Comments on: Game Thread: Rounding third and heading for home http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/ A New York Yankees Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:38:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: RollignWave http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60174 RollignWave Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:57:47 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60174 overuse risk though. silly Pirates screw whatever good thing they have overuse risk though. silly Pirates screw whatever good thing they have

]]> By: Joe http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60169 Joe Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:24:42 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60169 For those that read Peter Abe's work this will look familiar but...I’m pretty sure that in the back of everyone’s mind they know Scott Patterson should be in that bullpen. It’s almost like people are scared to let him start out in the pen because of Edwar. The difference between the two? Edwar can’t command his fastball. You can have the best trick pitch in the history of baseball but if you can’t command your fastball you will not have any sustained success. I have said this again and again, but I’ll keep repeating it…fastball command is the single most important skill a pitcher can possess. We know how this will play out….Bruney won’t throw strikes, he will get bood. Patterson will keep commanding his fastball while striking lots of guys out and not giving up hits and he will replace Bruney at some point. Why chance blowing a couple early season games that may come back to haunt them when you knew all along that Patterson was going to do what his track record suggests…THROW STRIKES AND GET OUTS. I can just see the bases loaded walk from Bruney in a big situation already, he has been missing the plate his entire career, it isn’t going to suddenly change. Ok, rant over. Sorry. For those that read Peter Abe’s work this will look familiar but…I’m pretty sure that in the back of everyone’s mind they know Scott Patterson should be in that bullpen. It’s almost like people are scared to let him start out in the pen because of Edwar. The difference between the two? Edwar can’t command his fastball. You can have the best trick pitch in the history of baseball but if you can’t command your fastball you will not have any sustained success. I have said this again and again, but I’ll keep repeating it…fastball command is the single most important skill a pitcher can possess.

We know how this will play out….Bruney won’t throw strikes, he will get bood. Patterson will keep commanding his fastball while striking lots of guys out and not giving up hits and he will replace Bruney at some point.

Why chance blowing a couple early season games that may come back to haunt them when you knew all along that Patterson was going to do what his track record suggests…THROW STRIKES AND GET OUTS.

I can just see the bases loaded walk from Bruney in a big situation already, he has been missing the plate his entire career, it isn’t going to suddenly change. Ok, rant over. Sorry.

]]> By: Mike A. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60157 Mike A. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:33:50 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60157 Good stuff, he's legit. Go compare his numbers from last year to Andy Pettitte's. Good stuff, he’s legit. Go compare his numbers from last year to Andy Pettitte’s.

]]> By: Travis G. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60139 Travis G. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:34 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60139 totally agree. totally agree.

]]> By: Brian http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60138 Brian Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:28:44 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60138 Josh Schmidt, really really good a few years ago with Staten Island. Pitched last year with Tampa and pitching, I think, decently in minor camp this year. Not a big prospect, but could be sniffing the bigs in two more years? Josh Schmidt, really really good a few years ago with Staten Island. Pitched last year with Tampa and pitching, I think, decently in minor camp this year. Not a big prospect, but could be sniffing the bigs in two more years?

]]> By: Tripp http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60133 Tripp Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:54:56 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60133 Who is Schmidt? Who is Schmidt?

]]> By: Ben K. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60131 Ben K. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:41:23 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60131 The Yanks are not going to waste Joba's bullpen innings on relatively worthless long reliever innings. He's in the pen to pitch in high-leverage situations. Getting three innings of work when the starter struggles doesn't count. The Yanks are not going to waste Joba’s bullpen innings on relatively worthless long reliever innings. He’s in the pen to pitch in high-leverage situations. Getting three innings of work when the starter struggles doesn’t count.

]]> By: Bruno http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60130 Bruno Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:41:21 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60130 OOPs, forgot Joba lol. Traber or Bruney to AAA. OOPs, forgot Joba lol. Traber or Bruney to AAA.

]]> By: Bruno http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60129 Bruno Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:39:39 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60129 With ALL the "longmen" struggling, it looks more-n-more like Joba will fill that role. It make SO MUCH more sense then sending him down to switch back to starting half way though the season. Use him as your first spot-starter ALL year. 140inn each for Joba, Hughes, IPK, Moose. That's 560in, with 40 more to spread across a 7th starter and the rest of the 'pen. Rivera, Olhendorf 8th, Farnsworth, Hawkins, Patterson, Traber, Bruney With ALL the “longmen” struggling, it looks more-n-more like Joba will fill that role. It make SO MUCH more sense then sending him down to switch back to starting half way though the season. Use him as your first spot-starter ALL year. 140inn each for Joba, Hughes, IPK, Moose. That’s 560in, with 40 more to spread across a 7th starter and the rest of the ‘pen.

Rivera, Olhendorf 8th, Farnsworth, Hawkins, Patterson, Traber, Bruney

]]> By: Jamal G. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60128 Jamal G. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:32:46 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/03/27/game-thread-rounding-third-and-heading-for-home-2414/#comment-60128 Bruney looking a little something nasty right now. Bruney looking a little something nasty right now.

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