Comments on: Home Run Derby chatter

By: grammar police

grammar police — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:20:03 +0000

“They’re having…”

They are.

There? Really? You think that’s right? My goodness.

By: Reed

Reed — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:59:32 +0000

Chuck ;

Josh Hamilton is in fact a feel good story. I met him in ’98 before his demons came calling and saw much of the rest. Through family believing in him along with good close friends and advisors, he’s battled through much adversity and today is admired by many. He affords himself no opportunity to return to those demons and has no interest in disappointing all that helped him.
He loves his life being simple and $20 will be all he needs with change leftover.
A 5-tool player did not go down the drain. He won’t allow it.

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:56:08 +0000

Chuck, it’s Hamilton’s idea to keep no more than 20 dollars in his pocket. I give him all of the credit in the world for cleaning up his life….just like I gave Mickey Mantle all the credit in the world for finally getting straight. Some people might think it was too late for Mantle, and, that’s BS. It’s never too late. It takes all of the guts in the world to put your whole life out there to take shots at you. He deals with that, and, if he helps one kid, one person of any age. He’ll have done more fore humanity or baseball than a dog like Bonds ever has. Same with Mantle. His last year was an open book, and, he opened it for everyone to see.

By: zellyanks91

zellyanks91 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:51:20 +0000

chuck- Josh Hamilton’s journey back to baseball is a great story. He was out of the game for years…barely participated in any baseball activities. He comes back & becomes one of the top players in the game. I would say thats a feel good story. His story also teaches people a lesson. Nothing would make me more pleased..than seeing him win the derby tonight. All guys are worthy though..should be fun to watch.

Kevin

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:48:37 +0000

For those who are picking Montero as the first baseman of the future, I’m not so sure.Â Montero has improved over the course of this year defensively and is actually doing better than the top of the line glove they drafted last year, Austin Romine.Â Montero’s never going to be Johnny Bench, but, he’s not exactly a slow footed oaf behind the plate, either. It’s hard, and, ridiculous to tag an 18 year old kid as the next anything. Right now, he has the body of a Carlos Delgago (but, he hits right handed).

The kid in Charleston that’s just moved to first base this year is Brandon Laird. He’s hitting for power and the average is rising. More importantly, his defense is getting better every game. He has something that’s been missing at first base for years….an accurate and strong arm. He should start moving fast. Montero, hopefully, will keep up his catching skills, and, I think that his biggest issue is footwork, not game calling or throwing. He has a good arm and, it’s accurate. Tony Pena will help both Montero and Romine with this. Neither he nor Romine get much help from the pitchers in holding runners.

By: Yankee Trader

Yankee Trader — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:53:00 +0000

Retire #51-
Thanks for the post of the questionable top 30.
Not one lefty starting pitcher. Let’ look at top lefty pitchers, by ERA

in top ten list. .

AL:
Cliff Lee 2.31
John Danks 2.57
Joe Saunders 3.07
Jon Lester 3.38 followed by Greg Smith, Dana Eveland, Mark
Buehrle, CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Kenny Rogers

NL:
Johan Santana 2.84
Cole Hamels 3.18
John Lannon 3.40
Scott Olsen 3.77 followed by Manny Parra, Paul Maholm, Jamie Moyer,Jonathan Sanchez, Randy Wolf, Zach Duke

Almost none of those would be available before the trading deadline, only the Pirates 2 pitchers and Randy Wolf, none of whom I’d want.

By: retire #51

retire #51 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:45:04 +0000

nady seems like a nice fit, however he is having a somewhat inflated year

By: retire #51

retire #51 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:44:24 +0000

well said with cashman being a buyer and a seller. he needs to prepare for the holes next year,it is tough to do but he needs to inject players that have long run use the team. the yankees are not one old veteran away from winning it all. they need a relatively young player who we can remain a solid spot in the line up as we hit our peak in the next year or so

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:43:32 +0000

Why is Josh Hamilton a “great story”? He is a drug addict who now makes millions of dollars playing baseball and can’t walk around with more than $20 because he will spend it on drugs. Yeah… great story and a guy I want kids looking up to.

Don’t get me wrong, good for him for cleaning himself up and whatever he now does, but it is not a good story.

By: Yankee Trader

Yankee Trader — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:39:49 +0000

Retire #51-
Thanks for the post of the questionable top 30.
Not one lefty starting pitcher. Let’ look at top lefty pitchers, by ERA in in top ten list of all pitchers.

AL:
Cliff Lee 2.31
John Danks 2.57