Comments on: Pitching matchups for the Orioles series http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920588 bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:39:17 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920588 miggs July 20th, 2009 at 11:45 am So I spent the weekend in Cape Cod and really had no time to post or scroll through any comments. What a great weekend of yankees baseball. Sweep the Tigers, gain 2 games on Boston. But KC couldn’t even win one game vs. Tampa. It looked like TB came back late in every game. Those Mass-holes are unbelievable up there. I was able to keep track of the Sox score just by opening my ears, it seems like everyone on the beach was following the game somehow. What a joy it was listening to those idiots. On Saturday it was all about “We lost but Lowrie hit a HR”. Yesterday was even better, hearing about them getting shut down by Halladay as the Yankees battled Detroit. When the Yankee score went final on Sunday I hit some of the beach bars, donned in a Yankees shirt and a big smile. At one bar they wouldn’t even serve me, I was ragging the entire place as I walked out. Boston hats and jerseys everywhere up there. What a sickening sight. ===== Hilarious story. I'll be up in Newport for a few days of r n' r in mid August. Love Newport and its angry beaches with jagged rocks everywhere. Cliff Walk is a favorite, but guaranteed to be littered with your "Mass-holes" (great coinage, BTW) in B hats. I will wear the colors up there, as I always do. I fully expect us Boston to be in 3rd place by then (Us in first, followed by the ever scary TB). miggs
July 20th, 2009 at 11:45 am
So I spent the weekend in Cape Cod and really had no time to post or scroll through any comments.
What a great weekend of yankees baseball. Sweep the Tigers, gain 2 games on Boston. But KC couldn’t even win one game vs. Tampa. It looked like TB came back late in every game.
Those Mass-holes are unbelievable up there. I was able to keep track of the Sox score just by opening my ears, it seems like everyone on the beach was following the game somehow. What a joy it was listening to those idiots. On Saturday it was all about “We lost but Lowrie hit a HR”.
Yesterday was even better, hearing about them getting shut down by Halladay as the Yankees battled Detroit.
When the Yankee score went final on Sunday I hit some of the beach bars, donned in a Yankees shirt and a big smile. At one bar they wouldn’t even serve me, I was ragging the entire place as I walked out.
Boston hats and jerseys everywhere up there. What a sickening sight.
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Hilarious story.

I’ll be up in Newport for a few days of r n’ r in mid August. Love Newport and its angry beaches with jagged rocks everywhere. Cliff Walk is a favorite, but guaranteed to be littered with your “Mass-holes” (great coinage, BTW) in B hats. I will wear the colors up there, as I always do. I fully expect us Boston to be in 3rd place by then (Us in first, followed by the ever scary TB).

]]> By: S.A.--Relax, Relate, Release http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920587 S.A.--Relax, Relate, Release Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:36:02 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920587 There’s always Kei Igawa if all else fails! ============================= :cry: There’s always Kei Igawa if all else fails!

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]]> By: Hokiehill http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920578 Hokiehill Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:21:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920578 "Hokiehill — Wirh all due respect Maroon and Orange is a hideous color combo. Still I know your Athletic Director (Jim Weaver) well and the program has much to be proud of, as does the entire Virginia Tech campus the way they rallied after that horrific day." I will strongly disagree on the first point but appreciate your comments on the others...having had the chance to meet with Weaver on several occasions I am a big fan. That was certainly a tough time but the support from the extended family of VT was tremendous as was the support from those well outside the community...on the top of that support group list would of course be the Steinbrenners and the entire Yankees organization. They did some great things for the school after the tragedy. “Hokiehill —

Wirh all due respect Maroon and Orange is a hideous color combo. Still I know your Athletic Director (Jim Weaver) well and the program has much to be proud of, as does the entire Virginia Tech campus the way they rallied after that horrific day.”

I will strongly disagree on the first point but appreciate your comments on the others…having had the chance to meet with Weaver on several occasions I am a big fan. That was certainly a tough time but the support from the extended family of VT was tremendous as was the support from those well outside the community…on the top of that support group list would of course be the Steinbrenners and the entire Yankees organization. They did some great things for the school after the tragedy.

]]> By: vb03 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920576 vb03 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:19:08 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920576 There's always Kei Igawa if all else fails! There’s always Kei Igawa if all else fails!

]]> By: 86w183 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920575 86w183 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:15:53 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920575 Hokiehill --- Wirh all due respect Maroon and Orange is a hideous color combo. Still I know your Athletic Director (Jim Weaver) well and the program has much to be proud of, as does the entire Virginia Tech campus the way they rallied after that horrific day. Certainly it looks like the Yanks are keeping Joba, Hughes and Montero but that doesn't mean Halladay is out of reach. There's no way the Jays are getting fair value and with their financial problems moving payroll might be an absolute must --- we just don't know. Hokiehill —

Wirh all due respect Maroon and Orange is a hideous color combo. Still I know your Athletic Director (Jim Weaver) well and the program has much to be proud of, as does the entire Virginia Tech campus the way they rallied after that horrific day.

Certainly it looks like the Yanks are keeping Joba, Hughes and Montero but that doesn’t mean Halladay is out of reach. There’s no way the Jays are getting fair value and with their financial problems moving payroll might be an absolute must — we just don’t know.

]]> By: Hokiehill http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920572 Hokiehill Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:12:54 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920572 remember, we always have the winningest pitcher in AAA history... remember, we always have the winningest pitcher in AAA history…

]]> By: no.27 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920571 no.27 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:11:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920571 It's great that Hughes has been doing well in the bullpen, but I think the Yankees are setting themselves up to fail with the back end of this rotation. Mitre has never been a good pitcher and hasn't been in the major leagues since 2007. He's supposed to be the stop gap until Wang, who hasn't been effective all season, comes back. This wouldn't worry me if Joba wasn't pitching on an innings limit. He's already at 96 innings for the season. If his limit was 160 innings, that would leave about 10 more starts to his season, not including the playoffs. The Yankees need to get Hughes ready to go back in the rotation and trade for a reliever if the ones they have can't cut it. It’s great that Hughes has been doing well in the bullpen, but I think the Yankees are setting themselves up to fail with the back end of this rotation.

Mitre has never been a good pitcher and hasn’t been in the major leagues since 2007. He’s supposed to be the stop gap until Wang, who hasn’t been effective all season, comes back.

This wouldn’t worry me if Joba wasn’t pitching on an innings limit. He’s already at 96 innings for the season. If his limit was 160 innings, that would leave about 10 more starts to his season, not including the playoffs.

The Yankees need to get Hughes ready to go back in the rotation and trade for a reliever if the ones they have can’t cut it.

]]> By: Erica - always OPPC http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920570 Erica - always OPPC Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:57 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920570 “Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang said Friday that his right shoulder is pain free. But Wang, sidelined since July 5 with a strained right shoulder, declined to put a date on his potential return from the disabled list. On Monday, Wang said he is scheduled to play catch for the first time since suffering his injury. “Now, it’s getting better and better each day,” said Wang, who has spent the last several weeks rehabbing and spending time with this newborn son. “A lot better.” **** This sounds more like maternity leave than the DL “Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang said Friday that his right shoulder is pain free. But Wang, sidelined since July 5 with a strained right shoulder, declined to put a date on his potential return from the disabled list. On Monday, Wang said he is scheduled to play catch for the first time since suffering his injury.

“Now, it’s getting better and better each day,” said Wang, who has spent the last several weeks rehabbing and spending time with this newborn son. “A lot better.”

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This sounds more like maternity leave than the DL

]]> By: Wait till they come to OUR house AGAIN http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920569 Wait till they come to OUR house AGAIN Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:32 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920569 Mitre is a big start. If he stinks it up we've got some issues. Mitre is a big start. If he stinks it up we’ve got some issues.

]]> By: DB http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/07/20/pitching-matchups-for-the-orioles-series-6/comment-page-2/#comment-920568 DB Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:08:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=14745#comment-920568 miggs July 20th, 2009 at 11:53 am “Tomorrow will be interesting, if Mitre wets the bed then the Yanks are in deep doo-doo with their fifth starter spot” .....Mitre is going to get at least 3-4 starts IMO unless he’s totally horrendous. Seeing his progress in Scranton and knowing his abilities before he got hurt, its hardly something to lose sleep over. _____________ He's one year (almost to the day) removed from TJ surgery and is a career minor leaguer with 310 mlb innings (not pitched since 07 in big leagues). What abilities does he have? I think he is closer to being totally horrendous than giving us a quality start. I'm not down on the guy, just that if he is our best option for a starting rotation spot...we are thin in the rotation to say the least. miggs
July 20th, 2009 at 11:53 am
“Tomorrow will be interesting, if Mitre wets the bed then the Yanks are in deep doo-doo with their fifth starter spot”

…..Mitre is going to get at least 3-4 starts IMO unless he’s totally horrendous. Seeing his progress in Scranton and knowing his abilities before he got hurt, its hardly something to lose sleep over.
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He’s one year (almost to the day) removed from TJ surgery and is a career minor leaguer with 310 mlb innings (not pitched since 07 in big leagues). What abilities does he have? I think he is closer to being totally horrendous than giving us a quality start.

I’m not down on the guy, just that if he is our best option for a starting rotation spot…we are thin in the rotation to say the least.

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