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A-Rod, Yanks and Spain Lose; Umpires Lose More
Well, the Yankees lost a tough one tonight. Spain lost in the World Cup. That’s always a plus. The good news is of course that the Rays lost too.
That does bring up a good question though. What the heck is wrong with the Umpires? I know it’s a repeat question but the calls in the Dodgers/Reds game were atrocious. The Ump cost the Rays a run and gave them an out they didn’t earn. Now, as a Yankees fan, I’m glad they lost but the blown calls by the umpires this year are beginning to be troublesome.
Bring on the Phillies
What’s up with the Phillies? Tonight’s game should be epic with Doc pitching against CC but seriously why are the Phil’s so bad this year? They’re scoring is down. What bat did they lose that has brought them to this? The Yankees open a three night stand tonight with Doc’s team, then they do some cross town bashing late this week. I think they could easily go 5-1 if not 6-0.
Javy Struggles Again
Well, there’s a surprise. It’s not like we’ve told you here at Yankeesblog.com that the Javier V deal was bad. He struggled again tonight. Yeah, I know that the Yankees didn’t really hit all that well. Yes, I know that Chad G gave up a monster home run that essentially put a nail in the coffin.
But make not mistake Javier Vazquez built the frame of that coffin.
He had some moments where he looked OK. He didn’t look good. And don’t bother telling me how good he was in ATL. That’s the NL. The NL should be called AAA, the talent level just isn’t there. Atlanta is not New York. The pressure is other worldly. To this point Vazquez simply hasn’t shown that he can handle that pressure.
9 things I think I think today but might not think tomorrow
9 things I think I think today but might not think tomorrow or the next day….
- Derek Jeter is hurt. He just looks slow to his left as if he can’t push off with his right leg. His swing is a little herky jerky. He just doesn’t look like Jeter.
- In tonight’s game, Cervilli threw Cora out in the second. The replay shows Cano’s tag hitting the left hand.
- David Wright’s career is not going to go back to what it was.
What a Game
I wonder if everyone who has been hating on the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry was watching tonight. This game was something else! It literally had everything. I know I could focus on the some of the potential negatives (like the bullpen) but for tonight I am simply going to revel in the fact that Red Sox fans are once again cursing Yankee names.
It was a bit surprising to me that Jete swung at ball four twice in the 8th inning. But A-Rod’s shot was a monster! Seriously, go right now and watch it on Yankees.com. He just crushed that thing.
Why!!! The Javier Vazquez deal just stinks
Seriously, why did we trade for Javier Vazquez? I want to think that Brian Cashman is a smart guy and defend him when people talk about his stupid moves in the past.
I want to tell them that George Steinbrenner made him do those stupid moves and as the owner of the tea, he has the right to make stupid decisions. I may not like it, but that’s the owner. He can do what he wants with his money. But then he goes and trades Melky for Javy.
I said then that I didn’t get it (I didn’t have this blog then, so you’re going to have to trust me here) and I don’t understand it today. I mean, I know that Melky is not exactly a future Hall of Famer, he’s not going to be a guy that makes the 100 greatest Yankees of all time, but honestly are we a better team today because of this trade? No. Are the Braves? Yes.
It just doesn’t look like Javier Vazquez can pitch in the bright lights of New York. Why fight that? Why try to change reality? Are we going to trade Gardy for Jeff Weaver next? Somehow, I doubt it.
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Tagged Bad Trades, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Javier Vazquez, Yankees
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George Will and Joe West Drinking the same Drink…
Yesterday (Sunday, The 11th), Gorge Will was on MLB Network George Will was interviewed about the length of games. George dropped a beautiful load of illogicality. George said something to the effect that Joe West worked the plate at an Orioles game the night before and the game only went 2 hours and some odd minutes (I think it was under 2.5 but I don’t want to pay for the transcript of the interview). Then Georgie gave us a beautiful throw away line. He said, “The final score was 3-0.”
George, maybe you should go back to writing articles debunking Global Warming.
9 Reasons Joe West Is Wrong
In my conversations about Joe West and his inappropriate comments I am hearing a lot of “I agree with him.”
But that misses the point of my post on why Joe should be suspended. The point isn’t whether or not we agree with Joe, the point is that MLB has had a long standing policy of not allowing players or managers to talk badly about umpires, even when everyone including the umpires end up agreeing with them. Managers have been fined and suspended for much less. This isn’t about whether or not anyone thinks the games need to be faster (personally, I think that idea is laughable and very reactionary) but whether or not anyone can make disparaging remarks about other members of the MLB fraternity. To this point, MLB home office has said no.
Joe West has to be Suspended and Fined
Joe West has to be fined and suspended. He recently came out and decided that his country singing isn’t enough for his voice. He needed to use his voice to criticize the Yankees and Red Sox. Not for the way they play, well that’s not true. For Joe, they just don’t play fast enough.
Almost every player has reacted to this point with something to the effect that this is a guy that almost always seems to want to be somewhere besides the baseball field when he’s working a game. I’ve written before how I think Joe and Angel Hernandez tend to goad managers and players into arguments and go looking for fights. Here’s what he had to say
The Day After: Looking ahead…and behind a little bit
There has only been one game played in this season (at least for the next 40 minutes) so of course, everyone is breaking down last night’s debacle in Boston.
I think there is some things to be concerned about. Namely, the outfield looked inept at best. Granderson, Gardner and the lot just looked lost when it came time to deliver a big play. I imagine Grandy will even out as he becomes more comfortable in the harsh lights of life in New York, especially in the middle of the rivalry. But what if he doesn’t? What if he gets hurt. I have said all along that Javier Vasquez has better really produce. The Yankees are going to miss Melky.