No lineup surprises for series opener
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Apr 12, 2011 
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Alex must be feeling better.
Typical lineup. Hope they play.
Hope they can get the game in….I am about 40 miles SE of the city and the sun is shining…But I hear up north the weather is much worse.
It might really benefit Jeter to see some LHP.
Hope Jeter breaks out. Sick of the people calling him done.
Our seats are under an awning but I’d just as soon stay home & watch it on TV & watch Brackman on the computer.
Swinging, those folks expressing their wishes, not their concerns
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Nick in SF April 12th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Vatican City Times is reporting rain outs through the end of Lent
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Not a problem. I’ve given up rain for Lent.
@ J Alfred
I am never one to wear rose colored glasses. It is possible Jeter is on the decline. But he needs more time to prove he isn’t.
rain again
slow t.v. night there better be baseball
agreed about jeter deserving time to prove he isn’t done, but it is really frustrating to see….
Especially with 4 other people in the lineup under .200.
A-Rod is going to be mashing all solo homeruns at this rate.
can wallace matthews get the story straight about the rain out please?
tampayank
dumb question but do you actually live in tampa?
That article on DRob was also interesting from another perspective. Obviously the Yankees were one of the teams to buy the equipment and put it in place–nice to see progressive thinking there.
Also, it points to changes that could be soon coming in training pitchers about mechanics…with more emphasis on stride and spin. Combine those changes with the increased successful use of change-ups, and I would expect run production to go down over the next few years. Meaning both defense and small ball may make a return, since relying on power bats may be too risky.
Oh and someone else said a 24 year old Hughes has been regressing for awhile. Is it just me or does that sound lame?
It’s time to start playing up to our potential. Despite their good press, we need to beat teams like the Orioles and in general, start playing better. 5-4 is nothing to write home about considering we just played two teams who are a combined 5-15 and in last place due to poor starts.
With Texas coming in sizzling hot, today is a good time to start kicking butt!
He’ll eventually go down the other side of the mountain, it happens. When it happens, I’ll feel the pain the fan feels, & the wistfulness of recalling the good times, because that’s how real fans feel when father time wraps his knuckles on the door for the last time.
I agree. The Yankees should do fine vs Baltimore. But Texas will be a major test. That lineup scares me a lot.
tyanks yes
Needless to add, the other kind of “fan” I got no use for
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Jeter deserves to go out how he wants. If it means he is hitting .260-270 so be it. He has earned that right.
I’m really curious about the stride length of Betances and Brackman…it may seem like they will be handing the ball to the catcher….
GreenBeret7 April 12th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Nick in SF April 12th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Vatican City Times is reporting rain outs through the end of Lent
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Not a problem. I?ve given up rain for Lent.
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always prepared, GB.
Tampayank
do you go to the Tampa Yankee games? Brett Marshall is pitching tonight.
i am not concerned about the orioles.
let’s see how well they are/are not playing when summer begins.
just a side note, they won 2/3 in both of their first series, and i think someone pointed out yesterday we havent won a series in april vs. boston in 10 years or something, so 1/3 was expected.
Many teams start around 500 for a while, and then the good teams break out, and so will the Yankees.
Bojo,that’s a good thing my man
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The Yankees did fine. The Redsox are not easy to play at Fenway and it was a tough series.
JAP–
It’s cool to see how these technologies and new insights could change the game. Very interesting stuff, and a potential competitive advantage for the early adopters.
Erin April 12th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
GreenBeret7 April 12th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Nick in SF April 12th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Vatican City Times is reporting rain outs through the end of Lent
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Not a problem. I?ve given up rain for Lent.
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always prepared, GB.
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Erin, I do what ever I can to help the team. When hitters like Miguel Cabrera or Hamilton come to bat, I pray that they get a long distance phone call and have to be pinch hit for.
“# tyanksfan36 April 12th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Tampayank
do you go to the Tampa Yankee games? Brett Marshall is pitching tonight.
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I haven’t followed the minors as closely, at least the A level, will track Triple A occasionally. I used to go to a couple but haven’t been in a few years….I usually would go when one of the big leaguers was on a rehab start….saw a few games w/ Matsui and Pettites the last several years
BrianCoz Feliciano just walked out with his glove and a ball. Must be a good sign #yankees
tampayank
oh, i didnt follow the minor league teams until my friend took me to a tampa yankee game last june. Now I cant get enough of them. They are a much cheaper alternative to buying mlb.tv so I actually watch more of their games than NYY ones.
How shocking is it that AJ has two wins and CC has none? Very shocking.
“How shocking is it that AJ has two wins and CC has none? Very shocking.”
It demonstrates how misleading W-L records for pitchers can be.
So I see Alex has recovered from his fake conspiracy flu.
I don’t think AJ has lost a game in April as a Yankee.
Pick the day this week when Martin finally gets a game off, inserting
Molina into the starting line-up??
GreenBeret7 April 12th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Erin, I do what ever I can to help the team. When hitters like Miguel Cabrera or Hamilton come to bat, I pray that they get a long distance phone call and have to be pinch hit for.
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Laura – I Bleed Blue April 12th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
How shocking is it that AJ has two wins and CC has none? Very shocking.
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not that shocking-AJ seems to love the month of April. I think he’s undefeated as a Yankee in April starts.
oops-LGY beat me to it!
AJ has done pretty well.
AJ is 7-0 on April as a Yank. The team has only lost two games he has started in April.
“# tyanksfan36 April 12th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
tampayank
oh, i didnt follow the minor league teams until my friend took me to a tampa yankee game last june. Now I cant get enough of them. They are a much cheaper alternative to buying mlb.tv so I actually watch more of their games than NYY ones.
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outdoor baseball is always a good thing
oops-LGY beat me to it!
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Sabermetric training
Bojo, don’t know about changing the game, it’s pretty perfect as is,but player performance might receive a boost from such resources.
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Hope they get the game in.
Lastings Milledge is back in the minors. He’s cleared waivers. What a shocker. Nobody wants him.
“Ninja Sabermetric training”
Wow!
# tampayank April 12th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
rain again
slow t.v. night there better be baseball
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No interest in Knicks/Bulls? Lakers/Spurs? lol
JAP–
The game changes because player performance changes. For example, in the late 60s, they lowered the mound because of the increasing dominance of pitchers. Baseballs are seemingly made livelier or deader across seasons to adjust the offense (suspicion, can’t prove it)…stadiums designs change and dimensions are altered…etc.
In this case, the scouting, selection, and training of players may change based on this data. And the results could lead to increased pitching dominance–resulting in other changes to balance it back.
Pick the day this week when Martin finally gets a game off, inserting Molina into the starting line-up??
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Saturday
“I don’t think AJ has lost a game in April as a Yankee.”
True. Now, if we could just get him to be as successful in the other months……
: )
LOL I will be happy if AJ does what he did in 2009
The Tiggers win on a walk off single by Cabrera, 5-4 over the Strangers
LGY April 12th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Pick the day this week when Martin finally gets a game off, inserting Molina into the starting line-up??
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Saturday
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That was my guess. Looking at the schedule for the rest of this month, Yankees have the 18th and 21st off. Meaning Martin can play a lot more games before Molina gets a 2nd start.
Maybe, maybe there is a chance Martin can play 158 games this season, j/k
Martin did get a day off with that rain out as well.
Cano-The question was “a game off”.
I know but he had an unintentional day off that helped. Can’t wait till Cervelli is back
It’s because I took the over in AJ wins, not CC wins.
Regarding when Molina starts, I would think Friday (assuming no rain outs) since he either needs to catch Fri or Sat with the day game after a night game, and I think they’d rather stick him with the #5 starter than with CC. The other argument would be to stick him with CC since you need the run support more with Garcia. But I think it will be with Garcia, considering that was the plan last week in Garcia’s rained out start.
I wonder if Girardi plays Molina at all. Let’s consider a few facts:
1. Reports are that Joey has not yet received any cut of the take on the Stuckey99 v SF bet, and that his agent has advised him to hold out until the last possible minute before taking action to settle the bet.
2. Martin may feel fresh–especially with rain delays, and there may be no need to rest him yet.
3. Cervelli’s imminent arrival will provide plenty of opportunity to rest Martin thru the rest of the season. There is no worry about long-term burn-out.
4. Why would Joey play Molina unless “What!? Is he TRYING to LOSE the game?!?!”
I’ll predict no starts for Molina.
“# Yanks78 April 12th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
# tampayank April 12th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
rain again
slow t.v. night there better be baseball
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No interest in Knicks/Bulls? Lakers/Spurs? lol
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ha didn’t realize TNT had a double header tonight, yeah that’s what I’ll probably watch but who knows how much effort will be put in being the last game or 2 before the playoffs start. really looking forward to the NBA Playoffs. But I can watch TNT NBA games just for Charles Barkley pre/ half time comments
I second Rich’s prediction.
I say Molina will get exactly one start.
The Yankees are barely better than a .500 team with Martin starting, therefore a change at the catcher position will be mandated and the Gustavo Moline era of #winning Yankee baseball will begin.
Lmao
You folks back in the NY area.
Does it look like we get this game in ?
Thanks in advance.
Nick in SF April 12th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
The Yankees are barely better than a .500 team with Martin starting, therefore a change at the catcher position will be mandated and the Gustavo Moline era of #winning Yankee baseball will begin.
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And for 50%, Joey would like to make that happen for you…
Balt. is no easy task. They seem to hit our pitching pretty hard last year. They appear to be better this year.
I’m with SS Cano, give Jeter a break. Most of the others aren’t doing so hot either.
All he asks is that a little envelope show up on his desk–no names…with unmarked bills and quarters…(no pennies). Nothing traceable….
And none of those Starbuck coupons either…just good old US currency
Gotta love minor league promotions for their games. No question, this would be a great night of watching.
“Bowie Baysox (Eastern League)
Betty White Tribute, April 16
No unexpected late-career renaissance would be complete without a satirical tribute night at a Minor League ballpark, which is just what the Bowie Baysox are doing for Golden Girl-turned-venerated octogenarian comedic icon Betty White on Saturday. The evening will include Betty White video clips, trivia, look-a-like contests and between-inning games such as the Snickers Football Challenge, Rose Nylund’s St. Olaf Race and Florence Dusty’s muffin-eating contest (a reference to a recent “Saturday Night Live” skit that White starred in). The Baysox players are on board with the evening’s events, so much so that many of them took part in a cross-dressing, falsetto-adopting promotional video”.
Here are some other promos. Nothing beats Mike Veek’s Charleston promos, though. Some of his best? How about massages given by a nun, or. for Father’s Day, how about free vasectomies?
***Mike Veeck’s***
Other minor league promos
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....;fext=.jsp
Jeff Passan just called Derek Jeter a ground hog — and a R*d S*x fan because of his performance this weekend .
GB, that’s awesome. I would go to that game!
“And none of those Starbuck coupons either…just good old US currency”
If it were me I’d take the Starbucks coupons
they’re likely to be worth more than the dollars.
GreenBeret7 April 12th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Gotta love minor league promotions for their games. No question, this would be a great night of watching. How about massages given by a nun, or. for Father’s Day, how about free vasectomies?
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His free circumcision giveaway was so popular that many left a tip.
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The-2011-World-Champion-Red-Sox wrote:
Why the morose atmosphere around here ?
I don’t get it .
The R*d S*x just won two out of three against the Yankees .
The R*d S*x , in their rotation , still have the three 2011 Co-Cy Young winners in L*st*r (who , B . T . W . , will pitch a Perfect Game tonight ) , C . B . , and Ace B*ck*tt .
Why so grim ? Why so grim ?
I don’t get it .
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L . o . l .
MTU April 12th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
“And none of those Starbuck coupons either…just good old US currency”
If it were me I’d take the Starbucks coupons
they’re likely to be worth more than the dollars.
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Hmmm–good point. I’ll pass that along to Joey.
Just looking ahead at the schedule, there are 5 day games after a night game between now and May 8. After that, or hopefully sooner, Cervelli should be ready and Gustavo can start collecting unemployment.
Sat Apr 16 – 1:05pm
Sun Apr 24 – 1:35pm
Sat Apr 30 – 4:05pm
Thurs May 5 – 1:05pm
Sun May 8 – 3:05pm
Also, next Fri, Apr 22 begins a stretch of 17 days in a row without an off day. So, in order for Molina to not make ANY starts, the Yanks would have to get some really timely rain outs, or Girardi would need to be willing to start Martin many days in a row including day games after night games, or Cervelli would need to return sooner than expected (early May was the last I heard). So if I were to guess I’d say Molina makes 3 starts (or ~12 automatic outs if you prefer to count it that way!)
Ledger_Yankees Feliciano says he’s feeling fine. Played catch today. Had been shut down for 14 days.
ERR–Thanks for the prediction. We find them to be good luck lately (for the Yankees that is). Keep them coming.
jeffc_76 April 12th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Just looking ahead at the schedule, there are 5 day games after a night game between now and May 8. After that, or hopefully sooner, Cervelli should be ready and Gustavo can start collecting unemployment.
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Are baseball players eligible for unemployment, or are they independent contractors?
The Sox are 2-8 with the worst run differential in baseball.
The Sox have issues in that rotation clearly.
I think I’d rather have Girardi back there than Molina. At least there would be entertainment value.
The rest of the week is looking awful weather wise
Erin April 12th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
GB, that’s awesome. I would go to that game!
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I thought that you and a couple of others would love that promo. The Rose Nyland St Olaf’s.Races should be special. She has always been one of TVs best comedienns, along with Carol Burnette.
Good news about Feliciano…………
Joe has to be careful about not running Martin into the ground
Pouring in NYC right now, MTU.
Local weather projects rain for next several hours.
Game unlikely.
Trenton Thunder’s “Bobby Baseball” auditions. This stuff is so bad, it’s funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....ideo_title
I’m thinking the “G” in my name should be short for “Gustavo” once the Gustavo Molina era starts. Hopefully, Girardi has the horsesense to bat Molina at cleanup and let the runs pile in. I haven’t been this eager to see a guy get a start since the days of Henry Cotto.
Just looked at live Doppler radar – there is heavy rain from DC/Delaware to NYC moving slowly up the coast. I doubt there is any chance they play.
Bx is Burning April 12th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Pouring in NYC right now, MTU.
Local weather projects rain for next several hours.
Game unlikely.
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Thanks for the update. With no game yesterday, I am looking forward to 9 innings tonight.
I know I should just skip by the posts, but why is ER or whatever name he/she decides to use allowed to post here? It brings absolutely nothing of substance to the conversation and only contributes to the pollution of threads.
The game threads are next to unreadable and have been for a while. It really brings down the quality of the blog and discussion. There are some extremely valuable posters here to don’t contribute as much because of people like ER and others who have polluted this place with utter nonsense.
No problem, Track.
I’d say go with Knicks/Bulls, but with positions set in the East, some starters will be sitting on both sides.
It’s light rain. Hopefully they will just play through it.
Good news about Feliciano,
A lot of people walking around with no umbrella. Def playable right now.
This is a series ripe for a sweep.
No excuses if the Yanks don’t put up some runs here. It’s not every series you get to face pitching this weak (with all due respect to tillman and arrieta – but they have a ways to go before they instill fear)
http://www.findlocalweather.co.....adium.html
looks bad
Burning-
Thanks for responding.
BD, O’s have good young pitching……………obviously I wouldn’t use the word fear, but I just take it one game at a time. I’m certainly not expecting or predicting a sweep.
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