Spring Training Game 27: Yankees vs. Blue Jays
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Mar 23, 2011 
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YANKEES (9-14-3)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Andruw Jones LF
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner CF
RHP Phil Hughes (0-0, 4.20)
Hughes vs. Blue Jays
BLUE JAYS (12-10-1)
Rajai Davis CF
Yunel Escobar SS
Jose Bautista 3B
Adam Lind 1B
Aaron Hill 2B
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Travis Snider LF
Juan Rivera RF
Jose Molina C
LHP Jo-Jo Reyes (1-1, 3.46)
Reyes vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., note on television
WEATHER: Today was pretty much perfect. I’ll be back in the cold and snow soon enough, but today was another great day without a cloud in the sky. The wind is blowing out to center field a little bit. Nothing too crazy.
UMPIRES: HP Phil Cuzzi, 1B Eric Cooper, 2B Mark Wegner, 3B Andy Fletcher
ON THE LINE: Girardi is considering using two different lineups, one for lefties and one for righties. This is a look at what the lineup could look like against left-handed starters.
OUT OF THE BULLPEN FOR THE YANKEES: Mariano Rivera, Boone Logan and Luis Ayala are the first three relievers listed.
OUT OF THE BULLPEN FOR THE BLUE JAYS: LHP David Purcey is the only reliever listed in the Blue Jays notes. I’m sure they have more than that on the trip, though.
MORROW TO THE DL: The Blue Jays have announced that starter Brandon Morrow will open the season on the disabled list. Ricky Romero will start Opening Day for Toronto, followed by Kyle Drabek, Brett Cecil, Jo Jo Reyes and Jesse Litsch.
UPDATE, 7:03 p.m.: Couple of quick updates. Jordan Parraz, Jose Gil, Jorge Vazquez, Kevin Russo, Brandon Laird, Melky Mesa and Greg Golson have been sent to minor league camp. They’ll report after tomorrow’s off day.
Russo, Laird and Mesa were optioned previously, but they didn’t actually report. This time they will. Golson was sent down so that he can finally get at-bats.
Also, Curtis Granderson went for an MRI that showed a slight strain of the internal oblique. No tear and Granderson didn’t hear a pop when it happened, but it sounds like the Yankees might be cautious rather than push him toward Opening Day.
“The talks I’ve had with Cashman right away (were), we just need you ready,” Granderson said. “Whenever you’re ready, we want you ready. It doesn’t matter about Opening Day. As exciting as that is and as important as that is, it’s still just one game out of this whole 162-game season. We want you ready to go for the long haul, which is obviously the most important thing. That’s been the consistent conversation I’ve heard from not only (Cashman) but from Joe, the rest of the coaching staff and training staff as well.”
UPDATE, 7:38 p.m.: Phil Hughes looks sharp through three innings. He’s allowed two hits, but he’s struck out four and seems to have things working in the zone.
UPDATE, 8:08 p.m.: A couple of fourth-inning doubles gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead, but Hughes responded with a 1-2-3 fifth.
UPDATE, 8:29 p.m.: The Blue Jays and Yankees are basically wearing the exact same uniforms — both have dark tops — and Gardner just seemed to mistake a Jays base runner for the Yankees first baseman. He basically threw to first to try to double off a base runner, but there was no fielder to take the throw and instead everyone advanced. Kind of goofy. It’s 3-0 Toronto in the bottom of the sixth.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: A four-run seventh has pushed the Yankees into the lead. They scored those runs on two hits, two walks, an error and a sac fly. The Yankees have a 4-3 lead, despite only four hits. Here’s Mariano Rivera to pitch the eighth.
Is it bad that the first thing I thought was, “too bad for whoever has Brandon Morrow on their fantasy team?”
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I was hoping Granderson’s was just a minor discomfort, but it seems like it’s going to take some time. Sheesh. Which reminds me of what Girardi said about the players being dehyrdrated because it’s been hot and that last spring it rained a lot and so they were more hydrated. I know what he meant, but it still is cracking me up. I keep picturing players standing in the outfield soaking up the rain!
ugh….Jays broadcast.
Gustavo Molina? Why settle for a knockoff Molina when a real one is available.
Benjie Molina, come on down!
#mysterycatcher
Osmosis can be your friend.
Doreen,
Worst case scenario is grandy goes on the DL.
Best case is that the misses the Detroit series.
Doreen,
My first thought was, “I hope we play them when he’s on the DL.”
Repost:
Doreen March 23rd, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Vineyard Yankee -
If we ever do get there again, I really hope it’s just a trip for two.
I do wish we’d known about the air balloons, though. We were there in August…
And if I’m still posting here, and you’re still posting here if I ever get to make that trip, I will be asking you for recommendations!
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I think the trip for two would be better, I know about our commitment to our kids though makes it difficult sometimes.
Pretty much anything from SF, North to the Sonoma / Napa Valleys I could help you with, just let me know and I will be happy to.
Like the caves behind Gloria Ferrer where ‘Stuckey’ visited, he was right there and unfortunately the caves slipped by. Very cool to see as Gloria is known for their Champagne more than there wines.
It will be interesting to see how many homeruns bautista hits this year.
Over or under for 35?
Good little test against the Jays tonight for Hughes….they owned him last year.
Ill take the under.
Benny -
True. DL can be retro.
Bronx Jeers March 23rd, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Osmosis can be your friend.
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Osmosis failed me very much in upper level college economics
Osmosis is no friend of mine
Good cutters.
Phil gets to face off vs his favorite club
Sharp hook there.
A pair of nasty curves, a good change so far. Go Phil.
I have video!
Squeezing hughes!
Slim Pickins calls games for the Jays?
He ran on Gardner and Cano… someone get this guy a scouting report
Gardner is so dang fast…..I thought for sure that was in the gap and he cuts it off and hoses him at 2nd
This is awful. The Toronto announcers and zero field noise.
Thanks Vineyard Yankee, that would be much appreciated. The guide books can only tell you so much, you know?
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I’m gonna make a firm stand and say Bautista under 35 HRs this year.
“When you’ve got a guy on the ropes in the first inning you’ve got to take advantage of him” – Jays announcers
What game are these guys watching?
Great pitch!!
Great pitch.
“Sorry, Heymans was his opinion”
It doesn’t strike you as the least bit curious that four people in Florida, most of them around the Yankees every day (Harper, Flaherty, Curry and Heyman) have arrived at the same speculation within hours of one another?
There is very likely a good reason for that..
Nice off speed stuff…..ERA over 7.00 last year vs Toronto, yikes
What game are these guys watching?
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They may not be in the same stadium, based on the sound
I’ll go over on Bautista, high 30′s assuming he’s healthy all season
Doreen March 23rd, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Thanks Vineyard Yankee, that would be much appreciated. The guide books can only tell you so much, you know?
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Very true about the books and guides, anytime, all you need to do is start peppering me with questions, like and dislikes.
^ for no reason other than “under” is the easy bet
It doesn’t strike you as the least bit curious that four people in Florida, most of them around the Yankees every day (Harper, Flaherty, Curry and Heyman) have arrived at the same speculation within hours of one another?
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It is curious, but ultimately I think will prove to be nothing. Montero may not make the trip north, but I don’t think Romine will go in his place. I don’t want to go all broken record you’ve read why I think so. I would go for mystery 3rd catcher.
Lefty lineup today
stuckey….Montero is not ready for prime time in the Bronx……
Nice first inning by Phil. Yeah, Escobar hit a hard single, but Phil’s curve and cutter have been good, and he got Bautista looking.
Good 1st inning for hughes
Jeter really bungling his chance to leadoff. Swinging away and grounding out.
Typo: s/b…..likes and dislikes.
Oh hey jo jo reyes is a lefty
#mysterysolved
Question:
I know its “spring training” but based on ST so far, how would you rate martin’s game calling?
I know its “spring training” but based on ST so far, how would you rate martin’s game calling?
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he has fallen into the trap of using all of a pitchers pitches early, instead of letting them prove they can hit the fastball.
/montero’d
“[Phil Hughes] had a great year last year.”
Silly naive Canadian perspective.
Silly naive Canadian perspective.
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They meant great for the blue jays
Oh, I haven’t heard that voice in a long time. Used to be on XM radio in the mornings a few years ago. And why can’t I remember his name?? I like him, but hate his voice, which grates the more you’re exposed to it. Buck Martinez?
Oh, I haven’t heard that voice in a long time. Used to be on XM radio in the mornings a few years ago. And why can’t I remember his name?? I like him, but hate his voice, which grates the more you’re exposed to it. Buck Martinez?
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Buck Martinez, former manager who SOMEHOW convinced a network to let him do play by play, he used to do color/PBP for MASN
Jerkface -
Just scrolled up and saw your post and I was going to post the same thing. It’s as if they are announcing from some studio far away. Like it’s overdubbed or something. Not pleasant to listen to.
Ya think Gardner needs some time in CF?????
Good change there….got him out in front and popped him up. The cutter almost looks sliderish today.
I am so excited; I just got home and the game is on. It is weird that Toronto and the Yankees are wearing the same uniforms.
One of the the worst broadcasting voices ever.
I thought he worked for MASN for a time.
Anyone doing play by play here tonight?
Wait just a doggone second. This is Yankees home game and we get treated to the visiting announcers?????
Boy alex looks good.
Wait just a doggone second. This is Yankees home game and we get treated to the visiting announcers?????
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I am pretty sure the Geneva convention outlawed this, and buck martinez
SAS -
They are almost identical, aren’t they?
Nice 2nd by Phil, especially coming back from the two mistakes, the E by Gardener and the passed ball.
JF,
Someone in the Yankee organization has been having what you call “conversations with a purpose” with members of the Yankees media. Off the record, but giving them talking points.
Now I don’t know why and what the exact motivations are, but the Yankees want Romine’s name to be out there today, this I can say with near certainty.
It’s annoying about Grandy, but if they are just very careful with it, hopefully he won’t miss too much time.
Love the fact that alex is swinging the bat so well.
Is this game on YES? or NO?
Stuckey,
The cool thing is we’re so close to when these decisions have to be made that we will find out soon whats going on.
Its on MLBN and Rogers Sportsnet
Buck is pretty dreadful.
Thanks JF…is there an Internet link for a P2P pirated link?
Jones too familiar with double plays
MAYBE.
The game is on MLB…nationally I think
Doreen, I think that would be the natural first reaction of anybody on a fantasy league. (I actually had to go and look to see if he was mine.) I don’t even know what it’s about, but as I went to look I was already feeling bad for him because the kid needs a break with his injuries. He has such great potential.
1. He is not mine.
2. I did want to draft him.
Other than the Chicago broadcasters for sure, the competitors broadcasters are usually pretty solicitous of the Yanks. It doesn’t hurt to hear a game from their perspective. On top of it, you get inside information on their players.
I don’t mind it for a change, especially during ST.
BoJo……mlb tv or mlb.com…….
Hughes looks ready to go
great inning for Phil…he repeats his delivery so well.
Thanks Pat M and SAS and JF
I’m not at home right now and don’t subscribe to MLB yet, so I’ll just watch your comments.
Brandon Morrow’s reaction seems oddly muted.
trisha -
I didn’t mind it was out-of-town announcers until I realized that it wasn’t the Yankees who were out of town.
trisha – true pinstriped blue March 23rd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Other than the Chicago broadcasters for sure, the competitors broadcasters are usually pretty solicitous of the Yanks. It doesn’t hurt to hear a game from their perspective. On top of it, you get inside information on their players.
I don’t mind it for a change, especially during ST.
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I used to force myself to listen to other broadcasts during last year for fantasy league info. White Sox are a hoot! Hawk Harrelson is the worst homer I have ever heard, so much so that it was funny to listen to.
I liked Palmer with Os, but can’t really remember anyone else that impressed me as good.
To be honest though, I don’t like the Yankees broadcast team except for Lorenz, Singleton, Flaherty, and now Cone.
I do not have a good feeling about Andruw Jones.
Speed in the 9 spot……
I wonder if we can start a petition to get Bob Lorenz as the play by play guy…Anyone interested?
I didn’t mind it was out-of-town announcers until I realized that it wasn’t the Yankees who were out of town
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I didn’t mind it until I realized it was going to be Buck Martinez and that they forgot their field mic
“I do not have a good feeling about Andruw Jones.”
you aren’t alone.
Speed in the 9 spot……
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Is a waste
Doreen March 23rd, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I do not have a good feeling about Andruw Jones.
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I didn’t have a good feeling about Thames last year…he usually has been hot first half of season, so we’lll know soon enough.
so why is morrow on the dl?
blake March 23rd, 2011 at 7:43 pm
“I do not have a good feeling about Andruw Jones.”
you aren’t alone.
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Make that trips.
Andruw looks more and more like Winn.
“I do not have a good feeling about Andruw Jones.”
I didn’t want him signed, but I think he’ll be serviceable as long as he doesn’t play too much. IOW, he’s o Randy Winn.
Joe–
Toronto right-hander Brandon Morrow will start the regular season on the disabled list because of right forearm inflammation
I wanted Damon….and not just to make Erica happy
I wanted Damon too. He probably took a short-sighted view for a second consecutive year.
blake March 23rd, 2011 at 7:46 pm
I wanted Damon….and not just to make Erica happy
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That bus has left the station. He was never going to come where he couldn’t get the ABs needed for 3000 hits.
” Also, Curtis Granderson went for an MRI that showed a slight strain of the internal oblique. No tear and Granderson didn’t hear a pop when it happened, but it sounds like the Yankees might be cautious rather than push him toward Opening Day. ”
Translation : Granderson will be out for the entire 2011 season .
Thanks Bojo.
Is it just me, or does “forearm inflammation” make you worry about the elbow?
“I wanted Damon too. He probably took a short-sighted view for a second consecutive year.”
the Yankees couldn’t offer him the same playing time the Rays did….but I didn’t get the feeling they tried to hard to convince him to accept a lesser role with them…..maybe they did.
At some point before the ASB we will all have a good laugh after a Yankee win that some were concerned about Montero based on his ST.
I’m taking June 7th in the pool.
Is it just me, or does “forearm inflammation” make you worry about the elbow?
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Forearm strains can be pre-cursors to elbow surgery
“the Yankees couldn’t offer him the same playing time the Rays did….but I didn’t get the feeling they tried to hard to convince him to accept a lesser role with them…..maybe they did.”
IDK, but I think PT would have emerged one way or another.
I really can’t stand Bautista and that little bat flip thing he does.
I just drafted Brandon Webb on my long-toss fantasy team.
Joe from Long Island March 23rd, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Thanks Bojo.
Is it just me, or does “forearm inflammation” make you worry about the elbow?
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Aren’t you the medical guy? You tell us!
Rich,
could be..
Nick in SF March 23rd, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I just drafted Brandon Webb on my long-toss fantasy team.
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I’ll trade you a Wang and prayer for him.
Great play by Cano…
Cano is incredible.
ROBBIE
Buck Martinez should donate whatever he is paid for this to charity, assuming he isn’t indicted for theft first.
That play just is nowhere near as easy as he makes it look.
1. Jerkface – yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. Not trying to jinx Morrow, but that’s what I’m thinking.
2. LGY, blake – agreed.
3. I never ceased to be amazed by Cano’s play in the field. He makes tough plays look routine. What an arm.
What did Robbie do? The old “up the middle, throwing a bullet across his body play?”
Now that he’s won his first Gold Glove, it should be the first of several – Cano is an incredible all-around player.
“What did Robbie do? The old “up the middle, throwing a bullet across his body play?””
yup
If Morrow has to go under knife, that about sinks it for Jays being over 500 in this division…Too bad…they have really been very unlucky with talented power pitchers the last few years.
Yeah, but I don’t do ortho/sports medicine!
blake March 23rd, 2011 at 7:56 pm
“What did Robbie do? The old “up the middle, throwing a bullet across his body play?””
yup
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His has patented that. No other player is allowed to use it.
Trisha,
I just got in and saw how well Reyes was pitching so I went to add him to my fantasy team, but I couldn’t
And no, we did not go to dinner. Sleeting here now.
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These announcers are awful. Makes me miss Michael Kay.
A-rod just got rung up on a pitch so far inside he would have hit him if he didn’t back up.
Fran the original March 23rd, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Trisha,
I just got in and saw how well Reyes was pitching so I went to add him to my fantasy team, but I couldn’t
And no, we did not go to dinner. Sleeting here now.
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These announcers are awful. Makes me miss Michael Kay.
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To get that same warm feeling that we get from the Kay announcing, just slam a car door on your fingers.
I’ve got Blue Jays over/under at 76.5 games. Sell on Morrow fear-mongering????
Martinez < Kay < Mute
Barry Bonds – soon to be known as Bubba Bonds or Hey Girlfriend.
“A key government witness in the Barry Bonds perjury trial testified Wednesday that he saw the home run king’s personal trainer leave Bonds’ bedroom at spring training with a syringe in 2000.”
Great jump.
Hard to hit one past Gardy out there.
BoJo,
Thanks for the tip
At lease Kay has some emotion in his voice. This announcer’s voice is just irritating me.
bojo – Harrelson is the WORST WORST WORST WORST WORST. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a bigger homer. The two things he says that I hate the most – “2-0, good guys” and ‘GRAB SOME BENCH!” He really makes me so sick.
I also cannot stand Don Orsillo but for a different reason. He has a loud voice with that little cry in his voice, and every call sounds like the last play in the 7th game of the world series.
Jerry Remy is actually really good.
On the other hand, the only time during the season that I get any broadcast other than YES when the Yanks are playing is when the play the Sux and I am forced into NESN. However, I get all feeds from all teams through DirectTV so if I wanted to listen to the enemy broadcast, I could do that too!
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By the way, fantasy lohudders, you know the name Jo Jo Reyes? He is now on my fantasy team.
I act fast.
(The only reason Nick has Brandon Webb on his long-toss fantasy team is that
Nick,
I have one killer pitcher and just 2 other starters.
that’s 2 balls off the bat that I thought were in the gap…he cut one off and threw the guy out at 2nd and was camped under the other.
Gardner and Granderson should probably switch positions.
Fran, oh my God how we think alike!!! Did you realize that I had already gotten him?
Harrelson is the WORST WORST WORST WORST WORST. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a bigger homer. The two things he says that I hate the most – “2-0, good guys” and ‘GRAB SOME BENCH!” He really makes me so sick.
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YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOAAAARRRDDDDD YES!
HE GONE.
Nick in SF….Jays opened at 75.5 and as you pointed out have moved up a win….Same 76.5 as Baltimore
So how’s Phil looking ? It sounds like he’s starting to give up some hard hit balls……..
Pat tabler does his job alright. Damned, could he hit, though….especially with the bases loaded…ex-Yankee.
Rich, I’ve seen Granderson make some spectacular plays in CF
It is sleeting very heavily right now. The winter that won’t go away!
“Gardner and Granderson should probably switch positions.”
eh, Granderson is no slouch. Gardner has already shown he can play an awesome LF and LF in YS is huge. Granderson may not play that position as well. Just having them both out there together is where it’s at.
“If Morrow has to go under knife, that about sinks it for Jays being over 500 in this division…Too bad…they have really been very unlucky with talented power pitchers the last few years.”
Oh no, do I have to make another bet here?
bojo, the fact that they can so easily slot Reyes in tells you something. I hope for Morrow’s sake that he is able to be healthy so he can pitch.
Doreen, mother nature is a bear, lol. However, it’s no surprise – this part of spring in the NorthEast is often hideously raw and gross
Betsy, blake
Granderson is very good, but Gardner is better.
“YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOAAAARRRDDDDD YES!
HE GONE.”
LMAO!!!!!
Bets, he’s looking awesome. The Jays have some good hitters.
Did you realize that I had already gotten him
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Trisha,
Not until I went to pick him up and saw that he was on your team
So how’s Phil looking ? It sounds like he’s starting to give up some hard hit balls……..
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He gave up two rips in the 4th, both on off-speed. I think both were change-ups to righties
So far his fastball and curve look sharp. His fastball especially looks really good
Hughes looks good, he’s ready to go.
Buck Martinez should just shut his mouth. I wish we could get a feed that is just crowd noise, I don’t want to listen to this nasally douche
Tricia…..This isn’t the same Jo Jo Reyes I’ve seen in the past
Rich,
I think they are both good….Gardner has a full season under his belt now in LF and rivals Crawford as the best one in baseball defensively. Their outfield defense is very good either way.
CGRAND ripping TJ Simmer on twitter
SAS, I have a starter for you. Email me and I’ll tell you who it is. I just dropped him for Reyes, but I did draft him, so I consider him definitely worth a flier. I dropped Brandon Webb but I picked up someone else for him earlier today.
Patric, thanks! My father has commandeered the TV, so if I want to be on the computer, I can not watch.
I’m really, really glad to hear that about his curve as I actually think that’s a bigger deal than the chane. His FB seems to be making steady progress. The changes to righties? Eh, no biggie -there’s no way to improve other than by throwing the pitches. No one gets awards for pitching shutouts in ST – Phil seems to be getting closer to regular season form.
1 run thru 5 innings Betsy
This isn’t the same Jo Jo Reyes I’ve seen in the past
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The mysteries of spring training performances
blake March 23rd, 2011 at 7:43 pm
“I do not have a good feeling about Andruw Jones.”
you aren’t alone.
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I concur. It’s looking like the game has passed him by. Would have preferred Golson.
“Not until I went to pick him up and saw that he was on your team.:) ”
I love how you think. It makes me feel secure in my fantasy moves.
Jerkface, he is? I have to go check that out…..Simer seems like a meaner version of Lupica
Granderson owns
Hughes looks really good… I think he’s working on some things and perhaps throwing some pitches in counts where he normally wouldn’t, but that’s good, that’s what ST is for. His stuff looks sharp though, good outing so far….he looks pretty close to ready to go.
Ripping him as much as a stand up guy like Granderson would.
Patric, thanks! My father has commandeered the TV, so if I want to be on the computer, I can not watch.
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I don’t think it’s airing anywhere in the NY area, I’m watching on MLB tv
Pat M, thanks!
I guess he’ll go one more inning……..?
According to The Yankee Analysts, Chad Moeller is floating around after being cut by the Rockies. He would be a better choice than Romine.
cgrand14
1. This is what I speak of: http://www.latimes.com/sports/.....017.column #disgusted 3 minutes ago via web
2. Marcus Thames is one of the best teammates/ friends I’ve ever had. He brings 100% to every team he is with. I love him like a brother. 5 minutes ago via web
3. I don’t like to criticize media. They have a job to do & sometimes have to be the bad guy. But @LATimesTJSimers should be ashamed of himself
Patrick, I thought it wasn’t being blacked out in NY…………..you know, if it is being blacked out, that would annoy me as YES has the Nets tonight
Rich, I don’t think there’s enough difference between the 2 to justify a move. It’s nice that we have two CF in the OF, though
Pat M, smart money always tells you not to get hung up on what a player has done in the past.
Anyway, my fantasy bent is to go with kids who seem to have potential. It energizes me. I’m not afraid to pick up nor am I afraid to drop. I always win the award for most transactions per season. Fits my Type A personality!
Blake, aww…….I just love Granderson. I’m guessing his new teammates already like him as well…….
Reyes looks good. He’s pitched great tonight.
Betsy,
I don’t know, it’s not on YES, we are only getting the rogers sports net feed. I don’t know that that’s available around here?
Trisha,
Will do in a little bit…thanks…good luck with Reyes…I thought you meant Jose and he is mine.
Betsy
I think Gardner can be an all-time defensive CF. I don’t think Granderson is near that level. That’s not a diss, btw.
JO JO!!!! (for fantasy purposes).
Plus good to know what we might be facing this season.
Betsy,
The game is on in NY on MLB TV
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Great job by Curtis Granderson calling out that reporter.
“Blake, aww…….I just love Granderson. I’m guessing his new teammates already like him as well…….”
somebody should call that clown out….along with the editor who thought that would be a good column to print.
“Reyes looks good. He’s pitched great tonight.”
(for fantasy purposes)
Pat M, also, we’ve seen times when a player leaves a team, goes to another, and looks like an entirely different player. You know that.
Witness Adrian Gonzalez.
that was a hanger.
So far ,
2011 Yankee injuries == 11
2011 R*d S*x injuries == 2
No wonder everyone thinks the R*d S*x are the 2011 World Champions .
Hanging curve, Davis had been struck out previously and made some bad looking swings on Curves down in the zone.
Hmmm. Juan Rivera got panned by ESPN…
One thing Hughes really has to do better is to make better pitches with 2 strikes ahead in the count…especially 0-2. Last year he just went after way to many hitters in those counts instead of expanding the zone and getting them to hit his pitch.
Well there’s your prototype hangm and bangem……Hughes getting up in the zone, what’s his count ???
“So far ,
2011 Yankee injuries == 11
2011 R*d S*x injuries == 2
No wonder everyone thinks the R*d S*x are the 2011 World Champions .”
Yet the Sux have lost 6 games in a row.
They REALLY Sux.
Blake, is that on the catcher as well? It puzzles me because he gets to 0-2 so often………no reason he can’t finish these guys off. However, since it apparently was a curve, I guess he was trying to put the guy away and just made a bad pitch
Pat M. March 23rd, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Tricia…..This isn’t the same Jo Jo Reyes I’ve seen in the past
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Yep-
Trisha–remember that sometimes the Yankees make so-so pitchers look like Cy Young when they haven’t seen him before. I wouldn’t get so high on Reyes until he goes once thru the AL East…then we’ll see who he is.
I am not watching the game so I don’t see what you are seeing, but I haven’t heard rave reviews about this guy before.
Good news! The Suxers stopped their skid.
They didn’t lose today!
Then again, they didn’t play today.
Betsy,
Yea, I think in this case he just hung the pitch…..curveball down was what he was after. He’s thrown some good curveballs tonight….just not there.
Andruw Jones is really wearing thin.
Fran, thanks! When I get off the computer for awhile, I can go watch – right now I have no control over the tv, lol. How was your birthday, by the way?
Rich in NJ March 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Betsy
I think Gardner can be an all-time defensive CF. I don’t think Granderson is near that level. That’s not a diss, btw.
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Agreed. I always liked the idea of Brett in CF and Grandy in LF.
Jerkface March 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Andruw Jones is really wearing thin.
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One of the few times I have heard the words ANdruw Jones and thin in the same sentence.
What did he do now?
Gardner catches that ball….not sure what Andrew is doing there.
Did Jones lose that ball in the lights ???
I thought that was a catchable ball to Jones. Am I being too critical?
Blake, it’s no big deal – he’ll make bad pitches in the regular season, too…….more than one, in fact, like all pitchers. I just want to see progress from his curve and it sounds like that’s what he’s done. He seems to be the kind of pitcher who takes awhile to warm up to his best. Some guys always pitch well in ST, some don’t………….
“Did Jones lose that ball in the lights ???”
I don’t know but somebody has to catch that ball…..
sloppy defense in this inning
Yankees playing sloppy defense behind Hughes
his cutter looks like a slider tonight.
Betsy,
Very nice birthday, thanks.
Hmm, just put the tv on now – Phil’s #s aren’t going to look so great, but it seems he’s generally pitched better than the #s anyway
Somebody has to be a 1B there.
Hughes cut fastball looks like a very different pitch tonight.
Great downwards action rather than the late darting horizontal movement he usually has on the pitch.
The cut fastball he’s throwing now is a much more effective swing and miss pitch.
Phil has pitched well. No help in the field.
Important thing for Hughes, 6 K’s 0 walks
Poor Hughes. Some horrible defense behind him.
But man this is an annoying broadcast.
I understand baseball isn’t big in Canada, but it feels like I am listening to a little league broadcast.
Bojo – you have to understand me and the way I play fantasy baseball. I am FEARLESS.
Plus I wouldn’t have picked up the guy if I didn’t think he had more upside potential than someone already on my team.
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I’m sure this is information that small minds will have a blast poking fun at. For that reason I shouldn’t even mention it. But there is no question that I am an horizontal thinker far more than a vertical thinker. I am able to think vertically but definitely favor horizontal. It isn’t that one is superior to the other, just that they are very different from each other.
There is no question in my mind that jerkface is a vertical thinker. People who think horizontally don’t have any problem understanding vertical thinkers, they just don’t always agree with them. Vertical thinkers absolutely cannot understand horizontal thinking and therefore think of it as someone having three heads.
Classic in-the-box as opposed to out-of-the-box thinking.
Ok, he got out of it……………..on the face of it, seems like a solid outing from Phil.
Fran, good!
Everyone on the field other than the umps are wearing the same uni tops….Garnder should have known that Tex would be the cutoff …..It gets back to Jones and the flyball…..Maybe it’s his first start under the lamps this spring….
Jerkface, that’s great stuff……………sounds like the Yankees played Knicks type D tonight, lol
That pitch he just struck the guy out on….not sure if that was a cutter or a curveball or what….I think it was a cutter but almost has slider movement. He’s got a ton of swings and misses on that pitch tonight whatever it is.
CB, is the cutter supposed to move downward?
CB….Din’t know that Hughes didn’t plunk a hitter last season …..
WCYF
Bonds attorneys made said witness look like a big “misrememberer” when given the chance to qustion him. If he’s all they got, Barry has nothing to worry about.
blake March 23rd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Somebody has to be a 1B there.
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Cano or Swsher. I imagine Hughes was backing up the plate
Fran, I think we both had Rajai Davis at one point last season!
Betsy, if Phil pitches this way every time out I believe the Yankees will be very very happy.
Trisha,
I believe I did have him.
GB,
right, Cano or Swisher. Martin has to stay at the plate and Hughes is backing up the plate.
DJ!
Good outing for Hughes either way against his nemesis. Got his work in and threw all his pitches…he looks close to ready.
They need a left fielder with a little more “spart” out there. Jones seems to be going through the motions….slow motion.
Davis has stolen 5 bases in his mind….interesting
CB – I wondered about that, the cutter breaking down. I thought it was a different type of curve ball. I wonder what’s the difference in the action, compared to his previous cutter.
That’s right, the dreaded Jays, lol.
Trish, to be sure.
I am a diagonal thinker. Please don’t mistake my making fun of what you post as misunderstanding what you are saying.
“Good outing for Hughes either way against his nemesis. Got his work in and threw all his pitches…he looks close to ready.”
Agree blakey!
“They need a left fielder with a little more “spart” out there. Jones seems to be going through the motions….slow motion.”
That ball was catchable right….lets hope he lost it in the lights.
Blake-
Pretty sure that strike out pitch was a cutter. Didn’t look like a curve and had that same downward action his other cutters had tonight.
The most significant story of this game was that pitch.
If Hughes can continue to throw his cut fastball like that it’s a significant step forward for him.
What’s the score and inning?
CB, is the cutter supposed to move downward?
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Cutter should cut sideways and can have some downward movement. The more downward movement you get the closer to a slider it is. Nova’s new slider is thrown with a cutter grip, but it acts like a slider.
Cutters should be fastball speed with subtle movement, sliders should have great break. If Hughes took a note out of Nova’s book and is using his cutter more like a slider, it could greatly increase the swing and miss% on it. His cutter was already his best pitch at that.
Blake, I’d have to assume that he did, but, not much life in his swings, either
CB,
yea, I think it was as well but as you say it just looks different than his usual cutter does. Wonder if he has changed anything or if that’s just how it was coming out of his hand tonight….interesting.
3-0, bottom 6th (or is it top 7th) – I came in late, not sure – sorry!
3-0 Toronto, Top 7
Too many of Hughes’ pitches are up in the zone. It’s not all the defense. That said, not a bad outing, considering the Blue Jays killed him last year.
I try to think trapezoidally, and that tells me that if the Blue Jays are having a Bautista bobblehead giveaway on April 3rd then they could be a little worried about attendance this season.
Betsy,
Everyone’s cutter tends to act differently depending on arm slot, arm action etc.
So it’s really not supposed to move in a particular way.
Usually the big thing with the cutter is how late and sharp the action is.
So Mo’s cutter actually doesn’t break as dramatically as other pitchers does – but it’s so late and tight hitters can’t pick it up.
All that said – Hugehs usually throws his cutter with late, horizontal movement. The real function of that pitch is to keep the ball off the sweet spot of the bat.
Tonight it has much more dowards action. More like the cutter that say Lester throws. Not as good but that variety.
Even the soft rollers get through off of Hughes.
Thanks Fran…
“I am a diagonal thinker. Please don’t mistake my making fun of what you post as misunderstanding what you are saying.”
You are as vertical as they come. In fact you could be the posterchild for vertical thinking. You wouldn’t know what to do if you couldn’t quanity it.
I don’t mistake your making fun of what I post as anything more than what it is. Or to quote one of the crusaders talking to St. Francis, “I often laugh at things I don’t understnd.”
Jerkface, thanks! I don’t want him to use a slider grip for sure – too much strain on the arm.
I obviously didn’t see much of the game, but if his curve was good for the most part, I think that’s a big deal as well. When his curve is right, it’s very good – just getting it to be a consistently good pitch would be huge for Phil.
Tonight it has much more dowards action. More like the cutter that say Lester throws. Not as good but that variety.
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Pettittes cutter was very slider like at the end of his career as well.
Thanks Betsy too
Blake, remember that game Phil said his cutter was awful? I wonder if wasn’t experimenting then?
Pat M.-
I didn’t know that. But as I think about it it makes sense. He has such good command.
I do think he could be more aggressive inside and move guys feet to set up the outside corner e.g. back door cutter.
Hughes still in there, leaving the ball up now more….getting that pitch count stretched out.
Chad,
ask Hughes if he changed grip or anything with his cutter…
You are as vertical as they come. In fact you could be the posterchild for vertical thinking. You wouldn’t know what to do if you couldn’t quanity it
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Vertical thinking is not really about quantifying anything, its about using existing information to solve problems. Given that sabermetrics are an OUTSIDE THE BOX view on a very traditional sport, my thinking is the epitome of horizontal thinking, which is challenging the establishment and trying to discover new things.
But continue to romanticize your own brain for all of us. Type-A, Horizontal, Go You! Empower yourself!
I feel naked without a radar gun.
Other good thing about Hughes, was only at 71 pitches to begin the 7th.
Nice throw and snatch.
These announcers are annoying
Wicked strike em out throw em out. Good job. Hughes ends his outing most likely under 90 pitches.
CB, I admit I’m a bit down on the cutter. I recall either you or SJ saying last year that Phil does not technically have a very good cutter – that is, it’s not that good as a stand alone pitch, only in conjunction with his FB does it work well. I mean, it’s a nice pitch for him to have, but I’d prefer his main secondary pitch to be the curve.
Fast hands and tag by Cano
What a double play…good for hughsie!
I think Hughes may be getting more on top of the his cutter tonight rather than being around the ball as he usually is?
Don’t know for sure. It’s kind of what it looks like.
I say that in part because in general he’s been more on top of the ball tonight.
You can see it on his curve ball as well. That’s what’s producing the harder downward bite on the curve as well when he stays on top.
Nice all the way around….nice pick by Robbie.
Watching the game on and off – quick question –
has Hughes thrown any change ups tonight?
Oh, and thanks for the info on the cutter, CB. I know the cutter is the new split-finger in that everyone wants to have one, lol
I say that in part because in general he’s been more on top of the ball tonight.
You can see it on his curve ball as well. That’s what’s producing the harder downward bite on the curve as well when he stays on top.
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He has also thrown 2 curves tonight, though I may have just mistaken this more bitey cutter. He threw a few with sharp break for swings and misses and dropped in a couple for strikes.
has Hughes thrown any change ups tonight?
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Yes a handful or more.
I may be proven wrong, but i still say I would prefer Golson to Jones. Golson is better defensively, is hungry as a player, and would benefit from working with KLong to where I could see him being a 4th PLUS OFer.
All I see Jones bringing over Golson is a few more homers…but probably a lower BA/OBP and certainly less defense and hustle.
We’ll see.
“Other good thing about Hughes, was only at 71 pitches to begin the 7th”
He will pitch into the 7th inning if he pitches like this during the season.
Yeah you sure challenge the establishment. You don’t have the ability to follow anything intellectual but you can sure talk numbers.
And as I said, I knew by putting it out there that people with very small minds would find a way to poke fun at.
Martin gameplan seems to really emphasize mixing pitches and getting all the secondary stuff into the game. Could also just be a spring training thing to see all his pitchers stuff.
“Pettittes cutter was very slider like at the end of his career as well.”
Jerkface,
Very true. It was a major way Andy evolved over his career. He developed that back foot cutter to RH hitters and it really helped him alot.
His cutter and Lesters really resembled each other’s last year only Lester threw harder.
Hughes with 98 pitches
Yeah you sure challenge the establishment. You don’t have the ability to follow anything intellectual but you can sure talk numbers.
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Your cognitive dissonance is astounding.
jerkface – thank you.
From what I saw Hughes looked pretty good. A couple of hard hit balls including Bautista and Lind but a nice positive step for Phil.
CB….Especially on 0-2 / 1-2 counts
Maybe Rothschild will help him be more aggressive – he and his Cubs led the NL in strikeouts for 7 or 8 straight years, so clearly something was at work there.
“for all of us.”
I love how you are always so inclusive with all of your posts! Happy to see you talk for everyone.
You’re right, everyone else probably does not want to read your drivel but have long since decided to simply avoid it.
Jerkface, Martin did day he wanted to work more with Phil in ST because they’d only worked together for a few innings.
Joe,
I’m really not sure as it looks so new. But I think it has to be the cuttter. Really doesn’t look like a curve.
And the pitches’ trajectory does resemble that of cutters other pitchers throw.
BoJo,
I agree with you about Golson. Tremendous upside on defense. Rather have him as the 4th OF.
“Your cognitive dissonance is astounding.”
Your continually inaccurate designations are more so.
I’m more of a feng shui thinker
So it could be the fact that he wanted to see what Phil had, but they seem to mesh well together
“You’re right, everyone else probably does not want to read your drivel but have long since decided to simply avoid it.”
Ah. Bait and switch. Mark of a true charlatan.
I want a 4th OF who can hit. That’s not Golson.
Betsy-
SJ may have said that as well – but I do remember saying that about Hughe’s cutter last year.
It’s really a third pitch. Not a second.
The cutter he threw tonight (assuming it was a cutter) looked much closer to being a legitimate second pitch, IMO.
I won’t say Golson over Jones yet – I’m all for allowing veterans a real chance to show what they have in the regular season as ST often means nothing. That said, I really love watching Golson throw……………..That said again, if you can’t hit, you can’t hit.
I had a dream that Jones didn’t make the team, maybe my brain was dreaming forwardly.
Rich in NJ March 23rd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
I want a 4th OF who can hit. That’s not Golson
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Before I put that in the books as gospel, I would like to see what he can do with KLOng’s instruction for even half a year.
BoJo
I think Golson needs to play regularly to have any chance of succeeding at the ML level.
Granderson’s opening day status means Jones might be in the lineup to start the season, scary.
“Especially on 0-2 / 1-2 counts”
Absolutely. That was really starting to confuse me by the end of last season.
Not sure why that wasn’t added to his approach.
Same with Cervelli–everyone is writing him off, but I want to see half a season with him after the winter he just spent with an excellent hitting coach.
CB, it will be interesting to see what Phil says about it. It’s not that I dislike the cutter, but I’ve always favored a good curve and I love Phil’s when it’s right. I kind of think at times that the Yanks have overemphasizsed the change at the expense of the curve. It’s really great that he used ALL his pitches tonight.
They had no problem divesting themselves of Randy Winn last season; if Jones doesn’t work out, he won’t last.
Cano being Cano.
BoJo,
3-1, bottom of the 7th-RBI single by Robbie
Wow, that was just a poorly edited post by me – oh well, lol.
Doreen, that’s right……..the Yanks will give him every chance to succeed and if it doesn’t work out, so be it.
Rich in NJ March 23rd, 2011 at 8:54 pm
BoJo
I think Golson needs to play regularly to have any chance of succeeding at the ML level.
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Fair point. I am not sure that Butch is anywhere as good as KLong though…too bad.
They had no problem divesting themselves of Randy Winn last season; if Jones doesn’t work out, he won’t last.
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Took 2 months and an entire may of futility to do it though.
Doreen, how are you Disney plans coming? Have you ever heard of pick-a-pearl?
“Cognitive Dissonance” would make great name for band.
Thrash metal perhaps
Thanks Fran!
That would make a great name for a fantasy baseball team…….
Bronx Jeers March 23rd, 2011 at 8:56 pm
“Cognitive Dissonance” would make great name for band.
Thrash metal perhaps
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I like!
Doreen
Should that happen (and I agree, it’s waaaaaaaaaay too early to reach that conclusion), the issue really is Who’s Next. There’s no great answer right now.
For a LOOGY who is fighting for a roster spot to have to come in with a man on base to get out “left hand” hitting Cano is a very difficult way to make a living.
Not much is going to matter to Robbi. He’s going to hit.
Jones is an old 34.
Here is a good chance for Jones to not look like a bum.
Just a side note….A few guys I spoke with today over a couple of cold ones told me that Tony Sanchez defensively is ready for the bigs
http://www.myspace.com/cogdis
Someone beat you to it, Bronx
Here is a good chance for Jones to not look like a bum.
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Bum status: bummy
I think the Yankees drafted Purcey a long time ago.
Betsy–
I don’t think it is so much about whether the curve ball is a better secondary pitch than the cutter or change…it is more about how well the pitcher deceives the hitter. Pitchers like Lee, Mo, and Halladay can mix 2 seamers, cutters, and 4 seamers and change ups to make hitters look ridiculous. To me, it is more about the quality of Hughes’ cutter and whether it looks enough like his FB and still moves off the bat. If he is throwing over the top as some mentioned and getting good movement while disguising the pitch, he can put the curve in hisback pocket and never use it for all I care.
True Yankee Russel Martin
# Pat M. March 23rd, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Just a side note….A few guys I spoke with today over a couple of cold ones told me that Tony Sanchez defensively is ready for the bigs
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I saw him in the minor league ST game but he was the DH. I was interested in seeing him catch. I think the Yankees minor leaguers are playing the Pirates this weekend in Tampa so maybe Ill get to see him actually catch.
Bojo, no- he needs the curve…….even if he had the greatest cutter ever, he needs the curve. I assume you’re implying the change would be his 3rd pitch?
Jerkface March 23rd, 2011 at 9:02 pm
True Yankee Russel Martin
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What did he do?
What’s creative about having the same opinion regarding everything the Yankees do and every player on the team?
What did he do?
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Sac Fly tied the game up
Gardner
Betsy–he doesn’t even need the change if he has the 2 and 4 seamers and cutter working well.
Recall back to the play-offs against Lee…he was basically using 2 pitches…but the hitter couldn’t tell until the last moment which way it would break…inside corner or outside corner. He owned both sides of the plate and owned the opponents
That should just about lock up the James P. Dawson Award…
Gardner struck out, but, didn’t he look great getting it to 5 pitches?
I’m not so much concerned about Jones’ hitting; it’s that he just looks like he labors too much. Jerkface, hopefully by the time the’ve seen enough of Jones, one of the Laird, Golson, etc., will be doing some good things and be worth a shot.
Betsy -
Just one more dinner to reserve. I’ve heard of pick a pearl – Downtown Disney, I think? But I don’t know what it is.
Yes. Hughes is in line for the win.
Yeah, it was a bad AB. Not sure it means much.
Bojo, he doesn’t throw a 2 seamer, though
Rich in NJ March 23rd, 2011 at 9:06 pm
That should just about lock up the James P. Dawson Award…
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For who?
I’m not so much concerned about Jones’ hitting; it’s that he just looks like he labors too much. Jerkface, hopefully by the time the’ve seen enough of Jones, one of the Laird, Golson, etc., will be doing some good things and be worth a shot.
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He lumbers in left field, looks like he is struggling to run around to get to pitches. In the end it only matters if gets to them, but I don’t like watching that. He had a really great beginning to 2010, and I hope he finds the same luck in 2011, but he also OPS’d .900 in spring in 2010
By and large I think both teams look pretty season ready.
GreenBeret7
It was my (very weak) attempt at humor with regard to Vazquez.
2010 Randy Winn…..2011 Andruw Jones……Next winter I’m going to keep quiet when it comes to 4 th of’s
Thames looked equally atrocious at the plate and in the field in 2010, so he could always turn it around. Thames is a streak hitter that needs consistent work and really came into his own when he got regular play time.
Jones may find the same if Granderson starts on the DL
Mo!
Doreen, DTD and at the Japan WS pavillion. What you do is you pick an oyster and you get the pearl that’s inside – you pay for a setting (or bring your own) and they put in the setting for you. I think I’m going to buy one.
One thing I’m also going to do is the Kim Possible mission. I think you use your cell-phone, but what you do is you get clues to solve a mystery that you need to find in the World Showcase pavillions. For each clue you find, some kind of cool special effect takes place – like, say, a statue appearing to fly. It ‘s supposed to be a world of fun
Doreen
The place I really want to go in downtown Disney is Babycakes. I know they have one in NY but they just recently opened one in Downtown Disney, I have the cookbook but I really want to try the real thing.
Its funny as a Floridian living about an hour from Disney, Ive only been twice.
Betsy March 23rd, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Bojo, he doesn’t throw a 2 seamer, though
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Sorry–I was using the Lee example and wasn’t thinking about Hughes while typing. But my point still remains that a pitcher can get bye with just a few pitches…if he can keep the hitters fooled with their late movement.
I personally would prefer Hughes to develop a good 2 seamer than a curve because it would probably be more consistent to command.
Doreen, I changed my reservations from Kouzzina to Tutto Italia. I’ve heard way too many bad things about the former (food, service, etc…) and I was not feeling comfortable with it. To be fair, lots of people liked it, but it was too iffy for me. I normally do not go out to Italian restaurants on vacation because I eat pasta all the time here, but given the French, African and fish dishes I’ll be having for the most part, I decided that good old Italian would be just fine. I love eating at Epcot……
I thought Hughes did throw a 2-seamer when he was at Trenton.
The Dawson Award Winner should probably be a tie between Nunez and Vazquez.
Doreen, DTD and at the Japan WS pavillion. What you do is you pick an oyster and you get the pearl that’s inside – you pay for a setting (or bring your own) and they put in the setting for you. I think I’m going to buy one.
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You don’t have to buy the setting, you could always just keep the pearl and find your own setting. Just in case you don’t see anything you like. The pick a pearl girls are nice, was friends with the old batch (they work on 1.5 year contracts as an exchange program along with the rest of the pavillion). All of them were safe from the earthquake.
Rich in NJ….He did and he had a jelly leg duece when he wanted to throw
Rivera needs to go to the pen and work on his pitches. No strikeouts and only one broken bat.
Hughes doesn’t have to exclude another type of pitch to develop a 2seamer. It should bite into the amount of fastballs he throws, not offspeed.
Bojo, I still think a good curve is a great pitch and Phil has had one in the past, but I like the 2-seamer because of the ground balls they generate. YS just is a bad park for him and while I think it’s a bad idea to completely change who you are as a pitcher to deal with the park, it’s not a bad idea to change a little bit. No, he doesn’t need a million pitches to succeed – that’s to be sure.
Bets, are you going on your own?
And a 2 seam isn’t really something he has to work on a lot, its just a fastball that moves more. Pitchers can incorporate that into their arsenal more quickly than a breaking pitch.
Jerkface, that’s right – I guess I could just buy the pearl and get it set here; it’s such a nice idea. I did not know they work on an exchanage program- how cool. I’m so glad your friends are ok………
Jerkface, that’s right…..Chad, can you ask Phil (or Rothschild) if they’ve discussed throwing a 2-seamer?
“payroll structure”
He is right.
BoJo,
Sorry. Had to take a phone call. 4-3 Yankees. Bottom 8
The culprit in Hughes being a FB pitcher is his 4-seam, his curve gets groundballs at a good rate. If he used his explosive 4-seam upstairs and mixed in some 2-seams he may be able to bring his GB% up.
Trish, yep! I travel by myself most of the time – I’m not that independent in real life, but I find traveling solo very liberating. Of course I enjoy traveling with other people as well (lately, my parents), but I can do what I want, where I want, when I want.
O boy , where art thou , Austin Jackson ?
If Granderson does need a DL trip to start the season (and they can back-date it), I’d take both Golson and Maxwell north to round out the 5 man outfield,
“Scouts watching the Yankees expect the team to add a veteran catcher in the next week.” — MLBTR
Doreen, do they all have pearls inside, or is it that you pick an oyster and hope one has a pearl? If they all have pearls, how would anyone know, or is it that the oysters have been “planted” with pearls? Are they real oysters?
If Granderson does need a DL trip to start the season (and they can back-date it), I’d take both Golson and Maxwell north to round out the 5 man outfield,
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Golson and Maxwell, who is being left out? A pitcher? Jones? Chavez?
The oysters are dead and are all verified as having pearls. They are shipped from Japan and sit in a water tank, the girls then crack em open and show you the pearl. You just don’t know the size and color of the pearl.
GB’s great grand kid gets a knock
“Scouts watching the Yankees expect the team to add a veteran catcher in the next week.” — MLBTR
What a waste.
Jerkface, I like your idea and see no reason that Phil can’t mix it up like that. Then again, maybe that will come with experience.
Trish, I’m not sure how it works, but I’m guessing they all have pearls – not planted, but cultivated on oyster farms (or whatever they’re called) to specifically grow pearls. I think it costs about $17, without the setting
Nuney keeps getting the job done. Going to be hard to not bring him north.
The injury to Granderson although not serious reveals a weakness; a lack of outfield depth in the organization. Golson and Maxwell are not the kind of ballplayers you want starting for any extended period of time.
I’m surprised Belliard is still hanging around. Another guy that has shown nothing.
I want a blue pearl, lol – yes I know there is no such thing.
It’s just vital the Yankees give Granderson all the time he needs. If he misses a week or so, so be it – it’s a long season.
I think it was apparent before Granderson’s injury that their OF depth was suspect.
Yes Rich, it just makes it more obvious.
The lack of high ceiling OF prospects is a system weakness.
Bets, good for you! I totally agree with you about the liberating aspect. I’ve done a lot of solo travelling especially when others couldn’t get the same vacation time, didn’t necessarily want to go to the same places, etc. There’s something to be said for doing exactly what you want, when you want.
Of course, please be really careful. Nuttiness in the world has caused me to rethink going far from home solo. (I went to Brazil by myself about 10 years ago, without anywhere to stay, and ended up wandering Rio at 3 in the morning looking for a place to stay right before Carnival. I would never think to do anything like that in this day and age.)
So it’s gone from being obvious to very obvious?
(I’m just messing with you, WC)
I wonder what creative way the Knicks will find to lose tonight…
Face….I think this season the leach will be off of Hughes especially with Rothchild at the helm……He was pretty much pitching to a game plan over the course of the season……It wasn’t until September that he added more pitches to his outings…..It was all about fastball command for the most part in 2010
Betsy Kouzzina is our first day there and it will fit in with what we’re doing. I’ll let you know what our experience is.
The Pick – A – Pearl sounds very interesting. I may have to check it out.
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tyanksfan36 -
I’ve never heard of Babycakes. Another thing to check out!
Pat M. March 23rd, 2011 at 9:21 pm
GB’s great grand kid gets a knock
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When he goes cold, it usually lasts about 30-35 at bats, and then they can’t get him out for a month. Drives you crazy, but, he still produces runs.
Logan warming up to seven nation army.
Nasty
“The oysters are dead and are all verified as having pearls. They are shipped from Japan and sit in a water tank, the girls then crack em open and show you the pearl. You just don’t know the size and color of the pearl.”
Is it possible that you could get an extremely valuable peark, or do you think they are careful with the ones they use? I’m assuming that they have to have looked earlier to know that they all have pearls.
They could DL Granderson and he’ll miss at most 5 games.
“I wonder what creative way the Knicks will find to lose tonight…”
In double OT, Jeffries will grab a rebound with 2 seconds left in a tie game, and inadvertently dunk it into the Magic’s basket, giving them the win.
They’re cultured, so I don’t know how valuable they can be, but I’ve seen kids pull some pretty huge pearls.
They use a size chart and roll the pearl from smallest to biggest until they find the size (when it drops through the hole) as part of the presentation to the guest. Also they bang a drum at some point.
I don’t know anything else about pearls, just pearl girls.
Logan is healthy again and throwing the Big Nasty.
Betsy,
I remember when I was younger, we used Prell Shampoo and they put a “pearl” in the bottom of the bottle. I emptied out the whole bottle down the drain to get the pearl. My mother was so angry but I had my “pearl”.
GB……Laird is going to have himself a fine MLB career…If not in The Bronx it’ll be somewhere as he can stick in
Wow. I want to do that. That sounds like so much fun.
I think I need a vacation. Disney sounds great.
Beast Logan
Boone!
Ledger_Yankees Star Ledger
Hughes changed grip on cutter; looks like a slider now. Slower but more break.
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Mystery solved. I like it.
Logan’s dead arm is over it seems.
“Betsy,
I remember when I was younger, we used Prell Shampoo and they put a “pearl” in the bottom of the bottle. I emptied out the whole bottle down the drain to get the pearl. My mother was so angry but I had my “pearl”.”
That is so funny!
Ledger_Yankees Star Ledger
Hughes changed grip on cutter; looks like a slider now. Slower but more break.
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It sounds like another subtle move by Rothschild that can pay big dividends.
Logan really seems to have transformed his career.
He does a nice job staying tall on the mound. That way he can use that 3/4 slot and still get a very shard downwards plane on the ball.
Doreen
Babycakes is a gluten/dairy/egg free bakery. I have not been but I frequently make the chocolate cupcakes from the cookbook(they taste and have more the consistency of a chocolate muffin) not a single person can tell that they are totally “healthy” I am really wanting to try the real thing one day. I might have to talk my bff into an Orlando trip to get Uno’s pizza and Babycakes. If you go, you’ll have to let me know if you like it.
Pat, Laird really helped himself by playing a very passible corner outfield, and Nunez is good enough to pick it up, too. I can see Nunez as a Randy Velarde type.
Please do not drive all the way over here for Uno’s pizza.
That is so funny
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Trisha,
Believe me, it was not funny at the time
“I might have to talk my bff into an Orlando trip to get Uno’s pizza”
Sadly, they closed the one near me in NJ.
Seems as though Logan as dropped down on the side a little more since coming to NY. That can’t be a very comfortable at bat for left handed hitters.
That is really great news on Hughes. I was hoping he did something intentionally to change that cutter.
That was a much better pitch for him tonight.
It was a legitimate second pitch.
Hopefully he can continue throwing it with the same action.
It’s actually good in many ways that the pitch is a bit slower. Before there was such little separation in velocity between his fastball and cutter that the only difference was that tailing action. Hitters just could keep their same timing/ swing speed.
Jerkface March 23rd, 2011 at 9:31 pm
I don’t know anything else about pearls, just pearl girls.
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I can only talk about pearl jam
jerkface – thanks for the info on Phil’s cutter.
jerkface, I don’t know what I ever did to rankle you, and I know that I didn’t start off disliking you, in fact I commented several times on how cool I thought your screenname was, and yes I’ve agreed with your take on several things.
You don’t have to agree with my posts. Despite what you may think about them, I know I’m not an idiot. But it’s so much nicer when you aren’t taking shots at me.
Thanks.
Rich in NJ….Knicks are a 1 point dog at The Garden tonight….Overs 204
Jerkface
My friend is in love with the place, she made me ride with her just to get that pizza, it wasnt the best I ever had but she paid for it so I cant complain.
Are you going to the first Lakeland Flying Tigers game this season on the 7th? They are playing the Tampa Yankees, Brett Marshall is probably going to be the starter.
I can only talk about pearl jam
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BoJo,
Is that like strawberry jam?;)
Fran, I think it’s hysterical. I’m still laughing! I can imagine your mother didn’t find any humor in it. But the important thing is that you got your pearl.
That “Clider” of Hughes could serve as a second change-up for him.
A healthy Logan with his fastball would certainly be a Boone for the bullpen.
I wonder….IF Melky Cabrerra has finally matured enought that he would make a good 4th OF acquisition for the Yankees. He seems to have gone to KC ST camp with a renewed sense of urgency.
I agree…the cutter was a much different pitch tonight and did look more like a slider, which is fine as the vertical movement will help him miss more bats with it.
Fran the original March 23rd, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I can only talk about pearl jam
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BoJo,
Is that like strawberry jam?;)
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Ow! Not quite…Google Eddie Vedder…
My friend is in love with the place, she made me ride with her just to get that pizza, it wasnt the best I ever had but she paid for it so I cant complain.
Are you going to the first Lakeland Flying Tigers game this season on the 7th? They are playing the Tampa Yankees, Brett Marshall is probably going to be the starter.
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Young people should never argue with free food so theres that. I don’t think I am going to the lakeland opener, its on a weekday and I would have to take some time off from work to make it. I may wait until the Tampa yanks move to Orlando before I start punching my minor league ticket more than a handful of times a season.
I love what seems to be Rothschild’s influence on the pitchers! He has them going for strike-outs with subtle improvements…AJ’s mechanics, Hughes’ cutter (perhaps), Nova’s culider, support for Joba’s delivery mechanics change, etc.
I think the team will lead league in Ks and perhaps top 5 in ERA
During the ’09 WS I was at a PJ show in Philly. After the show, and many beers, I stood on top of my car waving my Yankee flag. It wasn’t the smartest idea I ever had.
Ledger_Yankees Hughes likes the new slider vs. righties; still will throw more of a cutter though to get in on lefties.
I also think Rothschild is going to favor Colon as 5th starter and work well with him. He loves power pitchers.
Ledger_Yankees Star Ledger
Golson was optioned down to get more ABs. Girardi says he’s an option if Granderson goes on the DL.
Tom in N.J. March 23rd, 2011 at 9:45 pm
During the ’09 WS I was at a PJ show in Philly
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I hesitate to ask what a PJ is and why you would want to show it, but curiousity gets the better of me.
Pearl Jam…
Trisha,
Still have that pearl.
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BoJo,
Didn’t know who the lead singer of Pearl Jam was. Learned something new.
“Ledger_Yankees Hughes likes the new slider vs. righties; still will throw more of a cutter though to get in on lefties.”
Sounds reasonable. Last year was cutting the ball towards the middle of the plate too often and on the same plane…..that pitch tonight was tight and had sharp and vertical break on it, should help him if he is consistent with it.
Tom in N.J. March 23rd, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Pearl Jam…
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D’oh! *Slaps head*
Giants take a hit today with Ross going down with a calf injury, Cain still suffering from elbow soreness and Wilson is down with a left oblique strain.
tyanksfan36 -
that sounds interesting – Babycakes.
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Betsy -
The Kim Possible thing sounds really cool, too. I missed that one. We’re going to be at EPCOT/WS with my parents; I wonder if they’d like it. Might have to keep that up our sleeves for the next trip.
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Jerkface -
It’s fun to talk to the exchange students at the WS
I’m just not sure I want Andrew playing every day if Granderson misses time (hopefully he won’t). Maybe he comes on when the season starts but he’s looked bad and fairly disinterested this spring to me.
Hughes threw a slider before he was drafted, was rated very highly for a high schooler’s pitch. If he has a cutter that performs similarly without the strain on the arm, that’d be great.
It’s too bad Chavez only has 2 games (8.1 innings) of outfield experience. He could platoon with Jones.
It’s fun to talk to the exchange students at the WS
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Fun to date them too
Would both Pena and Nunez make the team if Granderson is DL’d?
Jerkface
I wont make it to their first game of the season either, if it was a weekend or a home game I would be there. I am not looking forward to them moving to Orlando but if it brings them fans then I have to be happy for them. Ill just have to become a Threshers fan since theyre the next closest.
“I’m just not sure I want Andrew playing every day if Granderson misses time (hopefully he won’t). Maybe he comes on when the season starts but he’s looked bad and fairly disinterested this spring to me.”
He looks like the Jones that the Dodgers bought out
Tom in N.J. March 23rd, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Would both Pena and Nunez make the team if Granderson is DL’d?
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Perhaps, but I think Golson is most likely to be called up.
# GreenBeret7 March 23rd, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Giants take a hit today with Ross going down with a calf injury, Cain still suffering from elbow soreness and Wilson is down with a left oblique strain.
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I had Cody Ross on my Fantasy team but I dropped him, Cain is one of my pitchers though.
also, read that Marshall pitched 3 scoreless innings today, can’t wait for the season to start, I think Im more excited for the minor league season to start than the major league one.
“Giants take a hit today with Ross going down with a calf injury”
Uh oh.
Be right back.
If I am the Yankees I am picking up a veteran catcher for the short term. For all the supposed wealth at that position that we have — this spring hasn’t led me to believe we have a major league ready backup for Martin. If he goes down a for a week, I don’t want Montero or Romine playing every day based on what I have seen.
I want to see the Yankess decide on Jones after April 30. If he is struggling, cut him. Not just release, cut him with a switchblade for stealing money.
I repeat–does anyone else think Melky Cabrerra has matured this last winter so that he would be a good acquisition as a 4th OFer? JF–do you have a link to ST stats for him?
“Ledger_Yankees Hughes likes the new slider vs. righties; still will throw more of a cutter though to get in on lefties.”
Using both grips on the pitch is a good plan to add variety.
That said – the pitch he threw tonight – he should throw it to lefties as well.
J/K about the switchblade…
If the Yankees wanted to replace Jones, I’d take a run at Washington’s Roger Bernadina, although they could get Morgan for almost nothing.
“I had Cody Ross on my Fantasy team but I dropped him”
I picked him up. However, since he wasn’t available until tomorrow, maybe I still have time to cancel it.
I really don’t see the point of signing another catcher. Cervelli will be back soon if they need someone like that……they brought Martin in to catch, let him catch.
trisha
I had him but then I realized that I had a ton of outfielders and a lot of unproven infielders so I took the risk and got rid of him to add some more infielders. actually 3 of my outfielders are listed as DTD but I am sure theyll be ready by opening day.
Trisha/TY, no word on how serious the the giant injuries are. They aren’t saying…either that or the Giants are lying to the media.
signing or trading for…
tyanks, an uninjured Cody Ross was a great pickup, especially in terms of power points.
Random question: How many of you still have your high school/college rings?
here’s the article, trisha. maybe that’ll help make a decision. It may come down to Brlt or aubrey Huff, who’s a multi-positional big bat.
Doreen,
I never got a HS ring, but I have my college ring.
Ledger_Yankees Golson was optioned down to get more ABs. Girardi says he’s an option if Granderson goes on the DL.
***Belt***
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.....38;c_id=sf
trisha
yeah, I am sure I will make a lot of mistakes with my team this year. I dont always make the best decisions.
Doreen
I do and I haven’t worn it since I graduated HS.
Doreen March 23rd, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Random question: How many of you still have your high school/college rings?
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Does my first high school beer tab count?
GB
I wanted to add Belt but I added Freddie Freeman and I was afraid to add two rookie 1B, plus I found out I can use yukilis as my 1B even though he will be playing 3rd.
all right, one week away.
I have both, haven’t worn either since the day after I graduated college. A friend of mine is hosting a party where you can sell you gold and she was told that school rings can bring back a nice amount. So, I’m trying to consider just how sentimental I am toward these rings.
Melky is batting .500 8o
Response to earlier post
# J. Alfred Prufrock March 23rd, 2011 at 4:35 pm
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Because the Pope Francesa has stated “the Yankees are down on him” and we all know Mike is always right. Do ppl realize he’s 21 yrs old give the kid some time to improve on his defense.
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Odds, Francesa is a tool but I don’t get the vague resentment here on Montero buzz. He’s the most celebrated Yankee prospect since…since…?? When was the last time we had a can’t-miss power bat in the system (that also hits for average) who is universally expected to rake in the majors? We traded away McGriff. Mickey Mantle??
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I don’t get it either especially when it comes to a 21 yr old kid that is a slow starter. Ppl wonder why they think Yankee fans have no patience.
Doreen,
Keep the rings, you’ll need them for the post apocalyptic barter economy.
tyanksfan36 March 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
GB
I wanted to add Belt but I added Freddie Freeman and I was afraid to add two rookie 1B, plus I found out I can use yukilis as my 1B even though he will be playing 3rd.
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I suggested Huff because he fits in 4 spots…3rd, 1st, DH and corner outfield.
A few dingers in April will make ST forgotten history for Jones.
No touch from Amare on his jumper yet he just keeps chucking up shots. smh.
GB, I wanted Huff badly. Someone else got him. I had him last year and he was so useful.
Definitely can’t take the chance on Ross, though what I should have done – it’s too late now because I undid the waiver – was maybe picked him up and then DLd him if he was going to go on the DL.
Doreen, I have my high school ring…… didn’t go to college.
GB
I have a ton of rookies/inexperienced guys on my team :Freddie Freeman, Danny Valencia, Logan Morrison, Peter Bourjos, Matt Joyce, Jesus Montero, Ivan Nova, Matt Cain(not a rookie but still) and Chris Coghlan who I forgot was hurt.
GreenBeret7 March 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Doreen March 23rd, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Random question: How many of you still have your high school/college rings?
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Does my first high school beer tab count?
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GB….. pull tab or bar tab……… or both?
JCPD-
Maybe not but you can lift 160 lb. beer kegs with one arm.
Those school rings are superugly. Never bought one.
I didn’t see Hughes pitch today, but did his new cutter look anything like Nova’s new cutter/slide piece?
MTU, don’t have to do that again until Saturday nite
Are you worried about the Knicks, LGY?
Perhaps you need to step back from the ledge:
http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2.....ndor-bust/
Doreen my high school ring disappeared when my younger sister wore it out one night without telling me and lost it. GRRR!!!! I was aggravated that my parents didn’t make more of a deal out of it than they did. She didn’t lost it on purpose? Nice!
My college ring I left over a friend’s house one night, along with one of my college yearbooks that I took over for her to look at, and out of laziness just never bothered getting them back. She moved to Florida and when I contacted her to ask about them, she had no idea what I was talking about.
My law school ring I wear. It’s small and gold, not one of those big palooka looking rings.
If I had my high school and college rings, somehow I don’t think I could part with them. But I tend to be sentimental that way.
Ledger_Yankees Star Ledger
No X-Rays for Swisher. But he fouled the ball off his instep. Treatment time for him.
JCPD-
You’re a stud !
Doreen–
Never got a HS or college ring…did get one for grad school but lost it.
tyanks, did you draft or was it automatic draft? I forget who was and wasn’t there.
Nick in SF…….I jumped on Toronto tonight vs. The Suns and the unders…..3 ot’s last night means heavy legs….I hope anyway…… 7.5 / 212
I didn’t see Hughes pitch today, but did his new cutter look anything like Nova’s new cutter/slide piece?
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Yes, very similar in both movement and effectiveness. An exciting development.
I think I have plantar fasciitis, if anyone’s interested – or more to the point, if anyone’s ever had it. I think walking 5 miles every day has caught up with me, not that 5 miles is a huge deal, but apparently it is for my foot.
Very painful but I don’t intend to stop walking. It will probably just come back.
JCPD March 23rd, 2011 at 10:16 pm
GreenBeret7 March 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Doreen March 23rd, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Random question: How many of you still have your high school/college rings?
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Does my first high school beer tab count?
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GB….. pull tab or bar tab……… or both?
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Pull tabs. I was too young to run a bar tab. We did have some wimps that tried passing of pull tabs from soda cans.
Nick
Not worried overall. Amare just annoying me tonight.
You’re jealous MTU
Tonite you saw the 2011 rendition of the 2009
team.
Starter keeps it close thru 6-7.
Then the team bounces back late.
And the BP slams the door shut.
Get used to lots of these kinds of wins.
JCPD-
Absolutely.
Even Popeye couldn’t do what you can do.
Even after his can of Spinach.
wallacematthews More Yankee cuts coming momentarily; make your guesses
Jerkface, thanks.
GB, the funny thing is……… half the people on here are probably wondering what is this thing pull tabs that we’re talking about.
Pat M, no NBA action for me, but I do have a little teaser with Alabama and Washington St. Just need wins from both, ‘bama is hanging on for dear life vs. Miami in the NIT.
tyanksfan36 March 23rd, 2011 at 10:15 pm
GB
I have a ton of rookies/inexperienced guys on my team :Freddie Freeman, Danny Valencia, Logan Morrison, Peter Bourjos, Matt Joyce, Jesus Montero, Ivan Nova, Matt Cain(not a rookie but still) and Chris Coghlan who I forgot was hurt.
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WHOA!! You do have a lot of rookies. Did you look at Jake Fox or Luke Scott as multi-positional extras?
After reading this thread, are they going to tell the players that they’re cut or tell them that their bus is going to Disneyland?
Trisha-
Get yourself to a Physician now while it’s early.
I know several people who have had it and the earlier you catch it and get treatment the better the outcome.
MTU……Good call on the 09 /11 clubs
BTW–I think Melky Cabrerra would be an outstanding sleeper pick for fantasy leagues. He’ll be hitting fifth for KC this year as a starter, and get a chance to put up RBIs, SBs and maybe even BA
trisha
I only autodrafted the first 3 rounds. I felt like the thing was rigged when it kept telling me that my next person was going to be a sox. Thats how I ended up with Pedroia and Youkilis. It gave me Mauer in the 1st round and Pedroia in the 2nd, I wasnt too upset about Pedroia but when it said Youkilis was next I tried to draft Prince Fielder and he went to whoever was right in front of me, I freaked out but wasnt able to take it off autodraft in time. I took it off autodraft after that and started drafting on my own.
You know, my rings are really attractive. HS ring has a purple stone (Tottenville HS) and is traditional. College ring is really very nice, more feminine style with a large red stone (SJU). I wouldn’t have thought to sell them if my friend hadn’t mentioned this.
I don’t think I’ll sell them. GB7 – I think I do still have the pull top from my first beer. I’ve got almost every card I’ve ever been given for a milestone event. Just wanted to confirm it’s not crazy to keep them.
JCPD March 23rd, 2011 at 10:26 pm
GB, the funny thing is……… half the people on here are probably wondering what is this thing pull tabs that we’re talking about.
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Absolutely, JC. Two things usually happened…you either cut yourself or broke the ring off without opening the can. Always had to keep a church key close by.
hope all is going well with you in the Great White North.
Tottenville HS? My mother went there. I think.
Pat M.-
I know I’m getting warm if you see it that way too.
Trisha,
I have that. Needed a cortisone shot.
trisha,
I’ve had it. It sucks. I got it when I was training for my first triathlon. When I finally got over it I injured my achilles immediately after that, but now I’m good. One of the things that helped was getting fit for running shoes by a pro. I’m an over-pronator, so they put me in these Asics Gel Kayano’s and I’ve never had a problem since. If you haven’t done that, it might be something to look into. I had orthotics, but once I got the right shoe for my foot, the problem went away and I didn’t need the orthotics any longer. Good luck!
GB, Fox is only eligible at DH (one game short of C), and Luke Scott is taken.
You have to figure that if a player is at all credible, he’s gone. We have 14 people in our league, and each drafted 15 position players and 9 pitchers, something like that.
Do you have an ESPN account, GB?
Tom in N.J. March 23rd, 2011 at 9:45 pm
During the ’09 WS I was at a PJ show in Philly. After the show, and many beers, I stood on top of my car waving my Yankee flag. It wasn’t the smartest idea I ever had.
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me too
Nick in SF…..I have BYU ( + 3 ) and I keep waiting for the Zona / Duke number to move up from 8 1/2…..Maybe Big Al hasn’t place his bet yet …..
I don’t think I’ll sell them. GB7 – I think I do still have the pull top from my first beer. I’ve got almost every card I’ve ever been given for a milestone event. Just wanted to confirm it’s not crazy to keep them
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Doreen, did you make necklaces out of beer tabs and chewing gum wrappers folded into triangles? Wrap angora around your boyfriend’s knuckle buster ring?
GB, I usually ended up with the bloody fingers. And it is the white north here in Corning to the tune of about 10 inches…… Great, not so much.
Does anyone here have a subscription to Baseball America?
I am interested in knowing who the #2 prospects were on their top 10 list of Yankees prospects for the years 2003, 2002, and 2001.
TIA
New thread ==>
Trisha, no ESPN account here. Are you looking for an outfielder? Michael Morse and Roger Bernadina of Washington are powerspeed types.
GB7 =
I made chains out of folded gum wrappers. The idea was to make the chain the same height as your boyfriend. It was a fun thing to do with gum wrappers. I used to try to make patterns, so I’d only use certain wrappers.
GB
I dont know how I drafted so many rookies. I told you I like the minor leagues lol. Jake Fox is the only one still available but he isnt really what I need, maybe as the season goes on I will look into switching up my team but for now I really like who I have.
“Get yourself to a Physician now while it’s early.
I know several people who have had it and the earlier you catch it and get treatment the better the outcome.”
Damn. I don’t want to have to go through that. What are the treatments, do you know?
“Trisha,
I have that. Needed a cortisone shot.”
How long did it last? Yeow, Fran, they stuck it in the sole of your foot? It’s on the bottom of my foot, under the heel, toward the inside of my foot. When I step down it feels like I’m stepping on a rock or something. Like there should be a hard lump inside there, which it doesn’t appear there is.
G. Love – check this out. I went to the one place in the US that actually custom makes running shoes and walking shoes. It’s in MA. I had to pay $325 and the guy took all kinds of measurements and made me a custom pair. He actually makes running shoes for olympic runners. So I don’t think I can blame him. Maybe my walking over hill and dale every day was going to have an affect on my feet no matter what. It isn’t like I really eased into the process.
I think I’m screwed.
Doreen,
I have neither ring. Who knows where now. No idea.
Doreen
I have a huge envelope filled with over 500 orbit gum wrappers that I started collecting in my senior year in high school.
Doreen, the gum flavors back then were too many to count….the Wrigley’s, Blackjack, Clover, Stripes. The girls would sit in back of class, stringing those things together…..except in one class. The teacher would wait until the end of class and the confiscate them all and tear ‘em apart. GASP!!!
Trisha,
I got the shot in my heel. Painful wasn’t the word. More like torture.
JCPD March 23rd, 2011 at 10:36 pm
GB, I usually ended up with the bloody fingers. And it is the white north here in Corning to the tune of about 10 inches…… Great, not so much.
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Is mentioning 80 degree weather in Savannah cruel and rude?
“Trisha, no ESPN account here. Are you looking for an outfielder? Michael Morse and Roger Bernadina of Washington are powerspeed types.”
Had Bernandina and dropped him. Already picked up Michael Morse. I love me my Nats.
Fran – absolutely and unequivocally will not do it then. Will live with the pain.
Trisha,
Since you love the Nats, there’s Ollie Perez. I’ll let you have him.
Is mentioning 80 degree weather in Savannah cruel and rude?
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Yeah, that’s pretty cruel GB……… you and MTU, two peas in a pod
trisha – true pinstriped blue March 23rd, 2011 at 10:47 pm
“Trisha, no ESPN account here. Are you looking for an outfielder? Michael Morse and Roger Bernadina of Washington are powerspeed types.”
Had Bernandina and dropped him. Already picked up Michael Morse. I love me my Nats.
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I have a ton of Marlins players.
you know my friends husband pitches in the Nationals minor league system. He sent me a text the other day saying he was on the bus sitting in the seat with Bryce Harper going to a minor league ST game.
“Trisha,
Since you love the Nats, there’s Ollie Perez. I’ll let you have him.”
?????
Okay I am seriously going you-know-where right now. And since it has started snowing for real and our forecast is for the rest of tonight and tomorrow, it appears I will be resting my foot after all!
“Bryce Harper ”
Man alive, if I were in a keeper league, I’d have him already. I drafted Stephen Strasburg last year, pretty cool because he ended up coming up – for about six games. But it was nice while it lasted.