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BloggingBombers NYY lineup Game 2 vs DET 5/12: Jeter DH, Gardner 8, Teixeira 3, Rodriguez 5, Cano 4, Swisher 9, Thames 7, Cervelli 2, Pena 6, Hughes 1
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WHOA… Thames in LF AND Pena back in the lineup?
I will not be a lineup complainer, but it is a bit perplexing.
Flooder or whatever your real handle is
Maturity. Class. If you are a real Yankees fan, you’d understand those 2 terms. If not, you probably wont.
Thames in LF is gonna hurt us, I’m pulling for ya Nino…these bandwagon fans aren’t but you can do it.
trisha – OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!! May 12th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
“I root for the Yankees not Javier, Yankees lost therefore I?m not happy..LOL”
You’re going to be uphappy quite a few more times this season. Or didn’t you get the memo saying the Yankees were going to lose some games this season?
I’m not unhappy in the least. B flippin D they lost the game. Javy Vazquez pitched a great game. Do you get it? (this is for anyone licking their wounds right now.) The Yankees have a fantastic record and one of the best they’ve had at this point in the season in forever.
Do any of you who are whining about the offense (again I am not reading all the posts so I don’t know who has said what but I have read some of the responses so I know things have been said) realize that sometimes a really good pitcher will come along, or a pitcher who has a really good outing? You ever play ball when it’s cold and damp, and the pitcher has a good game going? Did you hit out many homeruns?
Grow up. The Yankees are probably the most solid team in baseball. Thank your lucky stars they have the team they do. Injury after injury and they continue to come through series after series.
IMO some of you don’t deserve to root for this team. You should be penalized to have to root for teams that really have problems. Then maybe you’d come back and show that you know what perspective is.
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Trisha calm down, maybe you didn’t read my full post, that was sarcasm, I said I was happy for Javy and that if he continues this we will have an Amazing rotation. I’m not one of those fans to cry over a 21-11 start, I’m happy with where this team is not even considering the injuries and the lack of home games.
Really? Thames in the OF? Phil, throw lots of 2 seamers tonight and try to direct any fly balls away from LF……..
Maybe Thames will excel via familiarity with Comerica’s outfield? Not excited to watch The Butcher out there again
Javy continues to lose!
blame the offense.
Thames in the outfield again?
Not liking that, but Bomberman sucks and Hughes is good. Shut em out.
Yankees need some help. Start with moving Jeter out of lead off, oops you can’t he’s captain GDIP,my bad!
Yankee roster has both Golson and Russo wearing #27. Some box scores had Russo pinch running in game 1 but as Chad mentioned, it was Golson, which makes more sense given his great speed. I don’t understand why the Yankees gave Russo #27 when Golson had it a week earlier…..trying to save money on laundry!
I lost.
At least I got one GTLU win today, and I correctly guessed that Jeter would DH tonight.
And Girardi goes back to Pena in the 2nd game. And he plays Thames in the field against a RIGHTY, no less.
I have to jump on the fire Girardi bandwagon now. That is simply unacceptable lineup for a team that has lost 3 in a row. He puts a butcher in left field and puts the guy who killed us today (Pena) back in there!! What the hell?
If I’m Hughes, I go back to the team hotel. Why would I want to pitch in the rain and cold when my manager doesn’t even care enough to put a good lineup (offensive or defensive) out there. Let Nova start the game.
What part of Thames can’t hit righties or play LF doesn’t Girardi understand? He couldn’t even handle LF in the Fenway dump how will he handle a big outfield?! They really need to bring Miranda up and give him a chance at DH. The bottom of the lineup is dreadful.
I wish they would just DH Posada and have Cervelli play more. Playing Winn and Pena will catch up to this team quickly.
I know there’s a risk to losing the DH if Cervelli gets hurt, but I’ll take it.
Ledger_Yankees Girardi said Vazquez showed better command of all of his pitches, was watching the sixth inning closely to see how Vazquez would handle it.
Awesome lineup. Guess Joe doesn’t mind losing 4 in a row.
Wahhh my name is brandon and someone said something bad about a prospect i’m in love with they must be bandwagoners.
Maybe you should cheer for Russo as well? Instead of cheering for Pena to the detriment of Russo? Maybe you are racist.
I don’t think Russo can play SS. Even so he can play 3B. And he wasn’t in there in game 1. So understand Pena at SS tonight.
Now watch Pena go 4 for 4.
Thames in LF? Ouch!
ac1 May 12th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
BloggingBombers NYY lineup Game 2 vs DET 5/12: Jeter DH, Gardner 8, Teixeira 3, Rodriguez 5, Cano 4, Swisher 9, Thames 7, Cervelli 2, Pena 6, Hughes 1
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WHOA… Thames in LF AND Pena back in the lineup?
I will not be a lineup complainer, but it is a bit perplexing.
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Winn is practically an automatic out batting right handed, with the injuries Giradi has a very thin bench.
Pena was hitting #9, how does he kill us over that top and middle part of the lineup?
“I know there’s a risk to losing the DH if Cervelli gets hurt, but I’ll take it.”
No comment on the risk of playing an almost-40 year old catcher coming off two minor leg injuries in both heads of a doubleheader in early May?
Girardi has lost it.
This is where the Pena thing doesn’t make sense. You want to play Pena over Russo at SS for defense, so why not play Russo at 3B in game 1 and let him use his compact stroke against Porcello.
Then play Pena at SS in game 2. Instead we run Pena out there for both games?
Why is Pena playing 2 games in a row? That’s just stupid.
Russo isn’t great at SS but he’s less of a detriment in the field than Thames is.
Is Miranda still hurt?
Carl NJ – The only people that killed us today make $18+ million and play at the corners. Stop blaming the backups for losing a game. Unreal.
Girardi going with the “C lineup is undefeated” rationale.
Please run Thames through the metal detector to make sure they took out the ball magnet.
Thames has misplayed a ball in LF in every game that he has played out there. Girardi knows he can’t play the field so stop putting him out there. Especially against a right hander. WIth the offense slumping so much you can’t give up extra runs on defense.
Bonderman’s a righty? Then I really don’t understand this – why the heck is Golson up here if Joe doesn’t care about OF defense?
Now the media is going to say we can’t beat good teams and cite how we lost a series to the Angels and Tigers….
No winners in GTLU Round 2
miggs guessed that Thames would be in the lineup, but as a DH. No one else had Thames, although a couple of people guessed Jeter would DH with Pena at SS.
Thanks to everyone who participated in today’s GTLU Doubleheader.
You can’t tell me Cerevelli sitting on the bench hasn’t hurt the Yankees. Big mistake DH Jeter, he isn’t hitting. another automatic out. Kevin Long should work with Jeter !
Kevin Gregg comes in for the Jays. Loses control, throwing 5 balls in at AB to Drew, who then doubles. Tying run at the plate.
It dont mean a thing when you got that Red Sox swing.
Why is Russo up here again if he’s not going to play and knowing Cano knee is fine?
Sox are down 3-1 in the ninth inning. one out, Drew on 2B with Ortiz up.
alright, twins win over sox.
Pena was hitting #9, how does he kill us over that top and middle part of the lineup?
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He had 2 of the biggest ABs of the game. He accounted for 20% swing in the tigers favor by WPA
that’s just that the type of ho-hum line up that scores 10 runs.
“I’m telling you, you just predict baseball, Suzyn.”
This looks like the Washington Nationals series all over again from last year
“No comment on the risk of playing an almost-40 year old catcher coming off two minor leg injuries in both heads of a doubleheader in early May?”
I don’t think it’s risky for him to bat four more times.
We’re going to be criticized for having the nerve to criticize Girardi….
Winn is practically an automatic out batting right handed, with the injuries Giradi has a very thin bench
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Bonderman is a righty. Winn would be batting lefty.
Do you mean to tell me that Posada can’t DH tonight? This lineup would be 10 times better with Jorge DHing, Jeter at SS, and Thames hitting eighth. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
“Wahhh my name is brandon and someone said something bad about a prospect i’m in love with they must be bandwagoners.
Maybe you should cheer for Russo as well? Instead of cheering for Pena to the detriment of Russo? Maybe you are racist.”
Coming from some scrub poster called JerkFace, who touts somebody who hasn’t done it in the ML level, or maybe just maybe I know that Russo can’t field, he has hit in the minors and in ST but those 2 ABs in Boston weren’t exactly ringing endorsements, also under throwing immensely from 3B didn’t help matters. So yeh I’ll take the younger, faster, more experienced, more versatile young ML in Pena over Russo.
Betsy – Hughes rules (Pleading the Fifth) May 12th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Bonderman’s a righty?
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You didn’t know that, I’m surprised. Do we have a Betsy imposter here?
Ledger_Yankees Andy threw his normal bullpen today, 32 pitches. Will throw regular light pen tomorrow. Scheduled for Saturday. says he feels good.
CR,
Of course, the Jays are going to blow this. Of course they are.
They scored 12 runs and lost to this team.
The next night, they gave up and and lost to this team.
The Jays are the new Orioles. Cito looks thrilled that the Red Sox are rallying…
Pena looks horrible today Porcello treated him like a pitcher had no respect for him at all.
*that should read, they gave up 1 run and lost
If I didn’t think this room was full of imposters I would definitely be embarrassed to call myself a Yankee fan.
If you want to see the worst ump ever, watch the Red Sox – Jays game
That wasn’t me…..great.
Had that been me, I simply would have said repeated that watching Thames in LF is like having a tooth pulled without the novocaine.
Yeah! David Ortiz just got CHEATED OUT OF BALL 4, and he’s gone NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!
Ortiz was hosed on that one.
Not that I’m feeling for him, but that’s waaaay outside.
nice.
Good ol’ reliable Ortiz strikes out. 2 down.
I sense a disturbance on the blog.
If you want to see the worst ump ever, watch the Red Sox – Jays game
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I dont care for the sox, but did ortiz just get called out on a pitch more than a foot off the plate?
Well, that’s good news about Andy.
Jerkface thats not how the WPA chart works and you know it.
Dale Scott to David Ortiz, “Sorry, but I have a 4:30 reservation.”
Brandon’s Awesome (B/c my AWESOMENESS believes in tasing fans that jump fences) May 12th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
“Wahhh my name is brandon and someone said something bad about a prospect i’m in love with they must be bandwagoners.
Maybe you should cheer for Russo as well? Instead of cheering for Pena to the detriment of Russo? Maybe you are racist.”
Coming from some scrub poster called JerkFace, who touts somebody who hasn’t done it in the ML level, or maybe just maybe I know that Russo can’t field, he has hit in the minors and in ST but those 2 ABs in Boston weren’t exactly ringing endorsements, also under throwing immensely from 3B didn’t help matters. So yeh I’ll take the younger, faster, more experienced, more versatile young ML in Pena over Russo.
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I get your argument but are you really judging Russo by 2 ABs you saw in Boston?
Winn is 36 years old.
You think he can play both games of a doubleheader?
And you want Golson AND Pena in the lineup together? Atleast Thames is a decent hitter.
This roster construction leaves a lot to be desired. Girardi is doing the best he can.
Pena or Russo, I don’t see the point of them both being here if you aren’t going to pinch hit for them in a crucial situation, which Girardi elected not to do in Game 1. I won’t criticize that decision, I’m sure there was a basis for it, but if Pena shouldn’t have been pinch hit for what purpose is Russo serving? Insurance against losing the DH if someone gets hurt? I guess Ms. Russo appreciates the ML per diem but sheesh…
Ump is Dale Scott. Although it could be anyone since for the most part they all suck.
CR9,
What were you saying last night about the most important thing being the refs/umps getting it right?
the roster construction was fine before players started dropping like flies.
Russo is righty. Why would he play him over the switch-hitting Pena?
The only reason Thames is in there is because he has no choice. Winn is an old man, why play him both games of the DH?
This Kevin Gregg is a loser.
He hasnt thrown a strike the entire inning.
francona is a cry baby
Would be nice to have another power lefty bat in the lineup, but Posada needs to rests his legs after catching game 1 and I agree Jeter should probably DH if he’s not playing SS… Thames should be better in LF at that park since he played so may games there. We are missing Granderson more and more for sure…
I think I would have played Russo at 3b game 1 and Pena at SS game two though.
Pena does hit better from the left side though…
Oh well that’s why Joe gets paid the big $$$…
Come on Phil, we need you this game!
Go Yanks!
Doreen May 12th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
No winners in GTLU Round 2
miggs guessed that Thames would be in the lineup, but as a DH. No one else had Thames, although a couple of people guessed Jeter would DH with Pena at SS.
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I was one of the two that guessed Jeter as DH! Do I get partial credit???
Coming from some scrub poster called JerkFace, who touts somebody who hasn’t done it in the ML level, or maybe just maybe I know that Russo can’t field, he has hit in the minors and in ST but those 2 ABs in Boston weren’t exactly ringing endorsements, also under throwing immensely from 3B didn’t help matters. So yeh I’ll take the younger, faster, more experienced, more versatile young ML in Pena over Russo.
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Pena had an under .700 OPS last year. Russo is a career .300 hitter in the minors. Pena is a career .255 hitter. He did well hitting .280 last year with no power and no patience. It was very helpful for him to provide ANYTHING last year.
This year he isn’t providing anything at all. I am not saying to trade Pena and install Russo anywhere permanently. But Russo deserves a shot.
His track record is better than Penas.
This is hispanic bias you’re showing here.
I definitely see the criticism over playing Thames in left and starting Pena at short after he also started the day game. However I do understand the bigger picture at least for the Pena decision, in that keeping Jeter/ARod/Posada as fresh & healthy as possible for the entire season is of utmost importance to Girardi. So it may cost them some production at the bottom of the order but in the bigger picture it’s smarter then playing Jeter 18 innings at SS in 1 day.
m
Since I’ll never see the fairness that I desire, I’ll take any cheatjob of the Sox or Boston team!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The cheatjob to Ortiz cost them the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frustrating one today in Fenway, Hit Girl?
Russo would have played if we were facing a lefty.
If Leyland brought in Coke, then Thames or Russo would have pinch hit there.
Girardi is a match-up guy. Russo will get his ABs against lefties.
a lost series
…eventually got to take their lumps
why should they moderate, the more hits the better.
Ortiz seems slimmer these days
Ah, too bad. That blown call cost them. Oh, well. They’ll have to wait until the last series of the season when they rob the Yankees to pay the Sox.
Rich in NJ…..Why do you suggest that Giradi is lost ???? It’s the back end of a doubleheader, cold weather, and isn’t tomorrow a day game ???? Still some prominent players in the lineup…….The loss of Granderson is beginning to show it’s effect
Did you see David Ortiz dialing-up the old school roid rage?
Good times.
Sox lose. That makes me feel a little better about today’s loss. They’re still 6 games back in the loss column.
“I get your argument but are you really judging Russo by 2 ABs you saw in Boston?”
Mark here’s the thing, I can’t argue starting a player in a DH who hasn’t played in awhile and has under 30 ABs as a UTY, he’s 23, he’s allowed to struggle, he’s here for his 4 or 5 tools, but now we lose and it’s on this kid? send him down start someone in his spot who hasn’t earned it?
Nino did everything the organization asked of him last season, he’s earned our support, he went down and came back and was a big pt. of our winning, so he’s earned more than 30 ABs before I tell him, go to Scranton.
Jerkface thats not how the WPA chart works and you know it.
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Pena is -.207 WPA for the game. His double play and his fly out with the bases loaded both contributed negatively enough to the win that they got ‘pointed’ by Fangraph’s WPA chart
tampayank May 12th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
a lost series ?eventually got to take their lumps
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There are two games left in this series.
Winn was 1-1 today with 2 walks. Why are you all complaining about him?
One good thing about Winn is he draws walks like Nick Johnson.
followed the sox game on the computer (game day), to me the pitch appeared to be a strike from the colorful graphics and being very far away from fenway
I also never suggested to send Pena to scranton, only that it might occur if Russo performed well in any playing time which he has not received.
My point of starting Russo at third in game 1 and then Pena at SS in Game 2 makes more sense than ruining the lineup twice by starting Pena in both games.
tampayank remember that there is a game tomorrow. If it gets rained out I think it’s a technicality that the Yankees lost the series (assuming they win tonight).
Javy’s next start is against Boston.
m
Dont worry. The umpires be right back in their pockets as soon as Friday, when they are robbing the Tigers to pay the Sox.
U-Turn-
Russo hits RHP much better than he hits LHP.
Jerkface – Jeter 0-4, Teixeira – 0-4, A-Rod 0-4, Cano 1-4
Stop blaming this on Pena. Did he come up at the most crucial point of the game? Sure. Did it have to come to that? No.
does boston ever play on the road ?
wallacematthews
Girardi unlocked the secret to Javy’s success: pitch him once every two weeks about
2 hours ago
Russo hits better vs righties for his career. Pena hits WORSE than Russo’s reverse platoon split for his career vs both sides.
But Pena is only good in the majors vs righties so far.
Why not rest Jeter and let Jorge DH?
The NFL is for losers. They revote and the NFL Defensive ROY gets to keep his award. Sean Peyton is a pill-popping thief. And that Tom Brady spends the offseason with his oldest son. (that last one’s for you, CR9
)
You got the lead off player not hitting and whacking at balls, then you have the last player in the line up who doesn’t hit. Yankees fans it’s going to be a loooong night of outs.
“Russo hits RHP much better than he hits LHP.”
I don’t think Girardi delves THAT deep into stats… he just sees the arm they throw from and makes his decision LOL
The question is why didn’t Joe PH for Pena, either with Thames or even with Russo?
m
Despite what I’ve said in the past, I think Tom Brady is a truly classy guy, and Yankees fan to boot. I realized I dont have to despise him just because of who he plays for!
“Pena had an under .700 OPS last year. Russo is a career .300 hitter in the minors. Pena is a career .255 hitter. He did well hitting .280 last year with no power and no patience. It was very helpful for him to provide ANYTHING last year.
This year he isn’t providing anything at all. I am not saying to trade Pena and install Russo anywhere permanently. But Russo deserves a shot.
His track record is better than Penas.”
He deserves more than 30 ABs
When he does it in the majors make that arguement.
“This is hispanic bias you’re showing here.”
WTH does that have to do w/ anything? was it hispanic bias when I ripped into Javy Vazquez? was it hispanic bias when I said I’d rather have Colin Curtis up here than Randy Winn, was it hispanic bias when I said I’d prefer Cisco catching over Georgy, was it hispanic bias when I said D-Rob deserves to find himself up here, or how Logan is the best thing out of that Melky trade?
You want to keep talking out of your you know what?
Why not mention how A-Rod has 3 HRs and is basically a singles hitter now?
Or that Cano hasn’t hit a HR or double in like 3 weeks
or how Jeter has like 3 hits in his last 12 games?
Stop blaming Winn, Gardner, Pena, Russo, Thames. It’s not their job to win games for us.
beltre looks a lot thinner too
Phil Hughes will stop the bleeding and get run support in doing it.
Red Sox lose. Another home loss for Sox and no ground gained. Will lose a 1/2 game after Yanks win tonight.
Betsy…..The first thing that pops to mind is the cold weather and Jorge’s hamstring..Secondly, Jorge gives Giradi a switch hitter off the bench later in the game…..Just my thoughts
“The loss of Granderson is beginning to show it’s effect”
Even at DH.
I’s love to see Miranda up but I guess they feel Golson is more needed.
I hope I can replace my “Got Melky” tee shirt with a “Got Winn&Thames” tee
Jeter and Posada are both fairly poor hitters against Bonderman.
Jeter is hitting .242, Posada .227. Jeter has 3 HRs though.
With the exception of A-Rod, all of our hitters are hitting .242 or below against Bonderman.
Just a question, why is Russo up if he’s not going to play.
Shouldn’t they bring up Miranda?
Golson or Russo not both.
I just think Miranda is the natural replacement for Nick Johnson, No?
Golson in place of Granderson, Right?
Strange roster management IMHO……
WTH does that have to do w/ anything? was it hispanic bias when I ripped into Javy Vazquez? was it hispanic bias when I said I’d rather have Colin Curtis up here than Randy Winn, was it hispanic bias when I said I’d prefer Cisco catching over Georgy, was it hispanic bias when I said D-Rob deserves to find himself up here, or how Logan is the best thing out of that Melky trade?
You want to keep talking out of your you know what?
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Sure I do. You’re absolutely blowing up because I had the nerve to suggest Girardi should have started Russo in game 1 of a double header (that i did not realize he had planned to play Pena in BOTH games!) .
Lets see, your examples there, well Randy WInn isn’t hispanic so Curtis vs Winn doesn’t matter there. Cisco is a different kind of latino from Jorge, so you might like Cisco better. D-Rob isn’t a good example either. And you touting Logan is due to your ridiculous prospect fetish.
Russo deserves 4 ABs like Pena deserved 30 ABs
Pat M, that’s a good point. It’s not going to be nice out tonight, that’s for sure………keep that mound nice and dry, please.
“# Erin May 12th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
tampayank May 12th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
a lost series ?eventually got to take their lumps
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There are two games left in this series.
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oops didn’t realize it was a 4 game series
Wave, you make a good point about not hitting for Pena…I was wondering about that myself……
Betsy and Pat M-
It’s a day game tomorrow, combined with as Pat M says lousy weather tonight. That’s why Jorge will sit tonight but at least there’s a good PH available tonight.
“# m-sending out an S.o.S. May 12th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
The NFL is for losers. They revote and the NFL Defensive ROY gets to keep his award. Sean Peyton is a pill-popping thief. And that Tom Brady spends the offseason with his oldest son. (that last one’s for you, CR9
)
”
the NFL doesn’t care about roids. And veterans like Brady don’t need those useless minicamps
Penguins v Canadiens game 7 tonight. Might not watch Hughes, or as Kay calls him, Phil Uuse. I guess Michael can’t pronounce the H.
CR9-just wanted to thank you for all of the updates throughout the game today. Much appreciated!!
I doubt Thames against a righty flame thrower like Perry is a good matchup.
At least Pena can slap one into left field.
Golson will likely replace Thames and Winn every once in a blue, unless Gardenhoser needs rest.
*Oh wait is that hispanic bias JerkFace?*
Miranda will replace Nick Johnson
*But that’s definitely my hispanic bias showing*
maybe its time to give russo at least 4 ab. he’s got an italian last name. that says it all.
7-8-9=crapfest
Erin
Sorry I did not continue. I got disgusted, and thought my stopping would bring good luck.
Thames and Winn aren’t hispanic. you’re too stupid to even understand what hispanic bias is so maybe you don’t have it.
CR9 May 12th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Erin
Sorry I did not continue. I got disgusted, and thought my stopping would bring good luck.
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LOL
No problem!
I just want to see what Russo can do up here. We’ve seen Pena already.
Boston is 12-11 at home and 6-6 on the road. There’s plenty of time for them to do their usual of stinking it up on the road.
“Thames and Winn aren’t hispanic. you’re too stupid to even understand what hispanic bias is so maybe you don’t have it.”
Are you hispanic?
Joe,
Hughes is must-see TV.
Russo isn’t the answer. Get over it.
win&thames
They all lose weight when they can’t use the JUICE. look at Pudge Rodriguiez.
Every time I see Clay Buchholz, I have to laugh.
He looks like he should pumping gas or bagging groceries, and yet there he is living the dream.
Whoever is spinning the big wheel of Life sure has a good sense of humor.
Brandon doesn’t care about black people.
Man even luck is against Javy
Pitches a very nice game and gets nothing but another L to show for it. Hopefully it doesn’t affect him in a bad way psychologically and instead it’s the start of turning things around for good.
Looking forward to his next start!
Brandon doesn’t care about black people.
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He thinks they are interchangeable.
Have to get my laps in before the Phil Hughes show………Everybody here has to remember, it’s a long season & you must roll with the punches, go with the flow, keep the faith……And stop the merit less complaints……..Being a true Yankee fan is an honor, don’t abuse it!!!!!
I enjoyed watching Hughes dominate friday night vs boston at a bar with a sox friend of mine out pitch beckett. .Hughes had great stuff. It was also fun to hear my sox friend yell & curse at the TV.
Downside of DH’s? Listening to sj44 for 2 games
“# z May 12th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Every time I see Clay Buchholz, I have to laugh.
He looks like he should pumping gas or bagging groceries, and yet there he is living the dream.
Whoever is spinning the big wheel of Life sure has a good sense of humor.
”
he also got married to this bimbo hot bikini model that hosts this travel show on HD Net channel, I’ll admit I watched it a few times.
“# Flooder May 12th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Downside of DH’s? Listening to sj44 for 2 games”
I losed *no offense?
I think that the Yankees offensive woes can be traced back to all of the injuries. The hitters see guys going down each day and put pressure on themselves to try and pick up the slack. The big hitters probably don’t have any faith that the Winns and the Thames of the world are going to come through so they try harder and fail. Seeing Damon on the other side can’t be helping matters either.
Pat M:
truer words have never been spoken. Problem is, it falls on deaf ears as we have too many bandwagon fans who are ready to jump ship and call for everyone head after each loss. Its a shame that the faithful fans have to be associated with so many wimpy, idiotic fans who make our fanbase such a laughing stock.
Brandon was/is obsessed with
Eric Teeths – White
Jody Guert – Mixed? or maybe white
Gardenhose – White
Golson – African American
I think Brandon just likes good players, regardless of race.
Kay is right -this is an NL lineup with the bottom of the order the way it is.
Thames in LF? I can’t get over that, lol.
Its Marcus Thames to you.
Don’t like Thames in left field, but it doesn’t matter because Hughes will pitch a gem and not allow a fly to left. Hughes is a monster!!
Did the Rockies just try to steal home in the middle of an at-bat with men on 2nd & 3rd with no outs?
I think Brandon just likes good players
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But that doesn’t explain Jody Gerut, Greg Golson, and Ramiro Pena*!
*especially Ramiro over Russo with the bat
Seeing Pudge Rodriguez after he stopped juicing was like the first time seeing Bob Barker after he stopped dyeing his hair.
Odd, bizarre, borderline surreal…call it what you will.
Ledger_Yankees Re Sunday starter, don’t know yet. Could be Mitre. But with rain the forecast for Thursday, it could be Andy instead.
I think people who comment here just find it a convenient place to vent after a loss. I don’t read too much into it.
Who do we think is going to pitch Sunday and Monday? Mitre/Vazquez? Give Hughes extra day?
Just wait till we get to the National League Park and Vazquez/Pettitte/Hughes will be batting against Niese, Pelfrey, and Santana.
A rainout tomorrow means one fewer game played without Granderson and maybe NJ. Let it pour!
And they get nothing out of it. 2nd & 3rd no outs against Roy Halladay is about a big an opening as you’re going to get.
lol the mets. K-rod overrated !
This is my dream Yankees line up
Derek Azul DH
Benny Rodriguez CF
Marco Blanco 1B
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nicolas Santana RF
Marco Tavaras LF
Francisco Pena C
Ramiro Pena SS
RHP Philipino Garcia
So again I see no hispanic bias.
So with the rainout tomorrow…
Fri vs. MIN – Sabathia
Sat vs. MIN – Burnett
Sun vs. MIN – Pettitte
Mon vs. BOS – Vazquez
Tues vs. BOS – Hughes
Wed vs. TB – Sabathia
Thurs vs. TB – Burnett
Fri @ NYM – Andy
Sat @ NYM – Javy
Sun @ NYM – Hughes
# Al May 12th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Just wait till we get to the National League Park and Vazquez/Pettitte/Hughes will be batting against Niese, Pelfrey, and Santana.
Vazquez is a good hitter. Pettitte is a big game hitter. Ask Cole Hamels. Hughes is 2007 A-Rod.
z…..I remember being at The Stadium when Sosa signed with Baltimore…..I was sitting behind 3rd base, and when Shepard announced Sammy Sosa, I couldn’t beleive my eyes……
Some guy named San Bernadino hit 2 HRs today against the Mets, including one against K-Riod.
“So with the rainout tomorrow…
Fri vs. MIN – Sabathia
Sat vs. MIN – Burnett
Sun vs. MIN – Pettitte
Mon vs. BOS – Vazquez
Tues vs. BOS – Hughes
Wed vs. TB – Sabathia
Thurs vs. TB – Burnett
Fri @ NYM – Andy
Sat @ NYM – Javy
Sun @ NYM – Hughes”
I like that. Lets see a rain out.
I’m not convinced that tomorrow gets rained out. Weather systems can change rather quickly.
Can’t wait till Hughes hits a RBI double off Santana next Sunday Night.
He couldn’t even get out Jaime Moyer, he has no shot to get Hughes out…
Consensus is… Brandon not so awesome
We have to face the fact that some of our stars are aging.
We are going to see lineups like this over the next couple of years as Derek, Alex, Posada need a breather. Especially in double headers.
Imagine if we had to fit breaks for the aging Damon and Matsui in there too.
The team is doing fine, & Girardi is doing what he can with who he has available.
if hughes can hit, maybe he should be out cleanup hitter.
Golson makes sense because they need another OF
Why are Pena & Russo both on the roster when Cano is healthy?
Consensus is Patrick wishes his dad could be as awesome as me.
Because the roster is a mess right now. Injuries have hit in such a combination at the wrong time that its out of whack.
Jose Reyes obviously did not touch a single weight during his ‘rehab’.
He looks like a string bean.
Matsui…
.228 ba, .309 obp, .374 slg, .683 ops
^^^^^ You think those knees might be acting up?
Guarantee with 30 ABs, Golson will out hit Winn, Thames, Russo
Golson is a Michael Bourn/Mike Cameron type hitter… a guy with speed, not great OBP, but a good gap hitter, has some power, can bunt for hits, and plays gold glove D.
Consensus is Patrick wishes his dad could be as awesome as me.
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As a third party unbiased observer I can safely say that you are not awesome. As a not-so-awesome blog poster you can’t tell me what I wish my dad is.
Sorry boss, just another example of your lacking awesomeness
Golson stinks he cant handle major league pitching.
Miranda will eventually get called up and Girardi can platoon him with Thames as the DH to have a little more pop at the bottom of the lineup.
“Matsui?
.228 ba, .309 obp, .374 slg, .683 ops
^^^^^ You think those knees might be acting up?”
Probably. But that’s on Scioscia. If he wants to indulge Matsui’s ego and play him in the field every now and then, that’s his problem.
Pat M.,
it that version of Sosa left you dumbfounded, I can only imagine what your reaction to this would have been:
http://thesportsreportgirl.com.....0White.jpg
he is an odd bird, no doubt about that.
“Sorry boss, just another example of your lacking awesomeness”
You wish you knew what awesomeness was. It’s not my fault awesome can’t be taught.
If Jeter continues to not even see 4 pitches/PA and walks about the same as Robbie Cano (not that little, but say 40-50 times), how much do we pay him? $18 mil? $20 milk?
New Post- Between game notes: No roster move coming
“Miranda will eventually get called up and Girardi can platoon him with Thames as the DH to have a little more pop at the bottom of the lineup.”
The problem with this is Girardi has been talking in the press about taking the “rotating DH” approach to the slot for the time being. I also think Miranda would have been called up today if they were serious about playing him in a straight platoon with Thames.
I agree that with enough AB’s Golson could outhit Winn, but Russo is a more consistent hitter.
I like Golson, but he’s still in the minors because he hasn’t been consistent at the plate.
Thames is what he is – a specialist vs LHP He’s done a decent job in that role so far.
Winn is disappointing. With all of Golson’s tools I’d play him ahead of Winn.
Brandon, how’s that Erick Threets doing?
Still awesome?
“Winn is disappointing. With all of Golson’s tools I’d play him ahead of Winn.”
I’ve been saying this. I like Winn but 25th man on the roster? pffffft give Golson 60 ABs and watch him find his swing.
Winn will be OK against righties. Remember, he’s the fourth outfielder. There is no way Golson will hit better against RHP than Winn, get a grip people.
Patrick, how’s that butt sniffing my ancient posts going?
still trying to be awesome?
I was installing my new OS. Now that I’m back on the laptop, I did a better analysis of today’s GTLU.
Girardi did win, but Erica and NYY626 were one player off: They both had Winn in LF rather than Thames, and everything else correctly matching Joe’s lineup. Good work, girls, if a little short.
Girardi is just baffling at times, and makes irrational decisions.
Comerica has one of the biggest left fields in all of baseball and so Girardi decides to start one of the worst outfielders in all of baseball. This isn’t hyperbole– Marcus Thames is one of the worst outfielders in all of baseball and hurts the team by playing there.
Thames is only good for one thing: he is a pretty good hitter against lefties. He isn’t even great, just pretty good. Against righties, he is a career dead-average hitter and has been below average over the last few seasons.
Randy Winn is a superior fielder than Thames, by a country mile. It’s not even close. Randy Winn is a pretty good outfielder and Thames is a liability. On top of that, Randy Winn has not only hit righties better over his career, but has done so over each of the last three or four seasons.
Unless Winn is hurt, there is absolutely no reason to play Thames in the field.
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Morever, Pena cannot hit worth a lick. He is a slick fielder, but I would much rather see Russo in the lineup. Move Arod over to short, and put Russo at third.
You had me going until you moved ARod to short…
Wave Your Hat:
Perhaps I rushed that out of frustration. I have no idea if Arod can still the position but when he gave it up to come to the Yankees, he left as the best defensive short stop in the league, along with Adam Everett.
The move would create a media firestorm just as it did when Arod first came to New York. But Girardi should only focus on what gives the team the best opportunity to win. And so far, Girardi has acted in a counter-intuitive fashion.
I think he is better than a lot of managers, but he makes his share of puzzling decisions. Anyone will win a lot of games with the roster in New York.
Man this place is a cesspool when we lose.
Everybody who is talking about being up on the Sux needs to turn their attention to who is actually leading this division.