great series by the yankees, we need to keep that up to stay in the wil card hunt..... Mariona Rivera got his ticket punched into the 400 saves club.
May I ask what ticket Rivera punched? If you're figuring the Hall of Fame, that happened about 6 years ago.
Yankees only a half game out of 1st place in the AL East, 3 games out of the wild-card... Playoff chances looking better all of a sudden.
What a great series this weekend. Two hard fought wins, and one total blowout. This is the team I thought we had back in April. I was actually surprised to see Wright on the mound today. I figured with Ponson here now, he would be one of the odd men out. I didn't even consider Chacon getting bumped to the pen. Pretty good move IMO. It's definitely getting interesting now. We may actually be able to take Boston, and knock them out of the race altogether. Congrats to Mo. Yes, his HOF ticket was punched years ago, but I really hope he ends up as the career saves leader. I remember hating Ekersley (sp?) growing up for being so dominant. It's nice to see the save specialist here in our camp so long now. Anyone remember when Rags was automatic? I really hope the Yanks either go after another pitcher, or better yet, just stick with the team as is. What we have right now is more than capable. And just think, Cano is still not back in the lineup yet!
Yeah, they were saying they wouldn't bring him back for a turf series, which is smart. Cairo is more than capable of filling the role for a few more games. No sense reinjuring the kid. We want him healthy for another great run in October.
WC hunt? We are tied in the L column for the div lead, the WC is a nice fall back option and we are just 2 back in the L column but I think they are thinking div title not WC. Great series now let's hope they can keep it up.
If we can take two, I think it will be a good springboard for us. If we can sweep, we might build enough momentum to carry us through October. You know, I think the best thing for us is being out of first. It's been so long since it was this late in the season and we were struggling just to think about the playoffs. It's lighting a fire under everyone's asses now. The youth movement is definitely helping out too. I just wish we were playing Boston sooner. Right now, riding as high as we are, we could beat them down, and put ourselves in the driver's seat. The big question mark right now is Ponson. If he can pull a Small/Chacon, we might just be too tough to beat in the second half. From here on out, we need to win every series. It's really going to get interesting when Matsui comes back.
Yeah, I figure that we need at least a split in Toronto. They area tough team though. The kids are really helping and I don't want to see any of them traded away. I was pretty pissed when I heard that teams were asking for Melky. Ponson could be a difference maker. But could you, please, tell me how Wright stays in the rotation? Hes horrible.
Wright has been pitching better that Chacon, thats the major reason why he stays and Chacon goes to the BP. Chacon also has BP experience so he would handle the move better than Chacon. Yankees also have more invested in Wright than Chacon. I like the move, Chacon should be able to help when the long reliver is needed and take some of the stress off of the other relievers arms. I do think that Ponson is on a short leash thought. A few bad starts right away and he will be back on the scrap heap.
Chacon was our fifth starter and Wright our fourth. I know that we have money invested in Wright, but he can't pitch past the 5th innning for Pete's sake. I do think Chacon can have success out of the BP. And, no doubt Ponson's chances will be limited. So, he'd better make the most of it.
Wow a lot of emotion for an early season game. Jeter should act like he has been there before. This game is not nearly as important as a game in September.
They just swept the defending World Champs tying us in the L colum for 1st, it's worthy off a small fist pump which he gave.
