Today’s lineup vs. Atlanta
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Mar 30, 2010 
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No designated hitter for the Yankees this afternoon.
Brett Gardner LF
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Curtis Granderson CF
Juan Miranda 1B
Kevin Russo SS
Brandon Laird 3B
CC Sabathia P
RHP CC Sabathia
NYY isn’t exactly hurting for offense. Trading off starting pitchers with a future and no immediate back-up is insane.
What are you talking about GreenBeret?
My suggestion was trading Joba for Bruce (with other parts) where are the Yankees trading off a starting pitcher? They’re trading off a guy who is going to pitch in the pen as a non-closer.
Even if a starting pitcher went down a month into the season – Joba wouldn’t be a starter for the Yankees.
Even if neither Andy or Javy return next season there’s no guarantee that Joba would be a starter.
Sweet, we get to see CC mash?
Sabathia batting? YES.
I think today’s game 03/30/10 suppose to be with the Toronto BJ’s or was there a change?
I know CC wanted to hit, but after last night expecially, I do not like this.
On my way to the game!!
Juan
Split squad. Toronto tonight.
I agree Betsy ! . I think CC needs to calm down and stand there like a statue!. The real season is upon us.
Split squad. NYY vs Tor @ 7:05PM on YES.
JoeT 28 in 10!!
March 30th, 2010 at 10:49 am
On my way to the game!!
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Awesome! Have fun
I know I’ve made some questionable suggestions – but Inge saying he would not deal Joba for Mauer because of how important Joba is in the 8th inning is a little too out there for me.
Joe Mauer is probably the best all around player in the game today and if you’re worried about who will pitch the 8th inning I’m sure the Yankees could offer up Austin Romine for a quality relief pitcher.
Getting HBP is part of the game. A risk from little league to the pros that every batter who’s ever stepped up to the plate takes. It happens.
“I know CC wanted to hit, but after last night expecially, I do not like this.”
Betsy, its a part of the game. Unavoidable. You do recall the Yankees play in National League parks annually.
If you’re gonna worry about players getting hurt because one got hit on the arm, then actually watching the games won’t be much fun, because it’s going to happen all the time.
That story about Granderson was funny. I can picture him wide-eyed.
I know that Montero’s known for his work ethic and his goal of being a catcher for the Yankees. Why in the world would he show up to camp overweight?
Also, why haven’t we seen Venditte before? He’s getting some major coverage on mlb.com.
Yankees don’t need Mauer. Making trades is about need.
“I know I’ve made some questionable suggestions – but Inge saying he would not deal Joba for Mauer because of how important Joba is in the 8th inning is a little too out there for me.”
Chip, Chamberalain for Mauer is a no-brainer. Some things are so silly you don’t need to waste the bandwidth to call them out.
I think everyone needs Mauer. There isn’t a team in baseball where he wouldn’t make a huge impact by joining.
Obviously, this will not happen. But still. Everyone needs Mauer.
M, the idea that he would show up to camp overweight because he just “laid around” during the off-season was disturbing, but it seems like the Yankees got through to him.
Chip
Yes. Joba for Mauer would be a must deal. If this deal could get done, which it couldn’t, I would trade Joba for A. Gonzalez at the deadline to keep him away from the Sox receiving him for nothing. By then, NJ might be injured, just have A. Gonzalez as our DH.
Hopefully, GB is right in his prediction that the Padres will be vying for the West Division this year. The Padres should be every Yankees fan’s 2nd favorite team this year.
But to get rid of Joba for an OF that you can find anywhere, is not a good idea.
As SJ likes to point out, the Yankees are not going to sell low on Joba. If they ever were going to trade him, they would trade him at his highest value, not his lowest.
Inge
A catcher for next year and beyond is a NEED.
You don’t say “no, thanks” to players like Halladay and Mauer.
Having said that. I hope that Montero becomes a smashing success. If only so people will stop talking about Mauer like he’s Jesus.
Who cares if they need it, Mauer improves your team. It would never happen like I said, but if Minnesota called and said, Mauer for Chmberlain straight up, Cash wouldn’t be able to say yes fast enough.
Chip,
when it comes to trade suggestions, you have three types of people in here:
1. Those who propose trades that have no chance of getting done. Mostly trades that are heavily weighted in the Yankees favor.
2. Those who overrate prospects and believe more of them are untouchable than they actually are.
3. Those who propose immediate trades if a player plays poorly or doesn’t fill a role on the team they deem right for the player. Mostly, those become emotion filled tirades, as we have seen from the “Trade Joba, the Yankees have ruined him” contingent the past few days.
It’s probably best to view a proposed trade from the opposing GM’s POV. That way, you will get a more objective view of the proposal.
Actually, about Montero, I thought I read earlier this spring that he succumbed to his mom’s cooking.
Which, if his mom is anything like my nannie was, he had very little say in the matter.
hey chad, cc pitching right handed today
Does anyone know when / if the Charleston Riverdogs rotation will be posted/decided?
I”m planning out which games to go to this year and want to see the best prospects who will be in Charleston (in the rotation).
SJ44,
4. Those who propose trades that make sense and have some chance of actually getting done. ie – those of us that suggested trading Austin Jackson + pitching prospect for Curtis Granderson before it ended up happening.
BryanHoch Yankees.com: Watch Yanks on YES live on your computer http://bit.ly/cgKG6N
10 minutes ago via twitterfeed
Betsy,
There’s a great article on why Jeter & Utley are Jeter & Utley (why Utley was worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Jeter is beyond me, lol).
Anyway, read it to find out Jeter’s secret to success. If that’s true about Montero, then he doesn’t have what Jeter has. haha.
Erica will want to read it, too.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=5036408
LOL
Those people that suggested trading for Grandy with AJax and pitching prospects were laughed at, at the time!!
They were also told to stop worrying about players that were in the possession of other teams!
Patrick, LMAO at the comment you made in a previous thread. Yes I am the one who would be reporting the pitcher for unsportsmanlike conduct!
“That story about Granderson was funny. I can picture him wide-eyed.”
I assumed he was joking. He’s 29 years old. He’s played in the World Series. Playing in Boston, which he’s done probably 20+ times, should be no big deal.
m,
Utley is a top 5 talent in MLB. Right now he’s more valuable than Jeter is.
God, Patrick.
That was a joke.
It’s funny all you guys say Mauer for Chamberlain is a must do deal. But why even think about. Its a ridiculous trade that will never ever happen.
First ownership is not boosting up payroll by $23 million or whatever he makes, especially when they have to resign Jeter and Rivera in the offseason. They would never do that deal. Second, Minnesota would never do that deal. Why even discuss it.
Stuckey, the bandwith comment. Dude be polite bro.
This is why I don’t make-up trades. Most of them sound ridiculous.
“Those people that suggested trading for Grandy with AJax and pitching prospects were laughed at, at the time!!”
We might have been laughed at by the idiots on the blog but most intelligent people here agreed that it was a possibility.
The only thing wrong with your trade is why would the Twins give up Mauer for Joba?
m,
Sorry, I didn’t catch it. It’s tough to read someone’s tone on the internet.
Patrick
I neither suggested the trade, nor laughed at it.
They wouldnt. Inge stated that you dont trade a great 8th inning piece becuase he is too valuable.
What’s an even bigger joke is that they talk about Leland and Charlie Manuel in that Jeter/Utley article. haha (this is a joke).
But seriously, Pettitte chimes in. Good stuff there.
M, that was a great article. I love Jeter’s point that the media wouldn’t know if he is or is not vocal because he does not address team issues through the media – he really is the king of cool. I’m still blown away by Hank Aaron seeking out Jeter in 1999 (when he was still a kid) and expressing his admiration for how Jeter played the game. I love Hank Aaron – he’s one of my favorite players and a true gentleman; for him to make those comments about Jeter speaks volumes.
m
Obviously, a deal like that would never happen, but it is used as an extreme example.
Inge,
It’s a hypothetical trade situation to try and show Joba’s value or lack there of. You say the mauer thing would never happen because of money? Ok how about this. The D-backs call up and say “We’ll trade you Justin Upton for Joba”. Cashman would pull the trigger on that instantly.
The point is, Joba is not an untradeable player. Especially since he’s shown diminished stuff and is likely going to be a reliever for the entire year.
Doreen – 2010 GTLU
March 30th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Actually, about Montero, I thought I read earlier this spring that he succumbed to his mom’s cooking.
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LOL
You can’t blame him for that!
“I neither suggested the trade, nor laughed at it.”
I didn’t say you did either
I was just pointing out to SJ44 that there are trades proposed on this blog that make sense. Granderson for Jackson + prospect was one of them.
Patrick,
Sorry. I over reacted.
Rules on how to read me.
If it’s 50/50, then I’m probably joking.
Unless it’s about:
-Alex’s current contract
-Damon calling out the young pitchers (aka Hughes)
-How the Yankees are ruining Joba (they’re not)
-PEDs
There’s probably a ton of other stuff, but I’m pretty ascerbic.
m,
Good article. Thanks for posting.
Haha but m, Damon calling out Hughes was a joke. Does anyone really think that had any effect on Hughes’ future? It was hilarious when people on here said that it turned his season around.
Some fans have zero patience for young players, expecting them to play like seasoned vets. Jeter was awful defensively one season in the minors, but the Yankees didn’t just give up on him. Stick with the kids that are worth being patient with and you’ll be rewarded. Don’t and you’ll end up watching them do special things for other teams.
“Stuckey, the bandwith comment. Dude be polite bro.
This is why I don’t make-up trades. Most of them sound ridiculous.”
Inge, Mauer for Chamberlain is a ridiculous trade. Not even worth mentioning due to its level of ridiculous. But to say the Yankees shouldn’t or wouldn’t do it if offered it a whole other level of ridiculous.
The whole exchange is simply beneath us all on all levels.
Betsy,
Great article. I mean we hear about Jeter never taking an at-bat off. But I didn’t realize that his motor is always going. [insert supermodel/actress/beauty queen joke here]
Patrick, I still don’t know what effect Damon was trying to have. It’s not like Phil wasn’t trying out there; what SP goes out there and gives less than his best?
Granderson also said earlier this spring how much thought he was giving to responding to the bleacher creature roll-call.
I think we’re all going to have to get used to the fact our new CF has a dry sense of humor.
Patrick,
Yes, that is a joke. The biggest one of all. And one that’s perpetuated all the time. Probably just to push my buttons. But it did bring out the truth~that Hughes was soft because he grew up in OC.
“Some fans have zero patience for young players, expecting them to play like seasoned vets. Jeter was awful defensively one season in the minors, but the Yankees didn’t just give up on him. Stick with the kids that are worth being patient with and you’ll be rewarded. Don’t and you’ll end up watching them do special things for other teams.”
You mean like Brett Gardner?????
Sorry, had to do it…
“what SP goes out there and gives less than his best?”
Joba Chamberlain, obviously. Probably because he’s a navajo or something
Betsy, Good point about patience, but NYY expectations, culture or demands, however you want to phrase it, were different then. When Jeter came up the team wasn’t a perenial playoff team so they could be patient. The more success they’ve had (and Jeter has of course played a big part in that)they greater the expectation from the team, fans and media to keep winning. Greater expectations = less patience.
Just read that article about Jeter, Utley, Damon, Leyland and Manuel. Really well written.
Patrick-
“Probably because he’s a navajo or something”
Cherokee I think.
Not quite, Stuckey, because I don’t put Gardner in that category talents worth waiting on. I’ve laid off of him, though, because (a) at this point, why beat a dead horse and (b) I’m willing to give him a shot.
Little typo Chad, CC is a LHP >:P
So, anyway. Pondering how many games the Yankees are going to win.
I love me Yanks, and always think they have a chance to win the division. So last year I threw out 100, thinking “No way, but what the heck” We were lucky (and good) to win 103 last season.
I’m thinking it’s highly improbable that they win 100+ in consecutive years.
What will it take to win the division? Surely not 100 games, right?
Anyway, I’m leaning towards 100 again. Convince me either way, please.
I picked 100 games last year as well. I’d select 100 again this year, even though I think this is a better team than the 2009 Yankees.
Fran,
NP. I posted it yesterday, but I teased it as “Clutch redux” and nobody bit.
m-
” Convince me either way, please.”
Doesn’t this do it ?
Jeter
NJ
Tex
A-Rod
Cano
Posada
Grandy
Swish
GGBG
CC
AJ
AP
JV
PH
Mo
JC
Marte
D-rob
Aceves
Park
Mitre
m -
Since the Rays should be a little better this season, and Baltimore could be a bit better as well, I decided 99 wins. So, if 100 is your bottom, I’d go with 100.
I think an awful lot has to go right to get 100 or more and they Yankees had so much go right last season. Actually, they also had some big stuff go wrong (Wang), so they probably underachieved at 103 wins last year.
I don’t think I helped.
NYYRoc, that’s true, but kids are still the same. Expectations may have changed, but there’s no difference between the core four and Phil/Joba now (or any other youngsters that find their way up here). What did they have in common? They were(are) young, green and adjusting to playing against the best players in the world. People need to deal with the fact that they can’t have everything they want right away. I’ve said it before, but the journey is everything. If Phil Hughes becomes a successful starting pitcher in this league for a long time, won’t it mean something that we saw him go through his growing pains? The same goes for Joba…..the same is true of Cano as well. Don’t we take a special pride in the success of our homegrown kids? Fans that only want to be there in the good times, that only support these kids when they are hot to trot, well – they aren’t very good fans IMO.
I don’t bother picking the #of games the Yankees are going to win because that’s dependent on a lot of things. They could be a better team than last year and not win the 103 games; they could be better and not even make the playoffs.
did all the comments disappear?
Where are all the comments?
What happened?
Does Curtis bring his food taster with him on the road?
No designated hitter for the Yankees this afternoon.
Brett Gardner LF
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Curtis Granderson CF
Juan Miranda 1B
Kevin Russo SS
Brandon Laird 3B
CC Sabathia P
RHP CC Sabathia
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LHP CC Sabathia
Blog broken?
I can’t see the comments!!!
Facebook popup problem ?
nick in sf-
no comments either .
i’m following on backtype
CC a lefty chad- hopefully he’s not pulling a Pat V
Haha Evan Roberts just said he thinks there are aliens living on earth
Thumbs down on facebook.
The blog does not seem to be displaying comments. Sent a email to Chad to let him know.
Well, I guess they’re working on something and the blog comment section went blank for awhile. That’s when you find out just how addicted you’ve become.