New York Yankees News: Movements and Questions

by Brandon C. on Jun 27, 2011 7:01 AM EDT in New York Yankees News

Over at The Hometown Fan, "Mark" Duggan explains the surprising Pittsburgh Pirates run. My only question is why did Lord use an alias at The Hometown Fan? We all know your name is Lord.

The Yankees will skip Brian Gordon's turn in the rotation, delighting one fan in the process. Anyone else going to the game Wednesday?

Here is a nice recap of Old Timers Day. I have it taped, but I did see that Tino Martinez hit a home run. I love that the Yankees honored Gene Monahan.

The Mets and the Yankees rarely ever trade, and this Wall Street Journal article takes a closer look at that. It mentions Robin Ventura, so you should read it.

A teammate gave Boone Logan an important pep talk. Has to have been Derek Jeter, right? Nope, it was Alex Rodriguez.

"He wanted to know if I had a game plan," said Logan, who has thrown 2 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out four in his three appearances since his pep-talk with A-Rod. "He kind of took what he does as a hitter, and kind of turned it into a pitching deal. He asked me if I had a game plan. I said, ‘Yeah, I have a game plan.’ And he said, ‘You gotta execute your game plan, whatever it is, even if you give up a hit or a walk, if you have a game plan stick to it.’

Keith Olbermann did not get the job of in stadium Old Timers Day announcing for the first time in over a decade. He was replaced by an equally terrible Yankees related character, Suzyn Waldman.

Olbermann blogged about it himself.

On a personal level, however, I do know that I have a legitimate complaint in one respect. Old Timers’ Day is today, and I’ve been doing the "color" on the public address system for the last ten years, and one year prior to that as well (not the play-by-play; that is, obviously, entirely the province of Hall of Famer Bob Wolff and it’s my honor to sit next to him; Suzyn Waldman has usually been with us to do Old Timers’ interviews during the game). After eleven years of doing this, I think it would’ve been fitting if the Yankees had told me rather than let me hear it from somebody outside their organization the week before the event. It just seems like you’d want to preserve the dissemination of details about your company’s decisions like that to your company, rather than have a guy hear a rumor and then have to call up and ask.

Honestly, I can't stand Keith.

Questions of the Week:

Do any of these names not belong in the general group of legendary Yankees? Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Yogi Berra, Andy Pettitte, Bill Dickey, Tino Martinez.

Do you believe that players should not be able to lose their jobs to injuries?

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depending on the injury

a player needs to prove that he is back to full heath to fullfil that role. Soriano never had much of a lockhold on the 8th inning role in terms of efficiency and i would like to see him do at least a few innings in some less stressful roles to make sure his stuff is there before taking back that role… i know it wont happen

i dont even think there’s a point of trying to argue that point with Jeter

by GriffMan on Jun 27, 2011 7:35 AM EDT reply actions

Of course players shouldn't lose their job when they're injured

Unfortunately, that means we have to forfeit every other day when Phil and Bart’s spots come up in the rotation. And we need to forfeit the 7th and 8th innings of every game not pitched by CC. And the defense on the left side of our infield is even worse than it was with Jeter (not having a shortstop can do that to you). Not to mention starting every third inning with an automatic strike out since there’s no one to swing the bat!

by pastor2b on Jun 27, 2011 9:12 AM EDT reply actions

Depends on the injury I think

The length of the injury, how well the replacement is playing, and obviously who the player is that got hurt. If Alex Rodriguez gets hurt and has to miss some time, I don’t care if his replacement hits a home run every game. When A-Rod comes back, the job is his, because of who he is, what he’s accomplished and how good a player he clearly still is. So there’s a lot of factors that go into it, but I certainly think it’s possible that for certain players if they get hurt, their job may not be there when it gets back.

Certainly isn’t happening on this team. Soriano will be right back into the eighth inning when he comes back. I personally think they should get him some innings in less stressful situations first to ease him back into things before moving him back into the setup role, but we know thats not going to happen. As for Jeter, he’s the best shortstop on this team anyways so there’s no reason he shouldn’t have his job when he comes back. His spot in the lineup is a different issue since he wasn’t doing all that well before this DL stint, but the Yankees have already said he’s the leadoff hitter so it doens’t matter.

CALL UP JESUS MONTERO!

by nyyrocks29 on Jun 27, 2011 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

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by Rorschach44 on Jun 27, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

Yes, you should lose your job to injury

If the person who replaces you is better than you were. It’s professional sports, not little league. It doesn’t have to be fair to everyone.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Jun 27, 2011 10:53 AM EDT reply actions

Should you lose your job due to injury?

“HELL NO!”

Sincerely,

Wally Pipp.
Obscurity, USA

by mrljdavid on Jun 27, 2011 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

A-Rod gave Logan a pep talk?

NOT A TEAM PLAYER, IMPOSSIBLE!

also yes you can lose your job to injury.

also none of those players are in the same league as Yogi & Dickey, who ARE Hall of Famers.

Unless you're a pitcher or Gustavo Molina, kindly SWING THE BAT and ignore the Binder's bunt signal.

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by Andrew GM on Jun 27, 2011 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

A player should not lose his job due to injury...

but he should lose it to sucking. Soriano will get his chance to come back but relief pitchers have a weaker hold on a spot due to the fact that their ineffectiveness is more obvious. And Jeter’s job is safe because he’s no Wally Pipp and Eduardo Nunez is no Lou Gehrig.

by garp on Jun 27, 2011 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

are we talking losing starting jobs or getting released from your contract?

because I feel like teams should have some way of protecting themselves against the Pavanos and the Martes of the world. I also think that teams should have an opt out clause just like Soriano has his own. This will never happen because of the union but it would make conditioning and performance all that more important and eliminate the “I got my paycheck now I can just sit on the DL and collect” attitude that has been seen in recent years. Yeah maybe this is unfair, but it’s also unfair for teams to be stuck with underperforming, over paid players, even though it is usually the team’s fault for signing them.

by jetanumba2 on Jun 27, 2011 11:56 AM EDT reply actions

I agree, but usually the team's fault? How about always?

Even the Yankee GM couldn’t stop the Stein’s from signing Soriano. And ARod? It’s been years and I still haven’t figured out who they were bidding against when they extended his contract.

by garp on Jun 27, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions