Pitching matchups vs. Kansas City
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jul 22, 2010 
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Tonight
LHP CC Sabathia (12-3, 3.13)
vs.
LHP Bruce Chen (5-3, 4.06)
7:05 p.m., YES and MLB Network
Friday
RHP A.J. Burnett (7-8, 4.99)
vs.
RHP Brian Bannister (7-8, 5.65)
7:05 p.m., YES Network
Saturday
RHP Sergio Mitre (0-1, 2.88)
vs.
RHP Kyle Davies (4-6, 5.45)
1:05 p.m., YES Network
Sunday
RHP Phil Hughes (11-3, 3.99)
vs.
RHP Anthony Lerew (1-4, 8.54)
1:05 p.m., YES Network
Associated Press photo of Burnett slamming Nick Swisher with a pie.
I would love a sweep by the Yankees, but I’ll be please with them winning 3 out of 4.
Craw-
That’s how I see it 3 of 4 (hopefully).
AROD CANT HIT CHEN..HE PITCHES TOO SLOW
Yea 3/4 would be good… with how streaky AJ and Phil have been of late and adding in Mitre. Hopefully CC will do his job tonight and we will be able to score enough runs to protect the other three
According to Tim McCarver, the picture above possibly depicts the event that led to the cuts on AJ’s hands.
Pie tossing can be hazardous to your health.
Ole Timmy was in rare form that day folks.
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champ809 July 22nd, 2010 at 11:27 am
You literally are a dunce if you think he’s the worst defensive CF in the AL….
He’s been twice the defender that Granderson has been.
no offense
WYH – well, anyone saying “he should be doing this” is misusing the stats. this does happen frequently, and i apologize in advance if i do some day do that. its hard explaining things i don’t have graduate level understanding of
also, to fill you in from earlier, BABIP does not count home runs. they do not effect the number no matter if you hit 1 or 90.
BABIP = ( hits – home runs ) / (at bats – home runs – strikeouts + sac flies)
the homeruns and strikeouts are subtracted in the denominator to eliminate those at bats from the equation. home runs and striekouts are eliminated because the ball was not “in play”. the sac flies are added in because those at bats are not counts in AB’s even though they are in play.
Crawdaddy July 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
I would love a sweep by the Yankees, but I?ll be please with them winning 3 out of 4.
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3 out of 4 is my guess too (although I certainly wouldn’t complain if they sweep)
champ – you say that with absolutely nothing to back it up… other than “watch the game”.
excuse me if we don’t give a crap how good you think he is.
It doesn’t seem like I explained the list I posted well, since I am confusing a lot of people
The list which Ruth tops, is the highest single season BABip since 1913.
So, if Jackson keeps up his .426 BABip, he will have set the record for the highest number in a single season since 1913.
Bronx Jeers July 22nd, 2010 at 11:27 am
Ole Timmy was in rare form that day folks.
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Ugh-don’t remind me! That was just painful to listen to. LOL
lgy – gotcha. i hate looking at single season numbers so i didnt even notice thats what you said
Bronx Jeers July 22nd, 2010 at 11:27 am
According to Tim McCarver, the picture above possibly depicts the event that led to the cuts on AJ’s hands.
Pie tossing can be hazardous to your health.
Ole Timmy was in rare form that day folks
””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
I’m just so happy to see both of the weekend games are on YES. No McCarver, Buck, Morgan, et al.
I see that Kyle Davies is pitching Saturday. I believe that Alex hit #500 off him. Maybe Alex can hit #600 off him on Saturday.
“According to Tim McCarver, the picture above possibly depicts the event that led to the cuts on AJ’s hands.”
I thought A.J. cut his hand with a knife while scratching out Torre’s face from every photo of the Yankees from ’96-’07
“also, to fill you in from earlier, BABIP does not count home runs. they do not effect the number no matter if you hit 1 or 90.”
I understand that. My point was, when talking about a player like Babe Ruth, it is a little misleading to talk about BABiP for that very reason.
How the hell does Joe Morgan ever fit into the broadcast booth with his massive ego and John Miller both taking up the limited space ?
Ty Cobb comes in at 4th on the list with a .416 BABip in 1922.
He only had 4 HRs that year, so we can go with him instead of the Babe
Hey Doreen
Jetes SS
Swish RF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Cano 2B
Jorge C
Thames DH
Granderson CF
GGBG LF
Thanks!
jackson:
FP – .978
assists – 3
fielding errors – 5
throwing errors – 0
UZR/150 – 13.6
out of zone plays – 66
granderson:
FP – .994
assists – 3
fielding errors – 1
throwing errors – 0
UZR/150 – 17.0
out of zone plays – 33
So, other than the balls out of zone he got to… austin jackson is trailing in every measurable category for a fielder.
I think maybe you need to watch the games closer, champ. what you are seeing when you watch jackson is not even close to reality.
Forget ROY, A-Jax now has his sights set on the “All-Time Single-Season BABip Leader” trophy.
I’ve heard for some players that’s actually more coveted than a WS ring.
I don’t know if Jackson is the best CF in baseball (Gutierrez probably is), but he’s certainly very very good defensively and should only get better.
Offensively he’s just a different type player than Granderson is. Rewind to this winter….if you take the information Cashman had to go on then the trade made a lot of sense. Granderson has much more power and was an established big leaguer that could help the team now.
Hindsight, granderson has gotten hurt and underperformed and Jackson has performed above expectations to this point. That doesn’t mean things will stay that way.
Judge the trade 3 years from now…not in the present. Give Granderson a chance to play to the level he’s capable of and let’s see what Jackson really becomes….then we can decide if it was a good trade or not.
WYH – i don’t really find it misleading, unless you are under the assumption that all ruth did was hit home runs. even when they weren’t going over the fence he was still putting balls in play at a ridiculous clip. if you look at that career leaders list, you’ll see that most players average is within .020 of their babip for their careers. certainly not .140 under it like jacksons is at the moment.
OK LGY, Ty Cobb it is.
You don’t think Austin Jackson is the next Ty Cobb?
do we have any AP images of jackson sharpening his cleats?
He hasn’t been twice the defensive CF Granderson has been this year. Geez Louise, do you constantly have to overrate every young player to make a point?
Fact is, Granderson has played a very good defensive CF this year.
Does he make some curious breaks on balls? No more so than any other CF. We just see it more since we watch Granderson everyday.
You started out by saying Jackson was the best defensive CF in the AL. That is incorrect, he’s not. Franklin Gutierrez of the Mariners is a far better defensive CF than Austin Jackson.
Just because the Tigers broadcasters think Jackson is doesn’t make it so.
He is a good young player. He also is playing a bit above his head for periods of the season which is a big reason why his BA is so high.
If you delved into his numbers and overall game more, instead of overrating yet another Yankee farmhand, you would see his season isn’t as grand as you think it is.
Granderson cannot hold AJax’s Glove defensively my friend.
I’m not even knocking he trade and totally understand why Ca$h made the move…
And again the Cf in Detroit is twice the size of the Cf in Yankee stadium and AJax is playing with 2 stiffs beside him whereas Grandy has 2 very good fielders next to him. All these factors matter as well.
SS – Jeter
RF – Swisher
1B – Teixiera
3B – Rodriguez
2B – Cano
C – Posada
CF – Granderson
DH – Thames
LF – Gardner
this is the perfect series for the Yankees to dominate, win the series and try to increase their lead in the AL east.
this is not the weekend to play poorly or take the opponent for granted.
champ – i don’t even understand who you are trying to convince at this point, no one believes you.
i bet i watch more tigers games than anyone here on MLB extra innings (directv rules). clearly you don’t even watch tigers games. lol…
“Fact is, Granderson has played a very good defensive CF this year.”
He’s played alright. There have been a couple of balls that he’s misjudged. I’m not as disappointed in his defense as I am in his offense. We could have gotten these numbers or better from Melky.
cano had a career .266 avg in the minors. nobody expected him to be this good.. in fact we almost traded him and wang in a pkg.. point is, you dont have to have monster minor league stats to become a major league allstar!
“You don’t think Austin Jackson is the next Ty Cobb?”
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btw, you never gave me your opinion of what you think of Brandon Laird as a RH caddy for Granderson potentially as early as next year.
Maybe he could backup Arod at 3rd and corner OF as well.
“you’ll see that most players average is within .020 of their babip for their careers. certainly not .140 under it like jacksons is at the moment.”
I’m not among those who insist Austin Jackson will continue to hit at the pace he is currently hitting, so we aren’t disagreeing there.
All I said originally is that Jackson has hit well over the last 28 days, and he has done that.
GTLU
SS Jeet
RF Swish
1B Tex
2B Robbie
C Po
DH Thames
CF Grandy
LF GGBG
3B Nino
giving Alex the night off as Girardi said he was going to rest him and Jeet on this homestand…Jeter was hot yesterday, so i want to leave him in
thanks
It’s not Tigers broadcasters…It’s opposing players opinions as well as advanced scouts opinion..
And I said that Guti probably still gets the nod but most that I’ve heard and read have said that Ajax is right with him and I’ve read at least twice scouts say they saw him as being the best this season…other teams advanced scouts.
And again this is not a case of overhyping a young player the fact is he’s playing a great defensive Cf and having a very good rookie year to date.
What’s so wrong with giving him his props?
I was accused-by you actually SJ- of overhyping Gardner in January when I predicted that he very well could and would do what he’s doing now based on his track record in the minors and his season last year. How’d that work out?
You guys sometimes are too argumentative….
Hey Granderson has played well against the Sox .. if thats worth anything .
champ – so where are these opposing players and advanced scouts that are praising his outfield play?
citation needed to prove ridiculous argument.
Bill D July 22nd, 2010 at 11:16 am
Yeah I agree!
LPB173
I agree as well! Thanks for clarifying it for me!
LGY-
I haven’t seen Brandon Laird play, just looking at his numbers I don’t think he’s ready yet. And isn’t he a 1B/3B type? He’s never played in the OF, so how’s he going to caddy Grandy?
sexier person- ca$ha or ke$ha
Who said Derek Jeter never poses for pictures?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....817064549/
GTLU
Jeet DH
Swish RF
Tex 1B
ARod 3B
Cano 2B
Jorge C
Grandy CF
Gardy LF
Pena SS
CC “Big Baby” ‘Bathia….13 wins era under 3 and 10 Ks tonight…
Champ,
Stay away from the water with that advanced scouts BS.
All you have to do irrelevant is read….the info is out there
Doreen, reckon I’ll try GTLU again…
[1] SS Jeet
[2] RF Swish
[3] 1B Tex
[4] 3B Alex
[5] 2B Canoe
[6] C Sado
[7] DH Thames
[8] CF Grandy
[9] LF Brett the Jet
Thanks!
LF Brett Gardner
SS Derek Jeter
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
C Jorge Posada
RF Nick Swisher
CF Curtis Granderson
DH Marcus Thames
Yeah Craw because you know more than guys that have been getting paid for 30 to 40 yrs to scout players….
I’ll keep that in mind.
Or better yet wake up and get a clue…
SS – Jeter
RF – Swisher
1B – Teixiera
3B – Rodriguez
2B – Cano
C – Posada
CF – Granderson
DH – Thames
LF – Gardner
Thnx dor
SS- Jeter
RF- Swisher
1B- Tex
DH- Arod
2B- Cano
C- Posada
CF- Granderson
LF- Gardner
3B- Pena
Wave,
It was reported that he started taking fly balls in the OF before games. Nothing major but something interesting to watch. Maybe he would be able to handle corner OF? GB7 could prob answer that question best.
I haven’t seen him either, but when I looked up his stats recently I was intrigued by his very good SLG% vs LHP.
Thought it was interesting so was just throwing it out there.
Went with the main lineup tonight, hoping to get out of the gate quickly.
]
So, had to disagree with Kate re sitting A-Rod.
And, masher RH DH at 7, two fast guys at the bottom in Grandy and Gardy
[good luck, Erin, since you have the same lineup
My guess is, if Austin Jackson was having the kind of year he is having in New York, we’d all be raving about him.
That being said, I still like the trade and I still believe Granderson can turn it around.
I also wonder if the Yankees will try Montero in the corner OF if the catching thing doesn’t work out.
RF in YS is pretty easy to handle as far as outfields go.
Another thing to keep in mind.
Regardless of how the Grandy trade works out.
No GM bats a thousand. They are all fallible and make mistakes.
Except of course, the geniuses like Theo, Jack Z, and Billy Beane.
They never make mistakes, especially Theo.
champ – no, i’m not here to prove your arguements for you. i think i’ll keep going on what is actually happening in baseball, and you can live in your fantasy land with your “advanced scouts” that don’t share their opinions with the public.
seriously, you can’t find one quote from mid season that proves anything you have said? that’s pathetic. i will consider everything you post from here out just as much BS speculation until you prove otherwise.
Chuck58 July 22nd, 2010 at 12:09 pm
[good luck, Erin, since you have the same lineup ]
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Thank you! Good luck to you too
Now let’s just hope we win.
LGY-
Not likely Jesus has the footspeed for that.
LGY-
Laird’s SLG vs LHP this year IS very good. But let’s remember it’s on about 100 ABs and he hasn’t shown that kind of power before.
But I won’t pretend I’m some kind of Brandon Laird expert, ’cause I’m not.
WYH-
Why not ? It’s so much more fun when everyone pretends to be an expert.
“Erin July 22nd, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Chuck58 July 22nd, 2010 at 12:09 pm
[good luck, Erin, since you have the same lineup ]
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Thank you! Good luck to you too
Now let’s just hope we win.”
Thank you. Got my fingers crossed for luck!
Doreen,
OK. Here goes:
Derek SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Robbie 2B
Jorge C
Thames DH
Granderson CF
Gardner LF
Thanks
Excellent posts on Austin Jackson and Jesus Montero.
Both of them have been true ambassadors and have made our minor league system look much more stocked than typically portrayed in the past.
How can the Mariners not be second-guessing themselves right now with Montero’s recent rampage?
Other GM’s must be falling over themselves to get access to our young players from top to bottom.
Cashman is in an excellent position at the trade deadline because he has surplus talent and limited needs, not to mention the Yankees are in first place and have played consistently better than the competition for the entire season.
I just want to add to the Montero debate.
Put me in the camp that wants him to develop as a catcher through Scranton’s playoff run which reached September 17th. The playoffs, even though it’s AAA, will expose him to high intensity, high pressure, high leverage at bats. He needs to be part of a battery and calling pitch sequences in precisely those situations if the Yankees would ever trust him as an emergency backstop in the 2010 MLB playoffs.
I’d like to see Montero experience the AAA playoffs, get called mid September, work with Pena and be added as the last man on the playoff roster in place of either Nick Johnson or Alfredo Aceves. Surely one of them will be out for the year, if not both. The Yankees should exploit that loophole.
In the playoffs, the Yankees could use Montero as a DH or pinch hitter. If Posada gets injured during the post season, I’d rather have Montero as the third catcher over Moeller.
The 40 man roster issues can be solved at the deadline of Cashman does a 2-1 deal(s) or a 3-1/4-1 deal(s).
LGY
The problem with Montero to the OF is that he’s not very athletic and he’s a very slow runner so he’d most likely be a huge defensive liability in the OF.
I think the kid can stick as a catcher. He won’t be Bench or Pudge but being fair to Jorge neither was he. If he can be somewhere between Jorge and Piazza with his offensive potential then I’d let him catch 80-100 games until Sanchez is ready.
is the organization still holding out hope that NJ will return this year? i haven’t heard anything official about it in a while.
Bret-
Much happiness going forward with birth of your niece.
Bret-
Congratulations on the birth of your niece Sloane.
I’ve thrown in the white towel on NJ
I can’t see Ca$h making a roster move just to get Montero 2 weeks on the bench at the end of Sept….
Maybe
Erin – good news!
Fran picked our lineup also!
We have a good shot, now
Champ809 —-
I’m very impressed with Austin Jackson and wish the Yanks still had him. Still, I was in favor of the trade at the time and still think Granderson will do big things for the Yanks.
However I bet you can’t name any of the scouts who supposedly said he’s right there with Franklin Gutierrez. Any scout not employed by the Tigers who offered up that analysis would be unemployed.
I’d say he and Granderson are comparable defensively and the numbers bear that out. The fact that Jackson plays with slugs in the OF in a big OF actually inflates his out of zone numbers because he makes plays out of zone that Granderson and other good CF could make but don’t have to.
Bret-
Best of luck to you and your family with the birth of Sloane.
Irreverent Discourse July 22nd, 2010 at 12:24 pm
is the organization still holding out hope that NJ will return this year?
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Who??
I have no idea, but I’ll be REALLY surprised if NJ makes it back.
MTU,
Thanx!
I added an ‘e’ to the end of her name last night.
Shame on me.
It’s “Sloan”
Everything thing went great and the baby and mother are both happy and healthy!
Chuck58 July 22nd, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Erin ? good news!
Fran picked our lineup also!
We have a good shot, now
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I saw that!! That’s always a good sign
Sure is! hahaha
Bret-
“Everything thing went great and the baby and mother are both happy and healthy!”
That is everything one could hope for at the present moment.
Much joy going forward.
I hope AJ pitches a complete game so Swish can hit him with a pie…
rare photo of Hank at Yankee Stadium:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....818648232/
Hi Doreen,
GTLU-
Jeter-ss
Swish-fr
Tex-1b
Arod-3b
Cano-2b
Posada-c
Granderson-cf
Thames-dh
Gardner-lf
Nick-
What an insult to Dr. Kissinger.
Bret-congratulations on the birth of your ni-ece!! I love her name!
BTW- if her last name is Peterson, that would just be too cool.
GTLU
SS Jeter
RF Swish
1B Tex
3B AROD
2B Robbie
C Jorge
DH Thames
LF Gardy
CF Grandy
Cnnsi.com is reporting that World Series winning Manger Ralph Houk has died at age 90
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....?eref=sihp
Nick-
I forgot to ask. How was the PR food ?
That’s true, Felix. Champs in 1961 and 1962, and AL Pennant in 1963.
RIP, Major.
Jeter-SS
Swisher-RF
Tex-1B
ARod-3B
Cano-2B
Posada-C
Granderson-CF
Thames-DH
Gardner-LF
I had an excellent Jamon, Queso, Y Huevo sandwich at the PR restaurant last night, thank you.
Photo will possibly by posted eventually, but I’m trying to stay chronological and I’m heavily backlogged.
Just posted Phil Hughes win #9 photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....818711960/
Heavily backlogged, Nick?
Better eat more fiber
““Trying to bloop it over the pitcher’s head and into center field,””
That’s a good approach by Jeter.
4 games on YES, no My9, chance to sweep KC is increased significantly.
Erin – good news!
Fran picked our lineup also!
We have a good shot, now
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Chuck and Erin,
I hope we win. But you never know what surprises Joe has.
Nick-
I’m just the opposite, I already have tribute #12 twelve ready and waiting for him.
That’s true, Fran.
That’s why Joey is Da Man
nick – whats the story behind the photo’s? just where you happen to be when he wins?
that is a 4 game sweep right there, folks !
Nick in S.F.-
Take care of that backlogged situation ya hear
People are talking about backlogged situations…..
We need a game. Tonight cannot come fast enough
Jesus Montero, DH: 3 for 3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB – eight for his last nine with two doubles & two homers … .420/.532/.740 in July … he hasn’t struck out in ten days.
.823 ops for the year.
Joe-
Any new trade speculations on your part ?
congrats Bret
don’t forget the Yankees onesie as a gift to get her starting out correctly
Chuck/Erin/Fran
your line up was my original one, since its night game after a day game…but then I thought I would get cute, seeing as Girardi said he was going to rest Jeet/Alex…
chuck, that’s a sad commentary on my photo skills.
MTU, visits for wins 10 and 11, plus ASG appearance, have been made and photos taken, they just haven’t been posted yet.
Irreverent Discourse, the story, as it is, is just that I said I would honor Phil with a meal appropriate to his Orange County roots when he got his first win — commenter Betsy suggested In-N-Out Burger. Esteemed commenter Pat M. then ruled than a visit to In-N-Out must be made each time Phil gets a win this season. I already had set up this photo ‘blog’ to document my research in Taiwan, as seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....451651434/
…so it seemed the appropriate place to document my tributes to Phil’s success along with other Yankee-related photos and other things that pique my interest.
Joe from Long Island July 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm
People are talking about backlogged situations?..
We need a game. Tonight cannot come fast enough
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I agree
If you are on Twitter and are looking for prospects to hug, you should follow Josh Norris. He’s the Thunder beat writer and has video of games in his tweets.
jnorris427 In case you missed it, here are each of the nine Charleston RiverDogs at-bats from yesterday’s first inning. http://bit.ly/aSkP2i
If the Cards were to trade for Oswalt then that would be some rotation for the rest of the NL to face..
Reports are that Chris Paul wants a trade and that the Knicks and Magic are two of the teams he would accept a trade to. Put CP3 on the Knicks and the are instantly pretty good and put him on the Magic and they are better than the Heat IMO…should be interesting.
Blake-
I saw the Oswalt to the Cards rumor earlier but didn’t post it.
Carpenter, Wainwright, and Roy O. That would be tough.
Roy even said he might not force the Cards to pick up his 12 option.
There are going to be some big trades by the TD.
hahaha, Nick – no worries;
indeed, your photo displays are always enjoyable.
Now, when Sergio does well, will you celebrate at El Pollo Loco?
The lakers were mentioned as one of his teams he wouldn’t mind.
Chuck-
My YMH tributes are unique. Unlike Pat M. and Nick who just add calories to honor Phil I subtract them by dedicating hiking excursions to his victories.
Richie Rich,
Welcome aboard!
I don’t think it’s necessary to tear down Austin Jackson or Curtis Granderson to support your position.
I don’t think anyone would’ve thought that Jackson would polish up his bat quite this soon.
As for Coke. Lord. You guys know that he’d never be our EIG. I know that he’d help this sad sack of a bullpen. But…no. Not the 8th.
Granderson had disappointed to be sure. And I personally would like Gardner in CF over Granderson. But. You can’t undo trades (well the gm’s could, but they won’t). Scherzer is the one that’s lighting it up now.
Anyway, it’s too soon to write off Granderson.
And btw. How about that Nick Swisher? He cleaned up really well. Once upon a time I was leery about him in RF. But, he improved in lots of areas. Really honing his craft. That’s so nice to see.
YankeesPR Yankees’ 2009 WS trophy on display inside Gate 2 from Thurs-Sun. Fans can take photos with the trophy from gates opening until 1st pitch.
Trade specs…
I really think – emphasis on just my wild thoughts – that Cash is not going to deal anybody from the system for a mediocre relief pitcher. We have enough of those already. If that’s all he can get, then he’ll go the in-house route.
If he’s going to make a deal, then he’ll use his chips for someone who will make a real difference, now and in the future. That’s why the speculation about Soria yesterday got my attention. Because, I can see Cash moving talent for a player of that caliber. Otherwise, it’s “why bother” with all it takes to do a deal.
SJ is right – taken in isolation, KC has no need to deal Soria. However, if trading him allowed KC to accomplish some other, desirable, end….like unloading salary of a Jose Guillen, then that’s another thing. And it’s not like they need Soria to fill a need for them – they’re not going anywhere this year, why do they need a lockdown closer. Soria is only useful to them in that he allows them to achieve some other goal besides winning games and improving their record this year.
So, the logic for that deal is there. But, like Sterling likes to say, you can’t predict baseball.
MTU,
It would make the cards pretty tough in a playoff series.
If Paul were to go to the Lakers then go ahead and cancel the NBA season and give them the trophey.
m July 22nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
And btw. How about that Nick Swisher? He cleaned up really well. Once upon a time I was leery about him in RF. But, he improved in lots of areas. Really honing his craft. That?s so nice to see.
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How could you not love The Swish?
Oooh. I saw you mention Lakers as one of his teams. I know exactly who and what you’re talking about.
Heard it on the radio last night. Lakers, Heat, and Knicks. I would love to have Paul on the Lakers, but too little too late, Chris! We’ve already signed Blake AND Fish. I think the Knicks make a big push for him. He’ll just replace Steve Nash’s role in Phoenix East.
What kind of package will it take to land Chris Paul? It might not be that much, as he’s going to “ratchet up his exit strategy” in the next few weeks.
I have had Mexican food to honor Aceves, but Mitre deserves Mexican with an LA twist, so El Pollo Loco would be a good choice to celebrate his first win. Or Del Taco.
Mmmmmm, this could be a good Saturday.
MTU, always good. Hiking, biking, kayaking, running [all of which means I can celebrate with more food and drink!! Yay!]
Tough call, Nick – maybe combine Del Taco AND El Pollo Loco? Mmmmmm…..
When Swish came over in the trade from the White Sox, he had just finished a .200 season and was not a good defender at all.
A year and a half later, he’s improved his defense significantly and he’s hitting .300. He’s also one of the best run producers on the team right now and has become a fan favorite.
I’ll argue that Granderson has more tools to work with than Swisher and I believe he’ll turn things around.
If Long can do wonders with Swisher and Gardner, he can certainly do the same for Granderson.
Nick in SF July 22nd, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I have had Mexican food to honor Aceves, but Mitre deserves Mexican with an LA twist, so El Pollo Loco would be a good choice to celebrate his first win. Or Del Taco.
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If Mitre does well you should eat a big plate of meat aka a Meat Tray…
Get it??
Joe-
There is no doubt that some point a guy like Soria would be a difference maker.
It would be great to have a guy like that as the heir apparent to Mo.
Unfortunately, It seems unlikely that Cash would offer up the pieces that would likely be required unless it was known that Mo wishes to depart the scene in a fixed amount of time.
I am still thinking we will upgrade the bench at the very least.
There has been speculation about johnny Peralta, and others.
WYH wants a platoon partner for Grandy.
Prices may drop over the next week or so.
Okafor’s huge contract is the wildcard in the CP3 sweepstakes.
If the Knickerbockers are willing to take that on (they have the cap space to do so) they could jump ahead of the pack.
Do they still have El Pollo Locos?
Nick in SF,
Since you’re on. I wanted to get your thoughts on the Monty Python problem. (since you like probabilities and you like to argue
)
Joe,
I can see that. The Royals are a long way from being competitive….they may not even be competitive over the life of Soria’s contract. A closer is pretty meaningless if you’re not good enough to have leads consistently anyway. So I do think they would trade him if they could unload salary and aquire some players that could help them cheaply rebuild. However, I have reservations about giving top prospects for a relief pitcher. If they’d take lesser prospects in exchange for ridding themselves of Guillen they I say do it because Soria would be a difference maker this year…I don’t know if that’s something they’d do though.
I can see you’re having a tough day at work, Erica.
m, I don’t like to argue, I just don’t like seeing you be wrong. But go ahead.
GF-
I like your optimism and common sense with respect to Granderson.
If Long could turn around Swish and improve GGBG you would certainly think he could help Grandy.
That’s why I said with respect to Grandy that I refuse to write him off so soon. Especially before K-Long has had a chance to do some intensive off season 1 on 1 with him.
He will be this year’s project much like Cano was IMO.
Let’s hope it bears the same fruit.
New thread
Ralph Houk pas-ses away (gotta love filters)
Nick, I will respond there
Are you (or anyone else) familiar with the problem? I asked Number 1 Son if he watched Jersey Shores. He said no that it dumbs you down. So I teased him with, “And what you do when you go out is not dumbing you down? You can’t tell me you guys are discussing philosophy.”
And he’s all, “As a matter of fact, we were talking about the monty python problem last night…” and then we got into this long discussion about it. I immediately thought of you.
Jeter-SS
Swish-RF
Tex-1B
Arod-3B
Cano-2B
Jorgie-C
Grandy-CF
Thames-DH
Gardy-LF
I would think Joe rests/DH Arod Sat, day after night game and Jeet on Sun. Might as well go with best team today and go from there, especially since yesterday was a day game.
I want AJ Burnett to be as good at delivering the baseball as he is delivering pies. For at least the next 5 games anyway.
1. Jeter SS
2. Swisher RF
3. Tex 1B
4. Arod 3B
5. Cano 2B
6. Posada C
7. Granderson CF
8. Thames DH
9. Gardner LF
Thanks Doreen!
1. Jeter SS
2. Swisher RF
3. Tex 1B
4. A Rod 3B
5. Cano 2B
6. Posada C
7. Grandy CF
8. Miranda DH
9. Gardner LF