NYY Spring Training Thread

[a700hitter]

He's just old and slow' date=' that's all. [/quote']...as compared to young, stupid and angry.

[26 to 6]

What I'd be angry about is having to navigate my way through monument park if I were playing CF at Yankee Stadium.

[a700hitter]

What I'd be angry about is having to navigate my way through monument park if I were playing CF at Yankee Stadium.

Oddly, it didn't happen that often. Believe it or not, not too many guys could knock the ball 450 feet to reach the monuments.(sarcasm) Even if the batter beat the Center Fielder, the ball usually stopped rolling or was tracked down before it reached the monuments.

[David Bowie]

That was back before roidball though. I guarantee someone gets injured in the late 90s-now.

[a700hitter]

That was back before roidball though. I guarantee someone gets injured in the late 90s-now.

Even today, not that many balls go 450+. After all these years, it was still a big deal when someone hit a shot into the black seats.

 

Edit: No one hit the ball further than Mantle, not even the genetically engineered monsters.

[Paradisecity]

What about Wily Mo Pena?

[David Bowie]

take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty

oh won't you please take me home yeah yeah

[a700hitter]

What about Wily Mo Pena?

He rarely hits the ball.

[diony]

Posada just catched Ellsbury stealing. That's a good sign.

[TheKilo]

on a pitchout

[David Bowie]

He's been throwing out runners fairly well this spring training. Perhaps the surgery worked.

[26 to 6]

A-Jax just said MOTHAf***A DEVERN HANSACK!!!

 

Grand Slam, 7-1 Yankees.

[David Bowie]

I can't believe you actually watch spring training games.

[26 to 6]

Man it's been a long winter. I love this game, I need to get my fix somehow. When the Caribbean Series rolled around I was tuned into every game. Same with the WBC and Spring Training. Idc who's playing, with the dish I watch whoever is on, whenever they're on.

[Cocos Disciples]

There's a ST game going on right now?

 

I am serious.

[26 to 6]

Yankees/Red Sox. It's on YES, NESN, and MLB Network. 9th inning though.

[diony]

on a pitchout

 

Still. At least the ball made it to second base. It was a strong throw, a little high.

[David Bowie]

well that's fitting because I'm a little high right now.

[26 to 6]

Albaledejo has won the last spot in the bullpen over Tomko (who pitched very well this spring), Giese, and Aceves. So far the roster looks like this with one spot up for grabs.

 

 

Pitchers

Sabathia

Wang

Burnett

Pettitte

Joba

Coke

Albaledejo

Edwar

Veras

Marte

Bruney

Mo

 

Catchers

Posada

Molina

 

Infielders

Teixeira

Cano

Jeter

Ransom

Berroa/Pena

 

Outfielders

Matsui

Swisher

Gardner

Melky

Damon

Nady

[diony]

The last decision is the utility infielder. It doesn't matters that much since whoever gets chosen might get cut or optioned when A-Rod comes back.

 

Lineup

Jeter

Damon

Teixeira

Matsui

Posada

Nady

Cano

Ransom

Gardner

 

Back end of the lineup scares me. Good that we have Swisher on the bench.

[jacksonianmarch]

Tomko goes to the pen in AAA. Geise and Aceves go to the rotation in AAA. I like Alby and am glad he gets another shot. He was solid up to his last outing before he broke his arm last yr.

[BoSox21]

Back end of the lineup scares me. Good that we have Swisher on the bench.

 

LOL, you know the days of Murderer's Row are a distant memory when Yankee fans are saying stuff like this

[rician blast]

LOL' date=' you know the days of Murderer's Row are a distant memory when Yankee fans are saying stuff like this[/quote']

 

 

Who knows, maybe somehow it'll work out better for them. After all, we're going on 9 years of murderous line-ups that have accomplished ZERO.

[Gom]

Cano could rebound to hit .300. Gardner will surprise you. He's going to be a game-changer at the end of the lineup. Watch.

[Cocos Disciples]

*Keeps watching*

[Gom]

I wouldn't be surprised if he got on base at a .350 clip and stole 30 bases. He does that, I'm happy.

[David Bowie]

is the f***ing season starting now or what. the anticipation is killing me.

[jacksonianmarch]

Cano could rebound to hit .300. Gardner will surprise you. He's going to be a game-changer at the end of the lineup. Watch.

 

I fully expect Cano to hit over .300 again this yr. He had one bad month last yr which skewed all of his stats.

[ORS]

Not that batting average is worthy of consideration, but you fully expect him to hit over .300 because he only had one bad month last year, yet he managed to hit under .300 in 5 of the 6. Sound rationalization.

[jacksonianmarch]

He hit .294 outside of April and hit .307 post ASB. Cmon ORS, you are smarter than that. His history suggests that outside of another rough start, this guy is a .300 hitter