2007 New York Yankees Thread - Page 77

darkhorse · 08-14-2007, 12:28 PM

Boston is the team to beat in the playoffs because of the balance the team possesses. Starting pitching? Check. Hitting? Check. Defense? Check. Bullpen? Ditto.

The Yankees mediocre pitching could really hurt them in the postseason. Defense doesn't seem to be very reliable, either.

mikev · 08-14-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Boston is the team to beat in the playoffs because of the balance the team possesses. Starting pitching? Check. Hitting? Check. Defense? Check. Bullpen? Ditto.

The Yankees mediocre pitching could really hurt them in the postseason. Defense doesn't seem to be very reliable, either.

I disagree. The Yankees are a scary team to play in a short (5 or 7) game series. They're always liable to put up 12 or 13 runs in a game, and if the offense catches fire when the postseason gets started (assuming they make it) they won't really need to have awesome pitching.

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 01:12 PM

Plus, Yankee pitching ain't as mediocre as it used to be.

myasu · 08-14-2007, 01:32 PM

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I disagree. The Yankees are a scary team to play in a short (5 or 7) game series. They're always liable to put up 12 or 13 runs in a game, and if the offense catches fire when the postseason gets started (assuming they make it) they won't really need to have awesome pitching.

I totally agree.

The Yankees know how to play against good pitchers, and they are always capable of working on them well, make the great pitchers throw more than 100 pitches before 6 innings.

Jeter, Abreu, Giambe (Maybe not this year but), Matsui...
Those guys will kill you in the post season games, not A-Rod.

Joshv02 · 08-14-2007, 01:33 PM

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Plus, Yankee pitching ain't as mediocre as it used to be.

For the year, RA= 4.60.
Since July 1, RA=4.63

For the year, RS=5.99
Since July 1, RS=7.43

myasu · 08-14-2007, 01:35 PM

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For the year, RA= 4.60.
Since July 1, RA=4.63

For the year, RS=5.99
Since July 1, RS=7.43

Well, I think that 4.63RA is little tricky, as they still had Igawa then!

Joshv02 · 08-14-2007, 01:38 PM

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Well, I think that 4.63RA is little tricky, as they still had Igawa then!

5.06 since Igawa last pitched

myasu · 08-14-2007, 01:42 PM

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5.06 since Igawa last pitched

You got me! (--)/

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 01:45 PM

Yet, Yankee pitching ain't as mediocre as it used to be.

myasu · 08-14-2007, 01:54 PM

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Yet, Yankee pitching ain't as mediocre as it used to be.

Yes sir! Absolutely!

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 03:41 PM

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Yes sir! Absolutely!

"Jo-ba! Jo-ba!"

"Phil-lee!" Er, no, that won't do.

"Hughes-ee! Hughes-ee!"

CommishJoe · 08-14-2007, 03:43 PM

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"Jo-ba! Jo-ba!"

"Phil-lee!" Er, no, that won't do.

"Hughes-ee! Hughes-ee!"

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes. That would work.

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 04:09 PM

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Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes. That would work.

Agreed! A vast improvement.

myasu · 08-14-2007, 04:29 PM

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Agreed! A vast improvement.

You guys having fan?

I have got to come up with something for Gagne....
Maybe not...

darkhorse · 08-14-2007, 04:32 PM

Gone? Yay!!!

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 05:09 PM

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I have got to come up with something for Gagne....
Maybe not...

How about, "GAG ME! GAG ME!"

myasu · 08-14-2007, 05:42 PM

Oh man....

You guys are merciless...
Can't you pay a little respect to the Cy Young pitcher???

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 07:55 PM

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Oh man....

You guys are merciless...
Can't you pay a little respect to the Cy Young pitcher???

Here's a history lesson about how fleeting fame and appreciation can be in baseball (from the Wikipedia entry for Sparky Lyle):

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[D]espite the fact Lyle had won the 1977 Cy Young Award, the Yankees signed Goose Gossage as a free agent during the 1977 off-season, and Gossage followed with an outstanding 1978 season which made Lyle expendable. On November 10, 1978, Lyle was part of a major trade that sent him, along with four other players and cash, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Juan Beníquez and four other players, including a young Dave Righetti. During the 1978 season, Yankees teammate Graig Nettles famously quipped that Lyle went "from Cy Young to sayonara."

Gagne's Cy Young Award was four years ago.

myasu · 08-14-2007, 08:06 PM

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Here's a history lesson about how fleeting fame and appreciation can be in baseball (from the Wikipedia entry for Sparky Lyle):

Gagne's Cy Young Award was four years ago.

You see!

That's why I hate the Yankees!

1998 Yankees · 08-14-2007, 08:09 PM

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You see!

That's why I hate the Yankees!

But not Yankee fans, of course. Not all of them, anyway, yes?

08-14-2007, 12:28 PM	#1521
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Boston is the team to beat in the playoffs because of the balance the team possesses. Starting pitching? Check. Hitting? Check. Defense? Check. Bullpen? Ditto. The Yankees mediocre pitching could really hurt them in the postseason. Defense doesn't seem to be very reliable, either. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

08-14-2007, 04:32 PM	#1535
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Gone? Yay!!! __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

08-14-2007, 05:42 PM	#1537
myasu All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 1,491	Oh man.... You guys are merciless... Can't you pay a little respect to the Cy Young pitcher??? __________________ myasu Bill Spaceman Lee- "The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything."

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1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	Plus, Yankee pitching ain't as mediocre as it used to be.

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