Spring Training Game 31: Yankees vs. Tigers
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Mar 29, 2011 
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YANKEES (12-15-3)
Brett Gardner CF
Derek Jeter SS
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada DH
Andruw Jones LF
Russell Martin C
RHP Freddy Garcia (1-1, 5.93)
Garcia vs. Tigers
TIGERS (20-13)
Austin Jackson CF
Will Rhymes 2B
Magglio Ordonez RF
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Victor Martinez DH
Brennan Boesch LF
Jhonny Peralta SS
Alex Avila C
Brandon Inge 3B
RHP Rick Porcello (0-2, 4.43)
Porcello vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m., YES Network
WEATHER: There was some threat of rain, but the sky is fairly clear and it looks like the Yankees won’t have any problem playing their spring finale.
UMPIRES: HP Chad Fairchild, 1B Manny Gonzalez, 2B Tyler Funneman, 3B Chad Whitson
ON THE LINE: Nothing really on the line here. Oddly enough, the event that matters most is happening at the minor league complex, where Curtis Granderson and Chris Dickerson are trying to get back to game speed.
OUT OF THE BULLPEN FOR THE YANKEES: Rafael Soriano, Mark Prior, Luis Ayala, Bartolo Colon, Wilkin Arias, Andy Sisco, Eric Wordekemper and Pat Venditte.
OUT OF THE BULLPEN FOR THE TIGERS: LHP Fu-Te Ni and LHP Austin Wood are the only relievers listed for the Tigers.
OFF THE BENCH: C Austin Romine, 1B Eric Chavez, 2B Eduardo Nunez, SS Ramiro Pena, 3B Doug Bernier, LF Ray Kruml, CF Melky Mesa, RF Justin Maxwell
A FEW FINAL MOVES: The Yankees have quietly reassigned Warner Madrigal to minor league camp, and although there’s no official announcement about Manny Banuelos, his locker has been cleared out. But he’ll be here today because…
DAWSON AWARD: Banuelos will be given the James P. Dawson award this afternoon, recognized as the top rookie in camp. He went 1-1 with a 2.13 ERA. It was a close vote, and I actually voted for the second-place finisher. My pick was Ivan Nova, who went 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and won a spot in the Yankees rotation.
NEW KIND OF SIM GAME: Joe Girardi said the game Dickerson and Granderson play in today will not be an official or even real game. They’re going to play through some sort of simulated game, getting at-bats and — I assume — tracking fly balls. Apparently the Yankees want them to go through this sort of game, then play in a regular game tomorrow. Assuming he comes through these games with no setback, Granderson will break camp with the Yankees.
UPDATE, 1:51 p.m.: Garcia is through three scoreless. He had the bases loaded in the third but got out of it with a soft line drive to Cano. It’s still a scoreless game, but the Yankees have two on with no outs in the bottom of the third.
UPDATE, 2:04 p.m.: A bases-loaded walk gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the third, but Robinson Cano’s line drive was caught at second base, robbing him of at least one RBI, maybe two.
UPDATE, 2:08 p.m.: From Donnie Collins: Phil Hughes allowed one run through five innings at the minor league complex today.
UPDATE, 2:20 p.m.: The Tigers have a 2-1 lead after a solo home run in the fourth. Also from Donnie over at the minor league complex: Mariano Rivera, Dave Robertson, Boone Logan and Joba Chamberlain all faced minor league hitters today. Sorry, tied at one. In my mind I was counting the run that Hughes allowed at the minor league complex. Can’t have two games in my mind at once!
UPDATE, 3:27 p.m.: Austin Romine just went deep for a 2-1 Yankees lead in the eighth. That’s his second homer of the spring.
Curry reporting that Gardner is leading off Thursday against Verlander.
http://twitter.com/JackCurryYE.....520478720#
congrats to Banuelos
I was looking at the 40 man roster. Romulo will be removed. That leaves them Corona to remove or putting Marte on the 60 day DL. Wouldn’t that give them the two spots they need for BUC and Feliciano’s replacement? Am I missing anyone?
GO FREDDY!
Congrats to Banuelos. Good choice.
I like this lineup against righties.
Stuckey,
I haven’t seen Girardi or Cashman’s article calling Montero a failure …..link please
BIG AL March 29th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
jacksquat -
Posada’s career CS % is 28%, so Girardi at 32 % CS is better than that of his successor.
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I made no mention of Posada and his CS% is irrelevant. Girardi is the one making the final decision. 32% is pedestrian, about average.
Then again, some guys who weren’t very good players do later make good coaches and scouts, so who knows.
It’s not abundantly clear who is currently testifying in the Bonds trail right now but whoever it is just said that Bonds’ 2003 sample tested positive.
This is the same test that Arod failed.
Is Nova still technically a rookie?
If so, he may have a shot at ROY.
It’s gonna take me a while to see the words “Manny” and “Yankees” in the same sentence and think something positive. :/
# Irreverent Discourse March 29th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
It’s gonna take me a while to see the words “Manny” and “Yankees” in the same sentence and think something positive. :/
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Just go with Man Ban it’s easier and less stressful
Patrick – got it.
I will post the udpated chart in a while.
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I don’t have to be around for you to be added to the chart, but just be sure you put my name in the post where you give your prediction. I will check later to see if there are additional predictions and the easiest way for me to do it is to do a search using my name.
From MLB.com…
Determining rookie status:
A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues; or (cool.gif accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the period of 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service and time on the disabled list).
Yes, I believe Nova still qualifies as a rookie.
Granderson should hit behind Cano, if he plays OD.
“It is at least equally simple and straightforward to suggest that Cervelli was seen as the back-up, or was at least the front-runner, until his injury.”
http://www.myyesnetwork.com/16.....or_montero
I find Jack Curry to be one of the better guys out there on this stuff.
I think the 2nd paragraph is particularly salient.
Maybe they should have a rookie award ….and a minor leaguers award.
Are you trying to sell that Joe Girardi doesn’t know how to evaluate the catching position because he only threw out 32% of runners in his career? If so, it’s a pretty dumb way to reach that conclusion.
Girardi and Pena forgot more about the catching position than anyone here will ever know.
In this instance, I’ll take their judgment of Montero’s current skill level over just about anybody.
“I haven’t seen Girardi or Cashman’s article calling Montero a failure …..link please
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This went over my head.
I’m pretty sure I said if you have an issue with Sherman saying Montero failed (which btw, has a different context than calling him a failure”) than you should blame Sherman, not Girardi and Cashman indirectly.
http://members.cox.net/lsdorga.....0CHART.pdf
Check you out later.
Banuelos over Nova because of his tender age. Good stuff, Manny.
I got little interest in the witch hunt. Dirty politicians pointing soiled fingers. What goes around, comes around.
Hope Mesa gets a couple PAs tonight. Haven’t gotten tired of seeing that kid.
Girardi wants to study Montero’s catching abilities across full Spring Training games to see if Montero maintains defensive consistency, but he sounded enthused, not reluctant, about having Montero in the big leagues.
That says it all to me.
If he was ready and showed consistency he could have been the backup.
It doesn’t say he would be the backup, just that it was possible.
This indicates that the job was someone else’s until Cervelli got injured.
Frankie and Mickey. Great read
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....um=twitter
“This went over my head.”
Sorry.
I don’t think they meant to….but they opened the door for him to write it with their comments. Im moving on from the topic though as it really doesn’t matter…..just something to talk about until Thursday.
“defensive consistency” is the takeaway.
Girardi said this and emphasized it BEFORE a game was played. And this is exactly what Montero didn’t show.
All you need to do is draw the straight line.
First of all, stuckey, wasn’t Jack Curry was one of the sources you misused to argue against Gardner leading off?
Nonetheless, Curry is a great writer, but it’s what Girardi said that’s important.
Girardi did indeed express enthusiasm about Montero. Lots of fans make the mistake of taking the enthusiasm of a manager or coach and drawing incorrect conclusions, as you seem to have done.
Tp of the first inning
Jackson strikeout looking
Rymes groundout to shortstop
SJ44 March 29th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Are you trying to sell that Joe Girardi doesn’t know how to evaluate the catching position because he only threw out 32% of runners in his career? If so, it’s a pretty dumb way to reach that conclusion.
Girardi and Pena forgot more about the catching position than anyone here will ever know.
In this instance, I’ll take their judgment of Montero’s current skill level over just about anybody.
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I posted more than his CS%. Nice ignoring of that part. I’m just saying that he wasn’t exactly a perennial all-star with the glove. His probably got his rep as a defensive catcher because he wasn’t much of a hitter (72 career ops+).
Pena was better, but he is not making the final decision. If he disagreed with Joe I’m sure we’d never know about it.
And I did later post that some people know *how* something should be done, even if they weren’t formerly good/great players.
Ordonez pop out to shortstop
Nice easy 1st for Garcia.
Congratulations to Manny Banuelos!!!
He helped make this Spring Training a lot of fun to watch.
I am so excited at Chavez being with us. Such a gorgeous man and delicious piece of meat!
All you need to do is draw the straight line.
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Your Gardner and Romine predictions lead me to believe you may need some more practice coloring inside the lines
thanks for the play by play GB
“First of all, stuckey, wasn’t Jack Curry was one of the sources you misused to argue against Gardner leading off?”
No.
His name was raised in a back-and-forth over the issue, but *I* did not cite Curry as a factor in my conclusion.
“Girardi did indeed express enthusiasm about Montero. Lots of fans make the mistake of taking the enthusiasm of a manager or coach and drawing incorrect conclusions, as you seem to have done.”
Fair enough. What factors contribute to your conclusion that Cervelli had the job to lose?
Or are you just playing the role of contrarian?
Bottom of the 3rd inning
Gardner ground out to shortstop
The Yankees have a workout at the Stadium tomorrow.
“Your Gardner and Romine predictions lead me to believe you may need some more practice coloring inside the lines
”
Your Pena and Montero predictions puts as at worst on equal footing!
Jeter groundout to shortstop
Cashman must have missed the straight line memo when he made his cagefight comment
Teixeira pop out to left field
End of first inning, no score
You’re most welcome, Kate
Hey stuckey, I never claimed to be a straight line thinker!
Horizontal thinker FTW!
LGY, he made it when Montero was struggling and Romine returned from his personal leave, didn’t he?
Why hasn’t my Grandy should be hitting 6th comment caused any controversy?
Top of 2nd inning
Cabrera walk
Martinez ground out to 1st base, bobble by Teixeira may have cost DP
LGY
if Grandy hits 6th, does that mean Swish is 2nd, and GGBG is 9th?
Boesch groundout to 2nd base, Cabrera to 3rd base
LGY,
Against righties I don’t think that’s a crazy idea….I like Swisher there as well.
And some of the rhetoric is motivational.
Peralta strikeout
No score
Bottom of the 2nd inning
Rodriguez pop fly out to right field
Cano groundout to 2nd base
Swisher single to right
Kate
Gardner
Jeter
Tex
Alec
Cano
Grandy
Swish
Posada
Martin
Vs Rhp
Thanks for the updates GB.
LGY – 6th behind Cano? thats an odd spot… I like a switch hitter behind Cano. In a world where the end of last year is the reality, Grandy *should* be batting 2nd
Heyman just jinxed this year:
Alex Rodriguez will win the American League MVP.
And
CC Sabathia will win the AL Cy Young award
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....?eref=sihp
LGY,
I like that either like that or flip Swisher and Granderson. Either way its stacked.
So apparently Bonds former girlfriend has given contradicting testimony concerning the amount of shrinkage Bonds testes underwent.
If the defense team can establish that the prosecution knew about the discrepancy and didn’t alert the defense, could be grounds for a mistrial.
I just think it’s funny that Bonds balls have become like OJ’s leather glove.
“If the nuts did shrink, throw him in the clink”
I think The Giambino is scheduled to take the stand today in SF…..Kimberly Bell’s testimony was sizzlingly stuff yesterday…….All this could couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!!!!
I like Grandy ahead of Swish because he is a better hitter vs righties and cause Swish mashes LH so if they bring one in to face Grandy, the manager has a decision to make with Swish backing him up.
That is the first thing in 4 months that Heyman has said that I agree with. A-Rod for MVP. CC for Cy Young? Pretty unlikely I think…
Pat M-
Did you see my little Stevie post Sunday night?
It was a GREAT show!
Hey everyone,
I’m trying to fill up the few remaining spots in my fantasy baseball league. It is a 5×5 OBP league, and we’re planning to do the draft this coming Sunday in the early afternoon. If you’re interested, send me an email to emrldwpn1984 [at] yahoo [dot] com. Please include “Fantasy Baseball” in the subject, or I may miss your email.
Thanks,
Eric
I see that Rick Sutcliff is still clueless….Great guy but just terrible with a mike
Pat M. – what’s Sutcliff talking about?
Bronx,
It sounds like it’s getting testy in the courtroom…
/shows self out
Erica….Yes I did see your Stevie comments about her Garden concert…..I keep checking on You-Tube for some video, so far nadda……
“What factors contribute to your conclusion that Cervelli had the job to lose?”
That’s not what I said. I’m getting a better idea of why you make so many bad predictions and conclusions: you don’t always read things very carefully. What I actually said was:
“It is at least equally simple and straightforward to suggest that Cervelli was seen as the back-up, or was at least the front-runner, until his injury.”
Now if you want to know why that theory would be at least as simple as yours, fine.
Cervelli has a proven MLB track record of effective backup catching. When he injured his foot, the rookie phenom competition still didn’t get the job and they opted for a guy whose hitting and defense are both worse than Cervelli’s. Therefore, it’s a pretty simple straight-line conclusion that Cervelli probably would have gotten the job absent his injury.
Lots of fans make the mistake of taking their own pet theories and fantasies too seriously. As you’ve done, stuckey, this leads many of them to search for evidence to match their conclusions rather than letting the best conclusion flow from the evidence.
Doctor Joe….He just mentioned that the flyball that Swisher caught would have been a dinger in The Stadium because of the short porch >>>>> Yo Rick, both parks have the same dimensions
Sherman’s article is exactly why I don’t like him. Montero failed? Ludicrious – the kid is 21. He just struggled. Then again, this is the same writer who said, after Phil Hughes’ debut against the Jays, that he didn’t see anything in him – after one game, lol.
Are Phil and Nova pitching today against Yankee minor leaguers?
LGY,
That is a pretty good point….however by the same token if Alex and Cano are on base with 2 outs then they could bring on a Lefty to get out Granderson and potentially get out of trouble.
Nick in SF…….I’m liking the Yanks, Giants, Angels,Twins or A’s on the overs as my big picks….I’m debating over either the Braves ( over ) or Philly under as the 5 th 2 bill picks…..The rest of the teams I’ll go 40.00 each…Any thoughts ??? Lots of love here for the Chi-Sox
Pat M. – last week, when MLBNetwork was showing the Phils at Yanks game, the Phillies TV crew made a similar comment. I thought professionals were supposed to be prepared before coming to work. Wouldn’t fly where I work.
As long as Grandy doesn’t bat at the top of the lineup……he’s got too much pop. Maybe bat him 6th and Swish 7th? Grandy’s speed could put him in scoring position for Swish
Pat M,
Sutcliffe is the worst…..the a absolute worst.
Hey did you see Drew II is enrolling at UCLA…subtraction by addition?
Good job by Jeter to get the runners over.
Sherman is like a shock jock. I remember him and Joe G getting into it back in 2008
It sounds like it’s getting testy in the courtroom…
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Yes things have really GON ADrift for the defense.
LOL He kind of is a shock jock. The thing is, he’s very good at some things and when he’s being fair, he’s very good. I do think he’s a smart guy as well. However, sometimes he just sounds arrogant.
Pat M. March 29th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Erica….Yes I did see your Stevie comments about her Garden concert…..I keep checking on You-Tube for some video, so far nadda……
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I used to have great contacts for bootlegs.
But I haven’t spoken to these people in about 8 years. E-mailing them out of the blue to ask what they have could be considered rude and awkward. LOL
I am getting super excited for the new album though
Pat M., I’ll take another look at the Vegas Watch numbers this afteroon (doing a few things at once now). I think my conclusions will match those or be pretty close, but i’ll let you know.
The game is on ESPN for those that don’t know.
I have a bootleg of the great indie band Yo La Tengo covering the Fleetwood Mac song “Dreams”, is that what we’re talking about???
“Sherman’s article is exactly why I don’t like him. Montero failed?”
But didn’t he? The Yankees were not planning on bringing Molina north once Cervelli went down. Girardi’s past quotes suggested it was Montero’s job to lose once Cevelli went down. He lost it.
Doesn’t mean his career is a failure, but he did fail to win a job that he was favored for. If he didn’t regress on both sides of the ball, he would have likely gotten the job.
Pedro Feliciano, still suffering from soreness in a muscle behind his left shoulder, will not pick up a baseball for the next 10 days in the hope that rest will cure what so far, the Yankees have been unable to.
“it’s not healing as quick as we would like,” said Joe Girardi, who said that realistically, Feliciano will not pitch for a minimum of three weeks and probably longer. Feliciano will travel to New York with the team to continue his rehab, then return to Tampa when he is ready to resume throwing.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankees/
Yanks hitters doing a really nice job keeping their hands back on that change up….
great at bat arod
“That’s not what I said. I’m getting a better idea of why you make so many bad predictions and conclusions: you don’t always read things very carefully.”
I certainly leave myself open to criticism Nick, but say what you like about me, I don’t hedge in taking position. When you offered a rebuttal of my conclusion, I naturally concluded you were an advocate of a different, opposing position.
My mistake. I’ll readjustment my thinking to assume tedium from you in the future.
“Cervelli has a proven MLB track record of effective backup catching. When he injured his foot, the rookie phenom competition still didn’t get the job and they opted for a guy whose hitting and defense are both worse than Cervelli’s. Therefore, it’s a pretty simple straight-line conclusion that Cervelli probably would have gotten the job absent his injury.”
Ironic you’d criticize me for not paying attention to you when you’ve clearly ignored or misunderstood me.
I’ve clearly articulated that I thought Montero had the job to lose, but on a shorter lease than the one Nova and Nunez had. Cervelli injured his foot I believe in the 4th game of spring training, which at the time was his 2nd start compared to Montero’s 2 starts.
The Yankees didn’t opt for Molina officially until over 3 weeks after that, and Montero got the bulk of the playing time behind Martin the entire time.
This is entirely consistent with my position, corroborated by Curry, that Montero was very much in the mix for the BUC job, but that he had to earn it, and he did not.
That he was not named the BUC on March 4th by default neither contradicts my position nor by itself suggests Molina instantly became the favorite. If PT is considered a relevant factor, then the evidence in fact suggests Molina did NOT immediate jump to the top of the depth chart until recently.
Your fixation is showing…
how garcia looked , i didn’t know the game was on tv
swisher got robbed
That’s bad news on Feliciano, sheesh – he signs with the Yankees and now he has arm problems?
“When you offered a rebuttal of my conclusion, I naturally concluded you were an advocate of a different, opposing position.”
You’re funny. Thinking that your conclusion is the natural, correct one even when it’s actually the incorrect one is what led to your bad prections. There’s nothing wrong with that, lots of fans make bad predictions.
“Your fixation is showing…’
Pffft, enough is enough: no more tears!
Heyman’s predictions:
Playoff teams – AL: Red Sox, White Sox, Rangers, Yankees (WC)
NL: Braves, Cardinals, Giants, Phillies (WC)
Rockies over Rangers in WS (yet doesn’t have them in the playoffs?)
MVPs: A-Rod and Posey
CY: Sabathia and Jiminez
Also predicts Jeter will get his 3,000th hit.
arod didn’t make that play last year
Great play and lateral movement by Arod, for those not watching. I know that’s something a lot of people have been looking for this Spring.
blake….I saw that about Drew….Also Honeycutt is retaining an agent ( no surprise ) however Malcolm Lee might bolt however I cannot see him leaving UCLA as he’d be a projected 2nd rounder at this time……The Wear Brothers and Drew should have inked with UCLA from the beginning as they’re local guys……I used to watch the twins all the time when they played at Mater Dei HS ……I think the Kevin Love situation is what sent them to NC…..Drew has great talent but has a sense of entitlement from everything I’ve heard from hi LA HS days…..
stuckey, I definitely agree with Nick’s take. I don’t think that Montero was ever seriously in the mix and I think that the fact that he wasn’t chosen as the backup once Cervelli went down underscores that fact. But I also think a variety of factors were involved in Montero not being seriously in the mix to go north from jump street, and with a change here and there, he might have been tapped once Cervelli went down – but certainly not before.
Nick, so what you’re saying is you have no response to the substance of the discussion and instead opt to continue to serve as my personal troll.
Weird, you’re known for being succinct. You’re really getting off track.
Pedro Feliciano, still suffering from soreness in a muscle behind his left shoulder, will not pick up a baseball for the next 10 days in the hope that rest will cure what so far, the Yankees have been unable to.
“it’s not healing as quick as we would like,” said Joe Girardo
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Very similar to how Marte’s problems started. Shoulder soreness that hasn’t healed in their projected time frame and are unsure of their next course of action, hoping rest cures it.
Alex had a cannon arm!
“Also predicts Jeter will get his 3,000th hit.”
Really going out on a limb there, eh?
Then again, picking a World Series participant who he has missing the playoffs is a pretty bold move.
Nick in SF March 29th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
I have a bootleg of the great indie band Yo La Tengo covering the Fleetwood Mac song “Dreams”, is that what we’re talking about???
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Ummm… No
Although, I am incredibly proud of the self control I am showing. Stevie and Rod are playing the Garden again on April 6th and I am not going. And Stevie is playing in Atlantic City on May 6th and I am not going.
(I should really confess though…. this has more to do with work getting in the way of me having fun than any attempt at self-control)
New nickname alert:
Eric “Chavey” Chavez. That’s what giradi just said.
I do like the awkward silence of them running out of things to say to Girardi, and the video feed of him just standing there, not being talked to.
Mell March 29th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
“Also predicts Jeter will get his 3,000th hit.”
Really going out on a limb there, eh?
Then again, picking a World Series participant who he has missing the playoffs is a pretty bold move.
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Maybe the Rockies are just going to be THAT good they can skip the Playoffs. LOL
Yank 97, Heyman has the Rockies winning the WS, yet doesn’t have them making the playoffs?
Link?
You know, I wondered to myself whether Freddy finally being chosen to be in the rotation would remove a layer of pressure and cause him to have a really good outing today.
“I definitely agree with Nick’s take. I don’t think that Montero was ever seriously in the mix and I think that the fact that he wasn’t chosen as the backup once Cervelli went down underscores that fact.”
Fair enough Trisha, but unlike some others I will trust you’ll be willing to answer the following question and further trust you’ll probably have a legitimate answer.
Girardi outright said what he most wanted to see from Montero was defensively consistency, and this is exactly what Montero didn’t demonstrate.
How do you respond to the notion that Montero could have won the position by simply providing what Girardi is on record saying he wanted to see?
Generally, as I told JF yesterday, I’m generally dubious of a conclusion that is arrived after the fact.
Again, I don’t recall anyone offering the idea that Montero had no shot at making the team 3 weeks ago. If this conclusion is this sound, shouldn’t someone have been on top of it a before 3 days ago?
Pat M,
The Wear twins are pretty good….really hurt the Heels depth when they left. Drew is a good defender but can’t shoot and turns the ball over like crazy.
MLB and MLBPA establish new protocols on concussions, including the creation of a new 7-day disabled list for concussions.
stuckey99 – you seem to retract into the same “logic” argument with everyone, it’s not a good habit.
“Nick, so what you’re saying is you have no response to the substance of the discussion and instead opt to continue to serve as my personal troll.”
Is this where stuckey has officially jumped the shark? I thought your bag was logic and precision on words and arguments, not… that.
I would be very surprised if anyone but you would draw such a conclusion.
These ESPN guys are so idiotic! They said that Victor Martinez had a pretty good year defensively last year.
“I would be very surprised if anyone but you would draw such a conclusion.”
As would I.
1. teddy9000 – that’s a good step forward.
2. Maybe by Martinez’ standards it was.
And if this is all about patting ourselves on the back for making predictions, my prediction, before ST began, was that Cervelli would start the season as the BUC.
Sorry for the delay. Top 5th inning, 1-1
Rodriguez with bases loaded walk
Boesch with solo homer
Top 5th inning
Inge single to right
I am watching the game on YES. It is very pleasant listening to Bob Lorenz and John Flaherty.
Who schedules a ST game 2 days before a real game against the same club? /boggle
Jackson flyout to warning track in right field corner
“Girardi outright said what he most wanted to see from Montero was defensively consistency, and this is exactly what Montero didn’t demonstrate.
How do you respond to the notion that Montero could have won the position by simply providing what Girardi is on record saying he wanted to see?”
Because Girardi said he wanted to see defensive consistency does not unequivocally mean that he was therefore saying that had that happened, Montero was on the team!
Let me give you an example. Montero could have shown great defensive consistency and Girardi could have been nothing but pleased with that progress but still felt that given the totality of the circumstances (I’ve spoken to this quite a few times) it was best for both the team and Montero to start in AAA.
“Generally, as I told JF yesterday, I’m generally dubious of a conclusion that is arrived after the fact.
Again, I don’t recall anyone offering the idea that Montero had no shot at making the team 3 weeks ago. If this conclusion is this sound, shouldn’t someone have been on top of it a before 3 days ago?”
Ah, but there were a number of us who said we believed that Cervelli was going to be the pick to go north. Since Martin was already on the team, you would have to impute from that, that we were also saying Montero was not going to make the team.
Buster hits a homerun with his interview with Verlander….Great stuff on pitching
Just caught some of the game while I was home for lunch. Garcia looked pretty good. Even hit 90 a couple times.
Rymes strikeout swinging (3rd strikeout)
Rosenthal’s predictions:
AL: Red Sox, White Sox, As, Yankees
NL: Phillies, Reds, Rockies, Braves
ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees
NLCS: Braves over Rockies
WS: Red Sox over Braves
MVP: A-Rod, Pujols
CY: Lester, Hamels
MOY: Francona, Tracey
That was pretty good Bluster interview.
How does Francona get MOY when they spend all that money in the offseason? Silly Rosenthal.
Yanks 97 – per usual I am interested in nobody’s prediction but my own! As an aside, push me over with a feather that Rosenthal picked the Sux to win it all. You talk about a Sux suckup, he leads the team.
“Silly Rosenthal.”
About says it all.
Trisha,
I saw Girardi on the Yankees Spring Training report last night after the rainout. Another factor against taking Montero north was that Joe believes Montero should be playing every day which he would not be doing in NY.
Pitching change with 2 outs in 5th inning
Ayala pitching
4.2 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (earned), 2 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 homer allowed
Ordonez double
Cabrera groundout to shortstop
Middle 5th inning, 1-1 tie
“Trisha,
I saw Girardi on the Yankees Spring Training report last night after the rainout. Another factor against taking Montero north was that Joe believes Montero should be playing every day which he would not be doing in NY.”
Geeze Fran, didn’t we also say that all ST?
Bottom 5th inning, 1-1 tie
gardner strikeout looking
Trisha,
We did. We think like Joe. Now if only I could do that for GTLU
True Rosenthal Fact: Was cobbled together by an old wood-carver and given life thanks to a fairy. How he has circumvented the nose growing phenomenon is beyond scholars.
Jeter soft roller to 2nd base
“True Rosenthal Fact: Was cobbled together by an old wood-carver and given life thanks to a fairy. How he has circumvented the nose growing phenomenon is beyond scholars.”
It is also plausible that people did not believe Montero would make the team, but were still excited that once Cervelli was injured a possibilty did exist, however slim, and it was fun to think about for a time.
Maybe I’ll go watch the rest of this game.
Trisha -
Put me down for 95 wins. Thanks.
We did. We think like Joe.
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Except for where he said if Montero made the team they would find ways to give him consistent play time
Teixeira ground out to 1st base
End of 5th inning, 1-1 tie
Marco Scutaro
Sutcliff hasn’t gotten any better as a broadcaster, huh? Wow he is horrible.
“Because Girardi said he wanted to see defensive consistency does not unequivocally mean that he was therefore saying that had that happened, Montero was on the team!”
No, it certainly does not. I didn’t suggest anyone, me, you, or anyone else has unequivocal evidence. Everyone is indeed evaluating factors and trying to cull the best conclusion.
But the same threshold applies to the opposite conclusion. Is there any unequivocal evidence Cervelli was at the top of the BUC depth cart?
“Montero could have shown great defensive consistency and Girardi could have been nothing but pleased with that progress but still felt that given the totality of the circumstances (I’ve spoken to this quite a few times) it was best for both the team and Montero to start in AAA.”
Of course he could have. I’m not suggesting otherwise. I’m the one suggesting the situation was in fact fluid.
As I understand it, its you, Nick and others who are arguing it was not, and pre-determined from the start.
“Ah, but there were a number of us who said we believed that Cervelli was going to be the pick to go north. Since Martin was already on the team, you would have to impute from that, that we were also saying Montero was not going to make the team.”
Fair enough.
Doreen, I guess I just don’t spend that much time obssessing about what’s going to happen with the team. I figured Cervelli was the pick. If Montero went north I figured it was until Cervelli came back. So Cervelli always remained my go-to.
I’m pretty happy to let the Yankees do the thinking. But that’s just me.
Why does Chad say it’s 2-1 Tigers in the 4th. Does he even watch the games?
Sutcliff hasn’t gotten any better as a broadcaster, huh? Wow he is horrible.
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No but he has gotten drunker and more incoherent
I have always felt Jeter’s contact ability is actually too good. How many AB’s of his get cut short because he tapped a “ball” fair? If he would miss some more marginal pitches the GB’s wouldn’t be such a problem.
Except for where he said if Montero made the team they would find ways to give him consistent play time
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Joe may have said that, but not on the interview that I saw last night.
Wow… it’s not even funny how horrible Wallace Matthews is. My god.. reading his article on Montero and Romine today… I felt as if I was reading perhaps the worst piece of journalism I’ve seen in months, maybe years. And his grammar! For someone who is supposed to be writing for a news organization, he lacked basic subject verb agreement and couldn’t seem to order his words in a coherent way.
No he reports false information because he hates you.
Haha did you hear that one guy in the background on the ESPN broadcast:
“Yankees Cards 2011 W.S.”
Cards? Cmon buddy.
“Why does Chad say it’s 2-1 Tigers in the 4th. Does he even watch the games?”
It’s spring training for the beat guys too. Chad will be ready for Opening Day.
I will always take an opportunity to hop on the Wallace is the worst reporter ever Train.
HE IS BAD!!
I thought Freddy looked good today….Mixed speeds well and moved the ball around quite well…..Tricia’s comments about being relaxed may have merit
I have always felt Jeter’s contact ability is actually too good. How many AB’s of his get cut short because he tapped a “ball” fair? If he would miss some more marginal pitches the GB’s wouldn’t be such a problem.
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Considering his overall contact% is around league average, I don’t think he is ‘too good’. You can’t pick and choose what you miss or not, only what you swing at. If he missed more pitches, you’d see him missing some pitches he taps foul but also some he hit hard, and he would end up striking out more and being a worse hitter.
“We did. We think like Joe.”
I think that’s basically all we (you and I) try to do. Think what the Yankees are probably thinking, since that’s really what matters in the end.
stuckey, I do beleive it was predetermined rather than fluid. A number of factors went into my thinking that, but I did believe Cervelli was the choice from jump street.
Top of 6th inning, 1-1 tie, Ayala pitching
Martinez deep flyout to left field
Pitching change, garrison pitching
Romine catching, Mesa in center, Chavez at 1st, Nunez at shortstop
Andruw Jones, COME ON. /gob’d
Jerkface – if he would foul the pitches off instead of tapping them fair, i would be perfectly happy with the results.
Boesch Pop fly single to left field, Jones looking disintersted in catching it
How did Porcello look? He is one of my fantasy pitchers, and a fav of mine since he rolled Youk.
My apologies if this is old news already:
BloggingBombers MLB and MLBPA establish new protocols on concussions, including the creation of a new 7-day disabled list for concussions.
BloggingBombers Any player on the 7-day DL for more than 14 days will automatically and retroactively be transferred to the 15-day DL. Trial basis for 2011.
Peralta strikeout swinging
Jerkface March 29th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Andruw Jones, COME ON. /gob?d
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Jerkface – if he would foul the pitches off instead of tapping them fair, i would be perfectly happy with the results.
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He likely does foul off most of them. You happened to see one time where he didn’t and are trying to draw a conclusion from that. Maybe he wouldn’t have that problem if he didn’t swing at near everything? Maybe it isn’t that he is too good but that he is so bad?
“He is one of my fantasy pitchers, and a fav of mine since he rolled Youk.”
Avila weak ground ball single just about 45 feet from plate
Kate,
Porcello looked fine.
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Garrison gave up 2 hits to Left Handed batters, but to be fair the balls were not hit very hard.
trisha -
I’m also fine with what the Yankees have decided. I wavered a bit on my own feeling that Montero should open the season in AAA, but only because of the “excitement factor.
Not for nothin, trisha, but all of us here are a touch obsessed with the Yankees – or we wouldn’t be here! LOL (There are degrees of obsession, of course.)
Trisha, so long as you agree you don’t have any unequivocal evidence of that, then we’re good…
Inge ground out to 3rd base
Garrison looks pretty good today. Tough battle with full count to right handed Inge after about 4 foul balls.
Doreen, I’m obssessed with my love for the Yankees but beyond that, I really don’t get myself into a twist or sit with any kind of personal wish list. When I make guesses, again it’s based on trying to think the way I think the Yankees are thinking. When they feel Montero should come up, that works for me. If they thought he should have come up as the primary back up, that would have worked for me also. (It would have meant that I read their tealeaves wrong, but big deal.) I don’t get disappointed by things they do or don’t do. I will always say, and I can only speak for myself on this one, they know far more about running the team and making decisions than I could ever dream about knowing.
That’s fine with me. I have enough on my plate.
What the heck is in Alex’s cheeK?????
People are still discussing the back up catcher? Who cares? I’m so over it.
Montero will be a star in this league. Whether that starts in April, May, June or whenever.
Bottom of 6th inning, Porcello still pitching
Rodriguez gets decked by head high pitch
soft groundout to 1st base
stuckey, of course I have no unequivocal evidence of anything. The best I can say is that it appears that I may have called the Yanks decision process correctly.
“Montero will be a star in this league. Whether that starts in April, May, June or whenever.”
Absolutely believe that to be true Patrick.
Doreen March 29th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
What the heck is in Alex’s cheeK?????
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Jim Bouton’s “Big League Chew” or sunflower seeds
GB – think that was a purpose pitch?
trisha -
We’re on the same page and think the same way in this regard. I was just poking a little fun at all of us – it’s hard to convey. Even smiley faces don’t always help!
The shortest name? Ni?
John Flaherty says he expects a lot from AJ Burnett this season. Likes the way Rothschild helped AJ clean up his delivery.
Cano strikeout
Buster must have taken a refresher course this past winter in Interviewing 101….Most impressive today
GB7-
The entire bag???? LOL
Joe In LI, I don’t think so. Looks like it just got away….at the right time
“stuckey, of course I have no unequivocal evidence of anything. The best I can say is that it appears that I may have called the Yanks decision process correctly.”
Beg to differ.
Cervelli isn’t the BUC.
Swisher pop fly out to right field
End of 6 innings, 1-1 tie
Doreen March 29th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
GB7-
The entire bag???? LOL
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Doreen, you wouldn’t be able to look at baseball cards of Nellie Fox. He went threw 4 bags of tobacco a game.
top 7th inning, Prior pitching
Jackson line out to 2nd base
Rhymes ground out to 2nd base
“Beg to differ.
Cervelli isn’t the BUC.”
Don’t beg. We’re all created equal here!
Let me amend my statement. I’m convinced I called their decision process correctly, especially in light of Montero not even being considered for 2nd backup.
When Cervelli comes back north as back up catcher, I will be as certain as certain can be.
While I have no unequivocal evidence, I was always good with those, you know those books when you were a kid where you had to connect dots? I always connected dots well.
“John Flaherty says he expects a lot from AJ Burnett this season. Likes the way Rothschild helped AJ clean up his delivery.”
Saint Lawrence.
Ordonez hard ground single up the middle
Nick in SF March 29th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
I have a bootleg of the great indie band Yo La Tengo covering the Fleetwood Mac song “Dreams”, is that what we’re talking about???
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Nick, do you know how Yo La Tengo got it’s name?
This is a true story about the Mets. During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found themselves colliding in the outfield.
When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, “I got it! I got it!” only to run into Chacón, who spoke only Spanish. Ashburn learned to yell, “¡Yo la tengo! ¡Yo la tengo!” instead.
In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish and had missed a team meeting that proposed using the words “¡Yo la tengo!” as a way to avoid outfield collisions.
After getting up, Thomas asked Ashburn, “What the heck is a Yellow Tango?”
Jason Zillo is talking about HOPE Week and how hard it is to pick the 5 finalists. He is also flattered that the Twins want to have a HOPE week too.
Nasty pitch Mark
“especially in light of Montero not even being considered for 2nd backup”
Sure he was.
Cabrera strikeout swinging
middle of the 7th inning, 1-1 tie
good for the Twins…can never have too much HOPE!
The Amazing Mets….Seems like some things just never change Nick In SF….
Bottom of 7th inning, 1-1 tie
Posada strikeout looking
“Sure he was.”
Sez you.
Yes, MG, I am aware of how the great Hoboken/Brooklyn band Yo La Tengo got its name.
MG -
thanks for the belly laugh. Funny story. “yellow tango.” Maybe I’ll even be able to repeat that one to my husband and remember it! (Or I can always let him read it here.)
Kate, like that line. That would be a good slogan.
Thanks to Andruw Jones early success as star for the braves, my brain is having trouble reconciling the lumbering, gawky andruw jones which currently inhabits a yankee uniform.
Trying to cheer for him this year is going to be trying
Joelsherman1 Hear #Redsox r getting minor lge C Mike McHenry from #Rockies for rlvr Daniel Turpin, who was in camp with #Yankees as Rule 5
Jones with hard ground rule double down left field line
Well, nice last AB for Andruw Jones.
Pretty funny that it was a GR double and he didn’t have to run, isn’t it??? LOL
Nick in SF March 29th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Yes, MG, I am aware of how the great Hoboken/Brooklyn band Yo La Tengo got its name.
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Nick, I knew you would but love that story so much I repeat it at every opportunity. Besides, I grew up in Brooklyn and went to college in Hoboken
Chavez strikeout swinging
Will Eduardo Nunez get a different number when he comes up north?
Behave yourself, Doreen. I’m the nasty remark maker around here
“Sez you.”
OH YEAH!!!!!
By 2nd backup, I assume you mean the guy who would be named backup C in light of Cevelli’s injury. I don’t think there’s any question that Montero was seriously considered for that job. Just didn’t work out for him.
Lumbering Face ????
Think either team wants to play extra innings today?
Nunez flyout to right field
end of 7 innings, 1-1 tie
“especially in light of Montero not even being considered for 2nd backup.”
Yeah, Trisha, you lost me there.
How have you concluded he was never considered?
These teams should call a tie now… and hit their charter flights home.
Mell, okay, maybe I’ll give you that much. But no more!!!!!
Mariner’s beat declaring they won the cliff lee trade because Montero got sent down to AAA
http://seattletimes.nwsource.c.....cation=rss
Not realizing he would have made the Mariners out of spring most likely
I remember reading that story about Ashburn and Chacon. Stuff like this, you can’t make up.
GB,
Good job on the play by play. I am watching on TV, but I don’t think I could keep up and post as quickly as you do
It just blows my mind how you wait and wait for pitcher and catchers to report and open up spring training and then before you know it it’s gone…..Next to December I think March is the quickest month…….I think College basketball has something to do with that perception
Beg to differ.
Cervelli isn’t the BUC.
What an idiotic statement.
Pat M. March 29th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
The Amazing Mets….Seems like some things just never change Nick In SF….
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the two things I remember most about the Amazing Mets and 1962 is that Casey Stengel once went out to the pitcher’s mound to make what everyone thought was a pitching change and signalled for Choo Choo Coleman to replace whichever stiff was behind home plate. Casey’s reason for the change? He wanted the ‘low ball catcher’ in the game.
the other thing was going to Gil Hodges night at the Polo Grounds (age 15) and having one of my friends drink about 10 beers courtesy of one of the other guys who could buy beer-he got so sick he threw up all over the 7th Avenue Express on the way home, it scattered the car so we all got to sit
Lumbering Face ????
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Does that imply too much speed? Try plodding.
Andrew is starting his swing so early that a double down the line is about the only place he can hit the ball.
Top of 8th inning, Wordekemper pitching, 1-1 tie
Martinez flyout to left field
stuckey, I have my reasons but it’s really easier to concede the point.
Lumbering Face ????
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Lumbering, trundling, plodding, shambling, waddling, slogging, shuffling, galumphing
Take your pick
Didn’t Smoak get sent down last year because he stunk so bad.?
I hope Buddy Carlyle is available out of the bullpen today to face a tough lefty…
Fran the original March 29th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
GB,
Good job on the play by play. I am watching on TV, but I don’t think I could keep up and post as quickly as you do
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Thanks, Francie. As long as I keep it to one syllible, I’m pretty fast
Nick in SF Opinion Timeline:
Before Spring Training: Cervelli would open season as backup catcher.
After Cervelli injury: Montero would open season as backup catcher.
After it became pretty obvious that Montero wouldn’t get job: G-Mole would open season as backup catcher.
Now: Cervelli would have opened season as backup catcher absent injury.
I’m really glad I stayed away from Miggy in fantasy this year, he looks like a blimp.
doesn’t mean I can spell, though
I guess Soriano agreed to pitch again.
YankeesPR Gates open at 11 am on Opening Day (3/31); a hint on who will throw out the 1st pitch – he won three gold gloves with the Yankees…
I hope more and more teams do Hope Week. It’s a great idea. Jason Zillo has done wonders fir the Yankees. Great asset.
I saw somewhere that a person (maybe a layman?) had the surname O. They said that some databases kicked out the entry because it was too short. Some have lengthened it to Oh.
G. Nunez flyout to center field
Pitching change, Soriano pitching
I’m really glad I stayed away from Miggy in fantasy this year, he looks like a blimp.
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Hitting .324 with 13 XBH in 70 AB…
I haven’t seen Andruw Jones play yet, is he approaching the size of a single or double wide?
Haha Soriano, you have to pitch, eat it.
Soriano does not look enthused.
“I’m really glad I stayed away from Miggy in fantasy this year, he looks like a blimp”
Probably still the best AL 1B fantasy-wise.
“What an idiotic statement.”
Care to explain why?
The person who made it decided to amend it.
GB,
Spelling doesn’t count so you’re good
Only 3 gold gloves rules out bernie… I don’t even have a good guess. :/
Mell – Yes, also the only AL 1B likely to pass out from heat exhaustion. Or get arrested again…
correction, Boesch flied out to center, not G, nunez
Nunez now batting, strikeout swinging
middle of 8th inning, 1-1 tie
Mussina????
Moose (and Squirrel) to throw out 1st pitch?
This bullpen is going to be a hell of a lot of fun to watch. Strike-out machines who all look great this spring.
Fran, that’s a relief. I was afraid that I was getting sent to the minor leagues…(ESPN message board)
Soriano looking like Mariano there.
Bernie won 3 Gold Gloves…
“It just blows my mind how you wait and wait for pitcher and catchers to report and open up spring training and then before you know it it’s gone…..Next to December I think March is the quickest month…….I think College basketball has something to do with that perception”
I swear it’s because you guys don’t live in the present. You spend your entire time trying to figure out what’s going to happen in the future, who’s going to be acquired in the off season, who’ll be on the team in 2020! I don’t find that the time went quickly at all. The reason is because I just mosey around and enjoy what was happening while it was happening. I can’t recommend it enough. I can’t believe the amount of talk that goes on during the season, and even during games, about who should be acquired for the next season, what players from what teams will be on the Yankees, etc.
JMO but it does happen. I quote – yesterday is history, tomorrow is a history, today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.
(I mention this because I have seen you say in the past that you thought the season went by in a blink. And I thought about it in the above terms when you said it. I never feel the season flys by. But I truly believe it’s because I enjoy each moment for what it is and don’t worry about the next day, the next game, the next week, or anything else.)
“Only 3 gold gloves rules out bernie… I don’t even have a good guess. :/”
A fairly recently retired pitcher is my guess.
ID:
I think he’ll get some decent DH time, with Martinez playing some 1B. He’s going to rake as always.
Romine homers to left on first pitch
Romine with an impressive HR there
Romine the new BUC? Nice swing.
What a way for Romine to end spring training!
“Soriano looking like Mariano there.”
My happiest moment in the off season was when the Yankees announced they picked up Soriano.
Updated Opinion: Romine will supplant G-Mole after Hank picks up the phone.
That was hammered.
so did Joe Pepitone
Mesa fly out to right field
Moose won 3 gold gloves with the Yanks..
Bernie won 4
Fran, that’s a relief. I was afraid that I was getting sent to the minor leagues…
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GB,
Maybe, but I am sure you’d be back before the All Star break.
MG – Bernie won 4 GG’s as a Yankee. While not ruled out by the statement it seems an unlikely match.
Moose only won 1. Pettitte has 0…. hmm
Pena hard one hop out to 2nd base
Sorry I see the 3 by mussina now, didn’t have the window wide enough :/
Maxwell hustling ground ball single to 1st base
Moose only won 1
2001, 2003 and 2008
Nice hustle to beat the pitcher.
I think Yogi should do it. Until he can’t.
Irreverent Discourse March 29th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Sorry I see the 3 by mussina now, didn’t have the window wide enough :/
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that’s how I missed Bernie’s 4th, he was listed as the 3rd outfielder down behind Jr and Jim Edmunds…
Bang bang Maxwell’s silver slugger came down on his head.
would actually rather romine started as the back up than molina. then when cervelli gets back, send him back.
“I think Yogi should do it. Until he can’t.
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Maxwell stolen base
bernier strikeout
End of 8 innings, 2-1 yanks
was Romine’s HR off a major league pitcher? If so, put him on the squad!
Romine everyone in the clubhouses favorite for possibly avoiding extras!
who needs a whole spring to make a roster decision when you only need one swing?
Moose only won 1
2001, 2003 and 2008
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You just listed 3 years. He won 3 while with the Yankees
Fran the original March 29th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Fran, that’s a relief. I was afraid that I was getting sent to the minor leagues…
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GB,
Maybe, but I am sure you’d be back before the All Star break.
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I sure hope so, fran. I heard the rumors about how the Yankees like to bury their rookies and never bring ‘em up until they’re past their prime
Top of 9th inning, 2-1 yanks, Colon pitching
J. Rodriguez ground out to 3rd base
Happy to have you with us Bartolo. You’re a good team player!
Either it’s my television or he is a shadow of his former self.
Diaz ground out to shortstop
patrick, MG was quoting what I had incorrectly stated, that he had 1.
And with that, spring training is over.
Onto the regular season
Going out to run some errands. Catch you all later.
Tricia….I made the hoops reference because I try to earn a few dollars during this time of the year and between basketball and spring training games the days just fly by…….And yeah I’m guilty of the roster stuff as well…..It just seems that the grapefruit season is a blur
Wells Ground out to 3rd base
yanks win 2-1
As soon as Girardi announced the rotation i went out and got tickets for Hughes on Sunday. So pumped.
Well kids, we lived through another ST!!!
Kudos to Brian Cashman and the Yankee organization for spinning straw into gold. They turned what could have been a disaster into quite a pleasant experience.
Colon
Pryor
Garcia
Soriano
Chavez
Jones
But to name a few.
Later y’all.
Spring Training 2011 R.I.P.
Very easy inning for Bartolo.
Romine is a big kid too…not Montero big but he’s a good sized guy.
Great job by Romine!
And good job by Barolo Colon to close it out.
You know, there have been two players who haven’t struck me as looking “right” in yankees uniform, that is Colon and Ivan Rodriguez. Maybe Colon will look better in the pinstripes.
Doreen – Add Randy Johnson to that list
I sure hope so, fran. I heard the rumors about how the Yankees like to bury their rookies and never bring ‘em up until they’re past their prime
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GB,
Only if you are the BUC. See you later.
Isn’t Molina on the 40-man roster already? If so, that was probably a big factor.
Compared to Boston’s new lefty reliever, Dennys Reyes, Colon looks anorexic
Pat M, not trying to tell you what to do with your money of course but I would think that placing bets the way you do could really take away some of the real pleasure of the season. Since you do that over/under stuff on teams at the beginning of a season, naturally you’re waiting to see how it plays out. That takes some of the shine off the moment I would think.
Just want you to slow down and smell the roses because you’re my friend.
blake…..Austin has filled much more than I expected
Trisha, the only rose that Pat cares about saving himself for is that little flower that cleans his pool
does Colon getting the save today mean he’s in the running for the setup or closer role?
After all, he could probably eliminate the competition in one sitting around dinner time.
j/k Pat. Hope the weather has been kind to you out there
Just want you to slow down and smell the roses because you’re my friend.
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Splendor in the Grass?
Irreverent Discourse March 29th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Doreen – Add Randy Johnson to that list
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you’re not kidding-I was standing on the 7th tee at my golf club in San Francisco one day in the early 2000′sand look up and the Big Unit is walking down the adjacent fairway with this angry scowl on his face. He is one ugly dude (and plays golf right handed).
Pat M -
Where can I see the lines for the wins O/U for the teams?
From Bonds trial
gwenknapp On break, shared elevator with prosecutor Nedrow. A couple of us told him to ask Jeremy Giambi why he didn’t slide in ’01 playoffs.
I’ll predict the Yanks win 89 games.
That’s really thoughtful of you, trisha.
pat March 29th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
From Bonds trial
gwenknapp On break, shared elevator with prosecutor Nedrow. A couple of us told him to ask Jeremy Giambi why he didn’t slide in ’01 playoffs.
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maybe he had injectable PEDs in his back pocket and didn’t want to waste them…
Pat M,
He looks a lot thicker than I remember him last year…..in a good way thicker.
GB….Thursday is Openning Day & Pool cleaning day…Oh my….Rodg 12….Vegas Watch
As we are coming to the end of this Spring Training, I just want to thank you, Chad, for the GREAT job you did keeping all of us up to date. I am SO psyched for the season to start!!
Give him credit. Chris Russo just said he changed his mind after seeing spring training and now picks the Yankees to go to the world series. He thinks their bullpen will make the difference.
What a way to end it.
Romine dinger and the new closer, Colon.
Thanks again, Chad. Great, really great job on ST.
C’mon Thursday……..
BryanHoch Granderson faced live pitching in sim game. Plans to play vs. Pirates farm team tomorrow. Encouraged for opening day
It’s not too late for Girardi to change his mind.
Take Romine North.
WCYF – You mean he changed his opinion after becoming more informed? That’s basically blasphemy, treason and adultery all rolled into one.
As far as the Pen goes.
Many games will be over after the 6th inning.
I expect us to have one of the best pens in baseball.
The 8th and 9th should be absolute lockdown.
Hope everyone stays healthy.
Pat M. March 29th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
GB….Thursday is Openning Day & Pool cleaning day…Oh my….Rodg 12….Vegas Watch
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That’ll be some Opening Day, Pat. First game and cupcake cleans the pool. Some guys have all the luck. you have blonde pool girl and Randy has Nurse Karloff. OUCH!!
Pat –
I definitely like the overs for the Yanks, Twins, Giants and Angels. Then the under for the Phillies. That’d probably be my top 5.
Granderson is so cute and delicious. I could eat that cute little face of his right up!
GB-
Thing is Pat never invited us over. He’s kinda greedy dontcha think ?
All we want to do is gawk a little. It’s not like he’d really have to share.
Well maybe some of his spirits is about all.
BloggingBombers I agree with @JackCurryYES that Gardner will lead off on Thursday, but Girardi insists no decision has been made. “We’ll talk on the plane.”
New thread ==>
New Post: One last hurdle for Granderson; Opening Day likely
Ridiculous weather for the opening . Cold