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Just Super
Where the hell was I? Watching the NFL playoffs where my Green Bay Packers won yet another SuperBowl! 4, count em, 4 SuperBowl wins, adding to a record 13 NFL championships!
The last couple of years have been very nice to me as a sports fan. Yankees of 09, Packers of last sunday. Awesome.
Anyway, now that all things baseball will once again take hold, lemme catch up here…
Pettitte retires. Not shocking since this was all but official long before he even made it official. Hall of Fame? Obviously. Most postseason wins of all time? 1st ballot? prolly, no later than 2nd ballot.
Yankees talking to Eric Chavez? Meh. Weve already got the best infield in baseball, we really need another full time DL guy?
A-Rod at the superbowl? Not news.
Pirates cant even beat their own players. Hilarious.
The Yankees rotation took another hit apparently. 10% of CC Sabathia is missing…
I’m Jones-in for a reason behind this one
Yankees signed Andrew Jones. This wouldve been HUGE 10 years ago. Now its a big question mark. We let Austin Kearns and Marcus Thames walk but we throw 2 million at Andrew Jones? What, was his 2 homer game against up last year that impressive?
Really though-was signing another bat really neccessery?
Seriously, we have the most complete infield in baseball, a pretty solid outfield, and our catchers are currently in the changing-of-the-guard stage. What we really need to throw money at is one more starter, or at the very least sending Andy Pettitte another gift basket with a miss you/thinking of you card attached.
Hell, trade AJ and see what we can get to replace him. Cant be any worse.
I’d rather roll the die with Greg Goslon. Guys already got fielding skills and a killer arm, teach the kid to swing the bat and presto, theres our 4th outfielder.
I guess what with Nick Johnson gone, the Yankees need someone new to frequent the DL.
Just add it to the pile of storylines for the 2011 Yankees:
Will Nova be able to handle an entire season in the rotation?
Will Hughes give us a repeat season?
Which AJ will show up this time?
How badly will we miss Pettitte?
Joba?
Will Sorianos ego stay in the 8th inning?
…and now…
Will the Yankees regret signing Jones?
Everybody can chill the hell out now, we signed Soriano
What with Boston aquiring a bunch of high priced people over the winter, you’d think there was a reason to panic? Yet, that coupled with the Yankees lack of a Lee and Pettitte being all indecisive and the next thing you know Yankee fans are reaching for the “abandon all hope” signs for 2011. You guys realize that the Yankees won 95 games last year, right? Its not like we NEEDED to upgrade as badly as Boston did…now theyre as good as we were last year. bravo…
Yeah, I dunno either.
Not so fast I guess, seeing how the Yankees have signed Raphael Soriano to a 3 year deal, effectively setting up the most dominating late inning duo in baseball.
This is drawing comparisons to the 1996 Rivera-Wetteland duo
…and it could very well conjur images of what Quan-Go-Mo (+10 to anyone who can understand that) did to effectively end games after 6 or 7 innings for Yankee wins.
Does this replace the potential hole that Pettitte leaves? No.
Does this strengthen our bullpen that dropped sooooooo many leads on us last year? Yes.
So does the wins gained in the bullpen make up for the win lost by Pettitte leaving? I guess so.
Can we all stop worrying now? Boston isnt gonna run away with the division now? Ok?
Hell, 2 or 3 key injuries to them and its all over, amirite?
Anyway…Im gonna try and trademark the Soriano-Rivera duo nickname right now…suggestions are as follow:
-Rapha-mo
-Soriamo
-The 2nd most popular Soriano to wear pinstripes…and Mo!
-The future all time saves leader…and his 8th inning sidekick (yeah, that one was a stretch)
Actually-lets make Joba into the 7th inning guy…call it Job-Ra-Mo!
ok, ill stop.
2010 ALCS vs Rangers…Game 4
I really dont feel like adding a whole lot to the whole AJ Burnett pitching thing…besides, one of my previous posts still sum everything up nicely on the matter. That being said, unless the Yankees win tonight, the season is already over.
Pitching Burnett with his terrible season, and terrible performance in his simulated game earlier is an insult to the year the Yankees have had up until this point. Tonight is a chance to even up the series, and keeps those slim hopes alive that we can avoid a Cliff Lee encore, and instead of pitching Sabathia (or anyone else for that matter) Girardi goes with the most unreliable pitcher on rotation?
Either Girardi knows something the rest of us dont and is throwing in the towel in 2 losses early…or he knows something the rest of us dont and knows Burnett has the mother of all aces up his sleeve and will pitch an absolute gem…
Whats the big deal with tonight?
If Burnett does what Burnett does best…
The Yankees than fall into a 1-3 hole in the series, which would guarentee a Cliff Lee game in game 7…if the Yankees even make it that far. It would force all our starters to be perfect from here on out, when only Pettitte has even been close to good so far. It would be a steep, not insurmountable, battle and forces the Yankees to try to pick up the slack for AJ again.
If Burnett shocks the world and wins…
As inprobable as it seems, Burnett has a history of showing up in October…the moments are rare, but they exist. But if Burnett was to turn everything around tonight, it might inspire the rest of the team to start playing like defending world champions too. then we head into a game 5 with everything tied up 2-2 against the Rangers with a fully rested (but not over rested) Sabathia and all of a sudden there seems to be hope. Actual, tangable hope-not only to win this thing, but to win it in 6 games, thus rendering Cliff Lee useless.
We need 2009 World Series game 2 AJ Burnett tonight…not Wild Thing Burnett…
…no one will judge you for not holding your breath though…
2010 ALCS vs Rangers…Game 3
So we’re tied 1-1 and things look bad for the defending world champions for the next couple games…we’ve gotta face Cliff Lee for game 3, then we march Burnett out for game 4, and he has this habit lately of bringing a gas can out with him instead of a glove…
Ill say this now, if we lose tonight, go down 1-2 in the series and Girardi still lets Burnett pitch, then we lose. Period. DONT do it, Joe. Hell, even if we beat Lee, DONT do it. Sabathia has made a career out of winning on 3 days rest and I doubt hes too tired after pitching only 4 innings in game 1.
Speaking of which, Ill just be happy if one of our starters pitch 5 innings. Be a nice change of pace. Either way, the Yankees-Rangers series can go either way still. Lee may have beaten the Yankees twice in last years world series, but Andy Pettitte beat the Phillies twice as well in that series….and the Phillies are a far superior lineup to the Rangers. So just because Lee is pitching doesnt mean an automatic win for Texas because remember: CJ Wilson was also suppose to be an automatic win as well and we got to him too.
Look at it this way, if the Giants found a way to beat Halladay after pitching a no hitter, than no “ace” is untouchable in the postseason.
Its time for Pettitte to show why hes won more postseason games than any other pitcher.
Uh oh, Burnett to join the postseason rotation?
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….if CC wins game 1, Lee/Price wins game 3, then Burnett would get the ball in a 2-1 situation. Either way we’re giving the ball to the most unstable player on roster in what could be the most crutial point in the series. hell, when is game 4 NOT a big deal? Either its 3-0 or 2-1 and the series could either end, go 3-1 or get tied and make it a best of 3 series…
Seriously, whats wrong with the 3 man run? CC is clutch and is just fine on short rest, Pettitte is clutch and could probably use the extra work after his 2 month vacation, and I trust Hughes on 3 days over a rested Burnett any day.
I know Burnett has had the occasional flash of brilliance on his resume, and world series game 2 last year was his greatest moment…but 2010 has been a dismal year for AJ. He started great, then hit a wall and died. The 2nd half featured no redeeming starts for him….and is the postseason really the time to prove your usefullness?
And even if he goes out a pitches a freakin perfect game, I still dont trust him for his next start because he might fall apart in the next start, because thats the story of AJ Burnett.
Hell, lets go over last years postseason for AJ…
ALDS Game 2: Doesnt count because its the Twins. I could beat the Twins in October.
ALCS Game 2: Shakey at best. He got wild and let the Angels storm back in the game.
ALCS Game 5: Terrible. Angels had batting practice off him before out #1. Pitched well afterwards, but pitching well AFTER allowing a sh!t load of runs isnt saying much.
World Series Game 2: A gem? Where did that come from?
World Series Game 5: Back to the old AJ. As a result, series goes to game 6.
If the Yankees take a 3-0 lead, I might be inclined to let AJ pitch….but only then…
2010 ALDS vs Twins…Game 2
Yankees beat the Twins in the playoffs, Roy Halladay dominated NL hitters and Cliff Lee pitched well in October…
…in other news, the sun rose this morning and has plans to set in the evening.
Yankees follow Pettitte into battle today while the Twinkies counter with Carl Pavano, who as many astute Yankee fans remember, all but robbed us when he pitched for us by never stayin healthy and still got paid…so its a wet dream to make him pay for that by beating him whenever he pitches against us…
…again, this series is a bit of a bore to cover since the same matchup happened a year ago.
Out in Tampa, all 1000 Rays fans witnessed another weak and powerless Rays performance as Texas took a 2-0 series lead. 2-0 and the series heads to Texas. Nice.
Week 24 in review: Standby for mayday
A 3-3 week aint something to write home about, but the Yankees’ll take it, especially if it keeps them in 1st, These backs-against-the-wall comebacks need to stop, cuz theyre doing damage to my heart.
BTW: A-Rods homerun against Baltimore was 100% legit. Check the replays and even Joe Buck will admit that even though it was close, it was clearly too far inside to be a strike. Cry me a river, it was ball 2.
…oh, and Andy Pettittes back, and looking as sharp as ever.
Playoff Board:
AL bEAST
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays (0.5 out / E:14)
Boston Red Sox (7 out / E:7)
AL CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox (10 out / E:4)
AL WEST
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics (9 out / E:6)
California Los Angeles Anaheim Angels of Anaheim (10.5 out / E:4)
AL WILD CARD
Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox (6.5 out / E:8)
Chicago White Sox (10.5 out / E:4)
NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves (3 out / E:10)
NL CENTRAL
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals (6 out / E:8)
Houston Astros (11.5 out / E:2)
NL WEST
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres (0.5 out / E:13)
Colorado Rockies (1.5 out / E:12)
Los Angeles Dodgers (11 out / E:2)
NL WILD CARD
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres (2.5 out / E:11)
Colorado Rockies (3.5 out / E:10)
St. Louis Cardinals (8 out / E:6)
Florida Marlins (12 out / E:2)
New York Mets (12 out / E:1)
Biggest Yankee Game:
9/18/10: Yankees-11, Orioles-3
Future Cy Young winner Sabathia dominates for his 20th win, and the Yankees had a win that didnt require and dramatic comebacks.
Favorite Picture:
Carl Crawford, out by a mile to end the game! Amazing throw by Greg Golson.
Fantasy:
F*cking Lozers pulled off a 9-3 win last week to finish 3rd overall. Add another bronze trophy to the shelf…
Showdown: (9-15) 5th in division.
-Season over.
Pretenders: (65 pts) 6th in division. a mile back of 1st, 7.5pts back of 5th, 8pts up on 7th.
cpDOOM! 2.0: (16-8) 2nd in division. Wild card champion. 3 seed in playoffs.
Theyre on a winning streak and look good to pull of an upset this week. As long as Tulowitzki keeps doin his thing. Its playoffs time!
Roid Sox: (13-11) division winner. 2 seed in playoffs.
-Playoff time!
This Week:
Final homestand…and its vs the Rays and Red Sox.
Sure would be a bad time to choke…
Week 23 in review: Not as advertised
Yeah yeah yeah…Yankees and Rangers was billed as a playoff preview, but the Yankees didnt treat it as such. If this were the playoffs, the Yanks wouldntve sent out that trio of poor pitchers and nobodies. That series featured no Sabathia, no Pettitte and only a bullpen appearence (0 runs allowed) of Hughes.
So let the Rangers celebrate, the Yankees will be a wet towel on their parade come October.
Playoff Board:
AL bEAST
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays (0.5 out / E:20)
Boston Red Sox (8 out / E:12)
Toronto Blue Jays (14 out / E:6)
AL CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox (6 out / E:14)
Detroit Tigers (13.5 out / E:6)
AL WEST
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics (8.5 out / E:12)
California Los Angeles Anaheim Angels of Anaheim (10 out / E:10)
AL WILD CARD
Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago White Sox/Boston Red Sox (7.5 out / E:13)
Toronto Blue Jays (13.5 out / E:7)
Detroit Tigers (15 out / E:5)
Oakland Athletics (15 out E:6)
California Los Angeles Anaheim Angels of Anaheim (16.5 out / E:4)
NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves (1 out / E:18)
Florida Marlins (9 out / E:11)
New York Mets (12.5 out / E:7)
NL CENTRAL
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals (6 out / E:15)
Houston Astros (13 out / E:7)
Milwaukee Brewers (14.5 out / E:6)
Chicago Cubs (19 out / E:1)
NL WEST
San Diego Padres/San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies (1.5 out / E:18)
Los Angeles Dodgers (10 out / E:9)
NL WILD CARD
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres (1 out / E:19)
San Francisco Giants (1 out / E:18)
Colorado Rockies (2.5 out / E:17)
St. Louis Cardinals (6.5 out / E:14)
Florida Marlins (8 out / E:12)
Los Angeles Dodgers (11 out / E:8)
New York Mets (11.5 out / E:8)
Hoston Astros (13.5 out / E:6)
Milwaukee Brewers (15 out / E:5)
Biggest Yankee Game:
9/8/10: Yankees-3, Orioles-2
Not much to say as it was the lone Yankee win last week. Much thanks to Swisher for winning this for us in walk off fashion.
Favorite Picture:
Yeah. This was handed out in Milwaukee. Brewers suck. Cubs suck. Its all fun.
Fantasy:
The F*cking Lozers f*cking lost. I guess it was their destiny or something. Didnt help that the other guy had Joey Votto or that Juan Pierre and Brett Gardner decided to stop stealing bases.
Anyway…
F*cking Lozers: Final week. 3rd place battle.
Showdown: (8-15) 5th in division.
-Eliminated from playoffs.
Pretenders: (68 pts) 6th in division. 31pts back of 1st, 1.5pts back of 5th, 10.5pts up on 7th.
cpDOOM! 2.0: (15-8) 2nd in division. 2 games back of 1st, 2 games up on 3rd.
-Eliminated for division, Currently holding the 3 seed for playoffs in final week of regular season
Roid Sox: (13-10) 1st in division. 1 game up on 2nd.
This Week:
Rays and Orioles…and Andy Pettittes comming back.
-a win gets me in the playoffs. A loss wont kill me, but then Id need a lot of help.
Trades?
Even with Pettitte down, Hughes’ hiccups and Dr AJ Jekyll/Mr Hyde Burnett doing what he does, the Yankees still have the best rotation in baseball, so long as CC keeps winning, Vazquez hold on and Mitre proves to be a solid fill-in. Our lineup is always potent, so theres no real need to fill any non-existant holes. So as the trade deadline looms, our old friend, the bullpen, is what needs the most help.
Why?
Joba is shakey, and I dont trust him with a slim lead late…I cringe when Park takes the mound, Mitre is now a starter, Aceves is out with no sign of returning, Marte is out as well while Im afraid of seeing Robertson take the hill and Gaudin hasnt exactly been a beacon of light.
Theres Mo. But while the 9th inning is, as always, a no doubter-the 7th and 8th are pretty much up in the air, especially when October comes.
Our only decent AAA guy, Albaladejo, is currently on roster thanks to Pettittes injury so the only real option is to turn to the trade market and see whos offering…and unlike Seattle, we should look for people who are serious about trading with us.
-Toronto: Scott Downs, Kevin Gregg
So the Blue Jays hot start is only a memory and theyre tossin up the white flag on the season, content knowing at least 4th place isnt dead last…and theyre movin their bullpen.
Downs is another Marte apparently, but with Marte hurt, why the hell not.
Gregg is a guy with closer exp, but with Mo, he can translate that exp into an 8th inning situation, which contains just as much pressure because the 8th inning against the Yankees might as well be the 9th because you sure as hell aint beating Rivera.
So I hope the Yankees go for Gregg, because he wouldnt be any worse than what we already have…though dealing with the Blue Jays is always an infuriating ordeal (“We want ALL your prospects for our one pitcher”)
-Cleveland: Kerry Wood
I know, I know, this screams “Carl Pavano” what with his high price tag and extremely-prone-to-injury history. But, like Pavano, Wood can be lights out when healthy. Hes had a rough start in Cleveland, but hes been picking it up lately.
…Lets just save him for the July 31-better-than-nothing plan.
-Kansas City: Joakim Soria
I might as well entertain this idea…though I feel the Royals might be a tad bit mad to offer him up, and the price tag wouldnt be small. To be fair, he would be the best guy available and a no-brainer 8th inning and a Mo-needs-a-day-off-so-let-someone-else-close.
-Kyle Farnsworth
…just kidding. I like him, but he just cant cut it…
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