Archive for April 30th, 2008

It’s Time to Do Something

Well…at least Santana isn’t pitching great for the Mets. Makes me feel a bit better.
The question is…what needs to be done?

Send Hughes down?
Send Kennedy down?
Bring up a couple other kids that are pitching well…if any?
Put Joba in the rotation?
Test the market for Cano?
Where the hell is Pavano anyway?
Find an Aaron Small-like guy

 
 

You Get What You Pay For.

Well, that’s not always true, since Pavano cost the Yankees about $8M per win ($2.1M per start), but the Yankees decided to go with a Youth movement and there are growing pains associated with that.  Phil should not have been booed off the mound yesterday, but he should be sent down to AAA to work [...]

If this is home, it’s time for another Road Trip!

Speaking of location…. Hughes’ location was terrible.  Leiter made some interesting comments last night about Hughes’ lack of employing his change up and slider.  Those things might help a little, but the big problem last night was not locating his fastball.  The pitch he threw to Sheffield for example was as if he called Sheff [...]

Tin Man

For your sake Phil, I hope that clock on your chest is not counting down the hours you have left in the Yankee rotation.