Eiland: Hughes is “well on his way”
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Oct 10, 2010 
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Dave Eiland coached Phil Hughes in Double-A. He coached him in Triple-A. Now Eiland is coaching Hughes in the big leagues, and last night he saw perhaps the finest – and certainly the biggest – start of Hughes’ career.
“It’s very gratifying,” Eiland said. “I’m very proud of him, and that was the first thing I told him. It’s a team game and he stepped up. He’s well on his way to being what we all thought he was going to be.”
Eiland seems to have a good relationship with all of his pitchers. He turned A.J. Burnett around for a while, he helped Boone Logan become a reliable lefty specialist and just last month he found a slight mechanical flaw in the greatest closer of all time.
But Eiland has seen Hughes for the better part of his career. Hughes was a premier prospect from the day he was drafted, and much has been expected of him for more than six years. The Yankees have gone out of their way to protect Hughes’ arm in the minor leagues, and this year in the big leagues.
In so many ways, it was all leading up to last night.
“We saw how strong he was, and in his last couple of starts in the regular season,” Eiland said. “I’ve been saying it for years, he’s mature beyond his years, and I think a lot of it goes back to his upbringing, his parents and the way they brought him up. He’s a just a consummate professional. He’s only 24 but I have a lot of respect for him and look up to him by the way he handles himself and goes about his business.”
“…He challenged hitters. Here it is, hit it. That’s what he has to do. That’s who he is. That’s what I saw.”
Eiland and Phil are sort of attached at the hip; it’s kind of sweet. Dave does sound like a proud papa.
Cashmoney,
Yeah, the implosion factor is low with Moseley…but I think AJ gets the start. I bet Eiland has been taking a real hands-on approach to Burnett in his through sessions throughout this long layoff. They still have plenty of time to get him straight.
Game 4 is Tuesday, October 19th.
Burnett’s last start was September 27th.
If that’s not enough time for AJ to get his head straight and iron out some basic mechanical issues then I don’t know what is.
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/1.....es-domina/
Interesting stuff on Phil; I was not aware the cutter was hurting him in terms of arm angle and that it was effecting his other pitches.
“People will say Hughes carved up the Twins’ lineup on his fastball alone, and while his fastball really was electric in Game 3, his ability to establish his changeup against left-handed hitters in the early innings was a huge contributing factor to his success as well. He only threw a handful of them, but he did enough to implant the thought of a changeup in the minds of those dangerous lefties. ”
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/1.....es-domina/
throw sessions.
LOL I beat you, Tom!
I’m glad to see Hughes get back some support back after a few posters were very doubtful about his development as a ML pitcher in his first full year.
Cheesecake????? Are you saying that cheesecake has now been added to our chicken as part of the ALCS fare??? What the heck are we going to have to do for the World Series? A 7-course gourmet meal?
I actually liked the simplicity of a basic thing (hamburger for example) and then letting people do what they wanted with that. Heck we won that way last year!
I love the Yankees but don’t necessarily want to weigh 500 pounds when this is over.
I think we should go with a dessert optional. I don’t mind those who want to eat it, eating it, but I don’t think it should have to be part of the winning fare.
That said, you all make the decision and I’ll go along with the crowd. I’ll grumble all the way but I’ll do it.
(Or has the decision already been made and I’ve just wasted my time?)
Off to a Columbus Day Parade.
Brett , I know little of pitching mechanics. I do see this.
1. he can’t command his fb consistently from innings to innings
2. His secondary pitch, the slurve, is extremely difficult to throw strike with due it’s lateral and vertical movements.
3. it leads to Burnett getting behind and a sitting duck with his Fb in a fb count.
in closing , against a dead red hitting team like TX , that match up spells disaster to me.
Craw, I was just going to say that I was surprised that anyone would be surprised at what Hughes did, but I guess there will always be some.
If you had eyes and watched the kid you knew it was impossible for him not to get there.
Betsy , I think you and phil are attached at the hips sometimes
BTW, if anyone posts to me after I have posted and I don’t respond, it means I have hit and run. Like now.
Later.
just watched eiland get phil with the champagne ( i missed this last night) Wow, how adorable?!?
just watched eiland get phil with the champagne ( i missed this last night) Wow, how adorable?!?
“Betsy , I think you and phil are attached at the hips sometimes”
IMO, she has been one of Phil’s biggest critics here so it’s good to see that she feels much better about him as a pitcher than she did not too long ago.
Cash, not quite so much this year; I feel bad for being so impatient………….
For those that were complaining about Chamberlain allowing inherited runners to score, perhaps should check the numbers. Of the 37 inherited runners he had, 9 scored (stranding 76%). Logan at 33 inherited runners and 8 scored (76%). Roberson inherited 32 and 9 scored (72%).
Craw, I know and I feel bad. I learned that I should stop reading so much, for one thing. I’m too much influenced by the media…………and then, with my tendency to worry about anything under the sun, well – not a good combo.
“Craw, I know and I feel bad. I learned that I should stop reading so much, for one thing. I’m too much influenced by the media…………and then, with my tendency to worry about anything under the sun, well – not a good combo.”
It’s what a lot of fans do especially in this media driven society we live in now.
GB
Joba bashing is the 2010 version of A-Rod bashing.
Often rooted in perception and less in fact.
I’m still giddy about Hughes last night. Fantastic stuff.
Just think (although some of these guys will probably be traded) the potential of a rotation consisting of Hughes, Betances, Brackman, Banuelos….. wow that is some homegrown talent.
All we need now is to trade for Casey Kelly
Tyler, Kelly can replace Jeter as the next SS!
Craw, that’s very true………….
Good morning all,
I just finished reading the last thread.
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MTU and JCPD,
Excellent tributes. I enjoyed them all. Thanks a million
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Fran, Erica, etc.
If you go with cheesecake and don’t want to bake, Sarah Lee makes a very good one in 2 sizes as far as I know. I thought the Cheesecaske as a Phil thing…whatever. My recipe. which is excellent and a Thanksgiving staple at our house, is in NY.
Whatever you all decide…Go Yanks
The bullpen is in excellent shape for the ALCS. The remaining question is the No. 4 starter.
Betsy-
Lol. I still insist that if Ramiro Pena was on the Red Sox that he could easily be their starting shortstop..
SAS , let’s go Reds today, hopefully they can pull one out ! more baseball .
pat, Chamberlain certainly can be better, but, his numbers are really based on about 3 or 4 games. You can’t throw those games out, but, regardless of the “leverage” situation, he wasn’t as bad as people like to complain about. He also put up a lot of relief innings in his 73 games. People forget that he’s still learning that role, regardless of 2007. I expect him, like Robertson, Hughes and Logan to get much better next year. They’ll just need to turn on Montero and Cervelli more often.
Cashmoney,
If they don’t win today, they are in the same place as the Twins. Lets go Reds!!!!
GB , if you look at Joba and Drob’s performance in mid-high situations they have almost identical numbers for the seaon. That said, Joe has obviously trusted Drob more lately in those situations. But like you said, Joba has been much maligned.
Sorry, but, not buying the “he trusted Robertson more” stuff. I don’t care who pitches where as long as the job gets done. Somebody has to pitch the 7th inning…somebody in the 8th inning….and nobody can pitch every night.
Good morning, all – Just finished rounds, now checking the action from last night –
1. Chad’s entries have been great. I especially like the one above, about Dave Eiland and Phil’s career.
2. I hope Texas and Tampa have a nice, prolonged fight. Like minimum 15 innings for Games 4 and 5.
3. I saw Pat M, last night, thinks Joba will be trade bait. I think they’ll listen to offers for him, but they won’t just give him away. I think his future in NY is somewhat tied to Kerry Wood’s. Given how much they’ve leaned on the pen as a strength this year, I don’t think the Yanks will let go of two pieces of it at once. If they bring back Wood, then the chances of Joba going will be greater. Likewise, if Joba is traded (for an appropriate return), then I think it more likely that Wood stays.
Later.
Joba is simply not trusted anymore.He has no spot in the pen anymore.
CHP was the biggest problem,removing joba from the 8th was the 2nd one.
maybe he gets it back,maybe not but robertson,logan,wood are all before joba.
m -
My feeling is that it’s dessert optional.
I had the same thought about gaining an awful lot of weight – between the food and the sitting around watching baseball on television – after all, we’re not out there playing – it’s not a good thing, necessarily!! 
My chocolate chip cookie thing was more looking for a “CC” connection for CC. Then I took it into the meal. Same meal last season.
But frankly, after CC, it’s more difficult, and a stretch, hence last season, I found a recipe for cookies that used Apple Jacks cereal (AJ), but I can’t even recall what I made for dinner!
I’m thinking a fancy drink (filter won’t let me use the word I want to use) the next round instead of dessert.
That last post was directed to Trisha, not m! Sorry.
Joe, I’m hoping that the other 3 series go the limit and each game goes about 22 innings each.
I don’t get the Joba bashing. I’m not a big fan of his at all, but hey … Kerry Wood has come up big … DRob got it together after a slow start … Boone Logan has been a pleasant surprise this year as their lefty specialist … anything we get from Joba is gravy.
Joba is simply not trusted anymore.He has no spot in the pen anymore.
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Your intelligence is underwhelming.
CHAD,
I meant to thank you for the great pictures. I didn’t see the postgame celebration so I am particularly appreciative.
I agree with GB7.
It has nothing to do with Joba being “trusted.” He was among the league leaders in game appearances, which for a reliever really translates to innings. There were a lot of them.
Problem is, when Joba failed, he failed big, and his failures were early in the season, so it’s hard to erase those impressions.
I think he’ll be used going forward, when the matchups present themselves to favor his repertoire over DRob’s. They’ve been interchangeable in the last month or so of the season and I see no reason for it to stop being that way.
It’s difficult to change minds here. It usually takes a herculean effort. Small, incremental things make no difference to people.
And I don’t think the time to trade Joba is when it would provide the least return. He’s still only 25, and he can still turn it around. He will never be the guy we all saw in 2007 (Christ, it was only 24 innings!), but he can still develop into a reliable pitcher … next year … maybe.
“Your intelligence is underwhelming.”
gb7-
the problem with you is you beat around the bush too much.
just tell us what you really think
GreenBeret7 October 10th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Joba is simply not trusted anymore.He has no spot in the pen anymore.
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Your intelligence is underwhelming.
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And you are clueless.
There is a reason why joba didn’t pitch in the series & he lost the 8th inning role.
There is also a reason why hughes is the 3rd starter over burnett/vaz.
Girardi & cash simply trust logan,robertson,wood,hughes over burnett & joba.
Everybody on the planet except you know why joba wasn’t used.
Cashmoney, I understand what you are saying but AJ has pitched well against the Rangers this year, 5 earned runs in 18 innings. It’s the Yankees decision, they will figure it out but it’s hard to imagine skipping an expensive free agent for a marginal major leaguer.
I do not get why people want to bury Joba.
Good ot see all the bloggers are in a very good mood and the ones who proclaimed that Yanks will be out in ALDS not posting much. May be they were busy eating that tasty Crow
The team seems to be jelling at the right time.
There was concern if they can turn on when the playoffs start. They seem to have done so.
Regarding ALCS, Lee or not, I prefer Rangers.
They are primarily power hitting team with little stealing ability.
Given our catchers are not good at stopping the running game, I take my chances with Rangers. Also, just like Twins they must have that feeling that they do not win against Yanks in the playoffs. That series in September really does not count as our three best starters did not start in that series.
Still hopefully Rays win tonight, so that the starting rotation for whoever wins will be screwed up. In such a scenario, Lee/Price would not start until game three.
Doreen, I agree, Joba will be needed in a 7-game series.
I would not be surprised to see him come through when that time comes.
MG , I agree . in the end , It will be Burnett for the reasons you mentioned above.
it’s funny how Yankees discussions always center around the end of the bench, the end of the rotation, or the end of the bullpen.
Joba wasn’t used in the ALDS because there are two right handers (Wood and Robertson) that pitched better than him down the stretch. It isn’t that there is no role but, at this time in his career, based on his performance, he is what he is-a secondary choice in a key spot in the game. That doesn’t mean he can’t change as the playoffs develop-relievers are notoriously inconsistent so you never know.
The Yankees have the best starting lineup in baseball and an excellent top 3, if they continue to pitch well no one is going to beat them unless Doc Halladay throws 3 shutouts in the World Series (highly doubtful although I wouldn’t be surprised if he threw one gem).
ron October 10th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
And you are clueless.
Everybody on the planet except you know why joba wasn’t used.
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Sorry, Ron, add me as well as the current manager of the New York Yankees to your list. Girardi said it was about matchups, specifically hitters who can hit sliders better than curves.
Silly me, I believe him.
# Tom in N.J. October 10th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I do not get why people want to bury Joba.
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Because they are idiots. That’s what these morons do.
Two months ago, Granderson was one of their favorite whipping boys. Now his play shut them up.
MG October 10th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
it’s funny how Yankees discussions always center around the end of the bench, the end of the rotation, or the end of the bullpen.
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So true, isn’t it?
Atimes, it sounds as if the Yankees’ post season hopes are predicated on it.
Regarding AJ Burnett’s start in Game 4 of the ALCS, which is inevitable. I hold out some hope that he may pitch well. It may just be wishful thinking, but here’s why I say that.
I believe that Burnett is a good guy and a good team mate. He accepts responsibility for his poor performance and there is no question that he cares. I think being benched for the ALDS might have been a watershed moment for him. Watching his teammates perform at such a high level against Minnesota, while he just sat, might have been the best thing for him. Perhaps the competitive athlete in him, the need to prove to his team mates that he wants to contribute and his pride may just rise to the fore. I think it might.
How does he do it though? I think he needs to adopt the tried and true mindset of good golfers when feeling off their game. Clear their mind of all the clutter, don’t go through checklists, just go up there and hit the ball. Rely on your training and instincts and just do it. I think that AJ starts to unravel when he over thinks, tries to focus too much on mechanics and what he worked on in side and bullpen sessions. He is so emotional than an active mind is his worse enemy. I believe the best thing for AJ may just to rely on muscle memory, embrace a tough take no prisoners approach and just go out there and pitch. Don’t think – just pitch.
Whatever he has done before has not worked. Maybe that will.
Your intelligence is underwhelming.
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GB , I think you offer some knowledgeable insights on the baseball and the Yankees . But is it really necessary to insult ppl when you state your opinions. Just back it up with facts and reasons. This stuff is not really necessary IMO.
AJ’s last good start was a great start in Texas that the Yankees didn’t score runs for him. I guess if I’m the Yankees, I take a chance.
“# Ross October 10th, 2010 at 2:42 am
I really enjoyed the on-field remarks by Marcus Thames; it showed that he has always been a Yankee, at heart. A remarkable ‘homecoming’……
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Quote of the night! Thamesie!! I love that man!! I LOVE that man!!! BOOOOOOM!!!!
Joba wasn’t used in the ALDS because there are two right handers (Wood and Robertson) that pitched better than him down the stretch. It isn’t that there is no role but, at this time in his career, based on his performance, he is what he is-a secondary choice in a key spot in the game. That doesn’t mean he can’t change as the playoffs develop-relievers are notoriously inconsistent so you never know.
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spot on MG
Doreen October 10th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
AJ’s last good start was a great start in Texas that the Yankees didn’t score runs for him. I guess if I’m the Yankees, I take a chance.
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Agree. The Yankees should take a chanceJ and I think they will. He’s a better option than Vazquez, Moseley, Gaudin or Mitre would be and he’s pitched well in the post-season before. It will be hit or miss but I don’t think they have another good option. I think AJ might very well rise to the occasion.
If and when AJ makes a post season start, he will be effective if he consistently gets his curve over for a strike. Forget the psycho-babble, the golf analogies, and the silly lectures on the morality of accepting responsibility for his shortcomings. None of that will help him out on the mound.
If he gets the curve over with any consistency, they can’t sit on his fastball.
If he doesn’t get his curve over, they will hit ropes off his fastball.
Instead of taking 12-24 hours to celebrate, people are attacking Joba?!
I still havent given up on Javier Vazquez! Ya never know, we may see Javy at some point, and he may become the hero!!!
Of course if they’re down 3 games heaven forbid, no AJ.
By the way, did anyone catch the STUPIDITY of TBS the other day.
A ball was hit in Minnesota – I think by Swisher – that started out right and hooked left.
And the idiots on TBS started using a golf analogy for the hit by Swish and called it a fade.
When in actuality, it was equivalent of a draw shot. Anybody who knows the first thing about golf knows that and those TBS schnucks couldnt bother to get that right!!
Doreen, if they’re down 3 games (heaven forbid), no way it would be AJ!
I think we have all seen the last of Vazquez in a Yankee uniform.
CR9, Swish was hitting righty, right?
AJ will pitch the fourth game in ALCS and he will do well.
If you look at his last five starts in regular season, except for the last one or two they were not bad.
Unfortunately, rain shortened a couple of games where he was pitching well.
Regarding Joba, the criticism is unwarranted.
True, he gave up leads in a couple of games in the stretch run. Not trying to compare, but Mo blew a few games too. It happens.
In ALDS, they never had to play more than two games before the off day. And, the starters gave length. So, there was really no need for Joba.
In ALCS, there will be three games in a row. Also, with AJ being one of the starters in those three games, we will see Joba and he will do well.
Joba still has very good stuff, he is young and inexperienced. I think next year will be his make or break year. I believe he will turn it around.
Because if he was hitting lefty, it WAS a fade.
BBGFan, good post.
Aldo – IIRC, I believe Swish was hitting lefty off Pavano. It started out right at Span in CF and then hooked to the left.
CR9 October 10th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
By the way, did anyone catch the STUPIDITY of TBS the other day.
A ball was hit in Minnesota – I think by Swisher – that started out right and hooked left.
And the idiots on TBS started using a golf analogy for the hit by Swish and called it a fade.
When in actuality, it was equivalent of a draw shot. Anybody who knows the first thing about golf knows that and those TBS schnucks couldnt bother to get that right!!
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CR9, I don’t know who said it but Smoltz is a scratch golfer (probably the best player of anyone in who’s played the game since Rick Rhoden) and Darling is very good also (he used to play occasionally at my club in San Jose).
Then they may have been correct. A draw will go right to left for a RIGHTY, opposite for a lefty.
If he was hitting lefty and it went left, it was a fade.
Aldo – My mistake!!!! Since it was from a lefty, it was a fade. I let my hatred get in the way of the facts.
# Giuseppe Franco October 10th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
# Tom in N.J. October 10th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I do not get why people want to bury Joba.
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Because they are idiots. That’s what these morons do.
Two months ago, Granderson was one of their favorite whipping boys. Now his play shut them up.
Always loved the Grandy man here.
People wanted him out. Trade him and sign Crawford. Trade him for Upton!
Feels good to be sooo damn right.
MG October 10th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
CR9, I don’t know who said it but Smoltz is a scratch golfer (probably the best player of anyone in who’s played the game since Rick Rhoden) and Darling is very good also (he used to play occasionally at my club in San Jose).
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I knew about Smoltz, I didn’t know about Darling.
That explains the multitude of golf analogies from the booth.
Perhaps now everyone will believe in Phil, and the Yankees.
MTU & JCPD -
You guys are simply amazing, what great pictures for the tribute, keep it up.
What an extraordinary team effort the entire series was. When you’ve got 2 platoon players, a Yankees fans’ castoff in early August, and a 24 year old pitcher leading your team to victory, you know you’ve got a special team!!!
Phil!! Thamesie!!! Berkie!! Grandy!!
Let’s go Rays!!!! Get this to a game 5 so Lee has to pitch.
“And you are clueless.”
you don’t know about the blunderbuss collection do you?
just saying
True about Granderson being the whipping boy for the front runners just a short while back.
One poster even went so far as to call him “A failure of Cashman’s”
Good to see him hit like we all know he can. And I don’t know that I’ve seen anyone comment this season (me included) on how much ground he and Gardner can cover in the outfield.
by the way, the above reference to AJ becoming golf-like in his approach has some merit but the explanation is completely incorrect. Golfers (at least good ones) use a single swing thought on the golf course and it can change from day to day, they don’t block everything out. Bad golfers overanalyze every swing and every piece of the mechanics, it doesn’t look to me like AJ overanalyzes on the mound, he just has crappy mechanics and doesn’t know how to make corrections when things go wrong.
With Granderson, Gardner and Golson (substituting for Swisher) in late innings, is agreat outfield defense for us. All we have to do is go to 9th with one run lead and Mo on the mound, in likelyhood the game is in the bag.
Funny reading stuff like this 3 years later:
After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana.
“We’re going for it,” was the way one club source put it.
They believe the Twins want Hughes badly enough to make the deal without Kennedy. A Twins’ insider agrees that Smith, the Minnesota GM, believes Hughes is the best pitcher he can acquire for Santana, better than either Lester or Buchholz from the Red Sox.
Hughes went 5-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 13 starts as a rookie, but there is a feeling among baseball people that he never had his best fastball after missing three months with a hamstring pull and then a sprained ankle.
“He was just starting to get that late life back at the end of the season,” one AL scout said Friday. “I think the leg injuries had a lingering effect. He was at 91, 92 (mph) after he came back, instead of 94-95.
“It cost him some explosiveness, and I’ve gotta believe it will come back next season. The impressive thing was that he was able to win anyway. I’d hate to give him up. But for Santana, I’d have to do it.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....z11ya6vwgQ
more narrative from TBS , ” the momentum is squarely on the Ray’s side” , How?
That said , Let’s go Rays!!!!!!!!!!!
MG October 10th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
by the way, the above reference to AJ becoming golf-like in his approach has some merit but the explanation is completely incorrect. Golfers (at least good ones) use a single swing thought on the golf course and it can change from day to day, they don’t block everything out. Bad golfers overanalyze every swing and every piece of the mechanics, it doesn’t look to me like AJ overanalyzes on the mound, he just has crappy mechanics and doesn’t know how to make corrections when things go wrong.
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I always thought of Burnett as a professional bowler. great action on the ball but he has to be perfect in his delivery. If he’s off just slightly, he either leaves it light in the pocket or dead center on the head pin.
BBfan , I would have taken Nunez over Pena base solely on he is the best stolen base threat off the bench. But i doubt they will put him on ALCS roster.
See, you guys went and did it! Now I gotta go out and play some golf … up to and including the 19th hole, of course!
GB7, in AJ’s case, it could also wind up in the left gutter
MG October 10th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
GB7, in AJ’s case, it could also wind up in the left gutter
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Depends on how much oil is on the lanes. If the lane is dry, he’s in trouble. It’s going dead left.
GreenBeret7 October 10th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I always thought of Burnett as a professional bowler. great action on the ball but he has to be perfect in his delivery. If he’s off just slightly, he either leaves it light in the pocket or dead center on the head pin.
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Funny, I always likened AJ’s pitching to a pole dancer … you can have great curves, but if you miss your spots, you land on your head.
MG – AJ thinks too much out there, that was my point. That’s hardly a secret.
looking ahead slightly ahead , I think Tx really has a balance and versatile BP. Though, it did seem Feliz was looking rather tentative in his last two outings. His pitch selection with Jaso was rather peculiar as well.
I always likened AJ’s pitching to a pole dancer …
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He think he is married to one.
*I* think
Cashmoney October 10th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I always likened AJ’s pitching to a pole dancer …
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He think he is married to one.
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Well, THAT explains everything!
In 5 years, Bobby Cox’ HOF speech should be an instant classic. You can expect at least one Mickey Mantle story.
TD by big blue!
Regarding Burnett:
“It starts with his head.” – Dave Eiland
“He gets frustrated. I think that’s the biggest thing. Then he starts thinking too much. Then everything starts snowballing and sometimes he can’t self-correct.” – Jorge Posada
“When his head’s not right, then his body won’t follow.” Dave Eiland
“You can expect at least one Mickey Mantle story.”
my favorite mantle story is the one where billy martin shot the cows after mantle told him he was mad at a farmer who’s land they wanted to hunt on.
i asked billy one time if it was true and he swore it was, said it cost him $500 for the cows.
Re: AJ…I don’t see how he isn’t the 4th starter in the ALCS. The Yankees will not start a journeyman in his place, not when Burnett is going to be around for the next 3 years. I imagine the length of the leash will depend upon if the Yanks are up a game or two or (heaven forbid) down a game or two. It is possible that CC pitches 1, 4 and 7 and Burnett gets game 5.
Michael Kay interviewed Orel Hershiser last week. He was saying that AJ pitches “side to side” instead of over the top and it’s hard to have consistency with that kind of delivery.
The best thing the Yankees can do for Burnett is to have him see a shrink in the offseason. If it translates well, have Dave Eiland work with him on an offspeed pitch.
Continuing with a dead red fastball and sometimes curveball or one in the dirt for a wild pitch means a repeat of his 2010.
As it stands now, opposing teams don’t need a scouting report on him.
I wonder what K long can tweak with B.J. Upton’s batting stance. It almost looks to me he stands completely upright and shift his hands and weight completely forward once he starts his swing which IMO renders him very susceptible to off speed offerings.
I missed the postgame reruns on YES this morning. Anyone know if I can find it online somewhere?
Betsy,
Thanks for the reply.
pat,
What’s with the cheesecake tribute? Is it for clinching? For someone who asked, Rose Berenbaum’s Cake Bible has a really good cheesecake recipe.
GB7,
Thanks for those stats.
For the rest of you who didn’t like what I said, maybe you can seek answers from Girardi. I only base my opinions on what I see happening. Robertson & Logan had their struggles early in the year. And the fact is that Robertson and eventually Wood were higher on the depth chart. I said nothing personal about Joba.
I simply said he wasn’t buried in this series, they just wanted to keep it simple (which is what many people beg for). I also said that he’d be used in the next series(pl).
108 stitches October 10th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
The best thing the Yankees can do for Burnett is to have him see a shrink in the offseason
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The best thing they can do for the team is break his arm and have insurance pay his contract.
As it stands now, opposing teams don’t need a scouting report on him.
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look for his fastball in the zone and make solid contact with it, layoff his wrinkle because he rarely throws strikes with it.
My layman’s scouting report.
randy l. October 10th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
“You can expect at least one Mickey Mantle story.”
my favorite mantle story is the one where billy martin shot the cows after mantle told him he was mad at a farmer who’s land they wanted to hunt on.
i asked billy one time if it was true and he swore it was, said it cost him $500 for the cows.
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I’ve read that story, too from Mantle’s and Ford’s side. They were sitting in Mantle’s drop top caddy and in the front seat….top down…Martin in back. Martin fired in between them. You gotta know that there were some really scary moments on that one. Mantle said that it was martin’s first time every firing a gun of any sort since basic training.