jacksonianmarch

Ortiz isnt coming back to Boston unless he takes a massive pay cut and signs for only one yr. Also, he's very, very hot right now. My guess is that he settles into the mid .800s in terms of OPS, maybe high .800s which is much better than I thought he would hit. My guess is that the sox will make an "offer" hoping it gets surpassed so they can reap his probable Type B or potential Type A status without having to sign him through a decline. Papi looks great right now. But he is getting up there in age, has been dealing with injuries, is overweight and has had sustained runs of suck over the past 3 seasons. If he puts it all together this yr, the sox might be able to reap the benefits in the draft without needing to keep him around for his true decline

This Yankee offense is frustrating at time. Nothing for 6 innings, then as soon as we get down by more than 1 run, we start having good ABs. It's great that we won, but how bout we put together a good, top to bottom win from start to finish? They're the f***ing Guardians, we should kill them

Meltdown Lester? Nah, I've had way bigger meltdowns before, ask most of the members here or even those who knew me from the BH forums. I just think that this bullpen is reeling from the inconsistency of Joba in a crucial spot and the injuries to Aceves, Park, and now Robertson. The thing that gets me more than anything is the complacency that this team has shown in terms of the pen. It's been a problem spot since the beginning of the yr. Now, we have key members falling injured or imploding on the mound in big spots, while guys with live arms and big league futures just languish in the minors. Just to go over contingency plans here... Romulo Sanchez came up for one game and pitched very well. Since his promotion and newfound mechanics, he is throwing very, very well. He throws 96-100mph and is starting to locate. Could he be better than Boone Logan? Mark Melancon has dominated every level of the minor leagues since he came back from TJS in 2008. But every time he makes it to the bigs, he gets 1 or 2 garbage time spots over a 2-3 week course then gets shipped back. Eventually you have to give the kid a chance. He is a hell of a prospect, throwing low 90s with tons of movement and a plus change and curve. Ivan Nova is throwing as a starter in AAA, but he looks to have a pen career. Throws low to mid 90s, has great sink on the ball and has a pretty nice curveball and change. He also has shown he locates well through his career, although this yr has been more shaky than usual. Jonathan Albaladejo is a guy we dealt Tyler Clippard for 2 seasons ago, and look at how Clip is doing these days. Albaladejo has a live arm, good stuff and has essentially had an injury marred MLB resume to this point. Well, he's healthy and dominating in AAA, is he better than Boone Logan? How about Royce Ring? Live arm, lefty, dominating AAA. How about him>

The yankees blowing the lead by far. My guess is that suns jumps for joy on a daily basis wearing a helmet and a hand decorated T-shirt with "Indainz" scrawled in red, kindergarten-style font

Couple things in the aftermath of the nuclear meltdown after reading.... First thing, Joba needs to go to AAA. Sorry, but it is true. He came up what appeared to be a finished pen product in 2007. In 2008, we f***ed around with him and got him hurt. In 2009, we move him to the rotation where he shows promise, but ultimately f*** around with him again around the break and he loses all effectiveness. Now, we move him back to the pen full time only to see him continue to be inconsistent, potentially due to sporadic work. Time to send him to Scranton for a couple weeks. Have him throw 2IP every 3 days and let him get into a rhythm. Secondly, use Mitre as more than just a one batter guy. He's been very, very good this season, probably since he is completely back from his TJS. Move him up the pecking order. Third, DL Robertson. I dont care if he only needs 5 days, put him on the DL and let him get a bunch of rehab work in. He started off the yr too wild, he needs to get consistent before he is useful. Fourth, call up Melancon. The guy has done nothing but completely dominate the minors and his outings in the bigs have been few and far between. Give him a legitimate chance and he'll be solid Fifth, DFA Boone Logan. He is a second loogy on a team that needs reliever who can actually pitch more than 1 batter at a time. His lack of effectiveness vs righties and his lack of control make him a liability. Sixth, bring up Albaladejo. I know he was garbage last yr, but he was coming off a stress fracture in his elbow, those take time to heal. He is absolutely dominating AAA this yr, time to give him a shot. Seventh, and this one is dicey, but move Park up in the pecking order as well. I know, I know, he single handedly blew two games, but in his last outing yesterday, his velocity was back up, which is a sign that he's back. I'd have Park set-up and Mitre the 7th inning guy for now. Have Melancon be your next most used pen arm until he works his way in, and by the latter end of June bring Joba back up. We have a ton of options with live arms from AA up. We cannot afford to be complacent and let big league struggles ruin games. Eighth, troll the waters for tradeable pen commodities. Right now, it is probably barren. Eventually, I expect Heath Bell to be available, which would be a hell of a transition point, but right now, we gotta hold our own. I told you all on here that Aceves was the glue that held this pen together. Well, he might be out for the season if he needs back surgery, and this is what we are left with. He covered up a TON of mistakes last yr, taking the ball in the middle innings and just holding court until the latter part of the game when we would come back. We need to try and figure things out without him

What the f***? I go out with a 9-3 lead and we lose to this f***ing scrub team? Girardi should be canned for this mess

CC is gonna get a garbage win, but he sucked today after dominating for the first 2 innings

yes sir

CC falling apart. f***

Not really something he had control over. It hit the guy in the temple, bad area to get hit. He'll get a few CT scans, maybe an MRI. Almost nobody escapes liners off the face without some sort of facial or skull fracture. Hope the kid is okay

It really is nice to play fluff teams. This Guardians team is bad, especially without Cabrera and Sizemore. CC rollin, the offense actually getting hits with RISP and then bringing in runners on 3rd with less than 2 outs.

Well, if you ever get one and you want to keep up on the games, get the MLB At Bat App. It's $15, but allows you to listen to every game and watch all highlights in game. It is absolutely awesome for any trips and is wicked awesome for the beach. Nothing like listening to a Yankee game as the waves roll in

Lakers and Celtics in the finals. That is absolutely the best thing for the NBA

They put his return in Ellsbury's hands and you can bet that his handler, Boras, is gonna make sure those ribs could withstand a Mac Truck before he goes back out there. He's gonna be out for awhile.

Keeper, do you have an iPhone?

I am listening via MLB at bat. Sounds awful, off the left temple and the ball then went down the RF line

Nah, I can eat some crow with the best of them. BTW, ARod just f***ed up the pitcher, feel bad for the kid.

ARod just drilled a liner off the pitcher's face

Dipre, I have been online for some of the worst Yankee moments that I can remember over the past few yrs. I am not a fair weather guy. I dont get back to the northeast for a few more weeks, so until then I wont be on consistently. Although it is kinda nice to wake up and have the game on.

current active users is not a good way to see who is actually online. It includes all people with iPhones on who have the site open, or all cpu's who are left on the talk board. If the current active poster site was true to form, then I would be on for 20-24 hours a day, and I do sleep and work.

It is, no doubt. He is a good pitcher, and he is becoming a better one. But with most solid pitchers, they typically dont start out guns blazing. This really is his first full season in the bigs

He's got almost exactly the same peripherals as last season. WHIP 1.38 to 1.40. K/9 of 6.6 per 9 to 7 per 9. The only significant peripheral that he has changed is his HR allowed (from 1.2/9IP to 0.5/9IP). Is that significant enough to drop an ERA 1.14 points? He's due for a correction, although he'll still be very good assuming he plugs along at the same level. But ace? Not yet Jim Ed. He might get there, he's got great stuff, but he isnt an ace yet.

It's a sympathomimetic, something that increases metabolism, blood pressure and heart rate. It's an upper essentially.

Are you stalking me? Seriously? My cpu was on, but I wasnt there.