Comments on: Captin' Crunched

By: briang

briang — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:21:00 +0000

montero sounds healthy to me. sounds like he was really sharp in this game. his quote is great, “born to hit the ball to right center” and that play at the plate sounded really smart. i look forward to his opportunity.

i don’t mind seeing ramiro back, but you either get insurance or you get a weapon. i’d probably get insurance too but i like the idea of the weapon!

let’s see what happens tomorrow!!!!!!!!

By: Start Spreading the News

Start Spreading the News — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:55:23 +0000

First he has to be healthier. Last night he was knocked dizzy due to a collision at the plate. And he has been fighting an eye infection.
http://www.timesleader.com/sports/Montero_propels_Yankees_06-13-2011.html

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:43:45 +0000

[22] Aha. That’s what happens when I try to follow baseball from Europe.

So what has to happen before Montero gets the call??

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:38:14 +0000

[19] Sorry MP, Maxwell’s done for the season. Tore a labrum in his shoulder going over the wall to rob a homerun.

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:37:35 +0000

Oh, man.

It is *so* not our year.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:34:12 +0000

{18] Jeter is so lazy.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:33:36 +0000

[16] You may be right about Peña as a potential PR/double-switch defensive replacement. As for a potential PH, I would definitely go with Montero. I would also consider Laird (even though he is still adjusting to AAA, it seems). I would have gone with Maxwell, but he’s on the 7-day DL. Can MiL DLed players be called up? Hm. In any case, once he is off the MiL DL, I would call him up for sure.

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:11:28 +0000

All “mute” now, Jeter’s gone on the 15-day DL.

Pena called up.

By: rbj

rbj — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:07:19 +0000

Crappy news, but I’d DL Derek, so he’ll be fresh for the end of the season.

What does the Yankees schedule look like in 2 weeks?

By: a.O

a.O — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:05:26 +0000

[15] I think you are incorrect about how to best use Pena and how Girardi will use Pena, especially in the NL games. He will be useful as a PR/SB threat and adds value as a defensive replacement at several positions. But your strategy makes sense if you can get some incremental offensive value out of a bench player who may get 1 AB/game as a PH for a pitcher. Who is there in Scranton who makes that worth your while? Perhaps Montero if his numbers gave more confidence that he would actually hit.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:53:19 +0000

[14] With regards to Peña, I would consider not calling him up even if Jeter goes t the DL. The odds are he will simply ride the pine for two weeks while Nuñez plays. Yea, sure, he MIGHT come in if the PH for Nuñez, but how often will that happen, especially in the NL where they will use their sparse bench to PH for a pitcher or perhaps Cervelli.

Rather, I would try to call up anyone who can hit a little and gamble that Nuñez escapes injury over the next two weeks. The worst case scenario is that Nuñez gets hurt and for part of one night you shift Cervelli to the IF (as they did the other night)…then you can call up Peña.

By: a.O

a.O — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:48:58 +0000

[12] So like I said, we disagree.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:48:06 +0000

[11] Frankly, if teams didn’t carry 12 or 13 pitchers (i.e., one or two or three useless BP fodder), they could better deal with smaller injuries to position players that, in the old days, would not require a full two weeks on the DL. In this particular case, the Yankees have further complicated matters by (a) jerking around with Russell MArtin’s injury, and (b) continuing their absurd love affair with Cervelli. Those errors lie with the coach and/or GM, not with Jeter.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:45:03 +0000

[11] My dislike of Peña is a separate issue. I want players who, short of catastrophic injury, want to play. I want them to lobby to play, so long as they understand that the coach makes the final call.

At the same time, I want the coach to listen to the doctors, the GM, etc. (and of course the player), and make the best decision.

In short, everyone in this case is doing and saying exactly what I would want of professional athletes and coaches, with no one acting selfishly.

By: a.O

a.O — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:38:40 +0000

[9] Especially given the upcoming NL-rules games and Jeter’s diminished offensive skills, taking up a useless roster spot or forcing the manager to risk exacerbating your injury is, IMHO, short-sited and puts yourself ahead of the long-term good of the team. I get that you don’t like Pena. So we disagree.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:29:58 +0000

Also according to LoHud:

Either Jeter will go on the DL or a pitcher will be sent down.

Now, if it takes an injury to convince the team not to carry so many useless pitchers, so be it…

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:28:36 +0000

According to LoHud:

Derek Jeter just met with us. He said he will continue to try to plead his case to not go on the DL, but that he understands that decisions have to be made.

That doesn’t sound particularly selfish to me. In fact, this is what I would expect from any professional player.

By: a.O

a.O — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:27:18 +0000

[7] Heyman in the latest LoHud post says Jeter “will continue to try to plead his case to not go on the DL.” Etc.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:24:10 +0000

[6] Wait…what is the evidence that Jeter has lobbied one way or the other?

By: a.O

a.O — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:16:29 +0000

It would be a real knucklehead move for the Yankees to let him talk his way out of going to the DL. And Jeter’s continued lobbying, IMHO, has crossed the line to selfishness.