Comments on: Why can’t the Yanks get players like that? http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:41:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Yeah http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1035569 Yeah Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:39:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1035569 Mitre needs to be run out of town on a rail. Or at least attached to one of his fastballs and hit out of the park. Mitre needs to be run out of town on a rail. Or at least attached to one of his fastballs and hit out of the park.

]]> By: YankeeDieHard http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1035425 YankeeDieHard Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:33:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1035425 good read: http://zellspinstripeblog.com/2009/09/15/girardi-the-push-button-manager/ good read: http://zellspinstripeblog.com/.....n-manager/

]]> By: Paul http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034411 Paul Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:30:43 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034411 Pete -- I think people run the risk of nit-picking when they question one move made by Cashman apart from the context of all the other moves he has made. In the case of Tomko, for better or worse, he is a veteran, and veterans don't get the same chance to prove their upsides as rookies. While Tomko was here, it seemed that he'd be good for a few batters, but just about every inning he'd throw a fat pitch and it would land somewhere very far away, and that just kept happening. Also, given where Tomko was coming from, it wasn't for the Yankees to set things up for his convenience, as they rightfully do for their stars and core players. It was for him to make the most of his opportunity, which he didn't. I suspect also that Tomko might have been more grateful to the Yanks for giving him a chance in the first place. Nick S. and Melky were originally destined for the bench and both took a positive attitude and played their way into the regular lineup. Pete — I think people run the risk of nit-picking when they question one move made by Cashman apart from the context of all the other moves he has made. In the case of Tomko, for better or worse, he is a veteran, and veterans don’t get the same chance to prove their upsides as rookies. While Tomko was here, it seemed that he’d be good for a few batters, but just about every inning he’d throw a fat pitch and it would land somewhere very far away, and that just kept happening. Also, given where Tomko was coming from, it wasn’t for the Yankees to set things up for his convenience, as they rightfully do for their stars and core players. It was for him to make the most of his opportunity, which he didn’t.

I suspect also that Tomko might have been more grateful to the Yanks for giving him a chance in the first place. Nick S. and Melky were originally destined for the bench and both took a positive attitude and played their way into the regular lineup.

]]> By: 86w183 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034231 86w183 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:40:54 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034231 I wrote way back when they should use him or lose him. In retrospect they obviously should have kept Wang in Tampa and sent Tomko North with the big club. Tomko could not have possibly been worse than Wang and perhaps Wang never develops further injury issues. IF IF IF IF IF IF IF I wrote way back when they should use him or lose him. In retrospect they obviously should have kept Wang in Tampa and sent Tomko North with the big club. Tomko could not have possibly been worse than Wang and perhaps Wang never develops further injury issues.

IF IF IF IF IF IF IF

]]> By: saucY http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034215 saucY Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:34:29 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034215 Sports Geek, his numbers against Toronto are directly related to their pool table turf... Sports Geek,

his numbers against Toronto are directly related to their pool table turf…

]]> By: Twenty Seven http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034168 Twenty Seven Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:12:35 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034168 Oh well ,it's just one of those baseball things. They should have given Tomko more of a shot, but look what we got from Aceves, who basically put him out of a job. Oh well ,it’s just one of those baseball things. They should have given Tomko more of a shot, but look what we got from Aceves, who basically put him out of a job.

]]> By: Gus G. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034150 Gus G. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:02:55 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034150 "Try to say Serge. It's not so difficult. Surge? Sounds like a detergent." “Try to say Serge. It’s not so difficult. Surge? Sounds like a detergent.”

]]> By: bruceb http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034144 bruceb Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034144 Hope Mitre does well tonight...he should be okay as long as his sinker is working and he can keep the ball down...but if anyone wants to put money on him being a long-term prospect for the Yankees then they must have had a row with their wallet. Hope Mitre does well tonight…he should be okay as long as his sinker is working and he can keep the ball down…but if anyone wants to put money on him being a long-term prospect for the Yankees then they must have had a row with their wallet.

]]> By: Justin http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034139 Justin Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:57:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034139 Pete you stole my post! Everyone can check the timestamp as I posted about this exact subject hours before this thread existed on the helping kids thread! Pete- Only thing keeping me from taking you directly to court for plagiarism is a signed Derek Jeter baseball...OK a Joe Girardi baseball....OK a Yankee soup cup....GIVE ME SOMETHING FREE Pete you stole my post! Everyone can check the timestamp as I posted about this exact subject hours before this thread existed on the helping kids thread! Pete- Only thing keeping me from taking you directly to court for plagiarism is a signed Derek Jeter baseball…OK a Joe Girardi baseball….OK a Yankee soup cup….GIVE ME SOMETHING FREE

]]> By: Mickey B http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/09/15/why-cant-the-yankees-get-players-like-that/comment-page-2/#comment-1034136 Mickey B Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:55:52 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=17876#comment-1034136 "Why can’t the Yanks get players like that?" They DO get players like that. Don't you think that wherever "Pete Abraham, Any Other Team Edition" is right now, he'd be blogging, "Why can't the So-And-So's get a guy like Nick Swisher?" “Why can’t the Yanks get players like that?”

They DO get players like that.

Don’t you think that wherever “Pete Abraham, Any Other Team Edition” is right now, he’d be blogging, “Why can’t the So-And-So’s get a guy like Nick Swisher?”

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