Yankees clinch AL East
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What a day. After clinching a playoff berth with a 4-2 win in the first game of today’s doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees clinched the division with a dramatic win by the same score in the nightcap. The Yankees needed a Boston loss to clinch, and they got it when Baltimore came back to beat the Red Sox, 6-4. CC Sabathia had a strong outing, allowing two runs over 7 1/3 innings, but a solo homer from Sean Rodriguez tied the score at 2-2 in the seventh. Sabathia stayed in to pitch the eighth, eventually loading the bases on a walk to Evan Longoria with one out. Mr. Houdini himself, Dave Robertson, came in and got out of the jam on one pitch, inducing a double play ball from Ben Zobrist.
In the bottom of the eighth, after three pitching changes from the Rays, Jorge Posada was brought in to pinch-hit for Jesus Montero with the bases loaded and two outs. Posada came up clutch with a two-run single, ensuring yet another AL East title for the Bombers.
Once again the Yanks do the dirty work for the Sox
those hats are FUGLY
JIP JIP JORGE
Now Rays, work your magic. I’m pulling for you!
Your AL East Champion New. York. YANKEES
Almost storybook ending. If it couldn’t be Jeter, destiny says that it had to be Posada….and Soriano clinching the game against his former team.
Now the Rays and Sox will get a break because Girardi will sit guys against them
Those Yankees are winners. They clinched twice today!
I didn’t realize that the Yankees were so far ahead of the Boston and the Rays.
Let’s go for the sweep and do the same to the Red Sox.
The hats are ugly! Who designed then, Stevie Wonder?
Tyler September 21st, 2011 at 11:10 pm
I’d like to see an article by 48/50 ESPN writers who chose the Sox to win the East.
Very happy for Rafael Soriano. A nice capstone on an an otherwise gloomy season for him overall.
luis September 21st, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Start spreading the news!!! i’m leaving today!!…………..New York, New York!!!!!patatarararata!!!
congrats to the AL East Champion NY Yankees……….
I do not care who we play – IMO, if you are a championship team, you beat whoever you have to face, even if it means a Verlander twice.
Rays have lost 3 in a row but only lost a half a game. They can pull this off. The Yanks will almost certainly have a C lineup tomorrow and then the real fun starts.
Tyler,
LMAO!!!!!!
Angels are in the hunt for the WC, too.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings
they aren’t the first AL to clinch a playoff spot…tigers did it last week.
THANK YOU NEW YORK YANKEES FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF JOY AND HAPPINESS!!!!
I’d like to thank the Lord for making me a Yankee fan.
THANK YOU LORD!!!!
signed, your faithful servant Trisha
Great photo choice, Chad!
vmercogliano,
Detroit was the first team to win AL playoff berth.
This has been a magical season in a lot of ways….DJ3K, Mo 602, Jesus with his 2 homeruns, now Sado comes through……what an enjoyable time I’ve had watching this team.
They are the second AL team to clinch a playoff spot.
“Rays have lost 3 in a row but only lost a half a game. They can pull this off. The Yanks will almost certainly have a C lineup tomorrow and then the real fun starts.”
I’m there. GO RAYS!!!! I’VE GOT YOUR BACKS.
Betsy September 21st, 2011 at 11:15 pm
congrats to the AL East Champion NY Yankees……….
I do not care who we play – IMO, if you are a championship team, you beat whoever you have to face, even if it means a Verlander twice.
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both Texas and Detroit will be tough. Obviously the Tigers have Verlander and Cabrera but that Texas lineup is very, very good also. The Yanks will be tested big time but they are a scary matchup for these other teams also. They are awfully deep this year from top to bottom.
Sucks that Hughes has to celebrate watching this on TV at home.
What an amazing day! Now, just get everybody healthy and ready for the real season.
The Tiggers already had clinched a playoff berth, but with the division they are in, that isn’t saying all that much.
I would not e surprised if Angels steal the WC and Yanks will be instrumental in making that happen.
Tyler, it still doesn’t matter to me. When you get to the playoffs, all the teams are good – and even those that are the lesser teams, still are dangerous. I don’t have super high expectations for this team – I’m just going to wait and see how it plays out.
congrats to the AL East Champion NY Yankees……….
I do not care who we play – IMO, if you are a championship team, you beat whoever you have to face, even if it means a Verlander twice.
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Besty, I’m with you 100%%
I wish YES would show the clubhouse right away. They always take forever to get in there. Swisher is crazy lol
I also JM.
You can’t ever proscribe for another person but I can’t think of a better feeling than to have never worried about this team and never worried about a loss. What a rewarding feeling it is.
How about giving it up for Joe Girardi?
AL East Champs with SEVEN games left to rest and prepare for the post season.
You could have never predicted he could do this with Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia and an absent Phil Hughes and a rookie.
Not to mention, the 3 biggest superstars on this team performed well below career norms.
Jeter, Tex and Arod.
Girardi should win manager of the year.
This has been a season for the ages, regardless of what happens in the post season, what a way to clinch the division…i don’t know about you guys but i have a good feeling about the PS.
What a time to be a Yankee fan!!
Betsy-
You just basically said the same thing as me. The Yanks will have to earn all 11 games if they want to become World Champs. Everybody is 0-0. I bet at the start of last years postseason almost nobody picked a Giants-Rangers WS matchup. Anything can happen in October.
This clinch celebration tonight might end up helping the Rays tomorrow, depending on how much they party tonight.
They might not be in great shape to play tomorrow. Though the Mick certainly could play in those adverse conditions.
It’s incredible how the Yankees have a big say in the redsox/Rays/LAA fight for the wild card. LAA is now tied with the rays.
Best scene of the day was Alex and Jeter yukking it on the rail.
On cue, my idiot Sox fan friend texts me a “thanks” for beating the Rays again. He’s thanking me for us winning the division? Loser!
Wish Tar were here to celebrate with us. MTU and blake too. And Bojo! And tomingeorgia. And PatM, and RayVT. And so many others!!!
Bret The Hitman September 21st, 2011 at 11:20 pm
How about giving it up for Joe Girardi?
AL East Champs with SEVEN games left to rest and prepare for the post season.
You could have never predicted he could do this with Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia and an absent Phil Hughes and a rookie.
Not to mention, the 3 biggest superstars on this team performed well below career norms.
Jeter, Tex and Arod.
Girardi should win manager of the year.
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I am with you on this. Girardi took a lot of heat down the stretch last year for how he handled the team but he’s been great this year. The guy isn’t going to win manager of the year because of public perception of the Yanks but he deserves it. There haven’t been any better than him this year.
“Girardi should win manager of the year.”
Amen!
Trisha,
Agree with you.
I never wavered in my belief that Yanks will win division inspite of all those injuries. And trusted Girardi too. He always had the big picture in mind.
Classic pic of Po. Maybe that’s the one hangs in the Great Hall.
Yankees have a 5 game cushion for HFA. That isn’t bad with so few games left to play.
in all seriousness, posada for the hall? my heart as a yankee fan says yes, my brain says maybe.
what do you guys think?
Tyler, lol, you’re right – I’m sorry, I misread your post. This is life in post-season baseball – and I don’t believe in “hoping” or not for an opponent. I am very happy the Yankees took it to the Rays even though it may mean the Sox make it in – they can’t be my concern now.
Benny, and good teams don’t allow themselves to think that way- they have to believe they can beat anyone they face.
Love Jeter spreading the love and champagne with Kim. heh.
BBFan – what a perfect feeling it is. No doubt. Total faith, belief and optimism.
I like going that way.
CC- I believed in “our” rotation! Yes I did.
I think Posada is boderline for HOF.
i want to see him in the post season and have a good send off / end to his career.
I think he will make it.
Sons of samhorn is like a bizarro world right now….they are all feeling ill about themselves for cheering for the Yankees. There were even a few “hip hip”‘s written on there.
“Yankees have a 5 game cushion for HFA. That isn’t bad with so few games left to play.”
Yes. Sweep the Sux and let the rest come naturally.
Randy Levine LOL
Brett,
Seconded!!! Girardi manager of the year!!
kd,
Posada is a HOF player, he is top ten in every catching statistic. the only problem he has is that he might be overlooked because of the teammates he share his career with
Girardi outmanaged Maddon today. ESPN guy went on about in disgust.
Did you guys hear the call on Sean R’s game-tying homerun? Jeez.
If you want to see a little of the celebration, espn and espnews have some footage.
Mo is giddy as a schoolgirl. I’m thinking it’s especially sweet for the core guys.
Miss seeing Chamberlain in the celebrations. No Joba the Tank this year.
hey now, jorge is not done yet!
he’s got another month in pinstripes and more big hits to come! (looking to go out like godzilla?)
The greatest team of all time is 5-16 in September =(
I think Posada is a HOF-er. He has better stats than some of the catchers who are already in there.
I have the tape running and think I’ll take a “get comfortable” break. I still have work clothes on!
Be back.
Wow!, just saw the standings for the wildcard, and Angels are tied with the Rays, that’s another team with very good pitching, and the rally monkey which i happen to hate
Bret The Hitman,
How about giving props to Cash as well. Weren’t you down on him?
“The greatest team of all time is 5-16 in September =(”
m,
Those Espn guys seemed to be on a funeral when they announced that the Yankees had clinch the division
“Everyone thought the Red Sox (sic) were going to win the division”
Hell, I didn’t!
I also think Posada will eventually get into the HOF. Perhaps not as a first ballot entry like Jeter and Mo, but I’m pretty certain he’ll enter Cooperstown.
Hey, but the Red Sox won the off season!!
Bartolo definitely should be in the postseason rotation IMO.
Agree with Coney.
What a class act jeter is…..He said that it was fitting that Jorge had the winning hit
“Hey, but the Red Sox won the off season!!”
Props to Cashman? For dishing Girardi a bowl of slop?
Still down on Cashman.
Another chip on Jorge’s resume would help his cause.
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 21st, 2011 at 11:33 pm
I have the tape running and think I’ll take a “get comfortable” break. I still have work clothes on!
Be back.
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“Everyone thought the Red Sox (sic) were going to win the division”
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trisha,
Where is that quote from?
rb from LI September 21st, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Hey, but the Red Sox won the off season!!
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If only that could count for something!! LOL
Bret The Hitman September 21st, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Props to Cashman? For dishing Girardi a bowl of slop?
Still down on Cashman.
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WOW.
I would have a rotation consisting of (not in any order): CC, Nova, Colon, and Burnett. Garcia just scares me too much in a big game with this stuff. Have him be ready in the pen if any of the starters falters early.
Wow Brett, Cash gets no love from you
I think the post season rotation will be CC, Nova, Colon, Hughes – unless he still has back issues. I don’t see AJ even sniffing the slot. Garcia has helped a lot, but he seems to be fading toward this finish line.
trisha -
You stated it so eloquitly; Thank God for making me a New York Yankees fan.
Let’s continue to be positive, and support our team in their quest for #28.
5 games up for HFA. If the Yankees play .500 the rest of the way, probably a good bet the get HFA, no?
Peter Botte
Um, Champagne, super Nova… (Been waiting all year to use that one). http://lockerz.com/s/140837012
I’m celebrating with my Mantle Jersey on, drinking a couple of Sam Adams.
Cheers!
Beer me!
Check out this gem from nesn written on Jan 2nd…
2011 Red Sox Will Challenge 1927 Yankees for Title of Greatest Team in Major League History
http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/20.....story.html
So fitting for Jorge to nail this. I couldn’t be happier for him.
This has been an awesome summer, and I’m looking forward to the playoffs. its such a crap shoot though, that anything can happen, so lets enjoy this moment.
Relax!!!
luis September 21st, 2011 at 11:41 pm
rb from LI September 21st, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Hey, but the Red Sox won the off season!!
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If only that could count for something!! LOL
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I wish those that made such a big deal of how great the Sox did over the winter would stand up and say “I have no idea what I’m talking about.” :-/
Here’s a whole album of champagne pics from Jerome
YankeesInkJerome Preisler
http://img.ly/8DJb
Matt Moore is starting for the Rays tomorrow.
Captain Clutch September 21st, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Check out this gem from nesn written on Jan 2nd…
2011 Red Sox Will Challenge 1927 Yankees for Title of Greatest Team in Major League History
http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/20…..story.html
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Absolutely priceless. Now the Sox could sneak in with the wild card, catch fire, and win it all. But I’m pretty sure that the greatest team ever talk can be put to bed.
Hughes may be good for the second round.
I still have a feeling that one of our starters will pitch short, so any starters on the outside looking in will probably pitch.
But, the good thing is we have options. And a kickass bullpen. And offense.
Bret,
Cashman deserves a lot of credit for this season as well, without Bart and the chief i don’t know where we would be, and the contributions from the farm system are basicly the footprint he started back in 2006 and is bearing and will keep on bearing fruits for years to come.
JAP -
If you’re out there, that winning hit by Posada must have lit up your heart, and brought a wide array of smiles to your face.
I need 6 more wins to be correct in trisha’s win-loss pool.
[and yellow cahd on the Sam Adams
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Don’t know if anyone tuned in to MLBN, but Dan Plesac(!) called DRob the best setup man in the game.
To all Yankee fans on here, Congratulations.
rb from LI September 21st, 2011 at 11:46 pm
It ain’t happening any time soon!!!
I say, it would be nice to start the AAA team the final 4 against the Rays, and the starters this weekend against Boston.
Yes, I do enjoy sticking it to the Red Sux, lol.
Tyler, no way, no way…………Garcia has had a few bad starts; AJ has had 2 seasons worth of them. I’d rather have a guy out there who can pitch and can work his way around lineups through guile than Jekyll and Hyde…….mostly Hyde. I really think that it was never going to be anyone other than Colon and Garcia
I am so very happy that we won. It was a great team effort. I think credit goes to everyone from the Steinbrenner’s on down. Cashman and Girardi did a great job. We still have the “kids” and the future is really bright. Don’t discount what Larry Rothschild has meant to the team. My I’m one really happy man right now. I can hardly wait to see my business associates that are Red Sux fans. They get what they deserve…Greatest team ever..my a…..
Thanks Joe, congrats to you too!!!
Betsy-
I see your point. I love Garcia but that 85 mph fastball scares the daylights out of me no matter how great he is and his composure…. I don’t know. Both guys have their cons. Something tells me they will go with AJ but hopefully the series ends in 3!
Yogi, if Hughes ever had a shot, I think that went down the tubes with his back issues. I question how “ok” he’ll be even as a reliever – nevermind performance, but in terms of health. Backs are just tricky thinks.
# mick September 21st, 2011 at 9:06 pm
sleepy dreamy 9 minutes between posts….
yaanks waited an hour to start this game to be able to clinch after a rs loss
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And so it shall be……
Showalter on MLB Network right now. Sounds pretty pumped.
Trying to catch some of the Celebration because I don’t have YES. I guess I will have to catch it on the website later.
Trisha props to you for calling all of this. Lots of people gave you a ton of crap but you are a true believer. Nice!!
Tyler, Garcia had a great year no matter about his 85 MPH fastball………AJ had a horrid year with his 93/94 MPH FB. I don’t think AJ scares in big spots, I just think he’s a very mediocre pitcher (to say the least at this point). If they choose AJ over Garcia, I would not be happy. It’s too bad Freddy tired at this point because he’s been great – but yeah, the rotation is not in great shape
rb from LI September 21st, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Don’t know if anyone tuned in to MLBN, but Dan Plesac(!) called DRob the best setup man in the game.
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Not only is he the best setup man in the game, but I’d argue he would be a top 5 closer in baseball if he was closing. The guy is absolutely phenomenal. The question has long been asked who will take over for Mo… there have been many people championed for that spot but Mr. Robertson has solidified his claim.
luis, I know it won’t, but wouldn’t it be nice just once?!
LevinsonSF September 21st, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Spot on, very well written hard to top, kudos
Wish Tar were here to celebrate with us. MTU and blake too. And Bojo! And tomingeorgia. And PatM, and RayVT. And so many others!!!
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Here I am!!!!!!
This will probably make Buck’s year, but he’s still a punk and that team still stinks.
Betsy-
That velocity just leaves so little room for error. Maybe Garcia finds a second wind in the next couple days and turns it around. I’d love for that to happen. Maybe the Dodgers will lend Kershaw to the Yanks haha.
I wonder if Chad is bummed that he is missing out on the Celebration tonight in the clubhouse. Those things have to be fun to be a part of.
Cashman saw Hughes plummet in the second half last year but went into this season with Hughes penciled in at #2 privately and AJ in that spot, publicly. He brought in scrap heap acquisitions (Colon and Garcia) and did nothing at the trade deadline. Cashman did nothing foundational to help Girardi pull of this feat. What did he do? Give him credit for striking gold when he went dumpster diving?
Look what Girardi got out of Nova. When he went down, was it Cashman who wanted Nova to work on the slider or Girardi, Rothschild and staff? Think about it.
Cashman shopped the living he11 out of that Ivan Nova. If Cliff Lee took the big money, Nova wouldn’t be here. Same fate as Ian kennedy.
Where are all of the trolls?
It’s too bad Freddy tired at this point because he’s been great – but yeah, the rotation is not in great shape
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And only you could find a negative at a time like this…
Good night folks, Y’all have a great night dreaming of #28. The light is now in sight!
Hip hip Jorge!!!
Pretty stupid managing by Girardi, huh? Only 95 wins with just 8 left to play. Where are the 3 or 4 idiots like (P)iss Ant and Cupstain Crotchmire, who spent the year complaining about his managing. Only getting 2/3rds of a season out of Rodriguez, Jeter missing for 3 weeks at the same time, missing Chavez for nearly 6 weeks, having to rebuild not only the rotation, but, the bullpen being rebuilt on the fly. Just pathetic job.
Tyler, but velocity isn’t everything……..I hope Freddy gets back on the beam as well. Perhaps he should have had been skipped a few starts throughout the season……..
congrats!!!
Tyler, I think it’s a strong possibility, but I don’t want to think about that yet!
It’s just nice to hear a national analyst giving props. And I LOVE that DRob is from the system and not imported.
“Celebration strip tease? !”
LMAO!!! I just about had the energy to change!!!
“trisha,
Where is that quote from?”
LGY, it was just something that Jack Curry said during the postgame. He certainly wasn’t saying he thought so, just making the statement.
rb from LI,
Yes it would…..but it’s very hard to some people to recognize when they are wrong, i guess they are too proud, which is a good thing to have, but sometimes it works against you…
i guess cashman is still a dope.. no big moves in the offseason, kept all his long term nuggets, and got a lot of young guys playing time when it counts.
yep get rid of cashman he is overrated… robertson, nunez, montero,romine, noesi, nova, and on and on… they have no homegrown talents outside of the core 4…………………..
epstein also gave up addtl pieces late in the year and they are stuck with lackey who is burnett with more years left on his deal….
Bret, really, come on – get over the IPK thing. We wouldn’t have Granderson without trading Kennedy.
I’m not a Cashman fan anymore and frankly I’m ready for him to go, but he stopped wanting to trade Nova awhile ago.
He made a bad mistake with Haren, but where else did you want him to go?
We won the division, so I would say we did not NEED help at the deadline; did you want him to overpay for bums?
m September 21st, 2011 at 11:49 pm
I need 6 more wins to be correct in trisha’s win-loss pool.
[and yellow cahd on the Sam Adams
]
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I’m drinking Boston Lager to celebrate the Red Sox helping out the Yankees tonight. Why not get a double high off of Bahston? heh.
rb-
Absolutely. I hope Mo pitches until he’s 80 haha. And it is always nice to see these guys from the system becoming great players. It really shuts up those idiots who only talk about the payroll. The homegrown talent on this team is already a huge factor and it’s only going to grow from here.
WTF are you talking about Bret?
Even if they signed Cliff Lee, Nova was going to be the 5th starter unless Andy came back. And when Hughes went down with his arm injury Nova would have been first in line to take his spot.
what do they do at catcher next year??romine, montero, and cervelli are 3 legit dudes. sure cervelii is porbably a career backup but he is 24 and recently has played real well before his injury.
i think if Martin wants more then a year they say thanks and adios…romine defensively is tremendous….
I look forward to watching Matt Kemp in similar celebrations of the future.
He should be a Yankee beast.
“Trisha props to you for calling all of this. Lots of people gave you a ton of crap but you are a true believer. Nice!!”
Unknown, what a really nice and generous thing for you to say. I REALLY appreciate that. Thank you!
Where are you anyway? I’m sad that you don’t get YES!
I just hope we don’t have to face Ubaldo Jimenez and those Cleveland Indians in the 1st round.
Oh, never mind.
You think Girardi’s vote on keeping those players doesn’t count? It’s probably the main reason why they’re still with the organization and not traded for Javier Vazquez.
Cashman, the one who refused to include Nova in the Cliff Lee trade, shopped the living hel1 out of him?
Does.not.compute.
The Yankees were never going to get Haren for the junk they got from the Angels. Start with Chamberlain or Hughes, Montero or Romine and go from that.
this team has a lot of young talent on the way up…
cano and grandy are the best hitters on the team now. grandy has 1 or 2 more year on his deal let it run out and see when it is over….
swisher 1 more year and then adios.. grandy and swisher are only 30…..
tex is the guy who has not pulled his weight this year, his #’s are not that good….he needs to change his approach.. he is not dave kingman………..
Think I’m going to have to up my contribution to “High Socks for Hope”
betsy, Tyler,
With all due respect, i agree with Tyler, because the type of stuff Garcia has won’t play well against a good and patient team, especially if as Lockdown said a while ago, that teams are adjusting to lay off the splitter, if that’s the case he is going to be in trouble, as he has been in his last three starts
And bruceb, if you are around, thank you so much for your earlier post. It really meant a lot to me for you to say that.
Yeah, well trading Joba, a reliever, would have been worth it………….
sweep sux to make them suffer
Trisha, I’m in crappy Minnesota. I get the games through DirecTV but they usually cut out right after the last out is made.
So freaking pumped to be playing in October again. And to win the division to boot. Can’t wait to see who shows up at Yankee Stadium next Friday night. Let’s Get It On!!
Joba/Hughes, Romine……plus another good prospect, you make that deal any day of the week. Cashman’s arrogance led him to assume Lee would be his and he didn’t make any contingency plans.
Speaking of Javy Vazquez, he now has a 3.77 ERA on the season.
He has given up only ONE run in 22 innings in September. One!
Good for him.
I’m not a Cashman fan anymore and frankly I’m ready for him to go,
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unbelievable, does it ever stop!!???!!!!!
Luis, then let’s drop this because IMO there is no argument that I will ever buy that will have AJ on the mound starting in the post-season.
mel, I don’t remember exactly what I predicted but I have a feeling that we don’t have enough games left for me to make it!
That’s because you can throw 87 MPH in the NL and still get outs.
Hughes needs to go there.
LGY, that doesn’t exactly make me happy. Not that that was Cashman’s fault at all – but he blows up with us, making that just an awful trade, and it turns out he wasn’t done?
Hey Luis DROP IT
So glad the Yankees signed Martin (and the Sox didn’t!)
RB, me too – Martin was great. I loved him from the beginning and even when he struggled offensively, I thought he was a terrific pick up.
LGY – FWIW Javy’s on my fantasy team.
Vizcaino, Melky and Dunn for Javier Vazquez.
Total hose job. He follows that up with a goose egg 2010 offseason despite Hughes’ second half struggles and a goose egg 2011 trade deadline.
What in the bloody he11 is Cashman really doing substantially to help Girardi?
He didn’t push for Nova learning the slider.
If Nova doesn’t emerge in 2011, Yanks don’t make it.
Really happy for Soriano that he got to close it out against his former club. Something that I think is being missed in the closing moments of the game tonight.
Betsy,
In regard to AJ, we are in complete agreement, LOL
Mick,
Please let it go
Betsy,
Most pitchers can’t reinvent themselves after they lose their fastball velocity. For the ones that do, it doesn’t happen over night.
Look at Mussina. Or even Garcia who has gotten increasingly more comfortable over the past couple years.
It couldn’t have been easy for Javy to come into the season last year and just have his fastball disappear on him out of nowhere. Javy didn’t even get his act together until July. It takes time.
Patrick Corbin (minors), Rafael Rodriguez, Joe Saunders and Tyler Skaggs is what they gave up. They wanted more tan that from NY. If they wanted the same talent trash from NY, Haren would be in NY.
Guys,
This is a time to celebrate!!!, lets enjoy this wonderful achievement, while we watch the greatest team ever flop!!!
Unknown – I have taped the postgame tonight and will tape all the clinches plus the world series postgame!!!
How would you like it if I make you a copy of those tapes and send them to you? I think one of my brothers can turn the tape into a CD so I could put it all on a CD for you.
No Yankee fan should miss the YES postgame celebrations!
I’m happy to do it for you and you deserve to have it as a faithful lohud participant.
Yeah, Betsy – I really like Martin, always have…even before he was a Yankee. I think offensively the drop off this season occurred after his back problems and he never completely recovered his stroke, but I’d like to see him spend some quality time with KLong this off season — of course, I’m assuming he is a Yankee next year.
luis September 22nd, 2011 at 12:12 am
Luis, I didn’t want you to take it the wrong way as I always enjoy discussing things with you…….it’s just that we won’t agree on this so it was moot to continue.
LGY, I’m not upset at Javy nor do I blame him – he didn’t do anything wrong. It’s just frustrating that we ended up, for all intents and purposes, getting screwed. Granted, I doubt he’d be pitching like that in the AL East……..
So, Bret, you think Cashman should have traded Montero, Nova and one of the B’s in order to make a move at the trade deadline?
Ubaldo hasn’t done all that great. So, who do you think he should have given up that talent for?
I agree that getting Javy wasn’t a great deal. That I could have done without. Yet, Javy is doing pretty decent this year, and he did well the year prior. He just isn’t cut out for pinstripes and the AL.
Cashman shouldn’t be pushing for pitchers to pick up certain pitches. That should be the pitching coach’s job to see what would work with what the pitchers have.
Sometimes the best moves are the ones not made. Only time down the road will tell that for certain, but I think he has valued some of these prospects pretty well.
They would not have taken the equivalent from the Yankees……….no way, teams always ask for a lot more. In any case, it’s not something I think about often and in general, that’s the only thing I can really get on Cashman about. He should get a lot of credit for signing Garcia and Colon…….and if we’re going to get on him for not developing Joba and Phil, then we have to give him credit for Nova.
Buster Olney March 30 2011
“They’re (the Red Sox) better than the Phillies. They’re better than the Yankees. They’re better than the Rangers. They’re better than everyone who has pirouetted across this stage.”
Now the “greatest team of all time” is pirouetting their way out of the playoffs. Hilarious.
How do you know that Cashman wasn’t involved in pushing Nova to improve his slider?
Betsy,
I know, i didn’t take it the wrong way, and i also enjoy discussing with you,
RB, I think he’ll be a Yankee…………I would also suggest they give him a decent amt of rest. I was not of this mindset before, but now I do wonder about their true feelings about Montero as catcher – they haven’t let him catch one game. For an organization that has stubbornly insisted he can catch, I find it odd. Maybe now that they’ve clinched they’ll let him.
Trisha – That would be really awesome. At the end of the post season if you wanted I am sure I could get some info out to you to receive a copy of those memorable celebrations, if it is not to much trouble.
Hopefully there is 3 more to come.
Luis, but your best friend took it the wrong way, lol………thanks!
Yogi mantle,
very good post, spot on
vblade September 22nd, 2011 at 12:16 am
Buster Olney March 30 2011
“They’re (the Red Sox) better than the Phillies. They’re better than the Yankees. They’re better than the Rangers. They’re better than everyone who has pirouetted across this stage.”
Now the “greatest team of all time” is pirouetting their way out of the playoffs. Hilarious.
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LMAO!!!! Murderer’s Blow Team!!!
I think I actually saw Soriano smile tonight. I like that.
red sux make the playoffs they could be dangerous… things change fast in baseball.
do not bury the sux yet……
Betsy, that is a sore spot on this forum. I haven’t voiced my opinion, but it does irritate me that Montero has had, what, 6 innings(?) behind the plate since he came up. It’s past time for him to be catching. I agree with randy – he should be splitting time next year at catcher. and not strictly as a BUC
The Yanks hardly got for nothing for Vazquez. Logan has been pretty damned good for 2 years…better than he ever was with the White Sox or Braves, especially considering they had no other left handed pitchers ready for that roll. They also got the chance to steal a fine young prospect in Bichette. Losing Ramirez may or may not hurt down the road. NYYs needed a starter and got one coming off a Cy Young consideration season.
Unknown – consider it done.
It is absolutely lovely to see our guys celebrating, the same ones that went out and left it all out there for us, game after game after game.
I am not going to go and watch my DVRd episodes of Cash Cab, ha ha!
Night all. Enjoy this most awesome and memorable night!!!
Good night everyone!!!, another perfect day!!!, GO YANKEES!
RB, it’s not that big of a sore spot with me, but it is worth noting. I’m guessing they brought him up knowing that he had a lot to work on with his catching……that his offense was just too impossible to ignore. If so, then his not catching makes sense. It really doesn’t bother me because for the most part I have no problems with how they’ve handled Montero
I’m usually the first one to call out Girardi on ill-advised moves (like leaving CC in for 128 pitches a week before the playoffs start solely for personal achivement purposes), but trashing him or Cashman on the night they clinched the AL East by beating a hot division rival three times in a row seems kind of silly.
Well the hope is that Bichette turns out………..if our other pitchers develop, losing Ramirez won’t sting so much. I would have done the deal at the time and I still don’t blame Cashman – he had no way of knowing Javy would blow up for whatever reason.
Montero will get his time next year. Romine is no where near ready offensively, and if he is ever to be what he should be, he needs most of next year in Scranton.
Perhaps because of the pre-season predictions, perhaps because of all the injuries, this division title seems so much sweeter than usual.
I have generally not been critical of Girardi, after all he has gotten this team this far, but I think Montero not catching is all on him. I don’t think Wynegar was blowing smoke when he said that Montero could catch at the MLB level.
Montero did catch one game. I think it is more Girardi than anyone else in the organization that isn’t sold on him catching. Girardi was more a light hitting defensive catcher, so its natural that he would lean toward that kind rather than someone more like Piazza or Pudge.
Montero didn’t really get much a chance though, just like Girardi seems to have him pigeon holed as a DH against lefties. That is one beef I have against Girardi.
BJK, I’m not trashing anyone, I’m expressing frustration. I think Montero should have a couple of opportunities to catch since he’s been up, especially since Cervelli went down.
I think Montero is going to catch a couple of games in the next week, Romine probably a couple as well. Give Martin some time off….
Anyway, good night Yankee fans! This was a really wonderful day!
JM September 22nd, 2011 at 12:29 am
Perhaps because of the pre-season predictions, perhaps because of all the injuries, this division title seems so much sweeter than usual.
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I think you’re right. This team was counted out and they proved a lot of people wrong.
RB from LI, Hopefully Montero will get more chances now that the division is won, and HFA is not far off either, as both Detroit and Texass are 5 games back for that honor with 7 to play. 3 more wins will sew that up.
rb from LI September 22nd, 2011 at 12:34 am
BJK, I’m not trashing anyone, I’m expressing frustration. I think Montero should have a couple of opportunities to catch since he’s been up, especially since Cervelli went down.
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I wouldn’t be shocked to see Montero catching tomorrow. Seems like a good game to get him back there.
In fact, would love to see Posada at 2nd base and Swisher on the mound.
Oh well. Gotta work this morning, so good night Yankee fans. It certainly is a sweet night for us.
Yogi, that’s exactly what I think. But Montero is worth so much more as a catcher – Girardi needs to think about the big picture.
Anyhow, good night everyone. Let’s go Yankees!
Assuming Texas holds on to their 3-2 9th inning lead over Oakland, NYYs will have a 5 game lead on HFA over both Texas and Detroit with 7 games to play.
Jorge has a little Bernie in him….
“I thought it was the ninth; I really did,” Posada said. “I thought the game was over. And when I saw Tex scoring the second run of the inning and nobody was moving, it was kind of surreal.”