Pregame notes: Gardner gets a start vs. lefty
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Notes on Jun 17, 2011 
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Just got back to the press box so I’m going to make these notes quicker than usual.
Wrigley Field did not let me down. This place really does feel like a relic, but in a good way. There are plenty of annoying features — hard to get around, not much room anywhere — but for the most part, it’s a great baseball experience. The ivy looks amazing in person.
A lot of pregame chatter centered on Joe Girardi and Larry Rothschild returning to Wrigley. For the local media, that’s a pretty big story. Both had great things to say about this stadium and this franchise. Girardi said his fondest memories of this place still involve his father bringing him to see games as a kid.
Anyway, some quick notes pregame.
• Despite facing a lefty, Brett Gardner is in the lineup. “He’s a guy that I consider all the time,” Girardi said. In this case, the decision was made easier by the fact that lefties are actually having more success than righties against Doug Davis.
• Also worth noting that Andruw Jones is a career .182 hitter against Davis.
• Girardi said his hope is that Jorge Posada will get one at-bat in every game during this National League road trip. He said he would consider playing Posada at first base for a game, but Mark Teixeira just got a DH day and the Yankees have two off days coming up, so it’s unlikely that he’ll need to give Teixeira a break.
• I think this has already been said, but Girardi said he’s committed to Brian Gordon getting another start. He’ll take the ball Tuesday in Cincinnati.
• A few factors that led the Yankees to give Gordon a start ahead of Hector Noesi: Gordon was on his normal day of rest, Gordon was built up to more pitches, Gordon had great numbers in Triple-A and Girardi likes Noesi as a guy who could pitch key innings out of the bullpen.
• Girardi said his time playing in the National League has helped him managing in the National League. He understood the strategy a little more, and obviously he spent a full season managing the Marlins. The biggest thing, he said, is to be more careful with the bullpen, because it’s possible run out of arms quickly.
• None of the injured Yankees made this trip. They’re all in Tampa going through treatment/rehab. The exception is Rafael Soriano, who will go to Tampa in the next few days. He’s not ready just yet.
• For now, Bartolo Colon and Derek Jeter are getting nothing but treatment. They aren’t ready to start normal baseball activities.
CUBS
Kosuke Fukudome RF
Starlin Castro SS
Blake DeWitt 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B
Carlos Pena 1B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Tony Campana CF
Koyie Hill C
Doug Davis LHP
Associated Press photo
This is GB7 all the time:
Soriano decides when Soriano goes to Tampa.
(With some input from Felix Lopez)
“A few factors that led the Yankees to give Gordon a start ahead of Hector Noesi: Gordon was on his normal day of rest, Gordon was built up to more pitches, Gordon had great numbers in Triple-A and Girardi likes Noesi as a guy who could pitch key innings out of the bullpen”
also….Gordon can probably hit a little bit. Not that it matters but it can’t hurt.
I suspect that veteran-ness is also a factor.
Is Soriano WANTED in the city of Tampa? He wouldnt pitch the preseason against them and now this. I wonder what the reward is for him? Maybe the Yanks can get some of that money back hiring dog the bounty hunter to bring him in.
• Girardi said his time playing in the National League has helped him managing in the National League. He understood the strategy a little more, and obviously he spent a full season managing the Marlins. The biggest thing, he said, is to be more careful with the bullpen, because it’s possible run out of arms quickly.
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Not sure why he can’t be more careful with the bullpen in the AL, especially in a tie game.
So Colon and Jeter are in Tampa together? Is Jeter letting Colon stay at his place? I’m sure there’s room.
they should pound Doug Davis into oblivion…..that usually means they won’t though…..but hopefully they will.
Good point on Davis. He’s one of those unique lefties insomuch as he’s absolutely awful against everyone, left handed or right handed.
they should pound Doug Davis into oblivion…..that usually means they won’t though…..but hopefully they will.
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I remember in 07 when the powerhouse yankee lineup (that team was sick offensively) went into Colorado against Rodrigo Lopez, jeff francis, and josh fogg. In Coors, with that offense, against those pitchers, and I think they got swept and scored like 4 runs total.
Blake Dewitt in the 3 hole?
Quade must have had to throw up in is mouth while filling up that lineup card.
Colorado against Rodrigo Lopez, jeff francis, and josh fogg
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Doug Davis is a tier to two beneath even these kumquats.
Soriano won’t do rehab in Tampa–wants to go to Hawaii.
Jerkface June 17th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
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Sterling: “You just can’t predict this game of baseball…they don’t play it on paper.”
“I remember in 07 when the powerhouse yankee lineup (that team was sick offensively) went into Colorado against Rodrigo Lopez, jeff francis, and josh fogg. In Coors, with that offense, against those pitchers, and I think they got swept and scored like 4 runs total.
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That whole road trip was a disaster. They went 2-7 in COL, SF, and BAL.
I never realized that there is such a technique to hitting someone with a pie in the face…but looking at that photo, I see AJ has a leg out so BG doesn’t fall backwards…he uses he left arm for balance…and he seems to come from the side. Hope his mechanics are repeatable this weekend.
Bojo,
One things for certain. It takes lots of hours Yoga training to master the art.
SOS–Ballet would be useful for it too…
Only Black Swan training. Youd think these players would be expecting it and rather than have the superman stance while talking to reporters. Have the Ali on the ropes stance instead. I still thing they need to upgrade it to Gatorade showers.