Spring Game 28: Red Sox at Yankees (updated with Derek Jeter audio)
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc, Podcast on Mar 24, 2009 
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YANKEES
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Teixeira 1B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Nady RF
Ransom 3B
Gardner CF
Pitching tonight: A.J. Burnett followed by Mariano Rivera, Damaso Marte, Edwar Ramirez and Dave Robertson.
RED SOX
Ellsbury CF
Lowrie SS
Ortiz DH
Carter LF
Baldelli RF
Kottaras C
Wilkerson 1B
Green 2B
Chavez 3B
Pitching tonight: Tim Wakefield, Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez.
Notes: The game will be on YES and WCBS. … Derek Jeter will rejoin the Yankees for the first time since March 1. He was with Team USA playing in the World Baseball Classic. … Back with much more later on.
UPDATE, 2:20 p.m.: That looks like the Opening Day lineup to me.
UPDATE, 3:21 p.m.: Here is Derek Jeter’s interview in the clubhouse this afternoon:
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UPDATE, 3:50 p.m.: The Red Sox lineup has been posted. That’s Chris Carter in left, Nick Green (one-time Yankee) at second and Angel Chavez at third. Nick is likely to make the team as a utility man with Julio Lugo out.
UPDATE, 6:38 p.m.: Both Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi had praise for Ramiro Pena and said he was definitely in the mix for the utility job. Cashman said his glove was “absolutely” major-league caliber. … Phil Coke got another day off with that leg bruise and is now scheduled for Thursday. … The Yankees have to have center field figured out by Sunday or Monday so they can play their regular lineup down the stretch.
UPDATE, 7:02 p.m: Here’s some cool photos courtesy of the Yankees. Angel Nunez (left) and Jeff Gennarelli (right) apply the finishing touches on theinterlocking NY logo as it is painted on the field behind home plate today for the first time at the new Yankee Stadium.
UPDATE, 7:12 p.m.: We’re underway here in Tampa. Big crowd on hand. … Joe Girardi talked some more about Nick Swisher today and said he was watching yesterday to see how he reacted to the news that Nady would be the right fielder. “He was the same guy,” Girardi said. Girardi compared the situation to when he played and the Yankees had guys like Tino Martinez and Cecil Fielder sharing spots. “Sometimes you need to make sacrifices for the good of the team,” he said.
UPDATE, 7:21 p.m.: 1-2-3 for AJB in the first inning. He fanned Ortiz with a change-up on a 1-2 pitch.
UPDATE, 7:24 p.m.: Burnett is scheduled to throw 75 pitches tonight. … Huge cheer for Jeter as he stands in.
UPDATE, 7:30 p.m.: Chris Carter roped a double off Burnett to lead off. The guys who cover the Red Sox say that he can really hit but doesn’t have a position.
UPDATE, 7:33 p.m.: Burnett worked out of trouble, getting Baldelli (6-3), Kottaras (F-9) and Wilkerson (P-6) to end the inning.
UPDATE, 7:47 p.m.: Huuuuuuuuge moment for Jorge Posada there as he throws out Jacoby Ellsbury. Looks like the catcher is OK.
UPDATE, 8:08 p.m.: Burnett is dominating the Red Sox. His line so far: 5 1 0 0 1 3. He has gotten nine outs in the ground. Wakefield, in an entirely different fashion, is doing much the same to the Yankees. He has a two-hit shutout.
UPDATE, 8:27 p.m.: Burnett seemed to get a little tired in the sixth inning. Two singles and two walks have led to a run. He leaves with the bases loaded and two outs. Jon Albaladejo in to pitch.
UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: He’s gritty.
He’s gutty.
Brett Gardner triples to lead off the bottom of the sixth. The ball flicked off the glove of the diving Ellsbury in center and Gardner raced to third base, diving in ahead of the throw. The Little G then scored on a grounder to first.
Does that sequence get him the job? No other Yankee scores that run.
UPDATE, 8:52 p.m.: Counting the Team USA game, Gardner is 21 of 47 this spring with eight extra-base hits. How does he not get the job?
Mo just threw another perfect inning. He has faced 13 hitters and retired 12 this spring. He’s thrown 30 of his 43 pitches for strikes.
UPDATE, 9:42 p.m.: Sorry for the recent lack of updates. Had to do my newspaper work.
The Yankees lead 3-1. Melky walked in the eighth before Ramiro Pena bunted for a single. An error on the play moved Melky to third. Angel Berroa’s double scored Melky. With the bases loaded, a catcher’s interference call while Matsui was batting forced in another run.
Back later with a wrap-up.
UPDATE, 9:44 p.m.: I stuck around the press box to watch Austin Jackson hit. Good call as he drilled a grand slam on a 3-2 pitch. The ball was scorched to left and just inside the foul pole. Three dingers for AJax this spring.
7-1 Yankees now. Great moment for Austin. Cashman said today that he is one of the young players that scouts are buzzing about this spring along with Eduardo Nunez and Ramiro Pena.
AJ for 9?
burnett against the red sox is must see tv.
if he stays healthy , he could be a real problem for the red sox. his attitude is clearly different than most yankee pitchers. he’s much more macho and confrontational than your typical yankee pitcher you get the feeling he will buy into the rivalry immediately.
i’m not sure what to make of burnett because of his inconsistency and injury problems, but i do like the fact he will not back down to red sox hitters.
the first thing he should do is to figure out how to get pedroia out. up and in and low and away should work , but no one seems to do it.
why are they letting the sox see aj? don’t they usually keep top starters away from division rivals?
not sure if i like the idea of the Sox getting a sneak peak of Burnett .
Doubt AJ works on his changeup tonight… he is going to be amped up to face the Sawx. Should be fun.
One more unrelated question, anybody ever use MLBtv to get the Yanks? It says it is in HD this year, and I am debating choosing that over Extra Innings. I might even be able to catch some innings at work, since the games start at 4pm here in CA.
I’m looking forward to this one after missing the last Yanks/Sox st game. I really hope we get to see A.J. decimate the Bosox lineup.
Very nervous for Burnett tonight… you don’t want the Sox to beat him up. Just psychologically, you don’t want them to get in his head and give their hitters some confidence.
Pedroia even admitted on his commercial that he can’t hit the high-inside fastball. Yet no one ever throws it to against him, that needs to change.
Don’t think that a bad outing against the Sawx will hurt AJ. He owned them last season.
Some schlub is trying to argue with Mike about the two bullpens. The caller has a point, the Sawx pen is deep. Mike countered with the Yankees are deep, too. But nobody mentioned all the arms we have in reserve. I don’t think that the Sawx have the depth that does 2 levels deep.
Y26
Joba will take care of that this year… Let that punk (pedroia) run his mouth once.. he’ll learn quick…
Why do Mets fans call in to comment about the Yankees?
Ramon Ramirez is a former Yankee.
Carl,
envy, disguised as all sorts of other things.
Carl,
Are you listening to this guy? Which Sabathia are the Yankees going to get? Uh. How about somewhere in between? Duh.
HUh? It’s not like AJ has never faced the soxs before.
Boston has seen Burnett for years…it’s not like he was in a different league or even division, so there’s no reason to hide him. My question if why the Yanks are putting him on that long bus ride. No minor league game?
This guy has a point, the odds of the Rays repeating what they did last year are far and long.
Someone at espn had a good blog entry on the topic in general.
why are they letting the sox see aj? don’t they usually keep top starters away from division rivals?
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This isnt Burnett’s first time with the Red Sox. He faced them many times in Toronto.
the sox have seen there share of AJ over the past 5 years or so…..not to much to hide from them….
That lineup looks like one we’ll see quite a bit come opening day.
Wow, the entire crew is making the trip!
The Yankees are at home.
Still no Phil Coke?
Pete,
You sure that’s not your Projected Lineup #3? I like, I like.
The guys backing up their bud. WooHoo.
AJ has started 8 games (56 IP, 5-0 record) against the Sox in his career. They should know each other pretty well by now.
“One more unrelated question, anybody ever use MLBtv to get the Yanks? It says it is in HD this year, and I am debating choosing that over Extra Innings. I might even be able to catch some innings at work, since the games start at 4pm here in CA.”
I used to use MLBtv before I got DirecTV, and I like the Extra Innings much better. Here in Vegas, Yankee games on MLBtv were blacked out everytime they faced the Angels, A’s, or any NL West team in interleague. Unless they changed their policy, I found it really annoying. As somebody alluded to on the last thread, the only blackouts I’ve had with Extra Innings are the regional Saturday afternoon games that are on Fox (which is annoying, but gives me an excuse to go out and do something).
Luckily, I have XM, so I can listen to the first few innings on east coast games while still at the office, and on the ride home.
“But nobody mentioned all the arms we have in reserve. I don’t think that the Sawx have the depth that does 2 levels deep.”
Probably true. They’ve got that Bard guy, who appears to be nasty and then some plus that Tazawa from Japan had a great spring, but haven’t heard about much beyond that. Don’t pay attention to them the way I do the Yankees though.
Of course, if you have to go too deep into the minors it means injuries or ineffectiveness with the guys on the big club. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
That would make for an interesting Opening Day lineup with two 2B.
I would stick with Extra Innings too. I had both last year, and mlb.tv is a pain in my opinion.
Was just about to say looks like the opening day lineup to me
alright we swisher fan, need to kidnapp giradri
Everyone gets the shift?
I really think AJ and Beckett would make for some classic pitchers’ duels. Joba outpitched Beckette last year, and that was awesome, but AJ and Beckett make for a classic rivalry.
“the first thing he should do is to figure out how to get pedroia out. up and in and low and away should work , but no one seems to do it.”
Isn’t that the basic strategy for getting any hitter out?
The only problem is, low and up are the same thing when it comes to Pedroia.
I think you mean Ransom for 3B not 2B
I disagree, I don’t see this as the opening day roster. Much too crowded at 2b with cano and ransom both there.
Who cares about the RS facing AJ its not like they havent seen him before
That would be really cool if the red sox start their opening day lineup also.
Burnett strikes me as the type of guy that won’t get intimidated when he has to pitch a game in Fenway. With the kind of shut-down stuff he has I could see him really taking the crowd out of a game. I’m not sure we’ve really had a guy like that in recent years.
If AJ struggles today, I’m going to chalk it up to being too geeked out about the matchup.
Geez, Coke must really be in a bad way; he’s miss a ton of time. Pete, can you get us an update on him? It’s starting to get concerning.
Mike made a good point earlier and it’s one I agree with: Burnett is really the key to how good the Yankees can be. This is a very good team if he is just good, but if he’s very good (like last year), then they will be dynamite. I am really looking forward to seeing him pitch in a big game because I think AJ can absolutely dominate….also, he wants the big games and I think that is important.
Red Sox at Yankees. That group isn’t making the bus ride.
I can’t see them putting Coke on a bus with a bruised leg.
Boston’s lineup per bostonherald.com
Ellsbury CF
Lowrie SS
Ortiz DH
Carter LF
Baldelli RF
Kottaras C
Wilkerson 1B
Green 2B
Chavez 3B
That better not be the opening day lineup.. you have 2 2b and no 3b.
“Isn’t that the basic strategy for getting any hitter out?”
I finally got around to reading Ball Four this past week, and one thing that really stood out to me was the uselessness of so many of the coaches – most notably pitching coach Sal Maglie. Bouton referenced many times how the pitching coach would say something like “this hitter likes the fastball down the middle” (who doesn’t?) and “all you have to do to get him out is throw the slider – low and away – but keep it in the strike zone – make him swing the bat – but don’t let him make solid contact.” (Gee, thanks.)
Pat’s right, the game is @ Legends. I knew something was wrong, that’s why AJ’s pitching against the Sox, because they’re having some kind of ceremony at Legends.
How are Cano and Ransom both going to play 2B? Are they going to hold hands?
“Pat’s right, the game is @ Legends. I knew something was wrong, that’s why AJ’s pitching against the Sox, because they’re having some kind of ceremony at Legends.”
Explains why Boston is going with a B-list lineup.
the yankees are utilizing a permanent shift tonight with two second basemen.
In order to disprove all of the haters regarding his range at SS, Jeter has moved Ransom over to 2B with Cano and will be covering the entire left side of the infield! Take that you Jeter haters!!
Maybe Jeter’s job will be to play SS and 3B
Coke has only been out since last Thursday the 19th, which he wouldn’t have pitched anyway. No reason to put him in until there are no minor issues….no limp, no favoring the leg, no tenderness.
“Maybe Jeter’s job will be to play SS and 3B”
He is much better going to his right!
Are we at the point where AJ’s PC is 80-90 pitches. Wonder if he can go deep today?
Randy I, Last week I mentioned this hs pitcher Tyler Matzek….I watched him toss a no-no the other day…His stats for the season so far…era .035, 20 innings, 21 k’s, 6 bb’s, 6 hits, 1 er….He’s doing this against so very good hs programs…..He throws today, but I’m staying at home to watch the Yanks……..Randy, this kid is for real….Some of the scouts I spoke with say he’s a legit to 5 pick come June…..Remember his name guys……
“The only problem is, low and up are the same thing when it comes to Pedroia.”
patrick-
good point. the smaller a guy is the difference between up and in and low and away isn’t as significant.
all kidding aside, pedroia has a very unique approach at the plate. he swings across his shoulders on all pitches.i assume he does this to get some power. he drops his whole body down lowering his knees while swinging across his shoulders on most pitches.
this is very unorthodox. he actually drops his sight level down( drops his head) to do this. i don’t think he can hit low pitches with any power with this approach because there’s a limit how low he can go and swing across his shoulders. but no one in mlb that i know of attacks him with low pitches and then uses up and in to keep him honest.
if they did,i think he’d turn into a singles hitter primarily.
I think we finally have the pitchers that will brush some of these Sox hitters off the plate. No Mike Mussina’s in this rotation. Well maybe not cause Pettitte won’t do it. But as far as AJ Joba we know will do it and Sabathia probably won’t have a problem with it. Wang probably would do it too.
Jeez. How good is Alex’s range? He can really go to his left. All the way from CO.
“Are we at the point where AJ’s PC is 80-90 pitches. Wonder if he can go deep today?”
I’m sure he can. I’m sure he won’t.
How are Cano and Ransom both going to play 2B? Are they going to hold hands?
its the new shift for papi!
Tell you the truth I wanted to see Eduardo Nunez at SS
I had MLB.tv when i lived in California and they blacked out a ridiculous amount of games. I felt completely ripped off. There were several times I was just storming around my apartment, raging that I dropped all that cash and couldn’t watch the d*mn game. I’m getting angry now just thinking about it.
pat m-
i looked at some you tube video on him when you mentioned him before. he does look good.
Great typo Pete!
You are in mid-season form!
“if they did,i think he’d turn into a singles hitter primarily.”
That’s a pretty good analysis of Pedroia’s swing, I never noticed that about him.
the fact that so many of you are treating this game like a pennant race in August amuses me to no end.
“but no one in mlb that i know of attacks him with low pitches and then uses up and in to keep him honest.”
randy,
This is just a sheer guess on my part, but I really think that the league is going to make this adjustment to Pedroia and it’ll be interesting to see how he adjusts back.
It’s glaring obvious watching him hit that he’s a terrific high ball hitter. It’s remarkable for someone his size to swing as hard as he does and still make contact at the rate he does. Doesn’t generate much torque with his hips which means that his head isn’t as still as most other good hitters keep it. Lots of arms, lots of moving parts. But it has worked for him.
Now that he’s won the MVP after the rookie of the year I do think pitchers across the league will approach him differently and made him change his line of sight more by keeping the ball down and making him swing the bat. They’ll take him more seriously.
Baseball is generally vicious – the league seeks out weaknesses and when one is found generally exploits them until you can prove you can adjust back.
I think we’ll see that this year with Pedroia. That’s just a guess but I can’t see them continue to allow him to hit the high pitch over the plate or away.
For people in Jersey, this could be a fun way to head to a game. Kind of pricey but I don’t know what parking is anymore because we’ve used the Subway the last few years.
http://www.nywaterway.com/Home.....fault.aspx
Peter,
If the Yankees take the field on Opening Day and Ransom and Cano are both playing second base, I think they’ll be in for a very, very long season.
Rebecca,
Hey, the Rays treated every spring game like they were in a pennant race.
Ok, we get it. Pete made a type and put down 2 platers playing the posistion of second base. STOP BEATING ME!!!!!
2 platers playing the posistion
DH,
Typing with just one hoof?
Does Pete get paid by the typo?
or do he and his writer buddies take bets on how many silly comments will be made about them?
Obviously, this is not The Late, Great Mr. Ed.
kd
March 24th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
why are they letting the sox see aj? don’t they usually keep top starters away from division rivals?
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they saw Burnett all last year.
iPhone is to typo, what Pedroia is to leprechaun.
This is what I’m looking foward to…
New in 2009, Metro-North will offer train service to Yankee Stadium from anywhere in its service territory, including frequent direct shuttles from Grand Central Terminal. The new Metro-North Yankees-E. 153rd Street station has two 10-car-length island platforms. Four staircases and two elevators connect the platforms to a covered mezzanine and an overpass leading to East 153rd Street and Ruppert Place near the Stadium. The station will open in spring 2009. Please visit http://www.mta.info or call (212) 532-4900 for updates on the station’s progress or general Metro-North information.
It makes life a hell of a lot easier.
So 2 guys are playing 2nd and one says to the other ” Hey, who’s playing 3rd?’
And the other replies ‘ I don’t know but the guy playing short is making 20 million and can’t go left!”
I know, it’s not funny.
2 predictions for 2009
AJ has a better year than CC (21 wins 240K)
Godzilla makes you all remember how good he is (.290 25/110)
It amazes me how people think Matsui is finished. The guy freaking rakes. If his knees are healthy he’s going to get a ton of big hits this year.
Dead Horse
You should stay away – this is where dead horses go to be beaten and beaten and beaten and beaten
Dead Horse, do the words “Glue Factory” mean anything to you?
Illiterat Horse, just like the number 3 is next to the number 2 on a keyboard, the letter t is next to the letter y.
Now I have a question for you, what is the opposite of above me?
miggs,
I couldn’t agree more on Matsui. He has been one of he best hitters on the team since he got here. If you want to knock him for being injury prone in his older age, fine. But if he’s healthy, he can rake.
All the talk of dumping him and eating his contract last year and this offseason was foolish IMO.
I think his #s will be a little lower but only because they’ll give him a few more days off than usual (mix Posada, Swisher, ARod, etc into the DH spot on occasion).
Ahhhh I think that is the wrong Jeter clip or I ma having major deja vu
pat, thanks for that yankee clipper link.
not sure which is easier to get to and park at, Port Imperial or Hoboken…
GB that’s a good nickname for this BLOG
Hey, Pete. This is archived audio from 2 years ago.
Pete doesn’t know where the game is and based on the Jeter audio what year it is.
Unlce Ells..I ve noticed. The unfunny on thes blog is never ending
saucy
No problem. Makes me want to drive to Jersey just to take the boat because it’s something fun and different.
Pete, can you post the transcript of the audio, can’t listen to it at work.
Seriously, is this real? No questions about the WBC? Alex is out of camp and Jeter comes back to this?
That has to be a mistake. Word for word, deja vu like gayle said.
Uncle Ellsworth
March 24th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
GB that’s a good nickname for this BLOG
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Ellie, just think about how things will be in about 13 days around here. Some of this posts will look like pearls of wisdom.
“why are they letting the sox see aj? don’t they usually keep top starters away from division rivals?”
Trust me the Sox have seen plenty of Burnett and they probably don’t care to any more,
Its kind of like the Yankees when they play the Angels in Anaheim, they own us. Burnett owns Boston bigtime since coming to the AL in 2006 to the tune of
5-0, 56 IP, 44 H, 21 BB, 16 ER, 6 HR’s, 53 K’s, .212 BA against and a 2.56 ERA
Major Ownage
That folks is another reason I’m glad the Yankees have him, he will walk into Fenway and don’t care less, won’t be dropping turds in his pants about no stinkin Green Manstah, ala Rasner, Ponson, Vasquez, Wright, Weaver, Karstens, etc, to name a few. Even Wang sometimes if his sinker is off seems to go cookoo in Boston, but Burnett seems to love pitching in Fenway. Those numbers sure prove it.
I too wouldn’t be shocked if AJ has the best year of any of the guys
If he stays healthy, with his stuff… not unrealistic at all.
“Baseball is generally vicious – the league seeks out weaknesses and when one is found generally exploits them until you can prove you can adjust back.”
cb-
good to hear your analysis on this. pedroia turns a waist high pitch into a high pitch by dropping his whole body down by bending his knees. he actually gets to use his across his shoulders swing for everything from waist high to the top of the zone.
i have to give him credit for it, but there’s a penalty to pay for using this approach. and that penalty is reaching low pitches. to do so he has to have his swing come unglued from the shoulder plane and when he does he’s just a singles hitter.
he still may hit .300 , but i don’t thing his slugging percentage will be very impressive. i hope you’re right that the league picks up on this because it’s extremely annoying as a yankee fan to watch him turn everything , but a knee high pitch into a high pitch that he handles so easily.
Hey, not sure if anyone has noticed, but Pete put down 2 players at second base…HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA THATS SO FUNNY
Mike i’ll give you the lowdown.
They asked jeter for 3 mins straight how much manlove he has for alex rodriguez. and if you think i’m exaggerating. Just wait till you listen to it.
Peter, do they pay you guys well to ask dumb ass questions and stuff like the guy or guys did in this interview??
My 5 year plan now revolves around moving somewhere near a stop on the Metro-North line. My wife thinks this is a silly reason to move across the country so I have had to disguise it with talk of being closer to family, but the real reason is the prospect of being able to ride the train right to games. This assumes, of course, that I can devise a ponzi scheme big enough to be able to afford tickets.
hah i listened to the first minute and realized pete screwed up the audio.
Big Handsome,
LOL. Thanks for that, I’m still laughing. And we were so concerned about it, that we failed to notice that the game is in Tampa, not Fort Myers. Although, I think someone put Pete on a wild goose chase. Pena must’ve played a trick on Pete to pay him back for staying in Tampa for all the away games.
Wow, Jeter sounded irritated
And why not… he comes back to a bunch of A-Rod questions, most of which he already answered at the beginning of Spring Training.
try again
maybe spell check?
or re read before you post
Oh btw. Burnett’s numbers pitching in Fenwa Park since 2006 is
3-0, 22.1 IP, 9 H, 9 BB, 1 ER, 16 K’s, 0 HR allowed, 0.44 ERA,
Damn, he simply slaps Bahstahn silly. Will be nice to know we have a guy who has no issues pitching in Boston and seems to relish it.
Great Audio Pete seriously
Never heard that.
Timely mistake?
Accidentally on purpose?
Don’t matter – Classic Jeter
The Ferry to the games is nice if you have TIME. It takes a while. And it does make stops in NYC
(Insert lame joke about two second basemen playing here)
That’s audio from 2007. That’s not Jeter from today.
CC has a 2.35 ERA in 3 starts at Fenway
He’s no AJ though, who has an ERA of 0.44 at the Fens LOL
pat,
Did the pop-up in Toronto happen before Alex said he and Jeter weren’t BFF anymore? If so, then this was to address that. But it seems like Jeter has had to face these kind of sessions every season.
“Wow, Jeter sounded irritated
And why not… he comes back to a bunch of A-Rod questions, most of which he already answered at the beginning of Spring Training.”
Bunch of moron reporters they just won’t let it go, I was Derek I would have had a few expletives for them just so they get the point to stop asking dumb repetitive and inconsequential questions about the same pointless subjects.
Illlitaret Hoarse….You are one of the people that add to the amount of unfunnynis of this blog
old audio where’s todays stuff or is this just a joke?
What is an “illiterate horse”?
I too think AJ will have a great year…and I honestly believe he will remain healthy throughout his contract.
“What is an “illiterate horse”?”
A horse that can’t read or write.
What is wrong with these reporters, these people really are trying to angle for a story to keep talking about the BRONX ZOO, I mean these guys are freaking tabloid hacks, not reputable baseball beat guys. Shame that they think this is important when the season is 2 weeks away.
m
That’s audio from ST 2007, the day after Alex had the dugout press conference about him and Derek no longer being BFFs.
Speaking of horses, did anyone see the girl who trotted her guide horse (like a guide dog) through the market?
No one asked Derek what ARod had for breakfast today?
randy,
People like to joke about Pedroia’s size but you have to give him credit for actually taking advantage of his height.
For a taller player it would be impossible to hit the way Pedroia does. You rightly point out that he actually drops his line of sight and levels the ball to his shoulders. It’s one of the oddest swings I’ve ever seen.
I do think he’ll start seeing a steady diet of pitches lower in the zone. You’re point on this power numbers is a good one. But I also wonder whether he has the reach to get to pitches lower in the zone.
Also on his power – it’s really a function of Fenway park. A disproportionate number of his extra base hits come at home. He’s adept at jerking balls against the wall with that armsy swing of his. Keeping the ball low and away at fenway would be a major challenge to his capacity to drive the ball against the wall there.
We’ll see. It’s a game of adjustments.
Everyone who is complaining about the jeter questions need to chill out. IT is old audio. Pete blogged wrong interview. The questions were stupid at the time I’ll give you that but they weren’t from today.
thank you.
On the other hand, you add alot of “funnynis” to this blog.
So it’s even.
Tom, apparently its a poster that is not creative or funny
No one asked Derek what ARod had for breakfast today?
Or if Arod took a breath while taking a dump, I mean seriously the media needs a new hobby, this is beyond old now.
“Everyone who is complaining about the jeter questions need to chill out. IT is old audio. Pete blogged wrong interview. The questions were stupid at the time I’ll give you that but they weren’t from today.”
Ah, okay is Pete sleeping on the job or something.
Pete’s just playing a game to keep us entertained. Find the mistakes:
1. Venue
2. No 3B
3. Posted old Jeter audio to get us riled up
4. Banner ad inviting us to get our “Sox” gear
5. Letting animals blog
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8.
9.
10.
the main reason people dislike A-Rod is because he is biracial.
Interesting that they are taking so many regulars to Ft. Myers
Letting animals blog
Don’t be a speciesist.
m
I think you are right.
but I think he does it to amuse himself
I can see the Baron of Blog GHBO (giggling his …….)
Cal
Maybe just too many Pina Coladas. Hope he isn’t on his way to Fort Myers.
What irritates me the most about these mediots ( not you pete) is that they will not let the relationship between Derek and Alex go. What’s so compelling about it their relationship????? OK, they used to be best friends now they’re not; Get over it.
While watching yankee games, Ive seen derek stand at the top of the dugout ready to hi-five alex when he hits a homer. I’ve watched them celebrate and hug when they’ve made the playoffs. THEY DONT HAVE TO BE BEST FRIENDS! Sorry for the caps, but Derek just stepped foot off the plane and into the dugout and these moronic journalist continue to ask derek the same questions for the past six years over and over and over and over. LET IT GO, ror christmas sakes.
And when derek gets irritated from answering questions then it’s arod’s fault. Damn..this gets on my nerves, but on a lighter note, i’m glad to see we are going with the opening day line-up today.
Yanks in CA,
I’m going to sign up for mlb.tv as soon as the season starts. I will try the HDTV but if it’s nothing special I’ll go to the regular. You have 5 days to cancel so test it out.
Let me know if you get it and how it is. I’ve gotten the regular mlb.tv in the past and it’s alright. It’s better than nothing but Extra Innings through your cable company would be better.
illiterate horse,
You’re not the only animal here.
“the main reason people dislike A-Rod is because he is biracial.”
Explain Jeter.
DELL
The game is in Tampa.
This blog entry is the like the Yankee fan version of Hidden Pictures that they had in Highlights magazine when I was a kid.
Anyone going to the Cubs games?
Opening day?
i agree mlb.tv STINKS!
black outs,,buffering issues,,no pre/post game anything,..
but you need BOTH…
extra innings for home…mlb.tv for work/trips…
only 100$ now for season…
or slingbox the extrainnings to your computer or phone,..
iphone spoda get audio this year for phone too..
not sure how much if extra…
Nowadays, they have arcade machines that do the same thing. They chew up quarters as you try to beat the clock.
i think the Sox know what they are getting with A.J. Burnett. There are no surprises. The Sox faced the Jays 18 times last year and have seen plenty of Burnett. As for the Jeter interview, what a bunch of ridiculous questions about A-Rod. The media needs to understand that once the game starts, Jeter could care less about A-Rod except for is he catching the ball and hitting the ball. That is the extent of the relationship during the game. As a fan, that’s all I care about too. Off the field, I don’t think he gives A-Rod a second thought, the same as most of us.
Oops. That was @ pat. And I also looked forward to Highlight. The one in the mailbox, not the doctor’s office.
just want to say I’m really enjoying the breakdown of Pedroia’s mechanics by CB and randy.
very interesting stuff. would love to hear more of this kind of discussion in the future.
“Big Handsome March 24th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
the main reason people dislike A-Rod is because he is biracial.”
conversations about race can get ugly real fast but the only comment I have on this topic is sadly, some people prejudge/and hate someone just b/c they don’t fit the usual stereotype for a ballplayer(metrosexual latin, doesn’t look ‘blue collar’, looks arrogant, etc.)…that’s why he is probably one of those most hated players by opposing teams fans
Handsome,
Well, he is an illiterate horse. I’d give him a pass on his lack of creativity lol
m
Was the AMA the publisher of Highlight? The doctors office is where I remember it from.
This whole thread is a disaster.
how much of a pitchers stats against a particular team are still valid from year to year?
I know AJ pitches well against the Red Sox in general, but the Red Sox of 2009 aren’t the same as they were in 2006, 2007, or even 2008.
I’m just playing devil’s advocate here (I certainly hope he shuts them down in 2009 and beyond) and hoping AJ’s expectations against the Sox don’t end up impossible to meet – especially in a hitters park like Fenway.
Randy and CB … Re: Pedroia. I couldn’t stand the guy when he first came up …. big swing, lousy contact. But when he got going, he hasn’t stopped. I was wrong (again).
His power numbers (especially doubles) are indeed skewed by Fenway. But he can turn on anything inside and hit it a long way (e.g. Grand Slam to YS bullpen).
Johny Damon became a 20 HR guy by dropping the bat on low, inside pitches. He’s never hit a HR that wasn’t within 30 feet of the RF foul pole.
Pedroia will get enough mistakes to mirror Damon’s “power.”
But I agree that the league should try to stay lower in the strike zone this year (assuming that they have video equipment). He killed the high ball last year.
P.S. Unsolicited comment … I had no idea how limited Drew Bledsoe had become until he was replaced by Brady. It was like they were playing different positions.
Jeter, with his long legs and labored footwork reminds me of Bledsoe late in his career …. moving in quicksand.
But better than Lugo …..
I wonder how the Sox lineup will fare w/ a full season without ManRam, Ortiz health/decline, etc
pat,
I think they also published Golden Books and Dr. Seuss.
Andrew,
Agreed. Hopefully the game goes better.
i’d like to go to one of the cubs games, but as others have pointed out, ticketbastard is screwing up today…
Boy I need to quit smoking crack.
The audio is fixed. That was an old file, obviously. Sorry about that.
And the game is here. This is what happens when your last day off was Feb. 6.
Has anyone been successful obtaining any of the single game Yankee tickets that are now on sale? For every game I checked…I was only able to find the $350 to $2500 tickets available.
I don’t think so…
Between the lines, race means nothing to fans. Performance trumps anything else.
haven’t seen veras pitch often this spring.What are his numbers?
Pete you still haven’t fixed the fact that the Yankees are at home!!
Dave,
True. Wakefield used to own us too.. now he can’t get us out for the most part.
We used to pound Beckett when he first came to Boston, but he was 3-0 with 3.25 ERA (his only loss was against Joba in the 1-0 game) against us last year.
Past numbers are not an indication of future performance.
sorry, I thought more people here would get what I was saying…back in an SI piece on Alex being alone, it was few years ago, not the latest one, A-Rod claimed that the reasons why people hate on him so much were becuase he was the highest paid, on the greatest franchise, that he was good looking ect and one of the things he said was becuase he was biracial.
I thought that the biracial statement was utterly ridiculous and its always stood out in my mind. I guess its not as memorable to others. I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.
Hey it’s still spring training for fans and journalists, not just the players!
/lame cliche
“i think the Sox know what they are getting with A.J. Burnett. There are no surprises.”
for the most part, yes. If AJ does mix in a changeup more often than in the past, he could really mix up the guys who have already faced him.
his changeup appears to be similar to a split-finger fastball. it doesnt even need to be a great pitch. just something else to keep hitters guessing.
Not to mention, a lot of pitchers and hitters have great career numbers against Tampa because they were doormat for so long.
Those numbers really don’t tell us much now that the Rays are a legit team.
“We used to pound Beckett when he first came to Boston, but he was 3-0 with 3.25 ERA (his only loss was against Joba in the 1-0 game) against us last year.”
good point. I think that also had to do with Beckett not having very good control in his first season with the Sox. The Yankees were also a much more patient hitting team a few years back.
I’m hoping the Yankees can return to that style of patient hitting. They used to wear out pitchers early and then destroy bullpen pitching. Losing guys like Abreu and Sheffield hurts in that regard but they can still try to take the same approach (Swisher helps there).
Pete,
Thanks. Much better audio. Good to have Jeter back.
Laters.
I used to love it when the Yankees would have the Red Sox throwing 200+ pitches in games. Stuff like that can affect more than just the game that day.
Often you could tell how well the Yankees were playing simply by looking at the # of pitches opposing teams had thrown.
Brian,
A lot of time as fans we like to talk about “5 Tool” players, etc. That’s great and all but when it comes down to it lumping all tools together like that hides the fact that one tool matter a lot more than any other – the bat.
And Pedroia has that tool. I’ve never been one who thought that Pedroia isn’t very talented. He dominated one of the most difficult high school leagues in the country, dominated in Pac 10 baseball and he’s accomplished about as much as a player can in 2 years.
He has a bizarre talent to hit a baseball and I think he’ll always have that.
I do think the league will adjust. Now I don’t discount Pedroia’s ability to adjust back because he is talented. But right now I’m just not sure how he would adjust back to getting a steady diet of low pitches. I personally have trouble seeing it given how he hits. But that’s much more of an issue of my imagination than Pedroia’s ability.
We’ll see. It’ll be interesting to watch how teams pitch to Pedroia. All young players have to go through the league adjusting to them.
Cano failed miserably last year at it when the league really decided to throw him nothing but garbage. It was pathetic really – but he made little in the way of adjustments perhaps until the end of the season. In a certain way his natural talent worked against him – he was good enough with a bat in his hands to reach pitches and make contact on balls that he had no business even getting a piece of. But that’s why he hit so many feeble ground balls and soft line drives. He just didn’t hit the ball hard last year which is why his power plummeted and why his BABIP dropped.
Do you have any confidence in Kottarass? I really don’t like him. Normally it wouldn’t matter much but given Varitek’s recent woes I think they need more from the backup catcher spot.
“the main reason people dislike A-Rod is because he is biracial.”
Quite possibly the dumbest thing ever posted on this blog. Which is saying something.
Thanks for the audio, Pete.
sweeny on fan
CB.
Hope you are well.
Spot on post re: Pedroia.
Re: Catching. The Sox have several question marks but the catcher position sends me into a panic attack. Theo and company seem to be “hoping” for the best. I just think the Sox are very, very vulnerable there. I hope there is a legit backup plan.
-dennis
Got to love how most of the Arod questions came from Pete. He keeps showing how obsessed with him he is.
CaptainsCorner:
Good try. Except that wasn’t me. I didn’t ask one of the Alex questions.
CB – We agree that Pedroia has ability. The Sox brass loved him from the get-go, and I couldn’t see it. But, big swing and all, he doesn’t strike out and puts the ball in play.
More important, he hits the ball HARD. If the ball is away, he can drive it to right and right center. If it’s inside, he gets the bat head out and pulls the ball with authority.
He’s not particularly selective, but covers all 17″ of home plate, plus a couple of inches on either side. But you and Randy are correct in saying that he does most of his damage on pitches up in the zone (which, for Pedroia, isn’t very far up).
Yanks play 9 straight interleague away games in June?
CC goes boom!
Wang plays dead.
Pete
just wanne say thanks for keeping me updated on the yankees here in the netherlands.Big fan of this blog
I’m probably making the trip to New York in may and i wanne know if it’s easy to get tickets or should i try to get them now?
CB …. Re: Kotarass …. no confidence at all. I don’t like the way he catches the ball, though his throwing is adequate. Some power, lots of Ks.
But he’s cheap, and out of options. They signed Bard while Tek was a free agent, and saved most of his salary by releasing him. I doubt that Kotarass is any better.
Dennis and I are both hoping that Theo has some clever hidden strategy.
NELLTES, I appreciate the kind words, but if you have moment, take a look at my follow up post to the comment you so eloquently repsonded to.
Ken
March 24th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Dave,
True. Wakefield used to own us too.. now he can’t get us out for the most part.
We used to pound Beckett when he first came to Boston, but he was 3-0 with 3.25 ERA (his only loss was against Joba in the 1-0 game) against us last year.
Past numbers are not an indication of future performance.
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The only two years that Wakefield “owned” the Yankees were 2001 and 2004 when he had a combined ERA of under 2, over 30 total innings and a combined record of 1-2. Only one other time did he have an ERA under 4.00. That’s real ownership.
I was out all day. I saw the Jeter audio and foolishly thought it might be questions about the WBC or being back with the Yankees. After the first, oh, 30 seconds, I could not listen anymore.
If I were Derek Jeter I’d have a prepared outline sheet with all the Alex talking points and hand them out. There’s nothing different. It’s got to be the single most annoying thing in his life, regardless of how he personally feels about Alex Rodriguez either on OR off the field.
Sooooo,
yeah – looks like the opening day lineup. Let’s see how it does!
Yo Handsome…my bad. I missed your follow up. Sorry. We cool?
Roger, get them now.
It’s not even easy to get tickets now. Today’s the first day they’re available. All day long people have been posting how many problems their having.
Then Feinsand must be the obsessed one….
Doreen
Pete mistakenly posted old audio – it is fixed now
Pete, if you could ask Jeter about ARod’s breakfast I would appreciate the audio (and hopefully video) on that response…I think it would be pretty funny stuff. He’d have to laugh at that right??
pat -
My sister and brother-in-law used the waterway to get to the stadium a few years ago and recommended against it when I asked her about it. They were late to the game and it was not as convenient as it sounds like it should be. I believe they also had to leave early in order to get to the boat before it left.
Now, things may have changed, it has been a couple of years since they tried it.
But I was disappointed to hear they had a bad experience because I thought it was the perfect solution to the parking/traffic dilemma and the “fear of subways” dilemma.
Anyone else use it with different results?
Nettles, absolutely homie. Im not one to get overly bent out of shape over interet quarrells….life is stressful enough. Im a really chill dude, just wanted to make sure you understood where I was coming from. We definaitley are cool…and I appreciate you taking the time to come back and apologize, unfortunately, people these days have a very hard time admitting when theyve made a mistake. Youre a good man.
“Bronx Jeers March 24th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
It’s not even easy to get tickets now. Today’s the first day they’re available. All day long people have been posting how many problems their having.”
I won the presale lottery and yesterday I couldn’t find any weekend game single tickets for some of the reasonably priced sections, the only section that I seemed to find for most weekend series were the $900 seats so I guess it’s stubhub if I can make it up for a few games this summer
Roger try craigslist.
or when you have your dates – see if anyone here has any spares
Thanks Handsome. I appreciate it. You’re a classy guy! Thanks again.
PeteAbe
- Was that your Counting Crows ringtone going off in the DJ interview??
“Roger(from amsterdam) March 24th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Pete
just wanne say thanks for keeping me updated on the yankees here in the netherlands.Big fan of this blog
I’m probably making the trip to New York in may and i wanne know if it’s easy to get tickets or should i try to get them now?”
If it’s a weekend game, I would try to get tix now if you can; weekday game against the Royals you probably can wait
“Re: Catching. The Sox have several question marks but the catcher position sends me into a panic attack. Theo and company seem to be “hoping” for the best. I just think the Sox are very, very vulnerable there. I hope there is a legit backup plan.”
You can be sure the Sox are exploring all options on the trade market for a catcher. IMO they are going to make a move and will do so with the first team (Arizona, Texas) to bite on a deal that doesn’t include Buchholz, Anderson, and maybe Bard. If that doesn’t happen, they may be forced to overpay slightly but I honestly believe they’ll make a trade.
They realize they’re going to have to get a catcher of the future and they don’t have one in the farm. They might as well make that move now.
Thanks Ellsworth
Pedroia couldn’t make the trip to Tampa. He had to fly to New York to film a commercial. Boston is too small to do commercials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD_bqXMO5aY
Ha. Jeet tried to make Pete look stupid. “…NO!”
Pete-
I’m guessing LoHud doesn’t drug test?
Boston fans-
your farm system have an exceptional SS prospects close to the majors, cause God knows the Yankees have catchers?
theo should ask the yankees for one of their catching prospects.
I am very surprised that Tito used Wakefield in for this game (as opposed to pitching him in a minor league game). This just gives the Yanks a warm up session on his knuckleball. The more times you see that pitch the easier it gets to hit. It makes sense that Girardi is rolling with the opening day lineup.
Boston Dave.
I hope you are right. Seems like such a big hole both now and in the future.
Re: AJ. I think he will lead the Yankee staff in wins this year. He just has the feel that he is ready to break out on the big stage. As a Sox fan I fear him more than anyone in the AL.
-dennis
I just relistened to the audio. Thanks Pete. and Thanks Uncle Ellsworth.
I am very surprised that Tito used Wakefield in for this game (as opposed to pitching him in a minor league game). This just gives the Yanks a warm up session on his knuckleball. The more times you see that pitch the easier it gets to hit. It makes sense that Girardi is rolling with the opening day lineup.
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I’m pretty positive most of the team has seen Wake’s knuckleball enough times to know what to do. Tex and Ransom are the obvious exceptions. But, in case you forgot what happens to Wake’s knuckleball when u get a hold of one, heres a reminder:
http://www.truveo.com/Boones-H...../412928043
Never gets old.
You are welcome Doreen
and right about the NYwaterways Ferry – it is a really long ride.
You now can avoid the subway by using Metro North
Arod is biracial?
Which is the orange parent?
http://blogs.nypost.com/sports.....lling.html
Post on Wang. You would think Sherman would do his due diligence and figure out that Wang isn’t a FA til 2011.
He is correct about one thing that gets overlooked: Why hasn’t Wang developed a secondary pitch? I’m sure he uses others, but not to the effectiveness of his sinkerball.
You would think winning 18 games 2 consecutive years, pitching great the first half of last season before a freak foot injury shortens your season, would warrant a big money extension. It seems the org. isn’t too high on his ability, especially in his latter years.
Thoughts?
the yankees never seem to sign players beofre they become FA’s. Cano was a surprise to me. They really should lock up their young talent on the cheap
If you want to get technical about it, A-Rod is biracial. The people of the Dominican Republic are pretty much all descendants of European settlers and African slaves since almost all of the indigenous population was wiped out due to diseases brought by the Europeans. And if you look at him, you can pretty much tell he’s about a 50/50 mix of African and Caucasian. But I doubt that’s what he was thinking.
Clearly, the organization does not value Wang that highly… they have nickled and dimed him in arbitration, his agent has been begging to talk about a long term deal and they refuse (despite giving Cano one), and they just don’t seem willing to commit to him in any form.
I guess they are worried about his injury history, his postseason performance, and his lack of secondary pitches/strikeouts.
They must feel that the next 3 years are the best 3 years he will have and they don’t want to pay him big money from age 32 on when he is moving to the downside (though they are paying AJ Burnett from ages 32-37).
He is correct about one thing that gets overlooked: Why hasn’t Wang developed a secondary pitch?
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He does have other pitches. He’s got a slider and a change up. He incorporated those pitches into his arsenal a lot more last season.
I can’t say that I’m surprised that Sherman hasn’t noticed.
For marketing in Tawain alone the Yanks should look out for Wang.
Nick do the Red Chinese also like Wang?
It was Donnie Baseball that taught Yankee hitters about the knuckleball. He said, ” If the pitch is up high, let it fly “.
Ahh. Checked in just in time for a Nick in SF classic. Which one is from “Every Which Way But…”?
Haha. Good one, Nick. Keep ‘em coming. Try a little Japanese kimchee if you get writer’s block.
I thought Alex was part Cubano?
I dont think racial is the only bi that Alex can claim being
i hope he wins 18-20 again this year and they realize his worth finally! ive always been a big wang fan and you dont need to be a power pitcher and get alot of k’s to be successful! having a sinkerballer in the rotation mixed in w cc, aj, and joba/ hughes is important imo… and another thing. arod blows in the post season but was resigned because of his reg season performance (partly). wang should get the same respect imo.
Uncle Ellsworth: I have no idea how the Red Chinese feel about Wang, but I’m guessing that your average PRC baseball fan citizen would like Wang and feel a certain kinship, what with Taiwan supposedly being just a renegade Chinese province.
I also have no idea what Wang’s politics are vis-a-vis China, but he does come from a part of the island that’s (very) generally more ‘native Taiwanese’ and more supportive of the party that’s ostensibly pro-independence. I never really considered this before, but I’m going to email a Taiwanese Yankee-fan buddy right now and ask.
m: I generally only go out of my way for Japanese kimchi if I’m suffering from insomnia.
It is noticeable how differently they treat Wang from, let’s say, Joba.
Wang’s Ol’ Faithful!
How is Arod biracial? He’s suppose to be Dominican.
Jeter bi Yes
Price bi Yes
Sizemore bi Yes
Arod?
Did they not nickel ‘n’ dime Joba too?
And they cut his imposter off from free bagels on the Jersey shore.
Nick,
I don’t even know what I’m talking about. I can’t stand kimchee, even though I’ve never tasted it. In general, I like the other Korean vegetable sides, but the only Japanese pickled vegetable I care for is namasu. I know. Weird. But you knew that, too.
I think Alex was misquoted. He probably said he was ‘bipolar’.
Thanks Nick.
From the pics you posted it seems he’s a folk hero in Taiwan. Interesting to know if the billion or so other Chinese feel the same – I would think there is some pride there.
Japanese make Kimchee? – I’ve only had Korean
Alex said he was bi-racial?
Cue the song from “Single White Female” whatever that may be.
Bisexual. That’s what’s gonna be next.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4011780
Looks like the Rays want to use Price later than sooner. Like in October.
Uncle Ellsworth: Wang is indeed a huge star in Taiwan. Folks were pretty depressed after the Cleveland series in 2007. I don’t remember seeing anyone wearing Yankee stuff when I lived there and taught English, which was long before Wang hit the scene. Now, as my photos reflected, it’s ubiquitous.
And the Japanese do make a sort-of kimchi, but it’s much milder than the real deal from Korea. I suppose that reflects the general difference in the two cuisines.
Kimchi Ramen with Korean kimchi = the best of both worlds?
This looks like the opening day lineup
“PA – Boy I need to quit smoking crack.”
ok I hate to be a Narc here – but I couldn’t let that one go. I had Nancy Reagan flashbacks. I don’t want to be an enabler. Plus, we were running out of blog spoons.
I discussed with blog boss Susie and she replied:
“if the season started tomorrow, Pete is my beat writer”
Whew! PA’s still in the starting line-up.
ps: Sam seemed subdued by the news.
Girardi said he was pleased to see that Swisher was still the same fun-loving guy after the news was broke. The manager compared Swisher’s limited playing time to when he played for the Yankees and shared at-bats with Jorge Posada. According to Girardi, sometimes you have to give up a little to get to your ultimate goal of a world series championship.
http://yes.mlblogs.com/
The game is on WCBS….meaning that the game is on Channel 2 in NYC?
Good interview, Pete
This Yankees team is designed to beat the Sox. Joba, Burnett, Wang and Pettite all pitch well vs. the Sox (I remember Wang nearly getting a no-hitter vs. them.) and Tex hit over 400 in his postseason series vs. the Sox. The downside is C.C., who has bad #’s vs. the Sox, but he’ll learn when he faces them enough.
WCBS as in 880
CC is 2-4 with a 3.91 ERA vs. Boston… pretty decent
He is 1-1 with 2.35 ERA at Fenway
Ken, thanks for posting. I’m glad to hear that. Nick is a good guy – he just needed some time to process his disappointment.
Anyone else concerned that Joe is favoring Melky over Brett to start the season?
If Gardner doesn’t get the call as starting CF, then really the Yankees need to stop the pretense of their every being any real competition in ST. Melky is playing OK, he is not (by any stretch of the imagination) playing very well – Joe is either clueless or high if he thinks Melky is the answer. I don’t think Brett is either, but he can’t play any better – in an open competition, he would have had the job sewn up by now. I really don’t know why he’s got to wait until the last moment to make a decision. I would say that Brett’s sparkling play over a month in ST far outweights Melky’s decent play over a couple of weeks.
One more point that someone on another board made. If the Yankees want better outfield defense(thus, BG/Melky in CF, not Damon or Swish), then why are they going with Nady in RF, who isn’t as good defensively as Swish?
F7 TD-Didn’t know that. But does it count postseason #’s?
Where did people get the idea that Girardi is favoring Gardner? Just because he isin’t throwing him to the wolves?
If Melky starts… it is 100% on Cashman because they are paying him $1.4 million. Even Michael Kay said that on his show numerous times.
Betsy-I always thought Gardner was favored to be the CF’er. Anyway, since when was Swisher better in right than Nady? Remember, Swish was good defensively at 1st base. I think that they’re probably defensively even in right field.
Forntoso-Always thought he HAD to be favoring Gardner. He’s outplaying Melky in every facet of the game.
The reason Melky is getting such a look is because they want to see if he merits a roster spot on the 25 man.
And if we need to carry 3 catchers or something, then Brett might need to start in AAA (otherwise we would have to release Melky).
Brett has already earned his starting spot. They don’t need to evaluate him further. They need to figure out what to do with Melky… does he get a 25 man spot or not? Could he potentially be trade bait?
I also wouldn’t doubt that Cashman is forcing Melky on Girardi because of his salary.
Betsy,
I’ll be the (probably by the time this posts) 10th person to ask where you heard that Joe favored Melky over Gardner?
Cashman gave up a heck of a lot for Nady, as Pete pointed out.
He brought him here with idea of being our RFer with Abreu left. The idea was never for Swisher to be in right, he was supposed to be at 1st before we got Teix. Now, he is a super utility guy.
The drop off between Nady and Swish, on both ends, is minimal. People are making way too big a deal about it.
thanks Rishi….still having a heck of a time figuring out how to watch games without a cable box, over the internet, with a Mac, for an affordable price. I’m moving in 3 months and not sure the 120$ mlb option is a good deal for my situation
Oddessy-Agreed. I wouldn’t throw a fit over either one.
mel,
Apparently, Joe is not allowed to compliment Melky. He is only supposed tell him he sucks.
M, there was a discussion on NYYfans.com. It was just the perception there – certainly they could be wrong. X-Mann, good points!
If Joe really is favoring his Melky, that’s ok. It’s totally treatable now.
pena vs nunez? thoughts?
Betsy,
Check out Pete’s last update. News on Coke.
Oddessy,
Pete,
If you were a betting man, who would be starting in CF next week?
Melky needs love too. Spread the love Girardi
It’s great that there will be a Metro North Station at the Stadium…..How will it work for people taking the Harlem and New Haven lines ???? Will there be a transfer at 125th Street ????
I like Coke. I hope he sets up until Melancon is ready.
Betsy,
Harumph. Well, the concensus here is that Gardner’s won the job fair and square AND Joe favors him anyway. So, that’s that. Unless they carry a 3rd catcher.
m-Trade Melky. He must have enough talent and youth that we could get SOMEBODY good for him, right?
jonnycat – when I am travelling and can’t watch games, I follow on gameday – last year the started posting highlights throughout the game so you can see key plays and run scoring activity…it’s not ideal, but at least it’s something
Teixeiramvp,
I don’t know if you’re being facetious, but I’ll play along. They’re going to hold on to him, because he’s insurance for Gardner and we kinda, sorta need OF next season.
rishi
Gameday is the thing with the graphic that keeps track of balls, strikes, outs, runs, etc.. right? No actual live game video but that cartoonish sorta graphic?
m-Sort of half facetious. Next yr. We could get Matt Holliday and stick Swisher there, along with Gardner. But I don’t really think they’ll trade Melky.
We need OF *better than Melky* next season.
actually – when the season starts that “video” tab is active and you can see highlights during the game…
I also think you can go month by month with the online game watching service from mlb.com…it was always a little slow on my laptop but might be better on a mac
Nick in SF-Again, Matt Holliday. I’m telling you, he’s good.
I think you try to pass Melky through waivers.
I don’t see a team claiming him for 1.4 million in this economy with his skill set. Outside of a plus arm, he’s not great at anything. He’s a backup.
I also don’t think the team has the room on the bench for him this season.
We need to carry a 3rd catcher, in my opinion, more than a 6th OF (counting Matsui as an OF) in the early parts of the season.
If Melky goes unclaimed you send him to Scranton and pay him 1.4 million to be an insurance policy. He and Igawa can take everyone out to dinner down there.
If another team takes him from the Yankees for 1.4 million, great.
I’m sure you can find another OF’er with a similar skill set for 1/2 his cost. Other GM’s have found that and more for half Melky’s pricetag.
That said, it wouldn’t surprise me if he sent Brett down to Scranton and kept Melky. I think it’s a mistake though. I think Melky is what he is and Gardner hasn’t had the tryout that Melky has. Gardner also has the speed which this team lacks.
The only way we can trade Melky is if we take equal or more salary back. He’s not worth it to any other team. He costs too much for too little now.
very cool pic
Yes, I think Matt Holliday is better than Melky. So he qualifies.
That’s right neighborly of Billy Beane to showcase Holliday’s non-Coors AL skills for the rest of the league.
Why am I seeing Bobby Knight break down college basketball on mlb.tv?
If wr sigh Matt Holliday, then where will Jeter play? Isin’t left field his next spot?
any idea why these games start at 7:15 and not 7:05?
Matt Holliday has a bit to prove this season. His #s away from Coors aren’t excellent:
162 game avg:
Home – .357 42HR 1.056 OPS
Away – .280 23HR .803 OPS
red flag alert
jack-Jeter’s not moving by next yr., if ever. If worst comes to worst, make A-Rod shortstop and Jeter third base.
They’re not signing Holliday it clogs up every position. We also have middle of the order hitters. No need for Holliday.
Boston Dave-True. But maybe he’ll just be better in any home ballpark, not just Coor’s.
Maybe we can try Jeter as catcher
He has a strong arm and likes working with pitchers. He could bridge the gap from Jorge to Montero.
Trevor-The more good hitters the better! Damon’ll be gone, and I don’t know about Nady, but I THINK he’ll be gone too. Either way, with Damon gone we’ll need an OF’er.
“That’s right neighborly of Billy Beane to showcase Holliday’s non-Coors AL skills for the rest of the league”
Haha! He’s such a pal, that Billy.
(Actually, I bet he is hoping that one of his longtime pawns, like Kenny Williams for example, gets all excited and thinks that because Beane wanted Holliday, he (KW) *has* to have Holliday and Beane will now rape KW for every decent prospect in the White Sox system. Hey, a similar line of logic worked with Blanton & Royce Ring!)
DELL-It would never work. Jeter doesn’t know how to call a game like a real catcher does.
Is everybody watching on mlb.tv getting the basketball show?
Don’t forget about Austin Jackson.
We have to replace the bats of Damon, Nady, and Matsui with somebody.
Whether or not thats Holliday is TBD, but we can’t just fill those holes in-house.
loving all the shots of the starters watching aj warm up
We don’t need 3 catchers this year, at least not yet. Jorge can make all the throws. Last year we needed 3 because Jorge couldn’t throw. If he can’t throw again this year for some reason, Stewart’s only a phone call away at Scranton. If we need a 3rd jsut call him up when needed. No need to waste a roster spot.
does michael kay sound weird or is that just me – like nasal
X-mann, Posada replaces Matsui. Swisher replaces Nady. We only need to replace Damon. I dont think that Holliday is the optimal replacement for Damon. We need a leadoff type to replace Damon.
Hope we get some change-ups from AJ tonight… he is facing a Boston lineup with only 1 starter (Ortiz). So it’s not like he is facing the starting Sox lineup
Gotta go now, need to watch the game!
If Joe Girardi is less than excited with Angel Berroa, then Ramiro Pena can be kept as the utility IF until Alex returns.
Girardi has 8 days to make final roster decisions.
personally, I like the idea of a Marlon Byrd signing over Holliday. He’s more versatile and less overrated. And it’s a much better fit with the Yankees because of his ability to play CF. Then it wouldnt ever become a scenario of rushing Jackson up because Gardner’s the only one who can play center and you cant carry his bat in the lineup anymore.
tishbi-Last comment-Gardner will lead off.
If Posada replaces Matsui, then who replaced Posada?
We have no viable in-house replacement at C that will be ready.
Did you all see david smirk after that first pitch as to say..” I gotta deal with this guy throwing 98 miles per hour.” sigghhhhh
Are they shifting Jeter or is that his new “spot”.
Rishi, Kay is getting his nasal voice ready for the season. Its also ST for the announcers. At least he has Paul O’niel at his side tonight.
Angel Berroa can hit…..A nice stick coming off the bench
AJ K’d Ortiz.
oh, and Byrd’s splits are more even. Obviously he hits for more power at home, but his avg and OBP are still the same at home or on the road. Although Holliday’s splits won’t be a problem anymore cause Oakland is gonna expose him. Scott Boras must have a dartboard in his office with Beane’s picture on it hahaha! Score one for the stat geeks!
MEET YOUR 2009 NEW YORK YANKEES!
Hello I’m Derek Jeter. I’m a shadow of my former self but I’m still acting like I’m king of the hill. You can’t count on me anymore. But I’m your short stop. That where I signed to play.
Hello I’m George Posada. Lots of pitchers try to avoid me but I was hired to be a catcher and that’s where I’m going to play.
Hello I’m Robinson Cano. I can be pretty lazy but I was signed to play 2nd and that’s where I’m going to play.
Hello I’m Arod. The only commotion I cause is off the field. But I’m your lifelong third baseman and that’s where I’m going to play.
Hello we’re your outfield. We don’t know who we are or where we’re going to play. None of us can field, throw or hit. Don’t worry about it though. We were signed to play in the outfield and that’s where we’re going to play.
Hello we’re Sabbathia, Burnett, Wang, Petitte and Chamberlain. If we were playing in front of the Red Sox infield we’d be lights out and getting ready to deliver you a ring but unfortunately we signed to play in front of some of the most old tired and ineffective players in the majors. But they’re the Yankees. That’s all that counts.
wow, that last pitch to Ortiz was nasty! Was that a curve?
That was a nice play by AJ on Ellsbury’s comebacker – he’s got that little slide thing going and seems like a good fielder
Hopefully the OF next year is: Jackson LF, Gardy CF, and Swish/Holliday to split RF/DH.
joe
March 24th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
“Hope we get some change-ups from AJ tonight… he is facing a Boston lineup with only 1 starter (Ortiz). So it’s not like he is facing the starting Sox lineup”
Granted a lot of starters aren’t in the game now for the Sox but there are more than one. I anticipate that Ellsbury will be starting as well as Lowrie for much of the year along with Ortiz.
uh – why do these abs look so sad?
Isn’t Carl Crawford a free agent after this season ????
wake is feeling it tonight.
Thank G we dont have to deal with manny….
Why not just re-sign Damon to a 1 yr deal if he has another good year?
Wakefield primed to pitch his usual 11 innings.
Rishi, its NOT easy to hit those knuckle balls.
Wow, horrible ABs lol
Teixeria especially.
Pat M, Rays have an option on Crawford.
“I anticipate that Ellsbury will be starting as well as Lowrie for much of the year along with Ortiz.”
They don’t have much of a choice if they don’t. JD Drew’s best CF days are prob behind him. They gave a big vote of confidence to Jacoby when they moved Coco. Although they have Lugo, they really need Lowrie to step up and be a dependable player (his 2nd half last season wasn’t great but he’s still learning). This is Lowrie’s audition year. If he doesn’t play well, they’ll be looking to make a move in 2010 (possibly even at the trade deadline).
Ortiz is the big question mark. We’ll just have to wait and see if/how he rebounds.
I think that’s just a Sam I Am wannabe.
I’m not watching cause I’m headed out in a few, plan to watch on mlbtv on Demand later, but I wouldn’t worry too much about the Yankees having bad AB’s the first go round with Wakefield. Usually he holds them down the first time through the order and then after that its on!
wow – nice throw, Nady
“I anticipate that Ellsbury will be starting as well as Lowrie for much of the year along with Ortiz.”
not unless Tampa Bay chooses not to exercise his option. I think they will ($11M) and if they don’t want to resign him they can trade him.
Never knew Nady can throw
“Isn’t Carl Crawford a free agent after this season ????”
not unless Tampa Bay chooses not to exercise his option. I think they will ($11M) and if they don’t want to resign him they can trade him.
Nice throw by Nady keeping Carter at 3rd… Two outs now.
Thank’s Tom…I wasn’t sure ….Wishful thinking…
good job, AJ
Nice way to rebound and keep the runner at 3rd with 1 out. Keep em’ stranded AJ !
I was hoping to see the YES broadcast on MLB-TV – but NESN is broadcasting the game as well – so it’s Remdog and that other dude for me.
70 plus pitches tonight.. I got AJ down for 6 innnings tonight..barring any high pc situations.
Hard to believe that was the last time we were in the WS.
Wakefield is a pain in the tush!
DT, I’m a first time MLBtv subscriber and not watching it right now, but I was under the impression that those of us subscribed to the regular MLBtv (not MLBTV Plus) always got the home feed, no? So why NESN tonight?
they sure are making Timmy work
“70 plus pitches tonight.. I got AJ down for 6 innnings tonight..barring any high pc situations.”
If he can get through 5 innings on 70-75 pitches he’s in great shape. Very rare for a pitcher to get through 6 on 70 pitches but I guess if the Sox are aggressive…
Only ifs involving Aaron Boone……..
If Boone gets the fly ball in extra innings against the Marlins we probably win the 03 WS. If he doesnt blow out his leg we dont get the Arod show in NY. We couldve used Soriano to get Shilling instead of the asorted junk we got the past few years.
Paul O’neal is a breath of fresh air in the booth.
“We couldve used Soriano to get Shilling instead of the asorted junk we got the past few years.”
Arizona wanted Soriano AND Posada for Schilling. Arizona tried to fleece the Yankees yet gave him to the Sox for Fossum and Lyon.
Either way, hindsight is 20/20 and I’ve never forgiven Arizona.
BBB – I’m in the NESN zone, so they have exclusive rights.
Both the Yanks and Red Sox are broadcasting the game tonight. When the Sox play the Yanks I always get NESN.
The best part is when the Sox lose, I get to watch the post game weep-a-thon.
Speaking of Aaron Boone – when was his heart surgery happening?
Kay just said the surgery was scheduled for thurs
“Paul O’neal is a breath of fresh air in the booth.”
Curt Schilling would be a breath of fresh air if you paired him with the Kay-man.
is he going to steal?
sweet – well don!!
thx Rishi. I hope for the best, that’s scary stuff.
Posada looked strong on that throw, albeit not accurate.
bad call but it helps posada’s confidence.. the ball wasnt directly thrown to the bag.
And here he is folks. Kay in mid season form.
Burnett is looking good tonight. He’s gotten a lot of ground balls – he’s been pretty efficient. I’m impressed with what I’m seeing. He’s been a bit inconsistent with the location of his curve (but that one to Ellsbury was a strike), but he’s also thrown some nasty ones.
“Curt Schilling would be a breath of fresh air if you paired him with the Kay-man.”
nah.. Schilling would be much worse than Kay.
Am I the only that thinks KAY needs to go out more often?
It makes no difference because it is just spring training, but with the replay it didn’t look to me like Jeter actually put a tag on Ellsbury.
looking good AJ
Also, AJ works quickly, which I like to see – and great tag by Jeter.
Schilling a gust of hot air? Agreed.
Does anyone else find watching games with knuckleballers immensly uninteresting
Benny Posada threw him out.
http://img11.imageshack.us/img.....athrow.png
JETER IS THE GREATEST YANKEE OF ALL TIME.
I dont hate him, Just telling the truth, If Molitor re-invented his swing as well as Ripken why not Jeter, that is all I wrote.
Stop the hate mail.
FM
ray your likely right, but at the same time that 3 to 2 curve jacoby look like a strike lol
I thought Jeter got the helmet…….Boston Dave, the D-backs wanted Soriano and Johnson, not Posada. Either way, it was payback for the Yanks snagging Wells at the last moment.
Hey DT -
I have the game on YES!
The no Schilling trade was payback for George’s backdoor signing of David Wells
56mph? HUH? Some tell YES to fix the gun, Wake isn’t pitching.
“It makes no difference because it is just spring training, but with the replay it didn’t look to me like Jeter actually put a tag on Ellsbury.”
Actually a rogue thread of leather nicked a nodule of petrified pinetar on the top of his helmet. The ump caught it with his Superman like vision.
That’s the way it’s going to be all season so get used to it.
Smurf names:
Derek: Snappy Smurf
Joba: Clumbsy Smurf
Alex: Baby Smurf
Mo: Girly Smurf
Andy: Grandpa Smurf
http://www.messengerfreak.com/.....erator.php
awesome pic carl
nasty slider… AJ has filthy stuff
lol lowrie, you swung the bat. should be happy it happen in st
wow, carl – how did you get that so quickly?
That curve to Ortiz was crazy good – my heavens, this man is talented. I love the efficiency of the ground balls…….
“Actually a rogue thread of leather nicked a nodule of petrified pinetar on the top of his helmet. The ump caught it with his Superman like vision.”
Say what Bronx Jeers?
When are we going to get a knuckle baller? They are awesome to watch.
atta baby georgie kid! i hear that one sleeve makes you less aerodynamic and slows you down. what a clown he is with that thing on, that even bothers red sox fans i know…especially when he’s hitting .262 in august.
anybody else in Suffolk (Brookhaven) area that has YESHD blank and nothing on it? (coincidentally SNYHD too) … HD feeds are blank, SD is fine. (Thought maybe some wacky thing because of MLB Network but they’re not showing the game there..)
You’re on it Betsy….
Rishi I just saved it from the mlb.com player.
AJ is Hyper Smurf, lol.
I love the smurfs, I admit it…….going to check my name now
I hate Wake!
Nady has a nice arm
He is not the defensive liability people are making him out to be.
this game is just zooming by
Pat, I’ve been waiting for this all day, lol………I guess he’ll go one more inning. AJ probably won’t throw enough pitches, but he’ll have to finish off in the pen…..
5th inning after 45 minutes of play? Why can’t all Yankees-Sox games be like this?
If this were a regular season game, it would be the bottom of the 1st.
Pete is Grumpy Smurf
Wow how nice is it to have a real first baseman.
What’s with all these groundballs?
Is that Wang on the mound wearing a Burnett mask?
Josh
I am also in suffolk and have the same problem.
I’m sure this has been talked about in previous posts, but I urge anyone who can’t get the YES network or MLB Extra innings package to invest in the online MLBTV product.
The feed looks phenomenal in almost HD quality. They’ve also integrated a DVR feature that allows you to rewind, pause and fast forward during the game. You can also select to get the YES feed for every game instead of worrying about listening to the other team’s broadcast team.
Best part is you can watch your games on anywhere, anytime. Technology is great
god love that Tex…he looks great out there
I second that AD.
Jennifer, you are a thief I say. I was just gonna say that.
AD unless youre blacked out from any regional yankees game.
like im am
Benny- You know what they say, great minds, great minds.
I’m a yanks fan in the boston area. I’m watching the game on Nesn and the sox announcers just proved what morons they are. They were talking about Moose and one of them said he wasn’t surprised that Mussina hung it up. Said something like “clearly he wasn’t the same pitcher he was with baltimore and the early Yankee years” (or something to that effect.) Guess He didn’t read the part about Moose winning 20 games last year! Man, what I wouldn’t do to live in the NY area!
wake. is too much!!
GBOOF. You can only be blacked out if you’re in an area that receives the YES network, if the Yankees are in town to play your local team, or the game is on Fox/ESPN.
So in my case I am forced to watch NESN here in Boston for the 19 times the Yankees play the Red Sox. But I get to see majority of other games on YES HD via MLBTV online.
AJ going six….like I predicted..
Burnett looks like Ian Kennedy did against the Jays a couple of years ago… just efficient, ground ball after ground ball.
It’s amazing how AJ gets away with only throwing 2 pitches as a starter. You always hear you need atleast 3. Maybe Joba could get away with just FB/Slider. But he does have a very good curve.
AJ is good but he’s no Houdini. Just out after out.
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According to Gameday: AJ has only thrown 30 pitches so far today..make that 31
Wow DT I didn’t mean to upset you!
It’s a joy to watch a Yanks-them game with a YES broadcast. I certainly don’t have that luxury during the season.
About voices. Though Remy is an excellent broadcaster and really professional and obective, I cannot stand his voice. It’s hideous! Extremely discordant. Michael Kay, as much as a dramatic goof as he can be, has a much nicer timbre to his voice.
Oh yeah – I salivated at the thought of having AJ on the team. I don’t regret giving up one bit of saliva!
You think if Arod faked a tag like Jeter just did, everyone would be all over him?
sa- he is over 75.
Someone said gameday add’s 3 for a strike out, and 4 for walk, and I think 1 for a ground out
god I hate that papi – buzzkill
Trisha – are you watching YES on the computer? MLB-TV channel is showing the Yanks-Braves World Series.
“wake. is too much!!”
Typically not when he faces the Yanks. Give him time. It’s only ST.
On the first pitch too lol
Not surprising… AJ is over 75 and running on fumes
Joe probably wants to see how he does when he is tiring and with runners on base.
lol jennifer-Ah. no wonder the number was just a tad bit lower than what it should have been. I thought I was going nuts
DT – sorry.
I’m actually watching it on YES TV, channel 631 through DirectTv.
DT. I am watching the YES feed on MLBTV premium. I thought they would black it out, but they aren’t tonight.
If this was a regular season game last year it would be 7-0 Sox with us using 3-4 pitchers from the pen already.
Trisha, thanks again for the kind words yesterday.
Hey DT – the mlb internet feed does have the YES broadcast.
If you want to check it out give me your email and I’ll give you my account.
AJ really did not get hit at all that inning – a slow roller, Ellsbury got nipped and Ortiz blooped one. I like that Joe let him pitch because his first 5 innings were very easy and efficient ones. Man, I hope the guy coming in can get out of this. I know it’s ST, but I don’t want to see those runs on AJ’s box score
carl – you’re right lol
this is the Sox C team today
Thanks Trisha. That’s ok, I’ll be the NESN spy tonight.
I usually sign up for Extra Innings when the season starts.
I had the MLB online a couple of years ago. Sounds better now – that HD pic someone posted a bit ago was fantastic.
Hey Pete, any chance that Abaladejo makes the team? He made it last year, and it looks like he’s gained a little velocity on the heater. I’m judging him solely on the last three pitches he’s thrown, so I may be jumping the gun a bit haha.
carl
March 24th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
If this was a regular season game last year it would be 7-0 Sox with us using 3-4 pitchers from the pen already.
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Which probably explains why the teams were 9-9 against each other with both teams scoring 93 runs against the other.
I love that kid.
Mints, you are more than welcome! Absolutely meant every word. If you did respond to it earleir I apologize that I didn’t see it. I seem to have a lot of hit and run days lately!
c’mon Johnny, tie the game.
Melky could have done that too.
(not making the catch, I mean)
Gardner is the man
Right… nice triple!
If Battlin’ Brett doesn’t make the starting CF, there’s no justice.
Man. Gardner can fly.
It would be exciting watching him go for an inside the park home run this year.
They should really turn Albaladejo into a long man. He was a starter for a while in the minors.
Wow this guy is going to be such a sparkplug for us
Gardner my favorite Yankee.
yes!
atta boy
If I was a Yankee fan, this is why I would want to see Gardner in the line up. I just think that kind of speed adds an important element to the lineup.
DT I feel like I’m in heaven. Having to listen to Remy and Orsillo broadcast our games in painful. Orsillo makes every call like it’s the last out in the world series. Remy’s voice is horrid. And the worst part of all is that NESN has the habit of having guests where they talk through the game and don’t tell you what is happening, or their freaky females who talk to people in the stands or something.
NESN really pukes compared to YES.
O’neill: Yo Mo
I think The Melk-man is gone…..Or at least he’s no longer the starting cf…
Cashman better not let Melky’s $1.4 million dollar salary take the job away from Brett
Swisher vs. Nady was debatable. This is a no-brainer, Brett needs to start.
If anyone heard the discussion between O’Neill and Kay earlier you’ll understand why Gardner isn’t a slam dunk, even though you might want him to be. That is, of course, if you think Paul O’Neill knows his baseball.
freaky females…. lol
I just turn the volume down when Heidi Watley arrives on NESN…but she is a looker.
Yeah BG needs to start. Get rid of Damon and put Ajax in left. Get rid of Matsui and let Swisher DH next year or let Nady walk.
Kay is in Mid-Season form with that call
Loved watching Gardy run around the bases down in Trenton for the time he was here!!
mo time and hideki smoked that ball. d@mm wind
I wish Nady would walk. Anything to bump up that OBP.
Funny story – today I tried to buy a $5 ticket online. I chose the bleacher seats and got a screen telling me that tickets were unavailable but to go back if I wanted to try again. So I went back and just put in “best available” and figured they’d tell me what other $5 tickets were remaining. Instead I got a screen that gave me 5 minutes to buy a ticket or they would put it back in circulation. Best available turned into a $900 seat. I kid you not.
what’s the gameday link for today’s game?
“Kay is in Mid-Season form with that call”
That sounded like a Don Orsillo call, only he uses the same inflection whether someone grounds out to third or hits a gapper. VERY ANNOYING! And he’s got that loud deep voice.
Ugh.
A Sox fan called into WEEI today complaining about trying to get Yankee Stadium tickets when Boston was in town. (May 2nd)
The only seat available was $2600.
The funniest thing was there was a $56 “convenience” fee… lol
Here you go Don:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday.....b_nyamlb_1
Awww. Nick Green. Always like him. He really worked hard when he was in the Yankee system.
Pat M
Good evening and what’s your take on Grit Gartner’s swing.
(I stole that Grit thing)
Ex hockey player, Mike Gartner, Grit, etc.
whats mo problem, throw strikes please. jk
“The only seat available was $2600.
The funniest thing was there was a $56 “convenience” fee… lol”
I think…
Mo’s Just nasty.
Gardner, he made that run. Without him on the team it would still be 1-0.
He adds a completely different dimension to the Yankee game. It’s like what the Japanese team do.
And I have to say it’s as exciting to watch as any homer.
BRETT IN CF!!! No more debate!!!
Mo was pitching the 7th?
I thought he was our lights out 6th inning guy?
Don’t forget to watch the YES Spring Training preview tonight – it’s supposed to be on at 10pm, but this game might be over by then. It’s an hour and a half – looks good.
This Ramon Ramirez kid for Boston is nasty. He is like Veras but throws strikes
“I just turn the volume down when Heidi Watley arrives on NESN…but she is a looker.”
She is very attractive. I heard rumors that she is Varitek’s latest squeeze. That’s a gross thought. He looks like a crew cut on tree trunks.
“I thought he was our lights out 6th inning guy?”
I told you not to get too attached to what you were seeing in ST. They probably saw something they didn’t like and demoted him to the 7th.
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“She is very attractive. I heard rumors that she is Varitek’s latest squeeze. That’s a gross thought. He looks like a crew cut on tree trunks.”
The captain of the team always gets first dibs.
That’s why Jeter always gets that jealous look in his eye, when Suzie Waldman starts interviewing anyone else.
Gardner brings to this team something we haven’t had since who…Rickey Henderson? The ability to create a run all by himself without hitting a home run. We don’t need the power that Rickey had – we have enough guys trying to hit home runs – but we do need that speed. Desperately.
GGBG4CF4ME!
“The captain of the team always gets first dibs.
That’s why Jeter always gets that jealous look in his eye, when Suzie Waldman starts interviewing anyone else.”
LMAO!!!!
I think…
Burnett makes that play
Marte has the worst pickoff move for a lefty that I have ever seen.
Well kids, I’m tired of this game. See yiz all later.
This is a very, very rough inning to watch
Marte laboring wayyy too much
I am trying to like Marte but it’s hard.
what’s the score now? i changed the channel – it was getting a bit boring
The bullpen has looked shaky all Spring, despite the numbers.
Marte’s control has always been suspect, outside of his 07 season.
Uhoh this is not good news from ESPN
Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jose Tabata’s wife suspect in baby kidnap – http://tinyurl.com/d95ugd
wow, Edwar didnt wear his glasses.
Still 1-1
Marte threw like 50 pitches and the A-Ball hitters were fouling pitch after pitch off him and he walked a couple guys
What happened to Edwar’s glasses he used to wear???
Wow that is wild. Just as wild is the fact that his ‘wife’ is over 40 and he is 20.
at least it’s still 1-1
Phil Coke needs to get healthy fast. Judging by how a lot of these other guys have looked… he will play a big part in the pen, especially in the late innings.
I was just about to post the same thing, jennifer!!
Bizarre story here in the Tampa area involving the wife of our old friend Jose Tabata:
From Baynews9.com:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (Bay News 9) — A missing 2-month-old girl has been found safe.
An Amber Alert was issued for Sandra Cruz-Francisco Monday after she was last seen at the Plant City Health Center on Michigan Avenue in Plant City.
She was there with her mother getting a check-up.
Police believe the suspect, calling herself Janet, may have posed as an immigration official, convincing the baby’s mother to turn over the child as a way to avoid deportation.
“Basically, what we were told was there was a conversation,” said Plant City Police Capt. Darrell Wilson. “I know there’s been some stories out there about immigration but we haven’t confirmed what exactly was said. There was some story about immigration and some type of official.”
More Information
Baby reunion
Missing baby found
Suspect gave baby up
‘We believe she was abducted’
Amber Alert
Police say the suspect, Amaila Tabata Pereira, walked into the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office with the baby Tuesday afternoon.
“The woman was very cooperative with us as soon as we got there she said, ‘yes, here’s the baby,’ and she talked to us and told us a few things that we’re not gonna elaborate on right now, obviously,” said David Bristow, a spokesperson for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. “We’re gonna give all our information to the Plant City Police Department.”
The child’s mother, Rosa Francisco, reported her child missing from the health center earlier in the day Monday.
The alert was issued at 11:55 p.m. Monday night.
Police say they were called at 9 p.m. They don’t know the reason for the delay between the time the child was taken and the time they were notified.
“We’re trying to find out from the mother as well,” Wilson said.
Pereira, who faces false imprisonment charges, will eventually be transferred to the Plant City Police Department.
She also goes by the names of Alalia Rivera, Amalia Segui, and Almalia Maldonao and has a criminal history.
Pereira was arrested in 1999 for arson, grand theft, and forgery. She plead no contest and was convicted of arson and sentenced to 2 years and 9 months in jail and five years probation.
According to our partners at The St. Petersburg Times, Pereira is married to Jose Tabata, a 20-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates minor league ballplayer.”
The bullpen will be fine it’s still not worry time for them, worry when it’s 5 weeks into the season.
that woman is a hot mess!
Why the hell is 20 year old Jose Tabata married to a 43 year old woman? I don’t care how much of a cougar she is, that’s disturbing.
ramirez is nothing special and is definitely not any better than Jose Veras.
Time for the scrubs I.E. Melky.
I am glad we traded that guy now. Only Arod is allowed to have crazy stuff like that happen to him.
Question, if they send Melky down and he clears waivers, what is his salary? Would it be a million or less becuase he’d be in the minors?
Tabata has some serious issues
Good thing we got rid of him at the time we did– Cashman knew what he was doing.
Good one, Bronx Jeers.
My personal prediction is that the 2010 season is looking prime. My uncle is in top management, and was telling me some possible things coming up in the future… Lets just say, they have some surprises up their sleeve.
Yow, Tabata’s wife is 43. He’s only 20.
good job melky
Wow his wife is 43?
What the……. Tabata’s wife is 43? And he’s 20.
Please Girardi, let Pena make the team.
Question, if they send Melky down and he clears waivers, what is his salary? Would it be a million or less becuase he’d be in the minors?
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Nope, he’s guaranteed that $1.4M no matter what happens this season.
That is very disturbing… Imagine if that had been A-Rod’s wife who did that? He would have had to move to Siberia.
Agreed, Cashman knew this kid doesn’t make the best of decisions. It is quite sad, that someone with such potential might not make it becuase he does stupid things, and surrounds himself with the wrong people.
man – did I click back at the right time…
So I highly doubt that anyone would pick up Melky.
So what do you guys have to say about arguably the most important pitcher for the red sox manny delcarmen gettin smoked around by the yankees little guys?
Yeah me too.
Berroa makes this team, hands down.
Jennifer his contract is guaranteed.
1.4 million.
I hope the Yankees don’t take his guaranteed contract into play when they decided who should win CF.
Did Tabata get divorced and re-marry? According to his journal from 2007… his wife was expecting twins.
From his journal:
I haven’t spent too much time seeing Tampa — my wife and I generally stay home when I’m not playing. We’re expecting twins this winter, and my mother will come to help out. One thing I want to leave you with — for all those kids who play baseball since they’re young, keep playing.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....;fext=.jsp
Josh, you can’t just say something like that without atleast giving us some hints. That is just mean.
What in the world would make a teenager marry a woman over 40?
Nothing against women over 40, but I’m just sayin’…..
If Melky was released and cleared waivers, he could sign with another team for league minimum if they guaranteed him playing time rather accept assignment to Scranton. That would make Johnny Damon the back-up CFer. Be careful what you wish for.
Maybe she’s really 23 and it’s a typo?
His wife had twins in 2007. He didn’t get a divorce or re-marry.
‘What in the world would make a teenager marry a woman over 40?’
A few reasons, either she is hot or he is crazy. Jose is from Latin America there are alot of cougars out there.
Personally I’ve always preferred women a few years younger than me.
I’ve dated women slightly older, but 43 as a 20 year old? A 20 year old baseball prospect who got a 7 figure bonus?
Hmmmmmm.
Kay is insane but he cracks me up.
Tabata’s wife is 43? Wow
Hi, just got back from work and turned on the game and the blog.
FWIW – when I was down in Tampa 3 weeks ago, Berroa looked cooked. He made multiple mistakes in the field, and couldn’t hit. Lately, though, he seems to have picked up his game, and the hit and hustle double he got was impressive. That line from Tony Pena, that Berroa got lazy and he won ROY, may reflect what’s been going on in camp – and that someone or something got through to him that this might be the end of the line if he didn’t get it together.
Quite the hitters game here.
Gardner’s OPS for spring is 1182.
Melky’s, .789
Joe, when were you in tampa?
miggs
As a woman over 40, as long as you would say the same thing about a 43 year old guy and a 20 year woman, no offense taken.
When Jose was 15 she was if true, 38.
Brandon I’m going to go with the latter. I think it was crazy that he was even married at age 18. Which was a couple of years ago.
So yeah I think he’s crazy.
I’m personally nowhere ready to have Melky released. Something makes me think the Yankees aren’t either. It always amazes me how anxious some posters are to get rid of certain players. It’s spring training for God’s sake. Is it that you have such ardent fear that your favorite player won’t win the race?
Geesh.
He married a girl who is 23 years older than him and had twins with her?
Wow.
Christina – first weekend in March – that Friday through Monday.
LaDuca Jr.
Austin Jackson on deck.
You can’t release Melky,
Where else do you go if Brett goes in the tank?
And who else takes that final spot? No need to take 3 catchers unless you have to.
Hang your head in shame PJ
I bet i saw you down there then.
There’s the pitch he needed to hit.
The question is why would he marry a career criminal with 3 aliases?
i met her in trenton a few times…she did not look 40+ to me!! i believe she had a daughter from a previous relationship…that girl was like 16 or 17 i think. i remember them all sitting there waiting for him outside the clubhouse.
ACTION JACKSON !
oh my
Austin come to the Bronx.
action jackson!
That was an absolute rocket
Grand Salami Austin Jackson !!!
What kind of idiot who has infant twins goes and kidnaps another kid?
Holy crapola, AJ launches a rocket!!
Melky, its been fun, yer dismissed.
AUSTIN JACKSON!!!
Grand Slam for Eduardo Nunez!!!
He got all of that!
Austin Jackson!
That was nice.
Maybe Austin Jackson’s the centerfielder.
A JAX!!!!!!!!!!
Brandon you beat me to it
When’s this guy supposed to be ready?
well, there’s your 2010 CF, right there. Ajax, Mighty Ajax!
So according to that blog entry he was 18 and married to a 41 year old, so he got her preggers at 17. Wow.
before the grand slam, it looked like AJax had a “hitch” in his swing.
my eye is uneducated. And hopefully am wrong.
In a way, Austin kinda looks like Gerald Williams? Am I right?
Tabata already has 2 twins… why did his wife need to steal someone else’s kid?
Nice job Austin!
Austin Jackson
BOMBS AWAY! 7-1 Yankees blew this game wide open.
oh my indeed…
C’mon Kay, some of us have children watching the game.
“the Yankees are blowing it open on Austin Jackson’s granny”
Screw Scranton I want him in the DA BRONX.
Burnett pitches well against the Sux
Ajax was here.
I love that little kid behind Joe. He is so into the game!!!
why would Tabata marry someone older?
I don’t know his situation, but it could be for Visa issues, US citizenship or old fashioned love.
If that last one seems crazy, go watch the movie Harold and Maude.
Whoever was pitching to him was just caught in no man’s land, he got away w/ the 2-2 pitch Austin should have drove then on pitch 7 w/ a 3-2 count got into trouble hanging a breaking ball over the plate, Austin just waxed it. September call up definitely if he works that OBP % up in AAA and shows the XBH part of his game.
“In a way, Austin kinda looks like Gerald Williams? Am I right?”
Not so much his face, but his build.
Christina, where did you stay? We were at the Embassy Suites on West Shore, across from the mall. Some nice restaurants there.
Maybe Tabata thought he was marrying the daughter and they pulled the switcheroo on him?
Something – maybe a few things – is very fishy about this tale.
Yeow.
“Police said the 43-year-old Tabata Pereira also goes by the names Alalia Rivera, Amalia Segui and Almalia Maldonao. The Pirates media guide lists her name as Mayita and media relations director Jim Trdinich said that was the information provided to the club by Jose Tabata.”
Edwar looks like Stephen Curry
‘Screw Scranton I want him in the DA BRONX.’
He’s going to Scranton, Gardner will start in CF and Austin if everything goes right might be a Sept. call up.
His wife has 3 names.
Ajax!
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So she has 4 names?
Austin Jackson is good…
He is actually have a pretty good spring. Hopefully he really lights it up in AAA this year and gets a call-up. We can expect a September call-up but I think there is a shot he could take over the starting job this year. If he plays really well in AAA and Gardner/Melky bomb there is always a shot for him this season.
Next season for sure he’ll be ready.
Yankees win!
Red sox are trash
Joe, I was at the Hyatt Regency, I dont recommend it. The only good part was that some basketball tournament was in the area and all the players were at my hotel.
If you were hanging around the park though, i am sure i saw you around. I was the crazy girl in the tanktop talking about baseball 24/7.
She has a whole lotta names
that little boy sitted behind Girardi, will save the recording of this game, for the rest of his life.
what a happy little boy.
“Maybe she’s really 23 and it’s a typo?”
If there is a typo, I’ll bet the typo is that she is his mother, not that she is 23!
Jackson still has to learn to stop swinging at the high fastballs. That’s the last thing he needs to learn. That will lower the strikeouts and raise the walks. That, right now is the only hole in his game.
September call up without a doubt hopefully sooner if he can learn to hit consistently.
I cant imagine marrying a guy 20 years younger then me… Thats like dating a 5 year old when you figure in the conversion for male age to maturity level. Sorry to all those males i just offended.
The Yankees preview show is on FYI
‘I think there is a shot he could take over the starting job this year. If he plays really well in AAA and Gardner/Melky bomb there is always a shot for him this season.’
No there won’t. He likely gets 100 – 150 ABs before even being considered, they don’t want to Robi Cano him, Robi missed valueable minor league time that effects how he plays in the bigs right now, so likely they let him develope half a yr. in AAA and give him a late looksy.
The suspect in the case, Amalia Tabata Pereira, 43, married 20-year-old Jose Tabata, a player in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system in January 2008, according to Hillsborough County records. The Pittsburgh Pirates train in Bradenton. At her parents’ West Tampa home, her mother was too distraught to talk to reporters, said her brother, Edwin Rivera. A church pastor, the mother learned of the news today from one of the deacons.
Tabata Pereira is the only daughter in a Puerto Rican family with five brothers, who moved to Tampa from Chicago two decades ago. She has been estranged from them for a year, since the death of her father. “She hasn’t been part of our family for a while now,” Rivera said. “She’s sort of sequestered herself.” Rivera said his sister has four children of her own, all teenagers and adults. He said he isn’t aware of his sister having any psychological problems. “I don’t know what to say,” he said
http://blogs.tampabay.com/brea.....-girl.html
I don’t know what to say either. Thank god the baby is okay
43 years old?
CC Sabathia = very likeable
Edwar looked good tonight
So this is a second wife than. The above article says she has 4 children all grown. So who was the woman that he was expecting twins with?
Gardner/Melky combo scares me,this will be a rotation problem all year….the strength of a good team is up the middle and the Yankees are losing their strength quick….Jeter & Posada are just about done,(year or two at best)Cano seems to get lost often & the two players in CF are AAA at best
I’d bet that Tabata’s mom is older than his wife.
Maybe Tabata is the new Elija Dukes lol
“‘I think there is a shot he could take over the starting job this year. If he plays really well in AAA and Gardner/Melky bomb there is always a shot for him this season.’
No there won’t. He likely gets 100 – 150 ABs before even being considered, they don’t want to Robi Cano him, Robi missed valueable minor league time that effects how he plays in the bigs right now, so likely they let him develope half a yr. in AAA and give him a late looksy.”
Excuse me but this post makes no sense. “Robi Cano” him? All Cano did in 2005 was give us a GIANT upgrade at second base. As for damaging his skills, he had a down year last year big deal. He’s still a top 10 2B when right.
Chris, you sound like a real Yankee fan! Maybe all of us who follow Pete’s blog should wear something to identify ourselves at games, so we can say hi to one another.
Joe,
Tampa is amazing though right? I am telling you, I have met the best baseball fans over the past 6 years down there. Its cool to see all the places where people are from.
My drunk friend was like woo hoo AJax is our own Torii Hunter.
As much as I would LOVE that to be true,
I’m thinking…ummmm…maybe
Roberto Kelly/Gerald Williams.
and that’s the ceiling.
But man I hope I’m wrong…because Torrii is niiiice.
One other thing about Jackson and another reason that he needs AAA this year. He still needs to learn to hit really good breaking balls. He’ll see more this year than he has in his career, totally. All he’s seen so far is a few good ones and a lot of mediocre to fair breaking pitches. He can kill a fastball, and, that won’t take long to get around the league.
Arod’s definitely planning a trip to Plant City to conduct his own “investigation” of Senora Tabata.
‘Excuse me but this post makes no sense. “Robi Cano” him? All Cano did in 2005 was give us a GIANT upgrade at second base. As for damaging his skills, he had a down year last year big deal. He’s still a top 10 2B when right.’
How so ? he learned hitting opposite field in the majors, Robi is a top 10 2B just being raw, could you imagine if they had gave him his ABs in the minors and develope his patience better, you know recognizing more pitches and drawing more walks, instead of hitting .340 we could be talking about a .400 hitter.
This game is just more proof that the Yankees are better than the Red Sox.
“ramirez is nothing special and is definitely not any better than Jose Veras.”
not true. I wish Veras could get it together but saying Ramirez is nothing special is naive.
“So what do you guys have to say about arguably the most important pitcher for the red sox manny delcarmen gettin smoked around by the yankees little guys?”
are you arguing with yourself? because nobody else in the world is saying he’s close to their most important pitcher. oh ya, it’s spring training too.
I hope the Sox bullpen implodes during the regular season but especially if Masterson stays in it, it should be much improved from last season.
They aren’t going to rush Jackson. At least I hope they don’t.
Let him get a full season of Triple-A ball under his belt and then see what you’ve got.
Rushing him at this point doesn’t make any sense.
You’re not even close in comparing Kelly and G. Williams to Jackson’s upside.
Paulie and Michael Kay were comparing Ajax to Devon White. That would be OK with me. He was one of the better players of the late ’80s below HOF level.
“One other thing about Jackson and another reason that he needs AAA this year. He still needs to learn to hit really good breaking balls.”
excellent point – this alone could determine whether AJax succeeds or not
Wasn’t Tabata the one who was the disciplinary problem and got suspended a few times in the minors?
LOL Nick Swisher needs to stay.
I’ve loved going down to Tampa for a few games. Between being ready for some baseball, even ST games, and the break from the NY weather, it’s been fun. My wife and I are looking to make it an annual trip for us. And you’re right, meeting fans is great, too. We’re looking forward to going to the Scranton game.
Love to keep up with the blog, but I have to get up at O-dark:30 tomorrow.
‘Night, all.
http://www.nj.com/sports/njspo....._game.html
Well sounds like they’re both trouble.
Delcarmen is behind Papelbon, Saito, Okijima, Ramon Ramirez and whichever one of Masterson or Smoltz stays in the pen.
trisha yes. He is very immature. That is all the more reason none of this makes sense.
March 24th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
http://www.nj.com/sports/njspo....._game.html
Well sounds like they’re both trouble.
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That is from May, 2008
Yes, Tabata is the one that Brandon would affectionately refer to as “our juvenile delinquent.” Maybe he was acting out because he was hot for teacher?
‘That is from May, 2008′
I know right. Come on people.
Good interviews so far – I’m taping this show.
Rish, I know that’s from before. I was just trying to figure out if he was the problem child I remembered reading about – and he was.
We snapped Boston’s 7 game Spring training win streak
Come on people what Brandon? Tabata was trouble in the minors. Maybe you hadn’t heard about it? That’s all that was about.
Cashman knew Tabata was a headcase, he got rid of him at the right time.
I would have rather he gotten something better than Nady, but he still needed to go.
Good night for the AJs…….Jackson really crushed that one. This kid is a very good prospect, but he needs time. I hestitate to put a timeline (oh, definite by 2010) because then he’ll be labeled a disappointment if he doesn’t make it by then. Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports, so however long it takes for Austin to refine his swing, that’s how long it takes.
I was baseballed out for the night and felt like watching a little Court TV. I noticed the ST special will be shown again tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. I’ll tape it then.
gb7
“not even close?”
well…I would love for his upside to surpass
Kelly/Gwilliams or even Devon White.
But I am extremely cautious of the Yankee PR machine.
and frankly he’s not blowing anyone away scouts or double AA competition.
I’d be happy if he gave us stats wise what Lastings Milledge did at the same age.
.270/15/60 20-30 sb’s
that would be a nice start and the Mill is garbage.
hey for all you asking what happened to edwar’s goggles… the answer is that he got lasik eye surgery done around january of this year. any questions about edwar just fell free to ask. I am a close friend of his..
Still wondering what A Rod had for breakfast this morning. Maybe someone can ask Jeter tomorrow. While you’re at it try to find out if Derek had breakfast with ARod. If not, why not? Who sent the bigger Christmas card to whom? You know, important stuff like that.
I’m hardly worried about Marte – this was only his 2nd outing I believe since coming back from his injury…….
“Cashman knew Tabata was a headcase, he got rid of him at the right time.”
I’m thinking you’re right. A guy on another forum is our minor league specialist, and I remembered him talking about one of the players being nothing but trouble, though talented, and at one point he said he really thought it was time for the guy to be let go. I remember now that it was Tabata.
“I would have rather he gotten something better than Nady, but he still needed to go.”
they got Marte too. Just be glad they didn’t include Phil Coke (almost did).
The Yanks could end up with two first rd picks for Nady if he’s a type-A. That wouldn’t be a horrible return.
austin jackson, looking forward to you replacing Damon. If the Yanks can develop some more position players, and they already are, the future is sure looking bright for the Bombers. Our pitching staff is a lock to be solid for literally years to come. we just need the austin jacksons, monteros, etc. to pan out
It’s never the right time to get rid of a top prospect when his value is at a low point. It may have been Cashman’s worst trade, and will only look worse with time.
Tabata needed to go. His work ethic and “commitment”, IIRC, was also in question. Going to Pittsburgh gave him a necessary kick in the butt and until this news, he was righting the ship.
Keith Law just Tabata rated apx #33 of all prospects (higher than anybody in the Yankee system).
Also, Tabata had serious issues with the Yanks. His attitude at times was questionable, at best. it was an effort thing at times. I hate it when people say, oh well we will grade the trade in the future and it’ll be poor if Tabata ends up being great for the Pirates. Well sorry, but maybe he needed a new team/environment for him to blossom. it just works that way sometimes. Just because Nady and marte didn’t push New York into the playoffs does not mean that trade failed.
People who have watched Marte in the past know thats what he does— he has mediocre control and hitters foul off a lot of his pitches. Lots of ‘stressful’ ABs against him.
“It’s never the right time to get rid of a top prospect when his value is at a low point. It may have been Cashman’s worst trade, and will only look worse with time.”
At the time, Tabata had become a real problem (see Manny Ramirez in Boston) and the Yankees were actually making a push to try and make the playoffs. They needed to make a move. Tabata is far from the majors right now… saying it may have been a bad trade already is crazy. You need to judge trades based on when they were made. At the time, it needed to be done.
“The Yanks could end up with two first rd picks for Nady if he’s a type-A.”
Question: does that designation (type A or B) depend on Nady’s performance this season? And does he need to perform at a certain level with a certain # of AB’s to qualify for both?
If so, that could be another reason to give him more of a shot than Swisher, to give him a chance to reach the target #’s that would either make him more valuable in trade or more valuable in compensatory picks. If he has to achieve at a higher level to reach those target #’s, then it’s win-win for the Yanks.
Or am I missing something?
How’s this?
I think this is the new slogan for John Sterling:
An A-BOMB from A-JAX
For Tabata, the worst thing ever said was by people comparing him to Manny Ramirez when Tabata was 17 and 18.
A-Jax will be a big leaguer. But scouts project him as more of a LF than a CF, for some reason.
Roberto Kelly is not a bad comp. Kelly was a fine prospect, an excellent CF, and, when he first came up, at least, showed decent power and stole a lot of bases. He was only a disappointment to fans who would only accept a big home run hitter in CF for the Yankees.
I’ve never heard A-Jax described as a + centerfielder, though. I don’t know why.
poor AJ – he was sent down tonight
“My drunk friend was like woo hoo AJax is our own Torii Hunter.
As much as I would LOVE that to be true,
I’m thinking…ummmm…maybe
Roberto Kelly/Gerald Williams.”
are there really NO white players we could possibly compare Jackson to?
Nick – You may be on to something.
There are many external reasons that Nady is starting… that is probably just another one of them.
‘Come on people what Brandon? Tabata was trouble in the minors. Maybe you hadn’t heard about it? That’s all that was about.’
We all knew about that, what does that have to do w/ this case Trish ? that’s what my com’on is about. His wife does something stupid and now he’s guilty by association.
“A-Jax will be a big leaguer. But scouts project him as more of a LF than a CF, for some reason.”
no they don’t.
What happened? I left with the bases loaded, Albie relieving AJ.
“Or am I missing something?”
nope. it’s a legitimate possibility.
the other possibility is b/c Nady is only signed for one more year, he’s the guy you want to play and build value for the first half of the season and then maybe swap him for a CFer at the deadline.
lot of things to consider past “OMG GIRARDI IS TEH SUCK!! PLAY SWISHER!! HE’S KOOKY!!”
I’m hoping to see someone get pied by AJ on YES, lol…..
Edwar Ramirez has looked good.
I thought he may need more innings to get his arm in shape, but his stuff is right where it always is. I think he has the final spot.
Coke’s making it too unless he has to go on the DL.
mel,
Gardner hit, what essentially was a pop up that was misplayed, and he turned it into a triple. Then he scored on a Damon chopper back to the pitcher (which is virtually impossible to do).
Rivera lights out again, had to work a little bit more this time.
Marte had another stressful inning, threw like 50 pitches. Edwar came in and got him out of a jam too.
Jackson hit a grandslam in the bottom of the 8th.
“At the time, Tabata had become a real problem (see Manny Ramirez in Boston) and the Yankees were actually making a push to try and make the playoffs. They needed to make a move. Tabata is far from the majors right now… saying it may have been a bad trade already is crazy. You need to judge trades based on when they were made. At the time, it needed to be done.”
Yes, that’s why his value was low. I am opposed to sacrificing a high end position prospect for marginal talent just to make the playoffs, especially when the minor league system has so few near major league ready position players.
You can think my position is crazy, but I think the facts clearly demonstrate that it was.
Short-sighted trades are stupid.
Just read through the comments and I’m floored. I can’t believe that senora tabata story. I saw the Amber Alert story on the telly this morning. They simply said that the child had been found. Nothing on the suspect.
Second thing that stood out. No. Edwar does not look like Stephen Curry. At all. Edwar looks like Edwar. He’s the one person on the earth that does not have a twin. Pete, Lasix for Eddie? Can you find out? The peeps want to know what happened to the gogs.
Yank1,
Thanks.
Anybody watching the arod interview?? Anyone who thinks his words werent sincere are haters.
‘Gardner hit, what essentially was a pop up that was misplayed, and he turned it into a triple. Then he scored on a Damon chopper back to the pitcher (which is virtually impossible to do).’
Gardner’s hit was a line drive sinking that Jacolby couldn’t get. He turned it into a triple.
‘Rivera lights out again, had to work a little bit more this time.’
Yup.
‘Marte had another stressful inning, threw like 50 pitches. Edwar came in and got him out of a jam too.’
Too early.
‘Jackson hit a grandslam in the bottom of the 8th.’
promising AB for the young future CF unless a certain cubano defects.
If we trade away Melky or he doesn’t make it through waivers, what happens if Gardner can’t keep up his ST pace (which I doubt he will)? I think if we trade Melky it won’t be until closer to the All-Star break so we can be certain of what we have with Gardner. The only way I think we trade away Melky now is if we’re getting a better CF than Gardner or Melky…
Melky will not be traded away. Period.
nice post….