Yankees vs. Royals, May 10
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on May 10, 2011 
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Yankees lineup
1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Curtis Granderson CF
3. Mark Teixeira 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez 3B
5. Robinson Cano 2B
6. Nick Swisher RF
7. Jorge Posada DH
8. Russell Martin C
9. Brett Gardner LF
Freddy Garcia P
Royals lineup
1. Chris Getz 2B
2. Melky Cabrera CF
3. Alex Gordon LF
4. Billy Butler DH
5. Jeff Francoeur RF
6. Eric Hosmer 1B
7. Mike Aviles 3B
8. Matt Treanor C
9. Alcides Escobar SS
Kyle Davies P
Time/TV: 7:08/YES
Weather: Fair, 64 degrees
Umpires: Ed Hickox HP, Ed Rapuano 1B, Brian O’Nora 2B, Alfonso Marquez 3B
Power Outage: Alex Rodriguez hasn’t homered since April 23 in Baltimore. Maybe Davies’ appearance will help. He gave up A-Rod’s 500th homer.
3,000 Watch: Derek Jeter is 40 hits away.
Running Royals: Kansas City leads the majors in steals with 42, coming in 49 tries.
Pitching change: Tomorrow night’s scheduled starter for the Royals, lefty Bruce Chen, has been put on the DL with a lat strain. Righty Vin Mazzaro is being called up from AAA Omaha to take the start.
Update, 7:16: Good job by Freddy Garcia to strand Chris Getz at third with two outs after a bad job holding him close to second, resulting in a steal.
Update, 7:22: 1-2-3 breeze for Davies in the first.
Update, 7:27: 1-2-3 breeze for Garcia in the second.
Update, 7:32: 1-2-3 breeze for Davies in the second. This is getting redundant. No carryover so far for the Yankees from the 12-run eruption in Texas Sunday.
Update, 7:38: That was strange. Looked like the umpires were calling a balk on Garcia after he stepped off and got Matt Treanor trying to steal second. But it does go as a caught stealing after some confusion.
Update, 7:47: Finally a Yankees hit. Brett Gardner with a stand-up triple with two outs in the third.
Update, 7:50: The Captain apparently hasn’t forgotten how to hit after all. Ground single to left-center for Jeter, 1-0 Yankees. He’s now 5 for his last 8.
Update, 7:59: Quite a shot by Melky over the center-field fence to tie it here in the fourth. He said something to his pal Cano on the way around the bases.
Update, 8:14: There were two on and one out for the Yankees in the fourth. But Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher still can’t break free from their season-long problems. Threat over.
Update, 8:21: Two on, one out for the Royals after back-to-back singles here in the fifth.
Update, 8:25: Nice diving backhand catch by Swisher to rob Getz and end the inning.
Update, 8:33: Another hit for Jeter, now 2 for 3. He hit .393 on the road trip. First and second, one out in the fifth.
Update, 8:38: Teixeira is hit by the pitch, bases loaded, two outs for A-Rod, who’s overdue.
Update, 8:43: A single works fine, two-run grounder into left-center, and it’s 3-1.
Update, 8:51: Garcia works a 1-2-3 sixth. He’s having a very efficient game. I believe he’s at just 78 pitches. The Yankees really couldn’t have asked for more out of their fifth starter so far this game and this season.
Update, 8:54: Long single off the base of the wall in right-center for Swisher to start the sixth. A good sign from a slumping bat? We’ll see. Anyway, Davies is done. Tim Collins is coming on.
Update, 9:01: Posada goes down swinging and Swisher is caught stealing on the play. Posada is now 0 for 3 after starting the game at .152.
Update, 9:05: Leadoff single for Francoeur in the seventh. David Robertson is warming.
Update, 9:09: Garcia is done after a single and walk to start the inning. Still, a very nice job, right now one run and six hits allowed. Robertson is in.
Update, 9:16: Francoeur steals third. Firat and third, one out. Very close, but I think he was safe.
Update, 9:18: Robertson walks Matt Treanor. Bases loaded.
Update, 9:22: Nice curve by Robertson. Alcides Escobar goes down swinging for the second out. Big moment here with Chris Getz.
Update, 9:25: Getz tried to check his swing but couldn’t according to Ed Hickox. Strike three on a low inside pitch. That call could’ve gone either way, I think.
Update, 9:35: Joba is coming on for the eighth. Wonder what’s up with Rafael Soriano.
Update, 9:40: Joba has a 1-2-3 inning. The second strikeout was against Alex Gordon. He went down looking on a 98 mph fastball. Blake Wood will pitch the eighth for K.C.
Update, 9:52: Mariano Rivera will pitch the ninth, up 3-1.
Update, 10:01: Great stab by Rivera to start a game-ending double-play. Yankees win, 3-1.
Go Garcia. Go Yanks.
I don’t like Alex Gordon’s face
Freddy got a bit of a break on strike 3. This is gonna be a quick game if that’s a strike all night long.
Wow, when’s the last time the Yankees had a starter with a splitter?
Good inning Garcia.
Just overpower them
really quiet in here today… kinda sad
Last NYY w/splitter…. Clemens???
Did I hear the Bleacher Creatures give Melky a roll call?
It may not have come from there but yes, Melky got called.
Hughes should throw a split.
Franoceur looks like he is swinging blindfolded
Actually, Hughes might do well with something that has downward movement. He has a cutter/slider, fastball, changeup, and a pretty average curveball, right?
at this rate, the game will be over by 8:30.
The lefties have to lay off that cutter off the plate
The Chris Chambliss dinger in Game 5 in the 9th was one of my all time greatest Yankee moments….It had been such a long time since they were relevant…..
3-0 Jays over Lester… 1 st
funny that the sox are keeping dice-k and lackey from us…
it won’t matter…
The only pitch or pitches hughes throws with confidence or effectiveness is a fastball & variations of one,cutter,different seamed fastballs.
I certainly hope there will be a happy ending to the hughes story.
Right now nova blew right by him & at least now is a better pitcher with betances & banuelos knocking at the door,maybe a few more pitchers also.
He will be 25 yrs old next month.
The first step is to get him back healthy.
This whole shoulder debacle scares me,especially after him admitting some discomfort.
the way to hit Davies is to get him early in the count, batters are over .375 against him putting the first 3 pitches in play in the AB lifetime, that’s why they aren’t taking many pitches tonight.
Of course Matt Treanor gets the first hit
Nice play by Garcia. Escobar bunts like Gardner…
“Hughes should throw a split.”
I mentioned that the other day and I think it’s an interesting idea. He has the arm action for it and it’s a hard pitch which he seems more comfortable throwing.
He stepped off
Saw this last night : When was the last time a SS Jeter’s age hit .300 for the season ?
Who was it ?
Goes back quite a way.
The defense better be heads up in this series because the Royals are obviously going to be running like rabbits.
“a pretty average curveball, right?”
Hughes had a true 12-6 curve in the minors. It was a great complement to his 95 mph FB.
The difference w/his curve was his ability to control it.
It’s been difficult to watch the degradation of his stuff.
at least they got together, instead of making a wrong call and insisting they are right….
Nice job Grandy.
Melky has lost a ton of weight…
Wow what a play by Russ Martin….
The Jays aren’t no joke in that dome…..
the D has showed up today.
that sucked, melky deserved a much better welcome back than that.
Rusell ‘Thurman’ Martin, that was the kind of play that Thurm used to make…
See, it’s not just about being aggressive… the Royals ran themselves completely out of that inning for very little possible gain.
tonight’s soundtrack: The Soft Parade.
Times running out for Jorgie.
If Gardner hits a gap then it’s a triple every time. ….nice swing.
Gardner patient and waited for a good pitch to hit.
Like the way Gardner is hitting lately.
That was one bounce away from being an inside-the-parker.
Yeah Gardy!
Go Gardner go…Too bad there are 2 outs.
Clutch Captain!!!
The Jeter haters keep getting quiet.
cap’n!
gardner definitely getting it together, jeter hitting in key spots…
The Captain looking good!
A 2 out rbi hit by Jeter? Nice…
that was a pitch (up and in) that Jeter wasn’t handling well earlier in the year…
at M. May 10th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
The Chris Chambliss dinger in Game 5 in the 9th was one of my all time greatest Yankee moments….It had been such a long time since they were relevant…..
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His homer barely got over the fence, remember ? And did he ever touch home ?
Wasn’t that the same series when Munson hit the long homer off of Littell ?
JOVA 2 run blast for SWB # 12.
It’s nice to see Jeter and Gardner heating up especially since Tex and Arod are so quiet.
Grandy looks so locked in, he could go yard with any of these pitches…
# Ace May 10th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
The Jeter haters keep getting quiet.
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They’ll prolly find something to ding him about before it’s over.
or he could K lol
THAT is the Jeter I Know !!!
“4 NYY May 10th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
# Ace May 10th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
The Jeter haters keep getting quiet.”"
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like to hear that !! That means good things from the Captain !
Why you running Jeter.
Grandy has 11 bombs
can we trade jones to get melky back?
lol take that Cashman. The Melkman delivers.
LOL
Garcia has to get the ball down. He got away with it so far because the Royals couldn’t get on top of his fastball but he has been up in the zone to every batter.
How any Yankee fan could gripe about a future 2st. ballot HOF’er Yankee with the class of Jeter is beyond me. He is, without any doubt, one of the all time best Yankees.
In fact, his pic. ( along with Mo’s ) is in the dict. under class )
the Amish Melky.
did he convert?
1st ballot !!!! Oops !
# ac1 May 10th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
can we trade jones to get melky back?
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Wouldn’t that be nice ? !
You know Melky wanted that so bad.
I’ve always liked Melky and would like to see him back on the Yankees but it’s likely his release by the Braves last year had more to do with his turnaround than anything else-he’s obviously in much better shape than he was the past few years and is a talented player.
Melky’s beard looks ridiculous, but he does look like he’s in better shape now. He was chunky with the Yanks.
Fine for Melky, but why the LOLs?
There’s a game to win here.
When you look at Melky now you can see he’s a much more mature player.
Yanks never should have rushed him to NY.
Always said the Melkman would make a great 4 of
ARod begged the Yanks to sign Melky. Cashman said no no to the Melkman.. Later for you.
Come on Arod, we miss you…
Arod is really having trouble getting around on fastballs. His timing must really be off.
Cashman saw what a bad influence he was on Robbie. Or, it may have just been the combo together — they were all about the partying and it showed…
It’s May 10th. These are the Royals.
Might as well save the tension for August & Sept.
Good ab for Cano.
Davies is hardly throwing any fastballs, everything is either a breaking pitch or change.
Yanks never should have rushed him to NY.
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Why not?
How about a big hit here Jorge.
Bernie was at the end of his career, and they needed someone to play CF.
maybe mekly just needed to fail a little bit to mature and live up to his potential.
kd May 10th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
maybe mekly just needed to fail a little bit to mature and live up to his potential.
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Exactly. I’ve always liked Melky but there’s no telling if he plays as well if he stayed in NY.
Swish has really been awful
1 run against this crap? Come on guys
I hate you Jon Sterling. Run tease.
bring back the MelkMan
Raymagnetic…….The Melkman is in his walk year isn’t he ????
Captain Clutch May 10th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Swish has really been awful
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No kidding. Killing my fantasy team.
I feel bad for Po.
Melky is not living up to his potential.
He still sucks.
did Sterling give the Posada flyball the beginning of a home run call? It wasn’t even close…
Po has been Poo
MG: Not quite but got really excited of the bat but then died down to it being caught.
Hosmer looks like he will have trouble with off speed pitches, it will take him awhile to adjust to big league pitching…
Melky would be a good 4th outfielder
This game is a yawner.
After Cano the lineup really falls apart. Swish and Posada back to back is absolutely dreadful. I think Girardi should bat Martin between them since he will start heating up again. I hope Cash realizes very soon that it’s time for Montero.
Posada has the age and the first year DH as an excuse.
What is Swisher’s?
MG: Not surprising given how young he is. If he can adjust, he could be the beast they think he’ll be. Until that happens, we’ll see… Many many great prospects don’t live up to their billing because they can’t adjust.
Aviles will be running wild now
Swish has gone Hollywood..tv cameos and all, swinging from his heels…I’m hoping they take a pass on his option for $12 million
Back to back bloops
Yanks may be hoping Mesa/Maxwell/Golson/Laird show something this year before they keep Swish for $12M.
The Other Phil May 10th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
MG: Not surprising given how young he is. If he can adjust, he could be the beast they think he’ll be. Until that happens, we’ll see… Many many great prospects don’t live up to their billing because they can’t adjust.
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not surprising at all-he obviously has tons of talent and will probably figure it out, I just look at him at the plate and it seems to me everything is back, sort of like Teix, but not as balanced. That makes it really tough to do something with offspeed pitches at the major league level.
Random thought/question.
For the last week and a half I have been crushed by allergies. Itchy eyes, trouble breathing, cough, stuffy nose, everything. My wife and I are watching the game tonight and she says “how do baseball players and golfers deal with allergies”. I know there must be plenty with allergy issues. Anyone have an answer?
“# DocTodd May 10th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Swish has gone Hollywood..tv cameos and all, swinging from his heels…I’m hoping they take a pass on his option for $12 million
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ha he literally has…I’m a big fan of his, hope he turns it around
Come on Garcia. Keep the ball down…
It is amazing to me how an established ML star like Arod can still be such such a headcase with his mechanics.
These guys are attached at the hip with KLong and he still hasn’t driven the ball in a dozen games.
Jorge and Swish I get. But Alex? Get up there a just rip it, will ya???!!!
nice jump swish!
Swishalicious.
Hollywood, eh?
Apparently “Hollywood” can still play defense…
Nice catch by the Swish
Great play Swish….that was a gamble but it paid off……boy Martin is doing a nice job back there, he’s blocking everything.
nice play by Swish…
Swisher needs to focus on baseball for a while. No way they pick up his $12M option.
Carlo,
I have really bad allergies around this time. As soon as they start bothering me which was about a week or so ago I get a cortisone shot and by the next day I am fine.
No, no
It’s more like – Swisher can play defense?
I know some of the Yankees aren’t hitting but Albert Pujols, probably the best hitter in baseball, is at .248, Jayson Werth, who got a huge contract, is at .227, Carl Crawford, the other huge contract is just above the Mendoza line, and it goes on and on and on. It’s just a pitcher’s year right now, that could change anytime.
Goose: Do you play golf or baseball? Mechanics, especially for baseball, while seemingly simple to repeat, really aren’t. Pitches are varying from 99mph and flat to 76mph and hooked. The time to react is less than a second, so having flawless mechanics is the key to hitting. It’s not surprising that guys get out of synch, and this out of synch is a 1/2 second here or a 1/4 inch there.
Even when timed correctly, you’re still talking about hitting the ball perfectly to be able to drive it. There’s a reason that 3 hits out of 10 at bats is an All-Star. As has been quoted to death, hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.
Martin started out hot but he is struggling now also
Swish’s option is for 10.25.
There is no chance they let him walk next year.
Triple short – seriously? Where do u get the shot (body part)? Is there a medical reason why that works and has it always worked?
Carlo said:
“Random thought/question.
For the last week and a half I have been crushed by allergies. Itchy eyes, trouble breathing, cough, stuffy nose, everything. My wife and I are watching the game tonight and she says “how do baseball players and golfers deal with allergies”. I know there must be plenty with allergy issues. Anyone have an answer?”
My girlfriend takes Singulair and says it works really well for her. Everytime I have problems, I can limit them by cutting sugar, caffeine, wheat and soy products out of my diet as much as possilble, helps me a lot. I used to use Nasalcrom which forms a barrier in the nose to prevent the pollens from getting into your body, but it takes a couple weeks to build up a level.
There is no chance they let him walk next year.
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You are likely right, but don’t you think they will decline the option and try to sign him for less?
I don’t know if there are any good outfielders that are free agents but Swish definitely isn’t worth $12m. He was really exposed in the 09′ play offs. Now every team knows his issues with off speed pitches. He really needs to pick it up if he wants to stay a Yankee.
LGY: I hope he sticks. Swish will not hit .213 on the year. He’s a little off, but still has a good eye and is getting his walks, plays pretty good D and is a healthy, reliable player. His hitting will come around and I expect he’ll end up with about 25 hrs.
I don’t know what the other options would be for RF, but I’d like to see him stay.
Look at that. The Captain is driving the ball!
who could have guessed Jeter would be carrying the offense?
Closing in on 3000.
that was a Jeterian single even though it was hit up the middle…
David – thanks.
Closing in on 3000.
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and .300
MG May 10th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
I know some of the Yankees aren’t hitting but Albert Pujols, probably the best hitter in baseball, is at .248, Jayson Werth, who got a huge contract, is at .227, Carl Crawford, the other huge contract is just above the Mendoza line, and it goes on and on and on. It’s just a pitcher’s year right now, that could change anytime.
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This is a very good point. Right now, MLB is on track for the 3rd highest amount of shutouts ever. Whether it’s the weather and pitchers being ahead of hitters at this point or simply how the game will be without steroids, pitching is pretty much dominating the game right now.
I would have loved to have seen BG and DJ execute a double steal during Grandy’s AB..too late now.
Big AB here for Tex. It would be nice to break through here with a clutch hit.
Tex hitting .571 with 2 homers and 3 RBIs against Davies…. great opportunity here.
You are likely right, but don’t you think they will decline the option and try to sign him for less?
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Then they would have to sign him to a multi year deal and invest in him long term.
Swish easily gets 10+ mill on the free agent market.
The Yanks are in a great situation. Pay him below market value for one year and then decide whether to sign him long term.
If they didn’t want him back they would pick up his option and trade him.
“can we trade jones to get melky back?”
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OH man, in a heartbeat.. Something about A.Jones that looks like he should trade his glove in for a butterfly net and skip around the OF smiling… Even better, if the squirrel was still on the foul pole A.Jones would think it was a 4th outfielder and talk to it..
How does a guy like A.jones (and he is still young) career take such a flop .. guy seems nice and stuff, but wanna talk about steroids and a players stats… well, A.jones sure looks like the #1 candidate.
and the mic picks up tex’s pain….
Sigh. Again?
who’s the guy that calls home runs here? Is that you Bojo???
Are you going to call one soon? I’m thinking Tex right now !
now girardi HAS TO make sure alex doesnt swing at the first pitch again
ouch !
Slam cures all man
Let’s go A-Rod.
Okay, Alex. You really need to get a hit here. Don’t need a HR (though it would be great), but just a single.
“Just try to hit it up the middle. Doesn’t mean you won’t hit a HR!”
you know alex is thinking slam here.
P May 10th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
“can we trade jones to get melky back?”
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OH man, in a heartbeat.. Something about A.Jones that looks like he should trade his glove in for a butterfly net and skip around the OF smiling… Even better, if the squirrel was still on the foul pole A.Jones would think it was a 4th outfielder and talk to it..
How does a guy like A.jones (and he is still young) career take such a flop .. guy seems nice and stuff, but wanna talk about steroids and a players stats… well, A.jones sure looks like the #1 candidate.
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I think Andruw simply fell off because he didn’t keep himself in shape. I don’t think he was a user but then again I’m not 100% sure. I simply think the game passed him by when he wasn’t working hard enough which is hard to believe as he really isn’t that old.
Last SS , according to ESPN to hit .300 at Jeter’s age was Luke Appling.
Back in the 40′s
Man that 2-0 pitch was a cookie…
still late on the fastball.
stay focused.
Carlo,
For years nothing worked for me. I trade every prescription and over the counter medicine to no avail. About 10 years ago my Dad told me he was at the doctors office and he asked him if he wanted to try a cortisone shot. He told me about the next day and I’ve been getting them every year since then. I get it in my arm. It is a tiny needle and doesn’t hurt a bit. It isn’t covered by insurance but it is only 30 bucks. I would pay 500 if it cost that much. I have no idea why it works but it does.
Man, popping a lot of ball foul lately.
Come on Alex. Make me believe again.
he was on that one.
so jerkface said this afternoon that he was going to the game and if jeter didnt hit a home run he was going to boo the hell out of him. hope he brought a hard hat!
YES!
Big hit
There we go! 2 in!
big hit by A-Rod!
That works
That was nice by Alex – just missed on a few, then just goes up the middle.
BABIP fortunes turning around for the Yanks.
Let’s go Cano! Keep the line moving!
Very nice AB from A-Rod. Hopefully that snaps him out of his funk… great at bat right there.
alex with a nice easy 2 out, 2 strike stroke for a duece! way to go big guy!
Triple Short – thanks so much. This is really encouraging. I’ve wasted way more than $30 on garbage cures that do nothing but prolong the misery. Really appreciate you sharing this with me.
davies has thrown close to 80 pitches since the start of the 3rd.
Why the heck does J F dislike Jeter ? It has been evident for sure.
that was a Yogi-like swing by Cano there…
Bluejays blew 3-0 lead
4NYY: Who knows. Some people have unreal expectations of certain players.
on the other hand, Cano continues to fail.
I do not like this guy.
jeter is hitting .286 now! cue twain: rumors of his demise….
JobaTipsHisCap May 10th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
on the other hand, Cano continues to fail.
I do not like this guy.
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I guess you won’t be invited to his HOF induction ceremony, the guy has a chance to go down as one of the greatest 2nd baseman in history.
JobaTipsHisCap May 10th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
on the other hand, Cano continues to fail.
I do not like this guy.
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you’re kidding right?
Don’t look now, but Derek Jeter is 5 points away from leading the team in batting average.
Boy, Swisher is really doing well defensively. A far cry from the cartwheeler he used to be.
The only thing I have against Cano is that he “poses” at the plate for a sec. after hitting the ball before he runs.
And it seems he’s getting a little lackadaisical again. Not much, just a little.
I don’t care, I am not a fan of Cano, HOF or not, I don’t care.
jeter is hitting .286 now! cue twain: rumors of his demise
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He is still performing worse than last season.
Freddy Garcia impresses me as a guy who has learned how to pitch with his diminished stuff and nothing really bothers him out there, what a good signing by Cashman.
Carlo,
no problem. My doctor told me I can get it twice a year. I only need it during the spring since allergies in the fall don’t bother me.
The only thing I have against Cano is that he “poses” at the plate for a sec. after hitting the ball before he runs.
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He does that with every good swing.
It’s the natural motion of his swing. He is not posing. He is finishing his swing.
MG: A veteran presence that understands pitching. Exactly what you need at the back end of the rotation. Cashman really has done a fantastic job with the bench (injuries notwithstanding) and the rotation options that were available.
Some people may think he “sucks” because he couldn’t “just go get” Cliff Lee, but I like what he’s done. Is this team perfect? Hardly. But given what was available for a reasonable cost, he did very well.
Isn’t Freddy something? Just nice and easy. Another six innings in the book. Just a pleasure. Painless execution – before you know it’s the seventh and you’re still in snooze mode.
Cano “poses” when he hits a groundball.
It is the main reason why he is so slow out of the box.
Damn you Jon Sterling!
4 NYY May 10th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
The only thing I have against Cano is that he “poses” at the plate for a sec. after hitting the ball before he runs.
And it seems he’s getting a little lackadaisical again. Not much, just a little.
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I guarantee you that his effort level is no different than last year. The thing about Cano is people are always going to think he’s lazy when he’s struggling because he’s not diving for balls 2 feet to his left like Pedroia.
Good swing Swish.
tHAT BALL IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS…OFF THE WALL FOR A SINGLE!
swish carrying some solid defensive plays into the batter’s box! good sign there.
so wait, i want to hear what the haters hate about swisher…
Sterling cracks me up…never fails.
# LGY May 10th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
The only thing I have against Cano is that he “poses” at the plate for a sec. after hitting the ball before he runs.
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He does that with every good swing.
It’s the natural motion of his swing. He is not posing. He is finishing his swing.
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He freezes for a sec., especially on balls he knows are hits. Don’t see others doing it.
Just an observation.
Kyle Davies should be a better pitcher than he is, he has a good fastball, pretty good breaking pitch, and a decent change. He is going to wind up having some good years somewhere before he hangs them up.
LGY: I would agree with that. The way his hips rotate, they don’t carry him towards 1st like Gardner, but around so his body ends up turned toward first but stationary. I can see how it could be taken as posing, but I don’t think he’s doing it on purpose like some other players do.
Well, he was admiring his hit and looked pretty foolish being held to a single. The iq of a pecan.
I hate his haircut..what is up with that mohawk samurai thing he was doing the other day?!
Bojo, the ball doesn’t seem to be carrying tonight, that looked like a HR off the bat…
Other Phil. I played college bball and play golf now.
I get the importance of mechanics, I do.
But Jimmie Foxx and Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle never watched tape or sat with a hitting coach for hours before a game. At some point it’s too much.
Grab a bat and get to it. Timing, pitch variation, etc. Is enough to worry about. Worrying about hips, hands and back elbow is overload.
# The Other Phil May 10th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
LGY: I would agree with that. The way his hips rotate, they don’t carry him towards 1st like Gardner, but around so his body ends up turned toward first but stationary. I can see how it could be taken as posing, but I don’t think he’s doing it on purpose like some other players do.
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You could be right, it just seems to me it’s not necessary.
remember when cano was lazy and just wanted to party all night with melky and will never become a true yankee and should be traded?
now he poses….
posada going yard here
I hate BABIP.
this guy Collins looks like Al Hrabosky out on the mound, maybe he just needs to go nuts out there like the Mad Hungarian did…
Hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting that timing.
MG May 10th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Bojo, the ball doesn’t seem to be carrying tonight, that looked like a HR off the bat…
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Don’t get me wrong. I’m not blaming Sterling. I like him. He really does make me laugh with his little sayings.
“He may be small, but his fastball is big…” Love this stuff.
now with as often as posada Ks, why run?
Well–at least Girardi was being aggressive on that H&R
Scratch my last comment. I hate when people attribute things to “luck”. Luck doesn’t exist.
Goose: I agree that video and hitting coaches can mess up a guy as much as they help. And it would be great if Alex would do just that, grab a bat and go, but he’s a thinker and that’s just the guy he is. He guesses pitches at the plate, (over) thinks about each swing. He prepares like mad. Of the modern hitters, he probably does some of the most work on scouting and such, but that’s also to his detriment, since he guesses on sequences.
I think Pujols is probably the best ‘grab and rip’ guy in the game today. He doesn’t seem to care about hitting analysis, pitch selection, whatever. Throw it to me. If I like it, I’m crushing it.
Vlad Guerrero too.
What is with Girardi sending slow runners lately?
How can you trust Jorge to not strikeout in that situation. He doesn’t have a hit vs a lefty this year.
YsGuy May 10th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
remember when cano was lazy and just wanted to party all night with melky and will never become a true yankee and should be traded?
now he poses….
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It’s always going to be something with Cano when he struggles. He makes the game look so natural almost to a fault which is sad to say. Everybody on the team says he’s on the hardest workers in that clubhouse and guys like Nunez train with him in the offeason. But still that’s not enough to convince people that he’s not lazy and a showboat…. Kind of pathetic. He should dive for a ball a foot to his right like Pedroia… Then people would love him.
MG May 10th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
this guy Collins looks like Al Hrabosky out on the mound, maybe he just needs to go nuts out there like the Mad Hungarian did…
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He was SOME character!
i like being aggressive, but not with the way posada is struggling.
commercial break – time to do your part
vote the Yankees for the All Star game!!!
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/.....allot-2011
get it done!!
Can’t have a DH who can’t hit. When is it a slump n when is it detoriation of skills. Guessing Jesus June 1
Po still hitless from right side…he got a huge break when Chavez went down ,otherwise he’d be losing at bats
Jorgie just looks awful at the plate, particularly batting right handed. He’s always been a good, solid hitter from that side, it’s really strange.
Scratch my last comment. I hate when people attribute things to “luck”. Luck doesn’t exist
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Then why is BABIP so consistent over time?
unless you want to see Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Youkilis, Crawford, and Ellsbury on the All Star team…
it’s time to vote and vote often
You could see when Jeter started hitting the ball to right field that he was going to start hitting again. With Posada, he isn’t doing a thing that makes me think he will ever hit again.
When your DH is hitting under .150, you have to try something else….
gave up on all star voting not being a joke when varitek made the roster with a .203 average in 2006 or whatever year that was.
ac1 May 10th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
i like being aggressive, but not with the way posada is struggling.
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Sometimes a manager will throw a H&R to try to break a hitter out of a slump. I can’t blame Girardi..has a 3-1 lead and playing with house money.
Stick a fork in Po, he’s done…
D (Boston Dave) May 10th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
unless you want to see Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Youkilis, Crawford, and Ellsbury on the All Star team…
it’s time to vote and vote often
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Shall we go to Chicago to do so? LOL
agree BoJo, but i guess im losing faith in Posada a little….
trying to stay positive after seeing jeter turn it around.
“Then why is BABIP so consistent over time?”
Doesn’t mean there’s luck involved. You hit a screaming liner right at somebody then that’s good defense period. Saying hits are lucky really takes away from defenders and hitters.
Not every batted ball is the same.
ac1: I agree. I keep trying to have hope he’ll turn it around, but me makes it harder and harder each at bat.
Hosmer reminds me a little of Paul O’Neill at the plate, same kind of stance and approach…
ac1 May 10th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
agree BoJo, but i guess im losing faith in Posada a little….
trying to stay positive after seeing jeter turn it around
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Give him the month with warm weather and we’ll know what we have.
At this point, Posada is just stealing a paycheck. He needs to retire and open up the roster for someone that can play.
im so confused.
joe has such a quick hook on garcia, but leaves everyone else in way too long.
Garcia–another professional outing. Good job!
Need some big outs here.
time to call in The Cleaner.
“Doesn’t mean there’s luck involved. You hit a screaming liner right at somebody then that’s good defense period. Saying hits are lucky really takes away from defenders and hitters.
Not every batted ball is the same.”
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Hitting a screaming liner right at somebody is good defense?
You are saying it is a good defensive play to for a professional baseball player to catch a baseball when he doesn’t even have to move an inch?
ac1 May 10th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
im so confused.
joe has such a quick hook on garcia, but leaves everyone else in way too long.
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He needs to get JoSoMo work.
Posada isn’t ‘stealing’ anything. He’s a guy that has played his butt off for 15 years and is undoubtedly the most frustrated person by the way he’s hitting.
If he can’t turn it around he’ll walk away before the end of the season.
BABIP is not entirely luck based.
Luck is a big component of BABIP but good defense, % of LD, FB, GB, and the speed of a batter all impact it as well.
How about voting for the people that deserve to be voted in. Show a little class. The game has become a travesty for exactly that reason.
Calling Swisher an All Star because there was a huge vote in is a little meh.
Come on Joe, let’s be smart tonight with the pen
This is so funny–this seems to be the situation that DRob lives for.
He needs to get JoSoMo work.
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except robertson is in, not joba.
I’m scared
Po needs to go……I say let Montero catch 2 days a week, and DH the rest
DRob needs work too. If the pen is off too many days in a row, they won’t be ready when needed in a day or two or for the Sox series. Girardi is always managing with an eye ahead.
“You are saying it is a good defensive play to for a professional baseball player to catch a baseball when he doesn’t even have to move an inch?”
Defensive positioning.
RoSoMo?
Calling Swisher an All Star because there was a huge vote in is a little meh.
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Swisher was awesome the first half of last season. He had great numbers.
I would of liked to see Joba in this situation, Robertson hasn’t looked good recently.
If he can’t turn it around he’ll walk away before the end of the season.
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You really believe that ?
I like Posada, but i doubt he will walk away mid-season
I can’t tell you how much I hate the term ‘JoSoMo’, it is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read. Baseball isn’t a formula, there are so many variables it isn’t just a case of having the same guys pitch the 7th, 8th, and 9th each time they are ahead.
“Defensive positioning.”
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What if the defense is positioned poorly but a hitter just happens to hit a line drive to a spot he doesn’t usually?
What if the infield is just playing at normal depth? What if the OF are just playing straight up?
I would be very surprised if Jorge walked away from that money.
Huge out there. Gotta finish this.
Geez. Here we go.
Why did he tag his shoulder?
the formula seemed to work fine when it was Nelson/Stanton/Rivera
c’mon he was out
Arod should of tagged his hand or waited for him to slide into him. Bad job by Arod…
ac1, Jorgie has one job this year, it’s too hit, if he’s not doing the job and it’s already mid-season why would he stick around?
He’s a player with pride, just like Griffey Jr, and if he knows he’s done he will call it quits, IMO
Duece time
Francoer seems like a different player physically, but still as dumb as ever.
He had good numbers, I won’t argue that. The big “get out and vote twenty five times a day” was over the top.
ugh c’mon
Bases loaded…this seems to be where DRob gets interested.
Doesn’t D-Rob throw a curve ball?
I hope he walks away and soon. If I was as unproductive at my job as he is at his, I would leave. If you owned a business, would you employ such an unproductive employee?
Y Robertson will never be elite. Too many walks
You can’t expect Robertson to be perfect everytime he is put into this situation. Which is what Girardi expects from him often…
MG May 10th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
ac1, Jorgie has one job this year, it’s too hit, if he’s not doing the job and it’s already mid-season why would he stick around?
He’s a player with pride, just like Griffey Jr, and if he knows he’s done he will call it quits, IMO
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He’s married to a Spanish woman (like my mom) who will not let him leave $5M on table…especially with their charity work
boy that is one dog ugly al all star ballot. who do you vote for at ss, 3b? some really nasty stats there…jeter might be the best of the bunch at ss and ill go arod at 3b.
i voted m cabrera at 1b, zobrist 2b, martin c, m young dh, bautista, granderson and ichiro in the of.
This has to be Robertson’s last batter. He needs to throw more strikes…
Throw a curveball…
These are the moments that make it worth watching..the tension mounts
HUGE!
Big K.
YsGuy May 10th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
boy that is one dog ugly al all star ballot. who do you vote for at ss, 3b? some really nasty stats there…jeter might be the best of the bunch at ss and ill go arod at 3b.
i voted m cabrera at 1b, zobrist 2b, martin c, m young dh, bautista, granderson and ichiro in the of.
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Jeter deserves to win the SS vote by a landslide especially since Lowrie would have to be a write-in…
Big out !
Good pitch but I would go to Joba now…
bout time Robertson now finish the job please
Captain Clutch May 10th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Throw a curveball…
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Genius! lol
97?
BoJo May 10th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
MG May 10th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
ac1, Jorgie has one job this year, it’s too hit, if he’s not doing the job and it’s already mid-season why would he stick around?
He’s a player with pride, just like Griffey Jr, and if he knows he’s done he will call it quits, IMO
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He’s married to a Spanish woman (like my mom) who will not let him leave $5M on table…especially with their charity work
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hopefully that point won’t be reached because Jorgie will start hitting the ball like he always has pretty soon…
95 on pitch fx
This is what makes our bullpen so special. What other team has a specialist for coming in to work out of jams?
97??
get those votes in:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/.....allot-2011
he is throwing a good curve, go back.
MG May 10th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
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Agreed..you never want to cross a Spanish wife!
Robertson is amped up tonight..
he got away with a hanger there…
Hi heat now to Getz?
Carl May 10th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
95 on pitch fx
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still
High fastball right now to set his up
ball game is right here
I don’t know if DRob will ever be able to be an elite closer (until he lowers the walks), but he has HUGE value in this role.
we got a break there probably
Hell yeah
ok, we win.
Did we just watch D-Rob gain 3-4 miles per hour on his fastball mid inning?
ill take it but that was a terrrrrrrible call!
that call was a gift, he didn’t come close to swinging at that pitch…
And that is why Girardi called on DRob….great call.
Wow. Ill take it.
Good job Robertson
Love DRob. That’s elite enough for me.
Caught a break on the check swing
robertson up between 95-97….
bringing it when it matters most.
Jeter deserves to win the SS vote by a landslide especially since Lowrie would have to be a write-in…
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Maicer Izturis, Asdrubal Cabrera, Yunel Escobar, and Johnny Peralta should all be there ahead of Jeter.
Great job by Robertson. It seems like he is only on this team to put out fires. He can’t have a set inning because they need him incase Joba or Soriano lays an egg.
wow, horrible
it works out of course, but why don’t home plate umps ask for help??
it’s just awful
MLB had D-Rob at 94 with one pitch at 95
That batter never GETZ that call…
That’s great work. Interesting how many guys in the dugout went out of their way to high five or pat martin on the back.
actually after going through all the stats i voted for cabrera at ss
If D-Rob consistently sticks at 94-95 watch out. Up until this point the only reason teams have been able to get to him is due to his walks and his fastball sitting 90-92, which was tough to hit due to his deception anyway. With a couple more miles per hour he can just get away with that many more mistakes.
DRob is juicing, I want to test him after that outing!!!!!!!!
boy that is one dog ugly al all star ballot. who do you vote for at ss, 3b? some really nasty stats there…jeter might be the best of the bunch at ss and ill go arod at 3b.
i voted m cabrera at 1b, zobrist 2b, martin c, m young dh, bautista, granderson and ichiro in the of.
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Thank you
That’s an honest vote. As it should be. Maybe it’ won’t mean much with the ballot stuffing but some people have to vote true.
LOL, he didn’t go.
btw, Sux is only 3.5 games behind, damn!
Is that Pedroia on the mound??.?
how can you decide who is deserving of the All Star Team when they haven’t even played 1/2 of the games for the 1st half?
Bautista just went yard to help Jays take lead against Boston
Sox are 5 back in the loss column
This Collins kid is making quite a good impression.
Soriano have another injury?
thanks bo and i loved that catch you made where you ran up the of wall in kc!
actually you could argue franceaur deserves a vote in the of, but ill stick with ichiro now and maybe in 3 weeks if he’s still raking ill vote for frenchy.
Way too early to vote unless you are going to just homer-vote.
“i voted m cabrera at 1b, zobrist 2b”
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turn in your yankee fan card if you’re going to pick zobrist over cano.
despicable, imo.
I think the Yanks should change whatever Posada does between innings. If he usually sits on the bench maybe go hit in the cage or look at video. I think being out of the game all together is really messing him up. Cash said today that he knew that Posada would have issues DHing because when he did it in games he didn’t hit.
“Bautista just went yard to help Jays take lead against Boston”
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just?
he took a hanging curve from Lester and hit an absolute laser for a HR but that was 20 -30 min ago
bautista is just a monster again this year. sorry hes in our division but happy he’s on my fbb team!
I bet Big Papi takes craps that are bigger than this pitcher…
jays should have scored at least one more run and probably two or three off lester…
but that’s how it goes. happy they got 5.
this guy Collins can throw hard, he’ll be around for awhile…
Bautista looks like the best player in baseball.
it’s ridiculous.
good for him i guess – he really turned it around and seems like a good guy… i think?
sorry bd, i wasnt aware the i was supposed to vote for who YOU think should be an all-star, i’ll make sure to check my email for your directions next time i vote.
Collins has a Casey Fossum like delivery with Pedroia’s height
Hard to believe that Collins is only 5’7” and can hit 95… pretty Lincecum like with the velocity.
apparently soriano hurt again?
BD (Boston Dave) May 10th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
just?
he took a hanging curve from Lester and hit an absolute laser for a HR but that was 20 -30 min ago
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I am, of course, referring to Einstein’s work in how time is relative.
jays pen is about the blow the lead anyway
“unless you want to see Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Youkilis, Crawford, and Ellsbury on the All Star team…”
Agree. We cannot let that happen.
Fortunately, I think we can pencil Jeter and MO in. Jeter will get in on the popularity fan vote, MO will on performance.
Martin probably will get in at least as a reserve as well if he doesn’t fall off a cliff. Grandy will be in a crowded OF field, but should be a reserve.
Way too many pitchers with good numbers right now to judge. CC should be in the mix, but might get beat out. Tex’s slow start will doom him as far as 1Bs are concerned.
Pedroia has a real chance to beat Cano in the fan vote unfortunately – that is the big place where NYY fans need to step up. Swish/Gardner/Jorge obviously won’t be going. Doubtful for A-Rod unless he gets red hot.
I love a pitcher with a high leg kick. Here comes the leg then the arm and somewheres is there is a 95 mph fastball from the left side. Good luck
KC is going to be something in a couple of years. Woah
BD (Boston Dave) May 10th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Bautista looks like the best player in baseball.
it’s ridiculous.
good for him i guess – he really turned it around and seems like a good guy… i think?
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It is pretty hard to fathom how he’s become such a force at a pretty advanced age but you have to assume he’s clean considering the testing in the game today. I have no idea if he’s a nice guy lol but he is well on his way to earning an even bigger pay day than he got now.
You can bet Cashman will remember this Collins kid…We may see him here in a few years.
Something is obviously bothering Soriano but hopefully it’s something small and not his arm.
Joba clocking in at 95 on his first FB
YsGuy,
you can vote for whoever you want… but if you were a Yankee fan, you’d probably vote for Cano over Zobrist.
if i did tell you who to vote for earlier, repost it and i apologize. if i did not tell you who to vote for, then you can stick a big fat zobrist where the sun dont shine.
Soriano is really starting to get on my nerves this year. The guy’s attitude just does not seem good from the start of spring training until now…
97? did YES turn up the gun?
FB touching 96 now
wow
I want to see 100! He is getting close!
Joba is dealing…
Tyler,
it really is hard to explain. but yeah, like you said – you have to trust MLB and assume guys are “clean” at least in terms of steroids.
but hey, bautista’s pitch recognition even looks great. have to tip your cap to the way he is playing.
Joba’s looking sharp.
Mecha-Joba
Great Joba!
Damn Joba
Joba throwing gas tonight striking out his good buddy Alex Gordon
What an inning by Joba, that was shades of ’07 right there.
yeah, i guess you’re right, IF i was a yankee fan, i’d vote the right way…
thats my boy Jah-Buddha!
nice job by Chamberlain, I think Martin is a good influence on him out there…
Soriano didn’t look right pitching on Sunday, he threw all off speed pitches, it wouldn’t surprise me if his back was bothering him.
yeah! big papi GIDP to end the inning.
sox had 2 men on with no outs and failed to score to tie the game.
Joba has been sitting in the upper 90′s so far this season. I wonder if he did anything new in the off season. He looks really, really good.
BD-
If I remember correctly he’s always had some raw power and tools. He just seems to have put everything together suddenly and at a very high level. It’s very rare to see but have to assume it’s legitimate like you said.
Bo Knows….I love Bronson Arroyo’s leg kick….
hopefully once ManBan gets his innings up in the minors, hopefully they bring him up for the pen the final 2 months of the season.
YES gun is definitely 1-2 mph higher than MLB Pitch FX is showing…
but who cares? whether its 95,96, or 97… both DRob and Joba were dealing…
nice to see
This Royals team has the potential to be pretty darn good for years to come. That farm system is absolutely sick even with Hosmer in the bigs. Moustakas is going to be the next one up.
Alex going to go on a roll now?
Captain Clutch May 10th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Joba has been sitting in the upper 90?s so far this season. I wonder if he did anything new in the off season. He looks really, really good.
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Haven’t you been paying attention?
Here are the things he did:
1) Put in a special gym at home and buled up (maybe 15 pounds)
2) Watched old video and changed his machanics
3) Had sex change operation to change balance during wind-up
4) Changed back after complaints from girl friend
5) Hooked up with a good pitching coach he could work with
so far, can’t argue with the results of Larry Rothschild.
lol he just threw the bat
A-Rod is getting better
Savior-of-Jesus Smoak rescues Mariners with 2 out in the 9th, ties game vs. O’s.
Two reasons why the Yankees pitching staff is improved this year are Larry Rothschild and Russell Martin, it’s pretty obvious watching these guys throw…
Some nice young arms in KC pen
Lol savior-of-jesus Smoak….
MG May 10th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Two reasons why the Yankees pitching staff is improved this year are Larry Rothschild and Russell Martin, it’s pretty obvious watching these guys throw…
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Which is again why I move Montero to DH and keep Martin as C for 130 games per year.
the majority on here wanted him sent to a minus ball and beaten about the head and shoulders because he showed up so fat on P’s and C’s day…..and when he said he worked out in a new gym he built at his house, you could hear the laughing halfway to omaha…
# ac1 May 10th, 2011 at 9:43 pm
hopefully once ManBan gets his innings up in the minors, hopefully they bring him up for the pen the final 2 months of the season.
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hopefully not
Darn–Bruce Chen going on DL…was hoping to see him pitch against us to see how far he has improved since last year.
YsGuy May 10th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
the majority on here wanted him sent to a minus ball and beaten about the head and shoulders because he showed up so fat on P’s and C’s day…..and when he said he worked out in a new gym he built at his house, you could hear the laughing halfway to omaha…
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I actually looked up the equipment he purchased…Really great system…wish I could still care enough about working out that I would get and use it.
Martin is a bargain at $4m. Good thing they have him for next year also. Besides his bat the pitchers know that they can throw any pitch in any situation and he will block it. Definitely a lot different when old man Posada was back there the last couple of years.
PAT M. ,
Way to pull the Chambliss Homer out of the way back machine!
Truly was “Blast from The Past” !
The rivalry with the Royals was awesome!
Yankees indeed crawled back to the top of the heel with that squad!
Good times… Great Yankee Baseball !
The fact that Cashman wanted to acquire Martin the last 3 years tells you how he values defense at C over a big bat there.
The still can’t hit.
There was a pitcher that used to put his leg over his head. One of the HOFs.
geoge brett was a freakin beast! and it turns out he is a really really nice and funny guy…
Juan Marichal
I think his name was Juan.
http://www.theoldballgame.org/.....er-costas/
# BoJo May 10th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Juan Marichal
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Spahn was much like. ( from the other sided )
Great picture..loved how they wore the socks back then….
When was the last time Mo had this many saves this early in the season???
Side
Come on Mo!!
where’s the k zone?
Mo
Why is Mo rushing.
Marichal’s first game was a 1 – hitter. ( if I remember right )
marichal was great! loved watching him pitch. ive always loved guys with whacky windups, el duque was one of my guys…
and el tiante was great too!
“”"YsGuy May 10th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
geoge brett was a freakin beast! and it turns out he is a really really nice and funny guy…”"”
My Dad just said that he was at the game where George Brett’s bat had too much pine tar on it and they took away a HR from him.
Do they still use pine tar?
Posada is not behind the plate.
Aceves loads the bases in the 7th. He looks like he is from the Moses Malone school of sweating.
nice pitch…lol
yeah, and if the yankees had won that day they would have been tied for first place. but lee macphail who hated steinbrenner for firing him got even and overturned the umps decision. the yankees went into a funk and never got back into it that year.
btw brett should have been ejected from the finish (like a week or two later) for bullrushing the ump, but nothing was done.
BoJo….I used to cut the foot seam of my socks and add an ince of elastic so they would pull up high
MO!!!!!
Game over
“Aceves loads the bases in the 7th. He looks like he is from the Moses Malone school of sweating.”
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jackamir,
i noticed that too – he was pouring sweat and he had only been in there for 5 minutes.
got out of the jam though…
Rivera the best athlete on the team
nice DP by Mo, pitchers mess that up a lot
wow….helps to have a 2nd SS on the mound. Unreal. Great win!
good.
sweep them
I could have had lunch with George Brett as a kid…his Aunt lived in our apartment building in Brooklyn,but since the offer was to have lunch with George Brett, who was just starting out, instead of his more famous brother Ken, I went out and played with my friends instead…what a doofus! But he did leave me a signed ball!
that was an unbelievable pivot by Robbie Cano there…
Nice way to start the homestand!
Put it on the left side? What does that mean in english…
I love Mo!
another great game from Freddy.
Flashback to 2001 WS for Rivera.
Mo is quick as a cat…event at 40!
Mo down !
Great win for the Yanks tonight. Garcia pitched well, timely hitting by Jeter and Alex and then the bullpen just dominated. Robertson was the fireman again…touching 97. Joba would dominant, and then Mo was Mo. Great job.
“What if the defense is positioned poorly but a hitter just happens to hit a line drive to a spot he doesn’t usually?”
???? How can a defender be positioned poorly if the ball is hit right to him
“What if the infield is just playing at normal depth? What if the OF are just playing straight up?”
The biggest component in BABIP is DEFENSE. There’s no such thing as luck however. If you hit a ball where the fielder isn’t playing that’s not luck at all.
Just saw this last one cause I was on my phone before.
“LGY May 10th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Yanks never should have rushed him to NY.
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Why not?”
Melky probably would have turned out to be a better player if they gave him more time in the minors to work out his game. It was obvious he was very raw when he first came up.
To put it in perspective:
Bernie Williams spent parts of 7 years in the minors and had roughly 700 AB’s in AAA before coming to NY.
Melky Cabrera spent roughly 2 weeks in AAA and had less than 3 full seasons in the minors before being called up to NY the first time. That made a HUGE difference in his development. Melky had a total of 247 PA’s in AAA before being brought to NY permanently. That’s not nearly enough AAA time for a player who isn’t All-Star caliber.
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Cano threw that totally flat footed….unreal!
Pat M. May 10th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
BoJo….I used to cut the foot seam of my socks and add an ince of elastic so they would pull up high
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When I played high school ball, getting the socks right meant everything! I wish they would bring that look back!
Nice posts tonight Yank fans !!!
Chad will be happy.
raymagnetic May 10th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
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Agreed. He had great scouting reports coming up but was rushed IMO
Jays Sox now tied…friggin Jays
Can’t get over how good Joba looked…..and Garcia is a QS machine.
Sox tied it up
“The fact that Cashman wanted to acquire Martin the last 3 years tells you how he values defense at C over a big bat there.”
What does having Posada as his catcher the last 13 years tell us
Put your hands together for Mr. Martin. A Great catcher.
I stand by my words, he’s worth at least a .5 run on pitcher’s ERA. It would probably be more. I hope Cervelli’s is learning all he can. Garcia with Martin just a regular ho hum game. Also, good managing by Girardi.
BoJo….It was imperative to show as much of your sanitaries and to flash some calf muscle definition to boot
Here we go with Soriano…Sore elbow getting an mri tomorrow…
The biggest component in BABIP is DEFENSE. There’s no such thing as luck however. If you hit a ball where the fielder isn’t playing that’s not luck at all.
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It’s not.
Defense isn’t constant. Teams have different players game to game and year to year. Yet BABIP largely remains constant or eventually normalizes if it doesn’t remain constant.
Defense is not stable or uniform. It changes every single day.
Luck plays a HUGE factor in baseball.
In terms of poor defensive positioning, your assuming the result means the process was sound. But often this is not the case.
Finally in terms of Melky. Who cares? He helped the Yankees when they needed a CF, they won a WS with him, and then dumped him when he got too expensive. He still sucks so who knows if he would be any better and who cares that he isn’t better
This certainly explains the issues that some people on this board have. Obviously, their mothers only liked them as friends.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011.....l-problems
Too bad there is no Fireman award. Robertson would be leading.
KC’s running game shut down pretty effectively tonite as well.
Yay, David Cooper!
Bard is no Joba
LMAO….Sox announcers bragging about Bard’s stuff, then Cooper, hitting .111 hits a bomb!!!
6-5 Toronto…homer by Cooper off of bard
I was going to give Girardi credit for not being so inflexible about who pitches the 8th…
Swisher hit over 20% line drives in 2008.
Did the league just decide to play super defense on Swisher that season and only that season?
Bard gives up a homerun to Cooper. Jays lead 6-5. Bard reminds me of Farnsworth. He throws hard but his fastball is straight as an arrow.
“Luck plays a HUGE factor in baseball.”
This can’t be said enough.
Why wasn’t Sori available?
Wasn’t Robertson a closer in college? That might explain why he’s cool as a cucumber despite pitching mostly in the middle innings.
“Bard gives up a homerun to Cooper.”
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Bard actually looks as good as I’ve seen him this season.
His changeup looks filthy – 90mph (after throwing 99 and 100) and it falls off the table.
But hey, if he can’t locate the fastball… eventually hitters will catch up to it.
And he threw 7 straight fastballs to Cooper even shaking Varitek off to throw the last one.
It seems like Bard gives up an awful lot of homeruns in tie games
Why wasn’t Sori available?
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Sore elbow, he is having an mri tomorrow. He seems like another Pavano situation.
Robertson saved the game once again though….comes in with runners on 1st and 2nd with 0 outs and doesn’t give up a run…..and he does this all the time. His stuff is so good…if he ever could refine his fastball command then he could be a darn good closer one day.
“It seems like Bard gives up an awful lot of homeruns in tie games”
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Farnsworth syndrome…
but if Bard ever puts it together he will be sick. His change and slider look pretty good.
He just has a hard time locating the fastball when he tries to dial it up to 100.
He’d be much better if he dropped to 93-95 with a little location or movement.
Frank Francisco sucks though.
He’ll blow it.
LGY:
BloggingBombers:
Soriano came in today and said his elbow was “a little bit tender” according to Girardi. Precautionary MRI tomorrow.
Pat M.,
Not sure what era you are referring to, but I also recall trying to pull the stirrups up as high as possible. Ideally, you’d just see a stripe down the side of the white sock underneath.
Opposite of style today.
Is Rivera still on that streak where he has won or saved every one of our home games?
just when Soriano was rounding into shape…
ugh.
really hope he’s fine.
blake -
I am not sure I want Robertson refining his fastball command; I think part of what makes him so tough is the fact that he is “effectively wild” in and out of the strike zone.
Gonzalez ties it
Told you.
The jays just have to hope they end this inning tied and not losing. Francisco is a nut. As I type this he gives up a homerun lol
raymagnetic May 10th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
“The fact that Cashman wanted to acquire Martin the last 3 years tells you how he values defense at C over a big bat there.”
What does having Posada as his catcher the last 13 years tell us
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That Martin wasn’t available?
Francisco gives up a bomb right away…Sox hit .460 off of hum
Toronto brings Rauch in for 1 out… then pulls him for Francisco.
now they’ve blown the lead/save and are without 2 of their top relievers for extra innings.
Fransisco with a fastball right down the middle to AGone… and it was gone.
DocTodd,
Rauch gets them out of the jam in the 8th – 1 out (maybe 2-3 pitches)
It’s not like Fransisco is a top closer OR good against the Sox. No reason to pull Rauch.
How many times is the Sox announcer going to say “anyways”…..it’s friggin anyway.
The guy who has never been healthy 3 years in a row and has multiple elbow injuries has a sore elbow??? Shocking. Hope its nothing.
“I am not sure I want Robertson refining his fastball command; I think part of what makes him so tough is the fact that he is “effectively wild” in and out of the strike zone.”
nah….he doesn’t miss badly nor in a manner that makes hitters uncomfortable. He “just misses” a lot and walks people and gets in bad counts. His cutter is Rivera like….not saying its as good but it has that sort of late bite and riding smooth velocity…..he also has an incredible curveball with loads of vertical movement…..a little better command and he could be dominant.
At least the Sox have used a few relievers of their own. Ace, Hill, and Bard.
Papelbon or Matt Albers to pitch the bottom of the 9th.
Rauch should be closing for the Jays instead of this Benitez guy
wonder kid Jose Iglesias first career AB
let’s K this little man
that’s NOT the K I had in mind.
Iglesias K but reaches on wild pitch
2 on 2 out
ugh
“The guy who has never been healthy 3 years in a row and has multiple elbow injuries has a sore elbow??? Shocking. Hope its nothing.”
No matter how many times Cash gets something right, the owners/Levine still ignore him. It’s amazing.
rauch blew his last 2 save ops.
and i think you meant francisco not benitez
GreenBeret7 May 10th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
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I still dine that way as often as I can (with wife).
Robertsons curve is so good and he isnt afraid, not to mention has the ability, to bounce it off the plate. Throwing it right down the middle but having it break low is really effective, or so says Al Leiter and David Cone and Robertson has shown an ability to do that. If he could cut down on his walks he’d be an elite closer.
Unless Soriano has a great year the Yanks are probably stuck with him next year. There are a lot of closers available this off season and there is no guarantee that he will make $10m on the open market. Hopefully he can stay healthy but considering the fact that he is always hurt I wouldn’t count on it.
KC showed some very good pitching today. I say again with their farm system, give them a couple of years. Might even start this year.
Gordon, Butler, reinvented Francouer, now Hosmer. These are some quality ballplayers.
Iglesias has no bat…another Rey Ordonez
Karl Krawford Ks
“Hopefully he can stay healthy but considering the fact that he is always hurt I wouldn’t count on it.”
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which could make it a sinkhole contract
terrible job by the front office… not for signing him – for foolishly including option years.
Let’s wait to see results of MRI before we jump off bridges.
Good night night people…tomorrow is another victory.
Face…..Robertson still doesn’t get the border pitches yet, in time he will
“Let’s wait to see results of MRI before we jump off bridge”
Soriano is a luxury, hardly bridge-worthy under any circumstance.
Soriano’s contract was done up by the office weenies. Getting their pee pees whacked is a good thing.
“terrible job by the front office… not for signing him – for foolishly including option years.”
And the worst part about that is that Cash told Francesa that the opts out were HIS idea.
Cash wasn’t in favor of the contract but suggested structuring it in the worst way possible
“And the worst part about that is that Cash told Francesa that the opts out were HIS idea.”
How so? If the suits were willing to give Soriano the same contractual terms w/o opt outs, then at least the opt outs offer some chance that they will be exercised.
“Soriano is a luxury, hardly bridge-worthy under any circumstance.”
Yes, but if we continue our pattern of playing close games and using our A relievers in almost all of our wins… that means Carlyle/Logan will be getting more important innings than they deserve.
“Yes, but if we continue our pattern of playing close games and using our A relievers in almost all of our wins… that means Carlyle/Logan will be getting more important innings than they deserve.”
They have more than a few near ML ready arms in the mL who can supplement the ML pen.
But if you have three very good to great relievers, I don’t see how the fourth is anything but a luxury.
Maybe the Yankees could trade Soriano to toronto for a bag of balls. Toronto needs another mediocre arm in their pen.
Agon is heating up. He has two homers tonight, both bombs the opposite way. I don’t know why they keep pitching him away.
Good win tonight. Garcia has been a a great addition. It is nice watching a guy who really knows how to pitch.
I believe Cashman included the opt-outs hoping that if Soriano had a great year, he might try to sign elsewhere as a closer and allow the Yankees to recoup their lost draft picks. If he has a bad year we’re stuck with him but that would be the case with or without the opt-outs.
“Maybe the Yankees could trade Soriano to toronto for a bag of balls. Toronto needs another mediocre arm in their pen.”
Or maybe he will contribute in a big way this season. That’s still possible until we are told otherwise.
RS May 10th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
I believe Cashman included the opt-outs hoping that if Soriano had a great year, he might try to sign elsewhere as a closer and allow the Yankees to recoup their lost draft picks. If he has a bad year we’re stuck with him but that would be the case with or without the opt-outs.
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This sounds right to me. I’m not sure how the opt-outs are a bad thing if we want him to go away; the opt-outs only hurt us if we want him to stay, and he chooses to exercise them.
wooo
And the red sox lose…nice to see Davis driving someone else crazy
Joba….9 pitches….2k…..98mph.
Did he hit 98 1 time or several ?
Is he back ? I have long felt that it took 2yrs for him to recover from his arm injury. His velocity steadily increased through 2010, peaking at the end of the season.
For 2011 he added some upper body strength in the off season and it looks like his velocity is still improving.
If he is back to what he was, or even close, he will largely negate what I predict will be a sub par season by Soriano.
Robertson, Joba, MO + some of the kids coming up in the 2nd half could mean a devastating pen to carry us through October !
I think Colon is for real, but Garcia will fade. Nova will exceed expectations by may tire at the end of the season. I hope Hughes can come back be close to what he was last year. I fear that this may be a lost year however….much like other young pitchers who made a big IP jump and then regressed somewhat before bouncing back.
We’re still in first !
The only way that Soriano is going to contribute is if Mariano needs some time off and Soriano fills in as the closer. He is a head case with a lousy attitude.
The Yankees are NOT a bunting team. Why give them the free out?
So that’s why you bunt!?!?