bay W 5-3 8-7 Pettitte (2-1) Jackson (2-1) Rivera (5)
Wed, Apr 16 Boston W 15-9 9-7 Hawkins (1-0) Tavarez (0-1) Bruney (1)
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Sun, Apr 20 @ Baltimore W 7-1 10-10 Pettitte (3-1) Trachsel (1-3)
Tue, Apr 22 @ White Sox W 9-5 11-10 Wang (4-0) Contreras (1-2)
Wed, Apr 23 @ White Sox W 6-4 12-10 Mussina (2-3) Vazquez (3-2) Rivera (6)
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Fri, May 2 Seattle W 5-1 15-16 Wang (6-0) Bedard (2-1)
Sat, May 3 Seattle W 6-1 16-16 Mussina (4-3) Hernandez (2-2)
Sun, May 4 Seattle W 8-2 17-16 Rasner (1-0) Silva (3-1)
Contract: DAMON
signed 4-year deal worth 52M thru 2009 season on 12/22/05- + he receives salaries of 13M each year in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009- + he receives a limited NO-TRADE clause that allows him to be traded to 12 teams w/out his written consent (among the teams he can veto a deal to are the CHW)- + 2005 salary: 8.25M- + bonuses he has earned: 50K for 2005 All-Star selection
Agent: Scott Boras
Damon sees the handwriting on the wall. He knows there WILL be some overhauling after this season and he doesn’t fit in 2009 plans.
Cashman will have to be creative in offering Damon and a pitcher (too soon to determine who) and cash considerations to move him.
Next year will see a team with balance and flexibility and not bogged down with bad contracts. Damon’s contract will be the last one of the winter after the finalization of Giambi, Mussina, Pavano, and Farnsworth contracts. Matsui is still a run producer so he may be kept for his final year.
Wow total bs!!
I can’t believe they suspended him!
We are fixin’ to put together 4 game winning streaks back to back to back to back…A dozen Weiners ! Go, Fight, Win !
( I meant 4 of them there 3 game winnin’ streaks, y’all ! )
Did Girardi’s outburst seem a bit contrived to anyone else?
i definetly thought it was contrived, but i liked it anyway.
you guys are off-base about the girardi suspension. every manager knows that if he kicks dirt on an umpire, he will get a suspension. he may not remember kicking dirt on the ump, but he did the crime, now hes gotta do the time.
it has nothing to do with an anti-yankees bias.
Thanks, Don Vito.
Sometimes you lose track. There were lots of 2 wins, 2 losses kinds of things going on, I didn’t realize they had actually won 3 in a row this season.
I thought the first few moments were genuine; then I thought he amped it up and went with it. It was entertaining and got the crowd going. It took the pitcher out of his “rhythm.”
A one-game suspension is really no biggie; it’s just seems that suspension is the word of the year for your Yankees!
S.o.S ™
Go to “Special Characters” table in Word. You will see that ™ is created by a combination of ALT+CTRL+t. Insert it in a Word document, copy it it and paste it into you Name in the LoHud comment box. I am doing just that ™ ™ ™ … see?
Suspensions vs. Wins
We better keep these winning ways going!!
Anyone here work out with kettlebells?
yeah i spent way too much time with these stupid symbols
Damon is getting hot now and…. he gets the day off, way to go.
doreen-
i’ve used them for awhile.
S.o.S ™
It can’t be any easier than this -
Highlight and copy the above line and then paste it into your Name box in the comment section.
looks like direcTV is giving me the mariner’s feed today. i dont mind, though, its kay and cone on my9 tonite.
Getting hot? He got 3 hits last night. Before that, he was 5-35.
He’s 3-20 lifetime against Bedard.
One game is not “getting hot”. Its one game.
He has no numbers against Bedard.
I don’t see the big deal about sitting him tonight.
Let’s finally win a My9 game tonight.
randy l
I just started working with them a few weeks ago. I had never seen/heard of them before.
LET’S GO YANKEES
By the way…how weird is it to see Ichiro hitting .294?
Dang blackouts blow.
doreen-
there’s a russian martial arts guy named Pavel Tsatsouline who has popularized their use.
i only use then for a few minutes a day, but the basic exercises really strengthen your core
this is basically what i do:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&rls=en-us&resnum=0&q=kettlebells%20pavel&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#
just not as intense as this guy
Why is this blacked out?
“My lord. Type out your name the way you want it Word, inserting the symbols”
Just make sure you pick symbols that are Unicode encoded… not decimal or hex. Well.. thats my theory anyway…
56βömbëŗ
So much for that press release about bat boys having another bat ready in case one breaks…
Not sure.
Only ones that suppose to be blacked out for me are O’s, Reds, braves, and Nationals.
“looks like direcTV is giving me the mariner’s feed today. i dont mind, though, its kay and cone on my9 tonite.”
My9 feed is on 729/729-1; Mariners feed is 728/728-1.
so i guess ollie knows he’s gonna start warming up in the 4th inning tonight!
Damn, no clouds tonight according to weather.com, so my A-Rod hyperbole tonight will be…
A-Rod will hit the ball so hard, a mini-vacuum will be created right there so strong, it’ll suck in the catcher’s mitt. A-Rod, being the man, the myth, the legend that he is, will be impervious to it as he rounds the bases, of course.
Randy l -
today I did that with one arm at a time (lighter weights, obviously). The other day I dead-lifted 72 pounds with them! They really are amazing - you use so much of your body at once.
Nice start by Andy. Waiting to see what happens in the 4th inning.
yeah, john i forgot that my9 doesnt do a pregame show so they were showing the mariners on the mix channel. thanks
Good inning by Andy. I hope the Yankees score some runs quickly tonight.
Time to get to work bats
totally, totally ridiculous suspending girardi. in fact the majority of the yankee suspensions this year have been ridiculous, if not for the suspension itself then for the length. whatever.
let’s go Pettitte! 5th inning or bust!
brian, he kicked dirt on an umpire. its an automatic suspension.
looked like he kicked his hat to me. but hey, the league sees whatever they want.
doreen-
i gave you the wrong link , but it’s a good one anyway. i like kettlebels because you can build a lot of strength and flexibility fast in really few minutes a day if you want.
good for you.
i’ll bet a lot of players are using them too.
and another thing. when did all the other teams put together 5 man rotations of left handers? sure seems like it anyway lol.
the hat kick wasnt the only one, he kicked dirt. i was cracking up at the time but i told my fiancee right then that it was an auto suspension.
Listen, no offense to anybody, but I’d rather not have assorted screwy symbols for names. It’s going to clog up the spam filter and cause other problems. Just pick a name and stick with it. This isn’t a place to show off your keyboard wizardry.
Thanks.
The Girardi suspension is a bad joke. Maybe he’s being suspending for kicking his own hat. I was excited that he was showing so much emotion last night, but I laughted at that part. I was thinking, “Joe, that’s YOUR hat you just kicked.” But I give much more credit for the Cano walk-off to Kyle’s 1-2-3 8th and the corresponding Laws of Physics than I do to Girardi’s antics.
Screwy symbols will be punished with a one game suspension, and no recess for the rest of the week!!!!
The Spirit of Bob Watson, Its taking hold!
yikes… this offense better hope pettite found his game tonight
I wanted to start working out again so I started with a trainer (for the first time in my life). I had used free weights before and the weight machines, and I expected just to fine tune and get better form. Instead, I’m using kettlebells, medicine balls, stretch bands and all kinds of things that really make me use my body weight. It’s pretty cool and I’ve NEVER had a better workout! Turning 50 makes you do strange things!
No recess ? Son of a BISCUIT EATER !!! ;-(
“Screwy symbols will be punished with a one game suspension, and no recess for the rest of the week!!!!
The Spirit of Bob Watson, Its taking hold!”
LOL
Girardi kicked dirt on the ump. Inadvertently. But you’re not allowed to touch them or to cause anything to touch them.
bedard is good, its going to be tough to get anything off him tonight.
yeah, ok ham i just watched it again and i see he did infact kick the dirt. oh well. even so, it was cool to see him get so fired up at such a ridiculous call. i mean i watched the replay of that pitch to giambi so many times and visually, it’s inconclusive as to whether it hit the bat, but you definitely can’t hear it hit the bat. what pisses me off so bad, and i’m sure it’s what pisses everyone else off, is that he took the opposing player’s word for it in such an important situation. that’s just flat out wrong. didn’t see them taking Alex’s word for it about the homer that he actually did hit. but i did enjoy seeing Girardi fight for his player so passionately. i loved Jeter’s reaction too: “it was funny. i enjoyed it.”
I hope Sexson apologized.
Doreen: I’ve considered the bands. Do you really think they give you a good workout?
Sexson looks like he’s 7 feet tall.
Brian from PA
I thought lefties were a small minority - the Yankees don’t seem to be able to find ‘em anywhere! I guess every other team is hording them.
yeah, he had every right to argue, the ump was clearly NOT going to call that a foul tip until hernandez pointed it out. and i was glad to see joe get (or at least act) fired up. but just like our pitchers who cant seem to hit a guy in the butt, he crossed the line and has to pay. still, it was a good show!
That was a cheap hit.
GIDP to end the inning…SWEET ! ( I just checked my Crystal Ball, y’all ! )
dang thang is broke, again !
one other thing about suspensions, they’re a joke. im sure joe is right behind the dugout managing this game anyway. maybe he’ll pull a bobby v and put on a fake moustache and slide out onto the bench tonight. now THAT would be entertaining!
c’mon andy!