Comments on: Towers officially joins Yankees http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: randy l. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256644 randy l. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:24:00 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256644 "It’s very good stuff. Strogatz is an interesting guy. An expert in non-linear dynamics and “chaos.” " cb- i checked it out and there was a nice article on geometry and the pythagorean theorem and how right brain and left brain are used with geometry. good stuff. the problem i have now with mathematical things is if i don't already understand something it seems like life is to short to learn new math skills with intuition being a lot quicker. however this is probably an impulse i should ignore and slow down and focus and learn the new stuff. just my luck i'll live another 50 years ( who knows, once they start making spare parts) , and it wouldn't be good to go another 50 years and not learn anything. “It’s very good stuff. Strogatz is an interesting guy. An expert in non-linear dynamics and “chaos.” ”

cb-
i checked it out and there was a nice article on geometry and the pythagorean theorem and how right brain and left brain are used with geometry. good stuff.

the problem i have now with mathematical things is if i don’t already understand something it seems like life is to short to learn new math skills with intuition being a lot quicker.

however this is probably an impulse i should ignore and slow down and focus and learn the new stuff.

just my luck i’ll live another 50 years ( who knows, once they start making spare parts) ,
and it wouldn’t be good to go another 50 years and not learn anything.

]]> By: randy l. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256627 randy l. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:03:19 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256627 blake- you may be right about joba and maximum effort. when i was playing a lot of golf, i played with maximum effort and it was a constant. i got down to a five that way and i asked a senior tour player how to get lower. he said "you have to take your 210 yard high 7 iron and learn to hit half and three quarter shots with it. " half and three quarter shots are an advanced skill that i never mastered. i suppose in pitching it's adding and subtracting with your fastball and other pitches. steady progress is not a given in golf or pitching. joba is obviously struggling with learning to pitch. if he's the starter he'll be doing it at age 25. lester had his first good year at age 25. so joba has time if the yankees give it to him, but he may not get the chance. blake-

you may be right about joba and maximum effort.

when i was playing a lot of golf, i played with maximum effort and it was a constant. i got down to a five that way and i asked a senior tour player how to get lower.

he said “you have to take your 210 yard high 7 iron and learn to hit half and three quarter shots with it. ”

half and three quarter shots are an advanced skill that i never mastered.

i suppose in pitching it’s adding and subtracting with your fastball and other pitches.

steady progress is not a given in golf or pitching.

joba is obviously struggling with learning to pitch.

if he’s the starter he’ll be doing it at age 25.

lester had his first good year at age 25.

so joba has time if the yankees give it to him, but he may not get the chance.

]]> By: pistol pete http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256622 pistol pete Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:56:23 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256622 It's incomprehensible all the chatter about Joba. He's never ever come close to the form he had when he arrived. He wasn't a good starter last year and as a reliever was a little better than ok but not dominate. His era is 27 this spring, he's lost the bite on his slider, his velocity isn't near when he 1st came up, and it's time to stop making excuses. At best he ends up in the bullpen, he really should go down to see if he can regain his form. That would allow the Yankees a spot for someone who actually pitched well this spring and to see if they can stick at the major league level. There will still be time for Joba to come up if he gets right. It’s incomprehensible all the chatter about Joba. He’s never ever come close to the form he had when he arrived. He wasn’t a good starter last year and as a reliever was a little better than ok but not dominate. His era is 27 this spring, he’s lost the bite on his slider, his velocity isn’t near when he 1st came up, and it’s time to stop making excuses. At best he ends up in the bullpen, he really should go down to see if he can regain his form. That would allow the Yankees a spot for someone who actually pitched well this spring and to see if they can stick at the major league level. There will still be time for Joba to come up if he gets right.

]]> By: SJ44 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256621 SJ44 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:56:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256621 Ray, Ding, ding ding, we have a winner! Joba's shoulder is fine. He's 100% healthy. Once he makes a mechanical adjustment, he will be good to go. It just may be out of the pen though. Ray,

Ding, ding ding, we have a winner!

Joba’s shoulder is fine. He’s 100% healthy.

Once he makes a mechanical adjustment, he will be good to go.

It just may be out of the pen though.

]]> By: RayVT http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256619 RayVT Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:50:54 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256619 Personally, I don't think Joba or Phil have a problem. They need to mature more into great pitchers, but that takes time usually. Both have excelled & needed improvement. I look forward to watching them both do great this year & many years to come! The ones that need patience is us! (Fans!) Personally, I don’t think Joba or Phil have a problem. They need to mature more into great pitchers, but that takes time usually. Both have excelled & needed improvement. I look forward to watching them both do great this year & many years to come! The ones that need patience is us! (Fans!)

]]> By: CB http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256617 CB Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:49:24 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256617 randy, BTW if you want to read some interesting, well written articles on math I highly recommend Steven Strogatz's guest blog posts on the NY Times this past month. He's filling in on their opinionator blog for a few weeks. It's very good stuff. Strogatz is an interesting guy. An expert in non-linear dynamics and "chaos." http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/steven-strogatz/ randy,

BTW if you want to read some interesting, well written articles on math I highly recommend Steven Strogatz’s guest blog posts on the NY Times this past month. He’s filling in on their opinionator blog for a few weeks.

It’s very good stuff. Strogatz is an interesting guy. An expert in non-linear dynamics and “chaos.”

http://opinionator.blogs.nytim.....-strogatz/

]]> By: blake http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256616 blake Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:47:26 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256616 I think one of Joba's problems is that he seems to have no idea how to carry out a game plan or pace himself as a starter. He seems to have real trouble when its not max effort, its like he doesn't know how hard he should be throwing it or something...kinda like me when I'm in between clubs on the golf course. I think one of Joba’s problems is that he seems to have no idea how to carry out a game plan or pace himself as a starter. He seems to have real trouble when its not max effort, its like he doesn’t know how hard he should be throwing it or something…kinda like me when I’m in between clubs on the golf course.

]]> By: randy l. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256615 randy l. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:47:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256615 "A pretty good sized rock at that " yes , eiland might be getting a little tired pushing such a big rock up the hill. at some point the bullpen might seem easier for everyone including joba. “A pretty good sized rock at that ”

yes , eiland might be getting a little tired pushing such a big rock up the hill.

at some point the bullpen might seem easier for everyone including joba.

]]> By: m http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256614 m Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:46:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256614 RayVT, They're going to make their decision by the 24th (?) so that they can prepare for their respective roles. RayVT,

They’re going to make their decision by the 24th (?) so that they can prepare for their respective roles.

]]> By: RayVT http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/comment-page-4/#comment-1256613 RayVT Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:45:43 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/03/16/towers-officially-joins-yankees/#comment-1256613 I prefer to call it Lojacking myself!! I mean we all have our own keyboards! I prefer to call it Lojacking myself!! I mean we all have our own keyboards!

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