Comments on: There’s only one way to put it

By: Whitey14

Whitey14 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:32:08 +0000

I do get to watch most Sox games and I’d hate to see him out of our line up. If he had played the last 7+ sesons in ny, you’d be hoping his option was picked up just as much as Sox fans are hoping. You’re all right, he fails more than he succeeds, and sometimes he can be maddening with his lack of hustle, or turning doubles into singles, but he is an incredible hitter for both average and power and he’s turned himself into an adequate left fielder, especially considering the left field he plays in.

Manny and arod in the same line-up would be even better than Manny and Ortiz…God I hope that doesn’t happen!

By: nick blasioli

nick blasioli — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:01:52 +0000

they need to teach melky how to bunt….and joe needs to let more people sacrafice…suiside squeeze plays are nonexistant…why cant the hitting coach get cano straightened out…it doesnt make sense…is he even working with him…ill bet mattingly could do the job…melky batting second in the lineup is a bad move..he needs to be no.9….it sure was a sickening game to watch…

By: pete

pete — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:11:38 +0000

as much as i can’t stand girardi’s bullpen moves yesterday, i am soooo happy he gave kennedy a chance after the 2nd inning instead of yanking him like he would have in the first couple of weeks if hughes or kennedy had a bad inning, although it may have been out of pure necessity this time. What i don’t get, and really frustrates me, is why he went with the guys who have already been overpitched and who have already shown that they suck right now (hawkins, farnsworth, ohlendorf, even though hawkins and farnsworth didn’t give up any runs, partly b/c of luck), instead of the guys who were doing really well at AAA who have been brought up lately (britton, edwar, etc.). If you’re going to blow half of these games anyway, why not let the guys who have a chance to actually be good in the 2nd half do it and get some experience – who knows maybe they would have even pitched well, too.

By: mustang

mustang — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:12:53 +0000

Mr. Kennedy- The first few innings was the same show as his last start. Although I don’t share in the same enthusiasm as this thread about Mr. Kennedy’s performance it was better then his last start. Which is not saying much.
One thing I do agree with is the comments on the Yankees’ offense.
I thought they had turn the corner in Chicago. I was looking for them to take 3 out 4 from a bang-up Indians team. Now it looks like they will be lucky to get a split.
It still early, but with 4 games left this month it would be nice to finish April over .500

By: mustang

mustang — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:10:14 +0000

Mr. Kennedy- The first few innings was the same show as his last start. Although I don’t share in the same enthusiasm as this thread about Mr. Kennedy’s performance it was better then his last start. Which is not saying much.
One thing I do agree with is the comments on the Yankees’ offense.
I though they had turn the corner in Chicago. I was looking for them to take 3 out 4 from a bang-up Indians team. Now it looks like they will be lucky to get a split.
It still early, but with 4 games left this month it would be nice to finish April over .500

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:06:30 +0000

that to me has been the biggest surprise for me so far this season, how HORRIBLE Girardi has managed. i honestly thought we would be gettin an upgrade in terms of in-game managing with Girardi over Torre, and it has been almost the opposite, which has shocked me. i live in Miami and saw what Girardi did with the Marlins, every move he made turned out to be gold. but this year it is like he is in way over his head. i thought we would see some creativity and strategy used durin games, and instead we have a dead offense with Girardi sittin back waitin for the team to hit like Torre used to do. and then when he should bunt, like with Damon vs Boston, he doesnt. and then today, after seein how horrible Melky looked after his 1st bunt attempt, with the infield literally on top of him, he still bunts, fouls it off, and strikes out on the next pitch. considerin he has been one of the better hitters, with Damon on 2nd with no outs in a tie game, i want 3 chances to drive him in from 2nd, instead he just wasted Melky’s ab. and BY FAR, the worse part has been the handling of the bullpen. after the easy bullpen to manage of the late 90′s early 2000′s vanished, Torre’s biggest weakness was how he handled the bullpen. i expected alot different usage of the pen, for the better, with Girardi, and instead it has been the same, if not almost worse. although i blame Cashman for neglecting the bullpen, because knowing the HUGE lack of innings the rotation was obviously gonna give the team, they should have reinforced the bullpen a bit more, instead all they did was sign Hawkins. look, as bad as the Yanks have looked, they r in ALOT better shape than last season so far, and considerin they were 21-29 by end of May, Yanks r far from that to this point, BUT after all the talk durin Spring Training about starting out quicker, in better shape and playin with more energy, its the same shit as last April/May.

By: Wolf Williams

Wolf Williams — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:06:04 +0000

And then Jeter walked by and uttered, “gooooos-frobbba….”

By: Wolf Williams

Wolf Williams — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:03:05 +0000

Goddamn right, Mike.

You win or lose in the first nine innings with your strength. If Mariano loads the bases in the ninth and surrenders that single to Martinez, we all take it on the chin and move on. If Ohlendorf blows the game in the 11th, we’d all live with that, as well. Extra-inning baseball is a funny animal. But Rivera has to be in there in the ninth.

You can’t sit around the dugout saying ‘what if’ when it comes down to using your best pitching option in the ninth inning. You just can’t.

By: kunaldo

kunaldo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:02:19 +0000

look….our offense should be scoring more runs…but that’s not the point…what if this were the playoffs? i mean, from time to time, we’re going to need to win these games by using smart tactics…..not using rivera is unforgivable….i was screaming at the tv the second i saw ollie in….didnt he just throw 50 pitches 2 days ago? and we’re sticking the guy that had issues finding the zone against the top of the order in the bottom of the 9th in a tie game??? who thinks this is a good idea?? shit, even after the first two friggin baserunners it would have been smarter to take his ass out

it seems as though absolutely nothing has changed managing-wise since last year…

By: m

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:20:20 +0000

I agree…

To be truthful, I’m more worried about our offense than our pitching. I really feel that if we got some runs on the board past 3, our pitchers wouldnt be in this position.

Kennedy showed some improvement tonight. Give the kid a break. Its early. He didnt do that bad. Its our running game thats the problem. & look at the TB game did anybody seem to notice that Ian had a great game when the lineup was scoring?
I hope they dont send him back to the minors, he showed improvement & I think he’ll be fine.