yankees228
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I don't think you can adequately generalize in this instance. I know a lot of Yankees' fans who wouldn't mind seeing the system fixed, and I know a lot of Yankees' fans who want to keep the current system because of the reasons you mentioned. EDIT: If you want to talk about the stereotypical moron Yankees' fan, then sure, you can generalize in that instance. But who cares about those people. I'm talking about the Yankees' fans who are able to emotionally separate themselves from the situation, and are able to show some objectivity. Amongst those fans, I've found it to be pretty split.
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Then I'll rephrase what I initially said. The majority of semi-intelligent (at least) Yankees' fans that I know acknowledge that it's a broken system. Until they fix it, those fans, including myself, want the Yankees to take advantage of the system. However, at the same time, those fans acknowledge that fixing the system would allow for more competitive balance.
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Cliff Lee is a free agent after this season.
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I don't remember a Yankees fan on this site ever claiming that their favorite team doesn't benefit greatly due to the system.
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Javy is optimistic that he'll be able to make his next start. As for Mo, I actually think he was very sharp tonight. The location and velocity were both there, it was the pitch selection that was horrendous. Bay and Davis were standing so far off the plate that the cutters on the inside corner resembled pitches right down the middle to the hitters.
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An injury scare for him though.
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Quite a statement by the Rays in these two games.
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Will Joe ever try to stop getting extra outs from his starters? Doubtful.
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I hate to sound like Gom here, but Cervelli may have hurt Pettitte that inning. Cervelli has become obsessed with the snap throw (which hurts the Yankees more than it helps them), and he may have cost Pettitte the second pitch against Crawford by throwing down to second. That AB, and the entire inning, may have ended much differently had that pitch been called a strike.
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Awful play by Swisher, but Andy has come up really small tonight. EDIT: And Swisher's play cost them a run. Can't put tonight on the injuries, the heart of the order and Pettitte have been awful.
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The Rays defense gives the Yankees a run, and then prevents a potential big inning.
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Absolutely pathetic. This happens way too often, and continues to cost them games.
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This team is horrible when it comes to getting runners in from third with less than two outs. Just awful.
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Haha, I mean, I don't think they'll sustain this level of starting pitching success, but there's not much doubt in my mind that they're the best team in baseball.
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Wow this Rays' team is good.
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Why would he lose any respect? He's not claiming Beckett wasn't injured, he's just claiming that the Red Sox did things incorrectly, and therefore Delcarmen shouldn't have gotten more than eight warmup pitches. There are few times when a protest is appropriate, but even though the Yankees won't win it, this is one of those times.
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The first part of this is incorrect. The 1998 Yankees were 31-9 through 40 games. The 2010 Rays are 29-11 through 40 games.
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Whether the ump knew Beckett was injured or not is irrelevant. Girardi thought it was possible that the substitution needed to be done in the order that it is typically done in. It's a reasonable thought. Whether he's right or wrong, why is the protest ridiculous? There's absolutely nothing to lose, and only good can come of it for the Yankees. I definitely have my issues with Girardi, but if there is the slightest chance (even if it's 0.00001%) of a protest working, I want the game to be protested.
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From what I understand, typically, in situations like that, the team informs the umpire of a potential injury first, and then removes the pitcher (usually after talking to the pitcher). In this case, the Red Sox signaled for a pitching change (as if it was just a normal pitching change), and then went to the umpire to inform him of the injury. Because of the order it was done in, Girardi didn't believe that Delcarmen should have been allowed more than the normal eight warm up pitches. I don't think the Red Sox did anything wrong, but it's a reasonable protest in my opinion, because it's not the way things are typically done.
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Buster Olney just compared them to the 1998 Yankees. I wouldn't quite go that far at this point, but they are really good, and I think they're setup well at the moment to put some distance between themselves and the Yankees.
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Thames sprained his ankle stepping on a bat (can't make this stuff up), but, more importantly, they took an MRI on Posada's foot and he's going to be out 3-4 weeks with a hairline fracture.