Minor leagues get started tonight
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Apr 08, 2010 
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This is Opening Day for the Yankees minor leaguers. Of course, I’m partial to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opener because I covered it the past seven years, but each of the Yankees top four affiliates will be in action tonight.
Late spring signings have significantly changed the Triple-A roster. Chad Moeller, Chad Huffman and Robby Hammock are on the bench, crowding P.J. Pilittere and Matt Cusick to the DL and forcing Reid Gorecki — who played in the big leagues last year — to Double-A Trenton. Kevin Whelan was also taken off the active roster, with the last bullpen spot going to Zack Segovia.
If you’re not reading him already, make sure you bookmark Scranton beat writer Donnie Collins, who covered a lot of those Scranton/Wilkes-Barre openers with me, and was doing it before I got there. He’s a terrific writer with a good baseball mind. You’ll like him.
Speaking of guys you’ll like, Jesus Montero will be batting sixth in his Triple-A debut. It’s the same ease-him-in treatment the Yankees gave Austin Jackson at the beginning of last season. For those who are curious, here’s tonight’s Triple-A lineup. Right-hander Ivan Nova gets the start for Scranton.
Kevin Russo 3B
Reegie Corona 2B
Juan Miranda 1B
David Winfree RF
Jon Weber DH
Jesus Montero C
Colin Curtis LF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Greg Golson CF
In Trenton, Mike Ashmore has the Opening Day lineup. Chris Garcia is on the mound for the Thunder. For more Trenton nuggets, check out Josh Norris and John Nalbone.
Garcia for Trenton.
Stay healthy kid.
I didn’t know Moeller was back
Well since Tyler Clippard was in the Yankee minors, I will try to make this post relevant!
I am watching my beloved Nats try to beat the Phils. Tyler Clippard pitch in relief for the Nats and did a great job. Brian Bruney (totally slimmed down – TOTALLY!) relieved and allowed a walk and a double but got out of the inning unscathed.
And it was weird watching Jose Contreras pitch in relief for the Phils.
GO NATS!!!
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I have tickets for the Scranton series when they play at McCoy and face the Pawsox. (The correct pronunciation of “Pawtucket” is Puh-TUCK-et, as opposed to the ever popular PAW-tucket, used by everyone but Rhode Islanders!
Scranton’s lineup looks like they can mash.
What? We have enough healthy players to put together a team? What?
Nova gets ‘em out in order, striking out the Mets Martinez to end it.
Scranton game day.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_swbaaa_1
Chad
Can you find out why Whelan was left off the roster….he’s one of the top arms they have in Scranton and I for one thought that he’d be banging on the door this season.
This Scranton team will be a juggernaut this season.
Jesus,Russo,Vazquez,Nunez,Curtis and Corona will rake this year…..
And Scranton has their Barnyard Battle tonight for the kids.
Not the night to be pitching. 23 MPH winds blowing out to left in Scranton.
YES!!!!! – The Nats beat the Phillies!!!!!
What a great last inning.
GB
I really appreciate the in game updates on the minors squad.
My computer at work needs to update to the new adobe flash but it’s blocked and ain’t an IT guy around. argh!
Ike Davis won’t be down long for Buffalo. The Mets will be need his bat soon. He raked all spring.
Corona might rake the infield, but thay’s as far as it goes.
Phillies’ top four hitters have a combined batting average of four forty so far this season.
Buff. opens the 2nd with 2 singles
Tyler Clippard is forging himself a nice lil career pitching out the ‘pen.
He had a very good season last year for the Nats. Good for him.
Corona had a monster season in Venezuela following a very good yr in Trenton. I think he approaches .300 this season in Scranton with 20 steals. imo
Sweet DP around the horn, started by Russo to end the 2nd inning
GB, Russ Adams, 2nd baseman for Buffalo…Why is that name familiar ????
A pity to observe AJAX develop right before our eyes. Can Grandy keep up the production and be more than a 3 game wonder? haha ; – 0
David Adams will play 2B for Charleston.
Betsy -
If you’re here. Click on the link to Mike Ashmore’s coverage of the Thunder. He’s got video of Austin Romine’s first AA at-bat.
I meant Trenton for David Adams
Nice double to start out for Jesus
Montero rams a double to the left field wall, down the line
GB7
Thank you so much for posting those rosters earier.
Mekman is hitting .100 for Hotlanta so far.
Can he pick it up vs. Jonathan Sanchez in SF tomorrow?????
Colin Curtis strikes out on a change-up to strand Montero
Jesus lives!!!!!
“Stevens signs 12-year deal with Butler”
That did not take long
My pleasure, Doreen. Happy to do it.
Nova set them down in order. Hitting 92-93 with his fastball that inning.
Trenton is going to have a killer squad as well….
Garcia,Bleich,DJ Mitchell,DeLaRosa,Phelps in the ‘ro…….sick!
C- Romine, Gil
1B- Laird
2B- Dave Adams
3B- Vechinacci with Suttle on the express shuttle
SS- Nunez
RF- Brewer
CF- Goriecki
LF- Krum
DH- Gonzalez
“Tyler Clippard is forging himself a nice lil career pitching out the ?pen.
He had a very good season last year for the Nats. Good for him.”
Tyler got the win, and Matt Capps looked really good closing.
For tampa yanks, through 3 innings, Noesi has allowed one hit, no runs or walks and 4 strikeouts
“Mekman is hitting .100 for Hotlanta so far.
Can he pick it up vs. Jonathan Sanchez in SF tomorrow?????”
Melky is going to feast on National League pitching once he gets his bearings. The Melkman shall deliver.
Not that I am advocating calling him up, but I wonder what Montero could hit in the ML right now.
Does montero ever make an out?
Doreen, thanks! Go Austin!
Tampa
Banuelos, Brackman, Noesi, Heredia, Pendleton- SP
1B- Brad Suttle
2B- Corbin Joseph
3B- Kevin Maloney
SS- Pirela
RF- Melky Mesa
CF- Abe Almonte
LF- Grote/Kruml
DH- Fortenberry
very talented team both the arms and the bats….stacked!
Russo with a 2 out single
GB
how do you feel about the talent in the minor league system right now?
particularly Charleston, Tampa and Trenton?
which players are you highest on?
Trenton is not a hitter’s park, correct?
Noesi I believe has a big year and is on everybody’s wish lists come trading deadline time!
Damon hitting .143
Oh, Johnny, money isn’t everything.
Garcia > thru 4 no runs, 1 hit
This may come as a real shock, but, Scranton is in a rain delay.
Betsy -
No, it’s not a hitter’s park. The whole league I believe is a pitchers’ league, but GB7 would know better I think.
Sorry the first video wasn’t of a hit, but still, it’s something, right?
Ashmore has been doing thumbnail sketches of each of the Trenton players. It’s pretty interesting and worth a look.
The eastern League is for the most part, strictly a pitcher’s league, as is the FSl. big parks.
looks like theRays pitcher left with a hurt shoulder in the 2nd…bullpen burning going on before the weekend series?
Doreen, I didn’t watch the video, but I did see that Romine hit the ball hard, so that’s nice to see.
If either Nova or Noesi ever make it to the majors with the Yanks, it would be as a #5 starter or most likely a long reliever, much like Mendoza or aceves.
GB, ok thanks….so Romine could put up ok numbers and still have a good year. I’m really looking forward to following his progress.
Is there any place for live box scores of mL games? milb.com doesn’t seem to have live boxscores.
Garcia > 1 hitter thru 5
Noesi has better stuff then Nova and Mendoza, he has 3 man potential.
that Scranton lineup looks better than what the Houston Astros are running out there.
GB7,
I just got the minor league MLB.TV. (only 29 bucks for the season). I saw one pitch of the SWB game and them they put the tarp on the field…my luck.
Blake-
Why don’t you switch over to Trenton ?
Garcia had a 1 hitter thru 5.
tampa yanks lead 3-0 after 5 innings. Noesi has a 2 hit shutout with 0 walks and 5 strikeouts.
After 5 innings at Trenton, garcia has a 1 hit shutout with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts
Blake, I get a kickback for all of the suckers….errr….customers that I send their way.
Hopefully Garcia will turn the corner on the injuries. He was pitching well at Trenton last year before he got hurt.
Noesi has much more upside than Nova and Ramiro in my opinion.
But that would be where the Yanks would gain an advantage having #3 type pitchers throwing in the #5 slot matched up against other team’s slop.
Nova i think will be trade bait if he follows up on the stellar work he did in D.R. over the winter…
Ironically enough he’d be a great fit for the Brewers as he throws groundballs in a flyball park.
He’s a big kid who pitches 93-95 a keeps his velo late. He just lacks a killer instinct but put him with a pitching guru like Petersen and throw him in the #4 or #5 slot behind Gallardo and Wolf and you have the makings of something.
# blake April 8th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
GB7,
I just got the minor league MLB.TV. (only 29 bucks for the season). I saw one pitch of the SWB game and them they put the tarp on the field…my luck.
lol!
If he stays healthy Garcia maybe the #5 starter in the Bronx next season with Hughes in the #4 slot.
at Charleston, Shaefer Hall has a 5 inning, 3 hit shutout going, 0 walks and 4 strikeouts.
Come on, that’s really rushing Garcia. Let him stay healthy in AA, then let him stay healthy in AAA before you put him in the rotation.
Ashmore is reporting that Garcia left with an apparent injury.
He was taken out of the game, no word why. the trainer visited the mound.
Jumping the gun, is thinking he can make 10 starts in a row w/o injury,
mashmore98
Hey guys, there was no evident or clear injury. It was a 1-1 pitch for a strike, and the trainer came out. I will update you all when I can
Oh boy…. I hope he’s ok.
Garcia’s final line – 5 2/3 2 hits 0 runs 1 walk 3K’s
“Garcia’s final line”
I hope not!
Garcia finishes the night at 5.2 innings 2 hits, 9 runs, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Nice start. Laird, Luis Nunez and Austin Krum have hits. Krum’s was a double.
It sounded like he was doing pretty good. Hopefully it is nothing.
green- 9 runs? or 0 runs? LOL
Zippo, Zero, Nada runs
noesi through 6 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. still not that high on him.
Why isn’t Garcia in the pen by now? He can’t stay healthy.
Sorry, Jennifer. My pet mouse ran across my keyboard
damn Garcia left game with an apparent injury up 1-2 with 2 outs in the 6th. 69 pitches and was working on a 2-hitter.
Hope it’s nothing serious and more precautionary.
Jeez!
ot was zero runs
Lets just wait on the heart attacks. In 5.2 innings, he may have reached his pitch count limits and they just checked on him.
“Why isn’t Garcia in the pen by now? He can’t stay healthy.”
You are talking about Christian Garcia. He could very well be injured in the pen. He hasn’t pitch much at all so starting him gets him experience.
Leaving work shortly
Thrilled beyond belief to still be here
Talk to you all later!
I agree with you on just about anyone else GB but with Garcia, I think everyone thinks the worst right off the bat. Hope he’s fine.
GB – Hi, hope you’re well tonight.
Do you recall Garcia’s injury history? I know he missed 2007. Did he ever have TJ surgery?
What’s going on today? Haven’t read thru the threads and the Joe West stuff probably peetered out.
But I just heard Keith Law rant and rip West on the radio.
“…Arrogant…showboat…incompetent…Ironic that he’s complaining about the length of the games when it gives him more face time on tv…how about paying attention to what’s going on the field rather than off of it…terrible ump…people in front offices and teams all around the league [hate] him….”
It was wickedly delicious! Full on rant, he didn’t care how it sounded. Spot on in every sense.
Yes, Garcia has had TJ.
Romine apparently had an RBI single –
how can anyone root for an organization that cant even spell thier own team name correctly TWO YEARS IN A ROW?
the nationals are as much of an embarassment as thier predecessors the senators were. they should be moved to the minor leagues (o yeah, they already are!)
Garcia isn’t going to be in the Bronx next year if he stays healthy.
It’s nice to be excited about prospects.
However, overrating them, which you are doing in this entire thread doesn’t help anybody.
If 5 of these guys make the majors and play a role, that’s a big number.
They all don’t have high ceilings and they all aren’t going to be stars.
How’s Nova doing?
What’s his line?
LOL I don’t like Keith Law, but I really wish I could have heard that rant. I wonder if baseball people are secretly happy that Mo spoke out.
Hey all it’s Debbie Downer…
I mean SJ.
Wasup guy?
M, what station was it? I wonder if I could listen to the replay on line.
Betsy -
It was Austin Krum who got the rbi. Sorry.
BTW SJ
I think most on here know you’re feeling towards prospects not named Tony Sanchez no need to beat a dead horse for the umpteenth millionth time.
I read on NYYFans it was Romine……..darn.
Joe West = skinny version of Eric Gregg
Betsy,
Baseball Tonight (radio ) with Freddie Coleman. I’ll try to look for it, too.
mo spoke out?
Who, specifically, is it that I’m overrating?
Tarp is coming off of the field in Scranton
Joe West should stick to just making horrible country music.
IF (I SAID IF) Garcia stays healthy, I could see him in the pen by 2011.
Be interesting to see how the new drainage system at SWB holds up. It’s getting action right from the start.
M, boy did he speak out. If you can get me the link for the radio show, I will get you the link to Mo’s quotes, lol.
http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/.....kIMoMHjiZP
Those comments did not go over well with Rivera.
“He has a job to do. He should do his job,” Rivera said. “We don’t want to play four-hour games but that’s what it takes. We respect and love the fans and do what we have to do and that’s play our game.”
Joe from Long Island April 8th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
GB – Hi, hope you’re well tonight.
Do you recall Garcia’s injury history? I know he missed 2007. Did he ever have TJ surgery?
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Joe, think of a young right handed version of Al Leiter with those injuries. almost as bad as Horne.
Not Debbie Downer at all Champ. It’s called being realistic. Try it sometime.
I forgot more about the Yankee farm system than you will ever know.
Especially since I was once a part owner of one of the franchises.
I’m all for talking about prospects. I enjoy the talk when it’s logical.
Falsely hyping them, as you are doing to in this entire thread, is just being a cheerleader.
Buy a set of pom poms and wave them and leave the talk of talent evaluation to those on the blog who actually know what they are talking about.
Romine, btw, did drive in a run as well… 2-0 Thunder
“tarp is coming off the field in Scranton”
Yay!
looking at last years stats i see that 22 guys pitched for the yankees (including nick swisher) and that was a championship season. so its resonably safe to say that any pitcher who stays healthy has a chance to be in the yankees bullpen next season.
Thanks, Champ. Two Austins drove in runs? Cool…
Did Leiter have as many surgeries as Horne?
Betsy -
Apparently the updates for the Thunder on Twitter are more current. BOTH Austins have RBI!
Krum had the first one.
Riverdogs are tied 0-0 going into the 7th. Paredes is now pitching. Supposed to be over 6,500 fans there tonight in Charleston.
Doreen, you should have posted a
…. 
Nothing up yet, I’ll check later because it was just on the radio about an hour ago.
Here’s the link to the show page. They have archives of shows and guests. They’re pretty good and even-handed.
The analysts say different things on the radio vs. what they write. It’s weird. Guess they don’t want their positive thoughts to make the rounds in the blogosphere!
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/s.....alltonight
blake,
Why would you spend that money when you could just watch the Mets for free on SNY?
If anything, I think SJ44′s being overly-optimistic @5
Looking @it pragmatically, there really aren’t five impact MLB players in almost any system…
Here’s an accurate way of gauging whether or not a guy is a legit prospect…..
23 or under in AA, and producing, you start following them.
Once they hit 25 and are still in AA= non-prospect.
A teams best prospects are usually in AA. That’s when you start following guys.
AAA, with a few exceptions like Montero this year, is not a prospect laden league if guys are over 25.
Again who am I hyping?
And you being a minority owner in a farm team 15 years ago hardly makes you an expert on the Yanks minor leaguers or anyone else’s for that matter.
As I said to you once before I’m not impressed. Sell to some of the other posters on here.
IF you in fact don’t share my enthusiasm or opinion on some of the younger players in the organization then I suggest you follow some of your own advice and skip or ignore the posts.
This role that you’ve assumed on this board as some all knowing figure lurking in the shadows waiting to pounce on a selected poster each night is actually kindof pathetic.
I for one much prefer that you simply share your knowledge and let that be enough.
K.I.S.S.( Keep It Simple Stupid) try it!
Betsy -
Belated
Whether or not a HEALTHY Garcia can be in the pen by 2011 has nothing to do with whether or not he will be an impact player, really quite the contrary.
niese is pitching pretty well for the metsies so far (im only up to the 5th inning on my dvr)
LGY,
lol, you must enjoy pain
M, thanks! Frankly, I think that’s hypocritical; if you believe in something, then have the conviction to state it no matter what.
Otha,
I am.
In a given draft year, over 1500 players are drafted. Less than 2% play one full season of MLB.
That’s how tough it is to make it.
Arias replaced Garcia and has 1.1 perfect innings. 4-0 Trenton.
Better late than never, Doreen!
Game is heating up in the 6th at the trop. Bases loaded with birds, 0 outs.
“Not that I am advocating calling him up, but I wonder what Montero could hit in the ML right now.”
Montero would have hit in the bigs last year. He might not have been great but he likely would have done ok.
His bat is ready. Montero handled AA last year better than Miguel Cabrera did and Cabrera was a year older. Same for Heyward.
When those two tore up AA, that was pretty telling that they’re just on a different level of hitter.
Montero just needs to stay healthy. The yankees have the luxury of not needing him now and being able to develop him.
I have no desire to see Montero up this year; let him spend all year in AAA honing his craft….
m-
Any word on the injured Tampa pitcher ?
Take your own advice twerp.
3 of my best friends in the game are 2 farm directors and a MLB GM.
I watch over 75 minor league games in person with my scout friends annually.
I can assure you I am more than current and I could care less if you are impressed or not.
Neimann (Tampa) hit by a comebacker in the shoulder after 1.1 innings. Bullpen trying to patch the game together.
CB,
If Montero was in the bigs this year do you think he or Heyward would have the better season with the bat?
mtu,
Nothing really. Hopefully just a contusion.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
For tampa, Noesi and Braboy still have a 2 hit shutout going. Btaboy in two innings has 2 strikeouts. The big guns are abe almonte and Jose Pirela.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_tbyafa_1
Montero could definitely hit in the majors now.
He’s not ready to catch in the majors yet.
That’s why it’s great he has the luxury of a full season in AAA with a solid vet like Chad Moeller to mentor him, is a great thing.
Garcia being healthy should be a fast mover, he will be a minor league free agent soon.
Thanks for the updates, GB!
“I can assure you I am more than current and I could care less if you are impressed or not.”
The sure sign the opposite is true is actually posting this publicly.
You sure care that SOMEONE is impressed.
This dispute over Garcia is silly.
1) He probably won’t be healthy.
2) But if he is and remains so, any hard thrower with command at AA or above can fill in in the pen at some point.
Axisa repeats a BA report here that is at odds with everything I have heard:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....ntero.html
Montero could probably hit around .260-.270 this year, but, hardly worth stunting his gtowth.
Any time, betsy
m-
Thanks for the update.
People throwing Garcia’s name into the mix even before his “apparent injury” is crazy. Melancon was nearly unhittable at AA and was deemed MLB ready at AAA after 18+ innings. We saw how that worked out. Garcia has never proven he could pitch through injuries or keep his body ready. That’s as much a factor in advancing upward.
Winfree homers to left center field. 109 SWB
Poor Ekstrom. Let up a single, HBP, walk. Balfour comes in and allows 1 run to score on a single by Wieters. WP scores another one. Then he just give up a single to allow the last inherited runner + Wieters to score. Ekstrom went from 0.00 to 81.00 just like that.
Anyway, a 1-2 score has ballooned up to 5-2 Orioles.
SJ, You’re once again pissing in the wind……Consider the source….
infield hit for Weber, Montero is up
Pat M,
Very true.
“People throwing Garcia’s name into the mix even before his “apparent injury” is crazy. Melancon was nearly unhittable at AA and was deemed MLB ready at AAA after 18+ innings. ”
The word is MIX. That means if x,y, and/or z occurred, he could be in the MIX. Just like Melancon is the MIX. Jeez.
Montero lines one just short of the right field track and into a 23 MPH wind.
funny how this board goes bananas over anyone in the organization. two weeks into ST people had colin curtis as the yankees starting LFer and even the last week of camp people wanted winfree over thames.
years ago nobody knew or cared anything about the yankees minor leaguers and even mlb rookies were suspect, now its gone completly the other way, players in low a ball are being penciled into the yankees starting lineup.
knowing who’s in the minors is nice but people really need to mellow out a bit on these guys.
Curtis bounces out to end the 4th inning
LGY,
Heyward would have been more likely to have the better reason due to position alone.
It is just very difficult to catch, especially in the big leagues given the speed of the game and the complexity of playing in the AL east where there are such good, patient offenses. Lots of responsibilities behind the plate.
Even if Montero would only catch like 30-40 games he would have been doing a ton of work behind the plate to improve.
That’s just not easy and I’d have to think that would have a substantial impact on Montero and that kind of stressor just doesn’t exist for a RF like Heyward.
I don’t think it’s an accident that Matt Wieters didn’t explode last year like so many were anticipating. That’s just a difficult position to play and then to hit also and do so at the age of 20…
Now if before this season, you’d have asked me who would hit better in their first year with Heyward playing RF and Montero playing DH I’d probably have guessed Montero. And the reason why is that the transition to the bigs for kids who hit left handed can be a challenge. They just don’t see any quality left handed pitching – and that’s doubly true for Heyward who never played in AAA. In AAA at least there are some journeyman left handers who have ML experience. Heyward never really saw them.
Then again, I hadn’t seen Heyward swing a bat before this spring… and that’s really something.
Those two are just absolute studs. No other way to put it.
“Melancon was nearly unhittable at AA and was deemed MLB ready at AAA after 18+ innings. We saw how that worked out.”
13 hits in his first ML 16.1 IP/3.86 ERA.
Walks were a little high, yes, but overall worked out pretty well actually.
GB, who’s the hitting coach at Trenton? Also, do you know who works with the catchers there?
I kind of like the team we have now.
But it’s nice to know some of the names, and sometimes the faces.
I don’t think anyone’s overhyping anyone. (except someone was trying to hype up Noesi?) We’v all learned our lessons from Generation Trey.
Melancon was not that good last year; he hit several batters towards the end of the season.
CB
great post!
M, I need a throwing up smiley. I get
and 
at that nickname
Y’s,
Excellent point.
Jason Heywood has the best bat speed at his age of anyone I’ve seen since Arod. He’s incredible for his age.
The absolute real deal.
Melancon was actually decent considering that he didn’t get regular work, at least until his Sept call up.
OFF TOPIC: how do you refresh without leaving the site? Thanks in advance.
Betsy, The trenton batting coach is Frank Menechino
M, I definitely like knowing who these kids are; some of them will hopefully make up the new core of Yankees. Imagine if we could have followed Mo, Andy, Derek and Jorge? Instead, we’ve followed Phil and Joba – it’s ridiculous how much information there is out there.
he hit 2 batters!
Really Bets you need to get some perspective.
Melancon’s debut last year was better than D Rob’s from the prior season.
Stuck
way to look at the real facts over the silly perceptions that some adhere to around here.
“years ago nobody knew or cared anything about the yankees minor leaguers”
That is such a generalization that it has no meaning.
“OFF TOPIC: how do you refresh without leaving the site? Thanks in advance”
hit the F5 button.
Walks and HBP were high.
He Melancon did not pitch well in NY last year.
I think he will get another shot at some point this year.
Not sure, Betsy, but, I think that they have a riving organizational catching instructor.
GB, that name seems soooooo familiar; was he on the Rangers not too too long ago? Maybe not the Rangers, but I know he played in the big leagues.
I just hope Austin will get the same good instruction re: catching that he obviously got in A ball.
Oh please, I need perspective? Champ, I’m not getting into an argument tonight, but I do not need perspective….
****roving**** organizational
“years ago nobody knew or cared anything about the yankees minor leaguers”
Years ago there wasn’t an internet to keep track of them.
Anybody see Rays prospect pitcher Hellickson pitch? I saw him twice last year in AAA, and he was very impressive. I have a feeling that is a name Yankee fans are going to hear a lot about in the near future.
Came late to the Joe West party. Spent all day in court waiting for a judge to decide she was ready to do a hearing that lasted all of 45 minutes. Of course my client and I had to be at her beck and call all day too. Got nothing done on any other clients and the client with me in court missed a full day of work. Then of course she decides that a cop I had thoroughly confused (exposed?) on cross examination was “credible.” Gotta let it roll off your back. Kind of like when Joe West calls a phantom strike or says a ball crossed the plate when it clearly didn’t.
So Joe West decided he was going to take matters into his own fat hands (complete with those fat man knuckle dimples), and save the game of baseball from its two greatest problems: The Yankees and the Sox. One fat man speaking truth to power. Yup, a recipe for success… on conspiracy blogs. Can we all say in unison: “Who the @#%& asked you, Joe?”
If he has a beef, he should take it up with his supervisor at MLB HQ. Just exposes this boob for what he is: Drunk with power, the ability to call a MLB player out on a borderline strike and smile while his dog, Angel Hernandez, runs somebody from a game because his hair trigger was tripped.
The Yankees and Sox are an Embarrassment to the Game? Hey Joe, just look in the mirror if you want to see the embarrassment to the game, cellulite boy. If my man C-money and Boy Wonder Theo aren’t burning up the phone lines getting West fired, I give up. He no longer commands any respect on the field because he traded on his objectivity. He should be suspended, fined, kicked upstairs, removed from any game responsibilities in Yankee or Red Sox games.
Ironically, he’s just another “little” man with delusions of grandeur. And they ought to nip Angel Hernandez in the gonads right now to send the clearest of all messages: Umpires should be seen and not heard; umpires that crave attention and want to be factors in games should be sacked.
GB, thanks…
“Walks and HBP were high.”
Which is often a consequence of irregular work. It’s too bad for Melancon, because that’s life in the Yankees, but he pitched well enough to get more opportunities if he wasn’t pitching for the NYY.
3-2 Riverdogs in the bottom of the 8th. Rain in the area, so the game might be delayed.
Chump809 –
way to look at the real facts over the silly perceptions that some adhere to around here
Like your perception that SJ was not up to date on our minor leaguers.
Russo starts another around the horn DP to get scranton out of a jam.
Thanks CB. Hopefully the Yankees do everything they can in 2011 to make the transition as easy as possible on Montero. With Posada, Girardi, and Pena around he will have just a ton of resources and knowledge surrounding him, so I imagine that will help.
Murphy, I didn’t read it because I refused to read it, but big surprise that Wally Matthews thinks the ump was right. I really am angry about this and I have to question West’s integrity now. I have no doubt that if he ever umps a Yankee or Red Sox game again, he will blow a call just to get the game over with. Even if it’s not true, the idea has been planted; this was the most egregious, obnoxious comment I’ve ever read.
““years ago nobody knew or cared anything about the yankees minor leaguers”
That is such a generalization that it has no meaning.”
you mean like: ‘if (insert any pitcher’s name) stays healthy, he could make the bullpen next season?
Trenton wins 4-0
Chad, I really enjoy your focus on the minors. I think it makes me, and most likely others, better Yankee fans! So thank you!
GB, is Russo playing SS? If not, then I wonder why not?
“you mean like: ‘if (insert any pitcher’s name) stays healthy, he could make the bullpen next season?”
Did you read your own post?
Y’s Guy April 8th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
looking at last years stats i see that 22 guys pitched for the yankees (including nick swisher) and that was a championship season. so its resonably safe to say that any pitcher who stays healthy has a chance to be in the yankees bullpen next season.
Pat M.-
Here’s your boy’s line for tonite( Matusz) :
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Matusz 5.0 2 2 2 5 7 0 3.60
97 pitches 55 for strikes
Thought you might want to know.
A brief nephew update
After dinner tonight, my nephew took a really bad, really smelly dump.
thanks for making my point twice rich
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 8th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
GB, that name seems soooooo familiar; was he on the Rangers not too too long ago? Maybe not the Rangers, but I know he played in the big leagues.
I just hope Austin will get the same good instruction re: catching that he obviously got in A ball.
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That’s him, Betsy. Pesky little hitter from the NY area. Hitter like craig Council. Spray hitter and annoying.
Twerp!
wow another internet tough guy!
For someone who loves to give it to others you deem not worthy you certainly get your panties in a bunch rather quickly.
just so you know it’s a dead give away of what kind of guy you really are out on the street.
And following your nephew around and watching him play is great I’d do it to if it were my blood but doesn’t make you an expert buddy.
And bragging about who you pal around with doesn’t make you seem any more important to me at least if anything it makes you seem small.
Curious a few weeks ago you were on this board talking up crap like Charlie Morton and telling us all about how much “fun” your nephew had catching his bullpens and blah blah blah as if he was anything other than the crap pitcher he is….
And I’m the cheerleader for correctly noting how much “talent” the Yanks have on their minor league rosters particularly at the A and AA levels and I’m the promoter with the pom poms.
CHARLIE MORTON!
Wallace Matthews update for Betsy
“And the GMs of both the Yankees and Red Sox should assume some of the blame for the excessive length of their games, since both specifically and carefully shop for hitters who like to work deep into the counts in an attempt to get the right pitch to hit and in the process wear down pitchers.”
“But when a batter like Nick Johnson seems determined to see at least six pitches each time up…even Ken Burns might be tempted to blurt out what baseball has been telling its players for years now. Pick it up, will ya, fellas?”
“thanks for making my point twice rich”
I have no idea what your point is at this point.
What I do know is that if injuries or ineffectiveness occur in the pen, as is almost always the case, a healthy Chris Garcia could get a shot by 2011. It’s really not that complicated.
Betsy
Russo’s playing 3B because Eduardo Nunez is the team’s best SS prospect and can actually play the hell out of the position.
Betsy, Russo was playing 3rd base. The regular shortsyop is Eduardo Nunez….outstanding young talent
Yeah DaveWV
Because he really isn’t as I’m sure you aren’t either. But hey it’s cool to each his own.
I think Ken Burns would tell Matthews to STFU.
There isn’t as much talent at the AA and AAA levels as you think champ.
You called me stupid in your post to me.
If you are going to resort to namecalling, expect to get it back.
Yep, I remember him that way, too. It’s so funny that these guys retire, you forget about them, and then they pop up out of the blue.
champ809 April 8th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Twerp!
wow another internet tough guy!
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Instead of thinking you know everything, better go back and read how Steinbrenner DIDN’T blow the family fortune.
LGY, I didn’t read that – sorry, I skipped right over it.
Champ, thanks – but I would still rather see Russo. I’ve not heard good things about Nunez – that is, I doubt he’s a high-end prospect and Russo can hit. How else are the Yankees ever going to know if Russo can be their future utility INF?
For the fake that wanted a nephew update, here it is::
Hes 2-4 with 2 RBI in his first game tonight and his team is winning 13-2 in the 7th.
Looks like “dan” is back and using my name.
How original.
Nunez starts another DP with a sparkler….6-4-3
“Melancon was not that good last year; he hit several batters towards the end of the season.”
Melanson was pitching his first career 16 inning and he only gave ML hitters 13 hits. Struck out 10 of them. He admitted he was nervous and was used irregularly.
I fail to understand how you the point that it was his first 16 innings EVER is just ignored when cited, as if he was REALLY good he’d be fully-formed his first months in the majors.
As has been pointed out, Robertson had a 5.34 his first 30 ML innings.
He got better.
SJ44 April 8th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
A brief nephew update
After dinner tonight, my nephew took a really bad, really smelly dump
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That’s a real mature post there guy!
one of your scout buddies must be the infamous Dan that’s been roaming here the last few days.
day off updates…
Betsy,
Nunez is a better prospect than Russo. He can also hit and has more power than Russo.
IMO, he’s the most underrated prospect at the AA and AAA levels.
Betsy,
What are you apologizing about?
I was just giving you the highlights of Matthews newest article because I know how much you enjoy reading his article
murphydog – sounds like you had a really great day. Don’t you love dealing with someone who likes throwing their weight around, having no respect for what anyone else is going through, thinking they’re the ones who count. Kind of analogous to this Joe West nonsense.
Great start for Tony, SJ! Good for him.
Maybe Wally Matthews and “Wild Wild” Joe West might benefit from a refresher course on the rules of baseball. Here are some big ones: Three strikes and you’re out, four balls and you get a base. Score more runs than the other guy in nine innings and you win. “Pick it up will ya fellas?” Pick it up and do what? Forget about the principles of winning a ball game and try to lose a few? The fans will like the game more with more strikeouts? Freakin seriously? West sounded deranged when you really look at what he’s implying. But thank god for ESPNNY because not many people read NEWSDAY and they would have missed Wally’s incisive commentary on Big Joe’s Blather. Sorry if the Yankees haven’t adopted the Mets’ far more engaging style of olde tyme baseball.
Seriously, MLB cannot tolerate this kind of popping off from supposed-to-be-objective-umpire West. He’s got to go.
i’ve been coming here for over 2 years now, but the people who just come here to argue are just making it harder and harder. in the beginning i used to watch the games and comment on here and it was alot of fun, but over time, the panic brigade has ruined that to the point that its not enjoyable. so i went to dropping on after the games and such, but the people who just want to argue are making that as unpleasant as the game posts got to be. its a real shame.
rich, i have to go to bed now so you will have to find someone else to argue with, im sure you will, you never seem to have a problem finding one.
“Seriously, MLB cannot tolerate this kind of popping off from supposed-to-be-objective-umpire West. He’s got to go.”
If Selig does nothing, it’s because he agrees with West.
For those that want to listen to the free radio feeds of the kid teams, here’s the link. Only need to see who and when they play. Tampa isn’t listed, but, most every team they play is.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball...../audio.jsp
This is why Bets if you want to know about the prospects you should do some more research.
Russo is a nice bat but the Yanks are not going to stick him at a position- SS- that he can’t play when they have a kid who has a world of talent for the position in Nunez who happens to also be a player with a higher ceiling than Russo because some fans on blogs have got it in their brains that Russo should be on the big club instead of Pena and the only thing holding him back is that he can’t cover SS.
this is the same Eduardo Nunez who last year led ALL Yankees minor leaguers in hits, 2nd in BA and was voted the player of the year @ SS in his league, the Eastern League @ 22yrs old and who you may have seen launching balls all over the yard in ST as it seemed he was in every rally the Yanks had.
BTW that same Eduardo Nunez reported to camp almost a full month early and spent his days working out and working on his game with the Cap’n Jeter…… that impressed me.
“rich, i have to go to bed now so you will have to find someone else to argue with, im sure you will, you never seem to have a problem finding one.”
Give it rest.
Here’s the box from Charleston through 8 innings.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....x_crdafx_1
Here’s the box from Charleston through 8 innings.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball…..x_crdafx_1
Thanks for the link.
If Joe West really wants the game to speed up I’d suggest he huddle up with the rest of the penguins and make it a point to do THEIR jobs properly and call the strike zone as it’s written in their manuals!
That would get the game moving along nicely and that is something that he and or they actually control!
Betsy, when you have questions just ask SJ, Bohd and a couple of the others for links to free sites and keep asking different questions. My advice, stay away from the pay sites and know-it-alls like a couple that you’ve figured out by now. i’ll give you the team sites if you can’t find them.
No problem, Dave.
Ike davis lead off the top of the 7th with a double but, Logan got a ground out a strikeout and Miranda flagged down a shot down the 1st base line to end the inning. 1-0 Scranton
Montero, tat dog, hits an easy bouncer to third to open the bottom of the 7th, and curtis does the same
Charleston wins 5-2. great pitching from all the kids and everyone wins. scranton starting the 8th inning.
i haven’t read all the comments, but did anyone mention that the top 3 farm clubs all had shutout wins in their openers? also, the trenton home attendance trounced the swb home attendance! chad, please elucidate why
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Hey, thanks for the tip on bookmarking Collins! I went to the LoHud Outing last year and had a blast. I’d love to follow them throughout their season.