Comments on: Batting 1,000

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:46:34 +0000

Are they really gonna play this game at 1, given the ridiculous heat? I mean, I was walking down the street and my own breath felt cool in comparison, no joke.

Also, I don’t know if Joba is a good reliever. The jury is out (again).

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:10:44 +0000

[7] not the type of stuff that excites me.. not excited
and I wish Nova was starting… not I was Nova.. yeesh.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:08:37 +0000

From what little I’ve seen of Nova, he’s impressed me. He hit 96 on the minor league gun (not always in sync with major league guns) in his last start. I’d hesitate to include him for Haren, and no way would I include Joba.
Admittedly, I’m a sucker for “stuff”, as evidenced by my preaching patience with Farnswacker when he was here. Haren doesn’t have the type of “stuff” that excited me. I’m not poo-pooing him, but if Andy’s healthy, and Hughes and AJ are on their game, Haren’s a 4th, maybe a 5th on this team, as I see it. That said, he could also be a #2 if he lands here tomorrow. Just seems to me Nova, and Joba are too much to give at this point. I was Nova was starting today’s game in place of Mitre, so we’d have more substance to base our opinions on.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:42:15 +0000

Oh, and it’s Albaladejo optioned to make a slot for Mitre. Makes sense — that’s why he got an inning yesterday…

By: RIYank

RIYank — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:41:35 +0000

Yeah, not sure. Maybe they think each of those chips has trade value, and they don’t want to use up that much trading power for Haren? Another possibility: Joba is a good bullpen pitcher, they expect Nova to be in the bullpen in Aug and Sept, so the bullpen would be too depleted this year?
Neither of those is very plausible. Just trying to come up with something.

Also, look at our lineup today:

Derek Jeter DH
Curtis Ganderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Marcus Thames RF
Colin Curtis LF
Ramiro Pena SS

Swish is supposedly recovering but not quite ready; Gardner is being treated for some recurring acid reflux, but would be available off the bench. No Cervelli, but this isn’t exactly our best OBP lineup…

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:25:59 +0000

[3] It would be the steal of the year (at least) if it were straight up.

Anyway, I just can’t see Joba as a component that the Yankees would, at this point, balk at. Why?

By: RIYank

RIYank — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:22:24 +0000

[2] Heyman on Joba and Haren:
I think if it were straight up, the Yanks would jump. D-Bax also want Nova and McAllister, is what I heard.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:30:45 +0000

[1] Thanks for that, I was thinking about his quote after that Atlanta game last year. If he can hit above .250 with an OBP over .300, and keep up the bon mots, he’ll be an All Star in my book.

Speaking of homegrown Yanks, that rally in the 1st had me thinking about how lame it is in baseball with the haves and have-nots – whatever the reason for it, the disparity is sometimes depressing to consider. Then I thought about the Yankees 1-6 that produced those 4 runs and throw in Cervelli and that cheered me up. Two very high-priced, high-profile FAs, but still – that’s a decent amount of homegrown talent right there.

Heyman says Yanks unwilling to part with Joba for Haren …. Really??

By: RIYank

RIYank — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:18:47 +0000

Cervelli on Posada’s 1000th: “I feel happy,” he said. “It’s like this thing happened to me.”