Comments on: Who Do I Have to F*** in This Town to Score a Run? http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sun, 19 May 2013 22:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: jfd001 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297256 jfd001 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:38:28 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297256 Got to get both Chavez and Ibanez into the starting line up today, they have shown they can make contact and at least make a hard out. Tough to choose who to sit: Swisher, Granderson or ARod, but finally for defense leave Granderson in cf and Swisher in rf and sit Alex. Seeing him wiff on two consecutive O'day fast balls both well under 90mph and both nearly in the same location is enough reason to sit him. Think even Granderson would have fouled off one of them. Got to get both Chavez and Ibanez into the starting line up today, they have shown they can make contact and at least make a hard out. Tough to choose who to sit: Swisher, Granderson or ARod, but finally for defense leave Granderson in cf and Swisher in rf and sit Alex.
Seeing him wiff on two consecutive O’day fast balls both well under 90mph and both nearly in the same location is enough reason to sit him. Think even Granderson would have fouled off one of them.

]]> By: Bronx Boy in NC http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297248 Bronx Boy in NC Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:49:18 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297248 I can't help seeing this as a headline in <i>The Onion</i>: YANKEE OFFENSE ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS --<i>Yankee pitching advances to World Series</i>-- Under ordinary circumstances -- which I know they are not right now with Girardi and his personal situation -- I would like to have woken up to reports of buffet tables being overturned in the clubhouse, armloads of bats dumped onto the shower floor. This is not a physical problem or a strategy problem. It's a head-up-ass problem. These are professional baseball players forgetting that contact is king. It reminds me of watching an NFL coach screw up clock management: <i>He does this for a living, and I'm a schmo on my couch. Why is it I see this so much more clearly than he does??</i> I can’t help seeing this as a headline in The Onion:

YANKEE OFFENSE ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS
–Yankee pitching advances to World Series–

Under ordinary circumstances — which I know they are not right now with Girardi and his personal situation — I would like to have woken up to reports of buffet tables being overturned in the clubhouse, armloads of bats dumped onto the shower floor.

This is not a physical problem or a strategy problem. It’s a head-up-ass problem. These are professional baseball players forgetting that contact is king. It reminds me of watching an NFL coach screw up clock management: He does this for a living, and I’m a schmo on my couch. Why is it I see this so much more clearly than he does??

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297246 OldYanksFan Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:34:04 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297246 For whatever reasons of fate, ARod has managed to get TWO crazy sick contracts. And for that alone, expectations are always higher then reasonable. ARod is 37 and just coming back from a broken hand. While I think he can still be an .800 OPS guy, he is no longer our big gun. That's obvious. But the guy still plays hard, steals bases. goes the other way to move runners over, and generally does what he can for our team. Robbie is a big guy. Teix is a big guy. Grandy is a big guy. Swish is an above average bat. These are the guys who should be leading the offense. Yes... ARod has looked like shit of late, but he did get on base twice last night. That ain't a total black hole. But Robbie and Grandy were just TERRIBLE. We can't even get a fly ball or a ground ball from these guys when needed (although Robbie did get 1 RBI on a weal ground ball. Horray!). Robbie is swinging at everything. A guy in the BP throws a warmup pitch and Robbie swings at it. I'll just guess he can't handle the pressure and responsibility of being our go to guy. Granderson has geen useless since the ASB, and considering his talent, is having a historically bad PS. Granderson: .063, .118, .063, .180 in 16 AB (.180 OPS!!!!!) Robbie: .111, .158, .222, .380 in 18 AB (.158 OBP!!!) I'm not making excuses for ARod, although we just assume that he is 100% healed and primed after 6 weeks on the DL for a broken hand. Because, ya know, look at how much money he makes. Yeah.... I will continue to root and hope for a miracle. But really.... when you have the talent we have, yet have a season long MASSIVE RISP fail, you HAVE to look at approach. For whatever reasons of fate, ARod has managed to get TWO crazy sick contracts. And for that alone, expectations are always higher then reasonable.

ARod is 37 and just coming back from a broken hand. While I think he can still be an .800 OPS guy, he is no longer our big gun. That’s obvious. But the guy still plays hard, steals bases. goes the other way to move runners over, and generally does what he can for our team.

Robbie is a big guy.
Teix is a big guy.
Grandy is a big guy.
Swish is an above average bat.

These are the guys who should be leading the offense.

Yes… ARod has looked like shit of late, but he did get on base twice last night. That ain’t a total black hole. But Robbie and Grandy were just TERRIBLE. We can’t even get a fly ball or a ground ball from these guys when needed (although Robbie did get 1 RBI on a weal ground ball. Horray!).

Robbie is swinging at everything. A guy in the BP throws a warmup pitch and Robbie swings at it.

I’ll just guess he can’t handle the pressure and responsibility of being our go to guy. Granderson has geen useless since the ASB, and considering his talent, is having a historically bad PS.

Granderson: .063, .118, .063, .180 in 16 AB (.180 OPS!!!!!)
Robbie: .111, .158, .222, .380 in 18 AB (.158 OBP!!!)

I’m not making excuses for ARod, although we just assume that he is 100% healed and primed after 6 weeks on the DL for a broken hand. Because, ya know, look at how much money he makes.

Yeah…. I will continue to root and hope for a miracle.
But really…. when you have the talent we have, yet have a season long MASSIVE RISP fail, you HAVE to look at approach.

]]> By: bartap http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297245 bartap Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:29:23 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297245 I have faith in Sabathia but the offense has to show up. This has been ridiculous. I have faith in Sabathia but the offense has to show up. This has been ridiculous.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297244 thelarmis Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:59:44 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297244 Mikey Moose should be well rested. Mikey Moose should be well rested.

]]> By: monkeypants http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297235 monkeypants Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:40:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297235 [2] OK, doublechecked the AL playoff schedule. Kuroda would pitch game 2 on short rest. That's not tragic. [2] OK, doublechecked the AL playoff schedule. Kuroda would pitch game 2 on short rest. That’s not tragic.

]]> By: monkeypants http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297232 monkeypants Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:36:00 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297232 [1] Why is no one available to start game two? Did I miss something? the staff should be lined up for Pettitte in game 1 and Kuroda in game 2, no? [1] Why is no one available to start game two? Did I miss something? the staff should be lined up for Pettitte in game 1 and Kuroda in game 2, no?

]]> By: Mattpat11 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/10/11/who-do-i-have-to-f-in-this-town-to-score-a-run/#comment-297220 Mattpat11 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:28:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=93130#comment-297220 I just don't think they can do it guys. I'll watch and root and pray and scream and yell, but I see no reason to think they can win tomorrow, let alone beat the Tigers with no one available to start game two. I just don’t think they can do it guys. I’ll watch and root and pray and scream and yell, but I see no reason to think they can win tomorrow, let alone beat the Tigers with no one available to start game two.

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