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Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Mar 21, 2010 
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Poor AJ…….and Phil, too, but more AJ because he’s had the worst luck. He absolutely needs to face hitters….and if the Yanks are going to judge Phil, so does Phil.
Stuckey, I was repsonding to your post about separating my feelings from the Yankees regarding starting v. relieving..
They should have Phil pitch tomorrow, if there really is a competition.
Betsy – Romine wasn’t built in a day
March 21st, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Erin, it will be as riveting as the fungo golf game, lol. I think Phil should hit against AJ and vice versa, lol.
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LOL Did we ever find out who won the fungo golf game?
Rich, agreed. Let AJ and Andy throw in the minor league game and let Phil and Joba go tomorrow.
Erin, no…….but maybe Chad can find out, lol.
Betsy
If they don’t (and they don’t extend the time for making a decision), it will reveal how nonsensical this “competition” has been from the start. It would have been an insult to the intelligence of the players, the fans, and the media.
SJ, did you read AJ’s comments last out? He was overly strong because he didn’t face hitters; please tell me the benefit of a “simulated game” where the pitcher just throws to a catcher. Clearly AJ was anxious to face hitters….and I don’t blame him. I don’t see anything wrong with what I’ve said.
What a surprise.
Is it possible to have a Yanks game without rain/threat of rain?
At this rate, home opener will definitely be rained out/postponed too.
Anybody watching YES? They are previewing the game with the tarp on the field behind them and still haven’t said the game is rained out.
Plutonium,
The rain nearly killed us last year. Took Posada down for a time and also Molina.
April and even May in the Bronx the last couple years has been so hostile to the game of baseball.
Not comfortable for the spectator, either.
“# Rich in NJ March 21st, 2010 at 12:44 pm
It seems to rain an awful lot in FLA…
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yeah one of the misconceptions of Florida, California should be called the Sunshine State. Florida really has similar weather patterns of New York except it has daily high averages 25-35 degrees warmer in the winter where it’s supposed to be drier but you still get washouts here and there. July-September it rains literally everyday at least an hour
Molina going down was a blessing in disguise. It gave Cervelli a shot.
tampayank
Interesting, thanks. I’ll still probably move there before it’s over.
austinmac
March 21st, 2010 at 1:07 pm
TYankees will move from Tampa when they are the only team remaining in Florida, and not before. They draw a ton there. In Arizona, while they would be the Yankees, would be only one of many, many teams in the Phoenix area.
Will Burnett and Hughes pitch in a simulated game today? If so, how does that impact the so-called 5th starter competition?
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The only advantage is the limited travel in Arizona. 14 0f the 15 teams are within 20 miles of each other. The players, and especially the pitchers, don’t like the fact that they can’t get up a good sweat in the desert. That seems to the the one constant thing that you hear from the players.
“austinmac March 21st, 2010 at 1:07 pm
TYankees will move from Tampa when they are the only team remaining in Florida, and not before. They draw a ton there. In Arizona, while they would be the Yankees, would be only one of many, many teams in the Phoenix area.”
yeah travel is easy and cheap from New York to Tampa/Florida compared to Arizona
How far is Phillies’ complex? MLBN said the phillies game is being delayed.
Per Jack Curry, Girardi’s door is still closed……and Phil is waiting by his locker, waiting to see what’s up. Curry speculates that AJ and Andy will both pitch in the intra-squad game (I was wrong – it’s not a minor league game) and that Phil will pitch against the Phillies along with Joba. Curry said that Phil, when asked, said he doesn’t think it makes any sense for him to pitch in a simulated game because the team is still evaluating him.
I think Curry said that YES is airing the game tomorrow, which is odd as YES never airs road games.
Clearwater is only 1/2 hour away from Tampa.
Rich, agreed. Let AJ and Andy throw in the minor league game and let Phil and Joba go tomorrow.
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Betsy,
Jack Curry on YES is waiting to talk to Girardi about the pitching plans but he speculated the Yankees will do exactly what you posted. And since the game is on YES tomorrow you would get to see Phil
just as I expected.
Interesting remarks from Curry on Pettitte. He gets the impression that this will be Andy Pettitte’s last year. It will be a sad day to see him go. If it is, hopefully he leaves with a 21 win season to reach 250 career wins.
Girardi’s no dummy. He looked at the 10-day forecast and then scheduled Phil for a rain day. More blatant Joba favoritism.
Nick, I think mother nature hates Phil AND AJ. Hmph – what a mother she is.
Fran, I’ll be at work tomorrow, lol – but, I can tape the game at least. I beat you to it re: the Curry info.
GB, how are you feeling today? I would love to see Andy get 21 wins, but I’m not expecting it. What a wonderful career he’s had…
Gonzaga could win this game if Syracuse agrees to take no more shots.
Emphasis there is on “could”. I’d still like SU’s chances even if they made that agreement.
21 victories on final season for Pettitte would be a great feeling.
seriously, where can I find smilies for this forum.
rain outs equal zero injuries.
that’s my favorite spring training number.
Betsy,
I guess that you type faster than I do
Apparently so, Fran, lol. I need to get outside as it’s a gorgeous day….
Betsy – Romine wasn’t built in a day
March 21st, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Nick, I think mother nature hates Phil AND AJ. Hmph – what a mother she is.
Fran, I’ll be at work tomorrow, lol – but, I can tape the game at least. I beat you to it re: the Curry info.
GB, how are you feeling today? I would love to see Andy get 21 wins, but I’m not expecting it. What a wonderful career he’s had…
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Do well today, Betsy. Thank you for asking. Other than the rainout, hope your day is going well.
I’m not expecting Pettitte to win 21 games this season, either, but, I wasn’t expecting Mussina to leave on his first 20 win season. I’ll settle for his normal average of 16 wins, though. 16 wins and an ERA of about 4.00 would be just fine. I do want to see him have a winning season, though. Not many pitchers have 16 year careers with no losing seasons. His worst was 14-14. Another WS title and a couple more PS wins would be the way for him to retire.
GB, glad to hear it. I’m fine, thanks! That is an amazing stat, Andy never having a losing season. I would be very happy with an ERA about 4; I’ll take 16 wins, but you never know about run support, so I’ll just take Andy pitching well. I will also take another WS title – it’s weird, but it’s like those few years in Houston never happened. I can barely remember the Yankees without Andy… Well, those years did happen or else we wouldn’t have Phil, but still.
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!
I walked in at 1:30 and was so excited about actually being able to watch my first spring training game of the season (I am always at work)….. with Johnny Damon
And the game has been rained out
Holy Yankee-
Ummmm… what are you doing???
Ledger_Yankees Girardi on pitching situation: “It’s a mess.”
19 seconds ago
Ledger_Yankees More cuts: Romine, Montero, Curtis, Gorecki.
38 seconds ago
Erin
March 21st, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Ledger_Yankees Girardi on pitching situation: “It’s a mess.”
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Obviously, Girardi has been following the comments on this blog.
Erin, would you like to join the GOTFG?
Speaking of Andy, here’s a very good article by John Harper (can’t believe I’m saying that):
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....titte.html
Andy is very candid about his HGH use. No matter what I think of Roger now (and I was a huge fan), I always find it sad when a close friendship ends or is changed forever.
It’s a mess? Ouch ……..In other words, screw mother nature?
We’ll be seeing Romine and Montero again in the not-so-distant future………it’s time for Jorge and Cervelli to get the majority of playing time now. Golson had a nice spring, I think – good for him
Damn Romine is assigned. I want to see more action from him later on. Oh well.
erin, I asked for smilies help twice and nobody gave a damn. I found it on google and tried them.
Betsy, I’m not sure that 2004 would have been any different, but, I assume that it would have. He missed 2/3rds of that season, but, that injury to a weak elbow was because of a check swing. I like to think that it would have been different, but, NYY lost 3 front line starters all at once.
Hopefully, Hughes can carry on where Pettitte leaves off and pitches just as well for the next 15 years. Same with Chamberlain and the kids coming up behind them. With the young pitchers in the system, if NYY gets 5 pitchers that can produce at or above ML average, NYY pitching will be in good shape for the future.
Betsy, I’m not sure that 2004 would have been any different, but, I assume that it would have. He missed 2/3rds of that season, but, that injury to a weak elbow was because of a check swing. I like to think that it would have been different, but, NYY lost 3 front line starters all at once.
Hopefully, Hughes can carry on where Pettitte leaves off and pitches just as well for the next 15 years. Same with Chamberlain and the kids coming up behind them. With the young pitchers in the system, if NYY gets 5 pitchers that can produce at or above ML average, NYY pitching will be in good shape for the future.
Ledger_YankeesBy Girardi’s count, 7 guys need to face live hitters tomorrow. At this point, sim games won’t cut it.
less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
Ledger_Yankees By Girardi’s count, 7 guys need to face live hitters tomorrow. At this point, sim games won’t cut it.
27 seconds ago
GB, if Phil, Joba, etc.. can approximate Andy for the next 15 years, I will be thrilled – and so will all Yankee fans. As I recall, Andy came up and had immediate success so maybe fans are spoiled. Joba and Phil have had their bumps in the road, but I feel certain the end results will have justfied our patience.
Erica – always OPPC – member of the GOTFG and GTLU supporter
March 21st, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Erin
March 21st, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Ledger_Yankees Girardi on pitching situation: “It’s a mess.”
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Obviously, Girardi has been following the comments on this blog.
Erin, would you like to join the GOTFG?
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First you have to tell me what GOTFG is!
Yankees really didn’t need a rainout with all these pitchers needing work, hence the “mess.”
1 minutes ago via TweetDeck
If Pettitte’s home was not in Houston, he would be Yankees’ number one in win column.
Smoltz has yet to announce a retirement so if Yankees a pitcher, Smoltz can come.
tomorrow’s game is also on ESPN
Erin
March 21st, 2010 at 1:57 pm
First you have to tell me what GOTFG is!
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It was born out of MTU’s Great Both Underbelly group.
Its the “Great On The Fence Group”
Hopefully, Hughes can carry on where Pettitte leaves off and pitches just as well for the next 15 years
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GB,
That would be great and next season there will be no innings limits on Hughes.
Hope all is well with you.
Erica,
Jack Curry interviewed Johnny on YES. He is growing his beard back-guess back to the caveman look.
All ready for the draft tonight?
Anyone else love Bewitched? I’m watching it on TV Land – it’s a riot, lol. How many names did Endora call Darrin? Dexter, Durwood, Durweed, Dum-Dum, just to name a few. I think Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most beautiful women ever.
Yikes I take the Gonzaga hit…. Cornell ( + 4.5 ) Texas A&M ( + 2 ), Xavier is a pick em and The Cal Berkley Bears ( + 6.5 ) to knock out Duke……Can’t remember a Spring Training that has been washed out so much as in 2010….Then again, the winter hasn’t been kind….I still think it’s great that the club hung on to the Minor Leaguers for so long this March…..
Erica – always OPPC – member of the GOTFG and GTLU supporter
March 21st, 2010 at 2:09 pm
It was born out of MTU’s Great Both Underbelly group.
Its the “Great On The Fence Group
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Oh, I see. I’m actually already a memeber of GBU. But if I start to question my decision, I will let you know! (and incur the wrath of MTU)
New Post: It’s a mess
New post that has few answers.
Pat M, the whole weather patter on the East Coast has stunk. Florida weather hasn’t really been good in awhile…even before ST.
Yep, lots of good news with regards to the kids. I’m sure the Yanks were very happy with Montero and Romine as well as Curtis and Golson. I’m still rooting for Russo, I admit it, but Pena is a nice player as well. It stinks that the Yankees are always trashed for their minor league system, but we won the WS in large part because of contributions from our kids. In the end, that’s what counts – results, not hype.