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Judy G. Russell
April 6th, 2009, 08:36 PM
CC Sabathia. The guy we spent a kazillion dollars on. What happened?????

Mike Landi
April 7th, 2009, 07:57 AM
CC Sabathia. The guy we spent a kazillion dollars on. What happened?????
He came prepared for an egg-laying contest...and won handily. <sigh>

Judy G. Russell
April 7th, 2009, 03:45 PM
He came prepared for an egg-laying contest...and won handily. <sigh>I don't mind losing (well, not much...) but getting beat like that is embarrassing.

Mike Landi
April 7th, 2009, 08:19 PM
I don't mind losing (well, not much...) but getting beat like that is embarrassing.
Hey, I don't mind then getting their butts kicked...if it makes them regroup and come out ready to crush the next opponent.

<sigh>

When the Pirates have a better record than the Yankees, life in Da Bronx stinks.

Judy G. Russell
April 7th, 2009, 08:43 PM
Hey, I don't mind then getting their butts kicked...if it makes them regroup and come out ready to crush the next opponent. <sigh>And that's always a big IF.

When the Pirates have a better record than the Yankees, life in Da Bronx stinks.Well, I mean, y'know... they've only played one game. I'd be more upset if we were 10-20 games in and the Pirates had a better record!

ndebord
April 7th, 2009, 11:13 PM
CC Sabathia. The guy we spent a kazillion dollars on. What happened?????

Judy,

Look at his record... he has always started slow. <whine>

ndebord
April 7th, 2009, 11:14 PM
Hey, I don't mind then getting their butts kicked...if it makes them regroup and come out ready to crush the next opponent.

<sigh>

When the Pirates have a better record than the Yankees, life in Da Bronx stinks.

Mike,

Half of the Yankee Scranton team is now playing in the Bigs for Pittsburgh!

<g>

Judy G. Russell
April 8th, 2009, 12:06 AM
Look at his record... he has always started slow. <whine>That -- and an ERA of 12.46 -- doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies.

ndebord
April 8th, 2009, 02:22 PM
That -- and an ERA of 12.46 -- doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies.

Judy,

Plus today they're saying he was holding a hotpad next to his abdomen inbetween innings... He has had at least 2 abdominal strains in past seasons..... neither of which kept him out of the lineup for longer than a week.

They said it was just a precaution.... but????

Judy G. Russell
April 8th, 2009, 04:49 PM
Plus today they're saying he was holding a hotpad next to his abdomen inbetween innings... He has had at least 2 abdominal strains in past seasons..... neither of which kept him out of the lineup for longer than a week. They said it was just a precaution.... but????Oh great. Just great.

ndebord
April 8th, 2009, 07:51 PM
Oh great. Just great.

Judy,

And right now the Yankees are losing to Baltimore 7-1. Wang was shelled and didn't get out of the 4th inning.

Mike Landi
April 8th, 2009, 09:06 PM
And that's always a big IF.

Well, I mean, y'know... they've only played one game. I'd be more upset if we were 10-20 games in and the Pirates had a better record!
...looks like were starting the year 0-2. Wong laid an egg. <sigh>

ndebord
April 8th, 2009, 09:49 PM
...looks like were starting the year 0-2. Wong laid an egg. <sigh>

Mike,

Well, we came back to 7-5... not enough, but enough to show we have fight in us. Wang is a sinkerball pitcher and he too is known to struggle early in the season. But I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here... making excuses for the pitching. SIGH

AJ up tomorrow to avoid a SWEEEP by the cellar dwellers of last season (are you listening GAIL! <VBG>).

And I want Geise back... his offspeed stuff will be invaluable imo as a middle or late inning pitcher after the heat that we hope will be the signature of this year's yankee starting pitchers.

P.S. Aaarrghh....geez. I'm beginning to wonder about the Yankee management. They let Giese go on waivers.

"Dan Giese, who had a 3.53 earned run average in 20 games for the Yankees last season, was claimed on waivers by the Oakland Athletics. Giese was removed from the 40-man roster to make room for infielder Ramiro Pena."

Judy G. Russell
April 8th, 2009, 10:55 PM
I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here... making excuses for the pitching. SIGHAnd we've only played two games so far!

ndebord
April 9th, 2009, 08:53 AM
And we've only played two games so far!

Judy,


Yeah.... but WHINE. Oakland (yes that Oakland) picked up Giese. Can you see playing you know who in the fall and....


<whine>

Mike Landi
April 9th, 2009, 03:37 PM
Judy,


Yeah.... but WHINE. Oakland (yes that Oakland) picked up Giese. Can you see playing you know who in the fall and....


<whine>
I liked Giese and am sorry to see him go.

Burnett did well today. Tex got a HR, Pena got a hit, Cano looks like a much better player.

Maybe we can get back to .500 tomorrow.

Judy G. Russell
April 9th, 2009, 08:37 PM
WHINE. Oakland (yes that Oakland) picked up Giese. Can you see playing you know who in the fall and.... <whine>It could happen, that's for sure.

Judy G. Russell
April 9th, 2009, 08:37 PM
Maybe we can get back to .500 tomorrow.That would be nice... (I felt better when I looked at the standings and saw where Boston is today...)

ndebord
April 9th, 2009, 11:08 PM
I liked Giese and am sorry to see him go.

Burnett did well today. Tex got a HR, Pena got a hit, Cano looks like a much better player.

Maybe we can get back to .500 tomorrow.

Mike,

Pena got a hit! and he played SS in the later innings for Jeter. Swisher played the outfield and got 3 hits I believe... Nady was the DH and hit. Girardi switched things around a bit to get the juices flowing and it worked... And the bullpen, the same guys who messed up before, did good. Bruney as the 8th innning guy got 2Ks and gave up zero runs.... important guy if he is going to take Joba's place as the setup guy to Mo.


And yes, Cano looks like he is done dogging it, which was what he did last year.

All in all, nicely done.

Mike Landi
April 10th, 2009, 07:52 AM
Mike,

Pena got a hit! and he played SS in the later innings for Jeter. Swisher played the outfield and got 3 hits I believe... Nady was the DH and hit. Girardi switched things around a bit to get the juices flowing and it worked... And the bullpen, the same guys who messed up before, did good. Bruney as the 8th innning guy got 2Ks and gave up zero runs.... important guy if he is going to take Joba's place as the setup guy to Mo.


And yes, Cano looks like he is done dogging it, which was what he did last year.

All in all, nicely done.
We need Bruney and Cano to play at their potential...especially Cano. I was only one game, but it sure looked (or sounded, since I listened to it) good!

ndebord
April 10th, 2009, 09:09 PM
We need Bruney and Cano to play at their potential...especially Cano. I was only one game, but it sure looked (or sounded, since I listened to it) good!

Mike,

.500 just as you said! Andy was Dandy tonight in KC. 3 hits, 1 run, 6Ks and only walked one in 7 innings and the night got even better when Bruney gave up zero hits in the 8th and Mo had 2Ks sandwiched around an infield hit. The Yankees won 4-1!

Judy G. Russell
April 11th, 2009, 08:27 AM
The Yankees won 4-1!And now officially lead Boston, which is always nice.

ndebord
April 11th, 2009, 11:45 AM
And now officially lead Boston, which is always nice.

Judy,

It is always gratifying to be upwind of Beantown!

;-)

Judy G. Russell
April 11th, 2009, 10:24 PM
It is always gratifying to be upwind of Beantown!
;-)Literally and figuratively both. Sabathia looked good today.

ndebord
April 12th, 2009, 09:19 AM
Literally and figuratively both. Sabathia looked good today.

Judy,

And he went 7 2/3s inning and it was enough so Mo got his rest along with Bruney and Veras finished off (gave up the only run in 1 1/3 innings of work).

Swisher is on fire right now and they keep on giving that kid Pena an inning or two at shortstop... Girardi is doing a good job so far.

Judy G. Russell
April 12th, 2009, 12:43 PM
Girardi is doing a good job so far.Can't argue with that! Let's see how Joba does today.

ndebord
April 12th, 2009, 08:10 PM
Can't argue with that! Let's see how Joba does today.

Judy,

Joba did OK, but not great... he left up 4-3 after six good innings(1 earned run, as the defense faltered), but the bullpen lost it 6-4. The bullpen had to cover the 7th, 8th and 9th innings and did ok for a while. Bruney did the 7th flawlessly (instead of the 8th, his normal spot), Marte did the 8th and got through the first two hitters, but got pulled when a hitter came up who kills lefites. Veras came in and it went south fast. Between Veras and Coke, they gave up 3 runs and that was the ballgame. I think that someone like Giese should have come in in the 7th inning. IF Bruney is the 8th inning specialist, then Girardi came up mentally short on his decision making. You don't reverse the order of your late inning pitchers if you have a successfuly 1-2 punch (Bruney/Rivera). Having said that, if this keeps up, someone will come up from Scranton and someone now on the staff will go down.

Judy G. Russell
April 12th, 2009, 09:46 PM
Joba did OK... if this keeps up, someone will come up from Scranton and someone now on the staff will go down.Agreed. I'm not impressed by the middle relief at this point.

Mike Landi
April 13th, 2009, 06:29 AM
Agreed. I'm not impressed by the middle relief at this point.
It hurts when the 'pen blows the game. <sigh> .500 is better than 1-5. Now...on to Tampa.

Judy G. Russell
April 13th, 2009, 09:26 AM
It hurts when the 'pen blows the game. <sigh> .500 is better than 1-5. Now...on to Tampa.It does hurt indeed. Let's hope the problems with the bullpen get resolved quickly!!

ndebord
April 13th, 2009, 05:25 PM
It hurts when the 'pen blows the game. <sigh> .500 is better than 1-5. Now...on to Tampa.

Mike,

At least Boston is 2-4. Wang gets a chance to improve on his 17. ERA.

<sigh>

Judy G. Russell
April 14th, 2009, 08:47 AM
At least Boston is 2-4. Wang gets a chance to improve on his 17. ERA. <sigh>We are not off to a very good start...

ndebord
April 14th, 2009, 10:47 AM
We are not off to a very good start...

Judy,

You said a mouthfull... Wang did improve on his .17ERA... it is now .29!

And boy do they miss Giese imo (my hobby horse I know...) David Robertson is my pick to replace Albaladejo who has to be off to the worst start of any Yankee rookie reliever ever. Coke, who I had high hopes for, is also stinkin' up the joint. The good news? Wang was high once again with his sinker, not unusual for early in the season for sinkerballers, but ya gotta do better than this...

As for the team: they looked old. Tampa was flying all across the field and did you see Swisher pitch an inning? He looked better than just about anybody else with his 78mph fastball. <SIGH>

Judy G. Russell
April 14th, 2009, 09:12 PM
As for the team: they looked old. Tampa was flying all across the field and did you see Swisher pitch an inning? He looked better than just about anybody else with his 78mph fastball. <SIGH>They looked good tonight though. That Jeter HR in the top of the 9th was pretty!

ndebord
April 14th, 2009, 10:43 PM
They looked good tonight though. That Jeter HR in the top of the 9th was pretty!

Judy,

AJ was fantastic... no-hitter through 6 innings! And Gardner was the spark with his 2 doubles going 3-5... a lot of good hitting tonight and Bruney was lights out in the 9th inning with 3ks and he had 9 strikes in 10 pitches. Wonder what the speed gun said? He has had a slower than (his) normal fastball this Spring.

Judy G. Russell
April 15th, 2009, 09:58 AM
AJ was fantastic... no-hitter through 6 innings! And Gardner was the spark with his 2 doubles going 3-5... a lot of good hitting tonight and Bruney was lights out in the 9th inning with 3ks and he had 9 strikes in 10 pitches. Now if we could just look that good regularly...

Mike Landi
April 15th, 2009, 09:49 PM
Now if we could just look that good regularly...
Tonight looked very good. Andy pitched well and the Yanks rallied twice to win. That type of no-give-up is what was missing last year.

ndebord
April 15th, 2009, 11:26 PM
Tonight looked very good. Andy pitched well and the Yanks rallied twice to win. That type of no-give-up is what was missing last year.

Mike,

Andy did 7 1/3 innings and left in a tied game. Bruney faced 2 batters, struck them both out and got the win with Mo doing a scoreless 9th. The 8th and 9th inning positions are working out just nicely this year and the bonus is Joba is very good already as a starter... only doing 6 innnings, but he will I hope get up to 7 and that is all they need.

Meanwhile, it looks like Nady is out for an extended period. They're not saying but his elbow had Tommy John surgery, so it could be very bad. Swisher and Cabrera are now in the mix for the outfield.

Mike Landi
April 16th, 2009, 06:26 AM
Mike,

Andy did 7 1/3 innings and left in a tied game. Bruney faced 2 batters, struck them both out and got the win with Mo doing a scoreless 9th. The 8th and 9th inning positions are working out just nicely this year and the bonus is Joba is very good already as a starter... only doing 6 innnings, but he will I hope get up to 7 and that is all they need.

Meanwhile, it looks like Nady is out for an extended period. They're not saying but his elbow had Tommy John surgery, so it could be very bad. Swisher and Cabrera are now in the mix for the outfield.
I think Nady is gone for long time. All signs point to elbow blow-out. Not good (I like Nady), but I guess it is an opportunity for Swisher.

ndebord
April 16th, 2009, 08:04 AM
I think Nady is gone for long time. All signs point to elbow blow-out. Not good (I like Nady), but I guess it is an opportunity for Swisher.

Mike,

Well it does remove the logjam in the outfield. Both Melky and Gardner have to produce now and Swisher has to be the guy from 2007, not 2008. (Meanwhile, on an aside: Geise is playing for Oakland's AAA team where he has been lights out in long relief. The word is he'll be up to the Bigs again just as soon as somebody else there falters and I predict he'll stick.)

April-Rod won't be back until May, so I guess I can start calling him A-Rod once again. <smirk>

Mike Landi
April 16th, 2009, 08:31 AM
Mike,

Well it does remove the logjam in the outfield. Both Melky and Gardner have to produce now and Swisher has to be the guy from 2007, not 2008. (Meanwhile, on an aside: Geise is playing for Oakland's AAA team where he has been lights out in long relief. The word is he'll be up to the Bigs again just as soon as somebody else there falters and I predict he'll stick.)

April-Rod won't be back until May, so I guess I can start calling him A-Rod once again. <smirk>
I just read that Nady is heading for another TJ surgery and that his career with the Yankees is probably over. The story indicated that Nady is devastated.

ndebord
April 16th, 2009, 08:27 PM
I just read that Nady is heading for another TJ surgery and that his career with the Yankees is probably over. The story indicated that Nady is devastated.

Mike,

Heard that too and why is it that this kind of stuff happens to the good guys?

Meanwhile the Yankees stunk the joint out for their home opener. Veras the main culprit. They've gotta get rid of Veras and Marte was no better, in fact, his history has been one of wilting under pressure. They paid good money for him, but that is because he is a lefty and I guess that means he sticks with the team.... but to my mind, his inconsistency is a permanent part of his makeup.

Judy G. Russell
April 16th, 2009, 10:48 PM
I just read that Nady is heading for another TJ surgery and that his career with the Yankees is probably over. The story indicated that Nady is devastated.Oh ouch ouch ouch... That's rough.

Mike Landi
April 17th, 2009, 06:29 AM
Mike,

Heard that too and why is it that this kind of stuff happens to the good guys?

Meanwhile the Yankees stunk the joint out for their home opener. Veras the main culprit. They've gotta get rid of Veras and Marte was no better, in fact, his history has been one of wilting under pressure. They paid good money for him, but that is because he is a lefty and I guess that means he sticks with the team.... but to my mind, his inconsistency is a permanent part of his makeup.
Veras is starting to remind me Farnsworth.Choke under pressure. What a tragedy! We were tied 1-1 until the 'pen showed up. <sigh> No repeat of the original stadium's opener.

ndebord
April 17th, 2009, 06:45 AM
Veras is starting to remind me Farnsworth.Choke under pressure. What a tragedy! We were tied 1-1 until the 'pen showed up. <sigh> No repeat of the original stadium's opener.

Mike,

They've already brought up David Robertson who debuted well last year. It is early, but I've got bad feelings about Veras' worth. <aargghhh> and Marte is reverting to his career potential.... middle of the road pitcher.


Definitely no repeat here. And the hitting has not come around. I don't see Matsui at DH or Posada at catcher? What don't we know here?

Mike Landi
April 17th, 2009, 07:50 AM
Mike,

They've already brought up David Robertson who debuted well last year. It is early, but I've got bad feelings about Veras' worth. <aargghhh> and Marte is reverting to his career potential.... middle of the road pitcher.


Definitely no repeat here. And the hitting has not come around. I don't see Matsui at DH or Posada at catcher? What don't we know here?

Marte never impressed me. I saw him here and he was good....from a Pirates point of view. A 'good' pitcher in Pittsburgh is a so-so pitcher in AAA. <g>

Don't be so quick to be down on Posada! He gunned down an attempted steal and he hit the first HR at the new stadium. At least right now, Posada is doing the job.

Judy G. Russell
April 17th, 2009, 01:56 PM
We were tied 1-1 until the 'pen showed up. <sigh> No repeat of the original stadium's opener.I have a feeling the 'pen is going to be the big stinker of this season.

ndebord
April 17th, 2009, 06:11 PM
Marte never impressed me. I saw him here and he was good....from a Pirates point of view. A 'good' pitcher in Pittsburgh is a so-so pitcher in AAA. <g>

Don't be so quick to be down on Posada! He gunned down an attempted steal and he hit the first HR at the new stadium. At least right now, Posada is doing the job.

Mike,

I was worried that Posada was hurt (once again) as he has been the DH for more than I thought he would. As for Marte, I could not agree more, except to say that your pitching this year is going to be better as you now have our AAA pitchers there and they are good to great pitchers in AAA ball! <g,d&r>

Meanwhile, Joba got lucky today and did not take a loss thank to Jeter's solo homerun and the Yankee beat Cleveland 6-5 in the late innings. Bruney took the win and Mo the save and the even better news is that Coke and Albaladejo redeemed themselves by pitching zero run ball for 2 1/3 innings (Bruney and Mo doing the same in the 8th and 9th.

Mike Landi
April 17th, 2009, 06:33 PM
I have a feeling the 'pen is going to be the big stinker of this season.
...and today they were golden!

Anyone want to comment on how bad a shortstop Jeter is? He has been Mr. Clutch (again) this very young season.

Mike Landi
April 17th, 2009, 06:34 PM
Mike,

I was worried that Posada was hurt (once again) as he has been the DH for more than I thought he would. As for Marte, I could not agree more, except to say that your pitching this year is going to be better as you now have our AAA pitchers there and they are good to great pitchers in AAA ball! <g,d&r>

Meanwhile, Joba got lucky today and did not take a loss thank to Jeter's solo homerun and the Yankee beat Cleveland 6-5 in the late innings. Bruney took the win and Mo the save and the even better news is that Coke and Albaladejo redeemed themselves by pitching zero run ball for 2 1/3 innings (Bruney and Mo doing the same in the 8th and 9th.
I think the 8th and 9th are covered this year. The middle relief will be the hold-your-breath crew.

How about Jeter? Again, in the clutch, he comes through. A-Rod, eat your heart out!

ndebord
April 17th, 2009, 11:06 PM
...and today they were golden!

Anyone want to comment on how bad a shortstop Jeter is? He has been Mr. Clutch (again) this very young season.

Mike,

He has been, as always, the Yankee Captain and the best hitter in the clutch since Tino and O'Neill, but as a SS, he has lost a step. You can't fight Father Time in that position forever. I predict next year he'll be playing a different position. In the not so close games, Pena is already relieving him to keep him fresh for the playoffs.

Judy G. Russell
April 18th, 2009, 03:53 PM
I have a feeling the 'pen is going to be the big stinker of this season.I take it back. Wang is going to be the big stinker of this season. Dear Lord, it's only the second inning...

Mike Landi
April 18th, 2009, 10:47 PM
I take it back. Wang is going to be the big stinker of this season. Dear Lord, it's only the second inning...
What the hell was that? Wang needs to be sent down....to Tampa or AAA. He threw batting practice...again! This must be mental. They say he is fine in the bullpen.

Did someone transplant Kenny Rogers into Wang's body?

Judy G. Russell
April 18th, 2009, 10:52 PM
What the hell was that? Wang needs to be sent down....to Tampa or AAA. He threw batting practice...again! This must be mental. They say he is fine in the bullpen. Did someone transplant Kenny Rogers into Wang's body?I have no idea what's going on ... unless somebody in Boston paid him off! I mean, this is ridiculous. He has an ERA of more than THIRTY-FOUR!

ndebord
April 18th, 2009, 10:58 PM
What the hell was that? Wang needs to be sent down....to Tampa or AAA. He threw batting practice...again! This must be mental. They say he is fine in the bullpen.

Did someone transplant Kenny Rogers into Wang's body?

Mike,

Right now I'll take Kenny Rogers... after all he left NY and went to Motor Town and won a bunch of games. Something is wrong with Wang... either his mechanics are totally bolloxed (he can't throw anything low in the zone) or his foot is causing him trouble. Either way, send him down to Scranton to work it out and bring Phil Hughes up. The Bigs are a hard place and you can't live on past resumes. If it is mental, he either will work it out or he'll be toast.

ndebord
April 18th, 2009, 11:00 PM
I take it back. Wang is going to be the big stinker of this season. Dear Lord, it's only the second inning...

Judy,

And he was tied for being the worst stinker in the game... some guy named Claggett relieved after he gave up 8 runs and matched him run for run. Who is this guy? I never heard of him before or if I did, it was because he wasn't high on the radar at AAA ball.

<shudder>

Judy G. Russell
April 19th, 2009, 06:51 AM
Something is wrong with Wang...Are you always given to understatement?

Judy G. Russell
April 19th, 2009, 06:53 AM
And he was tied for being the worst stinker in the game... some guy named Claggett relieved after he gave up 8 runs and matched him run for run. Who is this guy? I never heard of him before or if I did, it was because he wasn't high on the radar at AAA ball. <shudder>That was the worst inning in Yankees' history. Great...

Claggett: "Went 4-2 with nine saves and a 2.19 ERA in 30 combined relief appearances with Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton... began the year on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain and was reinstated on 4/26... made one appearance at Tampa (3.0IP, 4H, 1ER, 3K) before being transferred to Trenton, where he spent the remainder of the season...Opponents batted .240 (56-for-233, 1HR); LH .200 (18-for-90, 0HR), RH .266 (38-for- 143, 1HR)... was nine-for-10 in save opportunities... all but five of his outings were more than 1.0 inning, while 22 of his 30 appearances were at least 2.0 innings...Allowed just 2ER over his first 12 appearances with Trenton (23.0IP, 0.78 ERA) and 4ER in his first 20 relief outings (39.0IP, 0.92 ERA)... held his opponent scoreless in 20 of his 29 appearances with Trenton...Went 1-0 with seven saves and a 0.95 ERA (38.0IP, 4ER) in 19 pre-All-Star appearances with Trenton, while going 3-2 with two saves and a 4.35 ERA (20.2IP, 10ER) in 10 outings after the break...Struck out a season-high four batters three times (6/14 at Reading, 6/21 vs. Binghamton and 7/10 vs. Altoona)...Allowed 9ER over his final seven appearances of the season (14.2IP, 5.52 ERA) before being placed on the disabled list from 8/20-9/9 with right shoulder tendinitis...Made two postseason relief appearances with the Eastern League-champion Thunder, allowing 3H and 2R in 3.0IP (0ER, 1BB, 1K)... recorded the win on 9/13 vs. Akron in Game 3 of the finals, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings of relief (1H)...Rated as having the organization's best slider by Baseball America following the season."

ndebord
April 19th, 2009, 12:49 PM
Are you always given to understatement?

Judy,

Yup.

ndebord
April 19th, 2009, 12:53 PM
That was the worst inning in Yankees' history. Great...

Claggett: "Went 4-2 with nine saves and a 2.19 ERA in 30 combined relief appearances with Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton... began the year on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain and was reinstated on 4/26... made one appearance at Tampa (3.0IP, 4H, 1ER, 3K) before being transferred to Trenton, where he spent the remainder of the season...Opponents batted .240 (56-for-233, 1HR); LH .200 (18-for-90, 0HR), RH .266 (38-for- 143, 1HR)... was nine-for-10 in save opportunities... all but five of his outings were more than 1.0 inning, while 22 of his 30 appearances were at least 2.0 innings...Allowed just 2ER over his first 12 appearances with Trenton (23.0IP, 0.78 ERA) and 4ER in his first 20 relief outings (39.0IP, 0.92 ERA)... held his opponent scoreless in 20 of his 29 appearances with Trenton...Went 1-0 with seven saves and a 0.95 ERA (38.0IP, 4ER) in 19 pre-All-Star appearances with Trenton, while going 3-2 with two saves and a 4.35 ERA (20.2IP, 10ER) in 10 outings after the break...Struck out a season-high four batters three times (6/14 at Reading, 6/21 vs. Binghamton and 7/10 vs. Altoona)...Allowed 9ER over his final seven appearances of the season (14.2IP, 5.52 ERA) before being placed on the disabled list from 8/20-9/9 with right shoulder tendinitis...Made two postseason relief appearances with the Eastern League-champion Thunder, allowing 3H and 2R in 3.0IP (0ER, 1BB, 1K)... recorded the win on 9/13 vs. Akron in Game 3 of the finals, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings of relief (1H)...Rated as having the organization's best slider by Baseball America following the season."


Judy,

The operative word here is "TRENTON" and an AA pitcher should not, unless he truly is God's gift to pitching, be in the Majors... There are plenty of AAA pitchers at Scranton who have a track record there and should be the ones called up.

Mike Landi
April 19th, 2009, 07:25 PM
Judy,

And he was tied for being the worst stinker in the game... some guy named Claggett relieved after he gave up 8 runs and matched him run for run. Who is this guy? I never heard of him before or if I did, it was because he wasn't high on the radar at AAA ball.

<shudder>
...and back he goes to AAA. Not ready for prime time, and not fair to call him up and immediately toss him into the fire like that.

Mike Landi
April 19th, 2009, 07:27 PM
I have no idea what's going on ... unless somebody in Boston paid him off! I mean, this is ridiculous. He has an ERA of more than THIRTY-FOUR!
He needs a lot of coaching, and probably a shrink. His confidence must be tattered.

It seems that when the Yankees are going to get shellacked, it will be Cleveland that does the deed.

ndebord
April 19th, 2009, 10:48 PM
He needs a lot of coaching, and probably a shrink. His confidence must be tattered.

It seems that when the Yankees are going to get shellacked, it will be Cleveland that does the deed.

Meanwhile look at the standings... The $22 Million payroll is 11-1.

Mike Landi
April 20th, 2009, 06:21 AM
Meanwhile look at the standings... The $22 Million payroll is 11-1.
Wow! Nice start for the Marlins.

ndebord
April 20th, 2009, 08:52 AM
Wow! Nice start for the Marlins.

Mike,

A young and hungry team who want.... no believe they should go back to the World Series and win it this time around. Great manager too.

Meanwhile, Posada got away with one I think. I wonder about the orientation of the new stadium in terms of prevailing wind patterns. Anybody know if the rightfield seats face east? If so, that would explain the balls flying out of the park (and the stadium is faithful to the old one... the right field wall is just as close as the old one).

Judy G. Russell
April 26th, 2009, 09:37 PM
Meanwhile look at the standings... The $22 Million payroll is 11-1.Sigh...