Comments on: Short stuff

By: Virginia Yankee

Virginia Yankee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:13 +0000

pettit is old – he is done — the phillies have seen him enough that they will stay the out of zone pitches and he can’t get them out in the zone — not andy’s fault but he would have a better chamce on full rest — no one at 38 is what he she is at 28 — facxt of life – giradi is an idiot — he can only be lucky at tis point but he is channelling the 2004 st joe

– with a 3-1 lead gaudi and the pen would have likey held the phils to less than 8 runs — but even if losing burnett would be on full rest for game 6 and pettit for game 7 — i’d like andy better there than sabbathia on short rest but take your pick ther’ed be a choice

maybe the yankees bats wake up – 1-9 and they score 20 runs and it doesn’t matter

wells says knock utlet down — heck just stay out of his natural swing plane — and stop grooving pitches t0 .20 hitters – everyone who got to the majors can hit a fastball in the middle of the plate — and most will catch the third centered curve in succession — we need a liitle brain power at the right time

By: GiantsCauseway

GiantsCauseway — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:33 +0000

I would have pitched Gaudin. They were playing with house money. Burnett is mediocre at best away from Yankee Stadium.

By: homas

homas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:38:06 +0000

Cashman needs to go: “To be fair if you want to be mad at anyone; be mad at Cashman for loving the prospects too much that he refused to even look at getting Lee or Halladay. Hell, Cashman was too afraid of upsetting the fans that he wouldn’t even do the low risk/high reward move of picking up Pavano.”
you don’t know baseball!!!!!

By: homas

homas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:34:16 +0000

My only question which has not been discussed is why not a pinch runner of Matsui in the 9. Could have gone to hit and run with Jeter and stayed out of double play.

By: champ809

champ809 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:02:50 +0000

JeterHughesJoba

he wasn’t afraid to do anything but he wasn’t going to robbed by opposing GMs to appease fans like you who are clueless.
The Yanks will be World series winners tommorow night and will have gone 11-3 in the postseason and you’re mad that Halladay won’t be poppin’ bottles with us?

Adam

that is exactly the point and that is why Cash and the Braintrust are not going to give up on these guys when they understand the process.

By: Pride Power Pinstripes

Pride Power Pinstripes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:01:39 +0000

Well said.

Frankly I’m not a big fan of people pointing their fingers at everyone and throwing blame around. Baseball is a game where you can throw your ace out one day and he’ll be lights out and the next they are knocking him around the park. Numbers and stats only go so far. Truth is we are in the position to win #27… I can almost feel it, and as a lifelong Yankee fan, I have faith in Andy and am looking forward to watching him close this out and restore the Pinstripe Dynasty. So everyone needs to stop pointing fingers and just root for your team and enjoy this!
*27* here we come!
GO YANKS!!!

By: cashman needs to go

cashman needs to go — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:59 +0000

JeterHughesJoba
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Michael Kay is a moron. ALmost as bad as Fatcessa.

He’s criticizing all his callers who have the “nerve” to defend starting AJ last night.

He’s only looking at one side of the issue.

To be fair if you want to be mad at anyone; be mad at Cashman for loving the prospects too much that he refused to even look at getting Lee or Halladay. Hell, Cashman was too afraid of upsetting the fans that he wouldn’t even do the low risk/high reward move of picking up Pavano.
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JHJ be careful thinking like that may get you banned on this website…

By: Bronx Born

Bronx Born — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:00 +0000

Last time I checked baseball was a team game. A team wins or loses. I am sure the players do not sit around the locker room bashing or blaming each other. They are a team. I sure wish fans would think the same way and be part of the team and not bash each other or the players and put their shoulders to the collective fan wheel and root for their team. I just don’t get the bashing and it is unsportsmanlike. Just my viewpoint.

By: champ809

champ809 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:58:04 +0000

i’m sorry it was a figure of speech not that you should literally be banned.

i’m exasperated with the notion that we should just continually trade away our future for someone else’s aging fading star….

the Dynastic Yanks of the ’90’s were not built using that approach and in fact it was the “prospect hugging of Bernie,Mo,Jeter,Andy and Jorge that laid the foundation for 15 years of excellence and perenial winners.
It’ll be Cash’s refusal to give away the Jobas’,Hughes’,AJax,Cano,Montero,Melancon,Wilkins DeLaRosa and such that will be the foundation of the next great group of Yanks.
The route that you are espousing we win this year,which we’re going to do anyway,and in 2 years we have a team full of declining 37-30 year old players with obscene contracts and $250 million dollar 65 win team. Who wants to see that happen?

By: Bronx Jeers

Bronx Jeers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:56:20 +0000

# Andrew November 3rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm

“I don’t even think they need another ace-type pitcher. They need a solid # 3. Someone who won’t ….you know melt down.”

I think the problem is that AJ is their #3 pitcher and they will still be looking for a #2, or if not, fooling themselves into believing that AJ is a #2 caliber guy. And before I get attacked for being too negative towards the precocious pie-man, yes he contributed wonderfully this year at times and won important games so far in October.

But, he is so brutally inconsistent. Maybe Pettitte comes back but either way, age is not on his side. Hughes could develop rapidly as a starter next year, or Chamberlain could progress, but that’s a lot of question marks. I think they need another veteran presence in the rotation come this offseason, which will hopefully begin tomorrow night.
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Andrew,

I’m sorry but your comments are far too lucid and congenial for this blog. And frankly, I’m having trouble computing them because of it.

Please come back when you’re either helplessly inebriated or have suffered a serious head injury and we’ll pick it up from there.

Or in other words, I couldn’t agree with you more.