Freddy and the Red Sox
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Aug 07, 2011 
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Last time Freddy Garcia faced the Red Sox, he gave up four runs on four hits and three walks. And that was in just an inning and two-thirds.
Garcia has pitched well against the Rays, Rangers and Indians this season, but his numbers against Boston are ugly: An 0-2 record with a 10:13 ERA in three appearances, two of them starts.
“They’ve hit him this year,” Joe Girardi said. “I think he threw a pretty good game against them last year. This is a lineup that can hit anyone, that’s the bottom line. They have an outstanding lineup, and Freddy’s been pretty consistent for us, and those were two of his starts that weren’t as good as his other ones, but I have a lot of confidence in what Freddy can do for us.”
Garcia’s last start last season was a win against Boston. It was his only start against them last year, and he allowed two runs on four hits through seven innings.
Of course, the only current Red Sox he faced that day were Marco Scutaro and David Ortiz.
“I think he just has to locate better,” Girardi said. “I think he left some splits up against them, and I think the bottom line is, keep the ball down.”
Associated Press photo
I’m confident that Freddy can beat BOS.
-Signed Angelina Jolie
It’ll be a tough game for Freddy, no doubt. The biggest obstacle will be knocking Beckett around. I think they’ll just have to grind him down today. If they don’t it probably won’t matter a whole lot about what Freddy does.
Nothing to lose but a game.
It’s Freddy’s audition for a playoff game vs the sox.
Last chance at OK Corral.
1 1/3 again and Phil is at the ready.
Love the 6 man rotation.
I have long expected Montero to be called up to the Bronx after the trade deadline if no deal was made, and before September 1st. I still believe that, I think Olney is right it can be any day now.
The Yankees are in a pennant race; they are tied for first with 50 games to go. They cannot be responsible to their fans and their players and ignore Posada’s failures any longer IMO.
The Yankees’ current rankings for their DH production:
OPS: .702, 12th among 14 teams
OBP: .311, 13th among 14 teams
AVG: .231, 11th among 14 teams
ellsbury-pedroia-agon-youk-ortiz-crawford will wear freddy down-bad matchup for a finesse pitcher, tough on any pitcher. pettitte was good cuz he battled as was mussina.
we don’t match up well against them which is another reason we need homefield in playoffs.
hate to lose to them by a game like we did to TB last year….but some say these games aren’t big.
Seems to me that some people are confusing their blood lust for the Sux with the true importance of each individual game.
It’s always nice to beat the Sux but the only games that really matter
are the ones in the Fall.
Worst that happens after tonight is we are one game back.
So what. No biggie at this point.
Free Jesus.
Frddie’s past performance vs. the Sox is probably why Girardi has Hughes in the bullpen tonight. I wouldn’t be too surprised if the Yankees have Phil begin warming up in the first inning so they can make a quick change if Freddie gets off to a bad start.
cash and joes greatest hope is for the 6 man to emerge Nova and Phil.
If they do we will see them over Freddy and either AJ or Colon in the ALCS.
one game back is nothing, it’s the lesson learned that counts.
one more beating and freddy won’t see the light of day come ALCS time, if we make it.
giving homefield away is the reason why each game against them is big.
Freddy Sez:
We play today, we win today, dassit.
Or was that Mariano Duncan?
Montero with a single in the 56 hole in his first AB…..Banuleos gave up a run in the first……the video looks like someone filming on home video way behind home plate so you really can’t tell much about the game….might as well listen on the radio..
On any given day in baseball no one really knows what’s gonna happen.
The unexpected sometimes does and the expected sometimes doesn’t.
Maybe today will be one of those days when the unexpected does happen and Garcia beats Buckett ?
And if it doesn’t it isn’t the end of the world.
That isn’t until late 2012 if you believe the prophecies.
Montero up to .291. The single was off a rehabbing big leaguer Volquez
I definitely keep the 6 man going thru August.
What do you have to lose?
LAME. you know this stuff is arbitrary. anyone can beat anyone on any given day. i
freddy’s pitching. freddy;s a god pitcher. i like the yankees chances…as usual.
go yankees.
bg
Montero up to .291. The single was off a rehabbing big leaguer Volquez
291 in triple A for an uber prospect is nothing to right home about
No matter what, big picture , Joe never would bypass Freddy , at this point at least, against Boston.
Future games, I don’t know.
That is what scares me about AJ…
MTU,
I whole-heartedly agree with everything you stated. Losing to the sox is not the end of the world but I’m just tired of yankees pitchers not being able to pitch well against them.
CC is 0-4 against them this year and not one yankee starter has made it past has pitched into the 7th inning against the sux this year. CC is 6-11 against the sux in his career so i can’t to angry with that.
“I definitely keep the 6 man going thru August.”
Same here. Do it. Unless someone falls completely on their face.
anyone can beat anyone on any given day.
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that’s a football mentality.
talk brave in the ALCS game 7.
If you would have asked me what was the likely outcome of each of the 3 games based on the pitching matchups I would have told u:
Colon/Lester – Sox Win
CC/Lackey – Yanks Win
Garcia/Beckett – Sox Win
Hopefully my prediction trend continues into tonight!
Same here. Do it. Unless someone falls completely on their face.
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Then you go the 5 man.
Then the 3-4 man in the playoffs.
Must give Nova and Phil the chance to succeed.
September is a whole diffrent story…
Blake-
Well then I guess he’ll have to rise to the occasion when it’s really critical.
Wont he ?
Now isn’t that moment.
Manny is pretty wild so far.
MTU,
yup…all in good time I guess
“talk brave in the ALCS game 7.”
How about we just get there first.
Cross that bridge when we get to it.
If it’s CC in such a game then he’s gonna have step up.
What other choice is there ?
Nobody but CC is pitching a game 7.
CJ Wilson is a Red Sox-killer… just saying….
Although Garcia has been the Yankees second most reliable starter this year and it is entirely possible that he could pitch a good game tonight, I would still rather see their original projected number 2 pitcher, Hughes, face the RS tonight.
Banuelos give up a lead off double then allows the runner to 3rd on a wild pitch…..then strands him there. Manny seems to have a knack for wiggling out jams from the limited about I’ve seen him pitch.
Blake-
He has True Grit. He’s a bandito. Steals innings back.
CJ Wilson is a Red Sox-killer… just saying….
Isn’t that why the Yankees signed Burnett?
# Germfree Adolescents August 7th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
291 in triple A for an uber prospect is nothing to right home about
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For a 21 yr old catcher?
That ain’t too shabby at all. People need to understand context.
Off topic:
Has anyone seen a movie called “The Adjustment Bureau” with Matt Damon ?
If so, any good ?
TIA.
CAVEAT EMPTOR!
JimK is none other than C R 9.
Let the poster beware!
I don’t care if it is Sabathia or Garcia or who it is. The question is, what Yankee pitcher can shut down or at least stifle that damn Red Sux offense in a series? How do you stop their top three goons from killing you?
Ellsbury – .321/.377/.522/.899 (19 Home Runs and 72 RBI’s) 31 Steals
Pedroia – .310/.401/.481/.881(15 Home Runs and 59 RBI’s) 22 Steals
AGon – .352/.413/.560/.972 (18 Home Runs and 91 RBI’s)
I agree with Mick. It seems like Yankee pitchers are not grinding it out against this Sox lineup like Andy use to or Mussina.
If the Yankees meet the Red Sox in the ALCS I hope the tables turn like they did for the Sox in 2004. But right now after CC got beat yet again by the Sox I am little concerned about this pitching staff’s ability to challenge Red Sox hitters.
Going into yesterday’s game, CC had a 4.19 ERA against the Sox for his career, with a 4.47 ERA at Fenway Park. Beating the Sox is always a tough assignment. Playing them in that bandbox of a ballpark makes it that much tougher, because even if a pitcher is having a good game against them, the big inning can happen at any given moment. This is why it is crucial that a team not waste its scoring opportunities against the Sox in that ballpark. Yes, CC didn’t have his stuff yesterday. However, Lacky was very hittable yesterday, and we lethim off the hook on a couple of occasions. Hopefully, he Yanks will give Freddy some run support tonight.
I was just thinking about this last night. Maybe someone knows the answer. If the yankees were to have a yankees “classic” type game when it is aired on fox, does YES get the rights to show the game as a yankees “classic” on the YES network? Might be a dumb question, but it ran through my mind last night.
Worry about the Red Sox in the ALCS if and when both teams get there.
There’s too much baseball to be played before we start analyzing a potential ALCS match up that may never happen.
The difference between Cj Wilson and Burnett is one can control his stuff and the other can’t and add to the fact that A.J. is an aging pitcher with a diminishing fastball.
I wold have more confidence in Wilson to challenge the Sox than A.J. who wets the bed at the sight of the Boston-Red Sox logo or as soon as he steps on the mound at Fenway.
Ghostwriter
I agree when you have the ability to create a big offensive inning at Fenway you must capitalize. And the Yankees had so many chances with the bases loaded and no outs and every single time a hitter grounded out into a double play.
ctyankeefan. August 7th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
I was just thinking about this last night. Maybe someone knows the answer. If the yankees were to have a yankees “classic” type game when it is aired on fox, does YES get the rights to show the game as a yankees “classic” on the YES network? Might be a dumb question, but it ran through my mind last night.
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I think that the disclaimers that they air indicate that the broadcast, events, and descriptions are the property of MLB. No danger of last night’s game being a classic. (:
Giuseppe Franco August 7th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Worry about the Red Sox in the ALCS if and when both teams get there.
There’s too much baseball to be played before we start analyzing a potential ALCS match up that may never happen.
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That’s the smartest thing that I’ve seen on this forum in the last 3 days. Even if the Yanks had run the table on the Sox in the regular season, they still would have to beat them 4 times if they were to meet in ALCS.
I agree with Mick. It seems like Yankee pitchers are not grinding it out against this Sox lineup like Andy use to or Mussina.
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Yep. Andy never had a pretty ERA against them, but he always competed and pitched to the scoreboard and held them down enough to give us a chance to win.
We really miss Andy this year in spots like this and will miss him in October. A guy who could match up against any pitcher in the league and you would feel 100% comfortable.
Our ace can’t even pitch mediocre against them, let alone pitch well enough.
I think that the disclaimers that they air indicate that the broadcast, events, and descriptions are the property of MLB. No danger of last night’s game being a classic. (:
Just like to add that many of the Yankee classics are WS games that do not air on YES.
Banuelos in the 3rd. Gave up a run but was unearned. Lead off single. sac bunt but Russo dropped the throw and the runner went to 3rd. 1st and 3rd nobody out and they went sac fly, K, K
This Red Sox lineup is significantly better than the lineups CC has faced the last 2 years as a member of the Yankees
Their 09 offense was great at home and sucked on the road. Lots of players declined in the 2nd half (Bay, Lowell, Ortiz, etc.). Their 2010 offense was not as good as the numbers said it was. They lost Pedroia, Youkallis, Ellsbury for significant chunks of the season. Varitek was shot. Cameron/Drew were injured or unproductive. They had guys like McDonald and Nava play well, but their offense was obviously very impacted by injuries.
This Red Sox offense is on a whole other level. They have 5 guys who are in the top 10 in the AL in OPS. It’s not just CC. None of our starters aside from Colon even have decent numbers against them.
Jerzz August 7th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
I agree with Mick. It seems like Yankee pitchers are not grinding it out against this Sox lineup like Andy use to or Mussina.
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Yep. Andy never had a pretty ERA against them, but he always competed and pitched to the scoreboard and held them down enough to give us a chance to win.
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This is exactly what CC did yesterday. He gave us 6 innings, even though he didn’t have his good stuff, and he kept hanging zeros up on the scoreboard after he gave up his seven runs. Was it a good start for him and the Yanks? No, absolutely not. But he did his best to grind out the start, and if the offense had capitalized on their opportunities against Lackey, the game might have ended differently.
I understand that you’re unhappy with the results, as am I. However, I don’t think that it’s fair to suggest that CC didn’t battle yesterday. He did.
“This is exactly what CC did yesterday. ”
He gave up 7 runs in the first 4 innings, 5 runs in the frame after we tied the game. That’s not pitching to the scoreboard, that is imploding.
Giving innings after imploding doesn’t equate ‘grinding’. When CC grinds, he pitches in and out of trouble and limits damage and gives the team a chance. Yesterday he took us completely out of it.
As much as CC sucked, the offense was just as much to blame too. That game could have been a typical Yankees/Sox slugfest. Beyond the horrible pitching stats against Boston this year, the offense has been very underwhelming against them. They put up great numbers the first 2 games of the season against them, but have been held in check the last 9 games. I believe they have been held to 4 runs or less in most of those games.
“This is exactly what CC did yesterday. He gave us 6 innings, even though he didn’t have his good stuff, and he kept hanging zeros up on the scoreboard after he gave up his seven runs”
I wouldn’t call giving up 7 runs in 6 innings “griding”. The damage was already done. Completely different ballgame when you are trailing by 5 runs, even for Lackey.
Given a choice, I’d far prefer Freddy Garcia tonight than Burnett.
Eroc August 7th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
“This is exactly what CC did yesterday. ”
He gave up 7 runs in the first 4 innings, 5 runs in the frame after we tied the game. That’s not pitching to the scoreboard, that is imploding.
Giving innings after imploding doesn’t equate ‘grinding’. When CC grinds, he pitches in and out of trouble and limits damage and gives the team a chance. Yesterday he took us completely out of it.
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In the fourth inning, it looked like Giardi was going to have to go into the bullpen. Instead CC got out of the inning, and he hung in there through the sixth, saved the bullpen, and gave the Yanks a chance to come back. Characterize it however you like, but the effort was there.
the red sox have an ops 100 points higher at home.
they either built a team for the park.
or it’s a bandbox.
or they cheat at home.
if i were girardi, i’d change the catching signs every inning
Manny pitches around a lead off double in the 5th. Sac bunt, ground out (1-3), K
through 5. 1 ER, 6 hits, 5 ks, 0 walks
# blake August 7th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Montero up to .291. The single was off a rehabbing big leaguer Volquez
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Volquez is working on command problems that is the reason why he’s in the minors
The ultimate in stupidity. and people wonder why some athletes have a feeling of entitlement. The Queen Of England has less restrictions on the media, and Strasburg has accomplished even less than Liz.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/....._blog.html
We all know that the Sox lineup is better than the lineup of 2010 and 2009 but that does not excuse the fact that CC a pitcher with great stuff and high caliber is getting tossed around like a rag doll when he faces the Sox.
If I guy like Doug Fister or Justin Masterson can produce and tame this Sox lineup then what is CC’s excuse ? He is a much better pitcher than both of those guys.
Joeman,
Thanks….I did not know that.
CC’s two prior starts against Boston:
6/9 6.0 innings, no runs; 7th inning 7 runs (2 allowed by Robertson)
5/14 6 innings, 2 runs, 7th inning 4 runs
Manny in AAA:
6 innings, 7 hits, 1 ER, 0 BBs, 5 Ks
Nice!
Manny ‘s command has still been spotty today but he’s made big pitches when he’s needed them….
Laird just misses a double down the left field line and then hits a 2 run homer to left center.
GB,
why do they even bother televising these games if they aren’t going to get a better view than they have today?
Banuelos’ has been good today. His only issue was being more aggressive on the 2 strike pitches, where most of the hits were. 91 pitches, 65 strikes, 6 ground outs and 4 flyouts.
no idea why they have the remote stationary camera behind the plate.
GB,
Banuelos really seems to know how to get out of jams….teams have a hard time stringing rallies together against him.
Can’t complain about Banuelos without knocking Volquez, Banuelos pitched him to pretty much a standstill.
And Kensing blows Banuelos’ first AAA win.
Looks like Banuelos has more than held his own in his first two Triple-A starts.
And a few out there (well, probably just Betsy) were questioning the decision to promote him last week “because he didn’t deserve it.”
Oftentimes, the season stats don’t tell the whole story on a kid’s progress.
In Banuelos’ first 12 AA starts this year, he had 2 wins, 0 losses and 10 no decisions. Not bad for a 20 year old. Bad defense and a sputtering offense were the main culprits. Today, the defense and bullpen got him again.
# GreenBeret7 August 7th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
In Banuelos’ first 12 AA starts this year, he had 2 wins, 0 losses and 10 no decisions. Not bad for a 20 year old. Bad defense and a sputtering offense were the main culprits. Today, the defense and bullpen got him again.
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That’s got to be frustrating for the kid but he seems to be handling it well.
However, as we both know, it’s plainly obvious that his progress isn’t being judged by the stat lines.
Reyes leaves the Mets game with a stiff left hamstring. He’s becoming a stiff alright. Not exactly the player that teams will be willing to dump a $140 mil contract on.
Giuseppe Franco August 7th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
# GreenBeret7 August 7th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
In Banuelos’ first 12 AA starts this year, he had 2 wins, 0 losses and 10 no decisions. Not bad for a 20 year old. Bad defense and a sputtering offense were the main culprits. Today, the defense and bullpen got him again.
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That’s got to be frustrating for the kid but he seems to be handling it well.
However, as we both know, it’s plainly obvious that his progress isn’t being judged by the stat lines.
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GF, it’s plain for all to see that he’s just not a winner.
CC’s numbers against Sux are just, scary.
oh well, anyone thinks tonight Yanks would win = day dreamer.
another scary thing is, when facing Sux, Yankee offense is basically horrible this season.
they consistently hit dp, no timely hit at all.
Joba,
For God’s sake, hold your whining. We’re tied for first, with a game to play tonight. What’s wrong with that?
tomingeorgia, what else can we expect from a guy with that username?
The implication is that Joba doesn’t compete, but is more interested in giving up jacks & “tipping his cap” to the opposition.
Who would go out of their way to denigrate a Yankee player to such an extreme that he’d make out of that player a derisive username?
Troll material, that one.
Banuelos could have gone 7 today…92 pitches through 6 and the error by Russo early in the game cost him a few pitches as well.
When he dials in the command and starts getting ahead of guys a little more often then that’s when we should see the stuff really start to shine and he can start getting some chases on the offspeed stuff and elevating the fastball.
2 really nice starts though for a 20 year old in AAA……the ability to buckle down and pitch out of trouble is something I really like in him in addition to all the tangible things we already know about.
I will never ever criticize the Yankees again for playing poorly on a ridiculously hot day at home.
We just got back from running the Damon Runyan 5k at the stadium today and part of the run you get to do 2 laps around the field. It was beyond hot out there with the sun beating down on you. There’s no shade whatsoever on that field. You just bake.
I did jump up against the OF wall which was quite fun and got a picture. If some of you are local and Yankee fans you should do this run. It’s for a great cause and you get to run around the field and all through the various levels of the stadium.
It’s pretty cool for a Yankee fan. It’s our 2nd year in a row. Love that the Yankees do this.
If Montero isn’t up in a week then I doubt they’re bringing him up before September.
formanbam wins or losses do not matter, just his performance.
nothing i can say about CC, just not pitching well against the sux. It is jsut a timing thing…
having a small bench is insanity. Maybe time to send down noesi if you are not going to get rid of the hillbilly.
jorge is doing nothing, been on 9 homers for a long long time.
the bases loaded DP yesterday by swish was the kiss of death. the overcame the cano dp with bases loaded the game before because they pitched great…
angels lost and tampa yesterday so all is ok……
if you listen to the fox telecast you think the sux are up by 12 games and the yanks are a 500 team.
sux starting better, they have about 4 mvp candidates, wow these guys are so bias it is scary……..
the yanks era is much better then the sux…..
This is the lineup I’d like to see in this game:
Gardner – LF
Granderson – CF
Cano – 2B
A-Rod – 3B
Teixeira – 1B
Chavez – DH
Swisher – RF
Montero – C
Jeter – SS
Obviously won’t/can’t happen.
Garcia is going to have to be at the top of his game to win tonight. The Yanks used to beat up Beckett but he is pitching like a Cy Young this year.
Insider/Fangraphs article at espn.com:
“Such is the burden borne by Dustin Pedroia. He’s not the shortest player to appear in the majors this year — that honor goes to Danny Herrera (5-5) on the Milwaukee Brewers — nor is he that short by the standards of other middle infielders. Jimmy Rollins, Chone Figgins, Rafael Furcal and Brian Roberts are all about equal in stature, and haven’t faced the same level of size jokes as the Red Sox second baseman.
But Pedroia is something that none of those players have ever been: a superstar.
Don’t get me wrong: I know all five of those players have been stars at some point. Rollins, Furcal and Roberts have all had solid careers, and Figgins had a few great seasons as well. But I’m talking about superstars, the handful of players who are undeniably the best in the game. Albert Pujols, Jose Bautista, Evan Longoria, Adrian Gonzalez — you know, those kind of players.”
Not sure what numbers they looked at…but superstar?
So I’ll be moving back to the Boston area at the end of the month. Anyone currently living there, is there a single Yankee bar? I assume no, but hey, worth asking.
Your securely dead-bolted apartment or house.
I know it’s not politically correct to say, but I actually hate Josh Beckett. I just find him to be a smug jerk, on the mound and in interviews.
He’s really good, though, and the odds that we, or anyone, will pound him into the mound are remote, but that’s my wish for today – we score 8-9 runs in a couple of innings, him doing the walk of shame back to the dugout in the third inning.
Recurring dreams of Beckett, Schilling and Pedroia hog tied in a tribal jungle kettle just coming up to temperature.
It’s time to show these monkeys who’s boss.
I am still perplexed as to why Girardi massaged the rotation to get this match-up. It didn’t have to be.
Beckett: 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA against the Yankees this season.
Garcia: 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA against the Sux this season.
West Coast Yankee Fan:
I will be having that same lovely dream tonight, thanks to you.
If he hadn’t changed the rotation, who would’ve pitched today for us?
It’s August and the Yankees have a 9 game cushion on a playoff birth….not much of a need to shuffle the rotation for pitching matchups when the game really doesn’t matter that much. They would love to win sure…..but it’s not a do or die situation.