Comments on: All Your Pitch Are Belong To Bucs http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: cult of basebaal http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171910 cult of basebaal Tue, 19 May 2009 20:23:43 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171910 some notes from chad jennings on Romulo <i> When I saw Romulo Sanchez (right) throw a few offspeed pitches last night, I assumed it was the curveball I had read about. Turns out, Sanchez doesn't throw a curveball. The pitch Travis Hafner missed so badly was a changeup. The same pitch that made Trevor Crowe look silly. Sanchez throws a slider, but last night he was all fastball-changeup. His fastball was steadily at 95 mph on the stadium gun, and the Yankees had him hitting 96. </i> some notes from chad jennings on Romulo


When I saw Romulo Sanchez (right) throw a few offspeed pitches last night, I assumed it was the curveball I had read about. Turns out, Sanchez doesn’t throw a curveball. The pitch Travis Hafner missed so badly was a changeup. The same pitch that made Trevor Crowe look silly. Sanchez throws a slider, but last night he was all fastball-changeup. His fastball was steadily at 95 mph on the stadium gun, and the Yankees had him hitting 96.

]]> By: ms october http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171909 ms october Tue, 19 May 2009 19:56:59 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171909 nice to see you jl25and3. i would bet frankie c could play 3b better than berroa. nice to see you jl25and3.

i would bet frankie c could play 3b better than berroa.

]]> By: unmoderated http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171908 unmoderated Tue, 19 May 2009 19:30:57 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171908 oh, and how are you gentleman? oh, and

how are you gentleman?

]]> By: unmoderated http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171907 unmoderated Tue, 19 May 2009 19:30:22 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171907 hmm... i posted a blog entry on Forgotten Bookmarks today around the same time as this entitled "Someone Set Us Up The Bomb." coincidence? hmm… i posted a blog entry on Forgotten Bookmarks today around the same time as this entitled “Someone Set Us Up The Bomb.”

coincidence?

]]> By: rbj http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171906 rbj Tue, 19 May 2009 19:26:04 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171906 [5] Berroa's role is "keeper of those pictures Cashman doesn't want to get out" It's the only logical explanation. [5] Berroa’s role is “keeper of those pictures Cashman doesn’t want to get out”
It’s the only logical explanation.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171905 thelarmis Tue, 19 May 2009 19:17:09 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171905 [0] Great title! All Your Bass Are Belong To Us!!! : ) [0] Great title!

All Your Bass Are Belong To Us!!! : )

]]> By: Shaun P. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171904 Shaun P. Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:43 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171904 [7] I read that this morning, and I had to keep myself from screaming, "Cripes Buster, YES! 17 games is the very definition of 'small sample size'! And don't you realize 'pace' is statistically meaningless, especially after just 17 games?!?!" Because sample size is such an easy concept to grasp, I get upset when someone as intelligent as Olney writes junk like that. Aiieee! [7] I read that this morning, and I had to keep myself from screaming, “Cripes Buster, YES! 17 games is the very definition of ‘small sample size’! And don’t you realize ‘pace’ is statistically meaningless, especially after just 17 games?!?!”

Because sample size is such an easy concept to grasp, I get upset when someone as intelligent as Olney writes junk like that. Aiieee!

]]> By: standuptriple http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171903 standuptriple Tue, 19 May 2009 18:47:09 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171903 So as the saying goes, "If I can make there, I can make it anywhere," as it applies to NY, does that mean "if you can't make it there, I can probably make it in Pittsburgh"? So as the saying goes, “If I can make there, I can make it anywhere,” as it applies to NY, does that mean “if you can’t make it there, I can probably make it in Pittsburgh”?

]]> By: Horace Clarke Era http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171902 Horace Clarke Era Tue, 19 May 2009 17:29:55 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171902 Buster Olney: "After five homers were hit in the Yankees' win over the Twins on Monday, there have now been 63 homers in 17 games in new Yankee Stadium: 32 by the Yankees, 31 by the Yankees' opponents. Last year, the Yankees' pitchers allowed 68 for the entire season, and the Yankees' hitters mashed 92, for a total of 160. So at the current rate, there will be more homers hit in new Yankee Stadium by July 17 -- the first home game after the All-Star break -- than there were during the entire 2008 season in old Yankee Stadium. Is it still too early to say the new place plays small?" Buster Olney:
“After five homers were hit in the Yankees’ win over the Twins on Monday, there have now been 63 homers in 17 games in new Yankee Stadium: 32 by the Yankees, 31 by the Yankees’ opponents. Last year, the Yankees’ pitchers allowed 68 for the entire season, and the Yankees’ hitters mashed 92, for a total of 160. So at the current rate, there will be more homers hit in new Yankee Stadium by July 17 — the first home game after the All-Star break — than there were during the entire 2008 season in old Yankee Stadium.
Is it still too early to say the new place plays small?”

]]> By: JL25and3 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171901 JL25and3 Tue, 19 May 2009 17:25:49 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171901 [1] The other question is: how long does it take to decide whether Rodriguez can play every day? He's played 10 straight days - has there been any sign of weakness or pain? If not...what are they waiting for? [1] The other question is: how long does it take to decide whether Rodriguez can play every day? He’s played 10 straight days – has there been any sign of weakness or pain? If not…what are they waiting for?

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171900 RIYank Tue, 19 May 2009 17:06:18 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171900 What is Berroa's role supposed to be right now? He's not the utility infielder: that's Pena. Excluding Berroa, the Yankees have five IFs and four OFs and two catchers. Since they insist on having seven (!) bullpen pitchers, the last man should be a bat. Why not Miranda? Or even Duncan? What is Berroa’s role supposed to be right now? He’s not the utility infielder: that’s Pena. Excluding Berroa, the Yankees have five IFs and four OFs and two catchers. Since they insist on having seven (!) bullpen pitchers, the last man should be a bat. Why not Miranda? Or even Duncan?

]]> By: JL25and3 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171899 JL25and3 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:56:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171899 [3] At the very least, a not-worse option shouldn't be all that difficult to find. Isn't that the whole idea of a replacement player? [3] At the very least, a not-worse option shouldn’t be all that difficult to find. Isn’t that the whole idea of a replacement player?

]]> By: Rich http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171898 Rich Tue, 19 May 2009 16:51:34 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171898 [1] Russo has been battling hamstring problems all season. As for Berroa, even if a situation arose that called for another infielder, it's hard to believe that there isn't a better option than Berroa. That he is even on their roster says something very troubling about their decision making. A $200 million payroll (plus mL expenditures) has to yield a better alternative. [1] Russo has been battling hamstring problems all season.

As for Berroa, even if a situation arose that called for another infielder, it’s hard to believe that there isn’t a better option than Berroa. That he is even on their roster says something very troubling about their decision making. A $200 million payroll (plus mL expenditures) has to yield a better alternative.

]]> By: Rich http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171897 Rich Tue, 19 May 2009 16:47:07 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171897 Ohlendorf's FIP is 5.16, so he seems to have been somewhat lucky. Ohlendorf’s FIP is 5.16, so he seems to have been somewhat lucky.

]]> By: Shaun P. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/05/19/all-your-pitch-are-belong-to-bucs/#comment-171896 Shaun P. Tue, 19 May 2009 15:38:58 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=19161#comment-171896 Small sample size alert! That said, I found it interesting that Tabata, he of the .348/.402/.562 line after last year's trade, is currently hitting .250/.324/.297 for the AA Altoona Curve, with a nice BB:K (6:4), but 3 doubles and no other XBH. Its only 17 games . . . but his post-trade hot streak last year was in only 22 games. /Small sample size alert! Perhaps the Yanks are being careful in terms of taking Berroa off the 40-man roster. Imagine a roster with no Berroa, A-Rod needing to DH for a week, and Pena starting at 3B. What happens if Pena/Jeter/Cano gets hurt? That almost makes Berroa (kinda sorta) useful. OTOH, I shudder to think that the Yanks' current option for such a situation is Angel Berroa. Can Kevin Russo play SS/3B? Small sample size alert!

That said, I found it interesting that Tabata, he of the .348/.402/.562 line after last year’s trade, is currently hitting .250/.324/.297 for the AA Altoona Curve, with a nice BB:K (6:4), but 3 doubles and no other XBH. Its only 17 games . . . but his post-trade hot streak last year was in only 22 games.

/Small sample size alert!

Perhaps the Yanks are being careful in terms of taking Berroa off the 40-man roster. Imagine a roster with no Berroa, A-Rod needing to DH for a week, and Pena starting at 3B. What happens if Pena/Jeter/Cano gets hurt? That almost makes Berroa (kinda sorta) useful. OTOH, I shudder to think that the Yanks’ current option for such a situation is Angel Berroa.

Can Kevin Russo play SS/3B?

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