Comments on: The undeniable case against Jon Garland http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruney, Melky, & Nady file for salary arbitration Thursday… | Yankees Rumors - NYYankeesRumors.com http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-285841 Bruney, Melky, & Nady file for salary arbitration Thursday… | Yankees Rumors - NYYankeesRumors.com Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:24:36 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-285841 [...] Jon Garland a solution to Yankees rotation? [...] [...] Jon Garland a solution to Yankees rotation? [...]

]]> By: The Yankee Scrolls » In Defense Of Jon Garland http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-260297 The Yankee Scrolls » In Defense Of Jon Garland Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:00:52 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-260297 [...] seen a couple of blogs that I respect break down the idea of the Yankees signing Jon Garland lately, and both came [...] [...] seen a couple of blogs that I respect break down the idea of the Yankees signing Jon Garland lately, and both came [...]

]]> By: kate http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-260182 kate Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:06:20 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-260182 Jon Garland is the best . I wish he would come back to Chicago !!! We all miss him in Chicago. The Yankees would be so lucky to get him. I think if they did get him they would win the World Seris, You know he won the White Sox a World Series in 2005 he had 18 wins the most on the team. Kenny Williams is so stupid for trading him, he was their best pitcher. Jon Garland is the best . I wish he would come back to Chicago !!! We all miss him in Chicago. The Yankees would be so lucky to get him. I think if they did get him they would win the World Seris, You know he won the White Sox a World Series in 2005 he had 18 wins the most on the team. Kenny Williams is so stupid for trading him, he was their best pitcher.

]]> By: Bruney, Melky, & Nady file for salary arbitration Thursday… « Zell’s Pinstripe Blog http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-260055 Bruney, Melky, & Nady file for salary arbitration Thursday… « Zell’s Pinstripe Blog Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:05:38 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-260055 [...] Jon Garland a solution to Yankees rotation? [...] [...] Jon Garland a solution to Yankees rotation? [...]

]]> By: Peter Lacock http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-260032 Peter Lacock Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:37:34 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-260032 Yes I did read the post and I don't completely agree. Did you read my comments? I also didn't agree about Moose last year. Do you have the ability to learn and retain knowledge? 29 is a young pitcher just hitting his prime. Speculating that he could be a better #5 starter than Hughes, IPK, Igawa, Jason Johnson, Mitre, Coke, Chase Wright, Aceves, or Giese is not unreasonable. If you think it is you're too immature to have any credibility. I'd rather see Andy return and I have always and still do, expect him to do just that, but it hasn't happened yet. I might also prefer Sheets but Garland is not the ticking time bomb of injury that Sheets is. I would rather take a chance on a guy like Garland that you can be pretty certain is at least going to go out there and do his job every 5th day and might perform pretty well if he has command rather than take a chance on someone that is a big risk to even get on the mound. I sure as hell don't want to have to depend on Freddy Garcia and I sure as hell don't want to depend on any of the current #5 candidates becoming the 2 or 3 in the event AJ, Joba and Wang (not to mention Hughes, IPK and even Mitre) continue to have durability issues. The one thing no one can deny about Garland is that he is durable and speculating that that durability and continuing to learn his craft will translate into a long career is also not unreasonable. You know most guys that have long careers do so without the benefit of a big fastball and by blowing people away. Just like some people actually think a bum like Adam Dunn is good because he hits homers some think Garland sucks because he puts the ball in play and doesn't K many. Chicks love the longball. The game is no only about HR's and K's. Fact is we are looking for someone to eat innings and Garland is one of the best, if not the best, FA available to do just that. That's why we need him or someone like him. Do you have the ability to comprehend the written word? It would be nice if it was someone really good like another CC or Andy in his prime but those guys aren't available. Yes I did read the post and I don’t completely agree. Did you read my comments? I also didn’t agree about Moose last year. Do you have the ability to learn and retain knowledge? 29 is a young pitcher just hitting his prime. Speculating that he could be a better #5 starter than Hughes, IPK, Igawa, Jason Johnson, Mitre, Coke, Chase Wright, Aceves, or Giese is not unreasonable. If you think it is you’re too immature to have any credibility. I’d rather see Andy return and I have always and still do, expect him to do just that, but it hasn’t happened yet. I might also prefer Sheets but Garland is not the ticking time bomb of injury that Sheets is. I would rather take a chance on a guy like Garland that you can be pretty certain is at least going to go out there and do his job every 5th day and might perform pretty well if he has command rather than take a chance on someone that is a big risk to even get on the mound. I sure as hell don’t want to have to depend on Freddy Garcia and I sure as hell don’t want to depend on any of the current #5 candidates becoming the 2 or 3 in the event AJ, Joba and Wang (not to mention Hughes, IPK and even Mitre) continue to have durability issues. The one thing no one can deny about Garland is that he is durable and speculating that that durability and continuing to learn his craft will translate into a long career is also not unreasonable. You know most guys that have long careers do so without the benefit of a big fastball and by blowing people away. Just like some people actually think a bum like Adam Dunn is good because he hits homers some think Garland sucks because he puts the ball in play and doesn’t K many. Chicks love the longball. The game is no only about HR’s and K’s. Fact is we are looking for someone to eat innings and Garland is one of the best, if not the best, FA available to do just that. That’s why we need him or someone like him. Do you have the ability to comprehend the written word? It would be nice if it was someone really good like another CC or Andy in his prime but those guys aren’t available.

]]> By: Mister Delaware http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-259955 Mister Delaware Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:06:16 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-259955 Exactly what he said. 100%. Garland is obviously a lesser pitcher than Sheets and Wolf and some others but he's safe. We need safe otherwise we risk being a late season injury away from debating whether to push Joba and Hughes too hard or hand over a key game to a AAAA arm. On a team with 900 run potential, 200 IPs, an ERA in the high 4s and protection for the young arms is worth an overpay 1 year deal to me. Exactly what he said. 100%. Garland is obviously a lesser pitcher than Sheets and Wolf and some others but he’s safe. We need safe otherwise we risk being a late season injury away from debating whether to push Joba and Hughes too hard or hand over a key game to a AAAA arm. On a team with 900 run potential, 200 IPs, an ERA in the high 4s and protection for the young arms is worth an overpay 1 year deal to me.

]]> By: Chuck http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-259806 Chuck Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:42:46 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-259806 his era has consistently been around the 4 to 4.90 range. I am not trying to say this guy is great. But if the yankees do wish to sign someone. Id say there is a case for him over pettitte. I would rather they didnt sign him because I liked seeing the aceves guy pitch at the end and I am still hopeful for hughes. his era has consistently been around the 4 to 4.90 range. I am not trying to say this guy is great. But if the yankees do wish to sign someone. Id say there is a case for him over pettitte. I would rather they didnt sign him because I liked seeing the aceves guy pitch at the end and I am still hopeful for hughes.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-259803 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:39:40 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-259803 Unfortunately, Chuck Norris's disembodied mullet already has a job. It's the permanent guest host of the new hit Fox News show <i>Hannity</i>. Unfortunately, Chuck Norris’s disembodied mullet already has a job. It’s the permanent guest host of the new hit Fox News show Hannity.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-259801 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:36:00 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-259801 That's gotta be tongue-in-cheek. HAS TO BE. That’s gotta be tongue-in-cheek.

HAS TO BE.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2009/01/the-undeniable-case-against-jon-garland-6959/#comment-259798 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:34:12 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6959#comment-259798 Pitchers who "win": Sidney Ponson Darrell Rasner Pitchers who “win”:

Sidney Ponson
Darrell Rasner

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