jacksonianmarch

Burnett WP, yanks down 4-1. PULL HIM GIRARDI! And take him out of the rotation

f***ing Burnett walks Bourjos with 2 outs and cannot put away Mathis. I am coming to terms with him being dumped at season's end. He's so f***ing annoying

Bedard is awesome!

Grandy goes deep, Yanks up 1-0

JR Murphy is out for the season with a broken foot. He was the Yankees 2nd rounder from 2 yrs ago out of HS. He just turned 20 and had been taking to catching pretty well. He repeated Charleston at the start of the yr, but an .800OPS and solid power saw him move to Tampa. He struggled in 23 games with Tampa before breaking the foot. His stock soared this yr based on his defensive improvements. He came in a very raw catcher, but he has taken to the position well and looks like he should have a solid future from a defensive standpoint

Yanks signed 25th rounder, Adam Smith out of TAMU for $157,000. He's a two way athlete who was convinced to be a pitcher long term.

Yankees have made no recent contact with Rathjen, he sounds like he's a lock to return to school.

I am sorry, it isnt Theo, it's the machine. Before a player leaves the sox, there is always a smear campaign out there to pacify the fan base. It's been going on for a long time. Pedro's shoulder is hanging by a thread, Damon didnt give us a chance to negotiate, Lowe is a drunkard, etc. These all may be true, but the smear always comes out prior to the sox parting with a beloved player

Once again, how can you justify such an opinion when the Yanks go out of their way to pay these guys long past their utility. And a Boston fan talking about loyalty, really? Theo has been the benchmark for smear campaigns and letting guys walk with good years left. I happen to like his way of business, but the Yanks should never be considered insulting to their former stars. Hell, Cashman went on record to let the public know that Posada's s*** wont be tolerated. How is that insulting when a guy begs out of the lineup because his PMS is flaring

His ERA has sucked, but the peripherals are solid. I havent heard anything about his stuff. You know, when the sox signed him, he was billed as a kid capable of running it up into the mid 90s, but when he got to the bigs, he sat 89-90 with the occasional 92. I am wondering how long his elbow was inflamed and if the guy we saw was actually who he is, or can he be better now that he's healthy.

Liriano has been pretty good since April. But he isnt the kind of pitcher who dominates the sox. Power guy with hit or miss command and the capability to be a hot head. My guess is the sox take 2 of 3

This move has to happen. Posada has been relegated to backup DH duty. Nunez is more explosive offensively, and he's a middle infielder. We have Jones and Chavez on the bench as well. Posada serves as our emergency catcher, well, when Montero comes up, Jorge will be our 4th catcher. He's been a great Yankee during a dynasty run and an integral part of 2009 as well. But he's almost 40 and the tools of ignorance have worn his body down to dust. He cannot run, he doesnt walk like he did, he isnt hitting for power, and his average has been wallowing of late in the .220 range. He cannot play a good 1b, he cannot catch, he cannot do anything. He's now been on the roster for 4 full months, and in 3 of those months, his OPS was at or below .641. There is no way around this, he doesnt deserve to be on the 25 man, especially when a guy like Montero is pushing from below. Montero has had a really strange season thus far. His April was solid (.833OPS), but the power wasnt there (1HR) and he didnt walk in the entire month. He walked 19 times in May and June and hit 5HR, but his K rate was astronomical (25%), leading to OPS's of .747 and .667. Since July 1, though, the power and patience have returned. His line since July 1 is .296/.373/.527 for an OPS of an even .900. The kid is ready, Posada is dying, and we need a jolt for the stretch run. Montero's bat has been compared to Miguel Cabrera and he could have a similar impact a la 2003 when Cabrera came up and really bolstered the lineup. It's a win-win, IMO. You cut Posada and get it out of the way outright. He may bitch and moan and cry, but he'll be off the team and out of the way. In the meantime, the kid comes up as the emergency catcher but primary DH and you ease him in at the bottom of the order where Posada was hitting. If he hits, great. If he doesnt, you have Jones, Nunez and Chavez who could take his place for the post season. But this kid is a superior talent who, after 3 months of weird month to month transitions has put together a solid 40 day run akin to his career norms and it's time for him to get the chance. If he flops, you can option him without any trouble and you have big leaguers around him who can get the job done. If he doesnt, then you have a young, impact bat in your lineup

Martin with the gun! Well, goodnight guys. I am off to work. Hopefully the Yanks can take this one. It would be kinda interesting. Reverse locks the whole series. Start an ace, get an L

GET WADE WARM!

Never understood the whole crooked number thing. 1, 5 and 8 arent really crooked at all

One more inning from Freddy and then time to warm up the pen. He's been on life support all night and the sox are letting him off the hook. Beckett has been somewhat hittable, although lucky. Garcia has been very hittable and incredibly lucky. Wade/Logan-Sori-Robertson-Mo and lock it down

28th straight SB for Gardner. Nice for a 4th OFer [/a700]

That's gonna swell.

If we werent in Fenway, Swisher's flyout was a HR, so it goes both ways