Hughes and Chamberlain have been exposed some here for their failure to execute on pitches.
Anyone that doesnt understand pitching let me explain it very simply. There are like 2 guys that can throw the ball over the plate in MLB and not get burned. There is a reason why Jaime Moyer keep winning throwin 85 mph fastballs and Joba's serving up doubles to a .200 hitter. You must execute your pitches and that means location.
we have two more shots this weekend. it's been a good series so far. last night's game turned into a classic in the 7th.
growing pains for hughes + joba. that hurt. that was our worst pitched game of the postseason.
and swisher is lost as lost can be.
the good thing is that melky is hitting now and tex got a few rips in.
andy + cc = if we don't win the next 2, then the angels own us.
tex has to get on b/c arod has to get as many at bats as possible.
Posted by TMS:
Mike Scioscia's damn lucky his team won tonight cuz that move to pull Lackey was Grady Little-esque
This.
we really need to win game 6, cuz u don't wanna mess around w/a game 7 & u also wanna have CC available to start game 1 of the WS if at all possible... the pressure is on Andy to come through... there isn't another guy in this rotation i'd rather have on the mound in this situation all things considered than him.
Posted by JrZyHuStLa:
Posted by TMS:
Mike Scioscia's damn lucky his team won tonight cuz that move to pull Lackey was Grady Little-esque
This.
not only that but why in the blue heck would you pull weaver for that lefty sissy mary?
ok...here's the weather question:
if the game gets rained out saturday, do you pitch cc on sunday so he can pitch game 2 of the series, or hold off cc for game 7 which would mean monday and he can pitch game 3 of the series?
Posted by djsunyc:
ok...here's the weather question:
if the game gets rained out saturday, do you pitch cc on sunday so he can pitch game 2 of the series, or hold off cc for game 7 which would mean monday and he can pitch game 3 of the series?
i feel like i just had this convo a few monutes ago...WITH YOU!
def pitch cc on sun if game gets rained out saturday...
i stick w/Andy on Sunday if the game gets rained out on Sat... that way u still have CC as ur insurance policy for game 7 if u need it, or u still have the option to pitch him in game 1 of the WS if u win game 6.
couple days old, but here's an update on the Cuban fireballer
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/c...Cuban star could be meeting with Yankees, Mets
By TIM BONTEMPS
Last Updated: 1:18 PM, October 22, 2009
Aroldis Chapman, the 21-year-old flame-throwing Cuban left-hander who defected during the summer, arrived in New York yesterday and is expected to meet with several teams over the next week. The Mets, Yankees and Red Sox are among the teams expected to have interest in signing him.
Chapman, who established residency in Andorra after defecting while playing in the World Port Tournament in The Netherlands in July, was declared a free agent last month. He should find himself in a similar situation to that of Jose Contreras, who became the subject of a fierce bidding war between the Yankees and Red Sox back in 2002. Contreras wound up with a four-year, $32 million contract from the Yankees that winter, which is expected to be a baseline in contract talks with Chapman.
[Edited by - TMS on 10-24-2009 4:00 PM]
Tonight's game's been rained out... rescheduled for tomorrow night at 8... Giants are playing at 8 tomorrow too... FAKK!
What a fucking joke. They have a full day of sun on Sunday to reschedule the game to and they put it at 8:20? Fuck MLB.
Bummer. I was looking so forward to the game. I wonder if CC is gonna pitch game 6
looks like Girardi's sticking w/Swish for game 6... i seriously hope the extra day off helps him get back into the swing of things (no pun intended) cuz u can see in the clip he's just whiffing on pitches that are right down the middle, getting under them & popping them up or late & fouling them back... just a couple inches or a fraction of a second, hopefully Kevin Long can work w/him & get him back his timing like he did for Johnny Damon.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/arti...
Posted by TMS:
i stick w/Andy on Sunday if the game gets rained out on Sat... that way u still have CC as ur insurance policy for game 7 if u need it, or u still have the option to pitch him in game 1 of the WS if u win game 6.
Agreed. Keep andy tommorow. Now what do you do if you're vdesai and paid an armload for giants season tickets??? Hopefully andy just closes it out and there is nothing to see. What sucks is now lackey can pitch in game 7 if it has to go that far.
Also yanks need to stay confident in hughes. Eiland was saying today that hpis mechanics are off and it a simple adjustment tto get back on track. On the otherhand joba has a .500 baa
looks like Lackey's only pitched twice in his career on 3 days' rest, so it's a small sample, but his stats are a mixed bag (1W - 1L, 4.82 ERA)... one thing i do like to see is he's got a high WHIP (1.714) which points to the fact he didn't have his best control in those 2 starts (6 BB & 10 Hits allowed in 9.1 IP)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/player...as for Hughes, Eiland mentioned how Phil gets into this problem when he tries to rush through the ball, so maybe it's nerves... that might be a more difficult thing to fix in the postseason... i think Joba needs a new cap, that thing he's wearing now is filthy... someone hook him up w/a new cap!
first yankee post in UK 2.0
this is a big game that has world series ramifications...
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CFPitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (1-0, 2.84 ERA in postseason)
ANGELS
Chone Figgins 3B
Bobby Abreu RF
Torii Hunter CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Kendry Morales 1B
Howie Kendrick 2B
Juan Rivera LF
Jeff Mathis C
Erick Aybar SS
Pitching: LHP Joe Saunders (0-0, 2.57 ERA in postseason)
should be another classic game. im feeling another walkoff win tonite. GO YANKS!!!
the yankees rule, man! wooo
mark mcgwire to be named hitting coach for the cardinals...
pettitte ZONING tonight...
