Game #77 - New York Yankees @ Pittsburgh Pirates
by anaconda on Jun 24, 2008 6:29 PM EDT
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NEW YORK YANKEES
Melky Cabrera, CF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Álex Rodríguez, 3B
Jason Giambi, 1B
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Justin Christian, LF
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Nate McLouth, CF
Freddy Sanchez, 2B
Jason Bay, LF
Ryan Doumit, C
Adam LaRoche, 1B
Doug Mientkiewicz, RF
Jose Bautista, 3B
Jack Wilson, SS
PREGAME NOTES:
Johnny Damon is out of the lineup because has a problem with the arch in his foot and is expected to miss a couple of games.
Hideki Matsui is out of the lineup because he has had issues with his left knee lately and Girardi doesn't want him playing the field.
Yanks have promoted speedy outfielder Justin Christian from Scranton. For those not familiar with him, he's generally viewed as a non-prospect at 28 yrs old, but he can really motor and always a base-stealing threat.
He is also a right-handed bat - which is likely the primary reason why he got the call over Brett Gardner. They also want Gardner to play every day instead of sitting on the bench at the big league level.
Chad Jennings has a great piece on Christian here. To make room for Christian, Billy Traber has been demoted once again to Scranton.
Don't look now, but the Yanks have won their last 4 games against lefty starters and 8 of their last 10.
Darrell Rasner has never faced the Pirates.
Tom Gorzelanny is a lifetime 0-0, 5.68 ERA, 1.42 WHIP in one start against the Yanks.
Pirates' hitters vs. Rasner can be viewed here Yanks' hitters vs. Gorzelanny can be viewed here.
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Grrr
If Matsui and Damon are on the bench, then Gardner’s lefty bat won’t really unsettle the lineup, will it?
You know, the media portrayed the choice between Mattingly and Girardi as a choice between Torre II and brilliant energetic manager of the year. I’m starting to think that what we got was Torre minus ice cream.
I think we got the wrong guy.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Followup
Gardner: .295/.411/.444 29SB 8CS
Christian: .309/.360/.455 18SB 3 CS
They’re the same player, but Gardner gets on base (doesn’t make an out) an extra 5% of his PA, is fast, and is 4 years younger.
Christian is a great story- an indy ball refugee in his final shot at the bigs, I’m not denying that. But we’ve got a better player at AAA who could be getting MLB ABs this week. If we sent him down to make room for Ponson on Friday would it really be such a detriment to his maturation?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I don't get why Melky is leading off
He’s got NL pitcher-esque numbers against lefties (.218 /.303 /.333) and doesn’t get on base when he’s not hitting. Seems kind of moronic to me.
Girardi and the organization seems blind to Melky’s lack of production.
Melky
“doesn’t get on base”...
Stats are great to analyze the season, but game to game anything can happen.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
without Damon, who would you lead off?
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
Damn straight
My ideal lineup (in general) runs:
Jeter, Abreu, Arod, Giambi, Matsui, Posada, Cano, Melky, Damon.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Unreal....
C’mon, Jeter. The pitcher throws 6 of 7 pitches out of the zone and you swing on 2-0?
That’s Cano and Melky-esque.
Sickening
Gorzelanny threw 12 of 19 pitches out of the zone that inning. Yet, he only faced 4 hitters.
And
that was not a good sign for a first pitch from Rasner.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Rasner's
got a ton of sink on his pitches.
It might be a night for Posada to hold the glove in the center of the plate and then go get it, whereever it goes.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Another reason
to want Gardner over Christian.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Alright LaRoche
You hurt my fantasy team last year-
you owe me an out right now.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Depends how he recovers
if he can sit down with Jorge and Eiland between innings and adjust the game plan to the way his stuff is moving then the magic continues.
If he can’t, then we’re depending on the bullpen to keep us close.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Wait
I just caught this: Minky is playing RF? Maybe we should consider trading for him…
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Rasner batting magic
That’s like gourmet cooking.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
No argument here
If it were my team, that might be a rule- if the guy in front of you walks, you’re not allowed to swing until he throws a strike.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I
would like to get my hand on it no matter what.
grrr… Abreu, another DP.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
So I just realized
I forgot to do a Bronx Bound this week.
Humberto Sanchez is finally active. He went 0.2IP 1H 1R 1BB for the rookie league Gulf Coast Yankees today.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Cano
gets a hit with Posada running?
I guess beggers can’t be chosers.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
this seems like little league stuff
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
unbelievable
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
This is a game of luck
as well as a game of skill.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Via LoHud
Just spoke to one of the Japanese reporters who follow Matsui. They watch his batting practice swings pretty closely and Matsui was favoring his left knee quite a bit. He also had it wrapped up before the game.
Godzilla is obviously a gamer but this injury appears to be something fairly significant.
Gardner Gardner Gardner.
When he finally gets the call, you can count on a Grendel reference.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
he's trying
to make sure IPK gets called back up
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
Sigh...
tonight ranks up there with that Baltimore game as the low point of the season. They couldn’t look worse.
Plenty of time
fpr the offense to wake up. They have to…
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Juan Pierre
but able to work the count and take a walk.
Good range, average arm, great eye and OBP, below average power.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Sounds good
So do you think with Matsui hobbling around, do we see him soon?
Apparently not
I still want to see Daniel McCutchen (righty starting pitcher).
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
We need to score more runs with the way this gorzlanny guy pitches.....
And walks our guys….
MLB average this year
is to score 36.6% of all baserunners. We’re at 11.1%,
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I hate it...
How do we make horrible pitchers like this clown look so good.
Anaconda
Its just painful watching this whole debacle…....
Either
he’s tipping his pitches or the league has scouted him enough to figure him out.
Either way, it’s time to take Rasner out.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Put in Ohlie
Lets just pull everyone, we folding like a cheap suit tonight…...
Jscape2000
I have to put my faith in someone. Who do you honestly think is the best pitcher of the Trinity?
If he's uninjured
Hughes.
As things stand, Joba.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I like Hughes
I love his control, and I think that his command of his 3rd and 4th pitches (for Hughes, change and slider) are better than Joba’s command of his 3 and 4 (change and curve).
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I hope so
But I don’t really know anything more than you do.
He obviously had some flaws in his delivery and his approach early this year.
Does he need to move to a more over the top delivery? Does he need to vary his arm angles? Does he need to adjust the frequency of his secondary pitches? All of the above? None? Some combination?
I can only guess at those, and it’s what Hughes and the Yanks decide to do that will determine his effectiveness.
For my money, I think a wider variety of arm angles and a different pitch frequency could right the ship.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I just thought I would ask.....
I really respect Anaconda and yourself, you both have a wealth of information for this Yankee fan from Oregon. I have a tough time getting to watch any Yankee games, Stupid black out rules.
I hear you
I’m getting ready to move to North Carolina- I’ve already started to check out different cable packages.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Take off
the Hughes beer goggles. It ain’t even close. Hughes is a good pitcher when he’s healthy, but Joba makes hitters look anemic.
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
Maybe
But I watch that curve, and I saw last season when Hughes gave up 64 hits in 73 innings in 13 starts.
I think that’s closer to the real Hughes than the six starts 22 innings 34 hits that we’ve seen this season.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Nowhere near
The Yanks are saying mid August, so I’m saying September.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Who is the Number 1 Starter next year?
I really CMW but I just wonder if one of these two Phil or Joba?
Wang
unless Joba shows that he can go 7 innings in nearly every start.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
From the start of last season
Wang has averaged 6.54 innings per start. Joba has to do that or better.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Ok if we score 2 runs an inning
We can Win lets go Yankee’s
It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime....
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Hmm
I guess you can’t post youtubes into the comments…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g76HLHzobDc
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I was just getting into them
when they ‘retired.’
I haven’t decided whether I’m ok with the reunion and willing to buy a ticket now.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
One of my
good friends from college went to the Nats game tonight. I guess she’s not getting a much better game than we are. 8-3 Angels.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I'm thinking a DL stint for either Damon or Matsu is likely
Might as well DL whomever and let them get over the injury rather than letting it linger.
Hard not to agree
If one or the other’s not ready to play on Friday I’ll really start complaining.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Well, at least the Snakes are winning
And Seattle has brought out the whooping stick against the Mets. The King Felix slam was a hoot, I tell you.
Wait what?
Did the King hit a salami?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
No cable
No Sportcenter. If I don’t read it, I don’t know about it.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
August 1st
I’ll have cable again. I promise to be less stupid then.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Yep
Got a job teaching 11th grade English at Pequiman’s County HS. I should have sent you guys an email, but I’ll be down there next Sunday-Wednesday enjoying the beach with some friends and apartment hunting, so don’t expect many updates. :)
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
The first day
of the All-Star break, when there are no games.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Yeah where did everybody go?
It’s been a little boring around here (no offense).
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
Bring back
Andy Roth
(just kidding).
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
I think the combination
of the new platform plus the .500 start to the season has quieted down a lot of people who would normally be writers as well as readers.
I don’t really mind having a bunch of readers, but I do miss the dialogue.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Maybe
but as I remember in years past traffic would go up when the Yanks were playing lousy. People like to complain, and they think they have the solution to the problems – not me, other people : )
It usually got quiet only during winning streaks.
Could be all the new bells and whistles of the new platform though. Didn’t think of that.
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
I don't think that's true
Hold on and I’ll go through the visit logs.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
approximates
June ‘08 (in progress) 23,000
March ‘08 28,000
December ‘07 43,000
October ‘07 50,000
June ‘07 30,000
March ‘07 16,000
Dec ‘06 21,000
October ‘06 24,000
June ‘06 16,000
March ‘06 29,000
Dec ‘05 10,000
Oct ‘05 10,000
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Ok
So March 2006 looks like a fluke, otherwise we see ‘normal traffic’ from January-July, the building to double normal traffic from October to December. Most seasons we see a big drop off after the main arbitration/ free agent period ends in December.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
By traffic
I meant number of comments.
And not comments like “nice play ARod” but legit comments on posts that would go on for a few days.
It was usually the same group of people with others chiming in from time to time, but good healthy debates.
These days you put something up and nobody seems interested. It’s not you it’s them.
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
I must admit...
I haven’t done enough myself. I’m a lot busier during the day now than I was last season.
Guys like LateInningRelief haven’t been around much either and he was great for healthy debate.
Good point
Sounds like a few folks have changed jobs as well and don’t have as much free time. I thought I’d be more active here but my commute tripled when I took a new job.
Another thought, I’m really disappointed by the lifeless nature of this team. I’d like to see more piss n’ vinegar out of these guys. I hate ‘em but the Sox show more character than this bunch. We play and act like a .500 ballclub. That’s more depressing than aggravating at this point.
By the way. Thanks Bobby. Now we’re only down 7 to the freaking Pirates.
Sorry
Was having trouble with my connection. Check now.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
this is painful
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
ok let's go back to back 3 run homers, please
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
One 5 run homer
would be just as good.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
One team
looks like the Pirates tonight, but it ain’t the Pirates.
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
Case in point
Nice play in right field by Lupus
"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death
The Bucs are hitting like Murderer's Row and Mientkiewicz tonight
And why the hell is Girardi using Veras here? Since he doesn’t use Ohlendorf anyways, let him pitch one inning and get some work in.
His sinker dives better when he works regularly.
goodnight gracie
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
I'd just like to go on the record
as saying these Pittsburgh announcers are insufferable.
That’s all.
It was Fun guys see ya tomorrow night
Jscape congrats on the new job.
Trogluddite
Why ban him? What’d he do? Suck it up and let a Pirates fan brag….for ONCE
Raise the Jolly Roger!
http://raisethejollyroger21.blogspot.com
by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 24, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Thank You
Was going to commiserate given the Yanks season this year – and yet you guys are 5 over .500 while we struggle to see .500
by Trogluddite on Jun 24, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
You are welcomed to come back
Just don’t come back to annoy people. We have Boston fans come in here to talk baseball, so we’re very tolerant.
My bad
I got fooled by your IP address- thought you were one of our persistent trolls.
I comment all over SB Nation, you’re certainly welcome here.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
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