Rodriguez at third, Granderson on bench
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jun 18, 2010 
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this is a lineup i can get behind.
They showed A-Rod fielding grounders on YES and he looked like he was moving okay.
YankeesInk Girardi says Yanks may want to add a bat but will not say whether it will come from inside organization.
Did anybody predict this lineup? LOL
*puts up the ignore the trolls sign*
So it all comes down to one game. Beat Algeria and advance.
Who’s Ganderson?
Curtis just getting a rest or there’s something more to that?
“Curtis just getting a rest or there’s something more to that?”
Be easier to definitively answer if a lefty wasn’t throwing for the Mets. I’d guess it’s just a garden variety day off for now.
trisha is now a Lakers fan? Just like CR9. And she returns on the same day CR9 does. Interesting very interesting….
Zach S June 18th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Curtis just getting a rest or there?s something more to that?
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My guess is it’s just a day off.
Erin
If anyone had Huffman today, they should get bonus points
Great time to give Granderson a day off.
Looking forward to seeing Huffman out there. Maybe he can help us win a game or two this weekend.
I look for him to get another start on Sunday. Which would be a fine time to give Gardner a day off as well.
BloggingBombers Granderson is healthy; just a routine day off against a lefty.
pat June 18th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Erin
If anyone had Huffman today, they should get bonus points
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I agree.
YES showing Alex moving the batting cage and screen around. Don’t the Yankees have people to do that stuff?
cr9′s new h-ero should be Alexi La-las
Just said the call against the US today was cri minal
Sweeny is late. The Yankees have already posted the lineup.
I approve.
Wave,
I think you’re right about the lack of quality bats that could be obtained and the need to just be patient. The Yankees are still right at the top of the league in runs scored despite the injuries, Tex slugging under .400, Granderson’s OBP being under .320, and Jeter hitting about .280. If adding the 2009 versions of those guys is an option though, then let’s do that.
Good lineup I guess. I think the time is coming when the Yanks trade for a better utility IF and a decent right handed OF bat. Having guys like Huffman and Pena in the lineup on a daily basis is not good…
Tex needs to get going. Girardi should consider putting Cano 3rd. Tex is not a selfish guy.
Curtis hasn’t had much time off, so it makes sense. At least he’s not batting 2nd.
trisha has an appreciation for beautiful people?
And Kobe did grow up in Italy. 
BTW, I know there’s some Nate Robinson fans here, but during this series he acted more like a donkey than Donkey. Guys like Robin Lopez and Robinson with their premature and over the top celebrations need look no further than the vets if they don’t know how to act. rant over.
m,
Nate Robinson is a dope.
Then again, I’m a Nets fan so who’s the dope now?
Get DeJesus and see if you can teach him how to play the infield so he can be a supersub
# Patrick June 18th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
m,
Nate Robinson is a dope.
Then again, I’m a Nets fan so who’s the dope now?
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Dope #2 here!
trisha leaving a comment saying she’s not back reminded me of this Onion article which people might find pretty funny:
http://www.theonion.com/articl.....iet,17600/
MikeSilvermanBB Manny just spoke to the media: “Media out! Media out!” #redsox #visitorsclubhouse
ex Yankees 2010 stats:
Damon, 281 avg, 3 hr’s, 18 rbi’s
Nady, 265 avg, 4 hr’s, 19 rbi’s
Melky, 249 avg, 2 hr’s 17 rbi’s
Ian Kennedy, 14 starts, 3 wins, 4 losses, 3.57 ERA
Clippard, 8 wins, 3 losses, 1 save, 1.69 ERA
Farnsworth, 1 win, 0 losses, 26.2 IP, 2.36 ERA
vblade, you’re a Nets fan too?
Maybe I’m insane but I actually thought they’d be halfway decent this year. Boy was I wrong. Well I’m still real optimistic for next year’s team. Love Avery, love the new owner. Favors will be a good pick in the draft although I wish we could have gotten Wall. Hopefully they can sign one of the big free agents. I think next year they will be close to a playoff team if Devin Harris can stay healthy and Lopez takes another step.
Vuvuzela update:
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/asmussen/
Well, there were no winners in today’s GTLU
BUT
I have to give kudos to the poster who goes by the name “Everybody Sucks Except SJ and CB,” because he had positions 1-6 perfect.
He was the only one who had ARod 3b. 
haha don legreca ftw. he just did a impression of joe beningo.
Hey Javy Vazquez, you can run but you can’t hide! When ur takin out of the game in the 3rd inning, don’t head to the showers! LMAO
Thats pretty funny Nick. I just read that the Marlins are giving out 15,000 vuvuzelas for tomorrow night’s game.
ok i’ve witheld my judgment since he came up as a phenom and i was fine with trying him out as a starter, but now the picture is pretty clear: Joba sucks. start looking for someone else to save games when mo retires because this guy is a head case and cant even handle the 8th inning, let alone saving games.
Warnining Track Power,
You forgot the biggest crap move by Cashman, Hinske!
Yankees RT @MLB: Derek Jeter heads into the cage #SubwaySeries #yankees #mets
http://twitpic.com/1xwds2
Patrick, will the Marlins even get 15,000 fans at the game?
Here’s a Vuvuzela update from England from a few days ago:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/spo.....sport.html
well at least the vuvuzela gives people something to do instead of falling asleep while they sit through another “nil-nil” snoozer.
Granderson is awful he was benched because he cant hit lefties.
Interesting that Granderson is sitting against Takahashi. I wonder what that means for Sunday against Santana?
Funny line from Craig Calcaterra about the Cubs gauging the Red Sox interest in Fukudome.
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Indeed, I’m trying to figure out how that conversation even goes:
“Hey Theo! Jim Hendry here! Look, I don’t have a ton of time to talk, but I have a proposition for you: I’m looking to trade my overpriced, underperforming Japanese player who irritates my fan base. You interested? What? What do you mean you already have one . . .”
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports......ed-sox.php
# XLJ June 18th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Granderson is awful he was benched because he cant hit lefties.
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I bet he plays against Santana, which would confirm how wrong you really are.
Lenny June 18th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Warnining Track Power,
You forgot the biggest crap move by Cashman, Hinske!
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I did forget. I had a feeling I was going to forget 1 or 2 players.
To me it’s fun to read how ex players are doing from time to time.
# Patrick June 18th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
vblade, you’re a Nets fan too?
Maybe I’m insane but I actually thought they’d be halfway decent this year. Boy was I wrong. Well I’m still real optimistic for next year’s team. Love Avery, love the new owner. Favors will be a good pick in the draft although I wish we could have gotten Wall. Hopefully they can sign one of the big free agents. I think next year they will be close to a playoff team if Devin Harris can stay healthy and Lopez takes another step.
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Unfortunately yes.
I thought they’d be bad, but not less than 15 wins bad. I look forward to hearing Avery scream on the sideline to “PLEY SOME DAYFENSSS” and the continued improvement of Lopez, who I think will be a top flight center. Not sold on Harris’ PG skills, but he’s a great combo guard. Favors will be a nice pick. Him and Yi can share PF until one of them distinguishes himself. Was very impressed with Terrence Williams and his all around game at SF, and if they can get a player like Wade perhaps, then they’d be set for a playoff run.
Also, my mantra for the offseason is “Just say no to Joe Johnson”.
Brits soccer team is the best team money can buy…….The parts greater than the whole……Much like some of our NBA Olympic basketball teams……Or even some of our NY Yankee clubs…..Later
Does Girardi have something against having all his regulars in a game at the same time.. If they aren’t hurt, they are getting a day off.
How about they’re giving Granderson a breather, and if you’re gonna sit him, you sit him against a lefty? And you can bet he’ll be in against Santana sunday.
“How about they’re giving Granderson a breather, and if you’re gonna sit him, you sit him against a lefty? And you can bet he’ll be in against Santana sunday.”
Probably, but it just seems like if you were going to sit him out against only one of the lefties, you’d choose to sit him against Santana.
Takahashi is the typical slider-speed lefty who relies on location to get guys out.
Aka the guys who give us trouble
This guy is going to be a nightmare for Tex. I don’t know why anyone would ever throw him a fastball.
Wave,
I thought that as well
Especially since Granderson is 0-12 with 6 Ks in his career against Santana. It’s strange how he only has 12 career ABs vs. Santana while his former Tigers teammates have 50+. Looks like Leyland benched him a lot against Santana.
Hopefully he’ll have more success with this softer-throwing version of him.
Tex is better from the right side so that should help
Javy, Joba, Grandy, and AJ suck!
vblade,
I don’t want to turn this into Nets blog but I have nothing to say about the Yanks. That plus Nets fans are few and far between so I never get to talk Nets
If Avery can turn the team into a great defensive unit I’m sold, that would be huge. Agreed about Lopez and Harris. Lopez will be a top 5 center very soon. Harris is more of a scorer and I was hoping the Nets would get the first pick so they could trade Harris and take Wall. But still, if Devin can stay healthy he’s a good player.
I’ve been reading that Favors has a ton of talent but he’s really raw so it might take awhile for him to be ready. And Yi is so bad, I give him a few months then get rid of him if he can’t produce.
Yeah I like Williams too, he can play anywhere.
Getting a SF/SG type would be ideal (like Wade or Lebron) but I doubt either of those guys would play for the Nets. So that leaves guys like Bosh, Amare, and yes Joe Johnson. Johnson might be the best fit if Favors is drafted
i didn’t know Sam wrote for SNY:
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less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
Cashman used to be on with Francesa all the time. Mike’s been at the Stadium multiple times this year and no Cash to be seen or heard from. Wonder if something is up with that?
Guaranteed Posada retires after next year!
Who the heck is this “Ganderson”?
Ever check the roster, Chad?
You’re saying his name isn’t Ganderson?
Rishi-I remember Pete linking over to Sam’s SNY work last year. And according to that tweet on the righthand side of this page, Sam also wrote ‘The Complete Idiots Guide to Soccer Basics”.
# Patrick June 18th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
vblade,
I don’t want to turn this into Nets blog but I have nothing to say about the Yanks. That plus Nets fans are few and far between so I never get to talk Nets
If Avery can turn the team into a great defensive unit I’m sold, that would be huge. Agreed about Lopez and Harris. Lopez will be a top 5 center very soon. Harris is more of a scorer and I was hoping the Nets would get the first pick so they could trade Harris and take Wall. But still, if Devin can stay healthy he’s a good player.
I’ve been reading that Favors has a ton of talent but he’s really raw so it might take awhile for him to be ready. And Yi is so bad, I give him a few months then get rid of him if he can’t produce.
Yeah I like Williams too, he can play anywhere.
Getting a SF/SG type would be ideal (like Wade or Lebron) but I doubt either of those guys would play for the Nets. So that leaves guys like Bosh, Amare, and yes Joe Johnson. Johnson might be the best fit if Favors is drafted
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I don’t like Joe Johnson, he disappeared on the Hawks in their first round series, and he doesn’t have a track record of actually producing when it matters. Not a guy I’d allocate a max contract too. Thorn knows this, he won’t spend unnecessarily.
I think the athleticism of Favors will be huge in the frontcourt. Yi can provide a change of pace shooting big, and provides a steady presence when Favors hits the unavoidable ups and downs of a rookie year. Favors did 12/8/2 in 27 MPG at G-Tech, so there’s a lot of promise there. Hoping Lopez could tutor him on some of the nuances of the game, since he’s pretty raw.
Avery is an isolation coach, so it’ll be interesting to see how he does without a singular superstar like Dirk. If they can get LeBron here, that would be perfect. The Nets are weakest at SG/SF, so my dream scenario have both LeBron and Wade coming over.
Harris has, and never will be a true PG. He just doesn’t seem to have a knack for it. He’s more of an undersized SG at this point. However, you can’t play him at SG cause he’s too small, so we just hope he can improve.
Interestingly, the most likely FA acquisition for the Nets would be Amare, because he can slot right in at SF and not worry about rebounding the ball, which he is weak at. If they can sign Amare and a 2nd tier guard like John Salmons, they’ll be a playoff team.
Let’s give a Javy a break. Yes, he had a rough start, but, as of late he’s pitching much better. What did, Cashman and the Yankee fans expect from Javy, afterall he’s a lifetime .500 pitcher, that happened to have a very good year in 2009. I believe Cashman fell asleep at the wheel this off season.
Nick Johnson – Always injured – keeps his string going, again.
Javy Vazquez – .500 pitcher that has struggled in AL
Curtis Granderson – Can’t hit lefties, production declining each season, still can’t hit lefties, and is not a #2 hitter
Cashman needs to trade for Paul Konerko to get the needed power into the line-up, and Girardi needs to move Tex to the #7 hole.
It would also be great to get Cliff Lee, and then let Javy and AJ fight it out for the #5 spot, loser goes to the bullpen, or trade bait.
It’s time for an honest evaluation of talent, and those not producing, not just in a slump, have got to make room for another player that may bring more to the table.
For the most part, this is what they do with the bullpen, guys that don’t come through on a regular basis, lose their spot, or get sent down, or released.
I know, we can’t do this or that because after all it’s Tex, but he’s been a .200 hitter since the post season last year, and looks more and more lost at the plate.
Girardi – How about, no produce, no play!
This is what ruins a good blog. If you don’t want to blog about the Yankees, or baseball, how about going to the Nets site to talk BB – the season is over, give it a break!
Here’s my rant. Why is Curtis not playing? Does joe really think Grandy would be worse then Huffman vs a lefty? What a joke. Why trade for the guy if you are going to not play him. I don’t get joe sometimes. Shows no confidence in curtis. Huffman is garbage.