Mike and the Mad Dog: Know-it-all’s that know nothing
2008-03-06 18:38:13
Yesterday, the know-nothing duo of Mike Francessa and Chris Russo, ripped into WFAN beat writer Sweeny Murti over whether or not Chamberlain should be in the bullpen. Now Sweeny’s a nice guy– seems like a gentleman, so he’s not the type to hold a heated argument with a self-serving egotistical jackass like Mike Francessa, or [...]
Fans put far too much stock in early Spring Training games
2008-03-06 14:40:24
It never fails. I swear to God, this never, ever fails. What is it going to take to convince baseball fans that what happens in early-March isn’t a sure-fire sign of things to come?
This has gotten so far past the point of ridiculous, that I feel the urge to rip my hair out. [...]
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, Training
, early Spring
2008 Yankees bullpen
2008-03-03 20:55:22
I was going to wait until halfway through March to decide who I thought would break camp as our pensman, but to me, it’s already starting to seem clear. It seems as if most of the spots are already taken. I mean, of course there’s still time in spring training for guy’s like Bruney or [...]
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Bobby Murcer faces another brain cancer scare
2008-02-28 20:18:04
Bobby Murcer faces
troubling news after an MRI revealed what could be another cancerous tumor. Kay Murcer, Bobby’s wife, is hoping that it is scar tissue due to radiation treatments.
We all hope that is the case. Good luck, Bobby Murcer, from all of Yankee universe. May your road to recovery be a successful [...]
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Who’s next? Mark Melancon could make a Joba-Like impact
2008-02-28 10:19:16
Okay, so the Mark Melancon bandwagon is picking up steam. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m hopping right on. The organization and scouts have been raving about his stuff, attitude and make up since they’ve first seen him. Mark is a fierce competitor, with the “bulldog” mentality, always seeming to jump [...]
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A Dream Rotation: What could be in the year 2010
2008-02-27 09:47:21
These aren’t realistic predictions that I’m trying to make here, per say. These are projections of what could be, if our young rookie pitchers and up coming prospects pitch to their full capability. It’s more a dream than a projection or a prediction, really. We’re all allowed to dream, are we not? [...]
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So far, Giambi impressive
2008-02-26 13:55:28
Everyday, three or four times a day, I check Peter Abraham’s BLOG . He stays very close to the Yanks’ and is always the first to give us fresh news. Excellent job by him. I’d suggest that every Yankee fan who stops by my measly little blog– go and visit his, also.
Anyway, On his blog [...]
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Looking from the outside in, Yankees are Jorge’s team
2008-02-26 12:17:47
First of all, let me get the whole Derek Jeter thing out of the way. I love Derek Jeter as a player, he’s going to the hall of fame on the first ballot. He’s a great clutch hitter, and a determined competitor. Hell, Jeter has an outside chance of passing Pete [...]
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“Fat” Yankees show up to Spring Camp in great shape.
2008-02-25 11:01:43
Thanks to the guys over at River Ave. Blues I have found some photos of the former fat-to-husky Yankees
, displaying their new-and-improved physiques. This is very encouraging to see, especially for the relievers like Britton and Bruney. You can already tell that Girardi’s hands-on approach has given these players a [...]
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Yankee Fans, I Beg of You(shortest blog ever)
2008-02-24 16:47:32
Listen, this is a message to the small portion of Yankee
fans who cruise the internet, calling the Red Sox….dum dum duummmm…….the “Red Sux’s”. Stop! Please, just stop! lol What is that supposed to mean anyway?
First of all, calling them the Red Sux is just plain stupid and childish anyway, I’m sorry. Second, the [...]
Tampa Bay Rays Manager John Maddon, shut up
2008-03-12 21:18:10
Who are you to complain, pal? You have your men barreling into opposing teams players in spring training exhibition games, and injuring them. Everyone loves hard-nosed baseball DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, but we don’t need that nonsense in spring training. You’re stirring up bad blood all over baseball–that nonsense has to end. When you do [...]
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One pitcher who’s completely “wowed” me right off the bat, is Scott Patterson
2008-03-10 16:33:02
Here is a 6′7″ Yankee farmhand who has hardly gotten any mention at all. He was invited to spring training, has dominated full innings, and has put out fires mid-inning–all quietly, with hardly any recognition. I like when this type of situation develops, because it becomes a secret weapon. In my opionion, Patterson
is probably [...]
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, Scott
Yankees and Rays must bury hatchet. Girardi and Maddon, please step up
2008-03-14 15:36:24
I like Joe Girardi and his no-nonsense personality. I also like that the Yankees
aren’t going to let their own get bullied anymore. What I don’t want to happen though, is for the Yankee class to start slipping away. The Yankees gained a lot of respect under Joe Torre, and became known as a [...]
Mike Mussina–he’s finally doing what I’ve been begging him to do his entire career
2008-03-14 11:46:19
If you watched Mike Mussina throw yesterday, you saw a grizzled, 39-year-old veteran, with an 87mph fastball, two different curve balls, a little slider, and a 70mph change-up. He located all of his pitches exactly where he wanted them and kept hitters off-balance. This is what he’s been doing
his entire
career, a damn good [...]
Andrew Brackman’s going to be a monster
2008-03-13 12:11:40
I’ve been wanting to write an article on Andrew
Brackman for a few minutes now, but John Harper from the Daily News beat me to it. I touched on his stuff on one of my previous posts. He’s going to be downright nasty when it all comes together.
All I can say now, is watch out [...]
A career season for Robinson Cano
2008-03-16 20:38:22
I get questions from people now and then, asking me what I think a player is capable of. Lately, with all this talk about Cano coming into his own, people are getting more and more curious about what his ceiling actually is. I’m just going to write a quick blog on what I [...]
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Hank “The Mouth” Steinbrenner trading verbal jabs with…..Papelbon?
2008-03-15 20:47:04
The guys over at the river ave blog posted something I found amusing about Papelbon and Steinbrenner
going back and forth. Steinbrenner referred to Pap as a mouse, which definitely got a chuckle out of me. I hope for Hanks sake and for all of us Yankee fans sakes, the Bombers take the division [...]
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver
2008-03-23 01:34:12
I understand that many Yankee fans don’t like these two guys, but I’m tired of the paranoia and homerism leading people to believe these men have it out for the Yankees. It’s not true, not at all.
I agree that McCarver can be plainly obvious, saying things like “If the pitcher wants to get a strikeout, [...]
Search engine term: Yankee fans are fat. Haha, what the hell?
2008-04-02 11:57:19
So, I checked my blog statistics moments ago, and one of the search engine terms which brought a visitor to my page was: “Yankee
fans are fat”. The person actually went to Google and typed in “Yankee fans are fat”. I’m sorry, that’s hilarity to the millionth power.
Had to share that with everyone; ha ha [...]
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Can someone explain to me the logic of men like Steve Phillips and Ken Rosenthal?
2008-04-01 14:12:14
According to these men, the Yankees are going to miss the playoffs. They say it year-in and year-out, not pausing once to think about the crow they will undoubtedly be eating come October.
I need someone to explain
Phillips
’ and Rosenthal’s logic to me. How are the Yankees going to miss the 08 playoffs? This is [...]
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Yankee Fans, stop worrying about Ian Kennedy
2008-04-05 00:14:23
Ian got a little roughed up tonight, we all saw that. Let’s not go into a panic over this, okay? It’s his first start of the season.
It was cold. The cold effects your grip on breaking pitches. One of Kennedy
’s biggest weapons is his curve ball. He wasn’t throwing that for strikes, and he usually [...]
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Phil Hughes fastball is something special
2008-04-04 14:00:54
First of all, great series against the Blue Jays, they have a great pitching staff. It was nice to see us scrape this series away from them using pitching, defense, small ball and timely hitting. Halladay, Burnett and McGowan could be legitimate aces on any staff.
Phil Hughes
fastball is a rarity,
Hughes did not have his [...]
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Joba’s fist pump and fist pumps in general: It’s not that big of a deal, really
2008-04-02 17:57:59
Personally, I don’t necessarily like the whole mound celebration thing, but it doesn’t really bother me. When Joba does it, he turns away from the hitters, which shows respect. Therefore I don’t have a problem with his, at all. Some people wear it on their sleeve, and Joba’s one of those people. At least he’s [...]
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Chien-Ming Wang, no longer a pseudo-ace
2008-04-06 18:15:59
Wang pitched an absolute gem this afternoon, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays over 6 innings. He gave up three hits, while striking out six and walking two.
He seems to have developed into exactly what I thought he could develop into, a complete pitcher
Wang Last Season- He would throw his sinking fastball inside to right-handed hitters, [...]
Ballgame over! Loogies Lose! Theeee-eeee-eeeeeee! Loogies! Lose!
2008-05-13 13:28:32
Okay, I’m going to get back to this blogging thing again:
Two nights ago, I had a relatively amusing dream which involves our beloved, lethargic, uninspired Yankee team. I was listening to the ever-theatrical John Sterling’s radio broadcast of a Yankee game, when, as usual, they looked like a bunch of slumbering brats. As the game [...]
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Joba Belongs in the rotation, 8th inning options are numerous.
2008-05-31 12:33:06
Joba in the rotation is the logical thing to do. We do not have any other options for a legitimate 5th starter right now. Do you people really want to give Kei Igawa another chance? Horne isn’t ready, McCutchen has gotten off to a slow start at Scranton and Giese is an even bigger unknown [...]
Lose these left-handed batters, Yankee fans? Really?
2008-05-31 12:02:14
Jason Giambi in the month of May-
BA: .339
OBP: .481
SLG: .726
He’s now on pace for 39 home runs and just under 100 RBI(I’m guessing he’ll finish with around 110).
Those May numbers are just insane. How stupid do Yankee
fans look about Giambi? Myself included, I had him written off– but I do give myself credit for [...]
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What’s wrong with Robbie?
2008-06-02 10:22:50
This is the question I keep getting, a question which Kenny Singleton gave a short, sweet answer to last night.
It was something along the lines of this: When Cano is struggling, he becomes even more aggressive.
Us Yankee fans all know Robbie
is an aggressive hitter with a lack of plate discipline. When he struggles, he [...]
Brett Gardner is the man, plain and simple
2008-06-03 16:57:07
Brett Gardner-
BA: .291
HR: 3
RBI: 22
Runs: 42
Stolen Bases: 20
OBP: .406!
He has been on base 93 times in 54 games! Now THAT’S a lead-off man. He does strike out a lot, but really, does that matter when you’re on base that often? No, not really. He sees a ton of pitches, also. That is a [...]
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Mark Melancon, J.B Cox, Dave Robertson
2008-06-11 15:56:06
J.B Cox-
[6 IP at Tampa(A), 6.2 IP at Trenton(AA) and 12.1 IP at Scranton(AAA)]
IP: 25, H: 18, HR: 0 BB: 7, SO: 12, ERA: 1.44(0.73 at Scranton), BAA: .205(.175 at scranton)
Cox has improved each time the level of play has increased and improved. He hasn’t allowed a home run. Strike-throwing machine
David Robertson
-
[18.2 IP at Trenton(AA), [...]
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