Pitching matchups in Texas
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Aug 10, 2010 
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Tonight
RHP A.J. Burnett (9-9, 4.93)
vs.
LHP C.J. Wilson (10-5, 3.40)
8:05 p.m., MY9
Wednesday
RHP Javier Vazquez (9-8, 4.63)
vs.
LHP Cliff Lee (10-5, 2.44)
8:05 p.m., YES Network
Joe Girardi said yesterday that he plans to stick with his rotation shuffle. Unless something changes this afternoon in Dallas, Burnett will start tonight’s series opener after skipping his scheduled start on Sunday.
well the good news is vazquez will pitch well on wednesday…
I think it’s time for ARod to get Hot!
Who bats 3rd with no Tex?
I guess tonight I’d go with:
Jeter-ss
Swish-rf
ARod-3b
Cano-2b
Thames-dh
Kearns-lf
Fat Elvis-1b
Cervelli-c
Gardner-cf
MOST importantly………whats the word from the Teixeira Delivery Room??
As Kay likes to say.
See Ya.
Maine-
Off to milk the cows ?
YankeeBlue222 August 10th, 2010 at 11:31 am
GreenBeret7 August 10th, 2010 at 11:17 am
And they say you Maine boys aren’t very bright?
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That isn’t necessarily true. However, I was checking my hometown newspaper this morning and saw that some “bright” man (a former drug felon) was at a police station signing papers and they conducted a random search on him and found cocaine in his shoes! How dumb! LOL
Granderson has clearly disappointed. His production hasn’t been there.
That said, Curtis Granderson isn’t the single reason why the Yanks have struggled more against LH pitchers than RH pitchers. Is he a significant part of the problem? Yes.
but the problem is deeper than that.
Ultimately, this season the Alex, Jeter and the DH slot haven’t hit for as much power as they did last season. And Tex wasn’t that great even from the right hand side even in the beginning of the season. That’s the fundamental issue.
If Alex Rodriguez is going to hit for a sub-.500 slugging percentage and Derek Jeter is going to hit for a sub .400 slugging % this team is going to find it difficult against lefties.
Al in Houston August 10th, 2010 at 11:30 am
MOST importantly???whats the word from the Teixeira Delivery Room??
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I haven’t seen anything about the newest Baby Teixeira yet.
is there a new baby Sabathia?
“That isn’t necessarily true. However, I was checking my hometown newspaper this morning and saw that some “bright” man (a former drug felon) was at a police station signing papers and they conducted a random search on him and found cocaine in his shoes! How dumb! LOL”
He’s got family in NY. I represent folks like this all the time.
upstate kate August 10th, 2010 at 11:35 am
is there a new baby Sabathia?
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There is. I believe little Carter arrived this past Thursday.
“MOST importantly………whats the word from the Teixeira Delivery Room??”
epidural
Kate-
Carter Charles Sabbathia.
Congrats to Tex!
Need to win this game tonight…give it the good ole college try tomorrow, then take care of business in KC this weekend.
Re: Granderson. I think you can beleve that he can improve and have a better season next year and still understand that they have to do what’s best for the team now this year. That’s where I am I think. I still have hope for improvement with some swing changes and a second year in NY but I realize that if its not working this year then you have to try something else. Just doesn’t look like he’s seeing the ball…if its not thrown in his swing groove he seems to miss it by a mile. I’d stick with him awhile longer against righties for his defense if nothing else.
I heard Teixeira and his wife were attempting to conceive a child in April/May so that it wouldn’t conflict with the season.
However, they were having a hard time. Something about Tex not being able to deliver in April.
YankeeBlue
thanks for the CC news…I was in enemy territory this weekend and had to rely on nesn for news…for some reason they didn’t mention the new little Sabathia!
Erin August 10th, 2010 at 11:36 am
upstate kate August 10th, 2010 at 11:35 am
is there a new baby Sabathia?
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There is. I believe little Carter arrived this past Thursday.
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He goes by the name of “Little Big Man”.
YankeeBlue222-
Does Andy take over the #2 spot in the rotation when he comes back?
It would make sense if the Yanks can get home field advantage — two lefties starting at the Stadium.
GreenBeret7 August 10th, 2010 at 11:44 am
He goes by the name of ?Little Big Man?.
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LOL Love it.
Burnett needs to come up big tonight (I hope his back’s okay). He seems to be a good matchup against the Rangers. Last year he pitched a gem in Texas and struck out 12 in his home start against them. He has already faced them once this year and pitched 7 scoreless innings.
Taking both of these games in Texas will be huge for SO many reasons. Put the close loss to Boston completely in the rear view mirror, AJ is healthy and “good” tonight, actually BEATING Cliff Lee on the road, etc. Big opportunity here, I would love to see the Yankees rise to the challenge !
From Biz of Baseball
“According to WADA president John Fahey, the agency?s criteria for banning a substance is whether it gives a competitive edge, is potentially injurious to health and is against the spirit of sport. In Fahey?s opinion, caffeine failed all three of those tests and he told The Age newspaper he intends to ask the agency?s medical committee to consider a new ban when it meets in September.”
Could you imagine a 162 game in 180 baseball season sans caffeine? I can’t walk the dog in the morning without caffeine.
Imagine a 50 game suspension for testing positive for high amounts of Coca-Cola? Also it would render Nick Swisher the most boring Yankee, you can’t take away his Red Bull
pat August 10th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Could you imagine a 162 game in 180 baseball season sans caffeine? I can?t walk the dog in the morning without caffeine.
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I can’t imagine Swish and Joba getting by without their Red Bull.
Banning coffee? Right….
pat, imagine Swisher with no Red Bull!
Though I’m not sure exactly how caffeine is against the spirit of the sport.
I wonder why he wasn’t also asking about nicotine being that so many players chew.
I am with you Pat…coffee first, dog walk 2nd!
“The Milwaukee Brewers plan to unveil a statue honoring baseball commissioner and former owner Bud Selig on Aug. 24.”
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38640415/from/ET
If our offense continues to struggle (especially against LHP), any chance Montero is brought up after September 1st as a part-time DH?
I would say yes, but the Berkman trade may have diminished that possibility.
upstate kate August 10th, 2010 at 11:58 am
I am with you Pat…coffee first, dog walk 2nd!
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Give the dog some coffee and let him walk himself.
Man…life without coffee. Scary, I probably would have to retire.
CB-
Kearns hits righties better, and Berkman is no better against lefties than Granderson.
Vazquez will need more than the usual 3 runs of support against Lee, and AJ hopefully can keep us into the game, because both of their pitchers have been consistently terrific.
A few words about Grandy! Everyone knows the saying you are never as bad as one looks when they are losing (struggling) or as good as they look when winning (success) and this applies to Granderson! He is trying to think too much and hit at the same time & we all know what Yogi said about that! LOL!
I believe Grandy will get thru this and be a productive hitter starting in the next few days. I think he will start both games in CF in Texas and he will start to work it out. He is a talented player who has lost confidence and is probably trying to listen too much to the advice being given. He is too good of a talent to continue doing poorly. I believe he gets a hit in his 1st AB today and then starts a hot streak.
GB-
“Give the dog some coffee and let him walk himself.”
I tried that it didn’t work.
Kate
I’m a tea drinker and the dogs are trained that when they hear the kettle whistle in the morning it means to meet me at the front door.
Now if I could just train them to turn on the kettle…..
GreenBeret7 August 10th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Give the dog some coffee and let him walk himself.
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MTU-
How’s your friend doing in their recuperation?
hardwired7 August 10th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Does Andy take over the #2 spot in the rotation when he comes back?
It would make sense if the Yanks can get home field advantage — two lefties starting at the Stadium.
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Good thought as a postseason option but Girardi would have to make rotation adjustments in late September opposed to going with left-right-left-right as he likes doing.
YT-
Today is the day I hope we turn the corner on the road to recovery.
If all goes well. The first hurdle should be overcome. The morning update was good. I am feeling heartened though I know it’s going to be a long road back.
Thank you for asking.
How come there was no discussion about the fan in the 7th inning?
Runners on second and third, no outs. Kearns up to bat. Kearns fouls a pitch off deep into the corner, fan reaches over and stops Kalish from catching the ball. Posada would have easily have scored on that fly ball. Instead… we all know what happened. HBP, K, K, K.
Crowd cheered the fan too.
RayVT – Oh, how I wish you’re right about that….
MTU-
Glad to hear it and hoping all goes well.
Does your dog way more than 105 lbs,if so the lefties are batting a torrid .105 with no homeruns off CJ Wilson.
Looked like Kalish just missed it more than anything on the replay to me.
YT-
Appreciate the sentiment.
No. Unfortunately, the pooches only weigh about 13 lbs. each.
They’re hysterical because they act bigger.
One time one of them decided he was gonna go head to head with a cow. It was funnier than heck to watch. The cow was actually intimidated by a 13 lb barking dog. Laughed myself silly.
Happy to hear about the update MTU.
MTU,
Sounds like my dog…now if the Cow came at him he would take off flying and leave me to be trampled.
Bronx Born-
Thank you. So far prayers answered.
I much prefer to deliver good news.
If all goes well Hospital release to rehab hospital should occur tomorrow. One day at a time for now. The long road back begins at that point.
“One time one of them decided he was gonna go head to head with a cow.”
Think that’s hysterical, check out this cat attacking a bear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLX6h4Z2q18
YankeeBlue222
Tht’s probably one of the most ignorant statements I’ve read on here, and I’ve read a ton of them.
Montero just started hitting AAA pitching. What makes you think he can come up, as a part-time DH, and start hitting Major Leaue pitching? Seriously…
You people and your blind love for prospects. He was almost gone for Cliff Lee, y;know.
Blake-
They do display a certain amount of bravado but they are not totally foolhardy.
MTU,
That sounds like really good news. Rehab is rough but being able to be released to do it is good. Glad to hear that.
Yanks need to find a way to scratch out one of two in Texas. The pitching match-ups clearly favor Texas, so somehow either Burnett or Vazquez needs to come up big. Sad that neither one inspires any confidence at all.
Joe from Long Island August 10th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I hope so too! Grandy looks as bad as Tex did in April & May. Unfortunately, Gardy looks equally bad against LHP lately. I think Granderson will get more opportunities to play thru the LHP than Gardner because Gardner is potentially more valuable as a PR. (Provided he decides to steal a base when he is brought ito a game.)
Ray-
Thanks but I can’t watch anything on You Tube right now since I upgraded to effin windows 7 64 bit. There’s doesn’t seem to be a compatible Flash player for it. Sucks. But that’s what you get for trying to be fancy.
One of the coolest videos I ever saw was of a Donkey literally kicking the snot out of a Cougar. I wondered who was the “Jackass” in that contest. Hint: It wasn’t the Donkey.
Blake-
The alternative is much worse.
It’s going to be a long,difficult, and sometimes painful road back but
the person is blessed with an iron will and a very high tolerance for pain, and the enduring love of family.
I wish I could make some of it mine. Alas, I can’t.
But happily is a road back my friend.
Bronx Born-
Amen to that at least!
Jayson Stark trivia-
Name the 2 ACTIVE players with 1,000+ hits for 2 DIFFERENT teams?
Manny and Vlad?
Looking at the pitching match ups (all SSS) Jeet, Swish and Lance have all hit well against Wilson. Only Hamilton has hit well against AJ.
I heard mention somewhere, I think it was a post game show, that Cervelli was catching AJ and Javy…is this all the time? and why? Po would be the catcher during play offs.
Pat,
ARod & Manny
MTU,
It’s always nice to see David stand his ground against a goliath.
No Tex tonight?
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Berkman DH
Granderson CF
Cervelli C
Gardner LF
Its time people laid off Granderson.
Not for anything, but he’s far from the biggest “problem” this team has right now. And I say “problem” because I think there are 29 other teams in the league that would love to have those issues bestowed upon them.
Alex Rodriguez is barely OPSing .800 anymore. He’s hitting .264/.336/.469. That is far further off his typical production than Granderson’s numbers, and he’s getting paid over 30 million dollars to put up that line.
I don’t like ragging on Arod, but his offensive performance this year is probably the single biggest concern I have on the team. He really has struggled all year and hasn’t shown anything that gives me a whole lot of confidence that he’s going to pick it up in a big way.
“Manny and Vlad?”
Yup.
* My bad, I meant Berkman at 1B, Posada at DH, Cervelli behind the plate
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada DH
Berkman 1B
Granderson CF
Cervelli C
Gardner LF
The Tampa baby yankees of the GCL lead after 3 innings. Sanchez is 1-2 with a 2 run homer.
yankswin
as wild as AJ can be, maybe it is a good idea to have 2 catchers!
For all of you who have been so kind during the past few days I want to thank you.
I am going to try to pay a little back now by sharing some photos from a recent trip.
They express my gratitude and how I feel at times like these.
I hope you all enjoy them and the feelings they represent.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cybermrb03/Tushars#
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....#038;_mp=1
Montero’s walk off home run.
It’s true that Granderson is not the biggest problem but he looks lost against lefties. He needs to sit against them.
Alex hasn’t hit for power but he has driven in a lot of runs.
GB, if you had to do your own little preliminary top 10 prospect list for the upcoming offseason, what would it look like?
I’d say…
1- Jesus Montero, C
2- Dellin Betances, SP
3- Gary Sanchez, C
4- Andrew Brackman, SP
5- Austin Romine, C
6- Brandon Laird, 3B
7- Jose Ramirez, SP
8- Slade Heathcott, CF
9- Eduardo Nunez, SS
10- Graham Stoneburner, SP
That’s a pretty damn legit top 10.
MTU August 10th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
For all of you who have been so kind during the past few days I want to thank you. I am going to try to pay a little back now by sharing some photos from a recent trip.They express my gratitude and how I feel at times like these. I hope you all enjoy them and the feelings they represent. http://picasaweb.google.com/cybermrb03/Tushars#
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Magnificent… payback accomplished.
MTU, while I must have missed many of the details of your situation I do wish you the very best in your recovery.
My grandmother is currently hospitalized in NYC right now and I’ve been shuttling in and out for the past couple of days. There’s nothing fun about it.
I hope the baseball can provide you with a much needed outlet over the next couple of weeks.
MTU – I’m sitting at my desk, eating lunch – These are breathtaking! Where did you take these?
Cervelli – 16% CS, Posada – 17% CS, Austin Romine – 18% CS, Jesus Montero – 24% CS.
More stats: Posada – 7 E, Cervelli – 7 E, Montero – 5 E, Romine – 4 E.
Last one: Cervelli – 2 PB, Posada – 4 PB, Romine – 6 PB, Montero – 14 PB (85 games). Montero had 11 PB in 59 games last year.
G-C
Thanks much.
It was not me who was injured but a loved one in my immediate family.
It was touch and go for a while but I am starting to feel that disaster
has been averted. I am sorry for your troubles, and I hope that your love will give your Grandmother strength and comfort, and that she will have a good outcome too.
And you are right. The community here with it’s baseball discussion and good humor was a welcome distraction from my troubles.
Hope it can do the same for you.
The photos aren’t much but they are my way of saying thanks to everyone. I hope they bring pleasure.
Can we possibly have a worse pitching matchup the next two days? Guess I’ll tune in again on Thursday when they have a chance to win.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play......id=7498985
What AJ did against Texas this year.
Joe-
Thanks. I thought so too. That was the intended effect.
They were taken in the Tushar Mountains of Utah about 90 miles from my home on a recent trip.
The beautiful but bald mountain you see prominently displayed in the photos is not surprisingly called Mt. Baldy and sits at about 12,000 ft. There are several peaks in the area in that range.
It was a magical day and I thought I would share it as part of a blog appreciation.
The photos aren’t much but they are my way of saying thanks to everyone. I hope they bring pleasure.
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They certainly made me wish I had done more traveling this summer to places beyond NJ.
In two weeks I’ll be back at school and for the first time I won’t really have ventured beyond the cozy comforts of the good ole’ Jersey Shore.
MTU
Glad things are improving for you and your family and hope they continue to get better and better.
The photos are beautiful.
G-C
May I ask where you attend school and what your field of study is ?
GLove, I’m just accessing a computer now -( yay lunch breaks). No, I’m not worried long term about Granderson because I refuse to believe a player can just lose it like that. He’s struggling mightily – that does not mean he’s done. I’m worried for this year- yes, I will admit that – and the Yankees need to find a way around it. He’s going to hurt us – unfortunately. However, I hate the “If George were here” philosophy. First of all, he’s not. Second of all, I didn’t like – no, I HATED the way the Old George screamed and ranted and tried to motivate players. He was wrong to do that.
beautiful pix MTU, thanks for sharing
G-C
thoughts and prayers to your grandmother
MTU-beautiful pictures!!
Hope everything continues to go well.
Betsy – I second all three of your motions – about Granderson, about George, and about lunch!
G-C-hope everything goes well with your grandmother.
RMS-
Thanks for the warm wishes.
I have often wondered what people think of my posting photos on a baseball blog.
It was never my intention to annoy, or to distract from the conversation though that may have happened.
It was only to share my joy and love of the out of doors, and where I live.
I then started my YMH tributes as well.
No one ever threw a blog grenade my way so I figured people either liked them (some said so), or tolerated them.
I love talking baseball, joking around, and sharing what I love.
I never meant to offend anyone in the process. I hope I added something good instead of taking away from other poeple’s passion.
Joe, I eat before I breathe – that’s how important it is to me,lol.
Tex was missing for 1/2 the year, Jeter has really struggled (except lately) and Alex has not had a great year. How is it again that Granderson is the problem? I also refuse to blame him because Gardner is struggling now; are his problems magnified? Yes, but that’s not his fault – that’s Gardners.
MTU – you’re doing just great here. Much better than some of the dodos.
Got to run. Later, for the game.
I still say Curtis Granderson will come around and pay of great dividneds come crunch time…….MTU, I’m late to the party, so whatever ripples that have entered your life, I do hope things improve soon……Keep the faith my friend, sometimes it’s all we have
Yankswin27
I don’t see both Gardner and Granderson starting either of the next two games.
Gardner starts tonight, Granderson tomorrow night. Kearns will be in LF the next 2-3 games.
I also think Posada gets a full day off today with Thames the DH. I think Posada catches tomorrow with Thames back at DH. We are going to see lots of Thames and Kearns the next 3 days as we should without Tex’s bat in the lineup.
Pat M.-
A voice of good cheer is never too late. Thanks.
And I hope you are right about Curtis. I’m sticking with him until he leaves me no choice.
Joe/Erin/Kate-
I’m glad you enjoyed them.
if CJ Wilson throws a ton of change ups, curve balls, & junk, our offense will be 3 up 3 down. And then there’s soft tossin’ Cliff Lee next. Yikes.
Interesting note on the Granderson discussion: this year 33% of his plate appearances have been vs. LHP compared to 23% prior to 2010. Let’s hope Girardi changes course in his usage of Granderson…
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports......tching.php
Granderson hasn’t just “lost it”.
2007 – .913 ops
2008 – .859 ops
2009 – .780 ops
2010 – .724 ops
He hasn’t just suddenly lost it, the trend over years is simply continuing. And his ops decline is far less dramatic than Arod’s:
2009 – .934
2010 – .805
or Jeter:
2009 – .871
2010 – .733
A much bigger drop, and yes, *Jeter’s OPS is only .009 higher than Granderson’s*. And Granderson plays better defense at his position.
Yes, I would let Kearns start playing vs lefties, but I think the bashing of Granderson has become a bit excessive lately.
It seems some people won’t be happy until there is an All-Star at every position and every spot in the lineup. That’s not happening.
I too will continue to ride the Granderson bandwagon train until it’s reached its last stop.
What else is there to do?
Bronx-
Throw him under a bus ?
Lynch him ?
Ask for our money back ?
Reverse the trade ?
Turn him into an expensive utility player ?
Wait for Long to improve him ?
Just give up on him, and sink the money ?
Any of these would work for various people.
You know where I stand.
Granderson’s performance this year is no more of a surprise than Nick Johnson being on the DL all year. He strikes out too much and can’t hit lefties – this was/is a shock to whom? Brian Cashman made a bad couple of deals. That’s pretty clear at this point. Although I place some of that blame on Hal’s doorstep for the sudden budget constraints last winter.
There were no budget constraints last winter. There was cost/value analysis.
Many Yankee fans can’t believe Cashman deleted Damon, Matsui, and Melky from our offense. 3 players who produced and were clutch all year. Granderson and Nick had some red flags, and Cashman knew those 3 could consistently come through. I guess this was a function of the budget plan.
“Although I place some of that blame on Hal’s doorstep for the sudden budget constraints last winter.”
According to Cot’s the Yankees opening day payroll was 12 million more this year than it was last year
Ten years ago the Yankees payroll was 100 million dollars less than it was this year.
Inflation is a mother.
Long’s quote was spot on in the Post -
“He’s had a tough year until this point,” Long agreed. “But we are not going to give up. He works his tail off. There have been occasions in which I have said, ‘Here it comes,’ but the day-in, day-out consistency has not been there.”
He has one good game, then disappears for 10 days. He never builds on a good game. Cash knew he was taking a risk when he acquired him – he has a lot of moving parts and flaws… can’t hit lefties, doesn’t hit for average, doesn’t walk, isin’t a very good base stealer, and is streaky as heck. The power has disappeared as well – remember when he was supposed to abuse the RF pole and hit 35-40 HRs? All he is this year is a defensive player. His OPS has gone down every year since 07.
Yesterday should have been the last straw as far as playing him against lefties is concerned.
The Yankees are valued at almost $2 billion dollars. They spent $2.8 million on their entire bench this year. I understand budget constraints, but there isn’t much substantive difference between $210 million and $220 million for a team like the Yankees. The new stadium is a cash cow, along with YES, the stadium operations company they have with Jerry Jones, merchandise revenue, foreign revenue and much more.
# Bob August 10th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Many Yankee fans can’t believe Cashman deleted Damon, Matsui, and Melky from our offense. 3 players who produced and were clutch all year. Granderson and Nick had some red flags, and Cashman knew those 3 could consistently come through. I guess this was a function of the budget plan.
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I think age and talent were larger issues. Damon and Matsui were going to be relegated to DH roles, which neither wanted to take. Damon had a good offer on the table from the Yankees and decided to wait for a ‘better offer’. When it was clear he wasn’t going to take the offer, it was yanked. Then he got stuck in limbo. Matsui wanted to play LF as well, even with his shot knees.
On paper, I was all for the Granderson trade. Has it worked out yet? Obviously not, but I believe Granderson will turn it around (maybe not this year) and be a productive member of the team with + defense in CF. Gard/Grand/Swish is a much better outfield than Damon/Gard/Swish or Mats/Gard/Swish.
I always liked NJ and had concerns about the signing too, but was game to take the chance. It didn’t work out unfortunately.
Melky is what he is. An average fielder (at best) with a good arm, not a great hitter with some pop. Look at what he’s doing in ATL, in the NL, and you’ll see what he really is.
Contrary to what some fans think and want, budget is always a factor, even for the Yankees. So the idea that some have that they can “just go get” Lee and Crawford next year is ludicrous. Granderson is young and talented. He’s having a bad year. Look at Swish’s year with CWS. That was a bad year, too, but the Yanks had some faith and insight that he’d turn it around.
Limit Grandy’s ability to damage the club this year and hope that work in the off season gets him right.
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MTU,
I hate to ask but what happened to said family member? Just got a few bits and pieces here and there.
Hope all is well and he/she is on the road to recovery.
Baseball and football were both excellent distractions for me when I was down for quite awhile – 19 weeks in the hospital – from October to March.
Lineup I would like to see
SS Jeter
CF Gardner
RF Swisher
3B Arod
2B Cano
DH Thames
1B Berkman
LF Kearns
C Cervelli
The lineup you’ll probably see (therefore my guess)
SS Jeter
RF Swisher
3B Arod
2B Cano
DH Thames
1B Berkman
LF Kearns
C Cervelli
CF Gardner
New thread
HOPE Week is back! (Woohoo!!!!!)
jacksquat August 10th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
It seems some people won’t be happy until there is an All-Star at every position and every spot in the lineup. That’s not happening.
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I don’t think that is the issue. I think it’s that we gave up a top prospect and a serviceable LHP reliever for someone who makes twice as much money than his replacement (Melky) for the same (if not worse) production.
GF-
That’s no problem.
It was an immediate family member.
They were badly injured in a fall. Required surgical intervention.
The first few days were touch and go.
As of today it’s looks like they are just about out of danger and the long and dfficult road to recovery can start soon.
They face a lengthy and painful rehab but at least disaster has hopefully been averted.
I though of you at times because I remebered your struggles coming back from your problems.
This person faces similar challenges but is much older than you.
I am hoping for a complete or near complete recovery.
Thanks for asking.
Two lefties in Texas, any chance that we can send Granderson back to help with the birth and have Tex play?
Just great. We have our 2 bums pitching the next two games…