Comments on: New Stadium a launching pad?

By: breadmaker

breadmaker — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:25:59 +0000

I CAME ACROSS THIS BLOG BY ASKING….DOES THE NEW PARK FAVOR THE HOME RUN….DIDN’T GET AN ANSWER….WONDER HOW EVERYONE IS THINKING TODAY…RIGHT NOW IT STANDS AT 22-4 INDIANS

By: MattNC

MattNC — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:12:41 +0000

Guy and gals, the RF wall in NYS is 9-10 feet closer in portions of RCF than in RYS:

http://www.baseball-fever.com/.....ost1497481

By: jennifer "We want Swisher"

jennifer "We want Swisher" — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:54:18 +0000

That great pick up that will launch the soxs into first gave up 7 runs to the O’s in 2 innings.

By: jennifer "We want Swisher"

jennifer "We want Swisher" — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:51:11 +0000

from twitter

NickSwisher heading to dinner with CC and a bus of his family! met michael jordn and tori spelling,,,,and we won! great day!

By: jennifer "We want Swisher"

jennifer "We want Swisher" — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:50:07 +0000

Is it true that Jorge left without talking to the media?

By: DT

DT — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:27:03 +0000

I’m not saying the no-decisions are Joba’s fault – it’s the luck of the draw.

Some years, pitchers get run support – some years they don’t.

The thing with Joba to the pen – he’ll never have another year like 2007. That was insane.
24 innings – 1 earned run – only 6 walks.

That year almost reminded me of a young fighter who had never been KO’d. Joba rared back and fired – saying try to hit it – and they couldn’t.

Once he got touched a couple of times in 2008, he seemed to be more careful. Before he became a starter last year –
24 innings – 11 walks.

By: YankeeJosh

YankeeJosh — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:22:07 +0000

I have actually heard a few rumblings from the media about keeping David Price in the pen, but they aren’t as loud as Joba to the pen. I believe Joe Magrane was making the argument on MLB Network’s Hot Stove show this winter. It was definitely one of MLB Network’s anchors, if not Magrane, Harold Reynolds.

By: YankeeJosh

YankeeJosh — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:18:07 +0000

“It wasn’t a mistake to move Joba to the ‘pen to help the team in 2007. Just as it isn’t a mistake to put him back there if they make the playoffs this year.

Overall though, he’s a starting pitcher and that’s going to be the best place for him, and the team, the rest of his career.”

SJ, I guess I’m thinking about this as short-term vs. long-term. Long term it seems a no brainer that Joba is best suited to be a starter. He has 3+ pitches and is perfectly suited to be a an ace someday.

So the only debate is short term, are the Yankees better with him as a starter or 8th inning guy. Most of us say starting is more important. But when you have depth in the rotation, the argument is at least a bit more understandable, even if we still disagree. And even if someone concluded that it’s better in the short-term to have Joba as a reliver, I don’t think it’s worth retarding his development for just 2009.

But if Joba had never gone to the pen, there’d be no debate now and there’d be less pressure or debate about where Joba belongs and that’s why I raised the question.

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:16:57 +0000

CB
April 17th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
“you never hear this discussion about leaving David Price in the bullpen, where he had those same Chamberlain type numbers.”

Why would you? I mean Tampa’s pen is only much worse than the yankees and Sox and is going to be their biggest weakness.

Just because they never, ever would have made the series last year if Price hadn’t rescued their inept relief corp what difference would that make?

The price comparison really shows how crazy the national media is on this issue.

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That’s what I’m saying. I’ll take a chance on getting 7+ innings of shutdown innings for the vast majority of the starts over 1 inning 3-4 times a week. Neither one belongs in the pen.

By: m

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:14:45 +0000

If David Price were a Yankee, the media would overhyping and would pidgeon-hole him, too.