All smiles on the morning of the all-star game
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Excellent way to start the day.
You’re right. They do.
The smile definitely comes from mom.
But the awesome physical talent definitely comes from dad.
Yes Mell and GB-Davey Johnson hit 43 for the Braves in 1973 at the age of 30.
I personally think Cano will break it at some point in his career-maybe when he becomes the fulltime clean-up hitter.
MTU,
I think Cano has a year like that in him….pitch selection and focus are the only things that limit him.
Mell, I was half serious…..I like the HR derby but it is WAY too long…..its longer than a game is which is crazy. 10 outs a round is too much….they need to find a way to get it into the 1.5 -2 hour range. I would also love some sort of skills competition…..don’t know how it would work or who they coukd get to participate but baseball needs to think outside the box more than they so.
Austinmac, I went to Grandfather Mountain this past weekend and the Highland games were going on up there……pretty cool stuff.
His Dad was more nervous than Robinson last night-hence the smile only when his son won the contest!
Robbie needs to talk to his boy Felix and have him demand a trade to the Yankees…..Robbie and Freddy on the same team…..how could he say no
Blake-
That’s what I think.
So, of course, that means he can do even better.
Cano reminds me of Rod Carew with more power.
MTU-a pretty good combination.
Blake-the derby is WAY too long.
Cano’s swing gets a little wild when he starts going for the tonks. We’ve seen it this year early on when Long mentioned him hitting 40 homers. Long swings, chasing pitches in the dirt and piling up strikeouts. He can settle in at 33-37 homers with his normal swing and hit .335-.240 with 120-130 RBI and I’m more than happy.
Blake-
King Felix and King for the night Cano on the same team-Awesome!
MLBTR-July 11th
The Giants have interest in Carlos Beltran, according to Danny Knobler. Beltran said today that he won’t be shocked if the Giants trade for him.
Giants had a head start with him playing out in SF this past weekend and flying together with the Giant allstars to Phoenix.
normal swing and hit ***.335-.340***
Beltran needs a DH league with smaller parks than the NL West has in order to get one more big contract.
GB-
And GG defense too !
What a package.
YT:
I’m with GB on the “NO” to Cano topping 43. Just don’t think it’s his game.
Oddly, Johnson never hit as many as 20 homers in any other season of his career. The year before hitting 43, he hit 5 for the Orioles, who moved him that winter in large part to create room for Bobby Grich. Not sure anyone else has seen a 38 home run improvement from one year to the next.
MTU,
We have talked a out going to Utah. It would be good to have an expert guide.:)
Mell-
Buttista had quite an improvement.
Just not quite that good.
DuPont can do wonders for some guys.
Come August 1st is this the Yankees lineup ? Against a lefty?
Jeter SS
Granderson CF
Teixeira 1B
Cano 2b
Beltran LF
Swisher RF
Posada DH
Nunez 3B
Martin C
Austin-
Let’s try to work it out sometime.
In the meantime I can look for an expert.
Have a great time.
Mell-
Perhaps playing in Atlanta’s Fulton County stadium, a hitters park, helped.
MTU:
You got me. How the hell do remember the mid 70′s and forget last year? Bautista saw a 41 homer improvement from ’09 to ’10.
Blake
I follow Jeremy Guthrie on Twitter, he said he thought they should do a target contest for pitchers, that could show their accuracy. I also like the idea of the foot race to see who is the fastest runner there. I thought the derby was extremely long too.
MTU,
I think 2010 could be an average year for him for the next 4-5 seasons…..he has that sort of ability.
Blake
We hiked Grandfather Mtn one year we spent spring break in Asheville/Lake Lure.
One of the HR Derby participants (can’t remember who) said he needed a 90 mph fastball to hit balls out.
Wonderful pix of Robbie
The Homerun Derby is way too long and Chris Berman is way too annoying.
That said, it was great watching Robbie and his Dad. It’s been a nice few days in Yankee-land.
yeah, think I found my new wallpaper.
RiverAveBlues Cano HR Derby wallpaper, courtesy of @kschmidt2: http://i52.tinypic.com/6rjaqs.jpg
Last MLBTR post:
By Tim Dierkes [July 12 at 7:56am CST]
The Cardinals “might reconsider [their] stance” on trading center fielder Colby Rasmus, reports Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He adds that GM John Mozeliak “would have to acquire a significant return for Rasmus but may be willing to plumb long-standing interest from the pitching-rich Tampa Bay Rays.”
Rasmus, 24, is showing “only halting development” in Strauss’ opinion. He’s hitting .246/.329/.413 with nine home runs in 360 plate appearances this season. That’s solid for a center fielder, but a decline from last year’s numbers. Defensively, Rasmus put up a strong UZR in ’09 but has been below-average in over 1,800 center field innings since then.
No thanks!
Hard to believe this is Robbie’s 7th season. I love that he announced to the crowd “I’m only 28″
Robbie’s not a small man but he’s not a big man either and I thought last night was a good lesson for kids that you don’t have to be Barry Bonds big to have power.
Jeter’s getting a lot of grief for a guy that’s done nothing but make MLB look good for 16 seasons.
I see another fan almost took a serious fall last night. He was saved when his brother caught him by his bootstraps.
The NY Times ran a story about Christian Lopez’s potential tax hit. It could be as high as $14,000. By the way I heard that everything else from that day is either for sale or up for auction.
Erin, Did you see that Posh Spice named her daughter Seven ?
From MLB-Rumors-R-Us
Rasmus on the block? Tampa Devil Rays interested?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....asmus.html
JM-Chris Berman needs to be relieved of his duties. It gets more and more painful to listen to him every year.
Trader,
I hope. Beltran makes a ton of sense for the Yanks and their competitors want him too….would them them and hurt the competition to get him.
Tyanks,
I think that would be awesome…..its just that I kinda doubt teams would allow pitchers to compete in anything due to fear of injury.
Mell-
It’s simple.
As we age our short-term goes first.
Perhaps playing in Atlanta’s Fulton County stadium, a hitters park, helped
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Maybe. Old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore wasn’t exactly a place fly balls go to die though.
Kate,
Grandfather is great…..especially this time of year. It was 70 degrees up there.
Rasmus would be awesome…..not sure Id empty the farm for him though ……not sure he’s that sort of player.
Bronx Jeers- I did see that!!
That name has a lot of cache.
Blake-
Now you owe me 2 sets of photos.
Bronx Jeers July 12th, 2011 at 9:09 am
Jeter’s getting a lot of grief for a guy that’s done nothing but make MLB look good for 16 seasons.
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Grief from a-holes, but the players understand:
Padres closer and former Met Heath Bell said Jeter’s performance was “awesome.” He then offered this insight:
“Jeter is a great guy; I think he’s one of the few gentlemen in this game,” Bell said. “I was fortunate to play in the World Baseball Classic and I thought I was a nobody, but he treated me like I was a Hall of Famer.
“I was hoping to see him and congratulate him, but he pulled out for his personal reasons and I understand why because he just came off the DL and he wants to be healthy for his team.”
“Derek and A-Rod are pretty much the face of the All-Star Game, but I think they have the right,” Ortiz said. “DJ just came off that calf injury, he’s not 20 anymore. They want to be there for their team in the second half.”
Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp watched Jeter’s home run and, before the blast, commented to teammates: “This would be dope if he hit a home run. I’m serious. If this dude hits a home run it would be amazing. That just sums up his career. He’s one of my favorite players, I want to be like him when I grow up.”
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....z1Rte3tj3T
GB-
What would you offer for Rasmus ?
Cano is built along the lines of Mantle…maybe 5-10 pounds heavier. Thick forearms and through the chest and shoulders. Also a perfect hitter’s build with somewhat rounded and sloping shoulders.
Erin July 12th, 2011 at 9:10 am
JM-Chris Berman needs to be relieved of his duties. It gets more and more painful to listen to him every year.
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Agreed. Time for him to step aside….Don’t think it’s happening, though.
MTU,
We forgot the camera…..amongst all the baby stuff
Cardinals are OF deep with Berkman, Holliday and Jon Jay playing better than Rasmus.
# Yankee Trader July 12th, 2011 at 8:47 am
Yes Mell and GB-Davey Johnson hit 43 for the Braves in 1973 at the age of 30.
I personally think Cano will break it at some point in his career-maybe when he becomes the fulltime clean-up hitter.
Davey Johnson usually batted 6th in that Braves lineup
“Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp watched Jeter’s home run and, before the blast, commented to teammates: “This would be dope if he hit a home run. I’m serious. If this dude hits a home run it would be amazing. That just sums up his career. He’s one of my favorite players, I want to be like him when I grow up.”
He’s gonna look real nice in pinstripes
Blake-
I’ll just keep hoping then.
Seems some league honchos understand, too:
“We would love for Derek Jeter to be here but Derek Jeter has always done everything we have asked ever since he has been in the majors,” Major League Baseball senior VP Pat Courtney told The Post last night at Chase Field. “No one can ever question Derek Jeter’s commitment to the game. While we would like him to be here, we certainly understand.”
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....z1RtfOdlOA
MTU July 12th, 2011 at 9:17 am
GB-
What would you offer for Rasmus ?
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Gardner, Adams and Phelps and get back Rasmus and either David Freese or Adam Craig
“The NY Times ran a story about Christian Lopez’s potential tax hit. It could be as high as $14,000.”
I heard that too. For all the credit the kid was getting for being all noble and what not, I’m not sure enough people were pointing out how incredibly stupid he was being..
Blake-
Yes he would.
Here’s JU’s comments though : “I love me some Derek Jeter”.
MTU,
Id take either one…..Upton might even be more talented than Kemp and he’s a little younger. As I’ve said, Cashman needs to make it a priority to have one if those 2 in RF by ST 2013.
Gotta say, there’s nothing like sitting around the morning after some great Yankee feat, reading the papers. Can’t wait for Robbie to walk off with the car tonight.
GB-
Nice package.
Probably would have to kick it up a notch though.
Especially on the pitching side.
Shame-
Lopez did the right thing.
Now, Jeter has to do the right thing and gift Lopez the limit under tax law ($11K, I believe).
Blake-
Kemp is more doable since he will be a FA.
I prefer JU though.
Joelsherman1 Been pretty special stretch for #Yankees middle IF: Jeter great day on Saturday, Cano great day on Monday
jimbaumbach Judge Walton has changed his mind, decided to continue first round of jury selection today to find one more qualified juror. #clemens
# MTU July 12th, 2011 at 9:25 am
GB-
Nice package.
Probably would have to kick it up a notch though.
Especially on the pitching side.
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if I may
St Lou wants SP & middle relief back …why would the want Gardner & whatever and give up middle relief
Yankees Robinson Cano joins Ryne Sandberg (1990) as the only second basemen to capture the #HRDerby title. #YankeesFacts
Rasmus in LF
Grandy In CF
Upton/Kemp in RF
When grandy slows down a bit Rasmus moves to CF.
Hey. A feller can dream.
Phelps is going to be good, very good. Pitches a lot like Carpenter, is from St Louis, Gardner gives them insurance with Berkman and they need up the middle defense and bat, really bad.
LaRussa dislikes Rasmus and his father intensely and he’s been a bit of a disappointment. He’s not really a center fielder. He’s a corner and so is Jay. St. Louis needs a true center fielder.
Both Freese and Craig are utility types, but, I’d be willing to toss in Heyer or Pendleton.
MTU,
Yea Kemp is more doable as he will just cost money…..a lot depends on who buys the Dodgers though and how bad he wants to stay in LA. Upton will probably be available sometime…..when will probably depend on how good the Dbacks are in the next couple of years.
Blake-
When will be when Cashman calls in his marker.
See. I fixed that for ya’. No need to thank me.
# GreenBeret7 July 12th, 2011 at 9:32 am
Phelps is going to be good, very good. Pitches a lot like Carpenter, is from St Louis, Gardner gives them insurance with Berkman and they need up the middle defense and bat, really bad.
LaRussa dislikes Rasmus and his father intensely and he’s been a bit of a disappointment. He’s not really a center fielder. He’s a corner and so is Jay. St. Louis needs a true center fielder.
Both Freese and Craig are utility types, but, I’d be willing to toss in Heyer or Pendleton.
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nice job
Nova would probably interest the Cardinals I would guess.
# blake July 12th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Nova would probably interest the Cardinals I would guess.
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that was my thinking about wanting a ML ready SP
St. Louis is not giving up a middle reliever or any pitcher. They’re getting two back, plus a center fielder and a 2nd baseman to replace Schumaker
Shame,
I wouldn’t call the kid stupid. He’s received a tremendous amount of good press and perhaps he can parlay that into something that would help him.
But the 3,000th hit is real money maker. Everybody’s got their hand out including the IRS. Yet somehow the average guy would have been crucified if he looked to profit from it.
They’d want a lot more than Nova though for Rasmus.
blake-
Nova, GGBG, Adams ?
Think that gets it ?
Phelps is as close to ML ready as any pitcher in the system other than Nova and he comes off of the DL any day. Nothing major wrong. The only way Nova or Noesi go is in a straight up 1 for 1 deal.
Is Adams even playing right now? Saw 7 day DL next to his name yesterday and no games since the 8th. Is he rehabbing?
GB-
You either think a lot more of Nova or a lot less of Rasmus than me.
I doubt the Cards would go 1 for 1 for Rasmus.
MTU,
I don’t know…..I doubt it…..but if it would Id do that in a heartbeat.
GB-
Unless, of course, they just want to get rid of him.
besides the age don’t you think Pence is a better player
Rasmus is 24-25 years old, and not a center fielder. He’s had one decent rookie season and last year showed promise and strikes out a ton. This year isn’t even as good as his rookie year. Rasmus’ value is in potential.
Gardner, Nova, and a little more for Rasmus…
.”this year isn’t even as good as his rookie year. Rasmus’ value is in potential.”
True but there is a lot of potential there and he’s not a FA until 2015. So he’s cost controlled really through what should be his prime years……those are the types of players the Yanks need to offset both age and the salaries of other players.
David Adams continues his rehab in Tampa of the FSL this week. He’s playing his solid defense, hitting for his usual gap power and running well.
Adams will be in Trenton or Scranton by the end of the month.
Rasmus is a decent player at this time, but, I’m not head over heels with him. When a 24 year old major league ball player allows his father to interfere with his career, there are issues.
What would the Rays offer for Rasmus ?
Jennings, Rodriguez, ?
jimbaumbach Clemens lawyer Michael Attanasio, in argument before judge, reveals who they were told will be prosecutor’s first two witnesses:. They are:
jimbaumbach House parliamentarian Charles Johnson & congressional staffer Phil Barnett. So early testimony will be about Congress, presumably. #clemens
so Shields for Rasmus……ST Lou is thinking BIG, not looking for a position player back…RP &SP
Yankees Robinson Cano is the third Yankee to win the #HRDerby, joining Tino Martinez (1997) and Jason Giambi (2002). #YankeesFacts
I wouldn’t trade Nova for Rasmus. He has the potential to be a 15 + winner for a long time. Rasmus is a good player with All-Star potential, but my offer would be something more like Warren/Phelps + Gardner.
You are not getting James Shilels for Colby Rasmus
teixeiramark25 We knew Robby Cano was going to win the HR Derby! I love watching him take BP every day, it’s a special perk of my job.
If I can’t play in the field, I’m not going to play,” Berkman said during today’s All-Star Game press sessions. “I’m not going to sit on the bench. That’s 100 percent.
“Now, if that’s the only job available and if, in my heart, I didn’t feel like I could go out there and run around and catch the ball and play defense. . . I probably wouldn’t be worth a dang anyway.”
Berkman said, “The game is designed to be played with the pitcher hitting. I don’t like the DH. And if you can’ t play a position. . . that’s not baseball.”
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports.....z1RtrMNicz
You trade Nova for Rasmus and don’t think twice about it.
The Rays aren’t likely looking to deal Shields at all in the thick of a pennant race & he’s pitching like he is. Maybe once Matt Moore’s ready they move someone. Moore, they’ll never deal, of course.
# 86w183 July 12th, 2011 at 10:04 am
You are not getting James Shilels for Colby Rasmus
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don’t shoot the messenger
Even with his stock slightly down, Rasmus would be a hot commodity on the trade market. I can see why he’d interest the Rays, who control center fielder B.J. Upton through 2012 but could control Rasmus through ’14. Rasmus could jump past $3MM in arbitration next year against perhaps $7MM for Upton. Upton could be moved in a separate deal, though the Nationals would probably be interested in both center fielders. It’d be a big win for the Cardinals to somehow pry James Shields loose in a Rasmus deal, but with Shields’ ace performance and his contract offering options through ’14, a direct swap doesn’t seem to benefit Tampa Bay enough.
Haha, good stuff, Erin. Granderson called it, too.
If Im the Rays Id trade Shields for Rasmus…..they are flush with pitching and they need young offense to go with Longoria. It would be a gamble but they have to take some gambles to hang with the big boys in the AL East……would be a bold move.
I saw that when Grandy was being interviewed by the mlb network crew. They were teasing him about being a future broadcaster, which I could certainly see as he is so articulate. They had him analyze his swing and compare last year before and after. He also said he likes the Grandyman nickname.
Blake —
No I don’t.
The most valuable thing in baseball is cost-controlled pitching. A 15-game winner is much more valuable than a .259 hitting (career) outfielder with more errors (14) than assists (8).
Joeman —
Didn’t shoot you. Just believe that there’s no way on earth I’d deal an All-Star starting pitcher for a .259 hitter with decent, not great power.
# 86w183 July 12th, 2011 at 10:19 am
Blake —
No I don’t.
The most valuable thing in baseball is cost-controlled pitching. A 15-game winner is much more valuable than a .259 hitting (career) outfielder with more errors (14) than assists (8).
Joeman —
Didn’t shoot you. Just believe that there’s no way on earth I’d deal an All-Star starting pitcher for a .259 hitter with decent, not great power.
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k
They need offense but the Rays are going to hang in because of pitching. Shields is their glue in a talented but somewhat inexperienced rotation. Once Moore is in there, they’ll have more options.
kate-I can definitely see Granderson becoming a broadcaster once he’s retired.
I see Granderson entering politics.
jimbaumbach Attanasio tells judge McNamee changed his story “four times” on whether Clemens was at Canseco’s ’98 pool party; says Congress investigated.
jimbaumbach “It’s an example of how far a field this thing was from A to Z,” Attanasio says of the Canseco pool party and congressional hearing.
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86,
Im not sure Nova is a yearly 15 game winner…..that’s an assumption just the same as the projections on Rasmus are assumptions.
A trade that could help two players and two teams would be for St. Louis to trade Rasmus to Tampa for Upton
I agree. Which is why Rasmus is not proven enough for me to give up a pitcher who won 8 games in just 16 starts.
But I do think he (Rasmus) is a really talented player.
I like the way Nova went down to AAA & just threw a gem. He knows he belongs in the majors. I think Nova is going to gain consistency & take the next step once he is brought back up, whether here or if he’s moved elsewhere. Nova’s time is here & he knows it.
gift limit is 13K
but i’m sure jeter has a corporation. he should dummy employ the kid and give him a nice 100-200K salary for the year.
No package including Nova does it for me for Colby Rasmus the 4th best OF’er on the Cardinals.
Now if you’re considering Royals Alex Gordon for fulltime LF duty, I’m in!!
The Rays would absolutely consider a Shields for Rasmus deal as Shields will have to be traded in the offseason anyway because his arb $ will be too much for them too handle. They would have preferred to have traded him over Garza last offseason but Big Game James was coming off a terrible season with a high salary so he wasn’t as attractive. He’ll be highly attractive coming off a CY caliber season if he keeps this up.
If the Rays could work a deal for Rasmus then they could move BJ to the Nats for Danny Espinosa and move him to SS. With Joyce coming into his own the could run out a lineup of
Jennings- CF
Zobrist- 2B
Rasmus- Rf
Longo- 3B
Joyce- LF
Espinosa- SS
Kotchman- 1b
+ dh & C
and still have enough SP with Niemann back and guys like Matt More near ready to come up…
I’d bet that Rasmus ends up in Atlanta though for maybe Jjurjens…Rasmus and his dad both really wanted for him to end up in Atlanta to play for their fav team and be back home in GA.
Rasmus/Heyward/McCann/Freeman would be a sick LH core lineup to build around….
The Cards would have a ‘ro of Wainwright/Jair/Jaime and Shelby Miller to anchor the franchise for the next 4-5yrs that would rival anybody in the game…
I’m amazed at the man-crush you guys have on this guy. Colby Rasmus is not worth an All-Star caliber starting pitcher. Not even close. Yes he’s talented, but…..
Shields is due $ 7 M next year with a $ 2 M buyout. The Rays can afford that.
As someone once said you gotta respect jeter’s gangsta.
Let the rest of the yankee hating country and liberal media who constantly diss the man eat cake.
Stay home Jete and rest.
In Jeter We Trust.