Jul
13
Game 95: What do Brett Gardner and Clay Buchholz have in common?
ByThey both steal every chance they get! I couldn’t resist.
Last year at the break, the Yanks were 43-43, 9.5 GB of the division lead and 8 back of the Wildcard. This year heading into the break, they’ll be no worse than 50-45, 6.5 GB in the division and 6 back for the Wildcard. The season is a long ways from over folks.
1. Jeter, SS
2. Abreu, RF
3. A-Rod, 3B
4. Giambi, DH
5. Posada, C
6. Cano, 2B
7. Melky, CF
8. Betemit, 1B
9. Gardner, CF
On the mound, the undisputed staff ace, Andy Pettitte.
Note: The rotation after the break wil be Moose, Joba, Pettitte, Ponson Rasner … the team will wear black arm bands the rest of the season in memory of Bobby Murcer … the Futures Game is on ESPN2 right now, so grab a grab a glimpse of Jesus Montero …
My first time watching the futures game was when Phil Hughes and Jose Tabata was in it and overall I really enjoy the game for the last couple years. How about you Mike A.?
The first year I watched was … 2003? Whatever year Grady Sizemore homered and Rich Harden started for the World Team. Yeah, had to be 2003.
It’s always exciting, although the World Roster looks rather skimpy this year.
I enjoy watching the pitchers, the hitters are always a little anxious and looking to get a hit rather than work the count.
The thing I like about the futures game, is that a good amoun of these guys do go on to have good careers.
yeah this isn’t one of the stronger world teams.
I’m a little surprised at how empty the stadium is for this game…
Also, too bad Montero isn’t starting for the world team
Ponson-Rasner-Moose in a row? That’s a lot of BP innings. I guess when you carry 3 five-inning starters, it’s hard to break them up.
Yeah especially since Mussina has gone at least 6 innings in each start since his May 24th start.
Moose has ben very good, but he is still seems to be limited to around 90 or 95 pitches, though he has topped out at 109. So, in effect he needs to be perfect to get through his 6+ innings. Maybe he can keep this up for the rest of the season, maybe not. I doubt it.
In any case, all of the current Yankees starters except Pettitte are averaging under 6 innings/start, and that includes counting only Joba’s last six starts (when his pitch limit extended to 90+).
So, my point still stands that it is hard to break up short starters when all of the starts go only 5 or 6 innings.
But for sake of argument, let’s accept your (implied) position that Moose is now some type of reliable innings eater. Would it not make more sense to break up Ponson and Rasner?
Stupid “vacation”, I was supposed to be at the Futures Game today.
Trevor Cahill is straight nasty.
His delivery looks a lot like Jake Peavy’s
His pitches move just as much too.
Trever Cahil throws theball similar to Brandon Webb.
That he does.
I vote JOBA for staff ace.
Morneau over Giambi for HR Derby?!? BS!
Brian Cashman in the house.
Edgar Renteria’s line this season is .254 .301 .326 with an OPS+ of 69. Why is this horrible trade not talked about more? You can’t give me that hindsight stuff because I was one of many who thought it was a “Hmm, ok…” trade when it happened. Although Renteria had an OPS+ of 125 last year, his three previous seasons consisted of 88, 89, and 104. What made Dave Dombrowski think he was going to build on his stellar 2007 at age 32?
I thought it was a good deal at the time. I’m not a big Gorkys fan, and I didn’t think Jurrjens could be that good (moving to the NL certainly helped). Looking back at it though … oof.
I wasn’t a a Jair Jurrjens fan myself but I am a sucker for the IFA guys so I did drink some of that Kool-Aid on Gorkys Hernandez. I’m not saying I was up in arms about the deal because this past off-season was when I actually started getting into the farm system aspect of baseball. However, I did raise an eyebrow at the deal and I guess I’m just a bit peeved that Brian Cashman gets all this flack about every single little thing but other GM’s can screw something up big time and nobody says a word.
I’d say the issue with the deal is Edgar has obv diminished range, they already had good hitting SS with no range in Carlos Guillen. They gave up a young pitcher who already had ML experience & a top hitter.
Basically they got something they didn’t need, and probably going to get worse (Renteria’s first AL try didn’t work that well either) for 2 good prospects.
Matt LaPorta had a .582 OBP his last year of college.
To me this guy could be RHB Giambi.
Man I miss Bobby already. When I was a kid, when yankee games were shown on MSG and channel 11, I use to hear Murcer all the time. He was really cool man.
Any way to follow along with the futures game on the computer? no cable
MLBTV: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscri.....imedia.jsp
Gameday: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday.....de=gameday
Thanks, I kept searching espn figuring their airing it, figured they would have their version of gameday
ESPN 360 has it too, but I think that depends on your cable provider.
Heh, I feel embarassed. Watching the Futures Game on T.V. and the Yankee game on MLB.TV.
MiLB.com has a Gameday. It’s also on ESPN360.
Steve Phillips and Peter Gammons are tainting the Yankee Stadium broadcast booth.
It’s funny, I am compelled to disagree with Steve Phillips on any and everything.
Man Fowler looks impressive and what a play at center as well. Who would you guys take Fowler or Jackson? ranked midseason 13 and 14.
They are extremely similar players.
Fowler = Chris Young (the hitter)
Ajax = Mike Cameron (with the game changing D)
Take your pick. Can’t go wrong.
A-Jax D is that good?
Oops, meant to say “without.”
I know Dexter Fowler has better speed but is that all he has on Austin Jackson? Is he more polished as well? Just going on what I know, I would take Fowler. So far has shown more patience and the speed factor.
great chuck by laporta
LoL, I’m just glancing at my laptop to keep tabs on the Yankee game. How many others are paying more attention to the Futures Game right now?
Guilty.
There’s one Futures Game a year. There’s 162+ Yankee games a year.
Plus you know what? I’d rather watch a game at the Stadium than at that dump with fake grass any day of the week.
That’s the obvious excuse but I’ve noticed that I am most interested in the farm systems than any other aspect of baseball.
Michael Bowden, the best pitcher in the Eastern League? Chris Tillman and Carlos Carrasco say hi.
Brett Cecil also wants a word.
It’s ESPN. NESN sister station.
Jess Todd has a disgusting slider.
That Scott Rolen can play some defense, who knew?
How did Madison Bumgarner not make the team?
No way, let Mo pitch the 9th. If you start him, all the excitement is gone, what’s the point to watch the rest of the game as a Yankee fan?
Let him pitch the ninth, regardless of score. The anticipation will build all game, and as soon as the first note of Enter Sandman plays, the place will explode.
bobby abreu — great fielder, or greatest fielder?
Each opportunity I get to watch my Yankees play a baseball game, I think the following: How did Bobby Abreu ever win a gold glove and who awarded it to him? Abreu treats every outfield wall as if it will explode if Bobby even approaches it. Every baseball nearing an outfield wall is treated as if it is a live hand grenade. He is not a poor outfielder but he is a significantly below average one.
Sandoval is a BIG guy. Holy crap!
Yes. He enjoys the postgame spread longer than the other players.
These X Games commercials are annoying me.
Eddie Morlan, yet another piece of the Garza deal.
i hate the xgames commercials with that idiot in the costume. and bobby has been terrible in the of this series
What happened to Russ Adams? Did the back and forth between Short Stop and Second Base really have that much of an effect?
He’s playing rightfield now, unless they moved him again since the start of the year. He just couldn’t hit.
Looks like Pettitte doesn’t have his best stuff today.
“I saw an ad in the newspaper, so I decided to pay baseball.”
That was pretty amazing. And hilarious.
Of the 19 pitchers selected for the Futures game 11 are older than Phil Hughes.
(if you don’t count Phillip Aumont who is still technically on the roster but not playing due to injury its 11 of 18 older than hughes).
6 of the 9 US pitchers are older than Hughes. Now given how the team was selected for the U.S. Olympic team they’ve selected older players. Nonetheless – its remarkable that 2/3 of the U.S. pitchers are older than Hughes.
And its not just the U.S. team – 5 of the 10 World pitchers are older than Hughes – and given how many sign at age 16 or 17 that’s even more remarkable.
Puts some perspective on the notion of Hughes being a “bust.”
Yeah no kidding. Teh wicked awesome Michael Bowden is less than 2 months younger than Phil.
People forget that IPK and Joba are collegepitchers who areolder than Hughes.
Well Andy Pettitte isn’t having any fun. Fucking Marco Scutaro.
Marco Scutaro…really?
Heh, you sound like Mariano Rivera.
Yankees really don’t have achance today. The Blue Jays have eight “gritty, gutty, scrappy gamers” on the field.
Pablo Sandoval is quite the porker.
Also, his lefty stance reminds me of melky.
As does his chubbiness.
I really hope Montero puts one in the seats. That would be pretty cool.
Is Montero in the game yet.
Not that I know of, but it should be soon. 5th inning already.
Will Inman’s delivery says “here comes 98,” and it comes out 88.
Haha so true. Comes in handy when that hammer comes out though.
The potential US Olympic team is getting one hit by a bunch of teenagers from Latin America.
And a New Zealander that decided to play baseball after seeing an ad in the paper.
I think Montero is catching now. Not sure though.
Nope, but Ramiro Pena is at short.
I don’t get it, nobody who follows the Yankees system talks about Pena, but he’s in the futures game? I’m not discrediting him in any way, but it’s just odd to see him there. I guess I think of it like this. There was no one better?
A player dropped out because of injury and they needed a last minute replacement. Pena was local and fit the bill (position, country, etc). The same thing happened a few years ago in Pittsburgh with Josh Sharpless.
Oh, well good for him anyway.
Julio Pimentel’s stats are unimpressive yet made the future’s game. He put some gas on that throw to first.
Rollie Fingers ’stache is bananas.
IPK’s dealin’.
Arrieta’s got a damn good arm.
3 Constants In Life:
- Death
- Taxes
- A.J. Burnett, he of the 5.15 ERA, dominating the Yankees.
3 MORE Constants In Life:
- Death
- Taxes
- Kevin Millar hitting a homer in a series against the Yankees.
Looks like AJ Burnett’s audition is going well.
Jesus Delgado was part of the Beckett deal.
It looks like Montero is back there now.
That he is. Seeing his name on the back confirmed it for me.
It looks like Montero is in the game.
I didn’t like that scale description.
Wes Hodges is a freak. He hurt his wrist one year and couldn’t hit righthanded for any power, so he decided to bat lefty that year for the first time in his life, and he hit .400.
Has he decided to become a full-time switch hitter?
Nope, went right back to hitting righthanded after the wrist was okay.
Pena accounting for himself really well with that throw to first.
LOL at Benjie’s speed. Remember how he got mad at A-Rod for “showing him up”?
Montero’s AB prediction: 2B to right center. BTW, how does Eckstein not have a 20 arm…
Because he tries really really hard.
cause he’s gritty.
How the hell did Angel Villalona and his .405-SLG% make the World Team?
There’s no other decent first basemen from outside the US.
People were picking over Montero.
Now that I think about it…. even Cash got Montero’s age wrong. He said he was 19.
Well he will be 19 in november.
Jesus is coming.
get the bat off your shoulder rook
Great, now Gammons won’t shut up about Lin.
That was a nice shot, though.
:[
A f*cking RedSox prospect would hit a HR. Thank u baseball gods. Now, I’ll have to hear about it on ESPN throughout the entire day and into tomorrow morning.
He’s a bust.
Lin jacks a HR and Montero could not get the ball out of the infield, Bizzaro world much?
Yeah, but was it a hard hit pop up foul out?
Is there such a thing?
Well that was a nice abat montero.
what is with these red sox prospects i kno that they’re not all this good …and of course montero follows with a pop up
What a shocker, a Red Sox player hits a homer at the Futures Game. On a side note Montero would fit right in with the Yankees already after that at-bat.
Does no one care about the actual Yankee game today?
Why should we? The players seem to be mailing it in.
thats an understatement… this team is so frustrating
Touche
Hopefully Cashman is watching this game because if it is not a clear indication that this team if their goal is to really make the playoffs needs some help and soon then I dont know what is.
He’s watching the Futures Game like everyone else here
Watching this game should emphasize why Cashman should not make any moves, this team has lots of issues
The would not admit it but this is smoewhat of a transition year.
Y’all not making a big deal with that abat.
Nice job by Steve Phillips neglecting to mention that Matt LaPorta had an oblique strain as a junior, leading to his subpar year.
Looks like Aumont and Weathers are the two best pitchers left. That should be fun.
Weathers is on now.
is mcdonald the best worst player youve ever seen? lol
Maybe it’s me but I’ll still think that Melancon is better than Weathers.
Nah, you gotta take Weathers because his delivery and pure stuff is better. Melancon is a few months younger though.
I’ll take Melancon. Weathers to me while certainly be good, he also be kyle farnsworth. Melancon has the better control and breakingball even though Weathers beats him with the fastball.
Gong, try again Steve Phillips. Vandy didn’t go to the CWS last year, they famously lost their regional at home when a Michigan freshman hitting under .200 took David Price deep in extra innings.
ignore him.
giambi has hit the ball really well a coulple times in the last 2 games and its gone nowhere…..baffling
Oh good, we get to see Ramiro Pena have the bat knocked out his hands again.
Damn, missed his AB watching Jorge Posada strikeout. What was his result?
Walked on 4 pitches, none particularly close, one almost hit him.
I think he walked; not sure.
Did you see A.J. Burnettt get his elbow into that fist pump? That was clearly a veteran fist pump.
“Failure of the farm system”? Yeah Steve Phillips, I’m not wasting precious developmental time teaching Matt LaPorta and Jesus Montero how to lay down a bunt.
this rally probably means well see montero again im excited…
How does Angel Villanola’s signing bonus put anything into perspective? Only an idiot would come to a conclusion, talent wise, based on signing bonuses for players in two completely different talent pools and markets.
The int’l market is an auction, the highest bidder wins. The draft is far from that.
Phillips: “MAtt, there’s a runner on second with no outs. I need you to hit the ball on the ground to the right side to move the runner over.”
LaPorta: “Uh, what.”
Phillips: “I need you to get the runner over so that the next hitter can drive him in with a ground out.”
LaPorta: “Uh, okay. I think.”
LaPorta then accidentally hits a homer when trying to move the runner over.
Phillips: “Matt, I told you to move the runner over, I’m going to trade you for Mo Vaughn now.”
Good one
lol funny kinda reminds me of major league 3 back to the minors with downtown anderson
When is Baseball Prospectus, The Hardball Times or Scout.com going to setup a streaming web-cast?
Good morning, good afternoon, good night! Weathers…wow.
Pettitte did his job. Where in the hell is the offense?
Rodriguez has a lightening quick arm. Redic.
I don’t know if any of you get “The Onion” in your area, but if you do and appreciate it, you need to get The Onion” movie, it’s got Steven Seagal and is maybe just a few notch’s below Airplane
At least Tampa is losing again. Then again, on the other side of the ball, they’re on the verge of being swept by the hapless Tribe and we only gain 1.5 games on them
If the Yanks pick up 1.5 games a week, they’ll be just fine.
Why justify not capitalizing on opportunities?
Because they are not good enough to pick up games any faster
Yea it does seem that way unfortunately. I thought Cash needed to pick up another arm for the rotation (still do) and we can make a push, but the offense has way too many games like this. Maybe this is just the type of team we are
It doesn’t matter how long you’re in first during the season. The only thing that matters is being in first on the last day of the season. Just ask the Mets.
Why focus on only the negative?
Because they’re not playing well. Hard to come up with positives when losing
It’s not about being negative, its just realizing that this team may or may not pick up steam and plow through the league as they did last year. With Ponson and Rasner in the rotation its hard to put togthr streaks
Totally agree
Speaking of Gas. Watch Rodriguez and that’s it.
Wouldn’t Wakefield be a better 20 on the fastball scale?
And take the risk of insulting a Red Sox player? Blasphemy!
montero looks huge behind the dish
he looks good though doesnt look out of place
AJ Burnett better not get a complete shutout on a pitch count at 90.
Speaking of Humberto Sanchez, does anyone know how his velocity has been? That seems to be the big question for a pitcher coming back from surgery.
Coming back from TJ, the question is control. Velocity is the question coming back from shoulder surgery.
But no, I haven’t heard anything about his velocity. I suspect it’s fine though, otherwise a big deal would have been made of it already.
Why does Steve Phillips talk about On-Base Percentage like it’s some controversial religion? Then again, why do most main stream media types do that?
They don’t know any better but want to sound like they do.
LoL, Max Kellerman was making a joke but he did kind of have a point. He said the Yankees’ first half MVP is Jason Varitek. Him starting for the Red Sox actually makes them a worse team, thus helping the Yankees. Classic.
I thought the rule was you could not have more than two representatives in the Futures Game. I believe I’ve seen four San Francisco Giants. Or is this year’s U.S. Team exempt because they are comprised of the U.S. Olympic squad?
Right, there’s an exemption this year because of Team USA. There’s also 4 Oakland A’s in the game.
When I saw last night that Burnett’s pitch count was to be 90 pitches, on three days rest, I began to think “Oh, it’ll only be 7 innings of shutout ball instead of 8.” Looks like I was wrong. I cannot wait until he is traded out of the division– he shouldn’t be traded to the Yankees, as he’d have no team left against which he pitches well.
Why are they citing W-L record for a guy in A-ball?
Main…stream…media.
Just a single? He’s a bust.
JESUS!
That’s a good a-bat right there.
Solid liner to RF. Cool.
Jorge Posada just threw out a stealing John McDonald but Derek Jeter missed the tag so McDonald was ruled safe. He did have some zip on the throw.
Are there any updates on the Yanks Chinese prospects: Kai Liu and Zhenwang Zhang?
I heard they weren’t going to come over until 2010 when they finish school, or something like that. They aren’t exactly prospects either. They’re really just the first step in the process, establishing a presence. If either one makes it out of A-ball, I’ll be shocked.
Cool. Thanx.
This isn’t on of the better yankee teams.
No Phillippe Aumont? Boooooo.
why didn’t we throw ponson on short rest?
would anyone consider getting burnett if we didnt have to give up the ajax’s of the world?…
Anybody think that Daisuke Matsuzaka will be in Boston’s rotation by the end of his contract?
Erin Andrews holding two microphones with one hand takes talent.
Did they announce the MVP? I’m watching the Yanks lose.
Chae-Sun Lin.
Fantastic. Gammons the rest of Bandwagon Nation get some more ammo.
Wow, totally screwed that up. Che-Hsuan Lin.
She’s a Red Sox and Gator fan. She probably roots for Bin Laden too.
Opposite field jack, nice.
Can someboyd please, please tell me how Daisuke Matsuzaka continually works out of these self-inflicted jams?
i guess cuz he does have pretty good stuff… jus doesnt know how to throw strikes all the time
Yeah, we won’t be shutout by AJ Burnett.
That’s all I ask. Shutouts annoy me to an unusual degree.
Hmm, all you ask for is for your team not to get shut out? No asking for winning?
It’s sport, when there are twenty-five other guys trying just as hard as your guys then it is pretty unfair to sit in front of a T.V. or in the stands and ask for a win.
Do you honestly feel better at the end of the day that the Yankees scored one run instead of zero? Who cares? A loss is a loss, and the offense continues it’s pathetic play
A loss is a loss. Personally I just don’t like shutouts, what’s the big deal?
One step at a time. Have you actually watched the offense lately?
So……………….Sexson clears waivers this week and will probably be in a Yankee uniform for the first game after the All-Star break. Is there anything else that we should expect to happen?
IPK, Britton, & Moeller
Fuentes & Torrealba?
Not even close, the Rox want 2 top youngsters for Fuentes. What would that solve anyway?
who would the rox 2 top prospects for Fuentes?
No idea, but that price seems exorbitant. I’m reluctant to trade IPK for a reliever who has a tendency to melt down just because he’s a lefty and a big name.
Not to mention Fuentes is a free agent after this year. Two top prospects for a reliever rental, when the Yankees have had one of the top bullpens in the league? Idiotic. I really hope the FO is smarter than that.
I’m not reluctant to do that trade. I just laughed at having to give up Kennedy for Fuentes.
I don’t think the Yanks need Fuentes. Let’s get some offense…..and a new hitting coach……
Because Kevin Long was a horrible person for helping us lead the league in scoring last year, right? It’s not his fault Posada, Rodriguez, Matsui, Damon got injured and the replacements that he has to work with are Cabrera, Molina, Duncan , Betemit, and a couple rookies.
I detest Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera. Neither has any clue as to what’s going on in a baseball game. Cano could bat after three consecutive walks of 12 wild pitches and that lamebrain would come up and swing at the first pitch. There was NO WAY that was a double play ball today in the ninth inning. NO WAY!Rooting for this team is becoming increasingly tedious.