Rodriguez is in the lineup
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Mar 26, 2010 
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Alex Rodriguez is here and in the lineup. The Yankees lineup also includes Marcus Thames batting second, probably to maximize his at-bats against left-handed starter Jamie Moyer.
Derek Jeter SS
Marcus Thames DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson LF
Brett Gardner CF
Francisco Cervelli C
RHP Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain on losing 5th starter battle to Phil Hughes: “Could be worse. They could be talking about sending me down.”
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oh no. didnt anyone tell him that option hasnt been ruled out yet?
thames is horrible. he has struck out so much this spring i dont know why the yankees are wasting there time with him.
Alex has had a busy day.
tex – did it ever occur to you that there may be conversations that the media are not privy to?
I really hope Joba has a mentor on the team. The kid has a lot on his plate between his family and the expectations of being a Yankee.
Well….I guess that’s good news.
Chad this is a really cheap way to get multiple hits from the same person.(keep putting new threads every minute).
Repost again.
Will the 3rd graders complain tonight if we lose the game?
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If Chad goes roman numerals tonight for the score, its likely they wont even know what hit em. If that fails. Theres always the Lohud stand in a corner with a dunce cap timeout option.
So, someone wrote an article the other day that Granderson was the CF. Girardi said nothing’s been decided. Did he put Granderson in LF just to tweak that writer?
tex – did it ever occur to you that there may be conversations that the media are not privy to?
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no
m – i feel like girardi does and says things like that all the time
YES took video of paintball and it will be on an upcoming episode of Yankee Magazine.
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Bob,
I think you have something there. Joba was probably under a lot of stress last season.
And I do think that Mo is the one who will take Joba on as his ward.
Because they want a guy on the bench that can hit left handed pitching and Thames has a track record of doing it.
So if Thames hits 50 yr old Jaime Moyer… it means he can hit Lester, David Price, Cliff Lee, Liriano, Danks, Brett Anderson, etc.?
WYH,
I completely agree with you about the schedule. The Yankees seem to have a bad habit of starting out slowly and actually have one of the AL’s easier schedules this season. So if they are able to hold their own through this first part of the season, it will be really tough for anyone to catch them.
ML, I don’t literally mean that people are rooting for AJ to get hurt; any normal human being wouldn’t root for any player to get hurt, even on another team. I’m just saying that it almost seems like people are waiting for him to get hurt. Anyway, it’s not a big deal.
Glad to see Alex in the lineup. I’m confident that Thames, if he makes the team, will help us during the season, but it would be nice to see him string a few hits together.
matt
March 26th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
thames is horrible. he has struck out so much this spring i dont know why the yankees are wasting there time with him.
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Jermaine Dye, Come On Down!!!
Pat, thanks! LOL I can’t wait to see that…..and don’t forget folks that the Yankees ST special is this Sunday on YES (I’m not sure what time).
Cheap way to get hits? Don’t I always make a new post for the lineup? Man, rough day today!
Joba Chamberlain on losing 5th starter battle to Phil Hughes: “Could be worse. They could be talking about sending me down.”
Perhaps this may help dispel the myth about the difference between wanting to have a certain role and the difference between want to have ANY major league one.
Oh a semi-related note, I hope to god Hughes has a good outing tonight. Gonna be a LONG 5 days if he doesn’t…
Good to hear Alex is back.
Thames had better show something soon.
Chad Jennings
March 26th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Cheap way to get hits? Don’t I always make a new post for the lineup? Man, rough day today!
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Chad, just ignore them. School must have gotten out early today.
Jermaine Dye is still out there. Would assume he can be gotten cheap. He is a righty so how is he vs. lefties?
Dye would be a much better option than Thames….
“I really hope Joba has a mentor on the team. The kid has a lot on his plate between his family and the expectations of being a Yankee.”
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excellent, and overlooked, point.
I remember seeing Joba and Phil talking to Roger and Andy in their first season and I thought that was great.
I would think Andy still shares wisdom with ‘the kids’ and CC and AJ seem like pretty good clubhouse role models…
but perhaps a guy like Joba misses a guy like Rocket (though perhaps he isn’t the best role model
– he may have been able to relate well to Joba)
Joba might need some fire lit under him – the kind of fire that was inherent in a guy like Clemens.
Thames’ career OPS against lefties is .845.
ST at-bats are a tiny sample size.
Anything Thames does against Moyer is not exactly going to instill confidence, haha. I mean he throws batting practice level fastballs.
Dye is just as bad, and likely isn’t signed yet because he won’t accept a bench job.
im stunned no one has even picked up dye yet. we have 2 million freed up. go get him.
The difference between Dyne and Thames is Dye might not be willing to sit on someone’s bench for a couple million or less.
He’s had a different career than Thames, he might not be willing to try to hand on at any cost.
Hughes is pitching on short rest and will probably only throw 60 or so pitches. Just get through the game healthy.
Alex may indeed have had a busy day, however flying direct from Buffalo to Tamps in your private Gulf Stream, isn’t all that taxing…….Getting close to the dealine for my over / under selections…..Narrowing it down to the best 5 teams…..Input is welecomed….Vegas Watch is the site…Baseball futures
Stuckey, he’s going to have more than a few bad outings this year, so people had better get used to it. It doesn’t speak well for their baseball acument if the bash Phil and/or the Yankees every time he struggles. I like the old expression if you aren’t there for the funeral, don’t be there for the wedding (or something like that). In other words, it’s not a good thing to be a fair weather fan.
“Cheap way to get hits? Don’t I always make a new post for the lineup? Man, rough day today!”
If you take every comment on this site seriously you will have a lot of rough days. While I love the fact you are concerned about the quality and perception of this blog, I’m afraid your responses to such remarks will only exacerbate the situation.
Chad,
It was a joke!! I guess not a good one at that. I just kept landing on the buzz kill end of every thread. Relax. Its all good.
Tom B,
That Girardi’s a master. He even said he wasn’t sure if A-rod would be available on Saturday. Lo and behold, who shows up on FRIDAY? Successful downplaying the gravity of the meeting. Best illusionist since Copperfield.
Pat M.
March 26th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Alex may indeed have had a busy day, however flying direct from Buffalo to Tamps in your private Gulf Stream, isn’t all that taxing
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Very true, but he’s had a pretty full schedule today
stuckey,
i agree.
Also, Dye’s agent could have very well told him, “wait until the season starts and some guys get injured. right now, teams are all set but once a little desperation sets in after an injury, they’ll pony up a little more cash.”
who knows? but I’m sure he wants some playing time and feels he deserves that.
S.o.S.
March 26th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Chad,
It was a joke!! I guess not a good one at that. I just kept landing on the buzz kill end of every thread. Relax. Its all good.
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SOS, that was you? I thought you had just copied somebody else’s post. lol
Still with Dye, i wonder if we have even looked into it? I know we dont win or lose on the 25th man, but the reason thames is there is to replace gardner late against tough lefties. And if Gardner doesn’s come through, Dye would have the opening to start.
I don’t get the constant need for motivation some players have – they’re professionals, they shouldn’t need to have someone kick their butts to get them going.
Phil and Joba are lucky to have wonderful veterans they can talk to and who are willing to share their knowledge: Mo, Andy, CC, AJ… I think this kind of mentoring is invaluable. It’s nice to get instruction from a pitching coach, but I sort of equate him to a parent while your teammates are like your brothers and sisters. In many ways, you’re closer to them and maybe even pattern yourself after them.
Betsy, I agree with you in principle, but I’d be remiss not to remind you to give player’s like Gardner the same benefit of the doubt you want others to give Hughes.
I agree Hughes has the superior minor league resume, but as a ML starter, he hasn’t been all that much better than Garnder has.
Gardner has had his moments of brilliance as well. The 5-5 game, his June and July 2009.
Again, NOT comparing the players, I’m comparing the sentiment.
Give player’s room to prove themselves in the long run.
RE: Hughes and 5th starters
what was the average ERA of a 5th starter in the AL last year? what about the AL East?
what should be considered a positive season for Phil this year?
10 wins? a mid 4′s ERA? an average ERA+?
curious what the expectations are from most of you, taking everything into account.
Erin, I wouldn’t mind trading places with Alex for a few days….What he earns for a weekend series is most likely my annual…..
ALCS Game 6 is on Yankees Classics on Thursday.
Next they need to do:
ALCS Game 2
ALDS Game 2
WS Game 2
WS Game 4
WS Game 6
Betsy,
Fair enough. I’m also happy to let it go at that.
And just to prove it, I wholeheartedly agree with your comments about Hughes. If his first outing is subpar, then there will be plenty of fans on this blog screaming for him to be taken out of the rotation. Fans need to realize that every performance can’t be great.
SOS, that was you? I thought you had just copied somebody else’s post. lol
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Im hoping thats the only reason everyone here took it so seriously. I have enough problems in grammer. Night school is next to learn how to put things in the proper chronilogical order. It might take me to GB’s age to correct all my flaws. All we have is time i guess.
Gardner stinks – he is a 4th OF
Hughes has top of the rotation potential and was the #1 prospect in baseball.
Don’t see the comparison.
Betsy,
I agree with you RE: motivation…
but I suppose they’re so used to dominating at lower levels and having people kiss their butts, that perhaps they’ve never had to give 110% before and really dedicate themselves.
Plus they are kids who feel invincible and all of a sudden have fame and fortune.
I dunno. If I had their jobs, I’d surely give it everything I had so I agree with you.
Honestly with Phil, if he keeps us in games, and makes it through the year without getting hurt, it will be a successful year. I say 12-7 ERA 4.30. Just a guess though.
The fact that nobody has signed Dye probably means there’s a good reason why.
He wouldn’t accept the same role that the Yankees want Thames for and probably wouldn’t accept it for the same money either.
Stuckey-Man, You’re really reaching on this one to make your point…..Gardner / Phillip Hughes ????
Erica if you are around. S and G at 10 in the morning on a Thursday and noon on a Friday?!?!?! What the heck is up with that?????
Only people who don’t know baseball mock Jamie Moyer. There’s a reason the guy’s been a successful ML pitcher for many years. He knows how to pitch. It’s not all about being able to throw the ball through a wall.
Boston Dave,
Id be happy with a 4.5 and 13 wins. Cant ask more from a 5th starter. I just hope he can stay healthy through out the year. That IMO has been the only thing thats held him back. A couple years ago when he was named a starter with Kennedy. Who knows how long he was pitching with crack ribs(hope im not mixing up the injury with Pavano’s many)?
Pat M.
March 26th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Erin, I wouldn’t mind trading places with Alex for a few days….What he earns for a weekend series is most likely my annual…..
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LOL I hear you!
Perhaps Dye didn’t fit our budget. But maybe with Gaudin gone, we can give him that money.
The comparison is there because you should have patience with all the Yankees, not just because they’re a top-drawer talent.
But if a player (young or old) dogs it, lets stuff go their head, or acts like a diva then it’s fine to get on them.
But not just because they’re a fringe player.
RADER GUN READINGS FOR PHIL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“I don’t get the constant need for motivation some players have – they’re professionals, they shouldn’t need to have someone kick their butts to get them going.”
Oh boy, I’m about to go all Psych 202 on you all again today.
I know the perception this these guys are wealthy and privelaged and shouldn’t need any other motivation than the reward of playing at that level, but the human mind has a funny way of adapting to its environment and circumstances.
What’s extraordinary to most people becomes routine if it becomes your routine.
Now professions like major sports tend to weed out these people, because the competition is so fierce, but regularly people with extraordinary physical gifts but outlooks just like Ron Livingston in “Office Space” make it through.
It’s why wealthy people, or people who have enviable jobs are really no more happy or successful at personal relationships than anyone else.
“Normal” is the most relative thing there is…
Class dismissed.
Joba had a 4.7 ERA and he was getting run out of town and fell out of favor with fans.
But if Hughes has a 4.5 ERA its OK?
Is the .2 runs difference that stark?
Gardner’s skillset to play his position is nowhere close to Hughes’s skillset to play his. That’s the difference.
Has anyone heard if the Yankees have had any changes to the New Stadium? i.e. Painted concrete, knocking down the restaurante in center, building a cage under the Oniel banner for lohud cage fighting events, etc.?
As I said in the previous thread, Alex never said he was going to miss todays game. He also never said he was going to Buffalo or meeting with the Feds today.
Maybe all or some of the above happened but maybe anonymous sources were wrong and none of them happened.
That’s why anonymous sources shouldn’t always be trusted. No accountability.
“But if a player (young or old) dogs it, lets stuff go their head, or acts like a diva then it’s fine to get on them.”
Like Joba
Jeff,
Feinsand and Carig usually do a play by play via Twitter for “blackouts” if you’re so inclined.
The only prospects who deserve patience are high-ceiling ones.
ML
March 26th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Only people who don’t know baseball mock Jamie Moyer. There’s a reason the guy’s been a successful ML pitcher for many years. He knows how to pitch. It’s not all about being able to throw the ball through a wall.
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I guess this is directed towards me. I have nothing but respect for Moyer’s career. But based off of last yr, at his age, he’s done. And even if he isnt, Thames is a FB hitter facing a pitcher that throws 80mph FB’s. I dont see how anybody can take anything positive out of him getting a couple of hits tonight.
Hughes starts tonight right?
They better give us some good PBP, velocity readings, and readings on what pitches he is throwing.
“Stuckey-Man, You’re really reaching on this one to make your point…..Gardner / Phillip Hughes ????”
Ummm, not if you understand the point.
To make the argument your prejudices are more well informed than someone else’s is a hard argument to win.
People have seen Phil Hughes and they don’t think he’s any good. They even might be right but are likely making a rash judgment.
That precept can be applied to anyone.
Joba had a 4.7 ERA and he was getting run out of town and fell out of favor with fans.
But if Hughes has a 4.5 ERA its OK?
Is the .2 runs difference that stark?
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The difference is in the process and how those results came about. No one watched Joba last year and thought, ‘yea this guy is gonna dominate someday’. He looked really bad.
BD, I think we should forget wins as those are often a product of bad luck (or good luck, depending on the run support). I would be happy with an ERA around 4 or a little above, but that’s not in a vaccum. If Phil has a few bad starts that completely skew his numbers, but he has some games where he’s just dynamite, I’ll take that as well. Consistency, I expect, will come next year.
With the way Thames is swinging the bat, and Gardner’s ability to get infield hits, force an error, etc…. I’m not even sure I want Thames pinch hitting for Gardner.
It doesn’t always need to be the 3-R HR.
“The only prospects who deserve patience are high-ceiling ones.”
Pat,
See?
Rotation for #RedSox is set as well: Beckett, Lester, Lackey, Beckett. Buchholz for first five games then back to Lester, etc.
So we have Beckett v CC, LEster v. AJ and Lacket v. Pettitte?
Big opening weekend.
Erin, I wouldn’t mind trading places with Alex for a few days….What he earns for a weekend series is most likely my annual…..
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Let’s see around 30 million divided by 162 games is $185,185 thousand per game. Not bad Pat M.Are you counting Friday night as a weekend game?? lol!!!
by opening weekend i mean sunday, tuesday and wednesday.
The Yankees are not knocking down the bar in CF. That thing is a cash cow.
They did make a couple of changes that I heard of recently. One is that they are opening the gates 2 hours before game time instead of 3. The other is that they added a big parking rack for people who bike to the game(more people do that you would think). They took a lot of heat last yr for having limited bike parking.
“Gardner’s skillset to play his position is nowhere close to Hughes’s skillset to play his. That’s the difference.”
Blake you and are good, but who can I specifically write very clearly that comparing two specific players isn’t the point and you still try to make it the point…?
High ceiling prospects aren’t the only ones who make it to the big leagues and succeed there.
How many high ceilng prospects flame out?
Stuckey, you beat me to the punch but made all my points.
Human beings all need motivation at some point or another. Because they’re professional athletes doesn’t exempt them from the boredom factor that is inherent in all professions at one point or another. Have we forgotten the automatic “letdown” what happens right after the Yankees play the Sux? Do you remember the year when Seattle won the pennant well before the end of the season? They had to keep themselves motivated by trying to continue to win series.
We need to stop thinking of athletes as being superhuman because they are not. They may be extraordinarily good at what they do, but they are still human.
If fans could remember that we’d have a lot less whining and complaining on the forum.
Hughes is on short rest tonight. Just be happy for him to get his work in and then get out healthy.
trisha – OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!!
March 26th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Erica if you are around. S and G at 10 in the morning on a Thursday and noon on a Friday?!?!?! What the heck is up with that?????
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I am confused-
That sounds more like the time the tickets go on sale.
I saw the tickets go onsale at noon on 4/10 for the May 21st date in AC. Sadly, I can’t go that day- its hair day/hibernation weekend
“So we have Beckett v CC, LEster v. AJ and Lacket v. Pettitte?”
I like us taking 2\3
That AJ-Lester matchup can be very dicey for us.
It wasn’t just the 4.75 ERA that doomed Joba, but also the fact that even before the Yankees messed with his schedule, he was barely averaging 5 innings per start.
Hughes has also had trouble pitching deep into games in his short major league career, but he always showed superior command in the minors, and with his better developed changeup and cutter, I think he can give the Yankees closer to 6 innings per start.
BD, but not every player is like that, so I wouldn’t want to generalize. Joba may just need some growing up.
Nice to see Randy Winn go 3 for 3 yesterday when no-one else was able to hit Oriole pitching. It’ll be interesting to see who get’s released from ML teams next week. Maybe we’ll find a capable replacement for those of you who believe Thames is through.
Pat M.
March 26th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Erin, I wouldn’t mind trading places with Alex for a few days….What he earns for a weekend series is most likely my annual…..
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I did a tax return last week for a guy with a W-2 of 1.4 million dollars. That was infuriating.
He had more withholdings from NY state than I made last year
If the Yanks were so sold on Gardner, they wouldn’t all these reports (not speculation like there was with Holliday, but reports citing anonymous Yankee officials) that we are going all-in for Crawford.
Contrary to popular belief, there was never any real reports about us going after Holliday aside from fans speculating or media saying “don’t count the Yankees out because they are the Yankees”.
stuckey,
Wasn’t the question, why do fans cut Hughes slack but not Gardner? I was telling you why. Sorry if I misunderstood the point you were trying to make.
Country Club,
Moyer may be old, and perhaps he’s done, but if so the reason is not that his velocity has declined. He was never a hard thrower. It’s not all about speed. Moyer has been successful because he knows how to keep hitters off balance so they aren’t expecting the fastball when he throws it. Also, location is key. If a pitcher hits his spots, it can be difficult to hit him even if his FB is in the 80s.
I’m not going to freak out on Thames either way based on today’s game. It’s the definition of small sample size. But I’d rather see him get hits than not. The big think is just that he gets a few more ABs against a lefty.
I agree, Joba. It is supid, but what can you do?
Go to the pen, dominate, show the fans/mediots that they were wrong and get ready to reclaim the spot in 2011 and become the golden child again… JOBAMANIA!
You guys realize that 30 days from now Chamberlain has a very good chance to have logged 10-12 relief innings, 15 Ks, a bunch of holds, and working smoothly in the 8th to set-up Mo. Actually I expect that to happen cause I expect Chamberlain to perform well all the time.
Why over analyze young Chamberlain because he did not get the starting job? Its a waste of time. He’s pitching the 8th and he’s going to rock it.
Anyway, there was a long period of time when people weren’t cutting Phil Hughes any slack.
Including Damon!
Gardner IS going to get more slack than Hughes because Gardner can hide in this lineup and even if he is awful, we may not even notice or care because he is playing great defense.
Hughes is 1 of 5. His starts are going to be magnified and he can’t “hide”. Every start is going to be analyzed and he can lose games for us if he gets lit up. Gardner won’t lose games us if he goes 0-16 in a week.
Erica, well duh. As Judge Judy always says, beauty fades but stupid is forever.
Speaking of which, Pat M I looked at the CBS schedule for tonight’s NCAA game at 7 and noticed it’s Tennessee and Ohio State. So I sat here thinking, gee, I didn’t I go to that game last week?
Ohio University v. Ohio State.
“Wasn’t the question, why do fans cut Hughes slack but not Gardner?”
No.
The question is why criticize other people for their particular prejudices if you have many of your own?
I may often sound like a know-it-all (guilty as charged) but one thing I will admit too, I’m not better at predicting the careers of major leaguers than anyone else, and I suspect not many people are any better or worse than I.
“Moyer has been successful because he knows how to keep hitters off balance so they aren’t expecting the fastball when he throws it.”
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I thought Greg Maddox (or even 2008 Mike Mussina) proved to this generation the concept that fastball speed isn’t the be-all-end-all for the final time but I guess not.
“Anyway, there was a long period of time when people weren’t cutting Phil Hughes any slack.”
Slack cutting doesn’t win 5th starter jobs.
“Erin, I wouldn’t mind trading places with Alex for a few days….What he earns for a weekend series is most likely my annual…..”
Pat M, I don’t know what you make but I promise you over 90% of the world’s population would trade places with you in a sec.
Having watched Joba pitch last year, I’m more than happy to roll with Yankee management opinion on this one.
stuckey, if you change your name i garuntee half of these people don’t complain about your posts. it’s like they don’t read them anymore they just go what?! stuckey?! he’s wrong!
Boston Dave,
I thought so too but there you go. Moyer might be done, but if he is it won’t be because he doesn’t throw fast enough.
Anyway, there was a long period of time when people weren’t cutting Phil Hughes any slack.
Including Damon!
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That seems so loooong ago that people were questioning Hughes heart and his mental makeup.
I heard on Cowheard this morning that Joba is in the pen to stay. It was from some media guy in New York, didnt catch the name. Has there ever been a pitcher that was pulled from both sides as much and as long as Joba has with the “Joba should be in the pen” vs. “Joba is a starter”? Ever?
Because Hughes’ pre-major league history cried “future star” and Gardner’s didn’t?
“I did a tax return last week for a guy with a W-2 of 1.4 million dollars. That was infuriating.
He had more withholdings from NY state than I made last year”
The grass is always greener. Usually there’s a lot of pressure that goes with having that kind of withholding. A lot. A ton of high-pressure responsibility and in a lot of cases, a life that is a lot more public than private.
I am happy to have my comfortable little life where I’m happy with the simple things and have the pleasure of spending time rooting for my favorite team with others who feel the same way, without being subject to the harsh criticism and demanding nature of same. (well the criticism I get here is certainly nothing compared to the barrage of those who have a lot more$$$$ than I.)
Chad- You’re doing a great job with the blog… Stop listening to the few idiots that critique everything you do.
for joba to be successful he needs o simply keep a quicker pace. when he starts to drag, thats when trouble follows.
Stuckey, fair enough..my apologies.
Moyer was kicked out of the rotation last year and is probably going to get beaten out by Kyle Kendrick this year.
He is cooked.
Speaking of being pulled from all ends. I read today the Samardjiha isnt making the starting rotation. I know hes a decent pitcher but I wonder if he would have been better choosing to go the NFL route? I always thought he would have been a special player with his size and talents. You think that crosses his mind at times?
I personally think the headline looked better once Chad corrected the typo. If the original commenter had not been kind enough to point it out, that typo probably would have stood forever.
Jayson Stark
Joba on whether he thinks he”s a starter king-term: “I take it one day at a time. . . I can’t think about being a starter right now.” 57 minutes ago
Trisha-
Sometimes I think it would just be nice to have the money and worry about it changing me later
Boston Dave – XXVII
March 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
“Moyer has been successful because he knows how to keep hitters off balance so they aren’t expecting the fastball when he throws it.”
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I thought Greg Maddox (or even 2008 Mike Mussina) proved to this generation the concept that fastball speed isn’t the be-all-end-all for the final time but I guess not.
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You guys are putting words in my mouth. There are plenty of people on this board who think you have to throw 92+ to be a good pitcher….I am not one of them. But when you lose the ability to spot your pitches AND you throw 80 mph AND you’re pitching to a guy who is a dead red hitter, well I’m not going to be too surprised if Thames hits one 450 feet.
However, the point of original post is that I also think Thames is toast. So I can care less if he hits a 600 ft homer tonight and I can especially care less because he’s facing a pitcher that’s shot. Again, he’s not shot because he throws under 90; he’s shot because he’s shot.
Stuckey-Man….Because I bumped around around the Minor Leagues for a few years, or because I dated Angela Cartwright after I washed out……My claim to fame….I did shoot a 77 once….90% is what the American advantage is in the Global scheme of things….Your point is well taken though…
Erica, of course I know what you’re saying. I have said things like “just for a day.”
On the other hand, I don’t think there’s a person on earth, a sane person anyway, who’d want to trade places with Arod and take everything that goes with it! They just want his money. The guy has paid a steep price for the money he has. Even Jete. They have to live in a fishbowl all the time. Glory has it’s price!
“On the other hand, I don’t think there’s a person on earth, a sane person anyway, who’d want to trade places with Arod and take everything that goes with it!”
Hello? I’ve lived this long and unfortunately I still don’t understand women…
Alexander Cartwright’s daughter was named Angela?
CountryClub,
fair enough, I stand corrected.
Still, I wouldn’t discount any spring training hits off of Moyer any more than I would a spring training hit off any pitcher. Moyer is still capable of getting hitters out and if Thames hits the ball hard, it’s a good sign.
Pat M – Angela Cartwright? That’s pretty cool!
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter
March 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Sometimes I think it would just be nice to have the money and worry about it changing me later
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LOL I agree!
Trisha, maybe his money and to square a couple balls up with that swing, just to see what it felt like.
Pat M, you dated Angela Cartwright, from the Sound of Music?
Boston Dave – XXVII
March 26th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
CountryClub,
fair enough, I stand corrected.
Still, I wouldn’t discount any spring training hits off of Moyer any more than I would a spring training hit off any pitcher. Moyer is still capable of getting hitters out and if Thames hits the ball hard, it’s a good sign.
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Internet hand shake
Erin, That’s a great line
Okay, just googled Angela Cartright. I’m going to guess she was the VonTrapp with the big eyes?
Forget money and hitting baseballs, I’d like to be A-Rod for a weekend for all the chicks that come his way.
http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde....._says.html
If Cash actually seriously considered leaving Phil and Joba in the pen, then I have to wonder about him.
Betsy, you read too much…watch more TV;)
http://www.angela-cartwright.com/Scrapbook.htm
Here’s her scrapbook from her official website.
Danny Thomas show, too?
Still feverishly looking for a pix of Pat m.
Betsy, Yes…In 1974 when I moved to Newport we fooled around for a few months….I was kind of a rebound guy for her…She ended up marrying the guy a year later….She was a sweet heart….Like me, a very big Beatle fan…..
Pat M, Angela Cartwright got married way back in 1976. For some reason you seemed a little younger than that, now I’ll add a cane and bifocals to my mental image of you.
Bets, I’m with Blake. STOP READING!!!!!
Angela was the dark-haired girl…
Pat M.
March 26th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
She was a sweet heart….Like me, a very big Beatle fan…..
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I’m not familiar with Angela Cartwright at all, but if she’s a big Beatle fan, she’s OK in my book
More widely known for playing Penny Robinson on “Lost in Space”.
Lassie AND Lost in Space?
A-rod got nothing on you, Pat m!
Pat M, I’m glad to hear she was a nice girl…and a Beatles fan? She’s gold to me now, lol.
Robert Urich’s wife was the blonde girl (her name is Heather Menzies); the tiniest little girl ended up guest starring years later on the Brady Bunch, lol.
She’s also (arguably) most famously Penny from Lost in Space.
I don’t remember Angela Cartwright in Lassie – maybe the movie, definitely not the tv show.
Some will say that Thames is just the 25th man off the bench but it’s puzzling of why the fixation on him unless Cashman is about to do another one of his stealth moves as rosters shake out in the next week.
Thames may have once been a threat to lefthanded pitching but nothing seen yet in the month of March expect higher wind conditions in Florida with him in the lineup.
Betsy, Cash Cab is on the Discovery Channel. It’s fun trying to see if you can guess the answer to the questions. Give your baseball mind a rest for a while. Phil has the number 5 spot and Joba will be where he is.
In the words of the Beatles, let it be!
If people are debating what you’re most famous for, that’s a pretty good sign your famous, lol. I never saw Make room for Daddy or Lost in Space.
I thought she was on Lost in Space.
Trish, I simply made a comment to the effect that it would have been foolish to have Joba and Phil in the pen. There is nothing wrong with that comment. I don’t want to start anything, but I really think some of you are reading WAY WAY too much in everything I post about.
Wave, I was a few months older than Angela…Funny thing was, as a kid I always had a little crush on her when she was on Make Room for Daddy / Danny Thomas Show…..I just turned 58, I’m seasoned but not stale…..Off to get my laps in before I try to rebound from last night’s NCAA licking…..Xavier, I lost by a 1/2 point in double OT….
Pat M, who do you have tonight?
Lost in Space was the best. Well, at the time. Right now, it would be just downright corny.
I also grew up on Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. (I’m assuming syndication? I hope so!) Sigh.
Those were the days.
I once dating a girl that looked like Julia Roberts. I married one that looks like Mariah Carrey with the complete opposite voice.
You guys should check out her scrapbook. There’s even a picture of her meeting the Beatles.
If Cash actually seriously considered leaving Phil and Joba in the pen, then I have to wonder about him.
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The writer probably ‘forgot’ that Cash also said that keeping them both in the pen, wouldn’t be a good thing long-term wise. But that’s not making the story as interesting as leaving this notion out.
“I also grew up on Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. (I’m assuming syndication? I hope so!) Sigh.
Those were the days.”
Being from NC, The Andy Griffith show is high on my list.
Bets, it was nothing about the comment, seriously. I think we were playing with you a little. But maybe it would be fun to watch Cash Cab? I watch it every night.
Anyway, just in general, for someone like you who does profess to worry, it probably wouldn’t hurt for you to read less of what’s in those columns because you’re sure to run across something controversial. And seriously, who gives a rat what they have to say anyway? All that counts is what the Yankees say, and then of course, what happens on the field.
JMO
Trisha ~
I remember Jerry Seinfeld once telling Larry King that the best thing about having all that money he made was simply not having to worry about money anymore.
You are right, the simpler things in life don’t necessarily have a price tag attached to it. However, it would be nice to live a life where the anxiety of worrying how to make ends meet is no longer an issue. I work hard, pay my bills, invest my money, raise my kids … and live with the fear that it still might not be enough. It would be nice to not have to worry about such things anymore.
blake,
I’m familiar with NC. How’d you end up on the wrong side of the tracks?
Why is Phil pitching on short rest?
Granderson on wfan.com
Angela Cartwright wasn’t in Lassie. June Lockhart played the mom in Lassie, and she was Penny Robinson’s mom on Lost in Space, and Penny was played by Angela Cartwright, which is how the confusion arises, I think.
While I’m on the subject, I propose a lengthy dyspeptic, name-calling debate over which role Angela Cartwright is most famous for. I think it was as Penny in Lost and Space, and anyone who disagrees is a [fill in your epithet of choice].
Cash did say (on Francesa) that the best possible scenario FOR 2010 would be to have both Hughes and Chamberlain in the bullpen and have Ace, Mitre, or Gaudin win the 5th spot. He then followed that up by saying that specific scenario would not be beneficial to the Yankees in the long run.
Logically, that makes perfect sense. If one of those last 3 were able to fill out the 5th starter need, the Yankees would then have a nearly indestructable bullpen. But, as Cashman said, it would not help them long term. Hence why the situation is what it is right now.
Okay, looks like she was in “Lad the Dog” which looks like the prequel to the Lassie series.
Wave….Ohio State ( – 4.5 ),,St. Mary’s ( + 5 ), N. Iowa ( + 2 ) Purdue ( + 9 )…So far I’m 17-11-1….
“I’m familiar with NC. How’d you end up on the wrong side of the tracks?”
If you mean how I become a Yankee fan, blame that one on Mickey Mantle’s influence on my dad and Derek Jeter.
Disco Stu – I hear what you’re saying. Especially in this economy, it seems that leisure time and enjoyment are scarce commodities. People are working harder (if they are lucky enough to have jobs) and making less.
Still, I look around me and realize that even though I still drive a 1997 Acura, I have so much more than so many other people. And when I looked at the homes of the people in Haiti, those that still have homes, I almost felt guilty that I was in a warm home with food on the table and a nice television on which to watch the Yankees.
I certainly don’t mean to moralize, so I apologize if it appears I am doing that. I just think that sometimes we need perspective to help us realize that with all we don’t have, we still have so much more than most of the rest of the world.
That said, I certainly understand your point. These are tough times.
blake,
No. You know what I mean. How’d you end up on the wrong end of Tobacco Road?
In closing, when I hooked up with her she had finished the Poseidon Adventure….I saw her a few years ago, as she still has a place in Laguna Beach and still owns a Art Gallery and a Pottery shop….Still looked good….
I have beyond cracked-
A new kid came up to me and said “I have a dumb question for you”.
I told him, “There are no dumb questions. Only dumb people.” LOL
Pat M, I guess you like the dogs, good luck.
Found a spinoff series that was bigger than the original.
Apparently, Andy & Opie were guests on The Danny Thomas show.
“No. You know what I mean. How’d you end up on the wrong end of Tobacco Road? ”
ugh, are you serious, what color is the sky…it aint Dook blue its Tarheel blue.
By the way, I drive a 1997 Acura by choice. I like being without debt (as much as possible) and I’ll be damned if I am going to take on any more debt just so I can say I drive a “better” car. As long as this baby runs, it’s my car of choice. My dad always taught us that a car was transportation, nothing more, nothing less.
Then again, I never really cared what people thought of what I did, said, or drove.
I think I’m about as society conscious-less as one can get and still be within some bounds of good taste.
“Found a spinoff series that was bigger than the original.
Apparently, Andy & Opie were guests on The Danny Thomas show.”
m, this is true…you didn’t go to Duke did you?
Wave as long as Duke bellies up tonight…..I place 50.00 on the money line for Purdue to win, it’ll pay of at 190.00…..Got to go….Disco Stu is back…Very cool
I can listen to a Granderson interview all day.
Boy, Curtis Granderson is practically perfect, lol. He was just on with Francesca (good interview, by the way) and he gave the most pefect answers. Mike asked if he had a preference between LF and CF and CG said he didn’t, he just wanted to be sure he didn’t make a silly mistake and bat out of order, lol. Mike asked him if he was always this “easy” and Granderson said he is easy to please, that the only thing that bothers him is people complaining (if you want to complain about something, then change it). He came off as unbelievably smooth, but not in a smarmy way at all. I just love this guy.
Nah. My dad lives in the area. Gave my son Duke gear when he was younger. Son almost went there, but stayed west.
Color of the sky? Seriously? You got through dental school with that kind of logic?
Trish, lol, I have no idea what Cash Cab is. By the way, I forgot the LOL at the end, so my comment sounded like I was annoyed, even though I wasn’t.
“I can listen to a Granderson interview all day.”
Hes a really smart dude, one of these that might quit playing early because ESPN and MLB network will be all over him to come work there.
Good for Curtis that he loves to eat different kinds of foods…he’ll find NY a total melting pot. He’s from Chicago, which is a fantastic city in its own right, so I knew he’d like NY.
I never saw Lost in Space, so for me, Angela Cartwright’s most famous role was in Sound of Music, lol.
I’m not sure who asked this, but Phil is pitching a shortened outing tonight to line him up behind Javy. Of course, depending on what the Yanks decide to do with his innings, it might be moot. I’m not sure how many pitches he’s slated for tonight.
“Color of the sky? Seriously? You got through dental school with that kind of logic?”
good logic IMO.. in all seriousness, Duke is a great school and if your son almost went there then he must be a sharp kid. I lived between Durham and Chapel Hill for 4 years…Great place!
Blake,
I just heard that interview. What a down to earth guy. Like really down to earth guy. Low maintenance ball player with all star talent. The dude is a star who is going to be a bigger star in NY.
Grandy all the way!!
It is to line him up behind Javy, but there must be more to it than that because he’s not projected to start for a while once the season opens.
CC & Javy pitched on the same day yesterday.
“I just heard that interview. What a down to earth guy. Like really down to earth guy. Low maintenance ball player with all star talent. The dude is a star who is going to be a bigger star in NY.
Grandy all the way!!”
I agree, I think he is perfect for the big stage and Yankee fans are gonna love this guy.
Angela Cartwright was very famous from Make Room For Daddy, after all it was on for seven years and was one of the big shows of that period (1950s)
New thread
The A-Rod confusion continues???
trisha – OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!!
March 26th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
“I did a tax return last week for a guy with a W-2 of 1.4 million dollars. That was infuriating.
He had more withholdings from NY state than I made last year”
The grass is always greener. Usually there’s a lot of pressure that goes with having that kind of withholding. A lot. A ton of high-pressure responsibility and in a lot of cases, a life that is a lot more public than private.
I am happy to have my comfortable little life where I’m happy with the simple things and have the pleasure of spending time rooting for my favorite team with others who feel the same way, without being subject to the harsh criticism and demanding nature of same. (well the criticism I get here is certainly nothing compared to the barrage of those who have a lot more$$$$ than I.)
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I’d take the one year of high pressure and then take the next 20 years off.
Is tonight’s game on TV? It is not marked as “watch” on MLB.TV