New York Yankees

[malarks26]

I'm glad you are glad we agree.

I'm glad we can see eye to eye that we agree.

Will you guys please agree that my post was funny!?

I'll never admit that one.... :p

[hbktonyb]

i agree gree

the giiiiiiiiiiambino

why couldn't it be farnsworth and hawkins together breaking their foot?

[thebestauntie]

I didn't get your post until I just read that article. It was funny :lol
Ahh, I wondered why you hand't responded to that. :lol
I'm glad we can see eye to eye that we agree.



I'll never admit that one.... :p
That's just as good as a "yes" in my mind! :p :lol

[irishluck314]

Peralta who is this guy??? cmon Andy your better than that

[malarks26]

Why Pettite....why!?!?

Why throw a 3-1 changeup right down the cock?!

:BANG

[irishluck314]

wow enough said

[malarks26]

Back to back?! Are you fucking kidding me Pettite?? :ugh

[irishluck314]

ok now its just homerun derby haha

[smeritt]

Tough loss tonight. Didn't score enough runs

[thebestauntie]

Tough loss tonight. Didn't score enough runs
Is that why the Yankees lost?

[smeritt]

Is that why the Yankees lost?Your sarcasm would almost be funny, if the sox werent fighting for runs against the mighty Rays pitching staff.....

[thebestauntie]

Your sarcasm would almost be funny, if the sox werent fighting for runs against the mighty Rays pitching staff.....
Now that's funny!! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[thom hudson]

oh boy here we go :BANG

fuckin walking in a run in the 2nd inning? come on, ian...

[thom hudson]

i think we put too much faith in these young pitchers.
maybe they're not major league ready.

[malarks26]

i think we put too much faith in these young pitchers.
maybe they're not major league ready.

We've got to be patient with them. They're going to struggle, we know that. We just have to hope that the struggles now, will pay off for us down the road.

[mr. testaverde]

nice job coming off the bench jorge!

[mr. testaverde]

oh great....latrash has thrown 6 straight balls to open the inning

[yankees26mlb]

lucky lucky

[mr. testaverde]

lucky lucky

seriously! to get outta that jam with no runs scored is very lucky indeed

[malarks26]

Way to go Mr. Captain...you've gotta be kidding me with that fucking AB.

1st and 3rd, 1 out and he can't get the ball into the outfield.

Looks like another L for us.

[irishluck314]

my favorite player "Mr. Clutch" derek jeter couldnt come through in the ninth im upset to say the least.

[yankees26mlb]

why was there music playing in the background of the tbs broadcast...during the pitches

[malarks26]

Where the hell are the bats hiding?!?!

[malarks26]

Ask and yee shall receive!!!!

Thatta boy Melky!!!

[Hudak-Budak]

why was there music playing in the background of the tbs broadcast...during the pitches

That was bugging the hell out of me.

[HRDMB]

Wang's slider is dirty today my friends!:)

[Hudak-Budak]

I've never seen Wang pitch before. Dude is filthy.

[mr. testaverde]

I've never seen Wang pitch before. Dude is filthy.

yeah he's got some nasty stuff.

sabathia has pitched real well today too. i love a good pitching matchup

[chr35919]

I've never seen Wang pitch before. Dude is filthy.contact pitcher

[mr. testaverde]

wang->joba->mo. nuff said. great game today. would have liked to see the offense help out wang a little more, but sabathia pitched like the sabathia of old, so you gotta tip your cap to him.

[Hudak-Budak]

Sucks we lost, but it was still an amazing game. I'll watch a game like that on tv anyday.

[smeritt]

Much needed win. Great pitching. Glad to see the Rays handle the Sox this weekend

[HRDMB]

Much needed win. Great pitching. Glad to see the Rays handle the Sox this weekend:bounce

[crashintome202]

1-0? hot damn wang was on fire from what i heard

[smeritt]

9 k's very un-wang-like

[malarks26]

9 k's very un-wang-like

You could tell from the 2nd inning on that he had his best stuff today.

[yankees26mlb]

torre wouldve pulled wang after the 6th

[malarks26]

torre wouldve pulled wang after the 6th

:lol You're prolly right.

[milo420dmb]

Another dominate performance for Wang...man he looked again like the best pitcher in the world yesterday....he added in that kinda off speed splitter type pitch yesterday that was dropping about a foot....Plus his slider yesterday was moving almost as much as Joba's..

Those other pitches just make his sinker even more un-hittable...

9 k's yesterday as well......Plus he had more fly ball outs then ground ball outs which is unusual for Wang

[thehoss]

the flyball thing scares me. granted he pitched great, when you're a sinkerballer, you dont want flyballs obviously. but it doesnt worry me this year like it would have last year. he's got alot more to his game than just the sinker now, so he's in good shape

[jmudmbphan]

hes only given up one homer so far this year..im not at all concerned

[Crush086]

Well, Mike Mussina's on the mound tonight. Let's hope he can replicate his last performance, and hopefully we won't need the bullpen to preserve a close game.

[milo420dmb]

^^ who is he pitching against?? Cliff Lee??

[Crush086]

Nah, some dude named Aaron Laffey. It's his first start of the season. He was 4-2 with a 4.56 ERA in nine starts last year.

In five starts with AAA in '08, he's 3-1 with a 2.77 ERA.

[malarks26]

Posada on the 15 day is going to hurt us a bit.

I just hope he's not out longer than 15 days.

[milo420dmb]

^^ me too, he was swinging a hot bat and more importantly, calling great games behind the plate for our pitching....

[malarks26]

^Yeah, I have faith in Molina behind the plate though defensively.

It's offensively where we're going to miss Posada.

[HRDMB]

Good 1st Moose, keep up the good work again this week.

[malarks26]

Moose looking good thru 4.

[mr. testaverde]

Moose looking good thru 4.

not through 5 though :shrug

[malarks26]

not through 5 though :shrug

I spoke too soon. :shrug

[smeritt]

Some runs would be nice. Not Moose's fault. If he goes 5 and gives up 2 runs we have to win the game.

[malarks26]

Not bad, they only got 2 runs. Still a productive outing for Moose IMO.

How do we not have any runs against a rookie?? Ugh...

[crashintome202]

Not bad, they only got 2 runs. Still a productive outing for Moose IMO.

How do we not have any runs against a rookie?? Ugh...
we usually suck against rookies, its been happening for years. i don't know if they don't feel comfortable around new guys or the advance scouts are to blame.

[irishluck314]

Our O is awful A-Rod earned that RBI though ha

[mr. testaverde]

Not bad, they only got 2 runs. Still a productive outing for Moose IMO.

How do we not have any runs against a rookie?? Ugh...

yeah he got out of a jam with minimal damage.

aaand now they've got 3 runs against a rookie....an unorthodox 3 runs (hbp, two groundouts) but hey i'll take what they get at this point. EDIT: add another 4th unorthodox run....a pussy infield hit :lol

[yankees26mlb]

farnsworthless gets em 1-2-3

[malarks26]

farnsworthless gets em 1-2-3

Great inning for Farny!

:bounce

[irishluck314]

Dirty slider casey blake looked stupid

[hbktonyb]

robinsons gotta snap out of it..

[yankees26mlb]

well i feel a little better taking the split after the first two horrid games

[irishluck314]

robinsons gotta snap out of it..
SOoo true :thumbsup :thumbsup

[malarks26]

well i feel a little better taking the split after the first two horrid games

Same here. With this win tonight, I believe that makes us 5-5 on the midwest road trip; which isn't the greatest but I'll take it seeing as we've played every single night the past month just about.

[smeritt]

robinsons gotta snap out of it.. In september he will be hitting atleast .295 mark my words.


And the best 8-9 inning pitchers in baseball reside on the yankees

[thom hudson]

Good Lord - Mariano is ridiculous so far this year.
That ball is moving like it's never moved.
He looks fantastic. :thumbsup

[milo420dmb]

Good game last night.....pitching was stellar all night long....it was good to see Moose have another strong start....bullpen was great, Farnsworth actually looked impressive last night....Mariano is lights out

[Crush086]

He sure looks like he was worth every penny we spent on him. I'm glad to see he's having such an all-star year. Here's his line so far this year...

G: 10
IP: 11
H: 4
BB: 0
K: 11
SV: 8
ERA: 0.00

Dude is killing it this year for sure.

[milo420dmb]

^^ wow, i knew he had good stats but damn!! 4 hits allowed in 11 innings is what you call Dominate!!

[hbktonyb]

He sure looks like he was worth every penny we spent on him. I'm glad to see he's having such an all-star year. Here's his line so far this year...

G: 10
IP: 11
H: 4
BB: 0
K: 11
SV: 8
ERA: 0.00

Dude is killing it this year for sure.

That...is ridiculous :bounce

[smeritt]

He sure looks like he was worth every penny we spent on him. I'm glad to see he's having such an all-star year. Here's his line so far this year...

G: 10
IP: 11
H: 4
BB: 0
K: 11
SV: 8
ERA: 0.00

Dude is killing it this year for sure.With your luck talking about our pitching staff his next outing he gives up a walk off grand slam after walking the bases loaded......

[malarks26]

With your luck talking about our pitching staff his next outing he gives up a walk off grand slam after walking the bases loaded......

Ugh....don't start that shit now! lol

[berman1125]

are we finally home yet?

[malarks26]

are we finally home yet?

Thankfully!

:multi

[milo420dmb]

^^ seriously, they were on the road forever....

[Crush086]

With your luck talking about our pitching staff his next outing he gives up a walk off grand slam after walking the bases loaded......
It seems that only applies to starting pitching. I curse that douche Farnsworth every chance I get, and what happens? He pays me back by giving up more runs. Goody. (Actually, Farnsworth is starting to do better. He's lowered that ERA to 3.65... you know what? Never mind. Fuck Farnsworth...)

If Rivera does the unthinkable (what I quoted), you have my word, I'll never mention anything besides Farnsworth and Hawkins (8.56 ERA. Christ almighty.) from here on out, the rest of the season.

[irishluck314]

its about time we go back to the stadium :bounce

[milo420dmb]

who do we got tonight, Tigers??

[malarks26]

who do we got tonight, Tigers??

Yup, Tigers with A-Rod out of the lineup. Getting hit by that pitch yesterday reaggrevated his quad injury.

[irishluck314]

Yup and the Senior Citizen Kenny Rogers

[malarks26]

Yup and the Senior Citizen Kenny Rogers

The way our offense has been sputtering, I wouldn't be surprised if we get no-hit one of these games this week. :shrug

[milo420dmb]

Yup and the Senior Citizen Kenny Rogers

hahaha, maybe he will push over another camera man...seriously i didn't know he was still pitching...

[hbktonyb]

I still can't believe Kenny R shut us down in that playoff game. He must have been on every kind of juice imaginable, with a bottle of tar in his pocket to scuff the ball.

Results for hiphip Jorge comes in today...lets hope no surgery...

[hbktonyb]

Hughes line for tonight:

6 2/3, 5 k's, 2 bb, 5 hits, 2 er

[irishluck314]

I still can't believe Kenny R shut us down in that playoff game. He must have been on every kind of juice imaginable, with a bottle of tar in his pocket to scuff the ball.

Results for hiphip Jorge comes in today...lets hope no surgery...
Fingers crossed

[malarks26]

Let's hope Jorge isn't done for the season.

When are they going to be announcing the results? During the game?

EDIT: According to ESPN.com....season not over for Posada:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3373368

[irishluck314]

Jorge Signs a nice 4 year deal at the age of 36 and now he might need surgery thats our luck these days for us.

[Crush086]

Kenny Rogers is going to pitch a gem...

Maybe this will work the opposite way too...

I got a bad feeling about Jorge though. His arm has been giving him problems all year, so it would seem that surgery is going to be the suggestion here, unless the Yankees can give him some extended time off (like a second 15-Day DL stint).

[malarks26]

Jorge Signs a nice 4 year deal at the age of 36 and now he might need surgery thats our luck these days for us.

He doesn't need surgery, see the post above yours.

[Crush086]

Screw what I said about him needing surgery then. Good deal.

[irishluck314]

oh ok good call thank god no surgery.

[milo420dmb]

i think jorge should just DH for a while or play 1st every now and then when he come off the DL...let his shoulder heal and still keep his bat in the line up

[hbktonyb]

I hope that Jorge article is factual and he will only be out for a few weeks.

[malarks26]

oh ok good call thank god no surgery.

Hopefully after he gets off the DL he can see some time at DH to let that shoulder have some extra time to heal while still helping out the team with his bat.

[Crush086]

i think jorge should just DH for a while or play 1st every now and then when he come off the DL...let his shoulder heal and still keep his bat in the line up
He was very adamant about not playing 1st. He said they paid/signed him to be a catcher, not a 1st baseman.

[hbktonyb]

Plus they have too many DH's...Matsui, Giambi, Duncan, Damon on occasion

[milo420dmb]

well i would rather have Jorge DH then any of those you listed above tho....

yeah i forgot about him saying no to 1st base.....

[milo420dmb]

giambi is there everyday 1st basemen ...he really isn't a DH anymore

[milo420dmb]

^^ tho, if his shoulder is out of whack for a while and if he wants to play... he might have to see some time at 1st b/c we can't have every base runner stealing bases all night on him...

[malarks26]

^^ tho, if his shoulder is out of whack for a while and if he wants to play... he might have to see some time at 1st b/c we can't have every base runner stealing bases all night on him...

I think it's safe to say that Molina will be the everyday catcher for quite a while, especially if he does a decent job at the plate in Jorge's absence.

[milo420dmb]

^^ i agree, plus Moeller (sp?) is decent as Molina's back up....

[HRDMB]

I think it's safe to say that Molina will be the everyday catcher for quite a while, especially if he does a decent job at the plate in Jorge's absence.Yeah Molina is awesome back there.

[hbktonyb]

I wouldn't be surprised to see the red sox claim Moeller off of waivers to keep him from the yanks...I think there is still a couple of days before he clears.

[yankees26mlb]

all star info comes out today. ive registered twice for tix now

[milo420dmb]

I wouldn't be surprised to see the red sox claim Moeller off of waivers to keep him from the yanks...I think there is still a couple of days before he clears.

they had to release him?? i didn't know that....why did they do that??

[milo420dmb]

all star info comes out today. ive registered twice for tix now

aren't tix for that around $1000

[malarks26]

they had to release him?? i didn't know that....why did they do that??

When they sent him back down to AAA he was free for anybody to pick him up. The Yanks didn't release him, but they did make him available for any other team to pickup and sign by not keeping him on the major league roster.

[malarks26]

aren't tix for that around $1000

Yeah, I checked on tickets myself. There is no possible way that the 'average fan' will be able to attend this years All-Star game in NYC. Tickets are going for unbelieveable prices. It makes me sick....

[milo420dmb]

^^ no shit....so they put him on waiver's? isn't that what it is?

yeah those ticket prices are nuts...way,way to expensive

[Crush086]

I think I remember reading about another catcher they got in the minors. I think his last name is Stewart (but I could be way off), they'd use him if Molina needs to rest. Or something like that.

[hbktonyb]

^^ no shit....so they put him on waiver's? isn't that what it is?

yeah those ticket prices are nuts...way,way to expensive

yeah he is on waivers. aka the sox will take him.

[hbktonyb]

hughes....not a good start

[mr. testaverde]

Hughes line for tonight:

6 2/3, 5 k's, 2 bb, 5 hits, 2 er

so much for 2 ER :shrug

[thom hudson]

Philly Hughes lookin good! :BANG

[smeritt]

Just not the same pitcher as we saw last year. Hopefully he will get his head into it, he is the future of this franchise. Where did he velocity go last year he was 90-94, this year he is 87-91

[Trippin4136]

Nice lineup they put out there tonight....

[malarks26]

hughes....not a good start

Hughes' starts are getting rediculous. I turn the game on 5 minutes after it starts and we're already down 2-0. :BANG

He better get his head out of his ass and start pitching like we know he can pitch.

[crashintome202]

Just not the same pitcher as we saw last year. Hopefully he will get his head into it, he is the future of this franchise. Where did he velocity go last year he was 90-94, this year he is 87-91
probably a combo of the weather and him messing around with his delievery. there was an article that compared his windup and delievery from two years ago when he was owning the minors to when he came up last year. he isnt driving down as much i believe the conclusion was so that his fastball velocity took a hit but phil said that he had a better feel for his curve.

[Trippin4136]

I don't want to use this as an excuse for Hughes' and Kennedy's struggles, but keep in mind that Molina has caught just about every one of each of their starts. Personally, I don't think Molina knows shit from shinola when it comes to catching these guys and the pitches are being called from the bench.

And tonight, some Joe Nobody was catching...

[crashintome202]

I don't want to use this as an excuse for Hughes' and Kennedy's struggles, but keep in mind that Molina has caught just about every one of each of their starts. Personally, I don't think Molina knows shit from shinola when it comes to catching these guys and the pitches are being called from the bench.
this is another huge factor, moreso for kennedy. when molina and kennedy are out there together they couldn't be farther apart. i dont think i've ever seen a pitcher and catcher so differently thinking.

[yankees26mlb]

I heard on the radio Arod is headed to the 15 day DL

[yankees26mlb]

heard on the radio Arod to 15 day dl with a Grade 2 strain of quad

[smeritt]

A-rod DL, Posada DL, Kennedy and Hughes struggling, let's see how long before Steinbrenner does something stupid.

One thing tonight i could not stand is as a player you are down 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth and three straight guys swung at the first pitch. Absolutely uncalled for. Take a pitch and make him make a mistake like he did to giambi.

[yankees26mlb]

so far, I smell a midseason trade for a starter

[yankees26mlb]

Im worried about the offense. It shows every year, every postseason - we can't get hits with runners in scoring position. I dont know if its the pressure of playing in new york, or if its bad team chemistry...or whatever else. But it sucks

[malarks26]

heard on the radio Arod to 15 day dl with a Grade 2 strain of quad

Here's the link to go with this.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3373940

[thom hudson]

so far, I smell a midseason trade for a starter
I'm sure they'll go after Sabathia.
...or I could totally see us getting Zito :lol

[malarks26]

I'm sure they'll go after Sabathia.
...or I could totally see us getting Zito :lol

That wouldn't be cool....especially with that enormous contract of his!

[thom hudson]

That wouldn't be cool....especially with that enormous contract of his!
yeah, and his "sparkling" 0-6 start! :lol

[malarks26]

yeah, and his "sparkling" 0-6 start! :lol

Well yeah, that too.

[Crush086]

Yet he has a better ERA than Hughes right now...

There is no reason that a big league pitcher should have a 9.00 ERA after 1 month. No reason at all.

[milo420dmb]

^^ did you guys see the stat last night about Hughes and Kennedy...they are in the top 5 in all of baseball with most pitches thrown per inning (15 inn. min.) and least amount of inning per start...i think they are #1 and #2 for pitches per inning

[MistreatedLewis]

^^ did you guys see the stat last night about Hughes and Kennedy...they are in the top 5 in all of baseball with most pitches thrown per inning (15 inn. min.) and least amount of inning per start...i think they are #1 and #2 for pitches per inning

Looks like these guys are about as ready as Mike Pelfrey was last year...

[Crush086]

^^ did you guys see the stat last night about Hughes and Kennedy...they are in the top 5 in all of baseball with most pitches thrown per inning (15 inn. min.) and least amount of inning per start...i think they are #1 and #2 for pitches per inning
I'm not surprised. I think Hughes threw 82 pitches last night in 3.2 innings (if you give him the extra out, that would've been 20 pitches an inning). But at lest Ohlendorf threw a good game, and showed some signs of prominence.

[Trippin4136]

Looks like these guys are about as ready as Mike Pelfrey was last year...

Disagree. Hughes and Kennedy are ready, they just aren't performing.

Pelfrey went into the big leagues with his sinkerball and absolutely nothing else in the tank.

[Trippin4136]

so far, I smell a midseason trade for a starter

Yea, maybe they go get Kevin Millwood or someone along those lines, but I wouldn't expect a big, splash deal.

[MistreatedLewis]

Disagree. Hughes and Kennedy are ready, they just aren't performing.

Pelfrey went into the big leagues with his sinkerball and absolutely nothing else in the tank.

Oh, their stuff is certainly ready. Pelfrey's STILL isn't. Ugh.

But are the baseball i.q. ready and emotional makeup ready, I wonder? I haven't been watching the games so you would know better than I.

[Gary!]

There is no reason that a big league pitcher should have a 9.00 ERA after 1 month. No reason at all.


Speak.


It's so frustrating. I don't get it.

[milo420dmb]

I'm not surprised. I think Hughes threw 82 pitches last night in 3.2 innings (if you give him the extra out, that would've been 20 pitches an inning). But at lest Ohlendorf threw a good game, and showed some signs of prominence.

if johnny damon wasn't playing CF last night, Hughes would have been out of the inning with no runs, instead Damon let 1 drop in front and it cost 'em 2 runs and Hughes about 10 more pitches

Ohlendorf did pitch well, i am liking him more and more...

[Trippin4136]

Oh, their stuff is certainly ready. Pelfrey's STILL isn't. Ugh.

But are the baseball i.q. ready and emotional makeup ready, I wonder? I haven't been watching the games so you would know better than I.

Hughes and Kennedy, right now, have the makeup you want in a pitcher. They're both cool and collected and knows what they want to do. They're simply just struggling.

[Trippin4136]

Oh, their stuff is certainly ready. Pelfrey's STILL isn't. Ugh.


Like I said, b/c he came up only with his sinker. The Mets should have made an executive decision about whether to leave him in the bullpen until the rest of his pitches developed, or kept him in AAA. They did neither, they kept his development in limbo and you're seeing the results of that.

[MistreatedLewis]

Like I said, b/c he came up only with his sinker. The Mets should have made an executive decision about whether to leave him in the bullpen until the rest of his pitches developed, or kept him in AAA. They did neither, they kept his development in limbo and you're seeing the results of that.

Can't argue with the facts.

[jakellahan]

RED SOX :thumbsup

[crashintome202]

the 1-2 pitch to sheffield that stewart got mixed up on was a strikeout if he caught it

[milo420dmb]

the 1-2 pitch to sheffield that stewart got mixed up on was a strikeout if he caught it

yes it was.....Stewart gave the Tiger's about 3 runs last night....

didn't sheffield hit bomb after that pitch

[jakellahan]

Yankees suck

[milo420dmb]

Yankees suck

what are you 10 yrs old....

i fuckin hate n00bs

[rickyh24]

what are you 10 yrs old....

i fuckin hate n00bs

He seems alright to me ;)

[crashintome202]

i'd imagine stewart is on his last few threads before being DFA after that disaster of a game he was a part of last night. if we never saw him again i'd be happy

[Crush086]

RED SOX :thumbsup

Yankees suck
You've gone the wrong way son.

Loserville is this way....
http://www.antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106256

[milo420dmb]

He seems alright to me ;)

:lol i bet

[malarks26]

He seems alright to me ;)

I'm guessing he's a relative of yours.

[thom hudson]

Yankees suck
I just saw you posted in the NHL thread.
I believe your deep thought was: "Hockey blows". :thumbsup

[Trippin4136]

/start rant

Can we just fast forward to 2009 and 2010?

I'm just fuckin tired of looking at most of these deadasses that call themselves Yankees.

I'm sick of these same fogie ballplayers that have been around for way too long.

Matsui, Damon, Giambi, Mussina, Abreu [though only 2 years, I've had enough], even Pettitte. I'm tired of looking at these faces in uniforms.

/end rant

[crashintome202]

i wish. we had the option to clean house after last year but they decided not to. now theyre stuck with alot of old guys making alot of money. hell matsui could have landed us sanchez from the giants. i would love to have him instead of matsui.

[Crush086]

/start rant

Can we just fast forward to 2009 and 2010?

I'm just fuckin tired of looking at most of these deadasses that call themselves Yankees.

I'm sick of these same fogie ballplayers that have been around for way too long.

Matsui, Damon, Giambi, Mussina, Abreu [though only 2 years, I've had enough], even Pettitte. I'm tired of looking at these faces in uniforms.

/end rant
I think Abreu (I really like him) would be the only player there I'd keep. I'm sure Pettitte will be gone by then.

I want to fast forward to the decent outings by Hughes and Kennedy. I don't even look forward to seeing Hughes on the mound again, regardless of the weather, the catcher, anything. Until he gives me a Quality Start, I don't care to see him. If I'm not mistaken he leads the majors in worts ERA among starters (hell, I think he leads in worst ERA, period).

[thom hudson]

i wish. we had the option to clean house after last year but they decided not to. now theyre stuck with alot of old guys making alot of money. hell matsui could have landed us sanchez from the giants. i would love to have him instead of matsui.
thought they offered us Lowry :confused

[Trippin4136]

I'm just jaded watching this team this season. IMO, there is very little to get excited about this with this club as it's currently constituted.

Outside of Jeter, Joba, Mo, Posada and to a lesser extent A-Rod and Cano, I couldn't give a shit to watch any of these guys play right now.

[crashintome202]

thought they offered us Lowry :confused
there were a few reports. some said lowry which the yankees probably laughed at and then i saw one that said sanchez. i think fred lewis was almost mentioned but the yankees were fine with melky in center

speak of the devil- stewart was just optioned to AAA and chad moeller signed to a contract.

[smeritt]

Pettite is actually someone that is needed in this rotation. Cano however looks so lackluster, sit back and go the other way jesus

[malarks26]

Another shitty night of Yankee baseball.

Gotta love it...

[Trippin4136]

Honestly, it feels like every night it's the sixth inning, and hey, what do you know, the Yankees have 2 runs on 5 hits.

[smeritt]

Kei Igawa or Darryl Rasner will be making Phillip Hughes next start, dear god.

[Trippin4136]

Kei Igawa or Darryl Rasner will be making Phillip Hughes next start, dear god.

I'm not watching at the moment. Did they say that on broadcast?

[crashintome202]

Kei Igawa or Darryl Rasner will be making Phillip Hughes next start, dear god.
hughes with 1 leg is better than kei igawa. rasner isnt too bad, he'll be an upgrade for now. is hughes going to the pen or sent down?

[smeritt]

I'm not watching at the moment. Did they say that on broadcast?
Yes sir. And good thing your not suffering like I am, this hitting is putrid.

[berman1125]

alright. cut this fucking ass

[milo420dmb]

the yankees are pathetic:thumbsdow

[smeritt]

This is depressing

[Trippin4136]

Cano - .151

Wow.

[malarks26]

Cano - .151

Wow.

Pretty bad when you can't even hit your own fucking weight.

:violent

[malarks26]

Hughes to the DL now.....ugh:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3375724

Also, Bruney not having season-ending surgery:

"Reliever Brian Bruney (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7324), another injured Yankee, has decided to rehab his injured right foot instead of opting for season-ending surgery. The club is hoping to get him back in August."

[thebestauntie]

My nephew is back playing little league, maybe Girardi could use him?

[Crush086]

Hughes to the DL now.....ugh:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3375724
With the way he's been performing, I'll take some other rookie for a change. Besides, they'd have to really bomb in order to do worse than he has this year.

[malarks26]

My nephew is back playing little league, maybe Girardi could use him?

Booo! :twak

[mr. testaverde]

lol you people are so quick to judge...the yankees were doing much worse at this point last year and they still made it to the playoffs. we all knew coming into this season that it was going to be a transition year....well, it still is. sure its tough watching but this team is looking towards the future now, which is IMO a good thing

[MistreatedLewis]

lol you people are so quick to judge...the yankees were doing much worse at this point last year and they still made it to the playoffs. we all knew coming into this season that it was going to be a transition year....well, it still is. sure its tough watching but this team is looking towards the future now, which is IMO a good thing

I think Yankees fans were in denial that this would be a transition year in the meaningful sense of them having this much trouble with Hughes and Kennedy...

[thebestauntie]

Booo! :twak
What? I'm just trying to help help! The Yankees are so decimated with injuries and such, I thought my nephew was a good suggestion! :D :lol

[malarks26]

I think Yankees fans were in denial that this would be a transition year in the meaningful sense of them having this much trouble with Hughes and Kennedy...

Exactly, we knew they (Hughes & Kennedy) would struggle some throughout the year. But nobody thought they'd be struggling this much in the first month of the season.

[Crush086]

Exactly, we knew they (Hughes & Kennedy) would struggle some throughout the year. But nobody thought they'd be struggling this much in the first month of the season.
I said it yesterday and I'll say it again. A 9.00 ERA after 1 full month is unthinkable.

I hope this stint to the DL helps him get his head clear and he comes back looking a bit better.

[hbktonyb]

I'm sorry but teams with a 200 mill payroll do not have 'transition' years...it is unacceptable.

did you read the article where the doctor told arod he may be gone for the season? that is, until they analyzed the mri results and said hopefully only 2 weeks.

i don't know what is wrong w/ phil hughes...maybe this trip to the DL will be the best thing for him.

and..luckily moeller cleared waivers and they signed him.

[malarks26]

I'm sorry but teams with a 200 mill payroll do not have 'transition' years...it is unacceptable.

did you read the article where the doctor told arod he may be gone for the season? that is, until they analyzed the mri results and said hopefully only 2 weeks.

i don't know what is wrong w/ phil hughes...maybe this trip to the DL will be the best thing for him.

and..luckily moeller cleared waivers and they signed him.

I saw that....thankfully we still have him b/c Stewart wasn't going to pan out.

[milo420dmb]

I saw that....thankfully we still have him b/c Stewart wasn't going to pan out.

Stewart looked like a little leaguer the other night... i can kinda say i was a little embarrassed by that performance they other night

[Crush086]

I'm sorry but teams with a 200 mill payroll do not have 'transition' years...it is unacceptable.

did you read the article where the doctor told arod he may be gone for the season? that is, until they analyzed the mri results and said hopefully only 2 weeks.

i don't know what is wrong w/ phil hughes...maybe this trip to the DL will be the best thing for him.

and..luckily moeller cleared waivers and they signed him.
Well, every team runs into obstacles along the way. Attribute this to old age and bad signings (and A-Rod, who makes more annually than the entire Florida Marlins roster). There's a guy I work with who doesn't know much about sports (he's that guy that always jumps into conversations, and says the most blanketed obvious statements to make it look like he knows what he's talking about... you all know that guy.). Every time I mention baseball or the Yankees, I hear "With their payroll, they should be 162-0 every year!" (not trying to call you out or anything, but sometimes people get paid what they don't deserve. See Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Johnny Damon, Alex Rodriguez, etc).

As far as Hughes goes, I expected rough outings, but given what he did last year in the playoffs, I didn't expect him to get molested every time he went out. I didn't expect Kennedy to go in and dazzle me from the get-go though.

[malarks26]

^A-Rod is the only one who actually earns his money out of that group you mentioned.

[Crush086]

^A-Rod is the only one who actually earns his money out of that group you mentioned.
Yeah, he earns his money, but 27 mil is a bit over the top, imo. I think if he "wanted to stay a Yankee" he could've taken a wayyy lower salary. But of course, if Moneybags Steinbrenner offered that kind of salary, I imagine it'd be hard (and stupid) not to take it.

[malarks26]

Yeah, he earns his money, but 27 mil is a bit over the top, imo. I think if he "wanted to stay a Yankee" he could've taken a wayyy lower salary. But of course, if Moneybags Steinbrenner offered that kind of salary, I imagine it'd be hard (and stupid) not to take it.

Exactly, the salary's the players make aren't their faults, the owners are at fault IMO. But that ship sailed a long time ago with the start of free agency and will not be changing anytime in the near future.

[hbktonyb]

Arod deserves every penny. I would pay him 50 mill a year to have him on my team.

I'm not saying they have to go 162-0...but they do, at the very least, HAVE to make the playoffs with that payroll.

[MistreatedLewis]

^A-Rod is the only one who actually earns his money out of that group you mentioned.

Except for the part that he gets in October...

[malarks26]

Except for the part that he gets in October...

Yeah yeah yeah....

[MistreatedLewis]

Yeah yeah yeah....

Hey, not my team, maybe you think he earns that too...

[malarks26]

Hey, not my team, maybe you think he earns that too...

I'm pretty sure a players base salary has nothing to do with the post season, if you want to get technical with it.

[MistreatedLewis]

I'm pretty sure a players base salary has nothing to do with the post season, if you want to get technical with it.

It's open to interpretation what the Yankees believe they are compensating A-Rod for besides his time. Like I said, I don't follow the organization that closely, so you would have a better idea than I would...

[Crush086]

It's open to interpretation what the Yankees believe they are compensating A-Rod for besides his time. Like I said, I don't follow the organization that closely, so you would have a better idea than I would...
I always figured a guy's salary was given with regards to success. Maybe not postseason (because we all know 1 guy doesn't make a team, and although you expect to, you don't always make the postseason). More like, "what gives me the best chance to make it to the postseason?"

A-Rod's projected to absolutely shatter the HR record and 1 (if not the) greatest offensive player ever, so if I had a guy like that on my team, I'd pay him more than most. And I doubt (but have no proof mind you) that he'll go into a slump every time they make the postseason. Besides, he'll have plenty of chances with the Yankees.

[malarks26]

I always figured a guy's salary was given with regards to success. Maybe not postseason (because we all know 1 guy doesn't make a team, and although you expect to, you don't always make the postseason). More like, "what gives me the best chance to make it to the postseason?"

A-Rod's projected to absolutely shatter the HR record and 1 (if not the) greatest offensive player ever, so if I had a guy like that on my team, I'd pay him more than most. And I doubt (but have no proof mind you) that he'll go into a slump every time they make the postseason. Besides, he'll have plenty of chances with the Yankees.

:thumbsup:thumbsup

[hbktonyb]

I always figured a guy's salary was given with regards to success. Maybe not postseason (because we all know 1 guy doesn't make a team, and although you expect to, you don't always make the postseason). More like, "what gives me the best chance to make it to the postseason?"

A-Rod's projected to absolutely shatter the HR record and 1 (if not the) greatest offensive player ever, so if I had a guy like that on my team, I'd pay him more than most. And I doubt (but have no proof mind you) that he'll go into a slump every time they make the postseason. Besides, he'll have plenty of chances with the Yankees.

Plus, look how marketable the guy is. In general he probably is one of the highest yankee merchandise sellers (besides Jeter). Once he starts breaking all these records he will be making the yanks so much money.

Arod didn't have a bad postseason last year. If you watched every game, they didn't even pitch to the guy.

[FunkyTeaParty]

I went to the game last night and I can see where all of the money they are paying A-Rod is coming from.

I didn't think it was possible for a night at the ballpark to get more expensive, but it did. It makes going to the gas station seem reasonable.

I dread what the prices are going to be in the new building next year. My days of going to the ballpark might be nearing an end.

[hbktonyb]

I am going Saturday. I have the Saturday season ticket package...that cost me about 700. One way to save a little is you can bring in sandwiches and water bottles, but a freakin beer is what, $8 bucks!?

[hbktonyb]

plus it is real hard to avoid getting a greasy yankee stadium hot dog or sausage and peppers.

[FunkyTeaParty]

$8 bridge
$17 parking
$9.50 beer
$5.50 hot dog

Do they still let you bring stuff in?

Before those goddamn terrorists hit you could sneak anything in there. We used to sneak in cans of beer.

[hbktonyb]

yeah they will let you only bring in plastic water bottles and sandwiches. i usually stop at a deli and get a huge sub and bring in a water. halfway through the game though i'll find myself on my 3rd beer, with my feet buried in peanut shells, and ketchup on my face from the tub of fries you can get for 6 bucks.

[FunkyTeaParty]

I did 3 beers and a bag of peanuts.

That would be about average. Depending on whom I am with it can get a lot uglier though.

[MDrums54]

the yankees suck more cock than pam anderson.

lets pay ridiculous money to every all-star we can find, and still not win the world series....fags.

[FunkyTeaParty]

Sounds like every Met fan I know.

[MDrums54]

Sounds like every Met fan I know.

thats cool, but the Mets are twice as gay as the Yankees.

Phillies and Reeed Sooxxxxx are my teams.

[hbktonyb]

the yankees suck more cock than pam anderson.

lets pay ridiculous money to every all-star we can find, and still not win the world series....fags.


ummm...good post :rolleyes

[hbktonyb]

thats cool, but the Mets are twice as gay as the Yankees.

Phillies and Reeed Sooxxxxx are my teams.

You like 2 teams?? :lol

[Crush086]

thats cool, but the Mets are twice as gay as the Yankees.

Phillies and Reeed Sooxxxxx are my teams.
:lol Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that.

[thom hudson]

the yankees suck more cock than pam anderson.

lets pay ridiculous money to every all-star we can find, and still not win the world series....fags.
refreshing argument. :thumbsup

you come off as very articulate.

[MDrums54]

well no, truth be told i really dont like baseball much and dont follow it. baseball players are grossly overpaid to play one of the easiest professional sports.

that being said, the Phillies are my team because I am from the Philly area, and everyones got 1 team they root for in the opposite conference (diehard eagles fan, love the chargers), and my team is the Red Sox.

but yea i mean that sucks for me. the phillies arent on fire or anything, and its not like the sox have been raping the yankees as of recently. again, not that i care about baseball, i just really do not like the yankees (except jeter).

[thom hudson]

I've been trying for 2 years to get down to the new Philly Stadium...just hasn't happened for me yet.

[MDrums54]

I've been trying for 2 years to get down to the new Philly Stadium...just hasn't happened for me yet.

its phenominal. again, not a big baseball fan, but the few games ive been to the last few years have been a blast.

make sure you grab one of the pats cheeseteaks inside the stadium. :thumbsup

[FunkyTeaParty]

Went down to the Philly ballpark a few weeks ago. You really gotta go.

Be prepared to wait awhile for Pat's though.

[malarks26]

the yankees suck more cock than pam anderson.

lets pay ridiculous money to every all-star we can find, and still not win the world series....fags.

Douchebag

:twak

[smeritt]

Ok this money argument is really just starting to get obnoxious and is flat out ignorant. Anyone with have a brain knows you don't always pay the right price for talent. Barry Zito makes 126 million dollars and is in the bullpen. The Royals paid 55 million dollars for some no name. Right now it is not a matter of money spent. Money does not equal talent. Anyone with half a brain can figure that out. Johnny Damon= Overpaid talent, Hideki Matsui= old overpaid talent, Mike Mussina= washed up overpaid talent, Jason Giambi= old over paid talent, a 275 million dollar man and a 50 million dollar player are both on the DL not to mention an important reliever, and a member of the starting rotation( no matter how bad he is doing). So before people make stupid comments like with a 200 million dollar pay roll the yankees should make the playoffs every year. Anyone who knows anything about baseball should know that team chemistry and actual talent leads you to the playoffs. This money argument is just old and outdated. Analyze talent not money you morons.


And to whoever said Baseball is the easiest professional sport to play. Wake up and stop making dumb comments, thats not ignorant its just dumb. Not to mention your thing says "if you cannot argue well dont argue at all". Take your own advice please.

[thom hudson]

We're trying to get a ton of people to vote for Zito in the All Star Game.

[FunkyTeaParty]

We're trying to get a ton of people to vote for Zito in the All Star Game.

Sanjaya!!!!

[Crush086]

We're trying to get a ton of people to vote for Zito in the All Star Game.
I'd do it, just to see if this works.

Didn't Howard Stern try to do the same thing with American Idol?

[thom hudson]

yeah...i just emailed Votefortheworst.com to see if they'd support this idea...how great would it be to see him get voted in?
i'd email the Stern show, but what are the chances he'd give a shit about this? i might shoot him an email anyway, just for shits...never know, i guess.

I really have too much free time on my hands.

[chr35919]

Money does not equal talent. Anyone with half a brain can figure that out. Johnny Damon= Overpaid talent, Hideki Matsui= old overpaid talent, Mike Mussina= washed up overpaid talent, Jason Giambi= old over paid talent, a 275 million dollar man and a 50 million dollar player are both on the DL not to mention an important reliever, and a member of the starting rotation( no matter how bad he is doing).

uh, yeah, the yankees are just retarded.

[Crush086]

yeah...i just emailed Votefortheworst.com to see if they'd support this idea...how great would it be to see him get voted in?
i'd email the Stern show, but what are the chances he'd give a shit about this? i might shoot him an email anyway, just for shits...never know, i guess.

I really have too much free time on my hands.
Yeah, but if this succeeded, they'd probably take the voting out of the fans' hands. Not that I care too much, but you know....

[thom hudson]

Yeah, but if this succeeded, they'd probably take the voting out of the fans' hands. Not that I care too much, but you know....
I was thinking that, too, but it's totally worth a shot.

[Crush086]

uh, yeah, the yankees are just retarded.
The Yankees are retarded because of injuries?

[smeritt]

uh, yeah, the yankees are just retarded. I'd say as a whole no the Yankees are not retarded. Certain higher ups of the organization have made some stupid signings in the recent years yes. But when they build from within which they are trying to do now, they are going to be very good. You can't deny that

[hbktonyb]

The one thing the yankees have done wrong over the years is the bullpen, and really pitching in general. with farnsworth, hawkins, pavano, kevin brown, clemens, jaret wright, sean chacon, randy johnson, paul quantrill, dotel, etc..., etc...

they finally have a chance to get a legit ace for the next 5 years, and they let the mets take him...i'm not really upset about this b/c i really think phil hughes will be legit (not kennedy), but the yanks can't complain too much b/c they had santana at their lap and they passed.

[yankees26mlb]

Joe Girardi told mike and the maddog that Hughes also has a broken rib, and could be out 'till July

[Trippin4136]

The one thing the yankees have done wrong over the years is the bullpen, and really pitching in general. with farnsworth, hawkins, pavano, kevin brown, clemens, jaret wright, sean chacon, randy johnson, paul quantrill, dotel, etc..., etc...

they finally have a chance to get a legit ace for the next 5 years, and they let the mets take him...i'm not really upset about this b/c i really think phil hughes will be legit (not kennedy), but the yanks can't complain too much b/c they had santana at their lap and they passed.

While I agree with most of those names, what was wrong with Shawn Chacon? They traded a spare part to get him and he was a very intricate part for them making the playoffs in 2005. In fact, they may not have made the playoffs that year if not for Chacon.

As for Santana, while he was "in their lap", the Twins significantly jacked up the price for the Yankees compared to other teams. Plus, $140M for a guy who had some arm trouble last year and was getting tuned up in the AL in the 2nd half of the last two seasons? No thanks.

[Trippin4136]

Hughes is out with a stress fracture in his rib cage. Out till the AS break.

[rickyh24]

^ Damn

[malarks26]

Hughes is out with a stress fracture in his rib cage. Out till the AS break.

Wow....the injuries just keep coming huh? Looks like last April and this April have pretty much equaled one another. :shrug

[crashintome202]

cause Chacon's fluke 2nd half of 05 set up yankee fans (and management) everywhere thinking we had a starter to keep. a few months into 06 and he was on his ass getting pounded by the league before getting dealt for craig wilson. same with aaron small...

[Ascf33]

Reading this thread and not being able to post was hard.

[hbktonyb]

kennedy...ughhh

[malarks26]

kennedy...ughhh

Kennedy is fucking worthless!

[crashintonickdm]

do you yankee fans see them going to the playoffs this year?

[rickyh24]

there is always next year....

[smeritt]

there is always next year....Some of you Red Sox fans make me laugh. 3 years of success really goes to your head doesnt it?

[smeritt]

do you yankee fans see them going to the playoffs this year?
No and I think many of us accepted this at the beginning of the year. I didn't see them making it before this year. Now with the injuries piling up, I don't see them coming close and thats fine if it means a dynasty in years to come.

[Ascf33]

Some of you Red Sox fans make me laugh. 3 years of success really goes to your head doesnt it?

They didn't even make the playoffs in 2006. lolz

[crashintonickdm]

No and I think many of us accepted this at the beginning of the year. I didn't see them making it before this year. Now with the injuries piling up, I don't see them coming close and thats fine if it means a dynasty in years to come.

injuries are killing you guys. they had a gamebreak during the phillies game at like 730 and the yanks were winning. like 15 minutes later, the tigers retook the lead and 1 of our annouincers broke down whats been happening with the yanks as far as the pitching debacle and injuries.

sucks about hughes and posada. posada has always been the unsung hero of that team.

[hbktonyb]

the yankees will make the playoffs this year. their hitting will come around, they have the absolute best 8th and 9th inning pitchers in baseball. wang and pettitte will be ok. moose will pitch .500. they need one more veteran starter to help them through this, but i do think they will win the wild card.

[malarks26]

Some of you Red Sox fans make me laugh. 3 years of success really goes to your head doesnt it?

You mean 2 years of success.

[smeritt]

And the ugly belly of the yankees middle relief rears its ugly head.

[cruscott35]

First sweep in NYY since '66.

[crashintonickdm]

First sweep in NYY since '66.

by detroit or by anybody?

[yankees26mlb]

by detroit or by anybody?

damn. we're not that good haha

[Crush086]

Well, since Hughes is going to be out till AS Break, and Kennedy is still getting slapped around (4 ER in 4.2 innings. Come on now...), I'm willing to accept no playoffs this year (unless they can pull off some blockbuster pitching trade). I think I'll look more to personal achievements (like A-Rod's HR tally, and Chien-Ming Wang's Cy Young campaign).

Oh well, dynasty here we come!

[Trippin4136]

Rumors are circulating that A-Rod could be out two months.

I have yet to see any source back that up, but it's a whisper going around.

And Posada may be out a long, long time as well.

[gravedigger13]

Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!

Sorry - I couldn't help myself. It's not often you can break out the brooms in New York. :)

[Crush086]

Rumors are circulating that A-Rod could be out two months.

I have yet to see any source back that up, but it's a whisper going around.

And Posada may be out a long, long time as well.
Yeah? That's a hell of a quad injury. Did he tear something instead of straining it?

I imagined Posada would be out a while. Seems like he's been fighting this injury all year.

[jmudmbphan]

the yankees suck