Prof. Girardi teaches a sliding class
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Dec 01, 2009 
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Jets coach Rex Ryan had been struggling with convincing rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez to slide when he scrambles in the open field. So Ryan decided to enlist some help from a pro.
Ryan called Yankees president Randy Levine and asked if the Yankees might be willing to send over someone to help tutor Ryan (who wears a knee brace after getting injured while at USC) the proper technique. Turns out, Joe Girardi was available and he worked with Sanchez at the Jet facility in New Jersey today.
“He’s a natural,” Ryan said of Girardi. “He did a great job. He did a better job than I could do. When you have an opportunity to get the best, you get the best. As Mark went through it, you could see the more comfortable he got.”
Jets fans, who have been frustrated by Sanchez’s poor passing this season, should be pleased. The bigger question, though, is why didn’t Ryan consider having Mariano Rivera come in to help Sanchez (17 interceptions) work on his command?
fun post!
Best quip: “Why doesn’t CC show him how to throw on 3 days’ rest?”
(The Jets play on Thursday this week)
From the last thread:
Any chance the Yanks could sign Randy Johnson as a back of the rotation starter? He’s old, but still has something left in the tank and it would be nice after ‘05 and ‘06 to see him win a WS with the Yanks.
Also, what do you guys think of trading Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson to Atlanta for Javier Vazquez? He seems to have figured it out.
What a fireballing rotation it could be!!!
CC Sabathia
AJ Burnett
Andy Pettitte
Javier Vazquez
Randy Johnson
That would be awesome and would also fit Hughes into the 6 and 7 inning slot, Joba in the 8th and Mo in the ninth.
Yanks would wrap up the division by May with that rotation and bullpen.
That’s so cool. Girardi can do it all! LOL
Casino
Ban this guy please
sam, u stole my news… J/K…
Blackaccord
December 1st, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Jets bring in Girardi to teach Sanchez to slide
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer
55 minutes ago
Buzz up! 1 PrintFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP)—New York Jets coach Rex Ryan brought in Yankees manager Joe Girardi as a special guest instructor to teach rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez(notes) how to slide.
After watching Sanchez struggle with some of his slides while avoiding pressure in recent games, Ryan called Yankees team president Randy Levine on Tuesday. He asked if the World Series champions could send someone over to the Jets facility to help their franchise quarterback.
The Yankees ended up sending Girardi, who guided New York to its 27th World Series title last month against the Philadelphia Phillies. Sanchez, who has a sore left knee, worked on sliding on his right leg and went through 10-15 slides under Girardi’s supervision.
Ryan said he needed to “bring in a champ” to help Sanchez.
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I think the Jets need to bring in CC or Mariano to teach Sanchez how to throw…
Resign Matsui, acquire Roy Hallady ( Hughes, Montero, & maybe Jackson off the list of players )….I know I sound like a broken record, but losing one of the best # 5 hitters in the game leaves Alex naked….And Jorge Posada is not the answer…..Cano would be the only in house candidate, but if Damon walks he maybe more suited to hit behind Derek….
Vazquez and Randy Johnson? Didn’t we see that movie already? Not an “awesome ” rotation.
Any chance the Yanks could sign Randy Johnson as a back of the rotation starter? He’s old, but still has something left in the tank and it would be nice after ‘05 and ‘06 to see him win a WS with the Yanks.
Also, what do you guys think of trading Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson to Atlanta for Javier Vazquez? He seems to have figured it out.
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Don’t forget about Kevin Brown!
Pat M,
I assume you mean Halladay for somebody besides Hughes, Montero, or AJax? I think the Jays bargaining power took a hit with Halladay saying trade me by ST or don’t do it at all.
Also, what do you guys think of trading Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson to Atlanta for Javier Vazquez? He seems to have figured it out.
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Haha, he figured out that he can’t handle the AL.
Bronx Jeers
December 1st, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Any chance the Yanks could sign Randy Johnson as a back of the rotation starter? He’s old, but still has something left in the tank and it would be nice after ‘05 and ‘06 to see him win a WS with the Yanks.
Also, what do you guys think of trading Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson to Atlanta for Javier Vazquez? He seems to have figured it out.
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Don’t forget about Kevin Brown!
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And while we are at it, lets try Jeff Weaver as well..
Vasquez could handle the AL, he did it on the white sox. The problem is he gives up a butt load of HRs, so despite striking out batters and not walking any he can still get in trouble.
It leads to inconsistent results.
give up a solo HR? you’re going alright
give up a HR with some dudes on base? suddenly your night is done
I thought the reasoning behind the Pedroia to SS story was pretty funny. Boston would rather get a 2B than Scutaro, because Scutaro would cost them draft picks.
Does this sound like a team willing to trade prospects and young talent for Halladay, Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Gonzalez, Hanley, Felix Hernandez, and whoever else they are supposedly linked to?
I can’t believe that poster is even remotely serious. At least I hope not.
With the Jays bargaining power at an all-time low, IPK and Ajax may end up being enough to get Halladay. Throw in a couple lower tier guys, and it is more than the Twins got for Santana.
Have any of you ever eaten at a rotating restaurant? It’s ok for a novelty but you’re not going to have a championship meal there and if you do it too often you’ll get sick.
What’s Jon Leiber up to these days?
why make those proposed silly changes? the YANKEES ARE THE 2009 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS ! OH what an enjoyable Holiday season it will be ! Or should we say Halladay season !
“it would be nice after ‘05 and ‘06 to see him win a WS with the Yanks.”
This is very true…Randy Johnson deserves to finally have some postseason glory. And Yankee fans love him!
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Vazquez had one good year in the AL, he’s better suited for the easier NL lineups.
kennedy and jackson will still not be enough. jays will just hold onto him until we can get him next offseason as a free agent.
Mark, I so hope you’re right. I personally have no problem parting with Joba to get halladay but getting him without joba would be even better
Resign Matsui, acquire Roy Hallady ( Hughes, Montero, & maybe Jackson off the list of players )….I know I sound like a broken record, but losing one of the best # 5 hitters in the game leaves Alex naked….And Jorge Posada is not the answer…..Cano would be the only in house candidate, but if Damon walks he maybe more suited to hit behind Derek….
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Pat M-
Are you saying Montero and Hughes are off the table for Halladay?
Let’s see:
Matsui resigns for one year 8M. Is that about right?
Halladay comes in at 15.75M
Do you want then to resign Pettitte?-11M
If the Steinbrenners want to keep payroll near the 200M mark and put money in reserve for a July trading deadline, then those three alone will hover just above 200M.Still no LF’er.
If Joba and Jackson are gone in that scenario for Halladay,maybe pursing trading them in a package for Edwin Jackson and Curtis Granderson, makes more sense salary and youth wise.
Now Granderson goes to CF, Melky to LF, Swisher stays in RF, resign Matsui and Pettitte and you’re under 200M for start 2010.
You’d even have room to look at another starter on an incentive deal-Harden, Duscherer, Sheets, Wang.
Then sign Halladay as a FA next year.
Any sense to all this?
Do not ask that I be banned. it wasn’t me who suggested we trade for Randy Johnson and Vazquez!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blake,
I have no idea if they would be enough, at this point I don’t really care; I was mainly making a point that our sights should be higher than a retread AL washout if we are trading 2 good chips. I am just so tired of rehashing the same things everyday. I wish somebody would do something already.
Nick in SF
December 1st, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Have any of you ever eaten at a rotating restaurant? It’s ok for a novelty but you’re not going to have a championship meal there and if you do it too often you’ll get sick.
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I ate in one when I was a kid, but I don’t remember much about it other than my dad almost having a heart attack when he got the bill. LOL
If we bring back RJ and Vasquez, we have to bring back Giambi to be the DH, no?
Mark in Tampa, Yes that was what I was attempting to convey….Give the Jays a few lists of players that they can pick 3 from……I would hold Joba off of those lists to get a feel for how desperate the Jays front office is to move Roy……I do think Joba could end up being the player that seasl the deal…..I cannot see Cashman ever including Hughes, Montero at all….Joba or Jackson could be the key player……Then again, as I mentioned back in July, if a club comes up and is willing to take on Vernon Wells then it’s done at a very low cost in players……Toronto will have to absorb a portion of Wells’s contract…..Vernon gets healthy, he can still play just not at 20 mil a season
Yea the hot stove needs more fire wood.
I wish somebody would do something already.
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Unfortunately, no “major” trades or signings will happen until after we see who accepts/declines arbitration on the 7th. Maybe the Yankees can get Matsui and Pettitte back before then.
The jays would probably trade Roy for a bag of balls if they could unload wells contract.
Yankees To Make No Arb Offers To Free Agents
By Tim Dierkes [December 1 at 3:33pm CST]
The Yankees will not make any arbitration offers to their free agents, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post. That includes Johnny Damon (A), Andy Pettitte (B), Xavier Nady (B), and Hideki Matsui (neither). The Yanks didn’t make any offers last year either.
We predicted these correctly, though one could make a case for Damon or Pettitte. The market for Damon should improve, now that he will not cost a draft pick.
Yankee Trader….I still think the Granderson / Jackson deal is the way to go along with the resigning of Matsui & Andy Pettite…..Roy Halladay is another option , as is signing Matt Holliday to replace both Damon and Matsui in the 5 hole…..Make no mistake, Cashman must beef up the rotation and improve the outfield……After tonight we’ll see the list of non-arbed players, so the Hot Stove season starts turning it’s wheels today…..
don’t understand not offering Damon arb //
I went to the Space Needle about 20 years ago but it wasn’t revolving.
I once went to a nightclub in a cave though.
Nick in SF……The restaurant at LAX revolves very slowly….
Pat M-
The hot stove rumors will be more rampant after midnight, but the Yankees will not make major decisions until next weekend or next week after Cashman meets with the brass the end of this week.
Thought you might be interested in Vernon Wells’ contract:
“The extension calls for a $25.5 million signing bonus, payable in three $8.5 million installments each March 1 in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He will receive a salary of just $500,000 in 2008 and $1.5 million in 2009, but his salary jumps to $12.5 million in 2010[plus 8.5M] and $23 million in 2011. Wells receives $21 million in each of the final three seasons.
Under the extension, Wells has the right to terminate his agreement after the 2011 season and become eligible for free agency. In addition, he will donate $143,000 annually to the Jays Care Foundation.”
Check the Guide Michelin… check Zagat… check Yelp… you will find very few of those revolving/rotating restaurants at the top.
Why should our DH position be relegated to such a novelty?
don’t understand not offering Damon arb //
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Let’s say another team out there offers Damon an Abreu contract for two years at 9M/year and the Yankees offer arbitration. Boras might suggest, like he did with Maddux to take arbitration because you will probably get a raise of 20% which makes the year contract worth 15.6M, and file for FA following year. That would hamper the Yankees, because they could easily have spent that money on another FA-Bay at 16M, Holliday at 18M, or whatever!!
Yankee Trader,
If they sign Damon they don’t need Bay or Holliday…
Also why is Damon guaranteed a 20% raise? Arbitration is done by looking at stats and looking at how the player in question compares to other players in the league. Who hits as well as Damon, at his age and makes more money? His best comps are Raul Ibanez, Bobby Abreu and they both make less.
Yankee Trader..That’s is just an unbelievable contract…No doubt Vernon will not be exercising his out clause anytime soon…What a heavy contract…Toronto would have to pay 50 % of it I would think in order to move him……He’s still a very good ballplayer..He’s been nicked up lately though
Nick in SF -
We went to a rotating restaurant in EPCOT in Disney World. Food was “eh,” and there wasn’t much to see in the rotation. It was a novelty.
Seems to me, there should be some really incredible panoramic view for it to be worth it, plus the meal needs to take at least as long as one revolution.
I can’t wait to see the next Jets game when Joe walks out in the 4th quarter to take the ball from Sanchez and hand it Mo…