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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 13, 2013 22:24:07 GMT -5
Wang hasn't pitched effectively in the majors in 5 yrs. Last year he posted an ERA over 6 and a WHIP over 2. Yeah, that's gonna work out well. Pineda is coming off an injury to his throwing shoulder. Good luck with him being effective this year. Wang and/or Pineda can't be more ineffective than Hughes and Nova. I'm just looking for a 5th starter than can give me at least 5 innings and not have me losing by too much when he leaves. Hughes and Nova can't even go 5, and that many home runs are unacceptable. Find a way to make sure every mistake doesn't leave the ballpark. I think the Yankees might want to think about starting Phelps instead of Hughes next time, and if Nova blows up again they might want to think about Warren instead of Nova. Warren and Phelps have been VERY effective in long relief so far this year....I know it's a small sample size, but we've gotta play the hot hand. It does us no good to get lights out innings of long relief from Warren and Phelps after Nova and Hughes have put us too far behind for it to matter.
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Post by Scotty on Apr 13, 2013 22:42:58 GMT -5
Incase lorenzo wants a new sig
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 14, 2013 21:46:39 GMT -5
Well, that's the difference between good pitching and Phil Hughes.
Complete game shutout by Hiroki Kuroda.
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Post by Chip on Apr 15, 2013 8:09:14 GMT -5
11 games in and Brett Gardner has more HR than SB
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Post by T R W on Apr 15, 2013 8:17:55 GMT -5
I'm bout to lose my mind Upton here.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Apr 16, 2013 13:51:32 GMT -5
Sam Miller @sammillerbp 19h
Oh man it's going to be awkward when you're being intimate with your wife and you accidentally scream out "Ben Revere's Catch"
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 16, 2013 19:49:34 GMT -5
Wait....sex exists after marriage? I've had the same gf for 3 years and I need to have congressional debates to get any, lol.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Apr 16, 2013 19:54:30 GMT -5
Why does Brandon McCarthy suck so much?!?!
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 16, 2013 20:01:56 GMT -5
Why does Brandon McCarthy suck so much?!?! He has the same problem Nova does. They just throw too many pitches. Constantly behind in counts, unable to put guys away, spotty control or lack of trust in his pitch location.... And to be fair, for as many pitches as he's thrown through 4 innings, he was holding the Yankees scoreless until he made one careless pitch to Robinson Can of all people, and Cano murdered it. But the way Nova is pitching, this 3-2 lead isn't going to last long.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Apr 16, 2013 21:04:03 GMT -5
I ing called the Cano HR too. McCarthy gets going, starts mowing people down, then just blows it. Guy isnt in the AL anymore!
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Post by Quanthor on Apr 16, 2013 21:04:50 GMT -5
Barry Zito meet planet Earth. Earth, Zito.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 16, 2013 22:16:22 GMT -5
I ing called the Cano HR too. McCarthy gets going, starts mowing people down, then just blows it. Guy isnt in the AL anymore! I called the HR too. My dad was yelling at the TV about how Brett Gardner should have bunted the runners to 2nd and 3rd with 1 out and I was like all that's going to do is get Cano intentionally walked. I said watch I bet he hits a home run, and he did, lol. This current lineup doesn't provide Cano enough protection that people are going to feel forced to pitch to him with bases open. I'm not smack talking the team, because I actually like the way things are going. They've won 6 out of their last 7 and I actually kinda dig the scrappy attitude of the team. In years past, we has so many sluggers and All-Stars that hit so many home runs over the course of the year that routinely it was difficult for them to shorten their approach when given the game situation maybe we only needed a single or a sac fly. I know it's blasphemy, but I think the worst thing that could happen to the New York Yankees is Derek Jeter coming back. If and when he comes back, your team gets instantly worse. You get worse at SS defense. You lose a significant amount of speed on the bases. You lose power at the plate. Let's be honest, in 2013, the only thing Derek Jeter does better than Nunez is Jeter makes better contact. Nunez swings and misses a lot, but his speed can turn even the most routine ground ball into a potential infield hit like we saw tonight. Obviously, I'll take Granderson back. When Granderson comes back, you have Wells move to DH against lefties and when somebody in the OF needs a day off. Hafner will remain the DH against righties. Now, Teixeira is a tricky case. WHEN HEALTHY, he's as good of a first baseman as you'll find. His hitting is on a steady decline, but I think he could probably still be a 25/90 guy when completely healthy. But I wonder with his wrist injury, will he ever be 100% healthy in 2013? I don't think so. I worry about him coming back and if we DFA Overbay and then Teixeira has the wrist force him back on the DL or force season ending surgery, then we've just lost a guy in Overbay who may not hit a ton but he's going to make the plays at 1B. And A-Rod can go take a hike for all I care. I hope they put him in prison for interfering with a federal investigation by trying to buy the Biogenesis records to destroy them. What a scumbag. So we'll see what happens, but I definitely like the team right now.
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Post by The Lion's Den on Apr 16, 2013 22:54:02 GMT -5
I'm going to agree with you Lorenzo. I actually like the additions they've made. Obviously they had to keep in theme with buying the old guys but they got some well rounded players and fit them in right.
Travis Hafner in the small Yankee Stadium is a big bonus, plus I've been waiting for years for him to get healthy. Wonder if he even knows how to play first though. Overbay is a solid defender and a good enough hitter to throw at the bottom, and I don't like Wells but he seems to have some momentum on his side.
I guess there could be worse things than being backlogged with players of that caliber though.
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Post by Chip on Apr 17, 2013 16:54:45 GMT -5
I think they DFA Ben Francisco if anything, just a guy who hasn't played out in the least. Overbay is a better backup IF than Nix. Assuming he can play other positions.
Tex wont get overused anyway, they will ease him back into playing if they know what's good and I don't think I'm mistaken but wasn't that report about A-Rod complete BS? At this point I'm not gonna waste my blood wishing arrest, injury or whatever on him. They are paying him so much money I WANT him back and playing
I wish MLB would allow teams to expand their rosters. It would help EVERYONE. Not a ton, just go 13 pitchers per team and 15 fielders. This way you have backups for most positions, guys can get more rest...would probably cut down on some injuries. Nothing crazy, but a couple more guys on the main roster wouldn't hurt anyone.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Apr 17, 2013 17:30:04 GMT -5
I think they DFA Ben Francisco if anything, just a guy who hasn't played out in the least. Overbay is a better backup IF than Nix. Assuming he can play other positions. Tex wont get overused anyway, they will ease him back into playing if they know what's good and I don't think I'm mistaken but wasn't that report about A-Rod complete BS? At this point I'm not gonna waste my blood wishing arrest, injury or whatever on him. They are paying him so much money I WANT him back and playing I wish MLB would allow teams to expand their rosters. It would help EVERYONE. Not a ton, just go 13 pitchers per team and 15 fielders. This way you have backups for most positions, guys can get more rest...would probably cut down on some injuries. Nothing crazy, but a couple more guys on the main roster wouldn't hurt anyone. Expand it to what? You know as well as I do that all that would happen is that teams would add another left handed specialist or a pinch hitter who specializes against tough right handers or something.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 17, 2013 17:31:56 GMT -5
I think they DFA Ben Francisco if anything, just a guy who hasn't played out in the least. Overbay is a better backup IF than Nix. Assuming he can play other positions. Tex wont get overused anyway, they will ease him back into playing if they know what's good and I don't think I'm mistaken but wasn't that report about A-Rod complete BS? At this point I'm not gonna waste my blood wishing arrest, injury or whatever on him. They are paying him so much money I WANT him back and playing I wish MLB would allow teams to expand their rosters. It would help EVERYONE. Not a ton, just go 13 pitchers per team and 15 fielders. This way you have backups for most positions, guys can get more rest...would probably cut down on some injuries. Nothing crazy, but a couple more guys on the main roster wouldn't hurt anyone. Ben Fransisco is going to get DFA'd when Granderson gets back. So when Jeter and Teixeira come back, 2 people from the current roster will have to go. One would have to be Lyle Overbay. He would have to DFA'd. And the other one would probably Eduardo Nunez, who has options and can just be sent down to AAA. Lyle Overbay has never played a position in his life other than first base. He's not going to stay on the team as a IF backup. If Teixeira comes back he's coming back to be your first baseman. Now, if you DFA Overbay and then Teixeira hurts himself again as I am predicting, you could move Youkilis to first and use Nix at 3rd until you figure out if A-Rod can ever play again. Derek Jeter should just retire. I hope he can't play a game this year because the AL East is going to be so tight that we aren't going to be able to afford to throw games away by him coming back and being unable to move to his left or right at SS.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 18, 2013 15:34:13 GMT -5
Derek Jeter's ankle is cracked. I don't think he'll ever play again.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Apr 18, 2013 18:28:34 GMT -5
So the Yankees have a lot of injuries, so that means we should expand rosters?
Got cha. Sure Bud will consider it for that reason.
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Post by Chip on Apr 18, 2013 18:40:17 GMT -5
never said that. every team has injuries. it would help every team, for the reasons I stated. and going with Hulk's point, they could make it a rule that a team couldn't just fill a spot with a "specialist" it would have to be position players and pitchers. it's really not that crazy of an idea, im suggesting each team add 3 active roster guys. wow, watch out CHANGING THE GAME here!!!!!
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Apr 18, 2013 19:06:56 GMT -5
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