New York Yankees News: The World Series Starts Today

by Lord Duggan on Oct 19, 2011 6:00 AM EDT in New York Yankees News

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The World Series begins today, with the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Texas Rangers. Here are series previews from Lone Star Ball (Rangers) and Viva El Birdos (Cardinals), and I'm sure they will have lots of World Series content flowing. Now, a few more Yankee centered links:

Brian Cashman expects to have a new deal by the end of October.
Good.

Jesus Montero will not participate in winter ball.
The Yankees seem to feel that he got enough playing time and catching wear-and-tear that he should be good to go for 2012 without any winter tune ups.

A list of Yankees who could have bounce back seasons in 2012
Listed are Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, and Joba Chamberlain.

A possible solution in right field
Under the assumption that Nick Swisher is elsewhere in 2012 (I hope not and so does the writer of this article), a suggested stopgap of an Andruw Jones/J.D. Drew right field platoon.

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Why is Swisher in line for a bounce back season? He had a great season

I’m so glad that this place is called Pinstripe Alley, it’s so classy and makes a lot of sense. I see other team blogs here and I just feel sorry for them. Bless You Boys? Viva El Birdos doesn’t even make any sense.

by jetanumba2 on Oct 19, 2011 8:14 AM EDT reply actions

I don't know why "Viva El Birdos" but...

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/history/bless_you_boys.jsp

Sportscaster Al Ackerman coined the phrase “Bless You Boys” and it stuck.

The 1984 “Bless You Boys” Detroit Tigers were one of the greatest teams in baseball history. They streaked to a record 35-5 start, shook off pesky Toronto for the division title, and then swept the Kansas City Royals for the American League Championship.

When they overpowered the San Diego Padres in the World Series, they matched the ’27 Yankees of Babe Ruth and the ’55 Dodgers of Jackie Robinson to become just the third team in major-league history to lead wire-to-wire and also win the World Series.

"Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
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by jscape2000 on Oct 19, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

interesting.

they matched the ’27 Yankees of Babe Ruth and the ’55 Dodgers of Jackie Robinson to become just the third team in major-league history to lead wire-to-wire and also win the World Series.

what does that mean?

by jetanumba2 on Oct 19, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

lead MLB in wins from the start (or at least tied from the start until everyone started to lose)

and win the WS.

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Oct 19, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

oh wow thats crazy

by jetanumba2 on Oct 19, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

They streaked

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Oct 19, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Streaking is dangerous.

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by Brandon C. on Oct 19, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

and illegal

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by Brandon C. on Oct 19, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Not that I'd know!

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by Brandon C. on Oct 19, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I think you do.

"in order that you will write correctly of wat you really see if you dint go around with your eyes shut"
Cricket blog?

by MattF15 on Oct 19, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I do not!

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by Brandon C. on Oct 19, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes...Today we see what's wrong with baseball

Teams play a marathon sesaon 6 months long, and the teams with the best records are not even fighting for the championship.

by OldYankee Fan on Oct 19, 2011 8:36 AM EDT reply actions

Thats a bit dramatic...

As the Rangers finished exactly 1 game behind the Yankees for the best record in the AL.

Playoffs are a good thing. The first round should be 7 games and they shouldn’t add any more rounds like they intend to do in 2013.

But the teams that “should” be here have nobody to blame but themselves for losing.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Oct 19, 2011 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions

if you paid attention to any other sport

you’d realize the two teams with the best record on either side of the league rarely play for the championship.

Its why getting the best record in the regular season is a cute accomplishment, you get more home games….but it doesn’t get you much more then that.

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Oct 19, 2011 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions

No other sport

plays 162 regular season games.

The playoffs for basketball and hockey are a joke.

The NFL is the only playoff system that makes sense given the schedule they play.

by OldYankee Fan on Oct 20, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Why would we intentionally make ourselves worse in right fight?

To save the reasonable $10.25 mil option on Swisher?

There would be 2 possible reasons to let Swisher go…

1) To upgrade the position significantly, which would only be feasible if Justin Upton were available via trade or something.

2) To take on a player with a large contract that plays right field in order to get rid of another undesirable contract (Burnett or Soriano)

I don’t see either of these things happening. Swisher should and will be back.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Oct 19, 2011 8:40 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t understand why we would want to get rid of Soriano? I know he has a bad contract but he is still an important part of the bullpen.

Yes, that is Spike Lee.

by TheRealSlimShady on Oct 19, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Show it

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Oct 19, 2011 8:58 AM EDT reply actions

What is the international written symbol for a cry of disgusted agony? Is it "Aaaarrrggghhh?"

Then Aaaarrrggghhh it is. DL Drew in right field instead of Swisher? Or maybe this was a joke I didn’t get? When Drew manages to haul his papier mache carcass into the outfield, he is a marginally better flycatcher than Swish. In any other measurable way, Swisher is 1,000 times more valuable. Plays every day? Check. OBP? Check. 20+ home runs? check. 80 RBI? check? High walk rate? check. Works count? check. Plays 4 positions? check. Good clubhouse influence? check.

I certainly hope the bounceback list is correct, although it may take Chamberlain more than one season to completely bounce back from his injury. Chamberlain being effective in the pen would make Soriano expendable, if not easily tradeable.

by designatedquitter on Oct 19, 2011 9:46 AM EDT reply actions

Four positions?

I can only count 3 positions that Swisher plays: Right Field, First Base, Pitcher. I don’t consider Designated Hitter to be a separate position; or at least not on the Yankees, who use it as a half day off most of the time. If we had someone like Matsui or Ortiz who plays the position almost exclusively (on a consistent basis; Posada and Johnson don’t count), then I might feel differently.

by pastor2b on Oct 19, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Count again, only this time count the positions he has actually played. (See Fangraphs)

In his career he has played 117 games in left field (8 as a Yankee).
He has played 132 games in centerfield (1 as a Yankee).

He has played a bunch of games in right field and first base as a Yankee, but he has more than a complete season in left and center. He isn’t great in center, and will never play it in New York as long as Granderson and Gardner on on the roster, but he is fully capable of doing so. Ask the A’s and White Sox.

by designatedquitter on Oct 19, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions

forget JD Drew

what has he done EVER? we don’t need washed up never was’es brought onto this team

by cmypath78 on Oct 19, 2011 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

well, if he wanted to come here as a Marcus Thames/Randy Winn/Andruw Jones-type player, I suppose I wouldn't mind

Provided that he’s cheap and doesn’t mind playing 20 games in the entire year, of course!

by pastor2b on Oct 19, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

So Jesus doesn't need winter ball

Does that mean his catching doesn’t need any work? Or that they intend to make him an everyday player, and don’t want to wear him down a la Bartolo? Either of these would be nice, if true.

by waw on Oct 19, 2011 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

it means he may or may not be an everyday player, he may or may not be an adequate catcher and he may or may not be traded in the off season

by jetanumba2 on Oct 19, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, thanks for clearing that up!

by waw on Oct 19, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

no problem!

by jetanumba2 on Oct 19, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

It means the Yankees don't want him to wear out his body by playing 200 games in 2012.

by designatedquitter on Oct 19, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Strange

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by david d on Oct 19, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Montero

Let him work in the OF, preferably RF for 2013.

by Bob E on Oct 19, 2011 11:32 AM EDT reply actions

LOL

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Oct 19, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Let me think about that...

Umm… NO

by pastor2b on Oct 19, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

For the trillionth time: no.

Jesus Montero fangirl

by WhatwouldJeterdo on Oct 19, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

More than trillionth

What part of “Montero will never play the out field” don’t people understand? And who first suggested this idea anyways?

Let us all congratulate the Boston Red Sox for becoming the first World Champions in the history of sports to NOT make the postseason! Thats not easy to do!

by nyyrocks29 on Oct 19, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions