Cashman: No Robertson for Red Sox weekend

September 25, 2009 by Benjamin Kabak 25 Comments

While Yankee fans would love to have David Robertson ready to go for the 7th inning against the Red Sox this weekend, the Yankees, with their eyes on an October prize, say their key middle reliever will not be back until next week. Mike Puma of The Post spoke with Brian Cashman after Robertson threw off the mound yesterday, and the Yanks’ GM said that the plan is to have Robertson throw another mound session on Saturday and get him into games against Kansas City and Tampa. According to Puma, barring a “physical setback,” Robertson will be ready to go for the ALDS. “If he’s healthy, he is one of our better guys,” Cashman said. Indeed.

http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD

Damn, I was hoping to see him. Oh well; it’s better to get him rested up for the playoffs.
- Mike Pop
  
  Agreed. Once he’s healthy, he’s just another weapon in Girardi’s arsenal.
- pat
  
  word, better safe than sorry.
vin

Who needs K-Rob when you’ve got IPK!
- pat
  
  haha,my blood pressure,the hair on my head and my sanity need krob.
  - jsbrendog
    
    meeekrob meeekrob
  - http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD
    
    my blood pressure
    
    http://tinyurl.com/y8numyb (safe)
    
    the hair on my head
    
    http://tinyurl.com/ybyoh73 (safe)
    
    my sanity
    
    http://tinyurl.com/bo87hv (safe)
    
    You’ll be fine with IPK.
    - pat
      
      oh I’m always fine buddy…
      
      http://tinyurl.com/ybelq9e
      
      http://tinyurl.com/ybez4uz
      - jsbrendog
        
        homer: I think this homemade prozac needs more ice cream
Jose

I can’t wait for Robertson to come back. Among pitchers with at least 40IP he is second in K/9 (with a 13.39) to only Jonathon Broxton (with a 13.50).
- Salty Buggah
  
  First in the AL, and that’s fuckin awesome.
  - pat
    
    Best reliever nobody’s (outside of nyc) heard of?
    
    I think so.
    - http://www.secondavenuesagas.com Benjamin Kabak
      
      At least according to Yankee fans.
      
      Which isn’t to say that’s not true. His K rate is stellar. He just has to get those walks under control.
      - Jose
        
        http://attrice.files.wordpress.....zzkill.jpg
    - http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD
      
      My dad still doesn’t know who Joakim Soria is.
      - Tampa Yankee
        
        http://shop.moxsie.com/media/c.....s-gm_2.jpg
        
        http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD
        
        I mentioned him the other night and my dad said “Who?”
      - jsbrendog
        
        he would if he was a starter. OH!
        
        http://www.hiyoooo.com
      - Salty Buggah
        
        That reminds me. My cousin who lives in NY and is apparently a Yanks fan (though not a big baseball fan in general so he doesnt watch many, if any, games at all) didn’t know who A-rod was when I talked to him last summer.
        
        jsbrendog
        
        i call shenanigans on that one.
        
        http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD
        
        That’s literally impossible.
        
        Salty Buggah
        
        no, really. But like I said, he doesnt watch the Yanks a lot.
        
        http://www.secondavenuesagas.com Benjamin Kabak
        
        A-Rod is a cultural phenomenon. His name and reputation, for better or worse, reach outside of just baseball. Unless your cousin lives in a hole in the ground, how could he not know A-Rod?
        
        http://ryanhandt.blogspot.com/ handtius
        
        No, It’s possible not to know him. A few years back, I only followed the Yankees, watched their games and not religiously like now, I didn’t know who a-rod was when they traded for him. Didn’t follow pop culture. I was (and am) a skateboarder and non of that interested me, but the yanks. my grandma instilled the yanks in me, never cared about the rest of baseball.
        
        vin
        
        No way. A-Rod is a household name/very lucrative business empire… just ask him.