CC, Jeter carry Yanks to fourth straight win
Posted by: Josh Thomson - Posted in Misc on Sep 04, 2011 
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CC Sabathia moved to within two strikeouts of 2,000 for his career on Sunday, picking up his 19th win while striking out 10 over 7.1 innings in the 9-3 victory. He worked in and out of trouble early, before hitting his stride after the fourth inning. Derek Jeter hit a three-run homer in the third (his fifth of the season), Alex Rodriguez added a solo shot in the sixth (his 15th of the year) and Nick Swisher hit the longest Yankee home run of the day with his two-run shot in the eighth (his 22nd). Jeter also had a two-run single in the eighth, tying his career high with five RBI. Rookie Jesus Montero had his first multi-hit game after picking up his first career hit on Saturday. With Boston losing 9-0 to Texas, the Yanks are in line to extend their lead in the division to 1 1/2 games.
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Nice win.
The guards are walking Hughes to the death chamber.
Today was nearly a perfect day…….
4 game win streak
grinding out wins…. that’s playoff baseball
Blue Jays should go and get on a hot streak now.
lol at Jeter’s interview with Kim…of course he’s not going to admit that having the day off makes him play better.
Jeter: “A-Rod doesn’t like pop-ups too much. He did a good job on that one. That’s why we work on fundamentals around here”.
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Good win, great series. The Yanks are on a roll. And the big man has his best start in a while, with two o his last three starts looking quite good. Things are looking up!
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Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
I love Jeter; I like how he was amused with himself in the interview for razzing ARod about the popup. Jete seems like a genuinely good guy to me…
Great game all around. CC looked good, Montero looks like he’s going to be a huge contirbutor, Arod and Jeeter homer… only negative might be Soriano still not being consistent. But other than that, fantastic sweep over a tricky Toronto team and a 1.5 game division lead!
Ghostwriter – of is spelled with an “f”.
Bye. Bye. Hughes.
Na Na Na, Na-Na, Na Na ….
Jeter making fun of Arod on popups is always hilarious. Every time one is hit to him you can see Jeter laughing and Arod just looking at him. Great stuff.
West Coast Yankee Fan September 4th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Ghostwriter – of is spelled with an “f”.
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Good work on detecting the typo. Brad told me that you’re useless, but I kept telling him that you were good comic relief.
“Me too. I picked the Rays to finish ahead of the Sox this year.”
Ghost, so did I!
About DJ and Minka, I was convinced that his dipping average was a direct result of his head being too into her and not enough into the game. But I had that thought for quite a while. So seeing him come back to life after their relationship split just fuels that fire even more. By the way, I am far from the only Yankee fan who felt that the relationship was occupying too much of his psychic energy. In any event, happy his back to vintage Captain!
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I would think that the Jays should be plissed that they got swept, and the Sux are on the mat right now so it would be a good time for the Jays to exact revenge!
This team is on a nice roll….They have not lost a game since Jesus made his debut. Coincidence? LOL.
Wow?
Ledger_Yankees Hughes, AJ pitching Tuesday and Wednesday. Yes, more six-man rotation. #nyy
Hope the Jays beat up the next pitcher they face to a pulp.
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan September 4th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Ghostwriter – of is spelled with an “f”.
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Good work on detecting the typo. Brad told me that you’re useless, but I kept telling him that you were good comic relief.
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Well considering Brad is the biggest piece of garbage ever to blog here . . . .
Ledger_Yankees
Hughes, AJ pitching Tuesday and Wednesday. Yes, more six-man rotation.
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Colon missing a start?
It doesn’t much matter who is pitching when if Girardi is making an announcement today.
Colon is set for Thursday
YankeesInk Going Garcia, Hughes, AJ.
He already made the announcement to the media or else Marc Carig would not have tweeted that
Wait, I thought the big announcement was that they were going back to a 5 man rotation?
Joe is right to hold off on making this decision now.
Guess it was a non-announcement that Girardi had…
Joe said that the team just wanted to see another round (of Phil/AJ) and that this way, if they want to give CC some rest, they can. Joe said he was pretty happy with how Hughes threw the ball – and AJ, of course. As he said, he’s allowed to change his mind.
“Wait, I thought the big announcement was that they were going back to a 5 man rotation?”
That was my read also, though I admit I just read the headline and not the entire leadin by Chad.
Basically the Yanks want to see AJ have another good start before they say “he’s back” after one start
I guess it’s true, though – there is no rush to make any decision. All the coaches and Cash and Joe decided that there was some progress made by all concerned and they just decided that “why not give it another round”………or something like that.
Joe and the rotation has become kabuki theater.
The governor called.
What a joke.
I should have said Josh. And there’s no way you can read the following and assume anything but the five-man was going to be announced today! This from Josh’s leadin:
Girardi told the media that a decision has been made on which of the Yankees’ six starters will be pulled from the rotation, but he won’t make the announcement until after today’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.
“I’ll probably have it for you after the game,” Girardi said. “I just have to make sure that I tell everyone involved.”
I was at the Boston game where AJ pitched, sitting behind Homeplate. When he gave up the two runs you could see it coming. He was trying to throw harder, and over rotated. After that he was landing straight on. It might be he reverted to form during that.
I don’t trust AJ at all, but maybe the Yankees could have him brainwashed or something to remember that.
I think AJ has been on the bubble and the paycheck he gets probably is what is giving him another chance.
Really, I couldn’t understand the reports this morning that he was going to make an announcement on the rotation today. It made no sense in light of Girardi’s earlier pronouncements. Moreover, let the competition between AJ and Hughes should be allowed to play itself out; it can only redound to the benefit of the team.
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 4th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
“Wait, I thought the big announcement was that they were going back to a 5 man rotation?”
That was my read also, though I admit I just read the headline and not the entire leadin by Chad.
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Yeah, I guess I did the same thing. I’m not necessarily upset by this as I think they still have time to figure things out.
“Basically the Yanks want to see AJ have another good start before they say “he’s back” after one start”
And totally reasonable.
Yogi Mantle September 4th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I was at the Boston game where AJ pitched, sitting behind Homeplate. When he gave up the two runs you could see it coming. He was trying to throw harder, and over rotated. After that he was landing straight on. It might be he reverted to form during that. ================
You’re probably right. However, reverting to form occasionally is to be expected when a player makes a mechanical adjustment. It’s very easy to fall back into old habits.
Yogi Mantle September 4th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I was at the Boston game where AJ pitched, sitting behind Homeplate. When he gave up the two runs you could see it coming. He was trying to throw harder, and over rotated. After that he was landing straight on. It might be he reverted to form during that.
I don’t trust AJ at all, but maybe the Yankees could have him brainwashed or something to remember that.
I think AJ has been on the bubble and the paycheck he gets probably is what is giving him another chance.
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The thing that encouraged me about that start was he somewhat righted himself after that. He had done a good job early in the year of not letting things snowball up until August. Hopefully, he goes back to not letting innings get away from him. He’s not a number 2 but honestly I’ll take a 4.00 ERA and him being a 3-4. I’ve resigned myself to that and would be perfectly happy at this point.
Scutaro is so despicable.
When is this TB doubleheader someone mentioned??
If anyone can remember what inning it was that Alex caught that pop up, I’d appreciate knowing. I didn’t watch the game until the last 1/2 inning so didn’t see it. I’d like to watch it once the game is archived but don’t really need to see the whole game. Thanks. (I don’t get the YES replays of the games because I’m not in market.)
I’ll give the Yankees one thing on the rotation decision, they are smart as hell to want to see Burnett throw two good games back to back. If he does that, Rothschild should be knighted immediately as there has never been any indication that Burnett is capable of being consistent.
“Scutaro is so despicable.”
No argument here. That said, is there a particular reason you bring that up? I turned off the Sux game. Football scores tend to bore me.
Tyler September 4th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
The thing that encouraged me about that start was he somewhat righted himself after that…
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Excellent point. In the past, it seemed like AJ didn’t know where to go to get himself back on track, when he struggled. In the last start, he had his new mechanics on which to focus, and help him with the ship.
Binder Joe is just dumb enough to pull Nova from the rotation.
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 4th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
If anyone can remember what inning it was that Alex caught that pop up, I’d appreciate knowing. I didn’t watch the game until the last 1/2 inning so didn’t see it. I’d like to watch it once the game is archived but don’t really need to see the whole game. Thanks. (I don’t get the YES replays of the games because I’m not in market.)
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I’m not sure about the inning, but it happened at about 3:00:
“Captain Clutch September 4th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Arod is so funny when it comes to catching pop ups”
Could this 6 man come down to Freddy or Colon now?
CC is so self effacing. Some guys play that game but you know it isn’t sincere. He is dead-on center. If CC isn’t Cy Cy this season I am going to be really upset.
Niblick September 4th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Binder Joe is just dumb enough to pull Nova from the rotation.
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No way that happens. No way.
Like Burnett’s new mechanics in April when he was pointing his toe to the plate? That didn’t work out too well. I’ll believe it when I see it and obviously the Yankees feel that way too. We have all seen this Burnett drama play out before.
Thanks Captain. I’ll read around that time to see what else was happening and I’m sure I will be able to figure the inning – also from the Gametime play by play.
My bet is that AJ goes out and has another really good game.
Unless things change dramatically, Sabathia is not winning the Cy Young. Verlander is a lock. He is significantly better than CC in almost every pitching category.
Did anyone else hear a reporter mention a makeup double header vs TB??
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 4th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
CC is so self effacing. Some guys play that game but you know it isn’t sincere. He is dead-on center. If CC isn’t Cy Cy this season I am going to be really upset.
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I love that CC is all about the team.
tbh, I’m not high on Nova as a team player. He seems to be all about his “win” count. If you look at his interviews, that’s all that seems to get him happy. He had nothing to say about Gardner saving his butt & he was asked twice. But had a lot to say about his “win” count. He needs to learn from CC.
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 4th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
My bet is that AJ goes out and has another really good game.
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Me too. It seems like they really figured out something with AJ. Time will tell.
YankeesInk
K-Long speaking of Montero’s ability to “get the bat head to the ball” as something he noticed when Jesus was only 16.
Thanks for an answer guys…
241 gameday posts sure is lame.
Niblick September 4th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Binder Joe is just dumb enough to pull Nova from the rotation.
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That’s a pretty ignorant statement. He only has the longest winning streak in the majors for starters, but yeah, he”s going to get pulled. Even though Joe said 3 weeks ago his spot was secure, ok sure…
Strictly my opinion here, but Girardi said he decided to stick with the 6 man after speaking to the players. To me that means that whoever was getting sent to the pen spoke up and asked for one more chance. I can’t imagine Hughes would do that. IMO it sounds like AJ was going to be the odd man out.
I know they are making up the rained out July 8 game against the Rays on Sept. 22 (I know this because I had tickets to the July 8 game). Not aware of a doubleheader but I might have missed something. The 22nd was supposed to be an off day.
mick September 4th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Thanks for an answer guys…
241 gameday posts sure is lame.
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Holiday weekend against the Jays explains the poor turnout.
I think staying with the 6man through this time makes sense. It gives Colon & CC another day & CC didn’t seems at all bothered by it.
I could totally see why they want to see AJ again. His pitches were night & day from his previous outings. His fb “appeared” faster with his new arm slot.
I also think they like Hughes. I agree with Singleton about how his velocity went down & it hurt him as the sox game went on. But I think he pitched good. The sox are a tough team against us and he hung in there and gave the team a chance to win.
Niblick September 4th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Binder Joe is just dumb enough to pull Nova from the rotation.
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I don’t think that was ever a possibility. Not a chance Nibs.
Tyler September 4th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
The thing that encouraged me about that start was he somewhat righted himself after that. He had done a good job early in the year of not letting things snowball up until August. Hopefully, he goes back to not letting innings get away from him. He’s not a number 2 but honestly I’ll take a 4.00 ERA and him being a 3-4. I’ve resigned myself to that and would be perfectly happy at this point.
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Tyler, I was thinking the same thing while watching him. Right after giving up that bomb to Pedroia he was back to landing straight.
My friend and I were discussing his pitching all along, and both of us saw it. We could see when he was trying to over throw and called him giving up the runs. What impressed us most about it was right after that he was back to landing straight ahead instead of falling off more toward the first base side.
We had talked to a number of people prior to the game, and I don’t anyone thought he was going to pitch that well to Boston. Boston fans figured they had the win before the game started.
It did help that Lester was roughed up in the first inning, pitch count wise. Lester did hold it together but that first inning made the game for the Yankees.
Thanks for caring JM.
I see that makeup too.
Joe nodded his head whwensoeone mentioned a doubleheader vs TB, maybe he thinks he has one
Giving Colon a few more days rest is not stupid.
I hope you all are right, but let’s not forget that Cashman and Binder Joe sent Nova to Scranton.
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 4th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
My bet is that AJ goes out and has another really good game.
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Me too. It seems like they really figured out something with AJ. Time will tell.
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Changing your arm slot after 11 years, is tough. He really showed something. It’s not that he was as accurate as CC, but that his misses were down. He really had the sox on their toes, swinging over pitches.
Amazing how deep this team is. Power, speed, athleticism and defensive talent. Team looks tough to beat right now.
Niblick September 4th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
I hope you all are right, but let’s not forget that Cashman and Binder Joe sent Nova to Scranton.
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And that is when he worked on and refined his slider which made him the more complete pitcher he is today.
Maybe they’ll use Colon only half as often. That would be a semiColon.
Montero is going to be a stud. If he can become an acceptable catcher, he will be one of the most valuable players in the entire league. His bat is simply tremendous. Extremely, extremely small sample size, but he’s faced Lester, Romero, and Cecil and not looked overmatched. All as a 21 year old, extremely hyped rookie in NYC. Fantastic stuff.
CountryClub
Strictly my opinion here, but Girardi said he decided to stick with the 6 man after speaking to the players. To me that means that whoever was getting sent to the pen spoke up and asked for one more chance. I can’t imagine Hughes would do that. IMO it sounds like AJ was going to be the odd man out.
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If that’s the case, it wsa Hughes. AJ wasn’t going to be the last man out. All you have to do was listen to the postgames in the sox series. Girardi was impressed with AJ, not as much with Hughes, who he called decent.
Verlander also pitches in the easiest division in the AL. But it would take real thinking on the part of the sports writers to get there. I don’t see that happening.
the Yankees have 23 games left (the rainout against the Reds isn’t going to be played unless the division winner depends on it), give CC 4 more starts in turn, divide the rest up with the other 5 guys, it’s not that much of a big deal at this point in the season.
the best thing is that the team is on a role without guys like Teix and Arod hot-once they get going again this is a scary team down the stretch and into the postseason.
LockDown September 4th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
CountryClub
Strictly my opinion here, but Girardi said he decided to stick with the 6 man after speaking to the players. To me that means that whoever was getting sent to the pen spoke up and asked for one more chance. I can’t imagine Hughes would do that. IMO it sounds like AJ was going to be the odd man out.
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If that’s the case, it wsa Hughes. AJ wasn’t going to be the last man out. All you have to do was listen to the postgames in the sox series. Girardi was impressed with AJ, not as much with Hughes, who he called decent.
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I just don’t buy that scenario at all. There is no reason to rush this decision now. And I don’t see Joe changing his mind, because a player begged to stay in the rotation.
“Maybe they’ll use Colon only half as often. That would be a semiColon.
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Does anyone think the six-man rotation is the next step from the four-man staffs of the ’60s to the five-man staffs of the ’70′s up to today?
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 4th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
“Maybe they’ll use Colon only half as often. That would be a semiColon.
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You could have gone with the toilet humor, but you went with the grammar joke. Very commendable.
“the best thing is that the team is on a role without guys like Teix and Arod hot-once they get going again this is a scary team down the stretch and into the postseason”
MG, nice that you had that figured out. I know you well enough to know that you were thinking the same way when the Yankees were at their worst stretch of the season, whenever that was.
Smart thinking and a wholistic perspective allows you to really enjoy a season and not feel despair, no matter what. Know thine team, right?
My my, Raners still at it. 10-4.
Rangers, too.
Right, even though Verlander is clearly the better pitcher this season, Sabathia should get the Cy Young because he pitches in the AL East.
VERLANDER:
21-5
ERA – 2.34
IP-223
Hits – 154
Runs – 64
K’s – 224
Avg – .192
WHIP – 0.91
SABATHIA:
18-7
ERA – 2.99
IP-211
Hits – 199
Runs – 78
WHIP – 1.18
Avg – .250
K’s – 201
tomingeorgia September 4th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Does anyone think the six-man rotation is the next step from the four-man staffs of the ’60s to the five-man staffs of the ’70?s up to today?
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I don’t think so. I think that the benefit of doing so (fewer innings pitched by starters) are outweighed by the costs (sitting your better members of the rotation about 16 percent of the time more in favor of inferior pitchers). We’ve seen it this year, with CC on longer rest in order to make room for AJ and Hughes. I think that a five-man rotation is probably the opitimal solution in terms of distributing the workload, and having your best pitchers pitch.
Lockdown, I don’t see Hughes being in any position to put up a stink. Right or wrong, AJ has more rope because he’s a veteran.
Ghostwriter, Girardi himself said he changed his mind after speaking with the players(more likely player).
FWIW, the pop up occurred in the top of the 7th.
Tomingeorgia, I sure hope not!
Holy good God almighty. 11-4 Rangers. Kinsler just knocked one out of fenway field!!!
Go, Rangers!
trisha, I always know that players with a track record will almost always perform over the course of a season, it’s been that way in baseball (and all sports) for over 100 years.
when the Yankees are playing badly I turn off the TV and figure there will be better days ahead, it’s much better than getting being worried since I have absolutely no control over when that happens.
this team has a really good chance to win #28 this year but I also know that nothing is a given in sports and the hottest team usually wins in the postseason-it’s still too early to know which one that is but the Yankees are showing signs that point their way right now.
Not to worry though, the PHENOMENAL Sux will naturally come back in the bottom of the 9th to win!!!!!!
CountryClub September 4th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Lockdown, I don’t see Hughes being in any position to put up a stink. Right or wrong, AJ has more rope because he’s a veteran.
Ghostwriter, Girardi himself said he changed his mind after speaking with the players(more likely player).
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I didn’t hear him say that. .
The reason I asked is because I seem to remember 10-man pitching staffs, and a lot of controversy over adding an eleventh.
Listened to the Girardi post game interview. Sounds like he’s wants to see if AJ has fixed his issues or not. Won’t kill them to stick with the 6 man, but it would be nice to have this decision out of the way.
only a troll could waste blog space on a detailed comparison between CC and any other pitcher on a day when the Yankees moved 1 1/2 games in front and CC won #19.
I could care less who wins the Cy Young Award, all I care about is seeing the Yankees win #28 this year and I’m sure that’s all CC cares about as well.
Can Alex hit 15 HRs in a month? I’d like to see him try.
and Rudy Giuliani, that great Yankees fan, thinks the same, right Ghost?
True, MG. The last thing on my mind right now is the post season awards. Let’s win the World Series and then worry about who is the Cy Young winner. I’m sure CC would rather win another ring than get another Cy.
The most logical explanation to six starters is what Captain Clutch sai. The Yankees want to see if Burnett’s last game was real or a mirage.
MG September 4th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
only a troll could waste blog space on a detailed comparison between CC and any other pitcher on a day when the Yankees moved 1 1/2 games in front and CC won #19.
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I didn’t even bother reading that post; I had a pretty good feeling what it was before I looked. Boring and predictable.
West Coast,
I do know that said has a d.
With the 9/11 anniversary right around the corner, the last name I need to see on this blog is Giuliani’s. There’s a special corner of hell waiting for that man.
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
LockDown September 4th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
CountryClub
Strictly my opinion here, but Girardi said he decided to stick with the 6 man after speaking to the players. To me that means that whoever was getting sent to the pen spoke up and asked for one more chance. I can’t imagine Hughes would do that. IMO it sounds like AJ was going to be the odd man out.
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If that’s the case, it wsa Hughes. AJ wasn’t going to be the last man out. All you have to do was listen to the postgames in the sox series. Girardi was impressed with AJ, not as much with Hughes, who he called decent.
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I just don’t buy that scenario at all. There is no reason to rush this decision now. And I don’t see Joe changing his mind, because a player begged to stay in the rotation.
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I agree, Ghostwriter. Also, Girardi has always been a rest kind of guy anyway & I think he actually sees the 6man as an advantage this week. There really is no rush, although the media is pressing it.
I was just responding to the “if” scenario
Laura – I Bleed Blue September 4th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
With the 9/11 anniversary right around the corner, the last name I need to see on this blog is Giuliani’s. There’s a special corner of hell waiting for that man.
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I probably shouldn’t ask, but what did he do to warrant this kind of reproach from you?
It’s all over at Boston Field. Suxies lose 11-4 and head for Toronto.
I missed it.
What’s the decision on the rotation?
Good that Hughes gets another start
LGY September 4th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
I missed it.
What’s the decision on the rotation?
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Still staying with the 6 man.
LGY,
He dcided not to make a decision. One more through the rotation.
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
LGY,
He dcided not to make a decision. One more time through the rotation.
Tyler
I don’t get it. I thought Joe said before the game that they decided who to pull?
Laura – I Bleed Blue September 4th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Can Alex hit 15 HRs in a month? I’d like to see him try.
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If anyone can do it he can. The guy thought he hit a lazy fly to right, you could hear him scream eff and you could see how disgusted he was with himself, next thing you know it was over the fence. He could easily hit 10 more this month, I know that much.
LGY-
Yeah that’s what the tweet said but they still haven’t made a decision. Some on here suspect that they want to see one more start from AJ to see if there is any consistency there.
From “It is High….”
The six-man rotation is good for the economy!
http://johnsterling.blogspot.c.....ation.html
Joe said that he wanted to see AJ once more with the new mechanics. My guess is that AJ won himself a reprieve with his last outing, just as Phil failed to seize the opportunity to claim the spot in the rotation.
Joe changed his mind during the game?
Unless the reporters misunderstood what Joe was saying before the game…
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Joe said that he wanted to see AJ once more with the new mechanics. My guess is that AJ won himself a reprieve with his last outing, just as Phil failed to seize the opportunity to claim the spot in the rotation.
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I feel like AJ has to be the leader of mechanical changes in the past decade…
Yankees fans have much to be happy about right now-the team is 32 games over .500, has won 7 out of 8, is through the toughest part of the schedule, has everyone pretty much healthy, and has even promoted Montero and put him in a regular (although platoon) role.
What more can you want for early September?
LGY September 4th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Joe changed his mind during the game?
Unless the reporters misunderstood what Joe was saying before the game…
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I don’t know. I thought that I heard him say in the last couple days that he was in no hurry to make a decision. so, I was a little confused by this morning’s pre-announcement, which I only heard through second-hand sources.
Reality and fairness are meaningless concepts to some here. The Yankees should always win every award, whether they deserve it or not correct?
It’s a battle between Hughes and Burnett. A 5th starter won’t be needed in the postseason so one will become a long reliever unless Noesi makes some strong pitching statements when called up later this week.
If Burnett gets slugged around in his next start it’s a contract issue. With Hughes the Yankees don’t want him to think they’ve given up on him.
MG September 4th, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Yankees fans have much to be happy about right now-the team is 32 games over .500, has won 7 out of 8, is through the toughest part of the schedule, has everyone pretty much healthy, and has even promoted Montero and put him in a regular (although platoon) role.
What more can you want for early September?
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First place in the AL East, but we have that too
LGY September 4th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Tyler
I don’t get it. I thought Joe said before the game that they decided who to pull?
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I think they said they’ll make a rotation decision
Tyler September 4th, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Ghostwriter September 4th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Joe said that he wanted to see AJ once more with the new mechanics. My guess is that AJ won himself a reprieve with his last outing, just as Phil failed to seize the opportunity to claim the spot in the rotation.
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I feel like AJ has to be the leader of mechanical changes in the past decade…
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Maybe that’s his gimmick to keep his spot in the rotation?
Kidding aside, if AJ keeps battling and doesn’t quit on himself, I’m going to keep on rooting for him (until they take the Pinstripes away from him).
Really starting to like the feel of this team…..they can win in so many different ways. Some days its great pitching …..some.days they pound the ball and outslug their opponent…..some.days they rely on their pen and bench depth……just very good balance and depth.
Montero is going to be a stud…..he has that knack for putting the barrel on the ball and his.swing is just so good. Great so see him get a couple knocks today…..
I don’t have a problem keeping the 6 man rotation awhile longer…..they don’t have any off days and have a ton of games to play in a short amount of time. Hughes needs to get more starts and they need to see if AJs improvement is for real…..if 3 weeks from now Hughes is the odd man out then transition him to the pen and give yourself another good righty short reliever for the postseason. I just don’t see the big deal…..keep CC on turn and just work with the 6 skipping guys when appropriate.
Great series…..2 games up now. Sox better get on it or they may not fullfill the prophecy of that landslide division title.
Whatever. Doesn’t really matter either way and the starters can benefit from some extra rest.
Great time right now to be a Yankee fan. They are rolling, in first place ahead of the greatest team ever assembled, have the clear frontrunner for the MVP, and of course the arrival of Jesus.
4-0 AJ (After Jesus)
Ghostwriter-
I absolutely want the guy to succeed. He’s been a team player throughout and has made every single start he has supposed to. He doesn’t want to fail, it just seems like he gets out of whack a lot easier than most guys.
“only a troll could waste blog space on a detailed comparison between CC and any other pitcher on a day when the Yankees moved 1 1/2 games in front and CC won #19.”
Worse than that, it so highlighted the stupidity that is part of the fool’s persona that I didn’t even respond to it. Only a total idiot would respond to a statement that someone pitches in an easier league by trotting out cold stats and nothing more as an attempt to prove the pitcher in the easier league deserves to win! WHAT?????
Just more of the same nutiness by the chief fan of the Sux.
Oops, that should be two t’s. Nuttiness.
“Great time right now to be a Yankee fan. They are rolling, in first place ahead of the greatest team ever assembled, have the clear frontrunner for the MVP, and of course the arrival of Jesus.”
Every day I wake up is a great time to be a Yankee fan. Maybe you should have said it’s a fun time to be a Yankee fan right now!
Trisha you are the epitome of what a Yankee fan should not be. You are a total embarrassment.
“I probably shouldn’t ask, but what did he do to warrant this kind of reproach from you?”
It is never a good thing to discuss politics so I won’t go into too much detail other than to say that no one in the history of the world profited more from 9/11 than this guy.
Laura – I Bleed Blue September 4th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
With the 9/11 anniversary right around the corner, the last name I need to see on this blog is Giuliani’s. There’s a special corner of hell waiting for that man.
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I could not agree with you more. Kudos.
Far be it for me to get involved in this ongoing war between tricia and WCYF, but I have to say that I don’t understand why you two don’t just ignore each other and your posts. Seems like that would be easier than spending so much time and energy telling each other how much you each thing the other one sucks. LOL!
I know this…..LH starting pitchers see pinstripes in their nightmares this year.
Laura – I Bleed Blue September 4th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
“I probably shouldn’t ask, but what did he do to warrant this kind of reproach from you?”
It is never a good thing to discuss politics so I won’t go into too much detail other than to say that no one in the history of the world profited more from 9/11 than this guy.
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Fair enough. I get the picture. Thanks for the answer, and I appreciate your restraint in keeping the political talk brief. I certainly don’t wish to bicker about politics on this board…
One thing the yanks won’t need to do is burn a postseason roster spot on a speed guy. The last few years, they’ve put a speed guy on the roster. With Nunez and Gardner, there is no need for a greg golson. Boston really can’t say the same – that is why they signed gathright out of the independent league.
“I could not agree with you more. Kudos.”
Uh oh. WCYF and I agree on something. Either he/she is getting smarter or I’m getting dumber.
Not to mention putting the NYC Emergency Command Center in the World Trade Center against the recommendation of the police department and anti-terrorism experts who wanted it in Brooklyn. He did so, to be able to walk there from his office and because the press corps he loved so much would always be around.
And ask many of the fire and police who were there what they think of Rudy for denying funding for radios/walkie talkies before the 9/11 attack, which in turn led to the unfortunate deaths of many of m.any of their sisters and brothers.
the Yankees have 23 games left (the rainout against the Reds isn’t going to be played unless the division winner depends on it
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Maybe you meant Rays instead of Reds? There was a rainout against the Reds but that was immediately made up with a day/night.
The game that seems to be hanging is the 8/14 home rainout vs the Rays. The 7/8 rainout is scheduled for 9/22. At the time of the 8/14 rainout there were reports that it would be made up as a doubleheader as part of the 9/20-9/22 series but that doesn’t seem to have been scheduled as of yet.
“Sunday’s (8/14) game between the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays was rained out and no makeup date was set. It will be rescheduled as part of a doubleheader when Tampa Bay returns to Yankee Stadium on Sept. 20-22 — that last game already is a makeup from a rainout July 8.”
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/g.....814_TB@NYY
“I certainly don’t wish to bicker about politics on this board…”
Of course not, considering that there are so many other things to bicker about on here. LOL!
lounge lizard, thanks for the correction, I forgot they played a DH the next day…
Laura – I Bleed Blue September 4th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
“I could not agree with you more. Kudos.”
Uh oh. WCYF and I agree on something. Either he/she is getting smarter or I’m getting dumber.
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It’s never a good sign is it?
Laura,
Well played!
The loss column looms large right now. Boston has played 1 more game at this point with 2 more losses than the Yankees.
What happens this week with the Orioles and what happens in Toronto can be beneficial if played out right.
Still to come is the west coast trip to L.A. and Seattle and finishing the road trip in Toronto.
Fasten the seat belts ………………
Blake – good point on Hughes. It doesn’t matter much if they stick him in the pen after one or two more turns thru the six-man rotation. It’s not like it will translate to a major loss of innings for him as he builds up for next year. His stuff plays better for the pen right now. He was hitting 95 in the first inning against the Sox during his last outing, then his velocity fell back to 91-92. He just doesn’t have the strength or endurance that he had last year. It gives him something to build on for next year.
I try, Ghostwriter…I try.
Totally off topic. If you have the cash, pick up a MacBook Air. Best.Laptop.Ever!!!!!
Laura, you had it right the first time. Don’t get involved. LOL
I’m not here enough to waste breath on that idiot but when he responds to some BASEBALL item I post in a ridiculous fashion, I will answer it – every time.
But thanks for caring. LOL
I cannot bring myself to switch from a PC to a Mac. I just cannot do it!
“I cannot bring myself to switch from a PC to a Mac. I just cannot do it!”
You don’t know what you are missing. I used to be the same way. Then I bought an iPhone. Then I bought an iMac. I haven’t looked back since.
Could be the question was, Joe, do you have a plan about going from a six man to a five man, and Joe saying, we’ve made a decision and we’ll have it for you after the game. The decision was to go another time through.
So the “story” was driven by the question more than the answer.
Tucker,
Yea….I think if you leave Hughes in the rotation for now then two positive things COULD happen…..he could either pitch well enough to warrant a postseason start or if not that he could at least build something for next season. He’s working hmself back from this thing he’s dealt with this year and he needs to pitch to do that. If it comes up Sept 20th and you want to move him to the pen then fine…..he still basically ends the season as a starter and you can transition him to make the pen even deeper…….short term let’s not forget that Hughes was a dominant set up man 2 years ago…….put him behind the current 3 headed monster and that’s a very deep.and tough pen.
The Dell I’ve been looking at is going to cost me almost $900 so the money isn’t the issue. I’ll tell you what I’m hung up on. A backlit keyboard, if you can believe that. It’s a break point with me. I had one with my old Dell and the laptop that just quit on me was an HP, not backlit. I am just in love with the convenience of backlighting, especially since I sometimes will be using my laptop late into the night and don’t want to have a ton of lights on. Curiously, is the Mac backlit?
Laura – I Bleed Blue September 4th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Totally off topic. If you have the cash, pick up a MacBook Air. Best.Laptop. Ever!!!!!
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You’re toast here that makes two things. I learned on a PC and switched to a MAC fifteen years ago. There is no comparison. Integrated everything, I-Phone, I-Photo, I-Tunes. I-Movie, etc. Ridiculously fast, totally cloud friendly and easy to learn and use.
CC is set to have another excellent year. And unfortunately for Yankees fans, a different pitcher is having one that is slightly better. Verlander certainly deserves the Cy Young. But if the writers want to vote CC, I’m okay with that!
Saying Verlander is slightly more deserving isn’t a dis to CC.
We see CC all the time, and know how valuable he is to the Yankees and what a best he is We also know what an anchor he is to the pitching staff and the tone he sets. So of course we think he should win the CY. There’s nothing wrong with Yankees fans rooting for Yankees to win awards that they certainly are deserving of.
Now, if people were saying AJ Burnett deserved the CY over Verlander, then you’d have a reason to question their commitment to fairness.
Pete Abraham @PeteAbe Is that Bowden pitching or Robbie Cano’s dad? Damn.
Also I’m screwed because all of my software is for a PC (I think it makes a difference with software – though I’m not really sure)
And putting out stats of CC vs. Verlander isn’t trolling.
And whether or not the AL Central is a weaker division or not, Verlander hasn’t just been sliding by getting wins. He’s a pretty dominant pitcher in his own right.
It would be great to see AJ master his new mechanics, but i’ m skeptical. At this point, most likely scenario is CC Followed by some combination of colon, Garcia and nova. AJ may be useful in the postseason pen and so would Hughes. They both are strikeout pitchers, which is what you need in the playoffs.
All the stuff you used to only be able to do on a mac you can do on a pc now…..I have both and I like the pc better for general surfing etc…..I also like windows much better than how apple does there stuff…..its always been more user friendly to me. I like my ipad though….I use it a lot more than I ever thought I would.
Blake –
Totally agree with your 5:26 post.
This team definitely has a mission and a look to it the last couple of days, most especially.
tricia, the MacBook Air is backlit. They just added that feature back with this latest version. As for software, there is a chance that your Windows software doesn’t have a Mac equivalent, but you can always do some research to find out if that’s the case.
“Saying Verlander is slightly more deserving isn’t a dis to CC. ”
The ONLY comment I made, and it is a totally accurate comment, is that Verlander pitches in the easiest division in the AL. Obviously with the unbalanced schedule, he is going to be pitching to easier teams a majority of the time! I said that sports writers would never have the acumen to go there when making a decision about the Cy Young – and I believe I’m right.
That is certainly not casting aspersions on the quality of Verlander’s pitching – just mentioning a very salient point and that is that it makes total sense that someone pitching in an easier division would have better stats!
Verlander is the Cy Young….nothing against CC who has been his usual awesome self.
very cool flash mob:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....r_embedded
“You’re toast here that makes two things.”
Yeah, my LoHud reputation won’t survive it.
Villa,
They’ve got a good feel right now right….just seems like they can win a lot of different ways. The lineup vs LHP is just sick…..they are good against righties but against LHP.forget about it……and it could get even better
trisha -
In this particular case, with this particular pitcher, I disagree. Verlander’s stats are incredible even if you consider that he has an “easier” division to pitch in.
Have to agree that Verlander wins the Cy….He threw a no-hitter and almost had two more. THe guy has been beastly almost all year.
That is taking nothing away from CC, a true ace and one of my very favorite Yankees.
“Now, if people were saying AJ Burnett deserved the CY over Verlander, then you’d have a reason to question their commitment to fairness.”
You’d also have to question their sanity.
And that’s a good thing…..as a lot of the postseasoj teams are Lefty heavy in the rotation. Texas is, Boston has Lester and Bedard, and of course the Philljes with Lee and Hamels.
Laura, it’s kind of the expense of the software. I have MS Office 2007, and all of my docs that will be brought over from the old laptop are Office docs. All of my software downloads are PC compatible. I guess I just hate starting over. The hell of it is that my HP is not even two years old! And it blew up. I always turn down that “accidental death” computer insurance!
However, I am glad to not go near an HP again! I definitely should have done some homework before buying it. It’s just easier for me to go PC again at this point. Now I can easily be checking out the Mac family so that if I have a computer problem again I can see if I want to go in that direction. But right now I’m taking the path of least resistance. 
Backlit, huh? Isn’t that a sweet feature?!
CC has pitched well enough to win the CY each of the last 3 seasons…..it’s just that he’s had the bad luck of somebody else having a great season each of those years….
Greinke, Felix, Verlander……to me being in contention for the award every single.season is more of an accomplishment than actually winning it.
They have a lot of depth right now and they can beat you a lot of ways. Alex has been out for the past six weeks, but they haven’t missed a beat. Paul O’neill said on today’s broadcast that the team reminds him of some of those late 90s teams. They have a good mix of vets and young players, speed and power, strong bullpen and a rotation that gets the job done.
“In this particular case, with this particular pitcher, I disagree. Verlander’s stats are incredible even if you consider that he has an “easier” division to pitch in.”
I’m fine with people disagreeing. I’m more oriented to proving cases though. And this is tough to prove beyond the superficial stats. I was thinking of looking at Verlander v AL East, v CC v AL Central. But even that will be skewed because since Verlander faces the Central so much more, he even has more energy to expend on other teams. Since CC faces the toughest division so much more, he would be running on fumes much earlier than an ace in a weaker division.
Those awards don’t typically lend themselves to much more than looking at the basics IMO. Unfortunate but true.
Verlander is probably ahead of Sabathia by a hair, but a bad start or two down the stretch could be his undoing.
blake September 4th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
CC has pitched well enough to win the CY each of the last 3 seasons…..it’s just that he’s had the bad luck of somebody else having a great season each of those years….
Greinke, Felix, Verlander……to me being in contention for the award every single.season is more of an accomplishment than actually winning it.
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I still think that CC got robbed last year.
“CC has pitched well enough to win the CY each of the last 3 seasons…..it’s just that he’s had the bad luck of somebody else having a great season each of those years….
Greinke, Felix, Verlander……to me being in contention for the award every single.season is more of an accomplishment than actually winning it.”
Then think about this Blake. CC has had to be the horse for the team and has carried the team in bad stretches on numerous occasions. The Yankees had seasons where their pitchers were DLd etc., and when you pitch for the Yankees, you are pitching to win the world series from spring training on. So the pressure is always there. I wqould put CC’s great season against any of the pitchers on teams where the pressure to win is nothing like it is on the Yanks.
Something like that.
From Bleacher Reports 8/31/11
Does the case even need to be made for Verlander? Among a slew of great pitchers in baseball, he clearly stands out as the best in 2011. Verlander leads the MLB in wins (20), strikeouts (218), and WHIP (0.90), giving him a SP StatRank of 100.3, almost four points ahead of projected NL Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw. Throw in his no-hitter against Toronto on May 7th and he is the obvious choice for the award.
With 25 quality starts in 29 games started and a .190 Batting Average Against, Verlander has been tough to hit in just about every start this season for Detroit. In the four games where he did not record a quality start, he went at least six innings in all four outings, giving up four earned runs in three of them, putting him dangerously close to a quality start in all but one appearance this season.
Since closing out the month of April with a 2-3 record, Verlander has gone 18-2, including wins in each of his last eight appearances.
ROY in AL is probably going to go to Jeremy Hellickson with Super Nova as runner-up!
Verlander is also the “horse” for his team. They really don’t have a lot behind him.
I think CC should have won last season. Though I don’t begrudge Hernandez the award; his ERA was other-worldly.
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I would agree that NY is a town like no other in which to play a professional sport, particularly baseball, and particularly for the Yankees.
If Verlander and CC are the same in wins and close in ERA by the end of the year, I would hope that the nod goes to CC, as a Yankee fan. But I could not argue with Verlander. Verlander is a great pitcher.
However, it should be noted the Yankees can beat Verlander.
The good news is that the Yanks did manage to rough Verlander up a bit when they faced him earlier in the season. I’m much more concerned with the Yanks finding a way to defeat the Tigers in the postseason if they should meet, than I am with the CYA.
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The Yankees did get to Verlander in 2 starts for 6 runs in 12 innings for a 4.50 ERA. The only worse ERA was in 2 starts against the Rays for an ERA of 4.80
“The Yankees did get to Verlander in 2 starts for 6 runs in 12 innings for a 4.50 ERA. The only worse ERA was in 2 starts against the Rays for an ERA of 4.80″
AHA! That helps to make my point! That’s the kind of thing I was pointing out.
Verlander is a fantastic pitcher no doubt. However, he does pitch in an easier division.