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The first half of the season, while full of potholes, actually worked out pretty well for the Yankees.
What was your favorite moment of the first half? Mine was the night Mariano Rivera picked up his 500th save and his first RBI against the Mets.
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Mines was watching Gardner get 5 hits against the Mets.
Walkoff Weekend!!!
I can agree with Mo’s 500th, certainly.
And for worst moment of the first half, I’ll say it’s the new stadium. I still can’t believe they tore down the old one.
As for the second half of the season, let’s stay positive and watch the Yankees roll into the playoffs. I can’t wait for that!
Oh, NO. Mines was watching A-Rod hit his home run on the first pitch against Baltimore, that was like, ok am here for you guys. I’m the man, drop all weight on my shoulders I can handle it.
It was like his response to the HATERS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the day we were in first place.
Whenever they played the Twins.
Mine was the night Mariano Rivera picked up his 500th save and his first RBI
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If anything, I would probably choose that too. What a wonderful moment it was for our Mariano.
Thinking back, we did have a lot of good times with this team in the first half. Wouldn’t realize it with all the complaining that goes on.
So Goose wants Jobber back in the pen.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07.....179101.htm
All Star trivia:
Name the last pitcher to throw three innings in an all star game.
The Yanks have a good record with AJ on the mound, not so good with CC. CC’s been good, but not great – we need him to pitch like the ace he is. AJ’s been very good – he needs to, if not keep this up (hard to pitch to a 1.34 ERA over a whole half of the season), just keep pitching well. With the rotation the way it is, until a trade is made, we have to win their starts.
Favorite moment? Not even close – Alex’ HR on the first pitch he saw in Baltimore. It was an absolutely surreal, movie-like moment.
Mines was watching A-Rod hit his home run on the first pitch against Baltimore
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That was an awesome moment too. See so many good times.
Goose has always wanted Joba in the pen.
It’s not all that shocking that the guy who didn’t even want him in the rotation in the first place is all too eager to pull the plug on this so-called “experiment.”
So, yea, this kind of went over looked in the last thread:
Miller July 14th, 2009 at 8:32 am
So take this for what it’s worth.
But I have learned that Roy Halladay and Vernon Wells are going to the sent to the Philles straight up for Jayson Werth and J.A. Happ.
Not saying it’s true, but its just something I have been told.
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Could this possibly be the same Miller who so called the A-Rod deal back in the 2007 off-season??
Interesting. But I doubt it.
I like the A-Rod homer in Baltimore and Mo’s 500th, but my favorite moment was the day after Mariano’s 500th save when he threw out the first pitch to Jorge and ended up throwing the last pitch as well…
That Baltimore game when A-Rod returned was the turning point of the entire season.
They were in the midst of a 5-game losing streak and lose some really tough games to the Rays and Red Sox at home earlier in the week.
Not only because of A-Rod’s dinger but Sabathia then took over and pitched a complete game that night in Baltimore.
Coincidentally, the next night was Hughes’ infamous blowup game.
The team really took off after that weekend. A-Rod’s dinger and Sabathia’s performance righted the ship.
“His effectiveness and value to the ballclub is in the bullpen,” said Gossage. “I think what they’re thinking is we can’t be jerking this guy around. [But] I don’t think they’re maximizing his talent. They’d be better by five, six games.
“How many games have they lost after six or seven innings? It’s huge. I’m not being critical. I just think that’s where his value is.”
Didn’t Pete indicate in a post the other day that the Yankees were 33-1 when leading after 6??? I know they’ve lost three games when leading after 7 (2 in Boston, one in KC). Not sure what 5-6 games Goose is talking about. Also worth noting the Yankees are 11-6 in Joba’s starts and that’s had a lot more to with effective bullpen work than it has Joba.
If the Phillies make that trade, they add 24 million in payroll for this year, putting then into luxury tax territory, and add 100 million dollar anchor (Wells’ total contract) to their bottom line.
If JP pulls that off, he’s Executive of the Year because he puts the Jays back in business financially.
That would be a bad deal for the Phillies.
Just remember that Werth makes 2M this year and 7M next year which means the Phillies aren’t taking on a 60+M or 107+M contract along with Halladay.
You guys think money grows on trees which is why Toronto is in bad shape now.
Mine was Brett Gardners inside the park home run. It’s been a long time since the Yanks have had that type of speed on the team.
“If the Phillies make that trade, they add 24 million in payroll for this year, putting then into luxury tax territory, and add 100 million dollar anchor (Wells’ total contract) to their bottom line.
If JP pulls that off, he’s Executive of the Year because he puts the Jays back in business financially.
That would be a bad deal for the Phillies.”
Thank you. This place is sounding more like WFAN each and every day.
did anyone ask goose who’s taking Joba’s place AND Wangs place in the rotation? Without a couple of trades, we just don’t have that person. So putting Joba in the pen makes the starting rotation worse (if only a little) and slightly improves the best part of the Yankees team at this point in the BP…and that is assuming Joba will regain his dominance coming out of the pen which I dont think you can assume at this point
As we all know, starting pitchers grow on trees.
The Yanks can just remove Joba and Pettitte from the rotation and pick two more ripe pitchers from their starting pitching tree in Cashman’s backyard.
And everything will then be ice cream and puppy dogs.
Hughes and Joba= Sparky Lyle and Goose circa 1978!
That’s what my dad and his friend were trying to argue with me over beers last night!
Cash is King,
Dont worry, the Yankees will be helping Philly make room for Mayberry & Taylor by taking Werth’s 7M off their hands in the off season.
Walk-off weekend was my favorite so far (esp the walkoff by MPB Johnny Damon)
Rivera’s 500th save and 1 RBI was a very close second
bru
July 14th, 2009 at 8:39 am
the day we were in first place.
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Hahaha. That day was a very happy and peaceful one
My favorite moment was reading about the team having fun off-the-field with each other. For years now I’ve had this sick feeling like the Yankees were a bunch of independent, business-like hired guns that thought they could just show up w/ their resumes and stat logs and win games “just becuase we’re better”. I felt a lack of passion and intensity. Knowing they actually are enjoying each other’s company and seeing them actually get excited when they win (pie in face, jumping up and down, etc.) makes it easier to cheer for them than it has been in recent years.
“And everything will then be ice cream and puppy dogs.”
(And now the dark side: Ice cream melts and puppies pee on the carpet).
“Cash is King,
Dont worry, the Yankees will be helping Philly make room for Mayberry & Taylor by taking Werth’s 7M off their hands in the off season.”
Again, where is Philly going to come up with all this money to take on those contracts? Werth’s contract is too small to factor much in that situation.
You mean the John Mayberry Jr who can’t hit righties and has trouble playing the OF? Michael Taylor is not going from AA to the majors.
Fans with every team overrate their propspects.
If the Phillies acquire Vernon Wells, they have to play him everyday and pay him ever 100 million dollars the next 5 years.
That limits everything they can do for the next 5 years.
They don’t have Yankee and Red Sox money. 160+ million dollar payroll plus all of the other expenses, is not what the Phillies are about.
If they begin to be about that, their reign in the NL will be short. Making an already miserable fan base even more miserable.
Nice article in the Daily News about the respect Jeter & Rivera are getting at the All-star game. The only problem is that hearing Jeter referred to as someone “everyone looks up to” makes me feel very, very old
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....ivera.html
I’m a bit late to the party but I agree with everything that miggs and Rebecca were saying in the last thread. We don’t need Halladay and I don’t want the Yankees to trade for him.
I’d rather take my chances that Joba or Pettitte improve and become effective in the second half. Or that Wang comes back and is good again. It’s not worth it to blow up the farm system for another highly paid veteran.
All the pieces are here, they just need to play better. Maybe I’m too optimistic but I think Joba will really heat up after the break.
oh, I have another favorite moment of the first half…Selena Roberts’ book tanking, coupled with her looking like a complete parasite in every interview she did defending the book.
Wells and Rios aren’t going anywhere. The Jays haven’t given up on Rios and Wells’ contract is too awful to move.
Philly has the prospects, the payroll and the motivation to get Halladay. I think they will land him in the next few weeks.
the first day we were in first i should have said.
i didn’t say mo’s 500th because he is not done.
we havn’t been in first in a while before this year.
it was nice to go to work after facing rs fans for a long time & rub it in a little with them admitting we have a good team.
Luis Castillo’s dropped pop-up.
Hey nobody answered the trivia…was the answer Pedro Martinez in ‘99 in Fenway, to who last threw 3 innings in the ASG?
All the pieces aren’t there for them to win the WS.
Doesn’t mean they have to add Halladay but, they need another starting pitcher.
You can’t depend on Wang returning, and Joba or Pettitte finding it?
Could it happen? Sure. The likelihood of it happening? Slim
Since the ASB of last year, Andy is 12-12 with a 5.06 ERA and is averging less than 6 innings per start.
Joba has seen the 7th inning in 2 starts this year.
We have no idea who or what the 5th starter can give the team.
You can’t expect CC and AJ to be perfect and the bullpen to cover all of the lost starters innings.
They need to get another starting pitcher.
If the Doc price is right, he’s the guy.
If it isn’t, then it has to be someone else because somebody has to cover these innings in the second half.
“Maybe I’m too optimistic…”
What prospect hugger isn’t???
“…but I think Joba will really heat up after the break”
If only some shred of evidence supported this, I’d buy in. If he’s out of shape, that ain’t changing over the break. He’s been going backwards for a month now. You never know, but of the three things you referenced, (Wang, Pettitte, Joba) I think I might be most optimistic about Wang…and we likely won’t see him til August.
Didn’t George Sherril of Baltimore throw 5 innings last year in the ASG?
we need a pitcher.
maybe a washburn or if we can get lee without losing a ton of prospects.
i see cashman getting a starter.a solid # 3 would be nice.
bedard,lee,washburn,etc…
“Texas third baseman Michael Young backed up Rivera’s assertion, praising the closer as much for his demeanor on the mound as the effectiveness of his pitching.
“I respect Mo more than anybody in the game,” Young said. “The guy goes out there, gets three outs and shakes (Jorge) Posada’s hand. You appreciate someone who respects the game like he does, respects the people he plays with and against, and obviously his results speak for themselves.”
I wonder which pitchers Young is talking about?;) It could be Joba, but he’s calm down his act so it’s probably K-rod or Papelbon.
Andrew:
Semi trick question. Last guy to do it was Aaron Cook of the Rockies. Pitched three innings in relief last year.
Last guy to start and go three was Maddux in 1994. Last AL guy was Saberhagen in 1987.
The problem with the Mariners is that they’re still in the race and if they remain so in the next two weeks, none of their pitchers will be on the block.
“You can’t depend on Wang returning, and Joba or Pettitte finding it?
Could it happen? Sure. The likelihood of it happening? Slim”
Without a trade you would need all 3 events to occur, which I agree is not likely. At the very least you would need 2 of 3, which is still not likely. Plus, what would happen, God forbid, that we suffer an injury to CC or AJ? We have dont even have enough depth in the rotation to replace Wang, or Joba if needed down the road. I remember how happy everyone was when we had the luxury of a 6th starter in Hughes. Not saying the decision to keep him in the pen is incorrect, just pointing out the fact that we don’t have the luxury of having 5 solid starters are this point, let alone 6.
Cash,
Probably all 3 but, more Papelbon and K-Rod since they are bigger practictioners of the, “Act like I won the 7th Game of the World Series”, post-game celebration.
Erica:
Sherrill threw 2 and 1/3. It only felt like 5 due to the ungodly hour in which is was happening.
I agree with SJ44, if the price is right then Halladay is the guy because just about all the rest of them are question marks except maybe Lee and he’s going to cost you just as much as Halladay so you might as well get Halladay.
What’s the old adage. You can never have enough pitching.
That’s why you can never have enough pitching.
There is no such thing as, “We have too much pitching”, which we hear from fans of many teams every spring training.
Stuff always happens. Guys get hurt. Guys underperform. Others just don’t live up to the hype.
Stuff always happens which is why looking for pitching is a 24/7 job for just about every GM in the game.
I disagree with you SJ44.
Pettitte has shown flashes this year. If he can regain any kind of consistency he is as good as any starter you will trade for not named Halladay or Lee.
We know Joba can be a very good starting pitcher. We’ve seen what he can do and if he ever figures it out he is fine as the #3 starter.
I won’t say that the chances these guys figure it out are slim. I also won’t say the chances are high. I don’t think anyone can know that. It’s really up to Pettitte and Joba. I believe in their ability and their will to win.
The bullpen is now a strength, the lineup is one of the best in baseball. If Pettitte and Joba get any kind of consistency the rotation is awesome. Then you’ve got Wang MAYBE coming back. Again, we have no idea what the chances are of him being effective this year.
There is one more guy on the roster right now that could solidify the rotation but nobody really wants to talk about him. Phil Hughes.
Yes it might be risky to stretch him out now but he is an answer to this question.
I’m not sure what the Yanks should do about Hughes. Risk his health and the bullpen’s viability to stretch him out? In the long run you solidify the rotation but you are risking a lot. Or do the Yankees play it conservatively and stick with what works right now? I don’t know.
“What’s the old adage. You can never have enough pitching.”
You never do……
I think Halladay is staying in Toronto, until the off-season.
Ah okay, good job Steve–I inexplicably forgot that last year was a 15 inning torture session. I just remembered Pedro striking out a ton of guys in that Fenway All Star Game, so I assumed he went 3 to start. Hopefully Maddon doesn’t try and burn Halladay’s arm out tonight so he’s fresh once he arrives in NY (joking, of course)
Anybody that thinks the bullpen is a strength is fooling themselves. Other than Mo, I trust no one completely. Not Aceves, Hughes nor Coke. Until those guys perform well in high pressure games against the very best teams that allows us to win those games they’re still suspect.
Steve B
July 14th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Erica:
Sherrill threw 2 and 1/3. It only felt like 5 due to the ungodly hour in which is was happening.
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That explains it. At 1:30am everything feels like slow motion. Glad they are moving up the start time a little this year
one injury to a sp & we are in a huge mess.
no way cash sits still.
i don’t know if it is halladay or lee but it would be nice.
getting another pitcher allows wang to take his time in returning.
if not he get’s rushed again.
a halladay or lee allows us also to use pettitte as a # 4 & joba as a # 5 .
then wang coming back might give us a little debth back to maybe put joba in the pen when he get’s near his innings cap.
One thing I do know is that Cashman won’t make a bad trade in which he overpays for Halladay or any other pitcher. He will risk his job first before doing something he thinks hurts the Yankees in the long run.
Cash is King by that logic, who would you trust in the bullpen ever, then? If the only person you will trust is the greatest relief pitcher of all time, that means the Yankees bullpen will never be up to your standards. Hughes has been a lockdown reliever this year and once they are in the playoffs I think he will continue to pitch that way. He has (and always has had, FWIW) phenomenal stuff and is developing the killer instinct to go along with it.
The training wheels will be completely off come those early fall games, and he will be the guy looked at to bridge it to Mo. Aceves has proven extremely valuable as well, but he won’t be the fireman come October.
“I just remembered Pedro striking out a ton of guys in that Fenway All Star Game, so I assumed he went 3 to start.”
I think he fanned 5 in 2 IP……….then proceeded directly to the DL.
Cash is King, Look at the bullpen ERA for the months of June and July and tell me it’s not a strength.
Patrick,
That’s overly optimistic. Its ok to be optimistic. However, at some point, you have to be realistic.
Joba is winless at home this year. In 17 starts, we haven’t seen 5 that would tell us he is even close to the pitcher he was last year.
Andy for the past year has been sliding. For the past 5 weeks, he’s been awful. He is another guy who hates pitching at home.
Sure, they could get hot. However, its more likely they are what they are right now. Which, creates a problem because the bullpen has to cover all of those lost innings.
The more you expose any bullpen, the more likely they will fail.
Wang? At this point, do you honestly believe he can give them anything right now? The poor guy has been hurt and shellshocked all year.
He’s not even throwing yet.
They are going to need another starting pitcher or the bullpen is going to wear out in the second half.
Right now, the only thing saving this team from a big losing streak is a hot offense and no multi-start slumps from CC and AJ.
Too fine a line to cut in a very competitive division without getting reinforcements.
“Anybody that thinks the bullpen is a strength is fooling themselves.”
Anyone who doesn’t think the pen HAS been a strength is fooling themselves. But if we consistantly have 2 starters who can’t make it out of the 4th or 5th inning (pitching back to back days) and keep a guy like Ace in the rotation than our once strenght will quickly become a weekness. Adding a quality starting pitcher, whether it’s Halladay or at the very least a solid #3, will only help the bullpen
The current 5-man starting rotation consists of Sabathia, Burnett, and 3 question marks. Not good enough to make an impact over the remaining 74 games. Joba Chamberlain is in a stall pattern, Andy Pettitte is on his last legs and likely his last season, and Wang is a physical unknown.
That’s all the reasons needed to get Roy Halladay. Reliance on Sergio Mitre to stop the bleeding is risky at best.
Root for Pedro Martinez to show enough for Philly to be taken out of the mix.
Boston’s big need is another bat and overtures toward Halladay is foolery to drive up the price.
The Yankees are the only true players for Halladay’s services. Get him comfortable and settled in the stripes and road greys and discuss extension at a future date.
Cashman and J.P. Ricciardi have 17 more days to hammer out a deal.
The bullpen is a strength for 2 reasons now:
1. Hughes and Aceves are in it.
2. They haven’t been overexposed.
3. They haven’t had to cover too many innings because of the depth Hughes and Aceves provide the pen.
How was the bullpen after having to cover so many innings Thursday, Friday and Saturday? Less effective.
If you take Aceves or Hughes out of the pen, Brian Bruney and David Robertson have to pitch more.
Mark Melancon? Not ready for prime time yet and overexposing him isn’t the answer.
That’s why they need another starting pitcher.
Another starter keeps the bullpen depth and freshness in place. That will continue to make it more effective.
If not, you have to hope starters 3-4-5 can now pitch 6+ innings per start the rest of the way.
I don’t see that as being realistic given the current makeup and performance of the back end of the rotation.
toronto has to trade halladay now.
he is the starting pitcher in the asg.
he goes out & pitches a gem his price tag will not go higher.
why risk injury?
the jays are in a great position to get 3-5 nice prospects that can make a difference now.
why would they take their chance on 2 draft picks that are years away with no guarantees of them ever making it.
don’t they also have to give those draft picks signing money or bonuses also???
3 strengths, not 2. Sorry for the typo.
If I were a Sox fan, my favorite Yankee moment of the first half would have been when the decision was made to ruin Joba and make him a starter, then waste Hughes and make him a reliever. This poor decision is the “elephant in the room” moment of the first half. I hope someone has the common sense to reverse this decsion.
Funny interview with Bob Gibson on ESPN.
When asked what he thinks about players wearing body armor to bat- “I’d just crack it.”
I’d say one of my favorite moments was Mo getting his RBI, not so much that he got one, but the way it happened, working a bases-loaded walk off of one of the most pompous closers in the game, it was better than hitting a grand slam.
How many innings would AJ pitch on 100 pitchers? Joba is a strikeout pitcher with inconsistent command, he won’t be able to regularly go 7 innings until he’s allowed to throw 110-115 pitches next year.
Cash is King —-
Are you on a steroid rage today?
You’re evolving into quite an obnoxious sonofagun before our eyes. You “know” what the Yankees will and will not do financially and you also “know” where other teams are going to draw the line. And anyone who is comfortable with the bullpen is delusional because YOU only trust Mariano.
Take a midol or something… or maybe just break out a video trivia game… might I suggest a personal favorite, “You Don’t Know Jack”???
i wonder how signing pedro affects the phillies signing halladay?
if they sign him.
said to be close.
MBD July 14th, 2009 at 9:39 am
If I were a Sox fan, my favorite Yankee moment of the first half would have been when the decision was made to ruin Joba and make him a starter, then waste Hughes and make him a reliever. This poor decision is the “elephant in the room” moment of the first half. I hope someone has the common sense to reverse this decsion.
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And you probably complained last year when Hughes was “over rated as a starter”.
Wow Pete, you flip flop more than a fish out of water. Now the first half went pretty well after you previously said it wasn’t good enough?
Is Pedro even an improvement over Rodrigo Lopez at this point? If anything I guess him on the Phillies lets Amaro Jr. not appear as desperate for Halladay as he would otherwise. So maybe he can take a harder stance on not moving Drabek in a deal for Roy.
anybody see us getting a starter & a pen arm like bell,moving hughes to the rotation,joba to the pen???
Coach –
Perhaps, I did…I don’t remember. To me at this point, Hughes just feels like a better fit as a starter. He’s smarter, leaner, calmer and has better stuff. I would rather him be taking the lumps and working out the kinks, not Joba.
Given that Mariano won’t last forever and I don’t see any elite closers hitting the market any time soon – Jobber to the bullpen does make a little sense. Especially since he is going 5 innings every outing as a starter.
“anybody see us getting a starter & a pen arm like bell,moving hughes to the rotation,joba to the pen???”
if it was as simple as just making the moves, then yes. but with the need to stretch out hughes in the minors again it would sacrafice too much in the short term which can be avoided by just trading for a starter
JOBA IS NOT GOING TO THE BULLPEN. He is not going to regain his ‘07 form like that. If he goes anywhere it will be to Scranton. Why people think if he goes back to the bullpen he is automatically gonna start throwing 100 mph and people are going to start chasing his slider are nuts.
“anybody see us getting a starter & a pen arm like bell,moving hughes to the rotation,joba to the pen???”
Pads aren’t trading Bell. Maybe a Qualls from Zona, but not Bell. Hughes would need a month to get stretched out and what is there we’ve seen from Joba this year that suggests he’d be effective in a bullpen role?
The Halladay thing doesn’t fly over the long haul; it’s a disguised band-aid fix, because you lose the tenure of one young pitcher who potentially is dominant in your rotation for years to come, and you also give away one of your top two position prospects closest to the majors.
How about this – we hang onto our kids and woo, say, King Felix, in 2011 when he goes on the market?
How about that: Felix, Joba and Hughes, ages 25, 25, and 25?
Holy moly.
bru it’s too late to move Hughes back to the rotation. He wouldn’t be ready to start full-steam until mid-August, and in the interim you would hurt both the rotation and the bullpen because he wouldn’t be fully commited to either role at that point.
Plus Heath Bell is real cheap for the Padres and they have made no indications they are looking to move him, as of yet. Plus I think his value is really inflated right now because he’s pitching in a great pitcher’s park and against NL West competition (not exactly the AL East). They would want too much for him and its not guaranteed he translates his great numbers thus far to the AL pennant race.
Love to get Halladay . But the only way that happens is if the Yanks pick up Vernon Wells contract.
“That’s overly optimistic. Its ok to be optimistic. However, at some point, you have to be realistic.”
Well according to your opinion it’s overly optimistic. If the Yanks make a move for a starting pitcher you’re right I guess it was overly optimistic. If they don’t that will indicate that either it’s not overly optimistic or that the Yanks are just as optimistic as I am.
I could see them making a deal for a back of the rotation starter like Brian Bannister or something like that. I don’t see them trading for a guy like Halladay. To me, it’s just not worth it.
What kills me is the answer to the rotation woes is on the roster RIGHT NOW. Phil Hughes would fill in perfectly if the Yanks had stuck to their plan. In my opinion he helps the team more as the #3 starter than he does out of the pen. Unfortunately, moving him now could be too much of a risk.
I’m not going to say I expect Pettitte, Joba and Wang to bounce back. I will say that I expect at least ONE of them to. There is too much talent there to expect all three to fail. If just one of them performs well the rotation is fine.
“Cash is King —-
Are you on a steroid rage today?
You’re evolving into quite an obnoxious sonofagun before our eyes. You “know” what the Yankees will and will not do financially and you also “know” where other teams are going to draw the line. And anyone who is comfortable with the bullpen is delusional because YOU only trust Mariano.
Take a midol or something… or maybe just break out a video trivia game… might I suggest a personal favorite, “You Don’t Know Jack”???”
If you think the financials will be the determining factor in any trade then you’re the one that is delusional because cash is limited today in just about every business sector and especially in the sports entertainment business as revenue streams like advertising and corporations buying high price seats have dried up.
As far as the bullpen, I need to see more before I’m comfortable with Hughes, Aceves or Coke. Now, if you guys want to pin your hopes on them being this great strength then go right ahead, but I prefer a more cautious route because none of those guys have really pitched meaningful innings in a pennant race before now. Hughes was fine in his moment during the 2007 playoff, but I still want to see more from him too.
I meant to say that financial will not be a determining factor.
Joba is a strikeout pitcher and doesn’t pitch to contact. When you give that to the fact that earlier in the game hitters are more patient it gives you exactly what Joba has been facing: 5 inning outings. Nobody said going back to the penn would add 5 miles on his fastball. Joba needs to pitch to his strength – which is facing overanxious hitters looking to get a hit when their team is down.
What kills me is the answer to the rotation woes is on the roster RIGHT NOW. Phil Hughes would fill in perfectly if the Yanks had stuck to their plan. In my opinion he helps the team more as the #3 starter than he does out of the pen. Unfortunately, moving him now could be too much of a risk.
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For the record, I’m completely aligned with this. They don’t appear willing to do it.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that secretly, they’re not considering it.
“anybody see us getting a starter & a pen arm like bell,moving hughes to the rotation,joba to the pen???”
Yes.
Joba needs to return to the bullpen. Anyone can see that he is so screwed up by pitch count and pitch selection that he’ll never get his head straight.
Sure, he’ll have a few good games when everything is on, but he needs to get back to the pen to regain his mojo like the franchise did.
Remember, even last year when he had a good record as a starter most of his games were 5 or 5 and a fraction games with good support.
Actually, Russell, one of Joba’s strengths is his ability to get ground balls.
He’s not a strictly swing-and-miss pitcher. Watch his start at Boston this year – he really pitched situationally.
The notion that Joba is just a lughead power guy is completely wrong. When he emerges from the sturm and drang, he’ll come back to what appeared to be his destiny before the clouds gathered o’er him: pitchability w/oomph when needed.
bodhisattva,
I’m at a loss on the Hughes situation. On one hand I want Hughes starting. On the other I think it’s too risky to move him in the middle of the season and the bullpen has been great with him in it.
To me, the bottom line is, I wish the Yankees had never put him in the pen. It was a risk at the time because you are assuming all 5 of your starters stay healthy. Well, they didn’t and now Hughes is unavailable.
Had he stayed in the rotation or gone down to AAA we’d still have a pretty solid rotation right now. Even with losing Wang and having sub-par performances from Joba and Pettitte.
The issue then is that the bullpen is weakened. I think it’s easier to trade for a good reliever than it is to trade for a good starter.
Oh well, it’s pointless to deal in what-if’s so I should probably just accept that Hughes is now a reliever.
My favorite moment was when the YES cameras captured that smoking hot blonde in Arlington.
Giggity giggity!
What did Hughes do as a starter that makes anyone think that he would be a solid #3. Joba as a starter was > than Hughes as a starter.
The Team has done well.
They’d be in first if they had won a few games against Boston. Then we could say they have done great.
They are a top 5 team but not in the top 2.
As cunstructed they still may not make the playoffs if Tampa keeps coming.
I would say they need at least 1 maybe 2 pitching upgrades. 1 starter and 1 releiver. Are those players in the organisation now? probably not.
“Actually, Russell, one of Joba’s strengths is his ability to get ground balls.”
So far in 2009 Joba has been about 42% fly ball and 42% ground ball. It doesn’t seem to be much of a strength this season.
“He’s not a strictly swing-and-miss pitcher. Watch his start at Boston this year – he really pitched situationally.”
He struck out 12 of the last 17 guys he faced. One of the rare games when he was throwing the slider for strikes. But after allowing the first four batters to score, he was never really in a “situation” again.
bells name is still out there as a possibility.
nobody knows if he will be traded.all speculation.
if not him maybe someone else.i don’t know.
i just know that we had nice sp debth & we ruined it.
trading for a pitcher gives us only 5 with 2 pitchers struggling.
i do agree that it is to late to stretch hughes out though.
it would be so much easier to trade for a pen arm,left hughes in the rotation instead of having to go out now & get a starter.
a 1-3 starter is going to cost us.
“What did Hughes do as a starter that makes anyone think that he would be a solid #3.”
Shown flashes of brilliance. You’re right though, his numbers as a starter a pretty ordinary.
It’s going to take almost a month to stretch out Hughes, what do you do in the mean time? Joba is no where near his limit and pitching like crap, why put him in the pen in high leverage situations? Hughes was pitching decent in the rotation when he got moved, not the case with Joba.
Favorite moment was when Luis Castillo dropped the ball and the Yankees won. When AROD popped up, I threw my blackberry so hard that it broke, but when I realized the Yanks won, I couldnt care less about paying for a new one!
And as decent as Hughes was doing in the roation, Joba was pitching better at the time.
Is Heath Bell arb eligible? I know he is on a one year deal. If he is, it will be harder to pry him away. Even though, the Pads stink.
Coach, that’s neither here nor there. As of now he stinks.
Bell is making only 1.3M with the Padres and he’s at least 2 years from free agency after this season. I’ll be shocked if the Padres trade him at this point.
Bell is arb eligible for 2010 and 2011.
My favorite is everything surrounding Mo’s 500th – the save itself, the RBI, and the acknowledgement at the Stadium. Second would be ARod’s first HR – a magical, unexpected thing.
Well, at least Goose is consistent. He’s been saying Joba should be in the pen all along. I’m not sure he really is going on anything but his gut, however.
My feeling is the Yankees don’t need Halladay, but they need something. You can hope Joba, Wang and Pettitte come up big in the second half, but you have to plan for if they don’t. If you cover for them not doing the job, and they do, isn’t it a better problem to have than to assume everything is going to be okay and it doesn’t work out that way?
I just don’t think we need a blockbuster here.
If they can somehow manage to get Halladay without losing all their best prospects plus Joba and/or Hughes and without having to take on Wells or Rios, how could you object? But that’s really not going to happen. Only a few more weeks to go to find out what they’re going to do. Oh joy, oh rapture.
“Is Heath Bell arb eligible?”
Yes
Russell NY
July 14th, 2009 at 10:07 am
“Actually, Russell, one of Joba’s strengths is his ability to get ground balls.”
So far in 2009 Joba has been about 42% fly ball and 42% ground ball. It doesn’t seem to be much of a strength this season.
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But that’s skewed by his blow ups of late. He’s not a groundball pitcher, but it’s an inclination of his to induce groundouts when he needs them – Joba is thrifty when he needs to be. Joba is not just an arm – he knows how to pitch and he will find it again.
I just hope he’s still here when he does.
Yanks need Halladay if they want to contend for the WS. They can’t go into the playoffs on a wing and a prayer.
If you want to get a stop gap to eat innings and not make a fool of himself like Joba is doing, fine. It won’t build confidence and won’t get us past the Angels and Boston. One of which we HAVE to face in the playoffs.
SJ:
I agree, thanks for your post.
As much as I would be sad to see Joba or PH be traded.. if you want to make the post-season this year a starting-gun is absolutely needed. Half the season went by, we can all see where the problems are based on that. Sure some have better second halves but I am not counting on miracles here.
Andy, well.. it’s not his arm that is the problem it’s the rest of his body.. he is suffering from good ‘ole Big Unit Syndrome… a bad back! Which leads to other parts of the body to compensate and adjust.. which is why his shoulder is bothering him as well.
If I kept a blind-eye to the future after the ‘09 season and wanted to win now.. well, there is a time when you fold or go all in.. this my friends is a time to go “all in”.
Is it a gamble? Yep.. it is. What the results are is anyone’s guess, but you have to play the hand!
(sorry for the poker analogy, I don’t even play cards
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That’s all well and good. But it’s funny how having pitching talent translates to pitching well out of the bullpen. However when starting, it shows that you need to experience and learn. Joba and Hughes both have had success in the pen, and both have shown flashes of brilliance as young starters, and both have struggled at times.
Steve B
July 14th, 2009 at 10:17 am
“Is Heath Bell arb eligible?”
Yes
Well, so was Nady and they got him. It’s still possible but they will probably have to give up a little more than they want to.
Heath Bell could free up Hughes to start stretching it out.
One other point, Aceves is our 5th starter for al intents and purposes, right? I know this Mitre kid pitched well Saturday, but no decision has been made as far as I know.
Doug Davis? Jarrod Washburn (the 2009 edition, since he was a sexy target for acquiring a starter at last year’s deadline)? Are there even any other starters available (besides the obvious guy discussed ad nauseam)? Erik Bedard was supposed to be available but he’s coming off his millionth case of “shoulder soreness” AKA doesn’t want to pitch-itis and has a terrible attitude. Also Bronson Arroyo’s contract (and general mediocrity) makes me not want the Yankees going down that road. Scary that the SP market is so scarce.
If Chamberlain has a 4-5 inning meltdown against Detroit in his next start, fans will be out in droves calling for his inclusion in a Halladay deal especially if the game results in the Yankees falling further behind in the standings and a taxed bullpen.
Patrick the Prospect Hugger
July 14th, 2009 at 10:04 am
bodhisattva,
I’m at a loss on the Hughes situation. On one hand I want Hughes starting. On the other I think it’s too risky to move him in the middle of the season and the bullpen has been great with him in it.
To me, the bottom line is, I wish the Yankees had never put him in the pen. It was a risk at the time because you are assuming all 5 of your starters stay healthy. Well, they didn’t and now Hughes is unavailable.
Had he stayed in the rotation or gone down to AAA we’d still have a pretty solid rotation right now. Even with losing Wang and having sub-par performances from Joba and Pettitte.
The issue then is that the bullpen is weakened. I think it’s easier to trade for a good reliever than it is to trade for a good starter.
Oh well, it’s pointless to deal in what-if’s so I should probably just accept that Hughes is now a reliever.
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If the Yankees had any guts, they’d move Hughes back into the rotation. There’s plenty of time for this.
It’s not like he couldn’t cut it as a starter and woke up in the bullpen. After that awful Baltimore start – I was actually there – he was awesome – particularly impressive was the YS start where he was mowing down Oriole lefties who had murdered him at Camden Yards.
But as we agree, they’re not likely to do this.
I also liked Gardners inside-the-park HR.
the thing that bothers me the most is we always go out & buy another player.
a 210 million dollar payroll & we wan’t to add more?
poorly constructed team when 210 million is not enough.
Vince
July 14th, 2009 at 10:22 am
If Chamberlain has a 4-5 inning meltdown against Detroit in his next start, fans will be out in droves calling for his inclusion in a Halladay deal especially if the game results in the Yankees falling further behind in the standings and a taxed bullpen.
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Well, tough. Fans can’t dictate how the Yankees put their team together. Joba, I think, will return with greater clarity. The break came at the right time for him.
DB:
Nady was a year from free agency. Bell is three. I think that would make a difference.
Cash is ?King —
If the Yanks trade prospects for Halladay then financials are not at all a consideration let alone the determining factor in that deal.
No one is saying financial impact is insignificant. I’m saying you don’t know any more than I do what the Yanks will or will not do when it comes to that. I was one of the few here insisting Tex was still “gettable” after CC and AJ and got ripped for it. I think I understand $$$ as well as anyone.
I don’t know if the Yanks would absorb Wells’ contract in order to get Halladay for minimal talent cost. Neither do you. I know I wouldn’t do it, and it’s pretty clear you wouldn’t either.
I would be more willing to consider Rios because he’s younger and cheaper, but a Halladay/Rios package would require a lot more talent than a Halladay/Wells combo would.
“What did Hughes do as a starter that makes anyone think that he would be a solid #3. Joba as a starter was > than Hughes as a starter.”
Look a bit closer at what he did in the rotation prior to being moved to the bullpen.
He’s also been as good as you can be out of the pen for whatever that’s worth.
Taking Hughes out of the pen robs Peter to pay Paul. You can’t do it unless you got a replacement for him.
My favorite moment was the 10-9 walk off win against the Angels…we were down by 5 in the eighth. My fiance and I were sitting in the upper deck and I offered to leave, but she said we should stay in case they come back!
It doesn’t look like quality starters are available other than Halladay and probably Cliff Lee.
I think Michael Wuertz might be a solid veteran for the bullpen. Bell is too good and too cheap for the Padres to move… ditto Soria who some on this board salivate for. Best bullpen hope would be that Colorado loses ten in a row and moves Huston Street.
Joba Chamberlain, Zach McCalister, Austin Romine, and Ramiro Pena(cuz TOR wants a SS) for Roy Halladay
If JP Riccardi would accept that deal OR a deal like that, I wanna know who on the blog would say no.
I think–don’t KNOW, obviously–but I think Cash would do that deal, or any similar deal that doesn’t involve Montero or Phil.
If you want a pitcher of Halladay’s caliber, you gotta give up somethin substantial to get him. Clearly, I could be completely off, but as far as speculation goes, I think that’s as far as the Yankees would go to get Doc.
86W183?
We’ll see…….
bru
July 14th, 2009 at 10:24 am
the thing that bothers me the most is we always go out & buy another player.
a 210 million dollar payroll & we wan’t to add more?
poorly constructed team when 210 million is not enough.
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I don’t care if they’re only costing money. I don’t know why people get stuck on the money stuff.
But trading away what could be up-the-middle positional future (Montero or AJax) and Joba or Hughes for what just requires some stepping up and/or tweaking, when you are 3 games out of the division lead in July, is reckless and unnecessary.
Maybe Eduardo Sosa ends up being a better CF option than AJax ultimately, but he’s not on the cusp of making it to the majors.
Getting Halladay gives a psychological affect with teams knowing he’s an innings eater and bulldog on the mound.
Hopefully this little rest will be good for Andy and Joba.
Joba has pitched 89 innings, Andy 108 so far so they may be wearing down a little. Missing a start helped CC get it back, let’s hope this break helps these guys get it back.
Take Joba out and we’ll shake on it
Tony Mazz of the Globe reports that the Blue Jays will not let teams negotiate an extension with Roy Halladay before a trade is completed.
Highlight and underscore BEFORE. This is not news, it’s common sense. Doc is not going to allow himself to be traded without an extension. The window will open up after a deal is in place. Just like Santana and a myriad of other players who had a full no-trade clause when getting dealt.
If you can lock up Halladay (whoever gets him) for an extension of 3 years and a team option 4th for 100 mil. He is absolutely worth your best farm players.
IMHO, at least.
The Toronto Sun lists the Angels and the Yankees as the 2 favorites to land Roy Halladay:
YANKEES 3-1
Yankees may be a third-place team, according to one scout who saw them in Anahiem. Yankees are looking at Ian Snell (Pirates). They need a starter. Yanks could move Phil Hughes, plus prospects.
http://www.torontosun.com/spor.....6-sun.html
I know exactly what Hughes did in the rotation. Prior to Joba’s rough spot. His ERA as a starter was somewhere around 3.5. He was equally if not more dominant out of the pen as Hughes. Point is, they are both really good young pitchers. The thing is, Hughes is having success in the pen now, that he never had as a starter. People automatically think that will translate to him being dominant as a starter, just like they think Joba’s dominance in the pen 2 years ago will automatically return if they put him there now. The way they handled the Wang situation has completely screwed up our depth.
Speaking of short stops, Mojica is really opening eyes in our system. Interesting to watch him – and Nunez – as they develop.
Eric
July 14th, 2009 at 10:27 am
My favorite moment was the 10-9 walk off win against the Angels…we were down by 5 in the eighth. My fiance and I were sitting in the upper deck and I offered to leave, but she said we should stay in case they come back!
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I am glad you are marrying that girl
Bod & Patrick, regarding PH to the rotation. It is possible that the NYY could still do this. I’d like to see PH in the rotation too, but I do not think it is likely at this point. It would be complicated. First I’d stretch him out In NY for the same reasons the NYY stretched Joba out in NY last year. The NYY need quality innings and even if at first it is just 2 or 3, it’s better that they get those innings than SWB. They would need someone to shadow PH, like he did for CMW. And they’d need a reliable 8th inning guy to take PH’s place in the pen. He would probably be ready by early/ mid August. Over the weekend SJ provided a post with pitch counts to show how he could be stretched out carefully and be ready 8/4. But all this is complicated. It is easier to just go out and get a SP. I think that is what the team will do.
Bodh, it’s not about maing it the Playoffs. Its about winning them. We can’t beat Boston or the Angels. Something has to change in order for us to get a pyche boost to get over those over achievers. Doc would be that boost no doubt. Who knows it might work to feed their underdog mentality against us, but it’s a better chance then going in like we are now.
Maybe thats it? We don’t do anything, look done and can’t compete with them. Then, we go at it like gangbusters and dominate them….stranger things have happened.
Just throwing it out there, I change my mind more than Cybil.
Nobody knows what Halladay will or will not insist on for agreeing to a trade. Why do some of you keep insisting on writing out your opinions aobut other people’s thoughts as if they are fact… they are not.
Here’s my opinion.. not a fact — no way in hell the Yankees include Hughes in a trade for Ian Snell.
It must be remembered that over $ 40M comes off the books after this year for those so concerned about the Yankees payroll. It’s also one year closer to ridding the contract of Kei Igawa.
Patrick from CT
where in ct??
i don’t know why i didn’t notice before.
i am in wallingford ct.
before that hamden/new haven.
Here’s my top 5, because I rather so this than be productive at work right now
1. Mo’s 500th and RBI. That was the funniest inning of baseball I’ve ever seen. From K-Rods meltdown, to Jeter’s face, to A-rod falling off the stairs….amazing.
2. Joba’s catch!! Did no one mention this yet? CC and Andy cracking up in the duggout was hysterical.
3. The 1st day of walk-off weekend. For one, I was at the game. Gardners inside the park HR was awesome. And the pie thing was totally unexpected.
4. Luis Castillo night
5. Andy Pettitte hitting a double and then having to kneel on second base cause he was tired from running.
- Honorable mention: Can’t remember what game it was but Alex really had trouble catching a pop-up, which caused Jeter to go in a laughing fit for 5 minutes. And Alex actually laughed at himself too.
Now way are the Yanks or any other team is taking on Wells contract in a deal with Doc.
That would cost 200mil plus playersand Doc would be crazy to agree to a deal that did not include a 100mil extension because he is worth it.
Rios with Doc, OK, but then I’m not so sure I give up Joba.
I really wish people would stop saying the Yankees (a/k/a “we” – drives me nuts!) CAN’T beat the Angels or the Red Sox. First of all, they HAVE beat the Angels in 2 of the 4 games. Secondly, no, they HAVE NOT beat the Red Sox so far, but that is a far, far cry from CAN’T. Plus it’s a very defeatist attitude.
Phil Hughes should cause Cash to hang up on Neil Huntington when discussing Ian Snell. I don’t know what the Buckos would want for Snell but it couldn’t be a king’s ransom–Snell has been openly clamoring to get out of Pittsburgh which reduces their leverage in a potential trade. He also hasn’t pitched that great the last few years, and I don’t know about putting him in the AL. As a back end of the rotation guy he’s intriguing, though.
“Nobody knows what Halladay will or will not insist on for agreeing to a trade”
Exactly. It’s not out of the realm that he’d like to play out his existing contract and hit free agency for one last big bang. Really a 50/50 call as he’d have to measure more immediate security at 32 against going on the open market at 34, but there’s no evidence he’d insist on an extension.
we still have Kei Igawa?
wtf
bru
July 14th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Patrick from CT
where in ct??
i don’t know why i didn’t notice before.
i am in wallingford ct.
before that hamden/new haven.
I live in Ivoryton, CT. it’s near Old Saybrook.
Its amazing how little attention I pay to NL baseball. I don’t even know who Ian Snell is.
If I don’t know who he is, I am thinking we shouldn’t trade Hughes for him
“Snell has been openly clamoring to get out of Pittsburgh which reduces their leverage in a potential trade”
And the Pirates were accomodating. They sent him to Indianaplis.
hughes in an ian snell trade?
never.
just trade joba,romine & one other for halladay.
get rid of matsui,damon,nady,molina after this year.
Ian Snell is Horrible. 2-8 with a 5 ERA in the National League ! . I wouldn’t trade a bag of balls for him !
My favorite moment so far was Alex’s HR in his first at bat on May 8th. To me that began the Yankees turn around and got them from a sub-500 team to where they are now.
A close second was Mo’s 500th save. Happy for Mo and it completed a sweep of the series against the Mets at CitiField.
Patrick from CT
nice
i know someone in old saybrook
nice area.
Erica,
Here is Ian Snell.
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....pid=430636
Erica he’s also not that good, which would contribute to you not knowing who he is. 27 years old, right handed, not overpowering, walks a lot of guys and gives up too many home runs. Not exactly a perfect fit for new Yankee Stadium. He has basically said that he’s sick of playing for a terrible losing team (the Pirates drafted him and he’s been in the organization for 9 years) and I think he’s pitching in AAA right now.
http://deadspin.com/5311215/pl.....-depressed
NYY626-
Nice list! I somehow forgot about the face Jeter made when they actually pitched to him with Mo on deck.. Just thinking about it now makes me laugh.
The Snell trade doesn’t make sense because it would make more sense to stretch Hughes out then trade for somebody else’s garbage. Also, I don’t like his contract.
me personally being from new haven,hamden,wh i need to hear screaming,yelling & occasional gunshots to feel comfortable.
Fran (the original) and OPPC member
July 14th, 2009 at 10:44 am
My favorite moment so far was Alex’s HR in his first at bat on May 8th. To me that began the Yankees turn around and got them from a sub-500 team to where they are now.
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I was in my car driving on a parkway when A-Rod hit that homerun. Sterling was screaming so loudly my car was shaking
personally, I don’t look at trading a guy like Joba for Hallary as mortgaging the future to win now…the Yankees would have Halladay for this season and AT LEAST all of next season, and you’d be crazy to think the Yankees wouldn’t do everything they could to sign him for at least 3 seasons beyond that. in the mean time the Yankees would basically have to replace Joba’s potential with more potential. I find it just as likely that the Yankees could find another potential 15 game winner as it is that Joba will ever become that pitcher. The smaller market teams face the question, “do we go for Halladay now, knowing it will cause detriment to us down the road?” The Yankees are not a small market team and will be able to remain competitive down the road regardless of whether or not they go for Halladay.
Hughes will win more games for the Yankees as a reliever (literally getting the Ws) than Snell would as a starter.
Erica, did he get the call right?
“I was in my car driving on a parkway when A-Rod hit that homerun. Sterling was screaming so loudly my car was shaking”
I was parking my car in a driveway when Arod hit that homer. I ran inside to and turned on the TV to make sure Sterling saw it right.
Fran (the original) and OPPC member
July 14th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Erica, did he get the call right?
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Haha, yes- that one he nailed. He compared it to a scripted movie afterwards for about 10 minutes
Cashman is not oblivious toward the thinking of fans but his overriding decisions are made through the top baseball people in the organization. Mark Newman and others on the farm system side will give their valued opinions as to who can go and who should be kept. Hal Steinbrenner will approve deals of high contract nature.
Thanks for the Snell info. Based on the links you guys sent, if they traded Hughes for him I would assist Betsy in hunting down Cashman
i will always remember mariano getting #500, but the luis castillo pop-up was the most memorable for me. we may never witness a play like that amidst the circumstances ever again. bot 9 against a rival, 2 outs, down by 1, pop fly to an infielder, dropped, and the winning run scores from 1st base – what a crazy crazy turn of events.
Shelly Duncan came in second in the Triple A Home Run Derby.
Kind of awesome he participated
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....;type=lgns
that article was NOT saying the Yanks would trade Hughes for Snell. It was intimating that Hughes could be part of a package for Halladay.
Moments:
Any of the fantastic plays made by Tex at first base that were hit so hard it is amazing he made the plays.
Marian’s RBI and 500th win. This guy is the perfect ball player and human being.
Joba’s flopping catch off the mound and subsequent double play. Thought Pettitte was going to roll on the floor with laughter.
Seeing Jeter smile that gorgeous smile when he is pleased with the play. His soft heart for Mo.
Favorite moment – every time I see the empty seats in the stadium. Don’t rob the fans.
1. Alex’s Baltimore HR- stopped the losing streak
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1. Alex’s Baltimore HR- stopped the losing streak
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1. Alex’s Baltimore HR- stopped the losing streak and some of the questions.
2. Mo’s RBI- Fun and unexpected.
3. The look on Jeter’s face when they didn’t intentionally walk him.- Priceless.
4. Castillo drop- Everyone looked shocked.
5. Mo’s 500th- You knew it was going to happen so the moment with the guys on the field is what made it memorable for me.
Here are my top 5:
http://www.noyoureatowel.net/2.....break.html
Looking back on it, how much did that Orioles series change the season?
Game 1- Arod homers in his first game back and CC pitches a CG shutout on the heels of a 5-game losing streak.
Game 2- Hughes has the worst start maybe of his career and Damon calls him out- ever since then Hughes has been in attack mode.
Game 3- Joba gives up 3 runs in the first inning but settles down and finishes 6 innings. Down by a run in the 8th with 2 outs, Cervelli hustles for an infield single and a couple batters later Damon hits a go-ahead 3-run HR. Gave us the series win and was a preview of Cervelli’s energy as well as the many comeback victories ahead.
I went to all 3 of those games in baltimore!
My Top moments:
1. Mo’s 500th save and RBI
2. Walk-off weekend against the Twins (Melky’s was the best)
3. Louis Castillo popup
4. Arod’s 3-run HR in Baltimore and CC’s CG shutout
5. 12-1 win in Texas where Hughes pitched 8 shutout innings and Arod got 5 hits
6. Burnett’s 2 performances against the Mets, and lighting up Santana for 9 runs
Going to the New Yankee Stadium, the place is awesome.
Walk off weekend!
Watching kids like Cisco and Pena make a name for themselves.
Loved it when Tex popped off at Gomez.
Looking foreward to a strong second half!! LETS GO YANKEES!!!
Going to the New Yankee Stadium, the place is awesome.
Walk off weekend!
Watching kids like Cisco and Pena make a name for themselves.
Loved it when Tex popped off at Gomez.
Looking foreward to a strong second half!! LETS GO YANKEES!!!
Best Moments
1. Mo’s 500th
2. Mo’s RBI
3. Jeter’s face that entire inning
4. Joba/AJ pieing Jorge
5. Gardner’s inside the park homer
6. Castillo
7. Swisher pitching
I have to go with GGBG’s inside-the-park homerun. That lit a fire under this team. I was riding my stationary bike in front of the TV at the time, and I must’ve hit 25 mph while Gardy was rounding the bases (no small feat for this non-Lance Armstrong).
Best Moments
1. Three walk-offs in a row
2. Castillo
3. Swisher pitching
4. Mo’s RBI
5. Gardner’s inside the park homer