2010 New York Yankees Official Thread - Page 13

1998 Yankees · 08-01-2010, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by English_Ray

I'm developing a kind of irrational hatred for Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher. I mean, seriously, Swisher has hit about two dozen homers against the Rays, and Cano is batting like .900 or something... doesn't seem fair really!

LOL, but it's not just the Rays. They're both having unexpectedly good seasons against everybody else, too.

Now I'm hoping Berkman and Kearns don't upset the balance. It looks like Granderson and Posada will be the AB-losers in the shift and both of those guys have been swinging the bat well recently.

I just hope we don't see Berkman at 1B too often, however. I know Teixeira needs a breather once in a while, but I just saw Berkman have a pop fly go off his glove, a play I think Tex could have made. They don't call Berkman "Fat Elvis" for nothing, you know.

CommishJoe · 08-03-2010, 09:52 AM

Here's the way I was hoping Girardi would use Berkman and Kearns:

vs R
Gardner LF
Granderson CF
Berkman DH

vs L
Kearns LF
Gardner CF
Thames DH

Get Granderson back to only hitting against righties. The experiment has failed IMO.

1998 Yankees · 08-03-2010, 10:41 PM

So far, I'm not liking any of the deadline trades. It's more than just "oh, you can't tell from just a few games." Sure, of course. It's just that I don't like the looks of any of them. They seem like retread has-beens who are going to take playing time away from some younger, better players.

mlyons · 08-04-2010, 09:53 AM

Which younger, better players would those be? Colin Curtis? Juan Miranda? Kevin Russo? Chad Huffman? Those are all guys who never really showed much in the minors and are no longer young enough to expect any dramatic improvement. I'm not going to shed any tears about them getting pushed to the bottom of the 40 man roster. The only guy on the major league roster now who you could say is blocking a legitimate prospect from getting playing time is Francesco Cervelli, and I'm just fine with that in the short term.

1998 Yankees · 08-04-2010, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyons

Which younger, better players would those be? Colin Curtis? Juan Miranda? Kevin Russo? Chad Huffman? Those are all guys who never really showed much in the minors and are no longer young enough to expect any dramatic improvement. I'm not going to shed any tears about them getting pushed to the bottom of the 40 man roster. The only guy on the major league roster now who you could say is blocking a legitimate prospect from getting playing time is Francesco Cervelli, and I'm just fine with that in the short term.

Yeah, you're right. I was feeling a bit peevish with the way things were going recently. I think when I posted that, Kerry Wood had just given up a long home run.

Granderson's been crappy against lefthanders recently and Posada is certainly not a young guy (although I think he's a better hitter than Berkman at this stage of their careers). I was thinking more of Gardiner, but I think he gets into almost all games anyway at either CF or LF.

Still, none of these new guys have impressed me at all so far. Berkman in particular makes me cringe to look at him at first base. And, I'm worried about team chemistry, whatever that is. The Yanks were going good until the end of July.

mlyons · 08-04-2010, 10:02 PM

Relax. It's a five game chunk of a 162 game season. Everything's fine.

Tony M · 08-07-2010, 04:28 PM

Lance Berkman has finally managed to hit something...

Unfortunately it was Alex Rodriguez

1998 Yankees · 08-07-2010, 07:50 PM

Yes, he just got booed for his 2 (singles) for 22 Yankee performance so far. Think he's having second thoughts about waiving his no trade clause yet?

CommishJoe · 08-25-2010, 09:43 AM

Had to revive this thread

The Yanks have been on a roll lately, which is good because so have the Rays. It's going to be a very interesting September.

Here's a bit of news I found interesting...

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Yankees RHP Javier Vazquez is moving to the bullpen for the time being, with RHP Ivan Nova set to start in his place Sunday at Chicago

Nice to see the kid get another shot. He had a great start vs Toronto, but didn't get any support.

thomamon · 08-25-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CommishJoe

Had to revive this thread

The Yanks have been on a roll lately, which is good because so have the Rays. It's going to be a very interesting September.

Here's a bit of news I found interesting...

Nice to see the kid get another shot. He had a great start vs Toronto, but didn't get any support.

I am not saying a thing about Vazquez... LOL

08-03-2010, 09:52 AM	#242
CommishJoe Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,238	Here's the way I was hoping Girardi would use Berkman and Kearns: vs R Gardner LF Granderson CF Berkman DH vs L Kearns LF Gardner CF Thames DH Get Granderson back to only hitting against righties. The experiment has failed IMO. __________________ Joe Success isn’t owned. It’s leased. And rent is due every day.

08-04-2010, 09:53 AM	#244
mlyons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,725	Which younger, better players would those be? Colin Curtis? Juan Miranda? Kevin Russo? Chad Huffman? Those are all guys who never really showed much in the minors and are no longer young enough to expect any dramatic improvement. I'm not going to shed any tears about them getting pushed to the bottom of the 40 man roster. The only guy on the major league roster now who you could say is blocking a legitimate prospect from getting playing time is Francesco Cervelli, and I'm just fine with that in the short term. __________________ Things can always be worse.

08-04-2010, 10:02 PM	#246
mlyons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,725	Relax. It's a five game chunk of a 162 game season. Everything's fine. __________________ Things can always be worse.

08-07-2010, 04:28 PM	#247
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	Lance Berkman has finally managed to hit something... Unfortunately it was Alex Rodriguez __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

08-03-2010, 10:41 PM	#243
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	So far, I'm not liking any of the deadline trades. It's more than just "oh, you can't tell from just a few games." Sure, of course. It's just that I don't like the looks of any of them. They seem like retread has-beens who are going to take playing time away from some younger, better players.

08-07-2010, 07:50 PM	#248
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	Yes, he just got booed for his 2 (singles) for 22 Yankee performance so far. Think he's having second thoughts about waiving his no trade clause yet?