Yankees get some work in
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Aug 04, 2009 
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The Yankees are taking optional batting practice in the Rogers Centre.
Good turnout. The early hitters are: Cody Ransom, Jerry Hairston Jr., Jorge Posada, Eric Hinske, Nick Swisher, Derek Jeter, Jose Molina, Melky Cabrera and Robbie Cano.
Joba Chamberlain, Mark Melancon and Phil Coke are shagging flies in center. The Yankees typically hold n early workout after days off or before the first game in a road city.
Before you get all uppity about who is not here, keep in mind that every player has a different routine. Some players like more BP, others less. Some guys prefer working out in the afternoons or hitting off a tee in the cage. A-Rod is probably doing rehab work on his hip, etc.
Good vibe about tonight’s game.
is the roof open or closed? they don’t run the a/c in that joint when the roof is closed. very humid and sticky.
Does Cano take BP with runners on second and third? Because he should.
Here’s who is in so far for “Guess the Line Up”
WTTCTOHA
Fran, Miggs, Servox (same)
Hokiehill
Upstate Kate
L to the 2nd
Robbykid
IDCWYT
Line Up submissions until 3:40.
what are the odds the Yanks score 5 runs off Halladay again?
Brian from PA August 4th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
what are the odds the Yanks score 5 runs off Halladay again?
He won’t make it out of the first inning
The early hitters are: Cody Ransom
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if nothing else you got to give Ransom props for still thinking that BP may actually make a difference for him..
or you could look at it that he’s taking away some precious swings for more important players on the team…which would be even more reason to release him..
FYI, the countdown for my first trip to the new stadium is down to about 50 hours! Any advice for a first time visitor to the new stadium?
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Eat a steak sandwich from Loebels. It is ridiculous. be sure to put some horseradish and olives on it(they give you them if you ask) for atleast 1 bite because its a delicious flavor explosion.
Get the garlic fries, they are unlike any garlic fries I’ve had in other stadiums but well worth it.
Spend atleast 1 inning walking the concourse and checking out the action on the field from the standing room areas or the jumbo tron.
Walk the great hall and be sure to try and name every yankee that appears on a banner.
Fight someone under the O’neil banner. (you’ll know it when you see it, mind the blood stains)
The last time the Yankees beat Roy Halladay in Toronto was Opening Day 2003–yikes
Jeter SS
Damon CF
Tex 1B
ARod 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Hinske RF
Cabrera CF
Glad Jorge is taking some BP.. Maybe he could do some catching practice as well and learn how to frame a pitch and/or handle a low curve.
SS The Captain
LF Damonic
1B Teixera
3B Alexander Hudson Rodriguez
DH Matsui
C Hip Hip Jorge
2B Cano don’t ya know
RF Home Run Hinskie
CF Melky
Get em tonight boys.. Give the good doc some more medicine like last time out.
Glad to be back into the swing of Guess the Lineup, it’s been so long:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Hinske RF
Cabrera CF
Yanks Fan and Andrew…move your lineups over here or Erica won’t see them…
thanks for the advice Jerkface!
“Glad Jorge is taking some BP.. Maybe he could do some catching practice as well and learn how to frame a pitch and/or handle a low curve.”
Maybe we should have PP before game threads or something…
PP = posting practice
Jeter, SS
Damon, LF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Matsui, DH
Posada, C
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Cabrera, CF
Erica heres my lineup – thanks
1. jeter ss
2. damon lf
3. tex 1b
4. arod 3b
5. matsui dh
6. cano 2b
7. posada c
8. swisher rf
9. melky cf
Hey guys I’m friends with Dellin Betances cousin and he told me last nite he has to have Tommy John Surgery, I just spoke to someone from Tampa who confirmed it. Not bad he’s still young, strengthen that elbow.
Hokiehill
August 4th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Yanks Fan and Andrew…move your lineups over here or Erica won’t see them…
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Much appreciated Hokiehill!
“JGS
August 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
The last time the Yankees beat Roy Halladay in Toronto was Opening Day 2003–yikes”
That means they are due.
“what are the odds the Yanks score 5 runs off Halladay again?”
Pretty slim. In his four starts since that debacle (if you can call 5 runs in 7 innings a debacle) in NYS, he’s pitched 32 innings, allowed 8 earned (2.25 ERA), struck out 31 and walked 3. His last 2 starts at the Dome were CG’s. Upside is the Jays only scored 9 runs in those four starts. Yankees can win, but it will probably have to be more about Pettitte sitting on the Jays than the Yankees hitting Halladay hard.
My line up:
Jeter 6
Damon 9
Tex 3
Arod 5
Posada 2
Matsui 0
Cano 4
Hinske 9
Melky 8
Hokiehill August 4th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
“Glad Jorge is taking some BP.. Maybe he could do some catching practice as well and learn how to frame a pitch and/or handle a low curve.”
Maybe we should have PP before game threads or something…
PP = posting practice
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Clever. Take your own advice…
Some of you guys are WAY too uptight.. Relax. Chill. I root for the team too, I am allowed to knock certain flaws.
A Rod would be best served getting his “day off” tonight. He won’t do anything against Halladay. Work on the hip A Rod, and we will see you tomorrow.
Edit Damon 7 my bad
RDM:
Arod hits to over a 300 clip against doc in 66 ABs
Check out some stats though
Damon career .349 off Hallday
Arod .303
Jorge .289
Serhio Mitre .500 too funny
He kills Cano .184, Tex .231, Swisher .143, Jeter .241
Really it’s going to come down to Andy P tonight. Andy keeps Toronto to 3 runs or so they will at least have a chance especially if they can get to the bullpen. Otherwise it is a mute point if Andy gets rocked.
Should be….
Jeter 6
Damon 7
Tex 3
Posada 2
Cano 4
Swish dh
Melky 8
Hinske 9
Hairston 5
RDM are you entering the “Guess the Line Up” contest?
Andy won’t get rocked.. Not by this team.
Andy on the road=$$$ this season. We have only lost twice this season when Andy starts on the road. Those will be losses to BOS and LAA.
It’s currently pouring here in Toronto, so roof will definitely be closed tonight.
Francesa SS
Damon CF
Igawa 1B
Berroa 3B
Molina DH
Ransom C
Rivera 2B
Swisher RF
Kay CF
Erica – Don’t you have anything better to do than guessing a line-up. God.
“A Rod would be best served getting his “day off” tonight. He won’t do anything against Halladay. Work on the hip A Rod, and we will see you tomorrow.”
And yet A-Rod is somehow hitting .303 (20 for 66, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 5 BB) career against Lord God Almighty Doc Halladay.
Andrew August 4th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
“A Rod would be best served getting his “day off” tonight. He won’t do anything against Halladay. Work on the hip A Rod, and we will see you tomorrow.”
And yet A-Rod is somehow hitting .303 (20 for 66, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 5 BB) career against Lord God Almighty Doc Halladay.
lol
Joe
August 4th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Erica – Don’t you have anything better to do than guessing a line-up. God.
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Dude- if you think you are better than the game- don’t play. But don’t insult me either.
FYI- I am actually at work and I am pretty successful at my job. I am management level. I am also extremely good at multi-tasking. Which some people consider an important skill
Brandon-
You are not funny. And I believe you are on the “Guess the Line Up” banned list
new post…
RDM August 4th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
A Rod would be best served getting his “day off” tonight. He won’t do anything against Halladay. Work on the hip A Rod, and we will see you tomorrow.
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Don’t let the facts get in the way of your continued nonsense.
The only guy who has better numbers against Halladay than A-Rod is Damon.
If you are going to continue to spew nonsense, you are going to continue to be called on it.
Erica dropping the hammer!
My lineup guess:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Why is Ransom even taking batting practice? he sucks. No amount of practice will help him. His new job should be cleaning toilets at the NYS.
“And I believe you are on the “Guess the Line Up” banned list”
Hey guys I’m friends with Dellin Betances cousin and he told me last nite he has to have Tommy John Surgery, I just spoke to someone from Tampa who confirmed it. Not bad he’s still young, strengthen that elbow.
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thanks for the info and best of luck to Dellin…I hope he recovers and continues his climb to the big leagues.
The Yankees have an absolute epidemic of arm (elbow & shoulder injuries) in the minor leagues and in the majors. Some of the names of those who are/have been out are:
George Kontos – Elbow
Chin Mieng Wang – Shoulder
Dellin Betances – Elbow
Allan Horne – Shoulder
Humberto Sanchez – Elbow
Ian Kennedy – Aneurism (sp?)
Andrew Brackman – Elbow
J. B. Cox – Elbow
Shane Green – Elbow
The Yankees need to do an investigation and find out what is going because clearly this is out of line with the rest of baseball. I have a feeling that someone in the minor league system needs to be shown the door…you can’t continue to screw up so many promising arms without someone paying a price. I wonder if the Yankees have become too concious of the speed gun and are encouraging their pitchers to throw harder than is necessary. If so thats proably why so many of them are becoming casualties.
OK Erica, I’ll play today. Regular lineup except for Swisher, who couldn’t hit Hallday if you told him what’s comin’
Jeter 6
Damon 7
Teixeira 3
Rodriguez 5
Matsui DH
Posada 2
Cano 4
Hinske 9
Cabrera 8
Erica dropping the ether this afternoon..
NO NEW LINE UPS ON THIS THREAD
NEW THREAD
“The Yankees need to do an investigation and find out what is going because clearly this is out of line with the rest of baseball. I have a feeling that someone in the minor league system needs to be shown the door…you can’t continue to screw up so many promising arms without someone paying a price. I wonder if the Yankees have become too concious of the speed gun and are encouraging their pitchers to throw harder than is necessary. If so thats proably why so many of them are becoming casualties.”
No no no, the outbreak of arm injuries is because the Yankees constantly draft guys with huge potential but with injury red flags/histories of arm troubles thinking they might catch lightning in a bottle. I am tending to believe that it is not an organizational shortcoming but just the risk vs. reward draft strategy. Guys like Horne, Brackman, Cox, Sanchez and Wang for sure all carried the injury label when the Yankees acquired them either via draft, signing, trade, whatever.
The Yankees can afford to gamble on high-potential arms with questionable injury histories, because when it works out it’s Joba Chamberlain, but when it doesn’t, it’s time to sign AJ Burnett or the like.
1. Jeter
2. Damon
3. HOF Ruben Sierra
4. A-Rod
5. Matsui
6. Posada
7. Cano
8. Hinkse
9. Melky
Don’t you think Shelley’d be more useful than Codey? Shelley can play the OF, which Codey doesn’t do, and we already have Hairston Jr. for the IF.
In order to score 5 runs off Halladay, once again….
Jeter ss
DiMaggio CF
Ruth LF
Gehrig 1B
R. Jackson DH
Mantle RF
Berra c
Nettles 3B
Gordon 2B
Berroa SS
Berroa LF
Berroa 1B
Berroa 3B
Berroa DH
Berroa C
Berroa 2B
Berroa RF
Berroa CF
“The Yankees need to do an investigation and find out what is going because clearly this is out of line with the rest of baseball. I have a feeling that someone in the minor league system needs to be shown the door…you can’t continue to screw up so many promising arms without someone paying a price. I wonder if the Yankees have become too concious of the speed gun and are encouraging their pitchers to throw harder than is necessary. If so thats proably why so many of them are becoming casualties.”
No no no, the outbreak of arm injuries is because the Yankees constantly draft guys with huge potential but with injury red flags/histories of arm troubles thinking they might catch lightning in a bottle. I am tending to believe that it is not an organizational shortcoming but just the risk vs. reward draft strategy. Guys like Horne, Brackman, Cox, Sanchez and Wang for sure all carried the injury label when the Yankees acquired them either via draft, signing, trade, whatever.
The Yankees can afford to gamble on high-potential arms with questionable injury histories, because when it works out it’s Joba Chamberlain, but when it doesn’t, it’s time to sign AJ Burnett or the like.
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I am going to ask you one qiuestion:
Knowing what you do about the history of injuries to young Yankee pitchers, would you have your own son sign with them out of high school or go to college and hope to get drafted later by an organization that takes better care of arms?
Better yet, if you are Aroldis Chapman’s agent would you take a few less dollars to sign with an organization that has a better track record with young arms or would you let him sign with the Yankees knowing what their history is?
I very good idea to take extra BP today. I’m sure it will somehow help Doc Halladay pitch his complete game against the Yanks tonight.
Looks like second place by the end of the night
Phil Hughes was back at the hotel drying his hair.
The Yankees need to do an investigation and find out what is going because clearly this is out of line with the rest of baseball. I have a feeling that someone in the minor league system needs to be shown the door…you can’t continue to screw up so many promising arms without someone paying a price. I wonder if the Yankees have become too concious of the speed gun and are encouraging their pitchers to throw harder than is necessary. If so thats proably why so many of them are becoming casualties.”
OK, this is the most ridiculous discussion I have seen on this site to date. Most of the guys you mentioned were injured and needed surgery when they were drafted or traded for. The Yankees knew it and got them anyway, hoping that they would bounce back from the surgery and fulfill their potential. In some cases the only reason guys fell low enough to be drafted by the Yankees was because they were already injured and other teams knew it. It has nothing to do with the way they were “handled”. Please don’t show your ignorance by discussing something that you obviously know nothing about.