Cano: My biggest hit of the year
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Aug 24, 2008 
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Once the Red Sox beat Toronto today, the Yankees had to find a way today. They did when Robinson Cano hammered a Jamie Walker fastball over the wall in the seventh inning.
It was part of a 4-for-5 day for Cano, who drove in two runs. “We need to win some games, it doesn’t matter how,” he said.
Asked whether it was his biggest hit of the season, Cano smiled. “I would say it was the best one I have had this year. It was a special.”
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Many of the players left the park quickly to try and get as much time off as they could. The Yankees don’t have to report back to the Stadium until 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Johnny Damon was headed to the Hamptons, where his family has been hanging out for a few weeks.
“They’re living off the fruits of my labors,” he said.
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Meanwhile, this is comical.
Pre-game question to Joe Girardi: “Marte has thrown 12 pitches in the last nine days, you haven’t used him much. Is he OK physically?”
Answer: “Oh, he’s fine. I had him up last night. Physically he’s OK.”
Question: “It seems strange because he hasn’t pitched much.”
Answer: “No, no. It’s just when the situation presents itself.”
Question to Marte after the game: “You had a few days off, did you feel strong today?”
Answer: “I did. For the last week I’ve had inflammation in my elbow. That has been bothering me. They gave me some days off.”
As he talked, Marte’s left elbow was wrapped in enough ice to chill three cases of beer.
Marte said later that he think the problem is related to the 42 pitches he threw in Texas on Aug. 4. Only in the last few days, he said, has he felt better. So that explains why he has struggled of late.
Thanks for reading today. We have a long drive back to New York. The Yankees are off tomorrow but we’ll have a few posts during the day.
Anyone else watching the Joe Girardi show? You know I couldn’t help but mention how Carl Pavano was telling Michael Kay he was working hard and you see him barely jogging in the outfield like a girl with a bunch of sweat circles. Yet even more material to make fun of him.
Maybe Girardi is old school…a little inflammation ain’t gonna hurt anyone.
“Marte said later that he think the problem is related to the 42 pitches he threw in Texas on Aug. 4. Only in the last few days, he said, has he felt better. So that explains why he has struggled of late. ”
That’s not good.
This is the type of thing that got him fired from the Marlins.
“Maybe Girardi is old school…a little inflammation ain’t gonna hurt anyone.”
I think clueless is a better word.
Ponson vs. Byrd
That should be interesting.
all pitchers have aches and pains at the end of the year.
peter just does not like Girardi he thinks he deceives the almighty media.
yeah tell the other team your only lefty in the pen is not available…
Long drive back with plenty of traffic. Good luck.
This was three good wins, especially yesterday against a quality pitcher.
Its looking up. They need two out of three vs Boston now.
Come on Pete, the Yankees never lie about injuries (sarcasm added).
It may seem small to some but, that’s how a manager loses credbility with the beat guys.
I wish Girardi would stop that. It doesn’t help him.
Yeah Leaving now with 40,000 other Yankee fans, Pete will arrive back in NY 11 ish.
Why didn’t we go to Britian instead of Robertson when it was clear that Raz didn’t have it? Isin’t he our long man?
if you’re trying to knock girardi with regarding the Marte “incident” give it a rest, please. it just makes YOU look worse with this agenda. Don’t deny it, no one believes otherwise. Emails won’t change my mind.
Stuart,
All he has to say is he’s not available or is sore. Especially after the fact.
Saying he’s fine when the player himself says he’s not? Unnecessary, IMO.
I have to agree with SJ44, whose comments I really have enjoyed reading this past month.
Who the hell cares about the beat guys? What if the manager loses credibility with the beat guys? So what? The manager of the New York Yankees doesnt have any obligation to inform the all holy media which players are hurt.
Hope Cano can keep his confidence up.
The Hamptons? JD doesn’t look like a Hamptons guy.
Well, we all know where Jeter is headed. Wonder if Alex will tag along. Poor guy.
Stuart:
If all pitchers were limited to two brief appearances over nine days at this time of the year, who would pitch? This was not normal soreness.
Here is how it works for any professional team: The manager or coach is not expected to volunteer information on injuries. But if a reporter asks a direct question based on information he has obtained, it’s usually wise to tell the truth.
As in any walk of life, credibility is important.
On many occasions over the years, I’ve asked a manager or coach about a player and the answer was “here is what the problem is, but can you do me a favor and not write it?” I’ve never once said no. My goal is to write fairly about the game. I would not be as critical of a player if I knew he was playing while injured.
To me, it’s not fair to the player to tell the public he is OK when he is not. It puts the athlete in a tough spot.
Blah:
Ask Art Howe how that worked out. Once somebody loses credibility, he loses it with the players, too.
This Joe is totally different from that Joe. That Joe was an open book on injuries and other things. Remember last year when Joe let the world know about the Joba Rules? Remember how angry Cashman was that the whole world knew about it. Maybe Joe has a mandate from management to keep everything close to the vest?
I wonder what Pete would do if he had to cover his beloved Patriots every week and had to decipher Belichick’s weekly press conferences?
life isn’t fair Pete. It’s no different now than when Joe T managed. You just give out as little info as possible.
That must be a little awkward having the manager saying one thing and the player saying another. Not good.
And about our upcoming series, while I don’t neccessarily believe we’ll sweep, I have a good feeling about it. The matchups seem to be in our favor so I’m hoping for the best.
Plus, I’m going to the game on Thursday so it would be even better if I could catch a Moose win on that day.
Lontime:
That’s actually not true. Torre would refuse comment rather than lie.
This CIA/Bill Bellicheat junk is driving me mad!!! Does anybody know the purpose it serves? In football you hide injuries so opposing players should not attack those weak spots. In non-contact baseball what the heck is the big secret? He also looks silly when his player(who is apparently unaware that his injury is classified information) contradicts him 5 minutes later! At least get the player to preach the same garbage.
ok. Girardi doesn’t tell all, concerning injuries.
for the last time. No one cares.
That’s where you are wrong. It’s about acting and being professional. Dealing with the media is an important of the job. Especially in NY.
Put it to you another way. If you lie about the small stuff, the beat guys won’t give you a break on the big stuff.
Over the course of a year, something big always comes up you want to keep quiet. You lose your shot to do it when you pull stuff like this.
Even though baseball is a non contact sport pitchers can use it to their advantage.
Knowing a player has a bad knee, a pitcher will pitch inside more.
You can still use injury information to your advantage.
Everyone criticizing Pete’s “agenda” should look at the bigger picture. If Girardi is lying/covering up/being less that forthcoming to the beat writers (of which Pete is one), why shouldn’t he be upset? That would give me an agenda too.
One question: how does what Girardi says affect his credibility while Jeter always says he’s fine when hurt…is he not credible also?
jennifer, true to a point. But, if you have a good rapport with media, three simple words will always help you with the media:
Off the record.
Works everytime when you have a good relationship with the media.
Do you think it mattered that opposing teams knew Posada couldn’t throw runners out?
Not that it could have been kept a secret…
Kinda hard to say off the record to 20 reporters? no?
Marte got bombed on 7/29 against the Orioles and gave up a triple and a walk to two of the first four batters he faced on 8/4 (eventually giving up the walk off slam to Byrd). So I’d be skeptical that the number of pitches he threw that night explains his problems. What I see is that his success is entirely dependent on hitters going out of the zone. In the zone his stuff is hittable and, since he knows that, he’ll also give up a lot of walks trying to get guys to chase. Of course, I hope he can turn it around.
Isn’t Pete driving back from Baltimore? I hope he’s not blogging while driving. That could be dangerous.
Vader,
Pete isn’t a Patriots beat writer, so he doesn’t need to worry about Belichick. He can just be a fan.
I don’t understand why not telling the media EVERYTHING is an issue. All teams do it. If you tell the media every minor injury a player has, they will constantly ask that player and the others questions about whether it will be an issue of their chances of making the playoffs. Management doesn’t want that and I don’t want that either.
Look at what Boston is doing…they said Beckett slept on his arm, but now he has inflammation in his elbow.
“ok. Girardi doesn’t tell all, concerning injuries.
for the last time. No one cares.”
I care.
I like to have accurate information when I armchair manage.
torre did it. Bobby Cox has done it for years. These guys aren’t vultures. They don’t want to be made to look foolish. Not a lot to ask.
CT- I was just going to point out what is going on with Josh. Terry isn’t being totally forth coming with info on him. First it was nothing, than it was just a little tingling from sleeping wrong, than he was going to pitch against the Yankees… now what is it?
When it comes to criticising Girardi, Pete has no credibility at all. None what so ever….
When other credible print writers, including Pete’s buddy Kepner, start wrtiting such things that is when I will believe there is an issue with Girardi.
It is mind boggling to me what Girarid must have done to Pete that he resorts to below the belt hits. It is really a shame. Cashman knows what he has in Girardi and he is safe. Pete’s harping will not make any difference.
Clay, wouldn’t that bother you more as a fan?
BBFan:
Here you go:
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/.....#more-1568
Imagine if Pete was a beat writer for Springsteen?
“We’ve all noticed that Clarence spends lots of time sitting down during some of your solos. Don’t you find that unprofessional, and have you talked to him about it?”
“Nils seemed to tweak his knee during his flip tonight, will that in any way affect his Because the Night guitar solo tomorrow night?” Will the song be on the set list?
“Patti has missed 9 out of the last 12 shows, is she ok physically, or is she just home taking care of your kids?”
“Max is moving to Los Angeles with Conan O’Brien. How will that affect his availability for future E Street Band tours?”
bbfan,
are u kidding?cashman should be gone too.giradi is not good manager.why would he take dave out in bring in mr home run edwar so early in game.giradi got fired from the marlins because he’s an idiot control freak.
“It is mind boggling to me what Girarid must have done to Pete that he resorts to below the belt hits.”
didn’t say hi to him, one day?
With today’s games (Sunday, 8/24)
Red Sox go 450 rest of way = we need to go 19-13 to tie
Red Sox go 500 rest of way = we need to go 21-11 to tie
Red Sox go 550 rest of way = we need to go 23-9 to tie
Red Sox go 600 rest of way = we need to go 24-8 to tie
White Sox go 450 rest of way = we need to go 19-13 to tie
White Sox go 500 rest of way = we need to go 21-11 to tie
White Sox go 550 rest of way = we need to go 22-10 to tie
White Sox go 600 rest of way = we need to go 24-8 to tie
Twins go 450 rest of way = we need to go 18-14 to tie
Twins go 500 rest of way = we need to go 20-12 to tie
Twins go 550 rest of way = we need to go 22-10 to tie
Twins go 600 rest of way = we need to go 23-9 to tie
Vader, what do you mean? If I was a Pats fan would Belichick’s secrecy bother me?
Um..
So..we swept the Orioles.
Pete doesn’t have an agenda against Girardi. Pete is actually closer to Girardi than he was to Torre. At least that’s what Pete says. Do I believe it? No. As Phil said, how much credibility does Jeter have when earlier in the year aftr getting plunked by Cabrera, Jeter said he was fine. Jeter then hit worse than he ever has in his career. Yet I never saw Pete question him. I guess players can lie and managers can’t.
So – yeah, Girardi has a problem being honest about injuries. It really doesn’t make sense. Clearly his answers really amount to a “no comment,” because he tells you nothing. But it appears that the players haven’t gotten the memo about saying “I’m fine” to the media, because Girardi’s been “caught” a few times this season.
Truthfully, I know going in that he’s not being forthcoming, and knowing that, I treat all Girardi’s injury reports as non-information. However, it does not bother me. I can absolutely see how it can bother Pete and the other members of the media. It makes their job tougher. What I would ask Pete is, is it just injuries or are there other instances where you’ve found him to be out and out lying? Outside of, perhaps, who is currently in the pitching rotation, because that I do believe is something that this season has been so subject to change you might as well go with the “he’s in the rotation” line. If he hasn’t lied about everything on earth and he’s otherwise not a problem, then I think you just say, this is who he is.
BUT, I can’t deny that once I knew Marte had elbow inflammation, I personally was less critical of his last couple of outings.
I also suggest that if Howe was winning, his lack of credibility would not have been an issue and if Girardi manages to get these Yankees into the playoffs the same will be true. Not playing to expectations or losing will result in the nitpicking. Winning makes up for a lot.
And didn’t I read hear that Joe Torre was a master of the non-answer? That he would go into stories and go off on tangents to distract from the questions at hand? Well, unfortunately, that ‘s not Joe G’s strength. Pete have you tried in a private moment perhaps to tell Joe G that if he is not comfortable discussing injuries, he should just say, “I’m not comfortable talking about the health of my players”?
“Jeter said he was fine. Jeter then hit worse than he ever has in his career. Yet I never saw Pete question him. I guess players can lie and managers can’t.”
jeter is God. Or at least, the media believes he is.
Letting the media know that Marte is unavaiable certainly affects the game. For example, if the opposing manager knows the only lefty in our pen is out, he can stack his LHB’s without worrying about matchups late in the game. So yeah I do agree that he shouldn’t let everybody know about the injuries. But the one thing he shouldn’t do is lie to the media, if you want to hide something just go ahead and say no comment, or can’t talk about it now. It looks really bad if you say something and the player then says the complete opposite.
1. Pete, please include this in another post – you got your point across in the update…its the fact that you create another post just to repeat yourself with no new information that shows your unwarranted dislike of Girardi – please end your mission to turn the impressionable fans against Girardi – Torre was a horrific manager, and by horrific, i mean absolutely terrible…the bullpen has for the most part flourished under Girardi, something it did not do under Torre after the rubber arms of Stanton and Nelson aged and left. How come you dont point out stats like [which was accurate approximately 2 weeks ago but i have not checked recently] “the yankees lead the league in innings pitched out of the bullpen but do not have one individual in the top 10.” Torre had at least 3 guys in the top 10 in innings pitched by a reliever annually and there is a very good chance that the reason the yankees have not had the “Bridge to Mariano” prior to this year was because the manager did not know how to use them. Get over yourself.
[see what i did there...its what you do - i just started spewing useless information to get a personal bias across]
2. Thomas – the (ex) mike and the mad dog routine does not work because baseball is unpredictable – if the yankees sweep the sox next week and the twins/whitesox lose – everything changes…
Yet another example of Truthless Joe.
It’s easy to see why the team hasn’t been motivated this year, when that’s what their manager does. Would you ever trust your manager in your work, if you new he lied routinely?
I’ll always disagree with Pete on this issue of telling the media everything about the players’ health. Why give the opposition any advantage? It could affect their strategy against the Yankees.
As far as credibility…Girardi, though not forthcoming, is always pretty clearly assuming the best or saying “he’s fine.” Jeter does the same thing. Girardi never says “elbow inflammation” when it is really a broken toe. He just gives the “sunny” version.
I think Pete overreacts about this topic.
“But if a reporter asks a direct question based on information he has obtained, it’s usually wise to tell the truth.”
Why? What’s going to happen to him if he doesn’t?
I don’t see what all the calling Girardi a liar is about. That’s his managing style. He doesn’t like to reveal information about injuries. If you don’t like it, then I guess you should call for his firing. He does it like he would manage everything else, what he thinks is best for the team.
I’m not sure who here really cares that Marte had inflammation in the elbow. I don’t see how it would have benefited any person here to know that a week ago…
Pete Abe is supposed to give Girardi advice on what to say to… Pete Abe?
Unless such advice was solicited, that would probably be mildly unethical. Or at least unprofessional.
No, but with Pete being a huge Pat’s fan you think he would cut Girardi some slack?
I don’t understand why this is such a big deal?
If a guy has serious injury, I’m sure the manager would let everyone know. Also, especially with relievers, you would think the manager doesn’t want the other manger to know that their only lefty is unavailable.
Here’s hoping your car goes out a cliff you fat evil bastar*.
I think what it does is hurt Girardi with the beat reporters, which is no big deal if you win, but if you lose than it can get very ugly for you. I think Joe thinks that he is allowing other teams into the clubhouse if he divulges these injurys fully. I bet this offseason we will see an apology and a change in this from Girardi, a la Tom Caughlin. Bottom line, win and no one cares.
“As Phil said, how much credibility does Jeter have when earlier in the year aftr getting plunked by Cabrera, Jeter said he was fine. Jeter then hit worse than he ever has in his career. Yet I never saw Pete question him. I guess players can lie and managers can’t.”
this is my thinking too. jeter never says he’s hurt when we know from watching that he is. i would not call what jeter is doing lying. i would call it sucking it up and doing the best he can and not giving in to an injury.
i would like to see the league rules that say all injuries need to be publicized. if there isn’t one what are we talking about?
Taylor, a little over the top????
“but if you lose than it can get very ugly for you”
That’s just silly. Girardi has to do his job and make sure he pleases the beat writers? Come on. He’s been sunny on injuries and loosing a lot this year. What has happened to him? Nothing.
Wow. Osi Umenyiora is out for the season.
How about we focus on “My biggest hit of the year” and how that might translate for the rest of the week/season…
I think the injury report stuff is an agree to disagree type topic
“Hew
August 24th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
1. Pete, please include this in another post – you got your point across in the update…its the fact that you create another post just to repeat yourself with no new information that shows your unwarranted dislike of Girardi – please end your mission to turn the impressionable fans against Girardi – Torre was a horrific manager, and by horrific, i mean absolutely terrible…the bullpen has for the most part flourished under Girardi, something it did not do under Torre after the rubber arms of Stanton and Nelson aged and left. How come you dont point out stats like [which was accurate approximately 2 weeks ago but i have not checked recently] “the yankees lead the league in innings pitched out of the bullpen but do not have one individual in the top 10.†Torre had at least 3 guys in the top 10 in innings pitched by a reliever annually and there is a very good chance that the reason the yankees have not had the “Bridge to Mariano†prior to this year was because the manager did not know how to use them. Get over yourself.
[see what i did there…its what you do - i just started spewing useless information to get a personal bias across]”
co-signed.
Beyond losing credibility with the media and public, worse yet, Girardi loses credibility with his players.
Marte comes off looking like Joe doesn’t WANT to use him or doesn’t TRUST him. Terrible image to paint to the public when nothing could be further from the truth.
“That’s where you are wrong. It’s about acting and being professional. Dealing with the media is an important of the job. Especially in NY.
Put it to you another way. If you lie about the small stuff, the beat guys won’t give you a break on the big stuff.
Over the course of a year, something big always comes up you want to keep quiet. You lose your shot to do it when you pull stuff like this.”
SJ,
I agree with you but Pete does not live by the same rules. He always second guesses what Girardi says. Minor aches and pains are some thing every baseball player goes thru.
When there were bigger things, Girardi has been forthcoming to the media. With what happened with Bruney, Joba previoulsy, Girardi was forthcoming in what happened. But for Pete the whole hell was coming loose and Girardi should have said so. It turns out Bruney is back pitching and Joba was back in three days. We can argue what ever we want here, but it does not mean a thing. Obvioulsy, Pete is stirring up things on the blog for more posts (We would not have written these posts otherwise), but at the same time he is mroe blancaed in his articles for Journal News as he can not take the same approach in those articles.
Even if,for arguments sake, you can exploit a bad knee by pitching inside,what does that have to do with Marte’s elbow? The only explanation is he didnt want to be second guessed for the 42 pitch outing. But if that was the case you eould think he would clue in Damaso.Its strange.
Btw,please sober up before you post taylor
“Marte comes off looking like Joe doesn’t WANT to use him or doesn’t TRUST him. Terrible image to paint to the public when nothing could be further from the truth.”
Was he not used today for more than an inning with the game on line?
“No, but with Pete being a huge Pat’s fan you think he would cut Girardi some slack?”
Oh, ok. I see what you’re saying. Football and baseball is sort of different, though. Also, there seems to be a better way for Girardi to handle this, that’s all.
lets move on.this upcoming series has meaning.we need to sweep.anything less and we have no chance.
Answer: “I did. For the last week I’ve had inflammation in my elbow. That has been bothering me. They gave me some days off.â€
As he talked, Marte’s right elbow was wrapped in enough ice to chill three cases of beer.
Pete, maybe Girardi is telling the truth. At least his pitching arm wasnt wrapped. Or, maybe thats why his pitching arm hurts-they have been wrapping up the wrong hinge
Dfox. Not saying Girardi should change, or that this even enters his mind (nor should it) just saying that in ny if the media becomes an enemy it is generally not a good thing.
first of all think why are reporters even allowed in the locker room?
it’s really too publicize the game. it is entertainment after all. people but tickets. they pay to watch on tv.
it’s not investigative reporting in the sense of watergate reporting, and
mlb wants writers writing about the game because it’s in effect free advertising.
so i don’t doubt there are league rules mandating a certain level of cooperation with the press. the press in baseball is in effect used for publicity.
BBFan — Duh. That was after we hadn’t seen him for days.
Pete’s harping about Marte and Girardi is much ado about nothing.
Marte is the only effective left hander in the bullpen.
He is not on the disabled list.
Why should Girardi divulge if his left handed reliever will be avialable or not? To please Pete? That is insane.
Taylor,
What you wrote is totally unwarranted.
You can always disagree with Pete’s position with logical arguments.
Who knows if Joe G. is under some “gag order” from the front office on how to respond to the media. Obviously, no one is going to come out and admit that.
Having said that, both Pete (and the majority of the media, for that matter) and Joe G. seem like decent guys trying to do their jobs. I can see both sides of the issue. I just hope this doesn’t come back to bite Joe G. in the rear.
I don’t understand why some of you argue so vehemently against Girardi being more honest or at least not lying. It’s just common sense — at least to those of us who have common sense.
If you’re so against getting legit info on your team’s health and the players’ status, you’re probably wasting your time on Pete’s blog. That’s just what he’s trying to pass along — accurate info on the team.
“BBFan — Duh. That was after we hadn’t seen him for days.”
So what?
Should Girardi be announcing the opposing manager that Marte is not avaialble every day just to please Pete?
For God’s sake Marte was not on disabled list nor he was being considered for disabled list. Also, if Girardi lost confidence in Marte, do people expect him to say so?
“lets move on.this upcoming series has meaning.we need to sweep.anything less and we have no chance.”
Absolutely, and as a bridge to this more pressing subject, FYI:
“According to reports out of Beantown, J.D. Drew has a herniated disk in his back. Take it from me, herniated disks, when they act up, are painful and make even the simplest activities difficult, to say nothing of trying to turn on a major league fastball. Drew, with a history of back problems, will likely have real issues down the stretch. Even if he stays on the field, the likelihood of him generating any power numbers is now slim indeed.”
First Beckett, now Drew. Very interesting.
If you’re going to lie, have a good reason. Or at least be good at it.
If the player is going to contradict you 15 minutes after you lie, did you have a good reason? Were you good at it?
i’m all for getting info, but i also don’t mind when the Yankees play it close to the vest. it’s not like Girardi’s trying to cover up wiretapping. there’s just no benefit to the Yankees for the league to know Marte’s hurting.
Only game worrying me this series is thursday, buy at leaqst Moose is on the hill
Was that Brien Taylor posting, perhaps? I could see him being a bit touchy about injury reports.
Maybe Girardi isn’t even lieing.
Has anyone considered that he’s just clueless?
Francessa dislikes Hank/Hal, Joba, Clemens, Wells etc.
Kay dislikes Torre, Mussina, Cano, etc.
Pete dislikes Girardi, Arod, Edwar etc.
Every media member has their likes and dislikes, nothing wrong with that.
Girardi has bigger problems with this team than whether he is telling Peter Abraham the full story about one of his relievers.
The team is going to catch fire–10 games too late. He is going to have to hear that all winter.
Cut him some slack–he’s going to need it.
why do you try to make something out of nothing? marte has been pretty bad, why should they put him in more games?
I really feel nothing short of a sweep vs. Boston keeps us in this thing.
I think any loss against them is going to remind these guys the uphill climb that is facing them. I also think a sweep demoralizes Boston and probably puts the Twins or Chicago into the wild card lead.
I don’t know if this team is on a roll or we finally figured out we had to beat a bad team like Baltimore, but at least they brought some juice to this series this week.
This really is our playoffs this week and the team and the fans in attendance need to treat it that way.
We have to pump these guys up and raise the roof on the old barn vs. Boston one last time since this will be the last time we’ll be playing them there.
October’s coming early this year. It starts Tuesday.
We won’t be seeing them in the post season whether we get in or not.
I hope the bats show up and we pitch around Ortiz and get w/in 2 games of them.
I think we’ll have a chance to make it. A slim chance, but a chance nonetheless.
e-man
he is clueless joe part 2.the only thing joe has really done is usually use the bullpen better.i wanted joe over mattingly.i would of picked bowa 1st but he never got a chance.i would pick donnie now, i wanted a pinella/weaver/bowa type to get the team going.giradi really is more of a boy scout tough guy.i wanted a smart baseball tough guy.torre looked like he was sleeping all the time.
We need a sweep=2 out of 3 and we only pick up a game
I love how a confessed Patriots fan can seriously criticize a manager of a sports team for underplaying injuries to the media.
Hypocritical much?
should giambi bat 7th 8th 9th in lineup.
BBfan — It’s not like baseball games and the manager’s moves with his players will impact national security. It’s just entertainment.
What I don’t understand is the bashing of Pete’s personal takes that goes on on his own site, no less. That’s what’s crazy.
We’ll have to agree to really disagree on this issue.
russ – i’m going to say 8 … right before the catcher du jour
Peter it just seems to me you constantly obsess on Girardi and the injury thing!!!
The Jeter example was accurate.. You constantly make little digs about Girardi, he is a hard ass I know, and is not as friendly with the media as uncle Joe Torre was but that should be irrelvant…
Like the whole Joba situation, what is he doing wrong there? They provide little info of what the next step is so they are not confronted about manipulating things or being innaccurrate so now the media complains they are not giving any info.. Maybe sometimes they just don’t know, I know people don’t like that answer but maybe it is reality.
I just disagree Peter and I am confident we just do not see eye to eye on this subject..
Pics of the new stadium. http://yesnetwork.prospero.com.....;tid=53813
Not liking the long rows. I hate people climbing over me to get out and get food and beer. Also looks like when you sit up high the fierez (sp, I know I butchered the word) blocks your view.
Another thing when you sit in the “cheap” seats it looks like you can touch the clouds.
Without fail, if Pete Abe makes some comment on Girardi’s lack of candor, as he did today, some seemingly brand-new poster(s) with an unfamilar name comes back with sharp, personal criticism. Funny how that works.
Who really cares?
Jennifer, good news! The aisle seats will only be $7,899 on Stubhub!
How did a thread about Cano disenigrate into a bitchfest about Joe & Pete.
Next time, Pete, keep your comments to yourself.
Oh goodie, so I can go to more than one game!!
Supposedly the seats upstairs aren’t supposed to go up again next year.
Re: the Red Sox series, a sweep would be great, but 2 of 3 would be sufficient, leaving us 4 back with a full month. Losing 2 would be very bad and getting swept would be fatal.
pudge will start to hit too, he been pressing to make a diffrence on a team slumping.his bat will help if we continue to surge ahead.
Jennifer, you are right, the seats in the upper deck are supposed to be the same price. There must be fewer of them, though, right?
Nick,
Hello?! What about Minny & Chicago?
nick in sf
if we lose 2 of 3 it’s not very bad it’s over.there is no time left to lose ground.the hole this team dug looks impossible now.
Well, what about Minny and Chicago? We’re not playing them this week, we’re playing the Red Sox. We could sweep the Red Sox and not pick up any ground on either of them, theoretically.
Are the people who say we have to sweep going to concede the season if we don’t? How many series have we gone into where it looked like a potential sweep on paper and how many of those series did we actually sweep?
chase wright really needs to start next time in rasners spot and rasner takes over the mop up role.the kid has been great in both aa and aaa.he deserves a shot before hughes.i think he gotten over torre leaving him for the dogs verse boston.
Nick,
Calm down please.
My point is that we’re chasing two teams, not one.
And for those who say anything less than a sweep dooms us, hold off on your predictions.
5 weeks is a lot of baseball.
nick in sf’
we can only worry about the games we can control.the ones we are playing in.if we lose 2 of 3 we lose ground and time to make it up.
it’s not like marte was shut down, he was still available most days but we didn’t need him. so girardi didn’t feel the need to divulge any information. it was just a few days off, nothing more. he looked fine today so it wasn’t a serious injury.
how many days a week do 10 ERA guys pitch anyway?
Russ, I agree that Chase Wright should get a shot. Rasner has had his chances and disappointed. I don’t hold the Boston game against him, he’s just a kid.
mel, I am calm. I made that same point in the game thread when some folks were wrongly rooting for the White Sox to beat Tampa. I have not forgotten about the CWS/Minny duo.
But here I was just talking about what we can control in the next three games. I
Those dimensions look smaller, IDK why I get a Citizens Park vibe when I look straight away CF
Nick in SF is correct. They don’t HAVE to sweep. Does that help their chances? Of course, but based on the million little pieces the Red Sox are in, I don’t see 1 game being the difference. With that said, I really think they should be able to sweep. They’ve been hitting pitchers this week that they haven’t hit before, like Guthrie and Cabrera. Wakefield they can do damage against, and now, you don’t even know what his health situation is. And then you have Byrd who is very beatable, but I do fear Ponson. I don’t like them running him out there against the Sox, but I guess they have to. And then the Mussina/Lester matchup is pretty much a toss up. If Lester’s last performance is any indication of how he’s going to pitch, then I would say the Yankees have the upper hand.
ramon
funny. but marte is better than he’s pitched just not as good as hoped in american league.he be great as just 1-2 out lefty specilist.
I can understand how a reporter would be upset about not getting a straight story since it colors how he or she might write a story. And I guess since this is Pete’s blog he has the right to express his disappointment with Girardi if he feels Girardi isn’t being forthcoming. But I don’t think it needs to be beat into the ground by Pete each and every time. It might suffice for Pete to make a simple statement about it and let it go rather than do an entire parody about it.
From my perspective, and I have said this before, I don’t believe Girardi owes blog posters jack squat so other than being helpful for armchair managing (as someone pointed out previously) it really doesn’t impact our lives in the least, nor should it. And since being an armchair manager isn’t a paid profession but rather a voluntary one, Girardi isn’t impacting anyone’s livelihood in terms of the forum posters.
I don’t personally care what I find out, or when. My life isn’t changed based on information, faulty information, or false information. I will still be there watching the games and cheering the team on. And if it does anything about keeping another team from planning its gameplan against the Yankees by having Girardi keep thing close to the vest, I’m all for having him wrap it up tight.
“Every media member has their likes and dislikes, nothing wrong with that.”
See actually I disagree with this since you are looking for objectivity in reporting, or you should be. To me the most effective reporters are the ones whose likes and dislikes remain a total mystery to everyone but those closest to the reporter.
Just my opinion.
“Pics of the new stadium. http://yesnetwork.prospero.com.....;tid=53813
Not liking the long rows. I hate people climbing over me to get out and get food and beer. Also looks like when you sit up high the fierez (sp, I know I butchered the word) blocks your view.”
It’s really sad that they’re not making sure it’ll be perfect. Another bad spot to sit is the the bleachers.. It’s already bad but now you have the restaurant blocking your view also.
Random Thoughts:
1. Let’s pray that Wakefield’s knuckleball breaks an ankle and can’t dance on Tuesday.
2. Although I knew that Matsui’s absence derailed our offense, I was not so optimistic about his return. I’ve been pleasantly surprised.
3. Getting past Guthrie and Cabrera is huge for these guys.
4. I was not so high on Bruney’s return. I admit I was wrong.
5. Rasner didn’t make it out of the 4th? I know Nady’s error hurt, but he was in trouble all day. Rasner’s been a ticking time bomb for a while. There’s something about him that makes him so hittable.
6. It’s been a while since they’ve been double digits over .500.
Aceves and Melancon shut down AAA BUF (CLE)
jenn, I kind of like the long rows. When I look at the pictures it at least appears that there is a lot of leg room so a lot of room for people to get by without stepping all over you or falling on you! Of course that could just be an optical illusion.
I read someone’s comment on that site where the person said he felt the new stadium had no character. I think we really have to wait until it is finished to make that decision!
Travis it looks like it, but I haven’t heard.
True about waiting till its done. Lets see when the grass is planted and the dirt is out there. Right now it looks very sterile.
I have a funny picture to show everyone, but you have to click on my blog. It’s hysterical.
http://claybuchholzloveslaptop.....82408.html
“The Yankees have not announced prices for the seats near the outfield but say they will keep the lowest-priced reserved seats in the top deck at $20 and $25 and bleachers at $12. Trost said 25,000 seats will not have an increase and that a complete price list will be released this month.”
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/s.....TE=DEFAULT
The upper deck is pretty similar to The Phillies park. You have to go up steps to get to the upper deck. I guess it was needed because they have the “open” food area.
Sorry, Clay, I had to click back here once I read that you love John Sterling.
Check out the Dodger game…
I like that what Rasner has filled in for us but GI Joe can not trot him this week. The blister has not done him any favors he may need to be shutdown.
There are a few options we should look into
Chase Wright (again yes he has been the better option for about 2 mths. but forever maligned w/ the #4
Alfredo Aceves (has stepped it up his last 2 starts, tonight K’d victims named Victor Martinez, Morgan Ensberg and Travis Hafner.)
Kei Igawa (I’d rather not)
Victor Zambrano (has been solid since starting in our affiliate, but worry because location has never been his thing)
Philip Hughes (That would be pushing him)
Ian Kennedy (I’d rather not)
Jason Jones (might be too inexperienced for this)
So weighing all of this out my guess they will decide to shut down Ras because he’s not well and we saw that, so if we see it you know they do too. It will be an active 40 man roster decision and a who can get outs decision.
Victor Zambrano
Chase Wright
Alfredo Aceves
and pray to god it’s one of them otherwise here comes Kei Igawa
Chase
Give me a break, please. When has the media ever been concerned with credibility?
I think the media would be more concerned about not making snippy or snide remarks about the players and manager that they are supposed to be getting information/quotes from.
Travis, did you scroll to the bottom of the post?
Clay,
Wow. She’s just like wine. Gets better with age. I wonder if she asked inane questions for the school paper, too?
The upper deck of new stadium is set further back, the seats will be further away from players on field.
In the Stadium now, the fans in upper deck are much closer to the players, visiting teams comment about this…that when in the field the loud fans get in their heads and affect their play. We will lose this.
Clay,
“Wow. She’s just like wine. Gets better with age. I wonder if she asked inane questions for the school paper, too?”
She was too busy working on her hair.
Why would Philly fans boo J-Roll ? (a former MVP) damn
Clay
We need to sign that 5-tool horse.
You didn’t hear the things he said about Philly fans?
Clay, if that is who I think it is in the photo, I much prefer the modern-day version!
Also, Clay, you do a nice job with your site. I especially LOVE the Batting Stance Guy. A reporter from Pittsburgh introduced it to me several weeks ago, and I could spend hours there watching that guy do his thing.
Brandon,
He’s in a major slump and his hit was ruled an error even though Garciaparra had zero chance of throwing Rollins out.
“Sorry, Clay, I had to click back here once I read that you love John Sterling.”
Travis,
Love is probably a bit strong. He’s a character and he amuses me. I watch most of the games on television, though. I only listen to him in small doses.
Brandon, of course Chase Wright can get past the 4 homers. Just come up to the bigs and produce.
I agree about no Rasner next start, I said so during the game thread! But that doesn’t mean he has to be shut down. Don’t we need a long man? And don’t we need someone who might be able to replace the guy who replaces Rasner? That’s been Rasner’s specialty all season.
Honestly, why Pete is so obsessed with this is beyond me.
Girardi in my mind has zero obligation to tell reporters anything that he doesn’t want that he feels may be a detriment to team. I know Pete got use to St. Joe placating them over the years, (which is prolly why none of the reporters every criticized Joe for never retaliating whenever the Yanks were getting plunked)
But jeesh, Torre is gone Pete. There is a new system in here, I think everything is just fine and Girardi has done a nice job.
The Yankees sweep a series and yet Pete ends his post with negativity. Great.
“Also, Clay, you do a nice job with your site. I especially LOVE the Batting Stance Guy. A reporter from Pittsburgh introduced it to me several weeks ago, and I could spend hours there watching that guy do his thing.”
Thanks Travis!
I agree, the Batting Stance Guy is very funny, not to mention very accurate with his depictions.
Zombrano is more likely than Wright.
Nick,
Rasner was the longman during the Kennedy Affair. That’s how he got back into the rotation. He did well and Kennedy created the vacancy.
Didn’t realize it, but we picked up 2 games on the Sox this weekend.
Don’t want to jinx anything, but the Yankees could do themselves a favor by continuing what they’re doing.
Couple of things here:
Firstly, this is Pete Abraham’s blog. Something he contributes to on his own time. Yea, it is linked to the LoHud paper, but it is very much opinionated and obviously controversial for that reason.
It is very simple, if you don’t like Pete’s opinions, don’t read them. Read the LoHud paper where Pete (and others) are not allowed to input their personal opinions. Better yet, visit other sites where you feel you can get the same unopinionated first hand news and updates.
There is a reason why this website is so popular. Pete gets information that people want to hear. Then he adds his own touch to it and most of the time it is rather amusing. He takes shots at certain people but that is what makes this blog unique…that is why it is so popular. I’m not sticking up for him, but really, this is a blog not a newspaper or press release. Deal with it.
Now, more importantly, this upcoming series with the Sox. I don’t think losing one will be devastating but the matchups seem to fall in our favor. Wake is fresh off the disabled list so hopefully his knuckler is off. And that just means it should be batting practice for us while hopefully Andy can hold his own.
Obviously Ponson isn’t the best type of pitcher to be throwing against the Sox but Byrd isn’t that much better. Giambi is a one man wrecking crew against Byrd.
Then we’ve got Lester who got roughed up in his last outing and is approaching 170+ IP for the first time in the majors. He is probably tiring. Throw in the problems with the bullpen and we definately have an opportunity here.
I am with Travis in this one. The Yankees radio team is an embarassment. Has to be the wrst in baseball. I cringe when i have to listen to Sterling adn Waldman in the car. Sterling must actually think people listen because of him. I HATE HIM!
What the heck was that from Manny. He ducked and the pitch was no where near him, it was practically a strike.
Rasner also lost his rotation spot to Giese very recently and only got it back because Giese got hurt. THAT is how he got back into the rotation.
I’d rather see someone else pitch on Saturday.
Times said that Marte’s been battling it for 3 weeks. He should’ve been DL’ed to rest it if that were the case. Of course pitchers are involved in these decisions and sometimes make things worse.
Puzzling to say the least. Why use an ineffective pitcher battling tendinitis for 3 weeks? Britton’s been available. You know, when he’s in Scranton. They never use him in the Bronx.
Paul agreed!! I had to listen to a game on the radio. And I couldn’t tell what was going on in the game. Kept saying the wrong player was at the plate. The worst is when he is laughing when a pitch is delivered and you can’t tell what was called. Or when he screams with excitement.
Hey maybe Marte wasn’t hurt, and decided to make something up to account for him stinking?
jennifer,
They’re something like 10-11 since they got Manny. Hardly his fault tho. By all appearances, he’s doing good things.
Can’t agree more, Paul. What makes it especially unbearable for me is that I don’t have cable TV, so I rely on the Yankees Radio Network (driven by Jeep!) for coverage. Sterling and Waldman are atrocious. And the fact that the Yankees make them read 17 commercials every half-inning makes the problem even worse. (This post was brought to you by Paramount Pictures, which reminds you that The Postman Always Rings Twice. Ugh.)
I think it is 11-10, but I get the point. The Dodgers have given Joe a lot and they still haven’t done very well. Maddox stunk in his first game with them.
Hew, please name all of the bullpen studs that Torre had at his beck and call after Stanton, Nelson and Mendoza left…just the ones that weren’t already used up, were worth a damned before they got to NYY or were healthy in the first place….beyond Rivera, Gordon and possibly one year of Vizcaino.
big sweeeppp
Jennifer, my “favorite” has to be when John Sterling only tells part of the story. It’s like this: “Jeter leads of third base, here’s the pitch. Slow roller toward second, Utley makes the play to first, two away.”
What seems like five minutes elapse, and then we’re told:
“Jeter scored on the play, Yanks lead 2-1.”
By Marte’s response, I take it that his arm is not bothering him anymore?
Or the ever popular
“IT’S HIGH IT’S FAR IT’S GONEEEEE OH WAIT IT IS ROLLING AROUND ON THE WARNING TRACK”
OR
“IT’S HIGH IT’S FAR IT’S caught in shallow left field”
I also cannot stand his homerun calls. Okay you want one for your homerun hitters, Alex and Giambi, fine I can live with that.
But Handsom Ranson. UGH, or Bet on Betiment!
BTW Nice NICE play by Ryan Howard!! Dove in foul ground near the stands to make a catch.
Couple of things:
I am not sure why people get so bent out of shape with Pete’s comments. This is his blog afterall. And…it’s a blog not a newspaper or press release. It is meant to be opinionated and that is what makes it so unique. I don’t get why people continue to visit here if they dislike the purpose of the blog. If you dislike the information and personal touch of a blog then why not visit a newspaper site where opinions aren’t allowed. Or stick to reading only Pete’s LoHud Newspaper articles.
This upcoming series is obviously a big one. A swepp would be nice but 2 out of 3 would suffice and the matchups seem to favor the Yankees.
Wake is fresh off the DL so maybe his knuckler won’t float as nicely which would mean batting practice for us. Hopefully Andy will be holding his own no matter what Wake does.
Obviously Ponson isn’t the best guy to be throwing out there against a team liek the Sox but neither is Byrd. Giambi is his personal nemesis.
Then there is Lester who was roughed up in his last outing and is quickly approaching 170+ IP for the first time in the majors. He is probably tiring. Plus, we’ve got a potential 20 game winner pitching for us that day (I’ll be there for this one too).
Jennifer, you got me there, I am laughing out loud so hard that the neighbors just called to make sure everything was OK. I told them not to worry, there’s a party at every table at Benihana!
Hahaha..I no longer question humanity now that I know it isn’t only me and Muschnick that hates sterlng!! travis..u need to get u some cable…i would have off’d myself by now. i lived on year with the radio when cablevision didnt have the yes network..worst summer of my life!…as for Waldman, if i hear her talking about pitching mechanics one more time i will throw up in my mouth
“Can’t agree more, Paul. What makes it especially unbearable for me is that I don’t have cable TV, so I rely on the Yankees Radio Network (driven by Jeep!) for coverage. Sterling and Waldman are atrocious. And the fact that the Yankees make them read 17 commercials every half-inning makes the problem even worse. (This post was brought to you by Paramount Pictures, which reminds you that The Postman Always Rings Twice. Ugh.)”
His incorrect home run calls are the worst. You get all excited that a Yankee hit a home run only to find out the ball hit the top of the wall, or was caught.
GB who would you compare Jesus to in MLB ?..I’ve heard some names but I want to know from you watching him personally.
holy crap what a long awful drive that was
Byrd?
That’s the same guy who trounced the Yanks in the playoffs last year?
Oh Boy. 15 — 0, Sox
what are giambi’s numbers against byrd? obviously they are good when he is called his nemesis, hopefully ponson is on his game though because this series is a must 2 or sweep but i will take 2!
jay destro,
But it was worth it, no?
In 19 AB against Byrd, Giambi has 6 hits, 4 of them homeruns.
Looks like:
Boston Series:
-Wakefield/Pettitte
-Byrd/Ponson
-Lester/Mussina
Toronto Series:
-Parrish/Pavano
-Burnett/Rasner
-Purcey/Pettitte
Is there any scenario where we see Rasner actually start that game? Against Burnett? I can’t see it.
I’m hoping the Yanks can get a sweep, but that is asking a alot. I feel like Andy can get the team off to a good start on Tuesday, but I always worry the Yanks lay an egg after an off day with the bats ( see Toronto last Tuesday after scoring like 15 runs vs the Royals on Sunday). Ponson vs Byrd is really anyones game, but this could be another short outing for Sid. Wednesday is a toss-up Lester had a brutal start last time out, but will be ready, and dominated his time in at the stadium. I expect a good start from Moose because thats all he does this year. I say the Yanks win games 1 and 3, and they are 4 back going into a brutal weekend of Doc and Burnett.
Sterling should be banned from radio. Shame on you, Clay.
Mel,
The TOR series looks alright but we were supposed to face Litsch last time and they flipped around the rotation to make sure we got Halladay. When is Halladay pitching prior to the series against us? In other words, is there anyway they can try to screw us again?
Travis, I feel your pain. I listened to Sterling from 2003 – 2006, but I almost went insane so I got cable. It’s a good investment. After the season, I just get rid of it.
In 19 AB against Byrd, Giambi has 6 hits, 4 of them homeruns.
Doesn’t matter
Brandon, size/body wise, he’s built like Carlos Delgado. If the Yanks are going to want him to do any catching in the future, he needs to watch the weight. As a hitter, since he’s right handed, he’s hard to compare to many hitters. He has a great swing with only a slight uppercut. He hits some of the most ungodly line drives into the gaps that you’ve ever seen. In the last 20 years, maybe his swing is a Dave Winfield type swing, not quite that long, but, that kind of violent contact. His last trip to Savannah, he hit two line drives through the trees and onto the highway past left center field (both about 450 feet). Not high, soaring flies….high line drives.
Actually my mistake I guess we don’t face Doc. Susan and Sterling told me today we would, but if he pitched last Thursday he would pitch Wednesday, and then not again in the Bronx, but knowing the Jays they will throw him on 3 days rest haha.
JR,
Actually, I think I had it wrong. Purcey was before Halladay, but they flipped for us, right? So it now looks like we’ll catch Halladay for the series finale:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....e?team=tor
Actually he would pitch next Sunday against us!! UGH!! I am going to that game too!
We have a prospect in the minors (DSL) named Harold Garce who has 84 walks in 37.2 innings.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....pid=542416
So again in the Toronto series we face Burnett and Halladay!
One would think eventually we’d figure them out!
Mark, I can’t believe that Susan and Sterling would have made a mistake like that. I mean, they are world-class announcers!! (Excuse me, while I go hang myself).
Have to agree with Mel. Rasner won’t start against Burnett. It can’t hurt giving Wright a chance. With Rasner, you already know very well what you’re going to get.
Ok my mistake again he will pitch Sunday ugh.
Also I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard Suzy refer to Joe G as Joe Torre!!
jennifer,
There’s hope. This team doesn’t get beat by good pitchers two times in a row. Bad pitchers are a different story.
I am just confused over this haha. See what Sterling does to me. He pitched vs the Yanks Thursday so 4 days rest he would Tuesday then another 4 days rests sets him up for Sunday in the Bronx ugh.
ER:
He’s (Byrd) now pitching for the same team whose executive outed him for HGH use conveniently right before he was preparing to face them in that same postseason. I’m not saying Byrd would take a dive to spite the Red Sox organization for that, but the timing of that scandal would have left a chip on my shoulder…
Jennifer, poor Suzyn was never the same after she blew a gasket while welcoming Roger Clemens back to New York.
http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/p.....oId=695991
Post Game Aceves/Melancon teaser report via Chad Jennings:
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Well, Ras did just shut the Jays down on Tuesday in a duel against Burnett. It could happen again.
Either way even if Halladay wasn’t scheduled to pitch, Toronto would find a way to make sure he starts against us. So, even if we do well against the Sox, the Toronto series could unravel us again. Damn Burnett and Halladay. Who knows though, maybe losing to them all the time in the past will give us an extra incentive to beat them in a wildcard race.
Regardless of who Toronto pitches, the Yankees need to win at least 4 out of 6 on the homestand. I actually believe they need 5 heading on a long road trip.
Pete, I did that long drive to and from Baltimore yesterday. Hit heavy traffic on the way in, and none on the way out. Took 6 hours to get there, 4 1/2 to get home. I’m guessing you probably hit more traffic on the way back since it wasn’t an overnight drive, but I would hope you made it back by now.
I’m guessing most of the players get flights out of B-More? If not, I hope their limos are stocked with some nice adult beverages…
By the way, how is Carl feeling today? Is he all right?? I am just curious….
AJ Yanks that guy hits 101 on the gun and is 22 yrs. old in the DSL Yanks, he’s very, very raw, but flat out dominant when he locates.
Carl? Carl Pavano?
You mean that wasn’t a dream?
I love this blog – Pete’s great. The only improvements would be if he didn’t love the Pats, and hate Girardi.
If NYY wants to help their cause any in beating Halliday and Burnette, the best thing they could do is play Gardner and between him, Jeter and Damon, bunt on them and run wild on the bases. Matsui doesn’t hit either one very well.
stik with same line up..players like consistancy..more comfortable at plate
“Matsui doesn’t hit either one very well.”
Matsui was the ONLY one who hit Halliday last time…
Matsui was the ONLY one who hit Halliday last time…
he tired out and was trying to pitch to contact
DFox, I said “very well”. He’s played six straight games (including 3 of turf), so far and will most likely play in the three Boston games. I’m guessing that he’ll get at least one of those games off against Toronto.
Brandon, did you read my response to you about Montero?
Thanks GB. I’ve been hearing some people even mention the name Pujols when it comes to him, I knew he had power but not LD 450 feet
Yanks should not go after he opts out.
I flipped over to the Sux game and Burnett looked terrible. Couldn’t throw strike for his life and his breaking ball was especially all over the place. I couldn’t believe that this was the same guy from just the other night.
Heres hoping thats the Burnett we see this weekend. I know there are supporters of him here on this blog, but beware he has a tough time staying healthy, and if you ask me he really steps his game up against us because he knows the exposure his games get against us and knows NY always pays premium cash for pitching. Please do not sign this guy