2011 Yankee Gamethread

[a700hitter]

I don't expect it to happen' date=' but I really really really hope that people in the Yankees' front office are at least discussing the possibility of Jeter as a part time player. Right now, Eduardo Nunez is better, and if he ever got the routine plays under control it might not even be close.[/quote']Not a chance that this is under consideration.

[yankees228]

Not a chance that this is under consideration.

 

Probably not, but in that area, I have faith in Cashman. He's not usually blinded by what players/coaches have done in the past.

[yankees228]

One of the biggest stories this year has been the amount of winnable games they keep losing. Happens to every team, but it's happening to the Yankees at a very high rate thus far.

[jacksonianmarch]

I agree completely on the Jeter thing. His bat is a tweener right now. He's too fast for the breaking pitches and rolls them over and too slow for the heaters and he misses them or fouls them off. He's absolutely abysmal and needs to get out of the lineup ASAP

[yankees228]

I agree completely on the Jeter thing. His bat is a tweener right now. He's too fast for the breaking pitches and rolls them over and too slow for the heaters and he misses them or fouls them off. He's absolutely abysmal and needs to get out of the lineup ASAP

 

Unfortunately he isn't the only one struggling.

[jacksonianmarch]

His struggles dont look like they are fixable. Posada is also in that boat. If I ran the team, Jeter would be a utility player, Posada would be our backup catcher/pinch hitter and Nunez would be our SS with Montero as DH

[yankees228]

His struggles dont look like they are fixable. Posada is also in that boat. If I ran the team' date=' Jeter would be a utility player, Posada would be our backup catcher/pinch hitter and Nunez would be our SS with Montero as DH[/quote']

 

Yeah I'm with you. I just can't help but look at a lot of this month as a missed opportunity. It's baseball, but the Yankees have lost a lot of very winnable games. Games they essentially gave away to the other team. With the Red Sox struggling, this might have been their chance to open up a pretty significant gap between the two teams.

[pinstripezac]

I don't expect it to happen' date=' but I really really really hope that people in the Yankees' front office are at least discussing the possibility of Jeter as a part time player. Right now, Eduardo Nunez is better, and if he ever got the routine plays under control it might not even be close.[/quote']

 

like you said -not going to happen

 

at least not until he gets #3,000

 

after that anything can happen

 

 

yeah it does seem like we lost a lot of close winnable games

 

not sure if that's a good thing or not but it sure does sting more

[Jasonbay44]

Bautista is a really good all around player. Strong arm' date=' good base runner and an absolute terror with the bat. He hit over 50 bombs last year even though he had a sports hernia in May.[/quote']

 

Yeah, I think its safe to say last year was not a fluke.

[yankees228]

Tough week defensively for Granderson. But what's lost there is that was a horrendous 1-2 pitch from AJ.

[Station 13]

Bautista just missed one.

[yankees228]

Things that are over: Derek Jeter's career

[Station 13]

Jetah where's your glove?

[yankees228]

Jetah where's your glove?

 

Good SSs get to that, average shortstops at least have a chance to get it on the drive ... Jeter doesn't even come close. What a joke.

[yankees228]

They've gotta be patient with Drabek. Just like in his first start against the Yankees, that fastball is all over the place.

[yankees228]

Just like with Jeter, the only thing the Yankees can do is cross their fingers with Posada and hope he strikeouts, instead of hitting into a DP.

 

EDIT: Having Jeter and Posada in the same lineup is brutal.

[yankees228]

Ump giving Drabek gifts. Only way he's going to get ahead of hitters right now.

 

EDIT: Yup ... not a single strike in that whole AB. Now how will Jeter ruin this...?

[yankees228]

HP ump really trying to make life difficult on Drabek. Odd, because the narrative suggests that strike-zones for all Yankees' hitters are microscopic.

[yankees228]

Holy crap, what terrible pitch selection. Martin has been great, but that is not something that has improved from Posada.

[pinstripezac]

I'm not a big cashman fan

 

but I got to give him props for martin & chavez

[yankees228]

I'm not a big cashman fan

 

but I got to give him props for martin & chavez

 

Yeah absolutely. And he deserves some credit for Colon too, but I think that's more pure luck than anything else.

[yankees228]

Oh and a big wasted opportunity when they could have really widened the lead.

[yankees228]

AJ implosion in 3...2...1

 

EDIT: Enormous break.

[yankees228]

Pickoff changed the entire complexion of that inning. Rajai cost his team big time there.

[yankees228]

Bullpen please.

 

Well, I was one inning late. This was very predictable to everyone ... except Girardi.

[yankees228]

But hey, more bad Jays' base running. AJ is grateful.

[Station 13]

Jesus, the Jays are f***ing stupid.

[yankees228]

Hey Derek, go away please.

 

And I really hope AJ isn't back out for the 7th.

[Station 13]

Soriano for the 8th against a few competent Jays hitters.

[yankees228]

Soriano for the 8th against a few competent Jays hitters.

 

*Covering my eyes*