Syracuse accepts invitation to New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Dec 02, 2010 
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The Yankees have announced half of the matchup for this month’s inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Syracuse will represent the Big East and be beaten by a Big 12 team to be determined. I kid, I kid. Old Missouri loyalties showing through just a bit. Here’s the announcement from the Yankees.
The Syracuse Orange today accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl, scheduled for December 30, 2010, at Yankee Stadium. Syracuse Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross accepted the invitation this morning.
“We are thrilled to have the Syracuse Orange representing the Big East Conference in the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl,” said New York Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner. “It is exciting for us to feature such a respected academic institution from the great state of New York in the first year of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. We expect the historic backdrop of Yankee Stadium and the many attractions of New York City to create a one-of-a-kind bowl event for the athletes participating and the legions of Syracuse fans that will have the opportunity to watch their team play in person.”
The contest will mark the first NCAA football bowl game in the Bronx since the Gotham Bowl on December 15, 1962, when Nebraska edged Miami (Fla.), 36-34, at the original Yankee Stadium.
At 7-5, the Orange finished the season bowl eligible for the first time since 2004. They will face a representative from the Big 12.
“This is truly exciting for our football program, the athletics department and the University. We are proud to be part of the Pinstripe Bowl in its inaugural year,” Dr. Gross said. “The Yankees are a class organization with tremendous history and we are excited about participating with them at Yankee Stadium. This is a fabulous opportunity for our institution as many alums live in the area and our fans can descend upon New York City for the holidays. We continue to want to represent as New York’s college team as we are the only BCS school in the state of New York and plan to paint the city Orange.”
Syracuse is led by Head Coach Doug Marrone, a graduate of Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx, who also served as New York Jets offensive line coach from 2002-05. His maternal grandfather, Robert Thompson, worked as an usher at the original Yankee Stadium for nearly 20 years.
“When the announcement was made that a bowl game was going to be played in Yankee Stadium for the first time, my thought was that if we were not going to play in a BCS game, then how great would it be to play in the first college bowl game in Yankee Stadium in my first head coaching job,” Marrone said. “The opportunity to play in the Pinstripe Bowl in my hometown is part of the whole dream. New York State is our foundation. This is another step in our return to prominence.”
The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will mark the seventh time the Orange will play a college football game at the home of the Yankees. The Orange were participants in the first-ever college football game at the original Yankee Stadium, defeating Pittsburgh, 3-0, on October 20, 1923.
“Holliday has the added bonus of having played all of his home games for six and a half years in very friendly hitter parks – check out what happened to him when he played half a year in Oakland.”
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To my knowledge St Louis is considered a pitcher friendly park. Am I wrong about that?
In his 1/2 year in Oakland his OPS was higher than any season of Crawford except for 2010. And it is just half a season. Can’t really draw conclusions from it.
Considering the contracts, would the Yankees have been better off passing on Teixera and then signing Holliday the next year? Holliday is a little cheaper and it would have kept a landing spot open for Arod or Montero defensively or to pursue Pujols or Gonazalez in the future…..of course had they not signed Tex he would have went to Boston and they may not have the 2009 WS….
LGY -
I’m not trying to take anything away from Holliday. In fact last year I was dying for the Yankees to sign him.
As I said, I think there were two things that stopped Cashman from doing it:
1. That he signed so many players the year before
2. That he was looking ahead to Carl Crawford this year
I think Brian was willing to forgo Holliday because he viewed it as a 2 for 1 situation. By not getting in on Holliday he was able to sign Tex the year before and would have payroll flexibility to sign Crawford the following year.
Maybe he wasn’t looking at potentially signing Cliff Lee back then, I don’t know. But I really think Brian has had his eye on this guy for a long time and he’s not going to let one good season from Brett Gardner disuade him if Hal and Hank will okay the money part.
pat December 2nd, 2010 at 1:54 pm
My daughters love them and my sons would rather walk barefoot in 20 degree weather than put on a pair.
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LOL I’ve never owned a pair, but my cousin let me try hers on and I loved them.
blake December 2nd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Considering the contracts, would the Yankees have been better off passing on Teixera and then signing Holliday the next year? Holliday is a little cheaper and it would have kept a landing spot open for Arod or Montero defensively or to pursue Pujols or Gonazalez in the future…..of course had they not signed Tex he would have went to Boston and they may not have the 2009 WS….
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No, absolutely not.
Remember, not only did the Yankees get Tex but the other main bidder for him was the Red Sox. So Brian was not only helping his club, but he was playing defense as well.
Additionally, Tex at 1b has stabilized this entire infield – he is so vital to their defense it’s unimaginable to think what it would be like without him there. He is without a shadow of doubt the best defensive first baseman the Yankees have had in 20 years – since before Donnie’s back went south on him.
“he’s going to be the most complete player this game has seen since A-Rod and Junior were in their primes.”
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Chip,
I like you dude, but please tell me you did not just say that.
Hey Jennings, easy with the jokes on my Alma Mater. Or there may be some random server issues that pop up :=)
I don’t think the Yankees are signing Crawford at all.
Because they have to overpay Jeter so much the next several years they will only have money to chase Lee this off season as a big addition. If they miss out on Lee I don’t see them spending money on an OF’er to make up for that. I see them trading Montero for a pitcher.
If Jeter came in at a reasonable number there would be more money available to bolster the team, but I don’t think the Yankees see their OF as an area of concern.
I think their concerns are the rotation, the pen and finding some kind of super sub who can produce when Jeter and Arod get their “rest” this year.
That said, the Mets really screwed us with their 4 year offer to Jorge that we matched.
There’s a laundry list of players I’d rather have as my DH who are available for a fraction of his money this off season.
I’d even prefer Berkman to Jorge as the DH as I like Berkman’s eye and his swing and power were returning at year end. He was hitting the ball very hard and deep LH in his last bunch of at bats. I think he can have a huge bounce back.
But we’re not signing a DH which is regrettable considering what’s still out there.
If Jorge doesn’t work out in the role we’ll end up trading for a bat at the deadline I’m guessing.
Holliday also doesn’t have a major platoon split.
OPS vs RHP: .942
OPS vs LHP: .893
Crawford
OPS vs RHP: .817
OPS vs LHP: *aaaah cover your eyes!!!!* .697
LGY December 2nd, 2010 at 2:32 pm
“he’s going to be the most complete player this game has seen since A-Rod and Junior were in their primes.”
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Chip,
I like you dude, but please tell me you did not just say that.
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Purely speculative opinion.
Much like I believe that in a few years Brandon Morrow is going to be a stud pitcher on the level of Josh Johnson
I know college football is very popular but I couldn’t be less interested in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
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“There’s a laundry list of players I’d rather have as my DH who are available for a fraction of his money this off season.”
I think Jorge can do a good job but yes, the 13 mill is a big waste of money given the names available at bargain / 1yr deal prices.
Maybe we can see one of these cheap DH’s in 2011/2012. I have a feeling 2013 through 2017 is already spoken for.
Tom Brady the new face of men’s Uggs?
Now we know why m hasn’t been around: shame.
Hi All,
Longtime reader, infrequent poster. I just got off the phone with former student who now works as a journalist in Dallas. He wouldn’t name names but said the Rangers beat reporter at his paper said an announcement is coming very soon from Lee’s camp that he’s chosen to stay in Texas.
Is this for real? Isn’t it still early in the process? Aren’t teams supposed to be preparing offers, or have some made them already?
Anyone with inside knowledge on this, like SJ?
Not looking to cause a panic, but this is the one place I figured I could check the veracity of the story.
I’m a year behind. 2012/2013 is the possible “DH era”
But in 2014 through 2017 we’ll be talking about the good old days of 2011when they only had to spend 13 mil on a DH.
Chip,
I agree…just curious what other folks would think.
“Purely speculative opinion.
Much like I believe that in a few years Brandon Morrow is going to be a stud pitcher on the level of Josh Johnson”
Yeah, but Brandon Morrow is a kid. Crawford turns 30 in the middle of the upcoming season. He’s not entering his prime, he’s three years deep into it. Chances of him getting much better than what he was last year, his career year (in his walk year BTW), are pretty low.
“Purely speculative opinion.”
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Chip…Crawford has never even cracked 20 HR and can’t hit LHP. What is it that you expect from him to bring up those 2 names?
Even Holliday is more like those 2 than Crawford.
As an enormous Syracuse fan and (obviously) a huge Yankee fan this is really exciting for me. Where is Rebecca, I haven’t seen her in ages?!! Syracuse alum!
Numbers for the Yankee winter kids.
http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/org.jsp?id=nyy
Crawford having his career high OPS in a walk year makes me wary of him. How many players go from 10-19 home runs to 25+ plus after 30?
Jeers,
Exactly. Arod is the future DH until he retires or his contract runs out. I think he has another 2 years in the field. I hope he has more, but who knows with that hip.
Still, there are bats out there that could help us more than I think Jorge can at DH.
13 million for a DH and backup catcher is horrible in this market.
This is why I’m against giving Jeter the golden parachute contract since not overspending on years and money opens options for the team in the future when we’re going to need options.
Crawford having his career high OPS in a walk year makes me wary of him. How many players go from 10-19 home runs to 25+ plus after 30?
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Crawford had his career high in HR this year with 19. Now he’s going to average 25+ ? Chip you are nuts bro
This is awesome. Alas, I can’t go, but hey, GO ORANGE!
“13 million for a DH and backup catcher is horrible in this market”
It’s about the same as Detroit just paid for their DH/backup catcher.
Junior Griffey hit more home runs in his age 27 and 28 seasons than Crawford has hit in his entire career. Griffey was a monster.
Nick
Immediately thought of m when I read the Brady release.
Rumor has it he’s not cutting his hair until m comes back to Lohud
@Rebecca-Optimist Prime
best comment ever
Alex in his prime was a .300 hitter with 45+ HR and elite on base skills that was very good defensively and would steal 15-20 bags a year.
How can you even mention Carl Crawford in relation to that?
This is awesome. Alas, I can’t go, but hey, GO ORANGE!
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Oh hey there you are
GO ORANGE!!
There are so many off-topic posts in here it’s ridiculous! I thought the article was about the Pinstripe Bowl, but I think there’s only about two above mine that are actually on-topic.
This is going to be tremendous for Syracuse being in New York plus all the benefits of going to a bowl. Orange had a spectacular season if you know where they’ve come from. Doug Marrone is the real deal.
What, Syracuse is playing in YS and you expect me to *not* comment? Uh huh.
Paulie,
I agree. It’s been a great year for Cuse despite the bad ending. Although this is a “small” bowl, it’s a really nice for the Orange to be in it. The New York connection, brand new stadium, first year of the bowl, Yankees… I love it.
Bronx Jeers December 2nd, 2010 at 2:40 pm
I know college football is very popular but I couldn?t be less interested in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
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Same here.
Sorry, Syracuse people!!
What, Syracuse is playing in YS and you expect me to *not* comment? Uh huh.
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Well maybe I’m not observant enough but I never see you comment anymore. I thought maybe you had stopped reading the blog altogether. Anyways, it’s good to see that you are still reading, we’ve been losing a lot of good commenters recently
we’ve been losing a lot of good commenters recently
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you gotta be tough skinned to post here.
he’s going to be the most complete player this game has seen since A-Rod and Junior were in their primes.
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lmao chip come on. He doesn’t get on base enough and doesn’t have enough power. Any power you’re talking about is predicated on moving to a park which suits him.
SI_JonHeyman famed good-luck charm hinske is back with braves. good job by @ken_rosenthal
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Since all of you have peed on my parade – I suppose I’ll go back to what I actually think will happen:
Yankees sign: Jeter, Mo, Andy, Lee, 4th OF (Reed Johnson type) and RH bat (Andruw Jones/Troy Glaus type), and a LHRP (Randy Choate/Feliciano)
25 man roster:
Jeter – SS
Swisher – RF
Tex – 1b
Alex – 3b
Cano – 2b
Posada – DH
Granderson – CF
Montero – C
Gardner – LF
Bench: Cervelli, Nunez, Jones, Johnson
Rotation:
Lee, CC, Hughes, Andy, AJ
Pen
RHP: Mo, Joba, Robertson, Mitre, Nova
LHP: Logan, Choate
The Yanks signed somebody named Buddy Carlyle.
Good stage name.
I’m not sure if he’s a former Orangeman or not.
Varitek back to Boston $2M + incentives
Wonder what the Dodgers are going to.do with Martin?
blake December 2nd, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Wonder what the Dodgers are going to.do with Martin?
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I assume they keep him.
Fact is that even though he’s not very good anymore it isn’t like Barajas or Olivo are any better; nor would they be cheaper.
Chip
Probably
Bobby Jenks non-tendered, make him setup man. He and Joba can have a fatoff
Jenks was non-tendered; would be great if the Yankees added him.
Chip,
Eh on Jenks. Depends on price.
For the fourth OF spot a couple of interesting guys hit the FA market today in Scott Hairston and Tony Gwynn.
Neither are studs by any definition of the word but they can both play all three spots, Hairston can hit with some power from the right side.
Carlyle was also a FA signing by the Yanks back in 2003. Stayed in the minors all season in 2004.
Blake -
“Depends on price” is implied when I talk about non-tendered guys.
My guess is that Jenks shops around for a closer’s role for a while anyway (Tampa to replace Soriano would be my guess)
I’ll tell you though – if David Aardsma becomes available I’m all over him
Here’s a guy for you – any interest in Hideki Okajima to join Logan from the left side in the Yankee pen?
Tony Gwynn Jr has good plate discipline but I’m not sure he’s a major league hitter. Scott Hairston isn’t any good. For cheap I suppose they’d be ok, but I’m not sure if they’d outperform guys like Colin Curtis.
Chip,
I mentioned Okajima.earlier.today and that he could be a LOOGY option for the yanks……….if he were any good
Hideki Okajima
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Only if you think there is something that can be fixed to make him not suck. He went in reverse every season.
ERA increased each year, WHIP increased each year, K rate declined, hit rate massively increased. He basically lost his good command or deception from his initial foray into the league. HR rate increased. etc.
As a spring training invite? Sure.
But I think a team would give him a major league deal and I wouldn’t risk that for the yankees.
jaysonst #Yankees tell Jeter’s agent Thursday they’re willing to improve original offer http://es.pn/fA08eG
“Jenks was non-tendered; would be great if the Yankees added him”
Not sure great is the word I’d use, but he might be useful at the right price. Put a lot of guys on base last year, but I do think the White Sox decision was based more on the liklihood of him getting $10M in arb than it was his suckiness quotient.
Fro argument’s sake, no way Crawford *doesn’t* hit 20-25 at NYS. He is gaining 8 less feet down the RF line vs. the Trop.
*For*
Just received this email from Yanks: 2011 SPRING TRAINING TICKETS
Single game tickets for Yankees’ 2011 Spring Training home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field go on sale tomorrow, December 3 at 10 a.m. ET.
Not sure great is the word I’d use, but he might be useful at the right price. Put a lot of guys on base last year,
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Not any more than usual really. His periphs are still really good for a reliever. 10 k/9, a 3 bb/9, gave up like an extra hit or two more than usual per 9 which might be bad luck.
He was set to make 7 million, but for 2 or 3 million he’d be a good setup guy.
Jeff Marx,
Nice to see that you follow the blog when you are not too busy.
Okajima throws an 86 mph fastball. Pass and pass again.
Fro argument’s sake, no way Crawford *doesn’t* hit 20-25 at NYS. He is gaining 8 less feet down the RF line vs. the Trop.
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Maybe if he changed his hitting approach? But he isn’t a pull hitter, he hits to all fields, its no guarantee that he just hits 25 because he goes to NYS. It’d require a Damon-esque transition into a pull hitter which may remove some of his other abilities.
He goes opposite field and up the middle alot. Look at his chart from last year, none of his fly outs were near the wall at Tropicana or down the line, and it looks like maybe 1 double would have ended up over the fence in NYS.
ESPN rumors says Jenks is likely looking at somewhere between $9-10M for next season.
That explains why the White Sox weren’t able to trade him.
They see him going to the NL:
“The Rockies could see Jenks as a fit, as might the Brewers, Cardinals and Reds, but cost is sure to be the deciding factor.”
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/features/rumors
Blake -
Well that is the problem isn’t it.
New Post- Stark: Yankees increasing offer to Jeter
It would be nice to get an EIG of Jenks quality, but 9-10 million is big bucks for that position on a team.