Game 92: Yankees at Blue Jays
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jul 17, 2011 
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YANKEES (54-37)
Brett Gardner LF
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada 1B
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez SS
Ramiro Pena 3B
RHP Phil Hughes (0-2, 10.57)
Hughes vs. Blue Jays
BLUE JAYS (47-48)
Rajai Davis CF
Eric Thames DH
Yunel Escobar SS
Adam Lind 1B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Travis Snider LF
Aaron Hill 2B
J.P. Arencibia C
Corey Patterson RF
RHP Carlos Villanueva (5-1, 2.99)
Villanueva vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 1:07 p.m., YES Network
WEATHER: Roof just opened about 40 minutes ago. It’s pretty hot here, and apparently they wanted to keep the sun out of the stadium as long as possible.
UMPIRES: HP Gerry Davis, 1B Angel Hernandez, 2B Greg Gibson, 3B Todd Tichenor
LET THE SUNSHINE IN: The Yankees are 27-5 in day games this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last Major League team to win at least 27 of their first 32 day games was the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. They began the year 28-5 in day contests.
CLOSING REMARKS: The Yankees are 20-10 in series finales this season. They’ve won 12 of their past 17 series-ending games.
THREE’S ENOUGH: The Yankees are one of three teams that have not lost more than three straight road games this season. The White Sox and Dodgers also have yet to lose three straight on the road. The Yankees had lost three straight road games before yesterday’s win.
THE END: Today makes the 70th anniversary of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak coming to an end. He went 0-for-3 with a walk on July 17, 1941, having hit .408 during the streak.
UPDATE, 1:23 p.m.: Could have been a huge first inning, but the Yankees have to settle for a 1-0 lead after stranding the bases loaded. Jorge Posada struck out and Russell Martin lined out to end it.
UPDATE, 1:32 p.m.: It’s only one inning, and he gave up a hit, but I thought Hughes’ stuff looked pretty good. He was keeping his fastball in the zone — at 93 mph — and that curveball looked legitimate. Got all three outs on the curve, including on a 3-2 pitch to Lind.
UPDATE, 1:49 p.m.: Two more curveball outs for Hughes in the second inning. Two hits let the Blue Jays tie the game, but he got through the bottom of the order to leave a runner stranded. He’s already approaching 40 pitches.
UPDATE, 2:05 p.m.: Well that’s one of the weirder plays I’ve ever seen. Posada’s off the bag, ump rules that Escobar also missed the bag, and Posada gets the tag for the out. I guess it worked. Hughes is through the third, still a 1-1 game.
UPDATE, 2:18 p.m.: RBI doubles by Martin and Granderson, sac fly by Pena. It’s now 5-1 Yankees in the middle of the fourth. Back-to-back two-out hits by Gardner and Granderson made the biggest difference.
UPDATE, 2:38 p.m.: There’s a six-pitch fifth for Hughes, who’s now at 71 pitches and looking like he could pitch through the seventh. It’s 5-2.
UPDATE, 2:56 p.m.: Hughes really settled in. He’s at 80 pitches through six innings. Meanwhile, Brett Gardner now has his third three-hit game of the series.
UPDATE, 3:04 p.m.: Well I thought we’d see Hughes for one more, but he’s out and Cory Wade is in to start the seventh.
We’re DOOMED!
Go Hughes. Go Yanks.
Tiki my cat is hiding! May have to use Teddy…or get a tuna sandwich.
Bojo – you’re asking the wrong person there, lol…..
Time for a GMR!
good ab from Gardner
very nice AB by Gardner
Bojo,
Iknew it about Joe.
Nice at bat for Gardner.
Gardner now is 25 for 35…getting that old mojo back….
i really like Gardy as the lead off hitter look at what he can make happen
Gardner
No matter where they bat Jeter, Gardner has to leadoff v. RHP.
71.47% SB rate….getting pretty good for BG…
And takes away the overshift on Tex
Don’t see that very often.
damn turf took away a RBI
Teddy my cat just left to check out the food situation…have to get Pip or Taylor to sub….Teddy showed promise in getting the bases loaded.
Swish!
dANG IT SWISH
Nice job Swisher!
Swihalicious
at-em balls keeping this game close
good job Swish
A GMR on the board…BG continues to lead the league by a wide margin.
This 1b at a time on hits is killing
Have to try to give Phil a nice cushion here so he can just pitch and not worry about to much else.
Swishalicious.
Did Swisher call his shot? 1 ball in the corner pocket.
I don’t want to see anyone scratch.
Banuelos now. 2 runs in the first inning. He’s losing his trade value.
Silver linings.
I’m looking for a big day from Jorge1 Come on!
Never was worried about Swisher; the hardest working man in show business. Great asset to the team, a switch hitter that can bat anywhere in the lineup, great in the clubhouse. I’m a fan.
Gotta score at least one more run.
c’mon posada fly out next time maybe
GreenBeret7 July 17th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Banuelos now. 2 runs in the first inning. He’s losing his trade value.
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We won’t be able to GIVE him away….
4 line drives and a walk only gets 1 run. Ugh
Woe all those hits for what? 1 run that is sad
everyone knew Posada was our last chance at scoring runs this inning
Apparently my cat Taylor is a rally killer and soon-to-be stray
That happens way too often. Letting pitchers off the hook early on in games.
Terrible job to end up with only 1 run. But that’s the HR or bust offense
Rally cat selection is a delicate science…I take the blame on that one.
They could use another bat.
syd_cash July 17th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
everyone knew Posada was our last chance at scoring runs this inning
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yeah, shame on Martin for hitting a line drive right at someone, he really sucks.
Bojo,
The pound open today?
Here we go again…based loaded, one out, one run. With Hughes pitching we may – may – need all the runs we can get, although I’ll take 2 runs in five innings if we have to.
There’s a swing and miss on the fastball
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Bojo,
The pound open today?
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With a vet as a wife, everyday is pound day here.
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 1:25 pm e
Rally cat selection is a delicate science…I take the blame on that one.
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This made me laugh.
Well, the trolls and idiots have found their way in under the cracks. Time to relax with the game.
93 mph FB…decent curve…good signs
It’s only 1 AB but Hughes’ stuff looks good. He just needs to get his command now
Hi everyone,
I’m back, just a quick lunch, wouldn’t miss the game for anything
oh my just realized that we have Pena and Nunez…playing at the same time…wow this should be an interesting day….Phil is going to be so out of luck if he doesn’t have a good start
Curve’s looking real good….FB has good life.
Jeez that was impressive
some of you are really stupid.
the Yankees ripped 2 singles right at Corey Patterson that kept runners from advancing, then Martin rips a line drive right at the shortstop to end the inning.
this isn’t a video game, they actually have to hit the pitch, is the level of baseball intelligence on this blog that low in 2011?
by the way, Hughes’ fastball has life today…
The curve has good movement, but the speed disparity with his fb is a little high.
Promising signs here…Pip the cat is my the table…we’ll see how he does…
That curve looks much better!!! Phil looks much better.
“Trade talk is starting to heat up, but Girardi said a healthy and fully capable Hughes could be more significant than any sort of deadline addition.”
What Kool-Aid are these guys drinking? We do not have a playoff-ready rotation, even if Hughes excels.
We have no No. 2, period, and virtually every team we will face has at least two top-of-the-rotation starters.
Seeing signs that Larry Rothscuild is working his magic on Hughes…
“What Kool-Aid are these guys drinking?”
The kind that recognizes that this team isn’t one player away.
c’mon Hughes shake it off….get this last guy out
I like that he’s keeping the fb down.
We have no No. 2, period, and virtually every team we will face has at least two top-of-the-rotation starters.
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Are we playing them in baseball or 2 on 2 pickup basketball?
Might have to go curve to get Lind here.
Loved the fielding from Swisher.
He looked like a statue.
Excellent!!! Power 93 MPH fastball, good command, and an astounding curve ball.
PC a little high, but some promising signs.
And he does and gets him. Nice first inning for Phil.
Good first inning, good life on the FB, a couple of good curves as well, encouraging in deed
MG:
You’re point is valid, but I believe the point I and others were making is that this seems to happen a lot – getting guys on base in the early innings with the middle of the line-up coming up – just like it’s drawn up – but the results aren’t there more often than not. Could be mistaken but that’s what it feels like.
sp – outstanding
Hughes’ fastball has more life today than at any time since last year, you can tell from the way the batters are reacting-even in his last start it looked like the Indians had it measured, so far today the Jays are flinching a little as if the ball is on top of them quicker than it looks.
I see they decided not to intentionally walk Pena….probably a good strategy….we’ll see.
so question if its so hot on the turf why would the Jay want the roof open??
Hughes’ fastball command was a little shaky, but that’s what you’d expect with the long layoff and possibly some nerves/excitement. It’s a good sign that his stuff looks back to normal though. Once he gets that fastball command, he’ll be tough
Jays are a good test for Hughes, but it would have been interesting to see how Bautista does against Hughes…that would have been the true test.
Kevin, that’s baseball, 3 out of 10 success puts you in the hall of fame.
Team needs a steady bat.
I also want to see a few CUs from Hughes…we’ll see..
I’d like to see an economical inning.
How fast was Hughes’ curveball in the first?
Damned at’em balls.
Mark Texeira on Hart Shaeffner and Marx commercial sounds a lot like Kevin Costner. Has a good voice for baseball documentaries.
Kevin, that’s baseball, 3 out of 10 success puts you in the hall of fame
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Never understood this saying or the best fail 70% of the time stuff.
Because it isn’t true.
the LoHud radar is set on the highest level of sensitivity when Hughes is on the mound.
I like his stuff today and am confident in his ability to pitch at the major league level, all I want to see is for him to carry the stuff through some innings, the results really don’t matter much at this point in his season.
LGY
75.46
MG:
Too true, but if a pitcher doesn’t win 20 games in a few seasons (see: Mussina), he’s a long shot?
Has to locate fastballs better.
Groove that fastball
Bojo,
Got another cat handy?
Rich
Thanks.
Damn. Was really hoping for a true power curve.
Will Snyder finally stop breaking the hearts of fantasy league players everywhere?
They should have traded hughes way back when he had value.This has got to show you yankees keeping pitchers never works have to trade for them.
C’mon, Phil, settle down, no biggie, you can get out of this…
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Bojo,
Got another cat handy?
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A call to the cat house…making a change here….next up…Igor.
good call on Gardner to call off Nunez…woulda been a tough play anyway
I like his stuff today and am confident in his ability to pitch at the major league level, all I want to see is for him to carry the stuff through some innings, the results really don’t matter much at this point in his season.
ARE YOU KIDDING THE RESULTS DON’T MATTER MUCH? LOL AT SOME OF YOU
Lance Berkman just hit home run #25….why can’t we get players like that?
“They should have traded hughes way back when he had value.This has got to show you yankees keeping pitchers never works have to trade for them.”
This is just so messed up.
Snyder might finally be fulfilling his promise…
Seems like AJ and Garcia have been tutoring Hughes on holding runners.
That steal goes on the pitcher. He totally wasn’t looking at all
I guess the Jays have turned into the Rays. It’s annoying to see how they are abusing the Yankees defense.
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Yup, it is, that why i didn’t even bother to answer
good pitch. you have to get these Jays out with the curveball because they’re not going to be fooled with all fastballs and cutters
A couple of nice curves this inning.
Snider since return from Vegas = 1.040 OPS*
* small sample size advisory
Extra crunchies for Igor! Good job!
Hughes curve ball looks very good. Clearly working on it with Rothschild had it’s benefits. Also it looks at least early on that the rest had a positive effect on his fastball. Coming off of an inflammation issue that makes sense.
It made no sense to have him pitch in the minors or start him earlier after the All-Star break. Looks like the Yankees got this one right.
All in all, not a bad inning, great come back, good curveball for the strikeout
Nunie!
Bojo,
How many cats do you actually have?, a regiment?
It’s getting to the point where Hughes makes more sense in pen n Nova up starting.
Anyone spot Hughes throwing a cutter yet? That pitch killed him last year against the Jays…would love to see him shelve it entirely today.
Hey Rich in NJ tell me the last yankee pitcher to come up from the minor’s and do good for a long period of time? i am talking about a jeter type a guy who was drafted then went to A to AA to AAA was called up and did good? came you name him for me?
I can name you ton’s of busts! but guys who have went on to be a star.
I liked Hughes giving them a look at that slider in the dirt too. Looks good.
and when i say pitcher i am talking about a SP
“It’s getting to the point where Hughes makes more sense in pen n Nova up starting.”
It’s mid-August?
luis July 17th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Bojo,
How many cats do you actually have?, a regiment?
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Cats and dogs vary by season…as little as 7 and as many as 15….Never turn strays away, and try to find homes for them.
Bojo,
He threw a couple to arencibia
Granderson with a lot of k’s. Team is really missing arod. All or nothing with this lineup.
Need more swinging strikes from Hughes.
“Hey Rich in NJ tell me the last yankee pitcher to come up from the minor’s and do good for a long period of time”
Hughes, and then he got hurt.
Before that Wang.
” i am talking about a jeter type a guy who was drafted then went to A to AA to AAA was called up and did good? came you name him for me?”
Jeter was drafted sixth in the country, but since Montero is their best hitting prospect since Jeter, I’m glad you agree with me that trading him would be idiotic.
jeter2711 July 17th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Hey Rich in NJ tell me the last yankee pitcher to come up from the minor’s and do good for a long period of time?
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David Robertson
Chien Ming Wang
Joba Chamberlain
Phil Hughes
Cats and dogs vary by season…as little as 7 and as many as 15….Never turn strays away, and try to find homes for them.
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Thats very comendable Bojo, good for you
It’s amazing how bad Tex looks
Are the Yankees just ready to shut down for the rest of the game? 7 straight retired
luis July 17th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Cats and dogs vary by season…as little as 7 and as many as 15….Never turn strays away, and try to find homes for them.
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Thats very comendable Bojo, good for you
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Are you a pet owner too?
Wang for how long 2 years? Hughes 1 year? I am talking about guys you can’t name.Guys with names like Jeter Posada Mariano Bernie guys who made it and sticked but it is sad when you can only throw out a guy who had 1 good year and HE GOT TONS OF RUN SUPPORT OR HUGHES WOULD HAVE WON HALF THAT MANY.
shows you our pitching in the minor’s when wang and Huhghes who is just so so are the only ones you can name.
I assumed he meant starters. You could also add Nova into the mix. He’d be starting for most MLB teams in the 4th spot in the rotation.
Standard Tex. Atta boy. Keep battin him 3rd though.
hope the Yanks hitters snap out of it
“Wang for how long 2 years? Hughes 1 year?”
You do realize that pitchers are fragile. Look at Bucholz.
That’s why trading for them is so dangerous.
Tex as a lefty has almost no shot to hit an offspeed pitch. When’s the last time he had 2 or 3 hits batting lefty? I don’t care about homeruns right now…I’d just like to see him pick up some singles and get on base
luis July 17th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Bojo,
He threw a couple to arencibia
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Hope he doesn’t fall in love with it.
Unlike most I wouldn’t be upset about losing banuelos or betances for a top SP. Their track record with young pitching is terrible.
This is the type of pitcher that totally shuts down the Yankees. He very rarely throws a fastball that you could hit and everything is off speed. The team really needs Granderson or Tex to get hot or the lineup is really going to struggle. Both of them are striking out too much recently.
BoJo ARE YOU NUTS? I SAID STARTERS AND WHICH OF THEM 4 SCARE YOU?
Wang had a good career? and when did we draft him???? what round pick was wang???? you sure he went the Jeter route? he went drafted and came up like jeter? i do not think so.
Ace July 17th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Unlike most I wouldn’t be upset about losing banuelos or betances for a top SP. Their track record with young pitching is terrible.
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Really–what “top SP” is truly available? Ubaldo is too erratic game to game…no guarantee of good play-off performance….Felix, JJ, others are not available…Nobody is just giving away their aces this year.
“you sure he went the Jeter route? ”
Why are you so dense? They haven’t had a top ten pick in like 20 years.
RICH IN NJ THIS IS WHY I SAY TRADE THEM!! THEY NEVER WORK OUT IN NEW YORK EVEN IF YOU BABY THEM JUST ASK PHIL AND JOBA
lol nice story about Brett from Kim
Stop yelling.
Phil’s ERA is now under 10.00.
:golfclap:
Joba was a fail as a starter. That’s a fact.
Swingng K v LHB. Nice.
jeter2711 July 17th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
BoJo ARE YOU NUTS? I SAID STARTERS AND WHICH OF THEM 4 SCARE YOU?
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Hughes is 6’5″ and over 250 lbs…give him a bat and he would scare me…Joba is pretty big too…would not want to fight him in a bar.
BTW-this just in–you are a troll.
We had a shot a few years ago to trade either Hughes or Joba for top of the line guys and passed it up and man it sure has paid off.
Good thing Posada was smart enough to tag him lol
nice play by Robbie….a little weird on the end there….how does Escobar miss the bag lol
I’ve been watching baseball since 1964. I have never seen that before.
Nice heads-up play, Jorge.
“Joba was a fail as a starter. That’s a fact.”
You’re high. He had a 4.18 ERA. AJ’s is about 4. So one is a failure and one isn’t. Gotcha.
not a troll Bojo just a guy who hates when people say this guy or that guy is not touchable with our track record they should always trade a young pitcher including nova but this is how i feel you can feel like you want about it but since i do not agree with you then i am a troll lol
Bojo,
Yes, i have a couple of dogs
Bojo – no cutter. But the work that Rothschild has been doing with Phil to tighten up his curve seems to be working.
Nick in SF July 17th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Phil’s ERA is now under 10.00.
:golfclap:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkIGO2UA-u8
Too bad the Yanks couldn’t take more advantage of the 1st inning. It seems like they let the pitcher settle into a groove. We’ve seen way too many strikeouts…
I have to agree with Jeter2711: they have not had as much luck bringing starters up through the system who become mainstays for the team, as they have with position players.
Yes, developing pitchers for the long run is more difficult, but, remember when Cash traded Randy Johnson and what’s-his-name (the cranky outfielder) for all those pitching prospects, how he boasted about those deals supplying the rotation “for years to come”?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but not one of those guys has made it to the Yankees, at least in any significant way. (Although they may have traded some of them…)
RICH A GUY HAVING HALF A SEASON THAT IS GOOD DOES NOT MAKE A GOOD SP.you guys are missing the point i do not want to talk about 1 year 2 ear wonders i am talking about guys like Gooden,Cone,GUYS WHO CAME UP AND STUCK AT WHAT THEY WERE DOING NOT A 1 YEAR WONDER.
jeter2711,
Check your shift key, comma key and period key.
Swish is really locked in lately
They got marginal prospects for Randy Johnson.
Martin comes through.
hopefully Martin is starting to swing the bat better….good RBI
Good job Swisher and Martin.
Can someone explain the rulling on that play at first? if the runner never touched the bag why wasn’t he out when posada stepped on the bag? why did he have to tag the runner if the runner never touched the bag?
WOW Martin with an extra base hit. Nice…we haven’t seen that in a long time.
Brain Taylor was another to just name a few that never work out for us.Guys coming up as SP’s work for other teams and not us and that is why the B’s will never pitch in NY they will get traded.
And about time we started hitting again way to go martin
Gooden was drafted first overall. This is silly.
That mustache is in serious need of something.
I’d run a double steal here…
jeter2711 July 17th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Just a couple of questions, How old are you?, because if you are old enough ,you would know that having the equivalent of the glove trotters team doesn’t translate in to WS titles. The formula to win, and the one that got us all spoiled out, is that you devlop your core in house and then you compliment it with good FA signins or trades.
“Brain Taylor was another to just name a few that never work out for us”
Yeah, bar fights really say alot about how a team develops pitchers.
NJ pete that is a good one
Hopefully Pena can do something positive here
Pena can’t hit a ball harder.
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
“Joba was a fail as a starter. That’s a fact.” You’re high. He had a 4.18 ERA. AJ’s is about 4. So one is a failure and one isn’t. Gotcha.
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Joba was a fail as a starter. Is he starting? No. That means he failed. You see genius, the Yankees actually like to have starting pitchers who can get the job done and when they can’t, they don’t start anymore.
Looks like they should have stayed with the intentional walk for Pena…you can’t stop him, you can only hope to contain him….
luis:: pitcing does not work for the yankees coming up and doing wel for a long period of time.
good job Pena
Only thing I can think of is Angel Hernandez is your first base ump. He likes to make up new rules a lot.
“Joba was a fail as a starter. Is he starting? No. That means he failed. You see genius, the Yankees actually like to have starting pitchers who can get the job done and when they can’t, they don’t start anymore.”
You are so stupid it should be illegal.
jeter2711 don’t sweat it. Blojo and Luis with the “troll” and “age” comments are doing what they always do when thy don’t agree with someone try to demean them personally. Carry on and express your opinion, everyone has the right to express it here, it’s an open forum and they are no more important than you are.
Gardner is hot.
USE THE SPEED! Double steal!!!
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
“Joba was a fail as a starter. Is he starting? No. That means he failed. You see genius, the Yankees actually like to have starting pitchers who can get the job done and when they can’t, they don’t start anymore.”
You are so stupid it should be illegal.
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I understand logic and reality intimidate you. Can’t help you with that.
Bojo,
Containing Pena is impossible. They should have walked him to load the bases.
I like when Nunez is in the lineup and Gardner is batting lead off. It definitely gives the lineup more energy and more ways to score runs. Otherwise they are too station to station and need big hits to score.
“I understand logic and reality intimidate you. Can’t help you with that.”
Tell me what AJ and Vazquez did as starters in 2010? Let me help you. They had historically bad ERA for Yankee starters.
“the Yankees actually like to have starting pitchers who can get the job done and when they can’t, they don’t start anymore.”
You were saying?
Luck with BABIP evening out.
Grandy man can!
Extra crunchies for Igor!
Go Granderson!!
That is BIG!. Curtis YOU DA MAN
Awesome situational hitting today!
yay!!! Bet Granderson feels good about that after his 2Ks…good job
” You see genius…”
“You see, you see? I see things as they are and I say, ‘no!’ Uh, wait,
you see things as they are not and you s- Wait, uh, you see things, do you see
things as they are? What do you say when you see things? If I see things as they are, I would ask ‘why’ or ‘why not?’”
Anyway enough with the starters i made my point.We have never in decades have had a starter who came up from A THEN AA THEN AAA and made it and stuck like the bernies and jeters and posada since we win all the time we need to always get guys at the trade deadline.
Oh and BTW i am in the DO NOT trade for jimenez camp he pitches for a NL team end of story i stop right there.
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Bojo,
Containing Pena is impossible. They should have walked him to load the bases.
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Your hard work in the pre-game thread is not going unnoticed!
Joba was more successful as a starter than Hughes has been.
…That is, until we get to Tex. Wow, is he in a slump. With A-Rod out if he doesn’t find it, we could be in for a rough patch.
Bojo,
Does this lineup suck enough? Don’t trade Igor for a LOOGY.
jeter2711 July 17th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
luis:: pitcing does not work for the yankees coming up and doing wel for a long period of time.
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Because must of the good ones got traded away ( Drabeck, Rijo, Leiter, Lilly ), never were given a chance, the only one was Petitte and even he was poorly handled at some point. You have to give the rookies the chance to succed, if you don’t, you end up with a bunch of past their prime, underachieving aging primadonnas
“Anyway enough with the starters i made my point.We have never in decades have had a starter who came up from A THEN AA THEN AAA and made it and stuck like the bernies and jeters and posada since we win all the time we need to always get guys at the trade deadline.”
If you are citing Jeter and Bernie, then Pettitte qualifies.
Nick in SF July 17th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
” You see genius…”
“You see, you see? I see things as they are and I say, ‘no!’ Uh, wait,
you see things as they are not and you s- Wait, uh, you see things, do you see
things as they are? What do you say when you see things? If I see things as they are, I would ask ‘why’ or ‘why not?’”
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It’s as if you were reading my brain….words right out of my mouth.
Luis:Drabeck, Rijo, Leiter, Lilly any of those 4 scare you ever during there pitching time? lilly would get hammered in the AL EAST he was good some cause he was in the NL
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Bojo,
Does this lineup suck enough? Don’t trade Igor for a LOOGY.
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Tiki and Igor could be our 1-2 punch for play-offs.
The velo of the curve is a concern.
Opps///time to get a cat up in the pen.
jeter2711 July 17th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
You might have a point on Lilly, the three others were outstanding pitchers in their time.
“Joba was a fail as a starter.”
Joba as a starter:
ERA: 4.18
Phil Hughes as a starter:
ERA: 4.95
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
Tell me what AJ and Vazquez did as starters in 2010? Let me help you. They had historically bad ERA for Yankee starters.
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I feel sorry for you. Is Vazquez starting for us anymore? And AJ makes $16,500 through 2013.
Hughes has to keep the ball down. That was the worst curveball that Hughes has thrown today. This team will kill you if you get the ball up, especially fastballs.
Hughes loves grooving fbs. Put him in the pen. Nova back up.
Hughes loves grooving fbs. Put him in the pen. Nova back up. Nova pitches. Hughes throws.
Ghostwriter July 17th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
“Joba was a fail as a starter.”
Joba as a starter:
ERA: 4.18
Phil Hughes as a starter:
ERA: 4.95
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- Phil Hughes is a starting pitcher for the Yankees and is a big part of their future as a starter.
- Joba Chamberlain is a relief pitcher for the Yankees with NO FUTURE with the Yankees as a starter.
Facts really do disturb some people.
19 curveballs. 1 swinging strike.
“I feel sorry for you. ”
Someone should.
“Is Vazquez starting for us anymore? And AJ makes $16,500 through 2013.”
The point is that they stuck with Vazquez’s sucking instead of giving Joba a shot.
So your point is now that it’s not that Joba is a failed starter, it’s that he didn’t have a long term big money contract so that he would get a more extended opportunity to start.
jeter2711 July 17th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
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Seriously–if the point you were trying to make is that George had no patience to develop young pitchers when he could buy or trade for them, then you are right.
If you are saying that Cashman follows the same game plan, then you haven’t been following the team very closely. Cashman changed both drafting strategy and well as pitching strategy and development strategy in 2006. The development of IPK, Hughes, and Joba was first wave…the kids down at SWB could be starters on many teams and are second wave, and the kids like Betances , Banuelos and Marshall are third wave.
So, if you are saying that their past strategy is an indicator of future success in developing pitchers, I have to give you a FAIL.
I like what a see for Hughes. Not great, but if he can get better from what we’re seeing now, it will be all good.
His curveball has looked really good today but he has to make sure not to throw it too much. Otherwise the more you throw it, it won’t have the same effect. His changeup is important because he needs other things to go to.
Geez—Phil can give up a runin an inning, and his season ERA declines. You don’t see that very often..
Murphy or O’ Brian ?
Waldman says that Joe had someone warming up last inning. Who was that? Anyone know?
Hughes has (at least) 2 swing and miss fastballs for K’s today, that’s a big improvement from the last start against the Indians where I don’t think he even had a swing and miss fastball on any pitch. The fastball has more life, it’s pretty evident.
The breaking ball is a work in progress with the new grip, there is nothing you can take away from that today.
West Coast Yankee Fan July 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Ghostwriter July 17th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
“Joba was a fail as a starter.”
Joba as a starter:
ERA: 4.18
Phil Hughes as a starter:
ERA: 4.95
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- Phil Hughes is a starting pitcher for the Yankees and is a big part of their future as a starter.
- Joba Chamberlain is a relief pitcher for the Yankees with NO FUTURE with the Yankees as a starter.
Facts really do disturb some people.
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I have no problem with facts. On the other hand, non sequiturs are a waste of time; sadly they seem to be the best that you can offer.
MG July 17th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Hughes has (at least) 2 swing and miss fastballs for K’s today, that’s a big improvement from the last start against the Indians where I don’t think he even had a swing and miss fastball on any pitch. The fastball has more life, it’s pretty evident.
The breaking ball is a work in progress with the new grip, there is nothing you can take away from that today.
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He’s also been quite efficient today, which is a big improvement for him.
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
So your point is now that it’s not that Joba is a failed starter, it’s that he didn’t have a long term big money contract so that he would get a more extended opportunity to start.
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No, the point is that you bringing up Burnett is idiotic. They are stuck with him due to his contract and that is why your mentioning him was so foolish..
The Yankees would always prefer to have a cost-controlled starting pitcher excelling, that is obvious and elementary. Hughes and Joba are in the same price range; Joba failed as a starter and Hughes didn’t.
Hughes curve ball has been excellent today – we will never see the old version again.
Hughes curve ball has been excellent today –we will never see the old version again.
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You said his curve was great against Cleveland also.
Wow!
The ball found the glove
A 6-pitch inning would be great. Nice plays by Pena.
Keep swinging, Thames.
quick inninng nice
LGY July 17th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Hughes curve ball has been excellent today –we will never see the old version again.
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You said his curve was great against Cleveland also.
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Facts really do disturb some people.
“No, the point is that you bringing up Burnett is idiotic. They are stuck with him due to his contract and that is why your mentioning him was so foolish..”
Are you unaware that the aggregate ERA I cited for AJ transcended his Yankee career?
“The Yankees would always prefer to have a cost-controlled starting pitcher excelling, that is obvious and elementary. Hughes and Joba are in the same price range; Joba failed as a starter and Hughes didn’t.”
Again, I realize that you are fact-averse, but the stats, which are facts, are contra.
If you want to argue that they think Joba is too fragile to start, that’s reasonable. To say he failed is a spurious conclusion because it is unsupported by the available data.
That was quick
his curve ball is marginally better than the last start, the big improvement is the fastball which once again has life through the strike zone for the first time this year.
Hughes:
5 IP – 4 Hits – 2 Runs – 5 Strike Outs – 1 Walk
Who wouldn’t have signed up for that!
Anyone who can’t see a dramatic improvement in Hughes curve ball today must be watching a different game.
WCYF,
I predicted 2 runs, 4 hits, over six, but I’ll take it.
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
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westy’s specialty is spurious conclusions.
The progress in this outing could put an end to talks of Ubaldo Jimenez trade…
Rich,
Don’t bother, but well argued anyway
Ghost hi,
I hardly understand english and you use an ancient latin expression on the blog!, please give me a break!, LOL
Nick in SF……I just plunked down a Benji on the US Women for a $ 44.44 return….A Benji on Japan pays 165.00
Will Jays finally realize they should intentionally walk Pena, or fall once again for his strategy of lulling them into a false sense of security with his stats?
Ramiro Pena is redefining offensive futility.
If under .200 is the Mendoza line, does that make under .100 under the Pena line?
Hey luis!
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
WCYF, I predicted 2 runs, 4 hits, over six, but I’ll take it.
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That was a very good prediction.
Pena continues to toy with them…setting them up for the kill
MG,
It leaves him a force to reckoned with.
MG July 17th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Ramiro Pena is redefining offensive futility.
If under .200 is the Mendoza line, does that make under .100 under the Pena line?
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To be fair, he’s only had about 20 ABs–a couple of additional hits will make his average respectable in a hurry.
Pena is the best we have as a back up in fielder? Scary!
Ghost, only if he gets them before he has 20 more ABs, the over/under for those two hits with him might be 15 lol
they need Jiminez with or without Hughes. our front office is so stupid that we will probably stand pat at the deadline.
Whats up Ghost!,
Good to see you around
Opposing teams must love when Pena is batting. It’s worse than the NL with the pitcher swinging. He is pretty much an automatic out. Sadly his glove is better than Nunez, who helps the other teams with tons of errors.
Watching Pena at bat is about as exciting as watching paint dry, crack and peal off.
Gl to my girl Heather O’Reilly
The ump helps to give the Jays a baserunner
Pat M, I think your bet is going to pay off.
I parlayed yesterday’s Yankee game with the USA women, I forgot to do it with today’s game.
Phil over 3 Ks and Yanks over 4.5 runs already winners.
Better get the Bull pen ready
MG July 17th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Ghost, only if he gets them before he has 20 more ABs, the over/under for those two hits with him might be 15 lol
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Pena was hitting pretty well in Triple A this year, before he was called up.
right there was the difference between Hughes in his last start and today. He challenged the batter with a fastball and got a popup, earlier in the season it would have been a line drive. A very positive sign, IMO
Hughes is around 80 pitches…will be interesting to see it he comes out for the next inning…..
Ghostwriter July 17th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
westy’s specialty is spurious conclusions.
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Factual and intelligent thank you.
Another very nice inning. This is a win for Hughes, no matter what happens the rest of the afternoon.
6 innings, 4 hits through 6. Hey, I’ve never gotten it right before!
I like that he was able to pitch so efficiently after a 20 pitch 1st inning.
tom, nice call, hopefully you won’t have enough innings in the prediction.
West Coast Yankee Fan July 17th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Ghostwriter July 17th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
westy’s specialty is spurious conclusions.
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Factual and intelligent thank you.
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Ummm… no, sorry. Thamks for playing.
West Coast Yankee Fan July 17th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Ghostwriter July 17th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
westy’s specialty is spurious conclusions.
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Factual and intelligent thank you.
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Ghost,
This a mastercard moment, Priceless!!!
other than the fastball that missed location by a foot and Snyder took the other way for an RBI single I don’t think they’ve squared up a fastball today, that’s a really, really good sign.
Just an outstanding start by Hughes. Throwing 93 with a very good curve ball, economical too with good command – 80 pitches and 51 strikes.
waka flocka July 17th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
they need Jiminez with or without Hughes. our front office is so stupid that we will probably stand pat at the deadline.
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I would disagree. If it were Felix or Lester or Price, that would be one thing…but Ubaldo is way too inconsistent from game to game. He does not guarantee us wins in the play-offs. I would not give up Killer Bs for him.
I called for 7 IP with 3 earned runs forHughes this afternoon. I hope that Joe sends him out for the seventh–he’s only thrown 80 pitches so far this afternoon.
luis July 17th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
This a mastercard moment, Priceless!!!
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Moron.
touchy, aren’t we?
Wade looks like he is coming in for the next inning.
No, actually I am really enjoying the game and seeing Hughes pitch so well. The usual collection of DN trolls; I enjoy smacking them around after they troll.
Ghost,
OK by me, but I’m still proud of my 4 hit, 2 run through six prediciton, It’s like winning the lottery.
Another good day for BG as lead-off hitter.
Why can’t Cano get the hit that puts him ove th .300-mark? I can’t remebre the last time that the Yanks didn’t have a single .300 hitter on the roster, among the starters.
Tex needed that!
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Another good day for BG as lead-off hitter.
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They should bench him. That speed would be much more useful off the bench.
They should bench him. That speed would be much more useful off the bench.
Yup, he should back up Jones in the depth chart
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Ghost,
OK by me, but I’m still proud of my 4 hit, 2 run through six prediciton, It’s like winning the lottery.
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No doubt–very well done, especially with so many posters on this forum predicting doom and gloom for him against the Jays.
Ghostwriter July 17th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Another good day for BG as lead-off hitter.
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They should bench him. That speed would be much more useful off the bench.
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They need to teach him to hit homers.
Here’s hoping the bullpen slams the door without any unnecessary drama.
Why is Hughes not back out there? 1st win is in jeopardy now
I’ll take this from Hughes until September, Then he has to step it up.
I can understand taking out Hughes after 6, he hasn’t pitched in almost 2 weeks, it will be interesting to see him pitch on turn Friday at home.
BTW Luis–
What breed of dogs do you have, and how old are they? Strays or purchased?
I love dogs and have had many…our last ones died of weird causes–rare cancer for a Rottie and strange liver ailment for mixed breed.
Is Mo available?, I wouldn’t think so since he threw 30 something pitches last night
I don’t think that we’ll see Mo with a 4-run lead.
Actually, I’d take this from any Yankee starter (except CC) until September. Then they all to step it up.
Hughes only threw 80 pitches and Wade offers the same look to the Jays hitters (fastball/curveball). I don’t understand taking him out. A 7 inning start would have been a huge step forward, even though it’s still been a good day for him.
Wade was a really good pickup by the Yankees, he has a chance to stick around for a few years.
I disagree with Girardi taking out Hughes, he had thrown just 80 pitches through 6.
Now, you bring in Wade, whom TOR saw for 2 innings just two days ago and hope he can hold them down. Wade has been a pleasant surprise but sooner or later he will be caught up to.
Hughes hadn’t pitched since well before the AS break,why the hell is he being babied?
Couldn’t he at least gone batter to batter in the 7th?
luis July 17th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Is Mo available?, I wouldn’t think so since he threw 30 something pitches last night
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I think DRob is next as he needs work..then we’ll shut the door with Mitre
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 3:09 pm
I’ll take this from Hughes until September, Then he has to step it up.
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6 IP, 4hits, 2 ER? I’ll take that all the way through the playoffs!
Bojo,
One is a Briard that i purchase a while back, the other is a street dog i recued from a repair shop. Yeah cancer is the most usual cause of death on the dogs, My briard has had two operations to extract tumors, but thank god there weren’t cancer.
MG July 17th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Wade was a really good pickup by the Yankees, he has a chance to stick around for a few years.
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Agreed–I like this guy.
This Cory Wade guy has really done a nice job so far this season.
yankee21 July 17th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Hughes hadn’t pitched since well before the AS break,why the hell is he being babied?
Couldn’t he at least gone batter to batter in the 7th?
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This is essentially his spring training. I would have liked to have seen him pitch in the seventh, but I’m okay with this move. It lets Hughes end his day on a high note, and not with a mid-inning hook by Girardi.
I’m not familiar with Briards…are they good dogs? What type of traist are they known for?
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 3:14 pm
MG July 17th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Wade was a really good pickup by the Yankees, he has a chance to stick around for a few years.
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Agreed–I like this guy.
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ditto
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
I would disagree. If it were Felix or Lester or Price, that would be one thing…but Ubaldo is way too inconsistent from game to game. He does not guarantee us wins in the play-offs. I would not give up Killer Bs for him.
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This is so silly. Jiminez is making under $10MM for the next three seasons, has 2.56 ERA since June, a 3.60 ERA on his career, and consistently is at or near 200IP. He doesn’t guarantee us wins in the playoffs but a rotation of Sabathia, Burnett, and any combo of Hughes/Garcia/ or Colon does? Jiminez is one of the best pitchers in the league.
I am sure Cashman will keep Betances. Just like he never got the max value out of such studs like Alan Horne and Zach McAllister. Wonder what they’re up to lately (hint: one is released and one was the PTBNL for Austin Kearns).
It would be fun to hear the minor league choices this blog would make if we opened up three spots by optioning Jones, Pena, and Mitre…I know my three choices…
waka flocka July 17th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Jiminez is making under $10MM for the next three seasons, has 2.56 ERA since June, a 3.60 ERA on his career, and consistently is at or near 200IP… Jiminez is one of the best pitchers in the league.
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If this is so, then why would the Rockies part with him for a couple of minor leaguers?
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Yes, he must have some incriminating stuff on Girardi, LOL
So does Robertson pitch the 8th or 9th?
Davis is a nonchalant OF.
/under statement
waka flocka July 17th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
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In just looking at his stats and scouting reports, I don’t get a lot of confidence that his stuff would translate that well to NYC and AL East.
He walsk a lot of people, has a lot of wild pitches, and has a wild swing in effectiveness from game to game. I’d rather stay with Nova, Hughes, and what we have already….
JMO…time will tell what happens.
RS July 17th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
So does Robertson pitch the 8th or 9th?
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I might try Boone or Noesi in the eighth, with Robertson in the ninth. If the Jays score a run, I would bring in Robertson to get out of the eighth, and Rivera to slam the door.
it’s a french sheep dog, very intelligent, independent, great with kids and good guardian dog without the violent traits of a pure guardian dog ( Doberman, pit bull , etc ). I mean he doesn’t speak because he doesn’t have vocal cords
I don’t know if the Yankees are trying to get Jimenez or who they would give up but I do know that he’s been a different pitcher on the road vs Coors Field this year-ERA 5.58 at home with 7 HRs in 55 innings, 2.28 on the road with 1 HR. He looked awfully good pitching against the Yankees at YS during interleague as well. That tells me he’d most likely be a good fit in NY.
He’s not going to Mo in the 9th, is he?
I don’t agree with Hughes being pulled after 80 pitches.
One more inning would have been sufficient.
Let’s get him in shape.
luis July 17th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
it’s a french sheep dog, very intelligent, independent, great with kids and good guardian dog without the violent traits of a pure guardian dog ( Doberman, pit bull , etc ). I mean he doesn’t speak because he doesn’t have vocal cords
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Interesting…some of those European dogs are pretty cool….there is the Swiss Mt dog..and some others which I would love to own some day.
That curveball was a strike all the way
Bojo,
An aside: I run a B&B, and I need a dog. Nothing yappy or nippy or too active, since I’m not, at least for a while. Leaning toward a hound, not as big as on Heehaw, maybe a Basset that doesn’t like to run too much, and doesn’t mind strangers. Thanks, and to otherws here, my apologies.
MG July 17th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I don’t know if the Yankees are trying to get Jimenez or who they would give up but I do know that he’s been a different pitcher on the road vs Coors Field this year-ERA 5.58 at home with 7 HRs in 55 innings, 2.28 on the road with 1 HR. He looked awfully good pitching against the Yankees at YS during interleague as well. That tells me he’d most likely be a good fit in NY.
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There was an interesting report on River Ave Blues that someone posted…(IIRC)…I’ll see if I can find it…talked about the swings in effective outings.
tomingeorgia July 17th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Bojo,
An aside: I run a B&B, and I need a dog. Nothing yappy or nippy or too active, since I’m not, at least for a while. Leaning toward a hound, not as big as on Heehaw, maybe a Basset that doesn’t like to run too much, and doesn’t mind strangers. Thanks, and to otherws here, my apologies.
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Retired greyhounds make great house dogs…very lazy couch potatoes…IIRC, my wife once told me that Bassets like to run off a lot…
I’ll see what she recommends.
MG July 17th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I don’t know if the Yankees are trying to get Jimenez or who they would give up but I do know that he’s been a different pitcher on the road vs Coors Field this year-ERA 5.58 at home with 7 HRs in 55 innings, 2.28 on the road with 1 HR. He looked awfully good pitching against the Yankees at YS during interleague as well. That tells me he’d most likely be a good fit in NY.
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The thing that I hate about going after Jimenez is that we would wind up giiving away a bunch of blue-chip prospects to get him, and essentially putting all of our eggs in one basket. After a deal like that, with an aging team, if Jimenez doesn’t work out as hoped, the Yanks would be screwed.
These deals in which we try to acquire young star pitchers (e.g., Weaver, Vazquez) from other clubs never seems to work out for us. At least with the killer Bs, we know how they were developed, and what the potential pitfalls with them could be, because they have been in the Yankee org.
Tom, go right for a pitbull, you can’t get a more friendly, gentle, cuddly pet unless you can find a domestic croc…
Of course, if it were me, I’d get a female Rottie at about 100 pounds…very sweet dogs…or a german shepard–very smart dogs…wow—like picking a favorite band!
I think Girardi is planing to use Drob for both the 8 and 9th
If I were a team trying to make a trade with the Yankees, I’d ask for D-Rob.
I agree with MG somewhat–a well raised female pit can be a sweetie…
I agree with GW. This team has age/fragility in key spots, especially in terms of position players, and is not one player away from a WS win. Sure, not every prospect works out, but they more quality prospects you keep, the more likely it is that some will pay big dividends.
If I were smart, I’d get a British bulldog. Everyone around here is a Bulldog fan, except for an occasional Yellow Jacket. Problem with them, they’re short-lived and slobbery.
luis July 17th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I think Girardi is planing to use Drob for both the 8 and 9th
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That would be a surprise…
I think Logan or Ayala
Ghost, I’m not proposing a trade for Jiminez, I don’t worry about stuf, just commenting on whether he would be a good pickup-my guess is that he’d do well in NY.
As for the Killer B’s, they probably aren’t going to be ready until 2013 at the earliest, there is nothing in their stats at Trenton that suggests they have mastered the art of pitching well enough to be ready for the big leagues-way too many walks and pitches, way too few innings-until they dominate at a high minor league level it’s too early for them. Of course that can change because pitcher development is a non-linear process.
The pride of Tuscaloosa steps up again.
Should Joe G go batter to batter with him in the 9th given Mo’s extended pitch count yesterday?
I don’t understand where these Jimenez rumors are coming from. If you are the Rockies, why would you trade this guy?
I’d probably also get a pound dog Tommie…save them from being put down…some of the best dogs I have had were pound mutts or purebreds.
Forget the Pena line at .100, how about 0.050
“Should Joe G go batter to batter with him in the 9th given Mo’s extended pitch count yesterday?”
Not only his PC, but Waldman said yesterday that he will likely have the sore triceps all season. If so, why use him when it isn’t really necessarily? Certainly not for that stupid save stat.
With two left handed batters coming up, Logan will get the 9th inning.
BoJo July 17th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
I hope you are right, because i don’t think the lead is big enough for Girardi
Pena continues to play the Jays and string them along…
Problem with pitbulls, they scare people, even if they’re sweet. Speaking of pitbulls, let Drob pitch the 9th.
Quite a series from the gritty one
Lind has become a pretty reliable defensive 1st baseman.
Great job by the broadcast team this weekend..Singy and coney. Great banter, good flow to the broadcast and nice stories from their playing day experiences. Should be more Singy and less Kay.
Gardner is an on base machine at times.
Bojo,
Pound dogs have been great for me, but they usually wound up there because they were runners! The Sheriff doesnt like runners.
I love Gardner is the leadoff spot. Very enjoyable.
Gardner starting to get his mojo back
Anyone else laughing at the “Booster Juice” banner ad behind home plate?
Gardner could surpass last season’s 47 SB. That didn’t seem possible a few weeks ago.
26 out of 36= 72.2%….slowly starting to get back to his career 81% success rate…and moving among league leaders…
yes insurance run
Garner’s the man.
“Gardner
grandy and gardy what a combination at the top of the order
its about time GGBG started becoming a pain in da butt again. I’m was getting tired of watching opposing speed-sters get on the yankees pitchers nerves.
Bunt Tex!
I think Tex is incapable of hitting a groundball to the left side. Every time I see this exaggerated shift on him, I can tell he’s trying to hit the ball the other way but it’s always in the air for a lazy fly ball
I agree, Luis. Pat M. called Granderson in the 2 hole a long time ago. I didn’t like the idea, but I am happy to be proven wrong in this case. Granderson has been excellent in the spot.
And Gardner must like playing in Toronto. Great series for him.
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
With that kind of shift, i wouldn’t even think about it
If I were Joe G, I’d run on TOR with Grandy. Stick their faces in the mud. TOR has run routinely with a 5 run lead earlier in this series (think T. Snider).
They are pigs and their fans love to shout “NY sucks”, NYY needs to stick it to them. and kick them when they are down.
So where are all the Phil haters today?
Really nice job by Gardner today…..he just needs to work on consistency but when he’s good he’s really good.
Nice outing by Hughes…..curve had much more depth and deception today…..id still like to see him throw it 3-4 mph harder……very good step though today against a team that has owned him.
Another league leading GMR for BG
He is also only 2 SBs off league lead.
Rich,
What i meant was that he should bunt without even thinking about it, i just read my post and could be read the wrong way
blake July 17th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Spot on, very good outing in deed from the phranchise
luis
I did see Ortiz do it once and maybe Giambi, but I guess it’s tough to break established behavior patterns.
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
luis
I did see Ortiz do it once and maybe Giambi, but I guess it’s tough to break established behavior patterns.
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We could try electro-shock therapy for Tex…
Rich in NJ July 17th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
He should start doing it, because otherwise his average is going to stay in the 240′s
Positive start for Mr. Hughes against an above average offensive team.
Also, assuming B. Logan holds, good turn around by NYY in coming back and splitting the series after being on the wrong side of consecutive blow outs.
Logan recenlly placed ad in Craidslist lost and found for his mojo, and apparently got it back.
Logan, OK!
A great way to end the game….great job by Logan…great game by BG and Hughes…
WOW, what da ya know, struckout the side! way to go Logan, very good game
Martin seems like a pitching coach on the field….great defensive catcher
Igor gets an assist, and more crunchies…
Bojo.
Igor deserves a crunchy or two. Keep him a Tiki in the lineup.