timwakefield 68 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Stay classy, New York."The story is not an issue to us," [Lee's agent] said. "Her experience in New York is certainly a non-issue. She enjoys New York as much as anyone enjoys New York."Totally sly jab at NY there. 'She enjoys New York as much as anyone enjoys being spit on and sworn at. What a city!' Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Stay classy, New York.Well, maybe next time she'll think twice before she comes into OUR stadium supporting those Bush-owned bunch of hooligans. Frankly, I'm disappointed she wasn't outright assaulted by some she-hulk from the Bronx and then intentionally run over by a cab. When she comes next year sporting the stripes, we'll show her a thing or two about how to be a real lady. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodAFD 0 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Well, maybe next time she'll think twice before she comes into OUR stadium supporting those Bush-owned bunch of hooligans. Frankly, I'm disappointed she wasn't outright assaulted by some she-hulk from the Bronx and then intentionally run over by a cab. When she comes next year sporting the stripes, we'll show her a thing or two about how to be a real lady.I LOL'd at this Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Yankees apparently offering 7 years at $20+ per year. It's hard to imagine that any other team can offer him more. Now it's just a matter of whether Lee wants to go to NY or not. The Yankees are clearly going to give him whatever he wants (and they should. They can afford it and they don't have any other options. It's that simple). Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 How could a guy say "Nah...I don't want 20mm per year to play for a perennial pennant contender"?Just sign, Cliff...WITH THE RED SOX! Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 i pity da fool who goes into late innings with the yankees!well....every game does...but i am not a very eloquent typist at this hour...but you all know what i mean Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 but you all know what i meanHey, I saw in that scammers thread that you welched on your bet with Rose. You should probably take care of that. Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 To be honest, I'm not super excited about this season, especially if Pettitte decides to retire. With a rotation of CC, Hughes, Aj, ??, and ??, as well as an aging Jeter, ARod, and Posada, there's plenty of room for this to be a down season. I hope they prove me wrong, but it's going to be tough to get past Boston this year. They're pretty stacked. Link to post Share on other sites
eYank 0 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I think they need to give Joba a chance to start again. Give him a chance, he can't be worse then Nova or Mitre Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I think they need to give Joba a chance to start again. Give him a chance, he can't be worse then Nova or MitreCashman recently made a pretty telling admission about Joba. Apparently, as was evident by his results, he hasn't been the same physically since being diognosed with tendenitis in Texas in 2008:via http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2011/01/25/cash...on-of-any-kind/To me, the more interesting news coming out of Cashman’s breakfast was his acknowledgment that Joba Chamberlain has not been the same since injuring his shoulder in Texas back in 2008. I don’t remember the Yankees acknowledging the impact of that injury, but Cashman said he’s said all of this in the past.“That’s not the first time,” Cashman said. “… (Chamberlain) hasn’t been since that episode in Texas. I still think he has a chance to be an exceptional pitcher. It’s just not the same physicality he had prior to that.”In particular, Cashman pointed out the diminished velocity, which used to reach into the high 90s whether Chamberlain was working as a starter or as a reliever. The velocity was higher as a reliever, certainly, but it was still up there as a starter, much more so than it has been since the injury.“I don’t think that equipment necessarily exists now,” Cashman said. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 To be honest, I'm not super excited about this season, especially if Pettitte decides to retire. With a rotation of CC, Hughes, Aj, ??, and ??, as well as an aging Jeter, ARod, and Posada, there's plenty of room for this to be a down season. I hope they prove me wrong, but it's going to be tough to get past Boston this year. They're pretty stacked.i agree..but im worried more about the Rays myself... Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 i agree..but im worried more about the Rays myself...The Yankees will be 4th in the division this year..You heard it here first. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 The Yankees will be 4th in the division this year..You heard it here first.you get a stormy cloud sticker! Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Will the yankees hit Gardner lead-off? I hope so, though I hope they impress on him a 'leadoff approach' since he really does strike out too much given how few homers he hits. If he does, where is Jeter going to hit?I think the Yanks hang on to 2nd this year, though could be a dogfight with TB. Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I hope so, though I hope they impress on him a 'leadoff approach' since he really does strike out too much given how few homers he hits.I don't know what this means. Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I don't know what this means.What I meant was, that a person hitting only a few homers a year should strike out less. Since he is hitting leadoff, homers are even less valuable, so by cutting back, he should be able to strike out much less.Having thought about it for more than 10 seconds, I remembered reading that his strike outs are more due to passivity than a power approach, since he takes a crapton of pitches. Since a 'leadoff approach' would usually indicate taking more pitches, that is irrelevant. And while my point is not completely lost, since he could stand to swing for contact a little more often, he's already hitting so few homers, it is a poor point at best.In summary, my point sucked. I also don't particularly care if you knew what I meant or not. Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 In summary, my point sucked. I also don't particularly care if you knew what I meant or not.Hand in hand, I'd say.But it got what I wanted, which is for you to explain yourself, so yay me.The one thing I would want most from my leadoff batter is a high on-base percentage followed not so closely by speed. I don't want any of my hitters swinging for contact at the expense of power unless swinging for contact carries with it an increase in OBP that at least offsets the loss of SLG. For what it's worth, Gardner's OBP was 40 points higher than Jeter's last year. Link to post Share on other sites
Swift_Psycho 1 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Gardner has terrific plate discipline and bat control. His K-rate projects to be (perhaps) only slightly below league average, but his BB-rate easily makes up for that as it is well above league average. Rarely swings and misses (3.3% of the time in his career compared to about 8.5% league average rate) and doesn't chase bad pitches. He works counts well and is a pain in the neck to pitch to just for that reason. He's probably never going to repeat his 5+WAR season from last year (I just don't think he's actually that good so we should expect some regression), but he's still a damn fine player. And at this stage of their careers, I think Gardner is definitely better than Jeter as a leadoff choice. Though I wouldn't be putting Jeter 2nd either. Even with expected regression back to the mean that will probably have Jeter performing better than '10, there are better choices to bat 2nd. It's just a matter of ego for Jeter at this point, as well as management not wanting to upset him. Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 As implied by the posts above, patience is one of Gardner's big skills. OBP of course being the most important aspect of leadoff hitting. In Gardner's case, his extreme pitch-taking numbers, and his low swing/miss rate suggests he may be overpassive. My initial thought was a 'leadoff mentality' might mean attacking some pitches earlier, where in the past he might have waited to really drive them. If he is over-passive, that should lead to higher OBP (and AVG) with the necessary sacrifice to homers. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 4 days!Just bought my tickets!Opening Day Bitches!!! Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 was at the game yesterday in baltimore...fucking amazing hitting display! was supposed to thunderstorm but as it turned out it was 70 and completely sunny with a slight breeze...perfect! Link to post Share on other sites
eYank 0 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 was at the game yesterday in baltimore...fucking amazing hitting display! was supposed to thunderstorm but as it turned out it was 70 and completely sunny with a slight breeze...perfect!Nice, the one game in NY I had tix for got rained out. Tix are so cheap on stubhub but the weather has been so crappy I'm afraid to get stuck in the rain. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 since he really does strike out too much given how few homers he hits.before his last AB tonight his last 3 hits were home runs...kinda excitingNice, the one game in NY I had tix for got rained out. Tix are so cheap on stubhub but the weather has been so crappy I'm afraid to get stuck in the rain.damn! sorry to hear that! was it the game against baltimore or the rangers? Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Almost half of Jeter's hits this year have been infield singles (11 of 25).Stat courtesy of Joe Po. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Woooot!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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