Game 20: Yankees at Tigers
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Apr 28, 2009 
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YANKEES (9-10)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Pena 3B
Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (season debut).
Hughes vs. the Detroit hitters.
TIGERS (11-8)
Granderson CF
Polanco 2B
Ordonez RF
Cabrera 1B
Guillen DH
Laird C
Inge 3B
Anderson LF
Everett SS
Pitching: RHP Edwin Jackson (1-1, 2.77).
Edwin Jackson vs. the New York hitters.
HUGHES THE MAN: Phil Hughes was 3-0, 1.86 in three starts for Triple-A Scranton. In 19.1 innings he allowed 17 hits and four earned runs. He walked three and struck out 17. Opponents hit .233 against him.
BAD TREND: The Yankees walked once and struck out 17 times in the last two games.
CANO ON A ROLL: Robinson Cano is up to .380 and has hit in 14 straight at 22 of 61. He has hit safely in 28 of 29 games dating last to last season.
NICK NEEDS A KNOCK: Nick Swisher is 6 of 35 (.171) with two RBI in his last nine games. His battig average has gone from .406 to .284.
MATTY MAKING STRIDES: Hideki Matsui 11 of his last 27 and has hit safely in seven straight.
SPUTTERING: The Yankees have scored three runs in the last 19 innings.
APRIL SHOWERS: The Yankees are 32-39 in April the last three seasons.
MINOR MATTERS: Eric Hacker was called up from Trenton to replace Hughes in the Scranton rotation. … Ian Kennedy has allowed 1.59 ERA in his first four starts. … Colin Curtis has a 12-game hit streak for Trenton. … Jeremy Bleich threw six scoreless innings for Tampa last night, fanning six. Jesus Montero is hitting .364, fourth in the FSL. … Manny Banuelos allowed one run in four innings for Charleston. Garrison Lassiter is hitting .346 and has nine RBI in 14 games.
Back later with much more.
UPDATE, 3:34 p.m.: Word is the Yankees are about to announce a cut in some ticket prices. More as that becomes available.
UPDATE, 3:40 p.m.: See details in the previous post on the new ticket prices for some seats.
UPDATE, 4:26 p.m.: Steven Jackson has been sent back to Scranton. Jackson was active for eight games but never got in.
UPDATE, 5:17 p.m.: Posada has a sore hamstring, hence his absence. … A-Rod took live BP today. Sergio Mitre was throwing. … Wang threw a 50-pitch bullpen.
UPDATE, 6:13 p.m.: This from the AP:
Alex Rodriguez participated in a sliding drill for the first time and got 15 at-bats Tuesday during his initial simulated game since undergoing right hip surgery last month.
The New York Yankees third baseman slid five times on a sliding mat, a key step in his rehab program. He also faced rehabbing pitchers Sergio Mitre (elbow) and Paul Patterson (shoulder) in the simulated game.
“A good day. It felt good,” Rodriguez said. “Good to be out there.”
He hit several hard liners to right field and several strong grounders up the middle.
Rodriguez could start playing in extended spring training games this week. The Yankees expect him to rejoin the team by May 15, although it is possible he might be back sooner.
The three-time AL MVP continued to increase his other workouts. Rodriguez took 28 swings in regular batting practice before the simulated game, 66 afterward, and started fielding popups off a pitching machine.
Also, Chien-Ming Wang threw 50 pitches off the mound and might pitch in an extended spring training game late this week.
Wang, on the 15-day disabled list with weakness in his hips, has started working out in a pool. He is doing some of the same work that Rodriguez does as part of his off-field program.
UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: Joe Girardi, ever coy, said A-Rod was “very close” to playing in an extended spring game. I would guess that comes tomorrow or Thursday. And while the Yankees are sticking to May 15, he’s not going to need two weeks of games. I suspect we will see A-Rod back with the Yankees by May 6 or 7. Certainly by when they go to Baltimore on May 8.
Meanwhile, all those who called Posada a loafer yesterday now feel a little silly as we learn he was “running” with a hamstring pull. Posada thinks he’ll be OK, but it’s enough of an injury to have kept him out of the lineup for two days.
Look for Chien-Ming Wang to get into a game of some sort by Saturday. He’ll throw another bullpen on Thursday. That game, likely extended spring, would be 40-50 pitches. He had two physical therapy sessions today on his hips.
UPDATE, 6:31 p.m.: Here is Joe Girardi’s pre-game interview:
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UPDATE, 7:14 p.m.: Hughes is having trouble with his curveball but got Granderson with 94 heat. Good sign.
UPDATE, 7:17 p.m.: Curveball was working there against Polanco.
UPDATE, 7:19 p.m.: Three up, three down. Welcome back to the majors, Mr. Hughes.
Meanwhile, Berroa wouldn’t have gotten his walker within five feet of that ball.
UPDATE, 7:33 p.m.: So far, so good for Hughes. 32 pitches, 20 strikes, three strikeouts. His curve isn’t steady yet but he’s spotting his fastball well and that is half the battle for a starter. He’s 92-94 with it, which is plenty.
UPDATE, 7:54 p.m.: Hughes looks great and he just fanned Everett with a nice hook. But after getting ahead of Everett 0-2, he needed six more pitches to get him. That’s too many. Learning to be economical is a big thing for a young starter.
Meanwhile, Deryl Cousins isn’t doing him any favors with his strike zone.
UPDATE, 8:24 p.m.: The Yankees are now 8 of 53 with RISP in the last five games. That’s .151.
Cano up to 15 games. … Now Hughes need to find a way out of this jam. A 6-4-3 would work nicely.
UPDATE, 8:31 p.m.: Hughes squirms out of trouble there. He is keeping his composure nicely. Now maybe the Yankees can get him a few runs.
UPDATE, 8:44 p.m.: What a great job by Hughes so far. 5 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts. He’s at 81 pitches. If he’s economical, he can give them another two innings.
UPDATE, 9:00 p.m.: That was a dropped third strike and Cano didn’t run. Once he was tagged, he was out. Cano probably thought it was a foul ball.
Heck of a game.
UPDATE, 9:09 p.m.: Who’s the man? Phil Franchise, that’s who.
6 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts. I have him for 99 pitches, 58 strikes.
Nobody warming up in the Yankees pen. If somebody does, it better be Mark Melancon and not one of the Firestarter Five.
UPDATE, 9:16 p.m.: Second and third for Posada. They have to walk him, no?
Now this means Angel Berroa has to play third. Oh, boy.
UPDATE, 9:20 p.m.: Weird scoring there. Posada gets a sac fly and the second run scores on an error by Anderson.
Regardless, Yankees lead 2-0. Looks like Hughes is staying out there. I would have to think he’s batter by batter at this point. But nobody is warming up.
UPDATE, 9:30 p.m.: Looks like Melancon is warming up now. … After scoring three runs over a span of 25 innings, the Yankees have four so far here in the seventh.
Long inning. He’s at 99 pitches. 4-0 lead. Do you get Hughes out? Tough call. I’d go batter by batter.
UPDATE, 9:40 p.m.: With this long inning, I think it’s time to pat Hughes on the back and call it a night. If the bullpen can’t hold a 6-0 lead …
UPDATE, 9:43 p.m.: There’s Panda-monium here at the ballpark as Jose Molina delivers a grand slam. It’s 10-0.
Nice night, Phil.
The Yankees saw 56 pitches in that inning.
UPDATE, 9:54 p.m.: Phil Hughes six scoreless followed by a 1-2-3 innings by Mark Melancon? The Yankees are partying like it’s 2010.
It’ll get lost in a 10-0 game. But this is a really good night for the Yankees to have those two guys pitch as well as they did.
At any rate, I have my newspaper story to finish. Enjoy the rest of the game. Sorry for the technical problems as well. I alerted the office and hopefully it’ll get taken care of.
gotta win today. Lets go Hughes
Banuelos is going to really special.
Let the lunacy begin.
be really special. *
Sorry rushed excitement.
Jesus Montero had 2 HR today
breaking news yankees lowering the pirces of luxery seats
Ahh, Pete. You had me going. I thought the Yankees were going to announce some roster cuts.
UPDATE, 3:34 p.m.: Word is the Yankees are about to announce a cut in some ticket prices. More as that becomes available.
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As Boomer & Carton mentioned this morning, what happens to the people who bought cheaper seats because they could only afford to spend X dollars and now see that luxury seats are in their price range? Can they upgrade? This should be interesting.
Carmen Angelini is so bad right now. He is hitting .229, 16 SO, 4 BB, only 3 XBH, and 13 errors in 16 games. He’s still pretty young but he hasn’t shown any progress since being drafted
I’m sure whatever reductions are announced won’t be enough to placate the class warriors and moralists who like to drone on and on about the dirtiness of the Yankees’ wealth and extravagant prices and all that.
Only the most expensive ones are cut. The other ones get additional free tickets to games for free.
I LOVE Manny Banuelos !!!!!!!!
Pete, no mention of Angelini’s error streak?
Ramiro Pena better be playing 3rd again tonight. Hughes could use the best D possible behind him.
I’d like to see Hal muster some of his dad’s fury and light a fire under the underachieving backsides of the Yankees.
Sometimes George piped in when it wasn’t necessary, but sometimes he gave them the extra motivation they needed.
Pipe in HAL!!!
Pete left it out, but they also announced that the obstructed-view bleacher seats have gone from $5 to -$5. But watch out, they still get you with concessions.
espn news is reporting that a-rod took live bp today in tampa
At least they are trying
The biggest draw so far in the new Yankee Stadium has been Joel Osteen. I find that very funny.
“I’d like to see Hal muster some of his dad’s fury and light a fire under the underachieving backsides of the Yankees.”
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or take the muzzle off of Hank?
remember him?
“Only the most expensive ones are cut. The other ones get additional free tickets to games for free.”
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seems fair to me
if you were already willing to buy tickets at full price, you now get free tickets
I forgot about Hank.
I’m surprised he doesn’t have a twitter account and spends his days twittering away.
Or even someone making a fake Hank Steinbrenner twitter account.
“At least they are trying.”
Yes, the seats went from ridiculously insane to just insane.
Good job by the Yankees. Those prices where ridiculous before. Still expensive but at least there will be tickets available on the cheap.
George yelling and screaming in the old days never helped this team win a single game.
The players probably just rolled their eyes and shook their heads every time George became unhinged.
“espn news is reporting that a-rod took live bp today in tampa”
Thank you and I can’t wait for the circus to return !
S.A.: Hank has quarantined himself out of fear that the equine flu is coming next.
“I forgot about Hank”
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I’m sure somebody put the kabosh on him running his mouth to the media every day, for good reason.
I never thought yelling about the players, especially veterans, to the media made a difference.
You don’t think Jeter, Posada, Damon, Tex, etc know they need to pick it up?
I hope the pitchers get it too. If not, yelling at them or about them isn’t going to do much.
If you think the Yanks are going to lower their best seats to the $30-40 price range with a payroll over $200M for the last several years and a $1.5 Billion new home – well, you are living in the Land of Oz.
All those big name free agents that the fans demand every year have come at a price, so people are going to have to learn to live with it since they helped create that monster.
I think A-Rod and the Selena Roberts circus will help the team.
He might deflect attention away from other guys and take the pressure off them.
I heard that the camera people behind the net are getting 3d glasses from now on.
“Any player who is called up from this point forward, and sees no action, gets ‘Steven Jacksoned’.”
I have to respond to this post on a previous thread. That name has already been set in stone. Its called getting BRITTONED.
1.Brittoned = Not seeing any action and being shipped back to the minors.
2.Pavanoed = Is getting placed on the dl.
3.Texed = A homer from Mark.
4.Sporting my Kei’s = Shades.
5.Posadas all over my hands = Callisis
6.quit throwing like a Damon = Biggest insult
7.?
“espn news is reporting that a-rod took live bp today in tampa”
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ESPN should have to pay ARod royalties.
WFAN just said Alex’s target date has been moved up to 1st week of May by the team.
“I think A-Rod and the Selena Roberts circus will help the team.
He might deflect attention away from other guys and take the pressure off them.”
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As long as ARod plays to his ability, it can’t make the rest of the team worse than they are right now.
Scott Boras, excuse me Jon Heyman, is reporting that Arod has moved his return target up a week.
Hank needs to get these guys in a room and chew them out. Let them know this play is unacceptable and they didn’t pay $423 million this winter to get swept by Boston and be under .500 in late April.
He must let them know they must get it together or there will be firings, demotions, and other consequences.
Carrie Bradshaw
April 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I LOVE Manny Banuelos !!!!!!!!
This is funny.
Nick in SF April 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
S.A.: Hank has quarantined himself out of fear that the equine flu is coming next.
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“All those big name free agents that the fans demand every year have come at a price, so people are going to have to learn to live with it since they helped create that monster.”
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cmon GF, stop spoiling the fun with reality.
Let’s trade for Cameron and his $10M and a few more high priced bench guys but drop ticket prices even more.
pat
April 28th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
WFAN just said Alex’s target date has been moved up to 1st week of May by the team.
Yankees: “That’s not the information we have, its a process you know”
The Yankees are the reason for players like Angelini and Justin Snyder not improving their defense. The same can be said for most of their infielders. They have to bring in good instructors to the lower levels to help managers like Torre Tyson to work with these kids. They’re making the same mistakes with Garrison Lassister, Damon Sublett Addison Maruszak and the Nunez’ kids, Eduardo and Luis. It’s the one big failure of the farm system…pinching pennies on instructors.
“1.Brittoned = Not seeing any action and being shipped back to the minors.
2.Pavanoed = Is getting placed on the dl.
3.Texed = A homer from Mark.
4.Sporting my Kei’s = Shades.
5.Posadas all over my hands = Callisis
6.quit throwing like a Damon = Biggest insult
7.?”
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LOL
keep that list going…
Can A-Rod….
Cure Wang?
Teach Hughes a changeup?
Teach Joba to throw high 90s with command again?
Make CC/AJ pitch better?
Make the bullpen get outs in big spots (especially until Bruney returns)?
Make the other hitters in the lineup hit with RISP?
As SJ said, he will be a MARGINAL improvement. This isin’t the NBA. One player isin’t going to turn a team upside down. He’ll help, but don’t expect him to work miracles. The other guy need to perform too and so far they have not.
$48 – $90 in pairs on Yankees.com right now. Later guys.
Scott Boras, excuse me Jon Heyman, is reporting that Arod has moved his return target up a week.
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Heh heh. Good one. I wonder if Jon Heyman’s middle name is “Mouthpiece”?
“NICK NEEDS A KNOCK: Nick Swisher is 6 of 35 (.171) with two RBI in his last nine games. His battig average has gone from .406 to .284.”
And people wanted him to start over Nady. As usual, Girardi knew more than the armchair managers here.
No Posada? Benched for dogging it?
Hank needs to get these guys in a room and chew them out. Let them know this play is unacceptable and they didn’t pay $423 million this winter to get swept by Boston and be under .500 in late April.
He must let them know they must get it together or there will be firings, demotions, and other consequences.
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How is a blubbering fool going to help this team win games?
He doesn’t even run the team. Hal and Cashman do.
Hank sounds like a buffoon every time he opens his mouth and has embarrassed the franchise more than anything else.
7. Quit Hidecking around and marry me already = Fear of commitment.
8. Im wearing my Giambi’s = Thongs
9. Swish time = Getting blown out and looking for a fan to finish the game.
10. Whats up with your Giambi look = Wet dog look(hair)
11.?
What’s the word on Ajax? Has he been playing or is he hurt?
GB7
They have to save all the money for the Damon’s, Matsui’s, Posada’s so we can witness them becoming old.
Seriously though,
when is the “Captain” gonna take one for the team and move himself to CF?
Girardi sending a message to Posada— LOVE IT.
So is Melky in the lineup just so Cano stays superhuman?
SoS,
you gotta publish that
how is jeter moving to centerfield going to solve anything? he doesn’t have the range for short stop anymore, but all of a sudden he’ll have the range to play in the outfield, something he’s never done before in his life?
Cabrera, Molina, and Pena against a hard throwing righty like Edwin Jackson?
This is going to be a long night
Bill–
No. Posada is benched for being a horsecrap catcher who Girardi doesn’t want to subject Phil Franchise to.
And the fact that right now, Molina is hitting better than him too.
“So is Melky in the lineup just so Cano stays superhuman?”
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Gardner is obviously getting a wakeup call that he needs to improve when he gets his next chance.
“And people wanted him to start over Nady. As usual, Girardi knew more than the armchair managers here.”
Swisher still has a OBP of close to .400 (.392), slugging of .612 which is an OPS of 1.004. Will he keep it up? Probably not going based off his career numbers. However, its not how you get on base, its how OFTEN you get on base and Swisher has done that better than Nady throughout both of their careers. So yes, Swisher should be starting even if Nady was still around.
Marginal improvements are often the difference between winning and losing. SJ44 is crediting the Ransom/Berroa combo with 3 losses that Alex Cora could/would have prevented.
Is Arod a bigger ‘marginal improvement’ than Alex Cora?
I don’t think Posada has been benched for “dogging it”.
He did catch on Saturday and Sunday and had a half day off yesterday.
I’m sure they are just resting their 38 yr old catcher who is still coming back from major shoulder surgery.
“how is jeter moving to centerfield going to solve anything? he doesn’t have the range for short stop anymore, but all of a sudden he’ll have the range to play in the outfield, something he’s never done before in his life?”
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don’t forget he doesn’t have the arm he used to have either.
but people also wanted Grudz or Durham to play 3rd base.
HMMM Jorge benched? Is it cause he didn’t hustle last night?
WOW! Posada not playing again tonight. Pete, any info on this? Is Girardi sending him a message for not hustling last night on that DP? I sure hope so.
WOW! Posada not playing again tonight. Pete, any info on this? Is Girardi sending him a message for not hustling last night on that DP? I sure hope so.
Giuseppe Franco
half day? He only had one ab, and didn’t have to catch.
1.Brittoned = Not seeing any action and being shipped back to the minors.
2.Pavanoed = Is getting placed on the dl.
3.Texed = A homer from Mark.
4.Sporting my Kei’s = Shades.
5.Posadas all over my hands = Callisis
6.quit throwing like a Damon = Biggest insult
7. Swisher’d = worked the count full and struck out
8. Melky’d = struck out at ball four/pitch up in the eyes
9. Joba’d = being taken out due to pitch count
10. Proctor’d = reliever being relied on excessively
11. Girardi’d = being given a day off despite being on a hot streak.
12. LoHud’d = Jumping off a cliff because the Yanks lost a game in April.
When A-Rod comes back, Swisher would fit well in the lineup
Without him, we need Nady and his RBI ability. He is a .280 hitter. Swisher is a .240 hitter. We don’t need OBP, we need RBIs and some RH power.
GB7, A few of us have been asking the same question for awhile now…Where have all the coaches gone ???
Jesus….the idiots have arrived early, today. I was hoping they would be kept after school.
I’m glad Lassiter is doing well in the minors; he just graduated from my high school.
Chris–
So Jeter at short and Gardner/Cabrera in CF is better than Pena at SS and Jeter in CF?
I gotta say I’m glad to see GI Joe American hero sat Posada down after not running out the grounder last night. (at least it would seem to be the reason?) I know the fact that I’d rather Jorge DH full time isn’t accepted and I appreciate that as long as Matsui keeps hitting our best team is with Jorge behind the dish but Girardi needs to send a message that lack of hustle isn’t acceptable. If Jimmy Rollins can get benched for it Jorge can too.
So what should be at the bottom of the order? If you want defense at third, you have to have Pena. If Posada is not playing because he’s either sore or someone’s sore at him, you’ve got Molina. Cabrera is not so bad – inconsistent, but not horrid.
If they had something better, then it’s worth complaining about. But that’s not the case here.
SoS,
you gotta publish that
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Boston Dave,
Stop that. Dont give me a bigger Matsui than i already have.
11. Gardenering out = This one is tricky. It sounds like grounding but its the opposite. Fly out to shallow outfield.
12. Wanging it = Just serving up meat balls and not getting on top of the ball.
13. Canoing it = 2 meanings. Being non challaunt and swinging at the first pitch.(08 and prior version).
14.
“Without him, we need Nady and his RBI ability. He is a .280 hitter. Swisher is a .240 hitter. We don’t need OBP, we need RBIs and some RH power.”
Again… Everybody is going off Nady’s career year last year and expecting it to just happen again. Nady and Swisher have never driven in 100 runs in a season. Nady has hit 20+hrs in 2 years of his career. Swisher has done it 4 years in a row. Least look up the numbers before you say it.
The good news would be if its a benching. Here’s hoping he’s not hurt or something.
And RH power… Swish is a switch hitter and has power from both sides.
You’d be substituting one problem for another. Right now we have below average defense at shortstop and above average defense in centerfield, with someone who can’t hit. If you put jeter in center, you’ve got below average defense there and with Pena at short you have an above average defender, who can’t hit. Basically it’s not solving anything and opening up another can of worms for us defensively. Then we’d have a good defense up the middle and our outfield just got worse too. There is not one person who can honestly say “jeter would be a good defensive centerfielder”. He’s not 23 years old and learning a new position. He has lost a few steps in his speed, his arm is starting to weaken too. Not really something I want to see, another defensive liability in the outfield
GB7–
I assume you mean me. I assure you I am not a kid or an idiot.
So you dont agree with my opinion, no need for the attack.
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
GB7, A few of us have been asking the same question for awhile now…Where have all the coaches gone ???
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Yep, and it’s an issue that possibly only around 4 people have even thought about it being a problem. 100 million dollars worth of farm talent and they cut corners on teachers.
10. Proctor’d = reliever being relied on excessively
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Rebecca,
Tough call on this one. Its that or Sturtzed.
PaulydaGoat
April 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
GB7—
I assume you mean me. I assure you I am not a kid or an idiot.
So you dont agree with my opinion, no need for the attack.
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It must be your guilty conscience. I didn’t mention you.
sending a Tex: hit to warning track?
will AROD be back at the stadium Monday for the Sox? That would add a little spice to that game
I’m guessing Posada is aching? Or they don’t want the Tigers running on them.
He didn’t dog it last night, that was him busting it..that’s the sad part.
Doreen -
Thank you for reading my tome! That is a true Yankee sister to take the time to do that.
Chris–
Well, I disagree that we have seen above average defense in CF. Its ok, but I was expecting a little more from Gardner. It seems he has problems tracking some balls.
And I would put Jeter over Cabrera in athleticism.
I would say the CF defense would be better and the SS defense would be much better.
>Jeter in CF
passed a leaping jeter
Arod moved up his return date…..YES! Now selena and the rest of the rat pack can move up their book date. As yankee fans, we should expect exceprts of this TRASH to start circulating by the beginning of next week. UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
14. Josing around the bases = Running like a turtle.
15. Chamberland pitch = A high and tight pitch that has batter land on thier rear(see Youk for ex.).
Excerpts* oopsy!
Lassiter’s hitting well at Charleston and he’s cutting down on the strikeouts, but, they’re playing him out of position at third base. I’d like to see them have Lassister and Angelini switch positions. Personally, I think Angelini needs to be moved to the outfield. His best defensive talents are tracking flies and a strong arm.
“Swish is a switch hitter and has power from both sides”
SO DO I, (A-LOT OF POWER)
BUT I CANT HIT MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHING.
Why no Posada again?
GB7–
You didn’t mention anybody specific. Who were you talking about then?
14. Jeter’d = hitting into an inning ending double play
15. Matsui’d= rolling over and hitting a ball to the second baseman
16. Pettite’d= being stole home on
Rob NY — 2009 The Road to Redemption
April 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I gotta say I’m glad to see GI Joe American hero sat Posada down after not running out the grounder last night. (at least it would seem to be the reason?) I know the fact that I’d rather Jorge DH full time isn’t accepted and I appreciate that as long as Matsui keeps hitting our best team is with Jorge behind the dish but Girardi needs to send a message that lack of hustle isn’t acceptable. If Jimmy Rollins can get benched for it Jorge can too.
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Jorge is gassed, and may be achy. Needs a break. That’s my two cents.
what is up with no Jorge tonight, PETE????????????????
Neither Swisher nor Nady is an All-Star caliber every day player. Both are useful MLB hitters who probably should play about 2/3 of the time.
Makes sense to put the best defenisve team on the field for Hughes. I don’t think Jorge dogged anything. He is one of the slowest players in the game. Jorge and the Molina family could be a 4 X 100 relay team that would barely break the four minute quarter mile.
OH MY GOD!!!!
That’s about Molina catching tonight’s game. I have so much ambivalence only because I don’t know exactly what is going on. I hate to say it but it didn’t help having someone suggest that Posada might be trying to pull a 2008 Carlos Delgado!
Anyway, I am THRILLED Molina is catching because I think Hughes has a good shot with Molina there to baby him, if you will. I think Molina has a good temperament for pitchers who need some gentle guidance and/or understanding. I think Phil needs that based on where he has been.
I don’t want Posada to be hurt because he is an important part of the team. So I am hoping that he is sitting this out because he is being benched. But if he is being benched, that’s not a good thing because it would mean that he was dogging it down the line and he is being wilful because he’s upset with Girardi.
Most of all, it makes me sick to the pit of my stomach to think that Posada would do anything to hurt the team just to try to get rid of Girardi. I am not ready to go there so I don’t need a thousand Posada fans telling me I am sick or crazy.
But since I have questioned the way he has called some games, the thought that he would do anything to hurt a pitcher just to make Girardi look ineffective, well, that thought would make me crazy.
I think that if Jorge has been pouting and wilful (saying IF) I would like to believe that he is enough about the team that he will find a way to put it aside. I have to say that I do see him that way.
Folks. I dont know what all this panic crap is about. We spot teams leads every season. We got swept a couple years ago by boston to begin the season(or lost 2 of 3 with a blown save by MO) and still proceeded to win the division with a less talented team. Why are we acting like these pitchers arent going to throw like the back of their card would tell us?
Jeter isnt moving to centerfield anytime soon or ever. His speed has declined and so has his arm. Left field is his next destination(would prefer a power hitter in that spot). But it wont be for a couple years.
brian i think you forgot teixeira’d = hitting a really long, ridiculously high fly ball that always gets caught short of the fence
Addendum:
I find it interesting what a 4-game slide does to people.
Jorge previously was “the real captain” and a guy who got in people’s faces, didn’t tolerate lack of effort, the “heart & soul” of the team.
Based on one play, with no hard evidence, he has morphed into a dog and Molina needs to be the ED catcher.
Remind me never to go to war with any of you.
So what’s wrong with Posada?
I love Jeter as much as any Yankee fan but watching him go left after a ball is painful. He has no range. He never dives. When was the last time he dove to his left, caught a ball and threw someone out at 1st?
His range to the right is better and he can still make that jump throw but even that looks a step lower than before.
He’s going to cost us a lot of runs in the field.
That being said at least he has hit well. Looks like he got over that wrist thing from last year.
S.o.S. -
There are many of us, I THINK, who are not panicked. We’re probably not always quite as vocal as the panicky ones though. But isn’t that just a microcosm of life!
Swisher is most definitely an everyday player. Go look at his career stats before making silly assertions.
btw, Jorge did NOT bust it down the line last night. I don’t care how slow he is. The dude was not running his hardest and that was pretty obvious to me, I noticed it right away. There is such a huge difference between being down by 2 with a guy one, one out.. and being down by 2 with nobody on and 2 out. I don’t know if he could have beaten it out. Maybe not. But the 2nd baseman took an AWFUL long time to get it over there to 1st, and Posada wasn’t busting it. I was surprised
“So what’s wrong with Posada?”
The question were all asking.
Bod – you can go to war with me because I know ultimately I will have your back if we’re wearing the same uni. Some people call that blind loyalty! It doesn’t mean, though, that I won’t squabble with you when we’re on the base!
If Jorge is hurt will people apologize for accusing him of dogging it?
ko- your right but u also forgot to include the part that the ball actually looks like it will get out but just dies its incredible how many times i have been fooled this year thinking that texeria’s ball was gone and its a normal fly, maybe its because i haven’t seen him swing enough to know but it seems like the ball isn’t coming off his bat well
ok a lot of negativity here today, surprise , surprise – some even coming from the more positive of us.
How ’bout we put a moratorium on negative stuff from 6:00 til however long it takes.
I wouldn’t expect everyone to play along but think it may be fun for those of you that do – like you daring your loquatious friend to pipe down for an hour.
BTW feel free to start before six.
Who’s game?
“If Jorge is hurt will people apologize for accusing him of dogging it?”
No.
Pete, whats up with Posada not starting two days in a row?
Gardner is done. Go melky!
trisha – click to see my bigger and better Opening Day photos
April 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
“So what’s wrong with Posada?”
The question were all asking.
Bod – you can go to war with me because I know ultimately I will have your back if we’re wearing the same uni. Some people call that blind loyalty! It doesn’t mean, though, that I won’t squabble with you when we’re on the base!
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trisha, my dear, I’ve already invited you to join me in my section to chase out all the neophytes. Together, we’d rule the world
have to agree leave Swisher alnoe & let him play.
seeing Hughes & the Yanks giving up 4 runs tonight & losing 4-3,no clutch hitting will do them in,for those who care I called the Verlander gem last night.
Jeter has actually been better in the field than most AL shortstops so far this year. His UZR is 4th best among AL shortstops.
Actually, using Molina two nights in a row, is worrisome.
Doesn’t it suggest that Jorge is hurting, if not necessarily injured.
I can’t imagine Girardi thinks Molina’s pitch selection will serve Hughes that much better than Jorge’s.
tex i know is a slow starter and i didn’t mean to bash him but i think not having a-rod in the lineup to protect him has greatly effected his performance, it will change once a-rod comes back….there is no one in our line-up right now that i would even be afraid of thats the problem, i bet other pitchers think they can get out any of the yankees at any time, maybe besides Cano who i expect to keep this up all season he should bat 3rd arod 4th tex 5th
Come on PEte, you can’t post a lineup with Posada not in it again, and have no comment about it!!!
Playing with a 6 man lineup tonight should be fun.
V
April 28th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Gardner is done. Go melky!
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Gardner has a move. Send him down and tirelessly teach him the art of bunting. If he could learn this, he could be valuable. He’d be a help as a PR for us and late innings OF.
what are peoples opinions, on the line-up
cano
arod
tex
or
arod
tex
cano
or
tex
arod
cano
Patrick—-
Learn to read will ya? I wrote he was not an every day All-Star caliber player which is why I think the Yanks would be better off if he played less often.
Am I wrong? You think a career .245 hitter who strikes out 20 percent of his plate appearances should be in a lineup every day? I don’t.
By the way that robust batting average drops to .224 with RISP.
porcello tomorrow:
7IP, 5 Hits, 0ER, 2 BB’s, 8K’s
Bodhi – Great post at 4:33. I agree.
GB7, You have a way of exposing all the fragile ego’s that reside or visit the LoHud….Were you in special ops ??
There’s got to be some logical explanation. Worse case is that Jorge’s banged up. Don’t think that’s the case.
Taking a stab in the dark, who caught Hughes when he came up last September? Molina most likely.
Poooooooosadaaaaaa???
didn’t molina catch 2 out of 3 games in tampa bay as well
m: Well, with Posada by that time done for the year, there’s no real question.
If you’re referring to Septemer 2007, I have no idea.
kill-schill,
There’s more to calling a game than pitch selection.
i would like to see
Jeter/Damon
Damon/Jeter
Cano
Teix
Arod
Posada
Godzilla
Swish
CFer
“Gardner has a move. Send him down and tirelessly teach him the art of bunting. If he could learn this, he could be valuable. He’d be a help as a PR for us and late innings OF.”
That wasn’t me you responded to. It’s my personal troll. I won’t be here for the rest of the day, so please don’t respond to him.
Pete – will you PLEASE ban this dude? The one that keeps impersonating people?
Does anyone remember the name of the veteran Mexican league player the yankees signed, he played in the WBC as well, pete mentioned him some time back but I can not recall his name.
I repeat: Please ignore, for the rest of the day, any moron posting as ‘V’, ‘The Real V’, etc.
m
April 28th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
There’s got to be some logical explanation. Worse case is that Jorge’s banged up. Don’t think that’s the case.
Taking a stab in the dark, who caught Hughes when he came up last September? Molina most likely.
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If that’s why, how come Jorge isn’t DHing?
Last thing we need right now is for Jorge to be hurt.
Taking a stab in the dark, who caught Hughes when he came up last September? Molina most likely.
And Phil Hughes pitched 8 innings of 2 run ball against, who else?, AJ burnett.
Rebecca,
Yes, talking about ’08. So it could’ve been Moeller, Pudge, Stewart, too. But since they’re no longer with us, Molina’s a pretty good guess.
86whatever,
“Both are useful MLB hitters who probably should play about 2/3 of the time. ”
My reading skills tell me that you think Swisher is not an everyday player, hence my earlier comment. Career .811 OPS = everyday player, end of conversation. Take out his down year last year and his career numbers are even better. Also take into account that he is just reaching his peak and his numbers should be even better than his career averages in 2009.
It’s pretty sad how fans turn on players so quickly. Swisher starts out hot and fans are loving him but when he goes into a slump all the same fans jump all over him.
James:
Where in the world is Jorge Vasquez!!
Bob,
Oops. Assumed he be DH’ing.
Then I’ll say there was a spat.
I like:
Cano
A-Rod
Teix
mel,
correction, Stewart is still with us. he was reacquired in a trade during spring training.
“LoHud….Were you in special ops ??”
pat m-
who else would take him?
Taking a stab in the dark, who caught Hughes when he came up last September? Molina most likely.
m-It was Pudge and Moeller in September
http://www.baseball-reference......;year=2008
Ed,
Knew someone would catch that.
Okay, everyone who thinks we win today, raise your hand.
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ames (One of the Many)
April 28th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Does anyone remember the name of the veteran Mexican league player the yankees signed, he played in the WBC as well, pete mentioned him some time back but I can not recall his name.
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Jorge Vasquez, 1B.
the rs were laughing at the yankees.no respect at all.
the yankees need arod back,the pitching needs to get going,they need a long man in the pen & they need a new cf now.
they can’t compete with the rs with melky,gardner,pena/berroa in the lineup especially if molina catches.
209 million dollar team & they run that lineup out?
it is terrible.they should bring ajax up soon & give him a shot.all i hear is it is early.
what is everybody going to say at the as break when melky & gardner are hitting 250 with a 300 obp?
the rs are loaded with talent & have money to spend.
if bp & smoltz contribute it is going to be a long year for the yankees.
girardi over manages.why does he feel the need to run 15 pitchers out per game & pitch marte to righties?
we need to get 6 innings minimum from out starters,marte or coke for the 7th,bruney/melancon/joba for the 8th & mo to close it out.
i hope hughes pitches a gem.
randy l.
April 28th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
“LoHud….Were you in special ops ??”
pat m-
who else would take him?
winning the hearts and minds of Lohudders one comment at a time.
Taking a stab in the dark, who caught Hughes when he came up last September? Molina most likely.
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My post was eaten up so I will try this again.
m-It was Pudge and Moeller in September catching for Phil
Uncle Ellsworth
April 28th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
James:
Where in the world is Jorge Vasquez!!
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In Trenton. Tempted to drive out there tomorrow, since Z-Mac is pitching.
Okay, everyone who thinks we win today, raise your hand.
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^ Hand raised.
“Okay, everyone who thinks we win today, raise your hand.”
:two thumbs up: lol
Yankees 3B so far this year: .192 BA, .244 OBP, .370 SLG, .614 OPS.
A-Rod’s had 4 years where his slugging % alone is higher than that OPS.
A-Rod’s worst year of is his career (as a 21 year old): .300 BA, .350 OBP, .496 SLG, .846 OPS
A-Rod’s average year: .306 BA, .389 OBP, .578 SLG, .967 OPS
Even if nothing else changes, substituting A-Rod for the living dead that has been out there so far will have a drastic impact.
m
I am Sparticus!
That wasn’t me you responded to. It’s my personal troll. I won’t be here for the rest of the day, so please don’t respond to him.
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V-I dont understand why this keeps happening to you. I would like to add that their are 25 more letters to choose from. Wheres the originality in that?
SA,
Thanks.
Detroit isin’t a running team. Just keep Granderson off base.
Detroit has 12 SBs, 6 of them by some kid name Josh Anderson who is a pinch runner for them off the bench.
Muhlanson needs to be the setup man
I’ll be supportive. Hand raised!
m
hand raised
Patrick—
I’m not turning on Swish. I’m not down on Swish. I’m not jumping all over Swish. I like the guy as a player and love his personality.
All I wrote is that in my opinion he’s not an All-Star.
To me players who are not All Stars ought to be used in mix and match opportunities whenever it makes sense. When Nady was healthy I thought that the Yankees had a situation where all six OF/DH types could start between 100-140 games.
With Nady out I definitely believe Swisher should be in the lineup just about every day.
I would pefer not to be accused of writing things I did not write and doing things I did not do.
And if Swish is an All-Star in pinstripes I will buy you a Steak at NYY Steaks at some future opportunity.
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
GB7, You have a way of exposing all the fragile ego’s that reside or visit the LoHud….Were you in special ops ??
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actually, PAT M, yeah for almost 36 years. I had a lot of fun, but, I think the most enjoyable part of it was helping buold schools and hospitals. We also visited a lot of schools here in the states. I remember one in particular. It was a class for “special children”. One obnoxious little guy in Rhode Island….a little monster named randy something or other.
Thanks Uncle Ellsworth and bodhisattva, out of curiosity I wanted to check his stats so far, but I had forgotten he played 1st.
let’s count the live bats currently in the lineup:
Cano
am I forgetting anyone???
I like it! I was expecting crickets.
Didn’t click the links, but espn is reporting that Alex did sliding drills and there’s an article on Kerrigan’s Kids and the revival of Pittsburgh pitching.
“trisha, my dear, I’ve already invited you to join me in my section to chase out all the neophytes. Together, we’d rule the world”
Bod – I’m there. With the cut in price how much do I pay to sit in your section?????
By the way, I would have raised both hands about tonight’s win but I was driving.
I have great respect for SJ and other posters on this board, but I think many people underestimate the impact that A-Rod could have on the team when he returns. Remember that in April of 2007 he hit 14 home runs in 18 games, with 33 RBI over that period. That was a historic month for him, but he could do it again. Even just a regular A-Rod month would be a significant improvement over what we have been getting from our other third basemen.
Having A-Rod back in the lineup helps other guys in the lineup too. Watch Tex’s numbers jump with A-Rod batting behind him.
A-Rod can’t help Wang, but he can sure help guys like CC and AJ who might be able to relax a bit if they are more confident that the team will score more runs with A-Rod back in the lineup.
And Jeter? How quickly we all forget that A-Rod at third makes Jeter a better shortstop because he covers the hole better than most third basemen, allowing Jeter to cheat more up the middle.
Will A-Rod be the savior? I don’t know. He can’t make Posada quicker to first and he can’t make Girardi make better in game decisions, but he is going to give a huge boost to the team.
I think we found out new CFer:
Ryan Freel’s Orioles career is **not off** to a good start. He’s trying to bounce back from a head injury, and has gripes with the team’s handling of the situation according to MASN’s Steve Melewski. His reply when asked whether he wants to stay with the Orioles:
“I think change is good for people. I think the expectations were for me to come here and perform in a different way than I did. I don’t think I met the expectations the way I in spring training. There is nothing wrong with change. **I don’t think I fit here**. I can’t control what they do with me. It’s putting a damper on my career.”
You may recall that Freel met with Andy MacPhail on April 15th **over playing time concerns**.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....happy.html
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Cashman should make a move. oh yeah, he could also play 2B and 3b.
Off the record,,GB7, You’re something else
“GB7….Were you in special ops ??”
pat m-
think dirty dozen
Posada has to be hurt…I was angry last night when he loafed down the first base line. Could it be because of injury? Or is Girardi benching him because he saw it too?
Don’t we have enough guys who play like they have head injuries?
m,
That’s good news about Alex doing sliding drills. That is supposed to be the last step before he gets into games.
For what it’s worth, CJ just reported that Ian Kennedy left last night’s game with numbness in one of his fingers.
Ed- Freel is a Mr. everything the guy could play catcher if you wanted him to. However his bat is not much better than what we already have here.
m,
If we score more runs than Detroit and Phil pitches good enough to win. Then I will raise my hand and proclaim V for victory.
kill.shill, I may get kill shilled for saying this because it’s such a small selection (so I’ve heard) but pitchers with Molina catching have a lower ERA than with Jorge catching. Who knows if there is any positive correlation there (or negative) but if there is I would suggest that pitch selection could have something to do with it.
Or to quote Burnett: I threw some pitches tonight that I don’t ordinarily throw…
Now I’ll duck!
My THEORY
Posada has back spasms.
My theory (I’m hoping)
Girardi grew a pair and benched Posada for last night.
Freel would be a nice utility guy wouldn’t he? But if’s whining about playing time with the Orioles that may not be a good idea.
Freel may be worth a flyer but there must have been a reason beyond injuries that he could never hack it for years on the reds (Very streaky with the bat I think). A poor man’s chone figgins when he is hitting… this of course ignores he is hurt and on the O’s
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Off the record,,GB7, You’re something else
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PAT, ragging on randy is a lot better than complaining about who’s at fault for the last loss.
Let’s hope that Posada is being benched because he did not give maximum effort going to first. That issue can be fixed more quickly than a leg or back injury.
And no one should be crying for Stephen Jackson. He’ll be back soon enough, and thanks to the Yankees he has free medical benefits for life.
Even if they say Jorge is achy or sore, it might not be reason to panic. If (and that’s a BIG IF because I didn’t see the play so I can’t judge it) Joe’s going to bench Jorge, they’ll never admit it.
Well this kind of explains it…
Posada tweaked a hamstring on Sunday. Joe Girardi wouldn’t hesitate using him in a pinch. Soggy conditions here. That probably slowed him out of the box in last night’s 9th.
http://njmg.typepad.com/yankeesblog
Heres the good news the pen is well rested to back up Phil tonight.
I don’t know exactly whaty, if anything, is going on, but here is 2 + 2. I don’t know if it adds to 4 or 5
Girardi was asked the other night if he understoood Jorge was upset because he was taken out of the game and Girardi said he understood Jorge being upset and that players want to play and that he would be upset too if he was taken out, but that as manager it was his responsibility to make sure that he protected Jorge’s shoulder. I guess Jorge had caught a lot of innings.
Last night we see Jorge just about moving it down the line. Was Jorge upset because he felt he should have caught last night? Is he under the impression that he gets all games except a day game following a night? I don’t know the answer to that but Jorge was NOT busting it down first.
One of at least two possibilities.
He’s still being a baby and was pouting.
He’s hurt and couldn’t run it out.
I guess we’ll find out sooner or later.
trisha – click to see my bigger and better Opening Day pictures
April 28th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
“trisha, my dear, I’ve already invited you to join me in my section to chase out all the neophytes. Together, we’d rule the world”
Bod – I’m there. With the cut in price how much do I pay to sit in your section?????
By the way, I would have raised both hands about tonight’s win but I was driving.
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I’m up stairs with the “real” fans, so no reductions for me, I’m afraid. You’d pay $25 – right over the strike zone, too.
As for raising your hands while driving, I think you made the right choice. No sense in sacrificing yourself for the cause. We need you!
GB, When you mentioned Rhode Island I thought you were e about to mention Tricia, but youelected to keep it house by singling out The Original Tin Cup…..
Thanks, Captain Corner.
Hope that hammy heals soon. WTH was he pinch hitting if he can’t run?
Damnit, I was so wishing that Posada wasn’t hurt, so Girardi could’ve benched his rear-end.
Hideki Irabu has unretired to pitch for the Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League. He last pitched in 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers. He’ll be 40 years old when he makes his debut for the Armada.
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
GB, When you mentioned Rhode Island I thought you were e about to mention Tricia, but youelected to keep it house by singling out The Original Tin Cup…..
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Of the Rhode Island posters, Randy’s got a better sense of humor.
Mitre to Arod
I really really really want to make a joke here but will let others do it for me. However the joke really is much too obvious.
GB was in special ops? Wow!
Who knew there was another life before his Statler and Waldorf fame?
It’s like kids thinking Joe D. is just Mr. Coffee.
UPDATE, 5:17 p.m.: Posada has a sore hamstring, hence his absence. … A-Rod took live BP today. Sergio Mitre was throwing. … Wang threw a 50-pitch bullpen.
Let the Posadagate speculating begin!
So that would explain why he didn’t run hard down to first yesterday. I knew there had to be a logical explanation.
“WTH was he pinch hitting if he can’t run?”
They were hoping for a ball over the fence and he could limp his way home at that point.
bod -
You my main man!!!!!
And see what happens when you don’t get to read all the posts? Now I am about to check out RI – so to speak!
About Jorge’s hammy. Hope it heals soon. I will sure enjoy Molina calling games in the meantime.
Posada tweaked a hamstring on Sunday. Joe Girardi wouldn’t hesitate using him in a pinch. Soggy conditions here. That probably slowed him out of the box in last night’s 9th.
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I would hope that all the imbeciles who trashed Posada last night will step up and apologize.
That’s what a four-game losing streak and no evidence to why Posada was laboring down the line last night will do to the crazies on this board.
Girardi having him pinch hit was basically him hoping for some power. They both knew anything on the ground its a DP and the game is most likely over. He tried it and obviously it didn’t work.
bru
April 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
the rs were laughing at the yankees.no respect at all.
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We will laugh last.
“UPDATE, 5:17 p.m.: Posada has a sore hamstring, hence his absence. … A-Rod took live BP today. Sergio Mitre was throwing. … Wang threw a 50-pitch bullpen.”
Oh really sore hamstring ? Yay-Rod ! I forgot we picked him up, he could help the BP in June. Trade bait to me.
I guess the age factor is against GB, as Randy is not from Rhode Island. But who’s counting.
“I would hope that all the imbeciles who trashed Posada last night will step up and apologize.”
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though I kept saying I couldn’t believe that Posada would dog it, it did look like he did. But I’ll apologize if he indeed has a sore hamstring.
Hideki Irabu has unretired to pitch for the Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League. He last pitched in 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers. He’ll be 40 years old when he makes his debut for the Armada.
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Boston Dave,
Any idea if he looks like a Colon or an Igawa these days?
Grand Papi, um, well see, we’re not THAT close. And anyway, how do I know that you don’t advertise on craigslist as a Yankee fan who wants to meet other Yankee fans for lunch – and then plans to take us out one by one!
Where would you be coming from?
Teixeria is a major disappointment
Do people realize that he has the same average the same as Brett Gardner? He is hitting worse than Pena and Molina!
Basically, the only guy he is outperforming is Ransom.
i love Statler and Waldorf !!!
DT
April 28th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
GB was in special ops? Wow!
Who knew there was another life before his Statler and Waldorf fame?
It’s like kids thinking Joe D. is just Mr. Coffee.
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It’s the only job that the miltary could find for me to do that kept me away from golf courses. They figured if I was going to do any damage, they should take advantage of it and get me away from real people.
Being away from real people is great training for being on this board.
Western Mass, No minor league teams out here.
SoS,
no idea but Irabu will be joining Jose Lima on the team.
Perhaps Oil Can Boyd will join the team and Michael Kay can use
“Generation Trey” again
Posada being hurt just accentuates the issues with the bench.
You are putting an injured player on the field in the hopes he does something.
The same thing is happening with Damon right now.
If guys are injured, they can’t help the team.
Playing them further hurts the team.
Its like a vicious circle. He didn’t run hard because he’s hurt. But, by not running hard, it cost them a chance to come back in the game.
Better bench options, Posada doesn’t hit last night and he is able to rest his hamstring.
Its not Girardi’s fault. Its the roster he is saddled with at the present time.
Sergio Mitre…..the forgotten guy. Got suspended for 50 games while rehabbing from TJ Surgery.
The Marlins got him from the Cubs and really liked his arm.
If he can make it back the second half of the year, he could help them either in the ‘pen or in the back end of the rotation if injuries take place.
“I would hope that all the imbeciles who trashed Posada last night will step up and apologize.”
Since I did not trash him for not busting it down the line, I plead not guilty. Plus I’m not an imbecile.
I will continue to question other things.
My occupation – ——- Male escort.
So I guess we can lay off Jorge now for last night…
Most stars struggle for a while after joining the Yankees. Give Tex a little time. He smoked a ball Sunday night that would have been gone the previous day. He scorched another last night that he just missed.
He is playing great defense.
Be patient. His numbers will jump with A-Rod batting behind him.
Just futher evidence of poor roster construction. Basically everyone is hurt and none can play at full speed.
Such is the life of an old team. Really hurts flexibility.
Just kidding. I love the rivaly as do I like to see what you guys are saying through thick and thin. I really don’t know why the Yankee fans are panicking, they will come around as they always do.
I figured Jorge was hurt – no way that man dogs it. I will reiterate how STUPID it is for the Yankees to be taking any chances with Damon… This is so depressing.
Rhode Island, Connetticutt, Massacheussetts, Maine….what’s the difference? Only enough humor in those four states for one person.
go yanks!
leaving work now. may dvr the game and go see ‘Sugar’ tonight.
Thanks to whomever mentioned the movie here sometime last week.
lol BD.
SJ:
I know that the bench is really thin, but wouldn’t it have made more sense for Posada to take himself out if he couldn’t run, particularly with a man on first?
Ground ball and the game was over.
With no outs a strikeout would have been better than a DP.
My prediction: Phil Hughes RULES
We really need to ask Selig if he will allow us to play with a 2nd DH.
We certainly need it with all the age on the team. Matsui, Damon, Posada… even A-Rod can’t push it and will need to DH and get a breather more often than normal. Nady is going to be a DH basically when he comes back too.
Wish we had some athletic young 2-way players.
Doreen April 28th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Dave –
And who would you have signed to catch for the Yankees instead?
Doreen,
I never said the yanks should not have re-signed posada. I said it was a big mistake to sign him through 2011 and already it is pretty obvious that he isnt going to be a catcher for much longer with almost three seasons still left on the deal. No other team was going to go anywhere near posada for four year and 3 was likely risky for any competition we had. We should have lowered the years and upped the average annual. And none of this is hindsight either – im sure even the yanks knew four years was at least one year too many and gave it to him for what he did for the team and not what he will do. Its fine to give players more money for that reason but NOT more years. If he wouldnt sign for any less than four, we should have at least waited until another team actually offered it to him first and that was not happening.
Grand Papi, nothing against you, but I’m not in the habit of letting strangers hang out! Especially those of the Red Sox ilk. But I would consider buying you a soda at a Pawsox game, perhaps when they play the dashing Scranton team?
Think about it.
Since my house is a very comfortable 78 degrees, I think I will go out and buy me dinner as the thought of putting the oven on is quite unappealing!
Later y’all.
Saucy
I mentioned it but not sure if you saw mine or another’s
please give a review.
Teixeria is a major disappointment
Do people realize that he has the same average the same as Brett Gardner? He is hitting worse than Pena and Molina!
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Teixeria is a notorious slow starter. That’s what he is.
If you think giving him more money is going to change him as a ballplayer – then you aren’t paying attention.
When owners/GMs decide to spend big money on a FA – they are buying the entire package – both his strengths and weaknesses.
More money doesn’t increase a player’s strengths and eliminate all their weaknesses.
Teixeira will turn it around soon enough. It doesn’t help that A-Rod is still out and teams are pitching around him.
The guy had five walks on a day that the Yanks scored 11 runs. Do you think the Red Sox would have pitched around him as much with A-Rod hitting behind him?
I tend to doubt it.
leaving work now. may dvr the game and go see ‘Sugar’ tonight.
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For a second there saucy. I thought you were hanging out at the same places Pacman goes.
Remember in 07, the same thing happened with Damon.
He was banged up but refused to go on the DL because of his pride. Torre benched him a couple days in a row and then he made a fuss about how he is an everyday player and maybe he should go to a team where he can be that.
Damon is a gamer, but can be a real drama queen at times.
trisha,
finally got around to checking out your opening day pics… I like your attempt at the panoramic view. nice job on the pics.
Why was Jorge playing last night? Seriously – a tweaked hamstring can develop into a full blown tear……ugh.
I am jealous of ballplayers salaries! I expect them to be perfect!
it was probably you uncle E. it included a story about Cano getting invited to it’s premier…
“More money doesn’t increase a player’s strengths and eliminate all their weaknesses.”
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but… but… but….
it doesnt?
Seth, just want to add that I think Tex will be great. There’s not a lot you can do when someone is a typical slow starter but then heats right up. Also add the pressure of playing for the Yanks, I think he’s done okay so far. Plus thank you God for his glove. That hans’t been sleeping!
I have watched Jorge for thirteen years now.
I’ve never seen Jorge dog it. That includes last night. Jorge and Jeter get my vote for the Yanks least likely to dog it, ever.
Jorge has clearly given 100% since he came up. I just don’t get the hostility people have shown towards him on this blog lately.
“I am jealous of ballplayers salaries! I expect them to be perfect!”
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Keanu Reeves still gets paid good money and his movies aren’t exactly perfect.
and then there’s Rush Limbaugh. I think he gets paid well.
Could Posada’s sore hammy be the reason why he walked to first on the DP yesterday?
Dave – Omar Minaya was openly courting Posada. While Omar had not made a firm offer, he did meet with him. At the time, Jorge had complained about the Yanks only offering a 3-year deal. He wanted four, and I remember it being reported that Omar was considering it.
If the Yanks had failed to sign Jorge at that time – then what? As I recall, and my memory may be faulty, the alternatives were not too palatable.
It’s not a perfect world. You make compromises. Losing Jorge’s bat and his leadership in the clubhouse was not something Cash wanted. I think this is why this is Matsui’s last year with the team. I think we’ll see a rotation through DH next year, and Jorge will be part of that rotation.
Since I did not trash him for not busting it down the line, I plead not guilty. Plus I’m not an imbecile.
I will continue to question other things.
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I wasn’t singling anyone out. I just know there were a host of people here ripping the guy after his AB last night when they had no evidence to support their claim.
I’ll say this much, however, I think the whole Posada/Molina pitch selection debate is way way overblown – especially in regards to Burnett on Saturday.
The guy only throws two pitches for the most part. What’s the holdup?
Burnett is responsible for executing his pitches – not Posada or Molina. It’s not really that complicated to shake off Posada when he calls for a fastball and throw the curveball instead – and vise versa.
This team has no idea how to handle injuries. From the trainers, to the coaches, to the manager, to the GM.
Damon is playing on one shoulder and is in pain. Posada can’t walk. Matsui can’t run more than 2 bases before becoming sore.
Really hurts Girardi’s flexibility. For example, he couldn’t pinch run with Gardner yesterday as the tying run because with Damon banged up the way he is, he couldn’t risk using his last OF. And this may be a chronic thing with Damon.
“It’s not a perfect world. You make compromises. Losing Jorge’s bat and his leadership in the clubhouse was not something Cash wanted.”
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see: Varitek
do you think the Sox gave him his previous contract for his bat?
How many ‘perfect’ catchers are in the game? Not many. You have to overpay for a proven catcher relative to other positions.
Question his defense if you will, they could not afford to let Jorgy walk.
i WROTE all about my optimism regarding hughes current call up but it never posted. I just wanted to say I have a REALLY good feeling about hughes this time around and I never say that about anyone. I just have an awesome vibe this time around and i think he will really impress some people in the upcoming weeks. I think it is about that time where he begins the transition from amazing prospect to what 99 percent of this blog imagined he could be at some point in the last few years. Im not saying I think he will be absolutely dominant tonight (although he may be) but i am saying that i think he may very well be around the majors for a long time to come after this last ride from scranton. I cant wait to see what he can do this year.
With hughes, melancon and joba all up in the majors and all poised to fill pretty big roles most likely maybe we can stop hearing this incessant nonsense that boston knows how to produce star players and we dont. I dont even think its fair to say that now but if the three above perform to their capabilities, we will clearly shove it right back in the haters faces.
When I left work at 5:10, the Devil was beating his wife (old Southern expression). The rain has stopped, however, and the sun is now out. It’ll still be chilly, but… game on!
during this time of year, I generally gauge how well the Yanks are doing by my drink of choice.
If all is well, I’m laying low w/a couple of Sierra Nevada pale ales.
tonight, It’s boilermakers (featuring my old pal, Jim Beam).
When you field an ancient team you can expect injuries.
Keanu Reeves still gets paid good money and his movies aren’t exactly perfect.
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Speaking of Keanu. I just watched As the world stood still. I was wondering if Keanu was actually acting or just being himself. I have to say, he is the worst actor i have ever seen.
“I wasn’t singling anyone out. I just know there were a host of people here ripping the guy after his AB last night when they had no evidence to support their claim.”
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no need to single anyone out. 90% of the board was ripping Posada, myself included (though in my case it was more in shock that he wouldn’t be going 100%)
It should serve as a reminder to all of us that we need to reserve judgment sometimes…. I’m speaking to the people who have already said the Yankees won’t make the playoffs.
Bad Scooter
April 28th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Bodhi – Great post at 4:33. I agree.
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Thank you, Scooter. I miss you in the booth
Well apologies to Posada I knew he was laboring a bit and the injury explains it.
“When you field an ancient team you can expect injuries.”
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no doubt. That’s why depth is huge.
Let’s hope the only injuries from here on out are of the day-to-day variety.
If we get 110 games from Posada this season I’d consider that a win. I’m fine with resting him 30% of the time whether he has a tweaked hamstring or not.
Well, it seems a sore hamstring would explain why Posada ran the way he did last night. Some of you are so quick to assign ulterior motives…
Oh, for Pete’s sake – Jorge is the last guy to be dogging it.
He’s slow. Very slow. At his age, and after squatting for forever behind the plate, his legs are shot. He gave it his best shot, but, he is what he is. What do you want, him to magically become 20 years younger? He provides what he does, which is still a lot, but he is what he is. You’re not going to find a catcher who runs like BJ Upton.
Give it a break already.
SoS
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure was fun though.
I do find it a little troubling that we are in the last week of April and it seems like the entire team is either on the DL or playing hurt.
A little early for all this, wouldn’t you say?
All it means is a team with flaws is just playing more shorthanded every night.
I wonder if Joe Girardi stays up at night and wonders who he killed in a past life.
The guy can’t catch a break.
Having a healthy NY Yankee roster these days seems as rare as Haley’s Comet.
Doreen,
What are you talking about? This is all a big ruse to make sure that Molina catches AJ tomorrow.
(that’s a joke, folks)
In other news. Ollie Perez has one more chance to prove himself or he risks demotion. In related news, Freddie Kreuger has been released by the Mets (And no! We don’t want to sign him so that Joba can go to the pen!)
I say it again,Yanks will be playing deep into October….Covering all action…..How’s that GB…
Boston Dave
April 28th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
“I am jealous of ballplayers salaries! I expect them to be perfect!”
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Keanu Reeves still gets paid good money and his movies aren’t exactly perfect.
and then there’s Rush Limbaugh. I think he gets paid well.
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LOL.
I don’t mind Reeves getting paid for dumb movies.
But I was wondering how he managed to play Hamlet in Toronto – or anywhere else, for that matter. That must have been painful – to watch.
talltenor -
WOW!
Listening to you in Faust just blew me away Bravo! I am a short alto who has sung in the chorus with the RI Civic Chorale and Orchestra. Once again I am reminded of my ordinariness!
(I have a sister who is a classical pianist. I too play the piano but listening to her reminds me of my ordinariness in that area too!)
Yeah well nobody orders better at a drivethru that I know of!
Joe,
He’s slow but, not THAT slow.
He doesn’t want to blow out the hamstring and didn’t run hard last night.
Can’t say I blame him but, it begs the question, why is he playing? He’s playing because they have no options to PH off the bench.
Its either Posada or Brett Gardner.
Add to it Damon playing hurt and they are shorthanded again every night.
Doesn’t make it easy to fill out a lineup and expect to compete.
“Really hurts Girardi’s flexibility. For example, he couldn’t pinch run with Gardner yesterday as the tying run because with Damon banged up the way he is, he couldn’t risk using his last OF. And this may be a chronic thing with Damon.”
It’s not like it was the 1st or the 5th.. it was the top of the 9th and they were rallying. There are no good excuses to not use Gardner.
i also think that while it is devastating for the yanks to get swept by boston in which all three games were pretty much heart-breakers to heart-wrenching and follow that up with another abysmal loss mainly because they were shutdown completely offensively by a guy who started the game with a 9 era, I also think that there was a very bright silver lining as well. CC not only looked good for the wide majority of that start but he looked downright unhittable for the first time in his yankee career.
He was locating well and more importantly, he was getting swings and misses for pretty much the first time this season. The win would have been more than nice no doubt but after the horror show that burnett put on against the sox when that was supposedly a BIG reason we signed him and with joba not quite right yet and wang now in the minors, we desperately need CC to be the pitcher that he is right now and he was for most of yesterday.If nothing else, that should at the very least allay some concerns about him.
lol I’m jorge posada.. that was an accident.
Uncle Elseworth,
I never watch it. The only movie i like from him is the Matrix. I try to look past the flaws and more towards the plot.
SJ,
Sanchez?
Dave,
If I misread your earlier (way earlier
) post, I apologize. But I do think the Mets would have signed him for whatever he wanted. There were no options other than Jorge. I wish they didn’t have to go the extra year, either, though. So, I guess we kind of agree in the long run. 
“Jorge has clearly given 100% since he came up. I just don’t get the hostility people have shown towards him on this blog lately.”
It’s because Molina is the back up QB. When a team struggles through 3 games everyone wants the back up to start. They forget there is a reason they are the back up.
Jorge is the best C the Yankees have had since Thurman Munson and is the 3rd best C in the last 20 years.
If you think he’s at any level the problem with this team, you need to relearn baseball.
SJ44
April 28th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I do find it a little troubling that we are in the last week of April and it seems like the entire team is either on the DL or playing hurt.
A little early for all this, wouldn’t you say?
All it means is a team with flaws is just playing more shorthanded every night.
I wonder if Joe Girardi stays up at night and wonders who he killed in a past life.
The guy can’t catch a break.
Having a healthy NY Yankee roster these days seems as rare as Haley’s Comet.
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Oddly, though, not all of the injuries are to the elder statesmen. Seems to be evenly split between the older ones and the under 33s.
dave,
Some nice points. CC did look good in the innings I saw (#2-4). And he got some strikeouts, which we’ve been sorely needing.
I think people need to look at Verlander’s stuff, not his ERA. No shame losing to him. And not our fault that Kerry Woods is NOT a closer.
SWB pitching coach Scott Aldred is on Michael Kay
Oddly, though, not all of the injuries are to the elder statesmen. Seems to be evenly split between the older ones and the under 33s.
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GB,
Youd think Girardi would learn after last year. Less conditioning, more candy in the clubhouse(including slim jims and pop corn)= LESS INJURIES.
I have to ask. Is there any other sport that has as brittle of athletes as baseball?
These injuries are becoming ridiculous.
Is there anyone on the team who is actually healthy?
This may be the worst year yet, atleast so far.
SJ – Absolutely. My point is that he gave it his best shot, but he could only do what he could do.
The bench is another issue. After losing Nady (thank goodness Cash didn’t deal Swish) and Ransom, and Melky and Brett being what they are – unfortunately, not much at this point – the bench needs replenishment. Getting Alex back will help, indirectly, but getting good bench help must be harder than it looks. Else, Cash would have dealt with by now.
Posada w/a bad hammy? man, I feel like a stooge.
he didn’t want to blow out his hammy last night, and that makes total sense (been there, no fun!)
=NICK NEEDS A KNOCK: Nick Swisher is 6 of 35 (.171) with two RBI in his last nine games. His battig average has gone from .406 to .284.=
But yesterday you had him listed as hot!
Guess you had missed the last 8 games, huh pete?
Boston Dave, thrilled you like the pics.
Thanks.
The injuries are the most frustrating thing – and I’m not going to blame the Yankees. It’s not their fault Nady blew out his arm or that Alex developed a hit injury. It’s not their fault Wang suffered a bad foot injury last year. I don’t believe in curses and I am not superstitious, but the spate of injuries almost makes me believe that the baseball gods just have it in for the Yankees. Injuries are one thing, but it’s one after another after another. Damon should not be playing – can’t believe the Yankees aren’t going to get him tested- and either should Posada.
And you’re always walking on egg shells as far as Burnett’s health is concerned. Joba was hurt last year too.
Depth is great until you have to use it.
Bodi
LOL.
I don’t mind Reeves getting paid for dumb movies.
But I was wondering how he managed to play Hamlet in Toronto – or anywhere else, for that matter. That must have been painful – to watch.
have you seen “As You Like It”?
not Brannagh’s best
Big fan of Henry V and the long version of Hamlet
At least Tex has taken some responsibility for his bad play. And AJ as well. When is the last time Jeter and Mr. Nosmile did that?
We are doomed to watch this old, slow team until Damon, Matsui, Posada, etc come off the books. Hopefully they wont mistake past heroics, mystique, etc for reasons to resign Jeter to a huge contract guaranteeing his clogging up the infield until he is 40. Maybe they will learn from the Posada mistake. I can’t wait until I get to see some athleticism out there again.
And that’s not being negative, its being real.
I meant “much ado about nothin’”
Molina catching Hughes tonight would be the right call, even if Jorge was 100%.
He’s such a steadying force behind the plate. Weak, weak bat, but almost totally off-set by what he brings to the table on the other end.
This may be the worst year yet, atleast so far.
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Id have to give that to(06 i believe)the year we had everyone and their mother as a starter at one time or another. I think it was a major league record for the most starters in one year. Fortuneately we havnt had starting pitching injuries so far.
Biggest game of the year
Hughes MUST step up
Or rather, the offense must beat up Edwin Jackson.
Don’t know how effective Hughes can be against this potent lineup with 2 pitches though. He absolutely needs his FB command to even have a shot. A 30-35 pitch first inning is not what he needs.
Betsy: A lot of these injuries have to do with age. Even Nady’s not really that young.
Aldred called Melancon “an animal”
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I say it again,Yanks will be playing deep into October….Covering all action…..How’s that GB…
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The only thing slowing things down are the snowballing injuries. A weakness in one section of the team is affecting the other parts. I gotta think pressure on the offense to score affects the pitchers to try keeping the scoring down. The offense tries scoring more runs to offset the pitching, and the vicious cycle continues. It was much the same problem as last year.
“Biggest game of the year
Hughes MUST step up”
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perhaps the biggest game of April, not the year
Betsy maybe we can take up a collection and buy those people in Tampa their rings…
Okay,
Listening to Robi Cano there, almost made me cry. Okay, I’m a mom and I’m “of a certain age,” so I cry at interesting things. BUT I have always been a Robi Cano fan, and now I just REALLY want to see him do well all year and for longer. When he talked about working with his dad, and talking to his dad – yo KNOW that last year bothered him.
Good interview with Cano on YES. He’s not lazy and don’t want no one calling him lazy! :smile
2006 we lost Sheffield and Matsui for most of the year. Cano missed like 2 months. Giambi and MO missed some time during the end of the year but we basically clinched after the 5 game Boston sweep
2007 we lost Hughes for most of the yr, Mussina missed a month, Wang missed a month, Matsui was banged up down the stretch and ineffective, Giambi missed like 4 months, Rasner and Karstens missed most of the year,
2008 we lost Hughes for most of the yr, Kennedy, Matsui for 1\2 the year, Posada for 1\2 the year, A-Rod for a month, Wang for 1\2 the year, Bruney for 1\2 the year, Joba for 6 weeks, Andy had a bum shoulder from July on,
This year so far we lost A-Rod for a month, Nady for 2.5 months, Bruney is on the 15 day, Ransom is on the 60 Day, Wang is probably gone for a while, Posada/Matsui/Damon are banged up
SOS,
Sanchez? Yes.
Here’s my basic point…..
Steven Jackson wasn’t needed here for 8 days. They don’t need another pitcher. They need another bat off the bench.
I would prefer John Rodriquez because he has major league experience and can play the OF. Because of their mismanagement of the 40 man roster, they are hesitant to do it. That’s not right, IMO.
If not JR, then why not Miranda? He’s on the 40 man.
They needed a bat off the bench last night and couldn’t use it because it wasn’t there.
So, in addition to playing an injured Damon, they bring up an injured Posada in a key situation. That’s not right.
That’s not on Girardi. He can only manage the roster he’s given.
With the injuries and the inconsistency of the offense, I would think you would want another bat off the bench.
Obviously, the Yankees think otherwise.
I hope they are right.
Doreen
what’s for dinner?
Hank’s on Twitter people.
http://www.twitter.com/hankstein
“Also, Chien-Ming Wang threw 50 pitches off the mound and might pitch in an extended spring training game late this week.
Wang, on the 15-day disabled list with weakness in his hips, has started working out in a pool. He is doing some of the same work that Rodriguez does as part of his off-field program.”
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I was always confident of this, but for some reason I’m more confident now that Wang will be back soon enough and pitching like his old self.
Want a bad leg injury?
I blew out both sets of quadriceps simultaneously playing football one day.
You can not appreciate having your legs under you until they’re lacking.
S.o.S. if I remember right the worst year was the year that the new conditioning coach conditioned everyone into pulled hamstrings. As I remember we had a spate of players and pitchers out with hammies.
I am thinking that is also the year that the Elias Bureau said the Yankees had used the most starting pitchers in the history of baseball!
Oh yeah, we won the division that year too.
Doreen
I’m as big a sap as you are.
Sj
Thats why I find it absolutely hillarious every off season when people argue with me about how the yanks will be such a better team the following year because wang will be healthy in 2009 or because we will have matsuis bat for a full season in 2009. A lot of people on this blog have very very short term memories it seems because while some think injuries will just be non-existent that nexst season I for one realize that we dont get through a month nevermind a whole season without some injury to a starting player. Thats also why I really do appreciate the fact that the team is slowly getting younger.
We lose damn and matsui never year and posada is pretty much the sole geriatric in the lineup. The following season he will also be gone and jeter and arod will likely take that title while still in their mid 30s. this blog really needs to Remember next off-season to try not to count on the team that is on paper being on the field though. It is april and we have arod, wang, bruney, nady and ransom all on the dl and already beginning to hear the season long grumblings from the geriatric crowd of matsui damon and posada who are all now apparantly made of glass or paper mache. I know people getting banged up in a long season but its april for god sakes.
ncle Ellsworth
April 28th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Bodi
LOL.
I don’t mind Reeves getting paid for dumb movies.
But I was wondering how he managed to play Hamlet in Toronto – or anywhere else, for that matter. That must have been painful – to watch.
have you seen “As You Like It”?
not Brannagh’s best
Big fan of Henry V and the long version of Hamlet
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Uncle,
I saw Branagh’s Hamlet 19 times. I have some serious issues with this or that soliloquy, but overall he was brilliant. And NOBODY can trump Jacoby’s Claudius.
Whose AYLI? Never have seen it live, but wanted like hell to see all male version in London with Adrian Lesser playing Ros.
BTW, if you ever get a chance to see Mark Rylance, there isn’t any actor alive who comes close to him for Shakespeare.
As Pete said – A-Rod is a 33 yr old former steroid user. He got hurt last yr and missed a month too. He is starting to become injury prone.
Not enough of you are apologizing for your Jorgie outbursts — please keep them coming. And while you’re at it, say you’re sorry to your television set when you see him in the dugout. Dogging it? Nice fans.
The game tonight is NOT a must win.
Whomever thinks that needs to learn how the game is played over a 162 game season
In my last post I meant the following year meaning the end of 2011
Posada has a sore hamstring, hence his absence.
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Well, that explains yesterday.
We need to start wrapping these players up in bubble wrap.
Rebecca – Yep. That’s what happens when you are an old team.
S.o.S.
April 28th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Oddly, though, not all of the injuries are to the elder statesmen. Seems to be evenly split between the older ones and the under 33s.
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GB,
Youd think Girardi would learn after last year. Less conditioning, more candy in the clubhouse(including slim jims and pop corn)= LESS INJURIES.
I have to ask. Is there any other sport that has as brittle of athletes as baseball?
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Race horses.
Actually, a lot of the problems are possibly from being too strong…too well conditioned. The old saying that you can’t pull fat is true. These guys are tuned up to tight that muscles don’t stretch…they tear. Weight training/lifting is good, but, too much is bad. Baseball players that are musclebound are totally useless.
Doreen, I had a lump in my throat the entire interview.
Poor Robby. Imagine feeling that you are playing hard, despite how it looks, and reading and hearing that you are lazy.
Poor sweetheart.
Sorry, I meant Adrian Lester. Getting my thespians confused. Anton Lesser was an awful Hamlet.
trisha -
I’m in on take a collection for rings!
Okay D, my first task will be to see how much each ring costs!
Did this have to be reported in a poor economy????
See?
April 28th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Not enough of you are apologizing for your Jorgie outbursts—please keep them coming. And while you’re at it, say you’re sorry to your television set when you see him in the dugout. Dogging it? Nice fans.
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Instead of apologies, how about thinking before leaping to premature conclusions? That would be welcome.
trisha -
Oh, that part of the interview got me too! Plus, the sparkle in his eyes was gone until Kim Jones started talking about the All-Star game. I hope he gets selected. He won’t get voted in, no matter how well he’s hitting, because of Pedroia and the Sox fans, but I hope Madden chooses him.
“Instead of apologies, how about thinking before leaping to premature conclusions? That would be welcome.”
That would be unique.
Bodi I meant Much ado about nothing KB K. Reeves, B. Blessed, E. Thompson , Denzel
I will watch for Rylance..
BTW Jacobi in “I Claudius” was great too.
If you’ve never seen it I highly suggest it.
Best mini series EVER
Trisha and Doreen,
Where did you see that Cano interview? I thought the pre-game starts at 6:30
Lets go Yankees, let’s get it done tonight.
Don’t think Cano will beat Pedroia or Kinsler out for 2B in the Allstar Game
Just like I don’t think A-Rod will beat Longoria out.
Still loving Nick Swisher?
Time for Texeira to do something
I’m tired of his warning track power
Fran
They have a “Batting Practice” show at 6. And Kim Jones usually does a pre-game interview during it.
Most of the show is pretty boring, though.
I don’t usually watch it. Just happened to put it on after dinner tonight.
Fran, I am betting you will see it as part of the pre-game. They showed it in BP but they often do that and then repeat it.
I guarantee you you will cry. Be prepared. Poor Robby.
Meanwhile, all those who called Posada a loafer yesterday now feel a little silly as we learn he was “running” with a hamstring pull. Posada thinks he’ll be OK, but it’s enough of an injury to have kept him out of the lineup for two days.
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I said yesterday I was getting a bad vibe from Posada. I didn’t realize that bad vibe was coming from his hamstring!
Only if Lotho “Pimple” Sackville-Baggins is having a horrible year will Robi get voted in.
Trisha and Doreen,
Thanks. If it is not on the pre-game, I’ll check the YES website. They usually put the player interviews on there.
“The game tonight is NOT a must win.”
Certainly not a must-win especially with Hughes on the hill. However the losing looks like its starting to get to the team as it should.
Okay, I think take out is calling me! (I know I said that about an hour ago.) Now it’s getting close to gametime so I REALLY am going this time!
Dont worry pauldagoat. Slowly but surely and very subtly they are getting younger and younger each year. And at this point it has become a trend and finally one we can be proud of. And we are only doomed until next season because this is the last year we see matsui for sure and unless damon somehow manages to stay healthy this year (which isnt likely considering he already has ten ailment in april) he is gone too. That is a nice 30 mil, we can blow on bay or holliday if he can hit outside of coors. Bay will be 31 and holliday will be 29. AJax who is still mashing in scranton will be 23 i think and he could be ready out of ST. hughes could replace pettitte who will probably retire finally and aj will be by far the oldest pitcher in the rotation at 33. So essentially we could replace damon and matsui with a star free agent who is around 30 and a rising prospect in his early 20s and replace our only starter in his late 30s with the 22 year old hughes. Maybe then the yanks will stop looking so old to everybody
Big game tonight…gotta stop the slide…
Let’s Go Yanks!
Keanu Reeves will always be Ted “Theodore” Logan to me
So when is a game a “must win”?
How many more in a row can we lose before we get to a “must win”?
I do *not* feel silly (or sillier) for issuing my list of Jorge excuses yesterday, nor should anyone who indicated laughter or approval via a smiley or laughing emoticon. I regret nothing.
Has today been designated the Official LoHud Stand and be Counted Day?
If so, I love my underdog Yankees! While I will not be in front of a tv for Jeterks leadoff hit or Phil Hughes’ first K, I will be on board asap.
Count me in – for the win!
Safeco Field looks like a ghost town, the majority of which appear to be White Sox fans.
Now THEY have real troubles…
laughing @myself, the game is in Chicago. still barren as Mexico City.
I going out on a limb. I say Phil goes 7 innings.
Uncle Ellsworth
April 28th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Bodi I meant Much ado about nothing KB K. Reeves, B. Blessed, E. Thompson , Denzel
I will watch for Rylance..
BTW Jacobi in “I Claudius” was great too.
If you’ve never seen it I highly suggest it.
Best mini series EVER
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“B-b-b-b-but Gr-gr-gr-gr-and m-m-m-mother!”
Classic. How about John Hurt’s Caligula? Classic.
Much Ado I thought was Branagh at his energetic worst. He gets too much energy and “overthrows”. LOL.
Tonight is not a must win but i think hughes has to do somewhat well tonight if nothing else to prevent this blog from looking more like a mental institution. Also we have lost 4 straight so while you would never want to expect hughes to win his first game in the majors since last season or be mad if he didnt, at the same time, the morale is starting to get mighty low around here so i can only imagine how annoyed/depressed/aggravated some of the team could be. I will be happy if hughes puts in a solid effort and the offense scores a few runs for him. I think I would actually enjoy it more if the yanks consistently scored with runners in position tonight rather than win 10-5 with 10 solo shots. This team really needs to start showing themselves that scoring with two men on and 0 or 1 out should be expected every time rather than it be a nice surprise when they actually do score.
The best possible scenario for me outside of a no-hitter/perfect game by hughes would be if hughes pitches 7 shutout innings, melancon strikes out the side in the eighth and Mo does the same in the ninth with the yanks winning by a few runs and leaving ZERO men in scoring position. I think that kind of game would make my week and make up for enduring the tragedy of this weekends debauchery. The above would be idea but as long as hughes pitches real well and the yanks win, i will be ecstatic!
Nick — please don’t let the truth get in the way of a funny post. “#5. Maybe his hamstring is sore” might have been accurate, but would have blown the comic relief.
Bodi
Can’t say how impressed I was with I, Claudius.
Loved Sian Phillips. (most of that stuff actually happened)
Must say Henry v is my fave WS on film.
Have you ever seen Julie Taymor’s Titus?
It’s pretty darn good too
go f yourself, troll.
I’d bash your head in, 100 times out of 100.
Next year 2 old guys (Damon and Matsui) gone.
Posada will DH frequently even though he says he is a catcher.
Since they called up Jackson why wasn’t he used? He took up a roster spot for nothing.
Send a short reliever down and bring up a long man.
I hope Hughes has a good outing.
Beside great defense, Tex has shown nothing. He has to get it going.
Lets go yanks.
Heres wishing Phil and the guys a good game. GET HUGHESY SOME RUN SUPPORT!!!
Beside great defense, Tex has shown nothing. He has to get it going.
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When the calendar flips to May, he will get it going.
I love Mark Melancon.
All of you are telling me not to call him our savior. Well, I’m doing it. He is our savior.
That being said, if he has a bad year I’ll chalk it up to being a rookie and give him next year to prove himself.
so long, handle.
like I give a rat’s ass.
Giuseppe Franco-I agree 100%.
Are the SNY people idiots or what? Do they have any idea what they’re talking about?
Adam Schien = Worst host ever
I think Hughes has a great game tonight and we get the win…I honestly think that even though I have been very critical of this team as of late. Hughes has stepped it up when needed (October 2007 relief appearance comes to mind) and I have a feeling he will do so tonight.
I like Schein because he’s entertaining, but he really is wrong about everything.
The boys spotting Phil a few runs would be a nice welcome.
I love when these radio hosts do interviews with media guys and when the topic of the yanks not selling out games in the first week of the season in a new stadium comes up, there always seems to be either a mention or a small discussion about how all those empty seats look really bad to the fans watching on tv and it makes the organizaton look bad and YES. I mean is that really even remotely important?
I would think the thousands upon thousand of yankee fans who are the ACTUAL fans of the team and were forced to move to the bleachers after decades as season ticket holders in the loge or main decks being told to take bleacher seats or dont bother coming to a yankee game this season would make the organization look bad. Or how about that the organization did not allow almost any of these holders to buy seats anywhere but the bleachers and these same fans were forced to look at all the best seats in the house remain empty the first week? BUT NO – It is all those ugly empty seats on tv that really makes the organization look like real scumbags or so these interviews go on to say usually. And now, on april 28th they finally decide that they better make the tickets low enough because otherwise they wont sell out and meet their initial profit goals so they relent and let the actual fans be able to pay for a ticket that is probably still obscenely prices even at half price.
Not to mention, I have not yet heard if these seats will actual be single game tickets. As far as I know, up until now, these seats have been 40 60 and 80 game ticket plans that companies and such bought and all this time the yanks didnt want to be forced with possibly giving back any money for the sold tickets so they waited and waited knowing we were in a recession and knowing these prices could have been adjusted at any time the organization decided to do so. To me, the whole thing reeks. It is just a slap in the face to the fans followed by an admission that it was bad business and they actual need some actual fans to fulfill their goal of selling out and were forced to lower them after waiting a month into the season before doing so. What a sham? And now that everyone who actually cares is a mile away from the field packing the upper decks and bleachers, the stadium has completely lost that homefield advantage and hometown atmosphere that the fans used to create which certainly shook up opponents at times.
I am syked about Devils in game 7. COME ON MARTY!!!!
Is syked with an I?
impossible to replicate true talent, troll.
that’s why I have a life, and you obviously don’t.
if you’d like to discuss this in further detail, speak up.
I actually think it is spelled psyched.
Hmmm 1, 2, 3 how typical.
Time to get to work Hughesie.
Gosh I feel like a nervous mother hen towards him. So nervous. lol
sorry for the rant so close to game time but I figured it was relevant with the news today and i had to get that out before it was too late. Eventually I think the organization will just be forced to lower prices and stop this nonsense with the wide majority of decent seats in the house being associated with huge price tags and huge ticket plans finally make them available to the average fan who doesnt mind paying big money to see one game or doesnt mind paying a reasonable price to buy a larger ticket plan. The yanks were selling out constantly in the last few years with pretty high prices on everything – I think the greed was overwhelming and uncalled for after everything was so expensive to begin with.
K!
BLOW ME AWAY!
Phil!
HELL YEA BUDDY!
BAM. 26 more.
Good start!
Let’s Go Yanks!
93 on the gun
Nice start for Hughes…93 and 94 MPH on 2 seamers and 70-74 MPH on the curve.
SA – i know exactly what you mean except for me, its move like a protective older brother as hughes is 3 years younger than me.
nasty
damn that was nasty.
Nasty!!!!!
OOOOOOOOO YESSSSSSSSS
Another K!
tracking i.p. addresses is a great hobby.
i already want hughes here full time.
his curveball looked good there, WOW.
Al from BK
April 28th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Hmmm 1, 2, 3 how typical.
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Whining in the first inning…how typical.
lot of trouble with that curve to K Polanco.
Hughes looks broader and bigger.
Attacking the zone and has hit 94 already.
Lets keep this up for about 7 innings.
the first thing i notice with hughes is 93-94mph. much better than he was last year.
Great stop pena
Nice inning!
Pena my boy!
Pena!
guess we found our 3rd basemen until alex is back.
Wow!
wow – arod couldnt do that and i think that is the first time i said that and actually meant it
That is a third baseman there.
Nice play – nice inning for Hughes to settle down and get locked in.
Much more aggressive attacking the zone and a tick or two higher mph which is always nice.
My key for Hughes (and Kennedy even more) is when batters get on. These guys looked scared to give up a run last year. They have got to stay tough and continue to go after hitters with runners on base. Detroit is a very, very good line-up so I will be watching how Phil reacts and acts with runners on.
randy l.
April 28th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
the first thing i notice with hughes is 93-94mph. much better than he was last year.
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That and the big speed changes in curve, slider (89) and fastball.
That was fun to watch.
andy l.
April 28th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
the first thing i notice with hughes is 93-94mph. much better than he was last year.
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separation good too, if he can keep dropping that CB in there.
Lets get Phil a few runs!!
Im telling you guys – i had a feeling he would really be breaking through. He has nasty stuff and the last few times he was up, he was either injured or not really showing his true colors.
Despite being in 10th place out of 10 in my Fantasy League (not an easy feat but I managed it!) I am proud to say that I went out and got Phil Hughes for my team the minute I heard he was coming up!
I am so proud to be the owner of Phil Hughes!!!!!
Consistent 94 on his fastball. Lower arm slot that’s allowing him to throw the cutter and get late pop on the fastball. Knuckle curve looks great. Very, very nice.
Pena also showing why he has to play everyday until Arod comes back.
18 pitches for Phil that inning
Trouble with the curve ball? 5 pitches in to the game? Calm down Pete, calm down, you sound like one of us.
So Posada has a sore hamstring, just like Wang has an injury. Another cop out by the Yankees.
dear god cano looks hurt
I’d just like to point out that Hughes’ heater was sitting at 93-94 that frame. He’s better than 89-91.
Yanks better get Hughes some runs. I don’t want him to lose or get a no decision just because Yanks can’t score.
Rangers up 1-0 (for those that care)
lots of popups. again making an average pitcher look like cy young so far, but impressed with phil
wow. this is the BEST i’ve ever seen hughes. probably better than that 6.2 inn no hitter vs texas. 93-94 mph, sharp curve. better than that big 12-6 he had. spotting the fast ball. anyone know what that 86-87 off-speed pitch is? cutter maybe? PHENOM could be back!
He is older now which helps his confidence, he has been through more ups and downs which he needed to do as well as through injuries and he has really developed his stuff. He may need a little more refining but he is good enough that he can do that at the major league level. We should be using his talents if they are good enough to do well in the majors and being in the majors means he can get advice from guys like Mo, CC, Pettitte, etc.
like usual, but july we will be rolling…. and only have 15 games to make up in the standings.
Somebody please buy the guy yelling “swing” a hot dog so his mouth is full. That could get more annoying than Morgan, Miller, the heckler or cowbells.
Let’s see if we can dent the mighty Edwin Jackson express. Just give the kid a few runs.
Outside of before during and after that injury, he has been at 92-93 his entire career mostly. He was hitting that on the gun in high school and that was his scouting report coming in
has a-rod practiced sliding yet?
Hughes’s delivery looks like it did 2 years ago & not that different than his days at Foothill HS…..Love to get 6 quality innings out of Young Master Phillip…
IF hes gonna sit at 93-94 why keep joba in the rotation
and I am a joba in the rotation believer 
also, glad hughes is back to wearing 65.
That heckler shouting before Yankees players make plays and RIGHT before they swing the bat is really annoying.
where are phil’s goggles?
Planned on staying away in game but after seeing Phil dealing I had to stop in. Love the tempo and aggression throwing strikes.
Uh oh spoke too soon. Let’s see how he does from the stretch.
Les Deux I agree.
ESPN reports AROD took sliding drills today.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4108338
Not much to do there but go to first.
THIEF!
uh where was that?
i guess Phil will get no respect from the umpire tonight.
WOW
5 outs and 3 Ks – not too shabby. Never lost faith in you phil!
that YES gun is complete b.s. Hughes is throwing much harder than 88 mph.
Randy I, What have you noticed differently from Phil ????
Hughes is looking good. The ump has missed a few strikes, but he hasn’t let that bother him.
So far so good for Hughes….wish I could say the same about the offense.
Two mistakes in that inning. Only one cost him a hit. Otherwise…extremely impressive.
Just two innings – but I am digging Phil 2.0!
I’m a Celtics fan with a playoff game, a Devils fan with a playoff game and a Yankees fan with Phil Hughes on the mound. Needless to say I don’t know what to watch.
Hughes looking good. What if Joba pitches well tomorrow? Will the youth movement be officially back on? Call up IPK. LOL
Man if hughes continues the game like this – it will be such a nice momentum booster for this team right now. This start while not phils only chance to succeed, still has a good amount riding on it – stop losing streak, boost morale, give the fans something to be happy about, start his career as a major leaguer after years and years in the yanks farm system and on and on
Go Melkman!
Leche thumbs his nose at the board again.
great half inning there. hughes seems to have some of that swagger back. i love it. he’s still so young so give him some time
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Randy I, What have you noticed differently from Phil ????
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Same motion, same release, pitch after pitch.
Good game so far for Hughes. Hopefully the offense gets it done today.
Nice job so far by Hughesie. Lets see if they can get him some runs
Molina better be bunting.
What happens when Wang is ready to come back?
Hughes either has to go back to Scranton, or to the pen (and that ain’t happening).
question: what do you do if hughes is pitching great & wang comes back as normal??? too soon to start thinking about joba in the pen? i’m all for him in the rotation, but we need all the good arms we can get
Come on Girardi. Make something happen with the bottom of the order. Molina needed to bunt there.
Let’s just enjoy the moment. No Joba to the bullpen talk, please!!!!
GB, That’s one of the things I’ve noticed…He’s also driving with his legs more….Somewhere between Clemens and Seaver
tracking…
tracking…
I’m on you, troll
“Let’s just enjoy the moment.”
YES!
spark – it never left dude – it was only hidden from view and regaining momentum. IPK could be something in the majors but not on the yanks msot likely unless it involves the pen or a big injury from multiple starters.
I think melancon and ajax are more going to be part of the new youth movement than IPK who was probably added just so people could say generation tre and never actually had the monster talent that hughes and joba both have.
Adding hughes, joba, melancon and ajax pretty soon will hopefully change the perception of some uninformed fans (Mike Francesa) who dont know enough about the organization to realize when they are right in the middle of a major youth movement. He had about ten years in between jeter, pettitte, mo and posada era and the cano and wang era to complain about the yanks not developing or say the sox were doing better and he decides to go on and on about it as the yanks are right in the middle of a new youth movement. The ignorance is just astounding
Darn. Devils down already.
At least Hughes looks sharp.
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
GB, That’s one of the things I’ve noticed…He’s also driving with his legs more….Somewhere between Clemens and Seaver
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If he starts using his legs like them consistantly, he’s going to add another 3-4 MPH as he matures.
I don’t get the arguement “If Hughes is effective, Joba belongs in the pen.” Guess what? Wang is not here. If Hughes is effective, we still have a hole.
YES!!! Langenbrenner tied it!
Nice baserunning there by Melky.
if we had bunted melky over. we’d have a run now.
good points, dave.
YAHOO DA MELK!!!!!
What I like about Girardi is that he is not afraid to mix and match and he will put out the players he believe give the best chance3.
Torre married his players and someone had to be dreadful for him to even consider moving him in the lineup, never mind not playing him!
jeter2007 – please, lets just pretend like all we care about is hughes pitching well right now. When was the last time you hear girardi complain about having too many quality arms? Things have a way of working themselves out with pitchers.
Steal home, Melky.
Good steal Jeet.
well thats nice if damon doesnt strike out
Risp. LOL we ain’t scoring!!
Wasteful
I hate Damon.
At least this inning.
Another at bat with RISP and another ZERO.
Baby steps, i guess.
guys – the joba question is just a question.
R E L A X
why wasn’t Cabrera bunted over by Molina and Pena – the two worst hitters on the team…. We’d be up 1-0 if either did…
Did anyone honestly think they’d score there?
I’m hoping 1 run is enough.
Can never gurantee that, though. And we still need a run.
Hughes looks real sharp though. Sharper than CC did.
Man, this RISP Flu is brutal.
Why can’t we ever get a hit with runners in scoring position? Is that asking too much or something?
Just cannot get a key knock
More guys left in scoring position! Yes! I had missed seeing that for the last 22 hours!
This team is so damn frustrating sometimes. At least Phil looks good. He could get lit up at this point, and it’d STILL be better than any outing Wang’s given us this year.
This is so sad to watch.
you have to wonder.. just how much is damon hurting?
Jeter just cost us a run. With 1 runner in scoring position Damon might have gotten a hit, but with 2 RISP there was no chance.
Gary Sheffield just hit a triple for the Mets. A guy like Reyes may have 20 triples in Citifield this year.
I like how Hughes isn’t afraid of contact.
who knew you could use source code to trace i.p. addresses?
No worries. It’s early. The key thing is that we’ve created chances.
waste one here phil…curveball dirt
exactly – all that matters is now. Right now, we have five in our starting staff and they are CC, AJ, Pettitte, joba and hughes. Thats all that really matters is who is starting right now and that they give us a chance to win each time out. When wang comes back the situation can be totally different and do we even have any idea when he is actually coming back? Everything is so up in the air for him and for the overall health of this team at any given moment that there is absolutely no point discussing wang coming back and what we should do until that point when it actually happens.
The bizarre thing about the whole RISP matter is that it touches everyone. Not one guy is coming through in the clutch.
Wow the ump is awful. Where was that pitch!!
STOP SQUEEZING HUGHES!!!
wtf that was strike 3.
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Just cannot get a key knock
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The two air balls by Molina and Pena hurt.
is it me, or cousins’ zone too tight?
I don’t mind being solo in this position if I am, but I am joyful that Molina is catching this game. I just think that Hughes has more comfort shaking off Molina than he would Jorge. They are two very different personalities.
Nasty
I know you have a point you guys since they’re not scoring but sometimes I think you’d complain if they scored 11 runs but had a low RISP avg… oh wait you did complain when they scored 11 runs but had a low RISP avg. Never mind.
jeter- It is the size of a postage stamp. I think Joe is going to have to get tossed soon.
a great day: 7 from hughes, 1 from melancon and 1 for rivera
Cousins’ zone is too tight.
Whenever i hear someone say that comment about wang coming back, its just so blatantly obvious that they are pushing towards joba in the pen but trying to hide it and see if someone who is against it actually thinks it makes sense in that scenario. And you know what? IT STILL DOES NOT MAKE SENSE because that isnt even close to being the scenario right now and putting joba in the pen now would be asking for an injury. You cant just move a guy back and forth whenever you are in the mood. He is currently in the process of trying to develop his arm strength as a starter after quite some time as a reliever and its just plain unfair to completely mess him up again. Joba is a STARTER AND THAT IS THAT!
If Hughes can get through this lineup one more time, I think that he’ll be ok, and ready to go. Nothing hit hard except for Cabrera’s.
Meanwhile, Boston is punishing Cleveland . . .
Come on man are you serious?
I think really soon, another one.
I am hoping that as the game goes on the ump will realize that Hughes is consistently around the plate and he’ll start getting some benefit of the doubt. So far the bad calls haven’t hurt him but he’s thrown 4 or 5 extra pitches that he shouldn’t of had to.
is it too much to ask girardi to bunt molina with one on and no out????? so a single scores the run?????? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY?????
Come on Melancon. Have a three pitch inning next time.
Meanwhile, Hughes is getting ridiculously squeezed. What is this Ump’s problem?
WHAT, apparently it has to be right down the middle to be called
this ump is squeezing hughes big time
Phil getting SQUEEZED!
piano wire
meet neck
this ump needs glasses
Meanwhile, Boston may never lose again.
I was thinking about purchasing MLB TV so I can watch the yankee games since I’m in Florida now.. Anyone know of any discount codes or perhaps a better service to see every Yankee game? I’m getting frustrated now that XM Radio took away internet radio so I’m looking to get rid of XM Radio anyway.
Your input would be appreciated!
THAT CALL with two outs isnt so bad. That kind of call with zero outs would be much worse. it was a bad call but if you get that call that was a decent spot with 2 outs. Now, of course, granderson is annoying as hell but that is something else.
Loving what I see with Hughes.
He’s getting squeezed by Cousins yet he is keeping his composure.
Great arm slot, consistent leg drive and delivery. Props to him.
Too bad the offense is so inept.
Regardless, if Phil keeps pitching like this, he’s in the rotation to stay, regardless of what happens with Wang.
phil just focus on polanco, if you get him out, granderson doesnt matter.
Having some trouble the second time through here.
S.A.–It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Calm down. April 28th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
this ump needs glasses
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Sad thing is he’s wearing them.
UMP SUCKS!
HUGHES IS GETTING USED
If Granderson tries to steal Molina will throw him out. Or just pick him off on first.
dave – relax dude. i want joba in the rotation too. it’s just a question. no one here may like it, but you can be sure cashman and management have given thought to many of these scenarios.
you’re preaching to the choir
btw, that should have been strike 3, not a walk
come on Phil
andrew- Only because the ump doesn’t know w strike if it hit him in the face.
guys,
kennedy has said like ten times that he is known as a hitters ump so he isnt just picking on hughes.
go inside
phew
I’m worried that Molina is being too passive in letting Hughes call some of these pitches. We got lucky there but we can’t count on luck to win this game. We need a fiery catcher!
i meant kenny not kennedy my bad – so used to typing kennedy i guess
Hughes throws at THE VERY LEAST 10 pitches fewer if the ump isn’t squeezing him so badly.
Thanks UMP.
Phil looks great the ump is a moron. He should have K’d Granderson twice in that AB.
He does need to be more economical, but he also had Everett struck out on that fastball at the knees that was called a ball.
Nick – i would have to think its because molina doesnt know hughes style too well yet. Has he ever caught hughes before?
dave-You’re right, he’s just a bad Ump.
Phil @ 52 pitches
Anyone else notice that Hughes’ walk back to the dugout is a lot more confident than I have ever seen before.
for 2008, cousins’ games averaged 9.3 runs
he was 47% over on games
he just seems tight tonight
Do we really think Joe G. has the guts to put Melancon in in the 8th inning – if the Yanks have the lead?
I hope so.
Hardwired might have been a troll.
dave: I hope he knows that Phil is only 22!
from Jim ‘Ring ‘Em Up!’ Joyce to Squeezey McSqueezerson.
Good one, MLB.
PANDOLFO SCORES!!!!
DEVILS UP 2-1!
when tex starts slow, is it always this slow?
Jackson is getting calls that Phil isn’t getting. BS!
Mark “Approaching the Mendoza Line” Texeira
PAT M, what do you think the reason is that Jackson isn’t more of a strikeout pitcher with that big fastball?
we are kings of the pop up this year.
I guess I’ve made it to the big time. I was feeling all left out, not being handle-jacked and all.
For real. All I care about is that he doesn’t squeeze our guy and make him throw 20 extra pitches because he can’t keep track of the strike zone.
Will we ever score again?
girardi is just an awful manager not bunting molina, i can’t get over how clueless this guy is. we aren’t scoring runs, leadoff baserunner, get him over and put the pressure on the pitcher to get two outs without allowing a single. NOT A DIFFICULT CONCEPT! we’re all saying it, but he doesn’t see it, just like he doesn’t see most things.
You wait. By June he’ll be the most popular player on the blog.
Meanwhile Cano will win the batting title by hitting 360.
Uncle E-I hope so. The only problem we have is the “having the lead” thing. Gonna need to score some runs for that to happen.
we need a homerun. too bad we’re not in the bandbox.
jeter 2007
I agree about the strike – it was a strike but everyone is acting surprised about the ump when it has been said about 5 times that he is a hitters ump. I guess no one cares
Anyway, I didnt actually know your views on joba but i just think its way too premature to even start talking about it. Especially because wang isnt even on any sort of timetable as far as I know so god knows when he will even be back or what will happen between now and then. Maybe once wang is on his way back towards the majors and all five starters are healthy and effective as is wang, we can really start debating it but it seems pointless now.
And that question while you may not have meant to just completely implies that the joba to the pen situation will be brought up. I mean of course it will in that convo. How many different scenarios can you think of without any injury and with all six pitching well? There arent too many options there or too many that actually makes sense. Sorry if I wrongly implied that you wanted joba in the pen but it definitely sounded like that was what you were insinuating in the original post.
hardwired-The first day here I was just attacked.
Baptism of fire.
wwow – that was some swing. That ball was in another zip code when he tipped it.
Now I’m not exactly popular but people at least don’t think I’m a Sox fan in disguise.
Yes, the streak is still alive. Angelini has his 14th error, allowing 2 runs to score.
GB, Jackson falls behind the count too often….It’s been his m.o.sice his Dodger days….But what great machanics
Cano making him work
8:02 isn’t me.
Isn’t it sad that the state of discussion has turned on whether or not our pitchers get squeezed. Because if they get squeezed we know that runs will come and the Yanks do not have the offensive power to overcome a 1-0 deficit. Frightening lull in the Yankee lore.
At least he’s getting the pitch count up.
We know the bullpen’s not untouchable.
Great at bat by cano.
Karma, Cano deserved that!
Robi would never have seen this many pitches last year.
Nice AB for Cano and making Everett look silly in the process.
“Will we ever score again?”
Not if you don’t stop spreading negative karma! I was told by a source close to the baseball gods that they feel you never have a positive thing to say, no matter what, and frankly they are tired of it! Not whether or not it’s true (about you being negative) I don’t know. I’m just telling you what I heard.
Epic at-bat. Detroit is discombobulated.
Getting squeezed never helps.
Cano with an hitthat’s really an error.
Al – seriously. The only time we scored in the past few days was all within the same 30 seconds in the ninth inning and the second run was brought in on a double play that pretty much finished us off.
That is the yanks version of hitting with runners in scoring position – ground into a double play to make it almost impossible to win the game but get the run home to make it 4 to 2. Thats what went down yesterday right?
Everett still would have had time to throw out Posada.
Come on swish break out of it now!
Great at bat by Cano. swisher needs to wake up now.
Swisher needs to stop trying to do too much. Just let your abilities take over.
12 pitches, 3 taken for ball, 3 in the zone
cano has fouled off all but 3.
swung at every single piece of garbage and if it wasn’t for the SS, the inning is over.
he’s better than that.
Hardwired,
Anyone taking on Ulysses – out of masochism – is cool w/me.
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
GB, Jackson falls behind the count too often….It’s been his m.o.sice his Dodger days….But what great machanics
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thanks, PAT.
How about that Cano at bat, huh? Not only ran it full, but of the 9 strikes, he hit every one.
Great at bat for Robbie there! I hope this reflects a new style and is not just part of one of his streaks of hot and disciplined hitting.
Posada should have had a fielder’s choice except his hammie bothered him.
Jeter is probably leading the team in RISP because he has the least number of at bats in that scenario or something because NO ONE on the team is hitting with RISP.
Swish striking out.
Risp help me lord. Please!!
Swishy with the walk
Jeter’s been clutch enough anyway. Two game winning hits, would have been three but Pedroia robbed him.
There is a runner in scoring position. Can we do something or are we going to end the inning?
Runner in scoring position for Melky. If history shows, he’ll be swinging wildly at three 4 seamers that are actually over his head.
Runner in scoring position for Melky. If history shows, he’ll be swinging wildly at three 4 seamers that are actually over his head.
Good job Swish. Proved me wrong.
worst.team.ever.
It’s looking to be a long game in Cleveland tonight.
It is 5-3 after two innings with both starting pitchers having high pitch counts.
Brad Penny doesn’t look very good tonight.
swing the bat!!!!
Hughes hasn’t gotten that pitch all night. Now it is a strike?!
Let’s go Melk!
Good Job yankees.
I take it back, they’re not the Nats. Now thats a bad team/
yankees being yankees
melky.. you have got to be kidding me.. unbelievable
Good job Melky, swing at a pitch in the dirt. Nice, real nice. Now why am I not surprised.
At least it wasn’t over his head.
START THE COMPLAINING!
Melky proving once again that he’s the most clutch player in the game.
I know, I know. Walk off HR. Even a blind squirrel…
so he takes two pitches down the middle and swings at the one in the dirt.
Ladies and Gentlemen…Melky Cabrera!!!
I’m speechless. How is a team this bad with RISP? How?
Can we disguise the men on-base, so they think they’re batting with nobody on? I mean, come on already!
groan
trisha-Can you really blame them?
I think at one point this week the yanks were last in the league in both era and hits with RISP. That has to be the two worst stats to finish dead last in at the same time. Doesnt exactly bode well for playoff contenders – those are the two ways you win.
It is all with two outs. They need to make these opportunities with less outs.
RISP – RISP …. same old dry story after having Jackson on the ropes with a high pitch inning.
Melky Agonistes.
Mario Lemieux up.
Unfortunately hitting with RISP is not something money can buy. These guys need to get their stuff together.
i just knew that if hughes pitched lights out the yanks would just be unable to score a single run.
This team is the definition of murphys law this week. we do everything poorly to ensure the loss well excelling in the rest.
Say what you will about Brett Gardner, but at least he makes contact there. It would have been a ground out, or a pop up, but at least he makes contact. How we managed to think that two AAA-calibur players challenging for CF was a good idea, instead of trading for an ACTUALY CFer, is beyond me.
Sometimes where there is a drought people do a little rain dance for it to rain.
I’m thisclose to doing a runs dance for the yankees
If we hit with risp we would be in first place. We would average about 7 runs a game. This is sad.
Runs scored is how you win, not RISP avg.
That being said, since we’re not hitting HR’s or slugging people from first, a good RISP avg. would be nice.
Girardi, just pick the lineup out of a hat. It worked once for Billy.
We are soooo bad with RISP that soon we are going to get one of those Chien Ming Wang stats that goes like…
“The yanks will have to go 20 for their next 20 with RISP to reach the league average of .265.”
Grand Papi
April 28th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
“Ray, Might as well watch the Celts, this one won’t be over till midnite!”
Good suggestion! I’m flipping back and forth.
hughes is doing everything well tonight so far
Just got in. What i miss?
Heres what iv gathered so far.
squeezed
Nasty
94
discombobulated(whatever that means)
Yeah I blame them because all that ever happens on this blog is whining complaining crybabies who are ready to kill when things don’t go their way.
How about this? The Yankee players aren’t out there trying to suck. They are having a hard time now. How about trying a little support and sucking up the disappointment. Like for once.
This place is sickening.
Eric Hacker has been sensational….except for one inning. 5 innings only 5 hits, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts. The bad news is all of the base runners came in 1 inning and two were homers.
Believe it or not, the Yanks aren’t the worse hitting with RISP. They are at .223 for the season, good for 4th worst in the league. The Astros and Dbacks are hitting .208 and .206 respectively…
I love how Phil’s ball looks so heavy.
How can they score Everett’s error a “hit”?
Bunch of whips
It’s kinda weird that our pitchers have been hitting a lot of batters, honestly its pretty annoying those are runs right there.
I like that. A run’s dance.
I should research.
Will someone explain the strike zone to Melky, especailly with 2 strikes…Swinging at anything close is one thing , but he expands from ankles to shoulders….All season he’s been doing this….
Attention those sociopaths in the crowd:
Please don’t impersonate other people. I just banned some odd soul who impersonated a man and a woman in a span of five minutes. I don’t even want to know what your problems are. But don’t bring them in here.
Thanks.
teixeiramvp – i was talking about the playoffs. Most times everything is about pitching and very timely clutch hitting because you dont get many chances usually. Doing this bad in era and RISP at the same time the last week does not bode well as a playoff contender.
“Believe it or not, the Yanks aren’t the worse hitting with RISP. They are at .223 for the season, good for 4th worst in the league. The Astros and Dbacks are hitting .208 and .206 respectively…”
But the Astros & DBacks suck. That doesn’t make me feel better.
Thanks Pete
and arent the yanks basically proving within the last few days that no matter how high a teams avg is, you dont win if you dont hit with RISP. Thats what it says to me.
lol pete
ray-I fulfilled my bet.
Check the Julia’s Rants Blog for Letsgoyankees.
trisha-When they do bad, there’s nothing wrong with eing annoyed, especially when you know they can play better.
The bright side is the yankees have more hits than the tigers. Yaaaaa, yanks finally winning something
How about this? The Yankee players aren’t out there trying to suck. They are having a hard time now. How about trying a little support and sucking up the disappointment. Like for once.
This place is sickening.
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Trisha, you gotta come to grips with the fact that some people choose to deal with disappointment different. Some people get super-positive and supportive, and never think the game’s out of reach until the final out. Some people get irritated and spit venom to vent their disappointment. You really can’t tell them they aren’t warranted, just like they shouldn’t tell you to shut up and stop being positive. I’d like to think I fall somewhere in the middle, personally. I think either extreme is kind of silly, but you do what you have to to deal with the disappointment of this team looking as flat as they do right now. My best advice is do your thing and ignore the comments you don’t agree with. Simple as that.
Attaboy Phil, He’s really coming up big for us, hopefully our offense doesn’t proceed to pull off another loss where we outhit the other team. Those shenanigans are getting pretty old now
who ever that Trisha guy is, i like him.
my sentiments exactly.
Kontos is twirling a gem for Trenton. 5 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts. Trenton leads 1-0.
Loving what I’m seeing from Hughes. He’s toughening up in big situations. Regardless of tonight’s outcome, he gets another start and that’s great.
The offense? They just can’t hit with RISP.
Once you realize that fact, it makes their futility more tolerable.
Look at it this way, when they eventually get a hit w/RISP, treat it as a nice surprise.
Dear Yankees,
Please get a hit with runners in scoring position. Maybe even with 2 outs. That would make my dreams come true.
Sincerely,
yankeesfaninboston
Yankees need more game-thread support from LoHud commenters?
Tex, complaining is the norm here not the exception.
Hughesie!
looks like phil is getting tired.. this offense has to break out soon.. something.. anything..
Nick,
Bottom of the 4th. Hughes with the fist pump as he walks off the field.
Hughes looks great.
Someone needs to hit a HR and loosen everyone up.
Wow – Hughes is impressive tonight… too bad I can’t say the same for this “offense”…
Trisha this team does not deserve praise in certain areas right now and one of those areas is hitting with RISP. I think it is perfectly alright for us to complain how we are doing in this particular area considering we are dead last in it.
Now I will mention a positive in this game which is Phil Hughes is pitching a great ballgame right now which is what I predicted, but he can do this all by himself and he needs the offense to step it up.
I think a few of us LoHud bloggers should show up at the ballpark I think we could get more hits than the Yanks at the moment.
m: I’m pro-fist pump and I vote.
The offense looks wound like clocks, especially with men on base.
Like completely different hitters.
Can we just cut to the chase?
Let Hughes pitch to as many hitters as necessary until he gives up a run, and call it a game.
I personally don’t care how positive Trisha wants to be, but she has no right dictating how others should respond.
Will Jeter take advantage? He should have had that.
Miggy is worse at that than anyone I’ve ever seen.
this team suck
trisha-Understood, but right now it’s warranted.
Swine flu outbreak in NYC. Wonder if Yankee Stadium’s a good idea.
It’s gonna be a ghost town at the stadium.
If anything, Hughes may feel the pressure of being perfect with this inept offense. I love what i see from him though. This offense is pathetic. AROD please come back and complete this lineup soon.
this is just a loop playing…. constant repeats of 2008 and now this year…. when we pitch, we don’t hit…. and when we hit we don’t pitch… you don’t have to be young and athletic to hit with RISP you just have to be clutch… this is so weak….. they also have zero plate discipline all of the sudden lately
Nope, why am I not surprised. he swings at a pitch at his eyes, just like Melky.
UPDATE, 8:31 p.m.: Hughes squirms out of trouble there. He is keeping his composure nicely. Now maybe the Yankees can get him a few runs.
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They’d actually have to hit the ball first….
UPDATE, 8:31 p.m.: Hughes squirms out of trouble there. He is keeping his composure nicely. Now maybe the Yankees can get him a few runs.
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They’d actually have to hit the ball first….
Teixeiramvp (JobaCyYoung)
April 28th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
“ray-I fulfilled my bet.
Check the Julia’s Rants Blog for Letsgoyankees.”
No problem Teix.
Sounds like Hughes is pitching a pretty decent game for you guys.
SJ,
Assuming Hughes pitches well today and on his next start. Do you send him down or keep Wang at aaa until he cools off or someone gets hurt?
Cant understand how some average pitchers pitch like a CY YOUNG when facing the Yanks.
Jeter from 3-0 to K.. Why is the only guy hitting the ball (Cano) batting so far down in the lineup???
Edwin Jackson pitching the game of his life.
ZMAN7777
April 28th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
I personally don’t care how positive Trisha wants to be, but she has no right dictating how others should respond.
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Maybe the fact that people have been in here for days now genuflecting before the Red Sox and calling our players dogs has worn her patience thin.
Any way, she has as much right to express her disgust with negative posters as they do to express theirs with the ballclub. Why should you moderate her?
if hughes pitches like this he ain’t going nowhere. Wang will have to get in where he can fit in.
Edwin Jackson is decent, but not this good. No more tip of the hats, please. I’ll choke if they say after the game that this was the best Edwin Jackson they’ve ever seen.
Why does every garbage pitcher pitch the game of their life against the Yankees. It has been that way since they got rid of Rick Downs.
These Yankees look all pitchers look like Cy Young.
This offense is pathetic.
Next time we have 2 out with RISP, I’d like to see CC pinch hit. He can drive in a go-ahead run and then Swish can pitch the 8th.
This team needs a new approach to hitting. Striking out while fun is not doing it
strike out #5
you’se been trish’ed = stfu!
Riddle me this – what has nine bats but can’t hit in the clutch – the Yankee offense!
This game has “tip your cap” postgame written all over it. I honestly can’t remember when we last scored.
that curveball was sick.
Man, does Hughes deserve better tonight.
Ooh…got that call.
Forget Yankee Stadium. Swine flu outbreak.
bodhi: are you trying to moderate those who would moderate the moderator???
jennifer April 28th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Why does every garbage pitcher pitch the game of their life against the Yankees. It has been that way since they got rid of Rick Downs.
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My theory: these pitchers are auditioning for a future big-bucks Yankee contract…….
Great inning.
oh man that was nice.
if phillip keeps this up…..u know what will start…………..move the fat boy to the pen
Hey Negative Nellies, we’re in this game. Now how about that!
Wow nice inning from Hughes. They have to score. He needs this game. Best we’ve seen from him in quite a while.
what a FILTHY curve.
“Cant understand how some average pitchers pitch like a CY YOUNG when facing the Yanks”.
I do! Yanks are last in AL w/ RISP
Just think, we spend the most and we are last w/ RISP I am so proud!
I’m not asking for 10 runs in 3 innings. I’d be happy with five.
Every year the Sox take off and the Yanks stink up the joint. Now they have to catch up again. This gets a little redundant. Is it Girardi? Are they missing Bowa? I’m tired of answering questions from Sox fans here in NH about why the Yanks stink so bad in the spring. Matt Holliday is looking pretty good right now cause this outfield is pretty sad right now. Can’t wait to see some junk come off the books for 2010…
Pena really has a strong arm and throws strikes to Tex.
Nick in SF
April 28th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
bodhi: are you trying to moderate those who would moderate the moderator???
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Nick,
Are you trying to moderate my moderation of the moderator moderating Trisha moderating the negative posters??
This is the inning. I’m on your side Trish.
Positivity !!
This is the inning. I predict Yanks will explode…for 1 run.
Terry from NH-
I feel your pain, I’m right in Boston. It’s hell right now!
Hughes showing CC how it’s done tonight… and with 159 million less!
This is the best I’ve ever seen from him, including that interrupted no-hitter.
Cone is really stupid though. He keeps talking about how he’s hitting 94 and 95. Has he even gone over 92? And if so, only to 93.
Hughesie doing good. Can we keep him?
Poor Phil…I feel so bad for the guy. Pitching great and nothing to show for it.
Terry from NH
How would it be Joe? The Yankees have gotten off to slow starts for a few years now. Since 2005 if I recall correctly.
Hughes’ll have a great ERA at least.
Please hit a double triple or homer tex.
All things in moderation.
But some of the anti-negative comments have been rather immoderate, no?
btw can anyone remind me when Selena’s book on AROD is coming out?
Phil looks really good tonight. Let’s start arguing about whether he should be the set-up man!!!
…or maybe CC or AJ.
Maybe this will be Jackson’s last inning? Should we be hoping for that? Who knows these days.
Now I remember why I hated Lugo.
Chance for a double play and he doesn’t catch the ball thrown right to him.
7-4 bottom of 3rd. This game may end up making a Yankee/Sox game look short.
give me a rod any day. he would never come in and start the season .210.
I hate Selena Roberts. (Name right?)
even cy young can’t win with this team….. they can’t hit a basketball thrown at them….
DMAN77- You wear bulletproof Yankee gear? lol I live in the Lake Winnipesaukee area surrounded by Sox idiots. It makes me almost sick to my stomach every spring when this happens. If Hughes does make in NY this time around then I have no problem with Joba in the pen, BUT this all depends on Wang making back too…
Tie game in Cleavland.
Update that score….now 7-7…Cleveland/Boston game.
Don’t you guys want Lugo?
spark
April 28th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Edwin Jackson pitching the game of his life.
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Apparently, you’ve never seen the Jackson of last year or this year, the, He’s found his control and has a great arm.
Hughes is doing everything they asked of him…
Can he hit?
tie game in Cleveland
for those of you who postulated the Red Sox may never lose again…
Yanks and Sox have record for longest nine inning game.
Rolston scores! Devils up 3-2.
This game is far from over. Ditto for baseball.
Terry from NH-
Haha lived here for awhile, most of my friends are Sox fans… I think I’ve grown bullet proof skin over the years.
Still, these times are pretty frustrating. Was tough to head to work this Monday.
Matsui!
Jennifer- Yeah, but that was with Rasner and scrubs and $423 million less than. Teixeira is downright terrible right now. ALL freakin popups.
Okay there is your break Yankees. Get it done now!
Godzilla!!!!!!
Nice hit Matsui
Matsui triple, like it matters.
And the Sox haven’t lost yet.
Besides, I was joking. Yeah, they’ll REALLY never lose again.
Cleveland scores 4 runs and ties Boston at 7-7.
A runner in scoring position! Cue the lazy pop up.
woow who would’ve thunk it. well if we waste a triple by godzilla then abandon the ship of hope! haha
‘Matsui’ and ‘stand-up triple’: didn’t see that coming.
Don’t get too excited….yanks are hitting .208 w/ RISP.
Lucky. Please Robbie!
Oh-oH, RISP……….
terry- Not true. The Yankees have gotten off to awful starts for a few years now.
brad penny is 2-0 with a 8.83 era.. wow
That guy Saito for the Sox has become a second closer.
That’ll be Melancon for us, except he’ll go the seventh inning too.
I think the Sox will release Penny win DiceK comes back.
Can they make that idiot stop screaming every time a pitch is thrown.
oh no. A RISP.
Let CC pinch hit!
A little well placed immoderation never hurts, I always say. We just have to pick our immoderate moments with a modicum of self-moderation. Then, they’re bound to have more impact, perhaps moving us, finally, toward a post-moderate place where we can all get along.
linedrive to opposite field
GB, I’m not sure what they consider a good arm….Jackson has a real good arm…All I know is that the Yanks would like to have Jackson
Brad Penny is now reconsidering that experimental swine-stem-cell therapy.
Cano hitting .192 with RISP (5 for 26)
Come on, break out of this….
bodhi, I have no clue what you just wrote, and it’s written right in front of me.
Well, this is the guy we want up
line drive to opposite field
Cano is fouling off some tough pitches.
Cano battlin’
Another epic AB
ZMAN7777-
You’d think he’d be the guy we want… but not really. See above.
well it’s .208 w/ RISP not .000. So there’s a chance/
I’m still dying to know Sterling’s HR call for Swisher. Anybody know?
brad penny is 2-0 with a 8.83 era.. wow
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Gammons and all the so called experts were right on the money with Penny. Low risk high reward. Maybe they can put him in the bullpen to answer phone calls.
I just came back from dinner to see this……and boy, am I pleased and surprised. I have always had faith in Phil, but I just thought he wasn’t ready. Wow – the kid is doing some job – I’ll watch the replay later. If it’s true about Phil using his legs more, that’s fantastic. One thing I remember Tom Seaver saying when he used to broadcast for the Yanks is how important it was for a power pitcher to use his trunk – that’s where most of the power comes from. Otherwise, the pitcher is just throwing with his arm and that can lead to injuries. Regardless of what happens with the offense this game (and obviously it’s lousy tonight – but Jackson has pitched very well this year), the story is Phil. I’m so happy for him.
changed my mind HR to RF….. hehehehe
Jennifer, but in 05 the team had Randy Johnson and Pavano. This team has Tex, CC and AJ. Back in 05 also Wang wasn’t really established or Cano and Melky. This year is definately more disheartening….I kinda expected things back then to take a step back..
What the heck!
im going to be sick
Wish I could have bet on the outcome of that at bat. I’d own Vegas.
just look at his name, either hes spiritual…or a Steely dan fan.
Cano can’t hit with RISP. He hits EVERY OTHER TIME!!!!
And the crappy Ump doesn’t help.
This is unbelievable.
sos
After tonight’s game Penny’s ERA will be much higher. He isn’t even finishing the third inning and he gave up 7 runs.
Oh well. Next time Godzilla will need to steal home.
We play today, we lose today.
didnt realize you could change a call on a whim.
Girardi needed to get thrown out. We need a little Billy Martin to shake this group up.
Cano is almost the worst player on the team with RISP.
Look up the stats, he’s terrible. Terrible with RISP.
You’re right, DMAN, it doesn’t matter who’s up there
Teixeiramvp (JobaCyYoung)
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April 28th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
bodhi, I have no clue what you just wrote, and it’s written right in front of me.
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I’m not sure I understood it either, and I wrote it
I bet you can understand and enjoy this though:
Cleveland has rallied against Penny. Score is 7-7. Imagine those gritty Bosox, surrendering that lead. Is that even possible?
Stupid Yankees…
Cano crucial situation and it continues again…. SIGH!!
I thought Joe was going to get tossed. I don’t think he foul tipped it, but I thought it was bs that the third base ump over turned the homeplate umps call.
Penny would need 270 pitches to throw a complete game.
UPDATE, 8:31 p.m.: Hughes squirms out of trouble there. He is keeping his composure nicely. Now maybe the Yankees can get him a few runs.
Key word : maybe
Mario Lemieux proving there’s life after hockey.
Penny lasts 2 and two thirds innings with 89 pitches and 7 runs allowed.
Unfortunately the Sox know how to come back
bodhi, they haven’t lost yet.
This game gives me a very bad feeling.
This is embarrassing. The Red Sox are dominating the league and we can’t push one run across the plate.
Switching to the Rangers game, at least they are trying.
Hughes got more support in Scranton. Pathetic.
Wow, this is asking a lot out of Hughes
Pat M
April 28th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
GB, I’m not sure what they consider a good arm….Jackson has a real good arm…All I know is that the Yanks would like to have Jackson
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If Jackson had been the 4-5 pitcher last year for NYY they’re in the plaoffs and Tampa would have been out. Love the arm, too. His control is coming and everything now moves.
Next week Jim Joyce will be screwing us over via his iphone.
How are the Rangers doing?
“if hughes pitches like this he ain’t going nowhere. Wang will have to get in where he can fit in.”
well, since the yankee coaches seem to have little understanding of wang’s sinker maybe they’ll convert him back to a 96-97 four seam fastball guy with a slider and change up like he used to be when he wasn’t that good.
then he could fit right in the bullpen as someone who looks good but isn’t.
then he’ll get released after being really bad for a while
and go to the rays where neil allen will get the sinker going again in about a week and wang will win 19 again and beat the yankees most of the times he faces them.
that’s how wang will fit in.
spark April 28th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Hughes got more support in Scranton. Pathetic.
lmao this is beyond sad.
Looks like Hughes gets another start the guy looks great.
All this being said, we act like we’re losing and it’s tied. Relax.
Note to offense: Your pitcher needs help! He can not win this game all by himself and he is doing an excellent job on the mound tonight. Can you please help him out?
Wonder if Hughes can hit with RISP?
Betsy, I was thinking of you as I was watching Phil
Well they are consistent. This is like owning Lehman Brothers stock. All that money invested and poof! Crap!
Edwin wasn’t that great, this is not a tip of the hat game. This is a game that is on the hitters, cause they can’t do anything. It is pathetic.
Might be time to contact a voodoo priest and get a goat. This offense needs something
7 innings for Phil? If only he could get one friggin run!
ray, penny’s defense booted two dp chances that would have alowed him to cruise through three. see lugo. 4 er is cruising for penny. the dan rules!
What Hughes is doing to this offense is pretty remarkable.
The world reknown Hunter Jones comes in to stop the bleeding.
If this team doesn’t help the poor kid out its a shame. He’s really pitching a hell of a game.
PAT M, that last pitch was perfect. Very few times do you ever see a pitcher eat up Cabrera that bad inside.
This team will have a legendary second half run when people get healthy.
This could really be a season changing game if the Yankees can win.
I wish this was like Wheel of Fortune and they could buy a run, lol.
What was that about Hughes not being ready? How you guys could think he isn’t ready just because he was hurt a lot is beyond me. Every time he’s been in the big leagues he has pitched well, what more could you ask for?
Girardi looks like he’s about to go postal in the dugout.
randy: when did Neil Allen leave the Yankee organization?
If they lose, oh well.
Ranger’s game score anyone?
The Yanks could use someone with Rangers Sean Averys spunk and grit. Someone to light a fire in them. 1-1 in the 3rd period. GO RANGERS!!
Gotta be careful here. Guillen can hurt him.
ray (sox fan)
April 28th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Penny lasts 2 and two thirds innings with 89 pitches and 7 runs allowed.
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Is this a report or is somebody supposed to care ?
Rangers/Caps game tied at 1
Great inning for Hughes, now can we score some runs? I think Joe needs to knock over a few coolers, this is beyond pathetic at this point.
Nicely done there, Phil.
1-1, great game. How much time?
Great job by Hughes tonight.
The offense? Well, you have to have an offense to be critical of it.
The Yankees possess a “ffence”. No “O”.
Perhaps somebody can close their eyes and hit a solo HR. That seems to be the only way they can score.
OK. Hughes at 100 pitches. Mostly easy innings. Gotta let him come out in the 7th and go batter to batter.
Poor Phil is pitching his heart out. Be nice if someone who is making over 1 million dollars a year can stand up and play like a yankee for crying out loud. Phil deserves the win.
1-1
Teixeiramvp, check here: http://www.lmgtfy.com
SJ, you have to be a troll. You ARE the same person who called me a whiny twelve year old when I complained about the pen?
seriously! someone get that moron out of the crowd. im all for excitment and yelling for my team but to scream like that every time someone swings is just plain obnoxious
S.A.–It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Calm down. April 28th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Might be time to contact a voodoo priest and get a goat. This offense needs something
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How about if all the Yanks wear Giambi thongs?
GB, Sawdust on Miguel….
Ha ha Nick. Very funny.
I feel lazy at the moment.
Alright people this is very important!
When I was at The Yankees/Rays game I was given a Rays hat and a Yankees hat. Yes, “Official” MLB hats..
both hats are size 7 3/8 — Rays hat fits perfect but the Yankees is a finger or two to big.
I went to the Mall and tried on all size yankee hats and not one fits me, either to small or to big.
Maybe I need a rebigulator for my head or something, but I find that about as odd as odd can be.
P.S. Why is that these scubs pitchers keep shutting down the yankees and they get all the credit.. “Man is he pitching great today” Instead of “Man, these yankees can’t hit for crap”.
Hughes is pitching great today, tho
Ok now that Jack Morris is out the game, maybe we can get some runs.
I hope Phil comes out for the 7th
Celtics down by 9 with 9 minutes to go in 4th.. Could be 3-2 Chicago after tonight.. Love it!
This could be the inning! (runs runs runs)
It’s been a really long day.
How would you like to sit next to that buffoon?
I think I’d dump my beer on him.
Every inning could be the inning.
Swish with a hit.
Swish says I’m not dead yet.
How many pitches is Phil at?
Pat, I’m so happy for Phil -he’s such a good kid. If he turns into a stud or even just a very good pitcher, I will feel better for having had faith in him. I don’t want to see him get a loss – I’m not sure if I would bring him out for another inning. On the other hand, he’s bound to be better than our pen options. I really shouldn’t feel this way, but even if the Yankees lose, how unhappy can I be?
Oh, now you wanna bunt? Well, it’s about friggin’ time.
2-run Hr coming right up!
2-run Hr coming right up!
.. but I really truly do want an official yanks hat that fits correctly!
dennis
April 28th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
ray, penny’s defense booted two dp chances that would have alowed him to cruise through three. see lugo. 4 er is cruising for penny. the dan rules!
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I am sorry, but you are mistaken. Everyone knows the Red Sox are indomitable, and that their gritty, hard-working infielders are incapable of making mistakes. They have a superior clubhouse culture which would not permit that.
nick in sf-
you always ask trick questions , but i’ll play. he left after being the triple a coach in columbus in 2006.
I THINK Phil is at 100 pitches.
Come onnnnnnnnn – two on, no one out. They HAVE to so something here.
ph Posada so he can crawl into a triple play.
The great power hitter Jose Molina ready to slug one.
Please, can someone drop a sac bunt
Scranton’s losing 6-0 bottom of the 8th. Good news…Jackson is 2-3, both singles, 1 strikeout.
Um Jose, take one for the team!!
Didn’t know Molina could move so quickly…
jennifer-
totally. people like that arent even fun to hang out, just listening to him is making me crazy!
Can we please get a manager that knows how to kick dirt at an umpire? I like seeing that! Especially when my team is in a batting slump.
99 pitches
PLEEEEEASE, JUST A FLY BALL!
Now you just walk the next guy, and the following player will hit into a dp. Simple.
Molina is just a flat out good ballplayer.
Nice job Molina. How can we possibly screw this opportunity up?
If they don’t score here I will literally vomit.
How about if all the Yanks wear Giambi thongs?
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If things get desperate enough, they might have to go this route.
Good bunt by Molina…
At some point we have to start hitting with RISP…
How about now?
Let’s Go Yanks!
Okay Jorge just get a fly ball.
Kevin we are the Yankees. We can screw anything up.
I almost typed something that absolutely would have jinxed this. I am glad I caught myself.
3 run HR, calling it now
randy: thanks. No trick, I was just wondering if, in theory, it’s possible for Wang to pitch well while simultaneously not having Neil Allen in the organization. Perhaps it’s different when Allen is working for a rival rather than just being a cell phone call away.
You probably didn’t see it, but yesterday I advocated firing Dave Eiland and performing a ninja operation in Tampa before introducing Al Neilan as our new pitching coach.
Come on, Jorge…
i don’t like sending cold guys in to pinch hit. very few can do it.
I love Jose Molina. Everything about him screams quality, and he even gets sac bunts and hits when we need them.
Walk him to get to Jeter? No I doubt it.
My Kingdom For A Run!!!
no pop ups!!
no come backers to the pitcher!!
no strike outs!!!
Swing first > find out what pitch it is after! You cannot win games that way!
ARX
April 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
3 run HR, calling it now
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Unfortunately, he heard you
I would’ve kept Pena in there
When is the last time the Yanks ever tried a squeeze play?
omg yes!!!
Thank God.
Yeahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
OMG. Two whole runs!
Better lucky than good sometimes!
praise God!!! finally
That ….works…
Lucky break.
Now do you pr Jorge?
It would have been interesting to see Pena try a suicide squeeze.
Come to think of it, was that the best move by Joe? Get rif of your best defensive third baseman in a close game like this? It would have made better sense to pinch hit Molina then suicide squeeze Pena, although Molina is a great defensive cathcer.
Go Jorge! Just saw the bloop hit.
I’ll take it!!!
Finally, a break. Worried about having Berroa and his defense at Third for the rest of the game.
Wasn’t pretty. Not even sure it’s a hit.
I’ll take it.
how the hell did he whiff on that? i’ll take it though.
Hey guys, just got home. I see we got lucky with RISP, man ill take it.
Woo!
.. but i like opposing outfielders who look like little leaguers.
I haven’t been watching, been watching Rangers/Caps Game 7…Hughes looks that good eh?
Phil looked like he was going to explode if they didn’t score here haha.
hughes’s reaction was priceless
Berroa is pinch running for posada.
I hope the squirrel is climbing the right field foul poll at the new stadium.
lol, bronx jeers.
I hear that, but given the virtual run famine, it doesn’t have to be pretty at all- it just has to be on the board.
Say your prayers, hail mary’s etc that Angel will do a good job at third.
Sweet Berroa at 3rd! Cross your fingers!
Really, Girardi? REALLY? I don’t even care that Posada got a “hit”, that is TERRIBLE managing.
Angel Berroa is a HUGE liability at 3rd base and you’ve got Hughes pitching a gem that will go a long way, not only for the team, but for his confidence.
You’re going to put that F’ing BUM in at 3rd to blow a play later in the game.
Great-F’ING-Job, Girardi. Get the hell out of here!
FINALLY a break!! GO Yanks!
Cone has a good point…
But who cares–we get 2!!!!!
Tex will break out now
RalphieD April 28th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
hughes’s reaction was priceless
Yep , it was like please god please god. Yes it dropped in!!
I just think Pena is far superior to Codey and Angel defensively and Jorge, while worse than Molina, is worse to a lesser ratio, if that makes sense.
finally a cheap run…. hehehehehe…. thank god for that error…
C’mon ….. keep it going. Show no mercy for a change. Do it for Phil.
Phil-7th, Mark-8th, Mo-9th? Anyone else excited about that
Well one thing is for certain, that kid will be going down….
derek- Are you serious? He saw an opportunity to get some runs. He had to take it. Maybe if this team would score they wouldn’t have to ph.
“Firestarter Five”
Hahahahahahaha
Young pitching is mystifying. You want to think there’s going to be some kind of straight path involved. Some kind of defined trajectory. Do X and Y will happen. But that’s just not the way it works.
Hughes simply looks great. He looks better tonight than he did in his major league debut when he threw those 6 odd no hit innings against texas. Not a little better – much better.
He’s a much more complete pitcher now. Much more complete. That power curve ball he’s added is terrific. On top of that he now also has that slow looping curve ball that is generating 15-16 mph differences off his fastball. The cut fastball is very effective.
And the fastball command is just tremendous.
It looks to me like he’s driving off that back leg better than we’ve seen him do so in a long time. He has much momentum through his balance point going home. With that comes that beautiful arm action.
Lots of people are going to need to jump back on the phil hughes band wagon.
We talk about the Yankees not scoring. The NY Rangers haven’t been that well all year also. Now down 2-1 with 3 to go.
I really think it is time for the yankees to stop using numbers on their jerseys.. they should use something cool like Comic Sans font.. that way Damon could have skull n xbones, matsui a fire hydrant, cano a circle with a strike thru .. etc..
Caps up 2-1 over the Rangers in the 3rd.
# derek April 28th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Really, Girardi? REALLY? I don’t even care that Posada got a “hit”, that is TERRIBLE managing.
Angel Berroa is a HUGE liability at 3rd base and you’ve got Hughes pitching a gem that will go a long way, not only for the team, but for his confidence.
You’re going to put that F’ing BUM in at 3rd to blow a play later in the game.
Great-F’ING-Job, Girardi. Get the hell out of here!
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I agree. Risky move.
rangers down 1-2 2:50 to go…..
2-1 Caps with unders 3 minutes left.. NY teams find a way to frustrate us don’t they???
Al from BK-I’m actually a little worried about Mo. Even w/o the BoSox game he hasn’t been his usual lights out stuff.
Bring on Melancon, the Mo of the future in his first years. We are witnessing future greatness, and I really believe ditto w/Joba.
Nate is now in the pen? wow.
Well Angel made that a little close.
Wouldn’t it be funny if Girardi puts in Veras/Marte in the bottom of the 7th?
A cheap hit is better than no hit
I love J.D. I play him on xbox all the time and strike him out tho.. doesn’t mean he isn’t a good player however realistic MLB 2009 is.
3-4 more runs and Berroa can’t hurt them at 3rd.
Hello offense….I have certainly missed you, but better late than never to the party.
i want a tex message.
bronx bloopers
The liability scores a run.
Now put your foot on their throats! Don’t let up! Get the kid (and the team) a WIN!
Devils up
Hits falling our way
Rangers losing. Neither here nor there to me.
Good night for sports, at least to me.
Time for Tex to put it away
why didnt jeter go 1st to 3rd?
Sounds like a good time for Tex to show up…
Well Angel made that a little close.
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Hes a 50 year old man, what more can the guy do?
Stop taking my name in vain, Jennifer.
Teixeria -
You’re right. I think he has given up atleast 1 hit in every outing this season. He has not looked ‘dominant’. No 5 pitch innings like he had in the Spring or 7 pitches with 2 strikeouts.
seems to me like Joe G needs to take these guys back to the pool hall in Tampa.. then walk them across the street to Mans Venus for some relaxing.
Hi we swing at EVVVEERRRRRYTHING!!!
KThomas-And wouldn’t it be funny if he pinch hit Gardner for Cano?
lets go king matsui
What did Hughes do/say? LOL I go out for a second and I missed it!
or…not
Tex is underneath everything
What’s Hughes pitch count?
Texeria is pressing…
tex has me vexed
Melancon is warming up.
Rangers lose this series and it will mark a big collapse. 3-1 up only to lose.. I think that unraveling of coach JT might have done them in.. no matter what it is very disappointing cause I can’t stand Ovechkin!
EvoLuTioN April 28th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
why didnt jeter go 1st to 3rd?
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Thought the same thing, especially since the ball was thrown home.
jenn,
I agree they needed a run there (they had to score, eventually), but you had 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, almost anything would have gotten at least one run in.
My point is that Girardi over-managed in that spot. He caved to the pressure of losing the past 4 games and put Posada in a spot where it could have really back-fired.
Angel Berroa should be nowhere near 3rd base if they aren’t ahead or behind by 10 runs. He is absolutely terrible at 3B and to put him in a pressure spot is an equally terrible move.
He lucked out this time, but in a big spot I don’t think I want my Manager making that kind of decision.
Call Homeland Security, hide the women and children, yankees have erupted for back to back run scoring hits.
Is there no mercy!!!!
MATSUI FTW
Tex looks to be pressing – not the first big money FA to do so. Seems like they all do.
Nick-I really hope it’s just a slow start, which he apparently has had before.
Still, it magnifies Melancon’s importance to our future.
Go Tex!
I think Pat M and I get to steer that bandwagon, lol.
godzilla is crushing balls.
Well no harm, no foul in not getting to third.
Godzilla!!!!!
Matsui can do it even if they remove his legs!
WE cant stop scoring now!
I do believe 4 runs will hold, thanks Matsui!
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PS Go Caps!!! (sorry but I’m a Devils fan
Melancon for 2 innings again, please no. I want him in the 8th!
What is this? A runfest?
I don’t believe what I’m seeing.
What are these run thingies?
# Betsy April 28th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
What did Hughes do/say? LOL I go out for a second and I missed it!
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It looked as if he was about to say F*&% when Posada popped it up. Then went yeah we the LF dropped it.
If Phil comes out for the 7th, he may not be sharp as he’s been sitting for awhile…..I hope at the first sign of trouble that Joe pulls him so that Phil can leave with a good taste in his mouth.
This is a riot! All the haters suddenly become lovers.
I’m with bod. I can count on one hand the people I’d want coming into war with me.
How many pop-ups is that for Tex? Good job Matsui. Seems he is finding his groove, but Tex I don’t know what is wrong. Never thought i’d see him struggle like this..
Finally, real Yankee baseball. Good starting pitching, wear down the opponent, pounce!
MOAR MOAR MOAR RUNS!!!!
Ugh, that guy is still yelling obnoxiously.
Joba better step it up a notch tomorrow.
This series with the ‘Canes and Devils is one of the classic series of all time.
What an incredible series.
Go Robbie Cano!
All of a sudden hitting with RISP!
Yes you do Betsy…..Phil has been on the bench too long….Pull him Joe
This is certainly pleasant to watch
WHO IS THIS DICKBAG YELLING IN THE CROWD
“Young pitching is mystifying. You want to think there’s going to be some kind of straight path involved. Some kind of defined trajectory. Do X and Y will happen. But that’s just not the way it works.”
it’s an apprenticeship. it takes time.
the phrase i hate more than any other concerning young players is” he has nothing else to prove”. no hitters, shut outs, perfect games don’t mean a pitcher is ready. they need to learn their craft.
even now hughes is really young. pitching him two years ago seems really crazy.
Nate Robinson is in the bullpen now for the Tigers?
Didn’t he start game 1 of the playoffs against us?
who is this guy and what did he do with robbie?
In 4 at bats tonight, Cano has seen 32 pitches.
Im pleased. Howeva-
Just goes to prove, just like the O’s series, that we cannot hit starting pitching and have to wait until the BO comes in.
Hughes may get his first ML win. Good for him.
Hold some hits with RISP you never know when will get another one
Not worried in the slightest about Tex, not at all.
Well I though the offense had a pretty good game, right?
This team can not hit with runners in scoring position.
It’s pitiful.
RISP is a joke. They’ll never get a big hit.
No clutch players. The season is over.
Did I forget anything?
I guess Phil was probably done after his last inning anyway? So this long inning won’t make a difference to him?
It is becoming readily apparent why Swisher’s career BA is so low. The man really does try to hit a HR every time he’s up. I love the euphemisms for him: “Trying to launch;” “Doesn’t get cheated.” It just means, “Swings too hard.”
I don’t want Joe to put Hughes in the 7th
Even if he pulls him after giving up a hit/walk, I don’t want that run charged to his ERA.
He needs to have 6 shutout innings on his resume.
Wow, you guys prove me right more and more with every post. His first ML win? He has 5 career wins!
You all like to listen to the hype that he’s “not ready” and he’s “young and inexperienced” but give him a break! He has proven himself up here every time he’s been healthy and had a huge performance in the 2007 ALDS. What more does he have to do to earn your respect?
“In 4 at bats tonight, Cano has seen 32 pitches.”
That really is a telling stat. Who would have through there would be such a turnaround from last year?
In 4 at bats tonight, Cano has seen 32 pitches.
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Seriously. Wow.
Tonight the role of ARod will be played by Melky Cabrera with the pile on grand slam.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
Did the YES Network watch the same game I did? Damon and Posada as player of the game candidates?
trisha-Am I one of them?
I try to be consistent, and when I’m not I admit it.
It would be nice to see if he could get through the 7th, but given his pc near 100, and the long inning, I’m not sure if I would push it.
I agree, Pat – too long. Phil deserves a pat on the behind for a job well done. I think Melancon is warming up – the game is not over by any means, but man – this has been a very good night for the Yankees. Imagine the congrats Phil will get when he leaves the game – is there any better feeling than being on the receiving end of same from your teammates?
“In 4 at bats tonight, Cano has seen 32 pitches.”
That really is a telling stat. Who would have *thought* there would be such a turnaround from last year?
Melancon was warming up in the pen. Hold him for the 8th and Mo to close. Veras or Coke or both for the bottom of the 7th.
Nice job Phil Hughes.
Jose hits a gs!!
10 run 7th inning. WOW!!
I think we can put the scrubs into pitch.
i have no idea what team i’m watching right now
Whoa, we could have used this the past couple of days.
So, now they can make an out because no one – NO ONE – is in scoring position!
(I’ve been lurking…)
Molina does everything lol
GRAND SLAM!!!!!
GO MOLINA!!!!
Now put *that* score up in Cleveland!
We’re coming for you!
LOL at Sterling’s HR call for Molina:
“Jose, can you see that one?”
do you think our bullpen will be able to hold the lead?
Betsy, No 5 game losing streak ….Molina tee’s off with his driver
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
April 28th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
“In 4 at bats tonight, Cano has seen 32 pitches.”
That really is a telling stat. Who would have through there would be such a turnaround from last year?
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GB7
Knicks
wow, I saw some highlights on MLB network – Phil was absolutely nasty.
Big inning for Melancon – he has to throw strikes and shut the Tigers down here
Go Melancon!
The future of the franchise (along with Joba)!
Can’t stop smiling, these are the Yankees we needed to see.
Good defense, **situational hitting** AND fantastic pitching.
Great, great game.
Anyone else having trouble with this site?
Nice inning by Melancon. I’m so happy for Phil tonight.
PHIL HUGHES! Great outing, young man. That’s what we need. C’mon Melancon, let’s close this out!
Its nice to see a pitcher that throws strikes coming out of the bullpen.
wow, I saw some highlights on MLB network – Phil was absolutely nasty.
Turning point of the season right here!
This site is going really slow.
So maybe Hughes wasn’t that overhyped and that over rated after all….
Yes, SA. its on and off
who’s going to pitch the 8th???
Hughes has replaced Burnett as our new ‘stopper’.
“Did I forget anything?”
This team stinks. wah wah wah
They can’t hit anything with RISP. wah wah wah
Girardi should lose his job. wah wah wah.
This team is an embarassment. wah wah wah
MOLINA IS AN OFFENSIVE LIABILITY. wah wah wah
Berroa is garbage. wah wah wah
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DT, I’d say that pretty much sums it up. Of course now the same people can’t slober enough!
Yep – Phil is our new stopper, Pat, lol. I wish he could have gotten the win, but that’s nothing in the grand scheme of things.
“Anyone else having trouble with this site?”
Yes, very slow refreshing.
My IDIOT roommates stole the remote and put the stupid C’s/Bulls game on!
How;d Melancon pitch??
Correction – I’m thrilled that Phil will get a win. It’s been a long time coming for him……..
Jobber needs to keep the momentum going tomorrow.
Porcello is a good young pitcher too.
Hughes, Cano, Melancon…
Back to the future!!
I think the Tigers bullpen is doing a wonderful job tonight.
Edwar for the 8th
Matsui is KILLING THE BALL.
Well, the other stuff is typical whines from the panickers/bandwagoners but lets not get crazy and declare their RISP problems over based on one explosive inning.
woohoo, I can watch Sportscenter tonight. Had to avoid all sport related media for the past 4 days, very hard to do in NYC.
Great work Phil!
I credit good vibes from LoHud for this turnaround;
“I love my underdog Yankees! Count me in – for the win!”
Go Melancon!
The future of the franchise (along with Joba)!
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Don’t forget Robi
Why is Melancon in a 10-0 game?
He is currently our best reliever apart from MO. Let Veras/Marte pitch in 10-0.
I thank God Cashman traded for Molina.
I thank God Molina caught this game.
I thank God for the several posters here who are solid no matter what goes on with the Yankees. It gives me both comfort and company.
ARX -
But it started with a “sorta” hit from Posada that broke the ice. You know, that may be all they needed to relieve the pressure – the “Yes We Can” moment.
Dr. Cox, you missed one of the sickest breaking pitches for a K I’ve seen in my life.
Melancon is the real McCoy.
trisha, Molina IS an offensive liability. One swing doesn’t change that. Aaron Boone wasn’t MVP of the series after the HR.
Ugh, I hate when the blog goes annoying and slow like now
woohoo, I can watch Sportscenter tonight. Had to avoid all sport related media for the past 4 days, very hard to do in NYC.
Great work Phil!
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I’m the exact same way i don’t watch sportcenter unlessthe Yankees win lol
“So maybe Hughes wasn’t that overhyped and that over rated after all….”
pat m-
he’s still twenty two. he was just rushed. it’s obvious now that two years ago was just too much too soon.
Melancon is (was) in because he warmed up while it was still a game. Snce he was already warm, you mine as well use him for an inning.
MOTHER F-Er.
Oh Well. If this could is as advertised, We’ll be seeing alot of him this season.
My thoughts from the last inning as my internet connection was going in and out. Very nice hitting all around, but I still think those of us who complained up until that point (including myself) had every right to as they were hitting horribly especially with RISP.
I am so glad that Phil Hughes had a great start as that is exactly what we needed tonight.
Mark-Cant Touch This (from I Phone): Can’t forget Robbie.
Hughes may never be Santana, but I am perfectly having him in our rotation cheaply for the next several years.
He has something you can’t teach— guts. Pitchers who can handle NY are rare. We have one groomed now.
“Did I forget anything?”
This team stinks. wah wah wah
They can’t hit anything with RISP. wah wah wah
Girardi should lose his job. wah wah wah.
This team is an embarassment. wah wah wah
MOLINA IS AN OFFENSIVE LIABILITY. wah wah wah
Berroa is garbage. wah wah wah
DT, I’d say that pretty much sums it up. Of course now the same people can’t slober enough!
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But let me respond, as many say to those who gripe that it is only one game, the same can be said about this offensive explosion. So before those of you start condeming those of us who complain about the hitting, remember, they can throw a donut up tomorrow and this becomes nothing more than a memory.
Anyone hear that d-bag Detroit fan screaming at Hughes after every pitch and the batters while the ball is being thrown? D-R-U-N-K
Also, wonder what inning that Red Sox fan stayed till?
10 runs – 10 hits?
I do believe I’m seeing double.
Phil’s awesome start tonight nudges Joba a bit.
Joba’s been alright but he hasn’t had a line like Phil just put up.
Who will pitch the 9th?
It could also be the start of something.
Po-tae-to po-tah-to
7 UP-Who knows, he may be the next Santana. Maybe.
Anyway, unless my information is faulty then Melancon was included in the supposed deal.
Perhaps in hindsight it was a good move not going through with the trade.
Actually it has been a lot more than one swing of the bat.
START THE COMPLAINING ABOUT BERROA!
If Hughes pitches well in 3-4 starts and Wang’s sinker regains velocity you might just have to look at Joba in the bullpen.
You could argue Pettitte is gone next year so Joba still has a spot but Joba hasn’t proved anything this year and we are seeing a strikeout pitcher with diminished velocity.
Nooooo…
Canes tie the game with a minute and a half left.
Overtime…
Trisha I was originally going to say something, but after the replay I changed my mind as there was no way he was getting that. The ball was way too fast for him to get to it in my opinion.
Meh just leave Edwar in there for the ninth, unless they think Mo needs the work
Randy I, You were the one that expressed reservation, even with the no hitter…I was looking at Phil with blinders on back then….Talent was never the concern, pro experience and the conditioning that goes with was
If Girardi punched Ramirez in the face he would disappear.
trisha-Sorry, but Molina is not a good hitter, which is all right. We have him for the defense, and we have Posada for the hitting.
True story: I was in LA in business and and developed awful back spasms. Called my wife and said get me an appointment with an Orthopedist, any Orthopedist. Cut the trip short and fly back home. Go to the doctor today- Dr. Stuart Hershon. Great guy.
It’s nice to see a good game again.
Let Marte pitch the ninth. Lord knows he needs to lower his ERA and even he can’t give up 10 runs in one inning.
Can he?
Veras? Good time to get your bums on the right track.
Devils lost.
Well that sucked.
Just got in. Is it still 0-0?
When Wang comes back.. Joba to the Pen!!!
Ooh, quick counter and Carolina takes the lead.
Great game in Boston. Great series. It’s a shame only one of these teams can lose!
10-0 m yanks up.
How did the Devils lose this one…
What a collapse.
Rangers lose =(
That was the greatest series I’ve ever seen.
Devils suck.
Am I bandwagoning? Absolutely.
At least the Yanks won.
Sigh.
panayioti -
Let people savor this game for 24 hours before reminding everyone it’s just one game.
Very quick transition off neutral zone turnover. No chance for Brodeur.
Well that totally sucked the joy out of the Rangers collapse
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Hands raised.
If Hughes pitches well in 3-4 starts and Wang’s sinker regains velocity you might just have to look at Joba in the bullpen.
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Stop with the nonsense.
Joba in the rotation isn’t an experiment. He’s there because he’s the best arm this organization has developed in 20 years.
Regardless how Hughes pitches, Joba is staying in the rotation for the 2009 season.
You’re gonna have to learn to live with it.
carl,
Just kidding. I heard the glorious update on the radio!
Wow swish crushed that.
How cute, some kid yelled to Melky to hit a homerun.
Swisher getting back on track?
Swisher!!!
Meaningless
There are 5 detroit fans left in the stands.
Less than two minutes left and a lead, when you lose it’s a collapse.
What a heartbreaker.
Every time I watch them on the internet they lose.
Swisher…such a stat-padder..
jk
pat,
Power of the -blog- people!
And of course the sox are back on top.
pat m-
i was just concerned about the conditioning at the time . it was a brutal cold spring and hughes didn’t have much of an innings base because of that. after about 45 pitches in his first game his velocity dropped way down. tonight on his 90th pitch he hit 92-93 mph. big difference.
it must be a nice feeling for you after watching him all these years seeing it come to fruition.
I need to focus on the Yankees whooping.
Not a good night for the local hockey teams.
Swisher!
Russell? 5 I think you are being generous.
All I know is if he continues to pitch like this, you can’t send Hughes back down….
Is it possible the Yankees are actually a good team that has been unlucky lately?
Maybe all the chicken littles need to go back to hibernating in their law offices.
Melky walking twice in 1 inning
Rangers-Devils ’94 the greatest series of all time?
“So before those of you start condeming those of us who complain about the hitting, remember, they can throw a donut up tomorrow and this becomes nothing more than a memory.”
The difference panyioti is that since I haven’t been whimpering and complaining about the team and stomping my foot like a spoiled three year old, it wouldn’t change a thing for me. I am fine with believing things will start to come together and waiting patiently for them to happen, and being supportive of the team I supposedly love, in the meantime.
I’m seriously not used to being around people who sound like disgruntled nutcases just because things don’t go their way. It’s a baseball game.
Take a read of this blog sometime. And I know I’m not the only person who feels that way.
And there are posters who don’t come here during games because of the whacked out comments and stifling negativity.
I personally think a lot of people here are total hypocrites since they turn on the Yankees like animals and then act like the sweetest people in the world when things start to go their way. It’s disgusting to me.
To answer perhaps your question that might obviously follow, why do I come here? Because as I said there are a handful of posters who are sane and solid, and they are supporters through thick and thin. I am away from NY without a lot of Yankee friends so I come here for the cameraderie of those people. And yes, when things get negative and hostile enough, I leave.
So that’s my vent.
jennifer-Sox never lose.
This team bears way too many similarities to the 1998 Yanks.
A WS two years ago, a near miss next year, a slow start, then a great winning streak to end the month.
Still, Yanks are right there.
I can’t get over the Devils loss.
Nick in SF-This one is up there.
Devils always on the losing end.
Teix looking completely lost… hitting .206 now. Leaving tons of guys on base. Warning track power.
He is a .259 career hitter in April. Of Course, he has had the worst April of his career this year.
He doesn’t look comfortable. Hope that changes with Alex comes back.
I won’t say this very often, but congratulations to Phil Hughes.
He had a tough year last year so I don’t mind seeing him get a win tonight.
Yank1-So he’ll have his best June.
It all evens out.
No one liked my Stuart Hershon story?
Melky should perform as a 4th outfielder bench him until he gets it.
trisha-So this has been bothering you for awhile?
Maybe nobody cared about your Stuart Hershon story.
Say Hey?
Nice catch Berroa!
Sox are going to run away and hide with the division.
We could start to play well and still find ourselves losing ground because we can’t keep up with their pace. 12th win in a row tonight.
The negativity is so stifling that there are over 1,100 comments on a Tuesday night Tigers game in April?
It’s only stifling if you let it stifle you. Deep breaths. Nothing said here affects the game on the field.
Doris great story!
Wow you All are crazy.
Do you think the Yanks are still worst in team ERA
Phil…HUGE
GreenBeret- thats entirely possible
Wow John C.
It’s called a hot streak.
They happen.
I’ll worry when they do this three times in close proximity.
Sox/Cleveland at 8-8
Well, if thats how you feel youre entitled to your opinion/vent…as a yankees/Jets fan I’m used to homers/bandwagoners on various sites whooping it up during a win just for them to turn on the venom during a rough patch, and for the trolls to be out in force. I guess I just expect this on the internet, and have learned over the years to filter out/skip past/ignore the usual chatter and look for the ‘good posters’, so it really doesnt bother me.
hey nick in sf-
livan ate some innings again.
he’s flirting with getting below the magic 6.00 era level.
Cleveland ties the game.
Nothing to complain about today. I forgot how that felt. It feels good. I wish I would get this feeling more often
You think Inge could attempt to get out of the way? no he turns and allows his butt to be hit.
But of course Spiced Ham you weren’t here for the first five innings.
The ones where we had no offense.
Lots of complaining there.
Stop with the nonsense.
Joba in the rotation isn’t an experiment. He’s there because he’s the best arm this organization has developed in 20 years.
Regardless how Hughes pitches, Joba is staying in the rotation for the 2009 season.
You’re gonna have to learn to live with it.
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Oh wow! We have someone from the Yankee Front Office posting here. Thanks for the insider info.
Plans change. Deal with that.
E-gawa: I’d agree if the plan changed, which it didn’t.
What he said is true.
Nick exactly….some of us use this forum to vent when things do not go as planned as opposed to more irrational things such as throwing a remote at the television. People honestly can not use game threads to get a honest opinion of how the team is doing as things will get heated in here no matter what goes on.
randy: I see he also flirted with the 6th inning again.
Oh wow! We have someone from the Yankee Front Office posting here. Thanks for the insider info.
Plans change. Deal with that.
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We’ll see how plans change when he’s still in the rotation in August and September.
Why are people ragging on Melky? I think he has done well for himself tonight.
Man, Melky is terrible! He’s gone up to plate five times and has gotten on base only four times. Four times! What a shmuck. The Gritty Gardner would’ve gotten on all five times. And with his amazing speed he would have already stolen five bases with lunch pail in his hand.
I get the feeling that Melancon may never see the minor leagues again.
Yeah Teixiera, unfortunately I had something to do today and couldn’t watch the first 4 or 5 innings. I thought I was going to have something to complain about, thank goodness they broke through.
come on Veras
Veras and Edwar can’t even have 1-2-3 innings in blowouts LOL
Melancon is here to stay. Not gonna lie just to think about Melancon, Joba, Bruney, Mo gets me happy inside.
wow, finally getting back on the site…. I KNEW that would happen – too many positive thoughts killed the lohud blog !
That helps the team ERA.
Shut out baby.
Nick in SF,
Did you watch the end of the 4th? Phil skipped off the field with a fist pump. Wasn’t as exciting as Joba’s tilt-a-whirl, but it was fun nonetheless.
1 game winning streak!
At least it’s more than zero!
Hughes is our Ace!
No Yankees win call? I feel cheated
Good game, nice way to break out of the slide.
First shutout of the year
What turned things around for these Yankees?
I’m going to say it was when I adopted Princess Letizia of Spain as our blog godmother.
It’s great to be on the winning side of a lopsided game for a change.
This is exactly what’s wrong with this team. Can’t score or pitch a lick every game and, today, 11-0. Watch them blow their wad completly tonight and get blown away tomorrow.
It’s too bad some of you are such nutbags – this place should be more fun than it is.
nick in sf -
he’s been throwing too hard- high eighties.
he needs get back to the low eighties and pace himself.
plus they shouldn’t put the spread out before the 7th inning.
that’s just asking for trouble.
“The negativity is so stifling that there are over 1,100 comments on a Tuesday night Tigers game in April?”
HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
I guess nobody helped you figure out that negative people aren’t stifled negative comments and therefore negative comments, strong and often, have a way of providing a very nice venue to gripe and complain nonstop.
They better not send Mahlanson down
He is the best reliever in the pen not named Bruney/MO.
If they send him down in favor of the likes of Veras, Edwar, Marte… I will lose all faith in Cashman’s ability to evaluate talent.
“It’s only stifling if you let it stifle you. Deep breaths. Nothing said here affects the game on the field.”
Thanks for telling me now, Rickles. I just spent $100 on Ebay for a Youk voodoo doll. (pins not included)
m: I did and I even responded to your comment about it at the time.
It wouldn’t seem like a big deal if you loved *all* the Yankees like you love your special ones.
“We’ll see how plans change when he’s still in the rotation in August and September.”
Yeah ok.. They’ll go 6 man with a rocky bullpen to Mo. That’s what’ll happen.
Can the complainers go away for one night? Please let me lurk at intelligence. I think we deserve it!
Well then maybe its just me but, I actually thought Melky did good.
Is it possible that when Wang gets back, he might be the odd man out having to go to the bullpen?
I think we might see A Jax by the all star break. And before you denounce this remember when everyone on this board was convinced Uncle Joe that Melancon wouldn’t be up before May 15th? Things change.
Trisha: glad I could give you a hearty laugh! Have you proven something I said was wrong, though?
Some people deal with their feelings and frustrations about the team by venting and ranting on here.
Some people deal with their feelings and frustrations about the tone of comments by venting and ranting on here.
Some even deal with their feelings and frustrations about the comments about the tone of the comments by venting and ranting on here.
Who is right? Who is wrong? Who is to say?
DT: send me that Youk voodoo doll, I’ll bring it to Youk’s brother’s restaurant here the next time I go.
Pete — thanks for banning the imposter. (The real “Zooboy” — btw — bad time for the real Bronx Zoo, come for a visit when the games not on!)
lol, Nick. I love them all, every last stinkin’ one of them. But I think Molina was one of my 3 scoops of rice that I talked about in the offseason. I think Hughes was, too? Gotta go back and check. I might need to scoop more rice.
And isn’t it nice to see those great pickups pickup Cleveland? Penny & Saito combining for 8 runs (5 ER)
Did you watch the end of the 4th? Phil skipped off the field with a fist pump. Wasn’t as exciting as Joba’s tilt-a-whirl, but it was fun nonetheless.
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I find it ironic that one of Francesa’s biggest talking points regarding the “Joba to ya know what” argument is that using him in the rotation has sort of “de-clawed” his mentality or presence on the mound.
Of course, Francesa and his pal Mad Dog were the very same people who replayed Joba’s fist pumps on the air repeatedly last year and condemned him for showing too much emotion on the mound and criticized him as a sign of “immaturity.”
The solution then was that Joba needed to tone his emotion down and “be more like Jeter and Mariano.”
“Can the complainers go away for one night? Please let me lurk at intelligence. I think we deserve it!”
Seriously. It’s never going to happen.
A few of us have suggested that Pete have two game threads, one for people who just want to watch and discuss the game without a lot of drama, and the other one for people who need to “vent”. He’s never picked up on it.
You know what? Its really fun to watch Robbie Cano play this season
Hughes throws a knuckle-curve? Sweet! That is such a weapon.
“I guess nobody helped you figure out…”
And furthermore, Trisha, can’t you make your point without that kind of personal insult? Nobody wants to read that kind of stuff after a big Yankee win.
“Is it possible that when Wang gets back, he might be the odd man out having to go to the bullpen? ”
Joba would have to pitch ALOT better for that to happen. Right now, his velocity is down and he’s throwing too many pitches an inning. He’s not the same pitcher as he was as a reliever.
If they move anyone, it’s him.
Still got your “got melk” shirts from his rookie year? Looks like a CF’er may be having a bad season forgiven similar to a 2bagger… I said it, back on the melk wagon I go
Nick in SF, You’ll understand this, even with Hughes throwing tonight, the Yanks were favored…I playedit small, hometown support….
Wang is also a proven starter.
Nick maybe it’s all in the upbringing. We didn’t rant and complain in my house over stupidity. We were also taught the meaning of loyalty. I’ve carried that through life.
I am guessing that a lot of the angst might come from personal insecurity and it comes out that way. Whatever it is, I wish Pete would have two gamethreads. That would solve everything.
LOL that’s true, GF….
Sheesh, Bob Lorenz – the story is Phil Hughes, not the 10 runs the Yankees scored.
GoBigBlue
April 28th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Why are people ragging on Melky? I think he has done well for himself tonight.
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LOL. If it were Gardner that had gone 2-for-3 w/a pair of walks, there wouldn’t be a dry seat in the Lohud house.
“DT: send me that Youk voodoo doll, I’ll bring it to Youk’s brother’s restaurant here the next time I go.”
only when it stops working, Nick.
Youk went 0-4 yesterday, 1-4 so far tonight. So far so good.
Shipping on that doll killed me. The head was so big it had to be sent separately.
Are you New Yorkers still following my game?
Wasn’t Wang what Michael Kay called the ‘titular ace’ just a year ago?
Once he’s right, Wang goes straight back into the rotation. He’s a proven winner and a valuable innings-eater.
Trisha – i love that idea of two threads.
Will Gardner continue to sit if Melky plays, or does he go back to Scranton?
“And furthermore, Trisha, can’t you make your point without that kind of personal insult? Nobody wants to read that kind of stuff after a big Yankee win.”
You’re right. Best to save it for a big Yankee loss when things REALLY resemble a sewer in here! Good point.
Good Lord finally watching post game-
Hughes was dealin’
Regardless what they do.. it’s a good problem to have..
for the movies buffs out there, I got the Mouse that roared tonight, bit of a slow start
Yeah ok.. They’ll go 6 man with a rocky bullpen to Mo. That’s what’ll happen.
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Uh, no. Maybe you’re new to this game. Let me explain it to you.
If Wang comes back and pitches like Wang – Hughes will go back down to Scranton.
Meanwhile, the rest of the rotation pitches the way they are supposed to pitch and the bullpen becomes the beneficiary because they don’t have to log so many innings.
As a result, the bullpen will start pitching better and Bruney will be back from the DL.
So we’ll probably see Melancon, Bruney, and Mo become the primary go-to guys in the later innings.
See that. It’s not really that complicated.
The bullpen was terrible last April too and they turned it around. Sit back and be patient.
Little known fact: Bob Lorenz is a CPA and is an expert handicapper. He knows more about the ponies than just about anyone.
“Trisha – i love that idea of two threads.”
That would really be awesome. Then people who feel like complaining wouldn’t be encumbered by those of us who don’t – and vice versa. It would probably be a horror show for Pete to do it, but if he gave it a try and it didn’t work, then so be it. But maybe he would be willing to give it a try.
So has every game of the Celtics/Bulls series gone to OT?
Nick in SF: You are so very entertaining on this blog. tks!
Betsy & SA,
Our boy done good, huh? I’m just bursting with pride. lol.
DT –
Doris did hershon tell you that.
James its been a while since I’ve seen it. Peter Sellars right? whats the name of the country?
“derek
April 28th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
jenn,
I agree they needed a run there (they had to score, eventually), but you had 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, almost anything would have gotten at least one run in.
My point is that Girardi over-managed in that spot. He caved to the pressure of losing the past 4 games and put Posada in a spot where it could have really back-fired.
Angel Berroa should be nowhere near 3rd base if they aren’t ahead or behind by 10 runs. He is absolutely terrible at 3B and to put him in a pressure spot is an equally terrible move.
He lucked out this time, but in a big spot I don’t think I want my Manager making that kind of decision.”
Well, THAT certainly worked out. He played 3rd base… with a 10 run lead!
That makes perfect sense. They’ll move the guy who doesn’t need anymore time in the minors and is pitching well in favor of a guy who’s pitching so-so and on an innings limit.
Yup that’s what’ll happen. You’re right.
The only reason Francesser wants Hughes to succeed is because he thinks that will facilitate Jobber to the pen
An ancillary benefit of Melancon will be the wear-and-tear he’ll save on Brian Bruney’s arm.
“Trisha – i love that idea of two threads.”
LOL… the positive thread would be like the Washington Generals, the negative would be like the Globetrotters.
That’s it from Lohud arena with the final score:
Negative Thread: 1,323 posts
Positive Thread: 123 posts.
Thank you for your internet participation, and drive home safely.
Trisha: and yet you would admit that you have ranted and complained in this thread. And you are not stupid. But stupid ranting and complaining pushes your buttons enough to drive you to rant and complain?
If you think you can pummel people into rooting (and commenting) the way you want them too, good luck. I would enjoy the game threads more too without all the hysteria and idiocy, but I don’t think every negative thought or comment about the play on the field (or some of the players) is inherently hysterical or idiotic.
Meanwhile, the 1200 comment threshold has now been breached.
That Ramon Ramirez was a good pick up by the Sox. He’s throwing flames.
M, I’m sooo happy for Phil. I’m taping the replay so I can watch it tomorrow, but from the little I saw, he was just nasty. He looked so excited during that 7th inning……and even in the clips I saw of him walking off the mound, he looked confident. The team needed this in a big way – Phil just came up huge.
Nope. The good doctor and I didnt talk too much baseball, my back was in agony. My buddy goes to Santa Anita with Bob in the offseason. Dude is a legend there…
m-words can’t even express just how happy I am for Phil right now.
Last year was rough for him. Nice to see him kick butt and get a W today.
If Hughes continues to pitch well and is pitching considerably better than Joba, he isin’t going to get sent down.
That sends the wrong message to everybody for a team that spent $423 million this winter and has a ‘playoffs or bust’ mandate. You put your 25 best men on the roster, period. This is not the Pirates. We must win.
Awesome game all round. Phil with the great start. Hitting with RISP. And the most important thing – a W.
Bittersweet night though. Rangers lost. Good thing I’m not that into hockey anyway.
Hopefully this strong start from Phil gives a little kick on Joba’s tushy to get it going tomorrow.
Uncle Ells, yes, Sellars, been working through the pink panther movies I hadnt seen before and continued to some movies of his that seemed fun as well (liked dr strangelove quite a bit). The country name is “Dutchy of Grand Fenwick”, the wine is similarly named, the premise is good at least, i think it’ll pick up
Finally Phil coming up on YES
Pat M: I had the Yanks at -102, ever-so-slight underdogs. Nice win!
It seems to me that having two threads makes a very big assumption that everyone would agree when a post is merely venting and when a post is positive.
I have seen many times that someone has been accused of being negative and they responded that they were simply observing and being honest.
I see no way that everyone would agree on what posts are negative and what posts are negative. Just my opinion.
When the Yanks weren’t scoring early, I didn’t mind. I just wanted to see Phil pitch — he was dealing.
Mark Melancon looks like Pinocchio
That makes perfect sense. They’ll move the guy who doesn’t need anymore time in the minors and is pitching well in favor of a guy who’s pitching so-so and on an innings limit.
Yup that’s what’ll happen. You’re right.
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They still signed Andy Pettitte because they didn’t want to hand Hughes a starting job.
Plus, and this is a very significant point, Hughes has had some durability issues the last two years. He hasn’t pitched a full season since 2006.
I love what I saw from Hughes tonight. But let’s not hand him a Cy Young Award yet. He’s shown flashes of being great more than once and he hasn’t been able to keep rolling.
If you move Joba back into the pen and Hughes gets hurt again or becomes ineffective for one reason or another – then you’re screwed because you can’t keep moving him back and forth and now you’re throwing Kennedy or Aceves out there instead.
Be patient and learn something about this game. They aren’t making a long term decision based on three starts and a 3.94 ERA.
Nick in SF. I had them at -120….
2 threads is pointless. The point of a blog is to engage in varying viewpoints. Let people say what they want to say. Just keep out the trolls.
ray: congrats on the Celtics win. I don’t know how they do it without Leon Powe.
The positive thread/negative thread is a non-starter. What is there, a positivity cop? Cheer enforcer? You would just have the trolls and jokers muck up the smiley thread.
“I love what I saw from Hughes tonight. But let’s not hand him a Cy Young Award yet. He’s shown flashes of being great more than once and he hasn’t been able to keep rolling.”
Totally agree. Very happy for Phil, let’s keep it up. Also, one GOOD inning does not erase all our RISP woes.
Registered positive and negative threads would help.
Pat M: -120! Yikes. I thought I always got the squarest lines, but you beat me by a ton – this time. My book is showing Joba at -133, we’ll see which way that moves.
From what i remember, All three of them ( Hughes, Joba, Ian ) were to hit the scen in earnest when the new Stadium opened…Yhey were to replace Andy, Pavano, and Wright..We all know how that truned out….I maybe be off with Jaret though…..
Nick in SF
April 28th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
“ray: congrats on the Celtics win. I don’t know how they do it without Leon Powe.”
Nick
I mentioned on an earlier post that I actually was happy that Hughes got a win tonight.
Without Garnett and Powe I don’t see the C’s going too far in the playoffs.
I see a Laker/Cavalier finals (and no offense intended to you m ) but I will not be surprised if Cleveland wins the whole thing.
If anything what Phil is doing might put Wang on the trade block or we go 6 man rotation to protect Joba and Phil’s innings.
james
Check out “being there” w/ sellars
and Lolita by Kubrick Sellars turn as Clare Quilty is very memorable
“If anything what Phil is doing might put Wang on the trade block or we go 6 man rotation to protect Joba and Phil’s innings.”
Exactly
Nick in SF, I have to wait until all the games are over before my broker will post tomorrow’s games…..Just think, the Twins wanted Hughes, Kennedy, Melancon as the principals for Santana….
I love what I saw from Hughes tonight. But let’s not hand him a Cy Young Award yet. He’s shown flashes of being great more than once and he hasn’t been able to keep rolling.
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Totally agree. It was only 1 start, let’s just see how he continues on.
But today sure was nice and much needed.
Smiles for everyone.
Brandon, wouldn’t that be selling low on Wang? I thought you were against selling low.
If anything what Phil is doing might put Wang on the trade block or we go 6 man rotation to protect Joba and Phil’s innings.
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Meh, I don’t know about that.
Wang isn’t worth much to anyone right now. he needs to get over his issues and start pitching like Wang again or he won’t be worth spit.
But your point is valid that Hughes has an innings cap too. They need Wang back to eat the number of innings he accustomed to doing over his career.
Assuming (hoping, praying…) Wang gets it together, why on earth would he be traded when a)Joba is still on a limit and we’ll need an extra starter and b) Pettitte won’t be here forever? I refuse to believe a 2 time 19 game winner has permanently lost his touch and I wouldn’t trade him short of getting a Halliday type in return.
positive and negative threads – seriously? seriously?
I’m not looking forward to the next month if Hughes is gonna continue to pitch like that. Oh God and if Wang straightens it out and comes back to his old self?
I mean its great for the Yanks and all but what about this blog? Hysteria and idiocy galore!
The Yanks really need to consider the comments section of this blog regarding this matter.
I would be more than happy with a 6 man rotation, and either 1) trading Wang, or 2) just waiting out the season and saying bye-bye to Pettitte. Remember. Pitchers. Get. Hurt. Depth = good.
Not sure how valuable Wang would be on the trading block – I wouldn’t deal him for anything less than a high ceiling OFer, and I honestly don’t think he, even if healthy and dealing from May through July, could land a Maybin/Jones/Rasmus/Fowler/LaPorta. Unless you can get an elite talent of that magnitude, you can’t deal him.
While everyone and everything is on a positive note, I’m out of here. See ya!
BTW is there a link to a story showing definitively who the Twins wanted for Johan? I swear I’ve heard a million different combinations, usually depending on who’s going well (“and to think we almost traded xyz…”) or who’s doing poorly (“see? we could’ve had Santana for these scrubs…”
LOVED “Being there” Uncle Ells, gave it the 5 stars on the netflix rating (bit of a “Harvey” touch), I think it was/is on instant and queued it anyway to view with friends. I’ll queue up the other, youve helped me recall/differentiate a few other good movies
“That’s it from Lohud arena with the final score:
Negative Thread: 1,323 posts
Positive Thread: 123 posts.
Thank you for your internet participation, and drive home safely.”
And I know you’re right about that, DT!
“But stupid ranting and complaining pushes your buttons enough to drive you to rant and complain?” Apparently. But it has to do more with the object of the stupid ranting and complaining rather than stupid ranting and complaining per se, something that seems to permeate the fabric of everyday life anyway. Fan disloyalty pushes my buttons because I am a very loyal person. I don’t play both sides of the street and have no respect for people who do. You’re my good bud when things are going well but you kick dirt on me when they’re not? With fans like that who needs enemies?
That said, I absolutely agree with you that not every negative observation has an overtone of idiocy and hysteria. Some express disappointment, others may be posed as questions and concerns. It’s the off-the-wall whacked out out-of-control totally negative comments to which I refer.
But let us not belabor this on a night that was wonderful, for me anyway, because I’m rooting for my favorite team but got even more wonderful since my favorite team ended up winning. But above and beyond that, I am getting the chance to see the Red Sox lose in the bottom of the 9th.
Here’s hoping!
Can someone please tell me why the melkman’s BA is 325?
People rag on him so much. I understand that he’s considered a 4th OF. But he gets no credit. IF GGBR was batting 325 right now, people would have been going nuts.
JUST BACK FROM THE GAME, and here are my thoughts…
My colleague and I had seats behind the Tigers dugout, just inside of third base. I could see Pete in the press box.
1) Phil looked good. As Pete said, his curve was only just working, but he spotted his fastball well, kept his composure, and did what he had to do. He threw a lot of change-ups. FB velocity was consistently 90-92; he reached 94-95 several times. The best part was that he K’d six while giving up only two hits.
2) The Tigers’ Jackson threw 96 with minimal physical effort. That kid has a very economical delivery, and the fact that he throws that hard, while looking like he’s just tossing the ball, was extremely impressive. But I had him at 116 pitches after 6, so you knew he was done.
3) Cano not running out that called third strike was odd, as Pete said. I had the impression that he didn’t run b/c he didn’t want to make it obvious that he’d swung & missed – Robbie was counting on the ump calling it a foul tip, but it definitely wasn’t.
4) The Yankees’ 10-spot in the 7th wasn’t as impressive as one would think from looking at the box score. The Tigers’ pitchers gave up four walks in that half-inning, and Anderson’s error in LF was ridiculous. I’m sure he was thinking about the throw, but he still should’ve caught that ball.
5) The lady behind me made the home run circle, like an up does, as soon as Leyland brought in Lyon, who subsequently gave up the granny to Molina. But Molina sure smoked that ball! He had a good game, 2/4 with a sacrifice bunt.
6) Good night for Swisher, 2/3 with a homer and two BB’s.
7) Good night for Robbie, too… I’m really happy he’s going with the pitch when that’s what he’s being given to hit.
9) I didn’t like what Veras was doing after he got the first two outs in the 9th fairly quickly. He nibbled at Inge before hitting him, and he nibbled at Anderson too, before allowing a single to him.
10) Melancon is the real deal!!!
11) To repeat, the Tigers’ starter, Edwin Jackson, impressed me tremendously with how little effort it took him to throw 96/97. That guy’s good!
My colleague and I may go to tomorrow night’s game, too, after we finish work at 8:00. We work right across the street from Comerica, so it wouldn’t be a big deal to spend $12 on a bleacher seat and still get to see 2/3 of the game.
I was very happy to have seen two young pitchers go at each other, each doing well.
‘night, all…
Typo in my #5 above… the lady behind me made the home run circle, like an UMP does, when Lyon came in.
Not a major point here, but why doesn’t YES ever utilize a pitch zone so we can tell if pitches were actually in the strike zone?
Nearly every other team has it, and it’s not like it’s esoteric technology.
Hughes pitched six innings, six innings and already we’re moving Joba, we’re trading Wang. Tomorrow Joba pitches an no hitter and this place will implode. I know there’s a pony here somewhere with all this … on this site.
red sox lose
Time for my obligatory “blister” comment at the end (true to my nane): very excited to see Hughes and Melancon pitch so well tonight. Here’s hoping for more of it. Yankee pride!
Phil Hughes! Great game.
He’s really developed a lot over the last year. He was the #1 pitcher in the minors with a curveball, fastball, changeup, and slider. Now he’s got a knuckle curve and a cutter.
People need to get lay off Posada. He’s having a great year on offense and his arm has looked very good. There is nothing wrong with the way he calls a game. Some fans don’t realize how valuable his bat is as a catcher. If you think seeing Molina in the lineup more than once a week is a good idea, just look at what Posada has done compared to other catchers since 2000. And speculating on Posada not playing hard or calling a bad game on purpose because he isn’t happy with Girardi is as dumb as it gets.
“Meanwhile, all those who called Posada a loafer yesterday now feel a little silly as we learn he was “running” with a hamstring pull. ”
gotta call you out here, Pete.
After Jorge’s baserunning on Monday, you didn’t say anything about him. But you did say that the team is old and unathletic right after that play. It was pretty evident what led to you making that statement. But you’re in the clear here because you didn’t say point out Jorge specifically?
Maybe if some knew he was having hamstring problems they wouldn’t have gotten on his case. But nobody knew because our favorite beat writer/blogger didn’t find out for us
If we know nothing of an injury and he’s replacing Jose late in the game, it’s wrong of us to assume he’s healthy?