The 2015 Official New York Yankees Thread - Page 3

Airdrop01 · 05-26-2015, 02:15 PM

That was a whuppin

Déjà Bru · 05-27-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip

"To top it off, Heathcott "developed a drinking problem by age 19, but the Yankees helped him turn it around through Alcoholics Anonymous meetings." I don't want to be too harsh on the kid, who certainly deserves a break at his young age, but this would be in the back of my mind."

I just had a meeting a with a public health nurse (about internet reception on her laptop, not me!) and I mentioned this. She had a one word response, "Relapse"

Let's hope not. Not him as a Yankee, but as a human being.

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Originally Posted by CommishJoe

Ugly 6 game losing streak broken by a great win vs KC. So far, so good with Heathcott (5-12 with a 2b and HR). Yeah, I know, small sample size, but still ....

. Pineda seems to have come down to earth after an ace like start to the season.

Heh, reminds me of OOTPB in both cases. Get excited over a rookie (or a comeback player) starting out well, only to drop back to earth later on in a long season. Perhaps. Yankees need Pineda, period. Must. Heathcott would be a luxury - could he play RF?

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Originally Posted by Airdrop01

That was a whuppin

Followed by a more conventional win, which was even more satisfying. Yankees cannot depend on periodic batting explosions - they just don't have the lineup for that. Small ball and great pitching! By the way, the bullpen has been looking subpar recently . . .

Déjà Bru · 05-27-2015, 11:52 AM

According to ESPN, here are five signs of hope for the Yankees [and my comments]:

Adam Warren is outpitching Chris Capuano and CC Sabathia at the moment [big deal].
Mark Teixeira's wrist is fully healed [I'll take a low BA in exchange for HR's and RBI's - he was right about how to handle the shift].
Carlos Beltran is hitting the ball hard consistently [he, on the other hand, does not have the HR's and RBI's to excuse a .236 BA - don't care how HARD he hits the ball but WHERE.]
Alex Rodriguez continues to hit [not bad at all so far - can he keep it up and stay healthy?]
Dellin Betances is ridiculously good [scary good - enjoy this ride while it lasts - we are really seeing something here].

Déjà Bru · 05-30-2015, 11:31 AM

Hey, how about them Yankees? [Welcome home, Bru.

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knightdreamer2k · 05-31-2015, 03:22 PM

How long is Drew going to be on the team? I mean a .160 hitter really! The bottom of our lineup is just a bunch of automatic outs. We need more production out of them. Hopefully Nova can come back strong and help us out in the rotation. So far looking lackluster....

Déjà Bru · 05-31-2015, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

How long is Drew going to be on the team? I mean a .160 hitter really! The bottom of our lineup is just a bunch of automatic outs. We need more production out of them. Hopefully Nova can come back strong and help us out in the rotation. So far looking lackluster....

That's because we got J. Pirela (.222) and G. Petit (.200) as alternatives at 2B and I guess even though they may look like upgrades over Drew (.157), Drew does have the 5 HRS and 15 RBIs so he stays. For now. I will REALLY be surprised (and disappointed) if the Yankees give him another one-year contract in 2016.

BaseballLife322 · 05-31-2015, 07:37 PM

lol we sweep one of the best teams in baseball in the Royals... then lose 3 of 4 to Oakland... Ever since May started, this team has been average at best.

knightdreamer2k · 06-02-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

That's because we got J. Pirela (.222) and G. Petit (.200) as alternatives at 2B and I guess even though they may look like upgrades over Drew (.157), Drew does have the 5 HRS and 15 RBIs so he stays. For now. I will REALLY be surprised (and disappointed) if the Yankees give him another one-year contract in 2016.

I feel like he is about to be DFA, as the 5 HR, aren't really big contributions over the course of this many games. Have a lower end of the lineup like the Yankees have is killing them offensively. They would be better to get someone that has a higher on-base %, and maybe some speed than Drew. We would've never seen these kind of hitters in the steroid era

. I feel for Drew but man does he have to go.

Déjà Bru · 06-02-2015, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

I feel like he is about to be DFA, as the 5 HR, aren't really big contributions over the course of this many games. Have a lower end of the lineup like the Yankees have is killing them offensively. They would be better to get someone that has a higher on-base %, and maybe some speed than Drew. We would've never seen these kind of hitters in the steroid era

. I feel for Drew but man does he have to go.

Don't feel too bad for him. He made $10MM for 2014 (.162) and is making $5MM this year (.160). For a part-time job, I might add.

Déjà Bru · 06-05-2015, 10:52 PM

Ugly win. Ugly, ugly win. Rogers is going to be released soon, yes?

Déjà Bru · 06-09-2015, 09:42 PM

I was thinking this guy Drew (two HR's tonight, now tied with McCann for third-most homers on the Yankees this year with nine) is turning into another Dave Kingman, but no. Kingman generally batted 30 points higher than Drew (.204 or so, typically).

Déjà Bru · 06-13-2015, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Ugly win. Ugly, ugly win. Rogers is going to be released soon, yes?

Yes.

RchW · 06-13-2015, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Yes.

LOL Santos won't be an improvement. Trust me.

actionjackson · 06-13-2015, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

LOL Santos won't be an improvement. Trust me.

Nope. The "One Man Thrill Ride" is most certainly not an upgrade.

Déjà Bru · 06-21-2015, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

LOL Santos won't be an improvement. Trust me.

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Originally Posted by actionjackson

Nope. The "One Man Thrill Ride" is most certainly not an upgrade.

You guys a tag team, or what?

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Yankees' Sergio Santos to have season-ending Tommy John surgery - Newsday

knightdreamer2k · 07-13-2015, 05:04 PM

Well the Yanks enter the break with a 4 game lead in the loss column, so not bad. Winning the series in Boston was important because Boston had been playing well up to that point and we did not want to let them back into the race.

Starting pitching is the problem. Why SF can put Lincecum in the bullpen and we can't put CC there is a mystery to me. I feel the Yankees would be more effective with Warren in the rotation and CC a super reliever. I am not really sure where else we improve the team realistically besides starting pitching. Maybe release Drew

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Déjà Bru · 07-14-2015, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

Well the Yanks enter the break with a 4 game lead in the loss column, so not bad. Winning the series in Boston was important because Boston had been playing well up to that point and we did not want to let them back into the race.

Starting pitching is the problem. Why SF can put Lincecum in the bullpen and we can't put CC there is a mystery to me. I feel the Yankees would be more effective with Warren in the rotation and CC a super reliever. I am not really sure where else we improve the team realistically besides starting pitching. Maybe release Drew

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Agree with all this. Maybe I don't appreciate these Yankees enough - there are some real good performers in the mix - but I still scratch my head sometimes when I see them still on top of the AL East (which does not say much for that division).

knightdreamer2k · 08-02-2015, 12:26 PM

So we had a quiet trade deadline. Not sure how I feel about that but I did not want to trade any young talent. The only reason forgetting Auckley I can think of is that he could give Headley some rest and can play in the outfield.

If Cashman could have worked some kind of magic and got us a starting pitcher that would have been great. I will admit I am worried about holding on to the division as our starting pitching has been weak. I'm hopping the time on the DL can help Pieada. Pineda and Tanaka were aces last year when they were healthy, just imagine that this year then I think we truly would be world series contenders. As it is right now we just more of an unknown at this point. Our offense has exceeded my expectations by far.

Déjà Bru · 08-02-2015, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

So we had a quiet trade deadline. Not sure how I feel about that but I did not want to trade any young talent. The only reason forgetting Auckley I can think of is that he could give Headley some rest and can play in the outfield.

If Cashman could have worked some kind of magic and got us a starting pitcher that would have been great. I will admit I am worried about holding on to the division as our starting pitching has been weak. I'm hopping the time on the DL can help Pieada. Pineda and Tanaka were aces last year when they were healthy, just imagine that this year then I think we truly would be world series contenders. As it is right now we just more of an unknown at this point. Our offense has exceeded my expectations by far.

I'm not as nervous about our SP as you are. Much depends on Nova, whom I'm watching today - so far, he looks good.

Warren has looked good and his record would be better if he got the run support like Eovaldi, whose ERA is actually much higher than Warren's. Tanaka is only going to get better, I think, barring injury - he's only 26.

The guy who needs to go is CC, unfortunately. Who takes his spot at number 5? Not Mitchell. Maybe this guy we keep hearing about who is going to make his debut this week: Luis Severino.

I'll grant you one thing, though. There's not a lot of names on this list. Somebody tanks or gets hurt, who else is there?

CommishJoe · 08-05-2015, 08:48 AM

Luis Severino makes his debut tonight. Should be interesting

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How about that offense?? 90 runs in the past 10 games. This team is definitely exceeding expectations.

05-27-2015, 11:52 AM	#43
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,380	According to ESPN, here are five signs of hope for the Yankees [and my comments]: Adam Warren is outpitching Chris Capuano and CC Sabathia at the moment [big deal]. Mark Teixeira's wrist is fully healed [I'll take a low BA in exchange for HR's and RBI's - he was right about how to handle the shift]. Carlos Beltran is hitting the ball hard consistently [he, on the other hand, does not have the HR's and RBI's to excuse a .236 BA - don't care how HARD he hits the ball but WHERE.] Alex Rodriguez continues to hit [not bad at all so far - can he keep it up and stay healthy?] Dellin Betances is ridiculously good [scary good - enjoy this ride while it lasts - we are really seeing something here]. __________________ - Bru

05-30-2015, 11:31 AM	#44
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,380	Hey, how about them Yankees? [Welcome home, Bru. ] __________________ - Bru

06-05-2015, 10:52 PM	#50
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,380	Ugly win. Ugly, ugly win. Rogers is going to be released soon, yes? __________________ - Bru

06-09-2015, 09:42 PM	#51
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,380	I was thinking this guy Drew (two HR's tonight, now tied with McCann for third-most homers on the Yankees this year with nine) is turning into another Dave Kingman, but no. Kingman generally batted 30 points higher than Drew (.204 or so, typically). __________________ - Bru

07-13-2015, 05:04 PM	#56
knightdreamer2k Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 452	Well the Yanks enter the break with a 4 game lead in the loss column, so not bad. Winning the series in Boston was important because Boston had been playing well up to that point and we did not want to let them back into the race. Starting pitching is the problem. Why SF can put Lincecum in the bullpen and we can't put CC there is a mystery to me. I feel the Yankees would be more effective with Warren in the rotation and CC a super reliever. I am not really sure where else we improve the team realistically besides starting pitching. Maybe release Drew!

05-26-2015, 02:15 PM	#41
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	That was a whuppin

05-31-2015, 03:22 PM	#45
knightdreamer2k Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 452	How long is Drew going to be on the team? I mean a .160 hitter really! The bottom of our lineup is just a bunch of automatic outs. We need more production out of them. Hopefully Nova can come back strong and help us out in the rotation. So far looking lackluster....

05-31-2015, 07:37 PM	#47
BaseballLife322 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 199	lol we sweep one of the best teams in baseball in the Royals... then lose 3 of 4 to Oakland... Ever since May started, this team has been average at best.

08-02-2015, 12:26 PM	#58
knightdreamer2k Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 452	So we had a quiet trade deadline. Not sure how I feel about that but I did not want to trade any young talent. The only reason forgetting Auckley I can think of is that he could give Headley some rest and can play in the outfield. If Cashman could have worked some kind of magic and got us a starting pitcher that would have been great. I will admit I am worried about holding on to the division as our starting pitching has been weak. I'm hopping the time on the DL can help Pieada. Pineda and Tanaka were aces last year when they were healthy, just imagine that this year then I think we truly would be world series contenders. As it is right now we just more of an unknown at this point. Our offense has exceeded my expectations by far.

08-05-2015, 08:48 AM	#60
CommishJoe Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,238	Luis Severino makes his debut tonight. Should be interesting . How about that offense?? 90 runs in the past 10 games. This team is definitely exceeding expectations. __________________ Joe Success isn’t owned. It’s leased. And rent is due every day.