CC had it working tonight
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Mar 27, 2009 
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CC Sabathia said after the game that other than getting his slider a little sharper, he is good to go for the season. He threw 68 of his 93 pitches for strikes and dominated what amounted to a B-squad lineup that the Reds ran out there. “I felt great,” he said.
Sabathia got 14 of the 23 outs he recorded on groundballs. Yes, Joba Chamberlain was in the dugout watching. Learn, young man, learn.
“They’re not all on two-seamers. A couple of change-ups. A couple of sliders in on the hands. A couple of fastballs in on the hands,” Jorge Posada said. “His location was good today. If he doesn’t have his fastball, he has his two-seamer. He can throw his curveball for a strike. He has a change-up. … He’s fun to catch.”
Meanwhile, if you are in the Tampa area tomorrow, go see the minor-league game at 1 p.m. Chien-Ming Wang will pitch for Triple-A Scranton against Triple-A Indianapolis. The Wanger will be throwing to Jorge Posada. Hideki Matsui and Nick Swisher also will be in the lineup so they can get some extra at-bats.
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This from the AP:
Jeremy Guthrie hopes to pitch better on opening day than he did Friday in the Baltimore Oriole’s 9-7 win over the Florida Marlins.
Guthrie gave up six runs in the first inning. After he left the game in the fifth, he was told by manager Dave Trembley he’d be starting the season opener April 6 against CC Sabathia and the Yankees.
“He told me after the touchdown,” Guthrie said, smiling. “He said, ‘Nice job. We blocked the extra point on the touchdown.”’
Guthrie, a first round pick in 2002, went 10-12 with a 3.63 EDRA in 30 starts last year. “He’s deserving of it. I’m sure he’ll be ready to go,” Trembley said.
Guthrie has 7.94 ERA in three Grapefruit League starts.
This is going to be a special year. It’s great the Wang is sitting in the 2 spot. Sox may not even make the playoffs this year with the weak 7, 8 and 9 spots they have in the order. (Not that I rate the Yanks against the Sox!)
Don’t shed any tears for Cleveland, they got many good years out of CC and traded him for some top prospects.
Gardner will steal 80 bases this year./
I hope Jeremy Guthrie gets rocked on opening day.
I feel sorry for Milwaukee. They traded LaPorta for half a season of CC.
As Randy I mentioned in the previous thread, don’t take Gardner’s stats to the bank. We won’t know about him till around the All Star break.
Ellsbury started out as a world beater, in the second half, last year, not so much.
It seems like CC and AJ have been very generous with the younger pitchers.
Thanks for the updates. I live in Ohio and don’t get a lot of Yankee info. I have been a Yankee fan for awhile. I am still miffed at the Pirates for beating us in 1960.
Tom,
That happened before I was born, but I’m also pissed about it.
Noreaster,
our 7,8,9 is nothing to special either. but hopefully they can get the job done.
I really like Swisher, he is a great asset to the Yankees. In the clubhouse and in the field. He is going to perform well in the chances he gets. The Yankees will have no choice but to give him time (platoon w/ X-man or starting)
GreenBeret7
March 27th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
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March 27th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings/spring
GB7 mentioned runs scored and runs allowed by the Yankees. Top 3 in both categories in the Grapefruit League. Jeez, the Cactus League really is a hitter’s league.
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Thin, dry air and the wind is always blowing out. Last night’s game between San Francisco and the Cubs was called after 6 innings because of wind.
Always been a big Halladay fan. In my opinion, top three in the Majors. If Burnett learned to tone himself down and pass it on to others, it’s a big advantage to the Yankees. It could be the difference in Joba’s max effort and injury or a prolonged career as starter and keep Burnett healthy to justify that monster contract.
“I feel sorry for Milwaukee. They traded LaPorta for half a season of CC.”
At least it’s good to see Milwaukee going for it for a change. Matt LaPorta is a big price to pay but it was nice to see Milwaukee give their fans hope for once…
3.63ERA in the AL East?
A lot better than a pitcher that got Buku bucks for the Yankees did in the AL East the last 3 years.
minus the yanks cc 21 and 8 with a 2.96 era against the al east
Burnett has had a 3.94 era over the last 3 seasons in the AL East, but guess what, he never got to pitch against Toronto’s anemic offense once.
If Burnett is evolving as seen last year, we might have something special on our hands.
He’s the first one on the staff to win 20…
I feel sorry for Milwaukee. They traded LaPorta for half a season of CC *and didn’t even get our first round pick as compensation because we signed Tex.*
Yes Pat I think so too. Nothing forces you to learn more than teaching others. You have to know your subject in order to explain it to others. I’m a recent convert to this new AJ phenomenom so I’m still struggling with the idea of a gentler, wiser Burnett.
Wow, this post from Pete makes me pretty giddy. CC is such a horse and now he’s got the pen to back him up and save wear and tear on his arm. If he struggles at the start, or at some point during the season, I hope Yankee fans will cut this guy (and all of our new guys) some slack because these struggles won’t be for lack of trying.
Phil, I agree. I’m very impressed with CC and AJ’s desire to pass on their knowledge to Joba and Wang (and presumably any young pitcher willing to listen). It seems like CC has always been a pitcher (as opposed to a thrower) and he’s got such a nice assortment of pitches to lean on should his FB fail him. Youngsters should take heed. AJ, on the other hand, seems to gained his own brand of wisdom through his struggles and, more importantly, through the mentoring of Doc Halladay. What I find comforting in a way as well is that both AJ and CC also want to soak in knowledge from vets like Andy and Jete……
I don’t know where I read this (except that it was from a very recent article), but one Yankee was quoted as saying that it wasn’t just that the Yankee vets that were welcoming the new guys (including Swish and Tex, not just CC and AJ), but that the new guys were welcoming to the their new teammates. Let’s see how this all plays out once the regular season starts, but this can only be good.
“I feel sorry for Milwaukee. They traded LaPorta for half a season of CC and didn’t even get our first round pick as compensation because we signed Tex ————————-
Or for Ben Sheets.
Ouchie!
Nick in SF,,,I’m getting waxed tonight…Hoping that The Spartans can help stop the bleeding….
Has anyone else noticed how MLB Network already appears to have an anti-Yankee bias?
I watched the entire “MLB Tonight” show on Friday and they didn’t even bother to show CC’s highlights.
The theme of the show was “aces” night. They did have enough time to spend an entire segment slobbering over Beckett, another whole segment on Zambrano, talked about Glavine, Verlander, and Pedro who’s NOT even on a team now!
Perhaps those clowns should realize that the Yankees still have the most fans in all of baseball and are the ones that made the big moves this offseason. To me, this blatant lack of respect is starting to put their bias coverage on par with ESPN.
Haven’t watched MLB yet, but the anti-Yankee bias on ESPN makes their baseball coverage difficult to watch, between Steve Phillips (amazing that anyone thinks he has credibility in that Minaya has run circles around him as a GM) Kruk (how does that idiot even have a job?)
Morgan and Miller (have to turn the sound off)
I’m guessing that when the Red Sox come back to earth, which I think will happen this year, the frontrunners in the media will stop drooling over them
The Yankees, it’s just is a reality that a lot of people are jealous of their legacy of success, and love to hate them, and will never give them credit for being the best, over time, franchise in the history of sports