Spring Training Game Thread: Penultimate
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Missin’ you Curtis. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The Yankees only have two more officially Grapefruit League games left to play, and they’ll play both in the next 24 hours. Tonight they get the Orioles on the road in Sarasota, with David Phelps closing the book on a solid spring: ten runs, seven walks, and 18 strikeouts in 22.2 innings. He stunk the last two times out, so a good effort tonight to finish March on a high note would be cool. Here’s the starting nine that will back him up…
- CF Brett Gardner
- SS Eduardo Nunez
- 1B Lyle Overbay
- RF Brennan Boesch
- LF Ben Francisco
- 2B Jayson Nix
- DH Thomas Neal
- 3B Ronnie Mustelier
- C Bobby Wilson
And on the mound is Phelps, Phil Hughes‘ temporary rotation replacement. No word on the second stringers, but rumor has it Mason Williams is in the house. Tonight’s game is scheduled to start a little after 7pm ET and can be seen on MLB Network and MLB.tv (no local blackouts). The game will not air on YES. Enjoy.
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So Francisco Rondon is being made a starter now?
Interesting.
Per Josh Norris, AA rotation to start the year is: Rondon, Turley, Tracy, Cotham, and Nuding.
More innings = better.
Phelpsy.
Where’s Musty?
Probably talking to his realtor in Scranton. Seeing if he can get a. Good deal on Igawa’s old loft.
Heh.
Iirc, Igawa commuted from NYC.
Or maybe that was just to Trenton?
Late scratch for Maruszak. Hopefully not an injury.
Just turned on game. Mustelier injured? What happened?
Musty did not start. He was held out of the game with a sore knee.
Thanks. Hope it’s no big deal.
Ouch. That had to hurt.
Can someone help me out. I have time Warner and don’t get MLB network. Everyone I know gets it, am I supposed to get it with basic cable or am I supposed to get some other package?
I get it with Time Warner and I guess it depends on what u mean by “basic.” I’m not sure what they call what I have. Why not call them (good luck getting through).
I’ve tried, they always claim I need a better package, although my friends say they pay the same thing as me.
Sorry I use MLB.TV since I don’t live in Yankee territory anymore!
How well do you think the Yankees have to play without Granderson and Teixeira to be in decent shape when they come back?
I’d say .500 ball, and I expect them to do that.
That’s reasonable. And the division is pretty tough, making it unlikely any one team will jump out to a huge lead.
It’s a tough balance.
We’ve seen recent Yankee teams fall as much as nine games under .500 in May before coming back. The question is whether this team, in various degrees of help, would have that sort of comeback in them.
They can afford to tread water, but they can’t dig too deep a hole.
Yeah, .500 ball seems about right. Basically, we need to hope that April is our pitchers’ “hot” month. Then hopefully when they cool down a bit we’ll get some of our sluggers back.
Also, I think this may end up being a year like 2000, with no team being particularly great and around 88 or 89 wins being enough to win the division.
How to get Grandy Tex and Jeter back on the field:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPzmdnWdIuc
Rough inning, but nice comeback.
Mason! Nice hit, little man
Didn’t expect to see Mason to get an AB, so that was a treat.
Ive got
Cc
Kuroda
Pettitte
Nova
Phelps
Mo
Drob
Joba
Aardsma
Logan
Nuno
Gardner
Nunez
Ichiro
Wells
Youlk
Cano
Cervelli
Hafner
Overbay
Stewart
Nix
Francisco
Boesh
Rivera
As my opening day 25
I’d expect at least one more reliever. I also don’t see them carrying both Boesch and Francisco (and I think it’s possibe neither makes the cut).
I don’t see them carrying both Rivera and Overbay either.
Possibly not, but I don’t see them starting Overbay vs. lefties. I suppose they could play Nix at 3B and Youk at first.
I would hope Rivera isn’t going to end up as the everyday 1B.
It’s a shame Musty is banged up. A 3B/OF who can hit would give them some nice flexibility (if they actually think he can play 3B or OF).
Rivera has had a great spring and can play of too.
Overbay is a real 1st baseman who can make the tough catches
Francisco went deep again tonight and ofers speed on bases
Boesh is a cashman pet
Nuno longman and second lefty in pen
How many relievers do we need?
They pretty much always carry at least 7. 7 is generally standard.