Comments on: Witching hour rumors: The four pitchers and Manny http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 01:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-227194 Brian Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:18:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-227194 It doesn't clog anything unless they have a no-trade clause. ;-) It doesn’t clog anything unless they have a no-trade clause.

;-)

]]> By: Brian http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-227192 Brian Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:16:30 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-227192 Ben, when I heard you were in law school, I thought.. "this guy is cool." When I heard you wanted Manny on the Yankees, I disabused myself of that thought. :( Manny is a bad idea. PS: Good luck with your exams... 1L, I presume? Ben, when I heard you were in law school, I thought.. “this guy is cool.”

When I heard you wanted Manny on the Yankees, I disabused myself of that thought. :(

Manny is a bad idea.

PS: Good luck with your exams… 1L, I presume?

]]> By: Brian http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-227187 Brian Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:13:52 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-227187 Burnett and Pettitte or Sheets and Pettitte. Lowe is a bad idea. Burnett and Pettitte or Sheets and Pettitte.

Lowe is a bad idea.

]]> By: Brian http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-227183 Brian Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:12:38 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-227183 I don't think Lowe will be any better in a return to the AL East than Andy Pettitte will be. I'd rather have Pettitte AND Sheets than Lowe and anyone. I don’t think Lowe will be any better in a return to the AL East than Andy Pettitte will be.

I’d rather have Pettitte AND Sheets than Lowe and anyone.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Mr. Snarky Irrelevant Non Sequitur Jones a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-226960 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Mr. Snarky Irrelevant Non Sequitur Jones a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:12:47 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-226960 <B>You were being sarcastic, right?</B> When in doubt, assume yes. You were being sarcastic, right?

When in doubt, assume yes.

]]> By: Old Ranger http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-226705 Old Ranger Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:30:26 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-226705 Come on Tommy, you know good and well if they had offered Arb to Andy he would have accepted and gotten 17- 18 mm. Now, if we sign him, it will be for something around 10 to 13mm. You were being sarcastic, right? 27/09. Come on Tommy, you know good and well if they had offered Arb to Andy he would have accepted and gotten 17- 18 mm. Now, if we sign him, it will be for something around 10 to 13mm.
You were being sarcastic, right? 27/09.

]]> By: Old Ranger http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-226618 Old Ranger Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:47:56 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-226618 Slugger27... I think you are making a lot of sense, with a rotation of; CC, CMW, Sheets Andy, and Joba with Phil picking up innings from Joba or injuries (they always happen). That is a damn good rotation, it may even be one of the best, with a good middle line-up bat and good "D"..............! 27/09. Slugger27…
I think you are making a lot of sense, with a rotation of; CC, CMW, Sheets Andy, and Joba with Phil picking up innings from Joba or injuries (they always happen). That is a damn good rotation, it may even be one of the best, with a good middle line-up bat and good “D”…………..! 27/09.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Mr. Snarky Irrelevant Non Sequitur Jones a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-226552 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Mr. Snarky Irrelevant Non Sequitur Jones a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:24:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-226552 <i>"... On the Pettitte front, the Los Angeles Times reports that despite numerous potential suitors, <b>Andy Pettitte will probably retire if the Yanks don’t resign him for 2009.... </b>"</i> CASHMAN YOU TEH SUX0R FOR NOT GIVEN ARB TO ANDY WE COULDA HAD PICKSS WTF WHY WE ALWAYS GETTIGN PLAYD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? “… On the Pettitte front, the Los Angeles Times reports that despite numerous potential suitors, Andy Pettitte will probably retire if the Yanks don’t resign him for 2009…. “

CASHMAN YOU TEH SUX0R FOR NOT GIVEN ARB TO ANDY WE COULDA HAD PICKSS WTF WHY WE ALWAYS GETTIGN PLAYD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

]]> By: Rob in CT http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-226533 Rob in CT Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:11:28 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-226533 NO to Burnett. Injury prone and not very good last season. I'm wishy-washy on Lowe. He's about as reliable as can be, and should be good for an era south of 4.5, but more than that I can't really say. Pettitte should be able to roughly match it, but should be available for 1-2 years, instead of 4. So I lean Pettitte. Sheets is interesting, but a real roll of the dice b/c of health. The team needs a 3rd starter capable of throwing ~200 innings. They've got 2 guys good for 200 IP each + Joba who should be good for 150. Hughes, et al. shoudl be in competition for the 5th spot. That leaves a hole in the middle. The best fits, then, are Pettite or Lowe, due to reliability. Sheets might be better when healthy, but if he fails to provide 200 IP (likely), then you're back to plugging in Aceves/Giese/IPK/etc. NO to Burnett. Injury prone and not very good last season.

I’m wishy-washy on Lowe. He’s about as reliable as can be, and should be good for an era south of 4.5, but more than that I can’t really say. Pettitte should be able to roughly match it, but should be available for 1-2 years, instead of 4. So I lean Pettitte.

Sheets is interesting, but a real roll of the dice b/c of health. The team needs a 3rd starter capable of throwing ~200 innings. They’ve got 2 guys good for 200 IP each + Joba who should be good for 150. Hughes, et al. shoudl be in competition for the 5th spot. That leaves a hole in the middle. The best fits, then, are Pettite or Lowe, due to reliability. Sheets might be better when healthy, but if he fails to provide 200 IP (likely), then you’re back to plugging in Aceves/Giese/IPK/etc.

]]> By: NYFan50 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/witching-hour-rumors-the-four-pitchers-and-manny-6274/#comment-226530 NYFan50 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:10:33 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6274#comment-226530 "From a personnel perspective, I’d go with Burnett and Sheets. From a contract perspective, I’d probably rather take Lowe’s four years and Sheets’ two or three." From a talent perspective Burnett and Sheets is the right call. From a "likely to give you the most innings" perspective, that's the worst combination. “From a personnel perspective, I’d go with Burnett and Sheets. From a contract perspective, I’d probably rather take Lowe’s four years and Sheets’ two or three.”

From a talent perspective Burnett and Sheets is the right call. From a “likely to give you the most innings” perspective, that’s the worst combination.

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