Comments on: Scioscia talks big about beating Yankees

By: Boogie Down- Hot Stove

Boogie Down- Hot Stove — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:56:38 +0000

Alao remember the last Jerk that made a prediction about the Yankees. He’s eating his words right about now.

By: EricNS

EricNS — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:35:14 +0000

Fastso Soscia is a jerk!!!!!!!!!!!

By: bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes

bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:35:11 +0000

champ809
November 17th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
i disagree at this point that Gardner is a 4th of’er…I’d like to see him do extra work this offseason with Kevin Long on using his lower half more in his swing to drive the ball more
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I’ve said this many times myself; he needs to completely change his approach. He swings like a power hitter. Let’s see what magic KLong can work on him.

By: bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes

bodhisattva - Destiny Wears Pinstripes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:33:20 +0000

Jerkface
November 17th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Gardner’s misplay of Ibanez’ ball was almost entirely due to positioning. He was playing incredibly shallow because Rivera doesn’t let up booming fly balls, he lets up bloops.
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Well, this sort of proves the point that he’s not an elite CF. Playing shallow was the way they tried to go with him when he first took over CF.

It did not work – because despite all the buzz about his speed, he ain’t the second coming of Andruw Jones – he’s not even BJ Upton, really – and he cannot play shallow and use his speed on backflight like these players can.

The Yankees finally recognized this, to their credit, and now he routinely plays deeper when he’s out there.

And the positioning is valid only in that the ball was probably not catchable.

It does not, however, explain away that he turned the wrong way on pursuit, and that he often turns the wrong way.

By: Mikey MD

Mikey MD — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:16:38 +0000

Sounds like he was able to get a few words in between stuffing himself with cannoli.

By: TheCro

TheCro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:37:28 +0000

86w183:

“Now let’s get rid of the DH”.

Say what?!?!

Is this an attempt at sarcasm?

By: Rich in NJ

Rich in NJ — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:31:03 +0000

Scioscia sounds like a politician throwing red meat to his base.

By: champ809

champ809 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:16:18 +0000

i disagree at this point that Gardner is a 4th of’er…I’d like to see him do extra work this offseason with Kevin Long on using his lower half more in his swing to drive the ball more…with his speed and on base skills he could take over LF and give us the type of game that Figgins gives the Angels.
If given 500abs and he hits .280/.380obp/7hrs/70 rbis/100runs/50+sbs from the 9hole and a very good defensive LF that would be more than enough to replace Damon’s production imo

By: 86w183

86w183 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:10:05 +0000

Rickey Henderson is not old!

I know this because we were both born in 1958.

By: Mike RI

Mike RI — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:07:44 +0000

Great Job Chip.

I agree 100 percent with Contraction.!!