Game 100: Twins at Yankees
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jul 22, 2008 
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YANKEES (54-45)
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Moeller C
Gardner LF
Rasner RHP
Darrell Rasner (5-7, 4.97) vs. the Minnesota hitters.
Kevin Slowey (6-6, 4.26) vs. the New York hitters.
Notes: Bad traffic on the Deegan south-bound today if you’re headed to the Bronx. … The Yankees have won four straight and 9 of 12. … They also have won eight straight at home. … Robinson Cano, don’t you know, is 10 of 19 since the break. His bestest buddy Melky Cabrera is 6 of 17. … The Yankees have outscored their foes 25-9 since the break.
TWIN KILLING: The Yankees have won 25 of their last 37 games against the Twins including 17 of 20 at the Stadium.
WONDER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE: The Yankees are 18-1 over the last five years when A-Rod and Derek Jeter homer.
MOELLER MAGIC: Opponents have a .675 OPS against Rasner when Moeller catches (seven games) as opposed to 1.014 with Molina (3 games) and .933 with Posada (3 games). A lot of has to do with opponent, but Rasner has said he likes throwing to Moeller.
Hey, the guy has to catch somebody now.
FEAR THE CHANGE-UP: Edwar Ramirez has retired 32 of the last 36 hitters he has faced. He has thrown 9.1 consecutive hitless innings.
D-ROB ON A ROLL: Take away that first nervous outing at Shea and David Robertson has allowed one run on three hits in eight innings while fanning 13.
Back later with some updates.
UPDATE, 4:49 p.m.: Jorge Posada was scheduled to get checked out by Dr. David Altchek today. Joe Girardi claimed not to know the results of the tests. We should find out more later on.
Hideki Matsui will rest until Monday, then he will try some baseball activities again. If his knee blows up again, that will be that and he’ll have surgery.
UPDATE, 5:28 p.m.: Talked to Chien-Ming Wang for a bit. He gets a ride to the Stadium in the afternoon from bullpen catcher Roman Rodriguez then gets a lift home from his wife in the 7th inning. Because of the cast on his foot, he can’t even drive.
“Very boring,” he said. “I can’t do anything.”
Wang is eager to get the cast off in two weeks or so and get down to Tampa and start rehabbing. He hopes to pitch in the majors in September.
“If I can, I will,” he said. “I don’t want to wait until next year.”
JORGE POSADA UPDATE, 5:58 p.m.: The Yankees are, for whatever reason, not releasing the results of Jorge Posada’s exam.
Posada was examined today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan by Dr. David Altchek and had an MRI. That’s all they are saying. Obviously it’s not good news or they would have said so.
Posada was told to stay away from the Stadium today and Brian Cashman isn’t here. For now, that’s all there is.
UPDATE, 7:19 p.m.: Not as hot tonight at the Stadium. Late-arriving crowd, however. … Good first inning for Rasner, who squirmed out of trouble.
UPDATE, 7:39 p.m.: Clearly the Yankees need to pay Robbie’s father to come up and throw him BP more often. That’s 11 of 20 since the break, nearly all of them rockets.
UPDATE, 8:00 p.m.: Brian Cashman is watching a game, but not this one. He is in Scranton watched Alfedo Aceves pitching. Before you ask, that doesn’t mean he’s about to make a trade. He watches the AA and AAA teams all the time.
Meanwhile, Razzle Dazzle Rasner has a one-hit shutout going through four innings and has faced only 14 hitters.
UPDATE, 8:17 p.m.: This is what we expected, right? Rasner against Slowey and it’s 1-0 after four innings. … Still no word on Posada, at least nothing beyond some chatter than can’t be confirmed. It’s clearly bad news given the reticence of the Yankees to discuss it.
Get this, the Yankees are claiming they can’t say what it is because team officials haven’t spoke to Dr. Altchek. Right, Jorge Posada goes to the doctor and you can’t get the doctor on the phone. But this is what teams do.
UPDATE, 8:36 p.m.: Given the speed of Gomez and Span, that was a foolish play by Cano to try and make that off-balance throw. Giambi got the error for mishandling the ball. But Span was safe regardless.
UPDATE, 8:42 p.m.: This could be the game right here. Bases loaded and one out.
UPDATE, 8:44 p.m.: The Yankees are down 2-1 but they will win. There is no way they lose a game during which Jason Giambi makes two accurate throws to second base.
UPDATE, 8:56 p.m.: Like I said.
UPDATE, 9:32 p.m.: What a difference Johnny Damon makes to the lineup. He has scored three runs (and counting) in two games since he came back. If there’s a trade to be made, it should be for an arm. The offense is adequate.
UPDATE, 9:56 p.m.: Farnsworth has now thrown nine consecutive innings without giving up a hit. He has walked five and fanned 10 in that stretch. I have to admit, I did not think it was possible with him. Funny how contract years bring out the best in players.
The Yankees have outscored the opposition 33-11 since the break. This also will be nine straight at home.
The weekend series against the Red Sox just got a lot more interesting, didn’t it?
Giese in for the ninth. Back later.
I love that Moeller is catching Rasner!
you are too funny, Peter !
Good to knock some of the rust off Moeller.
Does Kevin Long EVER talk with Gardner about putting the ball on the ground EVERY time? The guy’s only high level skill is his speed, yet he negates it by striking out or popping up two thirds of the time.
Yankees win 11-7 tonight….Book it, Dan-O !
Its about time Chad got some playing time.
Game 100…it seems like only yesterday that the Yankees were undefeated after Opening Day…
Razzamatazz was shaky early last time out but seemed to settle in. I really didn’t think he was going to make it through the 5th inning though.
I wonder if Ponson’s success makes Rasner feel any pressure or if he feels solid enough that he can relax and perform at his best.
Anyone else see Buster Olney reporting we might get Washburn for Igawa and a secondary prospect? Seems like a good trade to me. I know Pete just posted something about not believing everything you hear, but I think Buster is normally pretty dependable, especially when it comes to the Yankees, although if we get rid of Igawa for something useful it would be almost too good to believe.
we’ve been talking about it in the last couple threads, pbl
Saw that about Washburn. First, I would see what it would take to get Burnett. If the price is too high, and the BLue Jays won’t come down a bit, then go for Washburn, especially if it rids us of Igawa.
That line-up is pretty bad. The Yanks need a bat I hope some team softens their stance and pulls the trigger. Bay or Bradley seems optimum and given Texas’ endless quest for pitching, Bradley could be had for IPK and something else.
“Bestest buddy”. LOL
Burnett can be had in the offseason for cash only. Plus Riciardi would die before helping the Yanks win the division. Washburn is the safer bet.
Al from BK- what do you see in that line-up that is so bad?
“Al from BK- what do you see in that line-up that is so bad?”
The 7-8-9 spots.
Washburn would fit in well especially if Shades Igawa goes.
Bottom 3 is putrid.
Granted the bottom 3 aren’t supposed to be good but they shouldn’t be auto-outs.
What is funny to me –
if someone had posted the Igawa and a prospect to Seattle for Washburn trade as a possibility – the entire blog would have roared with laughter and Pete would have tsk tsk’d them.
So let’s hope it happens for armchair GMs everywhere.
How can any lineup that begins like this be “really bad?”
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Cano 2B
Most teams, and fans, would LOVE those 6 plus any other 3.
It’s not our best lineup, but “really bad” is a big stretch.
Washburn for Igawa?
I’ll drive Igawa to the bus station!
Not a bad deal if that’s all you have to “give up” for him.
yes i see this but what did you expect? I mean I do not call this a bad line-up it is the best we have… Melky may or may not turn it around… maybe he will bat .290 maybe he will bat .210.. he has a heck of an arm though… and Gardner he starts hitting that ball on the ground he will figure out his game… maybe bunt a few times? And moellar is a much better hitter then Molina.. or he has at least shown glimpses of his hitting ability… for what we have I would not call this a “bad” lineup.. maybe not up to the what we as fans see as par but definitely not a bad lineup…
“Bottom 3 is putrid.”
The bestest buddy is 6 of 17. That’s hardly putrid.
“if someone had posted the Igawa and a prospect to Seattle for Washburn trade as a possibility – the entire blog would have roared with laughter and Pete would have tsk tsk’d them.”
TK- you know, thast why i dont even try and bother with proposed trades, and specifics of who fits in a deal and what more youd bneed to send back.
out of how many proposed trades that come and go on blogs, websites, magazines, etc, actually happen?
its makes for good fodder, but none of us really know what organizations are scouting, looking for, value more, etc.
the best part of a Igawa for Washburn trade is that it still leaves you the prospects to get Jason Bay or Matt Holliday
Biggest free agent the Yankees need to get in the offseason is Rudy Jaramillo.
I may sound silly saying this but some teams still hold Igawa in a regard like we did when the Yanks first signed him. The M’s view him as a possible 4-5 and another Japanese player they can promote to various sponsors couple that with us eating Wash’s contract and they see that as a worth while trade.
Chris NY- Amen… I am almost positive that not just most but any team would want those 6 =) especially the way Cano is hitting right now.
“6 of 17″ so he’s having a good few days. I think I wanna see a larger sample from “Bestest buddy” before I declare him to be on the mend or roaring back.
“if someone had posted the Igawa and a prospect to Seattle for Washburn trade as a possibility – the entire blog would have roared with laughter and Pete would have tsk tsk’d them.”
Washburn is no great shakes. He’s been slightly below the league average for 4 of the past 5 seasons and is well below average this year (ERA+ 84). Only reason this comes near working is that he’s owed decent money. Cost the Yanks $14 million thru next year to have Washburn. Seattle is only too happy to dump that.
I dont know if anyone has said it today but Buster Onley (however you spell it) said we might trade Kei Igawa and a secondary prospect for Jarod Washburn who pitches extremely well at Yankee Stadium.
“some teams still hold Igawa in a regard like we did when the Yanks first signed him”
Let’s hope, pray, and beg that’s true…….
The Daily Star, a British tabloid, is reporting that there is a sex tape featuring Alex Rodriguez and Madonna.
It’s hard to believe this is true: the cameraman is claiming that he obtained the tape through the use of a hidden camera in a friend’s apartment, and he is apparently extorting asking Madonna for “a fortune” for the rights to the video. This would put him in a lot of trouble with the law and likely end up in jail time, and while it’s hard to believe anyone is that foolish, we are talking about a guy who thinks there’s demand for an A-Rod/Madonna sex tape.
hope that doesn’t distract arod:)
“The bestest buddy is 6 of 17. That’s hardly putrid.”
But his .656 OPS is.
“Yankeefanfoev13 July 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I dont know if anyone has said it today but Buster Onley (however you spell it) said we might trade Kei Igawa and a secondary prospect for Jarod Washburn who pitches extremely well at Yankee Stadium.”
I LOL’d. Dude thats all we have been discussing all day.
Igawa and ? for Washburn sounds too good to be true (depending on who the ? is). Washburn pitched petty well last night against Boston-Is he a Lefty?
You guys know you want my Madonna tape, don’t be embarrassed just because she’s almost 50……
If Cash can get any value for Igawa, he should take it. We can’t continue to pay him $4 million/year to pitch for SWB. Besides, he’s actually taking up a developmental spot at AAA that we could use for a youngster.
Igawa could be successful in Seattle. He’s having a good season in AAA and he’s a flyball pitcher which will translate better to Safeco. He will also probably feel more comfortable on that team with more Japanese players and fans.
No, it’s not a really bad lineup… but the bottom three looks like a National League lineup… Matsui and Posada for Gardner and Molina is pretty sketchy.
If Igawa and Rasner or Igawa and Marquez could get Washburn I’d do it. He was off to a terrible start, but he’s gone at least 5 1/3 for ten straight starts allowing more than two runs just twice (3-2, 3.03 ERA).
the problem is, Olney mereley suggested what he thought would get the deal done. Has anyone heard any actual reports that such a deal is in the works? I know Olney can be a trusted source most of the time, but all he said was “could (or was it should) get it done.” Doesn’t meant Seattle agrees…
Moeller caught Rasner last time and got him through. With Posada out I’m sure Moeller will be catching more.
“Biggest free agent the Yankees need to get in the offseason is Rudy Jaramillo.”
Can he hammer fastballs and off speed pitches? If he can’t I can’t see how he’d make a demonstrative difference.
Pete,
It’s BFF doncha know?
Keep it rolling. Put the pressure on the teams ahead of us. The next 2 are must-wins with the other TB & Sox playing cupcakes.
**Love the Wonder Twins reference. What a hoot.
“The bestest buddy is 6 of 17. That’s hardly putrid.â€
But his .656 OPS is.”
If over the same time his OPS is .856
Just saying, no agenda.
Let’s hope where there’s smoke there’s fire applies to the Washburn – Igawa rumors.
Send along Karstens or any pitcher Cashman feels the need to create space on the 40-man roster for which will eventually have to be done anyway.
I think genetics is the reason why Edwar Ramirez can’t gain weight. Doesn’t matter what or how much he eats.
Igawa was quite the pitcher in Japan. Some of it’s got to translate. Too bad he’s so stubborn.
Let’s hope that someone is dazzled by his AAA numbers.
From the other thread:
Who the heck’s Kennard?
I consider myself a funny guy with a great sense of humor, but bestest buddy just doesnt do anything for me…its pretty ghey.
“Biggest free agent the Yankees need to get in the offseason is Rudy Jaramillo”
right, cause this is somehow kevin longs fault.
back at work today after an extended weekend which included:
- 4 yankee wins including monday. i know nobody will believe me, but i predicted a walk-off HBP on saturday once the bases were loaded and predicted a caught stealing by molina on sunday after the speedy pinch runner came in.
- saw eric duncan and cody ransom belt homers against the lehigh valley team. nice stadium and a ton of fans with iron pig attire in just the first season. there were several folks with red-xos attire on that i gave dirty looks to. (i’ll never understand that) the majestic store there had r-s stuff too, and other than that phillies and iron-pigs. weird. decent beer selection.
- shameless plug, but i got honerable mention on friday’s create a caption on the big league stew blog.
kennard is who we traded for molina. he’s a bust.
EJ Fagan over at pending pinstripes is the man. I rememeber he had David Robertson at around #10 on his top yankees prospects list this year when no one else even had him in the top 30
They must pipe John Sterling into the press box at the stadium (perhaps the Geneva Convention doesn’t apply to beat reporters)
raymagnetic,
Whether people want to believe it or not, coaching is HUGE. Very rarely do you see a team in any sport win with terrible coaching. (Doc Rivers being an exception).
Why do Ranger players continue to hit the hell out of the ball year after year?
Is it just the heat in Texas, or the ballpark? Or could it be that they have one of the better hitting coaches in the game?
So if your belief is that coaches don’t hit or pitch, why have them at all?
Sounds like people are running wild with a trade that hasn’t even been proposed.
Chris I wanted to make sure you saw this
Olney didn’t suggest it he said the Yankees are(keyword) having serious discussions for Washburn. (Igawa is said to be the price).
Richie Sexson can provide some insight as to what kind of guy Washburn is having been teammates in recent years.
“: Kei Igawa, and another secondary prospect. They’re taking on a lot of money (about $13-14 million), so they won’t have to give up much.”
‘Cept that Igawa also has $13-14 million left. That’s one part where it makes a little less sense, even though the $13-14 million is paid over three and a half seasons instead of one and a half.
Yes, the ticket prices will be higher at the new Stadium but you’ll get an extra inch of butt space and cupholders!
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_.....ew_ya.html
it is really true that its time to trade away Igawa? wow….
Would Washburn get Luis Polonia’s old locker?
Thanks Brandon. All I saw was something someone posted that said Igawa could get it done, meaning that was more speculation than a report…
Yankees looking at Seattle lefty Washburn
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The Yankees are not expected to make a blockbuster deal before the trade deadline, but they are seeking ways to upgrade their rotation and are taking a serious look at Seattle lefty Jarrod Washburn.
The overall numbers for the 33-year-old are not good — 4-9, 4.75 ERA — but Washburn has been throwing better the past two months, posting a 2.93 ERA in June and a 3.16 ERA in July.
The Yankees could pencil Washburn into the rotation for next year, when they move to the new Yankee Stadium, whose dimensions (like the current Yankee Stadium) generally serve left-handers better than right-handers. Washburn has a 2.82 ERA in six starts in Yankee Stadium over the course of his career.
Rasner didn’t look great last time about, but showed a lot of guts and worked his way through. There’s a lot to be said about a performance like that. Here’s to a better outing tonight and shutting up a few more doubters. I’m not saying start building a plaque in Monument Park, but I’m saying he can get us through August.
“Why do Ranger players continue to hit the hell out of the ball year after year?
Is it just the heat in Texas, or the ballpark? Or could it be that they have one of the better hitting coaches in the game?
So if your belief is that coaches don’t hit or pitch, why have them at all?”
Actually their ballpark does have A LOT to do with the fact that they’re usually amongst the league leaders in runs scored.
I also believe coaches give advice but in the end they can’t turn Melky Cabrera into Willie Mays. It would be nice if they had that ability but unfortunately they do not.
Well according to mlbtraderumors.com the Stros acquired Randy Wolf today. I always thought the Yankees might try to go for him.
Dickey vs. Matsuzaka tonight.
Too bad Wakefield’s not pitching. Dinosaur vs. baby dinosaur.
Washburn the Yankee killer – not a bad idea. depends on who we have to give up. i can also see this going about as well as Cory Lidle did (obviously, i mean as a short-term pitching option. no jokes intended.) if so, would that really be that much of an upgrade over what we have now?
Washburn is way better than Wolf and he is more experienced. After his game at YS when he gave up several runs I wrote him off.
Chris thanl Mek and Rebecca they were the news breakers w/ the Washburn talks
frakiedue: yes. EJ is very good.
have been high on David Robertson, from time we took him away from Alabama. Had him in my top 20, after his showing at the cape (his first year in the organization). Don’t expect anyone, to belive me tho.
Long is the man. At least that’s what A-rod said in his MVP season.
Don’t look for him to be replaced. He signed an unprecedented 2-year deal in the offseason.
Looks like Seattle really wants Igawa. Maybe Cashman should make Ichiro as a salary dump as the kicker? Throw in some RHP prospects?
*Chris thank mel and Rebecca they were the news breakers w/ the Washburn talks
“I also believe coaches give advice but in the end they can’t turn Melky Cabrera into Willie Mays. It would be nice if they had that ability but unfortunately they do not.”
But are some coaches better than others? Did Melky have most of his success with Don Mattingly looking over his shoulder? If the Yankees are willing to spend money on the best free agent players, why shouldn’t they do that with coaches also?
can anyone explain the the big sexy what jarrod washburn has done in yankee stadium in carerr has to do with anything. Seriously, Im lost.
we need an innings eater… the only one we have is pettitte.
joba obviously is handled with kid gloves, mussina never goes past 100 pitches, and ponson/rasner are 5 inning pitchers.
washburn is a guy who can go 7-8 every time out and throw 110-120 pitches easily. he won a WS with the angels and has playoff experience.
I saw the posts on here earlier, just not the Olney post that specifically said Igawa was part of the discussions, as opposed to what he thought would get it done…
Randy Wolfe traded to Astros
When will the media start giving us some feature articles on guys like Robertson and Ramirez instead of the same recycled injury drivel and A-Rod gossip? You know, stuff that might actually be worth reading about
“Washburn is way better than Wolf and he is more experienced.”
Way better????? Washburn, in this particular comparison, is the leper with the most fingers. He’s simply not that good. He MIGHT be better than what the Yankees are using as a 5th starter right now.
Big Sexy- Washburn is good at Yankee stadium which would be his home park if he were traded. Thats bodes well for his home-starts.
can anyone explain the the big sexy what jarrod washburn has done in yankee stadium in carerr has to do with anything. Seriously, Im lost.
Career at Yankees Stadium
2.82 ERA
.254 BAA
When will the media start giving us some feature articles on guys like Robertson and Ramirez instead of the same recycled injury drivel and A-Rod gossip? You know, stuff that might actually be worth reading about.
Like the “Edwar Ramirez Diet”?????
Fredo- Washburn is a more than solid 4-5 I never said he was Tom Glavine in his prime.
Big Sexy should turn in his Mensa card.
“Long is the man. At least that’s what A-rod said in his MVP season.”
Well, A-Rod has won an MVP with three different hitting coaches. (including Jaramillo)
Hey dudes, where can I find the latest photos of the new Yankee Stadium construction?
Is there a website that has constant updates?
Al…oh, so because he wont be facing the same line up and the defense behind him will be different he is supposed to put up the same numbers…..Did Jarrod Washburn play against all different line ups with different players behind him in his 6 career YS starts?
Stats have gotten so ridiculous
Richie The Big Sexy Sexson is 17-25 in day games with the temperature between 78-83 degrees on Sundays against pitchers who fathers wore mustaches in 1984 from June to September.
Tim Boat,
Check out today’s gameday. There’s an article on Ramirez in today’s preview tab.
Go to the Yankees page at mlb.com.
They like to highlight the young guys. They’ve already done Robertson and Gardner.
Way better????? Washburn, in this particular comparison, is the leper with the most fingers
Career stats
Washburn on the road
3.74 ERA
.238 BAA
Wolf on the road
4.49 ERA
.253 BAA
Andy,
I didn’t follow the Rangers, so I didn’t see where A-rod credited Jaramillo.
I’ll take your word for it, though.
The Big Sexy refers to himself in the third person?
“Fredo- Washburn is a more than solid 4-5 I never said he was Tom Glavine in his prime.”
What you said is he was way better than Wolf. The numbers don’t suuport that contention. He may be marginally better.
As for solid #4/#5, I’d change solid to borderline average. He doesn’t strike people out and is eminently hittable. I don’t mind the trade, if it happens, but it is not a monster upgrade, which is something I’d consider before paying him $10.35 million for next year.
Brandon,
You’re missing the point. “Sayonara” Do you know what that means?
“Well, A-Rod has won an MVP with three different hitting coaches. (including Jaramillo)”
This is just proving my point. If A-Rod weren’t A-Rod his htting coaches would make little difference. Kevin Long suggested that A-Rod had a hitch in his swing and A-Rod was able to take avantage of the advice because he’s a great hitter.
granted Pete doesnt like Girardi, but how about some props to him for his use of the pen and spreading it out. I wonder who would have the dead arm syndrome starting about now under torre? best guess is that veras would have triple the innings pitched…
ray, that last post is really chicken or the egg thing.
Peter Rabbit,
Check the sliding into home blog. seems to be updated with new stadium photos a lot…
I’ve heard/read where A-Rod praised Jaramillo, but he’s also said Long is the best hitting coach he’s ever had.
Big Sexy, Yankee Stadium is friendly to left handers. I would think that’s why people assume he’ll do well there regardless of which side of the Pinstripes he’s on.
Mind you, 6 starts over his entire career doesn’t mean he’ll dominate there now. Nor do I think anyone expects him to.
Baseball America wondered if Reineke could eventually become another Chad Qualls, a guy who blossoms with a move to the bullpen.
What are the Astros thinking here? This team is still playing to win, even with their backs against the wall.
Cashman deal Bruney or Farnsy for Wesley Wright while you can.
Brandon,
You’re missing the point. “Sayonara†Do you know what that means?
Yes GOODBYE as matter someone tell me the Japanese translation for GTFO !
mel,
I have no idea if he credited Jaramillo or not. But what would A-Rod say? “Long did nothing, it was all me!”
I’m not saying that Long is a terrible coach, I just think Jaramillo’s track record as a hitting coach is very strong.
Brandon,
You’re missing the point. “Sayonara†Do you know what that means?
Yes GOODBYE !. As a matter of fact someone quick tell me the Japanese translation for GTFO ! (sorry I’m hyper today)
I have a 4.75 ERA and feed my baby Shrimp Scampi!
Fredo—
Washburn would be a major improvement over Rasner….
Last eight starts… Rasner 42 IP, 32 ER, 6.86 ERA
Washburn 62 1/3 IP, 21 ER, 3.03 ERA
More innings and fewer runs… plus he’s a lefty which is an added plus in Yankee Stadium.
chris ny…that was my point, that is such a ridiculous stat…its absolutely meaningless….and the yankees are notoriously bad against soft tossing left handed pitchers and have been for a few years now. Im curious to see what Washburns stats are against the yankees period…theyre probably very good.
Brandon loves his lefthanders with perpetually bad control. As long as they’re a lefty that throws hard Brandon would trade for them.
Andy Long has gotten alot of credit but he ain’t no Jaramillo, Jaramillo is the best batting coach in MLB today. No one should ever dispute that.
Coaches do impact the game, but they don’t make night and day differences all the time. They can correct mechanics, tweak swings, etc.. but they can’t give a guy confidence, aggressiveness, patience, etc.. just by telling them what to do. Ex. telling Cano to take more pitches, yet still be aggressive or telling A-Rod not to “think to much” or not to “try to do too much.”
The hitters still have to go out and do it, and do it with 90 mph baseballs flying towards them.
“This is just proving my point. If A-Rod weren’t A-Rod his htting coaches would make little difference. Kevin Long suggested that A-Rod had a hitch in his swing and A-Rod was able to take avantage of the advice because he’s a great hitter.”
I don’t think you need to worry about great players. But you do need to worry about players like Melky, Brett, Robbie and others, and great coaching always help.
Brandon loves his lefthanders with perpetually bad control. As long as they’re a lefty that throws hard Brandon would trade for them.
Wesley Wright
Wesley Wright Houston Astros
vs LHB 1.80 BAA, 1.17 ERA, 0 HR
What’s the problem ?
Brandon,
No Japanese person would be so rude as to say such a thing! You do any deal that sends Igawa to a situation where he can succeed!
So A-rod’s the Shaq of baseball? “Phil Jackson’s the best coach I ever had”, “Pat Riley’s the best coach I ever had”, “D’antoni’s the best coach I ever had”.
I wouldn’t say completely meaningless sexy, he’d still be a lefty pitching at Yankee Stadium. There is some merrit to looking at his past performances there, I just wouldn’t take it as gold…
So A-rod’s the Shaq of baseball? “Phil Jackson’s the best coach I ever hadâ€, “Pat Riley’s the best coach I ever hadâ€, “D’antoni’s the best coach I ever hadâ€.
I guess so.
“Jaramillo is the best batting coach in MLB today. No one should ever dispute that.”
Not disagreeing with you, as I have no idea who the best hitting coach in MLB today is… But, how exactly would anyone on here know that to be true?
“What’s the problem ?”
4.98 ERA, 23 walks in 34 innings
Now if Andy Long can cut down Big Sexy’s big swing, that’d be impressive.
Japanese conversation is way above such uncouth language
Hmm, I wonder if 出゠(dero) would work; take 出る (deru), which means to leave, then change it to command form. Or does nobody actually say something like that?
Thanks Saucy, this is exactly what I was looking for!
Who cares about Jaramillo, we want Bowa!
“But you do need to worry about players like Melky, Brett, Robbie and others, and great coaching always help.”
Hogwash! I’ve seen zero evidence of coaching helping Cano. He goes up there with no evident plan and either hits or doesn’t hit. His talent allows him to more or less make due with that approach. Gardner, on the other hand, thru coaching or experience, has a great command of the strike zone, a solid approach, etc., and he still can’t hit at the big league level.
They started hiring coaches to give ownership someone to fire when things go bad so far as I can tell.
4.98 ERA, 23 walks in 34 innings
Wesley Wright Houston Astros
vs LHB 1.80 BAA, 1.17 ERA, 0 HR
WHAT
IS
THE
PROBLEM !
mel,
I’m sure A-Rod would give anyone who coaches him credit. He doesn’t seem to be the kind of guy who is going to skewer his coaches or teammates in the paper.
I’m not trying to confrontational so please don’t think that I am. I’m just making a simple observation.
If there is any truth to the Igawa-Washburn deal, I’d do it in a heartbeat. (duh)
I think both of those pitchers could benefit from the changes in scenery.
For those unsatisfied with Meacham’s 3rd base coaching skills, check out Kevin Goldstein’s unfiltered post over at Baseball Prospectus (http://www.baseballprospectus......red/?p=953).
They’re very interesting. The Yankees and Dodgers have had the same number of runners thrown out at home this year (13), although the Yankees have had seven thrown out from 2nd as opposed to three for the Dodgers.
Big Sexy:
Please don’t pretend to be Richie Sexson. I’d rather the blog not get out of hand like that. Thanks.
Can Bobby Meacham be the 2nd piece in the Igawa package?
Please?
I can’t wait to get rid of Gardner.He a faster but worse hitting Melky.
GArdner-Melky-Moeller….yuck.
A-Rod credits Jaramillo for remaking his swing and stance. He has said when he first came up in the big leagues he was a front foot hitter because that was what Lou Pinella taught. When he went to Texas Jaramillo taught him how to shift his weight back which improved his balance at the plate because he could wait longer on the ball which gave him more power.
Pete…can I keep the name and not his persona? I’ll just post as myself just using the handle The Big Sexy…would that be alright? If not, Ill change it
Andy,
I hope you didn’t think that I was ragging on you. I was ragging on A-rod.
Jaramillo is known as one of the best, but the fact remains that Kevin Long is under contract in ’09. If we can’t get rid of Meachem there’s no way that Long will be cut.
On a sadder note, I think of Lidle when they show Long on tv.
Gardner has struggled when advancing to a new level throughout his career. It’s not at all surprising that he’s struggling when moving up to the toughest level of all. What’s been impressive about him is that he works hard and, so far, has figured out how to succeed at the new level. Whether that will happen to any significant extent in the majors remains to be seen, of course, but if you write him off based on this stint you haven’t been paying attention.
Please don’t pretend to be Richie Sexson. I’d rather the blog not get out of hand like that. Thanks.
Can all the people who actually think he’s Richie Sexson leave too? That would get rid of half the trade proposals..
Pete,
Wow. Really unfair. Give them some time to digest the info? The team doctors and Cashman probably find out first.
Re: Matsui. I heard they drained the knee 3x already. They’re not going to let him continue rehab if it happens again. He’s being stubborn (Japanese trait) by refusing surgery as recommended.
Wesley Wright Houston Astros
vs LHB 1.80 BAA, 1.17 ERA, 0 HR
WHAT
IS
THE
PROBLEM !
FOUR POINT NINE EIGHT ERA
ONE POINT FIVE ONE WHIP
TWENTY THREE WALKS
IN THIRTY FOUR INNINGS
NO NEED FOR ANOTHER RELIEVER
hahah..oh Pete, wow memory for you must be fleeting…. So today, Girardi says he doesn’t know the results and you choose, as a wordsmith, to use the term, “claims” when you relay the message from him to your readers. But wait… yesterday you said, that it would be ok if he said he didn’t know.. what happened to that. Oh right, it only mattered yesterday and today, since you can’t get the quote you want, Girardi is now holding back information.
Sigh… its a shame that since you are the only source for up to the minute news we have to suffer through your agendas and personal, subjective, and unprofessional diatribes.
Wow, Mel. I never thought about that but there is a definite resemblence there.
To Peter: Would you settle for “Sexy Rexy”??
Okay…….Let’s Go, Yankees……
Yanks should be able to “Catch Up” to Slowey’s Fastball, eh?
LET’S GO!!!
I’ve only seen one blatant misdirection re: an injury and that was J.P. Riccardi. Claimed BJ Ryan was had a sore back, when in actuality he had arm issues. He said he didn’t want to cause a panic amongst the fan base. Huh?
If Matsui has surgery he’s out for the season. Maybe he’s being stubborn, but most likely he’s hoping he can grit it out and contribute to the team this season. I think all of us would prefer that than, say, Pavano, who would have had the surgery before the doctor even finished recommending it.
You mean Richie Sexson is not blogging 2 hours before game time? Big Sexy, you let me down…….. I feel like such a fool.
i’m going to have to second nick there…wouldn’t be as harsh with the adjectives, but calling it “claimed” is unnecessary editorializing.
FOUR POINT NINE EIGHT ERA
ONE POINT FIVE ONE WHIP
TWENTY THREE WALKS
IN THIRTY FOUR INNINGS
NO NEED FOR ANOTHER RELIEVER
18 of those BB are vs RHB
he has a 1.17 ERA vs LHB, he has a 1.80 BAA vs LHB
HE’S 23 YEARS OLD A LHP
WHO CAN TOP OUT AT 94 MPH
AND STOPS LHB
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM !!
HE WAS A RULE 5 PICK UP BY THE STROS’
LHB CAN’T HIT HIM ! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM !!
“but if you write him off based on this stint you haven’t been paying attention”
Kid can barely get the ball out of the infield and strikes out way too much for the type of slap hitter he is (a problem he also had in AAA). I’m for having him on the team as a pinch runner and 4th or 5th OF, but he’s no everyday player at this level.
DLev,
Of course he’s trying to help the team. But he has to be in denial. He’s been gone how long? These knee things are so weird, but you almost always have to surgically repair them.
The problem is that you are an immature moron
Let’s expand the deal for Washburn, from Igawa and a scrub to a blockbuster. Why? Because we love to expound on rumors!
Here’s the proposed deal, with all parties giving up NTC’s:
Yankees get Jarrod Washburn, Raul Ibanez, and Ichiro Suzuki
Seattle gets Kei Igawa, Bobby Abreu, Johnny Damon, and choice of AAA pitchers Jeff Karstens or Chris Britton.
DEAL OR NO DEAL???!!!!
The problem is that you are an immature moron
It takes one to spot one, but whatever I’m not going to trade insults w/ you that would just spam the blog w/ BS talk.
It’s 4:09pm back here in the Midwest……looking forward to listening to another Overmatched Twins-Yankees’ matchup tonight on the Local Twins’ station…..
Thanks for your Blog, Peter!!
You’re a Great Source for Info…….
BTW, I remember about 8 years ago, I took my family to the Twins-Yankees’ game at the Metrodome on a Saturday night, and Chad Moeller, catching for the Twins, hit a 2-run inside-the-park Home Run past a Rookie Left Fielder named Ryan Thompson…..!!
Forgot to add in that deal that Yankees will take Arthur Rhodes and Seattle gets LaTroy Hawkins!!!! lol.
“The Yankees and Dodgers have had the same number of runners thrown out at home this year (13), although the Yankees have had seven thrown out from 2nd as opposed to three for the Dodgers.”
impossible.
according to most people here, Meacham is the worst thing to ever happen to the Yankees while Bowa was the greatest 3B coach ever.
but they have both lost the same number of runners at the plate? interesting.
Now, now Patrick let’s play nice. Brandon may want every hard throwing lefty out there who walks a ton of batters but there’s no need for name calling.
True, but since it doesn’t hurt the team for him to wait, why shouldn’t he? I think his waiting is pretty admirable. It isn’t fun walking around with a swollen knee, but he’s doing his best to earn his contract.
Brandon, if anything, the astros are showing you they are buying here at the deadline, as stupid as that may seem…. if they have an effective lefty reliever, they arent getting rid of him if they think they are still in contention.
hmmm-that is interesting.
Brandon-Keep posting. At least you come up with some plausible solutions to make the Yankees better!
Have the Dodger’s guys been thrown out by 700 feet half of the time? Do they repeat their mistakes the next day after seeing a guy’s great arm gun down A-Rod?
I don’t know if Bowa was a better 3B coach or not, but I know we didn’t see so many guys out by a mile last year.
Gardner look terrible his first go round at AA. He look terrible his first go round at AAA. I agree that there’s a good chance he doesn’t have what it takes to make it at this level. But I also think that you can’t tell based on his stint so far in the majors. When Damon can play left they’ll send him back down. When he comes back we’ll have a much better idea whether he’s really only a fourth OF or whether he contribute on an every day basis.
Nick: exactly. Agenda, is the perfect word, to describe it.
Now, now Patrick let’s play nice. Brandon may want every hard throwing lefty out there who walks a ton of batters but there’s no need for name calling.
Ray here’s my debate, Patrick came back w/ a snipe, I’m cool but my reasoning in Wesley Wright is how the Yankees are looking for LH relief also and instead of overdoing it w/ Fuentes or Marte which would cost the moon, there is this kid in Houston holds LHB to a .180 BAA, Patrick told me his 23 BB are a problem, I responded (in caps key) 18 of the 23 BB are vs RHB, his sole purpose would be a matchup LH reliever when Edwar needs breaks, there really isn’t too much a difference between Wesley and Edwar except Wesley is younger and a LH relief pitcher that gets out lefties at a better rate than Fuentes or Marte. Go ahead check it I did the math.
There could be a lot of runs scored in the stadium tonight…Go Yanks
Anyone else notice that Cano and Melkey both havbe hit homers vs. Slowey in limited ABs? We should kill this guy!
“The Yankees and Dodgers have had the same number of runners thrown out at home this year (13), although the Yankees have had seven thrown out from 2nd as opposed to three for the Dodgers”
I would like to see this statistic, measured in feet.
have…oops
Brandon, if anything, the astros are showing you they are buying here at the deadline, as stupid as that may seem…. if they have an effective lefty reliever, they arent getting rid of him if they think they are still in contention.
They just traded a relief pitcher that could have been thier next Chad Qualls for a # 4 SP, I’d have to believe Wesley Wright would be on the market.
“I’d have to believe Wesley Wright would be on the market.”
maybe they made the other guy available because they were trading a middle reliever for a starting pitcher?
of course, as we’ve all learned here this year, who’s more valuable… a starting pitcher or a relief pitcher?
just saying, i wouldnt expect him to be on the market.
i’d like to see some of these “out at the plate” stats compared to runners being sent and scoring on non-perfect throws.
a-rod was out by a considerable amount the other day. but there was also 2 outs with 7-9 in the batting order coming up to bat. meachum gets a pass on that one.
Yankee trader -
The Seattle deal you propose still lack a RH hitter. Ibanez and Ichiro are both LH hitters.
DBacks acquire Jon Rauch
ah, now the chips are starting to fall…
its early, too… kind of odd to see this kind of movement with more than a week to go in the month.
with Rauch’s trade, you can kind of gage what the yankees could get for a Farnsworth or get a little less for a Hawkins…
Just so there’s no confusion, the “Nick” who has been taking issue with Pete Abe’s comments on Girardi and I are not the same Nick.
And by that I mean: Go Yankees.
I would think Rauch may close in the desert given Lyons recent struggles.
“Can he hammer fastballs and off speed pitches? If he can’t I can’t see how he’d make a demonstrative difference.”
raymagnetic-
then you would be in favor of saving the hitting coach salary and not having one at all because according to your logic the hitting coach does nothing?
Good thing Girardi doesn’t know the results of Jorge’s injury.Girardi would just just lie about it or make a stupid decision on it.
peter with his usual Girardi dig for Girardi’s nefarious actions…
GIVE IT A REST ALREADY PETER………
“with Rauch’s trade, you can kind of gage what the yankees could get for a Farnsworth or get a little less for a Hawkins”
Keep in mind that Rauch is:
1) younger than Farnsy and Hawkins
2) better than Farnsy and Hawkins
3) Signed cheaply thru 2010 ($2M in ’09, $2.9 in ’10)
Whatever the Nats got, divide by about 5 to determine what Farnsy and Hawkins, two thirty-something, free agent to be’s, will bring you.
Fredo, thats what i mean… im not saying you can get about the same thing, just saying you can kind of figure out what the market would pay for Farnsworth nad Hawkins, even if Cash wanted to trade them, and its not much.
there is a great hitting coach that know one knows of. i’ll give a hint.
he was the hitting coach for griffey, bonds, and sosa .
A Washburn deal would not require roster adjustment. Igawa is on the 40-man roster already.
Both Matsui and Posada should just have their surgeries and call it a day. This wait and see approach hasn’t worked all season. Why would it work now?
Manny again !!!!
It seems not a day goes by that Manny Ramirez doesn’t find himself in the news.
The Seattle Times Geoff Baker posted a minor Manny being Manny item in his Mariners blog after last night’s game:
Seems that Boston slugger Manny Ramirez was leaving the ballpark, with headphones on trying to look inconspicuous and quickly get away from the crowds still leaving the stadium. He started to cross South Royal Brougham Way, against the signals of a traffic cop who was directing pedestrians. The police officer demanded that Ramirez open his wallet and show identification. He warned him that he could face a $500 fine and possible arrest for disobeying a police officer.
“just saying you can kind of figure out what the market would pay for Farnsworth nad Hawkins, even if Cash wanted to trade them, and its not much.”
Sadly, that would seem about right.
i think i kno one of gardners problems, i was at the game last night and he tries to goin to left field to much and that causes him to pop up or strike out.. if he would fix that and just tryin to get base hits and stop placing hed by fine.
“raymagnetic-
then you would be in favor of saving the hitting coach salary and not having one at all because according to your logic the hitting coach does nothing?”
Randy,
I just don’t believe a hitting coach can make a mediocre baseball player into a good baseball player. If a player has a slow weak bat Rudy Jaramillo or any other hitting coach isn’t suddenly going to make the guy have a quick powerful bat no matter how much coaching is done.
As I said earlier though a coach can give good advice if he notices something awry. The player still has to be good enough to implement whatever change may be necessary.
Brandon –
to take it down a few emotional notches, there might have been some concern with the terms of your deal – Farnsworth or Bruney – for a (successful in the context you stipulated but in a limited career data set) relatively unproven lefty who may well not even be on the market. In fact shouldn’t be – but Houston just traded for Randy Wolf so who knows what goes through Ed Wade’s mind.
Since Houston is obviously looking for pitching, and will need a replacement for the mysterious signing of free agent Wolf while sitting 10 out of the Wild Card, how about one of our gazillion starters in the minors A – AAA? Since he’s merely a LOOGY, shouldn’t take too much to get, though he is young and throws hard. Unfortunately, since he’s also a Rule 5 pickup, he’d have to be kept on the active roster all year or be offered back to LA. A little roster constraining, if only until Sept.
“i was at the game last night and he tries to goin to left field to much and that causes him to pop up or strike out”
Not so sure it isn’t a slow bat moreso than an effort to hit to the left side.
2 questions: Why isn’t Washburn booking a ticket to the Bronx by now?, Who returns first Wanger or Franchise?
Fredo
Very true.. I think he’s the odd man out, before i hated the fact he was up bc of all the over hype on here, but now im warming up to him a little, but once damon’s arm get’s better, idk what they’re gonna do with gardner or christian.. i think christian might stay up
“2 questions: Why isn’t Washburn booking a ticket to the Bronx by now?, Who returns first Wanger or Franchise?”
1) Seattle may recognize most of the savings they’d recognize in trading Washburn are washed out by the remainder of Igawa’s contract.
2) Phil Hughes, but I wouldn’t count on much from either guy this season.
HEY BURGER KING GUY!
i would like Washburn also. I’d take a pair of a Nike socks.. maybe even Starter
Washburn and a LF should be a priority.
“Wang is eager to get the cast off in two weeks or so and get down to Tampa and start rehabbing. He hopes to pitch in the majors in September.”
4.5 back and we don’t even have the Wanger. Imagine if he becomes our September callup? Would be a nice boost to have a fresh Wang for a September run and into the playoffs.
forgot to finish that, for igawa
Al, sounds like Phil Hughes, as Wang still has the boot on his foot and Hughes is throwing already…
PRIORITIES
#1 a good 4-5 starter
#2 a LF
#3 a catcher, Molina can’t carry the load, and Moeller’s decent, but do we really wan’t him playing everyday?? Believe I like Molina a lot. but IDK if he could everyday.. Rumored to be Josh Bard for a trade.
If a Washburn deal were to materialize, it wouldn’t need to be announced today. Both Igawa and Washburn pitched last night so it’s not like either could be used until their turn comes up again.
It would be up to Girardi when Washburn would be slotted in.
Aaron- So you are not interested in the flame broiled patties that we have to offer here at BK. LOL I want Washburn Cashman make Seattle do it! Honestly shouldn’t Franchise be throwing in real games in about 2 weeks? If thats the case and hes dominating at AA or AAA I think the Yanks could not resist bringing him up.
More than likely we will see Hughes come back first, but I bet they take it fairly slow with him as well.
If Wang is healed once the cast comes off, figure it will still be another 5-6 weeks till he is pitching again. Hopefully Wang was working his upper body enough to keep it strong, then it will just be his legs needing to get up to strength.
Chris- Wanger would not really be Wanger as we know him if he comes up in Sept. He would still be favoring his landing foot which could be dangerous.
UPDATE, 4:49 p.m.: Jorge Posada was scheduled to get checked out by Dr. David Altchek today.
( OK, this is probably the truth )
Joe Girardi claimed not to know the results of the tests.
( likely a lie, we know )
We should find out more later on.
( may or not be true )
Hideki Matsui will rest until Monday, then he will try some baseball activities again.
( likely a truth )
If his knee blows up again, that will be that and he’ll have surgery.
( a pretty good assumption and very likely what will happen )
( ) = all just my .02 !
“For $13 I’ll be a Macadamia Nut”
LMAO. Genius name you don’t deserve the high life. Gosh I watch too much TV I need a hobby.
Al, exactly. As long as there are no set-backs, I’d think we’ll see Hughes back in the major’s by the middle or end of August.
I really think his issues in the beginning of this year had to be mechanical. Not sure if they were related to the injury or not. But he lost the great movement he has always had on his fastball. He had it in his first game against Toronto this year, then his fastball was straight and very hittable (as we saw).
Hopefully they’ll get his mechanics in order on his way back from the injury, which I would imagine is part of the process anyway (just like in spring training).
ya but don’t you remember Cashman(I want him gone) should said that they weren’t bringing Hughes up, he said he’s going to be in the minors.. But we’ll see.
“He would still be favoring his landing foot which could be dangerous.”
I guess I’m assuming he wouldn’t be back if his foot wasn’t strong, and they wouldn’t rush him if they saw him favoring it..
HHmm..hearing thunder here in Jersey. How is the weather in the Bronx?
If Hughes is healthy and mowing down guys and Cash decides not to bring him up I cant even imagine the back page quotes we would have from Hank.
I love the Wanger. Can’t wait to have him back.
“Joe Girardi claimed not to know the results of the tests.”
Well now there’s a diplomatic way to put it … bravo Pete!
That’s like: The president’s press secretary issued a statement saying “We can neither confirm nor deny this information.”
Keep ‘em guessing, I guess.
OK its almost game time. That means the game thread is starting, so I guess it’s time to get back to my job.
Wanger’s right foot is injured – so it is his push off foot iirc – not that it really matters.
May be Wang can earn some extra cash by tutoring Chinese/Mandarin.
I don’t think Cashman said they (hughes and IPK) would be in the minors all year. Didn’t he just say initially and they’d have to earn their way back up. Meaning, they’re not gauranteed a spot on the big club, but not out of the question….
If he comes back strong and gets his stuff back, does what he’s capable of, there’s no way he’s staying in AAA in favor of Rasner or Ponson.
Hughes in spring training had me thinking of him as the next roger clemens minus PED’s. He looked phenomenal Pete sounded like he was watching Walter Johnson when he talked about Hughes in ST lol.
ok i gotta vent, how come everyone sits here and asks questions that they can easily find out.. like the weather in the bronx question, go on weather.com and check
props, to the person who mentioned Rudy J. He have been the #1 hitting coach, for a while.
don’t know how much he would help NYY. He is the best, tho.
Maybe Wang could hire Pavano as his driver.
Wait … on second thought …
Hey even Drew Henson looked pretty good at one point.
Out of sight, out of mind. Until that update about Wang, I forgot about him for a second. Crazy. But that also makes you realize how good this team can be to still compete and gain ground without our best pitcher. Not that this should be news to anyone, but some easily forget it.
Aaron -
It’s a game thread now.
That means people aren’t thinking logically or sensibly.
You have to realize it makes no sense to look out the window or go to weather.com when you can just as easily type the question on a baseball blog.
C’mon … get with the program, bro.
Phil Hughes WHIP was 2.14 eek! One would think he can improve on that. In a perfect world I’d like Ponson and Razzy gone and Washburn n Hughes to round out the rotation.
what ever happened to the Phil Hughes is the Second Coming, dont trade him for Clemens in his prime, crowd?
Chris, I don’t think Wang would be so forgotten had Joba not moved to the rotation. His being in there has helped a lot.
Al from BK… I wondered if anyone would pick up that reference. LOL
Chris- I am sort of mad at Pete I was trying to forget that we are missing our Ace until he returns.
“Hey even Drew Henson looked pretty good at one point.”
Hughes has also looked very good, dominant, in major league games. Hardly a good comparison.
Henson was one of our top prospects when our farm system was terrible. Hughes was/is our top prospect when it is one of the better systems in the game. Hughes was the top pitching prospect in all of baseball. Was Henson ever even in baseball’s top 50?
Very good point Nut. Imagine a rotation of Wang, Pettitte, Moose, Joba and Me all pitching well. We’d win 4 out of every 5 games.
(Even Wang’s gotta lose once in a while).
I could live with Ponson, even with his struggles. His pitches have some good movement on them, but he needs work on control.
Rasner’s last night might just be tonight. I think he is on the short time list.
ok i gotta vent, how come everyone sits here and asks questions that they can easily find out.. like the weather in the bronx question, go on weather.com and check
Oh jeez louise. soooooorrrry.
I guess a 4 game win streak will change alot of tunes around here. Remember the somber tone here pre-All Star break?
Can’t forget Wang. Ponson & Raz have gotten very lucky with major offensive support their last starts, how long can that last? We’ll need Wang if they want to push for the postseason. I miss the Wanger! thx for the update Pete.
“Posada was told to stay away from the Stadium today and Brian Cashman isn’t here. For now, that’s all there is.”
That seems odd, no?
Pete – Ready to formally apologize for all of those mean things that you said about Edwar?
frits, I don’t see anyone suggesting we trade Hughes. I don’t know who wouldn’t have traded him for Clemens in his prime (taking PED’s out of the equation anyway). But I certainly wouldn’t through him to the scrap heap no matter how bad his start to this season was.
His health is obviously a concern, but his ability should not be for anyone that has watched him pitch last year or in spring training. And before people point out the AAA hitters you face in ST, you can tell by his pitches, not just his results, that he has fantastic stuff.
Well I got it Macadamia and thats what counts! Seriously I have to think that Hughes was hurt for most if not all of the year. He could not go from top prospect to a 9 ERA and WHIP over 2 if not hurt.
http://www.rotoworld.com/conte.....038;spln=1
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get him !!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Clines
griffey’s and bond’s hitting coach.
Don Vito –
Hopefully that is why CashMoney is not available for Pete to grill about Posada’s injured wing.
Poor Wang. Hopefully we will see him again this year
“Chris NY
Very good point Nut. Imagine a rotation of Wang, Pettitte, Moose, Joba and Me all pitching well. We’d win 4 out of every 5 games.
(Even Wang’s gotta lose once in a while).”
That would be a good combo, but I’m not quite familiar with the last person in the rotation.
Al, I think Hughes was injured for longer than was admitted. He did too well last year for the results we saw this season.
Even stepping back a little, it shouldn’t have been as much as his results showed.
That must be killer for Wanger a guy who loves to pitch and has been pitching constantly since he was a boy.
I agree Nut. Hughes had to have been injured for awhile.
“That would be a good combo, but I’m not quite familiar with the last person in the rotation.”
I threw at least 49 MPH at a fair once… They’d swing 3 times before the ball hit home plate. My specialty is that Loli-Pop pitch that guy from the Expos used to throw. Perez I think was his name.
sitting in bleacher 53 nice night slight breeze and not as humid although so far the stadium looks empty I guess as I usually go on Saturdays the crowd arrives earlier
Whats up with silence on injuries.What did they found out Posada is a cyborg or something.
Posada just get the surgery and come back next year.Don’t make things difficult.
“I just don’t believe a hitting coach can make a mediocre baseball player into a good baseball player.”
i believe that’s true, but a hitting coach has to do something that’s worthwhile to be there.
when i was younger charlie lau was huge with george brett being totally molded by lau. that may have been a case of taking an average player and making him into a hall of fame one. he got him young though, and then later brett had one of his best years when lau went to the white sox.
so it was great when he was there and it was great when the hitting coach left. there’s no hard and fast rules with hitting coaches. that’s why it can be argued all day, and still no definitive answer will come out.
i’m personally not impressed with long.
Like I said, I think there was definitely something off with Hughes’ mechanics, maybe due to injury, maybe not. I’m assuming it was mechanics, because his ball didn’t move the way it normally did. People were saying his fastball was flat and that he stinks because it has no movement… that is not Phil Hughes’ fastball. That thing is usually sneaky fast, with darting movement. Not to mention his curve that used to fall off the face of the earth, then started being left up and smacked around way too often.
george brett = greatness
and nominations for: molitor and gwynn.
His mechanics would change if he was hurt.
Cracked ribs can start out as just a pain, somewhat like a muscle pull, and it keeps getting worse. As he was pitching, he could have been making adjustments to keep it from hurting him.
Of course his eye sight not being good was another matter.
Chris,
Anyone know who coached Phil in the minors? I know Eisland did in the higher levels, but who had him before that?
Chris, you should be on the team. Three strikes with one pitch would be pretty awesome.
“that’s why it can be argued all day, and still no definitive answer will come out.
i’m personally not impressed with long.”
That’s what I don’t understand. There is no way for any of us to know how good or bad a hitting coach is. We can argue how much impact they may or may not have, but the reality is, they’re still not the guys with the bat in their hand, so how are we to know when a team’s sluggish offense is their fault, or the players? And even further, how can anyone on here say “I’m not impressed with this guy or that guy is great…?”
I’m just saying unless anyone here has worked with these hitting coaches, I would think we are too far removed to be able to judge these things, things that go on behind the scenes…
“Gene Clines is the Dodgers’ roving hitting instructor, and Jeff Pentland was added after he was fired last month by Seattle, along with manager John McLaren. Clubs traditionally employ only one roving hitting nitrator, but Torre said having three will allow the club to try to implement Torre’s hitting philosophy throughout the minor-league system”
http://www.sbsun.com/sports/ci_9834330
now that’s interesting. i didn’t know torre had a” hitting philosophy”.
did long coach differently went when he worked for torre than he does for girardi?
so does joe torre get some of the credit for yankee hitting in the past?
Why the hell is the YES Network going down the drain? This stupid Forbes thing and during Mike & The Mad Dog (almost said Mike and Mike) they had a league leaders update… we all know, we don’t need to have a segment two times a week.
That’s what I’m saying, Nut. Could have been from the injury if the injury was there longer than we knew or even longer than he realized. Could have been other things to.
The glasses thing surprised me. Wouldn’t that be something that should have been bothering him for a long time versus just now becoming an issue? That seems strange to me.
Mel, no idea but that’s a good question. He wasn’t in AAA with Eiland for very long.
Chris,
randy l plays in a semi-pro league and was a bullpen catcher (correct?) He’s got some cred.
SJ44 would give us THE definitive answer, but he’s MIA. Someone needs to put out the Bat-signal.
Fair enough, mel. I’m just saying even if George Brett himself blogged on here, wouldn’t he have to have actually worked with Long to judge how good or bad he is as an instructor, or is there something people can infer that gives insights into the hitting coach…?
It’s as much of a question as a statement, I guess.
Jorge told to stay away from stadium? Bad news of course, but hopefully not worse than expected.
FO needs time to gather info and what not before disseminating it.
Maybe they didn’t want Jorge to face all the questions from media and teammates.
Huh. There’s a concept. Telling the team before the media.
“Clubs traditionally employ only one roving hitting nitrator”
See, this is what we are missing, a hitting NITRATOR. I have no idea what it is, but just the title sounds intimidating.
Chris,
You’re right. Players are like kids, you gotta raise or coach each of them differently.
I’ll tell you what. There’s probably not a very bad hitting coach. Players will tune out bad advice.
As long as the guys like and respect the guy, it’s all good.
They all go home to different places anyway. But I liked how A-rod sought out Long in the offseason when he was hired.
Jorge would be open and honest with the media if they asked him. I bet the FO don’t want to tip their hand too soon here, even though it would take any GM about .1 seconds to figure it out.
Peter thinks there is a conspiracy about a lack of info being given to the press. It is obvious. I bet he blames it all on Girardi.
Mel:
I believe it was Patterson (1st name escapes me) that worked with Hughes at lower levels.
He’s since moved on to the Oakland A’s organization.
chris ny-
i would agree with you it’s hard to gauge a coaches value.
long just never says anything that impresses me. maybe he’s just quiet and not a self promoter.
he may be good for all i know.
i’m interested in the torre connection with hitting. i didn’t realized he’s that involved in it.
three minor league roving hitting coaches for the dodgers? that’s some serious coaching.
Mac Nut,
In California, those would be Batting Instructionators.
It could be that Long is fine for certain players, but not for others. Having a roving NITRATOR might help with some of these players that are having such a prolonged slump.
Fair or not, though, if the whole offense goes into the dumper, it seems to point to the common source, which would be Long. Either that or the lack of Ice Cream and Snacks in the clubhouse.
Gary,
Thanks. Yes, the name sounds familiar. Eiland took his place, no?
The report on Jorge not being allowed to the stadium tends to make me think that he injured it worse by trying to play with it. The Yankees will try to downplay the extent of his shoulder problems, but I think his season is done.
Long is respected all across baseball for his knowledge, work ethic, and willingness to try new things while still sticking with a solid, basic approach. He is credited as helping numerous ball players. Placing blame on him is ignorant and unfounded. Do some research before posting. You might learn something.
540 tonight folks!!
Did Al Leiter just say a 4.97 era is respectable?
good going creatures
Uhhh….
UGH. Come on, Melky. The Twins down’t need your help. He should be taken out of the game for that.
so they have a new video they play before the yanks take the field first time I have seen it all season it shows all the highlights of the team at the stadium. Did they just start this post all star game
Is there any rhyme or reason as to how the Twins have SIX players hitting over .310? That’s like the hitting equivalent of the Yankees bullpen this season, completely unexpected.
WTF melky. can someone please explain to me why he would be waving to the bleacher creatures for in the middle of a play? Is this a ritual i have missed?
Melky being Melky.
Uh oh – The creatures just made cabrera make a mistake. He is definately gonna get a talkin’ to about not waving to the fans when trying to field a base hit!!
Um, not the best start to the game
Because Melky is immature….still.
Psyluk,
Hitting coach?
Do all you people whining about Pete realize that you are no better than what you accuse him of?
If you think Pete’s so bad, then set an example for him instead of playing the pot calling the kettle black.
mel-
what happened with me was i snuck into ( and i mean that literally) winter ball and i got to know some players who are now managers and coaches. ron washinton, hal mcrae, and jerry royster all became mlb managers from that team. rick petersen, bruce kison, and tony cloninger became mlb pitching coaches. a lot became minor league coaches. i was just a ball return machine( bullpen catcher), but i listened a lot.
stan and stu cliburn, the rochester red wings manager and pitching coach were also on that team. they are extremely solid coaches as can be seen by all the young players they send to the twins.
having that experience doesn’t make me right, but it’s another perspective that occasionally may have some value.
hmmm squeezed again.
1 more Rasner
What does that say about Melky that he was actually distracted by the creatures?
Melky just flat out sucks.
Pete on the radio pregame Joe said they didn’t get the full results yet.
If I’m managing, Christian goes out to play CF next inning.
BS play by a AAAA player who happens to be filling a hole in CF for the Yankees.
Ok 1 down for Rasner….it’s a start!
a-rod has 101 rbi’s in 110 games vs. the twins… wowza
“”"Guiseppe Franco
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
What does that say about Melky that he was actually distracted by the creatures?
Melky just flat out sucks.”"”
Can you say hater.
Hey just cuz Melky has made more money than you will ever make by the age of 24, doesn’t mean you can so much on him. Get a life.
hate****
Haters….haters.haters.
The bad hop is why he missed that ball.. Not waving. jesus
What in the world is AAAA, I thought it only to AAA. Or am I wrong?
got***
will,
Still. That doesn’t make it right. Make the play, then wave.
At least that wasn’t a DP.
AAAA implies players that are too good for AAA, but not good enough for the majors. It doesn’t really exist.
Mel,
shut up.
damn I’d love to see some action there
maybe a run and hit or something
What in the world is AAAA, I thought it only to AAA. Or am I wrong?
If you have to ask that question, you’re not much more than a casual fan who knows very little about this game.
all right children..put the knives down
jennifer,
That sorta makes sense. From limited experience, final MRI reports can take a couple of days.
So, either they got the results and they’re bad or they don’t want Jorge with a hangdog face in the clubhouse.
Look at the reason the Yankees lose when they lose, not Melky.
Double play after double play by our top hitters that make 15+ a year?…. come on.
absolute worst thing in the world
I would rather see one of those guys bunt and “give up the out” then hit into one more double play
Is it just me or does Michael Kay absolutely hate the sac bunt?
Let’s try,
LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA.
Whatever.
any of you have a facebook page? i have recently joined and it is very addictive. Even more than the Lohud Blog comments page
jennifer,
That sorta makes sense. From limited experience, final MRI reports can take a couple of days.
So, either they got the results and they’re bad or they don’t want Jorge with a hangdog face in the clubhouse.
Or.. Girardi and Posada don’t get along too well… which would make more sense.
mel- I think they don’t want Jorge having to deal with the media asking a million questions. They know what he is going through and it will only make it worse.
“”‘Guiseppe Franco
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
What in the world is AAAA, I thought it only to AAA. Or am I wrong?
If you have to ask that question, you’re not much more than a casual fan who knows very little about this game.”"
I play minor league ball kidoooo…. Sooooo, you casual fan thing doesn’t apply to me.
I’ve been around lots of baseball people and never heard that before. Maybe casual fans like yourself invented that phrase.
Here’s an idea, how about talking about the Yankees instead of arguing with one another?
After a lead-off walk, with Jeter and Abreu coming up, you HAVE to try to steal second. One of those two guys is going to hit a dribbler to short. Ridiculous. And it is getting really, really annoying.
I remembered reading a good story in the NY Times about Gil Patterson from a few years ago. It is a good human interest/baseball story worth the read. With so many good young arms in the system now, it would have been nice to have Patterson still looking out for them.
Here’s the link if you’re interested.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03.....ref=slogin
Didn’t realize that the Mutts were in NY at the same time. That doesn’t happen a lot; every now and then.
“michelle(long time reader, seldom poster)
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
any of you have a facebook page? i have recently joined and it is very addictive. Even more than the Lohud Blog comments page”
You mean that page that’s mostly for college students?
ok I just might kill someone tonight. The people sitting behind me asked why the stadium announer was not announcing the count and if it is a ball or stroke after each pitch. Are you kidding me go back to the twin cities and watch on tv if you need that. Then the people in front of me who are from japan asked me which team was batting when the yanks were up. Oh dear
i just hope posada’s injury isn’t career threatening
“Psyluk
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Here’s an idea, how about talking about the Yankees instead of arguing with one another?”
Sir, I tried talking about the Yankees, but I hated when these so call Yankees fans start beating down a player after he makes a mistake. It infuriates me.
Gayle, the PA announcer doesn’t announce balls, strikes or the count in the Metrodome either. I was there for the Yankees/Twins series the week after Memorial Day.
I will tell you what michael kay just said about the yankees not speaking with the dr’s yet is bullshit. I work for a professional team and when i take a player to the dr. and we get an MRI, we dont leave until the dr. makes a definite decision about the prognosis.
I play minor league ball kidoooo…. Sooooo, you casual fan thing doesn’t apply to me.
I’ve been around lots of baseball people and never heard that before. Maybe casual fans like yourself invented that phrase.
Uh, I’m not a kid. And I’ve probably been a Yankee fan longer than you’ve been alive.
And if you really did play minor league ball, you’d know what AAAA means. It’s not exactly a brand new term.
Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus uses the term all the time.
Get to work bats
“i just hope posada’s injury isn’t career threatening”
i think cashman will survive it.
( sorry couldn’t resist )
Hmm not sure where my post went. But i said, what michael kay just said about the yankees not talking to the dr’s yet is cr*p. I work for a professional team and when i take a player to the dr. we dont leave until the dr reads the mri, xray, does an exam and makes a decision re: diagnosis and prognosis.
and Let’s Try: facebook is not just for college students. I have found friends i went to HS with and i far removed from high school.
Lets Try:
Beating down a player is one thing. Check out the Boston blogs and see what they write about Coco, Varitek and Lugo. It’s really ugly.
Getting on a player for hot-dogging, or “ole’ing” a play is another. Bad hop my ass.
That’s the old-Alex, hitting to all fields.
gayle tell them you’ll call up to the booth to ask them to do it special just for them.
jesus what morons!!
woo hoo a double for arod
Ok 2nd inninh down! Keep it up Rasner.
Hahaha for waiting for the ball and strike announcement. However, I once sat next to a couple who upon seeing a Yankees jersey with Costanza (made popular with Seinfeld of course)on the back have this conversation…
Girl-Who’s Costanza?
Guy- Who?
Girl-Costanza?
Guy- Oh, he was a superstar pitcher in the late 80′s. Had one of the greatest arm you would ever see.
Me- Is this guy for real?
Dang it.
I finally have time to follow a game.
Wanna bet the Yanks will lose to spite me?
nice Alex
Lets Try:
I play minor league ball, too.
Here’s my profile:
http://tinyurl.com/37ws8e
I’m on facebook too and I’m 27. It was a good opportunity to keep in touch with old college and high school friends. I don’t see how that’s really a bad thing. Plus, I could find the 2 other people willing to admit theyre NY Islanders fans.
Great baserunning, A-Rod!
GiDP?
michelle, my niece asked me if I had a facebook page. I said no, but I have a mysspace page. She replied “lol oldies”
Of course this was all via text message.
How sad is it that Shea Stadium is no where near filled for the first game of one of the biggest series in their season?
Or, is it more sad I even cared enough to turn it on?
Guiseppe Franco, Have a good sir, keep reading baseball America. After all they have the most info, Even about imaginary leagues.
i love people who come here as trolls, it brightens my day.
Robbie is en fuego….
I hope cano keeps this up!! Yah!!
I can’t believe he got on top of that ball. Great hitting.
ER….don’t you have a bunch of flies to pull the wings off of ?
cano on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cano is hot even though I show up
yeah, i’ve been told im outta touch by having just a myspace page. I thought i would join the 21st century and get a facebook page and ditch my pager.
Can someone please second my feeling that Keith Hernandez is one of the worst announcers…in the history of announcing. He’s only a tad worse than the other Met announcers, and that is not just because I hate the Mets. They truly suck.
Let’s petition Bud Selig to hold the All-Star game before the season starts. This, every game is post All-Star break for Cano.
Cano is gonna have a monster second half-book it..
If only we saw this Cano in the 1st half
Hey….Ray! Go yanks
Jon, the whole broadcasting team is terrible. They almost talk about the opposing team more and in more of a positive manner.
“David Cone’s Labrum
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Lets Try:
Beating down a player is one thing. Check out the Boston blogs and see what they write about Coco, Varitek and Lugo. It’s really ugly.
Getting on a player for hot-dogging, or “ole’ing†a play is another. Bad hop my ass.”
You post on a Red Sox blog?…Yeah coming from you a “real fan” I should know to start beating down on our players. I didn’t see that when Hughes was sucking…………What can you call that?
Is funny how Yankees fans want to be put on a different level than the red sox fans… But yet they copied or want to be like them. Funny.
No one uses friendster anymore?
I just tuned into the game… boy, our 7 to 9 would really scare some AAA pitchers.
Great hit by Cano.
At least Moeller has a better (?) batting average than Variteck
“How sad is it that Shea Stadium is no where near filled for the first game of one of the biggest series in their season?”
Perhaps people are stuck in traffic. Pete said that people are arriving late to the Yankee game as well.
“At least Moeller has a better (?) batting average than Variteck”
That’s not really much of a comparison.
It was a good inning, they got in the runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs, can’t ask for more than that.
Damn… the umpire isn’t calling the low strike. This is bad for Rasner. He needs that call.
http://www.nj.com/sports/ledge.....tle_p.html
.
N.Y. Yankees in talks for Seattle Mariners pitcher Jarrod Washburn
.
What an AWFUL pickle we are in now…do we demote RAZZ or Sidney ?…Does anyone have a coin to flip ?
Varitek
UPDATE, 7:39 p.m.: Clearly the Yankees need to pay Robbie’s father to come up and throw him BP more often. That’s 11 of 20 since the break, nearly all of them rockets.
————
If Cano keeps hitting like this and this is what it takes, the Yanks better pay for him to come up during spring training next year.
Carlos Gomez might be the most eager player I’ve ever seen. He needs to take it down a notch.
“Cody
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
How sad is it that Shea Stadium is no where near filled for the first game of one of the biggest series in their season?
Or, is it more sad I even cared enough to turn it on?”
To be fair you have to consider the capacity of Shea, I think it takes 15,000 more than Yankee Stadium.
if they don’t – I will.
friendster, ha ha.
If Cano keeps this up, it’s just going to fuel the perception that he can turn it on when he really wants to. Or that he has odd motivational problems. Or odd biorhythms. Or something odd.
Man, Robbie is amazing right now. I hope it means he has truly turned the corner.
Hey Pete – we got a cleanup in aisle 6 here, bro. Somebody spilled troll all over the joint.
I think a lot of what Posada has said has been purely out of frustration. He’s never been injured like this before, and I can imagine that being the kind of competitive athlete he is, that its very hard to deal with. He’s no Carl Pavano, so having signed that contract he also feels a responsibility to the Yankees and his fellow players to play as much as he can and be worth that contract – to the point that he he was willing to play through some degree of pain to make that happen. I don’t think for one minute he’s spoiled, throwing hissy fits or selfish – things he’s been accused of being.
That CF guy is having major problems with his nails. Somebody get a manicurist.
BTW, I am waiting for an Al Leither/Michael Kay deathmatch. Al Leiter wins by ripping Kay’s head off.
Lets Try.
Didn’t understand your last post. Are you drunk or just an idiot?
Relax and enjoy the game.
It’s a blog. If I want to comment on Melky’s weak effort in CF in the first inning, I’ll do it.
Guiseppe Franco, Have a good sir, keep reading baseball America. After all they have the most info, Even about imaginary leagues.
Scouts and GMs use the term all the time as well.
But, hey, they are only paid to evaluate minor leaguers so what do they know?
If you don’t like what people say here – leave.
Go somewhere else and tell some other audience about your so-called experiences in minor league ball.
Hey Angel…can’t connect to blah.com anymore….:(
“‘David Cone’s Labrum
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Lets Try.
Didn’t understand your last post. Are you drunk or just an idiot?
Relax and enjoy the game.
It’s a blog. If I want to comment on Melky’s weak effort in CF in the first inning, I’ll do it.”"
exactly, is a free blog. So if I want to comment on your Melky comment I can right?
Nice inning for Rasner
By the way, just to clear up that rumor, I have never been told to stay away from the Stadium, not by Cashman, not by anybody. But the case of Moose Bars I tried to send to the clubhouse was returned to sender.
“I don’t think for one minute he’s spoiled, throwing hissy fits or selfish – things he’s been accused of being.”
Probably not, but Jorge has clearly been lying about how his shoulder is. I can understand how hard this has been for him. However, he needs to do what’s best for his career and the team. And right now, that’s surgery.
Annnyway, the game…yeah, that Rasner. He really loves when Moeller catches. I don’t get that personal catcher thing, but I guess it works.
i may get shot down for this suggestion (and that is all it is) but if Posada is done, what about Piazza?
Guiseppe Franco, just let it go. What’s the point of arguing on a baseball blog with someone you don’t even know? Let’s get back to the game.
S.A.,
No, but I use the phone still.
“i may get shot down for this suggestion (and that is all it is) but if Posada is done, what about Piazza?”
Even with a torn labrum, Posada’s got a better arm
I’m almost at the point where I’m ready sit Gardner.
Is there a blah.com? lol.
I’ll have to come up with something more appropriate then, I guess.
Kiwi Broccoli Pizza?
Gardner strikes out way too much for a slap hitter. He needs to start jamming the ball in the ground, and using his legs.
“”Guiseppe Franco
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Guiseppe Franco, Have a good sir, keep reading baseball America. After all they have the most info, Even about imaginary leagues.
Scouts and GMs use the term all the time as well.
But, hey, they are only paid to evaluate minor leaguers so what do they know?
If you don’t like what people say here – leave.
Go somewhere else and tell some other audience about your so-called experiences in minor league ball.”"
I’m going to ask you this last thing and I WON’T EVER in my life respond to you. The president gets pay to be a good president but is he. Am not saying baseball america is not good at what they do, or anything like it. But I personally don’t trust them. So maybe thats why I didn’t find amusing that you got your phrase from them. Have a good night sir.
LOL,
Leiter just said 4A player.
moose bars???? you should have sent them It’s Its…
What did Al Leiter mean when he said “4 A player”?
Just kidding! Yay for happy times on the Yankee blog!
Also, if Gardner is in a slump, how can we tell?
“To be fair you have to consider the capacity of Shea”
It holds about the same as Yankee Stadium give or take 1000 seats.
Ha ha.
Al Leiter just used the AAAA term on the YES broadcast.
But “Let’s Try” thinks it’s some kind of made up term by people who read baseball blogs.
Rasner is a solid #3 starter.
Psyluk..that was a good one
I would try it… =}
Kay just said they dont have anyone else…why not give Christian a shot if Gardner is so bad?
Cano makes me soo mad. I feel cheated to the max that Cano plays up to his ability only in the second half. Why can’t he make me happy all year.. Does he have to play games with me all the time???
What does Cano do in the first half of the season that makes him not hit?
1) Not eat enough wheaties
2) Bets on games with Melky, in doing so purposely does bad so he can take some money from the Melkster
3) Cursed by the spring gods??
W.e the case is, he is such a tease and makes me angry and feel cheated all the time. IF he truly wants to be a great player consistency needs to come in his game
Plus Piazza is retired. Why ruin his golf season?
Question for the blog:
When Damn slides back into LF, do the Yanks keep Gardner as a late inning pinch runner, or do as Cashman had earlier suggested – keep him in the minors to get more at-bats?
He’s a great weapon on the bases. Not sure who he would spell on the bags, maybe Molina or Moeller?
Angel, I think you’re spot on. I doubt any of us would want to be in Jorge’s shoes right now.
So, anybody know if Igawa is gone yet? (just kidding. well….sort of
)
Where’s Paul O’Neil to bust Michael Kays BAlls.If I was Leiter I would tell Kay to just get lost,he’s so annoying.
Surely the team cannot be surprised if Jorge is seriously hurt. He worked out a big new contract before this all came out though, didn’t he. No wonder the cost of baseball in New York has skyrocketed.
Get your transistor radios out…….
4A has been around for 50 years. Sorry but blogs didn’t coin it.
I agree. I think sooner is better than later, so he gives himself as much time to recover as possible. Because if its affecting his hitting and his throwing, then he’s not going to be able to help no matter how much he wants to or feels he owes them.
That was more my thoughts on some of the *out there* stuff I’ve seen said about him in recent weeks. Not the reasonable and fair stuff.
A AAAA player, or four A player, never quadruple A, is a player who is an outstanding player at the AAA level but always has trouble succeeding at the major league level, either because of a lack of one of the five major tools or bad luck.
Many followers of sabermetrics question the idea that there are players who can dominate the high minors but fail in MLB. They think that teams tend to give up on such players too easily, leaving a population of potentially valuable players languishing in the minors. Bill James described such players as Ken Phelps All-Stars after the prototypical Ken Phelps, a AAAA player who finally made good when given a chance a number of years after he had first dominated competition at the AAA level.
BLAH BLAH BLAH
well derek just swung at ball 4…way to go el capitan
Why the hell is Derek Jeter swinging at a 3-0 pitch way outside of the strikezone? Disgusting.
My guess is Kirby Puckett.
michelle, if I sent It’s Its to the clubhouse, Girardi would have me kneecapped.
Has Santana given up a HR yet?
Chavez out by a mile
It’s become clear that Brett Gardner needs more time in AAA to learn more of how he can contribute with his style of play.
That decision will be made as soon as Cashman pulls the trigger on a deal for a RH hitter.
Gardner can return in September.
Another plus about Jorge being evaluated. What a surprise! Rasner is having the same kind of outing he did at the beginning of the year. WHEN MOELLER WAS HIS CATCHER.
BBB and I were good armchair GMs on that one!
Didn’t Kay and Leiter just have this conversation about the pitcher-catcher comfort level and the doubt and all that last night? Does Kay just play dumb to get Leiter to say things? Is he not playing? I’m confused.
SMOOOOTH
So how many pounds has Wang gained, Pete?
Ok – this is a dumb question –
What happens if Jeter drills the runner coming into second base while he’s turning the double play?
We need to start running this guy’s pitch count up.
nick in sf,
i think mussina would have your back.
ball’s in play as long as the basepath I thinks is in theunner r
haha what happen to my previous text?
MLB trade rumors says the Yanks want Washburn? Why would Cashman want to pay 10 million a year for a guy with a 4.5-5 ERA? Don’t we have like 4 of those available right now at league minimum (Rasner, Karstens, Ponson, Kennedy)?
RUnner gets his face smashed, is out for interference.
AAAA players
Andy Phillips
Kei Igawa
Shelley Duncan
Gardner
I say no to Blyleven.
Rusty,
If you cant beat em, sign em. I believe Washburn has owned us.
There is no energy at the stadium from the fans tonight.
Kei Igawa is going to be the first Japanese player to be inducted into the AAAA Hall of Fame. It will be quite an honor for him.
It’s a boring game…that’s why.
If you want to see AAAA, look at Mike Hessman’s minor league stats. He is approaching 300 hr’s down there.
“Why would Cashman want to pay 10 million a year for a guy with a 4.5-5 ERA?”
The equivalent of a Russian Novel has been written about this today on the blog – Washburn has been good lately and good in his career at Yankee Stadium.
And he isn’t Bronson Arroyo.
how many of The babe’s were meaningless, I wonder…
Leiter kills me.. I think he is quite annoying!!!
Another day, another pathetic showing from our offense.
This is what happens when we score 12 the night before.
I think Kay takes the cake on “annoying”. But he’s not quite to the level of Keith Hernandez…that spitter.
is it just me or is cano not simply swinging at the first pitch anymore? he seems to see more pitches per at bat
This is off topic and in response to something a couple of threads ago:
Mel -
I absolutely agree with you regarding Madonna’s performance in Evita. I was VERY pleasantly surprised and impressed. This was a role she had coveted for a long time and I credit her with working her tail off to do a good job. I had read she actually worked with someone to be able to really sing the songs well. And she did. The only quarrel I had with the entire movie was she took a song for the Evita character that was originally intended for another character. It’s a great song (Another Suitcase, Another Hall), and I’m sure she got it because she wanted it, but it didn’t suit the character at all – but here I go nitpicking again.
She is an incredible business woman and no one rivals her for being able to keep current, to keep “pushing the envelope” and “reinventing” if not her self, then her act.
Personally, I have a lot of gripes with her, but as a performer, no one can take anything away from her. And she works hard. No matter what I feel about her, I have to admire that about her.
Sorry everyone else, but I had to respond to this and I was out for several hours!
Back to the game.
Again, sorry, and thanks for the indulgence.
“What happens if Jeter drills the runner coming into second base while he’s turning the double play?”
runner is out on the force. ball is in play.
otherwise the fielder making the play could just hit the runner anytime he wanted.
Hey – but at least they worked the pitch count, right?
MLB trade rumors says the Yanks want Washburn? Why would Cashman want to pay 10 million a year for a guy with a 4.5-5 ERA? Don’t we have like 4 of those available right now at league minimum (Rasner, Karstens, Ponson, Kennedy)?
In 11 of his 19 starts this year, he’s gone at least 6 innings. The same consistency can’t be said for any of those pitchers you listed.
kd- well considering when he was swinging at the first pitch he was making out, yes he is seeing more pitches.
should be 18* starts
Hey all – I’m stuck following the game on GameDay tonight. What was the “injury delay” they mentioned while we were at bat in the fourth?
When you field a team with 3 replacement level players (Cabrera, Moeller, Gardner) can you really complain about the offense?
seriously, does anyone else think a-rod is a little light in the loafers. I have known the guy since we were 12 and i always thought that about him. He runs like a….girl….
Good thing the soul of Cy Young chose to fly up Rasner’s nose tonight.
Okay, I’m all caught up on Pete’s posts. Yay Robbie Cano! And, if all it takes for Rasner to have a good game is to have a personal catcher, hey, go for it! Moeller oculd use the exercise, I think.
I’m sure it’s not good news for Jorge, but it would be for the best, for all concerned to just do the surgery now. It would only be postponing the inevitable, and risking more damage besides.
I was out for a while and had the game on the radio for a brief time and John and Suzyn actually had something interesting to say about Johnny Damon not playing the field, and how Girardi is very, very reluctant to have him do so for fear of a set-back. It’s not the throwing so much as the chance for additional damage. You can’t ask a player not to give 100%. There’s no guarantee that Damon won’t dive for a ball and re-injure the shoulder, and there’s no guarantee that he won’t run through the wall again and re-injure the shoulder. So why chance it when you really, really, REALLY need that bat in the lineup right now.
Now, i thnk I’ll actually try and watch some of this game!
Good job so far Rasner
“MLB trade rumors says the Yanks want Washburn? Why would Cashman want to pay 10 million a year for a guy with a 4.5-5 ERA? Don’t we have like 4 of those available right now at league minimum (Rasner, Karstens, Ponson, Kennedy)?”
6 million. 10 – 4 = 6.
Gee, such good luck!
“Carl Pavano is throwing in simulated games and could begin a rehab assignment soon. “There’s certainly a chance for him to pitch in the major leagues this year,” Cashman said.”
3-1 Oakland.. YEAH!!!
O..M…G..
Oakland is freaking winning – how did that happen?
Pete, they are being cute with their choice of words. Of course someone spoke to the doctor, in fact I’d bet someone went with Jorge to the doctor. On the pregame Joe said they didn’t get the full report. They aren’t going to talk not knowing everything. You know the Yankees are always secretive about injuries. This is nothing new. There is also a little law called HEPA.
We don’t need to make a trade for another starter, we’ve got Sir Sidney and Razzmatazz! WOOOOOOOOO
thanks randy – I wasn’t sure why it doesn’t happen more often – and I thought about the play where Reggie stuck out his … hip to get hit by the ball.
I can’t stand Cabrera’s at-bats. I said it last night, and I’ll say it every night until he proves he can hit.
wolf- I have no idea. The game is in the 5th inning 1 out.
offense on vacation again it seems.
Thanks jennifer.
Maybe the brilliant gameday engineers had a brain fart or something. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen that happen.
Ok, I have to admit the Gardner experiment is starting to wear on me a little. You can’t steal first base.
Ugh. Gardner just breaks my heart.
NongEyeJon, you’ll be saying it for a while then because it’s pretty clear that Melky Cabrera isn’t an everyday player on a team like the Yankees. We should have traded him when he might have had some value. As it is, he’ll just be holding the spot until Action Jackson is ready or Brett Gardner proves he doesn’t suck.
Wolf In Pinstripes, the Minnesota pitcher got hit in the leg with a ball of A-Rods bat and the manager and trainer came out for a second.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
This game is making me sleepy
The sooner Damon can get back into the field, the better. The Yankees need a bat and an arm.
Well that made me wake up. yikes
I have a feeling Twins will score this inning.
seems like Garner was slacking there…c’mon outfield
Oh no, it’s the beginning of the end.
OMG, if we had gotten Santana, Gomez couldn’t have done that to us. Thanks a lot, Cashman!!!
Wolf
Comebacker to the mound skimmed the pitcher.
Jennifer
HEPA, doesnt relate to major league, nfl, nba, nhl or any other professional sport leagues. The NFL, requires teams to announce an injury, as soon as it happens, they also require that you put the person’s name on a published injury list by thursday of the game week. So dr/patient privacy rights are very limited in pro sports. They can try and say as little as they want to the paper, but eventually the truth has to come out acoording to league rules.
Like i said before when i take one of my athletes to the dr, we find out everything before we leave. I believe th yankees have the info, but are trying to figure out a way to relay it to the public without loosing face.
DFox and pat – thanks for the info.
A couple things:
1) Time to end the Brett Gardner experiment. Anyone who complains about Melky and doesn’t point out how horribly overmatched Gardner is must not be watching the games. Maybe it is time for the Matt Carson experiment.
2) Darrell Rasner has to be leading the league in most innings started with a runner on second. Cripes. And it finally hurt him in the sixth.
When Rasner gets cautious, the results are not good
The legendary Denard Span, ladies and gentlemen.
oh dang it
paging Dan Giese?
Seems like the Yanks emptied the entire clip yesterday.
there are three regulars i notice who are missing lately.
sj44
cb
dennis (red sox fan)
hopefully all are having nice vacations.
um – bullpen please
There’s your ballgame folks. The offense sucks and the pitching is mediocre at best. Kinda hard to win.
I believe CB was posting earlier today or yesterday
OK, here is where the Yankee manager forgets that the slug on the mound is actually a slug that ALWAYS finds a way to start stinking it up eventually and lets him stay in the game AT LEAST until he has given up the lead and then some. It is NOT ALLOWED to take out your starting pitcher until he has LOST his lead. NOT ALLOWED !
did giambi go to the chuck knoblach school for throwing??
Got to get Giese in there now. Rasner is imploding.
oh and Pedro, FO, OK ?
i think span’s a decent player.
Give Rasner a break, 1 run in 6 innings is much more than most fans expected from him – he’s done a good job. As usual this season, the offense is the culprit here.
Come on Rasner.. Lets go big abat.. Get him out then were in decent shape
here’s the crowd…
pull him joe
he is on the ropes!!!!!!
now come on, Joe…leave him in there….make sure you do nothing, Joe…..be the idiot that all Yankee managers MUST be in a situation like this….you can do it !
i hate hearin these fans just keep on whine come down we have 34 more innings to goo man..chillax.
He was out….
gdamn umps!!!
4 innings*******
WHAT A JOKE, HE WAS OUT AND THE REPLAY SHOWS IT
ANOTHER BS CALL COSTS US A HUGE RUN
Why didn’t Giambi throw to home on that? I’m on Gameday so no video here.
oy
And to make it worse, he was OUT OF POSITION blocked out from the play as usual. UMPIRES SHOULD BE FINED FOR DISGRACES LIKE THAT.
Nice to see the Yankees have two opponents tonight. Did the Twins bring their umpiring team with them on the road?
That was a Gold Glove-caliber play on the Giambi Curve. Pity. Being an optimist, I think we’re in good shape if this half inning ends 2-1. Big things from the Yankee bats coming. Very big.
I think he was out, but when you put that many people on base they will end up scoring eventually.
Instant replay anybody?
Seriously – 2 good throws from Big G? I think it means we win the game even though we got rogered on the call.
There you go, joe…Good Job…you left him in long enough to blow the lead…now leave him in some more….there is a dude at third that needs to score…..let’s get your team down by at least 2 runs…..way to manage like you’re a moron, Joe….good job, Joe !
good performance.. Well done.. Thast what a 5th starter is supposed to do!! Now lets get this last out and get this hitters going.. Can not loose this game
Umps….costing us the inning and a run.
nice play by giambi. best throw i can remember him making to second.
Despite the current mess, I think we would all have to agree that this was a much better start for the Razzzz. Giambi should join the ballet!
Mick in SF,
If you see anything big coming off of Brett Gardner’s bat would you please be kind enough to share the joint with me? LOL
Is Cano trying to kill Jeter? It’s like a QB leading his receiver into a beheading.
Time to score some runs
Now why the hell would you bring in a guy with a 1.64 ERA, when your #5 Starter that has been pitching like complete crap ( aside from the first 5 innings of this game ) is in there and FULLY CAPABLE of putting your offense into a BIGGER HOLE ? What the hell is Girardi thinking ?
“Jorge Posada goes to the doctor and you can’t get the doctor on the phone. But this is what teams do.”
He definitely isn’t playing for the next 15 days so there’s no rush.
Unbelievable. These umpires are lucky the Yankees scored 12 yesterday or that play at the plate looks huge, and tonight again, the umpire is out of position and blows the biggest call of the game. The replay even showed he was out, they had it stopped with the ball in the glove and the foot in the air. Sure, it was a close play, but you CANNOT miss a call like that in what could decide the outcome of the game too.
ya see, Joe ? This relief pitcher came in and got an out on one pitch….did you REALLY want that to happen ? What about your image ? Your Rep for stupidity ? you can looker dumber than THAT, Joe….
robertson is lucky cano feels like playing today
Drive 4-5, I can barely see the bat coming off Gardner’s shoulder.
But I think he’s due up 9th this inning, so what the heck, if he bats this innings, very big things indeed!
Okk soo Gardner might not be what we all expected.. But it is his first time in the Majors.. Send him down, let him gain his confidence bring him back up and then see what he can do. Obv thats going to happen over the next half year pending a trade. But its a good feeling now a days knowing that our farm system now has players we want to consider in the Majors to help our ballclub at anytime of the season
coulda been worse.
Well…just like someone said last night, lets hope the Yankees didnt score their weekly quota last night.
michelle thanks for clearing that up. But I would assume it would only relate to baseball injuries? No?
STEAL
“Why didn’t Giambi throw to home on that?”
HA HA HA! Have you seen Giambi throw?
Hit and run.. lets get this inning going???/
All in all, not a bad outing for Rasner. Too bad we haven’t been hitting and soon will face one of four bullpen arms with ERA
One more time!!! hit and run action
No power.
ok folks
why is it accepted to dive back into first head first?
STEAL A BASE…PLLLLLLLLLLLLEASSE.
I take back everything I said about the people in front of me turns out they are from Taiwan and came to Yankee stadium to see the place where Wang pitches. They asked if I knew who be was. I said yes but then proceeded to shpw them Peres Wang update which made them solo happy they asked if I couldd take a picture with them .meanwhile wireless is sppotty in the bleachers and Gardner is painful to watch
Jennifer – unfortunately no.. Kaz Matsui missed the first part of the yr with an anal fissure…i would think that his team would want to call it a hamstring injury if they could.
that was supposed to read bullpen arms with ERA
Girardi do something different then Toree. Get the runners moving
YEA!!!!!
bobby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABREU…about time.
3-2 Yankees HR Bobby!!!
ABREU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Abreu — well at least it wasnt meaningless
With the state of the Yankee bullpen, you have to feel VERY good about this game right now.
Bobby Baby!
big shot bob.
About time somebody hit that straight, 90mph FB. Great hit Bobby.
An A-bomb, A-breu.
whew
Thank you, thank you.
i heart Bob-bay!!
LOL fatbum Reyes
Yeah Nick in SF actually did predict this.
gayle,
Are you drunk? lol.
There is that fight i have been looking for this season. Coming right back and taking the lead. Lets get an insurance run and get the ball to MO.. Well done Abreu
if i was joe i would leave d-rob in men…
CAn someone tell me…what is up with Betemit, Cabrera, Cano, and Abreu looking into the camera? Are they sending us messages of world peace?
here come “no-neck” reyes…lets get some more runs…
el guapo
gayle, show your new Taiwanese buddies this picture and tell me what they think:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....451651434/
Good call Nick!! And now about Gardner… lol
Brandon has to update his Santana HR counter
Brandon,
Update….
what ever happen to good eye Giambi?
the twins seem to like two kinds of pitchers.
young ones or fat ones.
lol@ Leiter
Nice shot (of a-rod’s butt)
Brandon…have you updated santana’s HR count yet?
me thinks Gayle has had a few too many.
Jeez, Kay, what a stupid question.
anybody read that story about manny almost getting arrested last night for trying to cross the street against traffic in Seattle?
Reyes staring at A-rod like he’s a side of beef.
Michelle – where did you read that?
Randy 1, When you played ball were you a catcher buy trade…Yanks starting to look a good team….
michelle really?
jennifer,
Maybe one of her new Taiwanese buddies was typing for her.
mel- could be.
I don’t see why D-Rob can’t come back out there. Trial by fire in a tight situation….wow…Cano, great plate coverage.
CANO!!!
not drunk typing on iPhone is harder then bbry
It was linked in an earlier thread. Jaywalking.
I’m loving his new found patience GO ROBI !
That was an “excuse me” hit.
Oh yeah, he had to show ID. Didn’t have his wig on.
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....p_Emailed5
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Vide.....Blog-10440
Robbie!
Poor Rasner – one pitch from the decision
Gayle,
Just teasing. I’m sure you’ll have pix!
oh give me a scond guys
now this team is showing signs of life with their bats. this is what I like to see.. now lets stay consistent!
second*
Ok done.
Pinch hitter??? Betemiet/
So far, that Blanton trade isn’t working out too well for PHI. :p
cano is such a good hitter and has such a great swing, its mid boggling he struggled like he did
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Vide.....Blog-10440
here it is…
What the heck is HEPA?
gayle, show them the picture and I bet they’ll buy you a beer! Or maybe they’ll buy me a beer.
Well, forget all this talk about making a move at the deadline. From the looks of these playoff “contenders” like Minnesota and Oakland, Yankees will easily make the playoffs with the crew they have. Easily.
When Kay says “and the Yankees counter with Wilson Betemit”, who’s inspired?
HIPPA – it’s the privacy law in healthcare…
did we really need to bring Molina in?
trade for Washburn.
Sudakis,, they never were worried about those teams,,, its about climbing and taking our the red sox or the rays.. Thats why everyone is soo worried,, There division is great and the wild card is coming from our division.. But this is the first time that another team was competing for 2 sports..
I like Cano’s new patience at the plate (You ever thought I’d say that)
HIPPA actually — not HEPA — i was referring to the way jennifer wrote it so she would know what i was talking about.
Sorry, Laura, but, that hit by Cano was not “an excuse me hit” unless Cano told Reyes, “Excuse me Dennys, while I smoke your best pitch into the gap.”
The Red Sox like to act like they have a problem with Manny’s behavior. They are a bunch of hypocrites. For years, they’ve let him get away with crap no other player could. Hell, this year, they let him commit assault on an old man and all they did was fine him. They should have called the Police and had him arrested. Now, the owner is claiming that he’s mad at Manny’s comments in the paper. Bull. They will pick up his option at the end of the season and be happy to do it. They are losers and liars. They are the Evil Empire.
End of hate filled rant.
my god Kay STFU already ! Say I won’t call for Milton Bradley
What the heck is HEPA?
An air filter.
I know what HIPAA is. Thats why I wondering what HEPA (I thought that was an air filter type) had to do with anything to do with Jorge’s injury, lol. I thought i’d missed a new kind of rule or something.
Looking again into my crystal ball, I think the Yanks have this game in their HIPPA pocket.
Sorry.
Does anyone actually know who the Yankees emergency catcher is? I thought it was Johnny Damon, but he can’t play the field…
haha Pat and michelle.. i really need to read EVERY post when I come back apparently, so I don’t throw myself into inadvertent confusion.
Leiter its a fraternity out there??/
MO the pledge master… He definately hazing the shit out of them with his baseball knowledge
I was interested to see how Torre was handling his bullpen and there was some dude with 45 appearances and Proctor has 33 games pitched with a 6+ era. If that guy wasn’t ruined by Torre, I don’t know….Tanyon Sturtze too…though, who could really expect much from him.
It’s HIPAA-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
HEPA is a type of micron filter.
Gayle, stop blogging and enjoy the game… You’re AT THE STADIUM!!
I suspect joe girardi is the emergency catcher.
okay everyone make fun of me cause I used the wrong letters
I was close though.
HEPA is an air filter and probably the one the yankees use to filter out all the bullcrap about posada’s injury.
Backup catcher used to be Cairo, but, I’m guessing that it might fall to Betemit. He’s the utility guy.
what is the high-water mark, fot the team, this year?
Leiter ” its a fraternity out there”
Mo is the pledge master and hazing the bullpen with his baseball knowledge? Definately has some lineup and definately makes Veras and Kyle bring him his lunch!!!
How many games has Jeter gone w/o making an error? His fielding has really picked up.
HEPA: Help, Even Posada Ails!
HEPA HEPA Hooray-We’re Gonna Win
jennifer — dont worry people laugh at me all the time and it’s just because i look funny…
The Yanks are at their high-water mark right now, at 9 games over.
Except Molina is in for Betamit – so if something happens to Molina I guess Girardi really is catching…
man, i’m really loving our bullpen… even farnsworth
robertson threw 1 pitch tonight. very threw well but i dont get why manager are such slaves to a formula. robertson couldnt have pitched the seventh?
Nice job Veras
http://img138.imageshack.us/im.....ppo0ot.jpg
did anyone say hippo?
4-1 A’s
4 – 1 A’s — they woke up
The # 3 catcher might be big Sexy. Now THAT would be a sight
Time for Gardner to return to SWB and see if Carson can do something. The kid refuses to learn that he MUST put the ball on the ground to have any usefulness as an offensive player.
Veras is pretty impressive…. this one is feeling good!
One great thing about this bullpen as it is, they have been finishing an inning with an ecomomy of pitches, lately.
Yeah yeah.. my bad. I missed reading Jennifer’s post, which if i’d read I would have understood what they were talking about and where the HEPA reference came from and not asked what it meant, lol. *smacks self*
I work in health insurance so I was worried that one of those HIPAA meetings I *accidently forgot* to attend contained something about it I didnt know. haha
I see that OAK has decided to actually behave like a real baseball team tonight.
im gettin the feelin that if we have a lead after 5 or 6 we are goin to win because of our bullpen..im tellin u the bullpen is nasty and we have more people on the farm thats crazy when couple years ago the only reliever we had trust was only mo.
if we keep calling out for sj44 and he doesn’t show, does that mean magic is dead in our world?
Abreu is the emergency catcher – which would mean justin christian would be in right field.
yup. the twins are in a hepa trouble.
Veras needed his confidence after letting up a run the last time he pitched. Girardi is a master, most times in getting the most out of his pitchers by instilling confidence in them.
Girardi can probably still catch. Unfortunately, he’s not on the 40 man roster. I like the Big Sexy behind the plate.
why does he persist, to try to hit to the left side?
hit the ball, up the middle.
lol, I’m sorry Jennifer. It was my silly confusion, wasn’t meaning to laugh at your expense. Its a really easy mistake to make.
Angel,
health insurance baffles me…i hate filling out workman’s comp forms.
thank you. At least, he got on this time.
Finally, the kid gets on base!! Now, let’s see ya steal 2, Gardner!!
so RISP lets go Johnny
Rays won’t be in the playoffs. They’ll be lucky to finish .500. Yankees and Red Sox will duke it out to see who avoids the Angels.
brett gardner is looking for walks right now. and frankly, that was close to him being called out again. thats why he’s been called out on 3rd strikes a lot…he’s looking to walk.
finally…on base w/o anyone in front of him! Run, Forest…Run
Je enqurio Edge!
Big things from Gardner. Very big.
That wasn’t just by HEPAnstance.
… a hepa additional runs would be nice though.
well that was fun to watch
Double steal, anyone?
NOW michael kay wants to see “a bunt”…
yes. It could have as easily, been strike 3.
Gardner walks, he steals, he scores on a HEPA. Homer Environmental Protection Agency.
ughhh!
WHY IS HE BUNTING
Jeter can’t bunt either?
sorry – forgot about the GIDP issue…
It baffles me sometimes, Michelle.. and I work in it. I work with employer groups though. Workers compensation and medicare is a nightmare I don’t want to touch with a 10 foot pole – mostly because the government is involved a lot more in both of them. Thats why the forms suck.
I’m glad that I’ve never met Jeter in person because I’m 99% sure that I’d use that opportunity to grab his butt.
I think Jeter subconsciously bunts those foul becuase he really wants to hit.
that why u dont bunt
Good thing he couldn’t get the bunt down!
and that’s the game.
INsurance!!
I’m 100% sure that I like that hit better than a bunt.
YAAAAAAY !!
MUCH better than a bunt
watching damon hit right after gardner is interesting because while having similar stances damon is relaxed and gardner is tense.
to swing fast and create bat speed the muscles have to be relaxed. it’s easy to see why gardner doesn’t create much bat speed. everything is tight.
big hit by the capt!!!!
SI is reporting a possible trade in the works. Texeira to Angels for Rob Quinlan and Brandon Wood
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
nice — way to go el capitan
paul that scared the you know what out of me. jesus, how does anyone look at that!!
okay okay it is hippa. I got it now.
Now that’s better than bunting!
Jeter!
Bobby swinging at the 1st pitch? How odd.
That was a nice and quick response to my request for additional runs.
Please sir, I want some more.
randy: forward that information, to the team.
HOOPA- Way to go Jeter!
pouring it on right now?
Man they are getting around on this guy easily.
BOBBY!!!
Laura the thing w/ the bunt is about moving those speedsters into scoring position, in a playoff game vs a # 1 SP that is hard to hit what Jetes just did now shows they have to continue to preech the sac bunt. (Remember sometimes hits don’t land)
nice late game rally!
You guys can thank Robbie Cano for all of these hits. Hitting is contagious. Once he started to get going, he brought the rest of them with him.
i guess jeter showed us why he doesn’t bunt well…big hit!
Meanwhile, the A’s now lead 5-1 in the 8th with 2 on and 2 out.
Things we’ve learned tonight: (feel free to add)
HEPA – sucks
HIPPA – blows
INsurance is good for the yanks offense
The sac bunt is good and bad
Laura wants to grab jeters butt
Manny was being Manny and the police had no idea who Manny was
click above for laugh during pitchers change
Where did all the people go who were like “OMG another pathetic showing by the offense”?
Lets just hope they continue to hit…
Right now would be a good time for one of those meaningless A-Rod bombs.
It’s only good that Jeter got the hit, but, face facts, Jeter screwed up on two sac bunts and in another game that could cost the game. Jeter has forgotten the difference between sac bunts and pushing bunts for hits. Not even close to the same thing. You could see the unhappiness/aggravation in Girardi’s face after the second bunt attempt.
Giese for two now with this lead?
Welcome back Yankees Offense.
7-1 A’s!!!
“Manny was being Manny and the police had no idea who Manny was”
What?? I’m not surprised but don’t tell me I need to read back further to find out why.
You guys can thank Robbie Cano for all of these hits. Hitting is contagious. Once he started to get going, he brought the rest of them with him.
Yeh these are all tack ons, but Robi’s hit was the back breaker tonight.
michelle(long time reader, seldom poster) July 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Things we’ve learned tonight: (feel free to add)
HEPA – sucks
HIPPA – blows
INsurance is good for the yanks offense
The sac bunt is good and bad
Laura wants to grab jeters butt
Manny was being Manny and the police had no idea who Manny was.
Oh, peter has an agenda
The yankees are not in jorge’s dr’s favorite 5 calling circle
michelle
LOL
as long as we are learning- it’s hipaa not hippa
GreenBeret7, I stand by my pseudo-psycho-babble assertion that Jeter sabotoged the bunt attempts so he could hit.
even there productive groundout moved the runner from 2nd to 3rd (they are practicing small ball right now)
I just got home and I see the Yanks are winning. Looks like the offense has woken up. How many innings did Rasner pitch? Must have done well since the Twins only have 2 runs.
“Laura wants to grab jeters butt”
I was hoping that was one of my posts that people missed.
angel,
just for you
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Vide.....Blog-10440
HIPAA: Have Igawa Pitch AA
angel
stopped for jaywalking in Seattle and they asked for his ID.
Cano homers here Come On
And the Big G gets a hit with RISP. Time for the Big Sexy to come in for defensive purposes.
pat- I just looked that up and saw that.
Texeria to Anahiem would in my estimation make them a solid favorite to win the WS……It’s not their nature to just give away good young players for a rental…
Prediction: Robbie will be up to .275 by Sunday.
Nick, I’m gonna sabotage your assertion. That’s bleepin’ horse-bleep, you West Coaster.
yes right portability and accountability act.
They are literally taking the 7th inning to practice small ball
what an inning…
Minny playing their second sloppy game in a row.
haha pat. I forget sometimes exactly which one it is. My company (in order for us to remember to practice HIPAA at all times) gave us a rubber HIPAA hippo for our desks. If that doesn’t cause unsureness of if its two P’s or two A’s when you have to write it – nothing does.
looks like greenberet7 needs and It’s It.
Melky Cabrera is an awful hitter. When is his .244 average going to be scrutinized some more?
Funny how quiet all the quitters, defeatists and sj44 fans have become.
OAK up 7-1. Woohoo!
What a shame that Mr. Moose won’t get any run support tomorrow.
GreenBeret, as a native New Yorker, I take umbrage.
And I still think I’m right about Jeter; remember, he has an Edge.
Any chances Robbie will hit .300 this season?
lets hope Big Sexy contributes tomorrow
That was fun
I am just going to sit back and laugh at all of you who were crying not to trade melky cabrera last winter.. wow, this kid just sucks offensively.
vote ROBI !
This Melky talk has to end.. Whether he is a good hitter or not he adds a dimension to our outfield that we need desperately. He needs to be on this team !!!
Oh, I had to read to quite believe that. Its probably because he blended in with all the other dreadlocked hippies and grunge rockers there, Pat.
SJ44 is gone but his stalker/troll still plagues us? That just ain’t right.
Kyle and the Big Sexy in? That’s a lot of height.
Angel, how is your diagnosis on Posada now? You should know better than to question me.
“Minny playing their second sloppy game in a row.”
they’re just bummed out they went into a big series without their ace pitching.
Within an hour, the Yankees can find themselves 3 1/2 games out of 1st place and tied with the Twins for 2nd place in the Wild Card situation.
And …….. c’mon Seattle !!!
this is why rivera cant save alot of games unlike the angles who always seem to play low run games
Mike can you get over your obsession with SJ44? It’s really creeping me out.
The Yankees are 2nd in the AL with 330 IP (more after tonight).
3.44 ERA, 1.21 WHIP. That’s awesome.
Strictly as relievers (I’m missing an inning. Sue me
)
1) Rivera: 44.1 (#14 in the AL)
Albaladejo: 13.2
2) Farnsworth: 42.0 (#25)
3) Hawkins: 40.1 (#31)
4) Ohlendorf: 40.0 (#32)
5) Ramirez: 36.1 (#48)
6) Veras: 32.1 (#59)
7) Chamberlain: 23.2
9) Giese: 12.2
10) Traber: 12.0
11) Robertson: 11.0
12) Bruney: 9.1
13) Britton: 7.0
14) Kennedy: 3.0
15) Patterson: 1.1
um, Kyle – think of the “fraternity”
go figure.. 8-2 and you walk the first guy.
farnsy, youve gained some redemption lately, dont regress.
when was the last time giese pitched. why not let him pitch these last 2 innings?
I telling ya, Kyle is not happy unless he lets the lead off guy get on.
SJ44 was one of the few rational posters on here. Last year it was a pleasure to post. This year, we skim and get out quickly. Too much negativity and BS.
Krazy Kyle just walked someone…and my blood pressure didn’t shoot up.
Good feeling.
wagners not closing danger bases loaded 0 out wow!!
does anyone know why the pc richard whistle has been playing in the background lately? frankly, ITS annoying.
METS!!!
randy: I know at least one member of the Twins’ staff is upset about all these uneaten innings.
michelle: I think you’ve commented too many times to be eligible for the ‘seldom poster’ classification. Also, one more It’s It mention and I’m going to have to get one tonight.
Santana is somewhere screaming-Oh Hell to the No!!!!!
if the phi win IT will be SO Great!
sj will be back. he’s probably getting his baseball fix watching games on some massive baseball/scouting road trip.
Santana is somewhere screaming-Oh Hell to the No!!!!!
Not even they can mess up a 3 run lead, relax.
Pete must be dying watching Kyle and Edwar pitch exceptionally well. If Raja comes back he may jump.
they bring in a rookie in smith lets see if he can close it
“Kyle and the Big Sexy in? That’s a lot of height.”
They’re in just in case anyone on the Twinkies gets frustrated with their 2nd beat down and throws one up and in.
Tex to the Halos would be very, very bad.
What fracking diagnosis, Phil?
YOu said that the injury was more serious than the Yankees were disclosing. I said that they’d disclosed IT NEEDED SURGERY and was thus fairly serious BECAUSE IT NEEDED SURGERY. Any kind of injury that needs surgery whether now or eventually is fairly serious is it not?
The Teixeira news is posted under “Truths and Rumors” on si.com.
Nothing more than a rumor at this point. I dont see it anywhere else.
Braves trading Teixeira to Angels?
Posted: Tuesday July 22, 2008 06:28AM ET
With baseball’s trade deadline in 10 days, one rumor has Los Angeles Angels utility player Robb Quinlan and minor league third baseman Brandon Wood headed to Atlanta for slugger Mark Teixeira, who can become a free agent at season’s end.
lol reyes!!
The problem with all these teams being awful on the road is, they get to host awful road teams when they go home.
Kay doing his best to jinx Farnsy.
Reyes.. you are a dum dum
This guy on the mound just K’ed the side. Joe G, where did you hide the real Farnsy?
We don’t need no stinkin lefty in the bullpen!
We got HIPAA-High Intensity Pitching Athletic Arms out there tonight!! HOOPA!!
wow- three straight strike-outs…
Farnsworth just threw a no hitter at Yankee Stadium!
wow… impressive 3KOs for kyle.
for all the abuse we give him, ill admit he has been impressive..
he’s bought himself some breathing room with the fans.
good job.
lol reyes!!
What did he do now..
“Jose got in a very strange place there.”
Very true.
Farns hasn’t given up a run in a Month. So much for all the worries about him not stepping up.
another call to the bullpen, look like diaster in queens
Not even they can mess up a 3 run lead, relax.
5-3 now. Bases still loaded and no outs..
Just saying..somewhere…there is a Mets fan changing their undies right now…
It’s so nice that the Mets can work together to do Billy Wagner’s work for him while he’s out. So instead of Wagner blowing the game they’ll just combine a few relievers.
Nick, if I had known that, I would have added an extra “bleepin’”. It’s too bad that the Yanks don’t have a guy like Rizzuto or Jose Cardinal to teach bunting.
I bet Livian is in the clubhouse eating a Hepa Innings as a sidedish from buffet.
Livian is the original Hepa Pitcher.
ummm – danger in Metland
“they’re just bummed out they went into a big series without their ace pitching.”
But Liriano is in the minors!
Wow, the pen has been spectacular.
How come Molina is in? Did Moeller get hurt?
“What did he do now…”
a ground ball he went to the bag and missed it its still bases loaded 5-3
S.A. no chance they lose a Santana start like he had tonight.
Betamit pinchhit for Moeller earlier – I think it had to do with Rasner coming out
Our bullpen is beast. We have five men to trust in late innings with Veras, Robertson, Ramirez, Farnsworth (yes I said it), and Rivera. We have a long man in Giese and Hawkins in mop up and he isn’t horrible… actually yes he is but it is alright.
Even His Craziness understands the value of a contract year.
Time to trade him now
Angel-
Unlikely Livian has Hep A, probably has Hep C from the raw oysters at the buffet. HOPE the Yankees aren’t served the same food.
you think if Krazy kyle pitch well this season yanks bring him back? i think they will but probably only a 1 year deal or if they let him go veres 8th bruney 7th still ok
The Dr. is in — i love that he teaches the youngsters. Some veterans could give two craps about the youngsters on the team.
Who is the Mets announcer who legitimately sounds drunk? Is that Ron Darling?
hungry hungry hippas.
Rishi – Thanks. Just came in a little while ago and trying to catch up on the game.
For the sake of my radio listening sanity-I honestly hope they don’t lose this game Brandon.
But this sure is interesting to watch
Robertson getting a win on one pitch when Joba has scads of No Decisions – something is wrong with that picture!
PHILLLLS TIE THE GAME. NIIIICE
THey blew IT Got killed by the mets killer LOL!!
SO TAGUCHI HAUNTS THE METS
SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO
Taguchi.
Santana is breaking things now – maybe Wagner’s head
“you think if Krazy kyle pitch well this season yanks bring him back? i think they will but probably only a 1 year deal or if they let him go veres 8th bruney 7th still ok”
Nope. If he’s a Type A or Type B free agent, they’ll offer arbitration, and that’s it.
Type A gives you two draft picks, Type B gives you a 1st rounder.
Holy crap
wow melt down i love this!
OH god WFAN is going to be a toilet stream
HAHAHAHAHAHA MUTTS.
Brian B. Bass, B middle name is Bad.
Worst pitcher comes in with an ERA > 5.00 and shuts our hitters down.- We need more than 9 hits tonight
The Phillies just picked up Joe Blanton!
Which isn’t easy.
Jiimmy Rollins…..NICE. I LOVE watching the Mets stink.
haha. I was actually referring to his notoriety/fame on this blog of being able to throw a heap of innings – not any diseases he might have obtained at the buffet from undercooked seafood. Oysters could give him his mojo for the heap of pitching he does, though.
I don’t think this offense is adequate. You’re up against a starting pitcher who’s ERA is in the mid 4′s.
Your 7,8,9 hitters don’t have any hits.
This lineup still needs help. And we also need a top end starter. If Cashman passes on Sabathia, we know his motives are to cut costs, not to improve the team. Last year he said he didn’t want to give up prospects and pay a big salary for Santana.
No excuse this off season, put up or shut up Cashman.
Its times like these that make me think of Mariano, lean back in my chair and smile to no one in particular.
Phillies lead 7-5….
The Mets…holy crap…they find a way
METS LOSING
WHAt a joke.. but its not like wagner would have done better.
I hope Benigno is enjoying his vacation!!!
SO Taguchi Taguchi Taguchi SO Taguchi Taguchi Taguchi
Who melted down?
TK for Beningo’s sake I hope he’s not watching
Oh yeah, it’s 8-1 A’s going to the bottom of the 9th.
The entire Mets bullpen did. Wagner is out with a stiff shoulder.
Patrick Bateman, do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
A blood vessel in poor Beningno’s head probably just popped. I think I actually hear him screaming “Oh the Pain”
pretty much the entire bullpen
“I don’t think this offense is adequate. You’re up against a starting pitcher who’s ERA is in the mid 4’s.
Your 7,8,9 hitters don’t have any hits.
This lineup still needs help. And we also need a top end starter. If Cashman passes on Sabathia, we know his motives are to cut costs, not to improve the team. Last year he said he didn’t want to give up prospects and pay a big salary for Santana.
No excuse this off season, put up or shut up Cashman.”
Wow. They’re winning 8-2. You’d think they’re losing 8-2 by your post.
Somewhere – Willy Randolph is saying ‘Now those are my Mets!’
Type B, if you’re in the 20-40th percentile compared to other relievers in 2007 and 2008 only gets you a sandwich——–pick. And the player has to decline arbitration to get the pick/picks.
That inning was a microcosm of the Mets season.. reyes making a bonehead play and then the mets showing how classless and heartless they are giving up a chance to take the division lead and put a stamp on their season and especially their series against the Phils
is SNY still doing that post show outside of Shea ?
This upcoming series against the Sox at Fenway should be riveting.
Btw – a guy with an ERA of 4.5? You expect to score ~4.5 in 9 innings.
They’ve scored 8 in 8 innings. That’s a 9.00 ERA.
what a lost!
now that we have scored 20 runs in the last 2 games, what do you think mussina’s run support will be tomorrow night?
“Type B, if you’re in the 20-40th percentile compared to other relievers in 2007 and 2008 only gets you a sandwich——–pick. And the player has to decline arbitration to get the pick/picks.”
That’s true – I was going off the old rule; oops.
Still, a sandwich pick isn’t nothing. And no way Farnsy accepts arbitration.
Brandon-I don’t think they are outside of Shea. Not sure though
Michelle….I say 3 runs.
carton going to divorce the mets again
Livan: “Did someone say sandwich pick??”
Even if Wagner was pitching tonight for the Mets, there’s no guarantee that he would have gotten the save
Am I the only one who thinks Giese has gotten a bad deal? He hasn’t pitched in over two weeks. I think he should be given a few more opportunities. It’s not like he pulled a Hawkins, and has a 6+ ERA.
Brandon-I don’t think they are outside of Shea. Not sure though
They are.
Even if Farnsy does accept arbitration, he will probably have a decent year with the same manager and the fact that he would be another contract year. Also, if he happened to do good next year for the Yanks, he could possibly with this solid season, sneak into Type A but that is kinda a long shot.
But hey, if Farnsy pitches well, I don’t care
Sounds like the world’s biggest funeral at Shea.
Undefeated in the Richie Sexson era! It’s amazing how he’s turned this team around.
mets cleaning out their bullpen this game will probably make mets fan forget about there 10 game streak
“Livan: “Did someone say sandwich pick??—
He’s gotta pick one of those Cuban pork sandwiches, doesn’t he?
I think it is a strong choice with big upside.
Nice win by the Yanks.
it’s time for a sandwich — i wont be here tomorrow, i have a tee time at noon PST. I’ll have to keep track of the game on my Sprint Instinct. So back to the seldom poster tomorrow..
Moose stakes his Cy Young claim tomorrow.
This upcoming series against the Sox at Fenway should be riveting.
yes. Too bad national TV, will get a hold of it.
Nice win by the Yanks – 10 games over .500
Okk update standings and possible standings if red sox loose?
“Am I the only one who thinks Giese has gotten a bad deal? He hasn’t pitched in over two weeks. I think he should be given a few more opportunities. It’s not like he pulled a Hawkins, and has a 6+ ERA.”
Eh, he’s the long man. They haven’t needed a long man in awhile. He pitched a scoreless inning on 7/13.
“Even if Wagner was pitching tonight for the Mets”
It was a 3 run lead if you are one of the top closers you should be able to close it down
i’ll bet livan would do better on the road if they gave him more meal money.
i mean how is it fair if he gets the same as everyone else?
I’m going to post some comments from a Mets fan of mine…
“I am downright embarrassed to be a Mets fan. This team is a f-ing joke. The bullpen is an f-ing joke. The coaching is an f-ing joke.
I guess that Johan can be happy knowing that he did all that he could do. He is laughing is fat ass all the way to the bank to deposit another fatass paycheck. Don’t bother trying to finish the game Blowhon. We can lose it on our own.”
“this team
SUCKS!!!!
I’m not sure what is more freaking embarrasing. Collapsing last season or giving up 5 runs in the ninth in a game to decide first place.
at least Johan doesn’t have to feel bad about it being his fault. I guarantee that he is quoted tomorrow saying that he did all that he could.”
“METS SUCK! They can’t win the big one!
Feliciano sucks
Joe Smith sucks
Does anybody ever expect Feliciano to get outs?
oh – it’s 8-5 now.
But at least it isn’t Johan’s fault. He is perfect. he did his job.”
Ouch.
Tee time, I’m jealous, michelle, but I’ll be teeing off in North Carolina on Thursday or Friday. So I won’t be here for tomorrow’s game either. Blah, I don’t like missing Moose starts. But I will be celebrating tonight’s win with an It’s It later tonight.
Where are you playing?
“possible standings if red sox loose?”
We’d be a game back in the loss column. But it’s hard to assume a RS loss, especially with Dice-K vs. Dickey.
Blohon? All the guy did was pitch 8 innings of 2 run ball. Blame the lousy pen.
OT: You know what this game vs Philly reminds me of, that 5 game series last August when Philly went 5-0 against them, they came back down 5 in that game, this one had that same look.
Damn WFAN is going to need the dump button tonight.
From a mets fan “This is the BULLPENS fault and the stupid third base coach, NOT SANTANA. Will you people please stop with this already.”
Let’s see if the Mets can do something here.
Do you try out your lame comedy act here Nick SF? A lot of unfunny puns.
Santana got screwed out of another win. The guy deserves maybe half a dozen more wins, but his bullpen and offense have let him down so many times.
Queens is quiet. The only noise is at LaGuardia and the inmates at Rikers.
Is Dickey the guy RA Dickey who is a knuckleballer?
I’m hoping they keep up this run support for Moose. I’d really like to see him have a good chance to maybe win 20 games.
Ok just walked in the door left after the top of the 8th.
Nick I showed my Tawainese friends your link at first I think I might have offended them but then they laughed and tried to find the words to explain to me who the statue was of.
As much fun as the bleachers can be with the odd mix of people who sit there it really is a true blessing that they dont serve alcohol. Two rows in front of me were 3 young men early 20s who insisted on yelling Paul O’Neil chants to Latroy Hawkins, a person in front of me who insisted in coming to the game in full Papelbon uniform, and again the people from Minny behind me who after getting over the fact they dont announce over the PA ball/strike count asked what traditions there is a the stadium ( ihad to explain YMCA and God Bless America) I didnt even go with the subway race, match game or trivia. I went on to find out thatthey were a church group (the fu boston chants didnt go over to well with them)and the kids they took 10 of them were not told they were going to the game when they got on the subway the leder told them that they were going to visit a episcopal church (I told them they were actually in a better place then a church they were in a cathedral) lol
At least you spelled my name right, Risty.
Yes, it’s RA Dickey, who also happens to stink.
Now get a hitter to play left. Please. We can win this thing.
“Is Dickey the guy RA Dickey who is a knuckleballer?”
Yes, the guy ESPN.com has a feature on. Beat the Mets a few weeks ago, but who hasn’t?
if this had happen to the yankees i dunno what i will do
Salty Fans- 0 for 3 tonight so far BA .224
Mets you need another bullpen arms/arms. Should we help them out Yankeed fans? Say Chris Britton and Scott Strickland for Carlos Beltran. Well even throw in Hawkins!!
HIP HIPAA HOORAY for the Yankees tonight!!
Does anyone remember the last time Mo or anyone in the Yankee bullpen blew a 3 run lead in the 9th?
Red Sox up 1 already.
my goodness its like automatic for the blow soxs aint it
I know Dice-K has a great record – but I HATE the way he nibbles and nibbles and walks batters. I wouldn’t want him on my team.
…..and Nick’s here all week! Tip your waitress.
Nick,
playing at Buchanan tomorrow just 9 holes as a warm up for thursday’s 18 hole round at Monarch Bay. Where are you playing NC?
“a person in front of me who insisted in coming to the game in full Papelbon uniform”
For real? At a Twins-Yankees-with-the-Red-Sox-far-away-on-the-west-coast game at Yankee Stadium?
Frack.
Not for anything, but the pitcher for the M’s is named R A Dicky. That is just cruel.
Tampa is about to fade.
Come on Lidge. Make this look easy. Please. One more.
ooops, that’s Dickey.
Still…
Who needs help from the M’s anyway? They gave us enough wins earlier this year. This weekend we have a chance to do our own damage.
Great 9th by the Mets. Wow
michelle: Monarch Bay, windy. I’m just playing my sister’s club in Charlotte, nothing special. But next week I’m playing at a great course near Ocean City, MD, the Links at Lighthouse Sound.
gayle: I hope your new buddies weren’t really offended, I’m guessing they were just suprised. Everyone from Taiwan that I’ve shown that picture to seemed to enjoy it.
Risty: always glad to have a new fan.
I’ll be back guys my friend the Mets fan is hitting me up on the cell
(be nice to your friends when they call tonight)
Man oh man, Santana needs to pitch a CG in order to get a W.
I would be EXTREMELY %^$&$ at my teammates for that 9th inning blow.
LOL, see it ain’t Willie! The Mets just don’t want to be in first place.
Tampa is still not a threat as they gone off to a hot start but they are starting to melt.
Once the they melt, the Red Soxs will melt and when Aug. comes… Yankees = AL East Champs.
its automatic.
For the poster that was asking…yes, the SNY guys are doing the postgame outside Shea. LOTS of angry fans milling around.
the links at lighthouse sound, looks awesome… i assume it will be kinda windy too. Good Luck and enjoy yourself.
Anyone who expects Sea to beat Bos in a series is a bonehead.
Seattle’s cleanup hitter is Jose Vidro. .226 OBP.
That. is. awful.
they dont look so angry.
is Harold Reynolds hitting on women there?
Rconn, it’s still better than Oakland’s lineup.
I was going by what the commentators were saying…maybe the Mets fans are immune at this point…hahaha.
Hey, the Mariners have gotten a couple wins this year. It could happen.
They don’t work the count at all it seems. Dicey K can throw his usual poor stuff and still pitch a complete game against them.
The fans right there look like they just wanna be on TV.
Or maybe they are just stunned by the loss?
I just received a few angry text messages from my friend who is a Mets fan. Oy
Seattle is so bad it’s almost unfair. But the old saying, if you want it done right, do it yourself. The Yankees will have their chance this week. Let’s get the Rays out of the way, which shouldn’t be that much longer, and then all they have to worry about is the Red Sox.
wow, now they’re wondering why Santana didn’t go out for the 9th inning…HELLO? 8 IP, 105 pitches, 3 run lead…and they have the audacity to ask that?
Anyways…theeeee Yankees win, theeee Yankees win!
Y’know what? IF they can make it to the postseason, I like this team’s chances.
Joba, Pettitte, Mussina, with the bullpen the Yankees have? Awesome. Remember that Indians’ series, where it seemed every reliever they threw at you had a less than 3.00 ERA?
Hopefully Wang or Hughes is back (and useful) by then, but I’m not going to bank on that.
Rasner: “Up Yours Jerome from Manhattan”
I wonder how much Santana is lovin’ his new team. He can’t seem to get wins from them, even when leaving with a decent lead. That has to play with your head a bit.
Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger reports that the Mariners are scouting the Yankees’ Double A club. The Ms aren’t big on Melky Cabrera, but may be willing to take minor leaguers if New York takes on all of Washburn’s contract.
I wonder which double-A players is that? no more Igawa?
“Anyone who expects Sea to beat Bos in a series is a bonehead.”
They took a series from Boston in May. Overall, they’re 3-3 against Boston and 0-6 against us, so right there we can thank them for three games in the standings.
As The Star-Ledger first reported Monday, the Yankees and Mariners are in discussions about left-hander Jarrod Washburn, whom the Yankees see as a potential upgrade for the back end of their starting rotation. Seattle has been scouting the Yankees’ Double-A and major-league teams, and the Yankees had a scout at Washburn’s start Monday night against the Red Sox.
The name of Yankees center fielder Melky Cabrera has come up in the discussions, but a person familiar with the talks said Seattle wasn’t too high on Cabrera and likely would do the deal for minor leaguers if the Yankees would take on Washburn’s entire contract. Washburn is making $9.85 million this year and is slated to make $10.35 million in 2009.
The M’s are scouting our AA team for Washburn
Wow. I must be tired. I swear I just heard Eric Young say s*&t on Baseball Tonight. Anyone else hear that? He sounded like he tried to quickly cover it up.
“Smart, sexy, sensational”
“A frightfest”
“Masterful”
“One of the best film of the year”
…. Opening …. Everywhere …. This Friday …. July 25 …. Is ….
The X Files: I Want To Believe
Brandon, its funny how we posted the same thing. lol
Ed I read that there is no way the Yankees FO will allow that to happen.
Wow. I must be tired. I swear I just heard Eric Young say s*&t on Baseball Tonight. Anyone else hear that? He sounded like he tried to quickly cover it up.
i hear that as well…
Ed I read that there is no way the Yankees FO will allow that to happen.
Igawa has been a bust. Padres were interested in him last year, should had gotten rid of him then and save us the headache. They should just get rid of the headache already.
Brandon, your boy Keppinger just won the game for the Reds.
“I read that there is no way the Yankees FO will allow that to happen”
?
word doesn’t Igawa have like 5yrs left on the contract?
trade can’t hurt us, plus the Yankees can give any pitcher run support… ask Sidney Ponson.
Brandon, your boy Keppinger just won the game for the Reds.
He’d make a wonderful utility player
Nationals give away Rauch, their best pitcher, and under a reasonable contract, then sign Guzman for 2years/16M!
Why couldn’t Cashman get Rauch, then spin him or one of our other relievers off for a useful part-righty hitting outfielder? Pete-were we in the talks with the Nationals?
Nick in SF, Play well tomorrow…I played Longview this past April….Nice trac, shot a 91 in the wind…..Slow greens compared to the courses here in Orange County….
I dont think the Reds would give him up if they are willing to let Paul Janish be their full time SS.
Buster Olney on Baseball Tonight said the Yankees are looking at Alfredo to replace Ras…IDK first I heard of this
“i hear that as well…”
Yeah, Ed, I thought so. Funny:)
They were doing a highlight of the Tigers-Royals and he was talking about the Tigers scoring again and again, and he said “just keeping the S&*t going”. Then he realized where he was and he nervously repeated “just keeping it going, just keeping it going,
No matter how much you think RA Dickey might stink, he’s a medical marvel. He was a first round $720,000 draft pick for Texas. Texas withdrew the bonus and offered him a $75,000 bonus after his physical. The doctors discovered that he was born without an ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm, which should make turning a door knob incredibly painful if not impossible.
Nick yes I think you are right surprised is more how they were i guess it was because they just had this look on their face and didnt say anything at first that i worried they were offended.
Chris Shern or however you spell his name is annoying, I thought Farnsy was going to clobber him
It could still be Igawa plus a AA player for Washburn. Expand the trade and get Ichiro, for Abreu, Britton, Tabata and a lesser prospect. lol!
P.S. how clutch is Bill Hall ?
“Buster Olney on Baseball Tonight said the Yankees are looking at Alfredo to replace Ras…IDK first I heard of this”
I like that idea. He pitched only three innings tonight, gave up 2 runs, but struck out six.
Has the Washburn rumor been played out already in this blog?
“Nationals give away Rauch, their best pitcher, and under a reasonable contract, then sign Guzman for 2years/16M!
Why couldn’t Cashman get Rauch, then spin him or one of our other relievers off for a useful part-righty hitting outfielder? Pete-were we in the talks with the Nationals?”
Um, they didn’t ‘give him away’. They dealt him for the 6th best DBack prospect (switch hitting 2B). You want to trade the Yankees’ 6th best prospect?
Cla Meredith is available. a right side arm pitcher.Cla was also a once known Red Sox prospect, who was traded along with Josh Bard for Doug Mirabelli.
Hey, did Girardi-O update the reporters on Posada’s status in the Post-game? My cable box didn’t record it for some reason.
Tabata is not going nowhere stop trying to add this kid in deals.
Emilio Bonifacio, and apparently, he’s damn fast. Could develop into a solid leadoff hitter.
“played Longview this past April….Nice trac, shot a 91 in the wind”
front nine or back nine?
I gotta think the Yanks really need to get a Bay or a Nady. I would prefer Nady in the sense he can play LF/DH for us this year, and we can either sign him for about 1/2 it would cost us for Abreu after this season. If we sign him, say for 2 years at 10 million…he will be our RF until we wait for the young kids to come up.
I was all for Gardner getting a shot, but I just dont think he’s ready. I will send IPK and a another b level minor league arm to Pitts for Nady. Put Nady in LF/DH, and its an instant upgrade over Gardner hitting wise. Keep Gardner up to spell Nady/Damon/Melky here and there.
Thoughts anyone?
Realistically if your paying attention to what the Yankees are doing this season you shouldn’t expect Bay or Nady. If your not your thinking the opposite, pick a side.
pat m.
just kidding of course.
when i started playing golf in my late fourties, i had to turn around and play righty because my lefty baseball swing sliced the crap out of the ball.
we just went 10 games over .500, and the talk here is about Jon Rauch and the Mets. the Mets?!?! who gives a crap about the Mets?
another day, another win. it’s amazing how much this team missed Robbie Cano’s bat. having Damon back is fantastic as well. Rasner, again, got the job done, and showed a lot of guts getting some nice strikeouts at the right time. i can’t see someone else’s #4 starter doing a much better job than him and…..Ponson (!!). bullpen looked great as well.
i do agree that i’d glady trade some spare bullpen arms for Carlos Beltran. i’d even throw in some disgruntled blog posters….
GO YANKS! GO FOR THE SWEEP!
That’s MR. Farnsworth to you now PA.
From mlbtraderumors -
“9:34pm: Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger reports that the Mariners are scouting the Yankees’ Double A club. The Ms aren’t big on Melky Cabrera, but may be willing to take minor leaguers if New York takes on all of Washburn’s contract.”
Wonder if Santana is having second thoughts on which NY team he was willing to be traded to.
Send the Mariners Colin Curtis, Igawa and 3 mil in cash.
Realistically if your paying attention to what the Yankees are doing this season you shouldn’t expect Bay or Nady
Explain to me how a Nady…..righty bat with power and average in LF, is something the Yanks arent considering seeing as we have Matsui and now Posada out for the year?
Rotate Nady and Damon at DH/LF. Gardner would spell each as well as Melky sparingly.
Youre telling me you’d rather have Damon in LF and Betemit/Sexson at DH instead of Nady? Youre crazy if you think that.
Mmm, wins are good. Good thing we dodged Livan this time around though; bet he’s still hungry from all-star break.
And is there something about the Mets that just depowers people? Johan’s mojo isn’t working so well (team-wise; it’s like working against his otherwise fine season)
“Youre telling me you’d rather have Damon in LF and Betemit/Sexson at DH instead of Nady? Youre crazy if you think that.”
considering how much Nady would cost compared to how good (or bad) he actually is, you can call me crazy as much as you want
on a side not, anyone else watching the sox-seattle game? seattle is like a AAA ball club.
Youre telling me you’d rather have Damon in LF and Betemit/Sexson at DH instead of Nady? Youre crazy if you think that.
They are asking for 2 Grade A prospects, Cashman is not doing that. IDK when you will figure it ouy, keep being hopeful but all the evidence thus far points to not happening.
why does everyone want Nady. He’s going to be expensive, he’s not that great of an outfielder, he’s having a career year, and, he’s not a power hitter. Everyone wants Abreu gone, they want Giambi to be gone at the end of the season. Has anybody stopped to think what that does? It’s doubtful. It makes the Yankees a predominantly right handed hitting team and other than Cano, no left handed power in a park that will be set up for left handed power hitters in a league with predominantly right handed pitchers. What an Einstein moment that would be, huh?