Yankees postgame
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on Apr 02, 2011 
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The talk after the Yankees’ 10-6 victory concentrated on two fronts, A.J. Burnett’s performance and Mark Teixeira’s hot start. How strange does that sound with the first baseman? It is only two games, though.
First, Burnett wasn’t feeling well at all. He said he has a sinus infection and a throat infection, and that he couldn’t hear. But he gutted his way through five, allowing three runs, five hits and one walk, while fanning six. Plus, he limited the damages in the fifth when he was wearing down and having trouble swallowing. There was a run in and the bases were packed with one out when Burnett got Will Rhymes to ground a changeup to first, although a run scored. He then fanned Magglio Ordonez with a curve. So it remained 6-3 at that point.
“I thought he threw the ball well,” Joe Girardi said. “Stamina was somewhat of an issue. His ears have been clogged. He’s had a hard time breathing. That’s why we only let him go five innings.”
Burnett is undefeated in April as a Yankee, going 6-0 with a 3.99 ERA in 11 starts.
Teixiera, meanwhile, had two homers at the end of April last year. Now he has two homers after two games, both three-run shots. But he changed his offseason routine in order to try to get off to a better start. He bought an Iron Mike machine and hit away after having it installed at Bobby Valentine’s sports complex in Stamford, Conn.
“Just swinging more and working out a little less,” Teixeira said. “I’ve always been a guy who hits the weights really heavy. Because of that, I’ve always had great second halves and stayed strong during the whole year. But I was swinging a little more this offseason and trying to get my swing right.”
Teixeira is the first player to hit a three-run homer (or grand slam) in his team’s first two games since 2002 when Barry Bonds was going deep for the Giants. …
The Yankees have scored 16 runs over the first two games.
“The good news for us is 1 through 9, everybody is swinging the bat well,” said Alex Rodriguez, who needs 16 homers to tie Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth on the all-time homer list after sending up No. 614. …
The 3,000 watch: Derek Jeter needs 72 hits to reach the magic number. After going 2 for 4, Jeter is tied with Al Simmons for 35th on the all-time list with 2,928 hits. …
Mariano Rivera has saved the first two games, the first time that has happened since 2000. …
Russell Martin hit his first homer as a Yankee, a three-run drive in the fifth.
“He’s been very, very impressive,” A-Rod said. “He brings a lot of athleticism to our lineup.” …
This is the Yankees’ first 2-0 start since 2005. …
Sunday’s series finale is set for 1:08, with Phil Hughes going against Max Scherzer.
the Crawford groans are going to start soon in Bean town.
Crawford hitless and witless. Nice.
It was apparent AJ was not feeling well. He looked pretty good.
nice win!
obviously Lackey won’t be this bad every outing but he’s just not that good anymore….his stuff is diminished and he doesn’t have great command. He’ll be a decent back end guy but the upside for more than that just isn’t there unless his stuff returns or he suddenly is able to command his pitches better.
SI_JonHeyman
1. RT @alexspeier Lackey allowed double cycle in 3 2/3 IP: 2 singles, doubles, triples, HRs. First #redsox to do it since Tiant in ’74. 7 minutes ago via web
The Sox pen is real good too
Rangers just teeing off on all segments of the Boston pitching staff.
Tim Whiteflag is warming.
Tim Whiteflag, LOL
The Rangers lineup is no joke, they may not have Cliff Lee anymore but those dudes can hit and put tons of pressure on defenses with their speed.
Key for the rangers is to keep Kinsler, Cruz, and Hamilton healthy
blake April 2nd, 2011 at 10:10 pm
The Rangers lineup is no joke, they may not have Cliff Lee anymore but those dudes can hit and put tons of pressure on defenses with their speed.
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Agree with that they are aggressive on base paths with Andrus, Borbon, and company.
They can hit – but it is inflated b/c DFW airport is right in the area – and the stream from the planes has always created a crazy offensive advantage for that ballpark.
It’s early on, but for now I feel better about my yankees and am looking ofrward to enjoying business trips to Boston.
“obviously Lackey won’t be this bad every outing”
You really don’t know that.
“I was told that Lackey was still good.”
Best Shape Of His Life! (BSOHL)
Meanwhile my first-round draftpick is currently 0 for 8.
Nice for Tito to leave Wheeler out there.
Ooops.
Hey Wheeler doesn’t need to wear the goat horns. He hasn’t done any worse than the rest of their pitching!
The Rangers park is no more of an advantage than Fenway is…..felt good for Beltre after the Sox cold shouldered him.
AJ was great – I hope he gets well soon.
Russell Martin looks like he’s going to be a great pickup; even if he only hits say .250, clearly the pitchers enjoy throwing to him.
Our pen wasn’t so hot today except for Mo, but so be it – it’s early.
Alex is going to have a monstrous year.
Tim Whiteflag is warming
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Nice
lackey’s arm isn’t in the BSOHL
As to the Sox, let’s face it – there’s a lot of life in Ortiz’ bat. We can make fun of him for the steroids, but then keep in mind that Alex used……….
I actually like Wakefield, he can’t help that he’s old and not very good anymore. I wish I could throw a knuckleball like him.
Logan and Robertson may have struggled at first but they both got three outs.
Fenway is a hitter’s haven that inflates states – same with the Ballpark in Arlington – and the Ballpark was not intended that way 100% – engineers were not aware of the airport factor that bumped it up to a new level.
Thanks for the good stuff today, Brian.
You picked a good day to cover.
And Logan under normal circumstances won’t be facing any RH.
Alex confronted it at least though…he didn’t hold a presser and tell the media he’d “get back to them” and then basically never be asked about it again. If Alex had said that they would have camped out in his yard until he actually….you know….got back to them.
Wakefield is what he is – this generation’s Charlie Hough
blake April 2nd, 2011 at 10:19 pm
I think most of us here liked the Martin signing at the time.
Alex also did not lawyer up and bring the new MLB players union chief with him to his press conference and forget all of a sudden how to speak English for longer periods of time like Sosa.
“I actually like Wakefield, he can’t help that he’s old and not very good anymore. I wish I could throw a knuckleball like him.”
Feel the same way.
Wakefield is like the guy who works in the mall who gets called to the restroom in the food court to clean the crap off of the toilet seat…..
This is ridiculous. Gameday has a highlight feature that’s showing a 2. Do I click it. First highlight is Ortiz’s groundout to tie the game. Second one was his two-run blast. Where’s the Texas highlights? They’ve scored 11 runs on 3 HR including a GS. And they highlight Fat Papi?
Blake, that’s very true……….but my point is that Ortiz is still a very good hitter.
DocTodd – In that scenario, I think Wake is actually the crap on the toilet seat.
Gonzalez is hitting for both he and Crawford.
“Alex also did not lawyer up and bring the new MLB players union chief with him to his press conference and forget all of a sudden how to speak English for longer periods of time like Sosa”
Good things happen to good people, and karma is a beach.
Alex faced the music – Alex is having one hell of a season, as is his team.
Fatstuff lied outright and then ignored everything because he had that loser liar union lawyer by his side.
Oooo, look at the Sux, doing SOOOOO well.
Let fatty continue to pretend.
Gonzalez is the lone bright spot for this team.
m….same thing with ESPN…they did not show any of the homers Lester gave up, just Big Sloppy’s..
I can’t figure out how to see “Pitch FX” on the new Gameday. Does anyone know how?
One can only imagine what Lackey will be like in the final year of his Sux contract ………. in 2014 !
Union lawyer was liar Michael Weiner.
Alex faced the music, then carried the Yankees on his back in the 2009 postseason en route to a title.
A-Gon would be an idiot to sign a cheap extension with Boston.
Easily a 200 million dollar player on the open market.
Betsy,
Ortiz is a mistake hitter now….he’s not the same guy he was before where you could make good pitches and still not get him out. He hits mistakes now….which is fine, you can still be very productive that way….but he can be gotten out and was anemic against lefties last year…..
Big Papi has quite a gut on him…I guess he was the only Red Sox player to not report in the best shape of his life…..
pat, at the bottom of the screen, try field view.
another HR
Curious to see what kind of numbers Cruz would put up if he could ever play a full season
WHAT
A
RIOT!!!!!
If Wakefield’s ball doesn’t flutter, it’s like hitting it off of a friggin tee…
pat,
Try over over each numbered pitch. They have nasty factor, release speed, result speed. Tim averaging about 55 mph in the last category
If there was ANY question about the strength of the Sux bullpen, let that be the least of your worries.
Theo better go back to stressing run prevention…..good thing Crawford and Ellsbury have great speed,looks like they are going to be chasing down a lot of bombs to the outfield…
Trisha and m
It might not do what I want it to anymore. Used to be able to go back and watch “Pitch FX” or “K Zone” or whatever they called it after the game to see if a pitch was a strike or a ball.
Used to be able to click on the players name to see all the pitches of the AB but the name isn’t a link anymore.
If this were happening to any other team, I’d be feeling a bit sorry & embarrassed for them.
But since it’s the Red Sox, I’m having a steaming hot cup of Schadenfreude instead
Umm, does anyone have thoughts about the Yankees game today or have I stumbled on to a red sox blog?
j9d April 2nd, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Umm, does anyone have thoughts about the Yankees game today or have I stumbled on to a red sox blog?
Go back and read the game thread.
Found it, pat. Still not what you wNt tho.
Click on the pitcher’s name. Then click on the movement tab.
Lol. Are people on red sox blogs also laughing at the sox?
I just notice Sux down 5-12 in the top of 7th.
ouuuuch
“Union lawyer was liar Michael Weiner.”
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I’m continually amazed that people named Weiner aren’t aware that they can legally change their names.
good thing Crawford and Ellsbury have great speed
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Cause their going to need it to stay ahead of the angry mobs.
This Ranger’s pitcher is butts.
I think that was Crawford’s first time reaching base this season.
go UConn
Another highlight…Ellsbury’s blast to pull within 7 runs.
My phone has a ton of rangers highlights, but I guess the rest of MLB’s services are bias for boston
MLB finally put the Markakis catch up on mlb.com, everyone should check it out. Great catch to end the game.
pat,
Duh. Try click on the “Classic” link on the top right of gameday. It’s what you’re used to. BRK and PFX.
Carl,
Yes saw game thread of course but after all the handwringing and focused analyses about every breath the yanks took during 6 month off season ( which I loved to read because, for the most part, the posters here know their stuff), I thought the two opening yanks games would trigger more thoughtful Yankees discussion. A little sad that we are sitting here hanging on the sox every move.
I thought the two opening yanks games would trigger more thoughtful Yankees discussion. A little sad that we are sitting here hanging on the sox every move.
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Yankees look good, gonna win a lot of games, what more do you want?
Talking to my niece Isabella on the phone. Just thought I’d tell you. Sux game in the background like the white noise it is. She’s 4 and has strep throat but it’s amazing what a quick recovery kids can make.
Kentucky launches a 3 down by 2…..they made a bonehead play before that by fouling.
Horrible possession for Kentucky. Too bad for Calipari. His only chance to avoid having a 3rd Final Four Four vacated was to win it all.
Go Butler!
Here is some analysis, in this game today Burnett got almost twice as many swinging strikes as he was getting at the beginning of last year. He threw 6 change ups today, he threw 9 total in his first 6 starts. Both his change up and his curveball were very effective based on linear weights (the results off the pitches), all the damage was done because he was pumping fastballs over the plate with a lead.
# blake April 2nd, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Go Butler!
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no way
Go, Butler!
Based on spring training, and apparently carrying over into the season, either Martin or Rothschild or both have made an effort to use secondary pitches more. I commented in Spring that it seemed like guys were throwing their secondary offerings more, and that has carried over through CC and Burnett’s starts. Burnett mixed in more change ups and CC used first pitch breaking balls more than last year.
Yankees,Big Bad Bruins, UCONN…nice tri today
sportswatch
Jazz has off day Monday. Hmm. Can Butler dress Gordon Hayward? His salary isn’t as high as that of some UConn and Kentucky players.
lol
Can’t wait to see the new Hughes slutter tomorrow.
MLB finally put the Markakis catch up on mlb.com, everyone should check it out. Great catch to end the game.
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Wow great catch
JF, you have had many insightful comments in the off season. C’mon, the yanks should win lots of games?!? Okay go back to the sox game. Enjoy.
I’m looking forward tro seeing Martin ctch Hughes and getting him to throw that culider tomorrow…Go for the sweep!
go Butler
AJ didn’t throw a ton of changeups today but he threw enough to put it in hitters minds. He got Cabrera to roll over one to SS and started another hitter off with one for a strike that I can recall. He doesn’t need to throw it a ton for it to make a difference…..the biggest thing is that hammer curveball that showed back up today.
jF …okay didn’t see your last two comments before my last post. We are back to the good stuff. Thanks!!
patrick – my man are you kicking butt. My first round pick, Tulo, is yet to have a hit.
Also will be fun to watch Martin catch Nova…this staff is going to be very good this year…a lot of Ks
It’s early, I know I know. But the O’s are playing like a team possessed. I’m telling you that the magic of Showalter is working and will continue to work.
NICE WIN SUX!!!!
Adrian Beltre looks good in a Rangers uni. Looks happy and relaxed now that he’s away from sewerville.
Gee, I wonder if ESPN is going to lose power just before SportsCenter comes on!!!!!
Bojo, looks like we called it right or Ellsbury. Not hurting the Sux at all at the top of the lineup.
AJ didn’t throw a ton of changeups today but he threw enough to put it in hitters minds. He got Cabrera to roll over one to SS and started another hitter off with one for a strike that I can recall. He doesn’t need to throw it a ton for it to make a difference…..the biggest thing is that hammer curveball that showed back up today.
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7% change ups today, better than 0%
Any updates on YES and DTV? Wondering whose feed I’m going to be getting tomorrow.
UCONN….On to the next one
Well since this has been a day of laughs, I guess I’ll finish it off with SNL.
Yankees game – big laugher
Sux game – HUGE laugher
SNL – nightcap laugher.
It’s great to be a Yankee fan. Not so much a Suxian reject!
Night all.
Elton John got fat.
Kemba is the best player to come out of NYC in a decade. Hope he wins it all.
Go Butler!
Yea 7-10 % is probably good….enough to get it in the back of their minds.
“We have granted DirecTV an extension until Thursday, April 7, in order to continue negotiating with the goal of reaching a new agreement”
Cool. You know it’s going to be worked out.
For anyone that doesn’t know the story of that lying criminal cheat Jim Calhoun, red sox fan, he lied a few seasons ago that he was asked by the Yankees front office to throw out the first pitch at a Yankees game, which by his account, he declined because he’s a red sox fan. Of course, being the lying fraud that Calhoun is, the Yankees shot down that report as a fiction created by the fraud’s imagination.
Oh well, I wanted Kentucky or UNC to beat Calhoun.
Calipari, Roy W = Yankees fans
Calhoun = red sox fans
Red Sox lose to Rangers 12-5
Good night Trishy…good night night people!
Sox get to face young Matt Harrison tomorrow. If they somehow lose, with Clay on the mound against a pitcher they should handle, it’ll be time to at least start considering worrying for Sox nation
GO UCONN!!!!
I hope Scherezer is off tomorrow.
That guy can be ridiculously good…. I have faith in the Yanks lineup especially against righties, but still.
It would be a very nice win tomorrow if they get it.
Next weekend is shaping up to be
Hughes v Lackey
Nova v Buchholz
Garcia v Beckett
Ask Ray Allen’s mom what she thinks of Calhoun.
Scherezer has not had a good spring and last year started off the season awful. The way we are swinging the bats I wouldn’t worry. The big question is for Phil to limit the amount of homers he will give up
What happened with Ray Allen’s mom?
Just googled. Apparently, Allen credits Calhoun with his success. No surprise, 2 scum bag bostonians sticking together. Despise Allen’s mother and her cheering at celtics games. I really wish some crazy fan would take her head off, and then the head of Jesus Shuttlesworth too.
Burnett was a warrior on the mound today. Just an amazing game to watch.
I will be in attendance tomorrow, so not only do I guarantee victory… I guarantee a 3rd Teixeira HR in 3 games. Can’t wait to see Hughes.
“Hughes v Lackey
Nova v Buchholz
Garcia v Beckett”
Not bad. First game advantage Yanks, second game advantage Sox, third game who knows? Depends which Beckett/Garcia show up
You didn’t google enough.
Where did Calipari coach before he went to the NBA?
If you want to see defensive fundamentals, don’t watch oakland’s first 2 games.
UMass?
“A-Gon would be an idiot to sign a cheap extension with Boston.
Easily a 200 million dollar player on the open market.”
Who’s the market?
Remove the Yanks, Mets, Phillies, Cardinals (and the Tigers and Reds, just for the heck of it).
So who’s giving him $200m?
Consider Prince Fielder is on the “open market” as well … oh, and Albert Pujols too.
Consider Prince Fielder is on the “open market” as well … oh, and Albert Pujols too.
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Orioles? Nationals? Cubs? Angels? Mystery team that no one thinks about but drops huge cash on a guy?
Adrian Gonzalez as a total package including defense and health might be more attractive than Fielder (despite fielding having 2 seasons that blow away Gonzalez and being a vegetarian who lost a lot of weight)
“Hughes v Lackey
Nova v Buchholz
Garcia v Beckett”
Nah, I think they bring back CC Tuesday lining him up for Game 3.
Hughes
Nova
Sabathia
They are going to bring back CC on Tuesday and pitch Garcia on wednesday and then go Hughes Nova Sabathia in Boston. makes sense. Keeps everyone on turn.
‘Orioles? Nationals? Cubs? Angels? Mystery team that no one thinks about but drops huge cash on a guy?”
Nah…there has been two $200m contracts in the history of baeball, and they’re both Alex Rodriguez.
Yankees have given out 5 of the 6 largest deals in baseball history. Only other player in there i Mauer, at $184m for 8 years.
He’ll get huge cash, but he isn’t getting near-record cash. Neither is Fielder.
I think Pujols is eventually going to get less than people think.
JF,
Gonzalez, IMO, is FAR better than Fielder. I know what the stats say, but I’d pass on Fielder altogether and Gonzalez is one of the top 10-15 hitters in the game.
I’d love nothing more than AG to not sign with the Sawx and somehow have Boston “stuck” with Fielder on a longterm deal
I can wish, right?
I know what the stats say, but I’d pass on Fielder altogether and Gonzalez is one of the top 10-15 hitters in the game.
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A-Gon might be a top 15 hitter, but Fielder has 2 1+ OPS seasons and hit 50 HRs. A team might want that. He also has better plate discipline, which some people might be into.
I think A-Gon might be a better player overall, cuz of his defense like you said. And of course we’ll see how Fielder does this season vs A-Gon in Boston.
Nah…there has been two $200m contracts in the history of baeball, and they’re both Alex Rodriguez.
Yankees have given out 5 of the 6 largest deals in baseball history. Only other player in there i Mauer, at $184m for 8 years.
He’ll get huge cash, but he isn’t getting near-record cash. Neither is Fielder.
I think Pujols is eventually going to get less than people think.
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Stuckey, I messed up. I am only agreeing that A-gon should not sign a cheap extension with the sox, not that he is a 200 mil player. I think he should be paid what Mark Teixeira is paid. 8 years 185-190 mil, but as far as I know the rumored contract he was going to sign was for less.
Which is silly when the Nats offered Tex (rumored) 200 mil, and even the Orioles offered same type money AND the Red Sox offered Tex same type money.
I’ll predict now that if Boston doesn’t win pennant, they will sign Prince Fielder to repalce Ortiz.
Irreverent Discourse,
Bring home the sweep for us and have a terrific day.
I believe the rumored A-gon deal was 8/160 or there abouts. I think he could get 180+ on the open market.
I’ll predict now that if Boston doesn’t win pennant, they will sign Prince Fielder to repalce Ortiz.
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And extend A-Gon?
Bojo,
They won’t have Agon then. I think a team like the O’s just might want Agon especially if they make strides this year.
Prince Fielder is on my fantasy team and so far every time he gets a hit, he then strikes out. Fielder is supposed to be playing in the easier league too.
Just watched alex’s homer to center. Good lord he’s locked in.
Jerkface,
I’ll take the $20 mil, if he doesn’t want it.
Fielder strikes out 19% of the time, Gonzalez 16.5% , but Fielder has walked more than 110 times in back to back seasons ! He walked 21 more times than Gonzalez last year and that doesn’t even take out Gonzalez’s 35 IBBs (Fielder had 17)
Fielder does earn bonus points for disrespecting the game.
“Stuckey, I messed up. I am only agreeing that A-gon should not sign a cheap extension with the sox, not that he is a 200 mil player. I think he should be paid what Mark Teixeira is paid. 8 years 185-190 mil, but as far as I know the rumored contract he was going to sign was for less.
“Which is silly when the Nats offered Tex (rumored) 200 mil, and even the Orioles offered same type money AND the Red Sox offered Tex same type money.”
I figured as much, but the market is different than it was in 2009.
For one, the spectre of the Yankees won’t be there. And you can certainly debate the comparative qualities of the three 1st baseman that will be on the market, but either way you slice it, it will still somewhat be a buyer’s market if you’re looking for a big 1st base bat.
As you say, up to 4, 5 teams were in on 1 player for Tex.
4 or 5 teams (with the biggest out of the picture) for 3 players is just a whole other equation.
And $160m would still be the 6th biggest contract ever written.
I just hope that when the Red Sox end up signing a 1B/DH/Whatever, that they over pay. I hate that they get tons of good deals and sneak in little clauses to their contracts like Lackey’s injury clause and Crawfords no-yankee-trade clause
As you say, up to 4, 5 teams were in on 1 player for Tex.
4 or 5 teams (with the biggest out of the picture) for 3 players is just a whole other equation.
And $160m would still be the 6th biggest contract ever written.
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Different ball game but there were a ton of relievers on the market and they still ended up being overpaid, I have faith in teams dropping huge dollars on Fielder and Gonzalez. The Cubs especially will be there to pay a ton.
If Pujols hits the markets the Yankees should enter the fray.
“I just hope that when the Red Sox end up signing a 1B/DH/Whatever, that they over pay. I hate that they get tons of good deals and sneak in little clauses to their contracts like Lackey’s injury clause and Crawfords no-yankee-trade clause.”
I don’t care what he’s done the first 2 games. I said this before the season started.
Carl Crawford’s contract is going to be historically bad.
Ellsbury
Crawford
AGroin
Youkils
Fielder
Pedroia
Catcher
Right Fielder
SS
Sox are going to have 3 20 mil a year players?
If Pujols hits the markets the Yankees should enter the fray.
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Where does he play?
I know it’s hard to pass up on the best player in the game but seriously, he would have no position to play
I don’t want Pujols. As good as he is, he’ll be playing the backside of 18, and his results will soon go down. I think he lied about age in first place.
Jerkface,
I don’t agree. The Yankees don’t need every terrific player in the game. I’d rather see them get King Felix. They really could use another pitcher of CC’s talent or even better who is younger.
I’ll be very happy with Montero at DH asap. No need to pay for any other big name.
The Yankees have Arod and a terrific first baseman.
Where does he play?
I know it’s hard to pass up on the best player in the game but seriously, he would have no position to play
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Rotating DH! One that finally works
He can sit on the bench for all I care, I just think it’d be hilarious if the Yankees signed Pujols.
AGON is going to help the red sox, because that’s the instinctive thing to do. If in the next week, he suffers a career ending injury, you can guarantee the red sox wont give him his contract. But AGON will give them the previously agreed upon contract if he proves himself healthy, rather than try for near-Pujols numbers. For that reason and for the reason that he’s a red sox, I hope he suffers a career ending injury in the next couple weeks, and the red sox treat him like the piece of trash he is.
In fact, (I’ll say it again) the ONLY player I hope they acquire in the next few years is Bryce Harper. I hope all other players come from internal development, including pitchers.
I want the team to get younger and have hungry young talent coming in to augment the proven core of ARod, Tex, Cano, Jeter, Grandy, BG, and hopefully Martin.
Harper takes over RF in 1-2 years.
It doesnt matter if the Yankees have AROD and TEX. If Pujols – the best hitter in the game becomes available – the Yankees should be involved. Pujols is a top flight fielder. If it must he can learn RF.
Yes, and the rotating DH.
Jerkface April 3rd, 2011 at 12:37 am
Sox are going to have 3 20 mil a year players?
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They have A LOT of money coming off the books. Ortiz, Nancy Drew, Cameron, Papelbon, Varitek, etc.
And if they don’t win it all, Boston fans will demand a big name to buy tickets.
Bojo,
Under what circumstances do you imagine Washington trading Bryce Harper?
Bojo, I’ll do you one better, if the Red Sox don’t win this year, they’re going to have a trade an asset to bring in a starting pitcher.
They have A LOT of money coming off the books. Ortiz, Nancy Drew, Cameron, Papelbon, Varitek, etc.
And if they don’t win it all, Boston fans will demand a big name to buy tickets.
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They’ll be at 100 mil not counting arbitration and options next year. They aren’t going to add 40 mil ontop of it and still need more players.
stuckey99 April 3rd, 2011 at 12:48 am
Bojo,
Under what circumstances do you imagine Washington trading Bryce Harper?
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It would have to be a lot of good players to bring him back…Start with a good catcher (Romine), infielders, (Nunez and Adams), OFer (Slade or Melky), and a couple of good arms. Nats would have to basically be able to field a team rrom the deal. We would be trading prospects that will never play here anyway, so give them a lot of good ones.
Exactly. If they dont win this year, they’ll trade for a SP. Felix Hernandez, except they wont have to trade any assets. They’ll just have to give up more Casey Kellys a.k.a. losers!
Jerkface April 3rd, 2011 at 12:52 am
They’ll be at 100 mil not counting arbitration and options next year. They aren’t going to add 40 mil ontop of it and still need more players.
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Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark egg on your face!…I sort of forget what I was talking about.
Bojo,
I’m not sure if you’re serious, but in case you are, that’s absolutely ludicrous.
Harper isn’t being traded for anything, much less the middling pieces you’re mentioning.
Oh, now I remember…They will have low cost players at SS (Lowrie or that Cuban kid), RF (Kalish?), and C (a BUC to Salty). They’ll need to buy a big name to appease crowd…I don’t see them having the talent to acquire a Felix.
stuckey99 April 3rd, 2011 at 12:58 am
Bojo,
I’m not sure if you’re serious, but in case you are, that’s absolutely ludicrous.
Harper isn’t being traded for anything, much less the middling pieces you’re mentioning.
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Not right now, but as those players hit AAA and are hot prospects, it might happen. My point is that Nats GM will want a lot of players close to majors but under control, who will round out a decent roster and give him a chacne to win. Nats have a lot of holes to plug before they become contenders.
A funny thing about this blog. When someone proposes an idea as a future event, most people assume that it must happen right now and therefore is unreasonable. Examples include discussion of acquiring Beltran or Santana at TD, prompting many to scream that they are not even healthy. Apparently, people can do future thinking well.
In the discussion of getting Harper, the Yankees would have to wait until their prospects are at AAA and drawing high praise…then they have something to deal.
http://www.onthescrews.org/
Blogger is tracking pitch sequencing for a couple of pitchers this year to see how they change strategy against players they see again and what not.
**Cannot do future thinking***
I better hit the sack now…see you all later. Have a good evening.
Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark egg on your face!…I sort of forget what I was talking about.
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If it happens I’ll throw a tantrum.
Fitnesscenter For-Jeden,
Not sure why you consider AGON as a piece of trash. Yes, he’s a Redsux, but the comment is juvenile; your comment about suffering a career ending injuring its revolting. I don’t recall seeing you post here before, but I think you a doing a dis-service to all the credible posters here.
“In the discussion of getting Harper, the Yankees would have to wait until their prospects are at AAA and drawing high praise…then they have something to deal.”
Harper, if he is what he looks like he is, is box office. He’s franchise.
Those players aren’t traded.
Yanks could offer Montero, Banuelos, Betances, and Brackman tomorrow and the Nats hang up the phone.
stuckey99 April 3rd, 2011 at 1:11 am
“In the discussion of getting Harper, the Yankees would have to wait until their prospects are at AAA and drawing high praise…then they have something to deal.”
Harper, if he is what he looks like he is, is box office. He’s franchise.
Those players aren’t traded.
Yanks could offer Montero, Banuelos, Betances, and Brackman tomorrow and the Nats hang up the phone.
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Ok–try this approach. Put $6M in a private account in a swiss bank, and tell Nats GM it is his if the deal goes through.
Lurker – Ive posted here for a long time, been banned many times also. You call it juvenile, I call it a consuming hatred for a guy that’s doing a dis-service to his family to solely help the red sox and their luxury tax. If AGON was impaled by a bat tomorrow, Id celebrate like it was New Years Eve.
Or this…hire some of Charlie Sheen’s girl friends and have them make a home movie with Bryce that hten gets circulated over the Internet…then call Nats to see if a deal can be worked out.
You just need more imagination Stuckey!
A GOOD GM would make it happen. Maybe it is past time for a change!
Go to bed and dream of Harper, Bojo. Closest the Yankees are getting to him in no less than 7 years.
Yeah can’t imagine Harper being moved until he is close to free agency and looking for a big contract (even though the Nats have shown that they can fork over some money like with Werth). That guy tore up the Junior College level when he was supposed to be a high school junior and looked good in the fall league against premium prospects. He has the potential to be a generational talent.
I do need to walk away….good night!
MORON
PAST TIME FOR CHANGE!
I got back in a little while ago from attending a wedding, so I missed the game but it seems as though Tex and Martin are off to good starts. And happy with AJs performance considering he was sick and seemed to wear down by the 5th inning.
Like to see the sweep later today.
Yanks going 15-5 out of the gate is what I’m hoping for and the BoSox rotation gets bruised up for the first few spins thru …..Put a little pressure of the chowda crew and see how they respond….It’s very early of course but as Tricia has pointed out they didn’t play very well to close out camp…….See where Boston cut ties with 2006 Jason Place their # 1 pick, and the Boston Globe is already clambering about Crawford’s start being a dud…..Would be nice if the Bombers could go into Fenway and swipe a quick 2 from them……UCONN, thank you…….Considering all the love that Jesus Montero rightfully receives here, it’s nice that LoHuders are warming up to the qualities of Russel Martin……One thing he does so well is call a game that utilizes all the pitches his guy on the bump has to offer……..Oh that vaulted Boston rotation is looking just a tad shakey……
Fran,
Hope you had a good time at the wedding. Amazing I said something a little bit ago when Irreverent Discourse said he was going to the game tomorrow.
Pat M.
I think it was you who said everyone would love Martin by May 1. If it wasn’t you, it was GB or one of the few other level headed people here.
SAS,
Hi. I did have fun thanks. Nice to see the Yanks get off to a fast start.
Pat M has been on Martin as a good signing since… since he signed! Said he’d be a hit by May.
We all have come to the conclusion that the talking head baseball experts have the their heads up their tails, but ESPN’s basketball pontificaters are even worse……They’ve been off target ever since the Sweet 16 and even then they had picked so many wrong……..Other than ex-Knick Hubert Davis, Biliss, Digger and Icky V all had Saturday’s games wrong…..They went as far yesterday to say that Kentucky was the NCAA champions……..If Boston doesn’t right their ship before The Bronx Bombers arrive to Boston ( Scranton with Clams ) not only will the media turn on them, the Nation will be jumping off The Prudential Building……..Lincoln Lawyer, good film…..
pat m’s prediction of a 15-5 start is probably right on
the red sox have a lot of issues to address, may not really work out for them. lot of holes on that team, starters are hit or miss
Re: the red sox slow start: It couldn’t have happened to a nicer model franchise.
LMAO ! Nitwit.
Good morning, morning people. I see it was a great day for Yankee baseball yesterday!
Always nice to wake up to good news. I was so tired I fell asleep at 9:45 last night with some bball game on.
Betsy, Kouzzina was great!
Good morning Doreen, and other morning people.
From Pete Abe:
Through two games, here is what Sox pitching has done:
16 IP, 25 H, 21 R, 21 ER, 7 BB, 5 K, 7 HR. That’s an 11.81 ERA.
For you fatalists out there, and presumably that’s a large crowd, the Sox haven’t started 0-3 since 1996 when the started the season with a three-game at — wait for it — Texas.
For Pete Abe it must be strange to remember the following he had here on LoHud, and compare his post game comments yesterday at just 7 total, and one was from a Ranger fan.
Pete, why bother writing anything, no one is reading!
Morning Al and other early birds.
Unfortunately, I had to miss the game yesterday.
Looks like we pounded the Tigers into submission.
Fortunately, I had the opprotunity to visit the Granderson Canyon and the Colorado Rivera (blame GB for that naming).
Here’s a few photos to start your day off right.
https://picasaweb.google.com/cybermrb03/KanabPoint?authkey=Gv1sRgCKLC5M2H99aQgAE#
Enjoy.
Al-
Tough way for Boston to start their season.
On the road against the ALCS champs.
They can definitely mash.
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer team.
MTU -
How about that 5 man ALL STAR SP rotation that Boston has, its only scary if your a RS fan, lol.
MTU -
They walk Hamilton to load the bases for Beltre, and he hits a GS HR. You think he might have had a smile on his face?
Al-
Paper is only a few Microns thick.
Al-
Well I hope they decide to try it again.
Too funny.
Who was the wizard who gave up the bomb ?
Mike -
The Boston fans are already up in arms, and saying if you think this is bad, wait until Lackey faces the Yankees Friday night.
I’, praying we can continue hot, and take at least 2 next week end.
Lackey
Mike -
Did you like the F-150 I built for you?
Al-
Yeah. That would be great.
I guess revenge is a dish best served cold. Nice one for Beltre.
I must admit, I was not sure what to expect from Martin, not having followed his career prior to now, but, I like how he receives the ball, and he appears to be a smart player, unlike Posada.
Al-
yes. It was nice.
How’d you like that Jeep. Not too shabby, eh ?
I still think I’ll go with the M1A1. I’d like to piss off a few tree huggers.
Mike -
My wife loves the M1A1 as well, but she wants it outfitted for combat, machine gun and all.
If I hit the lottery I’ll send you the one of your choice.
good morning all
I was so happy for AJ…and for Tex off to a hot start…and Martin making a good impression. The only downside was the bullpen, but they allowed Mo to get an easy save, so its all good!
My dog is very happy w/ the basketball finals…she likes bulldogs better than huskies
Al-
I was in favor of the Martin signing from the beginning.
Thought it was a potential high reward signing.
Martin has not been very good in recent years but he has been injured and might have needed a change of scenery.
He was an all star a few years ago. he has talent.
His D was certainly welcome. Super plus if the rest of his game comes around.
Might turn into a swisher type signing in the Stripes.
who knows ? I’ll hope for the best.
Good morning Kate -
I’m in agreement with your dogs.
AJ was very sick yesterday, but did a great job, IMO. I’ll take 30 starts a year like yesterday from AJ.
Let’s hope YMH continues to keep the line moving.
Morning Kate.
All dogs are preferrable to Humans.
Mike -
I’d prefer to flip Posada and Granderson in the line-up. Your thought.
If Andrus is going to hit like this the the Rangers lineup is right there with the Yanks….I don’t think Boston’s is on that level despite all the hoopla…..its just not as deep as those two are.
Al-
Absolutely. I have had that thought myself.
Better hitter goes higher in the order.
Girardi is not making a line-up charge, until they lose a game, but, if they flipped Posada and Granderson, it would give better balance L/R, and make it even more difficult for a manager to match-up.
Blake-
The Rangers can mash in that hitter friendly park. No doubt.
What they lack is a solid starting rotation IMO.
Not impressed with guys like Lewis and Hunter.
Holland is still learning.
Wonder when we get our first look at Jones in the line-up, perhaps as the DH. Posada must be tired with all that swing and miss stress on his arms.
it is a strong line up 1-9, no easy landing spots
and speaking of dogs, mine is waiting for a walk, so seeee yaaa!
Mike -
IMO, Texas is 2 good pitchers away from being a power house team, they can hit, their D is getting better, and another #2 & #3 SP would do wonders for them.
Al-
If they had retained Lee they would be right there.
Fortunately, he sent them the dead deer photo instead.
Mike -
It was a sublimated message.
Al-
Feliz belongs in that rotation too.
Al-
Yes. that was Arkansas-speak for screw you.
MTU,
Yea.I.like the Yanks pitching better and their team.as a whole better but just the lineup….texas is very strong.
Mike -
Then who closes for them? I think if Texas gets a top notch closer, then they would have continued to stretch out Feliz, and he be in the rotation, which is where he wants to be.
Mike -
P.S. Nolan, our deal is as dead as this deer, get it, I’m not coming back. By the way Mr. Greenberg, if you knock on my door once more, you’ll be hanging next to the deer.
AL,
Hopefully not until somebody needs a day off or there is another blow out
Al-
IMO it’s way easier to buy a decent closer on the open market than to find a potentially high-upside starter.
He’ll get his chance sooner or later.
Blake-
I agree with your take.
Al-
That was very funny with Greenberg.
Bet that taught him a thing or two.
blake -
The future history may prove me wrong, but, I did not like the Jones signing at all. For the amount of playing time needed for the 4th OF position, I would have given that job to a guy like Golson, who, with the every day help of K-Long, could pick up his hitting skills. His D would have been a plus on the team, and his speed could have been used as a pinch runner as well. If you need some pop off the bench, you’d still have Chavez.
Al-
And it looks like Lee might just get his with the way Philly players keep dropping like straws in the wind.
“I want to be with a contender”. Good luck with that Cliffereeno.
If history has shown us one thing, this team can carry a non hitter, and not miss a beat, heck, we have Posada in there as the DH don’t we.
Mike -
If Lee continues with his past few seasons, and gives Philly only 12-15 wins, they will not contend very deep in the post season.
Al-
The window of opportunity for the Phils is gonna slam shut very soon.
They are an old team and in some ways it shows.
This was supposed to be their year.
But it looks like Lady Luck may be against them.
It just breaks my heart.
“If Lee continues with his past few seasons, and gives Philly only 12-15 wins, they will not contend very deep in the post season.”
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Huh?
Hasn’t Lee led both of his last two teams to the World Series?
I hope he flutters, but the guy has done his part no doubt.
AL,
I think it was fine if they actually use him as a backup/4th outfielder and not a platoon player. If he’s not getting the job done in that regard then they can just let him go and call up Golson or whoever…..I just don’t think Gardner or Granderon need to come off the field unless they need rest…..and I really don’t think there is anybody in the lineup that needs pinch hit for in most cases….maybe if its late in the game and you need a homer against a Lefty then you hit him for Gardner…..but that’s about it
“The window of opportunity for the Phils is gonna slam shut very soon.”
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Wishful thinking… but I guess they better win at least one WS over the next 3 years with Doc and Lee getting older.
Posada will be at least league average at DH and probably much better than that…..most DHs stink.
The window for the Phils is closing not only because they are getting older and may lose Hamels soon……but because the Braves are only going to get better over the next few years.
Dave-
Their lineup is old.
With the loss of Werth and Utley their offense has taken a big shot.
Polanco and Ibanez are not exactly spring chickens either.
Oswalt will disappear soon.
Blanton sucks.
No pen.
Nope. I wouldn’t say it’s wishful thinking at all.
But hey, that’s just my take.
BD -
Look at the salary Lee is getting, then look at what he’s done the past 2 seasons.
2009 – 14-13
2010 – 12-9
2010 – WS 0-2
Lee had 1 outstanding year in 2008, 22-3, and the year before, 2007, he was 5-8.
My bet is he does not win more than 16 games, even in the very weak NL East, and to me that’s not a $25 M pitcher. I’ll bet he winds up on the DL at least once, if not more. I’m glad we did not sign him.
BIG AL,
Your judging how good a pitcher is by his record?
MTU-
Very excellent pics of Granderson Canyon. Looks like you had terrific weather.
Burnett was terrific yesterday as it was quite obvious he didn’t feel well and was trying to clear his ears before every pitch. No hit batsman and only one wild pitch, with a consistent fastball 93-95 and an unhittable curve. Martin does a terrific job framing pitches, blocking balls in the dirt, and calling a good game with minimal trips to the mound.
Little surprised at Cashman’s comments about Feliciano being “abused” by the Mets. At 92 appearances last year, and who knows how many warm-up sessions where he wasn’t used, let’s hope he’s not another Scott Proctor.
Sorry Erica, but your PBF Damon looks sad in the OF and lost at the plate. The AL East will still be the toughest division in baseball and the Rays could very well finish last.
morning all! I’m psyched, today will be my first time in the new ballpark!
YT-
Glad you enjoyed them.
Thanks for the update on Burnett.
I’ll be very happy if we get the 2009 version.
Good morning.
I saw a report yesterday I wanted to post and now I can’t find it again.
To paraphrase………In ST, Ken Rosenthal asked Alex about the medical aspects of his hip and Alex told him to call Dr. Philippon because he could get more technical about it.
Rosenthal did and reported something obvious that I just never put together.
Alex’s hip is medically better now than it has ever been in his life. He was born with the hip inpingement so there was always a “catch” when his hips were rotating. Surgery removing the inpingement means freer rotating hips than ever before and that combined with an off season of working out is what we are seeing now.
blake, do you think that poster will be back today claiming that Martin made a bad play when he hit the home run because he could have missed that pitch instead?
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Agree on Martin so far……he’s been great. Pat M was saying from the moment he signed that Yankee.fans were going to love how he plays the game. He does bring an energy and an aggresiveness that you can see and he’s doing a nice job defensively……what he’s doing offensively is a nice big bonus though.
MG,
Probably…..
Thanks for the update on Burnett.
I’ll be very happy if we get the 2009 version.
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Based on what I saw yesterday we might just get the 2008 Toronto version, where he beat the Yankees some 4 times and won 18 games. The Ajax homer wasn’t exactly a bad pitch, and he was definitely affected by the headcold and blocked ear tubes.
totally disagree about the al east. the rays will not finish last, they have way too much pitching for that tho happen. and the o’s are going to stink. d lee is more well done than damon and i really dont believe vlad is going to give them much. after that, they are the same old o’s. the buck effect only works for so long.
also matusz is going to be out 4-6 weeks.
some of you talk about Scott Proctor like the Yankees and Joe Torre ‘ruined’ the 2nd coming of Bob Gibson.
This guy was a career minor leaguer (7 years before getting a shot with the Yankees) who had ERAs about 5 his first two seasons in New York in limited appearances.
The he has a good season with 80+ appearances and is OK the following year (traded to the Dodgers in mid-season) and Torre ‘ruined’ him by overuse. The real truth is that Torre and the Yankees coaching staff made him into a decent pitcher after languishing in the minors for so long and showing very little.
I won’t even talk about his alcohol abuse issues while in New York, that probably had far more to do with his problems than simply pitching games out of the ‘pen.
Triple Short of a Cycle April 3rd, 2011 at 9:02 am
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Lee has a lifetime ERA in the AL of 3.88, and overall NL/AL of 3.85, which is good, not not super star pitching.
Compare him to CC, who has a lifetime ERA of 3.57, and a winning % of .641. Lee has a lifetime ERA of 3.85 and a winning $ of .641. I’d rather have CC than Lee. CC has pitched most of his career in the AL, but his NL ERA was 1.65. Lee’s NL ERA was 3.43
S/B Lee lifetime winning % of .628
AJ didn’t have that curveball at all last season and he’s still only walked one guy including spring training…..velocity was also better than the majority of 2010 as well.
This winter I and others were saying that AJ either needed to throw more change ups, get his velocity back, or improve his command if he was going to be successful again…..what if he does all 3? Its just one game, can’t go crazy but it was a good start.
Later folks.
BIG AL,
Lee didn’t really become dominant until 2008. He took later to develop then CC. They are both great pitchers.
MTU and Blake
Not sure which one of you is the one that likes Banuelos a lot. Yesterday I saw him pitch at the minor league complex. He allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 run in 3 innings(the run came from the hit, the guy stole 2nd, 3rd and scored on a sac fly) He looked good out there. Might have been able to go 4 innings but he threw a lot of pitches in the first inning.
Lee would have helped the Yankees this year….no question. They would be the prohibitive favorites to win the title……but that doesn’t mean they can’t win it wihout him and its yet to be seen what moves they make in the future. 160 million dollars can be spent on a lot of other things and we have to see what happens…..
Pat try this video re: Rosenthal’s report on Alex’s hip
http://msn.foxsports.com/video.....deocentral
TY-
That be me.
Thank you for the first-hand report. Much appreciated.
Tyanks,
That would be both of us. Thanks for the info.
BIG AL April 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 am
Triple Short of a Cycle April 3rd, 2011 at 9:02 am
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Lee has a lifetime ERA in the AL of 3.88, and overall NL/AL of 3.85, which is good, not not super star pitching.
Compare him to CC, who has a lifetime ERA of 3.57, and a winning % of .641. Lee has a lifetime ERA of 3.85 and a winning $ of .641. I’d rather have CC than Lee. CC has pitched most of his career in the AL, but his NL ERA was 1.65. Lee’s NL ERA was 3.43
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BIG AL,
I’ve been saying it forever that CC gets no respect to a certain degree.
This guy took 161 million, came to the yankees, with pressure out the “waaazooo” and delivered when it matter. Period! 19-6, 21-7…….
I like him more though. MTU thinks he’ll make a fine LOOGY one day
Somewhere along the list of videos you should see: A-Rod A-Ok or something like that.
Blake, for all that Martin has done offensively, his most important contribution is that the pitchers love throwing to him. I still love the idea that he could, at times, steal a base………….
The fact that AJ still hasn’t walked a batter, from ST on, is pretty remarkable.
Blake-
I think he will be a Carnivore. A miniature T-Rex. An eater of Men.
He definitely likes some salsa sprinkled on though.
I believe today is the 119th anniversary of the invention of the ice cream sundae, so since today is a nice day in NY, I think I may honor that invention – yum!
Betsy,
Agree….he did walk one yesterday, but still pretty good.
Betsy-
Do it in honor of Phil’s 1st win of the season.
Blake and MTU
I knew you both talk about him a lot, couldnt figure out who like him more. I took a video of him pitching, like 2 minutes worth. You dont really get to see much of where the ball goes cause I focused on him setting up and throwing, at the end I show the full view from pitcher to catcher. He ended up walking the guy, Im going to post it onto youtube and post the link when its done loading. Its blair witch shaky though
And for those absolutely to lazy to look for it from there, Rosenthal tweeted the exact link this morning:
Ken_Rosenthal In case you missed it: Full Count video: A-Rod, #Twins, #Cardinals, #Indians. tinyurl.com/3fz9yrp #Yankees #MLB
TY-
Blake and I both have mancrushes on him.
Appreciate your efforts.
All I can offer in return are some overripe tomatoes and a few pics of the Grand Canyon I posted above.
Hope that will suffice.
Keep up the great work.
Betsy,
I love the way martin has been calling the first two games.
MTU
Ill take a look at the pics, no need for tomatoes just yet because the Rays have lost their first 2 games. When they start winning and he starts blabbing about full team effort, then I might need them.
MTU, nope – that ice cream is in honor of itself.
1 walk? Not good enough, lol.
MTU
Here is a pic of Manny throwing a pitch, not as good as the grand canyon but pretty close
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kmeP.....G_4398.JPG
We are judging pitchers on record alone? Is Hughes a better pitcher then Felix because he had a better record?
Martin is without a doubt my favorite new addition to the team. Pat M was so right about how we’d react to him. I’m a little stunned Boston didn’t offer him more money to get him but I know the health issues troubled everyone. If the guy stays healthy and plays with the kind of motor he’s showing every night, it’s one of the acquisitions of the year.
That said, it’s important to have a good backup catcher that can hit so Girardi doesn’t play Martin into the ground.
As for what’s going on in Boston, I’m sure they will turn it around once they hit Cleveland this week and return to their 1927 Yankee form. The good news is Ortiz is hitting HR’s. Why is this good? Well they haven’t helped them win a game yet, but the main reason it’s good is if he gets off to a hot start, he’ll start wanting his contract addressed and start barking in the media about it.
And for the record, I do think Carl Crawford will regret that decision for the rest of his life. They will eventually force him through the media to hit leadoff and play CF. Any promises they made him in the off season about not doing those 2 things will be out the window and the press will pressure him into playing along with what the mob mentality up there thinks is right for the team. He’d never have had those issues in Anaheim.
“Larry came out and asked, ‘Do you have a third pitch?’” Burnett recalled after the game. “And, yeah, it was a changeup, and it really helped me there.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....z1IT7z9nzo
“Pat M was so right about how we’d react to him. ”
one thing most all Yankee and baseball fans in general appreciate is playing the game hard and the right way.
Martin is exactly what, I feel, Cervelli will turn into in a few years. We get lost in the offense by catcher numbers but a catcher like Martin is worth a half to a run off, pitchers’ ERAs and that’s not something you can quantify.
That Rothschild/Martin combo is pure gold. Love that Rothschild question “Do you have another pitch?”. AJ throwing nine changeups in a game is a Eureka moment. It’s Hosanna on the highest. Then, comes the Nova development phase, the ones coming after him. The Yankees finally have a catcher and a pitching coach, Hallelujah.
Martin brings an authority to his position. We know AJ needs a nursemaid and the Yankees finally got one. The only caveat is that Martin not get overworked and I have confidence the Girardi/Pena combo will look after that.
Bo–
I agree. I would be very happy with a catching duo of Martin & Cervelli for the next few years…with Romine possibly breaking in if good defensively. Montero can DH. And I’ll wait to actually see Sanchez play at AAA before he enters the conversation.
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