Comments on: Chalk up another one for Pettitte http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte-871/ A New York Yankees Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 16:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephen http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte-871/#comment-15991 Stephen Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:33:36 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/02/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte/#comment-15991 I'm with Mike on this one, I don't see the Yanks starting next year with three virtual rookies. The rotation will most likely be Wang, Hughes, Pettitte, Moose, and Joba. I would expect to see Kennedy by mid-season. Of course the rotation could look very different if they decide to shell out the money for someone like Zambrano, however I don't think this will happen. I’m with Mike on this one, I don’t see the Yanks starting next year with three virtual rookies. The rotation will most likely be Wang, Hughes, Pettitte, Moose, and Joba. I would expect to see Kennedy by mid-season. Of course the rotation could look very different if they decide to shell out the money for someone like Zambrano, however I don’t think this will happen.

]]> By: Mike http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte-871/#comment-15978 Mike Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:11:23 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/02/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte/#comment-15978 Andy does keep you on the edge of your seat, but he's a winner and more often than not he gets the job done. I don't necessarily think the Yanks are hinting that Andy should go, I think they'd welcome him next year, especially considering that his salary really isn't that bad compared to the rest of baseball. I know Hughes, Joba & Kennedy have all the potential in the world, but I'd be pretty surprised if the New York frickin' Yankees started the year with basically 3 rookies in the rotation. I'm sure that those 3 will be holding down rotation spots by the middle of the year, but to start the year? That's asking alot. I have a feeling there will be alot of Moose rumors next deadline, especially since he'll have an expiring contract. It's pretty cool that the Yanks could conceivably trade him, then plug in another young pitcher with gobs of potential. The Yanks pitching depth in the minors is just insane. Andy does keep you on the edge of your seat, but he’s a winner and more often than not he gets the job done.

I don’t necessarily think the Yanks are hinting that Andy should go, I think they’d welcome him next year, especially considering that his salary really isn’t that bad compared to the rest of baseball.

I know Hughes, Joba & Kennedy have all the potential in the world, but I’d be pretty surprised if the New York frickin’ Yankees started the year with basically 3 rookies in the rotation. I’m sure that those 3 will be holding down rotation spots by the middle of the year, but to start the year? That’s asking alot.

I have a feeling there will be alot of Moose rumors next deadline, especially since he’ll have an expiring contract. It’s pretty cool that the Yanks could conceivably trade him, then plug in another young pitcher with gobs of potential. The Yanks pitching depth in the minors is just insane.

]]> By: C-Note http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte-871/#comment-15977 C-Note Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:04:50 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/02/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte/#comment-15977 Very good points Joseph P -- Pettitte doesn't miss by a lot and he battles through games- something the versions of Kevin Brown, Javier Vazquez, and Randy Johnson that we had did not do, something MOOSE doesn't do, and a quality that has been missed Very excited to have the young players around ANDY for the rest of this year and hopefully next year as well to show them how it's done fron a guy who's won a ton of bid games, has taken care of his body, and has never embarrassed the team off the field The point about jeter is very valid, can still remember him leading off that WS game against the METS with a homer and basically ending the series right there(ahh, the good old days) while today's game is important you might be overstating it a bit that it'll go a long way to show what kind of team we are and if we lose we are Mediocre-- it would be great to get the sweep and more importantly beat a decent pitcher (with the streach of playing many "good" teams between Aug 10th & aug 30th we'll see a lot more quality pitchers than we've been seeing) But since the start of the Minn, series that Yanks are 21 & 8, with both Clev & Detroit in freefall and me not a great beiever in Seattle and think the Yanks should be odds on favorite for the Wild card. we have a 44 year old pitcher throwing a day game in the middle of a heat wave- if we win, great, if not lets just kick the hell out of KC this weekend Very good points Joseph P — Pettitte doesn’t miss by a lot and he battles through games- something the versions of Kevin Brown, Javier Vazquez, and Randy Johnson that we had did not do, something MOOSE doesn’t do, and a quality that has been missed

Very excited to have the young players around ANDY for the rest of this year and hopefully next year as well to show them how it’s done fron a guy who’s won a ton of bid games, has taken care of his body, and has never embarrassed the team off the field

The point about jeter is very valid, can still remember him leading off that WS game against the METS with a homer and basically ending the series right there(ahh, the good old days)

while today’s game is important you might be overstating it a bit that it’ll go a long way to show what kind of team we are and if we lose we are Mediocre– it would be great to get the sweep and more importantly beat a decent pitcher (with the streach of playing many “good” teams between Aug 10th & aug 30th we’ll see a lot more quality pitchers than we’ve been seeing)

But since the start of the Minn, series that Yanks are 21 & 8, with both Clev & Detroit in freefall and me not a great beiever in Seattle and think the Yanks should be odds on favorite for the Wild card. we have a 44 year old pitcher throwing a day game in the middle of a heat wave- if we win, great, if not lets just kick the hell out of KC this weekend

]]> By: Count Zero http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte-871/#comment-15975 Count Zero Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:56:57 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/02/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte/#comment-15975 I feel the same way about watching Pettitte pitch -- looks like a disaster waiting to happen. But you're right -- at this point he would be next in line after Wang as "Pitcher you most want to start in a game we must win." Amen on the sweep. We can't let the WC gap go right back to 3...keep the pressure on the Tribe, baby! I feel the same way about watching Pettitte pitch — looks like a disaster waiting to happen. But you’re right — at this point he would be next in line after Wang as “Pitcher you most want to start in a game we must win.”

Amen on the sweep. We can’t let the WC gap go right back to 3…keep the pressure on the Tribe, baby!

]]> By: Zack http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte-871/#comment-15974 Zack Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:54:39 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/02/chalk-up-another-one-for-pettitte/#comment-15974 With the way Cash is talking about the big three (Hughes, Joba, and Kennedy...for now), combined with Pettitte's seemingly Chacon-style inexplicable survival, it really seems like they are planning on going forth without Andy next season, huh? I know its really up to him, but I am sure if the Yanks kind of hinted to him that it was time to move on, he'd back out of the option. I love Andy, and I would rather see him on the team than Moose, but I don't think Moose leaves unless he is traded, and who would trade for him without the Yanks' picking up the contract? All this to say that I feel more comfortable with a healthy Joba than Pettitte next year. Of course, we'll see what Joe does to Joba's arm... With the way Cash is talking about the big three (Hughes, Joba, and Kennedy…for now), combined with Pettitte’s seemingly Chacon-style inexplicable survival, it really seems like they are planning on going forth without Andy next season, huh? I know its really up to him, but I am sure if the Yanks kind of hinted to him that it was time to move on, he’d back out of the option. I love Andy, and I would rather see him on the team than Moose, but I don’t think Moose leaves unless he is traded, and who would trade for him without the Yanks’ picking up the contract?

All this to say that I feel more comfortable with a healthy Joba than Pettitte next year. Of course, we’ll see what Joe does to Joba’s arm…

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