Comments on: C-Money gets gangsta on the boys

By: Bob Cypher

Bob Cypher — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:11:24 +0000

Does Girardi have the Grouch glasses and mustache diguise someplace?

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:47:22 +0000

I think the Tony Pena era needs to start now. Great work by Pena, in particular, getting in A-Rod’s face before he got up with the bases loaded.

By: sab

sab — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:01:46 +0000

yeah cashman’s “talk” really had an effect on the hitters as evidenced by the first 5 innings of powerful hitting – cashman’s talk garnered as much results as trying to get a suntan at night..

the catalyst was girardi’s lame attempt at getting tossed (hey it was lame but it worked)..when they don’t hit again tonight girardi needs to take a bat to the visiting clubhouse and leave some damage – say nothing – and walk out of the clubhouse – eaving everyne wondering what the hell just happened – stuff like that stays with these lazy millionaires – not some geek who likes to spend uncle steiny’s money trying to motivate them..

By: JohnBlacksox (24 + 1)

JohnBlacksox (24 + 1) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:52:47 +0000

Just curious…Has there been any official or unofficial word on the goal for Joba’s innings this year?

Now that he’s settling into the starter job, what happens if September 1st arrives and he’s at 170-180 innings? Is it full speed ahead to 220? Do they hold him back for the playoffs? Or do they start skipping him in July/August to keep the innings down?

By: Giuseppe Franco

Giuseppe Franco — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:47:29 +0000

It just feels like more downs than ups to me.

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Yet he still has the second best ERA on the staff and has been the most consistent starter they’ve had all season.

Of course Sabathia has been better overall this season because he always gives this team innings no matter what but he has allowed 4 ER or more in a start six times this season.

Joba has allowed 4 ER or more just twice. He’s allowed 3 ER or less in 12 of his 14 starts this season.

Not bad for a 23 year old kid in his first full season starting in the major leagues.

By: E-gawa

E-gawa — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:56:38 +0000

“Yes the NL lineups are weaker. But you acting like Joba hasn’t had any good starts against AL teams. Joba is a young pitcher he is going to have up and downs.”

He’s had 2 starts where he’s gone past 6….

His velocity is down on everything except his cutter which is up…

It just feels like more downs than ups to me.

By: Nick in SF

Nick in SF — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:42:01 +0000

Swisher is the glue that saves the manager?

Maybe that’s what he was doing in that meeting: getting his talking points.

By: m

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:35:30 +0000

oops. dangling participle.

*reflective of how most of the players feel.

By: raymagnetic

raymagnetic — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:34:57 +0000

C. Diddy runs the city.

Makes perfect sense to judge the next manager based observing what the bench coach “gets” out of the star player. Perfect sense, or not.

Pep talks rarely work in sports, the players still have to play the game. If a player needs a manager to get the best out of themselves then something is obviously wrong with the player.

By: m

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:33:59 +0000

G. Love,

No doubt Tony Pena’s got passion. But read Swish’s quote in my last post. I’m sure it’s reflective.

I think there was some domino effect. Girardi has Gardner’s back, Cervelli responds (true hero!), the guys are pumped that Cervelli (!) hit his first career homerun in the cavernous Atlanta park, and the rest is history.

Click on the link to Kepner’s recap, you’ll see that Alex’s hit had more to do with his tireless preparation in the video room (or K. Hudson’s room?) than Tony Pena pumping him up.