Comments on: Quick trip to Pittsburgh ends with a loss

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:21:13 +0000

No we dont have any sluggers in the outfield. Abreu used to be one, not anymore. and he would cause no more a media circus than Giambi’s thong or A-Rod’s divorce or Jeters flavor of the week or Matsui’s porn collection for that matter. Besides Barry’s arm is still better than Damon’s.

By: Noonan

Noonan — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:16:00 +0000

No thanks to Bonds. He’d create a media circus, and we already have enough old sluggers who can’t really play the field.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:53:14 +0000

Yankee pitching this year isnt the problem….The problem is hitting losing a lot of one and 2 run games. I know a lot of people wont like this idea but its a good one to add a great bat and onbase percentage, add BONDS in left field and have Damon come back and play center and sit Melky on the bench. I know Barry’s average wasnt stellay last year but it was a lot better than Melky’s and much like the mob the yankees can offer something to Barry that he has never had before PROTECTION. His on Base Percentage is great but imagine the average or power number he could have displayed if he wasnt walked so many times. I dont like Barry personally but I think he would be a good inexpensive option, and I dont want to hear about the distraction he is in the clubhouse, the NY media is just as much of a distraction.

By: bodhisattva

bodhisattva — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:15:12 +0000

nyyfaninlaaland,

Good piece of writing.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:06:10 +0000

It ia an absolute joke that team with the Yanks resources are playing Gardner, Christian, Rasner, Giese, Betemit and the like. These guys are scrubs plain and simple. I know we have had injuries, but if this is what we have to play with we are in bad shape. why would it be wring to bring up all prospects and see what they can do. Maybe some will surprise us. I dont care if the front office doesnt think they are ready. What the heck do they know, when they bring up the guys they have. We look weak and stupid to boot.

By: bodhisattva

bodhisattva — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:05:29 +0000

As a seldom poster but avid reader of this forum, I have enjoyed many posters here, particularly CB, who seems the least ego-motivated, and one of the most thoughtful.

As for SJ, would never hold against him his early season observations about Giambi, who was killing us and who is 37 years old. His defense of Cashman’s steadfast plan to develope the farm and our pitching isn’t unique, but it’s dead on.

That said, his baseball acumen fell into serious question when he suggested that the Yankees should shop their 25-year old gold-glove bound, headed-for-extraordinary hitting second baseman. For me, that disqualified him as a voice of reason and banished him to the voice of madness region for all time.

By: Fan mail from some flounder...

Fan mail from some flounder... — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:55:42 +0000

Posada needs to STFU and play where ever the Yankees want him to play. Considering the contract he got, essentially paying him for past performance, makes him one lucky MoFo. His bum shoulder, which by the way at his age makes it “bum for life”, means he can’t throw anybody out, which means he’s a defensive liability, which means walks & singles become auto-doubles. Molina can’t outhit my dead grandmother but at least its not a track meet on the base paths! Yo Jorge! We the fans don’t really care what you “like to do”, we would like you supremely overpaid Yankees to win another freakin title !!

By: 86w183

86w183 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:25:30 +0000

The biggest weakness on this team remains the lack of quality RH hitting, wehich is why shlubs like Maholm can look so good against them. The long range plan sohuld be to replace both Giambi and Abreau with RH bats to bring much needed balance to the lineup.

Teixiera is a great place to start. Though he has struggled a bit as a RH hitter this year, he is a proven power hitting 1B from both sides of the plate, an exceptional defensive first baseman and he turns 29 next April. Over the last three years he has averaged .296, 35, 120. How many have bettered that?

Giambi will turn 38 before Tex turns 29. To keep him either Matsui or Damon must be moved, period. He makes me nervous, but Milton Bradley in place of Abreu would also add power and balance while getting younger in RF.

then sign CC Sabathia, trade young arms for Marte and acquire Catalanotto as an ideal player off the bench.

My work here is done

By: Old Goat

Old Goat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:38:02 +0000

When that lineup was posted, how many people really thought the Yankees were going to win the game?

Girardi keeps playing musical chairs with the lineup and it keeps taking the Yankees out of the game. Posada hates being DH or at 1st. Think that helps win games?

By: DFox

DFox — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:30:51 +0000

dean, I couldn’t agree more. This is certainly a win now team, and a win later team. There is no reason the Yankees can’t compete for the World Series this year. The Rays have already began their decline and instead of being 11 games back the Yankees are 6.5. Cashman should get creative, fill the holes, and if it requires some big dollars or some prospects, then go for it. After all, the Yankees can’t hold on to every prospect. It seems Cashman and a lot of Yankee fans have taken the approach “Keep everyone!! We can’t trade any prospects ever again!!”. That’s just plain silly.