Rodriguez helped off the field in batting practice
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Aug 07, 2010 
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Very odd scene here during batting practice. It seems Alex Rodriguez was hit in the leg by a batted ball.
I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary until Rodriguez went behind the screen behind second base and was checked by the Yankees training staff. The guys in the outfield gathered around him while BP continued. He was on the ground while the staff checked on him, then they walked him off the field.
No clue what his status might be. It all just happened.
Berk’s only hard ball hit to date.
wow, berkman is in for some booing if alex is hurt.
Hopefully he’s OK.
Sick.
Way to go Lance.
NYPost_Kernan The concern in Girardi’s face was evident A-Rod was doing his usually fielding work when everyone in the cage screamed: “Look out” Too late
Its not Berkman’s fault. Its a freak accident.
Believe it or not, they do happen.
lol, Berkman can’t do anything right
The Red Sox brought their luck to town.
Time to get out the Jeter bubble wrap.
http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde....._capt.html
No one feels worse than Berkman right now. Be nice, everyone.
so the guy hitting .100 just took out the guy leading the team in rbis? not really what this “offense” needed.
A-Rod to come out of the dugout like Willis reed. Hit 4 homers.
WCYF – you told us so? yeah, berkman hitting a-rod with a ball has a LOT to do with their age. you are insane.
meh
oh god
of course it is a freak accident. but still…… argghhhh
We are not allowed to have our A lineup on the field.
He’s fine. Calm your butts down.
NYPost_Kernan Of course, BP continued, by time A-Rod was helped off field, btw, Lance Berkman ran up to him at !B, Pena was already taking grounders at 3B 34 seconds ago reply
Not good.
I blame the fool who posted first in the previous thread.
No….. I believe lance did it on purpose..
can’t afford this stuff. posada needs to catch more than 3 out of 5 days
# m August 7th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Not good.
I blame the fool who posted first in the previous thread.
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I think that’s Erin, Let’s all blame her!
Calling Mr. Laird, you have a call for you, Mr. Laird.
SJ44 August 7th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Messing up the popups…
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Javy didn’t mess up the popup. Cervelli called him off and dropped it. The pitcher has to yield to any other fielder, otherwise you get collisions with your pitcher, which is obviously bad. I think you know this…
I think it was a much easier play for the pitcher and Cervelli should not have called him off.
I hope Arod is ok. The only place Pena should be taking ground balls is in AAA.
Cashmoney August 7th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I think that’s Erin, Let’s all blame her!
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I don’t think it was me!!! lol
I love these three quotes from that Frank Piliere writeup on Brackman:
“The sooner he realizes that hitters are looking most helpless against his fastball than any of his other pitches the better off he’ll be.”
“From his height, he gets an enormous late drop on his curveball, and when he’s locating he can be close to unhittable.”
“His changeup grades out a solid-average 5 on the 2-8 scouting scale, and couple that with his plus fastball and curve and you have a complete three-pitch pitcher.”
Very, very encouraging stuff, especially considering Piliere’s track record when it comes to scouting Brackman.
# Erin August 7th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Cashmoney August 7th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I think that’s Erin, Let’s all blame her!
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I don’t think it was me!!! lol
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just messing around….
West Coast Yankee Fan August 7th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
“Alex Rodriguez got hit in what looked like the left leg during #Yankees BP. Is lying on the field, with Gene Monahan at the scene.”
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How unfortunately ironic in light of what I was just talking about. I won’t say I told you so, hopefully it’s nothing serious. But if it is Peña is our only option.
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That has nothing to do with age. No irony involved.
Does anyone know if the game will be completely blacked out in Northern Ca?
Fox is showing the Oakland game here! Bummer! Can I at least watch it on my iPhone or MLB.TV? That is a travesty not to show a Yankees Red Sox game.
So if Pilliere sees these things, how does Eiland and co. not see that and enforce that with him?
Cashmoney August 7th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
just messing around….
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I know.
BryanHoch No official word yet if Alex Rodriguez will still play this afternoon.
Irreverent Discourse August 7th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
WCYF – you told us so? yeah, berkman hitting a-rod with a ball has a LOT to do with their age. you are insane.
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Do you think calling fans on a blog with an opinion insane is appropriate? My point was that Cashman/Hal did not plan adequately for this kind of eventuality. It doesn’t matter how A-Rod gets hurt, what matters is that Peña is the only option.
Pete abe on wfan now.
Not according to Girardi….
On the popup, its called a “last resort play”.
Javy has to take charge of that because its the easier play for him.
If he doesn’t, he has to get out of the way and not be close to Cervelli.
It was Cervelli’s error but, Javy messed up the play according to Girardi.
Girardi is right on this one. Its how they drill that play in ST.
If the pitcher gets that close to the play, he has to take charge and make the catch.
That’s why its called the “last resort play”.
# CR9 August 7th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
So if Pilliere sees these things, how does Eiland and co. not see that and enforce that with him?
what are you talking about?
Hope nothing is broken or serious.
Lance hasn’t exactly endeared himself yet to the fans and if Alex is out for any extended period of time, they’ll let him know it with each AB. It won’t be pretty.
Toronto up 5-2 with back to back homers by Lind and Hill.
Pete abe said arod was limping badly,probably a scratch today.
5-2 toronto.Back to back hr.
Berkman can’t hit the ball out of the infield, but clocks the 3b.
Good job Lance! Please go back to Texas where you belong.
EveryoneSucksExceptSJCBDoreen August 7th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
He’s fine. Calm your butts down
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Are you just saying this or do you actually know he’s fine?
KenDavidoff
Tough #Yankees start for Berkman. What’s next? Does he trip over the Steinbrenner statue at Gate 2 and break it?
lol
Catcher JP Arencibia had a 2 run homer in his 1st ML at bat for Toronto. 1st pitch.
goodness lay off Berkman
mamby pamby A Rod will be in the line up
holy homers, is Dr Galea the official team doctor for the Jays?
Jays hit another home run
# GreenBeret7 August 7th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Catcher JP Arencibia had a 2 run homer in his 1st ML at bat for Toronto. 1st pitch.
He just hit a double too
Pete abe thinks yankees are the favorites.
JP arencibia doubles in his 2nd at bat.
Bob Neiman is still the only player in ML history to homer in his first 2 ML at bats.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-.....id=5445075
Vazquez has dead arm.
Dont know if this has been discussed.
New York Yankees say starter Javier Vazquez has ‘dead arm’ – http://es.pn/bGUj89
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Again?
How?
Same thing that happened in 2004, and that didnt end well..
# ac1 August 7th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
New York Yankees say starter Javier Vazquez has ‘dead arm’ – http://es.pn/bGUj89
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Again?
How?
Same thing that happened in 2004, and that didnt end well..
Shoulder problems in 04.
Excerpt from River Avenue Blues on Cervelli:
The botched pop-up last night was his seventh error of the season, and only Jason Kendall, with 300 more innings, has a higher error totals. The Yanks’ catchers now lead the AL with 13 errors on the year. He has allowed two passed balls while pitchers have thrown 22 wild pitches with him behind the dish. He’s also thrown out only seven of 44 would-be basestealers, and while much of that rests with the Yanks’ pitchers’ inability to hold runners on, Cervelli’s arm just hasn’t been as strong or as accurate as billed. That 16 percent rate is worst among all AL catchers with at least 300 innings caught. He’s fidgety behind the plate, and often lets his enthusiasm get in the way of framing pitchers and receiving the ball. Last night, he jumped up on a few pitches and may have cost the Yanks’ hurlers some called strikes.
ok roughly the same thing.
# ac1 August 7th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
ok roughly the same thing.
No it’s not.
# ac1 August 7th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
New York Yankees say starter Javier Vazquez has ‘dead arm’ – http://es.pn/bGUj89
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Again?
How?
Same thing that happened in 2004, and that didnt end well..
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terrible news indeed, does that mean we can skip him the rest of year and bring up Ivan Nova?
They say that every starter occasionally faces this issue, so it’s not that big a deal. But it explains yesterdays performance
Sore shoulder and tired arm are not the same thing.
i agree. the way i figure it, nova cannot be worse than what we have often received from javy and/or aj this year.
My arm would be dead too if I had to throw 60 pitches in the 1st 2 innings last night.
Luckily, Cervelli’s just keeping the seat warm.
I think we can safely say there has never been a team in the history of the game w/depth @C like the Yankees have right now.
It’s really an embarrassment of riches.
More like dead brain. He never recovered mentally after that error.
# ac1 August 7th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
i agree. the way i figure it, nova cannot be worse than what we have often received from javy and/or aj this year.
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i don’t about that, but I rather see anyone facing a good team than Javy.
SJ44 August 7th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Not according to Girardi….
On the popup, its called a “last resort play”.
Javy has to take charge of that because its the easier play for him.
If he doesn’t, he has to get out of the way and not be close to Cervelli.
It was Cervelli’s error but, Javy messed up the play according to Girardi.
Girardi is right on this one. Its how they drill that play in ST.
If the pitcher gets that close to the play, he has to take charge and make the catch.
That’s why its called the “last resort play”.
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About the only possible criticism of Javy on that play imo is that he didn’t “get out of the way enough”. But the ball still hit Cervelli right in the glove, and there was no contact. If I’m the pitcher and another fielder calls for the ball, I get out of the way, period. I don’t agree with Girardi because I don’t think there is any “taking charge” on a fielding play by a pitcher. If the catcher calls it I’d rather see my pitcher get out of the way and have the ball dropped than their possibly being a collision.
One catcher has to learn to hit, the other has to learn to catch.
Green Beret–any report from you on the sound of Berkman’s bat? Did he buy one from Bautista? You continue to be a hopeless clown.
The White Sox lead the Twins by 2? games.
”What you see is what you get,” Guillen said of Vazquez. ”Javy is going to be Javy. I just want him to be aggressive, throw the ball over the plate and knock somebody on their [butt]. That’s a big three games for us.
”You have to be mean. Go out there and show them we show up to play, show up to kick your guys’ [butts]. And believe me, that will take care of itself.”
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Javy’s response
”I’m not looking to have to change minds if people feel that way,” Vazquez said. “I won’t be paying attention to that. If I do well or if I don’t, I’ll still go home at the end of my career and be the same person.”
btw, Javy bombed all his starts after Guillen’s challenge.
Wow………..I hope Alex is ok. It was Berkman that hit him? Ouch……..
Another home run for the Bautista
A-Rod is out of the lineup.
Pena to get the start at 3rd.
YankeesWFAN New lineup posted. No ARod, Pena at 3b.
The Jays will have a huge impact on the AL East race.
The Yanks & Red Sox have 9 games left w/them, and TB has 7.
hopefully this is just precautionary for Arod
I hope A-rod is okay….
NYPost_Kernan Talked to someone who talked to arod said pain was worse because it was so unexpected.
New Post w/new lineup
Poor Berkman, he is going to be booed………fans already hate him for getting off to a slow start.
A dead arm? In the middle of the season? When his velocity has already diminished drastically? That sounds odd……..and not very encouraging. I thnk all these innings Javy has pitched have caught up to him.
Unexpected pain makes it worse? Sounds like an Arod comment.