Comments on: News of the Day – 12/14/08 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/ Baseball Blog by Alex Belth about the Yankees Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83365 Chyll Will Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:23:18 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83365 [7] Assuming that Wang survives the season owing that Girardi and whoever is coaching third learned something from last season, you got two big inning eaters to balance the limits on Joba and Phil, plus if the team signs Pettitte it makes their load easier to deal with (also accepting that Pettitte would be more sturdy than A.J.) I can almost make sense of this, which means I need to turn up the ether a little more >;) [7] Assuming that Wang survives the season owing that Girardi and whoever is coaching third learned something from last season, you got two big inning eaters to balance the limits on Joba and Phil, plus if the team signs Pettitte it makes their load easier to deal with (also accepting that Pettitte would be more sturdy than A.J.) I can almost make sense of this, which means I need to turn up the ether a little more >;)

]]> By: Pete http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83364 Pete Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:23:23 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83364 I don't expect Burnett to dominate entire seasons as someone like a Sabathia or Santana could do, but if he becomes something of a David Cone type and pitches well down the stretch & into the playoffs, I don't think you'll hear anyone complaining about his salary or if he's hurt for a few weeks every year. At least, that's what I'm hoping. I don’t expect Burnett to dominate entire seasons as someone like a Sabathia or Santana could do, but if he becomes something of a David Cone type and pitches well down the stretch & into the playoffs, I don’t think you’ll hear anyone complaining about his salary or if he’s hurt for a few weeks every year.

At least, that’s what I’m hoping.

]]> By: seamus http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83362 seamus Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:58:06 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83362 [6] yeah i missed these parts but as the team slumped I couldn't read all the doom and gloom. I think what you say makes sense. what I don't know is how it works out. I gotta think that if we bring Pettitte back, with IPK and Hughes and company sitting in the wings they will get plenty of opportunities. Might work out better for them. I still expect big things from Hughes if he can stay healthy. And Joba still has his innings limits right? Ultimately we just need to get back to kicking ass. Pitching is key as it blew up on us this year. THough it was sweet watching Moose get his 20. sour sweet but sweet nonetheless. [6] yeah i missed these parts but as the team slumped I couldn’t read all the doom and gloom.

I think what you say makes sense. what I don’t know is how it works out. I gotta think that if we bring Pettitte back, with IPK and Hughes and company sitting in the wings they will get plenty of opportunities. Might work out better for them. I still expect big things from Hughes if he can stay healthy. And Joba still has his innings limits right? Ultimately we just need to get back to kicking ass. Pitching is key as it blew up on us this year. THough it was sweet watching Moose get his 20. sour sweet but sweet nonetheless.

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83361 Chyll Will Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:45:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83361 [4] Good to see ya made it, man. I'm beginning to look at it as a good way to keep the roster spot warm for the potential starters of the future in a way that doesn't imply that the responsibility of winning doesn't fall squarely on them (like last year with Phil and IPK); instead, the young guys can be fill-ins when the inevitable DL runs occur. I would expect Sheets to be the next signing if this were the case... not a bad line of thinking since the team has the youngsters in the system to back it up. Overly optimistic maybe, but under the circumstances I've got to look for silver somewhere... [4] Good to see ya made it, man. I’m beginning to look at it as a good way to keep the roster spot warm for the potential starters of the future in a way that doesn’t imply that the responsibility of winning doesn’t fall squarely on them (like last year with Phil and IPK); instead, the young guys can be fill-ins when the inevitable DL runs occur. I would expect Sheets to be the next signing if this were the case… not a bad line of thinking since the team has the youngsters in the system to back it up.

Overly optimistic maybe, but under the circumstances I’ve got to look for silver somewhere…

]]> By: Raf http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83360 Raf Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:41:47 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83360 [3] The masses, as referred to the general public. The ones who saw that Burnett won 18 games with a 4th place team, therefore he should win 25 with the Yankees. [3] The masses, as referred to the general public. The ones who saw that Burnett won 18 games with a 4th place team, therefore he should win 25 with the Yankees.

]]> By: seamus http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83359 seamus Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:09:37 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83359 howdy folks. strange new digs in these bronx banter parts. I'm pretty ok with the Burnett signing except for the length. But we'll see about it. Looking forward to 2009! howdy folks. strange new digs in these bronx banter parts.

I’m pretty ok with the Burnett signing except for the length. But we’ll see about it. Looking forward to 2009!

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83358 williamnyy23 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:58:30 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83358 [1] Burnett has been a shut down starter for significant stretches, but I agree that he hasn't put together an entire shut down season. While I do believe that eventual culmination remains a best case scenario, the Yankees simply need him to do what he has done over the past 4 seasons, especially if he continues to be at his best in September. [2] I am absolutely certain that Keith Law knows ERA+ and WHIP, and I think his analysis does a great job articulating the pro-Burnett case (mostly because I've been saying the same things for days :) [1] Burnett has been a shut down starter for significant stretches, but I agree that he hasn’t put together an entire shut down season. While I do believe that eventual culmination remains a best case scenario, the Yankees simply need him to do what he has done over the past 4 seasons, especially if he continues to be at his best in September.

[2] I am absolutely certain that Keith Law knows ERA+ and WHIP, and I think his analysis does a great job articulating the pro-Burnett case (mostly because I’ve been saying the same things for days :)

]]> By: Raf http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83357 Raf Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:43:36 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83357 [1] The masses don't understand such metrics as ERA+ & WHIP, they see what he did last year with the Jays, and what he has done against the Yanks. While I don't agree with these people, I see where they're coming from. Still not too crazy about the signing, but I feel better about this than the Pavano signing. [1] The masses don’t understand such metrics as ERA+ & WHIP, they see what he did last year with the Jays, and what he has done against the Yanks. While I don’t agree with these people, I see where they’re coming from.

Still not too crazy about the signing, but I feel better about this than the Pavano signing.

]]> By: Mattpat11 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/14/news-of-the-day-121408/comment-page-1/#comment-83354 Mattpat11 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:51:49 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5869#comment-83354 Still don't know when AJ Burnett has ever been a "shutdown number one starter," even when healthy. A career high in ERA+ of 122 in substantial innings or who regularly has a WHIP near or above 1.3 is not "shutting down" anything. Still don’t know when AJ Burnett has ever been a “shutdown number one starter,” even when healthy. A career high in ERA+ of 122 in substantial innings or who regularly has a WHIP near or above 1.3 is not “shutting down” anything.

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