Around the Yankee Universe, 06.05.09
Let's look around the Inter-Google at stories making the rounds about our New York Yankees today.
- Chien-Ming Wang's return to the starting rotation didn't go the way the Yankees hoped it would. Here is Joe Girardi's assessment.
"I thought he pitched better than his numbers indicated," Girardi said. "I saw good sink. I saw some good sliders. He left two pitches up, probably the double to [Chris] Davis and the home run on the [69th] pitch he threw. That's something we're going to have to watch as we build him up to 100 pitches."
The Texas Rangers, Thursday's opponent, gave the performance mixed reviews. Bill Madden of the New York Daily opines that Wang is clearly not what he was.
- Joba Chamberlain is unconcerned about the great bullpen vs. starter debate.
"There are points where if we have a hiccup down there in a game, that’s the way it’s going to be and if I have a hiccup in a game as a starter, that’s how it’s going to be," Chamberlain said. "It’s going to go back and forth. But hopefully six, seven, eight nine 10 years down the road we won’t be arguing about this too much.
"Who knows? It’s probably going to go on forever. But as long as I’m here, it’s a good thing for me."
"We've been given a budget by ownership this year, and we're going to work within that budget. We have parameters that we're going to use. You have to be a little more cautious and you have to pay attention to certain players' wishes and needs. It might not be what we value that player as. If some of these guys are going to hold true to what they're looking for, you're going to see a few more kids roll into college this year."
"What can you say about Melky? He’s always coming through for us." - Mark Teixeira
That quote pretty much sums up Melky Cabrera’s season. I don’t really know what to make of Cabrera any more, honestly. I look at him and don’t see an everyday player who will hit for power, run a whole lot or do much other than play pretty good, above-average defense.
Yet it seems like every time he comes up in a big spot, he finds a way to get a hit. Three game-ending hits (April 22, May 15, May 22) and now a two-run homer in the eighth against the Rangers to give the Yankees another series win. ...
Maybe I was wrong. I still don’t see Cabrera and think I’m looking at the next Bernie Williams. But he’s certainly proving to be more valuable to the Yankees than I thought he would be this year.
- Pinstriped Bible is still not convinced about Melky.
- You guys still want Angel Berroa off the roster? Well, the Chicago White Sox have DFA'd Wilson Betemit. If you think he's an improvement, that is.
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It's a bit early
I think we can’t judge Wang on just one outing. I would give him a couple of more starts before I make a call.
Hey Ed, your buddy Chalk is talkin’ smack about the upcoming Rays series. He fully expects that after the Rays four game sweep of the Yankees in “The New Replica Old Dump In The Bronx,”, that his Rays “should be just a game out of the wild card and well on their way to a second straight American League East crown”. Nice to see he hasn’t lost his optimism:
http://www.bugsandcranks.com/davidchalk/taking-care-of-business/
by coops2001 on Jun 5, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chalk
You know, he and I chatted about doing some type of back and forth before this series, but it honestly isn’t worth my time. His smack-talking schtick is old, and when it comes right down to it the Yankees have 26 WS titles and his team has … umm … umm … wait, they don’t have any.
by Ed Valentine on Jun 5, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And...
their stadium has rules on balls that hit different catwalks (two lower catwalks = HR, over fair territory that is not judged a home run and remains on a catwalk = Double, off the blue Chevy convertible and into the sewer = single…..).
See what you’re missing on B&C (or should I not use the word “missing”)?
by coops2001 on Jun 5, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm missing something?
Maybe, but not there.
by Ed Valentine on Jun 5, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, bad use of classic movie line
from Office Space:
Bob Porter: Looks like you’ve been missing a lot of work lately.
Peter Gibbons: I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.
by coops2001 on Jun 5, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah right
not with that bullpen of theirs
Yanks win three of four
by Brian5517209 on Jun 5, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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