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**Official YANKEES 2009 Thread** (1 Viewer)
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Michael Brown
Footballguy
Not me, but I can't speak for othersAnyone else reconsidering Joba to the pen
flysack
Footballguy
Joba is such an infuriating pitcher. He maintains a good ERA, can throw for strikes, and rarely gets tagged for a loss, but he throws WAY too many pitches and his WHIP has to be astronomical. It seems like every inning has two or three guys on base.
If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.
Which would make him great in the bullpen.
Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching.
He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something.
The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Anyone else see the same thing I'm seeing? What is it with this guy?
If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.
Which would make him great in the bullpen.
Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching.
He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something.
The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Anyone else see the same thing I'm seeing? What is it with this guy?
ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
Too much nibbling IMOJoba is such an infuriating pitcher. He maintains a good ERA, can throw for strikes, and rarely gets tagged for a loss, but he throws WAY too many pitches and his WHIP has to be astronomical. It seems like every inning has two or three guys on base. If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.Which would make him great in the bullpen.Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching. He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something. The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Umm hes still young. This is his first full season starting in the majors. Have some patience.Joba is such an infuriating pitcher. He maintains a good ERA, can throw for strikes, and rarely gets tagged for a loss, but he throws WAY too many pitches and his WHIP has to be astronomical. It seems like every inning has two or three guys on base.
If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.
Which would make him great in the bullpen.
Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching.
He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something.
The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Anyone else see the same thing I'm seeing? What is it with this guy?
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
Did you hear them talking about how he was pitching (in his mind) the first inning in the BP before the game. He threw with 15 to 18 pitches with a batter and tried to make himself think it was the second inning when he went on the real mound.Umm hes still young. This is his first full season starting in the majors. Have some patience.Joba is such an infuriating pitcher. He maintains a good ERA, can throw for strikes, and rarely gets tagged for a loss, but he throws WAY too many pitches and his WHIP has to be astronomical. It seems like every inning has two or three guys on base.
If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.
Which would make him great in the bullpen.
Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching.
He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something.
The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Anyone else see the same thing I'm seeing? What is it with this guy?
Finless
Footballguy
I would agree
Wheres the guy who thought we were crazy to think the Yanks were a playoff contendor?
flysack
Footballguy
It's suddenly a lot easier with the Rays returning to mediocrity. Once again, it seems to be about the Red Sox and Yankees. Dogs are once again chasing cats, etc. The thing is, the Yanks still have some kinks to work out. Posada has yet to come back. Wang is still rehabing and is a huge question mark for the rest of the season. Is Phil Hughes finally evolving into a MLB pitcher? Will Chamerblain learn to attack hitters early? But - - CC worked out his first month jitters to become our ace.- Texieria worked out his first month jitters to become our dominant #3 (and a hell of a defensive 1st baseman!)- A-Rod is back and hitting and playing the field well.- Melky may have "arrived" as a MLB player. Hopefully his shoulder injury isn't a concern. All of that has the Yanks even with Boston. But they can get much better. The thing I like about the Yankees is the way they act around each other. They seem loose and comfortable as a team, and that hasn't been the case for a few years now. Swisher has been great, but Burnett has been a surprising clubhouse guy. I love the shaving cream pies he's given everyone. I also think having Melky and Cano on the same bench brings a sense of spirit to the team as a whole. Those guys are best friends and are constantly heckling each other (in a good way). They help keep people loose. Even A-Rod seems like he's gelling with his teammates. For the first time in years, the Yankees look like they have "chemistry."
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flysack
Footballguy
Yea. The look to the dugout was hilarious. It was like, "WTF is up with this guy?"Anybody see AJ Burnett's reaction last night when Cash came out to the mound and didnt even talk to himClassic
cobalt_27
Footballguy
It's a great departure from the sullen group we've had over the last few years. Not sure the direction of causality here, but their 8-3 record in close (1 run) victories suggests that they may be a more confident, clutch group than in previous years past.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Good post, but I think winning creates chemistry, not the other way around.
seriously Price, Kershaw, Scherzer have all had problem pitching alot of inningsUmm hes still young. This is his first full season starting in the majors. Have some patience.Joba is such an infuriating pitcher. He maintains a good ERA, can throw for strikes, and rarely gets tagged for a loss, but he throws WAY too many pitches and his WHIP has to be astronomical. It seems like every inning has two or three guys on base.
If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.
Which would make him great in the bullpen.
Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching.
He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something.
The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Anyone else see the same thing I'm seeing? What is it with this guy?
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
In first by themselves for the first time in a long time (by Yankees standards anyway). Keep it rolling team.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
The universe is back in order...The Yankees are back in first place!
I expect a few less perfect outings from Rivera with his age and his velocity is down a little, but his ball was moving like a wiffle ball yesterday.
Posada is such a huge force for this team with his great bat and his excellent calling of a game.
Assuming Pettitte is OK and Hughes pitches decent, what are people's thoughts about Wang staying in the pen? At least until we know Bruney is OK (which is getting shaky). Most starters have at least 2 really good pitches or 3 decent pitches. Wang really has one excellent pitch and a mediocre change and a below average slider. that one pitch of his could be very effective at inducing a DP grounder and or giving us a few innings if needed. I hope Hughes can pitch well and we could leave Wang in the pen for a little while. Also, many times a sinker baller is better when he is a little tired so if we give him regular work it could be good?
I expect a few less perfect outings from Rivera with his age and his velocity is down a little, but his ball was moving like a wiffle ball yesterday.
Posada is such a huge force for this team with his great bat and his excellent calling of a game.
Assuming Pettitte is OK and Hughes pitches decent, what are people's thoughts about Wang staying in the pen? At least until we know Bruney is OK (which is getting shaky). Most starters have at least 2 really good pitches or 3 decent pitches. Wang really has one excellent pitch and a mediocre change and a below average slider. that one pitch of his could be very effective at inducing a DP grounder and or giving us a few innings if needed. I hope Hughes can pitch well and we could leave Wang in the pen for a little while. Also, many times a sinker baller is better when he is a little tired so if we give him regular work it could be good?
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
I'm a little nervous with him right now. I'd like to see him throw more than a couple effortless innings before I'd put him in a situation that warrants scoreless pitching.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I miss the cute little Red Sox fans stopping by.
flysack
Footballguy
I read an interesting article that said old time baseball teams (1950s and earlier) didn't stick to the rigid 5-man rotation they do nowadays. They used to have one or two quality starters they'd guarantee games to, then they would select starts from a bunch of pitchers based on their matchups.
I'd like to see Girardi do something like that.
Guarantee starts for -
1. CC
2. Burnett
3. Petitte
Then rotate between Hughes, Chamberlain and Wang based on matchups and readiness.
Then assuming the Yanks make the playoffs, Girardi could pick the best of those 3 to be his #4 starter.
I'd like to see Girardi do something like that.
Guarantee starts for -
1. CC
2. Burnett
3. Petitte
Then rotate between Hughes, Chamberlain and Wang based on matchups and readiness.
Then assuming the Yanks make the playoffs, Girardi could pick the best of those 3 to be his #4 starter.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I didn’t like the way Girardi managed the bottom of the 8th and 9th innings last night. I think his moves cost the Yankees the game.
Situation: Bottom of the 8th inning 1st and 3rd, 1 out with Posada up and Gardner on 1st base. The Indians play the IF kind of half way but a little more in. With the slow Posada up and Wood who has a high leg kick I would have sent Gardner to stay out of the DP. After a terrible call by the home plate umpire making the count 2-2 instead of 3-1 to Posada I definitely would have sent him because I was confident the curve ball was coming. Instead our fastest guy stays on first base and Posada hits into a DP. The call by the ump totally changed the AB, but Girardi was sleeping not sending Gardner.
Then, Wang was pitching well and I would have left him in the game. He had 42 pitches and I would have let him go at least 2 more batters and possibly more. I thought he had excellent movement on his pitches and I wanted to see him go out there again. I know people like Coke, but he is nothing special. He is OK and he is a 26 year old lefty, but his stuff is average.
The error streak is fine and it shows the Yankees are not giving away games, but as far as I am concerned Gardner misplaying the fly ball into a “double” was an error.
Texiera had a fantastic game!
Cano has to stop chasing bad pitches; he had a terrible approach at the plate yesterday.
2-0 pitch that he chases a changeup far away form his was bad.
Hughes was OK; he had a few tough breaks with hitting guys when he was way ahead in the count, but outside of one rough stretch pitched pretty well.
The announcers called it (I don’t always hear them because of the way I watch) and I agreed that Wedge made a mistake taking Pavano out, especially with Damon up as Pavano had him fooled all game. I would have taken Pavano out against Texiera though because Tex was seeing the ball well.
Cervelli made 2 nice throws to second and both were off pitches in the dirt.
The Yanks should have won this in the 8th and while I am not sure whether the Yanks have a “do not steal” sign, I think they blundered by not sending Gardner.
ETA: I read that he did have the steal sign but he was afraid of getting picked off. wtf? This is the same issue I mentioned that he simply does not read pitchers well and gets bad jumps. He usually just outruns the throw, but someone needs to work with him on reading pitchers because if he got average jumps he would be safe almost every time. He gets poor jumps and is still safe most of the time. No excuse there
Situation: Bottom of the 8th inning 1st and 3rd, 1 out with Posada up and Gardner on 1st base. The Indians play the IF kind of half way but a little more in. With the slow Posada up and Wood who has a high leg kick I would have sent Gardner to stay out of the DP. After a terrible call by the home plate umpire making the count 2-2 instead of 3-1 to Posada I definitely would have sent him because I was confident the curve ball was coming. Instead our fastest guy stays on first base and Posada hits into a DP. The call by the ump totally changed the AB, but Girardi was sleeping not sending Gardner.
Then, Wang was pitching well and I would have left him in the game. He had 42 pitches and I would have let him go at least 2 more batters and possibly more. I thought he had excellent movement on his pitches and I wanted to see him go out there again. I know people like Coke, but he is nothing special. He is OK and he is a 26 year old lefty, but his stuff is average.
The error streak is fine and it shows the Yankees are not giving away games, but as far as I am concerned Gardner misplaying the fly ball into a “double” was an error.
Texiera had a fantastic game!
Cano has to stop chasing bad pitches; he had a terrible approach at the plate yesterday.
2-0 pitch that he chases a changeup far away form his was bad.
Hughes was OK; he had a few tough breaks with hitting guys when he was way ahead in the count, but outside of one rough stretch pitched pretty well.
The announcers called it (I don’t always hear them because of the way I watch) and I agreed that Wedge made a mistake taking Pavano out, especially with Damon up as Pavano had him fooled all game. I would have taken Pavano out against Texiera though because Tex was seeing the ball well.
Cervelli made 2 nice throws to second and both were off pitches in the dirt.
The Yanks should have won this in the 8th and while I am not sure whether the Yanks have a “do not steal” sign, I think they blundered by not sending Gardner.
ETA: I read that he did have the steal sign but he was afraid of getting picked off. wtf? This is the same issue I mentioned that he simply does not read pitchers well and gets bad jumps. He usually just outruns the throw, but someone needs to work with him on reading pitchers because if he got average jumps he would be safe almost every time. He gets poor jumps and is still safe most of the time. No excuse there
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=Smackdown=
Footballguy
Girardi was quoted after the game saying Gardner missed the sign to steal.
Reaper
Footballguy
.. and I heard Gardner on the radio this morning taking blame for missing the steal sign as well as the bad play in the field... He said he cost them the game.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I did edit that at the end of the post a few minutes after I wrote it...that is pretty poor though. I understand a steal sign is not always on the pitch, but the Yanks have to have enough sophistication to have a must steal sign on a specific pitch.
cobalt_27
Footballguy
Agreed.The bases-loaded-no-out situation where A-Rod, Posada, and Cano stranded all the runners just blew chunks, though.Sick leather by Tex just now. Damn he's good.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Is Posada aware that he is not REQUIRED to swing at the first pitch every at bat?
####.... he is a frustrating guy to watch sometimes.
####.... he is a frustrating guy to watch sometimes.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Posada is a guess hitter so he doesn't always swing at the first pitch. If you watch him, he has a plan when he gets to the plate, sometimes he looks bad when he guesses wrong
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Yesterday's post commented on how Girardi blew it by not sending Gardner, but after I wrote my blog, it was clear that Girardi did give the steal sign to Gardner and he didn't go. Gardner did take blame for the loss, but it goes back to my thoughts about him not being able to read pitchers well. He said he was afraid of the fake throw to 3rd and then the throw to 1st base ("the play that never works" but sometimes does). He doesn't get good jumps, but is just so fast he outruns the ball. The Yankees need to be sophisticated enough to have a must steak sign (like on a hit & run) and then a green light to steal.
Great win last night for the good guys. Joba goes EIGHT innings!!! He also had excellent velocity all game. The homer he allowed to Martinez was just dumb pitch selection because when you are down in the 2-0 why would you come inside and low with a fastball, especially a lefty. When Joba was behind he threw around 92 to get a strike and when a batter is looking for a fastball why put it in the easiest place to hit when you are looking for it there? You go away or you go up and in? I cringed when I saw Posada go there and unfortunately Martinez didn't miss it.
Did everyone see the all out dive Joba made and then he turned the double play? Watch sports center, I have never seen a pitcher with a more aggressive dive and I am pretty sure I have never seen a pitcher be in the air so long. He jumped up and out and came down hard but it was an amazing catch that he barely reached. Watching CC and Pettitte laugh in the dugout was worth the price of admission.
Kay is still terrible at judging the ball off the bat, but he did nail his comment when Pena was up with a runner on 2nd and nobody out where Pena tried to bunt with 2 strikes and bunted foul. Why not just pull the ball if you are going to give yourself up? You may not pull it, but you may not bunt fair either and if you hit away you might actually find a hole? Who knows, but that AB was messed up as Melky had a great jump and Pena should have let a very low pitch go by him even though it was a hit and run.
The genius maker (Rivera) got into a rhythm, but don’t let the inaccurate Yes radar guns fool you; Rivera was not throwing 97 last night.
ARod is till not looking to drive the ball to right center and when he does he will be doing much better. He has found the hole with some outside pitches he has pulled, but he needs to look to hit the ball there more often. I know teams have been pounding him inside so he needs to be quick, but he won’t be locked in until you see a few more to the right side…he is making it harder on himself.
With Melky in center we can have a lineup of 9 batters with an OPS all above .830! That is impressive. We have also been very efficient at stealing bases. We have swiped 35 while only being caught 8 times. The competition has swiped 51, but been caught 21 times. Using each time getting caught as a -2 to the SB’s, the Yankees are +19 and the competition is +9.
The record for consecutive errorless game is a great accomplishment and one more thing we took away from the Red Sox;so all is good.
Great win last night for the good guys. Joba goes EIGHT innings!!! He also had excellent velocity all game. The homer he allowed to Martinez was just dumb pitch selection because when you are down in the 2-0 why would you come inside and low with a fastball, especially a lefty. When Joba was behind he threw around 92 to get a strike and when a batter is looking for a fastball why put it in the easiest place to hit when you are looking for it there? You go away or you go up and in? I cringed when I saw Posada go there and unfortunately Martinez didn't miss it.
Did everyone see the all out dive Joba made and then he turned the double play? Watch sports center, I have never seen a pitcher with a more aggressive dive and I am pretty sure I have never seen a pitcher be in the air so long. He jumped up and out and came down hard but it was an amazing catch that he barely reached. Watching CC and Pettitte laugh in the dugout was worth the price of admission.
Kay is still terrible at judging the ball off the bat, but he did nail his comment when Pena was up with a runner on 2nd and nobody out where Pena tried to bunt with 2 strikes and bunted foul. Why not just pull the ball if you are going to give yourself up? You may not pull it, but you may not bunt fair either and if you hit away you might actually find a hole? Who knows, but that AB was messed up as Melky had a great jump and Pena should have let a very low pitch go by him even though it was a hit and run.
The genius maker (Rivera) got into a rhythm, but don’t let the inaccurate Yes radar guns fool you; Rivera was not throwing 97 last night.
ARod is till not looking to drive the ball to right center and when he does he will be doing much better. He has found the hole with some outside pitches he has pulled, but he needs to look to hit the ball there more often. I know teams have been pounding him inside so he needs to be quick, but he won’t be locked in until you see a few more to the right side…he is making it harder on himself.
With Melky in center we can have a lineup of 9 batters with an OPS all above .830! That is impressive. We have also been very efficient at stealing bases. We have swiped 35 while only being caught 8 times. The competition has swiped 51, but been caught 21 times. Using each time getting caught as a -2 to the SB’s, the Yankees are +19 and the competition is +9.
The record for consecutive errorless game is a great accomplishment and one more thing we took away from the Red Sox;so all is good.
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Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Yesterday was a good example of what he can do. He threw 4 pitches and they were all effective. His curve was better than his slider yesterday. The emotion he brings out if the bullpen is not felt as much as a starter and I think he feeds off of that, but the guy seems to be a horse. I am confident he will be an ace from an ERA standpoint and if he can pump more strikes and extend the innings, that will be great. He will understand the strikeouts don't mean much unless the situation dictates...outs are what matters. BTW, I think the Cervelli tries to strike out the batters too much rather than making them hit "your" pitches.Umm hes still young. This is his first full season starting in the majors. Have some patience.Joba is such an infuriating pitcher. He maintains a good ERA, can throw for strikes, and rarely gets tagged for a loss, but he throws WAY too many pitches and his WHIP has to be astronomical. It seems like every inning has two or three guys on base.
If you watch him, he has dynamite stuff, but he struggles with control. Despite this, he rarely gives up the big inning. It's mind-boggling. And ultimately that's what I think it is for him: his control issue is a mental thing. When he absolutely needs to get an out, he does. But he loses concentration early on. Perhaps he just isn't aggressive enough until he NEEDS an out, i.e. he needs a pressure situation to focus.
Which would make him great in the bullpen.
Except he has the stamina to be a starter and the Yankees need young starting pitching.
He needs to be coached better, IMO. Or go through a full season as a starter and work out the kinks. Something.
The guy drives me up a wall. He could be a dominant starter if he could only keep focus.
Anyone else see the same thing I'm seeing? What is it with this guy?
ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
LMFAO at these two posts.What on earth makes you think this team can make the playoffs?He had a .467 BA and OPS over 1 for the Angels last year in the postseason. Did that not matter?
You should. The writing is on the wall, and you simply choose to ignore it.Much like most of the decisions they make that you support. Like not bringing in Santana because you didn't want to give up Kennedy.
This team has one hole right now and thats the awful bullpen. But if the starters keep pitching the way they have been then that weakness wont be as pronounced. Their defense has been a pleasant surprise (I realize errors dont tell the whole story). Its amazing how good Tex is. Hes just as good as Mattingly who was like a SS playing 1B. 18 games in a row without an error (I cant believe thats the record) is pretty cool. And Jeter has been pretty good this year. Just from observation he appears a bit more spry out there. Still below average for a SS but better than he has been the last few years IMO. And Cano isnt making the dumb mistakes in the field anymore.
flysack
Footballguy
Yea, he's awesome. Did you that great throw he made into center field for the first team error in 18 games?
Yeah that was a horrible throw. I was just pointing out that statistically he is not as bad as you think he is. That being said Im not a big Posada supporter behind the plate.Yea, he's awesome. Did you that great throw he made into center field for the first team error in 18 games?
Bogart
Footballguy
I came out and gave him props for turning it around right now. I rode this Teixeria roller coaster for many years. Enjoy the up turn right now. Remember it when he goes into a 3-50 slump come July. He does it every year. How he responds to the media pressure in New York during that time will be very telling.BTW, nice job responding to my quote with my own quote, neither have anything to do with the other.
Good another post for me to bump in the future.***NEWSFLASH****- Guys go thru extended slumps all the time. Its the nature of baseball
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Posada has actually been solid at throwing guys out in his career. he threw poorly yesterday as he had bad transfers, but looking at just yesterday (or any one day) is not a fair way to judge someone.Interestingly, Posada made some bad pitch selection calls yesterday. The double on the high pitch hit Posada's glove and the 3 run homer would have hit the glove as well. Going down and in on that batter was simply a bad decision.Good offensive and bad defensive game for Posada. He did call a good game outside of those and a few others although I have to admit the high fastball seemed like a good pitch to me as well. As an ex catcher I call almost every pitch and some of the time it was hard to know who called what as early on Posada and Burnett were not on the same page.Yea, he's awesome. Did you that great throw he made into center field for the first team error in 18 games?
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I don't agree with this and I thought I just read they were not going to move Wang? Oh well.
cashman said they will keep hughes in the pen until they are sure wang is good to go (about 2 weeks) and then send hughes to aaa so im ok with that plan.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I still am not, Wang should be in the bullpen helping us there until someone in the rotation falters. I said this at the beginning of the year and I still believe it; Pettitte is our weakest pitcher in the rotation (which is pretty good). He has outperformed my expectations as I was expecting an ERA in the 4.6 area from Pettitte. So far ERA wise Burnett has been the worst with an ERA of 4.69.Switching gears:Wednesday night I was a little embarrassed to be a Yankee fan. ARod scorched a line drive 2 out single in the first inning to score 1 of our 2 runs, but then his next time up he fails to come through in the clutch and the fans boo him. Later in the game, in another clutch spot, he failed to get the job done and the fans boo him real loudly, like you would boo Curt Schilling or someone like that. C’mon NY fans, I don’t get it? He is and will be a huge part of our team; let’s support this guy! I don’t understand the mentality to boo Yankees, unless they didn’t hustle or something in line with that. Don’t you want him to do well? What benefit is derived from boo’ing him? I was embarrassed and it ticks me off. The DP on a 3-1 pitch with the bases juiced was a huge play in the game, but he is not 100% and still is not driving that ball to right field. In this case, he tried to pull an outside pitch and unfortunately it went right to 3rd base. I was not happy with ARod on that pitch, but what is the point of boo’ing him?
disgraceful
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Nice comeback today, but people around me know that I am not happy the Yankees chose to put Wang in the rotation and take Hughes out. That being said, Wang threw the ball well; 93 with excellent sink. He also is a good starter, but I would keep him in the pen based on what I said before and he can fill in if someone gets hurt, pitches real poorly or gets suspended. Taking Hughes out is kind of messing around with him as Hughes already has had trouble getting into any rhythm. I like Wang, but I think this was a bad decision. Back to the suspension to Burnett; I think that is a bit absurd. We get hit twice, at least one being intentional and Burnett fly’s one over the head of a batter and he gets 6 games? Absurd!Why was Swisher pinch run for with Gardner in the 7th inning? I like that Girardi will take any advantage he can, but that was an odd spot and an odd person to do that with considering if the game were tied, Gardner would have been up instead of Swisher in the 9th inning.disgraceful
We won and we gave Jeter and Posada a day off…good job.
Robertson threw one pitch and got the win…
Melky delivers with a 2 run bomb (ok it was a just deep enough fly ball)
The boo birds were out for ARod again and it is not good. But, anytime you can come back from being down 5-1 and put a win on the board that is a good thing. Boston won, but the Yanks and Boston have the best record in the AL so the wild card would be one of ours. Not bad considering all the head to head losses with the Sox.
