Comments on: Notes from Tuesday

By: Bronx Jeers

Bronx Jeers — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:49:02 +0000

Paul Simon is going to play the voice of Thurman in an upcoming animated movie.

From El Duque over at the “It Is High” blog.

http://johnsterling.blogspot.c.....urman.html

By: Captain Chaos

Captain Chaos — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:39:30 +0000

I am not surprised that Hughes is starting to fair better as the heat is turned up. He has been working on the change up and cutter to round out his arsenal and getting good results. What I am surprised with is the impact CC has had on both AJ and Hughes, which I think is great. If those two can master those pitches this will be a very good year. No offense to Ace but Hughes has a much higher ceiling.

By: upstate kate

upstate kate — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:28:35 +0000

It is a nice problem to have, the notion of too much pitching. I really would like to eventually see both our young guys as starters. Maybe w/ Aceves doing so well, they send Joba to AAA to work on his mechanics, as some have suggested. If Joba is having problems, I don’t see how putting him in the pen will help him to improve.

By: Doreen - 2010 GTLU

Doreen - 2010 GTLU — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:05:55 +0000

Donnie Baseball -

If Cashman simply said his list now doesn’t look anything like the list he had at the beginning of ST, how do you infer it’s still a 5-man competition?

I take it as meaning it may no longer be a 5-man competition, but more importantly, the I take it as the specific ORDER of the pitchers in that competition may have shifted.

But, and I do know this is not a popular idea, the fact that Aceves is doing so well may give them other options that they did not know they might have before ST began insofar as what to do with Joba and Phil. How Mitre and Gaudin pitch may also impact how they begin the season. Because they do also have to think administratively as well as about on-the-field performance. And we all know that the team that breaks camp in April is ot the same team that ends the year, and a lot of times it’s not even the same team that starts May.

By: KyleLitke

KyleLitke — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:35:39 +0000

I might be wrong, but I think in Hughes’ 2nd career start (where he no hit the Rangers til he got injured), he struck out Teixeira on three straight changeups. I might be remembering it wrong, but I believe that was the case.

By: David in Cal

David in Cal — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:35:42 +0000

I’m rooting for Phil to be the 5th starter, but I wish Aceves could start, too. Aceves’s lifetime major league ERA+ of 134 compares favorably to CC’s 121 and his W-L percentage of 91% is unreal. Of course, these results are based on a small sample size. Chances are he won’t continue to be that good. However, I’d like to see him get a chance to prove whether or not he’s that good.

By: bartonbickle

bartonbickle — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:18:21 +0000

Chad,

Just wanted to comment on how great you’ve been throughout the spring with your coverage. You’ve posted lots of truly edifying stories and interviews answering all of the questions that I’d ask without injecting any hint of bias. Perhaps your coverage of the minors allowed you this objective insight, but it’s a welcome read and something I look forward to during the regular season.

By: m

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:24:20 +0000

pat,

Just saw they’re not projecting power until Thurs. or Fri. Hope you’re doing okay. It’s terrible that you can’t blog.

By: gfd

gfd — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:22:53 +0000

Looking over Yankees payroll at http://www.mlbcontracts.blogspot.com Cashman makRes only 2M per year. This seem rather low for someone managing a $200M payroll doesn’t it?

Phil looked much better today. Mo was Mo, reliable!

By: braeden

braeden — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:03:13 +0000

Sux fan are renaming Dice-k, Carl Panvano because of his many illnesses lately. Seems like the guy wants out of beantown, could you blame him?