Comments on: Bruney throws another inning

By: Jasmyn Calderon

Jasmyn Calderon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:29:44 +0000

This reminds me of what the clever Mark Twain said: “The man who sets out to carry a cat by its tail learns something that will always be useful and which never will grow dim or doubtful.”!!

By: MoreRuns

MoreRuns — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:32:08 +0000

Surely Hawkins is the one who SHOULD be replaced, but I bet it’s Giese who WILL be demoted. Ca$hman doesn’t seem to understand basic economic principles like “sunk co$ts are sunk” and he usually tends to keep those more expensive players in the roster no matter how poorly they have performed.

By: Yankee Trader

Yankee Trader — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:08:16 +0000

86W183-

Rodney back but pitching poorly with lack of control and Zumaya lost the game last night. Detroit, could be a possibility for the wild card position in the playoffs, meaning we would have to win our division.

By: 86w183

86w183 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:59:59 +0000

Knowing how the Yankees have functioned and disfunctioned over the years it’s hard to know who had the final word on most transactions until recently. Someone even went back to Jeff Nelson 2001 as if Cashman had total control then. That’s just not the case. In fact, he still only has “total control” when either Hank or Hal is on the same page with him… so I think of many of these personnel mistakes as being “organizational” screwups rather than laying it all at Cashman’s feet.

That said, Mahay didn’t give the Yankees a chance once he got his offer from Kansas City and I’m not sure I want a guy who is so quick to take the cash from a lousy team instead of trying to sell himself to a contender.

Farnsworth in a deal for Thames? Intriguing. Would put a lot of pressure on the kids to handle the eighth inning, but sure would make the lineup better. Detroit just got Zumaya and Rodney back, so I’m not sure they’d be real interested.

Of course holding on to Thames in the first place might have been a good idea, although Ruben Sierra did help them in 2003-04.

By: LathamJoe

LathamJoe — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:25:24 +0000

mark, I agree. Hawkins, if he continues to put up decent numbers (albeit in blowout games), will have some value in the National League where he can pitch adequately. Geise is much more valuable than LaTroy , but now that Joba is going at least 6 innings, Giese’s ability to give 2-3 innings is not needed right now. He’s a former MLB pitcher, so I don’t know if he has options.

By: Yankee Trader

Yankee Trader — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:46:44 +0000

Bronxbyte

Bruney should be up soon, looking for a little more velocity and stamina.

Aceves don’t know if he’ll get a chance to start soon. Suspect if Rasners next start is bad, that he’ll be sent down.

Suspect Moeller, Hawkins and Rasner don’t fit into rest of season plans. Based on Betemit’s play yesterday, if he shows more consistency, suspect he still has a role. Giese hasn’t pitched in a while, so no feel if he stays or goes.

Nady and Marte- Many contenders are looking at both players, and Pittsburgh has been tough for the Yankees to deal with, so no, don’t expect a deal for either very soon, and Marte, in my opinion would only be a rental for the rest of the year. Look at my comments at 9:13.

By: Frankie speaking

Frankie speaking — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:44:27 +0000

Boston appears to be in a funk. They’re not the powerhouse that ESPN portrays them to be. The Yankees must capitalize now.

By: Yankee Trader

Yankee Trader — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:37:59 +0000

Mark

If the Yankees wanted a veteran presence, they would have gone and traded for Tony Clark, recently traded to the Diamondbacks! The Yankees have nothing to gain by keeping Hawkins, and only money to lose by trading or dumping him.

By: Bronxbyte

Bronxbyte — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:35:37 +0000

There’s 11 days to go until the trade deadline and questions to be asked.

- How soon before Bruney and Aceves are ready ?

- How marginal are Hawkins, Moeller, Betemit, Rasner and Giese and how do they fit in the plans for the rest of the season ?

- Is Cashman near a deal with Pittsburgh for Nady or Marte or both ? With Damon coming back, any deal involving an outfielder will change the status of Gardner and Christian until September.

By: mark - still saying Yankees can do it with the guys they have!

mark - still saying Yankees can do it with the guys they have! — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:25:53 +0000

Giese or Hawkins? If Giese has options he’d be the answer at least on paper. Some team could pick up LaTroy. Then he could play more often. But LaTroy has experience that they may not want to give up even if it’s mopping up.

I bet they don’t let go of LaTroy because of the veteran presence.