Comments on: A-Rod, Yanks roll over Royals

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:21:37 +0000

the only one who hasn’t been struggling is dice-k but i think he still has the control issues. they have been carried by their offense but maybe its starting to slow down a little bit.

By: steve (different one)

steve (different one) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:07:36 +0000

yeah, it’s interesting.

what’s also interesting is how mightily Buchholz has struggled when in April/May everyone was so sure Buchholz was so much better than Hughes.

By: 27 this year

27 this year — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:22:58 +0000

I think the longest winning streak is 21 games set by the A’s in like 2002 or something.

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:18:07 +0000

has anybody noticed how bad boston’s pitching has been lately? its been hard to pay attention to that since the yanks have had their struggles but we still have a chance at this thing.

By: radnom

radnom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:35:44 +0000

Nah Ben you’re wrong here. No one complains about beating last place teams as long as we arn’t ONLY beating last place teams and nothing else.

You have to admit, it is hard to get optimistic about a series victory when its the first one since Boston and it comes against the worst team we’ve faced since then.

By: Old Ranger

Old Ranger — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:31:59 +0000

Of all the pitchers we have ready to start, Pavano is the best of them. People forget how good he was, before all the sh@%t hit the fan. If he comes back at 7/8ths of what he was, he is much better then Phil, Raz or Ponds. We may not like it, but thems the facts boys. The one thing to worry about is; how will some of the other players react? I say; they will be professionals and play just as hard for him as any other pitcher. 27/09?

By: Haggs

Haggs — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:05:01 +0000

That would be nice, but that’s not happening.

Everything I’ve read has Roy pitching Thursday. I’ve seen nothing to suggest he won’t.

As long as the Jays are mathematically alive, they would be stupid not to pitch Burnett and Halliday as often as possible – especially if they’re on regular rest.

By: JohnC

JohnC — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:52:35 +0000

I’m hoping Toronto holds Halladay back an extra day so he faces Boston on Friday instead. Don’t forget Baltimore has been a thorn in our side all year and that will be a tough series. Thie week is a big test beforefacing Boston next week.

By: Nickel

Nickel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:37:15 +0000

“Pavano could be a spot starter with a 7-8 game lead – I wouldn’t trust him now as all games require the best pitching – not hoped for pitching”

While that may be true, with all the injuries, who else do you want? I don’t think we have a Joba Jr. ready to go. The reality of the situation is that he’s probably our best option right now, scary as that may sound. In a weird way, we’re almost lucky to have someone with the Major League experience and skills that he has waiting in the wings, even if we all have to hold our breath hoping he doesn’t wreck his rotator cuff while brushing his teeth.

By: Haggs

Haggs — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:04 +0000

Maybe.

There’s a pretty good chance both Hughes and Pavano will be in the rotation by next week, depending on how Rasner does tomorrow and Sunday (even if he gets bombed tomorrow they’re probably stuck with him for one more turn).

If he pitches poorly in both outings, my guess is they’ll give his next start to whoever of Hughes/Pavano doesn’t start Saturday, because Joba probably won’t be ready by then.