New York Yankees News: Link Barrage

by Lord Duggan on Jun 22, 2011 6:00 AM EDT in New York Yankees News

Here is some analysis and quotes from Brett Gardner on his Gritty Gutty issues stealing bases. Hopefully this is something that can be straightened out quickly, as Joe Girardi's affection for bunting has my tolerance for wasting outs at the breaking point.
Former Yankee Hideki Matsui is fast approaching a grand total of 500 home runs between his career in Japan and America. Matsui was always one of my favorite players when he was with the team, and I wish him all the best. It's a truly impressive accomplishment.
According to Joe Girardi, the reports about Alex Rodriguez and his shoulder issues were exaggerated, and merely a reaction to the standard procedure of players receiving treatment for various bumps and bruises throughout the course of the year.
Brian Gordon used the first non-leather glove in Major League history. The more you know.
Always in a state of wagoning flux, the latest poll numbers have baseball fans in Connecticut showing more support for the New York Yankees than the Boston Red Sox.
Check out The Hometown Fan for an article on James Shields and a reflection on his pre-season predictions from Professor Scape and an All-Rookie pitching squad from me.

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"YES, I TOLD YOU THAT THE LIGHT GOES UP AND DOWN! DON'T YOU NOTICE HOW THE WHEEL GOES 'ROUND!"

Yeah I read that story about Commissioner Gordon’s glove. It sounds pretty cool and if it helps him, then more power to him!

As for the man of Grit and Gut, I still think he’ll turn his baserunning around and steal more. I sure hope so. Again, I’d really love if the man could learn how to bunt for a hit better, cause if he can get that down pat, he’s got more weapons than a juiced up Austrian in Commando!

"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 6:47 AM EDT reply actions

Interesting that Gardner remembers his "CS"s so well

He just needs to remember that you can’t be afraid of getting thrown out. Rickey Henderson is also the all-time leader in Caught Stealings, and led the league in that stat 5 times. In 1981, he was thrown out almost 30% of the time on the bases. Stealing bases is a tricky skill, and sometimes you just don’t have good luck or good reads. The career 85% success rate that Gardner carried into the season was going to regress at some point. He’ll figure it out and right his ship.

Hideki Matsusi is awesome. Interleague is not. That is all.

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 6:47 AM EDT reply actions

Good chance of rain for a good portion of the day today in Cincy

They might get in the first game. The second game isn’t looking good. Fuck Interleague.

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 6:51 AM EDT up reply actions

But the attendance!

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 6:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh nooooooo

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Also ridiculous Gardner stat of the day

He has 1.8 dWAR, which almost surpasses his league-leading 1.9 from last year. Ridiculous. Will the Gold Glove find its rightful home soon?

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 6:52 AM EDT reply actions

Whatever happened to the "Call up Jesus Montero" signature?

Tsk, tsk Duggan…

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 7:23 AM EDT reply actions

I have one

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by nyyrocks29 on Jun 22, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Hey noonoo

I sure hope you see this!

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 8:04 AM EDT reply actions

Worth noting

Scranton placed Kevin Whelan on the 7-day DL. Doesn’t say for what though, other than discomfort.

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 8:26 AM EDT reply actions

As far as Connecticut fans, it’s traditionally Yankee country where I’m from (Fairfield County). Elsewhere, Red Sox fans usually.

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by Chris McKeown on Jun 22, 2011 8:38 AM EDT reply actions

Yankee Country

Reminds me of that punk who wanted A-Rod inside of him and thought Bagwell was better than Griffey…

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions

isn't that the wagon that also liked the Cowboys and Lakers?

how do you get even more wagon then that? You root for the Heat all of a sudden and invent your love for Dwayne wade? That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard.

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by Rorschach44 on Jun 22, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions

it was actually Shaq love

I remember seeing him on SS&R after the Lakers won last year- for about two weeks.

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by nyyrocks29 on Jun 22, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions

now he claims

to be a Bruins and Mavericks fan….

by phonty on Jun 22, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions

and a Knicks fan, don’t forget

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by Brandon C. on Jun 22, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

A-Rod, Tex, and Martin are getting the day game off today

Per Jack Curry

Lineup looks to be:
LF- Gardner
CF- Granderson
RF- Swisher
2B- Cano
1B- Posada
SS- Nunez
3B- Pena
C- Cervelli
P- Garcia

Interesting… Wonder why they put Swish at 3rd instead of Cano? Doesn’t matter that much but still. Also that is a weak bottom 3rd of the order… even Posada & Nunez at 5 & 6 aren’t exactly stellar.

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

So A-Rod and Tex are getting a day off at the same time?

That should NEVER happen on this team. The Yankees have one hell of a bench today though.

Still think that Pena should play short and Nunez should play third when they’re both in the lineup at the same time, but thats not too big an issue. And finally Russell Martin gets a game off!

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by nyyrocks29 on Jun 22, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

He was going to start yesterday’s game too. Lol.

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree

Pena at short. And correct, Tex and A-Rod out at the same time? Surely even the binder doesn’t recommend this.

I bet it's good to be playing again, huh?

by david d on Jun 22, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Since we're thinking outside the box with this lineup, here's mine...

Nunez
Gardner
Granderson
Cano
Swisher
Posada
Pena
Cervelli
Garcia

Why? Why da fuck not?

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 10:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

You’d lead off with Nunez over Gardner?

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Why not?

I think Gardner has a better chance to drive in Nunez than visa versa.

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 10:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I’d do Gardner/Swisher over Nunez/Gardner at 1-2

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I think it’s a wash. This lineup isn’t going to be much different regardless of how you shake it up. Either it’s a strong 1-4 and weak 5-9 or passable 1-9.

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by Chris McKeown on Jun 22, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

With how well Swish is hitting as of late

I’d rather have his hot man-bat behind Cano. Besides, I’d like to see how Nunez and Gardner handle the 1-2 hole

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 10:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

"hot man-bat"?

Oy…

I think GGBG should lead off – he’s earned it. Nooner has no need to bat #1 or #2. Bad enough there’s going to be a gaping hole at 7-8-9. Of course, last time we all saw that, the 6-9 hitters went hog wild.

by waw on Jun 22, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Honestly, it's more that I want Swisher behind Cano right now

Otherwise yeah, GGBG should always leadoff. But I still want to see how Nunez handles leading off.

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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jun 22, 2011 12:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Girardi's obsessed with the lefty-right stuff

Swisher’s a switch hitter so that balances out the 2 lefties Grandy and Cano.

You can’t have 3 lefties to lead off the game. The other team could just throw a LOOGY at you and the game and all life as we know it will cease to exist

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by Rorschach44 on Jun 22, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Because lefty/right matters SO much, right? That’s what over-managing has done to baseball.

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by Chris McKeown on Jun 22, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Except for 3 players, the Reds lineup doesn't look like much, either. (The numbers they put up come from that ballpark).

The rookie pitcher article failed to mention Ivan Nova. He’s 7-4. I don’t think any of the pitchers mentioned has more wins than he does. (Oh, I forgot, wins don’t count because they’re a team stat).

I wouldn’t sit Teix and ARod in the same game, regardless of the pitcher. Teix is a switch hitter batting just about .250 from either side. Platooning ARod is a frightening concept from the Binder.

by designatedquitter on Jun 22, 2011 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Yes it does

Not a bad list. And, if anyone got hurt, I could give Ivan Nova, who recently through an eight inning-one run gem, a spot start. Having Jordan Walden and Craig Kimbrel available to close out games would be nice too.

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

ew I just noticed Duggan’s egregious spelling of “threw”

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by Andrew GM on Jun 22, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

/Fail

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by Chris McKeown on Jun 22, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I mean, I don’t really take into consideration W/L when I compare a pitcher or talk about how well/poorly they’ve performed. While W/L shouldn’t be completely overlooked, they don’t imply much at all.

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by Chris McKeown on Jun 22, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree, I wouldn't sit ARD and Tex in the same game

but considering its a double header, the choice is either both at the same time or sit one in either game. I guess its preference. If the Reds aren’t going with their strongest lineup game one, might as well do the same and save the big guns for the 2nd one.

Either way you can’t play these old farts two games in a row.

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by Rorschach44 on Jun 22, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions

They're not really "platooning" ARod

The guy gets about one game per week off – he has since the torn labrum, and he will get at least that much rest for the remainder of his Yankees career (all 10 years or so of it).

Sitting Tex the same game is kind of annoying, but it’s been done before. I guess the benefits of having them bat 3-4 together in the later game outweigh the benefits of not doing so in either game (or, so sayeth the binder).

by waw on Jun 22, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions