Comments on: Yankee Panky: Catch-34 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/ Baseball Blog by Alex Belth about the Yankees Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:26:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251608 OldYanksFan Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:28:52 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251608 close this fucking window... close this fucking window... close this fucking window... close this fucking window…
close this fucking window…
close this fucking window…

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251606 OldYanksFan Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:27:57 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251606 "Between playing Friday and Saturday nights against Chicago, Cabrera's face took the brunt of something. "I have had a conversation with Miguel," Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski wrote in an e-mail. "It is a personal situation and I am not at liberty to discuss it further." Tigers manager Jim Leyland didn't want to talk about it and refused to acknowledge the situation was unfortunate." ---------------------------------------------- Did the old lady try to scratch his eyes out? He's missing, literally, the most important game of the year??? Meanwhile, Detroit rallying in the 8th. KC scores only 1. Now 7-1 Minn. “Between playing Friday and Saturday nights against Chicago, Cabrera’s face took the brunt of something.

“I have had a conversation with Miguel,” Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski wrote in an e-mail. “It is a personal situation and I am not at liberty to discuss it further.”

Tigers manager Jim Leyland didn’t want to talk about it and refused to acknowledge the situation was unfortunate.”
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Did the old lady try to scratch his eyes out?
He’s missing, literally, the most important game of the year???

Meanwhile, Detroit rallying in the 8th.
KC scores only 1. Now 7-1 Minn.

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251595 OldYanksFan Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:17:48 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251595 And I'm in the wrong fuckin thread....! And I’m in the wrong fuckin thread….!

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251593 OldYanksFan Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:17:14 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251593 Meanwhile.... The Twinkies lead KC 7-0 after 3. The Sox scored 3 but still trail Detroit 5-3 after their 8th. And JD warming up! Meanwhile….
The Twinkies lead KC 7-0 after 3.
The Sox scored 3 but still trail Detroit 5-3 after their 8th.

And JD warming up!

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251584 OldYanksFan Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:12:33 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251584 Po makes $13m and AJ $16m. Don't these guys both want to win? I mean, they can't work out their differences for the sake of the team? How about a meeting(s) where Girardi lays doen the law... and if that doesn't work, you have The Boss sit in? Do we really have to compromise our offensive lineup because $29m worth of employees can't get on the same page for the sake of the TEAM??? If I were Girardi, I would rip them both a new asshole and make sure they would rather blow each, rather than not get along as a productive battery. Po makes $13m and AJ $16m. Don’t these guys both want to win? I mean, they can’t work out their differences for the sake of the team? How about a meeting(s) where Girardi lays doen the law… and if that doesn’t work, you have The Boss sit in?

Do we really have to compromise our offensive lineup because $29m worth of employees can’t get on the same page for the sake of the TEAM???

If I were Girardi, I would rip them both a new asshole and make sure they would rather blow each, rather than not get along as a productive battery.

]]> By: Rich http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251574 Rich Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:39:20 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251574 [12] I hear you, but shouldn't a pitcher have the self-confidence to assert their will with him? Assuming, however, that your point is correct, shouldn't Torre, a catcher himself, have set Posada straight (or to put in more mild terms, coached him up) so that he could adopt an attitude that is more conducive to making more pitchers feel comfortable? I think that is even more true now when the only reason that Posada can continue to catch is because he can hit well. I don't think Molina is good enough defensively to start a playoff game. It's not like he's not Pudge in his prime. btw, There was a time when Leyritz was Pettitte's personal catcher. [12] I hear you, but shouldn’t a pitcher have the self-confidence to assert their will with him? Assuming, however, that your point is correct, shouldn’t Torre, a catcher himself, have set Posada straight (or to put in more mild terms, coached him up) so that he could adopt an attitude that is more conducive to making more pitchers feel comfortable? I think that is even more true now when the only reason that Posada can continue to catch is because he can hit well.

I don’t think Molina is good enough defensively to start a playoff game. It’s not like he’s not Pudge in his prime.

btw, There was a time when Leyritz was Pettitte’s personal catcher.

]]> By: Will Weiss http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251568 Will Weiss Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:54:34 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251568 [1] Rich, one would think that, but it's a misconception. What certain pitchers don't like about Posada is that he doesn't like to be second-guessed on the pitches he calls in a certain situation, under any circumstance. If you remember the home run Burnett gave up to Youkilis in the second inning, the replay showed him saying, "Why would you throw that?" as he watched the ball clear the Green Monster. Burnett clearly wanted to throw fastball, Posada called slider and Burnett went with him and failed to execute. He didn't commit to the pitch, and it cost him. ... The reason guys like Pettitte and Clemens loved throwing to Posada was because they didn't want to think while on the mound. They just wanted Posada to put a number down and then they throw it. A guy like Mussina or Randy Johnson, different story. They're more attuned to the hitter and have a better feel for their own ability and just wanted the catcher to be a receiver. [8] I don't think Burnett is a diva at all. And as far as Molina blocking pitches, his footwork has been poor lately. A lot of balls that he backhanded and let get past him that he should have blocked. Having Posada DH for one game isn't the worst thing in the world, considering Matsui's strong lefty bat off the bench. [1] Rich, one would think that, but it’s a misconception. What certain pitchers don’t like about Posada is that he doesn’t like to be second-guessed on the pitches he calls in a certain situation, under any circumstance. If you remember the home run Burnett gave up to Youkilis in the second inning, the replay showed him saying, “Why would you throw that?” as he watched the ball clear the Green Monster. Burnett clearly wanted to throw fastball, Posada called slider and Burnett went with him and failed to execute. He didn’t commit to the pitch, and it cost him. … The reason guys like Pettitte and Clemens loved throwing to Posada was because they didn’t want to think while on the mound. They just wanted Posada to put a number down and then they throw it. A guy like Mussina or Randy Johnson, different story. They’re more attuned to the hitter and have a better feel for their own ability and just wanted the catcher to be a receiver.

[8] I don’t think Burnett is a diva at all. And as far as Molina blocking pitches, his footwork has been poor lately. A lot of balls that he backhanded and let get past him that he should have blocked. Having Posada DH for one game isn’t the worst thing in the world, considering Matsui’s strong lefty bat off the bench.

]]> By: monkeypants http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251561 monkeypants Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:58:36 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251561 [8] I'm not sure that risk is enough to worry about or construct your line-up around. Molina would bat ninth. The worst case scenario would be an injury in the first inning--that means that the pitcher's spot (that is, the replacement for Molina) would only bat three, maybe four times. Burnett will only go seven innings, so he's likely to bat a couple of times. Otherwise, you can PH Hinske and Matsui when that spot comes up, then swap in a new reliever. Plus, there is a good chance the Yankees are winning, so who bats in the pitcher's spot may not matter much at all. And all of this is based on the assumption that Molina has to leave the game early, the likelihood of which is already slim. In other words, it is (I think) an overreaction not to include Posada in the lineup for fear of losing the DH. If he is the better option, then put him in at DH. If Matsui is the better option, then bat Matsui. But the overriding consideration should be who makes the lineup better. As an addendum, Posada should start at C and AJ should simply cope. [8] I’m not sure that risk is enough to worry about or construct your line-up around. Molina would bat ninth. The worst case scenario would be an injury in the first inning–that means that the pitcher’s spot (that is, the replacement for Molina) would only bat three, maybe four times. Burnett will only go seven innings, so he’s likely to bat a couple of times. Otherwise, you can PH Hinske and Matsui when that spot comes up, then swap in a new reliever. Plus, there is a good chance the Yankees are winning, so who bats in the pitcher’s spot may not matter much at all. And all of this is based on the assumption that Molina has to leave the game early, the likelihood of which is already slim.

In other words, it is (I think) an overreaction not to include Posada in the lineup for fear of losing the DH. If he is the better option, then put him in at DH. If Matsui is the better option, then bat Matsui. But the overriding consideration should be who makes the lineup better.

As an addendum, Posada should start at C and AJ should simply cope.

]]> By: The Hawk http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251560 The Hawk Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:46:23 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251560 I didn't know Joba was in the bullpen today. Why in the hell did they not do this two weeks ago? There was enough evidence that he couldn't start effectively, and they could have had a much bigger sample size to judge how he'll work in relief. Ah well, at least they're giving it a (half-assed) shot at all. I didn’t know Joba was in the bullpen today. Why in the hell did they not do this two weeks ago? There was enough evidence that he couldn’t start effectively, and they could have had a much bigger sample size to judge how he’ll work in relief. Ah well, at least they’re giving it a (half-assed) shot at all.

]]> By: Sliced Bread http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/10/04/yankee-panky-catch-34/comment-page-1/#comment-251559 Sliced Bread Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=24598#comment-251559 [6] Has a manager-for-a day ever been ejected? Wouldn't be shocked or disappointed to see Jorge become the first (as long as nobody gets hurt!) [6] Has a manager-for-a day ever been ejected? Wouldn’t be shocked or disappointed to see Jorge become the first (as long as nobody gets hurt!)

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