Comments on: Slow news day: let’s talk about Piazza

By: Joseph P.

Joseph P. — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:15:03 +0000

“And 1b is no longer a disaster. Let Andy play for chrissakes – he is doing very well.”

Which is exactly why I said no to Johnson.

By: Tano

Tano — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:34:36 +0000

Forget about Piazza. The last thing this team needs is another injured, old, one dimensional player.

And 1b is no longer a disaster. Let Andy play for chrissakes – he is doing very well.

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:37:42 +0000

I actually think that if we want to give a new man a try, then try shelley, what the hell, right? we dont have that much more to loose.

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:36:59 +0000

Piazza’s bat would be valuable, no question. However, from a team chemistry standpoint its unrealistic. Theres no way Piazza comes to the Bronx and is accepted or happy. Idk, imo hes not the answer.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:33:09 +0000

Brett Gardner got promoted to AAA and Shelly D had 2 more dingers….

Sardinha got sent down to AA….

By: James

James — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:17:26 +0000

Thanks Joseph.

Even if Piazza can’t catcher now (what he can’t throw back to the pitcher 100 times a night?), I’d get him to DH and on the hope that his shoulder heals enough to displace Nieves next month. That’s the thing – it would only have to be healthy enough for him to catch once every five days. I really wish that had been the Yankee plan in November cause their bench is plain awful.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:57:00 +0000

For that matter, A-Jax just hit another bomb. Unreal…

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:55:58 +0000

Darn it c-note, you beat me to it!

By: Eric Schultz

Eric Schultz — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:57:12 +0000

How sad is the Yankees’ first base situation? I’ll tell you. I saw that the Mets released Julio Franco today, and I immediately wondered how he would look in pinstripes.

By: Joseph P.

Joseph P. — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:06:01 +0000

Good to have to aboard, James.

Hey, I’d love Piazza to come in here and take the backup role from Nieves. However, I think that if Piazza is in fact able to catch, Beane would keep him. Of course, that’s dependent on the A’s staying in the race.

All hope is not lost on July 31st. I was reading something today about Piazza passing through waivers in August. I don’t buy it, though; a contending team could eat less than $4 million on a hitter like Piazza.