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**Official YANKEES 2009 Thread** (1 Viewer)
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Man In The Box
Footballguy
####ty weekend, obviously. Not just getting swept, but the way it went down. Also losing Bruney is a big blow. I didn't think much of the Ransom injury until Sunday night when Berroa showed us his glove at third. Oof. Boston is the hottest team in the sport right now, and they pounced on every mistake the Yanks made. Let's hope that they return the favor next week in the Bronx.
I'm going to try to take some positives out of the slowish start by this team. 13 of the first 19 on the road. No A-Rod. The two big free agent signings are both slow starters every year. Yada, yada. I'm concerned with Girardi, though. I didn't like the hire to begin with, and he's shown me nothing in the 1+years he's been here that he is anything but mediocre. I'm not putting it all on Joe, and he'll most likely get the rest of this season to prove that he can manage here, but I'm unimpressed.
Let's hope the kid comes up and gives them a shot in the arm tonight. Who knows, maybe get a few big hits and win a game.
I'm going to try to take some positives out of the slowish start by this team. 13 of the first 19 on the road. No A-Rod. The two big free agent signings are both slow starters every year. Yada, yada. I'm concerned with Girardi, though. I didn't like the hire to begin with, and he's shown me nothing in the 1+years he's been here that he is anything but mediocre. I'm not putting it all on Joe, and he'll most likely get the rest of this season to prove that he can manage here, but I'm unimpressed.
Let's hope the kid comes up and gives them a shot in the arm tonight. Who knows, maybe get a few big hits and win a game.
gump
Footballguy
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I have to say that Posada should have moved forward to catch the ball, but Posada did a great job blocking balls last night and has always been a good throwing catcher. Posada's weakness has always been his framing of pitches (receiving skills) and his weak blocking of the plate. He calls an excellent game as well.Let's not forget the great defensive catcher (Molina) allowed a run to score on a passed ball and then he didn't bust to get the ball back to Joba. Moilna has also been lazy at blocking balls. Of course Molina throws great
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
You are right, the announcers were all wrong and so is Blackjack here. Posada and Pettitte both knew he was stealing which is why Pettitte hurried his motion and why posada jumped out of his crouch. What Posada did wrong was he should have met the ball at the plate and "stuffed" Ellsbury. I think he might have been concerned about the swing, but obviously Drew wouldn;t swing with his teammate there.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I don’t want to analyze the game to death as the Yankees are going through some down times where everything goes wrong. The umpire was terrible yesterday and at key spots. While we got a call at 1st base, the biggest play was when Pena walked on a 3-2 pitch that was at least 6 inches outside and the ump rung him up. Instead of 1st and 2nd nobody out with the top of the lineup coming up we had man on 1st and 1 out. Later in the 9th Posada pinch hits with 1st and 3rd and nobody out down by 3. The first pitch was again 6 inches outside and possibly low and Posada was ticked off and barked at the ump. Then he hits into a DP and the game was over. BTW, it looked like Posada was stuck in 2nd gear the entire time down to 1st base.
Just some observations I thought I would get down.
Texiera keeps dropping his back shoulder when he is swinging and this is causing more popups than normal. It is just a slight adjustment.
Johnny Damon breaks more bats than any baseball player in the league. He breaks bats on normal swings like a 3-2 pitch down the middle.
CC, was sharp yesterday and he will be fine if he keeps pitching like that. The HR was unfortunate.
Swisher has been very bad of late. He was only hitting fastballs early on and then after getting a steady diet of breaking balls (and not getting hits off of them) he has come back to earth. Yesterday, the breaking balls got him out early and then later he was behind the fastball. He is 6 for his last 35 (.171) over the past 9 games but he does have 7 walks during the same time. His OPS is still over 1 though so he has been very good. I just hope he can adjust to the steady diet of breaking balls he has been seeing.
Melky Cabrera will never be an effective hitter if he doesn’t learn to stop swinging at pitches that are not even close to a strike. He has this "I am going to swing at everything mentality" and he needs to be more disciplined. If he can do that he has shown some improvement with his leverage at the plate. Melky has hit well so far this year, but he will come back to earth unless he doesn’t get more disciplined. Like I said, it is clear the time working this off season has helped, but the discipline is a critical need.
Gardner has really struggled at the plate and it is a shame because if he could give us .700 OPS I would be thrilled.
Cano’s outs have been bullets! He is leading in every category for the Yanks.
Onto the Red Sox, if you remember I mentioned the good pickup Boston made in getting Saito (I compared his OPS against to Rivera’s). They signed him for 1.5 mil, which was one of the best moves this off-season. Very little downside and big upside.
The Yanks were below .500 in teh games without ARod last year and were good with him, I expect the same when he returns.
It is time for the Yanks to start getting some timely hitting and pitching. They are doing just enough to lose. It will turn around; remember this is a marathon that is only 12% complete!
Just some observations I thought I would get down.
Texiera keeps dropping his back shoulder when he is swinging and this is causing more popups than normal. It is just a slight adjustment.
Johnny Damon breaks more bats than any baseball player in the league. He breaks bats on normal swings like a 3-2 pitch down the middle.
CC, was sharp yesterday and he will be fine if he keeps pitching like that. The HR was unfortunate.
Swisher has been very bad of late. He was only hitting fastballs early on and then after getting a steady diet of breaking balls (and not getting hits off of them) he has come back to earth. Yesterday, the breaking balls got him out early and then later he was behind the fastball. He is 6 for his last 35 (.171) over the past 9 games but he does have 7 walks during the same time. His OPS is still over 1 though so he has been very good. I just hope he can adjust to the steady diet of breaking balls he has been seeing.
Melky Cabrera will never be an effective hitter if he doesn’t learn to stop swinging at pitches that are not even close to a strike. He has this "I am going to swing at everything mentality" and he needs to be more disciplined. If he can do that he has shown some improvement with his leverage at the plate. Melky has hit well so far this year, but he will come back to earth unless he doesn’t get more disciplined. Like I said, it is clear the time working this off season has helped, but the discipline is a critical need.
Gardner has really struggled at the plate and it is a shame because if he could give us .700 OPS I would be thrilled.
Cano’s outs have been bullets! He is leading in every category for the Yanks.
Onto the Red Sox, if you remember I mentioned the good pickup Boston made in getting Saito (I compared his OPS against to Rivera’s). They signed him for 1.5 mil, which was one of the best moves this off-season. Very little downside and big upside.
The Yanks were below .500 in teh games without ARod last year and were good with him, I expect the same when he returns.
It is time for the Yanks to start getting some timely hitting and pitching. They are doing just enough to lose. It will turn around; remember this is a marathon that is only 12% complete!
blackjack23
Footballguy
I dont wanna put any pressure on this game but Im looking forward to tonights game more than any this year (except opening day). I wanna see if Hughes finally makes the "leap" that we were all expecting and saw in 2007.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I agree I am excited about this game as well for the same reasons. I will say that I liked watching Melancon. You can see a ball that comes out nicely and he has a nice yacker as well.We need to relax and play some ball, the team is talented even if banged up we should be better than we have played.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
You must mean having the worst pitching in the majors?As for their offseason moves, what wouldn't work about that?
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
first placeLast Placeway to open the new joint!!
blackjack23
Footballguy
We gotta pitcher here fellas 
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
That game was much more enjoyable! I was very interested in watching Hughes pitch and after the first inning I was impressed. Last year, Hughes was throwing about 89-91 MPH. During this game he was up to 93 (I still don’t see 95). But that was only one small nugget of what made me impressed. Hughes now has a cutter and it moves well! He throws the cutter about 88-89, but this brings an entirely new dimension to his pitching. He also can tail the fastball (into a righty) and he used it effectively to jam a few righties. Now he can change speeds and movement on fastball which makes his sharp curveball more effective. I also liked that he worked in his change and slider a few times. I wasn’t tallying his pitches but I saw roughly 3 changes and 4 sliders. The umpire was a batters umpire (and he wasn’t very good either) but Hughes and Edwin Jackson were throwing extremely well.
Speaking of Jackson, we have to credit Cano for pretty much knocking him out of the game by making him throw 22 pitches to get him out in 2 AB’s. After Jackson threw his 117th pitch he didn’t come out for the 7th inning and the Yanks jumped all over the bullpen. This is why it is so important to have guys that work the count and make pitchers throw more pitches. Cano is not one to normally do this, but he fouled off a dozen + pitches. These days teams are weak in the middle relief and you want to get there by the 6th/7th inning to avoid the setup and closer.
Other notes:
Texiera is still dropping his back shoulder ever so slightly and causing him to hit many fly balls and just miss HR’s. His timing is good but this is what is making him hit the fly balls. Off speed pitches he appears to be doing this when he is slowing up his mechanics.
Damon broke another bat
Matsui is swinging better. He is a tough guy to read because of his awkward mechanics, but he is a guy with good hand eye and can look real bad when he isn’t balanced.
Melky actually held up on a high fastball and worked a walk! He walked twice
Ramirez has been having trouble with his change. It has not been dropping the way it used to and obviously his performance has not been good. His change is as good as anyone’s when on and while he is not popular I still believe he is a good guy to have in the pen because of the different look he brings. I was glad to see them use his slider yesterday. If he doesn’t pitch better though he will be down in the minors.
YES needs to fix their speed gun; it is far too inconsistent
Good to see Boston can actually lose!
Speaking of Jackson, we have to credit Cano for pretty much knocking him out of the game by making him throw 22 pitches to get him out in 2 AB’s. After Jackson threw his 117th pitch he didn’t come out for the 7th inning and the Yanks jumped all over the bullpen. This is why it is so important to have guys that work the count and make pitchers throw more pitches. Cano is not one to normally do this, but he fouled off a dozen + pitches. These days teams are weak in the middle relief and you want to get there by the 6th/7th inning to avoid the setup and closer.
Other notes:
Texiera is still dropping his back shoulder ever so slightly and causing him to hit many fly balls and just miss HR’s. His timing is good but this is what is making him hit the fly balls. Off speed pitches he appears to be doing this when he is slowing up his mechanics.
Damon broke another bat
Matsui is swinging better. He is a tough guy to read because of his awkward mechanics, but he is a guy with good hand eye and can look real bad when he isn’t balanced.
Melky actually held up on a high fastball and worked a walk! He walked twice
Ramirez has been having trouble with his change. It has not been dropping the way it used to and obviously his performance has not been good. His change is as good as anyone’s when on and while he is not popular I still believe he is a good guy to have in the pen because of the different look he brings. I was glad to see them use his slider yesterday. If he doesn’t pitch better though he will be down in the minors.
YES needs to fix their speed gun; it is far too inconsistent
Good to see Boston can actually lose!
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Very nice performance from Phil, that was more like it. It's also a glimmer of why several of us have said you can't judge the Johan trade until the end of his Met contract. Obviously it's only one game and we've seen glimpses from Hughes before, but when he throws the way he does last night you can see why they didn't want to deal him.
Please don't misconstrue this as me saying I'm "right", because that would be as erroneous as calling it wrong last year. Just that we need to remain in 'wait and see' mode for awhile here.
Please don't misconstrue this as me saying I'm "right", because that would be as erroneous as calling it wrong last year. Just that we need to remain in 'wait and see' mode for awhile here.
blackjack23
Footballguy
pretty exciting performance 2 days in a row
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Anybody awake over here?
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Good to see some production out of 3rd base!I have to say it is very disapointing to see no fans at the stadium. They really goofed up the ticket prices
blackjack23
Footballguy
Supposed to rain all weekend so his start vs LA on Sunday may be in jeapardy.Will Hughes get a start vs. the Red Sox in their 2 game stint at Yankee's Stadium? Or will he start the final Angels game?
blackjack23
Footballguy
Ive been very impressed with Melky Cabrera's ability to work the count and take walks. If he just cuts down his swing a little and stops swinging for the fences we couldve all been wrong about him. That would be awesome. He looks like a completely different player this year and you can tell hes worked really hard. Remember hes still only 24 (I think).
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Man In The Box
Footballguy
I like Melky, don't get me wrong, and I hope he continues to hit and becomes a viable every day option for the Yankees, but he basically duplicated his April from a year ago. He hit about .300 with 5 or 6 HRs in April last year and then disappeared offensively for the last 5 months of the season. Let's hope he's figured something out.blackjack23 said:
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
They won a few games, so the Sox fans are being held at bay while they ponder Beckett imploding.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I like his balance at the plate much better this year. You can see the balance in his swing. he still chases far too many pitches, but he has been really good so far. he is young and he has some skills, but I still think he is a sub par CF'r. he is too slow to cover ground and while many love his arm, I think he takes WAY too long to get rid of the ball which limits his throwing ability. the other day there was a bullet to CF that I was sure we would have a play (Inge was running) and Melky didn't even make a throw. he takes 4-5 steps before he throws and that makes his overall throw average at best. In general he is a solid defensive player at the corners, but i don;t think he can hit well enough for the corners unless he improves his discipline, but that is one of the hardest things to learn.I hope he keeps it up!blackjack23 said:
flysack
Footballguy
While you're right, I think Man is onto something too - Melky is much more patient in the box than last year. There's a noticeable difference. If he continues hitting .290-.300 ball, I'd be very happy with him in centerfield for 10+ years. His defense is already amazing. He's just always been impatient at the plate and dumb around the bases. The guy has zero base-running instincts, which is another reason why Garner was able to win the CF job this spring.
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Michael Brown
Footballguy
C'mon -- best win of the year and I come home to find nobody talking about it?!?
Atmosphere there was GREAT in the last two innings. And THAT...is why you don't leave a game early.
LET'S-GO-YAN-KEES!!!
Clap, Clap, Clap Clap Clap
Atmosphere there was GREAT in the last two innings. And THAT...is why you don't leave a game early.
LET'S-GO-YAN-KEES!!!
Clap, Clap, Clap Clap Clap
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Robbie is on ####### FIRE!!!
Michael Brown
Footballguy
By the way, my concerns about the noise level of the stadium were answered rather emphatically tonight.
It's ####### loud.
I think it was because of all the daytime crowds, not to mention some early season suckitude...but tonight was the first Friday night crowd of the season (typically the most rowdy and fun crowds in my experiences) and tonight was no exception.
GREAT time!
ETA: The word that was caught in the language filter rhymes with chicken, not chuckin. Strange, I didn't think that would be filtered.
It's ####### loud.
I think it was because of all the daytime crowds, not to mention some early season suckitude...but tonight was the first Friday night crowd of the season (typically the most rowdy and fun crowds in my experiences) and tonight was no exception.
GREAT time!
ETA: The word that was caught in the language filter rhymes with chicken, not chuckin. Strange, I didn't think that would be filtered.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Good food at the new place, Mike?
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
Its a friday night, we're out partying!I can't believe I didn't go tonight, I was on the fence and the rain, eh that would have been great to check out! Tex almost blew it though. Don't know if he would have scored on Robbie's single, but man oh man, there's NO reason to be breaking back. I did turn to my buddy in the 7th down 9-4 and lifeless and say Fuentes would cough this one up! I'd really like to step on the halos throat for these next two, they've beat on the Yanks for a decade, it'd be nice to punch them in the mouth here. And lets hope the Rays can light up the Boston bullpen in these next two days, get them here staggering and then have the Yanks deliever them a reciept. Robbie's been the AL MVP of the early going, playing the way he's playing on both sides of the ball.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
That was an exciting comeback!
It was great to see Pena get up in another key spot and deliver. I had wanted Pena to play over Ransom and in some ways the injury was a blessing for us because it forced Pena to the field. I know he misplayed the one that took an odd hope (he should have charged it), but he has been good in the field (remember he was a SS and hadn’t played much 3rd), he has some speed and is actually hitting a weak .333 (OPS - .761)
Melky delivered and Cano continues to be red hot!
The amazing thing is the Yankees scored 4 in the 8th and then won it in the 9th and they still had 3 outs to go!
Jorge came through again, but I have to admit I was cursing at him for swinging at the 2-0 pitch that would have been 3-0. BTW, I know Jorge hit a HR from the left side of the plate yesterday, but I want to go on record that I think he should back off the plate just a tiny bit. He is getting jammed to easily and he has more than enough coverage of the outside of the plate. Yesterday his HR was in the middle of the plate, but he still was slightly jammed. I think he would hit a lot better (get much better extension) by backing off just about 4 inches.
Girardi better realize soon that he needs to ride the hot hand and get someone out when they are struggling. He usually does not have an issue when they are struggling and used to have a better feel, but he has been making odd choices of late. Melancon threw 11 pitches to get out of the 6th and while he didn’t do the job, I thought he should have stayed in the game. Instead Veras comes in and he does a poor job. These Yankee relievers are talented, but they have been very inconsistent which is more the reason to not be able to count on a new guy to do his job…stay with someone who is looking good rather than finding the guy who may be off.
The biggest mistake Girardi made was staying with Pettitte too long though. Going into the 6th he had already struggled a lot but got out of jams. I would have kept Pettitte in there to start the 6th. But my bullpen would have been stirring and after 2 straight singles the pen would be ready. I would have taken Pettitte out right there. However, Girardi stuck with Andy and Pettitte got the next two guys out (so maybe Girardi was right and I was wrong) With 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs, Girardi pushed his luck and left Pettitte in there even though he clearly had lost it. Pettitte allowed a 2 run single to make the score 4-2. Surely Pettitte would be removed now, right? Nope, He allowed another single. OK, that’s it, right? Nope, Pettitte walked the next guy. Finally Torre, uh I mean Girardi, removes Pettitte and brings in Melancon with the bases juiced. Having to throw strikes, Mathews jumps all over the first pitch fastball for a base clearing triple. Too much damage done in my opinion.
After the Red Sox handed us our lunch in fenway the Yanks have regrouped and we are now 2 out of 1st and 1 behind Boston. Just wait until Texiera warms up and ARod is back!
It was great to see Pena get up in another key spot and deliver. I had wanted Pena to play over Ransom and in some ways the injury was a blessing for us because it forced Pena to the field. I know he misplayed the one that took an odd hope (he should have charged it), but he has been good in the field (remember he was a SS and hadn’t played much 3rd), he has some speed and is actually hitting a weak .333 (OPS - .761)
Melky delivered and Cano continues to be red hot!
The amazing thing is the Yankees scored 4 in the 8th and then won it in the 9th and they still had 3 outs to go!
Jorge came through again, but I have to admit I was cursing at him for swinging at the 2-0 pitch that would have been 3-0. BTW, I know Jorge hit a HR from the left side of the plate yesterday, but I want to go on record that I think he should back off the plate just a tiny bit. He is getting jammed to easily and he has more than enough coverage of the outside of the plate. Yesterday his HR was in the middle of the plate, but he still was slightly jammed. I think he would hit a lot better (get much better extension) by backing off just about 4 inches.
Girardi better realize soon that he needs to ride the hot hand and get someone out when they are struggling. He usually does not have an issue when they are struggling and used to have a better feel, but he has been making odd choices of late. Melancon threw 11 pitches to get out of the 6th and while he didn’t do the job, I thought he should have stayed in the game. Instead Veras comes in and he does a poor job. These Yankee relievers are talented, but they have been very inconsistent which is more the reason to not be able to count on a new guy to do his job…stay with someone who is looking good rather than finding the guy who may be off.
The biggest mistake Girardi made was staying with Pettitte too long though. Going into the 6th he had already struggled a lot but got out of jams. I would have kept Pettitte in there to start the 6th. But my bullpen would have been stirring and after 2 straight singles the pen would be ready. I would have taken Pettitte out right there. However, Girardi stuck with Andy and Pettitte got the next two guys out (so maybe Girardi was right and I was wrong) With 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs, Girardi pushed his luck and left Pettitte in there even though he clearly had lost it. Pettitte allowed a 2 run single to make the score 4-2. Surely Pettitte would be removed now, right? Nope, He allowed another single. OK, that’s it, right? Nope, Pettitte walked the next guy. Finally Torre, uh I mean Girardi, removes Pettitte and brings in Melancon with the bases juiced. Having to throw strikes, Mathews jumps all over the first pitch fastball for a base clearing triple. Too much damage done in my opinion.
After the Red Sox handed us our lunch in fenway the Yanks have regrouped and we are now 2 out of 1st and 1 behind Boston. Just wait until Texiera warms up and ARod is back!
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Sometimes there are things at the game that you kind of miss that the people on TV see. But when that single went through to CF and Tex broke back to third, I almost threw up. I didn't miss that one. I screamed YES and then immediately NO!!!! as he broke back to the bag. I have no idea what he was thinking there.And I said the same about Fuentes. My fiance was in her usual, "I can't believe how bad this bullpen sucks, they always lose these types of games, everybody sucks" mode, but I held out hope because this Angel pen can be gotten to.
Wow, it feels nice to be able to say that! They've pretty much owned us for the last oh, 15 years or so...nice to pay them back once in awhile.
Homer @ RJ
Footballguy
It's cool when a team like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it. 
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Bitter... table for 1.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
Homer @ RJ
Footballguy
yes, I'm terribly bitter after my team won the AL last year, and the Yankees finished a distant third.Bitter... table for 1.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
Wake us when you get to .500 ya bunch of one year wonders.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Says the guy who alwaysyes, I'm terribly bitter after my team won the AL last year, and the Yankees finished a distant third.Bitter... table for 1.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
at Yankee fans for living in the past.Windshield, not rear-view mirror.
Michael Brown
Footballguy
The Yankees have given me enough memories in the last 15 years to last the rest of my life pal. One third place finish doesn't change that.yes, I'm terribly bitter after my team won the AL last year, and the Yankees finished a distant third.Bitter... table for 1.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
P.S. Sabathia, ARod, and Burnett had ZERO to do with this game. Tex played, and his key contribution was that he walked once. The was started by a player the Yankees developed through the minor leagues (Pettitte), and the game-winning hit was by another player the Yankees developed through the minor leagues (Jorge). The key hits in the 8th were by Cano and Ramiro Pena, two more former Yankee farmhands.Hmm, maybe you weren't being sarcastic after all...
Homer @ RJ
Footballguy
It'll happen this year too.Says the guy who alwaysyes, I'm terribly bitter after my team won the AL last year, and the Yankees finished a distant third.Bitter... table for 1.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
flysack
Footballguy
Nice to see CC sending a message to the Angels.
It's been awhile since we've had a picter with a set of balls.
The players have to like it too.
The one thing I didn't like about Torre is how he ignored that aspect of the game. The Yankees would get hit left and right and Torre would forbid any response. The only guy we had that would do it anyway was Clemens. And people respected Clemens for it.
(I can't believe I just used the word "respect" in the same sentence as "Clemens")
It's been awhile since we've had a picter with a set of balls.
The players have to like it too.
The one thing I didn't like about Torre is how he ignored that aspect of the game. The Yankees would get hit left and right and Torre would forbid any response. The only guy we had that would do it anyway was Clemens. And people respected Clemens for it.
(I can't believe I just used the word "respect" in the same sentence as "Clemens")
Homer @ RJ
Footballguy
They can't play the Red Sox every series.Wake us when you get to .500 ya bunch of one year wonders.It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
Michael Brown
Footballguy
This is great -- last week on MLB Network Vasgersian got into trouble when he mentioned that some guy looked just like Donovan McNabb. He then had to give an on-air apology for his insensitive joke about insinuating that all black people look alike.
So now today, Chone Figgins is batting and here's the conversation:
Michael Kay: "Who does he look like to you?"
Paul O'Neill: "Chad Johnson?"
Kay: "Wrong. Flash, how about you?"
John Flaherty: "Dennis Rodman?"
Kay and O'Neill together: "NO WAY THAT'S CRAZY, WAY OFF!"
Kay: "He looks exactly like Willie Randolph. He looks like his young son!"
Not saying these guys will be or should be in any trouble, just found it humorous that Vasgersian was ripped for something that was true (the guy did look like McNabb), but these three just found a similar look to Chad Johnson, Chone Figgins, Dennis Rodman, and Willie Randolph -- none of whom even look remotely similar!
So now today, Chone Figgins is batting and here's the conversation:
Michael Kay: "Who does he look like to you?"
Paul O'Neill: "Chad Johnson?"
Kay: "Wrong. Flash, how about you?"
John Flaherty: "Dennis Rodman?"
Kay and O'Neill together: "NO WAY THAT'S CRAZY, WAY OFF!"
Kay: "He looks exactly like Willie Randolph. He looks like his young son!"
Not saying these guys will be or should be in any trouble, just found it humorous that Vasgersian was ripped for something that was true (the guy did look like McNabb), but these three just found a similar look to Chad Johnson, Chone Figgins, Dennis Rodman, and Willie Randolph -- none of whom even look remotely similar!
It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
Michael Brown
Footballguy
You guys are right. I won't tell my grandkids about the players I see today. After all, none of the old-timers ever talk about Ruth, Gehrig, or DiMaggio. Nobody talks about Reggie's 3 HRs either. And why don't they talk about those guys? Because those guys were only Yankees due to the Yankees having the most money and buying them all. They didn't draft or develop a single one, so no one cares about any of them.Now -- doesn't that sound ridiculous?It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
Homer @ RJ
Footballguy
There were like 12 teams back then and no black people allowed. Who cares. What the Yanks do now in free agency is completely disgusting and people are going to tool on them for it, especially when the team struggles like it did last year.You guys are right. I won't tell my grandkids about the players I see today. After all, none of the old-timers ever talk about Ruth, Gehrig, or DiMaggio. Nobody talks about Reggie's 3 HRs either. And why don't they talk about those guys? Because those guys were only Yankees due to the Yankees having the most money and buying them all. They didn't draft or develop a single one, so no one cares about any of them.Now -- doesn't that sound ridiculous?It's cool when a teams like the Yankees come up together through the minors and you can watch and enjoy their development as they start winning close games like this. One day, you can all tell your grandkids that you were there when Yankee legends like Sabathia, Teixiera, A-Rod and Burnett all figured it out on the big-league level. Nothing like it.
pantagrapher
Footballguy
Once again, Girardi keeps Sabathia in one inning too long.
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
I was waiting for Manute Bol, Jeffery Wright and Lamont From Sanford and Son to get tossed in too!This is great -- last week on MLB Network Vasgersian got into trouble when he mentioned that some guy looked just like Donovan McNabb. He then had to give an on-air apology for his insensitive joke about insinuating that all black people look alike.
So now today, Chone Figgins is batting and here's the conversation:
Michael Kay: "Who does he look like to you?"
Paul O'Neill: "Chad Johnson?"
Kay: "Wrong. Flash, how about you?"
John Flaherty: "Dennis Rodman?"
Kay and O'Neill together: "NO WAY THAT'S CRAZY, WAY OFF!"
Kay: "He looks exactly like Willie Randolph. He looks like his young son!"
Not saying these guys will be or should be in any trouble, just found it humorous that Vasgersian was ripped for something that was true (the guy did look like McNabb), but these three just found a similar look to Chad Johnson, Chone Figgins, Dennis Rodman, and Willie Randolph -- none of whom even look remotely similar!
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Sorry about your penis.
T
The Ghost of Common
Guest
I know Sabathia started poorly last year. Wondering if he's going to be that dominating force that he was int he past though. The kind of pitcher that deserves the contract he got.
His velocity is great - hit 99 mph in the 7th inning, I hate to say it but I wonder if he's being poorly managed. I also wonder how much pitching in NY is affecting him.
Really not sure what to think. I see his stuff when he's not walking guys, and he looks great, but he's just been very hittable this season.
His velocity is great - hit 99 mph in the 7th inning, I hate to say it but I wonder if he's being poorly managed. I also wonder how much pitching in NY is affecting him.
Really not sure what to think. I see his stuff when he's not walking guys, and he looks great, but he's just been very hittable this season.
