Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: wild will

wild will — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:53:11 +0000

I don’t like what the Yankees did this offseason. why trade for Javier Vazquez. he was terrible for them in 2004. Nick Johnson is too injury prone to be worth five million for a year. Curtis Granderson will play defense well but he hit homers in Yankee stadium because of its size. To me, the Red Sox looked like they had the better/productive offseason.

By: Pat M.

Pat M. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:45 +0000

Tricia, I’m fortunate to catch the sweeter side of you this AM….Tigers do purr

By: trisha - OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!!

trisha - OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!! — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:15:53 +0000

Pat M – and that is specifically and totally why I trust you and your baseball cachet over anyone else’s here (including mine, of course ). You are always willing to look at things objectively. You might have a feeling about what will eventually happen but you also are not thrown by the thought that other things could intervene to change the landscape. Life 101.

You remain my hero.

(By the way, you know that doesn’t change even when we are thinking in two opposite directions. Your history here insures that.)

By: RayVT

RayVT — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:28 +0000

SJ44
March 9th, 2010 at 9:03 am

It is funny how sensitive folks are when they are questioned, but how quickly they question others. (No one specifically here okay!!!)

SJ I’m glad you comment as I find myself looking for your posts. No I don’t always agree, but yes I read them and think about them. Keep up the good work! Wish the best for you & your nephew.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:12:09 +0000

MTU:

By: trisha - OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!!

trisha - OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!! — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:50 +0000

MTU, thanks for being willing to discuss hypotheticals! You may very well be right that in the end, one or the other earns the position. I have always been high on what Hughes has to offer as a starter. If I were to make a blind bet (I just made that up) I would put my money on Hughes, totally based on what I have seen of both of him and Joba, both starting and in the pen, and what I have seen of both of their “pitching mentalities.”

Because I totally believe that this is wide open it becomes all the more intriguing to me.

You know that the Yankees will go back to camp with back-up starters. I suppose that you could do worse than having Ace as that person, or as one of the people. I agree though that Phil needs to stay stretched out no matter where he goes so keeping him in the pen wouldn’t be the best idea.

Potentially tough decisions on their way. Nobody will convince me (or Cashman or Girardi I would say, lol) that the 5th position is sewn up by anyone right now.

By: MTU

MTU — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:10:58 +0000

Y’s-

Here’s a friendly tip.

Don’t state things as a FACT when you are merely speculating, or giving your opinion like the rest of us.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:10:34 +0000

New Post: Lineup for today

By: RayVT

RayVT — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:10:00 +0000

Doreen – 2010 GTLU
March 9th, 2010 at 9:05 am

Collin Curtis

By: Y's Guy

Y's Guy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:16 +0000

this is one reason why i dont pay much attention to the results of ST games.

colin curtis is not going to start for the yankees this year. in fact, he’s not even going to make the team. aceves is also not going to be in the rotation for the yankees.

the fact is that ST is long and boring and theres really not that much to talk about so hyping guys who have 2 good games in the first week of ST is all there is to do. its great when someone like curtis steps up and gets recognized but the best he can hope for coming out of this ST is to catch the attention of another team who would trade for him and give him a chance to play in the majors. he’s not going north with the yankees.

similarly, despite the fact that cashman and girardi and everybody else will say things like “we’re going to take the best arms”, etc. the 5th spot is going to be either hughes or joba, period (barring injuries). what the yankees know about guys like curtis, aceves, joba and phil from several regular seasons of play in the majors or minors counts much more than what they’ve seen in one week of ST games. and it should