Around the Yankee Universe: A historic victory

by Ed Valentine on Jun 15, 2009 8:18 AM EDT in News Comment 16 comments

Sunday's 15-0 thrashing of the Mets is the first time since Sept. 25th, 1977 that the Yankees have won a game by that many runs. Here are a few fun facts about 1977.

Jimmy Carter was President.
'Rocky' and 'Star Wars' debuted in movie theaters.
Gas cost $.65 per gallon.
Average U.S. income was $15,000 per year.
The Yankees won 100 games and defeated the Dodgers in the World Series.

Here are some of the other stories of note around the Yankee Universe today.

The bullpen and fifth-starter dilemmas are the primary issues facing the Yanks these days. GM Brian Cashman will be paying close attention as Brian Bruney comes off the DL today and Chien-Ming Wang pitches Wednesday.

"If we fix ourselves," Cashman said, "there might not be anything we need to do. ... We need Chien-Ming Wang, This is an important step. We know what he's capable of. The velocity and the sink are there. Maybe his confidence isn't there. ... Clearly, our bullpen and our team can't continue to deal with this issue, especially when we have someone who can do the job better."

I'm rooting for Wang on Wednesday. To me, the best-case scenario right now is Wang pitching well in the rotation and Phil Hughes helping the Yanks' beleaguered bullpen. As for Bruney, will the false starts and past injury problems he has had I'm just not sure the Yankees can count on him.

Speaking of Bruney, why did he have to go and apologize to Francisco Rodriguez? Just when we had a good feud starting, even if Bruney should have kept his mouth shut in the first place.
Speaking of feuds, Girardi and Brad Penny of the Red Sox have been trading barbs. I doubt this will be an issue when the two teams play again, since Penny is likely to be pitching for someone else.
Did the Yankees see the real Johan Santana Sunday? Maybe not, since the Mets now acknowledge that their ace is hurting.
Some of you out there still think Kyle Farnsworth could help this Yankee team. Read these Farnsworth facts from the fabulous Joe Posnanski and you will probably change your mind.

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Farnsworth can help the team?

Help the team do what? Reduce traffic at the end of the game by getting people to leave early? Improve beer sales when people drown their sorrows in $10 beers? Take the pressure of Rodriguez when the fans have someone else to boo in the late innings? How can he help the team?

by long time listener on Jun 15, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The only way he could help would be to deny the trade. That offically would be the greatest thing he has ever done for the yankees.

by jcut on Jun 15, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the only way he could help

would be to use some of the money that they spent on him to buy up the $1,250 tickets and give them away to actual fans.

by long time listener on Jun 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He can't

That’s my point. Some folks have said the Yanks should have kept him. I am glad he’s gone.

by Ed Valentine on Jun 15, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the thing is

while he was ineffective for us i do know that he has a black belt and he previously kicked some guys ass so i always felt comfortable with him on the field if we had to throw at somebody
because he has a big fastball and if anybody ever charged the mound, they were going to get rocked

by Brian5517209 on Jun 15, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I for one cannot believe people say that about Farnsworth

yes, he was worthless sometimes, but you can’t tell me he’d be their setup guy this season, for what that’s worth.

Was he a legit 8th inning guy? Yes and no. But believe me the Yanks miss him this year.

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 15, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Day off

The bullpen needed this day off badly. If form holds, CC should give us 7-8 innings on Tuesday night, so we’ll have a well rested pen for CMW, whose spot in the rotation is on the line, and Joba, who also needs to get deeper into his starts too. These 2 guys can’t keep killing the bullpen on back to back days.

by fredny on Jun 15, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Joba

This isJoba’s first full season as a starter as it is Hughes. When are we going to give these guys a break and stop expecting them to be 10 year vets in their first couple of years? Cashman is horrible at evaluating pitching we all know this but this is the first time since the eighties that we actually have eventhis much majoar league viable pitching. Will any of them turn out to be righetti or guidry? or even mendoza? i would like to give them a full season and see where they are at the end of the year.

chandler knight

by ae2cdk on Jun 15, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Farnsworth to the Yanks...

oh, I can’t stop laughing long enough to post anything here of value…

by NumberSeven on Jun 15, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Show me who

Said they want Farnsworth? Thats the first I read anywhere on any of the threads about such foolishness.

by HappyLuckyGoldenDragonNumber1! on Jun 15, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I said it dammit

I really can’t believe that people say he was THAT bad.

He sucked at times, but much less than any guy in the pen this season. He would be much better than waiting for Bruney to ever come back.

He wasn’t great, but he was pretty solid. Pudge Rodriguez sucked ass and that was a horrible trade.

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 15, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and I read that thing on Farnsworth

I do have all the memories of him being about as bad as it gets. But I also see Veras, Edwar Ramirez, Phil Coke, et Al these other piles of crap this year, they all are worse than Farnsworth was.

He’s very inconsistent. THis year probably would have been a bad year, but who knows? I think he would have helped more than these other guys. that’s all.

Im kinda glad he’s gone, but they really didn’t try to replace him either. I don’t want him back tho.

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 15, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll always cherish my memories

of making bad Futurama references due to the presence of good ol’ Professor Farnsworthless.

What role does he exactly fill? Where is it written you need a guy who can only pitch when you’re down by four or up by eight?

He’s the 2008 version of Veras in my mind.

by mrljdavid on Jun 15, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by HappyLuckyGoldenDragonNumber1! on Jun 15, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

think what you want

I know that Farnsworth had a lot of bad games.

Still he had a whole string of games that he didn’t let up a run, so that’s pretty unlike Veras.

I guess it was his final game of the season when he blew a save and got the crap kicked out of him. People must remember that I guess.

I have plenty of bad Farnsworth memories, but I guess its testament to how bad the Yankee pen has been the past few years. There really has been no investment in it at all. Even trades for a guy like Marte who has had a good career have turned into crap.

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 15, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs