The promised land
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A.J. Burnett lasted 2.2 innings and gave up five runs against the Red Sox on June 9.
He said afterward: “I’m not very consistent right now. I’m not a negative guy, so I’m not going to beat myself up over it. But when I do get on that run, it’s going to be impressive. I promise you that.”
His last three starts: 20.1 innings, 10 hits, one earned run, 10 walks, 26 strikeouts.
That’s delivering on your promise. Burnett has shaved his ERA from 4.89 to 3.93 and right now no team in baseball has a better 1-2 punch than do the Yankees.
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Chad Jennings
Sam Borden
Josh Thomson
wooooo!
derosa traded
AJ sounds like a leader.
Listening to AJ on the Fan (waiting for you, Pete).
He’s talking about pitching behind CC. “Inspired”.
He was ON tonight.
Life is so much more wonderful when he’s pitching well and has an offense to back him up.
Where’d he go, Rishi?
BTW, DeRosa’s gone @MLB Wow. Mark DeRosa is back in the NL Central! #cardinals just acquired him from CLE for RHP Chris Perez and player to be named later.
I love AJ’s positive attitude. At the time he made that comment, I thought it was kind of foolish – but on the other hand, he’s confident and I’d rather him be confident than otherwise.
His stuff looked nasty tonight from what I could see on clips – I think he even few a couple of changeups…I like that. It was adorable seeing him rub Pena’s head,lol
Rishi,
Where? The Yankees?
Where did Derosa get traded to
they haven’t said yet – on ESPN…BBT
Great pitching by the Yankees the last two nights. Let’s hope that Wang can keep it going.
Livan tomorrow we should be able to crush him always have.
lol @ the cubs. They were trying to trade for him back.
looks like they tweeted it already…the Cardinals
BTW, Melky didn’t get a web gem for either of those catches…
They traded Perez ? for Mark DeRosa ? DeRosa ?
WTH …W/e glad we didn’t do anything stupid.
Darn, DeRosa would have been a nice addition…..
I think AJ really liked pitching behind CC – he really did seem to be inspired. I wouldn’t mind seeing these two be a solid 1-2 punch…….
DeRosa to the Cardinals
mlb.com is not reporting anything
Good pick up for the Cards
MLB report on DeRosa comes via official MLB twitter; they’re also talking about it on MLB network
Sorry but, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are the best 1-2 punch this year.
By track record, we got a good one though.
Betsy,
Everyone was up in arms when I said that AJ would be behind CC. Truth be told Wang or AJ could pitch behind CC, but you don’t pick up the AJ to be your #3.
Good pick up for the Cardinals. DeRosa is a nice player.
M, everyone was up in arms because they feel loyalty to Wang and because it’s true that Wang has been better than AJ in their careers. It doesn’t matter to me who follows who if they are all pitching well, but Wang is a long way away from his Cy Young type form and AJ is pitching great…….
“Sorry but, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are the best 1-2 punch this year.
By track record, we got a good one though.”
Most def. If their team had _anything_ that even remotely resembled an offense…
Also, since the Yankees have won this series, I think it’d be a great idea to give A-Rod the night off tomorrow.
That would give him 2 consecutive days off and allow him to come into the next homestand pretty fresh.
I’m assuming Damon and Jeter will be back in the lineup, so we should have more than enough to sweep the Mets tomorrow night.
We know AJ’s got the talent, he just needs the consistency to back it up. His ups are definitely impressive, of course.
indeed. AJ was definitely on point tonight
“Sorry but, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are the best 1-2 punch this year.”
With a huge ballpark and facing the N.L West
*Most def. If their team had _anything_ that even remotely resembled an offense…*
which is why if they did get Manny, they might have had a chance against the Dodgers.
Ken Griffey Jr. For dh next year
If Wang gets things togehter, and he has shown signs that he’s moving in that direction, look out.
A rental pick up, not even a FT player. They traded Chris Perez a 23 yr. old who could be thier next CL. Dumb.
With the Cardinals getting Derosa, one of Ankiel, Ludwick or Schumaker will be moved shortly…probably Ludwick.
Great to be playing winning baseball again. Seemed like yesterday that people on this blog were declaring Burnett a bust after his poor start at Fenway.
“Ken Griffey Jr. For dh next year”
Griffey hates the Yanks, so no he won’t be signing with us next season.
AJ was great today.
http://futureredbirds.com/2008.....ris-perez/
That’s what they traded plus a PTBNL.
Boogie Down Bob June 27th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Great to be playing winning baseball again. Seemed like yesterday that people on this blog were declaring Burnett a bust after his poor start at Fenway.
I have the post in my favorites
“Ken Griffey Jr. For dh next year ”
And bring back bernie to play CF
*With the Cardinals getting Derosa, one of Ankiel, Ludwick or Schumaker will be moved shortly…probably Ludwick.*
Ludwick was allegedly the centerpiece of a discussed Holliday deal, i think.
Don’t kid yourself, Brandon, Derosa is a fulltime player, jusy like Randy Velarde was.
“Griffey hates the Yanks, so no he won’t be signing with us next season.”
i think it was a joke
I dunno about you guys, but I’d take Ludwick for the right price.
“Don’t kid yourself, Brandon, Derosa is a fulltime player, jusy like Randy Velarde was.”
For a future CL ? GB that’s a freaking rental. W/E I’m just glad he didn’t land here. WOOT !
Usually Pete posts when he’s going on WFAN.
Where did you guys hear that?
Wang tmr its about time he turns it around
Curious to hear what people’s thoughts are re:Ramiro Pena.
I happen to love the kid, especially his glove. Not sure if we’re best served keeping him up or sending him down so he can play every day.
Your thoughts?
C June 27th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Wang tmr its about time he turns it around
He had 62 pitches through 6 against the Braves. I think hes only gonna get better.
Tony Paige said Pete would be on at the start of his show.
Rebecca, as bad as he’s hitting right now, they won’t be asking for much. They certainly won’t get a Holliday type player for him. The Cards have him, Ankiel and Derosa all as FAs this year.
“Curious to hear what people’s thoughts are re:Ramiro Pena.
I happen to love the kid, especially his glove. Not sure if we’re best served keeping him up or sending him down so he can play every day.
Your thoughts?”
I dont think Pena would be a full time SS he might be like Alex Cora so i dont think he needs to play everyday
“He had 62 pitches through 6 against the Braves. I think hes only gonna get better.”
maybe that is bad for him since hes a sinker ball pitcher
C June 27th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
“He had 62 pitches through 6 against the Braves. I think hes only gonna get better.”
maybe that is bad for him since hes a sinker ball pitcher
He was getting a lot of ground ball outs though.
Correction: The Cards will ask a lot for Ludwick, they just won’t get it.
would be nice to see wang have a CG tomorrow
C,
I couldn’t agree more. It would do wonders for his confidence and greatly enhance the Yankees chances of winning the division if he gets it going.
“Tony Paige said Pete would be on at the start of his show.”
Well Carl that doesn’t make much sense… Paige has been on air for an hour and Pete hasn’t been on.
I’m still nervous about Wang tomorrow.
Great game tonight folks. I am off to bed. Good night Yankee people
miggs June 27th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
“Tony Paige said Pete would be on at the start of his show.”
Well Carl that doesn’t make much sense… Paige has been on air for an hour and Pete hasn’t been on.
Tony Paige said Pete would be on later in the night when Tony’s show started.
Did I just see a HR on a bunt with two errors? Has that ever happened before?
after moving DeRosa, i guess the question is, if the Indians are officially sellers, what else might they have on their active roster that could be of value to contending teams, other than Cliff Lee?
Boogie Down: As long as A-Rod’s not 100% healthy, keep him up here, just in case.
But if the yanks can afford it, send him to AAA so he can play.
No Posada Truthers tonight? Funny how that works.
Johnny D. June 27th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
I’m still nervous about Wang tomorrow.
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If (and it’s a big IF) Wang has a bad outing tomorrow, I think we’ll see Hughes the next time around.
we are going to face King Felix… hes having a monster season
TurnTwo,
The only guy I can think of would be Victor Martinez, but I’d be shocked if they traded him.
“after moving DeRosa, i guess the question is, if the Indians are officially sellers, what else might they have on their active roster that could be of value to contending teams, other than Cliff Lee?”
Indians have alot of stars it depends on if they are willing to trade them
I don’t think we face Felix.
per Yankees.com, Felix is not projected for this series
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....d=20090630
Morrow, Washburn, Vargas
Oh m, always trying to pick fights about your pet pitchers! Up in arms!
AJ looks great – when he looks great. If he keeps it up he really will be the #2 on this team. I hope he can do it.
13 games left before the All-Star break…I’m thinking 9-4 would be a huge success.
Although those trips to Minnesota and LA aren’t going to be easy.
Nick,
LOL. You would think that level-headed fans wouldn’t use such a small sample-size to judge a new acquisition. But alas, those are few and far between on the LoHud.
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....d=20090630
Morrow, Washburn, Vargas
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The rumors have the “Doggers” wanting to get Washburn to bolster their rotation. No word on what Seattle wants back, but, I’d think they’d want offense. They’;; need a third baseman in about 2 days, though. Beltre will be out 10-12 weeks with shoulder surgery.
@SI_JonHeyman Maybe he’ll Twitter the details instead of just jabbing the Yankees. in reply to SI_JonHeyman 3 hrs ago
haha. Is this about John Henry’s getting married?
Burnett’s no-hit bid…
Posada and Swish slugging…
Amazin’s in awe…
Interesting to note that there were about 500 fewer posts on tonight’s thread…
With a one-hitter and all around good performance…I guess the trolls hide in their cave.
SWEEEEEEP!
m: I hear you on the small sample size! Heck, I remember right after Phil Hughes’ first start, one LoHud commenter said that Phil and AJ were the only starters we could count on for the postseason. Wild, wacky stuff.
I don’t always pen…
Haiku, but when I do, I…
Prefer el Beisbol…
Didn’t Morrow one-hit or two-hit us last year?
Hmmm. That person must’ve been drunk…They left out Andy, who has a good post-season record.
second-half pitcher
will Andy see October?
please stop barking, back
“Sorry but, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are the best 1-2 punch this year.”
Verlander and Edwin Jackson have been amazing as well. So have King Felix and Bedard (2.47 ERA before he got hurt).
Anyone else feel like Wang is the last piece of the puzzle right now? I mean, people always want to tinker with the team, whether it’s adding an extra bat for the bench or a bullpen arm, but that’s something all contenders try to do mid-season.
I really like how all aspects of the team are looking right now, but IMO we just need Wang to string together a few good starts in a row. Imagine the confidence not only he would gain, but that the rest of the team would gain in his starts. I remember he used to always get such great run support, but this year the entire team has looked flat in his starts. I badly want to get back to that time when the Yankees felt like they were going to win every time Wang was on the mound. If we can get Wang on a roll, then the Yankees are truly capable of rolling off a huge hot streak, because everything else is going right now.