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Where Bay goes will be directly affected by what happens to Holliday

There is a rumor over at scout.com that the Yankees have the highest bid in on Miguel Angel Sano, rumored to be as high as 3.8 million dollars. This is not confirmed. Also, the age testing that MLB did on him was pretty in depth. Stool, blood and bone scanning has left his age as indeterminant. They are unable to prove or disprove that he is 16, therefore, it is up to MLB to make a decision on his eligibility.

Like I said before, Youkilis' forgiveableness, I know, not a word, will depend on the record with him off the field. So far, they are 2-0.

Yes, he will. Just like Joba is this yr and will likely be again next yr. Granted, Joba's IP limit will likely be in the 180 range, Hughes will likely be in the 150-160 range next yr. That is why it is imperative to have a #4 starter who can give innings, like Pettitte can

He's been really lucky? So he hasnt been good? Jesus you are an idiot. It is funny. You make stupid comments like this to look like you are unbiased in the eyes of sox fans, while anyone with any sort of baseball knowledge can see through your ********. And its funny, you say these things knowing they are wrong, or at least I hope so. Because otherwise, you are just a clueless moron, which is entirely possible So, just to abuse you further... Hughes as a reliever...31IP 18H 5ER 7BB 40K. Yep, "lucky". LOL. He's been f***ing dominant

The New York Yankees are rolling and might have the MVP of the league on their team in the person of Mark Teixeira. Now, many people will talk about how ARod is actually the MVP of the team since the yankees are 58-28 since his return. And others will talk about the big four in the rotation or Mo. But the biggest change from earlier this yr is the 8th inning role. First, lets look at the yankees W/L record by month April 12-10 May 17-11 June 15-11 July 18-9 August 9-2 All winning records and a really solid 59-33 since April. But the biggest turnaround from the mediocre beginning of the season to the dominant yankees of now is the stabilization of the 8th inning role, and Phil Hughes has been a major player in that role. Hughes' second relief appearance was vs Boston, where Jay Bay took him deep in his first inning of work. From then on, he has allowed only 3ER in 29IP, good enough for an ERA of 0.93. And in that span, he has racked up 12 holds and a save. Just for reference, prior to Hughes ascending to the setup role, the yankees had 8 blown saves. Since Hughes has ascended to the setup role, there have been 2, and none of them by Hughes or Rivera (Coke and Aceves were the culprits). And the official date of Hughes 8th inning role was June 28th, when he notched his second hold. Since that date, the yankees are 29-11. So the same question asked last yr and this yr about Joba will be asked about Phil. Should he remain in the pen long term or should be be brought into the rotation? Well, that question can only be answered by looking at what the team has currently. Locked up on the SP role for 2010 are Sabathia, Joba, Burnett and then the standard filler in Mitre etc. Hughes would slot in as the #5 with the resigning of Pettitte likely to fill that #4 role. That would leave the bullpen with a big hole in its setup role. Can it be filled from within? Thats the difficult question. The Yankees would still have Rivera in the closer spot. Aceves would likely be the swing man with a good amount of hold opportunities. Coke would likely slot into the lefty specialist role. Bruney would likely be back, but at what capacity would depend on his health. If it is the Bruney of late, then I dont want him. Robertson might be able to take a bigger role as he has been pretty solid this yr. Marte will be back up. And Melancon has looked really promising in his brief stay in NY. So, I think the answer is clear. Hughes will go to the rotation and we'll have to sort out the pen early on in the yr. But there will definitely be a lot of debate about our most recent SP to take to a setup role.

Oh absolutely. I am just saying, drawing offensive conclusions from facing 2 juggs machines is not prudent. If the sox light up Verlander tomorrow, then you can count me in as a believer

I said that Jackson had a clunker. But these last 2 games have been jokes on the hill

It means 3 games in the standings. Tomorrow you get a real major leaguer in Verlander, then you go on the road for 6. We'll see how big of a streak you guys have after that.

3 games in a row. A clunker from Jackson then the sox beat up on two pitchers who dont belong in AA let alone the majors. Tomorrow is the real test.

Babe Ruth was more dominant. Not sure the guys of today would hit as many in Ruth's time. Remember, the balls were like rocks and didnt travel. Ruth had more homers in a season than most TEAMS did. What he was to his generation was something that we will never, ever see again

After tonight, the sox have 50 games left, 26 of which are at home. The sox are 37-17 at home (the least amount of home losses in the MLB). But they are 27-31 on the road

The sox ERA is also 0.70 points lower at home

The Red Sox have the second best OPS in baseball at home, .844. Second to the Yankees at .858. They are 14th in baseball in OPS on the road, at .741. For reference, NYY is second at .817. The .103 difference is the biggest in baseball.

this one's over

that ball is out in almost every other stadium. 380 feet just to the left of the foulpole in RF

This avila kid is gonna be really, really good. His ABs vs some of the toughest pitchers in baseball have been fantastic

Gaudin looked pretty good. He never gave in, which is great for relief, but we'll see how it translates to the rotation on Sunday. Nice to see the yankees offense come back to life late there. All 3 games had them on top early only to go silent for awhile.

YANKEES WIN!!!!

your pitcher is supposed to have your back and go after their best player

yes you do. But you dont charge at the guy and try to kill him, instigating a fight. Baseball is one of the only sports not requiring skates where charging a player and attacking a player is only mildly punished. In football, fighting gets a 3-4 game suspension, which is 25% of the season.

Gaudin likes the slider a bit too much

Yes, case in point to the fact that you must be prepared to get hit anywhere in every at bat. You step into the box knowing that you could get severely injured every time up. It is the risk you take when you step into the box. Kinda like assuming risk when a 250lb linebacker comes at you in football.

I've been hit pretty much everywhere by all types of pitches. I once got hit in the earhole with a 96mph fastball from John Connolly Barnett (look him up on baseball cube). Shattered the helmet and knocked me out. I also pitched, though. So I got to even the score if anyone hit me.