New York Yankee Notes: Friday Afternoon Reading Material
by Ed Valentine on Oct 29, 2010 1:01 PM EDT
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The Girardi Extension | FanGraphs Baseball
Girardi is not the game’s best tactician. He makes mistakes like every other manager in the world. He also makes his share of good decisions while receiving more blame on various non-decisions than he should – not pinch hitting for Lance Berkman with Austin Kearns comes to mind. Evaluating just how good Girardi is presents itself as a nearly impossible feat for an outsider. Even if he is only average tactically, there are other aspects of a manager’s job that need to be taken into account. The two flaws that Girardi’s detractors seem to be railing upon right now are: 1) he uses a binder during games to make decisions; 2) he failed to replicate Joe Torre’s early success.
Worked and didn’t work for Joe Girardi | The Lohud Yankees Blog
The Yankees are basically a press release away from retaining Joe Girardi as manager. He’s coming off a season in which he was constantly second-guessed by the fan base and the media, especially down the stretch. Like any manager, though, he had a year of good decisions and bad.
Yankees fans want Posada benched - NYPOST.com
Jorge Posada, benched for an ALCS game this postseason, should get used to it.
In an exclusive online poll conducted by nypost.com, Yankees fans overwhelmingly endorsed hot-shot catching prospect Jesus Montero over Posada behind the plate next season.
Given a choice between the two, fans preferred Montero 68 percent to 32 percent for Posada.
New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is considering retirement, and the decision has never been tougher - ESPN New York
"I can tell you there's nothing more I want to achieve in this game. There's just not,'' Pettitte said. "I know now that if I'm healthy, I can pitch for a while. That's not my concern. I just want to make sure I fully exhaust myself of it. I don't want to shut it down and regret not playing. That's my biggest fear.''
Trial set for ex-baseball star accused of drunken driving, killing woman - CNN.com
His past largely defined by his World Series heroics, Jim Leyritz's future is now in the hands of a Florida jury that could send him to prison for up to 15 years for hitting and killing a woman while allegedly driving drunk.
Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of the former baseball star, who is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk in a 2007 wreck. A jury of five men and one woman, plus two alternates, has been seated in the case.
Yankees ties pay off for Giants GM Brian Sabean, coaches - USATODAY.com
The absence from the 106th World Series of the New York Yankees, the so-called Evil Empire, has delighted some baseball followers who wanted to see new teams in the event.
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Posada's fall from grace is quite sad
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I still love him, regardless.
I don’t know this Montero kid and I won’t make any judgments until I see what he can do in the Majors. The Minor League is one thing, the Majors (esp. for the Yanks) is another altogether.
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Not a fall ... a decline
Posada deservedly so will take his place alongside Dickey, Berra, Howard, Munson, and Cervelli and arguably will so down as one of the game’s top slugging catchers. But his catching skills (which were never a strong suit) are fading fast, and he’s become a liability behind the plate. Jorge is a proud guy, but it happens to everyone. He needs to do what’s best for the team and turn in his mask for a DH helmet before riding off into the sunset and potentially a stop at the Hall.
It’s Montero time.
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I don't think it's a fall from grace
It’s just that he’s almost a 40 year old catcher, what are you supposed to expect from him? My problem is not with his performance (though it’s terrible) but the team’s unwillingness to make the necessary moves to make the team better. If they give Montero a fair chance to make the team in spring training, then that’s great, but Posada shouldn’t be the de facto catcher going forward. He’s served his purpose as catcher and should still be useful as a hitter. I mean he’s one of the best hitting catchers in the game and in team history.
Yeah, I know
Jorge had a pretty good offensive season. It makes sense to phase him out from catching, but it’s not like the defensive difference between Jorge and Montero is likely to be as big as, say, Damon and Gardner.
I think that Jorge will most likely want to play on after next year. It’ll be interesting to see how the Yankees deal with this, if it happens. We already have a glut at DH.
by pkyankeefan on Oct 29, 2010 2:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Montero should (hopefully) be as good as Posada was in his prime
If they did a C/DH combo between Montero and Posada next year that would be great, you’d have both their bats in the lineup and Montero can learn from Posada. If Posada wants to come back after next year he could be the primary DH and switch off with whoever needs rest, making Montero the everyday catcher. At 41 there’s no reason to stick Posada behind the plate, unless we carry a third catcher and then can play around with the DH/PH
POSADA HAD A GOOD HITTING YEAR????
You are clueless…He hit 230 after the all star brak to end of year. By the way…I am not sold on him as a full time DH. Some guys just can’t sit around all game just to hit. He strikes me as either full time player or not at all.
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The two flaws that Girardi’s detractors seem to be railing upon right now are: 1) he uses a binder during games to make decisions he is capable of using nuanced rationality when deciding which pitch to use in a matchup, yet he caves to reputation and sentiment when it comes to major tactical decisions like batting one of your best hitters 9th and one of your worst hitters leadoff; 2) he failed to replicate Joe Torre’s early success his worst tactical decision of the season (leaving AJ Burnett in to face Bengie Molina after AJ nearly threw the ball away during an intentional walk), born of an inability to watch the players during a game rather than relying entirely on his binder, denied the Yankees a chance to play a decisive ALCS Game 7 .
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Agreed on both counts
Though I have to wonder: which manager would be able to withstand the shitstorm of batting Jeter 7th or below? Torre did it to A-Rod in the playoffs, but in my opinion he was rightly criticized for it. Also, A-Rod isn’t Jeter, from a media perspective.
by pkyankeefan on Oct 29, 2010 2:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think Jeter will rebound
He should start the season as the leadoff hitter. I really think this season was an anomaly and he will rebound, at least somewhat, next season. If, after the first couple months of the season, he continues on the path he was taking this past season I would consider batting him 2nd or 9th.
I'm expecting a rebound too
Say, something in between his 09 and 10 seasons. I agree with starting him off as leadoff too. But if leadoff doesn’t work, Jeter batting second doesn’t really work for the team, does it? Not because of the DP issue, which I feel is overblown somewhat, but because you’d be batting a high-OBP-plus-some-slugging guy in Swish 7th or lower (assuming Gardy leads off). I dunno, Swish might settle in that role. I personally don’t like the idea.
by pkyankeefan on Oct 29, 2010 2:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Torre did it to an A-Rod who was in his prime and arguable the best hitter on the team because he was caving in to “A-Rod isn’t clutch” stupidity. That is hardly the same thing as moving Jeter in the lineup because he isn’t producing and is in the twilight of his career.
I’m not saying that it should be done to start 2011 or that it has to be done, but if Jeter starts out 2011 like he was in 2010, you really can’t continue to hurt the team to avoid hurting Derek Jeter’s feelings.
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Oh, I agree with you that they're not nearly the same thing
I was just saying that the A-Rod thing created such a crazy uproar, so Jeter switching places in the batting order and (gasp!) possibly batting in the bottom third would be tough for any manager to do.
not that it makes it any better
But I heard that the girl Leyritz hit had a blood alcohol level higher than his at the time of the accident. I’m not sure if that’s accurate or not, but if it is I would imagine it might diminish his sentence depending on the specifics of the accident. Maybe.
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POSADA ..THE END IS NEAR
Your in the last year of your contract. Do the right thing and groom the kid. Pettit…time to really retire…ten million for a pitcher who might not make it through the full year is not my idea of a well thought pitching plan ,for any team.
JETER TWO YEARS FOR 30 MILLION AS A PART TIME SS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. Even THE BABE didn’t get that.
Cashman…Now you have room to work…MAKE IT WORK.
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Oct 29, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ten million for a pitcher who might not make it through the full year is not my idea of a well thought pitching plan ,for any team.
But I bet you’re foaming at the mouth wanting to get Cliff Lee.
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Oct 29, 2010 7:09 PM EDT reply actions
Fail
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Oct 29, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
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