Game 96: Athletics at Yankees
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- July
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YANKEES (50-45)
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada DH
Richie Sexson 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C
Brett Gardner LF
Mike Mussina RHP
Greg Smith (5-7, 3.43) has never faced any of the New York hitters.
Mike Mussina (11-6, 3.61) vs. the Oakland hitters.
Notes: Thanks to Kevin Devaney for calling in the lineup. … Not exactly a fearsome 5 through 9 for the Yankees, is it? … The Yankees are 2-1 against Oakland this season. … Oakland, despite selling off most of its usable parts, is six games out of first in the AL West and has a better record (51-44) than the Yankees. … The Moose is 17-10, 3.82 against the Athletics in his career. He is seeking career win No. 262.
ROSTER MOVE: LHP Billy Traber was optioned back to AAA Scranton. To make room for Sexson on the 40-man roster, RHP Phil Hughes was placed on the 60-day disabled list. That is retroactive to when he first went on, by the way.
NUMEROLOGY: Richie Sexson will wear No. 39. Putting him in such fine company as Chris Britton, Craig Wilson and Shawn Chacon.
Back later with updates.
UPDATE, 5:42 p.m.: Johnny Damon is back with the Yankees and will workout with them during the homestand. He hopes to take BP in a few days. No firm date on his return. Chien-Ming Wang is in the house, too.
UPDATE, 7:31 p.m.: Welcome to the Yankees, Richie Sexson. He just had a two-out RBI single, which is fairly unusual for the pinstripes. Brian Cashman, genius.
UPDATE, 7:36 p.m.: Forget a lefty reliever, the Yankees need a new third base coach. Now that he’s not around, you appreciate how good Larry Bowa was making those decisions.
UPDATE, 8:15 p.m.: Hey, look, Robinson Cano showed up. The Yankees very badly need him to hit the rest of the way if they are to have any shot of making the playoffs. He’s off to a great start tonight, going 2 for 2 with a three-run homer.
UPDATE, 8:37 p.m.: Meacham caught a break there. Jeter was out by five feet if Suzuki catches the ball cleanly. Why send him with A-Rod coming up? This is something they need to address.
Meanwhile the Yankees are a stunning 4 for 6 with RISP.
UPDATE, 8:52 p.m.: Hideki Matsui was examined today and no decision was made, at least none that they told the media. He’s going to rest for two more days and be examined again on Monday. The Yankees will see if Matsui can come back before giving into surgery. The surgery is such that he can have it in September or October and be fine for spring training.
UPDATE, 9:02 p.m.: The Moose has somehow allowed nine hits and only one run over five innings. Not walking anybody is how you do that.
UPDATE, 9:16 p.m.: If you’re a believer in good omens, tonight is one. They’re hitting for power, hitting in the clutch, playing good defense and getting good pitching.
UPDATE, 9:41 p.m.: Two big-time innings there by Dave Robertson and Edwar Ramirez. Amazing how the bullpen has flourished since Joba became a starter.
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Sexson batting #5?
Is that a joke?
The Big Sexy is going to go 4-4 with 2 home runs tongiht. Its Sexy time in the BX!!!
Sexson batting in front of Cano will be good because they will walk Sexson to get to Cano and then Robbie is going to make them pay!
Or they will pitch to Sexson and he’ll strike out. Can go either way! LOL!
Against a lefty I don’t think 5 is atrocious for Sexson.
what in gods name is this lineup….posada batting cleanup….he hasnt hit a homerun since 2007?
where is giambi?
“The Big Sexy is going to go 4-4 with 2 home runs tongiht. Its Sexy time in the BX!!!”
I lol’d. He’s bringing sexy back.
can someone call roberto kelly and find out if he wants to play LF?
where is giambi?
Riding the pine, because he hits .229 off lefties.
Is A-rod in Girardi’s dog house why is he not cleaning up.
wow…i guess when your offense is struggling you take some chances. that said i did pick up Greg Smith on my fantasy team for tonight. I think we are going to see a low scoring game. let’s hope the moose can shut them down.
I am a little curious as to why Jorge is DHing over Jason…but hopefully we’ll win an it won’t matter.
funny things i noticed while watching the thunder/seadogs game last night:
the announcers were talking about Ortiz making his rehab appearances in Portland ME and in Pawtuckett. the main part of the conversation involved the great meals he would have in both cities (2 lb lobsters and italian food)
the other thing was how similar the Sea Dogs logo was to the Sea Monkeys logo….
I know how we love to complain about the lineups on this blog. My only issue with this one is that I would have batted Gardner lead off and moved everyone else down a spot. The kid has speed. If he can get on base, someone will eventually drive him in. Well…someone is supposed to drive him in. That hasn’t been working out too well this season, but that’s all going to change in the second half. If we believe it, it will happen.
“Sexson batting #5?”
Well, I really don’t agree with Giambi losing ABs. He and Posada have both been crap lately, but still…
I am a little curious as to why Jorge is DHing over Jason…but hopefully we’ll win an it won’t matter.,/i>
lefty on the mound.
This is what I dislike about Giradi. No sense of urgency. Giambi should be in the lineup. This lefty is not a high end elite lefty, and I doubt he`ll pitch 9 innings. The last three hitters, cabrera, molina and Gardner are weak.
He should have caught Posada and let Giambi DH. Molina is great defensively, but Oakland doesnt run much
“If he can get on base, someone will eventually drive him in. ”
Well, he hasn’t shown much ability to get on base thus far.
I look foward to putting a hitting clinic on tonight….and shaking my hips and making the ladies go crazy. Thing just got a whole lot Sexier in the Bronx. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez might be sexy to some, I am The Big Sexy. I plan on breaking a few ladies hearts tonight after I put on a hitting display.
“where is giambi?”
Randy Johnson is pitching.
rebecca Jorge because he is a switch hitter
“This is what I dislike about Giradi. No sense of urgency.”
I suspect that the decision is more about keeping Moose throwing to Molina than about not feeling any urgency to win.
Did Justin Christian get sent down?
Well I hope maybe the ASG inspired the Ynkees at least a little…
“The Big Sexy July 18th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I look foward to putting a hitting clinic on tonight….and shaking my hips and making the ladies go crazy. Thing just got a whole lot Sexier in the Bronx. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez might be sexy to some, I am The Big Sexy. I plan on breaking a few ladies hearts tonight after I put on a hitting display.”
LMAO.
My second half of season’s resolution is to stay away from this blog as much as possible since I’m really tired of reading comments from posters who think they know more about baseball than the baseball experts and drone on like spoiled brats.
Go Yankees!!!
In my opinion, Giambi should still be in the lineup at DH over Posada even with a lefty on the mound.
Giambi isn’t that bad against lefties (definitely no worse than Melky getting to hit righty against them)
This lineup sucks. It will likely be another 2-run night.
Brett Gardner is not Sexy…..and he isnt a good baseball player either.
traber was optioned to aaa and hughes was moved to the 60 day dl
The key to this second half is Melky, Cano and Abreu. If these guys get their acts together, we’ll be fine.
We will crush Blanton tonight. Sexon has 5 RBIs.
“We will crush Blanton tonight. Sexon has 5 RBIs.”
That will be tough, since Blanton is no longer on the A’s.
The Yanks are facing a lefty they’ve never faced before. That is usually a recipe for disaster with this team.
Not only do they want to keep Molina catching Mussina, but tomorrow is a day game and Jorge would not catch a day game after night game. With a righty going tomorrow, it makes sense to save Jorge’s catch day for tomorrow. This actually makes sense. The only other decision would be to sit Posada outright if he wanted to get Giambi in the lineup, which is a less attractive option.
“We will crush Blanton tonight. Sexon has 5 RBIs.â€
That will be tough, since Blanton is no longer on the A’s.”
lol
Quick – after the game hop a flight to Philly and kick his A$$
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/07/report_manny_fi.html
The Big Sexy
July 18th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I look foward to putting a hitting clinic on tonight….and shaking my hips and making the ladies go crazy. Thing just got a whole lot Sexier in the Bronx. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez might be sexy to some, I am The Big Sexy. I plan on breaking a few ladies hearts tonight after I put on a hitting display.
Just swing your sh** at the baseball w/ RISP.
I was just looking in the mirror and Jean Claude Van Damme Im Sexy.
Mark- Define “experts” do you mean overpaid ESPN morons who think because they have been associated with the game that their opinion is law.
I really do not like how the lineup changes constantly- Yes I know Damon (and hideki) are hurt but, by moving up everyone else, doesn’t that defeat the ‘cleanup’ spot for Arod now that is he third? I just do not like the constant change of the lineup – there is no consistancy there. And I sure hope Sexson performs well tonight batting 5th. Wasn’t he like the strike-out king lately?
“This is what I dislike about Giradi. No sense of urgency.”
It’s July the 18th. Would you mind explaining what the uber-sense of urgency is to win tonight?
If the Yankees miss the playoffs this year, and the Mets make it, I wonder how many supposed “fans” on the site will sport Met hats next year.
I hope the Yankees score more than three runs tonight…
Blanton’s pitching on the 22nd
Hmm…Yankees face Slowey that night….Slowey throws right-handed…bingo! Have Sexson bat against Blanton on the 22nd.
Jorge- i think it will take more than a Mets playoff berth to turn most Yanks fan into Mets fans. The ones who do should be ashamed.
Sexson is going to look really tall in pinstripes. Prediction- Sexson 1 for 3 with a double, 1 rbi, 1 K.
“Yes I know Damon (and hideki) are hurt but, by moving up everyone else, doesn’t that defeat the ‘cleanup’ spot for Arod now that is he third?”
so they should put a crappy hitter first just so A-Rod can bat fourth?
i would have put Giambi in the lineup over Posada, but other than that, this lineup is exactly how it should be.
no Melky leading off. no Gardner leading off.
put your best hitters at the top of the lineup.
how can this lineup succeed they only have about 5 multi zillionaires in it.
jeter, abreu, arod, posada,all make at least $13 mill a yr… Can’t they get a few hits????
Giambi is that well paid guy who cannot field, cannot run, and cannot hit against lefties… More of the underachieving billionaire club the yanks have…. sexson stinks but he may be no worse then what cano has shown this yr..Cano’s BA with the bases loaded is mind boggling bad, I think it is under 100, he is as clutch as his teammates…
Girardi is beginning to tick me off with the way he continues to bench Giambi against lefties.
While I don’t mind Sexson getting a shot to see if he can help us against lefties, it should not be at the expense of Giambi. He’s been benched about 3 out of the last 6 or 7 games. He has to be playing more often, it doesn’t matter what he’s hitting against lefties, he always has quality AB’s and still maintains a high OBP against them.
Also, Moose has got to get used to Jorge catching him. We can’t have Molina in the lineup every 5th day besides for the days that Posada gets a rest.
Rebecca, I will make sure of that. Im going to dirve in 4 runs, score 3 and then Im going to score with 3 chicks after the game. So Sexy
I’d say 1 for 4 w/ a single, RBI and 1 R
The real question: will The Big Sexy be an improvement over Wilson “Buffet Table” Betemit?
“Quick – after the game hop a flight to Philly and kick his A$$”
That’s a hilarious picture. In the 9th inning of the Phils game, the Yankees come running in from the street, screaming for Blanton-blood. They dive into the dugout, chasing him out onto the field while Ryan Howard and Chase Utley look on, completely baffled. Big Sexy and Farnsworth catch the poor guy right by the mound…JRoll starts in to help, but then realizes that he barely knows Blanton, and is scared of Giambi’s powerful lip-ferret. The Phillies fans throw batteries, but at a nearby santa claus just because they’re confused and angry.
Meanwhile, ARod and Jeter carry Melky off the field on their shoulders, as he has managed to rip Joe’s jersey from his pasty, farmer-tanned body. The team parades off the field, leaving confusion in their wake…along with Sidney Ponson, who is trying to get Shane Victorino’s phone number. He’s been hammered the entire time, you see, and thinks he’s out clubbing in Texas.
Im too sexy for this blog
“Greg Smith (5-7, 3.43) has never faced any of the New York hitters” from previous experiences of lefties we never faced I smell 8 shut out inning from another bum.
Are you guys serious? Look at the lineup more carefully. Gardner is batting 9th and everyone else moved up one spot without Damon in the lineup. What this essentially means is that Garder IS batting leadoff the second time through the lineup but that he gets one less at bat during the course of the game (presumably). Smart move by Joe.
Plus Giambi hasn’t hit lefties well. Posada can switch at DH and then catch tomorrow’s day game and Molina can stick with Moose. I agree, Melky, Molina, and Gardner is a sad 7-8-9 but what do you want him to do?
Lancer: Really Would you rather have the Moose that won 11 games all year last year with posada catching, or the Moose that’s already won 11 games before the ASB with Molina catching?
Just something cool looking: If you go to eBay and plug in
2008 All Star press pin
you’ll see what the media got to wear—I like! Actual infield dirt inside the pin. I assume Pete got one too….
Dang, they’re going for a lot of dough.
The yankees will not make the postseason.
Why isn’t Gardner leading off and everyone else bumped down a spot like usual?
“Why isn’t Gardner leading off and everyone else bumped down a spot like usual?”
How is that “like usual”?
They haven’t done that for several games, because Gardner wasn’t getting on base really at all.
“The yankees will not make the postseason.”
Yes they will.
arod should be cleaning up, id almost rather have jorgie batting third if you really didnt know where to put him. those 5-9 guys look like hell to be honest. who do you fear in the bottom half? robbie???
i hope one of those guys steps it up but if i had a lineup it would be one of these:
gardner gardner
jeter jeter
abreu abreu
arod arod
sexson jorge
cano sexson
jorge molina
melky cano
molina melky
id rather have some bats at the bottom of the order rather than have cano, molina, melk, and gardner all swining at first pitch balls.
Mark- Define “experts†do you mean overpaid ESPN morons who think because they have been associated with the game that their opinion is law.
Never them. I mean the experts who make the baseball decisions on who hits where in the lineup, on who joins the team and who doesn’t. The people sitting with the best information. The ones paid to make baseball decisions every day of their lives. The ones who know all the ins and outs and things the fan couldn’t possibly have information about.
Here’s how I look at it. The people in the organization make the best decisions they can based on everything they know and the rest is up to the team.
So coming here to read everyone’s assaches about what they like and what they don’t like, acting like they actually know what’s best for the team, is pretty tiresome since they really don’t know. It’s even worse when the team is struggling since they DEFINITELY think they have the best answers then and wig out daily.
Are you guys listening to the Fan? What Kim and Chris are missing (in bemoaning that the Yankees don’t work the counts anymore) is that teams have gotten hip to the Yankees and are now throwing more first pitch strikes. It’s hard to work the count when you’re down 0-2.
I think that this doesn’t get discussed enough when talking about the Yankees offensive problems. Part of it is that the pitchers are doing a better job of controlling the at bat. Yes, some hitters still swing at bad pitches (I’m talking about you, Robbie!). It’s a combination of the two.
Jeter was a better leadoff hitter than Damon, and it looks like Girargi wants to start with a righty, then continue to alternate as much as possible. A-Rod to #3 makes sense to, since he can run well and is the best hitter on the team. Let a slugger sit in the 4 hole (giambi, posada, BONDS!)
If George was still in charge, Bonds would be in pinstripes (for $380K) and the Yankees could stop worrying about shoddy offense. If you could have Sexon or Barry at the same price, who will help your team more? With the number of ‘roiders already on the team, how would Bonds be any different (other than the fact that he can still hit in the cllutch)?
““Why isn’t Gardner leading off and everyone else bumped down a spot like usual?â€
How is that “like usualâ€?”
Why isn’t Christian playing against a LHP? If he isn’t playing tonight he really shouldn’t be on the team, no?
Pete,
Why isn’t Posada catching? Can we expect him back there at all this season?
“Why isn’t Christian playing against a LHP? If he isn’t playing tonight he really shouldn’t be on the team, no?”
i wondered the same thing. i guess they’re looking at gardner as Damon’s replacement for LF and Justin as simply the 4th outfielder, for the time being…
Rebecca: Do you really buy into the Molina factor that much? I can understand a pitcher being comfortable with a catcher, but to think that’s the differenc between him winning 11 games last year and having 11 wins by the ASB is going a bit far.
If the offense would be doing well all around, I obviously wouldn’t have to big a deal with it. But with the immense struggles to score runs we can’t afford the added automatic outs anymore.
That’s just my $0.02
“Why isn’t Posada catching? Can we expect him back there at all this season?”
Day game tomorrow, so he was going to DH either today or tomorrow. Moose and Molina work well together.
Fair enough. I guess by “usual” I meant having Jeter bat 2nd, Abreu 3rd, Arod 4th, etc. But the poor OBP is good justification for having him bat 9th.
Looking at this lineup reminds me why the Yankees are barely above .500 this season. You’ve got Rodriguez and Giambi performing up to their career numbers and everyone else is a bad hitter or underachieving.
Jeter, Abreu and Cano are all doing worse then they should. Melky is doing worse then he should but he’s also not shown that he’s a great hitter. Gardner is a rookie and is struggling. Molina isn’t a very good hitter. Sexson isn’t good anymore. Posada has been injured for a long period this season and he’s not performing like he should be offensively. Then you’ve got Damon and Matsui on the shelf.
So basically this lineup has one guy that is playing like we expect him to (A-rod). Its hard to win unless Jeter, Cano, Abreu and Posada start hitting like they should be.
Rebecca – might you be giving Molina just a bit too much credit for Moose’s turnaround? I’ve always heard Moose attribute it to health, not Jose.
That said, Jorge is gonna need to be handled carefully for the rest of this year, and as pointed out, with a day game tomorrow, he was not going to catch one of these, so this is the right slot for Molina.
Hey,
I read how some people are opposed to ARod not batting in the cleanup spot.
Look at it this way, with a VERY weak 7-8-9 wouldn’t you want our best hitter to possibly get an extra AB?
Also, I know Molina is catching because Moose is on the mount, but I want Posada to start getting behind there everyday now. Sitting him as much as he has been has made him look rusty behind the plate.
“NUMEROLOGY: Richie Sexson will wear No. 39. Putting him in such fine company as Chris Britton, Craig Wilson and Shawn Chacon. ”
I was kind of hoping for 21!
With Sexson’s charging of the mound earlier this year, I guess Chacon is a logical choice though.
“is that teams have gotten hip to the Yankees and are now throwing more first pitch strikes. It’s hard to work the count when you’re down 0-2.”
Is this actually true, or is this just your perception? I mean, the pitcher’s goal is ALWAYS to throw quality first-pitch strikes. So, the only thing that would be indicative of your point would be if pitchers were just laying it in there early in the count and expecting the Yanks to just take pitches. If they’re throwing quality first-pitch strikes consistently…that’s just good pitching.
“Why isn’t Posada catching? Can we expect him back there at all this season?â€
Also, it is hard to bench a guy that can gun down runners the way Molina can, even despite his hitting woes.
Dave: Posada isn’t catching because Mussina is pitching.
“Also, I know Molina is catching because Moose is on the mount, but I want Posada to start getting behind there everyday now.”
As many have said, it’s because he was going to not-catch one of today or tomorrow. Day game after night game. That’s how it is with catchers. If Moeller’s behind the plate tomorrow, then worry.
“Why isn’t Christian playing against a LHP? If he isn’t playing tonight he really shouldn’t be on the team, no?”
Every team needs a fourth outfielder. With Damon and Matsui down he’s our only option.
Why he doesn’t start over Gardner vs. lefties may bebecause Gardner has hit better than him vs. lefties in the minors.
Actually, catching Molina tonight makes sense. Smith has been real tough on lefties, and there’s a day game tomorrow so Posada wouldn’t catch both games anyway. If Posada can only start one, tomorrow makes more sense for him to catch.
Sunday’s lineup will be a better clue as to Girardi’s thinking about catcher and DH.
so now giambi’s a platoon player!
top ten in the league in ops platooning. unbelievable.
“Richie Sexson will wear No. 39.”
Hey – that’s Strawberry’s number!!!
Oh – the humanity!!
“Jorge- i think it will take more than a Mets playoff berth to turn most Yanks fan into Mets fans. The ones who do should be ashamed.”
I still despise every kid who threw out their Yanks cap in ‘86 and began wearing a Mets cap. Even in middle school, I stuck by my bloated, overpaid Yankee teams.
Sexson’s definitely an upgrade over Betemit, and that’s honestly what we needed. I also hope he does fare better than Craig “I left my career in Pittsburgh” Wilson.
Lancer and nyyfan: I don’t think Molina is the only reason Moose has turned it around this season, but I think he is one of the reasons, and a larger one than people realize.
“Why he doesn’t start over Gardner vs. lefties may bebecause Gardner has hit better than him vs. lefties in the minors.”
Oh sure! Get all complicated and analytical on me!!!
/sarcasm – i didn’t realize that!
Jorge should catching, Giambi should be DH-ing, and Gardner should be leading off. Abreu hits best in the 3-hole. Jeter hits best in the 2-hole. Has Girardi not noticed the Yankees issue has been offense? Are the A’s a speedy team? Molina does not have to catch every game.
“so now giambi’s a platoon player!
top ten in the league in ops platooning. unbelievable.”
I don’t think you can say he’s a platoon player because he’s not in the lineup for one day..
If he is continuously benched vs lefties then you’d have a point but we haven’t seen that yet.
he’s been benched vs a left about 4 times in the past 10 games.
Relax about Giambi sitting tonight.
Girardi’s no fool.
He knows Giambi needs an extra day or 2 after the break to sober back up.
“Richie Sexson will wear No. 39.â€
Hey – that’s Strawberry’s number!!!
PICK ANOTHER NUMBER
Yankees Classics is replaying the Opening Day game from 1998 and I’m all like “where did all our runs go?”
Posada never catches on Fri nights. I have tix for all the Fri games.
sexson is # 39! Damn, 1 number less and I could have broken out my Ed Whitson jersey!
strawberry was 39.
“I don’t think Molina is the only reason Moose has turned it around this season, but I think he is one of the reasons, and a larger one than people realize.”
Rebecca: Like I said before, I can understand that it may help him but it’s something we’ll have to sacrifice because we need to score runs.
Our single worst problem this year has surprisingly been our inability to score runs, not the pitching.
Check this out: The Yankees have scored two or fewer runs 33 times so far this season. That’s 35 percent of the games.
They’ve also been shutout 7 times already, which is just one time less than all of last season.
The problem is staring us straight in the eye, it’s our inability to score a few runs that is flat out killing us.
Therefore, even if you say that Molina makes Moose a better pitcher, I still find it necessary to sacrifice that in the interest of an upgrade in the lineup.
“He knows Giambi needs an extra day or 2 after the break to sober back up.”
That’s hilarious and true.
How dare he soil Straw
(j/k)
““Richie Sexson will wear No. 39.â€
Hey – that’s Strawberry’s number!!!
PICK ANOTHER NUMBER :evil:”
Is Sexson saying he’s 3 times better than A-Rod?
BOOOOO!
btw – Big G might be recovering from the break – did you see that pic of him and his good friend JD on deadspin?
“Yankees Classics is replaying the Opening Day game from 1998 and I’m all like “where did all our runs go?—
I guess all the runs left with Tino, Strawberry, Brosious, and Girardi. I guess the only one that’s currently available is Girardi.
Lancer: I agree that not scoring runs is killing us this year, but I’m just saying I like Molina catching Moose.
With Andy or Sidney or Joba, I like Posada.
he’s been benched vs a left about 4 times in the past 10 games.
3 times. he played against Lester.
and that’s a little misleading since 1 of those games was in an NL park and Moose was pitching. so it had to be Molina catching. that left Posada or Giambi at 1B, and he went with Posada. not a big deal.
Problem, where is Giambi? You do not replace Giambi with someone who cant hit the ball if his life depended on it. I understand hes batting 344 against lefties, but he is very undependable. When Oakland relieves Smith with a rightie, and Sexson is up to bat, if Giambi doesnt come in to pinch hit, im calling for Girardi to be fired, and Cashman to be on the prowl for Duchsherer and Holliday as thats the only way he’ll get a new contract in the off season.
Sexson will strike out in his first at bat.
Pete, this site is getting worse and worse. Sometimes only your post will load but nothing below the advertisement. Need to refresh multiple times.
Right, I understand what they are doing with Molina/Mussina, but Posada wasn’t catching any days leading into the break, so I’m pretty concerned. I’d certainly like to see him behind the plate tomorrow. He goes from a well-above average catcher to a mediocre/easilly replaceable guy at 1b.
can someone tell me where you can get the stats of each hitters splits (vs Righty/lefty)?
“Duchsherer”
You’re kidding, right? Duch has an unsustainably low BABiP, so he’s likely to have quite the correction soon.
“I agree that not scoring runs is killing us this year, but I’m just saying I like Molina catching Moose.”
I understand that you like Molina more than paired Posada when paired up with Moose. But the question is what’s more important; the fact that we’ll have a better chance of scoring runs without Molina in the lineup, or that Moose may pitch better.
It’s a question of weighing the pros against the cons, and in this case I think the need for more offense wins.
“im calling for Girardi to be fired, and Cashman to be on the prowl for Duchsherer and Holliday as thats the only way he’ll get a new contract in the off season.”
well, if Rubin from the internet is calling for it, i am sure Hank will get right on it.
after all, firing your manager over 1 AB makes a ton of sense and i am sure that he will totally agree with you.
“an someone tell me where you can get the stats of each hitters splits”
baseball-reference.com has basically every stat you’d want.
“Pete, this site is getting worse and worse. Sometimes only your post will load but nothing below the advertisement. Need to refresh multiple times.”
That would be your ISP, not Pete or LoHud. You need to get more bandwidth.
” Gardner should be leading off. Abreu hits best in the 3-hole. Jeter hits best in the 2-hole.”
Why should Gardner lead off when he hasn’t shown he can get on base consistently in the majors?
There is also no proof that Abreu hits better batting third and Jeter hits better batting 2nd.
In over 400 games batting leadoff Jeter has an OPS of .868, batting 2nd his OPS is .848 for his career.
Abreu has hit 3rd most of his career but batting in the 1-6 order in the lineup his OPS is nearly .900. Batting 2nd his OPS is only .870 but that’s still pretty good. One caveat though, he only has 140AB’s batting second in his career so it could be a small sample size.
Jeter by the way has over 1800 AB’s batting leadoff.
“I understand that you like Molina more than paired Posada when paired up with Moose. But the question is what’s more important; the fact that we’ll have a better chance of scoring runs without Molina in the lineup, or that Moose may pitch better.”
As people have said over and over, this is not the only consideration. Posada is NOT going to catch the day game after a night game. Thus, he is going not-catch either tonight or tomorrow.
“im calling for Girardi to be fired, and Cashman to be on the prowl for Duchsherer and Holliday as thats the only way he’ll get a new contract in the off season.”
How about you throw in Cy Young, a portion of fries and a Diet Pepsi on the side?
When Oakland relieves Smith with a rightie, and Sexson is up to bat, if Giambi doesnt come in to pinch hit, im calling for Girardi to be fired, and Cashman to be on the prowl for Duchsherer and Holliday as thats the only way he’ll get a new contract in the off season.
Here’s a thought, why don’t you let the game start before you begin question late inning moves?
Halladay is going nowhere.
Duchsherer…..3 months do not a stud make. Watch this guy in the second half. His arm will probably fall off.
“hmmm (the original)
Pete, this site is getting worse and worse. Sometimes only your post will load but nothing below the advertisement. Need to refresh multiple times.”
WTF?
if you are going to impersonate someone, it’s rare to see a somewhat benign, semi-helpful comment come of it.
That stubborn SOB Girardi still hasn’t learned his lesson as yet I see.
He still insists on playing inferior right-handed bats over superior left-handed bats when a south paw pitches and then wonders why the Yankees aren’t scoring runs.
You play your most productive and prolific hitters, period.
That lineup may include Sexon or it may not. It certainly means playing Giambi at 1B or using him as DH and putting Posada behind the plate.
The problem with the above line-up is not Sexon, it’s Molina.
I requested the number 69, but they said it would be too provocative and sexy if I wore that number.
“That would be your ISP, not Pete or LoHud. You need to get more bandwidth.”
That doesn’t make any sense. Bandwidth would only be the problem if the site was slow, not not-loading.
hmmm, are you using any ad-blockers?
“When Oakland relieves Smith with a rightie, and Sexson is up to bat, if Giambi doesnt come in to pinch hit, im calling for Girardi to be fired,”
Well, this will certainly create shockwaves throughout the baseball world.
Just because a third of the people on the blog fire the manager every night doesn’t mean that YOUR opinion won’t swing the balance.
“He still insists on playing inferior right-handed bats over superior left-handed bats when a south paw pitches and then wonders why the Yankees aren’t scoring runs.”
So, Posada should catch tonight and also tomorrow afternoon? He didn’t even do that when his shoulder was healthy.
I hope the Yankees figure out Smith quickly. The Yanks facing a new pictcher for the first time has been a recipe for disaster lately.
When Oakland relieves Smith with a rightie, and Sexson is up to bat, if Giambi doesnt come in to pinch hit, im calling for Girardi to be fired, and Cashman to be on the prowl for Duchsherer and Holliday as thats the only way he’ll get a new contract in the off season.
Here’s a thought, why don’t you let the game start before you begin question late inning moves?
Halladay is going nowhere.
Duchsherer…..3 months do not a stud make. Watch this guy in the second half. His arm will probably fall off.
Ooops, I read your post too qucik and saw Halladay instead of Holliday.
That actually makes it even dumber.
Holliday is a Product of Coors field if there ever was one. He’d be a big expensive bust here.
“The Yanks facing a new pictcher for the first time has been a recipe for disaster lately.”
It’s been that way for several years, it seems. Across multiple managers and hitting coaches. No idea what the hell’s going on. Not enough usage of video tape? Too much reliance on video tape? It could be so many different things.
“That doesn’t make any sense. Bandwidth would only be the problem if the site was slow, not not-loading.”
Does too!
When I am on a slower connection I have this problem.
“As people have said over and over, this is not the only consideration. Posada is NOT going to catch the day game after a night game. Thus, he is going not-catch either tonight or tomorrow.”
My arguement isn’t merely for tonight’s game, but rather for the grand strategy of Molina catching Moose overall.
Tonight may be the right time to give Molina the start behind the dish since Posada won’t catch both tonight and tomorrow, but there’s no way that Sexson should be playing then. Giambi MUST play tonight, I couldn’t care less if it’s against a lefty.
Do you honestly have more confidence in Sexson than Giambi? There’s no way I do.
Giambi has good at bats even if he doesn’t hit for average. Also, take a look at his OBP and OPS and you’ll see that it’s still quite high versus lefties because of all his walks.
Our big problem is the lack of quality AB’s. Playing Sexson over Giambi is just going to make it worse.
Richie Sexson if you are reading this, please don’t strike out tonight. The fans will not be kind to you.
Next time you are in the lineup you can strike out 4 times but tonight please don’t strike out even once. Want the fans to like you? Hit a HR in the bleachers in RF.
Damon will be back, probably to DH, because his arm will be weaker. Time to release Moeller, and let Girardi be the 3rd string catcher!!
Yeah I get that problem with the site sometimes also, parts of the page don’t load, sometimes the background doesn’t load, etc, and it needs to be refreshed. Seems to be because of the server handling too many requests at the same time.
“Giambi has good at bats even if he doesn’t hit for average. Also, take a look at his OBP and OPS and you’ll see that it’s still quite high versus lefties because of all his walks.”
Oh, I look at OBP and OPS. Trust me. I also see that Sexson’s is better than Giambi’s against lefties. And that Giambi’s been struggling for a couple weeks.
All im sayin is Hopefully sexson can do something..anything to help this poor lineup that girardi is about to throw out there. the best thing any fan can do when looking at this lineup is not think of how bad half of these players have been hitting!
JimDC…as I said previously, I will put on a hitting clinic tonight.
“That lineup may include Sexon or it may not. It certainly means playing Giambi at 1B or using him as DH and putting Posada behind the plate.
The problem with the above line-up is not Sexon, it’s Molina.”
yes, what a stubborn SOB who doesn’t use the same catcher day game after a night game.
never mind that this is baseball 101.
day game after a night game, you use your backup catcher. Molina is Moose’s catcher, so he flipped the days. what’s the problem?
but hey, any chance to bash Girardi i guess.
“When I am on a slower connection I have this problem.”
It’s still probably not your lack of bandwidth. It might be your connection quality. A slow-but-reliable connection would load things, but slowly. A poor quality connection (tenuous wireless signal) presents as “slow”, but it’s not really that. It’s that the connections have to re-try a lot. That can cause some of them to randomly fail and this would cause the symptoms the guy is seeing.
An ad-blocker could exacerbate this, perhaps. I was seeing this for a while and upgraded to FF3 and things got better. Especially this site. It got WAY better.
Anyone else skipping the game tonight for Batman?
This series is setting up to be the opposite of the BJ’s series before the break.
The Jays moved the rotation around so we see Halladay and Burnett (who decided to be good that day) so we were screwed.
This series we get a scrub b/c of the Blanton trade and face Gallager (will he smash fruit?) fresh off a trade. We need to take advantage!
“hmmm, are you using any ad-blockers?”
you’ll have to ask the guy using my handle.
“Damon will be back, probably to DH, because his arm will be weaker.”
Is it possible for his arm to get weaker?
Girardi is batting me 5th, how can you hate on that?
Exactly, Whozat. Why let Jorge catch two consecutive days?
Put him behind the dish tonight and Sunday afternoon.
Molina HAS caught Joba before, after all.
If the Yankees have difficulty hitting lefties, a manager hardly solves the problem by starting inferior hitters against him.
A mere .17 points separate Giambi’s OPS against lefties and his OPS against righties. (.903 vs. .920)
Molina’s OPS stinks against both, but actually is 60 points worse against Lefties.
Anyone else skipping the game tonight for Batman?
Ummm, no. I’m not 12.
“But hey any chance to defend the Yankees’ decision-makers, manager or GM, right or wrong, I guess.”
This series we get a scrub b/c of the Blanton trade and face Gallager (will he smash fruit?) fresh off a trade. We need to take advantage!
Some of you people never cease to amaze me.
Smith is a scrub? Guess you haven’t been following baseball this year.
I’d rather have faced Blanton than him. We’ve hit Blanton before and we all know the story of the Yankees and lefties they’ve never faced.
“Exactly, Whozat. Why let Jorge catch two consecutive days?
Put him behind the dish tonight and Sunday afternoon.
Molina HAS caught Joba before, after all. ”
Sunday is irrelevant. Night game after a day game? No biggie. But, Moose’s performance correlates positively with Molina being behind the dish. If I have to choose between Molina catching Moose or not-Moose, I pick Moose.
didn’t strawberry wear 39?
You don’t know if Holliday is a product of Coors field or not.
“But hey any chance to defend the Yankees’ decision-makers, manager or GM, right or wrong, I guess.”
I already said earlier that I don’t really agree with Giambi losing ABs. But, both Giambi and Posada have actually been crap with the bat since the beginning of July. Frankly, it’s kind of a tossup between them right now.
I also didn’t agree with Gardner leading off. Ever. I also don’t agree with the decision not to look into Bonds, now that Matsui’s out for the year. I also would like to see Miranda up to get some ABs against right-handed pitching. And Chris Britton should be here instead of LaTroy Hawkins. And Girardi should use him, dammit.
I’d also like Cash to look into Nelson Cruz, who’s destroying AAA over in the Rangers org. They don’t see much in him right now, so you could probably snipe him pretty easy and see if he can provide more useful offense than Justin Christian. I also wouldn’t mind moving Betemit and getting Ryan Freel. He can play anywhere, and with the short bench we have that’d be super valuable.
Let’s see-Greg Smith stats:
vs lefties .205
vs righties .234
away games ERA 3.86 BA against .214
night games ERA 3.14 BA against .213
RISPw/two out ERA 9.64 Well that should improve tonight!!
Bases loaded ERA 32.40 not misprint.
Keys to tonights game Mussina gives up 2 runs or less.
Yankee players who hit lefties better than righties, believe it , are Cano and Abreu.
We are leading after 6 innings.
Bullpen saves day when leading after 6 innings with 38-1 record, I believe
You don’t know if Holliday is a product of Coors field or not.
Take a gander at his home/away splits.
“You don’t know if Holliday is a product of Coors field or not.”
Given his large career split between Coors and not-Coors, there’s a lot more evidence for thinking he is than thinking he isn’t.
“id rather have some bats at the bottom of the order rather than have cano, molina, melk, and gardner all swining at first pitch balls.”
Gardner and Molina rarely swings at first pitch balls. Melky does because he sucks.
“Oh, I look at OBP and OPS. Trust me. I also see that Sexson’s is better than Giambi’s against lefties. And that Giambi’s been struggling for a couple weeks.”
While Sexson’s OPS against lefties may be about 120 points higher, Giambi’s OPS of .903 against lefties is more than respectable (ironically, his OPS vs. righties is a mere 17 points higher).
Bottom line, you play your best whenever you can, of course if he needs a break it’s best to rest him against a lefty. But Girardi has been benching Giambi against lefties in favor of Betemit (who is absolutely atrocious, especially when batting righty), and now is doing it for Sexson who has only hit lefties well in his 60 something AB’s against them.
Posada not catching again, dont get me wrong, I like Jomo behind the plate but why wont they just come out and say that Posada cant throw to second and needs some time off.
Oakland doesn’t strike me as a running team, I would rather Posada gets to catch, the players must be itching to get some hits in, Giambi should be in the lineup.
You think maybe Girardi also wants to get a look at Sexson in a game right away?
Gee, that might be part of figuring out how he’s gonna use him.
I swear, some of you people complain first, think second(if even then).
My last post alluded to hmmm’s post, whozat, not yours.
Whozat, I would never accuse you lacking a capacity for critical thinking and independent judgment.
Often time, criticism is the highest form of love.
“Some of you people never cease to amaze me.
Smith is a scrub? Guess you haven’t been following baseball this year.”
5 W, 7L – Sorry I haven’t broken down video on him but I don’t exactly think we need to start carving his bust for Cooperstown.
But go ahead Bob – regale me with stories of Greg Smith’s majesty.
July 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Anyone else skipping the game tonight for Batman?
Nah, that’s why I saw it last night
““But hey any chance to defend the Yankees’ decision-makers, manager or GM, right or wrong, I guess.—
read up the thread.
i already said Giambi should be in the lineup.
but your comment about Molina is simply off the mark.
i have no problems criticizing Girardi, but try to get the reasons correct.
you’re wrong. it’s ok. move on.
whozat
Ryan Freel reinjured hamstring, not back till mid August, but good multipositional utility player.
Nelson Cruz, a 28 yo righty has 28 homers in 309 AB’s BA .349 OBP .440 Like Liriano they deserve to be playing!!
“Whozat, I would never accuse you lacking a capacity for critical thinking and independent judgment.”
right, except Whozat and i are saying the exact same things in this thread.
“Some of you people never cease to amaze me.
Smith is a scrub? Guess you haven’t been following baseball this year.â€
5 W, 7L – Sorry I haven’t broken down video on him but I don’t exactly think we need to start carving his bust for Cooperstown.
But go ahead Bob – regale me with stories of Greg Smith’s majesty.
Someone else just posted his stats from this year.
But go ahead, keep judging pitchers solely on wins and losses.
Murray Chass might have a discussion board you can join on his new website if you want to talk baseball with other baseball dinasaurs.
kill schill, admit it, you missed me
Glad to see Damon and Wang back with the big club.
I THREW MY AT BAT AGAINST RIVERA HAHAHAHA!!!
“Someone else just posted his stats from this year.
But go ahead, keep judging pitchers solely on wins and losses.”
So that is a “no” on the regaling? Wow, I’m crushed.
Namecalling is a good tactic if you don’t have any argument – good work!
Let’s get a win tonight..somehow..
“5 W, 7L – Sorry I haven’t broken down video on him but I don’t exactly think we need to start carving his bust for Cooperstown.
But go ahead Bob – regale me with stories of Greg Smith’s majesty.”
You don’t have to break down video when you actually take a look at his game log. 5 games where he lost within 2 runs. 3.43 ERA in 100+ innings.
He’s no scrub. Blanton had been garbage this year.
If criticism is a form of love, then whozat must love everyone here.
Jeff NJ,
C’mon, everyone knows that Mussina-Molina. And it’s not terrible considering he’s a good defensive backstop.
I don’t see any problem sitting Giambi, especially after seeing the pictures from his AS break.
Pete, is Wang still in a boot?
Smith has received an AL-low 3.1 runs of support per nine innings. You can not just look at his record
“Smith has received an AL-low 3.1 runs of support per nine innings. You can not just look at his record”
So, tonight could be as long as the all star game. Great.
Smith is no scrub…he’s got a better ERA than anyone on our starting staff who has pitched enough innings. Plus we’ve never seen him before, he’s a LHP, so pencil in a terrible offensive showing.
I don’t know about anyone else but I can’t wait to hear what Sterling has come up with for Richie Sexson home runs.
“Sexson sure lathered that one up!”
“A sexy shot from Sexson!”
The possibilities are endless, if we’re lucky, Sterling’s head will explode from all the choices.
I agree with Bombshell. It’s probably going to be a long night at the plate. I miss Matsui and Damon
Fine –
Smith is the greatest 5-7 pitcher of all time and his 4.5 era in june was just a fluke.
We are privileged to be on the same field as the crafty cajun.
does anyone else find it odd how Posada can only hit and not throw because of his shoulder? How is using him as a DH not going to hurt his shoulder anymore?? Correct me if I’m wrong but you need your shoulders for hitting about as much as you do for throwing…if you dont believe me, stand up and go through the motions..or when you hurt your shoulder hit up the batting cages. Bottom line i think Jorge is being abit selfish about playing this year..as much as i love the guy he needs to treat this thing right
Yankees will not make the playoffs IF:
Matsui out for the year.
Damon back but can only DH
Wang isn’t ready until September
Mussina’s second half numbers tail off
Cashman doesn’t trade for a solid righty bat who can play outfield and a 5th starter.
Farnsworth and Veras have poor second half.
Rivera blows 3 or more saves.
With the remaining schedule against >.500 teams, the amount of away games, 9 games against the Angels, and playing in the strongest division, unless some deals are made, the Red Sox are likely to win the east, White Sox or a surging Tiger team in the central, and the Angels are a lock on division, now that Oakland has given up. Wildcard probably from central division.
It’s time for the Yankees to go out and win every series to finish with 92 or more wins.
“I don’t know about anyone else but I can’t wait to hear what Sterling has come up with for Richie Sexson home runs.”
If Sexon continues his 2008 form he will have LONG time to think about them.
He will look like Mickey Lolich tonight. We have two negative factors working tonight.
1 is that Yanks never seen this guy before, so Postgame Girardi can tell us how tough the Smith was, how he changed speeds, and hit spots.
2 is that we have the three auto outs at the bottom of the limeup
Good to see all of the amateur managers are back disagreeing with every little line-up move Girardi makes. Exactly how many of you won Manager of the Year???
Exactly. Shut up.
The lowest run support in the league? Hard to fathom anyone getting less run support than our guys.
Sexson’s 6’8”. At least a foot taller than Pedroyer. I’d rather not see Dustin standing at first.
Nice article about James Cooper who’s transitioning in Trenton.
Is there really a dog who grabs the bat after players get a hit?
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&content_id=3147070&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
“Bottom line i think Jorge is being abit selfish about playing this year..as much as i love the guy he needs to treat this thing right”
The Yankees are the ones who decided to let him off the DL. Their doctors are the ones who said swinging won’t hurt the shoulder any more.
How is that Jorge being selfish?
bgonc wrote “does anyone else find it odd how Posada can only hit and not throw because of his shoulder?”
so bgonc, it’s a completely viable theory. turns out i play ball and have a bad shoulder. hurts when i throw, not when i hit. you don’t have to reach over your head in a completely unnatural motion when you hit. you do when you throw.
Ugh. I was really hoping the corresponding move for adding Sexson would have been the departure of Hawkins, but getting rid of Traber is almost as good.
Ugh. I was really hoping the corresponding move for adding Sexson would have been the departure of Hawkins, but getting rid of Traber is almost as good.
Even though the Yankees haven’t seen this pitcher, Girardi and his coaches should have enough situational statistics against this pitcher at their fingertips, and knowing how his players feel, health wise, should be able to concoct the best lineup to face Smith, and not rely on gut feelings.
Fine –
Smith is the greatest 5-7 pitcher of all time and his 4.5 era in june was just a fluke.
We are privileged to be on the same field as the crafty cajun.
Keeep spouting your ignorance TKinDC.
No one here is porclaiming him as any sort of HOF bound stud.
You were the one who referred to him as a scrub, which he certainly is not.
“Ugh. I was really hoping the corresponding move for adding Sexson would have been the departure of Hawkins, but getting rid of Traber is almost as good.”
Bruney is coming up,
Damon is coming up,
There are still some chances to get the right thing done.
Note to Future Yankee managers: You will be killed by fans no matter what you do. So continue your daily medication of ignorance
Keeep porclaiming me a dinasor Bob! Just spppeeeel it write!
Ok the one thing I do like about this lineup is my man Brett Gardner hitting ninth. He likely gets one less at bat than the leadoff hitter, in this case Jeter. Remember when Soriano first came up, he was the ninth hitter, let him watch the pitchers tendencies for the veterans. I also recall Brosius hitting ninth one season and darn near driving in 100 runs. Now we just need Brett to hit out of his mind so that Cash can hold off trading for a corner guy.
“The Sexy Beast: Richie Sexes It Up and the Yankees take a 1-0 lead.”
Anyone here?
i’m here mel –
hey there gorgeous!
Any pregame stuff for Murcer?
lol, you must be talking to #39.
A couple of thoughts about signing Sexton. First, he’s only signed through this year, so he isn’t an impediment if the Yanks want to sign Tex. And if he really does turn things around, Tex may not have quite as much of a gun to put to the Yanks’ heads.
Second, we all need to take a deep breath. This team isn’t making the playoffs unless it starts playing consistently, such as not going 1-3 against Pittsburgh and Toronto after taking 4 straight in well-played games against Boston and Tampa. Unlike the Dynnasty guys of ‘96-01, this team simply doesn’t come to the park ready to play day in and day out. And it’s not making the playoffs unless Wang comes back and comes back strong. No personnel moves are going to change either of those facts.
People can talk about Giambi and his OPS, but you never see him change the mood of a game. Let me give you an example from 1996. Radke threw 7 perfect innings against us and the game was 0-0 going into the bottom of the eighth. It was a classic case of a good pitcher throwing a great game, the kind of game that has killed the Yanks this year. In the bottom of the eighth, O’Neill hit a rope double down the right field line. Then Tino came up and hit one out. Final, 2-0. O’Neill did this lots of other times (game 6 of the ‘96 Series, for example, against Maddux). I have never seen Giambi do that, ever, or Arod for that matter, and I watch my share of games. And I don’t count the Aaron Boone game, where Giambi hit a couple of garbage time HRs against Pedro which weren’t part of the rally that tied the score.
mel –
Hi! Just “signed on” and scrolled up to see your question about the dog. Yes, indeed, there is a dog who clears the bats from the field!
“lol, you must be talking to #39.”
not exactly – i just keep a mirror by my pc!
(kidding)
anyone want to venture the over under ok how many times cone perfect game gets mentioned tonight
Doreen,
Really? What breed? Cooper just called it a tiny dog. Its teeth must be nice and clean.
TK,
We all talk to ourselves!
I don’t know if anyone has covered this, but where is Michael Kay? He hasn’t covered a game in weeks.
mel –
I don’t know the breed, but it’s a medium sized redish-haired dog.
It took me a few clicks to find out that Giambi isn’t that bad against lefties. So why isn’t he playing, Joe? I mean, it’s one thing to say the offense hasn’t been good, it’s another make moves that assure it will stay that way.
he was at the AS Game.
Who cares where he is? Enjoy it while it lasts! lol
what is the name of the song that mike warms up to before every start when he is throwing his warmup pitches? anyone. He has it every time
great start.
I didn’t realize the former “possible savior of the Yankees according to Mike Francessa” Bronson Arroyo was pitching tonight in the Reds vs. Mets game..
Oh..to..um..dream…
Anywho, let’s win this damn game tonight.
Nice start Moose, please can we not put the offense in a whole.
double single, grreeeeaaattttt
Um..Moose..whacha doing
I doubt Moose will be very sharp tonight with all the extra rest. We all know what a creature of habit he is. Lets just hope the offense can put some runs up.
The My9 curse continues?
Hey! Richie Sexson isn’t just a DH?
don’t worry sexson will hit a 10 run home run
Mel
It’s a golden retriever named Chase.
Was that a 3-6 put out?
I’ve heard rumors about this play but this is the first time it has actually occurred with the Yanks in the Giambi era, no?
“I didn’t realize the former “possible savior of the Yankees according to Mike Francessa†Bronson Arroyo was pitching tonight in the Reds vs. Mets game..”
Haha what a bum Mike is. Where was that one ump?
Cust is a horrible fielder. He was featured twice on BaseBall Tonight’s first half blooper reel.
Come on Moose!!
What breed? Golden Retriever named Chase aka BatDog
wtf arod, are you in quick sand?
I couldn’t believe it when I looked this up on Cot’s Contracts earlier today, but Arroyo is the 14th highest paid starting pitcher at $12.5M/yr.
Unbelievable.
Doreen & Pat,
Thnx.
Horrible D so far. Second half starts just as bad as the first one ended.
The way the infielders looked in that inning, I’m surprised Cano didn’t find a way not to get to that last ball.
Arroyo is getting paid that much? lol
All right Yankee bats-let’s see what you can do
Amazing TK, that’s 400,000 a start to suck 75% of the time.
Nobody noticed that Ross Ohlendorf was #39 this season up until now?
With these Yankees…. losing an assigned number when you are in the minors seems to be a sign that you wont be coming back up. (Shelley Duncan lost #17…. Chris Britton and Scott Patterson have also seen their earlier numbers reassigned)
Now watch Sexson strike out with 2 on and 2 outs to end the bottom of the inning.
Oh wow what a catch
First pitch swinging. Never learns.
“First pitch swinging. Never learns.”
Yep, 2,456 hits later and he still hasn’t learned.