McPhuture vs. McGowan 4/3/08

[ORS]

I figure this one will garner more interest and activity than last night's game that was discussed on the shirt-tails of the opening game thread.

 

Phirst pitch at 7:05.

[jacksonianmarch]

wont be here again. Baby deliverin time.

[Cocos Disciples]

Phucking awesome!

[BoSox21]

McPhailure

[TheKilo]

Philip Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes

[ORS]

FB control looks really good so far. Keeping it down, and the glove isn't moving much. I'd like to see someone who has access to Gameday Premium compare his curves to someone with a real hammer. The ones he threw in the first looked kind of flat and appeared to be effective only because people were guessing.

[TheKilo]

Don't you mean PHB?

 

Anyway, Rios singles in Eckstein to break the scoreless tie. 1-0 Jays.

[das11209]

Horrible strike call on Frank Thomas. Thomas is thrown out.

[Cocos Disciples]

You know who I hate? David Eckstein.

[das11209]

You know who I hate? David Eckstein.

 

He got his 2nd RBI of the night.

 

But I agree - eckstein is one of those guys who live on reputations of his intangibles - just not have enough to be a ML player.

[das11209]

Mussina has no business pitching before Hughes in this rotation - go ahead and prove me wrong Jackson.

[Cocos Disciples]

Damn, Yanks tie it.

[Optimist]

Jays get the tying run to third, but Mo nails down the save. Good series to start the season.

[Gom]

I think what was lost on a lot of people was that McGowan actually looked better till he got tired. The Blue Jay manager kept him in the game way too long. His breaking pitch looked good at the stadium.

[jacksonianmarch]

Mussina has no business pitching before Hughes in this rotation - go ahead and prove me wrong Jackson.

 

I wont even try. Hughes was very solid tonight and is a better pitcher now than Moose is, no question. The FB wasnt really there velocity wise, but it was cold and he was locating what he had on the black. He did hit 95 on his final FB of the night, so it is there. Plus he was hitting 95 regularly in ST. Regardless, his curveball was very good today, and he held his composure with an ump that had a roving zone.

[yankees228]

Mussina has no business pitching before Hughes in this rotation - go ahead and prove me wrong Jackson.

 

Just because Mussina pitched the second game of the season doesn't mean that the Yankees view him as ahead of Hughes in terms of their five starters. The only reason he started the second game was that once they decided that Pettitte couldn't pitch the second game of the year Mussina's pitching schedule at the end of March was easier to adjust. Just because Mussina pitches the second game of the year doesn't mean the Yankees consider him their "2".

[jacksonianmarch]

exactly.

[Optimist]

Rob Thompson will be managing today as Girardi is suffering from a bad respiratory infection.

[das11209]

If Cashman did not want to trade Kennedy for Santana - he must be brain dead.

[Optimist]

If Cashman did not want to trade Kennedy for Santana - he must be brain dead.

 

Yes, because one inning (his first of the season) is a good indicator of how he'll do all season and in the long term. Nice leap.

[a700hitter]

No, because Kennedy is projected as a #4 starter even by the Yankees. Santana is no # 4.

[Optimist]

Sonnastine pitches a scoreless first inning (which apparently defines a season,)

 

Sonnastine for Cy Young!

[das11209]

Yes' date=' because one inning (his first of the season) is a good indicator of how he'll do all season and in the long term. Nice leap.[/quote']

 

No - it all comes down to 'stuffs'. Santana is an ace - Yankees don't have one.

[MANNYHOF24]

Yes' date=' because one inning (his first of the season) is a good indicator of how he'll do all season and in the long term. Nice leap.[/quote']

 

If Kennedy is what was holding up the Santana deal, Cashman is an idiot.

[das11209]

If Kennedy is what was holding up the Santana deal' date=' Cashman is an idiot.[/quote']

 

It is similar to Lester holding up a Santana deal and I think Lester has more upside than Kennedy.

[a700hitter]

I missed the Yankee game that Moose pitched. Someone told me that Paul O'Neil said something about Giambi winning some Gold Gloves before he retires. Did anyone else hear this?

[a700hitter]

5-0 -- a three run double by a back up catcher. Kennedy sucks.

[Optimist]

As my MLB.tv stops working...perfect timing.

[jacksonianmarch]

One bad game from the kid. He wasnt getting the corners and instead of manning up and gutting it out, he went into a shell. We'll see how he recovers.

 

BTW, the yankee bats have arrived. 6-4

[a700hitter]

This guy Yaba Daba Do isn't bad.