Comments on: Farnsworth clears waivers http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: juke http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/#comment-17296 juke Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:36:04 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers/#comment-17296 Hopefully Farnsworth will be gone before the weekend. They did what they had to do with the under 500s. Wanger can't win every start, so after a blistering last night, the NYY 2007 starts today. If they can't whack the O's at home, well, they better. Hopefully Farnsworth will be gone before the weekend. They did what they had to do with the under 500s. Wanger can’t win every start, so after a blistering last night, the NYY 2007 starts today. If they can’t whack the O’s at home, well, they better.

]]> By: Barry http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/#comment-17239 Barry Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:21:20 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers/#comment-17239 Yea, it's always been his problem, grade A stuff with a boatload of problems, oh well, I hope we profit is all. Yea, it’s always been his problem, grade A stuff with a boatload of problems, oh well, I hope we profit is all.

]]> By: dan http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/#comment-17195 dan Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:47:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers/#comment-17195 good points john. i hate the "lefty v. lefty" thing if you have righties who can get lefties better than the lefty pitchers themselves. good points john. i hate the “lefty v. lefty” thing if you have righties who can get lefties better than the lefty pitchers themselves.

]]> By: John http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/#comment-17147 John Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:54:04 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers/#comment-17147 Re: Lefty killer. For the rest of the regular season (which is all that matters until we clinch), we don't need a lefty killer. We play the Angels, the Indians, the Red Sox, the Blue Jays, the Orioles, Devil Rays, the Mariners, the Royals, and the Tigers. The only lefties that truly terrify me on those teams are Pronk and Ortiz. Hafner against lefties: .264/.387/.473; against righties: .250/.379/.421. Ortiz vs LHP: .282/.371/.397 vs RHP: .339/.461/.645 (jeez) So while you could argue for having Sean Henn or Ron Villone on the roster for the 6 games against the Red Sox, I'd rather just plan to throw Joba, Viz, and Mo 7-8-9 when we're winning. I'd be interested to see what Ohlendorf could do. Screw the matchups. Re: Lefty killer.
For the rest of the regular season (which is all that matters until we clinch), we don’t need a lefty killer.
We play the Angels, the Indians, the Red Sox, the Blue Jays, the Orioles, Devil Rays, the Mariners, the Royals, and the Tigers.
The only lefties that truly terrify me on those teams are Pronk and Ortiz.
Hafner against lefties: .264/.387/.473; against righties: .250/.379/.421.
Ortiz vs LHP: .282/.371/.397 vs RHP: .339/.461/.645 (jeez)

So while you could argue for having Sean Henn or Ron Villone on the roster for the 6 games against the Red Sox, I’d rather just plan to throw Joba, Viz, and Mo 7-8-9 when we’re winning. I’d be interested to see what Ohlendorf could do. Screw the matchups.

]]> By: Joseph P. http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/#comment-17139 Joseph P. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:18:21 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers/#comment-17139 You really nailed it right there, Malcard. Which is why Kyle is completely redundant now, and why Bruney was sent down. Replcing Kyle with Edwar is the first step. That gives the bullpen a completely different look right there. Then if they can get Bruney back to where he was late last year/early this year (i.e., effectively wild), he'll be a key cog, too. Mo, Viz, Joba, Edwar, Bruney, Villone/Henn, and then any one of Karstens/Britton/Ohlendorf/Brower. Sounds good to me, even if we don't have a true lefty killer. You really nailed it right there, Malcard. Which is why Kyle is completely redundant now, and why Bruney was sent down. Replcing Kyle with Edwar is the first step. That gives the bullpen a completely different look right there.

Then if they can get Bruney back to where he was late last year/early this year (i.e., effectively wild), he’ll be a key cog, too.

Mo, Viz, Joba, Edwar, Bruney, Villone/Henn, and then any one of Karstens/Britton/Ohlendorf/Brower. Sounds good to me, even if we don’t have a true lefty killer.

]]> By: Malcard89 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers-904/#comment-17137 Malcard89 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:09:42 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/08/08/farnsworth-clears-waivers/#comment-17137 It was simply amazing to watch yesterday how two similar pitchers can be so different. Joba: 98 fastball, killer slider, excellent control, great poise, humble KRAZY Kyle: 98 fastball, killer slider, NO control, NO poise, a jerk It was simply amazing to watch yesterday how two similar pitchers can be so different.

Joba: 98 fastball, killer slider, excellent control, great poise, humble

KRAZY Kyle: 98 fastball, killer slider, NO control, NO poise, a jerk

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