Regulars in the lineup for series opener
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on May 13, 2011 
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No pitchers listed, which is usually a sure sign that a pitcher is on the way.
Buddy Carlyle seems to be packing his locker and there is a locker labeled Noesi. That could be the move.
UPDATE, 4:10 p.m.: As expected, Hector Noesi is here, Buddy Carlyle is down. That’s the only move. Sanit is staying for now.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada DH
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner LF
Right now this is the best lineup Joe can put out there. Debatable if Gardner should lead off against the lefty or whatever, but this group of guys has to get it done. The bright lights are on time to step up.
Sorry against the Righty in Pukeholz I meant. Go Yankees.
RiverAveBlues RT @mashmore98: Carlos Silva added to the Thunder roster
RiverAveBlues See ya, buddy. RT @Joelsherman1: I hear #Yankees are sending out Carlyle …
Who’s going to miss the song stylings of the one and only Buddy Carlyle?
I wish there was a way to break up Posada and Swisher in the lineup. I am surprised that Cano ever gets pitches to hit with those 2 batting behind him. Girardi could bat Martin between them until one of them starts hitting. Martin hasn’t been on fire but he should start heating up soon and those 2 are completely lost.
The Buddy Carlyle Myth has been exposed, and the Buddy Carlyle era is over.
(Sound of Taps)
Buddy we hardly knew ya.
His whole family is shaken…His mom Kitty..his brothers Buster, Killer, and King…his sisters Minnie, Princess and several other pet names…his dogs John, Richard, and Thomas, and cats Edgar, William, and Robert–all are distraught
And on his way out, it has been heard that Buddy quoted McArthur’s “I shall return…”
The full quote was “I shall return these bottles for the deposits as my income just took a hit.”
“I wish there was a way to break up Posada and Swisher in the lineup”
There is. Gardner is hot. Who cares what kind of hitter he is as long as he hits, ride him.
Oh, cut it out, guys. I know it’s fun to be clever here, but the guy was just fired.
Was The Sanitizer also sent down and a bat brought up?
Joe from Long Island May 13th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Oh, cut it out, guys. I know it’s fun to be clever here, but the guy was just fired.
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Joe-
Being released is being fired….DFA is being fired (maybe)…being sent back to AAA is not being fired.
It’s not even clever. Just corny.
Like Jason Voorhees is a clever user name?
and thus ends The Buddy Carlyle Experience.
Buddy is being relocated.
Not the first Yankee to travel the ever popular scenic SWB-Bronx highway.
Noesi was sent down when they brought up Carlyle.
Like ships passing in the night…
Wonder why Sanit wasn’t sent too.
It will be 3-4 days before he can offer anything again.
There are many ways to break up posada and swisher in the lineup. Most of the ones that come to mind for me start with Girardi recognizing that Posada is not productive and Cashman recognizing that expecting him to be a fruitful DH was silly.
bojo – you know what I mean. C’mon, the guy tried.
Jason Voorhees May 13th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
It’s not even clever. Just corny.
YESNetwork Phil Hughes started his throwing program today. He threw 30 throws from 50 feet. Girardi says it “went fine.”
3 run opposite field blast by Montero
Gossip Break-good news for Minka:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05.....ls-series/
That should get the natives (more) restless.
Joe from Long Island May 13th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
bojo – you know what I mean. C’mon, the guy tried.
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Joe, I always support the Yankee players, and wish Buddy well…I just always found humor in his name because of my recollections of Kitty Carlyle on To Tell the Truth…no reason why I found it funny…just did.
Jim Crane the owner of Crane Worldwide Logistics and Crane Capital is buying the Astros.
He struck out a school-record 18 batters in a 1974 win over Ohio Northern in the first round of the Division II College World Series. He was 21-8 for his career with a 2.42 ERA, twice winning small-college honorable mention All-America honors, with 23 complete games and seven shutouts.
The best way to break up Posada and Swisher would be to bring up Montero and let him DH. Unfortunately the Yanks are probably going to give Posada another month to see if he has anything left.
I wonder if the treatment Colon had would benefit Hughes….couldn’t hurt as it is non-surgical
Rhapsody – your breaking news is 24 hours old.
Interesting article about Russell Martin’s past, his road to the Yankees and the relationship he’s forged with AJ. Oh and his manicures.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....id=6535882
Montero is not ready to hit in the majors; he’s currently 47 in OPS in the IL out of 105 batters who qualify for the batting title. Not exactly at the top of the class, is he?
Good news on Phil. Hopefully this is all just a small bump in the road and he can take the next step in his development.
YESNetwork Phil Hughes started his throwing program today. He threw 30 throws from 50 feet. Girardi says it “went fine.”
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wow, that should make everyone feel better. ‘fine’.
Sanit can’t contribute so he should have been sent down and a hitter called up. Typical Yankee wasteful roster management though.
Gossip Break part 2- Bad news for JoAnna:
http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/.....ers-and-v/
Niblick,
that means next to nothing.
Any news on Soriano?
Montero is not ready to hit in the majors; he’s currently 47 in OPS in the IL out of 105 batters who qualify for the batting title. Not exactly at the top of the class, is he?
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Quoting his OPS as a measure as to whether he is ready to hit in the majors is silly.
When he OPS’d over 1 in the 2nd half of last season was he super duper ready to hit in the majors?
blake, of course it means something. It means he ain’t exactly Yogi Berra. Or even the much maligned Jorge. Let him figure out how to hit in the minors before we appoint him savior of the team.
LGY – I guess you’d quote his hat size.
LGY – I guess you’d quote his hat size.
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I’d quote his major league ready swing and his ability to hit to all fields with power.
Niblick,
as LGY said, was he ready in the 2nd half last year? quoting a month of statistics as I said means next to nothing. ….he barely has 100 plate appearances this year.
# BoJo May 13th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
I wonder if the treatment Colon had would benefit Hughes….couldn’t hurt as it is non-surgical
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There may have been a “Dominican Milkshake” or two involved. To be determined.
Chad-Thanks for posting that link for Heathcott. I always am interested in reading about
Yankees prospects.
During last night’s postgame Joe said Soriano is available today.
LGY – awesome power – 2 HR this year. Just breathtaking.
Noesi was scheduled to make his start tonight, so, he’s on target to give the Yankees a few innings over the next few days. There isn’t a bat at AAA that can play a useful position for the Yankees right now. Vazquez would get eaten alive by breaking pitches. At least with Maxwell or Parraz, they can provide speed and defense along with hitting the occasional mistake fastball into the seats. Dickerson is struggling a bit right now, but, he might be the most logical option with outfield defense, speed and bunting ability. Golson is still on the DL.
As far as pitchers, Pendleton still can’t be brought back for another week so bringing up a pitcher already on the 40 man roster makes the most sense.
One of the best pitching instructors/pitching coaches of the 80s and 90s, Mel Queen, Jr. has died at age 69.
Soriano just didn’t want to pitch against the lowly Royals…..
LGY – awesome power – 2 HR this year. Just breathtaking.
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LOL.
Seriously doubting his power after 100 PAs? The kid who has shown massive power at every level, including AAA?
Whatever floats your boat. The last thing I’m worried about is Jesus Montero hitting for power.
Should we discuss Posada’s .352 SLG?
Sori’s saving himself for the AL East, since he refused to pitch against them in ST?
Montero has been ready to hit in the majors since last summer…
We don’t need Montero to hit homeruns. What this lineup needs desperately is someone who can hit for average. Short term, a .250 hitter will do compared to the sub-.200 we’re getting from Posada. Long-term, Montero projects to be a .300 hitter which would be awesome to pair with Cano.
Swapping Noesi for Carlyle leaves 13 pitchers on the roster. 13 pitchers made sense last night because the bullpen was shot, but if Soriano is back then it ought to be at full strength tonight. Sanit’s spot is wasted because having thrown 81 pitches he can’t pitch the entire series. It makes no sense to keep him here, it’s just a dead spot. Maxwell seems like the logical choice, he probably wouldn’t see any action but you know Sanit won’t.
Niblick May 13th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
LGY – awesome power – 2 HR this year. Just breathtaking.
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Arbitrary end points FTW. Montero has more power than any prospect in the Yankee system and he has spent over a year at AAA. Quoting a month and a half of statistics isn’t very helpful and ignores any other issues that may affect his homerun totals.
GB7 mentioned recently that because the guys batting ahead of Jesus in Scranton have sucked he hasn’t been getting anything to hit on the inside. Being smarter than your average AAA masher he’s been shooting those outside pitches to RF and taking his hits.
Jesus is ready to begin his major league hitting career. I don’t even think that’s really disputable.
When the Yanks brought up Cano from the minors he wasn’t exactly killing the ball. It will probably take Montero a little while to figure out major league pitching but I wouldn’t be concerned about him at all if they brought him up tomorrow. He is ready. What does someone have to hit .350 with 40 homeruns in the minors to prove he is ready?
The Yankees play 6 games this weekend and the start of next week against Boston and Tampa. They’ll need arms.
Wave who cares man? It’s the last guy on the roster. Do you really think Maxwell would help this team tonight or this weekend?
One does not justify the other LGY.
Montero was sent to AAA to work on his catching, and its pretty clear that its too much of a distraction for him to keep his bat going well. Doesn’t sound ready to me. I want a catcher, not a pro DH.
This is pretty cool:
JimmyTraina Great job by Reds 2B Brandon Phillips (@DatDudeBP) who showed up to a Little League game yest after getting an invite from a kid via Twitter
SI_JonHeyman
I’m told montero hit a bomb last nite off parnell that’s still traveling. scout: montero awesomely talented but bored in aaa
Alex is the the only other person in the entire Yankee organization that could have hit a ball where Montero did yesterday to the opposite field.
“Wave who cares man? It’s the last guy on the roster. Do you really think Maxwell would help this team tonight or this weekend?”
He or whoever else the Yanks might call up stands a better chance of helping than does Sanit.
Luck is the residue of design.
GB7-
OK, so send Sanit down and bring up a pitcher, although 8 relievers seems a bit much.
“There are many ways to break up posada and swisher in the lineup. Most of the ones that come to mind for me start with Girardi recognizing that Posada is not productive and Cashman recognizing that expecting him to be a fruitful DH was silly.”
Bingo. Moving Posada around in the lineup accomplishes what? He is still hitting .150 and killing rallies.
Moving him out of the lineup completely solves the problem. Like Rich said, I’d bat Gardner higher, but we all know Joe won’t because he is a “double leadoff” guy.
” I want a catcher, not a pro DH”
they have a catcher for this year and next if they choose….Russell Martin. Montero is going to be brought along slowly behind the plate in the big leagues no matter when they bring him up…..he could catch the entire season at SWB and he still won’t be the every day catcher next year.
He or whoever else the Yanks might call up stands a better chance of helping than does Sanit.
Luck is the residue of design.
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I don’t think it really matters at all. I would be as helpful this weekend as Justin Maxwell
“Montero was sent to AAA to work on his catching, and its pretty clear that its too much of a distraction for him to keep his bat going well. Doesn’t sound ready to me. I want a catcher, not a pro DH.”
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How is that clear?
He can come up and be the DH and BUC and fill a very important role on this team.
Bench Posada, send Cervelli down and bring up Montero. He can play C when Martin needs a day and DH the rest of the time.
“I don’t think it really matters at all. I would be as helpful this weekend as Justin Maxwell”
Sure, Patrick. Go grab a glove.
You guys are obsessed with Montero. He isn’t coming up right now, the Yanks are going to go with Jorge through at least Memorial Day. Spend all your karmic energy on positive Jorge thoughts instead.
If Martin stays healthy and continues to hit Montero isn’t catching for this team. Atleast not as an everyday catcher. If they are determined to keep him in the minors until he looks like a Molina brother behind the plate he could never make it out of AAA.
I don’t believe in Karma, but I think I can manage to multi-task cheering for Jorge while also pining for Montero
If Martin stays healthy and continues to hit Montero isn’t catching for this team. Atleast not as an everyday catcher. If they are determined to keep him in the minors until he looks like a Molina brother behind the plate he could never make it out of AAA.
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I’d almost prefer that he doesn’t play catcher every day. He’s probalby more valuable to this team as a part time DH, part time catcher.
Atleast not as an everyday catcher
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I don’t think this was ever going to be the case
He struggled in the spring while focusing on catching to make the big league club, he’s struggling now while working on catching. We get berated for making excuses for the elder statesmen, lets not do the same for the young ones as well…
Jerk-
I don’t believe in karma either, but the chance that it nevertheless exists seems greater than the chance of an immediate Montero call up.
There’s 25 players on the yankees right now that you can boo and trash. Perhaps Cashman doesn’t want to use all of the prospects at once. He wants to wait until you tire of booing them before bringing in new ones for you to trash when they don’t strike out every hitter or get a hit in every at bat.
It’s hard to expect Yanks win right now.
Yanks lose tonight.
Please prove I am wrong.
Memorial Day?
Cool, does that mean I get to see Montero as a Yankee in Oakland in early June????
It’s not hard for a fan to expect them to win on any night.
You don’t qualify I guess.
GB: You’re right. Whenever the bring Montero up, it’ll only take one bad week for everyone on this blog to say (i) he shouldn’t have been brought up, (ii) he should be traded for [fill in name of over-priced over-the-hill veteran], or (iii) he should be sent to AA.
There’s 25 players on the yankees right now that you can boo and trash. Perhaps Cashman doesn’t want to use all of the prospects at once. He wants to wait until you tire of booing them before bringing in new ones for you to trash when they don’t strike out every hitter or get a hit in every at bat.
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Wait who is booing the yankees?
Let’s see, if I’m Montero and in N.Y., I work with T.Pena and Girardi on my catching and Long with my hitting if needed. Sounds logical to me. Worth a try !
Irreverent Discourse May 13th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
It’s not hard for a fan to expect them to win on any night.
You don’t qualify I guess.
I understand you expect them win WS every year.
thanks, you are qualified.
Don’t forget Colon is in the hot seat right now with the “stem cell” thing over his head.
How will Colon handle it ?
Hope for the best !!!
Don’t forget Colon is in the hot seat right now with the “stem cell” thing over his head.
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Who decides what is too performance enhancing? Guess we better consult Dr. Selig.
Old Doc Selig didn’t do too well the first go-round ! ( Best interests of baseball ) HA ! More like “crowd control.”
It would be better for Montero’s health and career if he didn’t catch everyday anyway. Look at Mauer he is still young and his knees are all messed up. They could also see how Montero does playing 1st. He will only be 26 when Tex’s contract is over. He could DH, catch some games or play some 1st base. You never know but it doesn’t seem like any everyday catcher is where he will be.
4 YY: Wait a minute. Colon has to handle the stem cell thing, which is over his head? Can he reach that high?
# Captain Clutch May 13th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
It would be better for Montero’s health and career if he didn’t catch everyday anyway. Look at Mauer he is still young and his knees are all messed up. They could also see how Montero does playing 1st. He will only be 26 when Tex’s contract is over. He could DH, catch some games or play some 1st base. You never know but it doesn’t seem like any everyday catcher is where he will be.
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Good point, but it depends on how well he hits. Most all think he will be a “hit.”
so wait… tex fouled a ball off a-rod’s head?
can these two do anything right?