Postgame notes: Teixeira has another big day
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Notes, Podcast on May 08, 2010 
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Mark Teixeira had just finished playing a game in May, but he was once again stuck talking about his games in April.
“This game will humble ya, and I was humbled the first few weeks of the season,” he said. “I just kept working hard, and I think the last week or two it’s been feeling better.”
Teixeira became the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig to hit three home runs at Fenway Park. Gehrig did it in 1927.
“Any time you talk about the Yankees — Gehrig, DiMaggio, the list goes on and on – it makes you realize you’ve got a long way to go to be in their category,” Teixeira said. “There’s a lot of work to do.”
His first homer put the Yankees in the lead and his last capped the blowout. The Yankees have outscored the Red Sox 24-6 the past two days. Teixeira has a modest three-game hitting streak that includes eight RBI. This was his second four hit game of the month, this after hitting .136 in April. He and Alex Rodriguez — who also scuffled a bit in April — reached base in nine of 11 plate appearances.
“If we have a few guys that might be a little dinged up, it’s time for Alex and I to start picking it up.”
Since there was quite a bit to address, here’s Girardi’s postgame media session.
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• Alfredo Aceves said the lower back soreness he felt tonight was the same as what he felt in spring training, but he’s been told two or three days off should do the trick. Girardi said there are no plans to make a move.
• Brian Cashman said this afternoon that Nick Johnson will miss “several” days. Girardi said he looked up several in the dictionary. “Several is more than two but less than many,” Girardi said. “We know at least 15 days. We know probably a little bit more than that.”
• Once the rain delay went 15 minutes, Girardi knew Sabathia was finished. He knew it would take another 15 minutes to get the field ready and Sabathia didn’t argue when Girardi told him it was time to bring in the bullpen.
• Sabathia said the pitch that hit Dustin Pedroia was simply a fastball that got away from him. Girardi said the same thing. “His fastball was cutting today, and that’s happening a little bit with him. When he does that, his command is off.”
• Despite Francisco Cervelli’s nine hits in the past four games as Jorge Posada’s fill-in, Girardi said he has no plans of making Posada his regular DH and keeping Cervelli behind the plate. He doesn’t want to carry three catchers — “That’s probably not in our plans right now,” Girardi said — and he doesn’t like to regularly put both catchers in the starting lineup. He’ll do it occasionally, but not every day.
• Girardi plans to start Posada at catcher on Monday.
• Sabathia said he “probably would have gone quicker” had he known the game was going to be delayed with two outs and a 2-2 count in the fourth inning, but he ultimately had no problem with the umpire’s decision. Neither did Girardi. “We’ve had enough of our problems without someone slipping,” Girardi said.
• Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the ninth time in his career. He’s second among active players in that statistic. No. 1? Nick Swisher.
• Brett Gardner has a 10-game hitting streak. His career-high is an 11-game streak.
• Cervelli’s five RBI were the most from a Yankees catcher since Posada had six RBI way back in 2006. The last Yankees catcher other than Posada to have five RBI in game was John Flaherty who did it in 2004. The last Yankees catcher to have five RBI against the Red Sox was Yogi Berra in 1957.
stuckey,
Where was Tex at before today. He did quite well for himself today and showed no mercy on Mr. Van Every
The Red Sox still remain scumbags. What a sad excuse for a team.
Cash said several weeks, not days………
I can’t believe there were actually people who wanted CC to warm up just so he could come in and get a win; no player is more important to the team and his health comes above all else.
Did one of the beat writers actually ask if Cervelli was going to replace Jorge? Wow….
Ace being unreliable due to back issues is a problem for the pen; I’m glad it appears he’s basically ok.
SAS
Good for you! Enjoy your day! You’ve earned it! Every mother does!
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And by mothers, I also meant mothers of pets too!!!
Sigh.
So much to digest. Thanks, Chad!
Thank you CR9
He’ll do it occasionally, but not every day.
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Always love those disclaimers at the end of declarative statements.
I think it’s funny how it’s “obvious” CC purposely plunked PEDroia, but Beckett, who’s known for being a piece of David Ortiz (p oo), didn’t hit any of our players on purpose. Woooooo
OMG. They should have put David Ortiz in to pitch today instead of Van Every.
At least then Ortiz would have been worth something.
“He’ll do it occasionally, but not every day.
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Always love those disclaimers at the end of declarative statements.”
That’s not a disclaimer.
It’s a redundancy, which is OK in a blog comment because sometimes you have to repeat your point about fifteen times before people understand it.
I loved Cervelli so much that I was willing to say goodbye to Jose Molina.
I got your back, ‘Cisco!
Every morning when I clean my rump, I see David Ortiz. It’s annoying at times.
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Thanks Erica,
Are you going to bake the cookies for Mother’s Day?
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I actually think I am going to skip baking tomorrow. I have to do a bunch of errands in the morning and I’d have to bake them tonight.
I am probably going to buy muffin tops in the morning instead
Nick, I would have liked Jose Molina a lot more if he did what Mr. Cervelli is currently doing.
Now admit it, you would have to.
2 cheap fouls in a row on the Lakers.
SAS, I looked on camera like it was just a back tweak when his his foot caught in the mud on the mound when he threw a pitch. He walked off without a limp or assistance.
The refs are trying to take the Lakers out of the mix in case the Celts make it through. They want them to have an easier path.
SAS, just keep your grandson away from my great-granddaughter. She’s not allowed to date until she’s 45 years old, and, then, only with a proper chaperone
Nick,
You need to start dining out in celebration of big days from Francisco Cervelli.
Hmmm. But that could get expensive, since he is a rising star.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I have cleared my DVR!
How is that not a foul, what they just did to Kobe.
And Deron Williams gets a cheap call.
And I have cleaned my bowels.
Wave your Hat, how come you didn’t respond to my post that Cervelli actually had a higher career minor league average than Jorge? You said “There is nothing in Cervelli’s minor league career that indicates he can maintain anywhere near this level of offensive performance.” What in Posada’s minor league career indicated that he could maintain his excellent level of performance?
Congratulations Erica. Now you can enjoy your Mother’s Day with your mind at ease!
Erica..
Those errands are such a nuisance. I am going to Long Island tomorrow with the rest of the world…lol
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Kyle Korver, a white loser, can get away with committing fouls on Kobe.
During the summer there isn’t too much to put on a DVR
Jim,
Take a look at Cervelli’s minor league OBP and SLG vs Posada’s.
Does it matter that he’s white?
GB..
He is adorable. He has bright red hair. He is very tall. He loves his cars, trucks, books and kicking balls
Yes, it matters. He’s a white guy with little lateral quickness, and cant play defense, and yet when he fouls the best player in the NBA, he gets away with it.
“Nick, I would have liked Jose Molina a lot more if he did what Mr. Cervelli is currently doing.
Now admit it, you would have to.”
Of course. But that was never going to happen.
“You need to start dining out in celebration of big days from Francisco Cervelli.”
I wouldn’t know whether to get Venezualan or Italian.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! LAMAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wave your hat,
OBP: .368 exactly the same as Posada
SLG: .380 to Posada’s .436 lower than Posada but Cervelli is not a power hitter.
so what’s your point? Show me the holes in Cervelli’s minor league career that screams flash in the pan since you brought up the argument?
What a decision by Deron Williams to pass the ball off to Kyle Korver, who has nailed every shot this game.
Wow, what a decision. It must have taken a real genius.
And these idiots on ABC are lauding him for the only right decision there was.
Even I’m getting excited. What a game!
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
GB..
He is adorable. He has bright red hair. He is very tall. He loves his cars, trucks, books and kicking balls
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Sorry, SAS, but, my mind is made up about that. She’s blond, blue eyed, not tall, likes her dolls, fascinated with TV, loves the Yankees (or, she will when I’m finished) and like most southern women, will love busting them. Of course, she’s only 9 months old and has a twin brother. Oh, yeah…she loves a 2 year old German Shepard named “Killer”.
Blatant foul Foul Fish put on Boozer, and no call. What a joke the NBA is.
CR9 May 8th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Congratulations Erica. Now you can enjoy your Mother’s Day with your mind at ease!
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Thanks. But I choose to ignore Mothers Day and everything associated with it
If you look at the pic on the top of this page quickly, doesn’t it look like Jeter is taking a picture of Tex?
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Erica..
Those errands are such a nuisance. I am going to Long Island tomorrow with the rest of the world…lol
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Tell me about it.
My job screwed me up and I was supposed to be at a client near my home on Monday. So I made an appointment that I usually do Mondays (which is near my office) for Sunday morning. Except now, I am going to be at my office as usual on Monday and I am stuck going out to Hicksville in the morning. So like you, I will be running around Long Island in the morning
Nick in SF May 8th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
If you look at the pic on the top of this page quickly, doesn’t it look like Jeter is taking a picture of Tex?
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Yes
Maybe the morning will show a greater enthusiasm for all that the Yankees have accomplished so far this season.
IMO, this is a very special team destined to do very special things.
Nite all.
How did Fisher end up on the floor?
They just screwed the Lakers.
There was clearly a foul. He grabbed Fisher around the waist.
JIm-
You seem very tense. You should relax.
I never said Cervelli was a flash in the pan. You said that. I said he couldn’t keep up anywhere near his current level of offensive performance. He won’t.
To the point, Posada showed significantly more power than Cervelli in the minors. Posada was significantly better in the high minors than Cervelli.
Now to be fair, I wouldn’t have predicted a HOF career from Posada based on his minor league stats either. However, because one person wins the lottery doesn’t mean we all will.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LAKERS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was already over. Now it’s OVAH!
GB…he will be a Yankees fan because his father and grand parents are Yankees fans. He has his hat and tee shirt.
Erica…
Sorry if I hit a nerve.
It was fate. Ball (and uncalled fouls) don’t lie.
Great job by Kobe, Fisher keeping up with one of the top young PG in the league, and Artest raining 3′s to overcome Korver’s game of his life.
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Erica…
Sorry if I hit a nerve.
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No worries at all. You were fine
Goodnight ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JOYOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“GB…he will be a Yankees fan because his father and grand parents are Yankees fans. He has his hat and tee shirt.”
I don’t know, SAS, young’uns can be ornery.
My youngest went through a phase where he declared himself a Boston fan.
He grew out of it, thank God.
Red Sox “nation” is in complete free fall. Their fans are completely disillusioned with Theo, the current team and are really embarrassed. (Go to Pete Abe’s Boston blog for all the gory comments). We’ve seen pessimism on this blog before, but nothing like what’s happening in beantown.
Breen and Van Gundy are Boston homers. They are both also Mets fans, a deadly combination. They were both at Lester’s no-hitter and they were talking about how it was great to be able to witness that in one of the greatest venues in sports. Breen is a Knicks announcer, yet he is in the tank for the Celtics so is that stooge Van Gundy.
M. Jackson is a Knick at heart, a New Yorker, and a Yankees fan and is the only objective one!!
Tirico and Hubie Brown are not bad.
GB…
My sons never ever betrayed the Yankees. They knew where dinner was coming from.
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
GB…he will be a Yankees fan because his father and grand parents are Yankees fans. He has his hat and tee shirt.
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I live in Southern Georgia. No self-respecting southern belle would ever where something dark blue and definitely with the word “YANKEE” on it. They’re still fighting “The War
Of Northern Aggression” down here.
At first glance, I thought the same thing, too about the camera.
But why is the lady behind Jeter making a face like that? Was Youkilis playing 1st? She seem to be looking in his direction.
GB…
They make pink and white hats you know. I don’t know about shirts.
I meant to say they just have the NY on them
sox are 1-8 at home against the Yankees and Tampa
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
GB…
They make pink and white hats you know. I don’t know about shirts.
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NEVER….NEVER….NEVER. No way will I ever let her become a Pink Hat. I’ll just have to run away with her age raise her properly. No pink…no frills and no Sesame Street or Rainbow Brite.
GreenBeret7 May 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
NEVER….NEVER….NEVER. No way will I ever let her become a Pink Hat. I’ll just have to run away with her age raise her properly. No pink…no frills and no Sesame Street or Rainbow Brite.
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I was raised on Sesame Street and Rainbow Brite!
Whats wrong with that?
Lakers win!
nice to know Ace update
I can’t stop laughing at this comment from the Boston Herald.
KABOOM, the sound you just heard was the implosion of the redsox season!!
Well GB…
My grandson loves Sesame Street and Elmo is his favorite. I have no earthly idea what Rainbow Brite is, but that may be because girls don’t run in our family. The guys had to go out and find great looking women and so far my son and nephews are doing well. My daughter-in-law is gorgeous and blonde even if it takes a bottle….lol
Cervelli’s been a God’s send. He needs to catch 60=80 games this year to take the beating off of Posada. Posada can DH on the days Cervelli catches. If Cervelli gets hurt during the game Posada goes in to catch. So you lose the DH for a few innings, big deal. The pitchers love Cervelli, he is a timely hitter, and he’ll keep Jorge healthier. Having Jorge DH instead of Johnson will be awesome, more power, more total bases, more hits. When Cervelli catches we’d have DJ, Gardner, Tex, Arod,Cano,Posada,Swisher, Cervelli, and Winn/Granderson(when he returns). This lineup also reduces the late inning lefty match up problem putting Granderson/Winn in the 9 hole between 2 rightys. When Jorge catches we can survive with Thames for now as DH, especially vs leftys. It’d be DJ, Gardner, Tex, Arod, Cano, Posada, Swisher, Thames, Winn/Granderson.
Marchand: Cervelli should catch more, Posada should DH
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-.....id=5174349
“why is the lady behind Jeter making a face like that? Was Youkilis playing 1st?”
Either that or her big girl panties got all twisted up.
Wave your Hat, if you mean bat .429, yeah, I don’t think Ted Williams can continue that but bat.260 – .280, I think that’s a real possibility. I’m mostly trying to discount a myth that Cervelli’s 58 abs at Trenton last year before he got called up are any indicator of his very decent career minor league numbers. I think if you do the research like I have you’ll see that his minor league numbers compare favorably not only to most starting catchers in baseball but to some of the all time greats such as Posada, Pudge Rodriguez and even Carton Fiske. Catcher is not an offensive position. We’ve been spoiled as Yankee fans because we’ve been able to watch one of the great offensive catchers of all time play for 15 years. Most teams are very happy to have a catcher who can call a good game and throw out 30% of base stealers. Cervelli would be a starting catcher on almost half of the teams in baseball just based on his defense alone so can we just dispel the myth that Cervelli could not be an every day catcher?
pistol pete-
I watched “I Love You Man” tonight. Is that where your handle is from????????
Erica…
Sesame Street is great, and I actually think my grandson understands the concept of reading because of it. He knows his letters and can count even if it is by rote.
Some idiot phoned WFAN and told Tony what would you think of if the Yankees traded
Jesus Montero for Rod Barajas…(This is a Yankees fan?)
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Erica…
Sesame Street is great, and I actually think my grandson understands the concept of reading because of it. He knows his letters and can count even if it is by rote.
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I have no doubt that is true.
I taught myself how to read by 3 and a half thanks to Sesame Street.
Erica – always OPPC – Sesame Street Mafia and GTLU supporter May 8th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
GreenBeret7 May 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
NEVER….NEVER….NEVER. No way will I ever let her become a Pink Hat. I’ll just have to run away with her age raise her properly. No pink…no frills and no Sesame Street or Rainbow Brite.
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I was raised on Sesame Street and Rainbow Brite!
Whats wrong with that?
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OOOPS!!! I thought you and Erin were sleeping.
GreenBeret7 May 8th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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OOOPS!!! I thought you and Erin were sleeping.
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Hahahaha. Did I say “good night Yankee people”?
No!
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Well GB…
My grandson loves Sesame Street and Elmo is his favorite. I have no earthly idea what Rainbow Brite is, but that may be because girls don’t run in our family. The guys had to go out and find great looking women and so far my son and nephews are doing well. My daughter-in-law is gorgeous and blonde even if it takes a bottle….lol
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Not to be a snob, but, girls in my family don’t run, either. They sashay, waltz, flutter and float from room to room. LMAO.
I want to see Gardenhose and Golson in the lineup together, on the basepaths. I want Lester to be terrified tomorrow of having to deal with those guys on the bases.
I also want Miranda to start at DH against the lefty Lester
Sorry, Erica. I must have lost my mind.
Boston’s new name for Beltre……Butterfingers, they are killing me!!
Steve the cookey Mets fan was on 1050 this morning and suggested F-Mart, Parnell, and Dillion Gee for Prince Fielder and move Ike Davis to 2nd base.
GB…
Your daughter will be running lots very shortly when those twins start to run around. They run, slither, can go over and under with the greatest of ease. No doubt you will be helping too.
Damon,
You know what the funny thing is? I bet there’s a lot of fingerpointing in the clubhouse. It was a clubhouse divided after the Orioles series already. Can you imagine what it’s like now? Even if (IF) they win tomorrow, the first two games were thorough beat downs.
Pedroia’s supposed to be a leader on the team, but his comments about “how we do things a certain way here” does not a team unite.
GreenBeret7 May 8th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
SAS May 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Well GB…
My grandson loves Sesame Street and Elmo is his favorite. I have no earthly idea what Rainbow Brite is, but that may be because girls don’t run in our family. The guys had to go out and find great looking women and so far my son and nephews are doing well. My daughter-in-law is gorgeous and blonde even if it takes a bottle….lol
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Rainbow Brite was the little girl in the 80s cartoons who tried to save the colors of the world from Murky & Lurkey with the help of the Color Kids and her little helper Sprite and a unicorn whose name I can’t remember for the life of me…..
But there was a Color Kid for each color like
Red Butler
Shy Violet
Patty O’Green
Oh- and I was the first girl born on my dad’s side of the family in over 100 years
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I totally agree.
Erica…
It sounds cute, but my sons were little in the 70′s and of course, they were boys who loved Star Wars, Battleship Gallactica, etc.
I wish Seattle can beat Angels tonight.
seriously, it’s hard to lose 4 consecutive games to a team like sux.
Betty White is on SNL
“Catcher is not an offensive position.”
People seem to forget that Jorge was not a catcher when he went to the minors. He was an all star short stop in high school and was voted best hitter when he went to junior college. So he should know how to hit much better than Cervelli who came up as a catcher, since we know that catching is a defensive position. However, when he was scouted his offensive potential was noted. Looks like they got it right.
Jim, there are enough people who have taken note of Cervelli, media and baseball people, that I feel I’m on firm ground thinking that he will be a full-time catcher. It’s not easy to discuss it here, as you’ve seen I’m sure.
Good night Yankee people!
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Once the roiders couldn’t juice baseball sees the real sox.
I heard Rosenthal say today on tv, the sox were going to release Ortiz. Padres wanted Clay and prospects, I bet it sounds good now.
Phil got to see his peer implode while he beat his team.
Boy Jeter is looking older…. check out all those lines in his forehead. Cant believe the guy is in his mid 30s now… Gonna be sad when jetes and Mo retire.
good night Erica
The horse’s name was Starlite.
god, I hated that show more than I hated The Smurfs and Strawberry Shortcake.
“The Red Sox have lost 13 of the last 15 games they’ve played against the Yankees. The heady days of whupping up on the Bombers last spring are long past.”
PeteAbe’s opening statement on his postgame post.
And then there’s this: “That said, this team need a pitching intervention. Today was the 16th time they’ve allowed six or more runs. It’s hard to win many games that way.”
Go back to all the experts and their previews. What was supposed to be the Sox’s calling card?
night erica
Good deal. Erica (the old battleaxe) is gone. Now I can slam the Muppets all night long
gezz, they still sell ‘sex and city’? it’s too old
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Peter Gammons said pitching depth, Matsuzaka is a costly headache.
I hope the Yankees are all over Lester, like white on rice tomorrow.
Damon,
Wouldn’t that be a hoot if Theo failed to move Buccholz when he had peak value? I was listening to the CBS broadcast. All Suzyn & John talked about when Buchholz was pitching was how slow he was. They said the the pitching coach told him to slow it down to improve his mechanics. But he’s taking it to the other end of the spectrum.
And it was a little sad to see Lowell at the plate. By all accounts he seems like one of the good guys in baseball. But the Red Sox and their media shills wanted to run him out of town. He did choose to go back to the Sox, so he has to sleep in the bed he made. But still, just goes to show that Lowell’s not quite the player who’s finished that Theo thought he was.
How come not much update information on Aceves?
And I can’t tell you how happy I am to see the sox (seemingly) make the wrong decision with their 5th starter. Daisuke’s had two starts and has fallen flat on his face both times.
No matter which door Theo chooses re: starters, the DH, anything, they all open to the bridge to nowhere.
GB….
You must have been a VERY young grandfather. If you were over in Nam and all.
“And I can’t tell you how happy I am to see the sox (seemingly) make the wrong decision with their 5th starter. Daisuke’s had two starts and has fallen flat on his face both times. ”
I think Wake can do a decent job as a long man out of the pen but I just can’t see his back holding up as a starter.
I see for this Betty White SNL they’ve brought back all the old gals.
Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Rachel Dretch, Amy Poehler.
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What do you think Boras is saying to Beltre? He’s a 1 yr rental making Boras’s job hard in the hot stove, because of all those errors, it will cost him money.
Catcher may not be an offensive position for most teams, but it is for the Yankees.
And that philosophy has served them quite well.
Damon,
To stop running his hands through his hair?
I don’t think Beltre had many offers that’s why they chose to take the Boston discount for the chance to win it all. He’s hitting well, but he’s not fielding well or showing much power.
Of course the Sox can always play Youkilis at 3B, V-mart at 1B. Oh. They need a DH and a catcher.
Theo must have a master plan, but this could be a painfully expensive transition season for the Sox.
I think they knew the Yankees would be the team to beat, but they had no way of knowing the Rays would be this good again. This time it’ll be Boston on the outside looking in.
mariners walking morales to get to matsui.
matsui going to make them pay for it. go godzilla
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Oh yeah, as one commenter said on nesn. The sox will get hot in Sept, after the Yankees and Rays have clenched.
Look for John Henry to spend major Bucks in the offseason.
i told ya, if you stand before godzilla, you fall before him!!!!!!!!!!!111
Matsui is heating up! Got that average up to .237 now!
Ugh. I made the mistake of reading that matthews article.
He made one, maybe two salient points, but I can’t see calling up a 3rd catcher for the sake of having a third catcher.
I think Miranda, Russo, Golson would all have more value than Moeller at this point.
Godzilla with another clutch hit, while NJ toils on the DL for a couple months, for the 10th straight year
Just a horrendous decision.
Matthew Agree, Johnson stinks, what a mistake, slow, always hurt, no power, no clutch. However, it’s only a 1 yr deal, Yanks will find a hitter, trust me.
Matthew May 9th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Godzilla with another clutch hit, while NJ toils on the DL for a couple months, for the 10th straight year
Just a horrendous decision.
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Just a horrendous attempt at trolling.
Everyone needs to get off Cervelli, he has the tools to be a plus backup catcher because he CAN provide offense.
He might have hit .190 in AA coming off losing almost an entire season to injury but look at his stats before.
AA 2009: .190 in 64 PA
AAA 2009: .275 in 75 PA (so he is better at AAA than AA ??)
AA 2008: .315/.432/.384 in 88 PA
He hit .309 in A-, .279 in A+ , all of his ‘good’ offensive minor league years came with considerable plate discipline and no power basically.
he is a gap / singles hitter who can draw a walk. That is incredibly valuable in a backup catcher given his speed and defense.
He isn’t going to hit .400, DUH, but if Kevin Long altered his approach to help him continue his singles assault he will hit .300 with limited power. Basically Mike Redmond.
That’s what I’ve been trying to tell these haters!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....590708643/
cervelli, romine, montero…
clearly the incredible emergence of franci makes you wonder how the yanks will play the catcher position in the future.
let’s begin with next year – whatever happens, montero cannot catch at AAA, because he’d be blocking romine’s progress. so he’s either in the ML or not at catcher.
if you look into the future, assuming romine keeps up his great pace in AAA (big assumption), then the best set-up for the yanks is romine at C, cervelli at back-up C, and montero at another position, probably RF.
i understand why the yanks insist on using montero at C to maximize his value, but i believe that eventually he’ll need to start playing in the OF, even at AAA.
Sunday mornings are always better when the Yankees win on Saturday.
Miss me?
“The Sox offense is third in the league in batting average, homers, and runs scored.”
Yes, this means the Sox are done.
The Sox got no offense.
Austin “The Unsustainable” Jackson May 9th, 2010 at 7:59 am
“The Sox offense is third in the league in batting average, homers, and runs scored.”
Yes, this means the Sox are done.
The Sox got no offense.
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Something must be wrong, because they are in 4th place in the AL East and 15 teams are ahead of them with better records.
What’s wrong is that they were supposed to be built around pitching and defense, yet they have a 5.11 ERA, tied for last in the AL with the Royals.
Their defense is middle of the pack statistically, but probably not even that good, since they are weakest at some of the more important positions. They are absolutely dreadful at catcher, barely average at short, below average in center while Cameron is out; and Beltre is a top third baseman, but having a terrible start in the field.
So friends, who do you think will get hurt today?
Thankyou Fox, for not letting me watch the Yankees in PA Saturday . I hate ur exclusivity rights…:(
Good Morning. Happy Mother’s Day.
Some good reads in the Daily News today.
Nice story on Geno and the struggles he’s been through. Appropriate for Mother’s Day since he’s the one who’s taken care of all the boo boos for many years.
Also an excerpt from Madden’s upcoming Steinbrenner biography.
Trisha- You should read Harper’s column on CC hitting Pedroia. I know you don’t agree with it but reading the players feelings and reactions to it may make you understand better why it had to be done.
Happy Mother’s Day, all you moms
Pat,
Happy Mothers Day to you and all the moms on the blog.
I too thought the DN stories, especially the Harper column were spot on.
You could tell by Pedroia’s reaction to it that it was a “had to be done” type of thing.
That’s why I respect Pedroia. He “gets it” when it comes to the way the game should be.
It’s also why CC is such a great leader.
That column also shows how tight this team is and how everyone has each others back.
A far cry to what’s taking place in Boston at the present time.
It’s easier now to see that the ‘roided up Ortiz / Manny carried the Sockies from 2003-2007. It’s also easy to see that the backs of Youkilis and Pedroia are getting sore from carrying a team of scrap heap types put together by “Blunder Boy” Epstein.
Going forward, it’s other teams in the AL East that will compete against the Yankees ….. not Boston.
Happy Mothers Day!
I like pedroia also as a player..we knock on him a lot because of the dirty uniform and all that but he really does play the game hard and the right way. His reaction yesterday was typical of him…he’s a ballplayer…he gets it. His beef should be with Becket.
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