Lefty and little lefty share a moment
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jul 20, 2008 
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The Yankees are very kid-friendly. Joe Girardi has his kids around all the time, as does Andy Pettitte.
Luke Pettitte, who is 2, was in the clubhouse after the game dressed in his Yankees uniform (No. 46, of course) complete with spikes and a little glove. He is pretty much as cute as can be.
“Dad,” he said. “You’re happy today, right?”
“I am, buddy,” Andy said. “I really am.”
Pettitte’s 114 pitches were two off his season high. Pitching in what amounted to a blast furnace, he retired the last seven batters he faced. He needed every pitch to beat Justin Duchscherer.
The Big G, a man of immense wisdom, dropped this on the media masses:
“It’s the 2-1 ballgames (and) it’s the 3-2 ballgames that make up your season. Those are the games you have to win to get yourself in the playoffs. Some nights you’re going to get beat by a ton and some nights you’re going to beat other teams by a ton. It’s these games that get you that 95-win mark that get you into the playoffs.â€
The Yankees are 4.5 behind Tampa and 3.5 behind Boston for the wild card pending how the Sox do against the Angels. That game has just started.
Thanks for reading this weekend. Twins-Yanks tomorrow. Sir Sidney against Nick Blackburn.
I guess Andy must be a grumpy guy when he does win.
GO YANKS!!!
That’s really adorable.
Little Luke sounds like a little cutie.
Nice to hear words of wisdom from the Big G.
Let’s go Angels. Come on Garland
Ooops I mean when he loses. or when he doesn’t win.
C’mon Angels, punish those Socks. Do it right by causing Papsmear a blown save in the bottom of the 9th.
I guess we can basically scratch him off the list of potential starters.
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That’s asking a little too much for a blown Papelbon save opportunity (although his tantrums are priceless). I will however, take any kind of loss.
On the other hand, we can’t be too caught up with how other teams are doing at this point in the season. We should all be grateful that the Yanks stayed tough this series and came out of the gate on a high note.
No hitter by Wakefield so far. Quick, who has a better ERA, Pettitte or Wakefield?
jenn –
Thanks for picking that up –
I think the rule of thumb with younger arms is to only add 30 IP to the previous year’s total. (If I’m wrong about that someone set me straight pls) So McCutch might be ok to start down the stretch as long as he keeps his total to 172.
Interesting that they are tapping the brakes now – with Wanger, Hughes and IPK all mending or building up I would think they need him sharp as possible in August, but not in September.
quick question – was at the game and could not see why girardi came out to argue early on – during Giambi’s ab – something to do with the A’s taking too much time or something?
I think you’re talking about when Geren came out to complain Jeter never tagged up on the sac fly so Girardi came out for a sec to talk to the HP ump
He has another 50 innings in him. so about another 7 starts at 7 innings. So than again, maybe they’d bring him up late in the year.
ray- That is what he was referring too. I think Joe just wanted to make sure the call wouldn’t get reversed and wanted to be right there in case something did happen.
Yes!
Back to back HR’s
Ok Wakefield….that’s enough batting practice. I bet you guys are loving this!
Hot diggety dog, B2B bombs!
Nice back-to-backs by the Angels. Hey Rishi, hope your recovery is going well.
I am actually watching “Deadliest Catch” But yeah I’m loving Wake giving up back-to-back and belly-to-belly homeruns.
HeHa! Wakie, Wakie! Jinx, jinx!
The Angels are really good.
Nice Angels!
“He has another 50 innings in him. so about another 7 starts at 7 innings. So than again, maybe they’d bring him up late in the year.”
Yeah – I was thinking the same thing – but that cooks him in 35-40 days while if they back off they can call him up in September when the roster expands and see him against the big boys.
But he’ll probably shut the Angels down for the next 6 innings.
ray,
Thanks for the reply.
TK,
I found something and posted it last night. 10-15K range, not the 150,000 figure thrown out there.
“Ok Wakefield….that’s enough batting practice. I bet you guys are loving this!”
NO! no – These homeruns just lead to quick pain for your nation – we prefer the angels to bunt, steal and hit and run you to death like they do to us.
Trust me, it is more painful that way.
mel –
So at least we don’t have to worry about a sore wrist from Manny? – lol
$15K is chump change.
TK: LMAO!
TK….you are too kind! lol
“Well that’s true in this situation.”
Yes, Joe Morgan, that is true.
All tied up. yeesh
How did Bobby Meacham fly all the way to Anaheim to be their 1st bast coach that fast?
boston tied it up at 2
thanks all – btw, i’m a she not a he
headed out to dinner, but that’s 4-1 in games this year, 4-0 in games I go to with the sister…
The Big G is paraphrasing an old piece of baseball wisdom –
“The best teams lose a third of their games. The worst teams win a third of their games. What determines a champion is what you do with the remaining third.”
Wow – Joe Morgan is shorter than Pedroia? who knew?
While talking about upgrades for the Yankees, I certainly hope that they consider upgrading 3rd base coach. They could probably put a windmill out there and have it be as effective for far less money than Meachem has been.
The teams with the best run differential typically make it to the playoffs. Not necessarily the teams that win the most 1-run games.
To put it differently, 1-run games are more frequently based on luck. Games won on big leads are more frequently based on talent.
Jeremy, not always. Run differential is definitely a good thing, but if you have a high percentage of wins in one run games it means that you are putting up good enough offense with good pitching. In the playoffs the scores are usually not blow outs.
“In the playoffs the scores are usually not blow outs.”
Exactly. That’s why the playoffs are kind of a crapshoot.
“but if you have a high percentage of wins in one run games it means that you are putting up good enough offense with good pitching.”
Actually, it means you’re lucky. While it’s true that good teams win one run games, good teams also avoid being in one run games very often…because they’re scoring a lot and shutting down the opposing team’s offense.
Wakefield for Cy Young?
OT: Breaking news, Jason Taylor goes to the Washington redskins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010.
“Offense helps you win ballgames, not just pitching.”
-Joe Morgan (2 mins ago on Sox/Angels game)
Thank you Vlad.
Oy Vlad, not cool!
OMG the Diamondbacks are just the worse, Just got back hom when I left Brandon Webb had gone 8 innings for my fantasy team and had only given up 1 run and i see they lost in 9 6 to 5 to the Dodgers who really are not much better. That whole division is just horrible. The Padres lose todya on a GS walk off as well.
gayle: When the SF Giants actually have a shot at winning that division, you *know* it’s bad.
Not watching the Sox game has MOrgan explained at all why he wasnt on the field for the As game when e was there the night before and was also in the parade
Wow. Wakefield is pitching better than ever. That sucks.
Facing Wakefield must make players want to gouge their eyes out.
I cannot believe that he’s older than me.
Just to be clear, the SF Giants have no real shot at winning their division. Even when they got to 5 games back, they were still 10 games under .500. And they’ve gone back into the tank since then. They are done, done, done.
Must be that spare tire that Wakefield is sporting that is making him more effective. He is getting a nice beer belly on him.
Nick: that’s what everyone said about the Yankees last year
Angels in the Outfield!
Grrrrrrr.
Uh oh, best setup man in baseball is coming in.
just to make conversation…when the rosters are expanded, whos likely to fill the spots?
Anyone want to hazard a guess about this weekend’s rotation?
Joba, Pettitte, (Rasner? or Sir S.?)
It looks like the Sux will throw Suckett, Rakefield, and Mo-Lester.
I’d love to see the Yankees’ Sunday starter morph into Burnett, but that’s not going to happen.
Manny DelCarmen and Craig Hansen might be the best set-up men in baseball– Peter Back-Gammons, 2008.
From NJ.com- Bobby was trying to be cute and it could have been costly.
“With one out, Sweeney singled up the middle. Bobby Crosby then hit a fly ball to Bobby Abreu in right. The right fielder shielded his eyes, and later said he was attempting to deke out Sweeney into thinking he had lost the ball. Abreu did catch the ball, but as he attempted to transfer it to his throwing hand, he lost his grip and the ball dropped to the ground.
“I had it in my glove, but just when I went to throw the ball, I dropped it,” Abreu said.
If they keep in line, Joba, Pettitte, and Sir Sidney on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.
Joba, Andy and Rasner vs beckett, Wakefield and Lester in that order
I still can’t fathom why the 1st base Umpire didn’t call Abreu’s catch an out. He dropped it in the transfer? Isn’t that an out according to the rules?
The Big G said: “It’s the 2-1 ballgames (and) it’s the 3-2 ballgames that make up your season. Those are the games you have to win to get yourself in the playoffs….It’s these games that get you that 95-win mark that get you into the playoffs.â€
The Yanks are playing one game over their projected W-L record (actual 53-45 vs. projected 52-46), and if they continue to play 162 as they have this past 98, they’ll end up with 88 wins.
Do you think Peter Back-Gammons and B&O John Henry kiss before they turn the lights off?
Come on Delcarmen..screw this up!
88 wins won’t do it. They need at least 90, and probably 92-94.
With Damon returning, I’d still prefer a rotation replacement for Rasner or Sir S. than a bat, if confined to one or the other.
Your wish is my command, S.A.
Ok…I admit it…the Sox bullpen sucks.
Nice! Angels with the lead.
LOL. Was Delcarmen this year’s best setup guy or last year’s?
Come on Ray, Manny DelCarmen and Craig Hansen are each, at the SAME TIME, the best set-up men in baseball, the Prophet even said so.
Manny Being Manny!
If Ponson is pitching tomorrow night and Mussina on Tuesday, doesn’t it stand to reason that Ponson will pitch on Sunday, with Thursday an off day?
Don’t know, Nick. If Sir Sidney is dreadful tomorrow and Raz-A-Ma-Taz rebounds, Girardi could invert the two.
I don’t have much faith in the Sir on a Sunday night with the Great Peter Back-Gammons in attendance, too intimidating to pitch in front of a Hall of Famer.
even though he has Nasty stuff,K-Rod Is really wild…
I am Cuckoo for Coco Puffs!!!
For $13,
He and Garland weigh the same. The difference is Garland’s got 4 inches on Wakefield at 6’6″
The rule on the dropped ball according to TBS is that you have to reach into the glove with your bare hand and make a clean transfer.
Listening to the Angel feed. They had dead air where you can hear the crowd and the P.A. guy. Is it too much for these guys to talk in between innings.
Where did I see Moose, Joba, Ponson?
I’m here to celebrate the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim!!!!!
a couple of months ago Gammons said Delcarmen is getting it hes going to be a elite setup man 1 month later…. He stinks
Morgan is such a Sox lover & Yankee hater
rconn23 I left you a post in one of the other threads here. Are you a Red Sox fan? You sure sound like one!
Kotchman, the most clutch hitter in baseball. I rather have one Casey Kotchman than two ARods.
angles are coming into the stadium soon… we have 10 games with them i be happy with 5-5
Interesting. Great stuff, Mel. And thanks.
Where do you live, Mel, that the TBS feed wasn’t blacked out?
How do you watch the Yankess otherwise? The Extra-Innings package?
I’m also here to say I never predicted the demise of the Yankees. I always predicted the opposite!
Anyway this is a real good night to point that out ha ha!
Buzz,
It’s like the EA or SI cover curse!
KROD strikes out the first 2!
this game looks over
K-rod SMOKES!!!!!
Ok K-Rod…don’t fall
Snoz-berry, baby!
TWO SWEEPS TODAY. HOW SWEEP IT IS.
K-Rod does it again… amazing.
Ballgame Over! Angels Win! Theeeeeeee Angels win!
(sorry ray)
Okay…I’m leaving now….with tail between legs! Good night all.
KROD K’s the side, we gain a game on both TB and BOSTON SWEET! Sleep well everyone!
Love that emotion!!!!
Hey Ray! Lookin good ha ha ha!!!
Anyone know how many losses the Yankees are behind the Sox? Quick without looking. Yep, make that two.
SA-WEET!
Sing it, Tom Petty. Cause I’m free, free falling.
Everybody…. Hands up! So they can see ya in the most provincial White City on the Eastern Seaboard.
Cause I’m FREE, FREE-FALLIN……
Wow Wakefield as hard a luck loser as you’ll ever see? HUH?
The Angels are an excellent team. But they need another bat. If I were their GM, I’d go get Holliday or Tex, and I think they could win it all.
yankees worst nightmare this year playing 10 games vs angles
angles have what the yankees dont have cluth/timely hitting,Great pitching
I am also a little nervous that we have not faced LAA yet and they are a tough team to beat…especially for us.
Buzz: 5-5 would be great, I’d take 4-6 though. They have been the thorn in our side for years and all of our games with them are coming up soon rather then spread out over 6 months.
Well, no pitchers have officially been announced for the Boston series, right? So we’re just speculating. But we had Moose, Joba, and Pettitte this weekend. Ponson goes tomorrow, followed by Rasner.
If they stay in order, Moose will then pitch on Wednesday to finish off the Twins, followed by an off-day on Thursday.
It’s a pretty good bet that Joba will pitch on Friday and Pettitte on Saturday. Sunday would be the question mark, but it would be Ponson’s turn in the rotation if he is deemed worthy and nothing has radically changed. Trust him on the big stage? Maybe not, but trust Rasner at Fenway? Hmmmm.
Kill-schill,
Out of market, west of the Rockies.
It’s Ponson, Rasner, Moose vs. Twins
So that means Joba, Pettitte, Ponson?
lets just take care of business with the twins got to win at least 2
I think whoever pitches better here between ponson and rasner will get the sunday start at fenway. Ponson would have an extra days rest, and Rasner will be on normal rest.
Angels have clutch hitting?
Anyway I will now enjoy the ESPYs and let the worry warts do their thing.
Life is very good in Yankeeland.
Ponson will get rocked in fenway mark it down (if he pitches there it will be a big mistake since they have a day off)
its over 5-3 angels
Francona gets burned again keeping the starter in. Hey Francona, Grady Little called and wants his strategy back.
This year could be different. It seemed like the Angels almost always laid down to the Sox while the Yankees got creamed by them. One can always hope that this year the tide turns and the Yankees are the one team that the Angels can’t figure out.
Wow! The Angels actually swept the Red Sox?! Looks like they’ve actually learned to beat Boston this year. I’ll still need to see them win at least one game against them in the postseason before I can consider taking them off the hook. But I won’t complain about picking up three games in one weekend.
So … Beckett vs. Joba at Fenway. That’s not going to be much of a circus, is it?
Should we be killing Francona he is 8-0 in world series games, and has two world series titles.
for $13. I like your way of thinking. I’m hoping a new manager here will also change the tides.
Thank you Toronto. Thank you Angels. More days like this please, when Yankees win and both TB and BoSux lose.
West of the Rockies and a Yankee fan, Mel, huh?
Are you afraid if you identify your city I’ll come stalk you?
I’m too lazy to stalk a woman across the Hudson River, let alone the Mississippi.
“… and there’s people scuffling, not making very much money and this guy’s dropping a $20 million bomb like it’s no big deal, I’m in the driver’s seat, this, that… that’s bothersome to me, to watch this go on like that with Manny. I respect the guy. He’s one of the greatest players ever, but this is tired, to me. The players put up with it because they have to. I don’t have to. I can come on this show [NESN pregame] and tell you I don’t like it. And I don’t like the way Manny plays this game, not so much the way he plays it, but the way he’s playing his act with his contract. I don’t want to hear about it to be honest with you. He’s making a lot of money. He’s been making a lot of money a long, long time, eight years, all of a sudden he starts chirpin’ about the last year, it’s because all of a sudden it’s money time again. That’s about all I can say about that right now because I don’t want to go too far.” — 7.18.08, Dennis Eckersley on Manny Being Greedy
From http://bostondirtdogs.com/
I wonder if Manny will be Manny right out the door.
And if he is out the door, you know where he’ll crawl. I just hope cash doesn’t fall for it.
Nelson Cruz just homered again in AAA that’s 31 HR and 82 RBI
Eric Duncan homered for the 10th time this season and doubled twice too
Sure, the Rays and Sox lost, but don’t forget, the Twins lost today and they are ahead of the Yanks in the wild card.
jennifer, let’s hope Manny ends up being Manny somewhere other than the Bronx. Maybe the Mets will grab him and raise their payroll.
I think if the RS let him go then we could be seeing Holliday in a Boston uniform.
“And if he is out the door, you know where he’ll crawl.”
Queens.
Brian Cashman I’m not going to say anything but
Nelson Cruz hit homerun # 31 tonight also added his 82nd RBI
.345/.445/.706 overall prior to tonight
I’M JUST SAYING
Nelson Cruz could be a decent pickup and he is hot right now so you never know, that might catch up in the majors. However, he is marked as a AAAA player who rakes against AAA pitching buts blows against major leaguers.
What team’s AAA squad is Cruz on?
pat- I think he’d crawl to the Bronx. He’d want to stick it to the soxs.
The Yankees would have to want him to for him to do that. While in some ways it would be fun, I really don’t want to see him in the Bronx other than as the opposition.
Maybe the Angels would take him on. They can use a bat.
What team’s AAA squad is Cruz on?
Texas Rangers
Thanks Brandon
I wonder why the Yankees are hesitating to reactivate Damon from the DL. Could it be because of the roster move they would have to make and are having some trouble figuring it out? I can’t imagine they feel either Gardner or Christian is a better option than Damon. It might be to make sure Damon is really ready and not coming back still hurting.
THe Rangers could take a decent minor league pitcher like maybe Marquez. We don’t have room in the majors ever really for Marquez so he might help the Rangers. Young pitchers wise for the next three or four years we have Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, Mccutchen(however you spell that), Horne, Brackman, the guys we drafted this year, along with Betances, McAllister, and many others I blanked out on. We could spare someone like Marquez who is pretty decent for Cruz. The Rangers need pitching and not offense and Cruz is AAAA, maybe he figures it out in NY.,
I think its because once Damon comes back and Christian or Brett is sent down the Yanks will have no 4th of since Damon can play the field for another week.
I would think a Jeff Marquez would net him …Oh God Justin Timberlake is making me cry laugh
Timberlake is really good.
10 games against Angels,6 of them away
9 games against Red Sox 6 of them away
Last 19 games season-Angels 3 away;Rays 3 home; White Sox 4 home;3 Orioles home; 3 Toronto away; Red sox 3 away
Could the east be won with 90 wins??
Hopefully a recent sweep A’s and if we do well against the Twins, won’t curtail our efforts for a good righty outfield bat and another starter.
The Big G dropping knowledge – love it! The Stache knows what time it is. As to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California, year in, year out, they remain the most frustrating team the Yankees have to face.
I’m sorry I’m gonna say this name for awhile until I read somewhere that the Yankees are considering him.
Nelson Cruz .445 BP %, .706 SLG % he’s a COF option w/ his numbers and should be considered, he’s a RHB w/ alot of pop
vs RHP .428 OBP %, .725 SLG %
vs LHP .495 OBP %, .649 SLG %
I’m just saying he she be an option being worth considering.
truly gr8 material
As the wonderful G.K. Chesterton said – “Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all.”…