To me, the issue is: Do you want to leave Tex in the same spot all year long or is it a big deal moving him to cleanup?  I can’t trust #2 to Gardener, the OBP doesn’t have a track record. The observation that Cano might get homer happy is a good one. When Cano is [...]
0 comments March 09 2009 | Russ | Discussion
LF Damon
SS Jeter
1B Teixeira
DH Matsushi
C Posada
2B Cano
RF Nady
3B Ransom
CF Gardner
At first, I liked the idea of testing Cano in an RBI spot. BUT…I remember the days of Gary Sheffield…and his influence on Cano. He told Robinson that homers are what make you ”da big dollahs”. And that was the beginning of Cano’s homer happiness. Cano needs [...]
0 comments March 09 2009 | John B | Discussion
How about: Damon, Jeter, Tex, Cano, Matsui, Posada…
- Cano is not a high OBP guy… put him in the RBI position and see if he produces.
There are thoughts of inserting Gardner at 2, thus pushing the lineup down 1 slot each after him (Damon, Gardner, Jeter, Tex…. But, I’m not sure I like an untested [...]
0 comments March 09 2009 | Mike G | Discussion
We’ll just have to see how it goes. Mid-May. I’ll believe that when I see him on the field on May 15th. Â
In other things:
Watched some of the game over the weekend (DVR is a wonderful thing). Wang looks great. The foot seems to be giving him no problems whatsoever as he had to field [...]
0 comments March 09 2009 | Russ | Discussion
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