Comments on: Heaven Help Us

By: rsmith51

rsmith51 — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:27:06 +0000

23. I think against a lefty, the lineup should be changed. I was thinking...

Jeter
Bernie(Bernie has hit better RH the last few years)
Sheffield
ARod
Matsui
Posada
Giambi,
Phillips
Cano

By: singledd

singledd — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:33:54 +0000

22. How about:
Jetes
Cano
Shef
Giambi
ARod
Matsui...
gets that R/L/R/L/R/L thing going
Also, since Giambi typically has the highest OBP (even when he's not hot), that puts him in front of ARod.

By: seamus

seamus — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 01:59:16 +0000

21. that would be crazy to bat Cano 9th behind Tino and Bernie. Do I have to remind folks that this kid is on a 13 game hitting streak and is on fire. The top six in the luneup have to be Jeter, Cano, Sheffield, A-rod, Matsui, and Giambi. Now, you could tool with the order some but I'm not sure that you would gain much in any fashion. #7 is Posada. And our weak spots are CF and DH/1B. Can you believe that assuming Giambi plays first that DH is our weak spot?!? Bizarre.

And for what its worth, Torre has to stop playing Tino, Flaherty, and Bubba when RJ is pitching.

By: Hank

Hank — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 01:41:06 +0000

20. Rich -- I was thinking the same thing about Giambi. Why not hit him second and drop Canó?
Jeter
Giambi
A-Rod
Sheffield
Matsui
Posada
Tino
Williams
Canó
Or, you could put Canó sixth and slide everyone else down.

As for Tino starting against a lefty, I think they said that he had good numbers against Washburn -- 6 for 9, 2 HRs, something like that.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:29:44 +0000

19. .286/.437/.534

EQA: .328

RC: 56.0 RC27: 8.74

Time to move Giambi up in the lineup.

By: rbj

rbj — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:46:45 +0000

18. Gordon was wild, a bit. We needed that win, so Joe wasn't taking any chances.
And a 6-5 record on the road, against two division leaders plus a good hitting .500 team isn't too shabby, especially with only two starting pitchers. We're still only 1.5 games behind.
Oh, and Brown's going to have his back checked again.

By: BklynBomber

BklynBomber — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:46:08 +0000

17. Why Mo for 5 outs? Trust. Or lack thereof.

If we were going to lose this one, it was gonna be against Mo, which you can half-way live with. If Flash gives up a 3-run dinger at that point with Mo rested and ready, well... 'nuff said.

I still hate these West Coast trips. I live in California now, but have always held the belief that if there are two states professional baseball should not be played in, it's California and Florida. But that's just me.

Hopefully we'll get some payback this week when the Halos visit The Bronx.

By: Shaun P

Shaun P — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:01:56 +0000

16. singledd, mission accomplished for tonight - the Yanks scored enough to win when Moose pitched - a win's a win's a win, whether its 19-1 or 4-1 or 2-1

Why did we need Mo for 5 outs? Was Gordon hurt or just that wild?

By: singledd

singledd — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:11:10 +0000

15. While we are up 4-1 in the 9th, once again in this series, we didn't score a lot for RJ and Moose. With our pitching in shambles, we must score enough to win when these guys pitch.

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:41:12 +0000

14. Did Andy Phillips kill Torre's dog? Poor guy has been up for a week and hasn't played at all.

By: rbj

rbj — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:32:10 +0000

13. Great, finally a very nice start from our guy, and the other starter's slightly better.

By: Paul in Boston

Paul in Boston — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:27:11 +0000

12. Why is Tino Martinez playing 1st base against a lefty pitcher? Insanity.

One hit through 5, jeeze.

By: Dan-el

Dan-el — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:39:38 +0000

11. HAHA dtrain, Kay just realized his mistake. "I just made a terrible mistake Bobby..." -- at least he got it right.

By: dtrain

dtrain — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:38:25 +0000

10. Dan-el,

Thanks for confirming that I'm not crazy.

By: Dan-el

Dan-el — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:37:51 +0000

9. Wasn't it Ruben Rivera who stole Jeter's glove? What are Kay and Murcer talking about?

By: dtrain

dtrain — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:37:23 +0000

8. Kay and Murcer are talking about Juan Rivera and the Jeter's glove-stealing incident. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that Ruben Rivera?

By: Chucksax

Chucksax — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 16:30:41 +0000

7. Look, the Angels just have their number. The pitchers are just the right type of pitchers to get the Yankees out, the hitters are just the right combination to cream Yankee pitching. It happens. I remember in '98, '99 and '00, the Detroit Tigers had the Yankees number. I lived in Southeast Michigan (Ann Arbor, to be specific) at the time, and would attend the Yankee - Tiger games at Comerica only to watch the Yanks get their brains beaten it. Without checking, I'd bet that the Yanks went something like 6-12 against them in those three years - which is a big deal, considering the Tigers' winning percentage at the time was hovering around .350.

So, the Angels own them. Whatever. Hopefully we can squeak a win out tonight, then head back east, take a day off & concentrate on getting the pitching staff back, healthy.

By: Dan M

Dan M — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:43:53 +0000

6. Rex Hudler = 0 postseason appearances.

By: rbj

rbj — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:12:05 +0000

5. I'm not surprised that the Yankees lost. It's probably only slightly better odds for the Yankees with Kevin Brown on the mound than a forfeit would be.

By: Rosbif22

Rosbif22 — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:03:44 +0000

4. I grew up in Anaheim and still live near there, and I've met plenty of Anaheim fans, who've been fans longer than a couple of years. The one thing I do hate are the announcers and the way their players tend to "overcelebrate." Sure, it's exciting to win, but practically every game has a "post-game atmosphere" (a phrase that I'm sure is familiar to anybody who has to listen to Rex Hudler), and it gets to be ridiculous.