Heating up on a cold night
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Apr 13, 2011 
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Before tonight’s game, Joe Girardi said the air always feels “heavy” on a night like this. It was cold and damp, not the kind of night a slumping offense usually finds its groove, but the first four Yankees had hits and the offense got rolling in a 7-4 win against the Orioles. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada both homered, and Mark Teixeira broke an 0-for-18 slide with two hits. A.J. Burnett got in and out of trouble through the first six innings before allowing a pair of two-run home runs in the seventh.
Associated Press photo of Rodriguez
Very nice game by the Yanks.
AJ is 3-0.
AJ over 11.5 wins looking great, but April won’t last forever.
Nice to see all of the important pieces getting back on track and nice to see Mariano stay on pace for 80 or so saves! Now Teix needs to stay hot and Granderson needs to start playing like it opening day and the team can get on a roll…
lol Bob Lorez sounds like a robot
Robots have taken over YES
wallacematthews
Mariano Rivera is on pace to save 80 games thjis season
Sounds like a battle between Human and Cylon on YES.
AJ Burnett has more wins than the Red Sox.
LOL
Bob sounds like an autobot..
AJ Burnett has more wins than the Red Sox.
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They’re a .500 franchise
Nick in SF April 13th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
AJ over 11.5 wins looking great, but April won’t last forever.
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Chad, next time you’re in the locker room, kindly re-label AJ’s calendar so every month reads “April”.
CB: do you think Cash sees what you point out about Girardi’s BP management? If so, will he say anything? Thats his job, right?
Audio is ok on non HD channel
Al Lieter touching Michael Kay when he talks lol
It’s fine again on YES HD
Nick if you don’t mind saying, how many bets did you place on the Yankees and the rest of baseball this year?
ugh re: Feliciano
really stinks
not sure if it was already discussed but Feliciano’s MRI was not good. “damaged shoulder” according to Girardi – sounds like surgery to me.
BD,
Missed that, but you’re right. Doesn’t sound very good.
Feliciano sounds like damaged goods from the get-go. What a wasted signing.
Marte is contagious.
Death to another LOOGY.
I don’t mind you saying, Patrick, and if you have a few minutes I would be happy to post my open positions for season wagers.
CS,
That’s not really his job. That’s where being GM turns into meddling and blurs lines of authority.
If it comes to that then you need to get a different manager.
Wow. Major bullpen implosion for the Tampa Yankees. They gave up 7 runs in the top of the 9th right after they scored the go ahead run in the bottom of the 8th. Sean Black pitched great, its a shame that the bullpen ruined it for him.
Feliciano obviously needs surgery. I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise after pitching everyday for the last couple of years.
Hockey looks so great in HD on a plasma.
“Feliciano sounds like damaged goods from the get-go. What a wasted signing.”
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I am a Cashman supporter, but that was such a dumb signing at the years/price point.
“Hockey looks so great in HD on a plasma.”
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They televise hockey?
LGY April 13th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
“Feliciano sounds like damaged goods from the get-go. What a wasted signing.”
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I am a Cashman supporter, but that was such a dumb signing at the years/price point.
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QFT
You could have sen it coming from a mile away though. Guy is 34. Led the league in appearances 3 years in a row (and if you watch Mets games, he was basically warmed up everyday by Manual) and the team made no attempt to re-sign him.
The fact that he was healthy the past 3 years doesn’t show you that he could withstand a heavy workload, it just showed that he was due for it to catch up to him.
So was Nick Johnson last year. What did we waste, wasn’t it $5.5 million? The whole world knew how that was going to turn out, except Cashman.
CB and cs in la: the bullpen situation is bad only if Girardi makes it so. Girardi is constipated by his own rigidity. He is unable to change and unable to think on the fly. That’s why games get away from him.
West Coast Yankee Fan April 13th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Hockey looks so great in HD on a plasma.
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However, it is so much better in person, especially when it comes to a non-Canadian television feed.
WCYF: I think if one looked at it objectively, one would have to agree that Showalter’s comments about Theo apply with equal validity to Cashman.
“So was Nick Johnson last year. What did we waste, wasn’t it $5.5 million? The whole world knew how that was going to turn out, except Cashman.”
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$5.5 million for one year of a DH is a good contract.
Also, it was reasonable to think NJ could stay healthy as a DH. Not exactly doing much going from the dugout to the plate 4 times a game.
Aw poor Scott Allen got relegated to mop up duty. Cannot believe they scored so many runs that inning.
# Niblick April 13th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
WCYF: I think if one looked at it objectively, one would have to agree that Showalter’s comments about Theo apply with equal validity to Cashman.
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thats what a number of ppl thought
Not like they passed up someone else in favor of Feliciano and it’s likely an insured contract so if he’s out for an extended time, no harm.
“Also, it was reasonable to think NJ could stay healthy as a DH. Not exactly doing much going from the dugout to the plate 4 times a game.”
Especially since he had 574 PA in 2009.
“WCYF: I think if one looked at it objectively, one would have to agree that Showalter’s comments about Theo apply with equal validity to Cashman.”
So looking at it objectively, what sort of scale should Cashman’s job performancebe based on.
Given their payroll, should the Yankees finish with no less than 104 wins and a WS appearance every year or keep looking for new GMs until they do?
JGY: I’m convinced that Johnson’s wrist injuries are caused by the way he curls his little finger under the end of the bat. Someone should tell him to stop doing that.
“Not like they passed up someone else in favor of Feliciano and it’s likely an insured contract so if he’s out for an extended time, no harm.”
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They passed on all the other available relievers on the market.
The harm is that they passed on a different option that could have been healthy and contributed to the team.
“I am a Cashman supporter, but that was such a dumb signing at the years/price point.”
Co-signed.
He really shouldn’t be permitted to sign LH relievers.
Yankees:
over 91.5 wins
more wins in head-to-head Red Sox matchup (+115)
AL East winner (+190)
AL winner (7/2)
WS winner (7/1)
Jeter #3000 a double or homer
Jeter over .283 average
Jeter over 62.5 RBIs
Arod over 32 homers
Arod over 120.5 RBIs
Bret Gardner over 45 steals
AJ over 11.5 wins
Hughes over 14.5 wins
Russell Martin over 7 homers
Arod MVP (10/1)
Tex MVP (15-1)
Cano MVP (12-1)
Arod homer champ (20-1)
non-Yankees
Red Sox under 95.5 wins
Orioles under 76 wins
Athletics over 83.5 wins
Phillies under 96.5 wins
Blue Jays under 76.5 wins
Giants over 88.5 wins
Braves over 88 wins
Giants head-to-head winner vs. Rockies
Braves NL East (+375)
Giants NL West (+130)
Buster Posey over 21.5 homers
Pablo Sandoval over .290 average
Lincecum over 16.5 wins
Stuckey: not sure what scale to use. That’s a good question. My point is that he makes a lot of mistakes, but his mistakes can be covered up by the dollars that the team can throw at players in order to rectify his mistakes. Wouldn’t be able to get away with that in a situation with more limited resources.
“They passed on all the other available relievers on the market.”
That’s somewhat obtuse.
They weren’t going to sign another righthander as a free agent.
So what lefthander was passed up?
LGY April 13th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
“So was Nick Johnson last year. What did we waste, wasn’t it $5.5 million? The whole world knew how that was going to turn out, except Cashman.”
$5.5 million for one year of a DH is a good contract. Also, it was reasonable to think NJ could stay healthy as a DH. Not exactly doing much going from the dugout to the plate 4 times a game.
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I think the contract was fine for a player that one could reasonably expect not to be hurt. But Nick Johnson could get hurt blinking. Not to mention swinging a bat and running. I recall many, many fans thinking it was a lock Nick would get hurt.
Crap!!!
They weren’t going to sign another righthander as a free agent.
So what lefthander was passed up?
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Downs, Fuentes off the top of my head
“The harm is that they passed on a different option that could have been healthy and contributed to the team.”
Reality is option B- Z all sucked and probably would have contributed less positive than Feliciano will on the DL.
The money allocated to Feliciano didn’t necessarily have to be targeted for another LH reliever to make it a bad signing.
tyanksfan36 April 13th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
I don’t know if you saw my response to your query, but Morrow is supposed to make one more minor league rehab start on Sunday.
Trenton’s rain-out really screwed up my pitching rotation sched. I am not a happy camper.
“So what lefthander was passed up?”
Choate, Sherrill, Fuentes, Rhodes, Tallet.
“They weren’t going to sign another righthander as a free agent”
Why not?
“Reality is option B- Z all sucked and probably would have contributed less positive than Feliciano will on the DL.”
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No they didn’t. The 2011 free agent class was very strong in relievers.
“Reality is option B- Z all sucked and probably would have contributed less positive than Feliciano will on the DL.”
If your mindset was/is reflective of Cashman’s, he wouldn’t have dissed the Mets’ abuse.
7-0 game and we had to use Soriano and Mo…………not optimum. Not looking forward to tomorrow night, unfortunately.
Pat M, I forget McReynolds was on San Diego. You’re right that his best years were out West…..I just remember that he was major topic of conversation on sports radio.
WCYF: just don’t shout about it, clean it up!
Wow, poor Feliciano………..great job, Cash
Betsy,
Soriano and Mo have had I believe 5 days off.
They needed the work anyway.
Cashman did far better in the off-season than he did in 2009. Martin, Jones and Chavez were terrific acquisitions.
He didn’t want Soriano – but I wonder what he thinks now?
Feliciano is the least of our worries.
Want something to worry about ?
Worry about what Hughes brings to the table tomorrow night.
If his command doesn’t return he’s gonna get his hat handed to him.
Niblick April 13th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
WCYF: just don’t shout about it, clean it up!
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LOL. Touché. Damn Rangers.
Wow Nick! It looks like you bet over $10 on all those bets!
Yankeefem
do you know if he is starting for Dunedin? I thought the TY was playing the bluejays but they are actually playing the manatees in Brevard starting sunday thru tuesday. I wanted to see Brett pitch again. Seriously this Tampa teams needs some guys who can hit, I feel like their pitchers have to throw complete game shutouts so far to win. Sean Black pitched 7 innings, gave up 2 runs(1 was inherited by Claiborne and scored) and struck out 6. The bullpen, or Claiborne gave up back to back 2 out home runs to tie it up. Then Ronny Marte who managed to get out of 2 bases loaded jams in his past 2 games gave up 7 runs before Scott Allen ended the inning with a K. I am glad I left when I did.
“My point is that he makes a lot of mistakes, but his mistakes can be covered up by the dollars that the team can throw at players in order to rectify his mistakes. Wouldn’t be able to get away with that in a situation with more limited resources.”
That fine, and likely right.
But perhaps the better question is this – is there someone out there substantially less prone to making mistakes and if there is, is it even fair to compare the two?
Cashman’s dynamic is unlike almost anyone else’s in baseball, save for perhaps Epstein’s.
With the money and expectation that Yankees not only have to make the postseason every year, and not only that, be built to succeed in the postseason, Cashman has the dollars and reason to take bigger risks.
Other GM’s might be more adverse to a risk like Feliciano, because they HAVE to be. And the conservative approach other GM’s have to take manifests itself in the fact outside of a couple of teams, with NYY being the benchmark example, it is tough to win year in and year out.
Yankees do have more resources, but they have also won more – significantly so.
This has to be added to Cashman’s plus column.
“Cashman did far better in the off-season than he did in 2009. Martin, Jones and Chavez were terrific acquisitions.”
You mean when he signed CC? He was only able to do that because he convinced ownership not to trade for Santana. CC might be their best pitching free agent signing ever, and it took Cash’s salesmanship to get it done because CC had heard that the Yankees had a fractious clubhouse.
As for Martin, Jones, and Chavez, I think he need to wait a little longer than 4/13.
MTU, Phil is a huge worry, but it’s still a huge loss re: Feliciano.
It stinks that Feliciano is hurt, especially since he was our best lefty, but we still have 4 great pitchers who can get left-handers out (Robertson, Joba, So, and Mo). I don’t think a lefty specialist should be too hard to find at the trade deadline, and who knows,,,maybe Manny Banuelos will end up being our lefty reliever in October (or even Marte).
Nick you rule dude, I love that you picked over on all Yankee bets you made
I like most of those bets but the Hughes one isn’t looking too good right now. I’m also high on the Rockies this year but you can’t bet against San Fran..
stuckey99 April 13th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
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Excellent post.
Rich in NJ April 13th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
“Cashman did far better in the off-season than he did in 2009. Martin, Jones and Chavez were terrific acquisitions. You mean when he signed CC?…”
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2009 off-season. As in Randy Winn, etc.
I didn’t want to take any Yankee unders, if I didn’t feel good about the total I just didn’t make the bet.
Of course the amounts of all the bets are not the same. Biggest dollar amount on the Yankes over 91.5 wins. Smallest on MVP wins.
“2009 off-season. As in Randy Winn, etc.”
Oh. That signing was dumb, but meaningless.
The real offseason goat was Damon, who foolishly turned down more money and years to return to the Yankees.
tyanksfan36 April 13th, 2011
Yes, Morrow is supposed to pitch for Dunedin on Sunday.
TY doesn’t have the greatest hitting lineup, I grant you. I saw half those position players play at SI a couple of years ago in Higashioka, Angelini, Murton, Zoilo Almonte, Deangelo Mack, and Neil Medchill. I am not crazy about the last 4 as studly prospects, but they should put up some SLG and give the pitchers better run support once they get warmed up. I think Higgy should have a good year though. He is a helluva catcher and it would be fun to see his hitting progress.
I am grateful Trenton has some of the position players from Tampa as well as back from the DL. The position players in Trenton last year gave no run support to the Killer B’s or they would have won another Eastern League title. Not that I am overly concerned about the results as much as seeing the better prospects play well, but I still want them to be successful. Trenton is a pitcher’s park, and Romine hates hitting there. It will be interesting to see how he does at Waterfront this season.