Game 83: Happy Gardner Day
BySo we’re just a little excited about the debut of Brett Gardner. While no reasonable person thinks he’ll be the savior to the season, it’s always nice when a prospect, who is performing well, gets a promotion. And at the same time, he’s out there auditioning. We’re well aware of Melky’s poor May (.234/.270/.319) and poorer June (.212/.297/.263). Now he knows that his job is not guaranteed.
To make room for Gardner in the leadoff spot, Justin Christian was option to AAA, and Johnny Damon gets the night off. No word as I type this on the 40-man roster move, but one has to figure it’s either Wang or Hughes being moved to the 60-day DL. Update: Steward was designated. To jump off on a tangent:
Eventually, a number of players are going to have to be removed from the 60-day DL. Humberto Sanchez has started rehabbing in games, meaning he’s on a clock. Brian Bruney starts throwing in games this week or next, meaning he’ll have a limited time to be moved back to the active roster. With J.B. Cox a likely addition to the team later on this year, and with Scott Strickland pushing a promotion, they’ll have to find yet another 40-man spot. While Chad Moeller and Chris Stewart are likely casualties, the Yanks will need a few more spots. My short list:
LaTroy Hawkins
Shelley Duncan
Chase Wright
Kei Igawa
Sidney Ponson
Billy Traber
With Moeller and Stewart, that’s eight guys the Yanks could cut and I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. Anyone else you guys would consider? I thought about adding Jeff Marquez, but I’d clearly rather keep him, and with eight guys on the list figured it was enough.
Back to Gardner, here are some interesting numbers, courtesy of our own Mike A.:
- He’s been on base 26 times in his last 10 games — 11 hits and 15 walks — with 9 stolen bases.
- His .412 OBP is second in the International League, trailing only a 35-year-old Andy Tracy by .001.
- In the 80 games he’s appeared for the SWB Yanks — including games where he entered late with a pinch hitting appearance — he has failed to reach base in five games. One of those was an 0 for 1 game as a pinch hitter. Is that freakin’ insane or what?
So, clearly, if he doesn’t go 4 for 4 with three stolen bases and an inside the park job, his debut will be a complete failure.
Your lineup:
1. Brett Gardner, LF — felt sooooo awesome to type that
2. Derek Jeter, SS
3. Bobby Abreu, RF
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Jason Giambi, 1B
6. Jorge Posada, DH
7. Robinson Cano, 2B
8. Melky Cabrera, CF
9. Jose Molina, C
And on the mount, number thirty-five, Mike Mussina.
2 Catchers?
Posada’s DHing.
Ah to be the first commentator….although someone will probably have posted by the time I’m done typing.
Posada I assume is DHing, unless it’s set up for him to catch the ball & hand it to Molina to throw, sorry, I know it was an innocuous typo but I couldn’t resist.
I agree mostly with your list of expendables, but I think Ponson should be given his chance to fail. I think he will, for the record, but I also think we could realistically squeeze a few more decent starts out of him. Maybe not line him up against the Sox or another dangerous team, but still.
I’m geeked for this game.
No way they DFA Wright. He’s a lefty. That would leave Traber, de la Rosa, and Dunn as the only lefties in A ball and up. Plus, he was doing very well before his injury.
Phil Coke
Kroenke, Soto, Igawa.
Thank you for beating me to the punch. But your right, so be it. 27/08?
So just when manny fucks up there is now threats on the latino and black players (as per espn.) on the sox…. always the victims these poor red sox
What number is Gardner wearing? 21, I hope…
How dare you ?
LOL
11.
There is no way they DFA Moeller. I mean, his 5 plate appearances in June are irreplaceable, and now they have DFA’d Stewart. Really, how could any team play with fewer than 3 catchers on the active roster, Now, if only they would add that 13th pitcher in the BP, the roster would be perfect.
Could use Jeff Karstens’s spot to make room on the 40 man roster.
So that could mean Hawkins stays on the team for a few more weeks.
You guys are funny. You even have the old man pumped up it’s a good way to start this hard two week run.
Just for fun Gardner’s line 2 for 4 with 2 stolen bases.
How’s he gonna steal two bases if his two hits are both inside-the-park homers?
Isn’t it obvious? He’ll limit himself to two triples, and get two steals of home.
Just to be frank, lets not get upset if he takes an 0-fer, I know everybody’s high on him but realistically, how good of a hitter is he really? By MLB standards?
Hopefully he’ll light up Texas’ sub-par pitching, but lets see how he does against the Boston rotation
Well, he’s essentially facing a AAA pitching staff in his first series, so maybe he’ll really shine.
Now that a switch I’m usually the one shooting down high expectations.
Dan’s right. Hard to get a SB if you keep driving yourself in.
I’m so pumped, I’ve followed Brett for a while going through the Minor’s, I think this is the first player I’ve seen called up where I remember him in A, AA and AAA. Its a pretty cool feeling.
Geez…take a look at what Melancon’s doing in AA, hasn’t he at the very least earned a spot in S/WB? Can someone tell me the logic for keeping him @ AA?
Hes young, and he is still rehabbing the arm. Why move him when he is still very young.
Kennedy & Joba were young, and they shot through the system.
Breaking in as a reliever isn’t as harsh as being a starter, being relied on for 1-2 innings as opposed to 5-7 doesn’t put as much of an expectation. Of course there are points to the opposite….high pressure late inning situations, etc…
But I wasn’t saying bring to the Bronx, just Scranton, see how he does. Let him challenge AAA hitters & see whats up? Just a thought
Plus he’s older than Joba
REHABBING. Joba was not rehabbing.
Joba and Kennedy didnt have Tommy John.
they’re also keeping him there to work on pitches other than his fastball (per cashman)
What do you guys think about Damon & Abreu’s fate post-08?
Any chance we could see Gardner LF, A-Jax CF, and Melky RF in the next couple years?
Maybe Johnny or Bobby stays & is in that mix? Or is it inevitable that Melky or Gardner gets traded?
Maybe, I’d like Gardner A jax and abreu better. what if Tabata starts to be who we thought he was.
have a feeling the yankee outfield is gonna be busy tonight. the rangers line-up is absurd
Man every time I hear about Josh Hamilton I cringe. He’s such a beast. I remember Mike fawning over him.
I really hope we get a chance to see Hamilton uncork a throw from the outfield tonight. You think Melky’s got a great arm…
Gardner will be on third by the time he throws the ball in.
Thank God for MLB.TV, get to keep an eye on the Tampa Bay game.
MLB extra innings is better but once MLB at bat is available to download for Ipod Touch then I will use my Ipod to watch games.
I like MLB.TV better because I can watch multiple games at once.
MLB extra innings has a game mix channel where you can see up to 8 games at once.
but I see your point. Its not an issue for me. With Direct TV(boston) YES is 622 and NESN is 623.
Wow. Stache power at first.
Half of a barber shop quartet? Ugh…
He was out.
seriously.
Giambi didnt stretch enough.
Too much ’stache.
Wow Moose is getting the low strike call. Not getting corners, but he’ll figure out how to make it work.
Mike, did we pass on Josh Hamilton in the Rule V draft or was he already gone by our selection?
Gone, he went 3rd overall. Oakland took Ryan Goleski first, Royals took Soria second, Cubs took Hamilton third and immediately traded him to the Reds for $100,000 in a worked out, pre-draft deal. Reds made the pre-draft deal because they were worried Florida was going to take him at #9.
The Rays stuck Hamilton on waivers a few years back, the Yanks (and every other team) could have had him then for free.
hard to pick-up a guy while he’s in the midst of a deep addiction to heroin, along with 4 suicide attempts … its amazing how far he’s come … biggest come-back player in HISTORY
Ouch, Moose is getting squeezed on the corners. Those pitches are right at the glove…
Oh yeah. Put a pot of coffee on boys, this one’s got 4 hours written all over it.
First pitch by Justin Masterson, B.J. Upton says “This ain’t no Eastern League little bitch”.
Bossman Jr. is leading off? Willy Aybar is batting 3rd?!?
Didnt Bradley get that hit that blew moose’s no-no in the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs?
Think you’re thinking of Jurassic Carl.
LoL, why’d they call him that?
He denied the existance of Dinosaurs.
Lmao, some poster at NoMass has an avatar with a picture of a t-shirt that shows comets falling from the sky (and A-Rod’s head is one of the comets) in a forest of dinosaurs with the title reading “IT’S A-ROD’S FAULT”. LoL.
Yeah your right, Carl everett.
Carl Everett, he of the 2008 Long Island Ducks.
Carl Everett, first round pick (10th overall) of the Yankees in 1990. Only player they passed on that had a better career than Everett is Moose.
was david murphy traded by the red sox?
Along with Kason Gabbard and Engel Beltre.
After watching the Yanks all weekend I wish this was the ESPN Monday night game. Guess I’ll have to follow on the internet
Rays-sox is more important and will get better ratings.
Rays-Sox is Wednesday, Mets-Cards is tonight.
BRETT GARDNER: ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE HALL OF FAME BABYYY
I blinked and Gardner was under the ball. I swear to god.
Gardner looks good in the ‘Stripes.
He’s already seen more pitches than Melky will his first 3 at-bats.
Even in slow mo that was damn fast.
crap didnt mean to reply to your comment sorry mike.
Hes built like Knowblauch(sp?) My dad just called him a lefty pedroia.
I have to admit, Melky Cabrera would have swung on that 2-2 pitch.
Schnikees. That boy can run.
Wow, that’s some speed baby!
He’s a bum! (jk, did he at least hit it well?)
his plate discipline is amazing but he was almost safe at first on a routine ground ball to first.
Rolled over on it, routine grounder to first. He was out by less than half a step.
damn, if we can get Gardner on base I think Girardi could have a lot of fun, I’m not used to seeing this speed in pinstripes
at that speed you cant see the pinstripes.
true, it was just a blur and then the “daaaaaaaaammmmnnnnnnn…………”
After that scouting report were destined to be shut down
god damn it bobby.
LoL, I know that feeling by Abreu. Sometimes you just run in quicksand, that’s how it looked right there. Like he just could not get the wheels going.
Yeah i know what your saying, the strides just dont feel right and you realize your barely running.
I know that Texas hasn’t thrown anyone out, but Abreu still needs to get an actual jump
Nice bounce back for Moose
Mike Mussina is pretty good.
If the surprise is an appearance by Bobby Murcer (which I am sure it is), why does he always seem to do a return during a Texas game? Is he from there?
Nice job by A-Rod working a BB after 0-2 count.
Yeah i hope it is. I think its just his accent.
Bobby is out of OK, just like Mickey was. 27/08?
WOW, Arod made Abreu look like he was running with a piano on his back.
Jamal I forgot to tell you I beat MGS4 today, what an amazing game.
it was you that I was talking to about mgs4 right?
Yeah, best game ever. Better than Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure Scott Feldman picked up the save in that 30-3 game last year.
I remember that someone did get the save but I’m not sure if it was him or not.
Nope, it was Wes Littleton.
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/.....=270822201
Man, that box score is all sorts of crazy.
Is he related to Corey?
You know, there’s a kid that plays tennis in Roanoke named Dotain Haim… I think the Rangers should sign him.
Ajax with a jack. Gonna be a good night.
Yeah something just feels special tonight.
Melky REALLY wants to go down do AAA doesnt he.
Feldman reminds me of the Pseudo Jerry episode of Seinfeld
Check that Bizarro Jerry
I have to admit, I never thought Jamie Shields would develop into the kind of pitcher he is today. He’s outstanding.
Why is that? Is it just the development of his Changeup, the development of the Curveball or great command? Did he have all of that before or did he improve on one or more?
He was 90-91 with a mediocre change and mediocrerer curve back in the day. Command was good, durability was excellent. His changeup developed to the point that is has to be the considered the best by a RHSP in the game, but he really knows how to pitch. Fearless too.
Oh man, Jim Kaat? This night is all sorts of awesome.
except the yankees are still tied 0-0
He does a game here or there on TBS, he’s great. Imagine a booth of Bob Lorenz, Ken Singleton and Jim Kaat. Awesome.
Or imagine the opposite of that in Mc Carver, Joe Morgan, and Steve Phillips
…yikes
I do miss Kaat
Agreed, I really miss his presence in the booth. He was great.
SHIT I bet my brother a dollar it was Murcer.
There was a story that Murcer is/just was in the hospital for treatment in Oklahoma, so it wouldn’t be him
If Josh Hamilton had of connected on that swing…
Damnit
God damn it abreu.(again)
These past two half innings proved the beauty of baseball. Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera all had admirable At-Bats with a couple runners on base and were not able to get a base hit. Mike Mussina then comes in on Josh Hamilton with a damn good pitch and he fists it into the outfield for a bloop RBI-1B. Got to love it.
if your a rangers fan…
You guys hear that? Kenny said David Price struck out the side in ONE INNING! Boy, the kid’s good.
I reallly like Gardners game. Taking pitches just makes the game more bearable to watch…
Right down the middle Brett… come on man
Hope the offense hasn’t decided to take the night off
espn scoreboard is stuck. where else can i watch on-line?
MLB Gameday?
mlb.com
Juan Gonzalez has to be one of the answers for the trivia question. Not sure of the other.
what was the question?
What 2 Rangers have won the batting title.
I guessed Michael Young, yay me!
It’s fun watching the Cardinals abuse John Lame.
It was interesting to say the least hearing a couple Mets friends of mine saying that the Mets are the better team because they won four fucking games.
Second straight Monument Park HR for Alex Rodriguez, oh is he on or what?!
I knew was strong but ever since he became a yankee I was blown away by how strong he is.
The Mets are just dumping a pile of sh!t in the field. Three errors through 4 innings.
I better see me some Max Ramirez before this series is over.
Come on Robbie, two out RBI here!
If you take into account the difference in Plate Appearances Jorge Posada is basically the second best offensive Catcher in the American League behind Joe Mauer this year (could make an argument for Rod Barajas).
Price would be a redic set-up guy down the stretch
And Kershaw, Cole, etc… they should all be 8th inning guys. And maybe one day when they grow up they can be closers!
But seriously, I don’t care where Price is, I don’t want him facing us
My sentiments exactly.
I don’t believe I said Price shouldn’t start, it would be the same as Joba last year, only has so many innings left so how can he contribute to the big league club, but if the Rays are rolling in 2 months then Price could really lock down their pen especially if he only has 30 or 40 innings left on what they want him to throw
He was just poking fun at the idiots who said Joba Chamberlain should be in the bullpen.
I know, just kidding
The people that read RAB love making fun of people that want Joba in the pen 
BTW, anyone watch the Yanks game on TBS yesterday? Whoever those announcers were, they were in love with themselves talking about how Joba should be in the pen, it was pathetic. I was screaming at my TV I was so mad
wow, didn’t realize I used 2 smiley faces there… I’m embarrassed… lol
Yeah, I realized that right after the 2nd post, my bad.
Two emoticons followed up by an lol? Oof…
not a good day for me, huh?
Great, if what Kenny says is true about David price’s call-up to Tampa’s pen then we better watch our ass, we have six games against the Rays in the final month (three @ TB and three @ home).
Unbelievable job by Moose being able to navigate those hectic waters of Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley with a runner in scoring position. If I was Bradley I would be pissed as all hell at those last two strike three calls.
If I were anybody in this game I’d be upset about the inconsistent strike zone
I wonder if Melky was being passive aggressive towards Gardner on that fly ball. The ball was literally in LF.
Brett Gardner, you officially have the green light.
He moved to Brooklyn as a baby. Well he didn’t move. His parents moved him.
I was going to say. They really grew up young back then huh?
Showing the speed, but an actual hit would have been nice
I was hoping he’d bunt for a base hit there
Any doubt what’s coming next?
He would have beat that if the throw was on target, nice.
1st career SB
Gardner!!!!
On the pitchout!
LoL, who’s going to get a ball out of the infield first, Brett Gardner or Derek Jeter?
Seriously Feldman is shutting us down…come on
Feldman is Cy Young.
Is Mike Mussina actually getting better this season or is it just the approach of the Texas Rangers?
The Texas Rangers are MLB rank 1st in RUNS,2nd in batting Avg,and 5th in HR.
Moose is getting better !!!!!!!
Come on, let’s get a couple runs. Moose deserves his league leading eleventh victory.
You said it. He’s pitching with every brain cell he’s got.
A-rod maybe trying to hit the ball too hard?
Tie it up A-Rod!
Jesus i went to make a bon fire and do some smores. They yankees can only score one run against this whimp?
Of all the “I missed it, what happened?” comments I’ve seen, that is certainly a first.
*Sighs*
The Giambino!
Nice triple by the Big G. Now we can strand him at third.
Giambi triple! Hurry buy some lotto tickets, this doesnt happen often.
WOW didn’t think i’d ever see a Giambi 3B
I didn’t see… how did Gardner get on base? error?
Beat out a DP.
fielders choice, beat out what would have been a DP
Fielder’s choice
What the box score doesn’t tell you is that he beat it out doing a backwards crab walk. He’s THAT fast.
There must be some kind of error in the box score then, mine is saying he helped an old lady across the street before making his way down to first.
WOW!! First time fo everything…
Well they knocked out the Cy Young candidate
thats number 9 of his life.
Hip Hip Jorge!!!!!!!
Frank Francisco has better control when he throws chairs instead of baseballs. Zing!
damn jorge damn
Well done Posada
Here comes the fucking bull pen.
LoL, the end of the inning notwithstanding you got all heated over one single?
We got lucky buddy. What can I say I’m into the game.
Hava Molina! That was big.
How poor is the Yankees team avg for RISP? Something like .240s?
Good shit Edwar, hopefully he can have a bounce back month in July.
yeah you would think he would do better when the only thing he has to do is keep the change up low.
C’Mon offense!!
Anyone else ever wish someone else could sing this song?
Like maybe Doctor Ronan Tynan possibly?
It would be a disservice to the game if Tynan wasn’t around to sing at the All-Star Game.
He’s singing at the Stadium on the 4th against the Sox apparently.
Meanwhile, I just looked him up, were you aware he’s had both his legs amputated? News to me…
boy oh boy do the mets stink
Ain’t that the truth.
ron villone just blew away jose reyes
Cabrera is really ticking me off.
a Ron Villone sighting. I didn’t know he was still in the league.
Offense is aweful
rays got bases loaded 1 out
By the way some intern at ESPN must have screwed up & gotten fired since the Red Sox aren’t the Monday night game
I like the move by Joe Girardi of not putting in the HR prone Kyle Farnsworth here against Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley.
If the Yanks were leading 2-1, Farnsworth would have been pitching this inning, homer prone or not. I can almost guarantee it.
Mark Mulder is currently warming up in the Cards’ bullpen, welcome back guy.
how do we not score runs against the effin rangers? seriously, screw the press issues, the “cancerous clubhouse presence”, and whatever collusion crap is going on, and sign barry bonds…i mean how can a .480 obp hurt this team?
Talk about an overreaction move.
All the extraneous issues aside…the .480 you speak of may not be a very good number to use as a guide.
As explained here: http://yankees.lhblogs.com/200.....s-at-mets/
That was a strike ump.
Holy shit, right in the junk.
The lead of the New York Yankees is now being played by the Bad News Bears.
Wow right on the cup
IBB Bradley.
For the love of God walk Bradley.
Well, I’ve seen enough. DFA Gardner, this kid fucking sucks.
i hope your kidding.
Of course I’m kidding.
Slippery bat there Milton?
Milton Bradley is PISSED.
His anger manager needs to do a little bit more work.
Interesting bat throw
Love the drunk guy holding up the 4 fingers behind the Rangers dugout
did you see the guy behind home plate staring at arod in the ninth with his hands around his neck like he was choking
wtf happened?
milton bradley is throwing lumber around like its his job
He needs to go to the Roger Clemens School of Bat Throwing… that wasn’t near anybody!
eh wasnt sharp enough, roger only likes it when it can peirce the skin
Gotta make sure you get Byrd here. Chris Davis will make them pay big time.
Interesting move by Girardi.
.067 with 2 out & RISP, Yanks need to pick this guy up, fits the team dynamic
To quote Kay, “that was UUUUUUUUUUGE!!!!”
He says it without an “h?”
Yes, he really does.
whew that was close.
haha cotten eye joe in the backround
forget about trading for anyone – this team has too many holes in it – what good is another starter or reliever when this iss poor offense cant score more than 2 runs in a game\
they should be looking to unload one of the 8 lefty DHs on this team first so that they can totally remake this roster net offsason
Blah blah blah.
Idiots. Guardado never had shoulder trouble, it was all elbow.
Gardner needs to get this table set
or Damon
this is where lead off hitters need to show that they can get on base. Lets see how Gardner adjusts.
OH COME ON JOE LET THE KID HIT.
He adjusted into Johnny Damon. That’s a good move, he’s a good hitter. This Gardner kid is pretty smart!
Don’t take him out!
boooo put in brett
oh come on gardner wouldve done better
I understand that Damon is hitting .318 but why the hell take Gardner out, save him for PH for Melky or Molina in the 9th (or 8th)
That was a curious move by Girardi, who could have PH Damon for the anemic Melky.
Yankees look at good pitches and then are behind in the count and strike out god damn it
We’re 2-34 when trailing after 7 innings? That’s bad.
We should take A-Rod out of the starting lineup and turn him into an 8th inning pinch-hitting specialist, so we can be sure that he’ll have a chance to bat in the critical 8th inning.
Hell of a game by Jeter. What a terrible F’in AB.
The Offense is a joke.
shit here comes the sox
Sawx just came back on Percival
To be fair they had an RBI-2B off a high fly ball that hit the catwalk.
As inconsistent as this offense is, it’s hard to justify trading for Sabathia.
Troy Percival pulled his hamstring trying to back up third base on a fly-out. Wow. Tampa leads 5-4 in the top of the ninth with two outs and Brandon Moss on third base. Joe Maddon is basically dragging Percival off the field.
he was begging to stay in the game Maddon just yelled at him no.
A-Rod ties it, then Giambi wins it.
I’m game for that
Why is Giese in?
Why not?
yeah, why not? Pettitte/Mussina/Joba/Ponson/Rasner are all in front of him, he’s not guaranteed a rotation spot…
The offense is awful too often.
… first the Sabathia comment, then this.
Do you know what the difference is between the words “offense” and “pitching”?
This comment wasn’t intended to be in response to your post, but huh?
The offense is so inconsistent that it makes no sense to mortgage the future for Sabathia.
Is that clear enough, genius?
Jeez.
Only guys to have an XBH for the Yanks are coming up.
Tampa wins it. J.P. Howell came in for the injured Troy Percival.
Ponson obv won the next start, pretty much no way Posada does something clutch here
An absolutely BOOOOOOO worthy “effort”.
I hope they enjoyed the day off. Disgusting.
What the fuck is Wilson wearing around his neck? If it had a tiki on it he’d be Greg Brady.
fucking pathetic. utterly pathetic.
Congrats to the offense for being terrible yet again
Same sh!t different game.
Hey, offense is struggling but at least we can be very happy that our above average pitching staff (ranked 6th in the AL in FIP with 3.95 coming into tonight’s game) is actually getting better by holding down this rampant Texas offense to two runs. Also they have allowed just seven runs in the past four games (since that 15-run outburst in Game 1 of the double dip on Friday).
scott feldman are you kidding me?? hey guys any chance jeter might be on the downside?
Don’t start this shit again.
at what point do those continued groundballs become the result of maybe a slowing bat? 4 homeruns? i know hes not a homerun hitter but 4? i maybe a bit overzelous about this point lol im frustrated after the loss
Just because he went 0-4 doesn’t mean that his ability is diminshing
Jeter in June (before tonight):
.304 .383 .441 .824
So your point is…
lol i know im sorry guys im just frustated about losing to scott feldman.
Hopefully, the Yanks can win the series.
Joba tomorrow.
Anyone wanna bet who will hit a ball out of the infield first, Gardner or Jeter?
Gardner, lead off single to start tomorrow
Inside-the-park homer on the groundball to third.
I think it’ll be Jeter who drives home Damon on a double. Gardner will probably bat lower in the order while taking Cabrera’s spot..
At least Hacker and McCutchen pitched well today
Jairo outpitched both of ‘em.
Yes he did nice 2 hitter
At least we had a chance to see Gardner play. Hopefully, he gets the start tomorrow.
My guess is yes, either Damon DH or Melky sits
Awful
Disgusting
Pathetic
And you known what’s worse? We would have won this game if not for that so and so Ben K. THAT’S RIGHT, I SAID IT! SOMEBODY HAD TO!! IT’S ALL HIS FAULT AND HE KNOWS IT!!!!
Who?
I have to blame someone. I’ve been blaming Jeter, Cano and Melky for the past 2 months, and I’m getting tired of it. Now its Ben K’s turn.
I say we DFA Ben K. See if someone from Sawx Blog claims him.
(In my best “Jerome from Manhattan voice”) ahem . . . .
“I WANT CC SABATHIA ON THIS TEAM AND I WANT IT RIGHT NOW!!! CASHMAN SHOULD BE FIRED IF HE DOESN’T GET US SABATHIA!!!! IF HE DOESN’T GET C.C. . . . . . . I’M NOT GONNA WATCH THIS TEAM NO MORE!!!!!”
Junior Griffey with a walk-off…
Think ESPN is going to create Rays nation?
I wouldn’t be suprised
by the way was it me or was this the worst strikezone in the history of strikezones?
I didn’t think it was that bad. Of course there were some iffy ones but I didn’t have a huge issue with it. Milton Bradley definitely got screwed.
definitely a fucked up zone. the K on gardner was clearly high. the strike on abreu in the 8th was clearly outside. the first pitch veras threw (that got molina) was right down the pipe, but called a ball bc it confused the ump. how stupid are these guys? i cant wait until shit like the catcher dropping a pitch doesn’t affect the call (e.g. computerized k-zones).
Jeter’s the goat: 0-4, 3 weak groundouts, 1 k. ugh. a horrible fucking game.
these are the goddam Rangers, not the ‘70 Orioles.
Rays go after K-Rod to make a statement this offseason?
Percival can’t close forever and Wheeler & Balfour don’t think so
I’m not sure they’d spend that kind of money. K-Rod’s in line for like, 5 yrs & $75M. Ridiculous, I know.
I think their closer of the future is Jeff Niemann. If they put him in relief he’ll be back to throwing 96-98 from his monster 6′9″, 300 lb frame. Plus he’s a great competitor, so it’s not like he’ll wilt under the pressure.
He could be a Gagne case, where hes a 4 or 5 starter but a good closer, makes sense and realistically Niemann is benhind a lot of quality arms in the long run
another stunning performance from cashman’s boys
we need george back to counteblace cashman – while i appreciate what he has done for the farm sysytem, there comes a point when you need someone balancing him out.
this offseason they better spend every penny on young stars – sabathia, sheets, and texiera – they can certainly affored it and with the new revenue they can afford another 30 million n good role players e players. put a great team together ionce more before ARRod, marianos, and jeters best seasons are behind them.
a rotaion of sabathia, sheets joba, wang and hughes wuld look great net year, but i am sure the team will spend very little and keep that payroll p that payroll at about 17 million – siging too many free agents would make cashman’s plan from building form within not look so impressive.
10 games out by the trade deadine nd damon and matsui (if healthy ) and maybe giambi need to be shopped. mussina too if he agrees to a trade – he goes to ttthe NL West and and he can be a lock for 300 wins
it seems you actually had a problem with the PITCHING tonight. wtf?
no problem with the pitching tonight – its the pitching overall. do you tust ussina in the playoffs or rasner or even hughes – dont even think kennedy.
this team is too flawed to make the layoffs and if by somem iracle they do it will be another 1st oud embarassent especially since the team’s offens, once its stegnth, has become a joke.
there are not enouh trades that can be ade to make this team a WS contender. i would like the team to become sellers and maybe get some guys to help fo the next or 4 yeas while we still have AOD in his \pime.
next offseason they need to beak the bank – not just for sabathia but forathia but for sheets as well. use the payers with value now (offense only because they cant play defense) coupled with some mino league pitching to bring insome young bats. if the bewers lose out on big pitchers could they be interested in a Mussina, Kennedy, Hone for Lapota. a long shot i know, but that is the type of deal i am thinhinking. my big fear though is that ashman takes his net logical step on builing fom within and decides to go into next year with a 140 million dolla payroll instead of 200 so he can pove he can win without “buying w chmpio
good luck Brett Gardner .. may you go 6-6 with 12 sb’s tommorrow