Game 56: Yankees at Twins
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- June
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YANKEES
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Betemit 1B
Cano 2B
Moeller C
Cabrera CF
Rasner RHP
TWINS
Gomez CF
Casilla 2B
Redmond C
Morneau 1B
Cuddyer RF
Kubel DH
Young LF
Lamb 3B
Harris SS
Blackburn RHP
Darrell Rasner (3-1, 1.80) vs. the Minnesota hitters.
RHP Nick Blackburn (4-3, 3.39) has never faced the Yankees.
Notes: Mark Feinsand of the Daily News reports on his blog that RHP Scott Patterson has been called up. No word yet on who is off the roster. Might be Shelley Duncan.
Back later with updates.
UPDATE, 1:04 p.m.: Morgan Ensberg was DFA’d to make room for Scott Patterson, who has yet to arrive at the Metrodome but is on the way.
Ensberg left without speaking to reporters. He was .203/263/.243 in 80 PAs. All that cost the Yankees was $1.75 million.
There will be a bunch of moves coming. A long reliever on Tuesday. Posada on Thursday. Jason Lane also has an out in his deal and they will at least talk about bringing him up. Whether he can do more than Shelley Duncan is the question.
UPDATE, 2:51 p.m.: Arrived at the Metrodome early today and saw the Twins run Brett Lawrie through a workout. He’s the best prospect in Canada in the draft. Lawrie is a shortstop and catcher who compares to Dan Uggla as a hitter and signed with Arizona State. Based on what little I saw, he has a terrific arm and a ton of power.
UPDATE, 3:10 p.m.: Scott Patterson is wearing No. 30, last worn by Cory Lidle.
UPDATE, 3:25 p.m.: Delmon Young, at least at the moment, has the worst looking swing i have seen for an MLB player (non-pitcher) in a long time. He is just helpless.
UPDATE, 3:36 p.m.: That was scary. I thought for a second that Nick Blackburn was dead. He fell on the mound on his back with his arms and legs akimbo and didn’t move for a few seconds. Frightening.
It looks like it got him in the mouth.
UPDATE ON NICK BLACKBURN, 3:47 p.m.: Good news for the Twinws pitcher. The ball hit his glove before hitting him in his nose. He did not lose consciousness or any teeth. He has been taken to an area hospital for an x-ray.
Based on how that looked at first, it seemed a lot worse.
UPDATE, 4:02 p.m.: Nice play by Melky. The Yankees look half asleep today.
Meanwhile, Scott Patterson is coming in to pitch. Chris Britton might as well wear flip flops and board shorts to the game for all it matters.
UPDATE, 4:40 p.m.: Now you know why Scott Patterson wasn’t called up until now. Meanwhile, he stood there and watched the ball instead of backing up third base. He never even took a step.
Meanwhile, Chris Britton finally gets to pitch. Girardi’s dog is back with the kids, safe and sound.
UPDATE, 4:54 p.m.: Four up and four down for Chris Britton. Now he’ll get 12 days of rest before he’s needed again.
UPDATE, 4:57 p.m.: That Wilson Betemit, he has a lot of power. Remember when he, Shelley Duncan and Morgan Ensberg were supposed to be these big factors off the bench? How has that worked out? Everybody, myself included, was wrong there.
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Hope Rasner can keep the good stuff going.
Good to see Patterson get the call…
why no giambi? he scorched the ball a few times.
Little benefits folks never hear about when somebody is called up to the big leagues.
If you spend one day on a big league roster, you get free medical and dental benefits for the rest of your life.
For a guy who has bounced around like Scott Patterson, that’s a pretty big deal.
Not all players who play MLB end up multi-year millionaires.
Its benefits like these which make the MLBPA the most powerful union in America and why it engenders such loyalty among its members.
I hope Mariano can get a day off today.
Can anyone make a case for Duncan to stay in the BX?
He seems like a GREAT AAAA player. We’ve seen it before with Shane, or Maas, had a great run last year in the tail end of 07 but he was given more than a fair shot in 08 and frankly failed.
He seems like a helluva nice guy, but Betemit (I’m not a huge fan of him) can at least play multiple positions, hit from both sides of the dish, and is a much better defender than Duncan. He may not have the raw power of duncan, but he also wont hit under .200 either…
Any thoughts? Why is Britton with the varsity team and not pitching?
Is it me or did it seem like Cano looked very demoralized at the plate last night …his body language looked awful… flipping the bat and catching it as he hit a pop up. Pete whats your take on his mindset.
americanbear: Be careful what you wish for—Mariano doesn’t pitch in blow out losses, either.
I hope the Yankees win the game AND have no need for Mariano
(don’t get me wrong, I love Mo, but blow out wins are fun)
Girardi said before this series he did not want Damon, Matsui and Giambi to play 4 days in a row on turf.
Its about looking big picture and trying to keep guys with histories of leg injuries healthy.
Today is Giambi’s day to sit. If he DH’s, you lose Matsui and Matsui leads the league in hitting right now.
“If you spend one day on a big league roster, you get free medical and dental benefits for the rest of your life.”
That is very interesting. I hope Scott really did get the call up today.
Free med & dental for life? Sweet deal.
yeah who predicted Matsui hitting .337 June 1st? and good luck to patterson I hope he does really well
Right on Rebecca,
However it seems like the last few years when he gets in a situation where he needs to pitch 3 days in a row or 4 out of 5, he is more apt to give up runs. If there is a way to keep him fresh, I’d like this crazy sub 0.50 ERA ride to continue.
Did anyone notice the over-abuncance of ‘new’ mustache’s last night? Damon, Olendorf, and I thought I saw something on Jeter’s face! But his could be b/c the game went til this morning and his was a 5’oclock shadow – haha.
I bet we see more of our with that stache today! Hey, it worked for Giambi… why not!
Giambi’s probably getting a day off ‘cuz of the ‘turf.
I’d think Duncan stays, ensberg goes. when Posada comes back, then Hawkins (or Britton/Patterson) goes.
Duncan’s had excellent ABs, hit in some bad luck, and had about 2 weeks of playing time total. in other words, he doesn’t look AAAA in my eyes. I’d keep him and use him against lefties for at least another 4-6 weeks before even considering sending him down.
man, Tyra Banks is ugly or what. She looks like some alien queen from a sci-fi movie
1201: You might be on to something…
yey scott patterson!!
We have like wasted roster spot – i love shelly but i don’t think he’s gonna get a chance for a big. Ensburg and Britton might as well not leave the hotel or the clubhouse – Joe G doesn’t even know they’re on the team.
Duncan has been a BUTCHER at first, making Giambi look like Tino. He was used vs RHPs so much I think b/c of the losses of arod and posada, with arod back and posada a week away at the max, Duncan’s shelf life is limited. Plus with Ensberg, I think no options exist, he would need to be DFA’d and the team on the hook for about 1MIL or more. I thought he signed a 1 yr deal for roughly 2MIL. I know this is the Yankees and money seems to be no object, but why throw away a million bucks when you can just send Shelley to SWB??
Giambi crushed two balls last night that easily could have been runs.
The first would have been a home run in most Stadiums, the second, a double down the line, had Morneau and perhaps a few exceptional defensive players, not been playing 1B.
Count on Giambi to pinch-hit today for Betemit or Moeller late in the game, if necessary.
I agree with a couple of others that I’m stunned Giambi isn’t in the line-up. He is right on every pitch at the moment so I don’t see any reason for him to sit.
The Yankees have signed Broussard, I wonder when they will give him a try. I think he is pretty good defensively. Loved Shelley initially, but the guy has Shane Spencer written all over him, unfortunately.
The reason has already been laid out by Girardi. He doesn’t want his guys with leg issues (Matsui, Damon and Giambi) playing 4 games in a row on turf.
He said prior to this series, they would each sit a game.
Last year this team dug such a hole for itself, everybody had to play everyday just to get back in the race.
Consequently, it was an exhausted team by the end of the season. Sure didn’t help them come playoff time.
This year, they have the luxury of being in a closer race and they are able to give their veteran players more rest.
That will help them when the dog days of summer kick in.
Its a long season and this is an old team with certain guys that have significant injury histories.
Girardi’s job is not just to think about today’s game. Its also about thinking long term.
Having guys like Damon, Matsui and Giambi fresher and healthy as the season wears on is important to their long term success.
No need to use them 4 days in a row on turf if you don’t have to.
i completely forgot morgan ensberg existed.
olddddddddddd neeeeeewssssssssssssssss PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Players need to get there days off – it’s a long season as Mark Feinsand says:
“A year ago, the Yankees were 22-29, 13 ½ games behind Boston in the division and seven games behind Detroit in the wild card race. As we all know, the Yankees made the playoffs. There’s a lot of baseball left.”
On another forum where I post (actually I am the forum administrator there
) one of our posters keeps a pulse on the minors. I admit that I don’t pay a lot of attention to what is going on down below, but if it is of interest to posters here, I will be happy to do minor league updates based on what he posts on our forum.
So in honor of that, I figured I will give you the last week’s worth of what he posted and go from there. He’s been doing it for the past three seasons so if there is anything you want me to check on having to do with this season (any player) just give me a name and I can do a search on it.
If you are not interested in this stuff just let me know and I won’t bother posting it.
how does one join your forum, trisha? i’m big on following the minors.
Exactly what keeps Betemit on this team ? What does he offer ?
What does Betemit bring to the team? More than Duncan and Ensberg. That’s why he ends up staying.
May not be much but its more than the other guys.
“I will be happy to do minor league updates based on what he posts on our forum.”
In this vein, River Ave. Blues does a “Down on the Farm” post every day in which they run down the box scores of all the Yanks’ affiliates and add comments about what/how guys did. Also, Chad Jennings blogs about SWB and often has some stuff about the other levels as well. And Mike Ashmore’s Thunder Thoughts is good too, especially with the Tabata stuff that’s been going on.
The random Betemit hate is one of the funniest things about the comment section of this blog. Like, its not even limited to one or two people.
“Exactly what keeps Betemit on this team ? What does he offer ?”
The ability to fill in at any IF position tolerably and lefty pop.
“The random Betemit hate is one of the funniest things about the comment section of this blog. Like, its not even limited to one or two people.”
He strikes out a lot and didn’t make a splash like Shelley. Even though Shelley’s an inferior player, he’s likable and fun so people want him to play.
Chad and Mike do have some good stuff! I read it everyday.
it should be ensberg who is sent down.
I agree about Betemit. I think people are still sour over that period he had a zillion strikeouts. But he’s gotten better ever since he got those glasses, **as long as he remembers to wear them!
For the people that play as the Yankees in baseball videogames, Betemit is SUPER useful in late inning spots. Whether it be pinch hitting, or running for Giambi. Shelley’s too much of a pull hitter, and his defense is suspect.
I “digitally” played against Blackburn today and he’s got some interesting stuff. He nearly had me shutout for 8 innings. Hopefully the real Yankees can do a better job against him in real life today!
What’s funnier about it is, these folks act as if the Yankees have appealing options elsewhere if they got rid of Betemit.
Duncan and Ensberg have been awful. No other way to say it.
You wish Shelley could have built on last season and the spring but it hasn’t happened. Friday night’s debacle at first has to give any manager pause about playing him.
I also don’t want to hear, “He needs more AB’s”? Where exactly?
Giambi looks like he may actually be back as a hitter. Matsui leads the AL in hitting. You can’t sit them for Duncan and Duncan hasn’t shown he can hit this year. He hasn’t been consistent at all.
Where does he fit right now? He doesn’t.
Betemit gives them better options because he’s a more versatile player.
Ensberg? Something tells me he’s in his final days as a Yankee.
Bench guys are disposable guys. You hope you catch a hot streak with them or they play a set position on your roste
If they don’t, as both Duncan and Ensberg have shown so far, you have to move on.
Betemit is better than both of them and should stay on the roster.
have you guys (and gals) seen patterson’s delivery? he sort of seems to fall off the mound. it is fun to watch. can’t wait to see if the announcers talk about it.
Rebecca,
When I click on your name to get to our blog, I get a site not found error. Looks like you have a type. It’s looking for .comh instead of .com
I mean a *TYPO
thunder, here is the web address. It is a “by approval only” forum. That way we don’t have to deal with trolls ever! It’s an ezboard forum so they just switched us over to YUKU (whatever that is!) and we’re having a little trouble getting it all figure out. But all you have to do is go to the REGULAR SEASON forum and look under Yankees. You’ll see a minor league report.
Unless you already have an Ezboard account under a different screenname, it will help if you use the screenname you have here since I will know it’s you and will allow you safe passage!
http://newyorkyankeebaseball.yuku.com/directory
whozat, for all I know he might be getting his information from one of the places you mentioned!
I will do the post in two different parts today because I have a feeling it will be pretty long.
Ensberg can’t be sent down. He is either kept or released.
All one has to do is look at what’s coming up roster-wise for the Yankees in the next week and you can see more transactions are in the air.
They aren’t sending down a pitcher today to add Patterson because they need the arms. That leaves Duncan (who has options) or Ensberg (who doesn’t) as the candidates.
It makes sense to send Shelley down today because you may have to save the Ensberg DFA for later in the week when Posada is activated. He also has options remaining.
They also have to add Dan Giese to the 40 man roster when he is recalled on Tuesday. To do so, they can either DFA Ensberg or place Hughes on the 60 day DL. With the latter move morer likely, they will send down either Patterson or Britton to add Giese.
That leaves one more move, Posada, on Thursday. Since Girardi has already said they are carrying 3 catchers for awhile, Moeller is safe.
That seems to be the time Ensberg will be DFA’ed. Since they plan to use Posada as a DH on some of the days he isn’t catching (presumably against lefties), there is less of a need for Ensberg.
They really need Betemit now since its likely he will backup all 4 infield positions.
thanks so much trisha!!
Hmmm. Seems it didn’t like something in the post. Oh joy. I apologize if this ends up posting something like 50 times! I will try to break it down to see where the problem is. GRR!!!
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
05/23/08
Lance Pendleton had another good outing in Charleston and I think its clear that this guy is too old for Low-A ball and is overmatching the youngsters down there. In his last 4 games he’s thrown 20 2/3 innings and only given up 6 hits while striking out 20.
Carmen Angelini a player I was sky high on at the start of the season is only batting .245. But, he has very quietly gotten himself an eight game hitting streak and is batting .324 in his last 10 games. The way he is hitting I expect that to go up in the next couple of games.
The big news is Austin Romine is back from the DL and was 1 for 3!!!
In Tampa the big news is that Christian Garcia is back and pitched another gem in his 2nd game of the season. Yesterday’s line of 6IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 10K really has me excited!!!! Thats right I said 10 strikeouts. In 10 2/3 innings Christian now has 16 Ks and only 2 BBs. For those of you that don’t understand the significance of this thats a 2/16 BB/K ratio for a guy coming off Tommy John surgery. The guy has given up 1 earned run in 10 2/3, NEAT!!
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Feinsand just reported that Ensberg was DFAed.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/2008/06/source-yanks-to-call-up-patter.html#comments
http://tinyurl.com/6k7neu
Feinsand just reported that Ensberg was DFAed.
For those who really want Jeter off of shortstop doesn’t look like a change is gonna come soon.
Jeter’s glove work takes step in right direction
5/25/08
Carmen Angelini is now batting .364 in his last 10 games.
Austin Jackson is starting to hit, more later on this guy.
Mark Melancon continues to excel in Trenton. He now sports a line of 7IP, 2H, 1R, 1BB, 10K since he arrived from Tampa. I’m starting to see what all the fuss for this guy was about.
David Robertson, another little guy like Ian Kennedy, is continuing to perfrom well. Since being called to AAA his line is, 12IP, 7H, 3R, 8BB, 12K. The walks concern me. But his BAA sits at a very good .167
5/26/08
Alfredo Aceves keeps on kickin butt!!!
...Different league, same result for Alfredo Aceves.
Making his second Double-A start, Aceves tossed a four-hitter Sunday for the first nine-inning complete-game shutout in the Eastern League this season as the Trenton Thunder blanked the Altoona Curve, 1-0….
...to remain unscored upon since being promoted from Class A Advanced Tampa. He has not allowed a run over 21 innings in three starts dating to his time in the Florida State League…
...Aceves, who signed with the Yankees out of the Mexican League, improved to 5-1 with a 1.57 ERA across the two levels this season…
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05/26/08
Also in Trenton Edwar Gonzalez continues to be white hot batting .346 since his arrival. And he’s batting .419 in his last 10 games.
In Charleston Zach McAllister finally had a bad game. The floodgates opened after Laird threw the ball away on what “would have been” an inning ending grounder. The errant throw allowed two runs to score.
In that game Jesus Montero was pulled after running out a ground ball. Hopefully it is just minor.
Down in Tampa Ivan Nova pitched another good game. After starting out the season very badly his last 2 games have been very encouraging. Yesterday’s line of 6IP, 5H, 1R, 2BB, 7K brings his totals for the last 2 games to, 14IP, 7H, 1R, 3BB, 13K. Much better!!!
Damon Sublett is hitting better. In his last 10 games his BA sits at .306
Hello Patterson!
I just found this out the other day…but why the heck did we claim Ben Broussard off waivers?
i signed up, trisha
“For those who really want Jeter off of shortstop doesn’t look like a change is gonna come soon. ”
Well, if he’s performing better on D, the change won’t have to come
Now he just needs to get his plate approach right, see more pitches. He’ll take more walks and get more hits.
They claimed Broussard off waivers for two reasons:
1. They need a 1B/RF for AAA since they have to make a decision on Jason Lane in the next couple of days. He either has to be called up or released. Either way, it leaves Scranton shorthanded and they probably see Broussard as helping in that regard for a few weeks. He has a Mid-June out in his contract.
2. They probably want to see if he has anything left to help the big club as a bench player.
One of those “take a flyer” deals that’s pretty harmless since Juan Miranda is hurt and he’s not blocking anybody’s path to the majors by playing.
“I just found this out the other day…but why the heck did we claim Ben Broussard off waivers?”
AAA needed a first baseman, and maybe he shows enough that he gets a shot. Why not?
Until he got hit on the hand, Jeter had the highest BA with RISP and was the only guy who stepped up an hit in a consistent way when Arod got hurt.
His defense has been better this season.
Unfortunately, he’s playing hurt right now. I’d still rather have him in the lineup because even when he’s hurt, he still can do things to help win games.
Can’t really say that about his possible replacements in the lineup.
The last guy on the team I’m worried about is Derek Jeter. He will be fine.
I just think its dumb to sign Broussard when all you have to do is send down the slumping Shelley Duncan and Morgan Ensberg
Whozat,
Jeter probably should have sat down a few days to get that hand of his to heal. I believe Girardi mentioned yesterday that Jeter’s hand is probably still bothering him from the Cabrera plunk. He walked 9 times in May after only walking twice in April so it looks like his plate discipline was better in May. Once that hand heals completely I think he’ll be back to his old self. At least I hope.
You can’t send down Ensberg. He doesn’t have any options remaining.
Duncan may be the next player to go this week.
Unfortunately, Scranton needed help now and the Yankees signed Broussard.
I don’t see why its a big deal. That’s what major league teams do all the time. Take flyers on guys to see if they can help them at some point in a season.
That’s how Brian Bruney made it to NY a few years ago.
Its also how Dan Giese looks to be finding his way to the Bronx.
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT – continued
05/27/08
Montero is okay!!! Yesterday he went 3 for 5 with a double.
Angelini was 2 for 4.
Edwar Gonzalez continues to kick ass, 2 for 5 yesterday. BA now sits at .349
Karstens continues to suck turnips.
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05/29/08
Lance Pendleton continues to show he too good for Low-A ball. Acouple of days ago he had a line of 6IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 5K. This cat should be moved up to either Tampa or Trenton IMO.
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05/30/08
Edwar Gonzalez continues to shred Eastern AA League pitching. Edwar went 2 for 4 yesterday brining his BA to .323 as he nears the first AB marker(100 ABs) Currently he has 99 ABs and his BA in his last ten games sits at .341
Kevin Russo has also been hot batting .405 in his last 10 games and his year to date BA currently sits at .318 in 129 ABs.
Jesus Montero has just recently reached the second level in ABs is batting .316 in 209 ABs. He is batting .375 in his last 10 games.
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06/01/08
Down in Low-A Charleston Jason Stephens continues to pitch very well. Friday against Hickory Jason had a line of 7IP, 6H, 0R, 0BB, 12K to bring his season ERA down to 1.64 for 4th place in the league standings for starters. Jason is also in the top 10 in the league for WHIP.
That’s all he wrote!
In Tampa Zach McAllister got roughed up in his first game since being promoted to High-A ball. Not unusual for Zach as he has a history of slow starting after moving to a new team. His second start will interest me greatly.
In Trenton Edwar Gonzalez and Kevin Russo continue to mash opposing pitching. Also Alfredo Aceves, FINALLY, only gave up 2 runs in 7 innings but got no socoring help. His ERA since joining Trenton three starts ago is a meager 0.78 having given up 2 runs in 23 IP.
“I don’t see why its a big deal. That’s what major league teams do all the time. Take flyers on guys to see if they can help them at some point in a season.”
Because the only moves worth making are blockbuster ones that dramatically turn around the major league squad and turn them into immediate world-series favorites.
Sorry…
In Tampa Zach McAllister got roughed up in his first game since being promoted to High-A ball. Not unusual for Zach as he has a history of slow starting after moving to a new team. His second start will interest me greatly.
In Trenton Edwar Gonzalez and Kevin Russo continue to mash opposing pitching. Also Alfredo Aceves, FINALLY, only gave up 2 runs in 7 innings but got no socoring help. His ERA since joining Trenton three starts ago is a meager 0.78 having given up 2 runs in 23 IP.
Now, that’s all he wrote.
END OF MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
SJ44.
Thanks for the post re:benefits of being called up to an MLB club. I had no idea. It gives credence to the loyalty for the union amongst players.
-dennis
SJ,
What’s the scoop on Andy LaRoche of the Dodgers now that Blake DeWitt is their third baseman? Do you think he would be a good fit for the Yankees to go after? Do you think he could transition to first base or the outfield? If so what do you think he would he cost in personnel to aquire?
“e walked 9 times in May after only walking twice in April so it looks like his plate discipline was better in May.”
It’s still on the low side for him. He’s also not been getting XBH all season, even before the hand thing.
“Unfortunately, he’s playing hurt right now. I’d still rather have him in the lineup because even when he’s hurt, he still can do things to help win games.”
I guess…I mean, he’s been putting up a REALLY anemic performance since the HBP. I know he had a single yesterday late, but perhaps someone who was actually getting some hits with consistency would have made the extra innings unnecessary.
Right move to DFA Morgan Ensberg. Seems like a nice guy but he’s contributed nothing and I think they have given him more than enough chances to prove himself.
Dewitt is playing waaaay over his head. I don’t know if the Dodgers would move LaRoche. They might be dumb enough. Seems like a good trade target if he could play 1B. He wouldn’t be an all-star over there, but his bat would probably be solid.
Last I heard LaRoche hurt his thumb and I don’t know what his status is at this time.
I also don’t know if the Dodgers would be interested in moving him.
They, like the Yankees, have a lot of money coming off the books after this season. They also are transitioning into becoming a younger team.
Would seem to me that if LaRoche is healthy, he has value to them by staying in LA.
If their projection for him changes (as it did with Joel Guzman a few years ago) that’s a different story.
The Dodgers tend to overhype many of their prospects. You have really have to scout them well in order to determine which one’s are legit and which aren’t.
No idea where LaRoche falls in that regard.
thunder – I will absolutely give the thumbs up as soon as I can figure out how to do it!
Seriously, we’re kind of hating the new format they gave us and I never bothered trying to figure it all out because I thought they were just blowing smoke when they said they were upgrading all of the boards to this new format. (They did ours a few days ago.) So I have to figure out where the approval screen is.
If anyone else wants to check it out, please let me know here so that I can know it’s not a troll and will gladly let you in.
Be prepared though, it is not a blog; it’s just a good old fashioned baseball forum.
Ensberg will get a gig maybe even across town as the Mets could use a RH 1st baseman backup. I thought Lane’s option was that he had to be called up by May 31`st??
About the roster crunch going on this week..
SJ has already layed it out pretty well. Posada is coming back, Moeller needs to stay for at least a few games, Giese is probably getting a call-up. The expendable people mentioned so far are Duncan, Ensberg, Britton, Patterson and Moeller after Joe is confident that Posada is healthy. One name I haven’t seen mentioned is Hawkins. He’s not expensive and hes not very good. At this point in the season I think there are enough young guys close to being ready that Hawkins is expendable.
Hawkins, Duncan, Ensberg are all dead weight on this roster. Personally I think Ensberg should be given another shot but I wouldn’t really care if they cut him loose too.
“I thought Lane’s option was that he had to be called up by May 31`st??”
I think they agreed to extend it?
I heard on 1050espn that Ensberg was DFAd to make room for Patterson.
trisha,
it does seem a little weird to use, but i am messing with my profile. the ad right under the demographics box is annoying because it makes the box under it so far down on the page. haha. oh well, i will survive
A piece of trash like sex and the city beating down Indy at the box office (this weekend). Just plain sad.
Chad’s got a great update on his Scranton blog…
http://emedia.thetimes-tribune.com/Blogs/SWBYankees/tabid/552/Default.aspx
Ensberg was GREAT in the PED Era but now is just another player. I’d give Lane a shot at this point. And why keep on bringing up relievers and leaving Britton to paint new lines in the bullpen?? Either USE him or trade him. He is wasting his life on airplanes and they are ruining any chance he has to make a name for himself as a professional baseball player.
“I heard on 1050espn that Ensberg was DFAd to make room for Patterson.”
HALLELUJAH THERE IS A GOD !!!
I would expect to hear names like Randy Winn and Ryan Freel as availables when June turns into July.
trisha – Thanks for the minor league summaries, good stuff.
I feel bad for Ensberg. I saw him play down in Tampa, and he really seemed like a good guy, if you know what I mean. Signed autographs for as long as it took. Fooled around with the fans. And the postgame interviews that Kim Jones does, he seemed like a nice guy. Too bad he couldn’t produce.
I’m sure releasing somebody, even though the money is guaranteed, is not easy.
“I would expect to hear names like Randy Winn and Ryan Freel as availables when June turns into July.”
And I would pass on them just as quickly. Both are doing well against lefties this season, which is appealing, but their three-year averages don’t show positive splits in that area.
McCutchen will be suspended today, Monday and Tuesday, meaning he obviously won’t be starting as scheduled. Manager Dave Miley said he’s not sure who will start in McCutchen’s place or when McCutchen will pitch again. That’s all up to Nardi Contreras.
from Scranton Yankee blog.
I’d rather go Bill Hall or Jerry Hairston instead of Ryan Freel, I’d even take Jeff Keppinger.
McCutchen won points w/ Girardi for throwing inside in that game
I would take Ryan Freel in a NY minute. The guy can play multiple positions, hit lefties, run well and is fundamentally sound. All things the Yankees lack from their bench people right now. He also is the kind of guy who would thrive in a more competitive environment.
Those are the guys a team like the Yankees can take on. He won’t cost an arm and a leg (unless the Reds are unreasonable) and the salary is well within the Yankees boundries.
It also would give Girardi a bit of hammer when it comes to Cano. Right now, when he has wasted weeks (of which this is another one), they can’t bench him.
There is nobody that can take his place on the roster and contribute in a meaningful way.
If you have Freel on the team, that’s a different deal.
That’s the one guy I’d love to see them make a move on if possible. He would really improve the bench, IMO.
:”I’d rather go Bill Hall or Jerry Hairston instead of Ryan Freel, I’d even take Jeff Keppinger.”
Is anyone looking to trade any of those people?
Dennis: I don’t know if you saw my post the other night or not, but my friend got the tickets you sent, thank you
Brandon
He actually threw outside.
it went behind him.
On Yankee bp, they are talking about catcher who could go into the hall.
They mentioned Jason FairyTek. UM how can you even mention him!!
John Flash, said NO WAY!! Love Ya Flash!
Flash says Jorge borderline.
Don’t agree.
The troll is back! lol
Over under on how many names he will use today. I’ll say 12.
All these changes are interesting.
I say 14
“Flash says Jorge borderline.
Don’t agree.”
That’s your feelings talking. Torre stashing Jorge behind veteran catchers for a while hurt his case. He just hasn’t put together the resume. I think his peak has been great, he just doesn’t have the duration because he got a late start on full-time play.
Sj, who do you move for Freel? I know it’s obviously up to the Reds, how they feel about their need for him, and how ridiculous they want to be. But what’s fair value for a guy who’s Chone Figgins without the speed or average?
Then take a hike, you’ll feel much better.
anti-SJ
June 1st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
“I also don’t want to hear, “He needs more AB’sâ€? Where exactly?â€
You don’t ‘want to hear’?
Blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah…
signed,
SJ44-hater
RobC – Happy you liked them!
I just copied them from another forum, but I am happy to update them daily.
“Is anyone looking to trade any of those people?”
Bill Hall is already digruntled they benched him for Russell Branyan and the reason he was told was because they needed a LHB, he wants out and Milwaukee is listening to offers.
Cincy has never had longterm plans for Hairston Jr. or Keppinger they definitely will have both on the market. I heard it on thier broadcast the other night.
Ensberg was worth the gamble for the money. I’m surprised the Yanks didn’t send down Britton considering that he never gets to pitch.
No Jorge update today, has the day off. looking at Thursday.
Brandon, Keppinger is going to be out for a good while, and his mobility will be limited. He’s on the DL with a broken left kneecap.
I say 9
Ouch broken kneecap, that sounds awfully painful.
Varitek does not have HoF numbers but I have to give him credit for those 4 no hitters, those no hitters had alot more to do with him knowing the hitters & his pitcher and calling the games than the talent of the pitcher alone.
Flash was pretty spot on in his analysis.
GB7 I know, any ideal how long he’s out ?
You know, I feel a little bad for Ensberg, but then again, he wasn’t playing much.
idea*
Like the lineup for the second straight day… that’s a first for me.
I’m happy to see Patterson get a shot, and I will be even happier if Giese makes his way onto the roster.
For Ensberg, it was time to go. He just hasn’t been very useful.
It would be nice to get 7 innings from Rasner today.
Why are those kids on the field before the game?
Rebecca.
Great. I tracked the UPS number and saw that they were signed for…I have those seats and the ones next to them so if they get the sudden urge to throw a piece of pizza then please ask them to refrain…
All. Have a good Sunday.
-dennis
The Boston Socks can’t be too anxious to be playing a 3 games series vs. the Rays starting Tuesday even though it’s at the Green Sardine Can.
They realize that TB is no longer the team they used to push around.
All the Yankees need to do is take care of their own business with Toronto and let the other 2 beat up on each other.
“Ensberg left without speaking to reporters. He was .203/263/.243 in 80 PAs. All that cost the Yankees was $1.75 million.”
love your story Morgan and I respect your life but enjoy the free money
No idea, Brandon. It doesn’t say how bad the break is or whether it was also displaced. I wouldn’t think it would be before the AS Break, though. He went on the DL on the 14th of May.
Rasner Rasner He’s our man…. !!!
You know The Rookie was on last night. I wonder if that is how Scott Patterson is feeling today. You have to be happy for someone like that and makes me even happier when I think of how LaTroy Hawkins helped him when he didnt make he team out of Spring. He may not be the best of pitchers but sure seems like a good guy and for that alone I will route hard for BOTH of them.
Dennis: I’ll let him know
Serious Question Here….Do you guys think anyone should let the YES Network know that John Flaherty looks like hes going to invade Poland?
Seriously, I would have thought someone at YES would have taken care of that.
Only kidding. Please let me know after that game if they liked the seats.
Take Care.
-dennis
ok Keppinger is out 4-6 weeks coming off an injury he most likely is trade bait.
a few other things reading the wires Colorado might want Hawkins back
Whozat,
The Reds need pitching.
Guys like McCutchen, Marquez, perhaps even someone like Chase Wright. I’d also put Jose Veras in that mix.
Perhaps a veteran like Hawkins serves as a bridge to some of the Reds younger pitching prospects for their bullpen.
The Yankees have a ton of minor league pitching. So much of it, that they are going to have to make some pretty tough decisions in the off-season as to who they see as realistic options for the future.
Guys like Humberto Sanchez, Christian Garcia (although he’s struggling today), Andrew Brackman, Alan Horne, Zach McAllister, Dellin Betances, are guys with big futures for the Yankees.
I am not even talking about Hughes and Kennedy. Two guys I’m not giving up on being good ML pitchers.
After that, there is another group of talented guys who may not have futures in NY, yet have futures with other teams.
Depending on how the Yankees are viewing their guys, those would be the guys I’d use as bait to get a guy like Freel.
“Whether he can do more than Shelley Duncan is the question.”
well, it’d be awfully tough for him to do less.
just read yesterday’s game post. hilarious, pete.
Colorado wants Hawkins back? Well, ok, but only for Holliday and Fuentes if they pick up 75% of both contracts.
“Duncan’s had excellent ABs, hit in some bad luck, and had about 2 weeks of playing time total. in other words, he doesn’t look AAAA in my eyes. I’d keep him and use him against lefties for at least another 4-6 weeks before even considering sending him down.”
Are you serious ?
“The Yankees have signed Broussard, I wonder when they will give him a try. I think he is pretty good defensively. Loved Shelley initially, but the guy has Shane Spencer written all over him, unfortunately.”
when Ben plays like a major league player
good afternoon, brandon. see…i don’t lie
haha
“Depending on how the Yankees are viewing their guys, those would be the guys I’d use as bait to get a guy like Freel.”
Interesting that you categorize McCutchen in with Marquez, Wright and Veras. I’d certainly package Veras or Marquez in a deal for Freel.
Good lord – Rhona Kay just sang again…
Michael Kay somehow finds ways to make me hate him more.
never said you did thunder
, and good afternoon to you too
YIKES: There’s that and Michael Kay’s vest. I think he went to the Don Cherry school of fashion, or something…
I really hate MLB extra innings. Is it really too difficult to show every yanks game in HD?
hehe i know, just giving you a hard time. looks like they gave him #30. he wanted #70 though.
scott got to the clubhouse about an hour ago
got to send a thank you note to Rafael Chaves for teaching Ras that cut fastball
yikkes,
you steal that line from the departed?
Cincinnati may be willing to take what the Yankees deem as 2nd tier pitchers such as Chris Britton, Steven White, Jeffrey Marquez, or Steven Jackson to get Ryan Freel, Jerry Hairston Jr., or Jeff Keppinger.
At some point the Yankees will need to move some of those pitchers as progress is being made by pitching from Charleston and up the chain.
hold the mlb extra innings package has the NYY feed not the Minn feed!!! grrrr i don’t care what they have to say, i want to hear yankee talk!!!!
hope not hold…ooops
I’m paying close attention to what happens w/ Erick Threets and Brayan Pena.
Rebecca, I always thought that Don Cherry was sartorially resplendent. Kay’s vest made me think of Mission Control’s Chris Craft.
Pena was signed by the Royals.
and DFA SJ
Giese is getting the call, he was pulled after 1 inning.
Seriously, I’m getting really sick of having the “other team” feeds all the time.
As long as we’re talking about Michael Kay (sorta), his “Let’s do it!” before first pitch is really getting to me now.
Even more that his inelegant, amateurish “See ya!” HR call.
FIGURES!!!!! grrrrr i hate that!!!
Ensberg is one of the good guys. He was a guest blogger on Phil Hughes blog. Good stuff. Wish him the best.
http://philhughes.wordpress.com/
Lovely to flip to NESN just in time to see the O’s tie the game 1-1.
Bartolo Colon? I predict it’s just a matter of time before the tires flatten out altogether beneath the chubby body.
GO YOU WONDERFUL BALTIMORE ORIOLES!!!
I am pumped to see Patterson, I think he will make the best of his time. Too bad he hasn’t been here since April though
Well, the tires for Colon better not flatten out before he gets to see his buddy A-Rod.
If any of you have Extra Innings and are watching it through DirectTv, you should be getting YES feeds for just about every game, unless you live in the market of the team they are playing. If you are not getting it that way, I would check into it.
Christian got roughed up today, might be dead arm period
Steph, it will be an interesting watch. Colon will probably hope that they go flat enough that he can sit out Yankee games since we’ve owned the man forever it seems.
But I love Colon. He pitched so well for the Yanks…I mean, he pitched well for the Angels against the Yanks. It was always so nice to have Colon start out here because the Angels’ broadcasters always seemed to sound depressed if his start was against the Yanks. A-Rod 10 RBI game? Priceless broadcasting.
extra innings should put on the feed closets to where to watcher is. then i would always have YES. oh well, can’t do anything about it. stupid comcast.
why that SOB
great throw Chad !
Gomez does the head first slides too? Ugh, when will they learn that it’s not the safest way to do things?
Steph – what a killer it was having Colon pulled from that freakin Game 5 in the 2005 ALDS. We would have had that game, and the series, in the bag.
nice throw Moeller!!
Great throw there by Moeller.
and the curve ball on the outside corner should have been a strike
Yeah. Whenever the Yanks come out here, it gets a bit unbearable with the bandwagoners. Always saw Dodger gear before 2002. Then people suddenly realized that there was an Angel team at some point in 02 and started wearing their gear.
When Jorge returns what do we do with Moeller???
I REALLY don’t want to give the guy up again, for a million good reasons.
Is Rasner struggling yet?
trisha it’s a good problem to have
The Yanks are probably going to carry Moeller a few more days “just in case.” He’ll probably be DFA’d again, which I’m not too happy about. It’s hard to imagine him getting through waivers again. I thought he’d get plucked up the last time if not to simply make the Yankees struggle.
Time Warner Cable here…the bastards don’t even show any games in HD.
Well we better hope that the Orioles figure out how to do a little tire deflating today because BMORE’s pitcher may not be long for that game, and it’s only the top of the third.
3-1 SUX, runner on third, less than two out.
Oh yeah! Yanks own that stat.
How many errors have the O’s committed so far? 5?
Jackson in AA basesloaded drove in 3 w/ a double, 4-0 Thunder
after playing 12innings at 1b last night.. giambi wasnt going to play the field, so who do you put at dh – giambi or matsui, not a bad idea giving him a day off
molina and chad are much better defensive catchers then jorge.. thoughts on keeping jorge as a right handed platoon at dh with matsui for a few weeks and keeping chad/molina on the team.
This ump is awful. He won’t give Rasner a called strike if he threw it down the middle.
Razzy has the right to have a tough outing. Or inning.
hits are ok as long as they don’t result in ANY runs haha.
Rasner looks ticked off at himself
Ugh.
I didn’t realize their were errors involved. Should have though.
Already 4-1 Sux.
Sokay. Colon might cough it right back. Here’s hoping.
this ump is pissing me off
man, he isn’t getting anything today!
Well kids, we might see Patterson sooner than we thought!
Wonder if this is a pact between Rasner and Patterson to showcase Patterson’s stuff!
Joking.
Ump cost Rasner at least 2 so far. Casilla was out on that breaking ball, and the 2nd pitch to Cuddyer was clearly a strike. This guy better squeeze Blackburn the way he’s squeezing Rasner, this is ridiculous.
This umpire is terrible. He did not call strike three to the #2 hitter, missed the 1-1 pitch on the next three hitters. including Cuddyer.
What is the ump playing at?
WTF WHERE’S YOUR STRIKE ZONE !
That breaking ball was right in there. UNBELIEVABLE!
At least Rasner got out of that inning…but not before I tried to put my hand through the computer screen to throttle the ump.
I understand 1 pitch but he missed 6 strikes in that inning and cost Ras 2 runs
this is the best ump ever…................................
If this ump doesn’t squeeze Blackburn like he’s squeezing Rasner then Girardi isn’t going to be in this game very long.
what did I miss, I’m going to start watching it now…does Rasner look rattled?
So I’m sitting here, trying to watch the game, and my brother decides he wants to play MarioKart and just turns it on.
I’m angry.
“June 1st, 2008 at 2:35 pm
what did I miss, I’m going to start watching it now…does Rasner look rattled?”
ur missing a horrible ump
this ump is terrible
Well hell, what better time for Yanks to be patient at the plate! The way this fool calls them we might walk in all our runs.
Unless of course, he manages to find the zone only when the Yanks are at the plate…
No, Rasner was getting squeezed by the ump. He wasn’t even getting calls if he threw it right down Broadway. He eventually gave up at 2-run single, though 2 batters should have had called strike 3.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great news about Moeller staying!!!!
Made my day.
Bigger strikezone for Twins starter, the ump su-ks.
Wow. This umpire gives
nothingto Rasner, so what do the hitters do? Swing at anything close. WTF?That was godawful to watch.
Unfortunate that Kay and Singleton don’t have the same perspective or time, or they wouldn’t be talking about Rasner starting out slowly and would realize he got jobbed.
horrible ump? you know, I can be heard when I yell at my tv, have a special tv!! haha
“Great news about Moeller staying!!!!
Made my day.”
?? Seriously? I mean…I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but hearing that they’ll hang on to a third-string catcher for an extra week made your day?
you and me both Trisha
you and me both Trisha
“Unfortunate that Kay and Singleton don’t have the same perspective or time, or they wouldn’t be talking about Rasner starting out slowly and would realize he got jobbed.”
Well…Flaherty’s been saying it. They don’t all really need to say it.
Did you know we drafted Moeller back in the 1993 amateur draft(25th round) but he didn’t sign?
The news is that they are going to carry three catchers, not keep one for an extra week.
And being a rather fast learner, you bet your life that I want Moeller around this season. Yes indeed.
If sending him to AAA were a possibility and we could grab him if and when we needed him, then of course that would be fine.
But it isn’t a possibility.
Nice to see the ump take one of the grape
nice work Rasner!
Nice bounce back inning there D Razz.
Lets go bats!
Looks like Rasner adjusted to the guy’s “K-zone.”
OK I think it’s become clear that this ump is going to squeeze the zone for both pitchers. That third pitch to Jeter was a strike. So if he does it for both it’s not as bad.
If he squeezes the exact same way for both pitchers, then I do have less of a problem with it…but it still irks me. It’s pretty easy to tell it’s his first game behind the dish.
Come on Bobby!
ARod and this umps strike zone don’t bode well for Minnesota.
A-Rod, come on, let’s see some power!
this is a straight up horrible AB for Alex..just terrrrible
“you bet your life that I want Moeller around this season. Yes indeed.”
Why? Worried about Jorge’s health?
Just no DP… if he has to go down.
A-Rod K’s
big surprise
literally that AB made me want to poke my eyes out…damn right think about it, your better than that
what a joke that was how do you not score
“Why? Worried about Jorge’s health?”
I just want to be in good shape for any eventuality. After the Jorge scare, I want to know that we have a reliable catcher behind Molina.
Hey – Kenny Rogers is at the game!
Oops – my bad – it’s Jack Morris…
oh crap he called a strike on the corner
Thanks a lot A-Rod, now we’ll be 4 games behind sux in loss column after this game
this has got to be this announcer’s favorite line:
‘that little cutter’
I got so tired of hearing him say that last night when Mo was pitching
Good to see ol’ John Gordon in the Twins booth too…
Are you kidding me? we really have to watch ARod do this for 10 more years? It never fails with him. Amazing….quickly he puts himself in an 0-2 hole….then he goes into this swing at everything mode, he is so predictable.
Did he use the “little cutter” phrase yesterday? Missed the game because I went to go watch Fullerton-UCLA.
“Are you kidding me? we really have to watch ARod do this for 10 more years?”
YUP
I’m so tired of away team baseball announcers basically making up crap to talk about as they go along regarding the Yankees.
I dont know one person fan or media who thought the Yankees would win 100+ games and both Kennedy and Hughes would both be 20 game winners. Do these people realize what they are saying when they say it? Or does it just come out and they are unable to stop themselves?
I have a question. When YES puts on that clip about all of the Yankee great games, Michael Kay at the end is extremely hoarse and says something like “That is the greatest game you will ever see!”
Does anyone know what game that was to which he referred?
Yes, Steph he did, a lot
trisha-
That’s the extra inning game against the Red Sox. The very same game Jeter plunged into the stands.
“I dont know one person fan or media who thought the Yankees would win 100+ games and both Kennedy and Hughes would both be 20 game winners. Do these people realize what they are saying when they say it? Or does it just come out and they are unable to stop themselves?”
Hyperbole to be sure, but I doubt anyone would have gone UNDER on a “number of wins for Hughes and Kennedy thru 60 games” put at ONE.
Cano!!! 2 at bats 2 pitches 2 outs
CANO SUCKS
I think that’s the one where Giambi hit the granny in the bottom of the 14th against the Twins at Yankee Stadium.
I wonder what it is that Robi likes about that first pitch