Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: chief

chief — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:35:53 +0000

“Do you keep Francisco Cervelli around when Jose Molina comes back?”

Yes, you keep Cervelli. If they keep Molina, the Yanks deserve the “old” tag they get from everyone.

By: Jay Hirsch

Jay Hirsch — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:25:27 +0000

When Wang is ready they need to sit Andy. He is a good stop gap, but really is not the future.

By: The Ghost

The Ghost — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:41:26 +0000

As much as I love Cervelli, he’s going back down to the minors when both Posada and Molina get back. I hope Posada has been watching Cervelli though because that’s the kind of energy the Yankees have been lacking for half a decade. Posada’s talent has never waned but his fire needs a little stoking. He needs to forget about those 4 rings and get real hungry for number 5 because if he doesn’t watch out Cervelli’s going to eat that lunch for him.

By: The Ghost

The Ghost — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:37:57 +0000

I wonder if the disappearance of Abreu has helped both Melky and Cano. Bobby was a nice guy but he was not a good role model. He was a talented by somewhat lazy player and I wonder if they both tried to emulate him in his off the field habits

By: 86w183

86w183 — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:02 +0000

If the Yanks dangled Wang they certainly should be able to get a major upgrade for the bullpen and possibly more. It would be a risky maneuver, but worth thinking about at least. Gotta be careful about “selling low” however.

Cold Wang, Swisher and a young arm or two get the Yanks a quality RF for the long term and a good set up man? From whom?

It’s tough to manage a roster with possibly carrying two guys (Nady/Matsui) who can’t be traded and don’t do anything but hit (if that). Still, Molina stays and Cervelli is the everyday catcher in Scranton when Jorge and Jose are healthy

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:06:24 +0000

Cervelli goes down when Molina and Posada are back. That’s a relative no brainer. 3 Catchers? Nah I’d rather have Cervelli get regular work in AAA and keep the extra pitcher. Its possible that he’ll stay up a little longer just to ensure that Posada and Molina are healthy. It would be pretty bad if one of them went down again.

As for Posada as the DH. I really don’t see that happening that often. I think between Matsui and Nady the DH position will be in pretty good shape. Matsui won’t continue to struggle like he has and Nady should be at least decent if he does. Given that we might as well give Jorge the full day off or save him to pinch hit for Molina late in the game.

By: Tim Sherman

Tim Sherman — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:06:10 +0000

I believe that Cervelli needs to go down when both Posada and Molina come back. He needs AB’s at this stage of his development and he won’t get them sitting on the bench in NY. He appears to have a bright future and with more seasoning together with the valuable experience he is getting now, he will be more than ready when he comes back.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:47:22 +0000

Since i was 12 i’ve been listening to Sterling . .I can’t afford the MLB Package or Yes. so being from Rhode Island the only way to follow the Yanks is by listening to John.

In my mind . .He’s the BEST . I KNOW he mess’s up a call once in a while . (nobody is perfect ) But his homerun calls are the best ! . and he’s never boring !

I remember every World Series in the 90′s i’d always run upstairs and tape Johns final call of the game ! .

its my own opinion . but i enjoy John

By: Lota

Lota — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:27:50 +0000

Agree to Cal!
Since now Bruney is going to DL again, I think now Yanks may be looking for some aid on RP.
Any possibility trade CMW for one or two RPs? It’s not so difficult to find some teams which need SP at this moment.
To Wanger, it’s better to find somewhere he can pitch every 5 days. To Yanks, it’s good to get some quality RPs to help the poor pens.

How about this? I see that a win-win play.

By: bodhisattva - OPPC member

bodhisattva - OPPC member — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:23:42 +0000

This narrative that Melky freaked out over Gardner in ST and magically improved his plate mechanics and discipline overnight is fanciful.

Melky made adjustments AFTER HE GOT SENT DOWN LAST YEAR. He did not suddenly panic when threatened in ST, as the story goes.

He was a different hitter when he came back up at the end of last year, through Winter Ball, Spring Training, and has maintained that discipline. Melky has some bat speed and was always a contact hitter.

Last season’s little power surge threw off his mechanics, as happens to YOUNG players. He was 23, and didn’t know how to accommodate the newfound power. He got LONG in his swing, off balance, making that stupid upper-cut swing that nearly knocked him over; that was an aberration for Melky. He is a guy who has used his lower half to hit previously.

You see now the line drives are coming out of his bat; that was predictable, considering his adjustments. He is not going to revert to that guy from 2008. He will rebound much more quickly when he dips or gets into poor habits.