2007 Yankee Game Thread

[riverside sluggers]

Lets put it this way...

 

The teams we have coming up are scuffling something hard. Records since July 1

 

CLE- 14-16

LAA- 13-15

SEA- 16-16

DET- 15-16

 

BOS and BAL are the only ones with .500+ win % in that span.

 

My apologies, so according to you and Gom, the yankees will take every series for the rest of the season. Under scenario of taking the best of, not sweeps, that would put them in line to go 35-16 the rest of the way, 96-66 finish. Sox should start looking at the wild card standings now

[jacksonianmarch]

My apologies' date=' so according to you and Gom, the yankees will take every series for the rest of the season. Under scenario of taking the best of, not sweeps, that would put them in line to go 35-16 the rest of the way, 96-66[/quote']

 

Are we saying that? No. We are saying that the elites are not playing like the elites and we may be hitting them all at the right time. We still have to play the games.

[riverside sluggers]

Are we saying that? No. We are saying that the elites are not playing like the elites and we may be hitting them all at the right time. We still have to play the games.

 

To use the previous 9 lucky series as a precursor to facing Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit, Anaheim, Detroit, Boston I just dont get. Even if those teams are scuffling right now (still the elite), cant just say that the trend might continue

[jacksonianmarch]

To use the previous 9 lucky series as a precursor to facing Cleveland' date=' Baltimore, Detroit, Anaheim, Detroit, Boston I just dont get. Even if those teams are scuffling right now (still the elite), cant just say that the trend might continue[/quote']

 

You also cannot just say that we are lucky to be where we are. According to the Pyth, we were incredibly unlucky early in the season and shouldnt have been in as deep a hole as we had been. That we have climbed back into the wild card race is as much a testament to us pulling ourselves up by the straps as the other teams choking it hard. We were as much as 10 out in the wild card and have now gotten to within one game in the L column. Dont discredit that as lucky. And btw, we are 39-21 since June 1st, easily the best record and not all against the powderpuffs. As I said before, we'll see what they are made of over the next few weeks. This will be a tough test. but with the rotation finally complete and the lefties hitting rockets all over the place, this is not the same team that scuffled into June as the most underachieving team in baseball.

[TheKilo]

how about half a game? That is the deficit in the wild card.

 

Certainly yours for the taking. I thought you meant for the division.

 

They've been in contention for the WC for about a month now.

 

edit - and lol @ how you make RS so pissed off.

[jacksonianmarch]

Certainly yours for the taking. I thought you meant for the division.

 

They've been in contention for the WC for about a month now.

 

Torre should send Wedge, Leyland, and the dude who took over for Hargrove a fruit basket for coming back to the pack. The Yankees are smoking the ball right now and it starts with Matsui and Cano raking. When this kid gets hot he doesnt make outs at all. He isnt like Jeter or most other high average guys who dont go into prolonged slumps or big tears on a regular basis. He goes freezing cold early then is unreal late. The guy hit .385 in July and is hitting .500 in August.

[jacksonianmarch]

Certainly yours for the taking. I thought you meant for the division.

 

They've been in contention for the WC for about a month now.

 

edit - and lol @ how you make RS so pissed off.

 

I think he is used to the old me, the guy with the horrible predictions who will likely be back this offseason. Until then, I will be a fan and enjoy the success and shrug off the failure. This has been a strange yr in more ways than one.

[TheKilo]

Torre should send Wedge' date=' Leyland, and the dude who took over for Hargrove a fruit basket for coming back to the pack. The Yankees are smoking the ball right now and it starts with Matsui and Cano raking. When this kid gets hot he doesnt make outs at all. He isnt like Jeter or most other high average guys who dont go into prolonged slumps or big tears on a regular basis. He goes freezing cold early then is unreal late. The guy hit .385 in July and is hitting .500 in August.[/quote']

 

Leyland doesn't have to worry about anyone in his own division, unless Sheff's injury is worse than they're letting on.

 

The Guardians and Ms don't have the starters to get there, IMO. The Yanks do.

[jacksonianmarch]

Leyland doesn't have to worry about anyone in his own division, unless Sheff's injury is worse than they're letting on.

 

The Guardians and Ms don't have the starters to get there, IMO. The Yanks do.

 

The M's dont have the experience either and they are stuck in neutral.

 

The Guardians' rotation fell apart with Westbrook and Lee being injured and teh suck. But their biggest weakness IMO is their pen which they once again failed to upgrade.

 

The Tigers are a good team that is injured/underachieving. I told people from the beginning that they win the Central and i still think they do.

 

The Yankees have the offense, they now have the rotation and at least they have the closer. Their bane will be that pen and losing Proctor will hurt. Rumor has it, Joba is on his way up and he has been lights out from the pen (0ER, 10K in 4IP)

[yankees228]

You also cannot just say that we are lucky to be where we are. According to the Pyth' date=' we were incredibly unlucky early in the season and shouldnt have been in as deep a hole as we had been. That we have climbed back into the wild card race is as much a testament to us pulling ourselves up by the straps as the other teams choking it hard. We were as much as 10 out in the wild card and have now gotten to within one game in the L column. Dont discredit that as lucky. And btw, we are 39-21 since June 1st, easily the best record and not all against the powderpuffs. As I said before, we'll see what they are made of over the next few weeks. This will be a tough test. but with the rotation finally complete and the lefties hitting rockets all over the place, this is not the same team that scuffled into June as the most underachieving team in baseball.[/quote']

 

The problem with PYTH is that it doesn't take into account the feast or famine nature of the Yankees (earlier in the year). For instance, the Yankees would have a three game series where they score 15 runs, and that should certainly be enough to take two out of three...but the Yankees would score 10 in the first game and lose the next 2. I really like PYTH, but, especially in the Yankees case, it's not a perfect indicator of how well they have performed.

[yankees228]

Leyland doesn't have to worry about anyone in his own division, unless Sheff's injury is worse than they're letting on.

 

The Guardians and Ms don't have the starters to get there, IMO. The Yanks do.

 

I agree that the M's starting rotation can't compete with the Yankees' rotation, but I'm not so sure about the Guardians. The Yankees' rotation is probably deeper than the Guardians, but the Guardians have the guys at the front of the rotation that the Yankees don't. The Yankees don't have the assurances at the front of their rotation that they'll get a really good start everytime out. The Guardians, based on performance from this year, have two. Obviously you need more than two starters, but those two guys are really going to help the Guardians' playoff chances.

[Gom]

The reality of it is that the Yankees have the best run differential in baseball. Right now, no one can argue that they are the hottest team in baseball. They are finally getting healthy and playing to their ability. With Hughes, even if he bombed, taking Igawa's spot and Giambi coming back, it's better than what they would have found at the deadline anyways.

 

The pen is a mess though, and needs to shore up. Vizcaino has been steady, Rivera is Rivera, and they need to find that third pitcher in the pen.

 

Now, asking a minor leaguerer to be lights out in Joba Chamberlain, but if they catch lightning in a bottle with this kid, it's lights out for the other teams in the wild card hunt.

 

Big if...very big if, though.

[Optimist]

The benches and bullpens clear after an A-Rod HBP. Don't let Joba get involved!

[Optimist]

And they clear once again...

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Towers is a f***in punk. He went after A-Rod again after the benches have went back. This is far from over esp with Clemens on the mound. They threw behind him yesterday fine. It should have been over.

[Optimist]

Posada comes through with a double. Thanks for not throwing Towers out, umps.

[jacksonianmarch]

Clemens is gonna headhunt. SWEEET!

[yankees228]

I really want to see Farnsworth throw a few punches. He could probably take on three or four Blue Jays by himself and no one would care if he got suspended.

 

As for the what actually happened, Towers is wrong for a number of different reasons.

 

1.) A-Rod was hit yesterday, no one on the Yankees (including A-Rod) was upset by it, because it's part of the game. He was hit once, that should have ended it.

 

2.) As the announcers pointed out, there is a proper way to throw at people, and it's not by throwing at the other players knees.

 

3.) Everyone was back on the bench, things were about to get back to normal, and then Towers clearly instigated the situation again.

[schillingouttheks]

I hope it's not over. Maybe some Yanks will be stupid, get suspended, and cool their hot streak.

[Optimist]

Someone needs to put a stop sign at first...

[jacksonianmarch]

f*** em. I dont care what Towers did. Good for him going after ARod. And then watch Clemens go headhunting.

 

As William Wallace would say, I'm goon ta pik a foight.

[yankees228]

Someone needs to put a stop sign at first...

 

Agreed, but that was a closer play, in my opinion, than it may have looked. The umpire was blocked out by the fielder and automatically called him out because the throw beat the runner.

 

But wow, minus the two Eric Byrnes/Gabe Kapler dives from Reed Johnson, the Jays have played some tremendous defense tonight.

[yankees228]

For what it's worth, I've never seen Roger throw this many off-speed pitches.

[jacksonianmarch]

Roger has been on fire tonight.

[redsoxrules]

i see the jays are sucking again against the yanks, im sure when we face them again they'll be playing out of their heads as usual

[yankees228]

Roger has been on fire tonight.

 

But he's beating nobody with his fastball.

[schillingouttheks]

What a great play by Shelley Duncan.

[jacksonianmarch]

But he's beating nobody with his fastball.

 

he doesnt throw 95 anymore. I dont expect him to be dominant by his fastball. What he is doing is locating the heat very well and then showing off his very strong off speed arsenal when he is ahead. His curve and splitty have been dynamite.

[yankees228]

What a great play by Shelley Duncan.

 

He's plays the game the right way. I'm not gaga over him like some people are, but he's have shown the ability to hit the ball out of the ballpark, and he gives it his all on every play. He's a good guy to have on the bench, and for the occasional start at DH.

[jacksonianmarch]

What a great play by Shelley Duncan.

 

I really like this kid. Loads of power and lots of enthusiasm.