Archive for April 15th, 2009

NADY…NADA

Michael Kay is saying the MRI for Xavier Nady is “not good” and he is likely gone for the season.  This is not so bad as it forces Girardi to use the better hitter (Swisher) every day as the Right fielder.  (He is also a better fielder).  This makes the bench much worse.  But the [...]

Need a Handy Andy

It’s so so so early.  But if Pettitte is in a key slot – if  CC and AJ pitch like we know they can we need Andy to be consistent (his last outing was special) to offset Wang’s Batting Practice no sinking sinkers. To misquote Meatloaf, three out of four ain’t bad (or too terrible [...]

Thoughts

Burnett: He was awesome. I love that he pumped neck high fastball into Longoria. This team has been lacking that kind of protection for its hitters for years. You throw up at Swisher’s head, your guy is going to get some chin music too. Perfect.
Swisher: Speaking of Swisher, there is nothing better than jacking a ball [...]

Who didn’t want this guy?

AJ, AJ, AJ.  The overworked bullpen is in desperate need of a rest and this guy goes out there and pitches 8 innings of fantastic baseball (6 no-hit)!  What a performance.  That’s two stopper performances in a row. Let’s hope he stays healthy