Yankees pregame/Gardner update
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on Jul 24, 2010 
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Brian Heyman here for Chad now. A Yankees spokesman told us that Brett Gardner is now unlikely to be available for the game, although he left the window open. Gardner went to the hospital this morning. Joe Girardi said Gardner has had an acid reflux problem since he was a teenager, and that he believed a piece of meat from last night’s pregame meal got lodged. Gardner was OK to play the game last night, though. But he went to take care of the problem today.
So the lineup has Colin Curtis for Gardner in left and Marcus Thames for Nick Swisher in right. Swisher said his left Achilles’ was feeling better, but the plan appears to be to start him tomorrow. Girardi said A-Rod could be the DH or get the day off tomorrow, but it would figure that the only way he’d be off is if he hits No. 600 today.
Andy Pettitte played catch for the second straight day and reported no problems with his strained left groin. He said that it doesn’t seem realistic that he’ll be out the full four or five weeks that was previously announced. But he hasn’t tested himself off a mound yet. Girardi told him to be patient. Pettitte is headed for Tampa Monday to continue his comeback work.
To make room for today’s starter, Sergio Mitre, the Yankees sent down Jonathan Albaladejo. “You could see the disappointment in his face,” Girardi said.
Here’s the Royals’ lineup:
1. Scott Podsednik LF
2. Jason Kendall C
3. Billy Butler 1B
4. Jose Guillen RF
5. Alex Gordon DH
6. Wilson Betemit 3B
7. Rick Ankiel CF
8. Yuniesky Betancourt SS
9. Chris Getz 2B
Kyle Davies P
Well the good news is that the bench is a lot stronger today!
Thames in RF is a bit of a scary thought
I feel bad for Albaladejo. He did well, but if he’s just a one inning guy he’s excess right now considering the state of the starting pitching and long relief.
Hope Alex gets # 600 today. The sooner the better
# MG July 24th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
In Park’s last 7 appearances since June 29th he’s gone 8 1/3 innings with 5 hits and 2 runs, 1 walk, 7 K’s. It seems to me he’s pitching a lot better than earlier in the season but don’t let the facts get in the way of a good vent…
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Since when did facts matter?
I’ll be very surprised if Dan Haren is not in the Bronx by the end of this weekend…….Joba could be gone ……
It sounds to me like Andy will be back very shortly after he’s eligible to come off the DL, Mitre may only be making a few starts.
Phil, thanks for that about Alby; I do feel bad for him and hope he will get a chance someday… Donnie Collins is right. If the Yankees don’t give it to him, some other team definitely will.
Glad that Swish is feeling better……..and hopefully Brett will be ok soon as well.
I never thought I would say this but sending Alby down is the stupidest thing I have seen the Yankees do in a while. It’s freakin’ scary how dumb they can be at times.
I understand why they would send Albie down, because its the way you keep all of your current assets with the team, but it doesn’t make it suck any less to understand.
The thing which extra blows is that he can’t come back for 10 days or whatever, so even after Mitre is stretched out they can’t just lose Mosely and bring back Albie.
It turns Albie into sort of a deadline acquisition. The yankees will try to bring in another reliever, and then after the deadline drop the deadweight and bring up Albie.
Andy wants to be back ASAP, but we’ll see. If he is back sooner than expected (not saying he will be) and the Yanks get Haren, then either Phil goes back to the pen a lot sooner than he really should (mid-August( or we go with a 6 man rotation (and that’s not happening).
Jerkface, it does stink -because you’re right about the 10 day thing. If Alby worked out, they might not even need another reliever – but, I guess the Yanks weren’t overly interested in trying that before the deadline. Weird.
“I never thought I would say this but sending Alby down is the stupidest thing I have seen the Yankees do in a while. It’s freakin’ scary how dumb they can be at times.”
Co-sign. I guess they need more mop up men than a potential late-inning reliever.
I guess they are married to Joba in the late innings, regardless of his performance.
Pat M. July 24th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
I’ll be very surprised if Dan Haren is not in the Bronx by the end of this weekend…….Joba could be gone
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That wouldn’t bother me at all, I’ve always like Haren a great deal and, at 29, he has some good baseball in front of him. He’s more like a modern day version of Catfish Hunter than anything else-good stuff, great control, gives up the long ball but usually with no one on.
As for Chamberlain, he needs a change, either in attitude, venue, or both. I’d prefer Scranton but Arizona is fine if it means getting a quality major league starter in return. Haren also had a bad year in 2006 (high ERA, lots of HRs) but came back with 3 excellent years from 2007-2009. I doubt that his performance this year is tied to a decline in ability, it’s just a bad year.
Looking forward to seeing Mitre pitch today. He was pitching well before he got hurt. Like to see some nasty hard sinkers from him today.
If Heyman is to be believed, the Yankees are not interested in trading Joba for Haren…….though admittedly it’s confusing because it’s hard to tell if they don’t want to trade him, period, or if they refuse to do so AND pay off the contract. Again, good luck to AZ if they can find a team willing to take on the rest of that contract and give up good prospects/current major leaguers.
“I understand why they would send Albie down, because its the way you keep all of your current assets with the team…”
I don’t see Park and Gaudin as assets.
Betsy
If that’s what Heyman said, Joba is as good as gone.
Dayo was disappointed going down, according Girardi. No kidding. Three bums in the bullpen get to stay and he goes. Dayo pitches to an ERA under one at Scranton, comes up and shows twice that he can pitch here, and gets demoted. Nice job, management.
Well thank god Chan Ho is still on the team (insert sarcasm). It doesn’t matter how well he has pitched of late. Chan Ho is a bum and always has been and will be. Name one time you were ever scared knowing the yanks had to face Chan Ho…seriously I’d love to hear about it
I know that acid-reflux can cause a “lump in the throat” sensation.
I want to clarify that even though I wasn’t surprised they sent Albaladejo down (because he has options), I don’t like the idea. He did a great job last night, and overcame jitters to do a good job the other night. He deserves to get called up again as soon as they can.
I think they bought time on making decisions on the other guys. That’s what “options” allow them to do.
I feel bad for “Dejo.” Sometimes I hate the numbers game that baseball can be.
I don’t see Park and Gaudin as assets.
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You don’t, but Cashman is thinking “We paid our 1.5 mil for Park, he has had flashes of brilliance, I am going to continue to wait it out.”
and for Gaudin I guess “He had success here, his earlier failure was likely a fluke, he is doing better in this last appearances, we can use him.”
and for Moseley “We need him until Mitre is stretched out.”
I’d jettison Gaudin first, then Moseley, then Park.
IMO the Yankees saw what they needed to see with “Dejo”. Now it’s time to let it all play out. Trade scenarios, DFA’s, and call-ups. Next couple of weeks this team will not be the same as it today. Patience.
Having us take Qualls if it means less prospects for Haren should be very appealing to us.
Qualls is due $1.8 for the rest of the year… can always just release him if he sucks. He has actually been effective in the past, might catch lightening in a bottle
Snyder is a different story considering he has multiple years left on his deal, though he would be a great backup.
I feel bad for Dejo.
Glad to hear Swisher is feeling better, and hopefully Gardner feels better soon.
and great news on Andy!!!
Joe better hope Joba does well the next couple of times out after sending Dejo down or he will be in for “a whole can of whoop a**” from this blog.
Jerkface
So you’re saying that Cashman is being held captive by his own mistakes?
Cashman is trying to keep all of his pieces but sooner or later Chan Ho or Moseley need to be gone.
I am not sure why the contract is such a big deal; if anything, Dan Haren’s contract is team friendly. He’s a better pitcher than a few pitchers making more money than he is (Burnett and Lackey come to mind). I would think that Haren’s contract would be one of the LAST things interested trade partners would be worried about. If Dan Haren hit the market after 2010, he’d ask for more – and get more.
It stinks that a guy like Abaladejo, who has had good if not great results this year, bounces back and forth on the Scranton shuttle while Joba, who has been shaky for most of the year, gets what seems like a guranteed spot in the pen. Not to criticize Joba but it just shows how much of a weird and businesslike baseball can be.
Say it ain’t Dejo!
Yankees must really believe in Joba.
Tyler – Yep, it sucks. Joba can be as shaky as he wants with no repercussions. Albaladejo works hard to improve his game in the minors and reinvents himself… and he gets sent down after 2 mop-up appearances. He didn’t even get a chance up here.
Even Boone Logan got more opportunities than Albie did.
Maybe Cervelli goes in the deal if Zona wants to move Snyder along with Haren……He has pop in his bat
Yank 97-
Joba has a ton of talent and has been good in the pen before so I see why he is in the pen. It’s just rough for a guy like Alby.
So you’re saying that Cashman is being held captive by his own mistakes?
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Baseball is a weird game when it comes to rosters sometime, I wouldn’t say he is being held captive by his own mistakes. You would say that because you don’t think those guys are going to offer anything. I just don’t think the yankees feel the same way.
Maybe the Yanks don’t want to send Joba down because he is part of some deal and his value would seem to take a hit if he is sent out.
I would think if the Yanks get Haren it will happen before his next start, which is Tuesday.
Pat M
The only problem with that is that the Yankees probably have a limit on how high they want their payroll to be, if only to avoid giving some owners more ammunition in their quest to impose an even more onerous Yankee tax in the next CBA.
Can we trade for O’Sullivan before HIS next start and then DFA him?
No game post?
I really do feel bad for Alby – but if he can keep his chin up and continue to pitch well, other teams WILL give him a fair look. It doesn’t appear that will be the Yankees.
I think Dejo is going to get a good shot to be on the post season roster (rigtfully so) . So him being sent down doesn’t bother me at all. And it’s not like the Yankees haven’t give him plenty of oppurtunities over the last 2 years. If I remember correctly last year the rant was: To paraphrase why was “Dejo” on the team and not Melancon.
Rich in SF……Good point, with the old CBA due to expire soon, that could be an issue to some degree……Although in 2011, Pettite & Vasquez wouldn’t be much different than Haren & Lee…..The A-Rod contract keeps popping up
I don’t like Mitre
Meat tray not looking good.
Tyler–why are Dayo’s results good but not great? The one earned run he has been charged with was the result of him being pulled for Park with 2 men out and a man on first. Park promptly gave up a bullet to the wall, allowing the run to score. In his second appearance, dayo struck out 2 of the 3 men he faced. His numbers at Scranton for the year (an ERA under one) speak to being much more than good. Actually, they’re great. Don’t make stupid statements without checking the facts.
I really don’t understand what the Yanks see in Mitre. His stuff isn’t good enough for the AL.
Betsy, if Joba is indeed moved, then Alby comes back
Laura, it’s usually delayed on days Chad is off.
Betsy July 24th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I really do feel bad for Alby – but if he can keep his chin up and continue to pitch well, other teams WILL give him a fair look. It doesn’t appear that will be the Yankees.
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calm down, you act like Alby is never going to get called up again.
Come on Sergio. Throw strikes and keep it on the ground.
The need for 2 long guys becomes more obvious by the 3rd batter in.
damn.. we might see the the scrubs in the pen very soon..
# Captain Clutch July 24th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
I really don’t understand what the Yanks see in Mitre. His stuff isn’t good enough for the AL.
No idea.
Posada is so bad.
Posada has defensive limitations.
Bumknee-
I said good if not great. His numbers are very strong but I still don’t put Abaladejo into the great category over 2 and a third innings pitched this year in the bigs. Nice job arguing over a single word though.
Wow, I will have to keep my perspective and remember why Mitre was our mop up man prior to his injury.
Could you have a worst beginning to a game.
Get Posada away from catcher…. He is horrible
Too hot on the field to be giving up outs.
Bad throw. Bad tag.
Great start to the game.
Posada going through a bad stretch here behind the plate.
Not a bad throw by Alex, just not a good one….Still Jorge has to make that play
Alex’s throw wasn’t great, but as the replay showed, Pods still would have been out if Jorge held on to the ball.
Great job defensively once again by Jorge Posada.
Butler trying his hardest to bail Mitre out, swinging 3-0 and chopping it right to A-Rod, and then he drops the ball on an easy out at the plate.
The only reason Posada is behind the plate at all is that his bat is so good for the position, but perhaps if they had a good hitting catcher who could rotate with him and the DH spot (MONTERO?) they could avoid him playing so often defensively as well as keep him in better shape physically.
wuhu… an out… now a double play would be nice… 2 runs is ok but not good
I hope the Yanks keep up their hot hitting because they will need it today
Nice DP.
I really wish that Montero was more polished defensively because I’d love to call him up and have him catch on a regular basis and just DH Posada. I’m really getting sick of Jorge’s defense even though Cervelli hasn’t exactly been sterling back there either this year. Hopefully Montero can continue to get regular reps down at AAA and keep on rakeing.
Gameday says Mitre’s strike zone is the size of a teapcup.
Okay. Could have been worse. Not a great start, but at least it didn’t get out of control. Posada is snakebit lately.
Mitre is so bad we’re gonna lose to the Royals.
I don’t understand what people see in him. He’s never been good as a starter. Ever.
He could a mediocre RP- that’s it.
Nova should have pitched today.
nice recovery by Mitre there. 2-0 is alright. They should put up some big innings on Davies.
I LOVE Jorge, but he has cost the yankees alot of runs this season. His catching is just awful. That was such an easy out at home.
I hope next season he is the fulltime DH.
well this game looks like it will be brutal. Mitre on a 75 pitch count. be lucky to get out of the 4th.
Tyler–good job on your part faulting Dayo for not pitching more than he did when he came up. I got it. He should have just run out to the mound and started throwing every game. don’t wait to get called in from the pen. Just say “I need to pitch more than a few innings. Splendid analysis on your part.
Just what I orderd. But still, Mitre does not look sharp, so 5 innings of 3 run ball is probably what we can hope for today..
He looks rusty
Just what I orderd. But still, Mitre does not look sharp, so 5 innings of 3 run ball is probably what we can hope for today..
He looks rusty
how exactly did Posada make a ‘horrible’ play on that tag?
Arod threw it high and away, Posednick is quick so a sweep tag was needed and the ball was kicked out of the glove on contact. You don’t have control of the ball in a catcher’s mitt and he happened to tag him on the foot, if it’s on the leg it doesn’t happen. I think it was a bad decision by Arod given that is was so early in the game.
Matt July 24th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Great job defensively once again by Jorge Posada.
Butler trying his hardest to bail Mitre out, swinging 3-0 and chopping it right to A-Rod, and then he drops the ball on an easy out at the plate.
The only reason Posada is behind the plate at all is that his bat is so good for the position, but perhaps if they had a good hitting catcher who could rotate with him and the DH spot (MONTERO?) they could avoid him playing so often defensively as well as keep him in better shape physically.
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Montero is not any better than Jorge behind the plate. Good hitting catchers that play good defense is a rare rare rare thing.
“# Disco July 24th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Mitre is so bad we’re gonna lose to the Royals.
I don’t understand what people see in him. He’s never been good as a starter. Ever.
He could a mediocre RP- that’s it.
Nova should have pitched today.”
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Mitre is junk I wasn’t holding my breath, hopefully on this hot day the Yankees bats show up and don’t play dead, like they can do sometimes.
They will need to outscore Kansas City today.
Kansas City acutally has a good offense, not much power but they could feast on Mitre all day with singles and doubles and steals
A good Jeter never swings at such a bad pitch..
Pat M, I’m sure that’s true – but we don’t know if Joba will be moved.
I really think the Yanks should have given Alby a shot before the trade deadline so that Cash wouldn’t have to make a move out of desperation……….but obviously that’s too late.
Please tell me Kyle Davies isn’t a junkballer
Because we know how those can go when the Yankees fall too far behind.
Need a quick response.
Granderson is showing small signs of getting hot.
Pat M -
Didn’t you say at one time Grandy should be in the #2 hole?
Whoa! An extra-base hit for Granderson!
Just get one run back in this inning.
BumKnee July 24th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Tyler–good job on your part faulting Dayo for not pitching more than he did when he came up. I got it. He should have just run out to the mound and started throwing every game. don’t wait to get called in from the pen. Just say “I need to pitch more than a few innings. Splendid analysis on your part.
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Lol I never blamed “Dayo”. I actually praised him. It’s not his fault he pitched that little. But he did so that’s what I’m analyzing.
Tyler July 24th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Bumknee-
I said good if not great. His numbers are very strong but I still don’t put Abaladejo into the great category over 2 and a third innings pitched this year in the bigs. Nice job arguing over a single word though.
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Well said.
Alby pitched 1.2 innings his first outing giving up 2 hits & a walk.If he got one more out that is a whip of 1.0 wich is fantastic.His second outing was just filthy.
The yankees need to give hima longer shot.He might be the real deal & solve a lot,that is how things happen in the pen but bullpen roles are very slow to change around baseball.
I don’t know if the trade deadline has anything to do with it but alby needs to be given the 8th inning til he shows he can’t handle it.His stuff looks good.
It will be funny when Jeter asks for over 20 million a year.
Tex did *not* offer at that ball. BS call.
That was not a swing…
yeah, that was bullshiat.
What happens if a fan catches a specially marked ball that was hit foul?
Isn’t it amazing how starting pitching sets a tone for a game.
That is why it is the most important facet of a team.
“Isn’t it amazing how starting pitching sets a tone for a game.
That is why it is the most important facet of a team.”
Well, we’ll see if Mitre can settle down, and the hitters do what they should with Davies.
“# Chris W July 24th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
“Isn’t it amazing how starting pitching sets a tone for a game.
That is why it is the most important facet of a team.”
Well, we’ll see if Mitre can settle down, and the hitters do what they should with Davies.”
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He looked kind of funky in that first inning.
Remember this Kansas City team can swing the bat
They are 1st in Base Hits and AVG in the majors and Mitre pitches to contact and they make contact well based on those rankings above.