Yankees promote Sanchez to majors
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The Yankees have promoted Humberto Sanchez to the majors and he’s expected to be uniform tomorrow.
The big man from the Boogie Down appeared in 16 games in the minors as he got over Tommy John surgery. In 15.2 innings, he allowed six earned runs on 15 hits, walked five and fanned 20.
Trenton manager Tony Franklin also will join the staff. When the rosters expand, teams also can add a coach. In other moves, the Yankees sent infielders Kevin Russo and Ramiro Pena to Scranton for the Bricktown Showdown.
(Thanks to Mike Ashmore for the info.)
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sweet…. at least it’s worth it to watch the games still when we can see the CHAMPIONS of the minor leagues pitch!!
Good to see Sanchez in the bigs.
If he was not hurt, he would have made a difference to the ML club this year.
Hopefully, he will become a key member next year.
The bullpen for next year is really shaping up well. It will be the strength of the team.
Humberto is one BIG man! 6′6″ and 270lbs!
If the Phils win the WC that means Cubs-Phillies, Mets-Dodgers.
Oh wow, Mets-Dodgers is going to be a field-day series for Yankee haters. Torre back in NY against the Mets/Santana… the media that week will be insufferable, so will the broadcast of the games.
Thank god TBS gets the Division Series though instead of FOX.
Oh man last thing I want to have to see is a Mets-Dodgers LDS
I’m going to a cousin’s wedding 4 October, and that ENTIRE side of the family is either Mets or Dodgers fans!
I’m not sure how I’d ever survive…
(doesn’t help that the wedding’s in Stowe…)
If the Mets and LA Dodgers meet in the playoffs then I might just have to root for the Mets. The Torre-love fest will reach nauseating levels.
I don’t want to jinx the Browns or anything, but they’re really moving the ball well.
The Dodgers record would be 12 games out in the AL East. The fact that the Dodgers could make the playoffs being only 5 games over .500 is embarrassing for the Dodgers, not the Yankees.
oops. sorry, Cleveland.
I had no idea that there was a Bricktown in OKC.
http://www.bricktownokc.org/
http://www.bricktownokc.com/
Yes, Drive 4-5, but the Dodgers have to do it in a tough division of a difficult league.
Oh wait…
A commenter on a left coast blog wrote that if LAD plays the Mets in the playoffs and beats them, both New York teams may learn that the baseball gods do not approve of how they get rid of of managers. (The Randolph thing happened while he was in California, so it got a big play there.) They were chortling with glee.
Deus mea, make it a Cubs–Rays World Series?
That might be the least painful to watch…
zambrano pitched a no no for the cubs
niCe…..the Bronx will go crazy for their own Bronx resident.
this game is GRAND!!
Krazy Kyle gives up the latest slam after he got a ground ball that should’ve gotten him out of the inning
Eh Farnsworth just gave up a grand slam to the White Sox.
Crazy game at the Cell.
at least the white sox’s bullpen is capable of giving up leads. like Dotel.
Ouch. Just checked Gameday. Some krazy guy with glasses gave up the granny.
Oh that Krazy Kyle
Rebecca, the other top catching prospectto hit this year is Kurt Suzuki of Oakland. Get him in a decnt hitter’s park and he could match Soto. Besides the defense and bat, Sukuki can run a bit.
I guess Pudge wasn’t entirely what we suspected….but I’m willing to bet Farnsworth isn’t what the Tigers suspected either.
Humberto Sanchez in the bigs(fist pump) I can’t wait to see this guy he might be heir apparent to Joba. Either him or Melancon has to pan out right?
niCe…..the Bronx will go crazy for their own Bronx resident.
Yes it will. Alot of his family lives in the Bx. and most of his friends are spread around the tristate, this is gonna feel like Manny when he came to NY only it won’t feel that way until he is a success.
Humberto Sanchez in the bigs(fist pump) I can’t wait to see this guy he might be heir apparent to Joba.
I hope Humberto regains his velocity fully, his last outing he was clocked at 95 mph. He’s getting there.
Yes it will. Alot of his family lives in the Bx. and most of his friends are spread around the tristate, this is gonna feel like Manny when he came to NY only it won’t feel that way until he is a success.
affirmative. I work in the Bx, 30 min away from the stadium…I will try to stop by and catch a glimspe of him. since I’m going to the game on Wednesday, I got to try getting his autograph.
Hey guys…
I was just looking through my Baseball America prospect handbook. I was reading up a little on Collin Curtis since we were talking about him last night…
Did you guys know that he’s a cancer survivor?
And what’s more, he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1999.
He was born in 1985, which means he was all of 14 when he would have been diagnosed.
Do any of you guys know about this?
“Humberto Sanchez in the bigs(fist pump) I can’t wait to see this guy he might be heir apparent to Joba.
I hope Humberto regains his velocity fully, his last outing he was clocked at 95 mph. He’s getting there.”
Brandon pre-TJ he was 97-98 am I right?
I didn’t Rebecca, wow
God I wish he would have gotten rewarded w/ PT in the bigs he earned it in his AA playoffs performance. .414 AVG in the Thunder’s playoffs how can that go unrewarded by the Yankees FO.
Brandon pre-TJ he was 97-98 am I right?
Yup.
Did you guys know that he’s a cancer survivor?
actually i did, it was mentioned during a pregame show when they were interviewing the baby bombers back in may i believe?
Knew about the cancer thing. NYY has another cancer survivor in the system in Tim Battle. If he starts playing to his talent, he’s got a chance to play a corner outfield spot. Good outfielder, good arm, great line drive, gap power and big time speed. Only Gardner was faster in the 60 yard dash during the instructional camps.
Brandon: I am utterly amazed it’s gotten no play in the NY press.
Maybe Ashmore’s talked about it and I’ve missed it?
I mean, coming back from cancer is one thing. Coming back from cancer at 14? That’s entirely different.
That he’s really got a chance? Wow.
This is what BA says about him:
–BA 2008 prospect handbook
his birthdate 1 Feb 85
I’ll take the 4th OF if the reputation of clutch is as good as it sounds.
Thats certainly impressive stuff there on Curtis. Good for him , we all know he’ll get the nod at some point in 09.
Hey last call season ticket holders. You have 13 minutes to fill out the relocation request before the deadline.
Battle played 27 games in 2004, until it was discovered that he had B-cell lymphoma in his left rib cage. He started playing the next year, but, it’s really slowed his progress. He started showing his talent this year. He’s still young, though. He just turned 23 this week.
check out his interview back in feb:
http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/trentonian/joshn/2008/02/colin-curtis-chat.html
For those of you who don’t know how big Sanchez is the biggest guy on the field
Humberto
You’ll see him around 8 secs.
Imagine the fight advantage on the field with him and sabathia clearing out the riffraff.
wow, he is that big. I wonder who would be bigger standing next to each other, Giambi, Chamberlain, or Sanchez?
Ed: Thanks for the link
Humberto looks like a man among babes!
no problem, Rebecca.
when he was drafted 2 years ago, many expected him to be in the bigs by this time, 9/2008.
Ed: Well, he’s 23 years old, so I’d hardly call him a bust just yet.
Ed: Well, he’s 23 years old, so I’d hardly call him a bust just yet.
dont get me wrong, im not calling a bust whatsoever. i’m looking forward to his major league debut and make a huge impact for the Yanks.
Austin Jackson was named the MVP of the series.
Austin Jackson was named the MVP of the series.
another reason why he should be call up to see what he could do in the majors. pulling a “justin upton”?
What good will it do to bring up the kids if Girardi won’t play them?
He still thinks the Yanks can go all the way.
Girardi: “Well, all we have to do is take it one game at a time. We’re still in this thing.”
Riggggggggghhttt, and Brett Favre will go all year without throwing an int. Whooops, sorry Jets fans.
another reason why he should be call up to see what he could do in the majors. pulling a “justin upton�
Nah for what he’s coming off a beautiful season of developement you want him to end this year on a good note not struggling to understand MLB pitching. He won the MVP in AA playoffs because of the HR vs Laptop and the game 3 heroics, the most clutch guy was Colin Curtis I’d let him get a peak at ML or AAA ball he’s earned it big time. Another reason for no on Jackson we want him ready for ST and coming in 100 % confident.
Nah for what he’s coming off a beautiful season of developement you want him to end this year on a good note not struggling to understand MLB pitching. He won the MVP in AA playoffs because of the HR vs Laptop and the game 3 heroics, the most clutch guy was Colin Curtis I’d let him get a peak at ML or AAA ball he’s earned it big time. Another reason for no on Jackson we want him ready for ST and coming in 100 % confident.
that’s true actually, then looking forward to see him call up next season.
Justin Upton was called up too soon.
Justin Upton was called up too soon.
His K rate has increased alot because of it.
Rebecca I was cheering like hell for the Jets WTF happened
I just now saw the highlights of today’s game on ESPN here in L.A.
Pavano is hurt again? And Michael Kay says, “boy, no sympathy from Yankee fans as Pavano is mercilessly booed.”
Listen Kay, for what this idiot has cost us the past 3 seasons, I would have been on the field taking a swing at his worthless ass. Get him on the bus tomorrow! I never, ever, ever want to see him again in a Yankee uniform.
Brandon-
You have any video of A Jax making that great catch the other night?
Ed – strange things happens in baseball
September 15th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Austin Jackson was named the MVP of the series.
another reason why he should be call up to see what he could do in the majors. pulling a “justin upton�
__________________________________________________Why waste a spot on the 40 man roster when it’s unnecessary? That would be one less player than can protect during the Rule 5 draft.
***one less player that they can protect***
speaking of “pulling a…”
Orioles’s own Carl Pavano, Adam Loewen pulled a Rick Ankiel. He decided not to pitch anymore, and become either a OF or 1B.
no more pitching for Loewen
So…. if the Yankees win every game and the red sox lose every game- we have a shot?
Brandon-
You have any video of A Jax making that great catch the other night?
So far no. Only a picture.
Jackson is heading to NY for an MRI on his back. He is definitely not playing until ST.
We’d need the Sox to pull a ‘64 Phillies. I think it’s 64 anyway.
Brandon, I’m not sure, Brett didn’t look right and the penalties cost us 25 yards on ONE drive!
Our defense wasn’t as awful as I thought it was–got better in the red zone, giving the pats just the one TD, but they let the Pats get to the rz much too often.
Am off.
And I am *so* glad I don’t work on Wall Street…
I was just reading through an earlier thread (yes, I know I need a life), and I just want to revisit the P.A./GB7 exchange.
First, I find it absurd that P.A. is telling anyone else to “show some class”, particularly in a thread when he was deliberately baiting Jets fans. I think that is immature, classless behavior.
Also, I like how P.A. is warning GB7 to avoid references that women might find offensive, particularly since I think P.A. is often sexist and offensive. Last time I mentioned this, GB7 was one of the few posters who objected to some of the comments from the less-enlightened men on the board. P.A. found nothing offensive about any comments that were directed to me, but he finds GB7’s comments offensive?
I think this is just one of many examples of P.A.’s bias and double standards.
We’d need the Sox to pull a ‘64 Phillies. I think it’s 64 anyway.
correct,it was the 64 Phillies (click it).
and we need the Yanks to be the 95 Mariners:
In mid-August, however, the Mariners appeared to be out of contention, 13 games behind the first-place California Angels. The tide turned with a September winning streak marked by late-inning comeback wins, which led to the slogan “Refuse to Lose.” Combined with an absolute collapse by the Angels, this opened the way for the Mariners to end up tied with the Angels for first place at the end of the regular season, forcing a one-game playoff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners#1995_season:_.22Refuse_to_lose.22
Ed – strange things happens in baseball
September 15th, 2008 at 12:46 am
speaking of “pulling a…â€
Orioles’s own Carl Pavano, Adam Loewen pulled a Rick Ankiel. He decided not to pitch anymore, and become either a OF or 1B.
no more pitching for Loewen
________________________________________________
Loewen can’t pitch anymore because his shoulder is shot. He was a damned fine pitcher. It’s too bad for Baltimore because he had a real chance to be a dominant lefty. He’s hardly a Pavano.
Clare
September 15th, 2008 at 1:08 am
I was just reading through an earlier thread (yes, I know I need a life), and I just want to revisit the P.A./GB7 exchange.
First, I find it absurd that P.A. is telling anyone else to “show some classâ€, particularly in a thread when he was deliberately baiting Jets fans. I think that is immature, classless behavior.
Also, I like how P.A. is warning GB7 to avoid references that women might find offensive, particularly since I think P.A. is often sexist and offensive. Last time I mentioned this, GB7 was one of the few posters who objected to some of the comments from the less-enlightened men on the board. P.A. found nothing offensive about any comments that were directed to me, but he finds GB7’s comments offensive?
I think this is just one of many examples of P.A.’s bias and double standards.
________________________________________________
Careful, Clare. You don’t want to be tainted by one of us crude, offensive posters.
His real objection is my feelings towards the media.
GB7,
I think I preceded you in the P.A. doghouse.
And I agree with you that P.A.’s real objection is to any criticism of his peers or his profession, or especially of him personally.
I’m surprised no one came back with Lace and Stilleto!
I object to the Hugh Down ads.
Doug Mientkiewicz has been fiesty this year with ex-Yankees. First he had a little verbal sparring with Randy Johnson earlier this year and today with Ron Villone.
A-Rod didn’t get away with slapping a ball away to avoid an out but Dougie did today against St. Louis and got Villone ejected in the process.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080914&content_id=3476633&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
I object to whatever the video ad is that sometimes makes me have to refresh the page twice to get back the comments.
Thanks for the smiles, Clare. The post that he erased wasn’t as bad as most on here. Mainly, it was about the players and manager/coaches going to the writers and fans places of work and booing them for bad work days and following them home to boo them while cutting the grass and performance.
He also objected to my calling Sherman, Lupica and Mathews something that needed to be cut out…as he said. It wasn’t meant to make fun of cancer. I know how serious the disease is. I’ve been dealing with it for two years. Finally, just about have it licked. It’s a phrase used often, surprisingly by the media…including those three..always referring to players as being team cancers.
Now, I have to behave myself. I’m so ashamed.
Hugh Downs??!?!?
That could be offensive to our aged blog readers. For shame, LoHud!
Caption this
Pat, that Mientkiewicz has always been a trouble maker. Seriously, though, his becoming a useful and versitile player this year is a shocker. I look for him to learn to catch. He’d make a valuable pickup. Miguel Cairo with a bat.
***versatile***
How about those offensive ads for tooth whitener. I’m sure some toothless person is upset about that. Why not gum pinkener?
GB7,
LOL. Everytime I read something by Peter Gammons or the Red Sox, the “Get rid of yellow teeth” ads just jump right out at me.
This is the second time that Pete’s scolded GB, but he must’ve deleted your posts.
I always thought you were making lascivious comments about Kim Jones. Speaking of. She’s a rabid dog now that Torre’s gone, huh?
Mel, you make me laugh with your under the radar humor. Thanks. Yeah, he deleted the post I had answering Nick. No big deal. It was rather harmless compared to a lot of the ones that gets posted. I think he’s upset because I also mentioned that nobody wanted to pay to go watch Bob Ryan eat jelly do-nuts while he looked up the correct spelling of words. Not sure if it was the do-nut remark that set it off, though.
What do do-nuts, Bob Ryan, and Nick have to do with bedroom performance?!?
Please tell us the joke in c…o…d…e!
Instead of ragging on the media, perhaps I’ll just go with Ted Williams’ calling reporters “The Knights Of The Keyboard”.
Actually, it wasn’t Nick, but, Randy I. He said he had sent some emails to Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe about his caustic attacks of players and Ryan sent back that “the writers were the keepers of the game”. That’s what started this because I thought that showed a pompous, arrogant attitude. That any writer would actually say that and mean it is beyond belief.
Uh, uh, GB7. Nice try.
I went back and read the post where Pete he said he deleted it because of a reference to bedroom performance.
Mel, that’s how it started. I thought they were rather tame remarks, but, I guess not to everyone.
Guys:
Why is it too much to ask you not to personally attack people? Can anybody explain that?
This is a forum to discuss baseball, not to make sexist remarks about Kim Jones, not to make crude sexual references, not to compare people to a disease, etc. Why so much bitterness and hatred? It’s kind of sad.
If you have a problem with something I write about the Yankees, send me an e-mail. I answer every e-mail I get. Complaining about it here and calling me names is immature and rather boring for the other readers.
My goal here is to provide you with as much information as I can about the Yankees. Railing on about some made-up comments from Bob Ryan or making cracks about sex adds nothing to the conversation. I get complaints about the same group of posters. It’s sad that I’ve had fathers say they don’t let their teenage children read the comments here because of the things people write.
Just keep it clean and don’t attack people, that’s really all I ask. That should not be so hard.
Ah, that explains it. You’re a dirty old man. Just kidding.
Too bad the team couldn’t play like this 2 weeks ago. Would’ve been a lot easier on us!
I think now that Girardi’s started down the slippery slope, we’ll see a lot more of the fiesty, assertive Girardi we thought we’d see.
Really, what he’s doing to Cano is seeing how he reacts. Better to find out now than in the spring.
He’s using the “look-see” argument to justify certain moves, but I think he enjoys working with a younger team (don’t we all!). But part of me thinks the lineup change in the second game Saturday energized the team a little. The new guys wanted to prove themselves and the vets didn’t want to be the ones sitting on the bench next.
I know this is retarded, but with the right pitching staff, you could go younger and better defensively. I’ve longed for an OF who would lay out for those fly balls for so long. Seeing what Brett did today and hearing about Jackson’s exploits really points out how much we lack in athleticism.
hey guys Pete is absolutley right, as much i disagree with certain opinions he writes, you gotta respect him and his blog for all he does for us, i said it a long time ago we’re lucky that we’re yankee fans just to have him and his great blog. Just respect him and the people here.
PA, nobody called you names, and I only made the one remark about Jones’ looks. The fact that she asks immature, ignorant question to try and provoke a controversy for the sake of a story is fact. It’s obvious to all that she only asks those sorts of questions to the players who don’t completely understand the questions.
The remark I made earlier is rather tame to many that get made, and, I don’t attack anybody, except trolls, who really aren’t people.
I may be somewhat “caustic” at times and I may be a horse’s behind at times, but, unlike most on here, I admit it. I’ve never been one to curb my feelings about something just because it’s politically correct. I don’t swear and I’m not vulgar, nor, do I make sexist or racist remarks. I don’t talk or get involved in politics and religion.
My attitude towards the media is no secret. I’ve had to deal with them for over 30 years because of my profession and I and a lot of people that worked for me got burned by false reports, twisted facts and outright lies.
I’m here because this is a decent board, regardless of the rampant trolling that’s allowed. I’m not happy with a lot of the things that get said to the women posters that offer a lot of insight or those trying to learn baseball. They’re generally more polite (with a couple of exceptions) and more intelligent than a lot of the guys.
But, in the end, it’s not my board.
The End.
Mel, I resent that “dirty old man” remark. I showered just last week and didn’t even need it.
I agree that Cano’s play today had to be addressed, but, I also think his fielding and hitting has become a vicious circle, where one affects the other. It’s just false that he’s lazy and doesn’t care.
I felt that Girardi was the wrong person for this team from the start. He’s still too close to being one of the players. If Torre had to go, Bowa was the ideal choice, but, he said a couple of weeks ago that he didn’t want to manage. He preferred to coach because it was easier to teach andinstruct…that it gave him more time for that. I also think that Eiland wa the wrong choice to be the pitching coach. He didn’t really teach the pitchers anything. They were taught by Gil Patterson and Nardi Contreras. Losing Patterson will hurt. I think that Rick Peterson would be a better choice. He may be too radical for the older pitchers and managers, though. Trenton’s Scott Aldred might be the best of the young pitching coaches.
Jackson is the real deal in all phases of the game. Gardner could be a gold glover, but, unless he starts bunting for hits once or twice a game, he’ll never make it. In Tampa, he had a nice, quick swing and apparently in Scranton, too. Now, it’s like he’s afraid to swing the bat and is hoping for a walk. Not so sure that Curtis is going to be more than a #4 type, but, for now, my preference is Justin Christian in center field.
It’s a good thing Griffey didn’t make the all-star team this year.
The manager didn’t make a huge difference this year. The Yanks would have missed the playoffs with this collection of players and injuries and farm system, regardless of the manager.
Both Curtis and Chris Malec from this year’s Trenton team are cancer survivors.
It DID get a little play in the NJ press. This is the only website I could find that still had the story. Go to the 9th post down.
http://ftp.mvpmods.com/Forums/viewtopic/p=522523.html
Malec is a pretty amazing story too…he’s overcome a lot of adversity, (both personal and professional). He started this season as a bench player for Trenton and wound up making the EL All Star Team and batting cleanup in the playoffs.
Finally! Humberto gets his shot. I hope he does well. All of his injuries really set him back..its about time.
Kevin