Comments for Yankee Roundtable

Comment on Where is Andy Phillips? and does anyone care? by Mike G

Mike G — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:42:29 +0000

I care. I liked him. He seemed like a good guy, and he did very well for us.

Comment on Posada by john s

john s — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:35:37 +0000

We are close to the 30th anniversary of Munson’s death. I wouldn’t want to be the pitcher who bitched about the way he called the game or handled the catching.

Comment on Tired of waiting by Marc Epstein

Marc Epstein — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:05:46 +0000

Its a shame about Joba. He has great stuff, but I believe he was rushed up from the minors too quickly. And then add the crazy bullpen to starter to bullpen to starter….his head might be messed up now. I think he needs a good 1/2 year to year in the minors. I also believe he should be converted into a full time reliever now considering your rotation contracts, and that is what he is proven best at, at least at the MLB level:
(might be wrong on these)
CC -7 years
AJ- 5 years
Wang- Arbitration?
Phil Hughes- Arbitration — more suited for starters role and seems to be pitching ok.

Even though Wang has struggled, he seems to be coming around. I believe you have 4 capable starters you need to stick with. You have Pettite to be the 3rd/4th/5th starter until he retires. You also need a capable sixth starter from either a cheap trade or free agent(mark mulder?)

Your hitting is good, not great, but good enough to win. I think your team is in ok shape, but needs some reorganization to be at top form.

Go Sox.

Comment on Tired of waiting by john s

john s — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:04:17 +0000

A starting pitcher in baseball doesn’t need to be as smart as a NFL quarterback, but Joba is way under baseline. He should be fined every time he brushes off the catcher’s signs until he can prove he knows how to manage a pitching strategy. And 98 mph fastballs are not something that get rediscovered because you left them in your other pair of pants, that’s gone for good.

Comment on Yanks in three-way talks involving Marlins Hanley Ramirez by Mike T

Mike T — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:09:26 +0000

Then just get him now and move Jeter used to his super-utility role early.

Comment on Yanks in three-way talks involving Marlins Hanley Ramirez by John B

John B — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:37:52 +0000

The goal is to keep Hanley Ramirez away from Boston. Any way the Yanks can help to accomplish that, will help them for the next 10 years.

Comment on Upgrade by Mike G

Mike G — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:56:57 +0000

Clear your cache or hold Shift while clicking refresh to make sure you are seeing the latest.

Comment on Yanks in three-way talks involving Marlins Hanley Ramirez by Mike T

Mike T — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:38:53 +0000

Why would the Yankees do such a trade?

Cain, although having a great year is….

older than Hughes (24 vs. 22)
closer to arbitration (has 4 years experience vs. 2 years)
makes more money ($2.4 million this year)
has a GB/FB career ratio of 0.60 (meaning almost twice as many fly balls as ground balls – not exactly condusive to new Yankee Stadium).
Pitches in a pitchers park, in the National league
Has been extremely lucky this year (stranding 88.2% of his runners this year)

Aaron Rowand (age 31) .293, 30R, 6HR, 30RBI
Melky Cabrera (age 24) .286, 26R, 6HR, 27RBI

Now if you told me we were somehow getting Hanley Ramirez, well then I’d listen.

Comment on Upgrade by Mike G

Mike G — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:32 +0000

I wrote that. The site has undergone a major upgrade, but almost none of it is visible on the main page of the site. The look has stayed the same.

Comment on Upgrade by Joe

Joe — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:59:29 +0000

Why does this appear in the top left Gray area?

“If you keep upgrading, why does it look the same?”