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Every Yankee Flaw Being Exposed
The Yankees have a powerful roster.
The Yankees can score a ton of runs.
They have multiple H.O.F. future inductees on their roster. Beyond that, they have a lot of players that will go down in history as really good players if not Hall members. They are close to the best record in baseball and have held that position at various points throughout the year. The worst thing that can happen to them is that they will have to play a play-off game to get into the playoffs–if they lose every game for the rest of the season. How likely is that to happen? It would seem nigh onto impossible.
Posted in Opinion, Phillies, Pitchers, Players
Tagged AJ Burnett, Joe Girardi, Losing Streak, Phillies, Postseason Baseball, Yankees, Yankeesblog
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The Yankees are rolling but…
The Yankees are rolling tonight and as I’m writing this it would seem that they are going to win easily. But hear me out…
It seems to me that this team has a bad pattern; namely it wins when it scores a lot or runs.
Right now they are hitting everything that moves and driving it far. Joba’s throwing 95+, CC is going to get the win stopping yet another Yankee losing streak of 2 or more in a row.
But…
Tex left the game with a bruised thumb.
CC gave up 5 runs tonight.
Posted in A-Rod, CC, White Sox, Yankees
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The Yanks lose 2 of 3 and I blame Cashman
I know I’ve been hammering Cashman all year and tonight’s not going to be any different. We lost this series and I know that there are injuries, but I blame Cashman. You know who made the last out of the game?
Curtis Granderson, he of the .250 batting average.
Guess who moved to the pen this week?
Javier Vazquez.
You remember him. I was killing the trade to get him two months ago and what was I told? I was told that it was way too early to judge that trade. What did we get out of that trade? Nothing.
I’m not too proud to say, “Well, I was right” or “I told you so.”
Posted in Javier Vazquez, Opinion, Yankees
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Any Time You Pass Babe Ruth
Any time you pass Babe Ruth on any list that’s a good thing. Of course, Jeter did it this weekend. Despite the fact that I worked crazy hours I was able to see it happen live on TV.
It brings up an interesting question to me, where does Jeter rank? Not just where does he rank as a short stop but where does he rank as Yankee? Of all organizations, the Yankees have had enough greats to fill volumes of books.
Posted in Greatest, Jeter, Players
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Berkman, A-Rod and Burnett
So I’m starting to like Lance Berkman less and less. The Yankees won a good one today. they dealt with the Red Sux as you would think they should.
But A-Rod didn’t play. Why, you ask? Because Berkman hit him during batting practice. Now, we could blame Joe Buck. The story goes as I understand it that A0Rod was sauying hi to Buck when Berkman hit the ball. Then he rolled around clutching his calf.
Could you imagine if this happened before #600?
Girardi Makes His Case for Boneheaded Move of the Year Award
Sometimes, you can just be too daggone smart for your own good. The Yankees proved that tonight, losing to the Red Sox 6-3.
Now there was nothing in the game per se that supports my argument. Well, besides the fact that Javier Vazquez was pitching in a big game and I’ve been killing his inability to pitch in big games so there’s no need to stop now. I know, I know he hasn’t been that bad most of the season.
Posted in Javier Vazquez, Opinion, Red Sox, Trades, Yankees
Tagged Joe Girardi, Jorge Posada, Red Sox, Rivalry, Yankees
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You, Me, and A-rod. Thoughts on 600 home runs.
A-rod hit his 600th home run. It was a monster shot. Even people that hate the Yankees and A-rod had that to say about it.
The interesting thing is the muted response from much of baseball. I’m going to leave all of the race accusations to someone else. Not because I don’t care but mostly because I don’t believe they are true.
I think the muted response has more to do with the fact that in reality our expectations rarely meet up to our reality.
Someone once told me to always pick dead people for heroes because a dead person wouldn’t be able to let me down.
A-Rod, 600. A distraction in waiting?
Last night A-Rod hit his 599th home run. It was a crushing shot that leapt off of his bat. It actually showed off his strength. Just the pitch before he looked completely overmatched.
On the homerun pitch he almost looked as if he lunged at it. The sound of the crack gave it away though. It sounded like a fifty cal rifle going off. It was an immediate attention grabber, like the pretty girl walking down the street who knows she pretty. In the room I was in, heads snapped around.
Colin Curtis heroics doesn’t mitigate awful officiating
The umpires this year are awful. If I hear one more sports writer from the four letter word station tell me how bad umpires have always been part of the game I’m going to bean someone like Roger threw at Kobe, or Colt or whatever the heck he named his kid.
In the bottom of the 7th of today’s game. Brett Gardner took a pitch that was called a strike. He stepped back, made a comment, the umpire said something back. Brett replied and then the umpire threw him out. Jeter could be seen saying, “That’s terrible.”
Pettitte to the DL could be a problem
My favorite Yankee has always been Andy Pettitte. Even when he was in Houston, he was my favorite Yankee. Almost all of my fantasy teams have him on their somewhere. Ussually, I reach too early to make sure that no snags him before I can.
I know, man crushes are awful but I have what I have and I just have to accept it as it is.
All of my emotional connections to and desires for Mr. Pettitte aside his trip to the DL (or apparent trip) is more problematic than I think most people will think at first glance. I’m still not convinced that Javy can pitch when the bright lights of the A.L. East leer down at him like a crotchety old man dealing with a newbie.