2009 Yankees Game Thread

[jacksonianmarch]

I love this swisher guy

[Gom]

I couldn't understand why he wasn't starting over Nady. Nady is a douche.

[Gom]

Yeah' date=' Pena is better than A-Rod. He deserves to play SS.[/quote']

 

Until Arod comes back, this would be the best Yankee infield by far.

[diony]

They're not going to move Jeter to 3B to play Pena in SS. But we can always dream, I'd like to see how Jeter looks at 3B sometime.

[yankees228]

Until Arod comes back' date=' this would be the best Yankee infield by far.[/quote']

 

They would never do that. Not a chance.

 

It's been nice to see Sabathia's game plan tonight. He really established his fastball early, and without actually looking at the pitch charts, it seems like he's incorporated his change up in the last few innings, throwing much more off speed than at the beginning of the game.

[jacksonianmarch]

7IP 6H 0ER 0BB 2HBP 6K Solid, solid performance for CC

[diony]

That should be all for CC. Unless the Yanks wanna be like the Brewers.

 

7.0 IP 6 H 0 ER 0 BB 6 K

 

Solid.

[jacksonianmarch]

his changeup was completely nasty today

[jacksonianmarch]

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING GIRARDI!!!!

[yankees228]

This makes very little sense to me.

[jacksonianmarch]

his pitch count must have been 110

[yankees228]

108. Mixing and matching in a 6 run game seemed pretty weird to me.

[jacksonianmarch]

THe only way I could explain it is pitch count. Thats it. It otherwise makes no sense this early in the yr

[yankees228]

THe only way I could explain it is pitch count. Thats it. It otherwise makes no sense this early in the yr

 

I think the most logical explanation is that CC simply convinced Girardi to let him go out there, and Girardi decided to trust him.

[jacksonianmarch]

Girardi needs to be able to say no

[yankees228]

Girardi needs to be able to say no

 

Oh absolutely, and I'm sure he's capable of doing that, but him and Dave Eiland probably decided that it wasn't a big deal to let him pitch to a couple more batters.

[jacksonianmarch]

remember, he has a lot of wear on the tires over the past few yrs. If you dont need to have him throw an extra 1.2IP in a game that is well in hand, then you let him sit.

[Dipre]

Some of his actions raise (to me) the suspicion that Joe Girardi is a closet Red Sox fan :harhar:

[Gom]

Man...you guys are such slaves to pitch counts. Someone explain to me how we are more advanced today in medicine and overall health, yet pitchers of yesteryear pitched much, much more. Anyways..

 

CC is fine. He got knocked around in Baltimore. He didn't go as much as he normally does. Also, Girardi has Joba pitching tomorrow, so by CC going a bit farther, that's one less reliever he had to use today. CC is a horse. He's fine.

 

The problem isn't going to be CC wearing down. If anything, it will be the bullpen wearing down. Remember, a bullpen is most effective when it is not in the game.

 

You guys are ridiculous.

[yankees228]

Man...you guys are such slaves to pitch counts. Someone explain to me how we are more advanced today in medicine and overall health, yet pitchers of yesteryear pitched much, much more. Anyways..

 

CC is fine. He got knocked around in Baltimore. He didn't go as much as he normally does. Also, Girardi has Joba pitching tomorrow, so by CC going a bit farther, that's one less reliever he had to use today. CC is a horse. He's fine.

 

The problem isn't going to be CC wearing down. If anything, it will be the bullpen wearing down. Remember, a bullpen is most effective when it is not in the game.

 

You guys are ridiculous.

 

I think that there are a few things that you're overlooking.

 

First off, it's his second start of the season. It's a 6-0 game. You have guys in the bullpen who are well rested. It just seemed unnecessary to give him those two extra batters (mainly because it's April 11th).

 

However, I don't really have a problem with it.

 

But please don't attack pitch counts. There are a ton of examples of guys who have gotten hurt from overuse and were never the same. Now it's obviously not just about the specific number of pitches he's thrown. A stress full 100 pitches can be the name as a non stress full 120 pitches. You have to take into account if the pitcher is laboring or not. But I don't think you should be comparing how things are done with pitchers today to how things were done years ago. Things are done differently now, and that's the reality of it.

[yankees228]

Apparently Teixeira has some tendinitis and he'll probably start tomorrow.

 

Source: yankees.lhblogs.com

[jacksonianmarch]

good to see it isnt serious

[Dipre]

good to see it isnt serious

 

I have a question for you Jacko.

 

It isn't meant to bust your balls but.....

 

Are both shift buttons on your computer useless?

 

If not, why the f*** do you refuse to start your sentences with a capital letter?

 

Jesus Christ, man, it's 2nd grade f***ing grammar!

[jacksonianmarch]

its a posting style

[Dipre]

You're still s***ing on the english language, sir.

[Keeper]

You guys love Swisher now. Just wait, though. He's as streaky as they come.

[diony]

I know. But who cares, let us enjoy it while it lasts.

[jacksonianmarch]

You guys love Swisher now. Just wait' date=' though. He's as streaky as they come.[/quote']

 

He was absolutely awful last yr, we know. Put him in a situation where he is happy, which was obviously not the case in Chicago, and I think he can flourish. I know he wont hit .500 for the season, like he is now. But with the way he's playing the game, I think he could get back to the .260/.370/.490 line he was near in Oakland. And if he does that, he is worth every penny of his contract and every prospect we dealt to get him

[jacksonianmarch]

This Gardner kid is so f***ing fast. NICE! 1-0 yankees

[Gom]

I think that there are a few things that you're overlooking.

 

First off, it's his second start of the season. It's a 6-0 game. You have guys in the bullpen who are well rested. It just seemed unnecessary to give him those two extra batters (mainly because it's April 11th).

 

However, I don't really have a problem with it.

 

But please don't attack pitch counts. There are a ton of examples of guys who have gotten hurt from overuse and were never the same. Now it's obviously not just about the specific number of pitches he's thrown. A stress full 100 pitches can be the name as a non stress full 120 pitches. You have to take into account if the pitcher is laboring or not. But I don't think you should be comparing how things are done with pitchers today to how things were done years ago. Things are done differently now, and that's the reality of it.

True on many accounts. It was a very stress-free start. The Yankees gave him an early lead, and then poured it on. The Royals swung at every pitch, so he didn't put runners on base.

 

What I'm saying is that the quality of the pitcher doesn't necessarily drop off at a magical number, like 100. His velocity and location were the same for the first batter of the game as it was for the last batter of the game.

 

Remember...relievers are pitchers too. If you can give them a break, great. Works both way.