Tex still a ?
Posted by: Rick Carpiniello - Posted in Lineup, Misc on Sep 03, 2011 
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No lineups yet. Mark Teixeira just came through the clubhouse with his knee wrapped and said he has no news or update on his situation. Said it feels better as he headed into the trainer’s room. No idea if he will play, but it didn’t sound like it.
Vineyard Yankee September 3rd, 2011 at 10:16 am
Bret The Hitman September 3rd, 2011 at 10:12 am
Don’t you feel proud that someone saves your posts ?
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The guy loves my ass.
I don’t care if the Yankees play Detroit or TX – I just don’t bother in “rooting” for or against an opponent. If the Yankees play the former and lose because Verlander dominates, well that’s just too bad. You play who you are scheduled to play and don’t make any excuses- if you’re a WS-caliber team, you beat who you need to beat.
Brett you were right about Cervelli.
* He has hit .400 in the last 30 days and .357 in the last 10 games.
* With RISP this season he is hitting .317 with a .370 OBP.
* With the bases loaded this season he is hitting .500, 3-6 with 8 RBI’s.
* Since the All-Star break, he’s hitting .349 with a .429 OBP and .894 OPS.
Brett you were right about Jones as well.
* Since the All-Star break he is hitting .333 with a .467 OBP and 1.183 OPS. And 7 home runs and 16 RBI’s.
Cisco representing! Good looking numbers for the Pisano .
We need all these bench, 7-9 guys to produce to win a WS
Bret The Hitman September 3rd, 2011 at 10:20 am
Just don’t let him get too close, after all ‘it’ is from Flushing.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Yank September 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 am
We need all these bench, 7-9 guys to produce to win a WS
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Right on the money. And Cervelli, Jones, Chavez and Nunez have been outstanding lately.
Betsy September 3rd, 2011 at 10:24 am
The point of the discussion was to secure HFA and have a leg up not so much of who you have to play.
Montero Day!!
Cisco the Pisano. Love it
A worthy successor to Posada – He’s the original Pisano Yohan
Hopefully each game for Montero will bring an added sense of routine and ease. He could be a huge asset for us going forward if he can produce even close to what he is thought to be capable of.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Yank September 3rd, 2011 at 10:30 am
Cisco representing! Good looking numbers for the Pisano .
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Umm.. Cervelli is Venezuelan. You would really have to stretch the meaning of the word to call him a paisan.
MaineYankee September 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 am
Bo knows
You can’t predict baseball.
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No but alot of people here think they can.
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The only thing that you can predict about baseball is that at least once a day, somebody’s going to say that you can’t predict baseball.
Cisco is actually of Italian descent. Played on the Italian team in the World Championships.
Context GB, context.
The point was that the Yankees had a 33% turnover this year and were in first place at this time of year.
Bo knows September 3rd, 2011 at 10:42 am
Cisco is actually of Italian descent. Played on the Italian team in the World Championships.
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There are many people of Italian decent in South America.
It was just a joke, Bo…just a joke. Every day, somebody on here repeats that. Usually, somebody that declares their hatred for John Sterling
Pretty exciting times for the Yankees. Things could
really shape up in time for the post season.
I’ve always thought the Yanks had a legitimate chance to win the World Series this year, but now it’s starting to sink in.
David Dejesus is going to be a FA and has something to prove. Right now, he’s proving he’s a .230 hitter.
If you’re “astute” enough to brag about your successful “talent evaluations”, have the guts to admit you’re wong about your screw-ups.
Giuseppe Franco September 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 am
# Ghostwriter September 3rd, 2011 at 10:23 am
You can’t say that Jones is done one day, and six weeks later say that he is an elite fourth outfielder, and have both statements be true. It really is as simple as that.
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That’s exactly the point, but obviously WCDB and Bret don’t understand that.
Besides, especially pertaining to Cervelli, is not remotely close to being a top backup catcher.
Although better of late, his defense has taken a dive since 2009 and he was hitting around the Mendoza line the first half of the season. Hitting .400 for a few weeks doesn’t change any of that.
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I somewhat disagree on Cervelli. I always thought that he was treated pretty harshly on this forum. He isn’t a great backup catcher, but he is much better than he is given credit for by most on this forum. I share your disappointment that he has regressed defensively since he first came up to the big leagues. However, he is a career .270 /.680 OPS hitter, and is hitting about .270/.680 now. Moreover, he has always demonstrated a knack to come up with key hits in big spots. So, the fact that he is hitting .270 now isn’t a some kind of fluke as you seem to suggest.
Cisco is actually of Italian descent. Played on the Italian team in the World Championships.
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Cisco’s dad was from Italy. I think his mom is Venezualan.
Technically, Joe DiMaggio is more Italian than Cisco.
GB
Yeah, someone to talk to.
Damn, I thought you’d be grumpy this morning and I was lining up some zingers to get you in a good mood.
No fun sparring with the lightweights.
Bo knows September 3rd, 2011 at 10:42 am
Cisco is actually of Italian descent. Played on the Italian team in the World Championships.
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I was aware of that–I just meant that calling him a paisan is a bit of a stretch, because at least two countries can claim him as their own.
Post season roster
Tex,Cano, Jeter,Arod,
Gardy, Grandy, Swish,Jones
Martin, Cervelli
Chavez, Nunez
Posada, Montero
I feel like I’ve left someone out.
Giuseppe Franco September 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 am
# Ghostwriter September 3rd, 2011 at 10:23 am
You can’t say that Jones is done one day, and six weeks later say that he is an elite fourth outfielder, and have both statements be true. It really is as simple as that.
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That’s exactly the point, but obviously WCDB and Bret don’t understand that.
Besides, especially pertaining to Cervelli, is not remotely close to being a top backup catcher.
Although better of late, his defense has taken a dive since 2009 and he was hitting around the Mendoza line the first half of the season. Hitting .400 for a few weeks doesn’t change any of that.
Giuseppe Franco September 3rd, 2011 at 10:37 am
# GreenBeret7 September 3rd, 2011 at 10:32 am
I’ll be the first to say that Jones was underwhelming in the first two-three months this year and looked out of shape and entirely disinterested at the plate and on defense. Whether he was read the riot act or not, something finally kicked in, because he doesn’t even act like that same player. Watching him back hen, I would have dumped Jones in a heartbeat if I had been Cashman.
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That’s more than a fair assessment. Most were really down on Jones – and for good reason.
But, my point is simply what Ghostwriter stated above – you can’t go from wanting to dump these guy 6 weeks ago to claiming these are now elite.
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GF, I agree with you and host on that, but, this is The Magic Kingdom, where you can deny saying anything….until somebody shows you what you said. As I said, I wanted Jones out of town on the first thing smoking, but fr whatevr reason, he’s kicked it in to another gear. Somebody either kicked him or there’s a huge clubhouse influence and nobody’s going to “screw with their money”.
It’s a shame to think that based off of the innings pitched, Hughes and AJ are ranked among the top 6 in worst Career Yankee ERA. Yet, if Nova was here all season, he would have likely won 20 games, and would have likely won the ROY award, and he still needs to fight for a postseason job with those two.
Montero will probably bat 7th can’t see him any lower
Um, Nova is not fighting for a post-season spot with anyone
***Ghost” is not the “host”
based on his tweets, Chamberlain better come back and pitch well because he’ll never make it as a stand up comedian or talk show host…
based on his tweets, Chamberlain better come back and pitch well because he’ll never make it as a stand up comedian or talk show host…
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why do they bother?
Tex can rest up re charge, rediscover his clutch hitting capabilities for a very important month ahead.
I’ve always thought the Yanks had a legitimate chance to win the World Series this year, but now it’s starting to sink in.
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Respectfully disagree
The Yankees didn’t have a legitimate chance to win the WS. Three top relievers were gone most of the season. Jeter, Swisher and Teix sucking slough water the first half, A Rod’s injury. This is the deepest Yankee team that I can remember as in bench and backup pitching.
mick September 3rd, 2011 at 10:57 am
You only going with 11 pitchers ?
Lots of Italians in South America. Lots of Germans too.
Many are descendants of Fascists and Nazis who fled Europe when WW II went sour.
I remember in the 70s Chile has a player on its Davis Cup team named Hans Gildemeister.
It’s fun to look back on pre-season predictions and aged opinions. LOHUD put up a crystal ball thread on April 1st. I was surprised to see how many posters here predicted Ivan Nova would be the surprise player of the year. Only one poster predicted the team MVP would be Granderson. Most predicted AROD. Many posters picked Russell Martin as a surprise. Many predicted Gardner as a disappointment.
Here’s the thread and my predictions.
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/201.....nt-1762031
Chamberlain has a new off-season job, writing for CMW’s new fortune cookie company.
Nova certainly “could have” won 3 more games had he not been sent to AAA for that month. Certainly he did nothing to deserve being demoted, just was the guy with options.
However, he did make improvements while there. And I think that he is the better for it now. Had he not gone down, perhaps we don’t see the wicked slider or the take-no-prisoners demeanor with a lead, or the ability to adjust during the game.
So, prior to AAA we had a good Nova. Now we have are watching a Super Nova.
I think there are a lot of good rookies this season, so I don’t truly expect Nova to win ROY. But if he does, he will have deserved it. If he doesn’t, it’s still fantastic that he is not only in the conversation, but will probably get more than just a few votes.
Have you seen Joba?
He’s as thin as I’ve ever seen him.
Bo knows September 3rd, 2011 at 11:04 am
I’ve always thought the Yanks had a legitimate chance to win the World Series this year, but now it’s starting to sink in.
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Respectfully disagree
The Yankees didn’t have a legitimate chance to win the WS. Three top relievers were gone most of the season. Jeter, Swisher and Teix sucking slough water the first half, A Rod’s injury. This is the deepest Yankee team that I can remember as in bench and backup pitching.
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The deepest since probably ’96.
GB, I do think it’s funny that Jones seemed pretty much lost this season and a chat with his mom helped him turn things around.
Don’t know how much credit she deserves for his turnaround but it makes for a good story nonetheless.
Kind of reminds me of the famous chat Mantle had with his dad in the hotel after being sent down to KC.
Definitely no more than 11 pitchers for the post-season. I’d go with 10, but I’m sure the Yanks won’t.
CC, Nova, Colon, Garcia
Mariano, Soriano, Robertson, Logan, Hughes, Noesi (Sorry AJ, Luis and Cory)
GreenBeret7 September 3rd, 2011 at 10:57 am
GF, I agree with you and host on that, but, this is The Magic Kingdom, where you can deny saying anything….until somebody shows you what you said. As I said, I wanted Jones out of town on the first thing smoking, but fr whatevr reason, he’s kicked it in to another gear.
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The hell of it is when somebody insists on denying something that they said, after it has been proven otherwise.
On Jones, I tend to agree with you for the most part. Jones does seem to have found another gear; I thought that play that he made in right field the other night demonstrated significant (and surprising) athleticism on his part. However, he has been pretty consistent in doing what he was brought here to do–i.e., mash left-handed pitching. I thought that he also was getting a bit of a bum rap on this forum early in the season, even though I found his indifferent demeanor to be quite aggravating. It’s a lot easier for me to accept a player’s failure to come up with a big hit when they aren’t grinning throught the whole AB.
There was an article earlier this season, I think by Sherman, that said Jones was a very hard worker and well liked in the clubhouse.
It’s pretty unfair that Jones got such a bad rap for not being interested or whatever especially after many Yankee fans saw the error in that with Cano.
The only time Andruw noticeably slacked off was on that groundball in Cincinnati but I’m sure Girardi took care of that. Other than that there was never any evidence he was dogging it aside from his loose and natural style of play.
Andruw is a well respected vet and you could always tell the guys liked him by watching him interact with everyone on the bench.
11 has been the way to go in the past.
CC,Nova,Colon, Freddy
Mo,Ro,So,Lo,Wade,Noesi,Hughes
Based on last nights performance, Nova can go out and get himself a quadrophonic Blaupunkt in good conscience because he definitely possesses a curveball.
LGY, accusing a player of dogging it is the worst thing you can say about them professionally and it’s something I would never do. I’m happy that Jones has found a way to be a contributor to the team as he took it on the chin from many for most of the year.
Bo knows September 3rd, 2011 at 11:04 am
I’ve always thought the Yanks had a legitimate chance to win the World Series this year, but now it’s starting to sink in.
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Respectfully disagree
The Yankees didn’t have a legitimate chance to win the WS. Three top relievers were gone most of the season. Jeter, Swisher and Teix sucking slough water the first half, A Rod’s injury. This is the deepest Yankee team that I can remember as in bench and backup pitching.
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I’m not sure that I understand what you mean when you say that the Yanks didn’t have a legitimate chance to win the WS this year. They have been one of the five or six best teams in the Majors all year long. They aren’t a surprise team (although the starting pitching is a surprise). The ’09 team also had a bunch of injuries that they overcame.
I agree on Jones – he also looks a little trimmer than he did at the beginning of the season.
Post season roster
Tex,Cano, Jeter,Arod,
Gardy, Grandy, Swish,Jones
Martin, Cervelli
Chavez, Nunez
Posada, Montero
I feel like I’ve left someone out.
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They like an extra OF with speed but that would cost Posada.
Must give Jesus many righty AB’s to try that.
Unless they are counting on Chavez as the lefty DH, which would make sense.
Ghost,
I like Swisher’s hustle and his commando-raid attacks on defense, but, a jumper, he’s not. I don’t think he catches that ball last night. I dd notice that Jones cracked that Pepso sign last night. He hit that wall hard.
Filure doesn’t anny me as much as lack of hustle and that’s why I was wanting Jones out. Balls that he would jog in for and fall about 10 feet in front of hm and his a bats where he’d watch 3 strikes and walk off like it didn’t mean a thing to him.
86w183 September 3rd, 2011 at 11:04 am
Lots of Italians in South America. Lots of Germans too.
Many are descendants of Fascists and Nazis who fled Europe when WW II went sour.
I remember in the 70s Chile has a player on its Davis Cup team named Hans Gildemeister.
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I didn’t want to go there, but now that you have, how about Adolph Gonzalez?
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***Failure doesn’t annoy me as much as lack of hustle***