Spring Training Game 29: Yankees vs. Orioles
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Apr 02, 2010 
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YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
Mike Rivera C
LHP Andy Pettitte
ORIOLES
Brian Roberts 2B
Nolan Reimold RF
Adam ones CF
Miguel Tejada 3B
Garrett Atkins 1B
Matt Wieters C
Ty Wigginton DH
Felix Pie LF
Cesar Izturis SS
RHP Alfredo Simon
TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m./YES Network
WEATHER: Andy Pettitte is starting, yet there’s hardly a cloud in the sky. He’ll get to pitch in this one.
UMPIRES: The only umpires listed are HP Andy Fletcher and 1B Mark Wegner. There will be a full set of four, but those are the only names I have.
ON THE LINE: There’s actually more on the line at the minor league complex where Alfredo Aceves is pitching an inning to prove that his back is healthy enough to open the season in the Yankees bullpen.
JAMES P. DAWSON AWARD: Jon Weber has been given the James P. Dawson Award as the best rookie in camp. I’m not positive it was a unanimous decision, but Weber certainly got my vote.
UPDATE, 1:13 p.m.: Brian Cashman said he’s not worried about Marte, Cervelli or Posada. “The only huge question we have is Ace right now,” Cashman said. “He’ll throw his inning today and hopefully he’ll do well and then feel well tomorrow.”
By Ace, he means Alfredo Aceves. Everyone probably knows that, but I don’t want anyone thinking CC Sabathia is questionable.
UPDATE, 1:24 p.m.: This last week is getting brutal for the Yankees. Nick Johnson just fouled a ball off his right knee and he’s been taken out of the game, replaced by Randy Winn.
UPDATE, 1:34 p.m.: An 0-2 pitch to Nick Swisher, he hammered it for a two-run home run to right. It’s already 4-0 Yankees after one inning. Alex Rodriguez had an RBI single and Robinson Cano drove in a run with a fielder’s choice grounder to second.
UPDATE, 2:05 p.m.: Nick Johnson has a bruised right knee. The Yankees have labeled him, day-to-day. No diagnostic tests were performed.
UPDATE, 2:38 p.m.: Andy Pettitte pitched pretty well against actual hitters. He’s out of the game with runners on the corners and one out here in the fifth. The last batter he faced might have grounded into an inning-ending double play, but Cano was on his way to cover second base and the grounder found a hole. Josh Schmidt — great numbers in Double-A last year, not overwhelming stuff — is in from the bullpen.
UPDATE, 2:40 p.m.: Nice job by Schmidt, getting Adam Jones and Miguel Tejeda to strand the runners. Still a 4-0 Yankees lead.
UPDATE, 2:59 p.m.: Alfredo Aceves pitched a scoreless inning and felt no pain at the minor league complex. He said he will “absolutely” be ready for Opening Day.
UPDATE, 3:13 p.m.: Mariano Rivera has a little bit of a cold. He said that’s why Girardi went to the mound after he hit Felix Pie, just making sure he still felt OK. Rivera said he’s fine. No worries about Sunday.
UPDATE, 4:10 p.m.: Nick Johnson gave a simple “yes” when asked about his chances of playing Sunday. He’s expecting to be in the lineup.
“You’re obviously one of those people that enjoy starting controversy, and feed off the controversy, refusing to acknowledge when you might be wrong.”
See, and here I was this whole time assuming that advocating that the media is NOT complicate with aiding and abetting the Red Sox was the NON-controversial position.
Who knew…
“I respect your opinion, but IMO, when others are quick to throw the words “conspiracy” and “paranoia” around, then they are not considering another possibility.”
No, that’s the assumption of the paranoid and intellectually pedestrian.
Did you ever consider people who use those words HAVE duly considered all the possibilities and STILL arrived at the conclusion the theory is paranoid?
YOU just argued that anyone who doesn’t agree with you does so only because they won’t consider your viewpoint, rather than consider it and reject in on merit.
And THAT sir, IS paranoia.
J”ust an example, one Red Sox fan talks about wanting to put a bullet through Mariano’s head, and every other Red Sox fan jumps on the bandwagon and praises the the guy’s desire. That’s just the way Red Sox fans are. They have each other’s backs. Yankees fans do not. Sad, to say the least.”
So you advocate Yankees fans supporting other Yankees fans who wish murder on Red Sox players?
Did you really just write that proudly in a public forum?
Stuckey, let it go….
Let us move on to the game.
Can we talk about baseball instead of each other’s posts?
glad to see rain stopped training andy pettitte.
trailing
CU Tiger April 2nd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Or the sadly under-appreciated Slimey the worm.
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I like Slimey. Hehehe
Erica-Love Sherlock Hemlock. One of my favorites is him singing “X Marks the Spot”
CU Tiger April 2nd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Or the sadly under-appreciated Slimey the worm.
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Slimey is the only worm I’ve ever liked
Heading to Physical Therapy – will be back later on…keep those good vibes going in here
Champ got you at 102.
If there are any more predictions, I’ll catch them and put them up later.
Enjoy the game all.
http://members.cox.net/lsdorgan/2010%20SEASON.pdf
Let’s get it started!
Erin-
Meanwhile, as if I wasn’t already sure that I need a break-
I got home last night and discovered I forgot to forget my DVR for all of last night’s TV
Folks, as someone who has seen the gamethreads here first hand when the Yankees fall behind 1-0, I’d sort of the position of let’s just let the thread be the thread.
I’ll post what I like, let you do the same and it’ll all be good.
Trisha – 96.
Ledger_Yankees And here’s Andy Pettitte, who in the upset of the spring, is pitching under sunny skies. #nyy
about 1 minute ago
LOL
Congrats to Weber.
6 weeks ago I didn’t know who he was but I’m glad I got hear his story, watch him play and would like to see him get a call up from Scranton or wherever his travels lead him.
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter April 2nd, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Erin-
Meanwhile, as if I wasn’t already sure that I need a break-
I got home last night and discovered I forgot to forget my DVR for all of last night’s TV
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That’s the worst! I hate it when I forget to do that. At least all of the NBC shows were reruns last night.
UPDATE, 1:13 p.m.: Brian Cashman said he?s not worried about Marte, Cervelli or Posada. ?The only huge question we have is Ace right now,? Cashman said. ?He’ll throw his inning today and hopefully he’ll do well and then feel well tomorrow.?
By Ace, he means Alfredo Aceves. Everyone probably knows that, but I don?t want anyone thinking CC Sabathia is questionable.
Erin-
The part that really annoys me is that I walked in just after 9, but started paying bills. At like 9:22 I realized my DVR wasn’t recording anything and my heart skipped a beat.
So now I have to watch FlashForward, and the first 25 minutes of Greys and Fringe online.
And I couldn’t do my weekly Friday morning Grey’s recap with my coworkers
John Smoltz and Chris Rose joining MLB Network
Yeh Juan Miranda will bat in NY some time this yr.
Schmoltzie. There’s a classy guy. He didnt take it lying down from the Sox when they wanted to reassign him to the minors or stick him in the bullpen.
Another fine addition for MLBN.
NJ out for the season with shattered knee
uhhh nj doubled over in pain? WHY!
Brandon-
Your awesomeness is blinding
Jerkface not trying to say your right, but that didn’t look pretty.
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter April 2nd, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Erin-
The part that really annoys me is that I walked in just after 9, but started paying bills. At like 9:22 I realized my DVR wasn’t recording anything and my heart skipped a beat.
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Isn’t that the worst feeling?? That happened to me a few weeks ago. So now I triple check that I have everything set to record. lol
Jerkface April 2nd, 2010 at 1:21 pm
NJ out for the season with shattered knee
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Lets not assume the worst. It could be nothing
Erica, why so?
nj out. 2 days before the season?
They are just removing him because its a meaningless game and we’re close to the season. He fouled a ball of his knee, gonna put some ice on it.
N Johnson fouled ball off knee. No report on condition, but he did leave game.
Cue the “we should have signed Damon and Matsui” alarmists in 3 … 2 … 1….
WE SHOULD HAVE SIGNED DAMON AND MATSUI
there you go.
We should signed Damon and Matsui. Why Cashman? Why!?!?
Brandon Awesome (B/c the KING of AWESOMMMMMMMMMME is here!) April 2nd, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Erica, why so?
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Cause I am cranky and your handle is especially obnoxious today
Baltimore pitchers have dangerous control issues
stuckey April 2nd, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Cue the ?we should have signed Damon and Matsui? alarmists in 3 ? 2 ? 1?.
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You will never be able to prove I was thinking we should have signed Johnny!!!!!
He throws one more off pitch this is gonna get ugly.
Damn.. I hope NJ didnt break a bone
Alex thought he was getting one in the ear twice that AB.
Does anybody know why the game Sunday night at Fenway Field is on ESPN2 and not ESPN.
here’s hoping for a non-injury game. this team is loaded, cash did a great job over the winter.
the veteran leadership is there.
they will make errors. they will lose games. it’s a fact.
but they will win the al east.
can’t wait for the season to start
Any updates on NJ?
Hopefully its just a precaution…might as well not push it in a meaningless game.
You all need to step back from the cliff.
Damon had his chance to return and he blew it…stop beating a dead horse.
Okay, so Derek clearly took MY cue, William I’m not so sure about…
What a SHOT
holy cow that was a bomb from swish
pcaldera Torre would say of a hot player, late spring: “Pack ‘em in ice and ship ‘em north.” That’s just how NJohnson & Marte might arrive in Boston
about 1 minute ago
LOL
All right Swish!!
“Does anybody know why the game Sunday night at Fenway Field is on ESPN2 and not ESPN.”
MUST. RESIST.
TOO.EASY.
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter
Cause I am cranky and your handle is especially obnoxious today
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It isn’t my fault that awesome is a gift that I have.
Swish/TEX/NJ/Cano having awesome springs… Please please please be only a bone bruise for NJ
Okay, so here is a baseball question.
Yankees regulars haven’t shown a lot of power this spring. Granderson in particular comes to mind.
Product of a good spring training approach, or cause for concern?
Is anybody else besides Bronx Jeers going to Fenway Field for any of the series?
“Okay, so Derek clearly took MY cue, William I’m not so sure about”
Nah, I’m not sweating NJ. This is nothing more than precaution.
Regardless, I count on 120-130 games from him. You’d be nuts to have greater expectation.
Better to be pleasantly surprised than bitterly disappointed.
Major League Scouting Bureau will be expanding its services to include Latin America. Could be another step to international draft
5 minutes ago via web
Did NJ limp off himself, or carried off?
Yay Robbie Mr. RISP (hope you are watching Erin)
Yay Swishy
OK, going to have to record the rest. Day off, weather changed from 40s to 80s, instant summer! Have to be outside (no mud season this year Erica)
“Product of a good spring training approach, or cause for concern?”
Weather wasn’t good. Rain and wind can hurt power. I believe in the back of a players card. If they usually hit for power, they will probably continue to.
Is it me, or did that Wallace Matthews piece have the lineup wrong? He says “Hitting behind A-Rod, Teixeira had an MVP-caliber season.” Hasn’t it always been Tex 3 Arod 4?
CR9 April 2nd, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Is anybody else besides Bronx Jeers going to Fenway Field for any of the series?
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I believe NYY626 said earlier she will be going to Fenway Field (hehehehehe)
NJ hobbled off
CR, Why do you keep saying Fenway Field? Do you seriously not know that it is Fenway Park?
This is the first time I’m hearing Tino this spring… he’s terrible…
Did NJ limp off himself, or carried off?
upstate kate April 2nd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Yay Robbie Mr. RISP (hope you are watching Erin)
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I am. Is it pathetic that I was jumping up and down during a spring training game? In my defense, this is the first game I’ve gotten to watch a game where he’s playing.
Balls never carry well in FL unless it’s on days the wind is blowing out.
It’s why the Florida State League is such a pitchers league.
I wouldn’t worry about the power numbers. They will be where they should be.
The game from Fenway Field is on ESPN2 because the Yankees are involved.
If it was a Red Sox-Rays opening game, it would have been on ESPN. Even a Red Sox-Royals game would have been on ESPN.
upstate kate April 2nd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Yay Robbie Mr. RISP (hope you are watching Erin)
Yay Swishy
OK, going to have to record the rest. Day off, weather changed from 40s to 80s, instant summer! Have to be outside (no mud season this year Erica)
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Be careful with that update kate-
I remember one late April Saturday (2001 I believe) the temps hit 70 and everyone was loving it outside (lots of guys playing frisbee without shirts
).
Around 7pm that night the sky got really ugly and I woke up to a foot and a half of snow on the ground. Cl-ss was cancelled on Monday
Ummmm, I say Fenway Field as a sign of disrespect for that dump of a stadium.
Erica
LOL There’s gotta be something that would be deemed more important than the game to be put on ESPN. I just cant figure out what it would be.
There;s arrogant Gardner again trying to hit pop ups in the air
What about “only hit balls on the ground” does Gardner not understand???
“Ummmm, I say Fenway Field as a sign of disrespect for that dump of a stadium.
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Ah, objectivity..
What about “only hit balls on the ground” does Gardner not understand???
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dont worry according to everyone, it doesnt matter if he gets a hit he will somehow still steal 100 bases.
Sunday night game is probably blacked out in NY and Boston so viewership takes a hit.
May not want to waste the coverage on the main network because of that.
CR9,
The Women’s NCAA final 4 or something is on ESPN that night.
What’s the real difference w/ Simon and Cabrera?
yeah I know Erica, just enjoying it while I can
ESPN has the womens NCAA championship on Sunday night
It’s either because they’re contractually obligated to show the NCAA women’s tourney games on ESPN proper, OR because the ratings will be so high they’ll use it to goose awareness of ESPN2, or likely, both.
Ahhhh. Thanks Y 27. That makes sense.
I think that the Baylor women have a decent (and by decent, I mean like 5 percent) chance at beating UConn. Wouldn’t that be great for that university!!
Stucky – Could you give it a rest?
Girardi just said on the ESPN broadcast that he thinks both Cervelli and Posada will be ready to go on Sunday.
Roger, for you, sure.
Baylor beating UConn would be the unreal. There is going to be a huge party for the team that finally ends this streak.
Joe G. on espn, NJ day to day.
Girardi just said on the ESPN broadcast that he thinks both Cervelli and Posada will be ready to go on Sunday.
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And Nick?
day to day? i guess it could be worse. except the next day (game) is opening day.
tex’s friend April 2nd, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Girardi just said on the ESPN broadcast that he thinks both Cervelli and Posada will be ready to go on Sunday.
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And Nick?
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he said NJ is day to day
They have that Britney Griner (sp?). She could put a dent in UConns plans.
I dont really have a problem with the UConn women. Geno Auriemma, if he is a scumbag at all, is far less of one than Jim Calhoun.
“Not a Dime back!”
Anybody remember when Calhouny lied and said the Yankees wanted him to throw out the first pitch and he denied us (being a Sox fan)?!?! LOL
Ok back to talking about ESPN NY
It isin’t even a NY bias. The Mets got one of the best beat writers they have in Adam Rubin. Even the freakin Knicks got a fluff piece about LeBron for their first article, just to lure the audience in.
And what is our first article? Wally Matthews talking about how much age we have on the team and how we had luck last year.
Why is it that the most successful franchise in the city, who has the most recent championship, gets hack pieces written about them to open up their new site while the other teams get fluff pieces? Why do we get one of the worst writers in NY, period, to be our beat writer?
I’m looking forward to watching that Edes-Matthews face-off… probably just Matthews agreeing with Edes’ worship of the Sox.
Manchester United vs. Chelsea tomorrow at 7 AM
What a way to get ready for Yanks/Sox, by finding their European soccer counterparts to play a day earlier.
Manchester!!!!!!
Big game, gonna be tough without Roo, but I’m sure Fergie will have a plan. I’m pretty sure SAF is going to play for the draw, since we are in control of the PL race.
GTLU just got the wildcard it needed.
Granderson may get to bat 2nd on Sunday with a RH going for Boston & NJ hobbled.
Just heard about Nick Johnson.
Hello Rebuilding Year.
“Hello Rebuilding Year.
”
Time to trade Sabathia and Cano for overhyped Red Sox prospects.
(Sorry Rob)
stuckey April 2nd, 2010 at 2:01 pm
GTLU just got the wildcard it needed.
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Thats why you never, ever GTLU on account of boringness!
Time to trade Sabathia and Cano for overhyped Red Sox prospects.
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it is going to take a lot more than CC and Cano to get the phenom known as Jed Lowrie. (insert extreme sarcasm).
**Cancel GTLU
And so the NJ saga begins…
Make sure your phone is on 24/7 Juan Miranda. Or perhaps Mr. Award Webber?
Nick will be fine. He isnt exactly carl crawford speedwise, so send him up there on a crutch and tell him to swing for the fences.
tex’s friend April 2nd, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Nick will be fine. He isnt exactly carl crawford speedwise, so send him up there on a crutch and tell him to swing for the fences.
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Okay. Don’t know why my post got eaten.
Erica -
Are you sure you still want to do GTLU on Sunday? No “gimme” lineups now.
I can still do what I had originally planned if you want.
Ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world !
There is no saga. He took a FB off his knee. It’s a bruise. They aren’t even taking him for tests.
He will be in the lineup Sunday night.
A bruised knee isn’t awful. It’ll hurt, but at least no bones were broken. Look at Tex’s elbow – they’ll just ice him all around it and do whatever voodoo it is they do. But he probably will miss Sunday’s game.
Doreen-
Its fine. I’ll be home. Its not like I have to pretend to be working
Extra! Extra! Read all about it…
Nick Johnson fouls ball off knee and severs leg clean off!
the good news is that they are off tomorrow and he can rest, and that they didnt feel it was worth doing any tests.
Okay, Erica. As long as you’re sure.
Thanks a bunch.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it…
Nick Johnson fouls ball off knee and severs leg clean off!
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this sounds like a peteabe tweet.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it…
Nick Johnson fouls ball off knee and severs leg clean off!
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this sounds like a peteabe tweet.
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That and “EXTRA EXTRA cheese on my pizza!!!”
CC was just on with the ESPN guys, said Cincinatti is his favorite park to hit in.
Which event it more likely to occur before October 1:
1) Nick Johnson is healthy for a full week
2) Guam tips over
From Chad
“Nick Johnson has a bruised right knee. The Yankees have labeled him, day-to-day. No diagnostic tests were performed.”
“Nick Johnson has a bruised right knee. The Yankees have labeled him, day-to-day. No diagnostic tests were performed.”
Nick Johnson = “Day-to-Day Johnson”
The birth of a nickname
lets not attack NJ just yet. He could still start sunday.
“1) Nick Johnson is healthy for a full week
2) Guam tips over
Can my answer be “3.) Nick Johnson tips over”?
I guess better than “Nick (Band Aid) Johnson”
ESPN expert picks are up
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....xpertpicks
35 experts made their playoffs/WS picks
21 of them have us in the World Series, however, only 8 of them have us winning it. All of them have us in the playoffs, most of them winning the division.
Actually I like “Nick Johnson & Johnson” better…
That’s a keeper.
tex’s friend, did I read correctly that you are Korean?
“35 experts made their playoffs/WS picks
“21 of them have us in the World Series, however, only 8 of them have us winning it. All of them have us in the playoffs, most of them winning the division.”
Sorry Roger, but I’m not being a wise-ass now, my question is genuine.
Where’s the bias CR9?
tex’s friend, did I read correctly that you are Korean?
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No. Unless my parents lied to me.
Wow, it was so much nicer to read this thread without the extremely irritating Betsy posting.
Nick in SF in Larkspur
Are you the Nick who used to be in the NY Times Yankee Chat area?
Sorry, tex’s friend, I must have you mixed up with someone else… I thought it was you who made a reference to Chan Ho Park being a compatriot.
iiicollies: no, I have never posted or chatted at the NYT.
You guys think you have problems-
I did a 13 runs pool and got the Kansas City Royals. ARGH!
Yeah! No funny symbols. Thanks for the hint, Jeff. That IE7/8 link didn’t really go anywhere. But clearing the cache worked.
Boo! Symbols instead of apostrophes in the comments sections.
When the apostrophe is in a quote or is copy and pasted, then it shows up as symbols.
What a surprise. Stark picks his beloved Phillies to win it all. Oops, the surprise is that it’s over the Red Sox. Wait, that’s not a surprise, either. Never mind.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=5049599
If anyone’s interested, I just had a one-hour discussion about Tiger Woods.
Rivera just retaliated for the other night and has such great control that he hit Pie on the shin guard to avoid injury. Obviously I’m kidding but he probably could if he wanted.
With my husband, not myself!
Rishi,
Did you post the prognosticators’ picks? If not, here they are.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....xpertpicks
Cano is so lazy.
Hollywood.
Cano you doofus
Cano has to catch that ball.
What happened with Mo that Girardi came out? I wasn’t paying attention.
Rivera stinks, send him to the pen…oh…nevermind.
rivera stuff was great today
haha, that’s right alex… throw the ball to mark.
note to the Yankee infield defense: don’t screw up in the RS like that when Mo’s on the mound!
6th inning or so of one of the last spring training games… tough to be focused.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/.....t-al-east/
1. BOSTON
I have two main reasons for picking the Red Sox: improved starting pitching, with the addition of John Lackey; and better athleticism among the everyday players, which translates to improved defense and baserunning.
Clay Buchholz is a huge key to the season, particularly if he’s able to outperform his Yankees counterpart, right-hander Phil Hughes. I think he will.
For all the concern over Boston’s offense, this is almost the same lineup that ranked third in the majors last year in runs scored. While no one can deny the impact of Jason Bay’s departure, the Red Sox will have Victor Martinez for a full season and should get increased production at shortstop.
And the Red Sox won’t have to deal with a slumping designated hitter for the first two months, either. If David Ortiz, in the final year of his contract, has another funk like he did last year, the team can simply find someone else to do the job.
In fact, the Red Sox have plenty of money, and plenty of prospects, to procure in-season replacements at various stations around the diamond. Their financial resources give them a big advantage on the Rays — but not the Yankees.
2. NEW YORK
I picked the Red Sox to finish ahead of the Yankees at the start of spring training. But I’ll be honest: I’ve been very tempted to change.
When the Yankees are coming off a World Series victory, you’re supposed to take them to win the division the next year.
“Would be stupid not to,” one scout told me. “Tremendous talent and excess dollars to fill some holes down the road.”
Another scout reminded me that the Yankees probably have the best offense in baseball. And they do. Last year’s 915 runs, the most in the majors, tell you that.
So what gives?
It’s simple, really: They will miss Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, and I wonder if this is the season when the wear-and-tear on their aging core results in one injury too many.
But the Yankees are going to have another great team. They should make the playoffs again. But the Red Sox’ pitching staff will allow them to stay close through the summer, and their younger legs will make the difference in the end.
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter April 2nd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
CR9 April 2nd, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Is anybody else besides Bronx Jeers going to Fenway Field for any of the series?
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I believe NYY626 said earlier she will be going to Fenway Field (hehehehehe)
_________________________________________________________________________This is true. I’ll be there opening day wearing my Pettitte jersey
I don’t get the people that worry about the Yankees’ age then simultaneously slam the Yankees for getting rid of Damon and Matsui
The Red Sox have “plenty of prospects”?
The stuff about Damon and Matsui bothers me because it’s almost as if they are the only two players in the world who can possibly be clutch. Heyman implied the same thing on with Mike earlier. The Red Sox have a younger and more athletic team? They can just go out and get someone to replace Ortiz? Hmm, but the Yankees can’t go out and get someone if one of their players gets hurt?
I guess the Yankees don’t have a great staff….
besides boston, one team I’d like to see fail is, LAA.
They are due.
forget about those predictions, that’s why they sell papers.
UPDATE, 2:59 p.m.: Alfredo Aceves pitched a scoreless inning and felt no pain at the minor league complex. He said he will “absolutely” be ready for Opening Day
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That’s good news
About the analysts on TV/web – let’s face it, these guys didn’t get where they are by being dumb. So, they must have a reason for saying/writing certain opinions. (This is different from reporting news.)
I think the reason for their stated opinions is that they’re trying to be entertaining and generate buzz. Kruk and Reynolds said as much about ESPN, and I don’t think other outlets are much different.
What makes this blog different, in my opinion, is that Sam and Chad openly state that they’re giving opinions, and seem to be objective about the discussion they give forth. They give a well-reasoned case for what they’re saying. I think we all can appreciate that.
Kay just did a good interview with Jeter.
becca -
I had the exact same reaction
I was going to write, if the Yankees had kept Damon and Matsui, they would have talked about their age, Damon’s bad arm and tricky healthy and Matsui’s bad knees.
Sigh.
“I don’t get the people that worry about the Yankees’ age then simultaneously slam the Yankees for getting rid of Damon and Matsui”
Its because they don’t know what they are talking about.
Easter baskets arrived early and everyone had a Butterfingers before the game?
Who just booted that DP ball?
Rich in NJ April 2nd, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Kay just did a good interview with Jeter.
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Rich feel free to elaborate. I’m pretty bored at work lol
Rob Neyer’s picks:
East champ: Yankees
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Rangers
Champion: Red Sox
For anyone interested, fangraphs.com has been doing an organizational rankings wripte on current and future talent(obviously, the yankee’s came in #1). The Yankee and Red Sox stuff was just posted today. It’s a decent read.
Missed most of the game, pat – spring cleaning. Bad game defensively? Who is pitching now?
A-Rod confirmed he met with MLB yesterday and said “it went well.” Beyond that declined to discuss meeting or when he might talk to Feds
10 minutes ago
And Romine is catching? Grant who?
You think everyone is thinking about get away day?
this is like watching a Mets game, yeesh guys
Who was on the mound for the Yankees? Either way, the Yanks have done nothing offensively since the first; I’m sure they’re tired of ST already.
Neyer’s picking the Sox? Ick.
Betsy-
I don’t think the analysis of the Red Sox is inappropriate or very far off. I just think the reasons listed for the Yankees not being as effective are being over-played. That’s all. I don’t think the Red Sox being touted as “better” means the Yankees are “bad”. Just means one has the edge, and in this case, his opinion is Boston.
NYY626
Nothing earth shattering, but Derek doesn’t do tons of radio interviews, so I thought it was noteworthy. I think the podcast will be available later.
Anyway, he talked about how much he liked playing with Matsui, about how great it was to win again after such a long drought, that it was good to see teammates who never won finally win, that he thinks Phil Hughes will be a good starter because he can throw four pitches for strikes, that he thinks Grarnderson will have no problem adjusting to playing in NY, and that the only thing that matters to him for this season is winning.
I commented on that fox article, the line that gets me is the:
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But the Red Sox’ pitching staff will allow them to stay close through the summer, and their younger legs will make the difference in the end.
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my reply:
What young legs for the Red Sox?
Cano, Granderson, Gardner, Swisher, Teixeira are 30 or under
Only Pedroia and Ellsbury are under 30 for the Sox
(Bet you didn’t realize youkilis, beltre, and scutaro were over 30!)
it really bugs me. The Red Sox are a much older team. Infact, their most important players are as old or older than the Yankees.
Not to mention their players have shown signs of breaking down, the Yankees old players are going strong (because they are unique, hall of famers)
I still want to know how the Sox have found the fountain of youth…and Moron -i neglected to mention that Matsuzaka is a question mark.
I like Neyer, but when Mauer signed his extension, he said that he was glad that he won’t have to worry about seeing Mauer sign as a FA with the Yankees, but the truth is that the RS were the team most linked to Mauer as a FA, but of course he conveniently overlooked that.
Rich, thanks! I will listen to that later when the podcast is up….
Sarah, I respect the Sox; they’re a very good team and will battle us hard all the way. I just can’t deal with stupid comments like Moron-i made. I think Clay could have the edge over Phil just based on experience, but who knows?
Rich in NJ April 2nd, 2010 at 3:20 pm
NYY626
Nothing earth shattering, but Derek doesn’t do tons of radio interviews, so I thought it was noteworthy. I think the podcast will be available later.
Anyway, he talked about how much he liked playing with Matsui, about how great it was to win again after such a long drought, that it was good to see teammates who never won finally win, that he thinks Phil Hughes will be a good starter because he can throw four pitches for strikes, that he thinks Grarnderson will have no problem adjusting to playing in NY, and that the only thing that matters to him for this season is winning.
_________________________________________________________________________Thanks for the update! I’ll be sure to listen to the interview later.
Jerkface, good response – but you know he won’t reply. It happens every spring – these writers make themselves look like fools. I still don’t see how the Sox made up 8 games on the Yankees; their offense isn’t close to what the Yankees put out there. I will say that Lackey has had a phenomenal spring and perhaps Buchholz found something last out.
You guys don’t get it? Neyer has 3 teams going to the playoffs. And a 4th winning it all. TeeHee.
The Yankee’s had a younger average age than the Sox last season too. It’s amazing how little fact checking actually goes on anymore. Did I say amazing? I meant sad. It is sad.
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I had skipped over that post – haven’t been paying a lot of attention to picks and ranks. That wasn’t a typo?????
I guess the Red Sox don’t have to show up even this year.
Jeez, Winn has looked lost at the plate whenever I have watched this spring.
Apparently the Yankee minor leaguers are in the game; I know the game doesn’t count, but seriously -at least make the plays you’re supposed to.
The two “advantages” writers keeping pointing that the Sox have over the Yankees are age and starting pitching. You could argue the Yankees in actuality are better in both and there are several other areas that I see the Yankees having a distinct advantage over Boston.
Doesn’t mean the Yankees will win the division, just means writers are mistaken in their logic occasionally.
As decent a hitter as Snyder is, he is not a 2nd baseman. he has no position that he can actually play. The only reason that Vechionacci is only still in the system because they need somebody yp play there. He can’t hit and he can’t field. The Yanks got a break in that Cano didn’t get tore up by the throw from Vechionacci down at his acnkles with the runner coming in.
Doreen
I don’t know who was pitching. I’m doing fly-byes of the Tv while I’m prepping for Easter dinner.
The Red Sox are going to have a 40 year old patrolling center, but of course they are much younger than the yankees. ROLL EYES
Also their pitchers, while marginally younger, present far more injury risks than the Yankees.
Beckett, Lackey, Matsuzaka, and Wakefield are all huge injury questions.
The Red Sox bullpen is no longer the ‘best in the AL’ or whatever.
They will have great defense, a good offense, and some speed.
The yankees will have good defense, a great offense, and some speed (we stole alot at a very high rate last season)
Our bullpen will be better.
The rotations will be close.
ARGH.
But its just useless prognosticating , nothing to get worked up over.
The thing about that article, Morosi tells us, point blank that everyone is picking the Yankees. At this point he is saying “Look, everyone, the Yankees are amazing and they are the pick, but I have to be different because thats what gets views.”
Nope, especially since it’s not against the law to be stupid.
Romine showin off the cannon
The scout DID say it would be stupid not to pick the Yankees, so Morose just went and did it anyway.
Again, the Sox are a very good team with excellent pitching; it’s hardly a stretch to think they’ll be a serious contender. It’s just the reasons for picking them are so asinine – and the Yankees are still better than they are. I don’t think logic applies to sportswriters.
WOW…what a throw by romine….that was beauty
Did Romine throw another guy out? Cool…
can’t completely avoid the national media boston praise. the revenge is when our team stands with the trophy and they don’t. Watching Papelbon choke and give the ALDS to Anaheim. Watching no matter how many deals Boston tries to put together, the Yankees always do one better.
In response to CC, AJ, and Tex, Boston picked up: Lackey, Scutaro, Beltre, Cameron, Hall, some no name back up shortstop, Schoenweis. 7 players that dont match the 3 we got.
Damned….Somebody has really fixed Romine’s footwork. Perfect catch and throw on Gaithright.
GB, Austin looks light years better than he did at El Toro HS…..Truth be told, I never thought he’d improve this much this soon
How bad is Brett Gardner? How can anyone who knows anything about baseball keep defending this paltry excuse for a major leaguer? He really is horrible.
How badly would Montero have to falter at the plate for the Yanks to consider Romine as C (assuming, which I probably shouldn’t) that Romine progresses as a hitter?
Romine and Montero are both going to be staples on this team for many years to come. i see montero 2011 and romine 2012, with montero seeing more dh time.
Rich in NJ–I would take Winn over Gardner eight days every week. If you think Winn is lost, then believe that Gardner never was nor never will be.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....?eref=sihp
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at least heyman is on top of something.
Pat M. April 2nd, 2010 at 3:34 pm
GB, Austin looks light years better than he did at El Toro HS…..Truth be told, I never thought he’d improve this much this soon
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Afternoon, Pat. Hope all is well on your sise.
Yeah, somebody has worked hard this spring with Romine and Montero on their catching. Romine’s been getting his feet moving square and doing it quickly this spring as compared to his first two years. What’s just as important is that his glove hand is much softer. The ball isn’t bouncing out of his glove now, and the glove is quiet. Loving the change.
How badly would Montero have to falter at the plate for the Yanks to consider Romine as C (assuming, which I probably shouldn’t) that Romine progresses as a hitter?
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It is highly likely, that unless Montero really improves or Cervelli takes off, that Romine will be a catcher for the yankees. Else they trade him.
I could see Romine and Montero splitting C/DH/OF/1B
choo
You’re basing that on Winn’s past (except for 2009). The issue is whether or not he can still hit. Gardner is at an age at which he can still get better.
Either way, Winn, Thames, Garnder, right now they all look pretty bad.
If i see Gardner pop up a high fastball to an infielder in any game against boston this first series, im going to scream. And what a waste. Melky isnt even starting everyday for atlanta. We might as well have made that trade with gardner instead of melky. Did Cash even try?
all is well on your ***side**
Romine’s last hurdle is really his plate discipline. A .300/.330/.480 catcher who can steal and play great defense would be awesome, but the yankees have really been spoiled with Posada the last decade+.
I’d love if Romine could just get a .60-.80 isoD.
Yankee management is infatuated with Gardner, The Gimmick. That’s all he is. that’s all he will ever be. Does he ever hit the ball more than 200 feet?
Montero is going to be our version of Victor Martinez. Great hitter (probably montero will hit for more power), but a catcher who doesnt catch all the time. I really think Romine and Montero will both be on our team and i dont see Cervelli upstaging either one as much as i like him.
How much depth do they have at C?
Jesus, Austin, Sanchez, Murphy, Kyle H (not even trying to spell that).
Even the backup is a quality organizational guy.
Austin is going to be a real good Big League catcher, the question is will it be in Pinstripes ???? Face, what is isoD. ????
How many year do we have before Heathcott is our CFer?
Face, what is isoD. ????
OBP – AVG
Rich–In order to get better, it is important that you have some natural ability and skill. Are you watching Gardner swing? Do you see many other major leaguers who look so pathetic? He doesn’t use his hips, he doesn’t use his back side, and basically he is trying to survive up there. He does very little right and it’s hard to make improvement that way.
choo
His uppercut is troubling, but he has gone through periods where he has hit well.
Andy Pettitte just sang “Five dollar. Five dollar foot longs.” Yeah, they’re ready to leave Tampa.
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illiam Buckner April 2nd, 2010 at 3:44 pm
How much depth do they have at C?
Jesus, Austin, Sanchez, Murphy, Kyle H (not even trying to spell that).
Even the backup is a quality organizational guy.
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Not counting Pilittere and Mike Rivera, NYYs have Montero, Romine, Higashioka, Sanchez, Murphy, Farnham and Gil.
NYYs have Montero, Romine, Higashioka, Sanchez, Murphy, Farnham and Gil.
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At least one of these guys will end up in RF. (Montero will dh/c/1b and anything else to get his bat in everyday)
Betsy-
I don’t think many people doubt the Red Sox ability to win 95 games. That’s, more likely than not, going to get them a playoff spot. I just think the writers underestimate the amount of games the Yankees will win. I happen to be a Red Sox fan. I certainly don’t expect my team to beat out the Yankees. I do, however, expect them to play better than last year, where they still won 95 games. Even if they play equal to last year, I’d be happy.
Taking everything that might happen to either team in either direction, I still think the Yankees win the division. I can’t predict playoff spots- the short series is just too finicky. Lesser a team has won too many times during my baseball watching career for me to postulate.
As for Buchholz and Hughes, I think the assumption is that Clay should have taken his “starter lumps” last year, while presuming he will be better this year. That’s quite a jump to make, for either player. I think that’s a wash until either show something as a starter at the ML level beyond a season or two. Both should be ignored (left alone to succeed) until given time to develop, Hughes more so than Buchholz simply because of the experience.
Jerkface, I could see that – I can’t see why that wouldn’t work (except, do the Yankees really want to keep jerking their kids around ? It might be best to keep one at C primarily). Romine is very young, isn’t he?
Face, what is isoD. ????
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As Rich said, its OBP – AVG, its the component of how much you get on base via walk (and hbp
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Basically, Cano has a low isoD, his OBP is mostly from his hitting. Swisher has a huge isoD, his OBP is heavy from walking.
Romine has a terrible isoD, he is a real hacker. His bat is good enough that at catcher it doesn’t really matter, but if he can just improve a bit he’d be very, very valuable. He is right now around .40 , which is better than Cano, but not as good as it could be.
He has been adequate in certain spot, stopgap, situations. I read somewhere that he hit about .220 as a starter last year. He is the classic example of the Law of Diminshing Returns. Defensive replacement and pinch runner late in games. That’s about it. A starter for the World Champions? Not even close to being practical. I also don’t see the uppercut as a problem. He gets beat badly on so many pitches that he is looking to just get it in play. When do you ever see him “drive” the ball?
Betsy: Romine is only going into his age 21 season this year, which is why its amazing that the Yankees could get 2 catchers (Romine, Montero) that could do what they are doing at such a young age.
Montero will be up this year in some capacity (sept, or otherwise) , and ready to solidify himself as a 20/21 year old in the big leagues. Romine will probably be 22/23.
keep them all at c initially. learning the outfield is not impossible, which is likely where some of them would end up.
Just viewed the new site on a mac for the first time…boy does it look weird.
When do you ever see him “drive” the ball?
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June vs the Mets, June vs the Marlins
Betsy-
Montero 11/28/89
Romine 11/22/88
both of them are young…crazy how young montero is…im older than montero and that makes me feel sad lol
Sarah, I had no idea you were a Sox fan, lol. I think the Sox will be really good – they always are. I never make the mistake of underestimating them and I’m sure the same goes for Sox fans re: the Yanks.
I expect Buchholz to be pretty good if not very good. I expect Phil someday to be a stud, but this year? He’ll definitely have his ups and downs. Fortunately, he’s going to be given lots of rope; the Yankees have committed to him and that’s all for the best. I venture to say the Sox are in the same position with Buchhholz.
pat April 2nd, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Andy Pettitte just sang “Five dollar. Five dollar foot longs.” Yeah, they’re ready to leave Tampa.
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That’s hilarious
Why can’t girls wear shirts like that for the Yankees.
Jerkface, so Romine can clearly hit – that’s good, lol. I mean, it’s nice that he’s got the ability first of all. However, how do you change someone from a hacker (does that mean he has no plate discipline at all and is swinging for the fences all the time) to someone with more patience without taking away his aggressiveness?
Pat M. April 2nd, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Austin is going to be a real good Big League catcher, the question is will it be in Pinstripes ???? Face, what is isoD. ????
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Pat, I still see the Yanks as eventually going with three catchers with Romine playing the Ellie Howard part…corner outfield, catcher, DH, maybe some corner infield and Montero doing pretty much the same minus 3rd base. The one that gets the less playing time is Cervelli. As players leave, these guys should move into fulltime spots. I’m sort of wondering if Cervelli can play the outfield and middle infield in a pinch.
I can’t stop laughing at that thing with Pettitte and the five dollar foot long sandwiches
My God, some of you guys are so clueless. He had what? 23 rbi’s last year? Three homers, one of which travelled all of 180 feet. I almost wish that they’d parade him out there each and every day so that once and for all, you Brett Gardner lovers would see without a doubt just what a clown you’re rooting for.
“I read somewhere that he hit about .220 as a starter last year. ”
You read wrong, and that should be perfectly obvious.
Are you suggesting he hit like .400 as a frequent pinch hitter?
A funny thing happens after all these predictions about who is going to win the division, wild card & world series, they play the games.
On paper anyone can twist something, but on the field it will be decided. I’ve always said RSox fans are the greatest fans from February to May, but then they want to talk about next year. The Yankees have the best fans all year long and this year the Yankees have the best team too, all year long!
Romine was born the day Kennedy was assassinated……. Oy, these kids are babes. Ralphie, I’m older than AJ, lol. That should make me sad, but since getting older beats the alternative, it doesn’t
GB, how are you doing? I wonder how long Cervelli will be in the organization, to be honest.
“Romine was born the day Kennedy was assassinated…….”
That would make him almost 47?
Why can’t Miranda get this AB
Here are the ages:
Pos
SP1 52 CC Sabathia 29 Beckett, Josh 29
SP2 34 A.J. Burnett 33 Lester, Jon 26
SP3 Javier Vasquez 33 Lackey, John 31
SP4 46 Andy Pettitte 37 Wakefield, Tim 43
SP5 65 Phil Hughes 23 Matsuzaka, Daisuke 29
SP6 45 Sergio Mitre 29 Buchholz, Clay 25
CL 42 Mariano Rivera 40 Papelbon, Jonathan 29
SU 62 Joba Chamberlain 24 Bard, Daniel 24
LH 43 Damaso Marte 35 Okajima, Hideki 34
RP 91 Alfredo Aceves 27 Delcarmen, Manny 28
RP 30 David Robertson 24 Ramirez, Ramon 28
RP Chan Ho Park 36 Schoeneweis, Scott 35
C 20 Jorge Posada 38 Martinez, Victor 31
C 29 Francisco Cervelli 24 Varitek, Jason 38
1B 25 Mark Teixeira 29 Youkilis, Kevin 31
2B 24 Robinson Cano 27 Pedroia, Dustin 26
3B 13 Alex Rodriguez 34 Beltre, Adrian 31
SS 2 Derek Jeter 35 Scutaro, Marco 34
inf 19 Ramiro Pena 24 Lowell, Mike 36
inf/of 38 Marcus Thames 33 Hall, Bill 30
LF 11 Brett Gardner 26 Ellsbury, Jacoby 26
CF Curtis Granderson 29 Cameron, Mike 37
RF 33 Nick Swisher 29 Drew, J.D. 34
OF Randy Winn 35 Hermida, Jeremy 26
DH Nick Johnson 31 Ortiz, David 34
not saying Gardner is some crazy superstar but homers and RBIs aren’t a very good way to judge players, especially players like Gardner
“It?s simple, really: They will miss Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, and I wonder if this is the season when the wear-and-tear on their aging core results in one injury too many.”
Damon and Matsui were part of the aging core and were replaced by younger parts. Can’t have it both ways…
Jerkface, so Romine can clearly hit – that’s good, lol. I mean, it’s nice that he’s got the ability first of all. However, how do you change someone from a hacker (does that mean he has no plate discipline at all and is swinging for the fences all the time) to someone with more patience without taking away his aggressiveness?
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Well, its a process, but like Kevin Long is trying to do with Cano is that you want them to be aggressive on good pitches, not just aggressive.
Romine shows good power and speed for a catcher, he is going to hit his fair share of doubles and homers and even some triples. But every time I saw him in Tampa/Lakeland he was fouling off a lot of pitches and really just being over aggressive.
Montero has a great knowledge of the zone, but also has the ability to hit anything. He strikes out less than Romine while walking around the same amount. I think Montero is likely to show better discipline in the majors, while ROmine really needs to work on his strike zone control.
“He had what? 23 rbi’s last year?”
Correct, and 48 runs scored in 248 ABs. Projected over a full season, that’s over (well) 100 runs scored from the 9 hole.
” I almost wish that they’d parade him out there each and every day so that once and for all, you Brett Gardner lovers would see without a doubt just what a clown you’re rooting for.”
Well, this is your lucky day, because that’s pretty much what they’re going to do.
choochoo. we want gardner to succeed but he doesnt have THAT MANY fans here. I am a Melky fan myself. But i am not wishing gardner to fail, because they would hurt the team as it is now. I still think they should be going to talk to Jermaine Dye and get over this Gardner/Thames crap. Winn can stay for the bench, and gardner too (but not to start).
No, stupid Stuckey—sometimes baseball players enter the game in other ways besides pinch hitting. Via injury, pinch running, defensive replacement and then they get a few at bats. Gardner did just that. In particular, he came into one game early last year and picked up multiple hits, like three or four, when someone went out early with an injury.
I told you Winn can hit!!!!!!!!!!
Romine is no more a hacker than the rest of their kids are. He’s also like them in that most of them don’t strike out a lot, either.
Betsy,
Are you sure about that? That would make him over 40. Either one (Kennedy).
Well, that’s the way to make up for the errors. Nice inning, this.
Correct, and 48 runs scored in 248 ABs. Projected over a full season, that’s over (well) 100 runs scored from the 9 hole.
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This is so misleading. He came in to pinch run fairly often. The runs scored were with him already on 1st base.
Randy Winn, now a ~true Yankee~
“Why can’t girls wear shirts like that for the Yankees.”
I feel like I missed something.
Stupid Stuckey again–a significant portion of his runs scored resulted from him pinch running, as opposed to “earning” the way on base, himself. Therefore your at-bat argument has about as much weight as the rest of your baseball acumen.
GB7: He strikes out like 14% of the time on average, thats up there with guys who ‘strike out’ (jeter, damon) but not guys who ‘strike out (giambi, swisher)
That was a ball
and it´s a tie
Randy Winn will be patroling leftfield by Memorial Day……..Face, Austin has a real good stick and I agree with GB, he needs to get some outfield work by the time he hits AAA ……He’s going to be a good one…….
Rich, he drank from the same Fountain of Youth the Sox apparently drank from, lol.
Jerkface, I hope Romine is getting good instruction (or will get) from whomever the hitting coach is at AA.
Doreen, I guess Romine is a little old to be in AAA; the Yanks must see much potential in this near-50 year old.
NJ says he expects to play sunday. he could be ok, ace is ok, marte is marte. po and velli should be ok. could be worse. We could be throwing Carl Pavano up on Opening Night again.
But I just want to reiterate, even if Austin maintains about the same, he is going to be a great hitter. Not a lot of catchers can do what he does.
AnthonyDiComo Nick Johnson says it’s just a bone bruise, and he’ll be ready for Opening Day. #Yankees
“No, stupid Stuckey—sometimes baseball players enter the game in other ways besides pinch hitting. Via injury, pinch running, defensive replacement and then they get a few at bats. Gardner did just that.”
No, he didn’t.
He hit .220 in April (exactly, look it up) when he was given the starting job out of ST. That is what you read and didn’t understand properly. Go back and look it up and post it here.
He didn’t add 50 points to his batting average over 248 AB’s by picking up AB’s as a pinch runner or defensive replacements. That defies ANY workable knowledge of the 2009 season, baseball in general, and rudimentary math.
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 2nd, 2010 at 4:00 pm
GB, how are you doing? I wonder how long Cervelli will be in the organization, to be honest.
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Doing well, Betsy. Hope all is well with you, too. by the way…just keep plugging away on the board and ignore the 2 or 3 jerks that attack your posts. That’s really their only pleasures in life. so, see, you’re doing your good deed…you give them a reason to live. Hang in, ask questions and stop worrying about the minor things.
I wouldn’t be suprised, Pat M; you can’t steal first base.
we can assume right field will be open to one of the prospects. Romine has a good arm no?
“Stupid Stuckey again–a significant portion of his runs scored resulted from him pinch running”
How many?
The Yankees have no interest in Jermaine Dye.
They could have signed him over the winter and declined.
Odds are very slim he will get a call from the Yankees.
glad nick is a-ok
GB, the only time that comments bother me are when they are from the regulars who I post with all the time; I really thought my concern was valid and I did get annoyed for being taken to task for these valid comments. Nonetheless, I took a break and I’m fine now……I’m stubborn, which serves me well in these situations.
Jerkface, I hope he does his thing with the Yankees………If it wasn’t for Phil, Austin would still be in my tag line, lol.
Glad Nick is ok……I’m so glad ST is over; these last games were really annoying injury-wise.
Nick is the Calvin Coolidge of baseball players; he doesn’t exactly talk a lot – except with his bat.
The Yankees have no interest in Jermaine Dye.
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yes i realize that before, but well see when gardner/thames/winn suck it up.
I just want the season to begin, can’t wait to watch a game then check all the minor league reports and get out to the ballpark.
I’m not going to continue this with you Stuckey. You’re not worth the effort. You’re clueless. Get back to me in a few months. See then who had the right read on this.
Jerkface April 2nd, 2010 at 4:06 pm
GB7: He strikes out like 14% of the time on average, thats up there with guys who ’strike out’ (jeter, damon) but not guys who ’strike out (giambi, swisher)
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Romine strikes out at a considerably lower rate than Jeter did in the minors and even now, he’s still at 17% in his ML career.
Johnson says he’s shut down tomorrow, will get treatment, but expects to play on Opening Day. Stay tuned. #nyy
Johnson suffered a bone bruise on the inner part of right knee. #nyy
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They won’t bring him in during the season.
The guy would need a month to get ready.
He didn’t hit at all in the second half and is D is awful.
He’s not getting a call from Cashman.
Betsy,
It would still make him younger than me!
Is tomorrow’s game a day game? We met someone on the plane coming home from Florida who said tickets were still available (last week) and they were looking forward to going to it when they got back home (they live in FL, obviously).
Spring training seemed to last forever…
Jeter is 15% for his career in the minors, and Jeter walked a heckuva lot more. He has almost a 1:1 K:BB rate.
I can’t wait for the season to begin ‘cos blog traffic will increase and we can get some bigger and better soccer discussions going.
:twistedwinky:
LOL Doreen…..
Well, Cervelli was an infielder before the Yanks urged him to become a catcher. I really like Cervelli and I think Girardi, Pena and the pitchers like him too. He was born to be a catcher, he really understands baseball and calls a great game. Hopefully, this season we will see if he can continue to hit well — many fans don’t seem to want to give him credit for the 300 BA last season and pretty good numbers in ST this year (well over 300).
Yes yes — Romine and Montero coming up — blah blah blah. How many catchers do you need? Posada should give it up and begin the transition to DH. I’d rather think about moving Montero to the outfield eventually than to move Cervelli. If Montero is such a drop dead hitter, why not put him somewhere he can play almost every day? Has Montero shown yet that he can call a game and play defense like Cervelli?
Cervelli will be a starting catcher someday for somebody…look at the BA’s for starting catchers in both leagues and you will see that many teams would benefit from having Cervelli as their starting catcher…most “fans” on this blog don’t even want to acknowledge that he could ever even be a backup catcher for the Yanks. His defense is at least as good as Molina and he a much better hitter, base runner, everything. And he is only 24! One problem area for me is he seems to be injury prone…the broken wrist two years ago, concussion and now hamstring this spring.
“most “fans” on this blog ”
How dare you!!!
Most “fans” on this blog get the vapors whenever cervelli so much as looks at the underbelly
Have yo ever seen Montero run? He isn’t being moved to the OF.
It’s not a video game. These guys aren’t interchangable parts.
He’s either a C or a DH if he remains with the Yankees.
It doesnt have to be cervelli that moves. Romine may be able to transition to RF. Don’t think it would be Montero. It’s safe to say Posada’s yankee tenure will be done after this contract is up.
“I’m not going to continue this with you Stuckey.”
The manta of the cornered.
“See then who had the right read on this.”
I don’t have a read on his. I haven’t made any Garnder predictions. I simply corrected your factual inaccuracies.
ring sent down. guess it is up to logan v. marte to the DL (the battle for bullpen lefthanded supremacy)
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 2nd, 2010 at 4:13 pm
GB, the only time that comments bother me are when they are from the regulars who I post with all the time; I really thought my concern was valid and I did get annoyed for being taken to task for these valid comments. Nonetheless, I took a break and I’m fine now……I’m stubborn, which serves me well in these situations.
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Just keep hanging tough, Betsy. Two of the slugs that spend their time picking apart your posts slid in one day, and they hung around. Their main purpose is get crap started and keep it going until they find a new target. Ignore them or send a text to Chad/Sam and include the remarks. Save them in a word doc and e-mail them to the guys. I’, sure that there will be less resistance from them to correct it than we ever got from The Bearded Blunder.
Montero is too young to be a DH. Even after the exit of Damon and Matsui Yanks still have lots of old guys that will be needing that spot.
GreenBeret7 April 2nd, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I’m sort of wondering if Cervelli can play the outfield and middle infield in a pinch.
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He can do it. Cisco can do anything!
becca April 2nd, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I can’t stop laughing at that thing with Pettitte and the five dollar foot long sandwiches
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me too! I think Andy should be in that Subway commercial with CC
Montero is too young to be a DH. Even after the exit of Damon and Matsui Yanks still have lots of old guys that will be needing that spot
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C/DH. he will share catching with Cervelli or Romine. I still think Romine can be transitioned to RF, fast with a strong arm.
Aww, poor Ring. He and Logan both pitched very well; I wonder what decided it for the Yanks.
GB, I hung tougher, though, lol. There’s only one poster I would ever report and he’s hardly here anymore; I don’t like to get into arguments and I sure hate to be the center of controversy. Sometimes the best thing to do is just drop it…
Not saying that Montero could move to a parttime or fulltime outfield spot, but, I could see him get time in a small amount of time in a small outfield in an emergency. Not ideally, but, nobody ever thought that Berra or Howard could cover that huge left field at the old YS.
If his bat holds up, they will find a spot for him everyday.
Erin April 2nd, 2010 at 4:29 pm
GreenBeret7 April 2nd, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I’m sort of wondering if Cervelli can play the outfield and middle infield in a pinch.
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LMAO. I don’t even want to know what’s on your mind, Erin.
Hey guys, Austin would be graduating this June if he elected to go to College…He’s still quite young….
Cisco Kid was a friend o mine
Hi Uncle E! How are you?
Hey GB.
And Betsy. Ignore the attacks as much as possible. If you didn’t have something poignant to say, they would ignore the post.
TGI end of ST! Looking forward to a monster year from Cano and A-Rod. Wouldn’t it be great to see the entire infield win Gold Gloves this year?
Andy and the $5 footlongs reminds me of something that happened on vacation. We were having dinner at this really nice seafood restaurant, but the decorations on the wall – well, all of us burst out laughing because all we could think of was that commercial (Gimme back that filet-o-fish…what if it were YOU hanging up on that wall) and we started singing it.
Ledger_Yankees Logan still in camp. Sounds like his spot depends on health of Aceves or Marte. #nyy
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I definitely look forward to following Austin’s progress in AA this year; he seems like a good kid in addition to being talented.
Hi Erin
and everyone. Doing ok.
Spring training was great.
My neice got Mo’s autograph
Pat M -
I liked it better thinking Romine was 47-ish.
Da Saint, thank you! I really didn’t feel like I was attacked, but it was simply frustrating trying to explain why I thought I was not being unreasonable in being concerned.
I’m listening to a replay of the Kevin Towers interview that aired earlier on WFAN. He’s not the first guy to to say that Tampa is going to rebound this year; I think they are very dangerous. He said Romine opened up some eyes – he’s definitely impressed. AS to Montero, he said the sound off his bat is different.
Romine needs to start taking walks. His OBP’s have been abysmal. He makes too many outs with the stick as things have been. Higgy and Murphy behind him both show some patience at the dish.
DaSaint007 April 2nd, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Hey GB.
And Betsy. Ignore the attacks as much as possible. If you didn’t have something poignant to say, they would ignore the post.
TGI end of ST! Looking forward to a monster year from Cano and A-Rod. Wouldn’t it be great to see the entire infield win Gold Gloves this year?
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Afternoon, Simon. It’d been a while. Hope all is going well on your end.
Austin’s going to be in Trenton, right?
Gonna have to go to more games than usual, I think.
What s going on here?
what is the argument for this season?
hopefully a new one
GB7 how are you doing?
New Post: Injury updates (take two)
http://www.wfan.com/topic/play.....Id=4530892
Here’s the link; he’s a great guy to listen to.