Postgame notes: What gets you on a roll
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Notes, Podcast on Jun 09, 2010 
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Mark Teixeira singled twice, and neither was hit especially well. Then he walked twice, once to lead-off an inning and once to load the bases. Finally, in the seventh, he went deep.
“He got a couple of bleeders and that’s usually what gets you on a roll,” Nick Swisher said. “He got that and obviously with the big home run late in the game, it’s coming boys. It’s coming.”
It’s easy to love or hate Teixeira’s attitude this season. He either seems woefully out of tough, or he seems like a guy who stays even keel. Joe Girardi said Teixeira wasn’t much different during tonight’s 3-for-3 game than during Sunday’s 0-for-4.
“You see him smile a little bit more between at-bats, Girardi said. “But he really doesn’t change much. He’s happy when we’re winning, and he’s not happy when we’re losing. That’s about the most you get out of him.”
Those two singles and those two walks, they seemed to be small stepping stones the home run finale.
“It tells me that I’m not jumping at pitches,” Teixeira said. “It tells me that I’m waiting for my pitch. Hitting is an aggressive act. It’s not calling taking. It’s not called watching. It’s hitting, so you want to swing at pitches, you want to do damage, but at the same time, if you’re swinging at bad pitches you’re not helping out anybody.”
Here’s Teixeira after the game.
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• Teixeira was one of three Yankees to have a three-hit game. Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher also had three hits, Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner each had two. Swisher’s average is up to .311, and he has 10 home runs to go with it.
• Phil Hughes said his command wasn’t great. He was able to throw strikes — no walks for the first time this season — but he wasn’t able to spot pitches in the zone. “If I was to evaluate myself without even knowing how many runs I gave up, the pitches I made, I feel like I shouldn’t have won this game,” he said. “But I was able to battle as much as I could.”
• Frankly, that’s just the way Hughes is. When he evaluates himself after a start, he seems to focus on the negatives and you could tell those two-out runs bothered him. Allowing three runs on a bad day is pretty good. “With guys on base, two outs, 2-2 counts, stuff like that,” Hughes said. “I was just missing a little bit and they were able to cash in on a couple of opportunities.”
• Alex Rodriguez is fine. Girardi took him out of the game because of the score. “He felt good today and he’ll be back tomorrow,” Girardi said.
• Teixeira gave a lot of credit to Curtis Granderson, whose third-inning grand slam gave the Yankees a big, early lead. “That big home run got us all going,” Teixeira said. “Any time you see your teammate hit a grand slam, it just kind of rejuvenates the whole team.”
• It was the second grand slam of Granderson’s career. His first game on April 4, 2007.
• Dave Robertson had two strikeouts, his first strikeouts since May 20.
Associated Press photos of Teixeira and Swisher.
Phil shouldn’t focus on the negative, but on the other hand, as long as he’s not DWELLING on it, then I suppose it’s ok. By concentrating on the things he struggled at (2 outs/RISP, etc…), he’s able to work on those things; if he were oblivious to the the problems, I would see that as an issue. He battled – and not every young pitcher can do that.
Chad, is Phil just a perfectionist?
Ok that’s nice.
Now release Gaudin. 8+ ERA
chad…
do you know how to write english?
nice tidbits bro.
Phil is still a work (or art) in progress.
It seems that Phil does just like Andy does. While I don’t think he dwells on the mistakes, he wants to improve and his focus, as it should be, is on the things he can improve on.
I really don’t have any problem with Teixeira having the belief that he will do well. With that attitude it can help him over come the mental aspect of the game. He has had a really bad stretch, but he has had some good hits that get caught. It happens.
Not to take away everything from Strassburg, but it was a start against the Pirates, you know, the team that has -130 in runs allowed/runs scored. It was impressive seeing all those strike outs, but his opposition isn’t exactly the toughest offensive team out there. He’ll be worth watching, but its far too early for him being fitted for the HOF.
Anyone remember last night in Baltimore when the Yankees scored 12 runs and the Orioles only scored 7…?
.. that was awesome.
I suspect if the have more games where they score more run than their opponents, they’re probably have a pretty good year…
Alex Rodriquez has to do better than 0-5 if the Yankees are going to have a good year…
Pujols had a rough night in LA. 0-4 with 3 strikeouts and a weak popout to short. Winn was 2-4 with a double.
Last night’s game took 3:34.
if my math is right, that’s less than 4 hours.
What do you guys think?
Betsy,
He was falling behind hitters in a 12-3 game. It was pretty pathetic. I hate to pick on probably the 25th guy on the roster but hey i’d rather the team have no weak spots at all. I like Mitre in a middle relief role but maybe they can call somebody up or pick up a new guy off waivers.
Alex’s lack of power is very concerning. He also seems to be slumping
This offense is so frustrating… its like they are never all going to click at the same time…
Tyler,
Agree. His only role is to pitch and save the pen. He was handed a 9 run lead and was one batter away from handing the ball to MO. Can’t happen. Have to throw strikes with a 9 run lead.
“This offense is so frustrating…”
Isn’t that always the way with the league’s #1 ranked offense?
stuckey is turning this place into an asylum.
Yeah Strasburg faced the Pirates. But his stuff was explosive from start to finish. He has nasty breaking pitches with one of the best fastballs I have seen. He was upper 90′s all night long and his 2 seamer was upper 90′s. It was explosive and had sick movement.
I don’t care if it was the Pirates. Not many hitters are going to hit his stuff. This kid could be the best pitcher in the game if he stays healthy.
Not many starters can maintain their velo at that mph all game.
We use the phrase electric stuff a lot, but this kid exemplifies it.
The Nats really lucked out by sucking at the right time to draft him.
I enjoyed watching Strausburg and I hope to watch more of his games.
This kid has great stuff and he is only going to get better over time.
Even better than he is in the Mets division
Really they lucked out sucking 2 years in a row
Strasburg and Harper
So what if it was the Pirates? If it was the norm for starting pitchers to rack up 13ks on the Pirates then I would agree. The Pirates as a team has 414 strikeouts which ranks them 8th in the National League. They are averaging about 7ks a game. Strasburg doubled what they average on a given game.
The kid was flat out nasty and dominating. I was truly impressed.
True dat, Walrus.
Sorry aragornnyc. I’ve written a whole lot of words today, and I’m afraid I’m not too worked up about some late night mistakes this time. I’ll try to work on writing English and be better for you tomorrow.
Chad
He’s just baiting you.
Most of us appreciate the work you do.
And Betsy, I’m not sure he’s a perfectionist so much as he’s a very good and honest self-evaluator. He can tell you exactly what went right and wrong on every pitch. He doesn’t give stock answers, he thinks about his outing. Seems like a good thing.
people complaining about the offense when the yscore 12 runs is something I even would not complain about……
gaudan serves no purpose, if he does not show some semblance of competence I say 2 more dogs in garbage time and they DFA him again…..
Mitre has the Aceves role, that is concerning…….
Chad
You did nothing wrong. Your work and professionalism speaks for itself.
Dart Board
Doesn’t bode well for the Mets. All that talent coming out of the Nats farm. They are going to be like the Rays but with Strasburg in that rotation that will be sick.
In my opinion Strasburg has better stuff than Halladay, Greinke, Felix Hernandez, Santana and Lincecum. The only guy you can compare him to right now is Ubaldo jimenez.
Jeremy,
Don’t forget Lincecum is only like 5’10”. His stuff is absolutely filthy for being so small and not having the natural ability to throw “downhill”. I agree Starsburg’s pure stuff is unbelievable.
Tony Larussa batted Winn in the 2 spot tonight, he’s hitting .243, Dodgers won 1-0 with Carpenter on the mound. Pujols is hitting .306 can you believe. it?
“Starsburg”
Accidental, but a great nickname nonetheless!
CR-
Who do you have winning the World Cup?
I know I’m not going out on a limb with this but I’m going to take Brazil. I was thinking about taking Spain but I just think now that Brazil has some defense instilled in them by Dunga and a world class keeper from Inter Milan, they won’t be beaten. Plus, the group stage should provide a nice warmup especially if Drogba is there which I really hope he can play. It would be a shame if he has to miss it.
Sounds like the Laker game is on in the background of Tex’s interview. Go Lakers!
Haha just caught “Starsburg” whoops. Me and Chad both! lol. 2 Mizzou boys! its too late lol.
USA WILL BEAT ENGLAND . WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!
The Yankees definitely need to trade for a reliever. I’m warming up to JJ Putz.
I also wouldn’t be surprised to see the Yanks add a bat and OF depth in one trade by getting David DeJesus. The team is really lacking in the bullpen and in OF depth. If injuries happen in either place, the team could find itself in a bad spot.
From an offensive standpoint, the need DeJesus’ bat. When Posada goes back to catcher, I don’t want Marcus Thames as the DH. Nor Miranda. I think Swisher could DH some and DeJesus could play RF in his place. Also, DeJesus serves as insurance in case Gardner cools off. DeJesus has GG quality defense in LF. DeJesus is also more likely to hit playoff pitching than Gardner. The Yankees could pick up DeJesus’ 2011 option and use it as leverage in the Crawford negotiations.
With DeJesus you get OF insurance, a reliable bat, versatility, insurance for a Gardner correction and future leverage against Crawford.
If Crawford is signed, the Yankees can still keep DeJesus in RF and Swisher at DH and Posada at catcher in 2011 or trade DeJesus after picking up his option.
DEJESUS
Sacfly-
Even with their injuries and current subpar form, England scares me so much. The talent discrepancy between them and us is just ridiculous. I’d be happy to get out of that with a tie or at the very least with our dignity intact. We absolutely have to take care of business against Slovenia (who are better than people give them credit for) and Algeria. But hey the US did beat Spain who had much more talent. Heart can go a long way.
Portugal gona kick but!!!!!!!!!!!!!Im Italy slash USA fan. But love good soccer.
Tyler
I am not well informed on the teams as CB or Roger are. I do know Cesar, the Brazil goalie, hurt himself. I will be hoping for Brazil (Yankees) to win and Spain (Red Sox) to lose. If Brazil cannot win, I will be going for England. They have suffered heartbreak time and again. And I am absolutely in love with Wayne Rooney, and wish him nothing but the glory and gratitude of an entire nation.
Tyler
Very true ! Lincecum has great stuff .
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Tyler
Exactly. The USA would be fortunate to get a draw out of the match with England, and then hopefully win their next matches. In that tournament last year, though, the US beat Spain and had a 2-0 lead on Brazil at the half before losing 3-2 in the finals. I would imagine the USA are not a bad team, but the reason why the USA will never win a World Cup is because football is the primary sport in every other nation, but in the United States. In the US, football unfortunately takes a back seat.
Tyler watch place a bet even USA gona beat England. Just a gut feeling. USA can play some ball and the kids are finally becoming a team. Maybe next worldcup they can get to finals.People sleeping on the USA.
I did not know Cesar hurt himself. That definitely changes things if he can’t go. England could definitely win it all. Ferdinand obviously hurts them but pure class wise they have to be up there. Love Rooney, Lampard, hate John Terry. Scumbag.
Tex is not out of tough or touch.
It’s not his first rodeo. This one is just lasting longer than usual.
Not to say that he can’t or shouldn’t improve his approach at the plate.
Players (except Hughes haha) don’t beat up on themselves. Otherwise they wouldn’t be in the majors for very long.
Hughes is a fair self-evaluator. And it’s great that he gives thoughtful answers rather than the standard cliches.
I don’t know what the deal is with the crazy amount of run support for Phil. But I love it!
Not a fan of putting Swisher at DH. He’s fine in the field and power hitting 1B/DH’s are a dime a dozen. He’s more valuable as a RF.
Get Vlad next season at DH or something, then you have a stronger lineup. Then you can use the Crawford money for Lee.
Lee+Vlad+Swish >>>>> Swish+Craw+DeJesus
Happy night, m!
Tyler
Yes. Although a Chelsea disliker, Lampard is truly a class act. John Terry is a scumbag!
John Terry = Jason Varitek
Overrated captains of a team that buys its championships!
M 1:50
Congrats on the Lakers win. That was a BIG WIN! Kobe played bad and they still pulled it off. Did you get to catch Stratsburghs 1st game. Hes just unbelievably great. Like every game he plays inm gona rewatch. Just cant believe that was his first mlb game.Hes so good.Just WOW.
CR9-
Yes! Double happy. Had a sneaky feeling the Lakers would bounce back. And Hughes is 8-1. Crazy ****!
Bahaaha the Cardinals are winless since Randy Winn joined
And like Sacfly said, Kobe played like CRAP, and they still won. Ridiculous giving that ball back to the Celtics off the missed Pierce FT with 40 seconds left. Refs can call a foul on replay also, and the reason Odom lost the ball was Rondo fouled him.
Cliff Lee will not be a Yankee, here’s why.
In 2011, it’s likely that CC, AJ, Andy and Hughes will be part of the rotation for the regular season. For the playoffs…
CC gets the ball in a Game 1
AJ gets Game 2
Andy in Game 3
Hughes in Game 4
The first 3 are big money vets. You can’t push them from a playoff start.
So that brings us to Hughes.
Are the Yankees willing to pay 17+ million to push Hughes from a playoff start?
Lee will get more than Lackey. Lackey got 17 mil. Lee will be between 18-20.
Hughes gets the ball in Game 4.
Lee at 18 mil would push Hughes from a playoff start.
18 mil to push Hughes from a playoff start?
I highly doubt it.
CR9 2:00
Yes it was a foul. But replay cant fix that. Unfortunatly that was right call.Only replay for possesion.
You sure Sacfly?
I had the game on mute, on the phone with a brother that told me that the 3 stooges said that a foul can be called on replay. Maybe he was just trying to get me angrier?
Bret the Hitman June 9th, 2010 at 2:01 am
Cliff Lee will not be a Yankee, here’s why.
In 2011, it’s likely that CC, AJ, Andy and Hughes will be part of the rotation for the regular season. For the playoffs…
CC gets the ball in a Game 1
AJ gets Game 2
Andy in Game 3
Hughes in Game 4
The first 3 are big money vets. You can’t push them from a playoff start.
So that brings us to Hughes.
Are the Yankees willing to pay 17+ million to push Hughes from a playoff start?
Lee will get more than Lackey. Lackey got 17 mil. Lee will be between 18-20.
Hughes gets the ball in Game 4.
Lee at 18 mil would push Hughes from a playoff start.
18 mil to push Hughes from a playoff start?
I highly doubt it.
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If Andy retires, then you have a completely different dynamic there.
CR9
Yeah thats what the analyst were saying at the time.Its a new replay rule but they agreed that rondo grabbed him.Im not a lakers fan just cant stand Boston not even there college.lol
Alll good KNICKS gona get LEBRON and WADE there like linking up. Im all 4 it.LOL
Sacfly
Not a Laker fan either. Just an Anti-Bostoner!
And what really disturbs and hurts me inside about the Celtics is Glen Davis.
Joba Chamberlain got/gets ripped for daring to pump his fists after an inning is over.
But Glen Davis acts like a thug and an rabid animal (I dont mean to insult rabid animals) and his sickening performance of histrionics is rewarded with constant closeup shots by the ESPN/ABC. He was literally foaming at the mouth after one of his cheap “and 1″s. Disgraceful. Atrocity. Glen Davis. Criminal.
Vblade,
Andy’s comments in the 2009 SI story lead me to believe that he is still hungry. Also, you have to consider his ties to Posada. Jorge is contracted through next year. Jeter and Mo will be back. Andy won’t bow out just yet.
As far as your preference for Swisher in RF. That’s fine. The Yankees can DH DeJesus instead and keep Swisher in RF…but that would hurt the defense. If Gardner regresses, it won’t matter. DeJesus takes over LF, Swisher stays in right. If Gardner stays hot all year and the Yankees bring in Crawford, Gardner will hold great trade value and so will DeJesus at a 6 mil option. But again, the Yanks need OF depth. We saw what happened when Granderson went down this year.
CR9
Let me clearify the 3 stooges were saying its a foul but replay can only be used for possesion. They did think mit was a foul on Rondo but it was a no call.Replay cant be used to call a foul or reverse it.
Thanks for the info. My brother intentionally lied to me, then. (He enjoys hearing me enraged!)
CR9
cant compare basketball celebrations to baseball. Thats just funny. Basketball is one of the most play by play celebrated sports there is.lol In football its bad but not that bad. Players just let there emotions take over some times.No harm done.I love when Joba fist pumps I dont mind Valverde the Tigers closer .What ever he does.I like when athletes show emotion. Shows ther heart is in it.jmho.
Lakers + 2 was a steal tonight…….Games 1-3-5 are all money games that Championship teams seem to win
Sacfly
I agree. I enjoy seeing emotion too. Heck, I display my emotion all over this blog half the time.
I dont enjoy double standards. I swear, if Glen Davis performed his sickening antics with a jersey other than a Celtics jersey on, he’d be mocked and insulted throughout the media. Davis nearly ripped the head off of a 14 year old Magic fan last year in the midst of one of his criminal celebrations. Davis is a menace and a thug.
Pat M
Lakers in5. 6 at the most what u think. Also whos your favorite draft pick so far for the Yankees this year.love that 2nd pick but he might go USC. Big boy raw power decent speed just a power baseball build to him. Also like the tall lefty canadian pitcher. Congrats on the bet.
Pat M
Lakers in5. 6 at the most what u think. Also whos your favorite draft pick so far for the Yankees this year.love that 2nd pick but he might go USC. Big boy raw power decent speed just a power baseball build to him. Also like the tall lefty canadian pitcher. Congrats on the bet.
Ah. Had to leave right in the middle of that pregame convo about Gardner/Lee/Crawford.
But wanted to address the notion that Brett might not be able to sustain his productivity. Quite true. But I don’t know if we should hamstring ourselves with the notion.
I just feel the $13-15M it will cost for Crawford will need to be used elsewhere.
If Gardner falls off the face of the earth, then u get another OF. Worth the gamble IMO. There will be a huge discrepancy in GGBG & Crawford’s salaries.
Worth is available to. Gona be interesting to see the price diff on those two.
Bret the Hitman June 9th, 2010 at 2:14 am
Vblade,
Andy’s comments in the 2009 SI story lead me to believe that he is still hungry. Also, you have to consider his ties to Posada. Jorge is contracted through next year. Jeter and Mo will be back. Andy won’t bow out just yet.
As far as your preference for Swisher in RF. That’s fine. The Yankees can DH DeJesus instead and keep Swisher in RF…but that would hurt the defense. If Gardner regresses, it won’t matter. DeJesus takes over LF, Swisher stays in right. If Gardner stays hot all year and the Yankees bring in Crawford, Gardner will hold great trade value and so will DeJesus at a 6 mil option. But again, the Yanks need OF depth. We saw what happened when Granderson went down this year.
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Just not a big fan of Crawford at his asking price, if Gardner can continue to do well at LF.
DeJesus completely depends on the price. I’m not comfortable with sending out good prospects for what amounts to a bit of an excess OF.
I’m also of the opinion that you can’t have too much pitching. If the 5th best pitcher out of your five starters has to work out of the bullpen in the playoffs, then so be it.
If the Redsux arent in the Lee talks thats a huge advantage for the Yankees. Dont get me wrong cc would be awesome but pitching is what wins!!!!!!
Anyone have a stat on what percentage of Hughes’ runs allowed this year have come with 2 outs? It seems like most of them.
But…he is still having a fantastic season, and did a nice job tonight with horrendous location.
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Aside: to Bret the Hitman: you do realize that the New York Yankees are an actual baseball team and not a part of your Fantasy Baseball league? MLB GMs tend to be a bit more judicious and see more of the big picture that fantasy hounds like yourself.
Weird stats ~~
Hughes with 0 Outs .188 .226 .300 .526 2 runs
Hughes with 1 Out .151 .241 .178 .419 3 runs
Hughes with 2 Outs .269 .329 .410 .740 11 runs
73% of Hughes runs allowed have come with 2 outs.
M’s want a catcher and Nunez. I would do it.
“They want one of the [Yanks' minor-league] catchers and [Eduardo] Nunez,” a person familiar with Seattle’s thought process said of any potential deal with the Yankees.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....z0qLFKHDFn
That would be for Cliff Lee.
I would give them August Romain.
M’s want a catcher and Nunez. I would do it.
“They want one of the [Yanks' minor-league] catchers and [Eduardo] Nunez,” a person familiar with Seattle’s thought process said of any potential deal with the Yankees.
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Higeoshika and Nunez it is! SUCKERS.
NY POST (for what it’s worth) is reporting that the Mariners are expecting the Yankees to make bid for Cliff Lee . So much so they are scouting the Yankees organization thoroughly. Austine Romine, Nunez et al.
The Yankees are supposedly scouting the Astros, for Berkman as DH if they are sellers , he’s owed 14.5 MM
Jerkface June 9th, 2010 at 4:31 am
M’s want a catcher and Nunez. I would do it.
“They want one of the [Yanks' minor-league] catchers and [Eduardo] Nunez,” a person familiar with Seattle’s thought process said of any potential deal with the Yankees.
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Higeoshika and Nunez it is! SUCKERS
That works. Or Mollie and Nunez.
To get Lee before next year would be great. I hope they like Joba and Gaudin too!!
August Romain they can have, but I don’t think Austin Romine is going anywhere.
a word on strasburg:
the guy is absurd. i read the debate earlier whether the quality of the opposition, or lack there of, should be taken into consideration.
i just watched the game on mlb.com.
his stuff is ridicolous. it’s not just the velocity. his 2-seamer moves like a crazed eel, and the most impressive thing is how far advanced is his off speed stuff. even if he loses 3-4 mph of the heater, he is still unhittable.
Doreen
Your on here early this am. Another trip today?
My wife went to college in Briarcliff Manor for 1 1/2 years. Your talk of going to White Plains made me think of that.
Doreen
She finished here in Maine to be closer to someone.
Maine Yankee -
I’m always up this early, but I don’t always post this early. I was just amused by the August Romain post.
No trips today. I don’t really mind driving so much – at any rate, I’ve gotten used to long trips over the last 3 years. I have to say so far I prefer the trip to White Plains to the trip to Long Island, but I’m sure it’ll get tedious, too, after a while.
So, where did you and your wife meet?
I met my husband in college (SJU on Staten Island), but I almost went to Seton Hall to be with my high school sweetheart. Glad I didn’t do that for so many reason.
MaineYankee June 9th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Doreen
She finished here in Maine to be closer to someone.
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Kevin Youkilis?
Doreen
We both went to a Christian HS together. She was a day student and I boarded there. That’s also where I got to know ray(red sox fan)
GB7
You aren’t supposed to be around this early. But I should know you can’t miss an opportunity to get in a smart aleck remark.
Currently the AL leaders in Wins are the Yankees preseason 5th starter, the Sox preseason 5th starter and the Rays preseason 4th starter… All young and all really good.
blake June 9th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Currently the AL leaders in Wins are the Yankees preseason 5th starter, the Sox preseason 5th starter and the Rays preseason 4th starter? All young and all really good.
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The rest of the AL has lots of reasons to fear the AL East.
Maine,
I agree, the east is a beast.
How are all my favorite people doing this Morning ?
I liked what I saw from Hughes in last night’s game. He showed once again that he can pitch well enough to win even when he doesn’t have his best stuff. A year ago many fans didn’t think Hughes was tough enough, but once again he showed he can minimize damage and get out of trouble. It is something he has done better than CC and AJ this year. Nine hits are 9 hits but they were all singles. It’s not like they were knocking the cover off the ball. His comments afterward give an indication of why he has progressed so much in the last 2 years; not satisfied, didn’t feel like he should’ve won. When’s the last time a pitcher said that? Bottom line he’s 8-1, 2.71, 1.09 (WHIP) and .218 BAA. Pretty darn good!
Today’s fun facts.
Did you all know that Strasburg used to have a weight/conditioning issue much like another young talented pitcher some of you may be familiar with ?
And did you also know that when he made a commitment to losing that weight and to conditioning he turned into the beast you see today ?
Could there be a lesson there for someone we know.
MTU
Maybe you need to send a certain someone a memo.
Maine Yankee
So you DID marry your HS sweetheart? Nice when that happens, I think.
Good morning MTU.
blake/Maine -
And I don’t think any of ‘em have any “cheap” wins, either. YMH gets run support, but he’s pitched well enough in most games to get by without as much.
As tough as it is to compete in the AL East, it’s exciting.
Nice to see Tex have a good game, hope it is the start of something for him. The team needs him.
Swisher for the ASG!
I think Gaudin has given up a HR in almost every NYY appearance this year. I could not believe Joe stayed with him as long as he did. That was scary. But a win is a win, on to game 2 of the series!
Maine-
What I described about Strasburg is absolutely true.
His career was going nowhere until he looked inwards and embraced a strict condtioning regimen.
He truly unlocked his G-d given potential when he got serious and got to work.
Are you feelin me Joba. Don’t waste what the good Lord has given you. API in the off season. Do it !
I don’t get it when some here want Swisher to DH and either put Gardner in RF ( which is not a speed position ) or to trade him and bring in someone else.
Chad, I agree with you – as I said, I think his ability to evaluate his performance without always saying how great he thinks he was is an asset because it means that he’ll be able to work on those things that are giving him issues. Living in denial, where IPK and Joba sometimes resided, is not a positive, lol.
Dan, that’s an interesting comparison – Andy is just like that, lol.
Maine-
This offseason should be a fascinating one (as most are).
It will revolve around wether the Yankees add another quality arm, another qulaity OF’er, or stick with their in-house options.
I do not see both the arm (CL) and the bat (cc) being added but it is
likely that at least one will be.
Endless debate on which is wisest course.
Jerkface, thanks!
Those numbers with 2 outs are probably an anomaly and won’t follow Phil around for his career – he just has to improve on them, which I’m sure he will do (either this year or going forward). I imagine that they can be chalked up to inexperience in the sense that he’s still learning how to pitch here. Is it because of poor pitch selection? Is he not executing the right pitches? Who knows. I figure he’ll figure it out.
His hair is getting a tad long, also – time for a hair cut, lol
The Lee vs Crwaford debate will be a good one. Assuming the team doesn’t get both I think they’ll go for pitching. After 2008 both Jeter and Posada lobbied Cashman for pitching. They and from what Cashman has said believe pitching wins WS, because as the saying goes, good pitching (which is what you face in every playoff game) stops good hitting.
Um, FORGET IT, lol. Even if I wanted Lee, I would never trade our potential (yes, potential) SS of the future and one of our prized catchers for a guy who will be a FA next year. I’m sure the M’s will take a lot less from another team, so let him go there.
Betsy-
“His hair is getting a tad long, also – time for a hair cut”
If it weren’t for Phil’s grit he might have had that haircut last night.
Blake, yep – they’ve all come of age at the same time (and Phil is younger than all of them, lol- yay!)
NYYROC, that’s very true. As I said last night, I’ve gotten spoiled – almost to the point where I’m “disappointed” if Phil doesn’t dominate. Of course, that’s ridiculous, lol – and it’s nights like these that are telling about a pitcher. It’s easy to pitch with your good stuff, not so easy without it. Even with bad stuff, he didn’t give up any xtra base hits – though it’s disgraceful that he only struck out 4 and gave up more hits than innings pitched ( just kidding). I always love Phil’s post-game interviews, so I hate when the game is on MY 9.
MaineYankee June 9th, 2010 at 7:50 am
GB7
You aren’t supposed to be around this early. But I should know you can’t miss an opportunity to get in a smart aleck remark.
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Sorry about that Maine. I just saw an open line there and couldn’t allow it to go unused.
NYYROC-
Once again it all seems to revolve around what AP does.
Doreen, take a look at the game log. Many of the games where Phil has gotten run support, the Yanks have scored late – meaning for most of those games, Phil had to deal with a slim margin of error. Off the top of my head, I can think of: the A’s game, the O’s game (first), White Sox, Detroit. Technically you could count the Mets game, but he didn’t pitch that well there, so……..
GB-
Good morning.
What have you done to Randy ?
Did you steal his golf clubs and hide them ?
MTU, he can ask CC for a haircut since CC has experience now, lol
“When he evaluates himself after a start, he seems to focus on the negatives…”
Phil is no dummy. He watched enough postgames with IPK and Andy to know which approach works better for public consumption.
Randy owns a store, I believe, and this is his busy season; I’m pretty sure he’d mentioned he wouldn’t be around much.
MTU (aka GBURL) June 9th, 2010 at 8:28 am
GB-
Good morning.
What have you done to Randy ?
Did you steal his golf clubs and hide them ?
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Nah. I just took them away from him. He has no idea on what to do with them. He’s been using them to chase squirrels off of the porch.
GB-
“He’s been using them to chase squirrels off of the porch.”
I guess he’s no Tiger Woods then and wont be in any Nike commercials any time soon.
I’m pretty sure Phil was like that before IPK and Joba made themselves look silly
Oops, scratch that comment. I’m sure every kid could learn something watching Andy.
pat, if you’ve never seen Pettitte pitch before and just listened to his post games, you’d think it was Chad Gaudin that just pitched. He’s never made a good pitch or thrown decent game in his life….according to Andy Pettitte.
I want to know what mediot asked Joe about Strasburg instead of the game last night…….believe it or not, there were more important things on Joe’s mind than watching another pitcher on another team
GB, how are you feeling this morning? Have you seen the wonder twins?
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....Ik1rLipvGM
“The stuff wasn’t great, my command was off,” said Hughes, who improved to 8-1 by allowing three runs and nine hits in six innings.
“You are going to have those days. You hope you score some runs.”
Pitching against the Orioles for the third time this year and the second time in six days, Hughes noticed the hitters adjusting.
“They were more aggressive and didn’t let the counts get too deep,” Hughes said. “It’s great when you get cheap ones.”
Hughes didn’t need long to understand his best stuff wasn’t with him.
“I knew when I threw a fastball at [Matt] Wieters’ head and he laced it to right field,” Hughes said. “I made decent pitches when I had to and got a little help from the umpire, too.”
MTU (aka GBURL) June 9th, 2010 at 8:36 am
GB-
“He’s been using them to chase squirrels off of the porch.”
I guess he’s no Tiger Woods then and wont be in any Nike commercials any time soon
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I assume that you’ve never seen Randy play golf before. I have a secret clip of Randy on the golf course. He’s the fat guy at the end of the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mnBmfimpNY
GB
I would guess many athletes, even the most successful ones, have an inner dialog similiar to the ones Andy has with the outside world but they filter them. Andy doesn’t use a filter. It’s part of his personality and charm but it wouldn’t work for everyone.
the off-season strategy starts with Pettite’s decision and whether or not Vazquez is good enough to want to retain. The starting pitching will absolutely take precedence over the lineup and it should.
And then there’s the matter of Mariano and how much longer he wants to go.
Crawford would be a big upgrade over Gardner, but not a $ 12 M a year upgrade. That is probably the difference between what the two will make in 2011.
I don’t like MY9 games either: no pre or postgame!
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) June 9th, 2010 at 8:43 am
GB, how are you feeling this morning? Have you seen the wonder twins?
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Good morning, Betsy. Doing just fine thank you. How are you and your family doing? Saw the kids this weekend when they brought “Killer” home. He’s a mess, though. Won’t eat, lays in front of the playpen and just looks at it and lets out these deep sighs. I’m going to have Morgan come and get him. He misses the kids. It’s funny that he’d behave like that, but, really sad to watch. The kids are missing him, too. I hate giving him up, but, this is just too cruel to keep them apart.
GB-
Hysterical. Instant classic. I loved Dangerfield’s shot.
pat June 9th, 2010 at 8:49 am
GB
I would guess many athletes, even the most successful ones, have an inner dialog similiar to the ones Andy has with the outside world but they filter them. Andy doesn’t use a filter. It’s part of his personality and charm but it wouldn’t work for everyone.
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He’s been sensational this year and marely outstanding for most of 16 years. He and Jeter are a lot alike. They’re never completely satisfied with their game. Maybe that’s why they are better than others with more talent. Looking at his games this year, you think about the 3 no-decisions and realize that he should be 10-1. At the 1/3rd mark, he has to be a top 2 or 3 in the Cy Young race. His season ending marks if he just pitches half way between this season and last should amount to maybe his best ever. That puts him one season away from really serious HOF conversation.
MTU (aka GBURL) June 9th, 2010 at 8:59 am
GB-
Hysterical. Instant classic. I loved Dangerfield’s shot.
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Loved Rodney Dangerfield. And all of those Miller Lite commercials are the greatest viewing ever.