Sterling's already gotten his patented miscall of a play out of the way, claiming the first batter for the Reds got a single. It was actually caught by Swisher. Now he's working on setting a record for most mispronunciations of Joey Votto in one game. "Vote-oh" Scoreless in the third.
It was just an attempt to end the argument. Nunez and Pena aren't bad (Pena was actually hitting very well in Scranton before the callup) but Cervelli and Garcia really do bring down the lineup. I really can't understand sitting both ARod and Martin in the same game. I get that Joey Looseleafs doesn't like guys to play two games in the same day, but damn, play one in the day game and one in the night. I can't stand the sitting multiple guys on the same day. I just can't understand what anyone sees in Joe Girardi. Does he do anything as a manager that this team couldn't do at least as well without a manager at all? He's baseball's Erik Spolestra.
You tend to hate everything that this team does, Alio. Is it possible that Girardi is saving the better bats for the better pitcher (Cueto)?
Gardner making some great plays in the field. Just caught a ball and threw out Bruce, catching him off second base.
Sitting Teixeira, ARod, and Martin is a good idea? So far the replacements for Teixeira, Jeter, ARod, and Martin have all helped lead to runs for the Reds. At least Posada made up for it with the homer. I only hate the stupid things. Sitting 3 starters when one is on the DL is stupid. Like letting Boone Logan or Luis Ayala pitch when Nova says he still has one more inning in himself. Or signing Nick Johnson when he's never shown he could stay healthy. The things I complain about are easy to complain about. Unless you like just blindly accepting things. Then sure, you're free to have no problems with anything. I don't mean that offensively. Some people like to be fans who are completely detached and just watch. I don't. As I type this Ramiro Pena just let a ball through his legs. Wonderful.
Of course he did. I talked about how his defense didn't make a big impact earlier today. It's like he's listening and looking for ways to make me wrong. :lol:
Sitting a bunch of players during a day/night doubleheader is not uncommon. It's a long season, and the Yanks aren't the youngest of teams. There's no need to go all-out in the middle of a two-plus week stretch with games every day. And it's better to have the A team going against the better pitcher. And there's even a chance that the Yankees might *gasp* win the game anyway.
It's going to be hard to justify taking Garcia out of the rotation when Hughes returns..... He's been way better than any of us could've hoped, minus his starts vs the Sux. How about Robertson's K/9..... Possible heir to Mariano's throne?
Did anyone mention the whole Posada slump could have come from worrying about his son's surgery? I think he had the surgery a couple weeks ago and Posada's hitting again...
Fair enough. Still, Tex made it into the game. And you should play to win whatever games you can. I'm firm believer in that. It worked out though. I don't see how it could be at all hard to remove Garcia when Hughes returns. If Hughes is at the top of his game it's a no-brainer. It's true enough that I'm not a Garcia fan, but it's hard to deny his results. Still, there's no way he's better than any of CC, AJ, Colon, Hughes and arguably Nova. That said, I wouldn't be shocked if they left Garcia in the rotation and put either Nova or Colon in the pen. It would infuriate me, but not surprise me. That could be, but I'd say it was probably more the fact that it took him time to grow accustomed to not being an every day position player anymore. You often hear guys have a tough time adjusting to only hitting after being career starters.
Jeff Marquez has a sore right shoulder and will be evaluated by Dr. Ahmad tomorrow. He’s been replaced on the roster by Buddy Carlyle, who will be here for tonight’s game. Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Nick Swisher RF Russell Martin C Eduardo Nunez SS Ramiro Pena 2B Brian Gordon RHP
No doubt that Hughes on top of his game trumps Garcia every time, the question is will we see an effective Hughes? If he continues to suck, then it becomes harder to leave Garcia out. He's been solid as hell despite throwing absolute muffins.
It's Girardi's fault for not starting A-Rod, Tex, and Martin in the first game. They clearly weren't warmed up for the second game.
David Phelps (AAA) also went on the DL yesterday with a shoulder problem. I haven't yet heard what it is though, and I never like when there isn't information before the DL stint. It's "only" the 7-day right now, and Phelps believes it isn't major, but it's still troubling. Well, if Hughes isn't throwing effectively you won't even see him return. His key is whether his arm strength has really returned, which so far appears to be the case. I know that's a joke, but in all seriousness, none of those guys gave up 10 runs. Granted, they didn't score enough for most games, but when your pitchers are just tossing batting practice it's a lot harder to win the game.
Right. But that's why it's important to remember that it's a long season, and that the Yankees are going to lose at least 1/3 of their games. Rest is important. Besides, I tell ya, you just can't predict baseball. Did I just quote John Sterling? *shoots self in face*
It's better than what Suzyn said the other night. "Of course Derek Jeter will continue to hit leadoff. Where else would he hit!?"
