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Color me shocked.
Nick (Connecticut): Is the Yankees farm system in the top 15?
Jim Callis: Yes. It takes a lot of time to break down all the systems and rank them against each other, but I’m confident enough to say the Yankees should rank in the top 10.
damn it, i missed swisher and thames, was debating that.
Nice lineup.
Now we need D. Bard to do his best Chan Ho Park impression down at Fenway
man swish is tougher than a two dollar steak.
I’m glad Swish feels better, but mad I lost yet another GTLU.
# mick August 25th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Gardner has once again been reduced to a platoon role.
Depending on whether they keep Kearns, next year could see Crawford or Werth, for what it’s worth.
Laura – I Bleed Blue August 25th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
“After statements such as ?The Tigers are the team I?ve always wanted to play for.?, I don?t believe anything that comes out of Damon?s mouth.”
I hear that comment every time I listen to the ESPN Baseball Podcast. It’s too ridiculous to get upset about. He was saying that to appease the fans. The DET fans know that he was lying and they don’t hold it against him. I’m not going to hold it against him either.
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Exactly. It was to appease the fans. And management. And so was his statement about favoring the Yankees. Everything he says is PR. So there’s no reason to get excited about his statement regarding the Yanks/RS.
o (ct): Let’s get this straight, you are saying the Yanks system is in better shape than the sox?
Jim Callis: I did say that, yes.
A little bit of sweet loving, ice form last nights drink i all Swisher needed
i dont think it’s a platoon as much as riding the hot hand. Kearns has been hitting pretty well.
the angels pitching is really really bad
Alex was the better player, no doubt. But Jeter is one of the 3 or 4 best SS’s of ALL time in his own right. Don’t diminish that fact. Arod got 250 mil…Jeter got 190. That’s a 60 mil difference. That’s a lot of money. And, if you believe in those sites that tell you what a player is worth, Jeter has basically earned the 190 mil over the life of the contract (I think they have his value a tad under 190 over that span).
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no i don’t believe those sites that determines player is worth. the market determines what a player is worth.
I am not diminishing Jeter’s value by saying Alex is great.
Jeter can very well be the 3 or 4 top SS of all time, Alex will be in the convo of 3 or 4 greatest player of all time period. if he had continue play SS for the yanks, you can made a claim he is the greatest player period this side of George herman ruth.
There are two matches to today’s lineup. Congratulations to:
RayVT and justinxdance27 !
What’s this crap with benching (or platooning) Gardner? When the Yanks’ bats are dead (and, with the exception of yesterday and a couple of other games, they really have been dead since August 1), he’s the guy who gets the offense going.
Joe G. really does like the “wait around for the 3 run homer” style of offense. 2011 and the Cubbies can’t come a moment too soon.
Cashmoney,
I guess you and I have a different opinion of Jeter’s career/worth. No big deal; good conversation.
mariners get a leadoff walk then the next batter pops up a bunt attempt for a out.
Gardner isn’t a platoon player.
Girardi is going with the hot hand in Granderson right now.
With Kearns hitting, one of Granderson and Gardner will probably sit against lefties.
Its good for the Yankees to have that option.
Re: Jeter…….
They will get a deal done, both sides will be happy, and life will go on.
It will be the biggest non-story in the off-season and it won’t affect the way the Yankees do business, short term or long term.
Guys like Callis and Law are going to have to change their tunes soon on the Yankee minor league ranking as they are going to look downright foolish when the Yankees keep producing talent that makes it to the majors.
If they don’t rank the Yankees fairly, their credibility will come into serious question.
That said, they’ll still rank the Red Sox ahead of us no matter what. You can be sure of that. Prepare yourself now for them claiming that Theo had the draft of the year and Ranaudo was the steal of the entire draft.
niblick-
gardner has refused to take the bat off his shoulders as of late and has been striking out way too much. All of the yankees hot bats are in the lineup tonight besides jeter and nunez but there is nothing we can do about that.
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Shame Spencer August 25th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I dunno exactly how it works in MLB, but would Jeter’s contract even need to be paid over the years he plays exactly? That sounds strange, I know, but I also heard that Ichiro was very smart about his last contract with the Mariners and asked that half of the money not be paid to him until after he retires. Now, again, I dunno how that counts against payroll exactly, but maybe it could be a feasible way to lessen the yearly cost of a player like Jeter. He still gets the big pay day but by stretching the time period you’re reducing your costs annually.
CountryClub August 25th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Cashmoney,
I guess you and I have a different opinion of Jeter’s career/worth. No big deal; good conversation.
I was a big Bernie and Oneil fan , but Shhhhh,,, btw us on the low down.
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yeah very good convo
Girardi should start Granderson. He had a perfect at bat last night against a lefty when he hit the homer.
The adjustment Long made with him was on display in that at bat as Curtis kept both hands on the bat through the swing and didn’t do the one handed whip swing that wasn’t working for him.
That shot last night had to make Long & Granderson giddy.
sweet I actually won!
be happy. at least posada is in there, catching more often and looking healthy again.
What’s the deal with Gardner? Is he now in a strict platoon situation, sitting vs lefties? I checked Kearns’ stats vs lefty pitchers and they aren’t any better than Gardner’s. Why do I get the impression Girardi isn’t sold on Gardner?
G. Love August 25th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Girardi should start Granderson. He had a perfect at bat last night against a lefty when he hit the homer
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when someone hits a three run homerun for me the day before , he is playing!
also one thing about Marcum is that , he is a change up specialist , Righties might have easier time hit him then lefties.
I think Maddon stacked righties lineup against him and were rather successful.
A little bit of sweet loving, ice form last nights drink i all Swisher needed
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huh?
SJ44 August 25th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Gardner isn’t a platoon player.
Girardi is going with the hot hand in Granderson right now.
With Kearns hitting, one of Granderson and Gardner will probably sit against lefties
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That sounds like a platoon player to me.
We’re facing Cecil (lefty) tonight
nevermind , Cecil is starting
my bad, thought it was marcum.
Big thanks to Hideki Matsui
If you guys had to choose a team to sweep the other one this weekend who it be between the rays and sox?
I’m acutally hoping for a rays sweep. Sure, the rays may take sole possession of first place but it might only be by a game or two and the sox would be nearly completely out of it at that point. I say the earlier the sox are eliminated the better. I would much rather deal with just the rays then to have to keep looking back in the rear view mirror.
Curses!
I got Posada and Thames flipped
If you’re Tino, do you leave Bard in for the 9th (if the games stays 4-3 RSx), knowing you have another game in a few hours?
Or do you bring in Papelbon here and risk having to throw both guys 2x in one day?
Kearns is hitting .340 as a Yankee. Granderson is hot.
It ain’t that complicated.
The hotter guys are playing.
Andrew August 25th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Big thanks to Hideki Matsui
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What did Godzilla do??
No big deal if Gardner sits for a lefty and Kearns plays. Got to win games and Kearns is hitting for power. He deserves at-bats.
congrats Ray VT and justinxdance…glad someone was right, even if it wasn’t me..also glad Swish is ok
maybe GGBG sitting is meant to make him think about swinging the bat more and running more
Tabbert,
Yes, put the Sox out of their misery. The last thing you want to see is the Yanks having to push their pitchers/older players in the last week of the season because Boston is still only 5 or 6 games out.
Bases-clearing 3 run double off Jeff Niemann in the 1st inning of the Rays/Angels game. 4-1 LAA right now
A platoon is a platoon.
Look out for Crawford in 2011 (or Werth)
“Guys like Callis and Law are going to have to change their tunes soon on the Yankee minor league ranking as they are going to look downright foolish when the Yankees keep producing talent that makes it to the majors. ”
Isn’t the point Callis appears to be doing just that.
I hope Boston wins 2 of 3 games against TB this weekend and that all the game scores are 13-11 or higher and last 11 innings.
“I’m acutally hoping for a rays sweep. Sure, the rays may take sole possession of first place but it might only be by a game or two and the sox would be nearly completely out of it at that point. I say the earlier the sox are eliminated the better. I would much rather deal with just the rays then to have to keep looking back in the rear view mirror.”
Agree 100%. Get the Sox out of the way completely, then go to work on Tampa. If we have a bad weekend in Chi-Town and the Sox sweep them… the WC lead could be down to 3-4 games. Better to secure the playoff spot first, then chase the division. Getting Boston out of the picture should be first priority.
Gardy’s stock has gone down.
…and the Yankees sweep.
G.Love,
Based on that chat today, it looks like Callis has changed his opinion. That doesn’t mean his opinion will be the prevailing thought at BA…but who really cares what BA says anyway? It was just good to see one of those guys change their tune.
Wang and Hughes are not really comparable. From injury history to stuff and long term projectibility of those injuries and stuff.
Even the simple fact that Cash prefers pitchers with swing and miss stuff because of how that plays in the postseason.
Using Wang to say Hughes won’t be extended is misguided
.Even if we were to grant that premise one player does not make a rule. There is no precedent for a pitcher like Hughes
About two weeks ago, Granderson was supposedly a platoon player. At least that’s what most everyone on this board was saying.
Now he’s hot and so is Kearns. Girardi is playing the hot hands. That’s what managers do when they have depth.
Its not a platoon and its very doubtful they are spending over 200 million dollars on two players (Lee and an OF), while also signing Jeter, Rivera and possibly Pettitte.
mick August 25th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Gardy’s stock has gone down.
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Teams wanted to trade for him last offseason to be their starting CFer. He has done nothing but increase his value this yr.
Thanks Andrew.
Yank 97 August 25th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
“I’m acutally hoping for a rays sweep.
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same here , right now I am all about putting more distance btw sox and us. I will worry about Rays when we play them. The idea is to getting into the playoff.
mick,
I believe what you’re doing is the literal definition of trolling.
I love how Granderson plays the game. I think Long has already helped him & this offseason he’ll do more.
It’s better for the Yanks that the Red Sox win the series this weekend.
TB is still a major threat. The Red Sox are not. They have already been all but mathematically eliminated from the AL East race.
Granderson keeping his shoulder tucked in throughout his entire homerun swing was impressive.
“If you guys had to choose a team to sweep the other one this weekend who it be between the rays and sox?”
Rays sweeping the Sox would be preferible. The division is not going to be won or lost for us anytime soon, so even a Tampa sweep coupled with us losing 2\3 this weekend (if we do that), would only put Tampa 1 game ahead of us.
A Boston sweep with us having a bad weekend puts both teams behind us, but barely, and the 3-team race will get closer. Get Boston out of the picture before worrying about Tampa. Also, we play Boston 6 times in the final 10 days. Would be nice if they were out of it and playing some young guys rather than in the race trying to win every game.
sitting out one or two games against a lefty is not a platoon.
For those not watching: Seattle’s reliever just walked 2 in a row. 2 out, bottom of 8th, Sox up 4-3, runners on 1st-2nd.
if being the devils advocate is trolling
gardy doesn’t have the same role as Kearns now hits against lefties
he has had a good season but is not looked at as he was earlier in the campaign
he is even being criticized for his baserunning
sounds alot like last year with melky
if money were no object , they would be looking for an upgrade next season imo
I don’t know why people are surprised with Swisher playing, today. He wasn’t hurt last night. He was milking that foul ball for the sympathy and camera time. He saw the time that Rodriguez got on camera last night and was jealous. He’s no team player.
I’ll take a simple 2/1 split any which way. Assures no one makes a big move and simply removes games from the schedule, which is really the best thing the Yankees (and Rays, to be fair) have going for them.
Giuseppe Franco August 25th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
It’s better for the Yanks that the Red Sox win the series this weekend.
TB is still a major threat. The Red Sox are not. They have already been all but mathematically eliminated from the AL East race.
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if sox won the series, TB is StiLL a major threat.
if rays sweep sox , we have a good weekend, red sox be downgraded from minor threat to no threat IMO
so. I will take Tampa sweeping the sox.
TB is still a major threat. The Red Sox are not. They have already been all but mathematically eliminated from the AL East race
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I dont see how boston has been all but eliminated? 6 games? There are still 6 vs. the yankees and a few vs the rays too. No way we should count out Boston. Tampa is more likely to hang around, so better to distance the pack from Boston.
Our lineup is ridiculously good. I mean, to have the versatility to just plug guys like kearns, thames, and berkman in at any time has got to make the job so much easier for joe.
I cant wait for us to be at full health during the playoffs. I don’t think we have had our strongest lineup of these season out on the field at any time. When we were full health and fully rested i remember the great 4-2 start on the road against the rays and sox. However, most of the season we have either had posada resting, grandy out, arod out, some sort of injury to a bench guy, and guys getting rest. Going into the playoffs we are going to be really scary though.
On any given night we will be throwing out a lineup somewhat like this:
Jeter
swish
tex
arod
cano
posada
berkman
Granderson
Gardy
With kearns, thames also in the mix. A lot of people complain that our offense is not as good as it should be but the truth is that it has not been at full health since the first couple of weeks in the season. Once the playoffs begin, guys like nunez,pena, cerveli, miranda, be no where to be found. This years team is a team ” built for the playoffs”.. we might lose some games because of weak lineups during the season but the goal is to just stay healthy and rested and get into the playoffs. Once we reach the postseason we have one of the most circular/versatile lineups we have had in a long time.
I think mick means Gardy’s stock dropped for the day.
Didn’t realize there was a TB/Angels game going on. Hold on, LAA.
Tabbert August 25th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Our lineup is ridiculously good.
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anytime you don’t pencil Cervelli and Pena in is a good day.
The Sox are already out of it. They have been for weeks.
They are simply not good enough to play 700 baseball the rest of the way
benshpigel tweet:
Lyrics from #yankees clubhouse: “rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey, whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky.” Not sure of the culprit.
Any guesses??
Yeah Matsui 3 Run Double.
# Cashmoney August 25th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
if sox won the series, TB is StiLL a major threat.
if rays sweep sox , we have a good weekend, red sox be downgraded from minor threat to no threat IMO
so. I will take Tampa sweeping the sox.
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TB is going to remain a major threat because they are unquestionably a stronger team. You root against them for that reason.
Do the math, BOS doesn’t have much of a chance, especially without their two best players – Youkilis and Pedroia.
I haven’t worried about the Red Sox all season. I’m sure as hell not gonna start now.
To say they have a major hill to climb to be a real threat to the AL East would be an enormous understatement.
Sox up 5-3 now, Papelbon in, one out. That out was a rocket that fell into Papel’s glove.
Doreen August 25th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
benshpigel tweet:
Lyrics from #yankees clubhouse: ?rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey, whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky.? Not sure of the culprit.
Any guesses??
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My guess: Swisher
“if being the devils advocate is trolling”
Then be the devil’s advocate. Take a position.
You’re posting drive by’s trying to get a reaction, not trying to engage anyone in discussion.
“if money were no object , they would be looking for an upgrade next season imo”
Well, to respond to what is at least a reprensenative attempt at starting to discussion rather than raising ire, I’d retort his is now in uncharted territory in terms of professional starts/ABs (I’m including the minors), has a known thumb issue and perhaps pitchers have made adjustments.
One could argue he showed enough for the 3 1/2 months to justify giving him a chance to readjust with a healthy thumb and a true full year of professional playing time under his belt next year.
Your “devil’s advocate” position strikes me as someone who’s been patiently waiting for this to happen to confirm preconceived notions going into the year.
yeah, how will the sox ever beat the mariners, orioles, blue jays and athletics and even the white sox? Minus the tampa and ny games and i doubt they will go quietly in those games, im going to wait before judging boston out of it.
upstate kate August 25th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Thanks Kate! As I said before I thought yours was going to win! Who can figure Joe G! He seems to be compelled to go LRLR though!
Thanks Doreen!
“if sox won the series, TB is StiLL a major threat.
if rays sweep sox , we have a good weekend, red sox be downgraded from minor threat to no threat IMO”
That’s what it comes down to.
and honestly, I’d rather see Tampa win the WC over Boston.
Erin -
Either Swisher or AJ (or if Berkman’s with the team, then him). But I don’t think we’ll ever know for sure.
“My guess: Swisher”
Joba and D-Rob would be good guesses too.
The sooner BOS is out of it… the better.
As the guy above said, we play 6 games against them in our final 9. Tampa’s final 9 games are cakewalks. Better to have Boston pretty much out of the race by the time those games are going on considering we’ll need to win them in order to eventually win the division.
I think I need to retire from GTLU
I don’t think boston being out of it has as much to do with them as it has to do with the yankees and rays. Boston is a very talented team that could make a run for the playoffs and the fact that they have stayed in it despite injuries is very admirable. The One thing hurting them, is the fact that the yankees and rays are just so good this year it would be almost impossible for either of those teams to just become a .500 or worse ball club down the stretch. The redsox are without a doubt a playoff team… the rules just happen to state only two teams from a divison can make the playoffs.
# ac1 August 25th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
yeah, how will the sox ever beat the mariners, orioles, blue jays and athletics and even the white sox? Minus the tampa and ny games and i doubt they will go quietly in those games, im going to wait before judging boston out of it.
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You can be scared of them if you wish. But I’ll save my fear for other things.
No, I happen to like Gardy but am still uncertain about his future here.
It’s not up to me or you and the powers that be will make the final decision.
I do wish he would be more aggressive on the bases and think his arm has been a pleasant surprise.
Just saying it looks like he will be in a platoon with Kearns, who has earned it, for the rest of the season, and playoffs.
Giuseppe Franco August 25th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
# Cashmoney August 25th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
if sox won the series, TB is StiLL a major threat.
if rays sweep sox , we have a good weekend, red sox be downgraded from minor threat to no threat IMO
so. I will take Tampa sweeping the sox.
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TB is going to remain a major threat because they are unquestionably a stronger team. You root against them for that reason.
Do the math, BOS doesn’t have much of a chance, especially without their two best players – Youkilis and Pedroia.
I haven’t worried about the Red Sox all season. I’m sure as hell not gonna start now.
To say they have a major hill to climb to be a real threat to the AL East would be an enormous understatement.
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i do worried about the red sox. I have done the math, sox catching up is unlikely. but it’s not improbable, i guess nothing is if they are still mathematically alive.
I just don’t count out the red sox team that still is a good team. fortune can change in a week.
if RS were an animal, i would have stabbed , shot, kicked, stomped and finally bbqed it on a stick before I will relent. Tampa sweeping the red sox well further that cause.
also, I don’t really care about WC or Division , as long as we get in.
You can be scared of them if you wish. But I’ll save my fear for other things.
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I’m not scared of them. I’m saying they arent out of it. Where does that mean scared? The discussion is whether they are out of it…. Not who we are more scared of.
Like this lineup a lot.
Game One over, Sox 5-3. Papelbon still looks shaky to me, but he’s got 30+ saves.
Maybe you think the Sox are out of it, but I don’t think THEY think that. And that matters.
Gardner just finished a 12 game stretch where he hit: .324 .452 .441 .894 and stole 4 bases and was caught once. During this stretch he struck out 6 times and walked 3 times.
Anyone here really think Berkman can still hit?
Cecil is real tough against left handed hitters. This will be more of a true test if Granderson can hit lefties with his new adjustments.
Just saying it looks like he will be in a platoon with Kearns, who has earned it, for the rest of the season, and playoffs.
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Granderson has sat for Kearns in the past week as well. So its a triple platoon?
# Joe S formerly of Brooklyn August 25th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Game One over, Sox 5-3. Papelbon still looks shaky to me, but he’s got 30+ saves.
Maybe you think the Sox are out of it, but I don’t think THEY think that. And that matters.
I hate when people say stuff like that after playing teams like the Mariners. Why don’t people say that after they beat good teams?
They have to take 2 out of 3 from Tampa or its over. Tampa is hot.
Oops stat typo! Gardner struck out 6 times and walked 7!! times.
Granderson has sat for Kearns in the past week as well. So its a triple platoon?
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Is that impossible?
Getting a little tired of all the “You were down on Granderson and now you’re wrong” jabs in here every time he gets a hit.
Here’s the facts; The man was not even hitting a ball hard foul until he went to Long and asked him for help which is what everyone in this forum was begging him to do.
If you think this hot streak has nothing to do with the player asking for help and applying it and it was just going to happen because you believed it would, you are completely deluded.
The man’s swing was beyond awful.
That HR he hit last night was a completely different swing against LHP.
He got help and he’s a different hitter.
So get off your high horses and knock it off with the “You all wanted Granderson shot” remarks.
All anyone wanted him to do was fix what was wrong.
He did it and we’re all very happy with it.
I swear, some of you guys get so caught up in damn semantics I don’t know you function in real life.
Is that impossible?
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Thats not really a platoon, its more like 3 good players that can all play competently getting rotated. Possibly based on previous match ups.
It was yesterday’s lineup, which did so well against a lefty. I’m surprised more people didn’t pick the same lineup – except for thinking that Swish might be out. Five people had Swisher in RF.
The Yankees control their own destiny. As long as they win, neither Tampa nor Boston is catching them. All they have to do is win.
Cashmoney,
That’s your prerogative. It’s been clear since Day 1 that the Red Sox were not in the same class as the Rays and Yanks, even before all the injuries.
Haven’t worried about them at all and it still boggles my mind why others do.
I couldn’t care less about them.
# SJ44 August 25th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Its not a platoon and its very doubtful they are spending over 200 million dollars on two players (Lee and an OF), while also signing Jeter, Rivera and possibly Pettitte.
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My question is if Jeter, having made his money, will take big (but not insulting) salary reduction so the Yankees can stay well under the new “budget” (if $200 mil is ever a budget) so that they can go get the top top players and he can get 2 or 3 more championships to his name before hanging it up? I am guessing the championships are more important to him now than the $5-10-15 mil/year diff.
Mo and Andy I am guessing will do year to year deals or something, so they can bow out when they feel is a good time. But Jeter may want a 3-4-5 year deal. Would he take that long for less money and knowing the Yankees will have more money to keep the Phil Hughes and the Cano types and sign the big money player (Lee, Crawford) to win him more trophies?
I’m not concerned about TB or RS, just the Yankees winning every series.
SI_JonHeyman execs now seem to believe manny will pass thru waivers unclaimed. #chisox, perhaps rays are among interested teams. up on si.com soon.
Every game we win is another nail in Boston’s coffin. Keep pounding those nails.
I am forced to conclude this fixation on the Red Sox and the fact that they haven’t gained ANY ground in well over a month but are someone still in position to gain six games in 36 games is due to a FEAR (yes, I’m saying it) of losing to the Red Sox in the postseason.
I think if they were honest, those still not counting them out really, really want to avoid seeing them in the postseason, because the idea of losing to them in the LCS trumps the idea of beating them in the LCS by a significant margin.
G. Love -
Really, some people wanted him shot.
And there is at least one person who comes here occasionally who is still not satisfied.
G. Love
People weren’t asking him to talking to Kevin Long. That’s BS. People were coming up with Trade scenarios so we could get Carl Crawford in here.
Even SJ was saying it was time to trade him at one point.
Some people don’t like to give up on players so early. Playing in NY isn’t that easy.
Saying all anyone wanted him to do was fix what was wrong is just well, wrong.
They wanted him gone because they thought he was done as a player.
SteveB August 25th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Anyone here really think Berkman can still hit?
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Yes
Granderson is OPSing over 1 the past 2 weeks and Kearns is hitting .311 .380 .511 .891 for the Yankees.
The Yankees need to try to keep those 3 + Posada in the lineup because Kearns is new to the team so letting him build on success can help in the postseason, and granderson/posada were struggling during the summer and are starting to come out of it.
I don’t think the yankees have soured on Gardner. Considering he has only missed like 7 games all season (which included a non-dl stint thanks to his thumb injury).
talking should be talk****
# G. Love August 25th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Getting a little tired of all the “You were down on Granderson and now you’re wrong” jabs in here every time he gets a hit.
Here’s the facts; The man was not even hitting a ball hard foul until he went to Long and asked him for help which is what everyone in this forum was begging him to do.
If you think this hot streak has nothing to do with the player asking for help and applying it and it was just going to happen because you believed it would, you are completely deluded.
The man’s swing was beyond awful.
That HR he hit last night was a completely different swing against LHP.
He got help and he’s a different hitter.
So get off your high horses and knock it off with the “You all wanted Granderson shot” remarks.
All anyone wanted him to do was fix what was wrong.
He did it and we’re all very happy with it.
I swear, some of you guys get so caught up in damn semantics I don’t know you function in real life.
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G. Love,
Baseball, just like real life, is a daily grind.
Some of us exercise patience but some (most?) don’t.
That’s why writing off Granderson so soon wasn’t the smartest idea.
mick August 25th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Pair up in 3′s!
I would have preferred the Mariners had swept today’s Doubleheader. It was within reach.
And I would have liked the Yankees to beat the Mariners 3 out of 3 at home. I felt fairly confident of that before the past weekend.
I don’t think the Sox beating the Ms means anything. I do think that they haven’t yet given up.
jerkface-
Over the last ten games gardy has hit .214, 2 rbi’s, 7 walks, 6 strikouts.
Thats just not going to cut it during a pennant race. Joe is going with who is hot right now.
I still think Gardner’s thumb is bothering him…
Giuseppe Franco August 25th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Cashmoney,
That’s your prerogative. It’s been clear since Day 1 that the Red Sox were not in the same class as the Rays and Yanks, even before all the injuries.
Haven’t worried about them at all and it still boggles my mind why others do.
I couldn’t care less about them.
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we will agree to disagree Sir.
Doreen August 25th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
It was yesterday?s lineup, which did so well against a lefty. I?m surprised more people didn?t pick the same lineup ? except for thinking that Swish might be out. Five people had Swisher in RF.
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I originally did copy yesterday and then I realized that was missing GGBG
And then I got confused
# CountryClub August 25th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
SteveB August 25th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Anyone here really think Berkman can still hit?
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Yes
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I don’t. His bat looks very slow to me.
I prefer his permanent position to be DL
Its amazing how paranoid some on here are of the Red Sox. Laughable really.
If you think they are going to make up 7 games on the Yankees (which is what they have to do to overtake them) in the final 35 games, you should sell what you are smoking.
Ain’t happening.
And in his last 14 games he has hit: .275 .396 .375 .771
and in his last 10 games he has an OBP of .361
Selective end points and all.
Doreen-
I just realized that it IS the same line up as yesterday…
If I didn’t second guess myself I would have won.. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gardner has 77 strike outs. Austin Jackson recorded his 77th strike out on June 29th.
You really think the Mariners, a team that can’t hit and plays horribly on the road, had a shot to sweep a DH at Fenway?
The Red Sox don’t have to “give up” to be out of the race.
They aren’t good enough to catch the Yankees and Rays.
In the last 8 weeks, the Red Sox have made up ONE game on the Yankees.
Folks now think they are going to make up SEVEN on them in the next 6 weeks without Pedroia and Youkilis?
Ok, whatever you say.
kearns is hitting .324, 6 rbi’s, 2 homers, over his last 10 games.
Granderson is hitting .333, 6 rbi’s, with 3 homers in his last 10.
Like i said, he is going with who is hot as of late. Not who hot 14+ games ago.
“I think if they were honest, those still not counting them out really, really want to avoid seeing them in the postseason, because the idea of losing to them in the LCS trumps the idea of beating them in the LCS by a significant margin.”
I can buy that. The point is, if they get to the postseason, they would have had to get scorching hot to do so and would be a more than formidable opponent. I think people would rather take their chances with a Tampa team that blows hot and cold, rather than a Boston team that is playing almost 20 games over .500 with half their team on the DL and underperformance from 3/5ths of their rotation and closer.
Its amazing how paranoid some on here are of the Red Sox. Laughable really.
If you think they are going to make up 7 games on the Yankees (which is what they have to do to overtake them) in the final 35 games, you should sell what you are smoking.
Ain’t happening.
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Cuz we’ve never seen combacks by the Red Sox, Phils or others…it ain’t over till the Fat Lady sings, oh wise one.
Red Sox would have to jump 2 teams. With less than 40 games and 6 games behind, it’s not likely. It’s time to stretch out a lead over Tampa and run off 7 or 8 straight. at that point, chances would be unlikely that either team could catch them. It’s BS to think that Tampa keeping pace with NYY is better than them dropping back. You may know math, but, you must have slept thru the class on Common Sense.
grandslam for napoli
8-1 angels
Tabbert August 25th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
grandslam for napoli
8-1 angels
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Nice!
Napoli just hit a GS. 8-1, Anaheim, or LA of Anaheim, or LA of Californication, or…..whatever they’re called…. They’re beating the Rays.
Here’s the thing. We should have a bigger lead in the division. But TB is good. Very good. Good pitching, good defense, speed, timely hitting. We’ve had a couple of 2 game leads in the last month, but the scrappy Rays keep clawing their way back.
Given a choice of Boston or TB? I’d say Boston. They’re scrappy, but their roster is also filled with no-names. And their overall pitching is inferior to Tampa’s.
This is not a full strength Red Sox team.
If you can’t see that, you aren’t looking.
They have to play .700 ball the rest of the way to have a shot.
Not happening.
OK. I will not deny I am paranoid. But I will also not deny these facts:
The R-Sox had an 11-and-13 record as of close of May 1.
Since that date:
Red Sox are 62-41
NYYs are 63-40
Tampa Bay 61-41
Since the games ended on July 31, the Yankees are 12-11. Each of TB + R-Sox are 14-9.
It’s NOT paranoia when they actually ARE out to get you.
And when they seem to be gaining on you.
So get off your high horses and knock it off with the “You all wanted Granderson shot” remarks.
All anyone wanted him to do was fix what was wrong.
He did it and we’re all very happy with it.
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G Love
Well stated.
I swear these guys must be a bunch of lawyers.
“I am forced to conclude….”
Who forced you???? Certainly the dictates of logic didn’t compel you to share that psychoanalysis.
mick, I would love to wager $25 with you that the Yankees will not sign Werth in this coming off-season.
@Doreen: I like your attitude. A good ramen meal is well worth a few shivers. After all the “beware the cold!” warnings I gave you, I was a little worried we’d have a warm spell and you’d think I was an alarmist.
Oh, God. I’m worried about what the Angels and Napoli will do to the Yankees when they play again.
Next year.
I have no worries about the Sox catching the Yanks. But I do worry about them hanging just close enough that the Yanks can’t rest the proper people down the stretch. Winning the division would be great, but I’d prefer they wrap up a playoff spot and take their foot off the pedal like they were able to do last yr.
SJ
Some Yankee fans are still living in the past.
Sure RS has the pitching but are too decimated to mount a run.
Now they are maintaining but there will be a cliff w/o Youkilis and Pedroia.
2004 is over, beat TB, get HFA.
Making up 7 games in 35 is only possible if the team in front completely collapses, which isn’t happening.
Can someone provide records that both teams would need in order for this to happen? It would have to be something like:
sox: 28-7
NYY: 10-25
Again I have no idea how this is calculated nor the time to research it, this was just a guess, but I’m sure people on here can do it.
stuckey99 August 25th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I am forced to conclude this fixation on the Red Sox and the fact that they haven’t gained ANY ground in well over a month but are someone still in position to gain six games in 36 games is due to a FEAR (yes, I’m saying it) of losing to the Red Sox in the postseason.
I think if they were honest, those still not counting them out really, really want to avoid seeing them in the postseason, because the idea of losing to them in the LCS trumps the idea of beating them in the LCS by a significant margin.
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To expand on that, I think it has to do more with what the media reaction is to the Sox being in the race and making the playoffs (and what the media reaction would be if they beat the Yankees in the ALCS), rather than the tangible implications of losing the series.
That, and, I still don’t think people take the Rays seriously and think the Sox are better than they really are after being brainwashed by the media, which most fans let control their thoughts and help formulate their opinions. They don’t look at the Sox being 6 back with 36 to play with Beckett/Lakcey having awful years… instead, Harold Reynolds or someone tells them the Sox are dangerous, and Yankee fans parrot him out of fear.
Joe S formerly of Brooklyn,
3 weeks ago the Sox were 7 out in the loss. Today they are 6 out in the loss. Picking up 1 game in 3 weeks isn’t going to cut it.
GreenBeret7 August 25th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Oh, God. I?m worried about what the Angels and Napoli will do to the Yankees when they play again.
Next year.
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If this were Oregon Trail, the Red Sox would have died of have died of dysentery long ago
Nick, unlike you I am not sure enough to say who or what they are getting.
Can’t a man speculate anymore?
If NYYs can’t beat the teams close to them and need to depend on other teams to do their dirty work, they aren’t going to win in the post season and they don’t deserve to be there.
May 1 means nothing now.
No Pedroia and Youkilis.
Beckett is terrible.
Their bullpen is on fumes.
The Yankees and Rays are better and healthier.
They have less than 35 games left after today to play SEVEN games better than the Yankees.
If you want to be paranoid about the Red Sox, be my guest.
It’s a waste of energy.
Mike_Boston – point made.
I don’t think it’s happening.
Erin August 25th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
GreenBeret7 August 25th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Oh, God. I?m worried about what the Angels and Napoli will do to the Yankees when they play again.
Next year.
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Erin, that’s exactly how I feel about the Red Sox, too.
Any team that has Josh beckett in their rotation is never out of it…..he’s so great and clutch and underrated.
“Cuz we’ve never seen combacks by the Red Sox, Phils or others…it ain’t over till the Fat Lady sings, oh wise one.”
Okay, let’s say the Yanks go 20-16 the rest of the way (they’re 20-15 since Pettitte went down which includes their worst offensive stretch of the season, btw).
That’s 98 wins.
Rex Sox would need to go 26-9 to pass them Yankees, which includes 12 games against the two best teams in baseball.
Say they 7-5 in those games they gotta go 19-4 against everyone else (which includes 7 games with the White Sox)
Do those numbers do anything for you?
There’s sure and then there’s sure.
I’m $25 sure, no Werth.
OK. Let’s say the next 23 games played by the 3 teams are just like the past 23.
Yankees — another 12-11 — record 90-59
TB — another 14-9 — record 92-57
Sox — another 14-9 — record 87-63
Red Sox 4 games behind 2nd place Yankees, with 13 games left in the season for NYY
_ TB (and 12 for the Sox)
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Of the Yankees’ final 13 games, 4 are with TB, 6 with the Sox, 3 with Toronto.
The key is: Yankees cannot keep playing near-.500 ball. Maybe they’ll go 14-9, and the Sox will go 9-14. It’s what I would hope to see.
Speaking of the angels – anyone seen hideki’s stats recently?
up to .265 with 16hrs and 69 rbi – in 113 games (has missed only 14 games this year)
that translates to 21 hr’s and 90 rbi in about 145 games – add about another 5-7 hr’s and 20 rbi playing in yankee stadium and we’d be talking about hideki having yet another very solid year….
what if the yankees lost every game, how many games would the red sox have to win to make the playoffs? What then, tough guy?
The only thing that makes the last month even remotely interesting is how many head-to-head games there are amongst the 3 teams.
But yeah, anything could happen.
Love Oregon trail.
Josh beckett has a broken leg.
Josh Beckett has a fever.
Josh Beckett has Typhoid
Josh Beckett has died.
It’s very unlikely the Red Sox can catch the Yankees, however it is *not* impossible. So I wouldn’t mind seeing them buried a bit more.
Who the hell said they’re worried about what Napoli and the Angels will do to the Yankees this year?
The person pointed that out because the Angels happen to playing the Rays who happen to be tied with the Yankees in the division and best record in baseball.
Matsui: .262 .341 .433 .775 <– not really DH type numbers
For comparison he hit .274 .367 .509 .876 last year.
Hitting .203 .240 .398 .638 vs lefties
He might have made a decent platoon partner with Thames tho!
I agree it is highly improbable that Boston goes anywhere. But anyone who has followed baseball for any significant amount of time would be foolish to say it is impossible.
That being said, the Yankees hold their fate in their own hands. They play both Tampa Bay and the Red Sox at the very tail end of the season.
Tom in N.J. August 25th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
If this were Oregon Trail, the Red Sox would have died of have died of dysentery long ago
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LOL
I used to love Oregon Trail!
The fat sports writer was been typing the Red Sox obituary since July 1st. He’s just waiting until football season to print it. As far as The Fat Lady Singing, she’s been warming up so long that she has laryngitis.
GreenBeret7 August 25th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Erin, that?s exactly how I feel about the Red Sox, too.
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GB, same here.
Jerkface August 25th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Matsui: .262 .341 .433 .775 <– not really DH type numbers
For comparison he hit .274 .367 .509 .876 last year.
Hitting .203 .240 .398 .638 vs lefties
He might have made a decent platoon partner with Thames tho!
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i think also, his number would be greater in YS.
“Who forced you???? Certainly the dictates of logic didn’t compel you to share that psychoanalysis.”
His name is Spyder. He has a gloc pressed to my temple and he means business.
blake August 25th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Love Oregon trail.
Josh beckett has a broken leg.
Josh Beckett has a fever.
Josh Beckett has Typhoid
Josh Beckett has died.
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LMAO
I think the reason people take the Sox seriously is because they have had months to collapse (or we’ve had months to put them away, whichever way you look at it) and they have basically played at the same clip as us for months. They should be further than 6 games back.
The only team that’s going to keep the Yankees out of the postseason is the Yankees.
Jerkface August 25th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
what if the yankees lost every game, how many games would the red sox have to win to make the playoffs? What then, tough guy?
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It is likely improbable, but if the Yankees go 0-35 to finish the season, Boston would need to go 7-28 to lock up a playoff spot.
In the 80s Oregon Trail was what we did in elementary school computer class. We played video games and got graded on it.
Great, now m is predicting a collapse.
m -
Yup.
# Tom in N.J. August 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
In the 80s Oregon Trail was what we did in elementary school computer class. We played video games and got graded on it.
Played it in the 2000′s also lol
Ledger_Yankees Swisher isn’t a lock for lineup; Girardi must get through bp ok
That being said, the Yankees hold their fate in their own hands. They play both Tampa Bay and the Red Sox at the very tail end of the season.
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I’m hoping the Yankees have:
1. alreadyclinched 1st with the best AL record before the last 3 games in Boston
2. Open with lefties CC and Pettitte in Yankee stadium, followed by Hughes the 1st game on road
# Tom in N.J. August 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
In the 80s Oregon Trail was what we did in elementary school computer class. We played video games and got graded on it.
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Ditto. Seems we are about the same age.
Tom in N.J. August 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
In the 80s Oregon Trail was what we did in elementary school computer class. We played video games and got graded on it.
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and in the ’90s. It was very popular when I was in Jr. High.
Jason Voorhees August 25th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Who the hell said they’re worried about what Napoli and the Angels will do to the Yankees this year?
The person pointed that out because the Angels happen to playing the Rays who happen to be tied with the Yankees in the division and best record in baseball.
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That was in response to those hand wringers worried about that 3rd place team in the AL.
Start using your head. That’s the lump that’s three feet above your ass. – Jimmy Dugan
I hope Girardi gets through BP okay so Swisher can play tonight.
Tom in N.J. August 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
In the 80s Oregon Trail was what we did in elementary school computer class. We played video games and got graded on it.
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OMG- I was so proud of myself when I safely arrived
Girardi souring on swish? could we see werth in rf next year?
Giuseppe Franco August 25th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I hope Girardi gets through BP okay so Swisher can play tonight.
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I know I’m speaking for myself here, but I didn’t want Granderson shot.
I was incensed with all the “Long will fix him in the off season” talk since that seemed to diminish what he could do this season if he asked for help and tried to fix his swing.
What I didn’t understand in the black and white world of this blog was why it was outlandish for myself (and many others) to suggest that Granderson ask for help during the season.
When he went and did it I was relieved that the guy didn’t write the year off like some people claimed he had to since Long could only fix him in the off season.
Everything is so black and white with some of you.
Was wanting him to go to his hitting coach in season for help not being patient?
The guy couldn’t make contact 2 weeks ago to get runners in crucial situations.
I’m proud of him for asking for help and then working on his swing. That swing last night vs. the lefty was a thing of beauty.
That said, he never would have hit like that if he didn’t do the impossible thing many of suggested which was go to Long in season and get some help.
You weren’t right about Granderson 2-3 weeks ago. That version of him as a hitter was about as useful as a screen door on a sub.
He’s a different player now. He got help. Everyone can see it.
You’re not right about him because you were patient and believed in him.
You’re right about him because he realized he was lost as a hitter and got the help he needed.
“OK. Let’s say the next 23 games played by the 3 teams are just like the past 23. ”
I rather enjoy how you randomly selected 23 games (which begins with the final game of a three game series and coincides with a 3 game losing streak).
How about your pick the last 20, making the Yanks 12-8, which is a .600 winning percentage, which projects to the Yanks going 22-14 the rest of the way, giving them 100 wins.
How about that?
For the short term outlook, the White Sox are now both without Putz and Thornton who were placed on DL, and if they do get awarded the claim for Manny, he’s probably not available until early next week.
number munchers anyone? That was a good one also.
The RS , Yankees and Tampa situation kinda draws analogy to Tournament Poker
In Tournament , when you are close to cut off point ( when they start paying out money)
you objective is make that cut and also take out the guys with least amount of stack.
I would take out RS mofo first then worry about splitting the money with the other dude (Tampa)
if you don’t care about divisions or WC, kinda equivalent of ( 1st and 2nd prize money)
So I got home early, and had MLB on while puttering around.
Caught the end of the Royals-Tigers game, with Damon K’ing against Soria. Damon really looked distraught walking back.
Of course I don’t personally know Johnny Damon, but he strikes me, based on what I’ve seen and read, as a very sincere, very honest person. In a cutthroat business like major league baseball, he’s out of place in that respect. He needs a person like Scott Boras to look out for his business interests and do the dirty work. Sometimes, Boras misses the boat, as he did last winter. But, Damon really depends on Boras to look out for him, because his emotions would get in the way. That may be what happened – “Scotty, take care of things for me. Just tell me where to sign.”
I think Damon would be a great buddy to have. He seems very trustworthy, that’s why he’s loved by so many in the game. But, the same attributes that would be great in a friend can be problematic in business.
And, as we’ve all seen, baseball is a business.
G. Love: I just figured you were down on Granderson because of your dislike for minorities.
“I have done the math, sox catching up is unlikely. but it’s not improbable, i guess nothing is if they are still mathematically alive.”
It is improbable while not being impossible. The probability is in the Yankees and Rays favor and not in the Sox favor.
when will everyone come to their senses.brett gardner is not a everyday player for the yankees.maybe for another team like kansas city,mets,white sox,cleveland,cubs,milwaukee,dodgers.the yankees will sign either crawford or werth this winter.
Nick Johnson having another surgery; Marte not close to a rehab. Girardi concerned about speed of his recovery.
Ouch.
G. Love,
I never said Long couldn’t help Granderson during the season. I think we all were happy that Granderson tried something out of the ordinary during the regular season.
I certainly didn’t expect instant success but I knoew he was capable of turning things around.
We all know Granderson to be a very high character guy and hard worker with a lot of talent so I had no intention of giving up on him.
But a very large number of Yankee fans didn’t see things that way.
It’s my nature to be patient with players with track records of success as well as the team in general.
I picked 23 games because I flipped to the standings of July 31 to start somewhere. I picked when the RS were 11-13 because that was their record on May 1. I realize you can pick anything with numbers and prove just about anything. Given the softness of the schedule over the past 23 games, I am surprised the NYYs went 12-11.
However —
Sure, I am paranoid. Maybe I’m still in shock from 2004.
My dad was born in Brooklyn (worked on the Staten Ferry for 22 years) in 1926. He died in 1998 (smoked many too many cigs – he lit up outside the doctor’s office the day he got the diagnosis of cancer).
He came to this planet and left without ever seeing a Red Sox victory in a World Series. There was plenty to his life, good and bad. I thought that was a nice thing!
I actually had hopes that the same thing would happen to me. It didn’t seem like a lot to ask, you know?
Nick,
Guilty as charged!
Reggie Willits will hit his 1st career homer
eventually
Niemann, Davis etc. start to hit the wall in the dog days…
Brandon Wood might be the biggest prospect disappointment in baseball over the last 20 years.
Poor NJ. Really a snakebit guy.
What’s up with Marte, though?????
I am really happy he was able to be lights out for the post-season last year. But aside from that, he hasn’t contributed to the “getting there” part much at all.
Boston’s elimination number is 31.
Doreen August 25th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Poor NJ. Really a snakebit guy.
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yes Doreen , he is kinda snakebitten. But you can also look at this way, he took 6 mil and did jack for us.
He is rich and snakebitten.
“He came to this planet and left without ever seeing a Red Sox victory in a World Series. There was plenty to his life, good and bad. I thought that was a nice thing!”
Sounds to me that for some people, Yankee fandom has very genuinely given way to rooting against the Red Sox.
If you’re more afraid of getting beat by the Sox than excited to beat them, then something has gone wrong, and considering we’re talking 1 year of well over a hundred, that would make some Yankees fans, well … very, very fragile.
GreenBeret7 August 25th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Brandon Wood might be the biggest prospect disappointment in baseball over the last 20 years.
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he has a lower OPS than Pena !
# GreenBeret7 August 25th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
That was in response to those hand wringers worried about that 3rd place team in the AL.
Start using your head. That’s the lump that’s three feet above your ass. – Jimmy Dugan
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LMAO. One of my favorite quotes of all time, GB. A great movie too.
Just had a thought – perhaps Gardy saw the success Granderson had after his two-day sojourn with Kevin Long, and is trying some of that sauce himself? Discuss.
rays already mailing it in. They have taken out Longoria and Crawford in the 5th down 10, thank god
Stuckey,
I call it post traumatic stress syndrome.
Some people just simply refuse to get over 2004. It boggles the mind.
Just returned from a vacation and I missed the last week of Yankee games.
I’m very happy that Granderson’s hitting (although people proclaiming their “patience” and then concluding from 12 plate appearances that CG has turned around a career-long problem with LHP is somewhat amusing). I’m anxious to see his new swing.
Not so happy that the standings haven’t changed much since I left, although I guess that’s good in a way because there are fewer games to play.
Are the Yanks headed to another post-season where they only use three starting pitchers? I hope not since there is no “long” short series this year.
Giuseppe Franco August 25th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Stuckey,
I call it post traumatic stress syndrome.
Some people just simply refuse to get over 2004. It boggles the mind.
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what happened in 2004?
Appears to be more than just a little concern about Strasburg’s immediate health concerns.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=5493644
and, in Colorado, concerns about the pain in the elbow of part time closer, Manny Corpas (Delicti).
Country Club, I had to go back to work, so I couldn’t respond re: Yanks signing Phil or letting him go through his arb years.
They actually won’t have room for him, Banuelos, Brackman, Betances and CC/Lee, so maybe they would trade him? They’re not trading a lefty in Betances and clearly they wouldn’t deal Betances. MAYBE Brackman, but I don’t know……….Someone has to go. However, if they did deal Phil, then the questions would be asked as to why he was’t dealt for Santana.
Marte has been out so long and talked about so little I had to stop and think for a minute what was wrong with him.
“Some people just simply refuse to get over 2004. It boggles the mind.”
The 4 1/2 hour regular season games I admit to being a little bored with.
But gimme the Sox in an LCS with Beckett and Lester and Buchholz and Pedroia and Youk and Papelbon and Ortiz at full strength asap.
I openly question your fandom and (if you qualify) manhood if you don’t too.
JackCurryYES Best case scenario for Pettitte’s return is mid-Sept. That’s if everthing goes perfectly.
JackCurryYES Girardi plans to answer questions about managerial future in Chi on Fri and then issue media blackout.
rodg12 August 25th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
# GreenBeret7 August 25th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
That was in response to those hand wringers worried about that 3rd place team in the AL.
Start using your head. That’s the lump that’s three feet above your ass. – Jimmy Dugan
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LMAO. One of my favorite quotes of all time, GB. A great movie too.
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Hey, Rodg. How’s thing in Kprnfield Kountu, today? Hope all is well with you and your family.
Love that movie. I think I’ve seen it at least 20 times. Probably the best one liners in any movie ever. lines like that and his before game prayer about the waitress from South Bend. Not to mention the ones that get caught in the LoHud filters.
Betsy, you’re being overtly silly if you’re contemplating any scenario in which the Yanks entertain trading Hughes so long as he’s performing at this level.
That’s what you HOPE Brackman, Betances or Banuelos turns into.
***Kornfield Kounty***
But gimme the Sox in an LCS with Beckett and Lester and Buchholz and Pedroia and Youk and Papelbon and Ortiz at full strength asap.
I openly question your fandom and (if you qualify) manhood if you don’t too.
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manhood? what kinda weapons will Ortiz be using ? Mallet? , I will combat him with my three pronged trident.
anyone else?
The reasons why they didn’t trade him for Santana have been stated many, many times.
I’m not paranoid about the Red Sox at all. But this is a team that has supposedly been at 50% strength all year that would still be in 1st or 2nd place in most divisions in baseball. So, they’re basically still a thorn in the side. I’d feel that way if they were the Jays or the Orioles. It’s not that they’re the Red Sox. However, I’m more upset that the Rays are having the year they’re having (though “upset” is not the word – a little irked, maybe).
So Banuelos, Brackman, Betances have all made it to the bigs are pitching well and Hughes was traded?
Man, I thought I took a nap. Didn’t realize I am Rip Van Winkle.
Who won the last 3 World Series?
The Yankees have the same record as last year at this point, I like this team better!!!! Less questions about players—Joba, will Arod hit in the post season, pitching. I think going into Sept. I like my team.
I fear Pedoria the most. Those Elves with high charisma, really do a number on your manhood points.
Yes, Jason – believe it or not, I realize that…………….
Tom in N.J. August 25th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I fear Pedoria the most. Those Elves with high charisma, really do a number on your manhood points
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also i think he uses a holy avenge bat which was forged in the year of our lord 2004.
The horror , The horror~
oh wait , we talking about baseball?
Tom , i also believe under D&D rule 4.0, Pedroia qualifies as a Hobbit or Gnome with high dexterity score. but nontheless, carry on.
Jack Z wanted a defensively oriented 1b for Hall. 1b was the last open spot they needed. Don’t think there was a fit with the yanks.
Hall has hit. But he’s also been terrible defensively this season.
He could not provide rest to Jeter because there is no way he’s even remotely a SS. He’s also horrible in the OF.