Pirates — of course — claim Claggett
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The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed 25-year-old RHP Anthony Claggett off waivers from the Yankees.
Claggett, obtained from Detroit in the Gary Sheffield trade in November 2006, had a 33.75 ERA in 2.2 innings in two appearances for the Yankees. He also was 7-7 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 relief appearances and five starts for Triple-A Scranton.
The Pirates now have Claggett, Ross Ohlendorf, Steven Jackson, Dan McCutchen, Jose Tabata and Jeff Karstens.
There has to be a way they’ll agree to take Kei Igawa.
UPDATE, 9:14 p.m.: As an alert reader pointed out, the Pirates also have RHP Eric Hacker, another former Yankee. So the Pirates have six former Yankees on their 40-man roster. Amazing.
Gettin’ all the jabs in you can huh Pete?
I hope for at least a couple more on the K-Man and The American Idol!
How did Tabata do this year?
The Pirates have lost 23 of 26 games. I think we’re gonna be ok.
Angel and M – thanks for the birthday wishes!
Joe, lol – steakhouses ARE expensive, but man – if I had a last meal, I would go out in a blaze of glory with sirloin, nice and thick, and well-done hash browns.
Bronx Jeers, tonight we got the porterhouse. I normally get an individual sirloin, but this was fine – it was really delicious actually. We got parmesan/garlic steak fries on the side and two potato skins – yum – then shared a cheesecake for dessert. Double yum.
Phil Hughes is not remaining in the pen for his career and the idea that his makeup and mentality are best suited for the pen is absolutely silly. Phil’s unflappable nature and makeup work for him as a starter and that is where he will be, next year and the years after that. You don’t dump a potential #1 starter in the pen……….. He’s also not going to come close to 200 innings.
Hey Pete,
you forgot Eric Hacker, who was a major reason the Trenton Thunder won the 2008 Eastern League Championship and was their Opening Day starter this year, he just made his Major League Debut for the Pirates the other night.
I think Igawa would do ok in the NL as a 4th or 5th starter. We should just give him to the Pirates.
dennis: second half points? Any hope?
Greg Gibson has gotten way out of hand. Lowell had a curve ball go up and in on him, and has just warned both benches after jumping out from behind the plate, screaming at Lerew. Then, Gibson starts screaming at Hillman and actually had to be moved away from Hillman by the crew chief. That guy has no business umpiring games.
Gibson also ran Hillman.
update. Heyman was tossed.
Hillman, too?
m
September 24th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Hillman, too?
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Tossing Heyman out of NY and baseball is too much to ask for.
ill miss claggets 33 era and 5.36 whip
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86w183 September 24th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Davis would be an expensive acquisition and not enough of an upgrade over current CF options to be worth it.
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That’s really the question I think. Is he an upgrade? I like Melky and Gardner, and I think they’ve done a really good job this year. How long do the Yankees go with the platoon? I think together they are a good tandem.
That being said, from what I saw of Davis this year (admittedly a limited sample) he’s good defensively and is a pest on the basepaths.
Betsy-Happy Birthday!
One good thing about no yankees game, catching up on all my TV shows.
I wish you could stay here Pete. Good luck in Boston. I just hope this blog gets as many updates as you provide when you are gone.
The next two guys to become Pirates will be Edwar Ramirez (who will be promoted to closer immediately) and Jon Albaledejo. The Yankees will have to DFA these guys sooner or later!
S.A……thanks!
I don’t know why the Pirates having six ex-Yanks on the 40 is so remarkable, given that four came from a single trade.
McCutchen is the guy we’ll miss there. Gonna be a good ML pitcher. Saw him pitch a lot, tremendous stuff. Just needs innings. Ohlendorf, too, will be a solid 4th starter type, but Mac projects, at least to me, as better than that.
Tabata will be a big leaguer too… and probably a good one.
How did the Pirates end up NOT getting Jose Veras? He fits what they are looking for : “Ex Yankee scrub”
Ohlendorf is a 4th starter – in the NL Central.
In the AL, he’s roadkill.
The Nady/Marte trade will haunt Cashman for a long time. Ultimately he will get nothing out of it. Nobody will give away a first rounder for Nady and the Yankees probably won’t even offer him arbitration anyways.
Marte was signed to a ridiculous deal considering we could have just picked up his option and watched what he could do in NY before giving him a 3 year deal.
Meanwhile Tabata is growing up and Ohlendorf is a decent spot starter.
Watch them develop them into viable players and then sell them back to us and the Redsox at a premium. The Pirates are a development team.
OMG!! Stop the presses! The Pirates have six ex-Yankees!! ON THEIR 40-MAN ROSTER!!!!! Half a freakin’ dozen!
Amazing!
Jon Albaladejo was a one time Pirate prospect.
Haunt isn’t quite the right word imo.
The Marte extension was ill-advised.
But, Tabata had issues and his wife was a nut-job!
Ohlendorf will be bigger off the field than on it. Kid is brilliant. I bet he’ll end up a GM one day. Did you guys read about how he finagled an internship over the winter? He could care less about baseball, it was a great story.
The thing about the Yankees is that they can afford to let these pitchers go. DeSalvo, Clippard, Ohlendorf would never last in New York.
I can’t kill Cashman for this trade. It may not have worked out in Nady’s case, but that was beyond Cash’s control.
Tabata’s getting older, not better.
Tabata: future MVP of Cougar Town?
During the Angels game they asked they said the Angels were the only team to not hit a GS this year. And they asked “who’s the last Angel to hit a homerun?” So they show the clip, and it just pained me to see that it was given up by Edwar. It pained me because time after time Yankee managers let Edwar face the Angels.
Tabata could become a nice corner OF
Or…he could be Lastings Milledge.
Meanwhile, watching a little od DET-CLE. Man, the Indians are God-awful.
How is the Nady/Marte trade going to haunt Cashman? Yes, the Yankees didn’t get any value out of the deal, but the Pirates didn’t exactly get a king’s ransom. A deal that should haunt a GM is something like trading Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano, John Smoltz for Doyle Alexander; or Frank Costanza’s favorite, Jay Buehner for Ken Phelps.
Not a player in that group going to Pittsburgh was going to cost the Yankees a title. None of them could be kept any longer in the minors because they were out of options. NYY has better than them almost ready. McCutchen and Ohlendorff were not likely to be winning 10 games in the AL East. Ohlendorff wasn’t going to start and even in the weak NL East, he has an ERA of 4.00 with too few strikeouts and too many homers. Jackson was also out of options. Tabata still gets hurt, still has zero power and still causes issues. McCutchen still has no wins to go with his 5.00+ ERA. Tell everyone which player can’t the Yankees live without?
Wait until the Boston Globe enters into bankruptcy and puts Peter on waivers — Pitt will file the waiver claim.
So Nady got hurt, and Swisher stepped in.
How’d that work out?
wait… you mean to tell me an umpire is helping the boston red sox win games? man i havent seen that since……………………..
last week.
To paraphrase Homer Simpson, Tabata thinks he’s the Pope of Cougar Town.
Ohlendorff has a better chance of being Jim Beattie than he does Mike Flannigan.
buchholz is the key… he has beated such powerhouses this year as the blue jays,orioles, and not the great kc royals. make room in the cy young debate for him ?
Do we have to worry about Clay Buchholz being good? Has he faced any other good teams besides the Yankees?
tex’s friend September 24th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
buchholz is the key… he has beated such powerhouses this year as the blue jays,orioles, and not the great kc royals. make room in the cy young debate for him ?
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As Pete said, the Sox have the second best record in all of baseball, so Buchholz has to be high on the list.
Man, Cougar Town is gonna riot if Cashman doesn’t resign Damon
It’s not that surprising that the Pirates have so many former Yankees. The Nationals have quite a few as well…Villone, Clippard, Nieves, and Gonzalez.
minor league players are traded like cigarettes in a prison. im sure we can find teams that have more than a handful of players from another team’s minor league system.
Don’t forget Christian Guzman, who was part of the Knoblach deal…Man he’s 31 now
Evan
September 24th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Man, Cougar Town is gonna riot if Cashman doesn’t resign Damon
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Are you calling me a cougar for no reason?
and the yankees have hinske, nady, and marte
What is surprising is that the Yankees, this team of so-called mercenaries, has 15 out of their top 25 players who are either home-grown, were minor-leaguers when acquired and made their ML debut with the Yankees, or were signed from overseas and have been Yankees only in their career. And that is not even including Wang.
Erica,
I think you are way too young to be in the cougar discussion!
Mark in Tampa
September 24th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Erica,
I think you are way too young to be in the cougar discussion!
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Excellent answer
Erica – always OPPC
September 24th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Mark in Tampa
September 24th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Erica,
I think you are way too young to be in the cougar discussion!
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Excellent answer
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Maybe you could be classified as a Cougarette. Past the age of consent and still turn young guys heads. Old guys just drool and dream.
GB7-
I can handle that
“he has beated such powerhouses this year as the blue jays,orioles, and not the great kc royals”
Good point. Why can’t Buchholtz be more like Burnett and make 8 starts against playoff teams? Of course, Burnett won only 1 of those starts and posted an ERA around 7 against those teams.
Erica – always OPPC September 24th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Evan
September 24th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Man, Cougar Town is gonna riot if Cashman doesn’t resign Damon
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Are you calling me a cougar for no reason?
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Not just you, I’m talking about the WHOLE town. The entire Cougar-Industrial-Complex will run rampage, making the 1977 blackout look like a picnic.
Erica, Leiter is in the booth tomorrow. Talk about cougar town.
Waldo September 24th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Why can’t Buchholtz be more like Burnett and make 8 starts against playoff teams? Of course, Burnett won only 1 of those starts and posted an ERA around 7 against those teams.
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LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!
I mean, LEAVE LITTLE LAPTOPS ALONE!!!
# Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock September 24th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Erica, Leiter is in the booth tomorrow. Talk about cougar town.
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oH-oh
I can smell leopard print halters wafting in the air.
The Sox are going to win this game, but only half the runs were unearned.
Skittish ump, too.
oops. Only half the runs were earned. Is it really 10:15 CST?
So the glass is half what??
I believe that Kei has only one year left on his deal.
Ha. I think Teahan was trying to move the runners over, but he ended up with an infield hit. Bases loaded, 1 out.
It would be nice to see Boston have to use Papelbon for an inning plus right before the Yankee series.
Oh well!
Saito just walks a run in with the bases loaded and 1 out.
Gordon immediately swings at the first pitch at the knees into a rally killing DP.
I now know 0.000000000000000000000000000001% of the pain of being a Royals fan.
KC got half the runs back, all earned.
Terrible at-bat by Alex Gordon. Swinging at the first pitch when Saito just walked in Olivo. GIDP with the bases loaded.
I’m not just saying this because of what he just did, but Alex Gordon’s career is not going the way most of baseball thought it would. He was supposed to be just about as good as Tampa Bay’s Longoria, but he has had 3 disappointing seasons filled with injuries and lackluster performance.
Molina is out.
“I now know 0.000000000000000000000000000001% of the pain of being a Royals fan.”
That’s t tough percentage to estimate.
This from the guy who is considered by many to be amongst the best royals bloggers the team has:
http://www.ranyontheroyals.com.....-done.html
Did you go out for dinner or do anything special, Betsy?
that alex gordon has got to be one of the biggest busts in all of baseball.
Lol, please let them take igawa! Can’t wait to see his name next to another organization!
Nick,
Please tell me you’re talking about Benjie. Replaced by Whiteside. What happened?
Angel-
there was something I wanted to tell you and I can’t remember what.
I hate when this happens. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know what they say – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
don’t they have casey erikson too from the hinske deal? that’d be eight.
Sorry, for the incomplete post. I mean, Jose Molina is almost out of good things to say about Francisco Cervelli, but he’s not quite out yet.
But in San Francisco, Benjie Molina is indeed out of the game after taking a foul tip off the top of his glove, which apparently offered insufficient protection for this fingers.
No Yadier updates at this time.
Angel-
I revisited last nights thread. I have it now.
I know people that know her. She is a demon. LOL.
And I don’t recall her cooking with mushrooms a lot. She seems to put peppers in everything and I believe peppers are evil
Was watching Mackenzie Phillips tell her awful story to Oprah. My ears perked up when they mentioned that she was arrested on her way to the Rachel Ray show a year ago. I was thinking, “Now why the heck would Mackenzie Phillips be a guest on Rachel Ray?”
Valerie Bertinelli came out in a surprise show of support later and was asked about the incident. I guess they were having a reunion show.
Bertinelli felt awful, she said that she experimented and did drugs with Phillips when they were teens but Mackenzie always took the rap for her.
It was powerful stuff.
Speaking of Rachael Ray I still can’t get over the fact that her favorite Pizza is Sbarro
Mackenzie Phillips is the poster child for young actors/actresses who completely derailed.
And her derailment started long before “One Day at a Time” had ended.
She might be the only person on the planet who slept with her own father AND Mick Jagger.
Nuts.
I am off to bed! Good night Yankee People
Giuseppe Franco,
If you believe her. Pretty good way to sell some books don’t you think?
Google the lyrics to Papa John’s song “She’s Just 14″ if you want to feel icky all over.
I don’t think people are rushing out to buy THAT story.
LOL Erica. I guess we notice most the ingredients in her foods that we hate and avoid.
Personally aside from the mushrooms factor, I really don’t mind her cooking, she can cook i’ll admit that – its the personality that grating.
I hear what you mean about Glamour and Cosmo.. I look forward to my photography, real simple and cooking light magazines.. LOL I actually cancelled my subscriptions to cosmo and glamour because they just piling up and going unread.
Night Erica!
Triple Short Of A Cycle September 24th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Giuseppe Franco,
If you believe her. Pretty good way to sell some books don’t you think?
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That chick has been screwed up for the better part of 30 years. So all the sick and twisted stuff she speaks of is not exactly shocking.
Were you surprised when Dana Plato killed herself?
Me neither.
We may not know the specific details, but messed up people are often involved in some really twisted stuff.
m
September 24th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I don’t think people are rushing out to buy THAT story.
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Ugh. You got that right, m. I actually felt vaguely nauseous when I heard about that. No way I’d willingly read about it or contribute money to buy it.
Flowers in the Attic was bad enough…
You got that right, m. I wouldn’t willingly read about it.
Flowers in the Attic was bad enough.
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
September 24th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
LOL Erica. I guess we notice most the ingredients in her foods that we hate and avoid.
Personally aside from the mushrooms factor, I really don’t mind her cooking, she can cook i’ll admit that – its the personality that grating.
I hear what you mean about Glamour and Cosmo.. I look forward to my photography, real simple and cooking light magazines.. LOL I actually cancelled my subscriptions to cosmo and glamour because they just piling up and going unread.
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I LOVE Real simple!!!! LOL. I don’t really talk about that magazine because not many people know it and it makes me feel old. LOL. But I am in the same boat. I also chose not to renew Glamour and Cosmo. I just don’t feel like they are offering me anything anymore that actually helps me. Maybe I am getting older, but I am a lot more interested in a great article on living room organization than finding the perfect jeans for any body for the millionth time.
Rachael Ray has an amazing recipe for spinach artichoke turkey burgers that is one of my fave things to make. (Not that I cook much).
Anyway, we can finish this tomorrow. I really am going to bed now.
Good night Yankee people!
Giuseppe Franco,
Not saying I don’t believe her and yes she has lived one crazy screwed up life. She wouldn’t be the first ex TV star to get messed up on drugs and then add on the fact that she grew up in a rock and roll family but I’m just not sure about the incest claim.
Okay. Hey, if you have Facebook… you can add me – if you want to. You know my name – i’m the only one of me on there.
Give us back Tabata you Bucsterds!
Don’t get me started on loss of Tabata
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Knicks, glad to see you in here.
I was beginning to worry about you.
Hope when I come back in here Sunday night we’ll have clinched.
Go Yanks!
Angel,
My point is, I don’t think anyone would make that stuff up just to sell books.
I was going to go with a Selena/A-rod joke, something like, “What? She saw how dirt on Alex didn’t sell?” But I tried something a little more subtle.
Triple Short Of A Cycle September 25th, 2009 at 12:08 am
Giuseppe Franco,
Not saying I don’t believe her and yes she has lived one crazy screwed up life. She wouldn’t be the first ex TV star to get messed up on drugs and then add on the fact that she grew up in a rock and roll family but I’m just not sure about the incest claim.
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I’m not a tabloid kind of guy, and frankly, I couldn’t care less what is true or what she’s done in her life.
That said, there’s nothing she could say that would shock me. She’s been pretty nuts for a long time and I wouldn’t put anything past her.
In the end it doesn’t matter because I’m not going to be buying any book Oprah recommends.
clay buchholz is looking good lately
bodhisattva, I had to take a break for awhile. Lets hope we clinch this thing on Sunday. BTW Elijah came to play last Sun., sucks we lost Kenny.
blown save in the fog
Brian Wilson lights the fire
and the season burns
Nick in SF, I was really pulling for the Bay side Giants….I thuoght they had a shot…..However losing that last game ( 3 ) to The Denver Rockies last week was just a dagger, as they would have been 1 out in the loss column…..
Marmol to the mound
another fireman
gives hope to fog bound
lol, it’s late here, m. I’m not good at subtle when its late. I need to be hit in the head with a clue by four, when i’m tired, like this.. haha.
I should have just gone to bed earlier and quit while I was ahead.
Swisher is going to be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight.
Angel,
LoL. Be careful what you ask for. You must have a few lumps on your head.
Hey, for you & SA. I found a new series at hulu.com.
Season 2 of “Crash”. Not bad. Dennis Hopper, Eric Roberts. There’s a story arc about an ex-star pitcher who helps out this high school kid. Will try to watch it online, as I don’t have “Starz”.
Turn out the lights.
The party’s over.
Yeah, Nick, that was stinky. Giants turned down an invitation to take the game back there in the 9th.
Last game’s in the books.
Another -sigh- series with the Red Sox. Thank goodness we gave ourselves a little breathing room. Stomach won’t be quite so knotted.
Still would like to tie up the season series. Then we can forget about that whole 0-8 thing.
They already had an invitation to win the game in the top of the 9th. Brian Wilson said no.
Our penultimate series vs. the Sox, exciting!
Swisher’s on Fallon
whats up with the short appearance??
m-
0-8 doesn’t mean anything when you win the division.
The producers didn’t want Swish & Fallon to annoy each other to death?
How short? Gotta decide if it’s worth staying up for.
Nick.
Horrible over pick by me. Sorry. Frustrating game as both teams were able to move the football. I will make it up Sat!
-dennis
I don’t blame you, dennis, I blame those overrated SEC clowns that stank up my television. Oh well, a top 5 slot there for the taking for the Golden Bears.
LOL.
I had been red hot so I should have known better.
-dennis
A-Rod ! A-Rod…..I clearly remember that dude and he was the biggest bust…..He also participated in the pre-spring training guest spot, and as great as Rebecca was he was equally as bad…..So no to that SAM
A-ROD! A-ROD!- Calm down and educate yourself. Sam can talk sports. He is in fact a professional sports colomnist. Also you were right, no one in their right mind would read Sam Borden’s “Sam I Am” blog because he has no such blog. You must have him mistaken for the idiot who guest posted one time on this blog
JWagg, Thank you for the clearity, as the Sam you reference is the clown that I recall…..It was that January 30 guest in 30 days, or something like that …I do hope that format is retained this January…..Nick in SF, was quite the entertainer with his piece……..
Hey Nick in SF, I recently turned 21 (last saturday) and heard about a Yankees bar in SF called Aces. Any experiences there?
2-3 years ago…Tabata was an untouchable commodity right?
All dressed up and nowhere to go. I should never have eaten chocolate right before bed! I’ve been wide awake all night.
And it wasn’t even good.
I just love our Yanks!
here’s a messed up story for you guys- a teacher in Van Buren school(Syracuse area school) made a 9 year old little boy turn his # 52 C.C. Sabathia t-shirt inside out. The boy did so for the whole day, and was made fun of by other kids. What was the teachers reason?- he was a red sox fan with all kinds of red sox paraphernalia displayed in his room.
Mike from the ‘cuse
Mike do you guys have the Giants game on Sunday? The stupid Bills look like they are going to be on here in Rochester because the are playing NO on Fox. What a stupid rule, we don’t get Giants against AFC teams here on NBC because of Bills and now they bump a Fox game also.
Joba gonna suck a big one tonight. I have lost faith in him. He’s such a loser both on and off the field.
Pov- yes fox has the Giants game and cbs has the jets
NFL TV maps:
http://the506.com/nflmaps/
So, Jobber pitching tonight.
Mike from the ‘cuse September 25th, 2009 at 7:26 am
here’s a messed up story for you guys- a teacher in Van Buren school(Syracuse area school) made a 9 year old little boy turn his # 52 C.C. Sabathia t-shirt inside out. The boy did so for the whole day, and was made fun of by other kids. What was the teachers reason?- he was a red sox fan with all kinds of red sox paraphernalia displayed in his room.
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That’s a horrible story!
Angel, I went out for dinner with my parents – to a steakhouse. I always go to a steakhouse because there’s no meal in the world I enjoy better than steak and potatoes and, also, I don’t have steak that often. It was delicious – thanks for asking!
I haven’t read past Angel’s question yet, but I saw the topic came up again. I see no reason why Mackenzie Phillips would lie about something like this……maybe I’m naive (or not), but I’m just not cynical enough to believe that she would put herself out there like this just to sell some books.
The Flowers in the Attic series was phenomenal……….
Joba pitches tonight? LOL I’m glad I’m not going to be home to watch. I have absolutely no faith in him………and the idea of him pitching in the playoffs is just nightmarish.
Mike from the ‘cuse September 25th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Pov- yes fox has the Giants game and cbs has the jets
Geez I may have to take a ride to my sister in laws
Well, Betsy.
You didn’t have any faith that the Yanks would beat Kazmir the other day, either.
You not having faith in someone is hardly a shocker.
Betsy September 25th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Joba pitches tonight? LOL I’m glad I’m not going to be home to watch. I have absolutely no faith in him………and the idea of him pitching in the playoffs is just nightmarish.
I agree, what I’ll be looking for is the next time Ian Kennedy gets to pitch again. Probably not tonight because of the Kennedy rules? But he perhaps could be the wild card here.
I wonder what the Joba Rules are for tonight? These are still big games and I think Joe has him on a much shorter rope now. Leaving him in to get slapped around more is going to be counterproductive to getting him out and letting him gradually build back into being a good pitcher right now. He really is a almost non factor now, given the inconsistency of the past months what could he show now in the last week that convinces many that he can pitch well in the playoffs.
Giuseppe Franco September 25th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Well, Betsy.
You didn’t have any faith that the Yanks would beat Kazmir the other day, either.
You not having faith in someone is hardly a shocker.
Not focusing on the Tit for Tat, I thought Kazmir pitched a great game. Other than the Figgin’s ball off the glove and the Cano two out hit the guy was very tough. It was the ultimate gut check for the Yanks to be able to hold on in a great game and win 3-2. He is a pitcher that I worry about alot based on past performances against the Yanks.
The point is that some people have consistently been leaning negative regarding many aspects of this team all season. And that’s a shame.
This team should have earned the fans’ faith when you consider everything they’ve accomplished so far. It’s tough to be better than having the best record in baseball and doing so in the toughest division.
It’s too bad people just can’t sit back and enjoy watching this team play, especially since this has arguably been the best Yankee team we’ve seen in nearly a decade.
Well Red Light Curt is already at it.
CURT TALKS: Curt Schilling retired from the Red Sox in March, but he’s still throwing high and tight. The former ace went after Alex Rodriguez yesterday in an interview on WEEI-850 radio in Boston.
Asked if A-Rod is psyched out about his October struggles continuing, Schilling replied, “I would argue that’s already started – you know my response – when they clinched.”
In the Yankees’ last three postseason appearances – all first-round losses – the slugger has fallen flat. In 2007, he hit .267 with one RBI in four games; in 2006, he hit .071 with no RBI and in 2005, he batted .133 with no RBI.
“His problem has always been that he’s a guy with holes and you can pitch to those holes,” Schilling said. “For a guy that’s as good as he is, he still strikes out a lot. Guys who strike out a lot tend to have a tough time in October.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....z0S7aYYhLM
Someone tell him to stuff a sock in it.
Originally I said we just need to go into this series and take 1. Now that I realize it is in fact possible for them to clinch the wild card at Yankee Stadium I want a sweep. If we sweep they can’t celebrate at YS.
S.A.- Is It October yet?- yea no kidding, my son goes to that school and you know I’m going to tell him to where his C.C. jersey; and NOT to turn it inside out.I’m also going to tell him if they send him to the principel’s office to call me.
GF, whatever – I’m not trying to shock anyone. I’m sure I’m the only Yankee fan who doesn’t have faith in Joba, right?
GF, what does Joba have to do with the rest of the team? I’m talking about Joba, only Joba, at this point.
Can you come up with any GOOD reasons why someone should have faith that Joba is going to turn it around, starting tonight? I don’t count hope……or just the general expectation that he’ll turn it around because he’s talented. If you have seen signs from the kid that he’s going to turn it on and all of a sudden be a force this year, ok….I’m not about to get into an argument with you even though it almost seems like you are trying to pick one.
“This team should have earned the fans’ faith when you consider everything they’ve accomplished so far. It’s tough to be better than having the best record in baseball and doing so in the toughest division.”
Not sure it’s really the toughest division anymore. Was last year, but TB and Tor took big steps backwards. AL West is better top to bottom and they thrashed the AL East in head to head play. Nonetheless, the Yankees have had a great, great year.
Franco
My comment was just on Kazmir in general, it was not a great day for the Yanks and the Sox’s when he went to LA. At some point Stat’s do matter. Data from ESPN.
In his career against the Yankees, Kazmir has a 6-4 record and 2.53 ERA.
Kazmir has made four combined starts against the Red Sox and Yankees this year. He is 4-0, including three quality starts.
Yanks have been scoring 5.6 runs a game and our staff ERA is 4.3. My observation is simply that Kazmir is not a great matchup for us add in the fact that he is a lefty. he has proven that in the past. Your not this way but some on this page just are so blindly positive that the stats don’t matter, we will beat anybody regardless of who they are and who they pitch. So when anyone says anything different they get bl;asted by the like of Trish, Erica ect.
Curt, crawl back into the cave you came from.
Why doesn’t Curt talk about Manny and Ortiz being on the juice when they won both of their titles? I hate his guts!
Mike in the ‘cuse September 25th, 2009 at 8:39 am
S.A.- Is It October yet?- yea no kidding, my son goes to that school and you know I’m going to tell him to where his C.C. jersey; and NOT to turn it inside out.I’m also going to tell him if they send him to the principel’s office to call me.
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I just read an article on the story. I feel just horrible for that kid. Let the kids wear clothing representing whatever sports team they like. That teacher needs to grow up
Betsy,
A very large number of Yankee fans are insane bridge jumpers who panic at the drop of a hat.
I don’t imagine you’d want to be part of that crowd.
I’ll say this much, though, I hope those who continue to bludgeon Joba to death are not going to hop back on the bandwagon when he turns it around.
Then again, that’s what Yankee fans do. No stomach for developing young pitchers.
Betsy September 25th, 2009 at 8:44 am
GF, what does Joba have to do with the rest of the team? I’m talking about Joba, only Joba, at this point.
Can you come up with any GOOD reasons why someone should have faith that Joba is going to turn it around, starting tonight?
Betsy it’s probably in the words, most fans I think the vast majority want Joba to do well so we in that respect have faith in him. The issue is his pitching and his performance along with his post game attitude and confidence. For me to say it the way I think I expect the worst, hope for the best but I’m usually always dissapointed. he is not a very good SP right now.
Betsy,
I could probably count a hundred times the past few months when you’ve said you didn’t have faith in someone or the team for whatever reason.
And, quite frankly, you were wrong most of the time.
Just sit back and enjoy this team. Teams like this don’t come around very often.
“Someone tell him to stuff a sock in it.”
That someone should be Arod and the stuffing should be a decent postseason performance.
“His problem has always been that he’s a guy with holes and you can pitch to those holes,” Schilling said.”
Arod hit .395 with a .980 OPS versus Schilling in his career. How’d the Mouth that Roared fail to find “the holes in his swing” 60% of the time?
Betsy, remember your birthday wish?
Betsy it’s probably in the words, most fans I think the vast majority want Joba to do well so we in that respect have faith in him. The issue is his pitching and his performance along with his post game attitude and confidence. For me to say it the way I think I expect the worst, hope for the best but I’m usually always dissapointed. he is not a very good SP right now.
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People get way too wrapped up in postgame comments, good or bad.
Pete has made hay out of postgame comments a number of times this season by various players and most of them were non-stories.
The players only tell the media what they want the public to hear. We really have no idea what is said in that clubhouse when the media isn’t around. But I can guarantee you that we don’t know 75% of what goes on.
Joba says the same thing whether he pitches well or not. So do most of the other players – lots of cliche’s and not always a lot of substance.
I wonder how well he found that ‘hole’ when Alex hit that huge homerun off him when Curt tried to close a game.
How the starting pitchers perform-not how Arod does-is the key to October.
Giuseppe Franco
I bet all the players are saying they want to sweep. They don’t want the soxs to celebrate in their stadium. When realistically they need to take one game. The Yankees magic number would be down to 3 if we take 1.
S.A.- no kidding, talk about having too much power.All because of a shirt. P.O.V.-that’s a nice little treck for you to come to Syracuse- about an hour and a half right?
jennifer September 25th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Giuseppe Franco
I bet all the players are saying they want to sweep. They don’t want the soxs to celebrate in their stadium. When realistically they need to take one game. The Yankees magic number would be down to 3 if we take 1.
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And Jeter always tells the media that he doesn’t get wrapped up in his stats and doesn’t really put much thought into numbers.
But he was well aware that he got his 200th hit of the season the other day and wanted the ball as soon as he touched first base.
Unlike breaking Gehrig’s record, this accomplishment was pretty obscure. Yet he knew exactly how many hits he needed.
These guys know what’s going on.
Franco
People get way too wrapped up in postgame comments, good or bad.
Good observation, I’m focused right now on Joba’s ERA as much better indicator of his performance.
P.O.V.-that’s a nice little treck for you to come to Syracuse- about an hour and a half right?
One hour exit to exit Electronics Parkway, my SIL lives about 5 minutes from there on Beckly.
Call the Pittsburgh GM “The Recycler” because he sure likes to collect our garbage and reuse them.