Lineup today vs. Baltimore
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Apr 02, 2010 
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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
UPDATE, 9:55 p.m.: Jorge Posada told reporters this morning that his neck feels better, but he won’t be playing today. I wonder if the Yankees could let Posada and Francisco Cervelli split the catching duties on Saturday, just so they can get behind the plate one more time before Opening Day.
Jorge is still not feeling better?
On the other hand, Joe did say he wanted to see if Rivera was up to being the back up catcher if Frankie can’t go…
Why not let Montero play??
Doreen-
Are you out there? Sunday family plans fell through. I can host GTLU for you if you want
Montero is 20 yrs old, and needs to develop as a catcher in AAA. It would be great if the Yankees stuck to a developmental plan for once.
Wow ESPN New York is going to be fantastic- an article about how the Yankees bought their championship- gee Wally Matthews way to go out on a limb with your original reporting. The bonus is really the easy access by Sox trolls who get to virtually high five him. “Will they do it again? That’s the $200 Million dollar question”- Oh Wally, you slay me.
The best thing about this camp (as i knock on wood) is no significant injuries. Breaking camp with no injuries is a great way to start the season… Can’t Wait till Sunday!
How do you make the new layout work good with google chrome?
Giving him a shot at playing mayor league baseball seems like a chance to develop don’t you think….Isn’t that why they invited him to spring training
Works fine when I use google chrome…
Jeter’s Edge- weirdly mine works better with google chrome (I had to switch or else I was getting a bunch of weird symbols instead of letters)
So I was in the last thread
and yes, espnnewyork does not get the job done. Either they’ve pick people off the scrap heap or there is a bias.
And the grammar is terrible
Erica – Doreen was in the last thread…
Montero is in minor league camp where he belongs. That’s where he will develop.
He’s not going to be on the roster anytime soon. Mike Rivera may be if they have to DL Cervelli.
So, it makes sense to get him some PT in the event he will be needed next week.
Erica -
Hi.
What I was going to do was take lineups on Saturday instead of Sunday. My plans had changed, too, but I’m still not going to be home Sunday until about game time.
(Much prefer to host all holidays at my own house regardless of the work involved!)
What do you think?
I’m okay if you want to fill in on Sunday, so it can be more normal for everyone with respect to the time frame for submitting lineups.
AAAGHHH! I don’t know!!!!
Wally Matthews with the first of his 162 Anti-Yankee columns to kickoff espnnewyork.
Way to stay classy Wally.
It worked out with Cervelli last year when Mollina and Posada where injured..
Rishi-
I agree. I hardly ever go to ESPN.Com any way (although I always fall for some ESPN Insider trade rumor and end up renewing my Insider subscription). My expectations were pretty low and what do you know, those low expectations were met.
Montero is not ready to catch at the major league level defensively. Cervelli was.
Why is that so difficult to figure out?
CU – there are actally things I like to read on espn.com (and I have Insider access, too)…I thought ESPNnewyork might actually appear to New Yorkers…so for, not so much
The ESPN guys are chatting all day there (Buster etc) so I’ll refresh and see what they say, but if they expect me to be loyal when their staff is a lot of people I didn’t read when they wrote for local papers…well, it’s not going to work.
This is my first stop for info, anyways
If you really want to show your displeasure with ESPNNY, or whatever it’s called, don’t go there and give them the hits. They are likely counting on Yankee fans to make up a good portion of their viewership, so don’t go there. They’ll figure it out sooner or later.
Doreen-
The line up should be up at 5. I will be honored to host GTLU on Sunday from 3-5.
I’ll e-mail you the list of winners so you can keep the standings from there
SJ44-
How ridiculous was that piece? I’m all for being realistic- I know the team is not perfect, but how great would it be to get paid to rehash the same anti- Yankee cliches for a whole season! I have some other ideas for future columns
OMG the Yankees are old!!!
A Rod or Lightning Rod?
Joba Rules…NOT!
Matthews’ article was so incredibly poorly written. LOL – it sure was lucky that CC and Tex pitched and played like the Cy Young award winners/MVP candidates they are. Amazing – Girardi makes a great decision like flip-flopping Jeter/Damon and it’s all chalked up to luck. The Sox a non-factor? Luck – had nothing to do with the Yankees being good. ESPN NY is disgraceful – they got the worst writers in NY short of the Daily News characters.
Rivera has been out for two weeks, Girardi is playing him today to see if he’s ready. Until yesterday, Posada has been playing regularly, he’ll probably start against the future players tomorrow.
I agree with Joe, don’t click on the ESPN-NY site and maybe, they’ll get better writers to attract us there.
and I’m just noticing the bolded names…good add.
Does anyone know how to prevent the random word smushing when I refresh sometimes?
Sam, Chad and your Tech Guys:
Great job with the site. It loads much faster right now. I suggestion, maybe add a color to the names like you’ve done with the green for the submit button.
How ridiculous was that piece? I’m all for being realistic- I know the team is not perfect, but how great would it be to get paid to rehash the same anti- Yankee cliches for a whole season! I have some other ideas for future columns
OMG the Yankees are old!!!
A Rod or Lightning Rod?
Joba Rules…NOT!
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Don’t forget: “Boston is the team to beat”. , “Yankees will finish 3rd in the East”. “When are they moving Jeter to LF”. “Buchholz > Hughes”.
And so on…
I won’t click there, but there’s no way they’re going to get better writers; if they were going to, they would have hired them.
Tyler Kepner is being completely wasted in his role. I have NO idea why the Times thought NY fans would want to read, EVERY day, about some other team. Occasionally, yes – when the Yanks play that team. Every day? I would much rather he cover the Yankees; he’s a very good writer.
Despite myself, I read Sherman; I read Davidoff, Carig, Feinsand, Hoch as well. Actually, Carig would have been a good get for ESPN NY. I don’t even know how good they are – they just aren’t the dregs like the rest of the clowns at the Daily News.
There’s way too much gray on the site, especially in the alternating comments; shading that in blue and putting names in color is a great idea.
Kepner is the national baseball columnist for the Times, he’s not being wasted as this is a promotion for him.
The only way Montero gets to the show before September is if Posada, Cervelli, Nick Johnson and Juan Miranda all get injured.
I prefer Montero stays at SWB until September. Catching everyday at AAA is exactly what he needs before joining the Yankees next season.
Ok Craw, that’s true; I’m frustrated because he did such a good job with the Yankees. In the meantime, the Mets coverage in the Times has increased and the Yankees has decreased.
“Montero is not ready to catch at the major league level defensively. Cervelli was.
Why is that so difficult to figure out?”
Some fans don’t get it. Cervelli has always been a plus defender behind the plate. Some thought he was ready (defensively, not with the bat) even before he broke his wrist. Montero is pretty much the opposite. He’s a stud at the plate and is ready to hit major league pitching but he’s a lot more raw as a catcher.
Agreed about Montero. Too bad about Frankie, but the Yankees can’t rush him back.
Betsy-
I agree on Hoch, Feinsand and Carig.
Also- my Hughes 65 t-shirt came yesterday so I’ll be ready to sport it at the stadium on the 15th (and probably get booed in my section).
Every team, not just the Yankees, can be felled by injuries.
Ironically, in this numbers driven world, I have never seen any conclusive data that shows older players get hurt more, and miss more time, than younger players.
It’s like an old cliche lazy sportswriters go to:
“The Yankees are an old team and they could get hurt”.
Well, the Red Sox aren’t exactly a young team and these cliches never seem to be put on them.
It’s just more mindless, lazy drivel from Wally. A guy who hasn’t been able to hold any job in the marketplace for any extended period of time because he isn’t good at his craft.
Thanks, Erica.
We’ll do it that way. The less disruption in peoples’ expectations, the better! I mean, already,we’re having to deal with the changes to this format, right? How much more can we be expected to handle?
Okay -
Anyone interested in playing Guess the Line Up for this Sunday’s First Game of the Season, Erica will be the Guest Host for the day. LineUps will be accepted from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Good Luck!
The constant anti-yankees fox and espn media just makes it that much sweeter when we win. Take last season. Everyone was all over Boston winning 8 in a row against the yanks. Then they turned it completely around and everyone has to shut it. And the best was hearing McCarver’s total dejection when the yankees won the WS.
Some fans don’t get it…?is it that hard to figure out..
Uhm…I’m just saying that if Posada and Cervelli are injured I’d much rather see Montero then Rivera.That’s it!
Of course i’d rather see Posada/Cervelli be healty so Montero can develop in AAA.But if that’s not the case…
Fans over here shoud stop acting like the know it all.Aren’t we just discussing and giving out opinion..
Nobody is stopping you from giving your opinion. If you don’t like others responding to it then perhaps posting on a blog isn’t the best thing for you.
SJ44 -
That is ultimately what always strikes me about these predictions. It is only the Yankees who have gotten a year older; it is only the Yankees who may be victim to injuries; it is only the Yankees who have young relatively unproven players in the mix; and on and on.
All I ask is they use the same measuring stick for all teams, and they don’t.
I like the old format much better, Chad, but if you’re sticking with this one could you at least make the type size a little bigger? And before you smart alecs chime in, I’m not even half as old as GB47.
CU, why would people boo you for wearing a Hughes shirt?
LOL My father got me a Joba Rules shirt a couple of years ago, but I’ve hardly worn it; he thought I liked Joba. Well, I do, but I never would have bought a Joba shirt. I don’t have a Phil 65, so I should probably go out and get one.
Doreen, they’re trying to get a rise out of people, to stimulate viewership, on either the web or TV. They figure there’s a lot of Yankee fans out there, and they’re hoping that they’ll tune in just to get irate. Personally, I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction. Treating them like trolls, and ignoring them, is the worst thing we can do to them.
ditmars 1929 -
Someone yesterday (sorry, forgot who) suggested that you can change the type size you see on your screen by clicking the “View” & “Text Size” tabs in your browser. Hope that is helpful to you.
Who’s pitching today besides Pettitte?
Also, the Yankee segment on Letterman last night was pretty funny especially the part with Pettitte.
crawdaddy..
Read again.I didn’t say I don’t want people responding to it.I just said that it’s sad to see that people are responding in a way that they think they know it all
I think these sportswriters are anxiously awaiting the day that these guys get hurt. LOL Nolan Ryan pitched until he was in his 40′s – did he get hurt? Jeter is 36, yes, but he’s not bulky and he keeps himself in great shape. He might get hurt getting hit by a pitch, but I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for him to remember he’s 36. I see Mo as more of a guy that will experience a gradual decline instead of falling off the cliff; if that happens, then the Yankees will still survive. Didn’t Carlton Fisk catch until he was in his late 30′s? Until Posada shows the signs, I’m also not going to assume anything. Andy is probably the one who could go the quickest, but even he seemed to find the fountain of youth next year. LOL it’s true – the Sox are not a young team, but apparently age questions don’t apply to them.
I’m really looking forward to the game tomorrow against our future players. I’m glad YES is broadcasting that game.
aren’t the baseballs made in haiti? if so, was there any disruption of production?
“Read again.I didn’t say I don’t want people responding to it.I just said that it’s sad to see that people are responding in a way that they think they know it all”
It’s sad that you worry about such things, as I either accept others opinion or reject them and then move on.
Joe from Long Island -
I agree with you. The only time I see any of this stuff is when it’s posted here, actually. I don’t go out of my way to find it, for sure.
Still, even knowing why they do what they do, knowing that any attention is better than none as far as they’re concerned, I still wish it could be different. It often seems to me that the only team in the world that is covered as negatively as it is by its own hometown reporters is the Yankees. Always looking for the negative angle, the put-down story, the “controversy.” For a team that usually does what it sets out to do – field a playoff-contending team – I just don’t understand it.
Of course, there are exceptions, but overall, it seems this way to me.
Thanks, Doreen!
OK, curiosity got the better of me, so I checked out ESPNNewYork. Is Matthews sleeping with Lupica?
It’s not a question of knowing it all. It’s giving you an explanation as to why Montero isn’t in the catching mix at this time.
I’m sorry if facts upset you.
I appreciate sarcasm and humor in print but prefer it to make me chuckle and not cringe when I read it.
Matthews and O’Connor’s writing often falls into the mean spirited cringe category for me.
Hopefully the ESPN NY site will provide some good interviews and video because their columnist choices seem to be lacking in diversity of style.
LOL it’s true – the Sox are not a young team, but apparently age questions don’t apply to them.
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That’s because their players all get hurt no matter how old they are. JD Drew, Dice-K (twice in three years for significant parts of the season), Beckett (once a year), Lowrie (all the time).
But yes, Ortiz, Varitek, Lowell, Wakefield (I missed the part on espn where these guys are pillars of health).
Even Ortiz’s ‘non-illegal’ shakes arent helping him stay fit.
crawdaddy (Boycott ESPN-NY) April 2nd, 2010 at 9:45 am
Who’s pitching today besides Pettitte?
Also, the Yankee segment on Letterman last night was pretty funny especially the part with Pettitte.
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Agreed. That part with Andy was really cute ( Disclaimer: I think anything involving Pettitte is really cute)
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....um=twitter
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Another joke that never dies. Yankees aren’t trading Cano, not moving Jeter to 2nd, LF…. Why is Riccardi the only one in this article with any common sense?
2 days til baseball. Looking forward to watching the team light up Fenway.
Worry about such thinks?haha no mate. Just saying. It’s no big think.
And ssj44.
Fact’s upset me?haha. You just proved my point
There aren’t many players in all of baseball I can realistically see the Yankees trading Cano for. Especially so that a late 30′s Jeter could move to 2b. Jeter will play SS until he can’t anymore and then will probably finish up in RF.
Cano is on the cusp of being an elite all around player at a very shallow position throughout baseball..they aren’t trading him unless its a huge return IMO.
Here’s the David Letterman stuff if you missed it like I did:
http://www.cbs.com/late_night/.....6CLkrpXUQl
Blake-
Cano should be considered like Elliot Ness.
MTU, morning MTU. I can understand these folks wanting to see Montero today can’t you? Too bad our TV viewership isn’t quite as important as actually getting the team ready for the season
Why would the Yankees trade their only young position player? It makes no sense.
Betsy-
My section at the new stadium is a big Joba fan club (I miss my old crew from the old stadium).
I have 7 Jeter shirts (seriously) because every Christmas someone in my family would be like Hey ! Liza loves the Yankees, I know A Jeter shirt! Still better than the year my ex inexplicably bought me a Mike Mussina figurine. I don’t think I mentioned his name more than once during his tenure with the Yankees (not that I didn’t like him, I just didn’t love him). I do still have 2 boxes of Jeter Flakes (I wonder what’s going on inside those boxes though- that cereal has to be 13 or 14 years old)
You can call me a jerk for saying it, but I genuinely wish my fellow Yankees fans could enjoy this historic run without being bothered by what the media says about the team.
And lest anyone protest that they really don’t care, if you’re consistently reading what you claim is biased, anti-sentiment coverage and then talking about it on fan forums, you do care.
There is a co-dependent quality to all this – as if some of you are waiting ans waiting until the media has no choice to acknowledge the Yankees greatness, at which time then there will be no doubt – THAT will be the final, true validation.
Voluntarily reading coverage that you suspect is going to be biased and bothersome is a self-fulling prophecy.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-yo.....d-decision
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I think people need to get that Granderson is a FAR FAR FAR superior player to Brett Gardner and that is why he is playing the big position of Yankees CFer, not because they want to get Crawford next year, through i think they do.
“Why would the Yankees trade their only young position player? It makes no sense.”
Betsy, thats why you have to take what some of these writers and anonymous scouts say with lots of salt, because a lot of them either have no idea what they are talking about or write inflammatory columns to create discussion and get people to read it.
CU, if they boo Hughes, then those clowns are not Yankee fans. No Yankee fan could actively root against one of their own, even if it’s not their “boy”. I hope you don’t accidentally open one of those boxes of cereal, lol.
Blake, I admit I didn’t read the article so I don’t know who was proposing this idea, but I’m trying to get better at taking things with grains of salt. I hate the idea of objective journalists trying to get a rise out of people by writing stupid things; on the other hand, I don’t put it past them……and I certainly agree many of them have no clue.
“I think people need to get that Granderson is a FAR FAR FAR superior player to Brett Gardner and that is why he is playing the big position of Yankees CFer, not because they want to get Crawford next year, through i think they do.”
Also, I think the Yankees aren’t 100% sure Gardner is an everyday player so they don’t want to start Granderson off in LF and then have to move him back to CF if it turns out that Gardner doesn’t work out. That and I also think Granderson is a better CF’er at this point in time.
Blake-
“MTU, morning MTU. I can understand these folks wanting to see Montero today can’t you? Too bad our TV viewership isn’t quite as important as actually getting the team ready for the season”
Good morning to you as well.
Absolutely understand the buzz over Montero.
It’s really important the he get the reps he needs as a catcher under the watchful eyes of the AAA people.
When I saw him this Spring I was very impressed with what I saw from him as a Catcher. He is anything but sluggish behind the dish, receives the ball well, and has a strong and accurate arm with a decent release.
I think Randy said that his lower half is a bit sluggish but the “old school”
footwork technique should help with that along with the teaching at the AAA level.
Looking forward to seeing him as soon as he is considered ready for prime time as a Catcher which for the moment would be around september.
That will give the Yankees a chance to reinforce all the lighting structures, towers , and other objects that might get in the way.
Kevin Towers will be on WFAN with Joe and Evan today; I’m not sure when – I’ll post when I find out.
I see I’ve missed quite a bit. Been busy trying to save my business in this sucky economy. TGIGF!
Jeter’s not moving to 2nd or LF. He’ll play every day at SS till the day he retires.
Cano’s not getting traded, unless it’s for an elite pitcher. But they can be acquired in FA.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Rishi April 2nd, 2010 at 10:02 am
Here’s the David Letterman stuff if you missed it like I did:
http://www.cbs.com/late_night/…..6CLkrpXUQl
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Thanks for the link Rishi!
Ledger_Yankees Stiff neck still bothering Yankees catcher Jorge Posada http://bit.ly/c2ufw7
2 minutes ago via twitterfeed
I don’t worry about these anti-Yankee articles or reporters (if I did I’d be worrying 24/7 ..lol). As Derek Jeter said …”When they stop booing us that’s when I start to worry”. The more they hate the Yankees only means one thing ….the Yanks are winning !!!
Can’t wait for Sunday night …YAY !!!
Go Yankees 2010 !!!
my only comment on the nahsayers in the media – YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF F’ING INCOMPETENTS AND/OR MENTAL MIDGETS !!!! thanx i needed that
thanks for the Letterman link Rishi, that was cute.
not overly impressed w/ the ny version of espn, I get much better information and entertainment here
Chad said, Posada’s neck is better, but will sit today which I expected. I think they’ll have him catch a few innings tomorrow.
Stuckey,
I don’t think it’s a question of getting upset over what’s written. I think some of us just want some balance.
It strikes me as funny that the Defending World Champions can’t have a positive column written on the launch of ESPNNY.
Look at what Gordon Edes writes daily about the Red Sox and compare it to the swill written by Wally Matthews this AM.
A little balance doesn’t hurt anybody.
I hate this kind of stuff – I hope Jorge will be ready for Opening Day.
CU Tiger -
What might be even scarier is that those flakes are the same today as they were 13 or 14 year ago!
Yanksgal07 -
Better to be hated than irrelevant!
I agree with SJ about balance in the writing.
That’s exactly it, SJ. I know Edes did a comparison piece for the Sox/Yanks and I didn’t even bother reading it as I know it will be a gushing article full of hypocrisy (what’s good for the Sox goose is apparently not good for the Yankees gander). ESPN NY really considers Wally Matthews a catch? It’s not like he was a Yankee beat reporter; he only wrote occasional columns on them. I can’t think of one Yankee beat reporter who’s the equivalent of Gordon Edes (or Nick Cafardo; his run down of the Yankees/Sox from a couple of weeks ago is something to behold).
pcaldera An ode to NYY spring training (in 2 tweets): ” ‘Twas a month-and-a half; to fill out a staff; that merely required a 5th starter….
4 minutes ago
pcaldera … So it’s adieu to Tampa. We’re breaking camp-a. And don’t be late for the charter.”
3 minutes ago
You dont have to read the article to still know what is being said. It is very frustrating to try to get ready for the season, or watch games on fox, espn (especially sunday night baseball), etc where you cannot get a positive comment in 3 hours about the world champions.
Ernie (New York, NY)
What are the odds you actually take any questions from the 99% of Yankee fans who are justifiably (angry) that you’re the guy we get as the beat reporter?
Wallace Matthews (10:07 AM)
Hello, Ernie. I took yours, didn’t I? And there’s no reason to be (angry). I’m going to tell you truth, without sugar-coating, because I believe NY baseball fans are big enough and smart enough to take it.
Here’s the thing…..
I can get on board with criticism. Nobody is saying don’t criticize the Yankees.
What I’m saying is, you are launching the site and you are covering the defending champs.
A team I might add with a bunch of real good guys, and good stories, on it.
Why not open with a positive piece?
Is the best you can do is, the Yankees are old and their luck isn’t going to hold up?
Seems to me you can do better than that.
You will be happy to know that Wally’s second post was the OMG The Yankees are old! post. Apparently Jorge has fallen off the proverbial cliff. At this rate he’ll run out of material by the end of the day. Luckily for him, these sort of posts practically write themselves (which is good, since he doesn’t seem too eager to actually put some thought into it)
Wally Mathews can stick it where the sun doesn’t shine.
moving right along…enough with the stupid ESPN NY chatter (and on to the last game of the Spring Training season)
That article was written as if it was to be posted on ESPN Boston. I want to know why Yankee fans would want to visit ESPN NY – just to get pi ssed on? If they wanted to do that, they could just read Madden or Lupica. What exactly is supposed to appeal to the Yankee fan ?
I wonder if Wally knows the difference between the truth and his opinion?
If his first column is any indication, the answer is no.
tex’s friend
I agree with that sentiment, but unfortunately, we are going to lose more than we are going to win.
Although we win at around a 25 percent clip, that’s 75 percent of the time hearing the cheers from the anti crowd.
personally, i like as few people as possible between me and baseball.
i don’t even think about someone telling me about the game.
the game itself tells you about it.
New Post: One last game
Betsy
It’s not. ESPN NY is just going to be an extension of NESPNBoston
Yep, CR. Well, I have a choice – I don’t have to click on it. I just think it’s ridiculous – I hope ESPN NY doesn’t succeed (but it probably will).
It sure does at this point appear that Cano is ready and able to fill the 5 hole in the lineup. As he continues to evolve he could be the best 5 hole guy in baseball. He has the skills, its the head. Keeping the head right he’s nearly a lock.
ditmars1929 April 2nd, 2010 at 9:42 am
If you are using an IBM type PC, hold the “Ctrl” key down and move the mouse roller button to increase or decrease the font size to your liking.
Though it can be difficult, Yankee fans really don’t need to be concerned with everything that’s going to be written from now until Sunday night.
And the reason why is that words are words. The games are going to be decided on the field.
This yankee team has the potential to be an absolute juggernaut and the rest of baseball and the media knows that.
Last year on several occasions I said that were the yankees to win the World Series in 2009 that the rest of baseball should be very concerned because in many ways the 2009 team might be the weakest the yanks would have over the next 2-3 years.
The 2009 team really did have a significant amount of uncertainty tied to the performances of critical players due to injury and age.
At the top of that was Alex. But there were concerns about Posada’s shoulder and Mo coming back from surgery. There were concerns about Wang’s leg, Hughes’ missing two years, Joba’s shoulder and Andy’s awful second half in 2008 due to his bum shoulder. There was a much bigger concern about what direction Cano and Swisher’s careers were going given their respective awful performances in 2008. There was real concern about Jeter’s loss of power and hitting in 2008 and whether that was the start for admonishment in his bat skills.
All of those were real concerns. Big concerns.
Most of those questions turned out positively and the team won in a year that was beaded in doubt. There is no way to underestimate who important and special it is to win when winning at all is in real doubt. In retrospect one can always dismiss this with payroll, free agency, buying a championship, etc. But in real time, in lived time there were no certainties.
Doing so has set them up for a potentially wonderful run because if they got through last year with rings many of those uncertainties would be substantially resolved. Everyone knows this, media included.
And here we are now. The defect on the team for years was age and a real lack of athleticism. And age and it’s associated risk will continue to be something the team has to live with as long as the core four are central to the team. That concern is heightened by the critical positions they play, especially Posada and Jeter.
But this year on opening day they will have 5 position player starters who are younger than 30. Think about that – if someone told you in 2008 that in less than two years the team will have 5 starters less than 30 would you believe them?
They have arguably the best hitter in all of the minor leagues. They have a bench with a few talented kids younger than 25.
And even more importantly, the yankees have the deepest pitching talent in the major leagues right now. Boston has a potentially terrific rotation – but they don’t have nearly the depth the yankees do. Same goes for the Rays, only more so.
Last year at this time all we were hearing about was Boston’s genius in “low risk high reward moves” and how great their bull pen was.
But in the end the yankees had better pitching depth than Boston last year. They do again this year.
And there’s no doubt they have the best and deepest line up in the game going into the season.
People in baseball and the media knows all of this. It’s obvious.
The games get played on the field. And all of these fact have a way of making prognostication and bluster ebb away, until they are largely forgotten noise.
Wallace Matthews: Just what Little Mikey Loopyca needs, a faulty logic echo chamber.
Hey, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. ESPN NY is apparently going to be just another cell of the ESPN/Red Sox Nation Terror Network.
Why does anyone care what’s written on any site anywhere? It means nothing.
I agree with SJ that the way to launch a site is by targeting the market with positive stories. What a turn off for day one to declare the Yanks “luck” over. Eventually the coverage is going to be a mix, it’s inevitable.
Still it’s a foolish way to launch a product.