jacksonianmarch

Ever since he was skipped over in the rotation he has been crap.

And how many errors should Adrian Beltre have?

So you use OPS when it clearly isnt indicated but poo-poo it when it suits you? We all know that Gardner is a minus power guy, making OPS pretty useless in evaluating him. How bout we use your favorite, VORP. Gardner comes in 4th on the Yankees and 2nd on the offensive side with a 21.6 VORP. That would sit 7th on the sox, right behind David Ortiz and ahead of JD Drew and Victor Martinez

It's kinda early to call that right now. One is just starting his career and the other is gonna be a tough sign. I put a feasible scenario out there with a proven borderline HOF caliber pitcher out there. Now you're making s*** up

The great thing about Gardner nowadays is that he has learned to use his speed to his advantage. WHen he came up, he had a homerun swing on a guy who just didnt have the power to own one. Now, his swing is mostly a chop down unless the ball is down and in, like yesterday. Long worked hard on his swing to get him to do that. If he hits the ball on the ground or low liners at best, then he wont slump. There is an old saying that speed doesnt slump. Mostly because when he is on, he'll be serving line drives to the outfield. When he isnt, he'll be hitting dribblers to the infield, both with almost the same single capability. Now, he isnt a .820OPS player. That came on the heels of a ridiculous June where he OPS'd over 1.000. But I definitely think he can maintain a .300 AVG with an OBP in the high .300 range based on his solid eye and his slashing swing. That will be worth a LOT to this team. It kinda makes the Crawford argument moot, even though Crawford brings a bit more power to the equation.

Gary Sanchez is on fire. 3 more hits today, he has now hit in all 10 games he has played and has amassed a line of .459/.545/.784 for an OPS of 1.329 to go along with 3 homers, 3 doubles and 6 walks. The kid can mash

Brett Gardner has been a godsend for this team. After the season, we let Matsui walk and bickered with Damon over a few million. We dealt away a top prospect for Granderson who hasnt found his way thus far. We brought in Nick Johnson who immediately got hurt. We really were seeing some serious offensive voids. In stepped Brett Gardner. Not only does he offer us elite defense in LF, he is capable of playing a hell of a CF as well. Then, comes his offensive contributions. Here is his line... .316/.398/.421. He has 4 homers as well as 24 steals at the halfway point. He's also on pace to be near 100 runs even as a guy who hits 8th or 9th most of the time. His patience has improved, his contact improved last yr and his ability to slap the ball has improved. Overall, he, Swish, and Cano have been the engines in the offensive machine, waiting for Tex and ARod to heat up. Regardless, this kid has surpassed all expectations and has been a joy to watch. Maybe this will quell the Crawford rumors for next yr (unless they find a taker for Grandy).

See Yankee relievers. THAT is how its done. Leave it to Dustin Moseley to pitch a perfect inning of relief

That's one way to look at it. Regardless, they have been playing over their heads for so long that they dont even know they should be doing this

Absolutely. But Marmol wont have a choice. The Reds are in the race in July, they owe it to their fans to do everything they can to make the playoffs

I dunno man. While a position player has more pull over every game, the closer has the unique ability to close out a win or lose a game that you should have won.

It's a trend to follow, something I think will happen. Tex and ARod are starting to show some signs of life, once they go off, this team is gonna rocket

I think the biggest thing is the time of the season. Their recent rash of injuries hit at a time when they had a bunch of days off and then get the ASB next week. Plus, playing stiffs like the O's doesnt hurt. They go to TB and Toronto before the break, then get a brutal stretch starting with Texas at home, then a 10 game west coast stretch, then come home to Detroit, a 3 game easy set with Cleveland, then get the Yankees at home. By the time the sox face the yankees, VMart and Beckett should be back, Pedroia and Tek should be rehabbing and Ellsbury could be in either boat.

AGon is on the roids.

They probably needed a setup guy like everyone else

Of course you dont believe it because it negatively impacts your team. As usual, here are some numbers to prove my point that you will undoubtedly refute with some non-sense as usual. 2009- July 1- .584. After July 1 .682 2008- July 1- .524. After July 1 .577 2007- July 1- .481. After July 1 .675 2006- July 1- .577. After July 1 .619 2005- July 1- .500. After July 1 .667 The last yr the Yankees were better in the first 3 months than the last was 2004, when they posted a .658 win % prior to July 1, then finished with a .593. Regardless, this team has proven over recent yrs that they are a second half team. THey will continue to do so.

Every yr they do better in the second half. Why should I all of a sudden think this one is different?

Especially flip downs. You can flip them down during the play.

AWESOME

They would have signed the same amount of players, IMO

knowing our middle relief, we might need some more

Maybe you wouldnt have gotten Atchison or Schoeneweis

He has been f***ing money this yr. f***ing money

GARDY WITH THE GRANNY!!