The Yankee Thread

[empirestrikesback26]

I was thinking 18-0. I was dissapointed. The Tim Redding dynasty ended that day.

[RedRuffing15]

God, I was invited to that game too...and I had to turn it down at the last second...thank god...I have no idea what I woulda done:thumbdown

[Optimist]

Obviously this team didn't spend enough time on base running in spring training.

 

Oh well, Wang put up a strong start against a team he struggled against last season; that's one reason to be happy with tonight's game.

[CrespoBlows]

:dunno: how you can call losing to the D-Rays a postive.

Power Pwned

[a700hitter]

Obviously this team didn't spend enough time on base running in spring training.

 

Oh well, Wang put up a strong start against a team he struggled against last season; that's one reason to be happy with tonight's game.

A team without Huff, Cantu and Baldelli.

[a700hitter]

They'll probably bail out Mo. They always do.

[CrespoBlows]

:dunno: why you felt the need to reply Luca I think a OWNED him enough.

[a700hitter]

Thuuh Yankeesw Loooose! Thuuuhhh Yankees looose!

[jsinger121]

And the yankees lose

[a700hitter]

4.91 - Nice ERA for Mo.

[redsoxrules]

4.91 - Nice ERA for Mo.

 

 

[Mr Crunchy]

goddam shame last nite

14bbs and 2 runs thru 10 innings

 

mcclung owns arod evidently??

i saw him k twice feebly with runners on 3rd

sheff took the evening off as well with 7 LOBS

 

the yanks dont look aggressive late in the games

sure,1-14 with RISP is bad but they also walked a few times in that span on some very very hittable pitches

rivera has owned baseball for 12 years now

it will end someday,hopefully last nite is the beginning of the end

[ORS]

A team without Huff, Cantu and Baldelli.

And Lugo. I won't look forward to the Sox playing them when they are healthy.

 

Crawford - LF

Lugo - SS

Cantu - 2B

Gomes - DH

Huff - RF

Baldelli - CF

Lee - 1B

Wigginton - 3B

Hall - C

 

That lineup can score some runs.

[Optimist]

The 'weak' Yankee pitching is currently tied for third, with the White Sox, in all of baseball for least runs allowed (90.) They've allowed, by far, the least amount of runs in the AL East and have the best scored - allowed differential (though, I imagine that's not that important given the explosive offense of this team.)

[MANNYHOF24]

The 'weak' Yankee pitching is currently tied for third, with the White Sox, in all of baseball for least runs allowed (90.) They've allowed, by far, the least amount of runs in the AL East and have the best scored - allowed differential (though, I imagine that's not that important given the explosive offense of this team.)

 

You have a great offense, you say you have a great pitching staff, then howcome you have a mediocore 12-10 record?

[Optimist]

You have a great offense, you say you have a great pitching staff, then howcome you have a mediocore 12-10 record?

 

Where did I call the Yankee pitching 'great?' I pointed out a fact that a team that's been bashed for its pitching has given up less runs than any other team in the AL East, including one that's pitching is, supposedly, its strong suit.

 

And 12 - 10 is mediocre? What does that make the Sox, who are tied in the loss column with the Yankees?

[MANNYHOF24]

Where did I call the Yankee pitching 'great?' I pointed out a fact that a team that's been bashed for its pitching has given up less runs than any other team in the AL East, including one that's pitching is, supposedly, its strong suit.

 

And 12 - 10 is mediocre? What does that make the Sox, who are tied in the loss column with the Yankees?

 

Yes by Yankees, Redsox standards 12,13-10 is very mediocore, I dont disagree the sox are playing very mediocore, the reason is lack of hitting with RISP. Our Era is high because of like 2 really bad Shellings by Toronto and Cleavland

[Optimist]

Yanks promote Hughes to Trenton

Top prospect slated to make Eastern League debut Thursday

 

Former New York Yankees first-round draft pick Philip Hughes was promoted Sunday to the Double-A Trenton Thunder.

 

Hughes is slated to make his Eastern League debut on Thursday, when the Thunder host the Reading Phillies. The 19-year-old right-hander was 2-3 with a 1.80 ERA in five starts for Tampa in the Class A Advanced Florida State League.

 

Hughes allowed just 19 hits and two walks in 30 innings, striking out 30. FSL opponents batted just .187 against the 6-foot-5, 220-pound Georgia native. In his last outing on Friday, he gave up two runs on four hits over seven innings with a walk and six strikeouts in a 3-1 defeat to Dunedin.

 

The Yankees made Hughes the 23rd overall pick in the 2004 draft out of Foothill High School. A year later, in his first full professional season, he went 9-1 with a 2.19 ERA in 12 starts for Charleston of the South Atlantic League. The Yanks promoted him to Tampa, where he was 2-0 with a 3.06 ERA in five games (four starts).

 

Link

[TheRivernator]

Hughes is a beast and should be on the fasttrack to the bigs for next yr....

[riverside sluggers]

Link

 

As a Sox fan, Im looking forward to the future debut of Hughes in the bigs. You guys are golden if he makes the type of start that Papelbon has been for us.

[TheRivernator]

Hughes is not going to be f***ed with though. Paps should be in your rotation. Hughes will make a spot start here and there next yr and hopefully he sticks. From all sorts of scouting reports, he has pinpoint location and 3 plus pitches. I just hope he has the balls to handle the bigs....

[MANNYHOF24]

Hughes is not going to be f***ed with though. Paps should be in your rotation. Hughes will make a spot start here and there next yr and hopefully he sticks. From all sorts of scouting reports, he has pinpoint location and 3 plus pitches. I just hope he has the balls to handle the bigs....

 

I say 10-10 with a ERA of 0.00 is not being "f***ed with" personally

[riverside sluggers]

I say 10-10 with a ERA of 0.00 is not being "f***ed with" personally

 

True its not like Papelbon is the first starting pitcher thats been used initially as a relief pitcher in the start of his career. Besides I do believe Foulke is now little by little gaining back his 2004 form, and there's also Hansen who's tearing it up in the minor leagues. Papelbon will join the rotation, of course thats a given. If anything the closer role in the bigs is teaching him stronger mentality, how to get out of jams in close games, etc.

[ARod2212]

Their point is that Hughes will be put on the team when he's ready as a starter, and only a starter. Hughes is still a year or two away in my opinion, no need to rush him. He's going to be a hell of a player.

[bobby jr]

Perhaps the Mussina jinx has ended the Yankee dynasty. The Orioles had some great teams but lost in the playoffs with him on the team.

 

 

And he goes to the Yankees and they immediately stop winning. You have to admit that is very strange, perhaps more than a coincidence. He is so uptight, too analytical, and chokes in big moments so often that it spreads to his teammates.

 

Look at what he did last year against the Angels. He was the starting pitcher in the deciding game 5 and he did, no way could he take that kind of pressure. He just doesn't have the psychological makeup to win a deciding game.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Perhaps the Mussina jinx has ended the Yankee dynasty. The Orioles had some great teams but lost in the playoffs with him on the team.

 

 

And he goes to the Yankees and they immediately stop winning. You have to admit that is very strange, perhaps more than a coincidence. He is so uptight, too analytical, and chokes in big moments so often that it spreads to his teammates.

 

Look at what he did last year against the Angels. He was the starting pitcher in the deciding game 5 and he did, no way could he take that kind of pressure. He just doesn't have the psychological makeup to win a deciding game.

So Mussina got Rivera to blow game 7 against the d-backs? He also choked against the A's when the Yankees were down 0-2. He also choked in game 7 against the Red Sox in 03?

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

Perhaps the Mussina jinx has ended the Yankee dynasty. The Orioles had some great teams but lost in the playoffs with him on the team.

 

 

And he goes to the Yankees and they immediately stop winning. You have to admit that is very strange, perhaps more than a coincidence. He is so uptight, too analytical, and chokes in big moments so often that it spreads to his teammates.

 

Look at what he did last year against the Angels. He was the starting pitcher in the deciding game 5 and he did, no way could he take that kind of pressure. He just doesn't have the psychological makeup to win a deciding game.

 

You could say the same thing about A-Rod....besides his personal awards he hasn't done much

[bobby jr]

So Mussina got Rivera to blow game 7 against the d-backs? He also choked against the A's when the Yankees were down 0-2. He also choked in game 7 against the Red Sox in 03?

 

I think it is possible that Mussina's uptight attitude and his highly analytical approach are the very opposite of what is needed in big games. And that having such a player on a team, well his teammates absorb some of his attitude, just by observation.

 

It's the opposite of having a happy go lucky guy like Kirby Puckett who helped the Twins rise to the moment.

 

Now when Mussina was with the O's we never could win the big playoff games. We lost crucial 1-0 and 2-1 games. When we did score runs we would lose 9-7. And when Mussina pitched a shutout the O's would not score any runs and end up losing 1-0 in extra innings.

 

It is just too much of a coincidence that when he went to the Yanks they stopped winning. What had they won, 3 of 4 World Series the year he arrived? And Steinbrenner keeps buying the best players, yet they still cannot win in the postseason.

[bobby jr]

You could say the same thing about A-Rod....besides his personal awards he hasn't done much

 

True but with Texas the teams were so lousy that you can't really blame him for their losing. Their pitching staff was so bad they didn't come close to making the playoffs. He has not done well in the post season, so it could be that he does choke, but it is a little too soon to tell for sure.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Now when Mussina was with the O's we never could win the big playoff games. We lost crucial 1-0 and 2-1 games. When we did score runs we would lose 9-7. And when Mussina pitched a shutout the O's would not score any runs and end up losing 1-0 in extra innings.

Since when is losing games 1-0, 2-1 or losing in 1-0 in extra innings the pitchers fault? Mussina is 7-7 with a 3.30 ERA in the postseason. Great ERA, 500 record. When you dont get any run support its hard to win.