Noesi to start first game; Cano hitting 3rd
Posted by: vmercogliano - Posted in Misc on Sep 21, 2011 
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Good morning all! Vincent Z. Mercogliano back manning the blog once again for today’s doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays. Some of you probably remember me from Labor Day weekend, when I covered a couple of games. For immediate updates all day, you can follow me on Twitter @vzmercogliano. I’ll usually post information there first, until I get back to my computer to blog it.
After a delay, the lineup has finally been posted. The big news is that Phil Hughes has been scratched from his start again after being pushed back yesterday. Hector Noesi will start in his place, and Girardi said he’s good for about 50-60 pitches. The bullpen should get some early work today.
Here’s the rest of the lineup:
Gardner CF
Jeter SS
Cano DH
Rodriguez 3B
Swisher RF
Posada 1B
Jones LF
Nunez 2B
Romine C
Noesi P
Our postseason rotation will be interesting: 1) CC 2) Nova 3) TBD 4) TBD …..If AJ sneaks his way in, it better be in the 4 spot, so that we see him rarely if ever….UGH!
FakePeteGammons Can’t wait to see Fenway packed for post season. The more money John Henry makes, the more he whispers secrets into my ear! Rowr!
Don-I think Colon will get Game 3. Game 4 is completely up for grabs. Nobody seems to want it.
CC/Nova/Colon/Garcia is my guess with AJ/Hughes/Noesi standing by for Garcia’s starts.
Do you think we could see Betances today?
I agree, Colon for Game 3. Game 4 is a crapshoot at this point.
FakePeteGammons I just told #redsox that losing their way into post season is nothing to be ashamed of. I’ll make it sound really heroic in print & on TV!
BloggingBombers NYY lineup 9/21 vs TB: Gardner 8, Jeter 6, Cano DH, Rodriguez 5, Swisher 9, Posada 3, Jones 7, Nunez 4, Romine 2, Noesi 1
thanks for posting those, Erin! Love FakePete!
Even the reporters in Boston think the Sox are over-using ‘injuries’ as a lame excuse for futility.
Now let them explain Lester’s September, Lackey’s year, Bard and Paps choking, and an offense that really isn’t that hurt minus Youkilis.
NYY lineup 9/21 vs TB: Gardner 8, Jeter 6, Cano DH, Rodriguez 5, Swisher 9, Posada 3, Jones 7, Nunez 4, Romine 2, Noesi 1
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I think Cano should stay 3rd and slide Tex in after Swisher in the 6 hole.
my pleasure JM!
BoSux will ALWAYS be the BoSux…forever the lesser team, and forever the losers. Even when they win, they have the cloud of suspicion over them. A classless bunch, playing in a ballpark that is a joke.
Joba_62 Big day for me! Playing catch for the first time since surgery! Thanks for everyone’s thoughts and prayers!
Dante19jr Short visit to my old highschool, lunch with mama, and then back to Tampa for instructs!
“BoSux will ALWAYS be the BoSux…forever the lesser team, and forever the losers. Even when they win, they have the cloud of suspicion over them. A classless bunch, playing in a ballpark that is a joke.”
Everything about this is wrong. And I’m a Yankees fan.
NotHankStein I don’t see what the big problem is w/me running on the field naked when the team clinches. I own the team. I should get to do what I want!
SIYanks Good luck today to 2008 Baby Bomber Hector Noesi on his 1st career start!
No Montero.
NotHankStein Pissed the players union vetoed my plan to make AJ my limo driver. 18 million to drive me in around in my Ford Tempo was more than fair.
Hughes-Get that back loose and take the mound already.
Not a good situation w/Noesi. The limited number of pitches could last 2 innings. In a perfect world, he can pitch through the 4th.
7 of the 10 starters are home grown.
Means nothing in grand scheme of things, but still pretty cool.
I bet Montero plays in the second game.
I like Alex 3 and Robbie 4 better but intentionally walking someone in front of Alex usually works out pretty well so Robbie is better protected this way.
Hope we can get a split at least. Boston probably wins today with Beckett on the mound.
Boston is on fumes. I predicted some time ago that Bard would run out of gas. Francona used him so much early in this year. Aceves is the next bullpen arm that will struggle. He has smashed through his career high in innings, and he’s in there every game Boston has a chance to win.
NotHankStein I promise not to spit on any visiting player’s wives this post season unless we play Philly in the WS. You have my word!
NotHankStein Instead of God Bless America I’m thinking of bringing out my polka band for 7th inning stretch to do Roll Out the Barrel. Real crowd pleaser
Guesses for first pitcher after Noesi? I’m going with Proctor…
I will settle for a split today. No doubt about it.
1st pitcher to come in after Noesi: My guess will be Brackman!!
Tucker, good stuff about Aceves’s innings. Didn’t know that.
When will Theo start getting crap about 1) the lack of talent in AAA to help out when someone gets injured and 2) the crap he keeps signing as free agents?
Hummm, let me predict today’s outcome. Big Game Shields Vs. semi-AAA lineup…
How is the weather in the bronx today?
Cloudy, 40% chance of rain around 6.
Just a guess, but maybe Noesi, Kontos, Proctor, Laffey and Valdes can get them thru game 1, save your bullets for game 2
Should Boston make the playoffs, which is still the most likely outcome, IMO, they’re going to have a battered rotation and a dead-tired pen. Not a good combo.
Nor’easter,
I think some of the media luster is starting to fade from the Sox organization. Boston’s farm system has been an empty cupboard for the past couple of years, particularly in the upper levels. They have no spot starters or relievers they can promote, ala Noesi and Nova or solid pitching prospects like Betances and especially banuelos.
No matter what he does today, it would come as no surprise if Nector Noesi bumps somebody off the starting rotation in 2012 and preferably it will be Burnett.
This makes it pretty obvious Girardi doesn’t think Montero is a Major League catcher. Another chance to start him there and instead he goes again to Romine. So tell me what’s the point of having Montero? With many veterans in need of time at DH, Montero doesn’t have an immediate future there either. His bat hasn’t even been appreciated enough, not getting enough time to get many ML at-bats and adjusting.
I know most are only worried about this year’s postseason run, so let me direct this there. Montero has a bat that could become important in the postseason, but that’s it. With Girardi not using him at catcher, it limits the use we can give him. I don’t think Girardi has the courage to leave Posada out of the postseason roster, so does that means he goes to Romine as the backup, leaving Montero outside?
I think Montero should’ve been given a better chance at adjusting to being a ML catcher, especially in the few games we’ve started AAA lineups. Right now I don’t think Montero makes the postseason roster.
Boston’s pen will be a problem, they are still a dangerous team with Lestor, Beckett and that offense. I’d rather be done with them now. Too bad our pitching doesn’t line up very well with them.
jacksquat September 21st, 2011 at 11:48 am
Guesses for first pitcher after Noesi? I’m going with Proctor…
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pkyankfan69 September 21st, 2011 at 12:07 pm
jacksquat September 21st, 2011 at 11:48 am
Guesses for first pitcher after Noesi? I’m going with Proctor…
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Especially if we still have a chance to win it.
tucker, It’s pretty funny that one of the Sox best pitchers this year is our castoff.
Who is that at 1b? Don’t know him.
Girardi throwing him a bone.
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Post season you won’t see AJ (good) or Posada (sad way to end his Yankee career)
RMS-
I disagree. Posada will be on the roster for the playoffs. A veteran pinch hitter of the bench and #3 catcher as well.
I am not counting on Cervelli at all.
That being said, I think Posada benefits from Cervelli’s absence. I don’t anticipate Romine
making the playoff roster at all.
I can’t see them leaving Posada off the postseason roster
That’s another point. The sox have done an admirable job drafting and developing players in the states. But I don’t think they really can match the Yanks on the international market. Sure, they’ve had some success. Hanley Ramirez, jury is out on Iglesias, etc. Look at the Yanks international signs over the years — it dates back to Jose Rijo into 80s. Bernie, Mariano, Montero, Nova, Noesi, Banuelos, Cano, the list goes on and on.
The yanks have a strong international brand. The international players who have made an impact with the Sox are largely acquired thru trades or free agents: Pedro, Scutaro, Aceves, etc. This is a fundamental difference between the two orgs.
I agree, I would be shocked if Po was left off the post season roster.
Too bad our pitching doesn’t line up very well with them.
How so?
We beat Lester, they beat CC… wash.
Beckett vs Nova would actually be a good game
Colon vs Lackey? Edge Yankees
? vs ? who cares… offense and bullpens win game 4.
By Mark Simon, ESPN Stats & Information
In case you couldn’t tell from watching, the numbers show that something’s wrong with C.C. Sabathia’s fastball
Since the beginning of August, hitters have been crushing Sabathia’s heater like few others in the major leagues.
Overall, it’s been hit to a .408 batting average by opponents over his last nine starts. Entering Tuesday, there were only three pitchers whose fastball had been hit for a higher average in this stretch.
The unfortunate leader happens to be Sabathia’s teammate, A.J. Burnett (.466).
The pitch location hasn’t mattered. If the ball is in the strike zone, it’s getting pummeled. The Rays bopped Sabathia’s fastball for four home runs the last time they faced him last month (they hit five against him in the game). Since then, Sabathia has yielded only one long ball with his fastball, but he’s given up 34 other hits with it.
Sabathia’s fastball velocity is not down at all comparatively. It’s still coming in at an average of 94.4 miles-per-hour. It’s going out at a faster velocity too, particularly when Sabathia throws it waist-high.
Since August 1, opponents are 27-for-53 (.509 batting average, .849 slugging percentage) in an at-bat that ends with a belt-high fastball. They hit .290 against it, with a .355 slugging percentage (meaning it was mostly hit for harmless singles) prior to this slump.
Recently Sabathia has had unusual issues getting hitters out when they hit his fastball on the ground. In this most recent six-start stretch, a Sabathia fastball yielding a ground ball has resulted in 21 outs and 18 hits.
Those numbers should not be almost even. They shouldn’t even be close.
Looking back to the start of the 2010 season up to the start of this stretch of struggle, Sabathia’s fastball averaged netting three outs (not even including the second out on a double play) for every hit it gave up.
Those ground-ball numbers could be an indicator that the Yankees haven’t defended as well as they should have. It could also be a sign of a few bad-luck base hits.
That day, Sabathia reduced the use of his fastball to about half of his pitches. Typically, in a 100-pitch day, Sabathia will throw around 59 fastballs and 23 sliders. He’s raised his slider usage to be about one-third of his pitches in his last three starts, cutting back to throwing 50 to 52 fastballs per game, mixed in with his changeup.
Sabathia has survived because his slider, for the most part, has been very, very good. Remember the Blue Jays start on September 4, one Sabathia won largely because he posted seven whiffs with his slider.
But there is something amiss with his primary pitch, and it’s up to Sabathia to figure that out. And fast.
New Post w/pregame notes
ID…
I was talking about how the staffs match up this weekend…that’s all. I agree with your assessment…
Great stuff from our good friend GLove. Thanks Erin.
Speaking of recently departed Lohudites… I haven’t seen “the 2nd worst commenter in LoHud history after that sicko” lately.
Is it gone? I haven’t been around much lately.
we can only hope Jeers
I know the various opinions about Girardi not giving Posada Mo’s save, but I find it hard to believe that Cashman and Girardi would leave Jorge off the post-season, even if just for PR reasons. All I know is that not having him with the team during the playoffs and WS, in the last season of a distinguished Yankee, should be unthinkable.