Awww... the last spring training game

by Travis G on Apr 3, 2010 4:36 PM EDT in Game Threads

Can you feel the sadness in the air?

Javy Vazquez starts for the major league Yankees against a squad of 'Future Star' Yankees.

The lineup for the prospects team is:

Slade Heathcott, CF

Corban Joseph, 3B

Jesus, C

David Adams, 2B

JR Murphy, DH

Colin Curtis, LF

Brad Suttle, 1B

Eduardo Nunez, SS

Melky Mesa, RF

And pitching, perhaps the top 'future star' in the system, Jon Albaladejo. (I've heard a lot about this guy's devastating fastball, slider combo to go along with superb command. He ranks up there with Strasburg.)

Look for Austin Romine, Ivan Nova, Zach McAllister, Jose Ramirez, Andrew Brackman, Manny Banuelos and maybe even Gary Sanchez to also get playing time.

If I was Girardi, I'd give the MLers one PA each, then pull them. I don't want to see what happens when Brackman's wildness faces Arod and Tex.

Gametime is 1:05 on YES.

Postgame notes of a 9-6 ML Yankees win -

This was a fun, relaxing way to end spring training. The Future Star hitters largely did their job. The pitchers, though, did not.

Alby failed to reach the expectations that come with being an elite prospect, surrendering two earned runs while recording just two outs.

Ivan Nova came in and gave the baby bombers length, if not quality (5 ip, 5 er).

The hitters were led by none other than Jesus, who went 2-4 with a double. Behind the plate, he stuck his glove out to get a jump on a potential base-thief but interfered with the hitter, whose swing took his glove off. I think Girardi (and me) let out a sigh of relief when he proved to be okay (he broke his finger at the end of last year behind the plate) and had three more at-bats.

Slade Heathcott surprised me with his blazing speed (rivaling Brett Gardner's), beating out a routine grounder to thirdbase to lead-off the game. He also showed good range and a strong arm in centerfield, but was more concerned with velocity than accuracy.

Brad Suttle went 2-3 with a long-ball.

For the Big Yankees, Javy Vazquez was merely mediocre: 4.1 ip, 2 er, 7 h, 1 bb, 2 k.

Jeter, Tex, Arod and Gardner all had one single apiece. Thames homered, Posada doubled and Cano went 2-2 with a double.

Next game: at Boston, tomorrow at 8:05.

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You were kidding

when comparing dejo to Strasburg, right?

by david d on Apr 3, 2010 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

it was a belated april fool’s

I believe in the Church of Baseball

by Frank Campagnola on Apr 3, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Albie has all the tools to be better than Strasburg.

Stras isn’t really that good anyway.

Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by CasanovaWong on Apr 3, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Albaladejo sucks. Send him to the bullpen. Oh wait.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Apr 3, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Not that good???

For it being his first ST he sure was pretty damn good. Albie has been avg in the Majors to this point. Strasburg hasn’t even pitched in a regular season game so to make that statement seems a bit premature.

by david d on Apr 3, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Strasburg is overrated. ALbie is the real deal.

Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by CasanovaWong on Apr 3, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

david, adjust your sarcasm detection radar, please.

by Wraithpk on Apr 3, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

You sure? I must admit, I didn’t pick that up.

by david d on Apr 4, 2010 4:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Don't

think Nova can pitch when he had surgery recently and is out for the season do you?

by Great Gatsby on Apr 3, 2010 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

You're completely and 100% wrong.

Don’t try and be a smartass when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by CasanovaWong on Apr 3, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Not trying

to be a smartass, one of the local scribes had written that recently, so I guess he doesn’t know what he is talking about…take a chill pill.

by Great Gatsby on Apr 4, 2010 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions

The minute the season starts

Everyone resorts to ahole form.I can’t wait until everyone starts SHOUTING again.I’m already trying to find stuff that will get everyone ticked off,then slide to the corner and watch the fireworks.I love a catastrophe,hope I spelled that right or I will get a lashing.To the Batmobile

I like it when people say jock strap.There was an old women from wheelin who had a hell of a feelin,she laid on her back and tickled her crack,and pissed all over the ceiling.Soup Nazi says NO HO 4 YOU.

by cashman bashman on Apr 3, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

Space after periods pls!!!!!

by Scooby Snacks on Apr 3, 2010 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Double space after periods, single space after commas.

by david d on Apr 3, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Stop trying to confuse me

.SpaceSpace,Space like that?

I like it when people say jock strap and to the batmobile.There was an old women from wheelin who had a hell of a feelin,she laid on her back and tickled her crack,and pissed all over the ceiling.Soup Nazi says NO HO 4 YOU.

by cashman bashman on Apr 4, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions