Comments on: Yankees get some swings in http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:58:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Clay Buchholz stole my laptop (Latest Blog Entry: Why Abreu is scared of the outfield wall) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503832 Clay Buchholz stole my laptop (Latest Blog Entry: Why Abreu is scared of the outfield wall) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:42:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503832 Al from BK, Jets in the playoffs. I'll sign for that right now. Al from BK,

Jets in the playoffs. I’ll sign for that right now.

]]> By: trisha - I am a Sidney supporter. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503780 trisha - I am a Sidney supporter. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:12:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503780 saucy - thank you for saying that! That really means a lot to me. And I have to tell you that you bring a smile to my lips every time I read one of your posts leveling the Sux! I feel like we're kindred spirits. :) saucy – thank you for saying that! That really means a lot to me. And I have to tell you that you bring a smile to my lips every time I read one of your posts leveling the Sux! I feel like we’re kindred spirits.

:)

]]> By: Drew http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503776 Drew Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:07 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503776 They have trampoline in the olympics? ROFLMAO They have trampoline in the olympics? ROFLMAO

]]> By: Al from BK(I got CC's check right here, get it done Hank!) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503749 Al from BK(I got CC's check right here, get it done Hank!) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:57:33 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503749 Here are the 6 AFC playoff teams: East- Patriots(12-4), South- Colts(11-5), North- Steelers(10-6), West- Chargers(13-3) Wildcard 1- Jaguars(10-6), Wildcard 2- Jets(10-6). Thats how I see it shaking out in the AFC at least. Here are the 6 AFC playoff teams:
East- Patriots(12-4), South- Colts(11-5),
North- Steelers(10-6), West- Chargers(13-3)
Wildcard 1- Jaguars(10-6), Wildcard 2- Jets(10-6).

Thats how I see it shaking out in the AFC at least.

]]> By: RGK http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503748 RGK Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:57:17 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503748 If there is another "pine tar" will Pettitte play 2B or CF? If there is another “pine tar” will Pettitte play 2B or CF?

]]> By: JB http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503745 JB Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:56:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503745 Trisha -- Thanks for the welcome! I hate the Sox just as much as you guys do. I am an equal opportunity hater (we do that in Canada) because I dislike the Yanks (and the Orioles) just as much. I should hate the Rays, but it's kind of tough right now. Cito is a great manager because he gets the best out of his players. He has a proven record of being able to say the right thing to a player and get the most out of him. That being said, he is a terrible strategist. Some of the moves he makes drives us nuts. Second guessing Cito has been a sport in Toronto since 1989. Just because the winning run is at third and John McDonald is batting with a .210 average, don't always expect a pinch hitter. His bullpen management is also questionable. One thing we miss about Gibbons is his management of the bullpen. This is going to be a great series because both of our teams have the dilusion that they must sweep this series to get into the playoff hunt. This is really a battle for third place. Should be fun! Trisha — Thanks for the welcome!

I hate the Sox just as much as you guys do. I am an equal opportunity hater (we do that in Canada) because I dislike the Yanks (and the Orioles) just as much. I should hate the Rays, but it’s kind of tough right now.

Cito is a great manager because he gets the best out of his players. He has a proven record of being able to say the right thing to a player and get the most out of him. That being said, he is a terrible strategist. Some of the moves he makes drives us nuts. Second guessing Cito has been a sport in Toronto since 1989. Just because the winning run is at third and John McDonald is batting with a .210 average, don’t always expect a pinch hitter. His bullpen management is also questionable. One thing we miss about Gibbons is his management of the bullpen.

This is going to be a great series because both of our teams have the dilusion that they must sweep this series to get into the playoff hunt. This is really a battle for third place. Should be fun!

]]> By: Kevin K. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503744 Kevin K. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:56:09 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503744 Will the extra BP help Betemit. Will he strike out better today as a result? I'm just wondering. The Olympics get rid of baseball and softball for the 2012 Olympics and they keep an activity like trampoline? When does Wii become an Olympic sport? That can be a workout. Will the extra BP help Betemit. Will he strike out better today as a result? I’m just wondering.

The Olympics get rid of baseball and softball for the 2012 Olympics and they keep an activity like trampoline? When does Wii become an Olympic sport? That can be a workout.

]]> By: Rob Thompson http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503738 Rob Thompson Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:52:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503738 Great update, Pete. With Hideki back and everyone in the lineup now on fire, things are motion to win the division. Devil Dogs & Sawx are on the downswing with all of their injuries and tough schedule. We get Joba and Hughes back next 10 days or so. Let's keep things rolling tonight by pounding on Burnett. Great update, Pete. With Hideki back and everyone in the lineup now on fire, things are motion to win the division.

Devil Dogs & Sawx are on the downswing with all of their injuries and tough schedule. We get Joba and Hughes back next 10 days or so.

Let’s keep things rolling tonight by pounding on Burnett.

]]> By: saucY http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503737 saucY Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:52:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503737 "Have you ever seen a player do that before, or since?" i think Wang may have said something similar when he hurt his foot this year... “Have you ever seen a player do that before, or since?”

i think Wang may have said something similar when he hurt his foot this year…

]]> By: Al from BK(I got CC's check right here, get it done Hank!) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/comment-page-2/#comment-503732 Al from BK(I got CC's check right here, get it done Hank!) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:49:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/19/yankees-get-some-swings-in/#comment-503732 "This possibility cannot yet be ruled out. Regardless of Brian Cashman’s assertions to the contrary, the biggest thing Pavano has lacked since becoming a Yankee is not health but motivation. He didn’t want to pitch for the Yankees, didn’t want to be in New York. He regretted the deal within months of signing it and was making noise about wanting a trade during its first season. All he wanted to do was hang out in Florida, sleep in and go to bars. And for nearly four years, that is, in fact, all he’s done." Somehow this excerpt made me hate Idle even more. Wouldn't we all like to make 40 million, sleep til 4 PM and go hang out at the bar all night. However you are a major league ball player and until you retire your main focus should be playing the game. This guy doesn't deserve to wear the uniform. “This possibility cannot yet be ruled out. Regardless of Brian Cashman’s assertions to the contrary, the biggest thing Pavano has lacked since becoming a Yankee is not health but motivation. He didn’t want to pitch for the Yankees, didn’t want to be in New York. He regretted the deal within months of signing it and was making noise about wanting a trade during its first season. All he wanted to do was hang out in Florida, sleep in and go to bars. And for nearly four years, that is, in fact, all he’s done.”

Somehow this excerpt made me hate Idle even more. Wouldn’t we all like to make 40 million, sleep til 4 PM and go hang out at the bar all night. However you are a major league ball player and until you retire your main focus should be playing the game. This guy doesn’t deserve to wear the uniform.

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