Comments on: Enter Da Stage

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:30:14 +0000

I say let Phil pitch against Verlander, have CC pitch Game #4 on full rest, and #7 on short rest if necessary.

By: rbj

rbj — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:11:39 +0000

[13] I think Tigers have Verlander for game 3. I’m chalking that up as an L for us. We need vintage Andy tonight.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:52:46 +0000

And Hughes for Game 3, CC Game Four.

By: Bronx Boy in NC

Bronx Boy in NC — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:09:06 +0000

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By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:08:26 +0000

[9] Damn you!

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:07:55 +0000

According to LoHud, it looks like the decision is in … Kuroda for Game 2.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:06:37 +0000

Just saw on Twitter that Kuroda is the Game 2 starter…

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:53:33 +0000

Player A (against RHP): .298, .365, .543, .908 – 1 HR/15.3 AB
Player B (against RHP): .256, .326, .391, .717 – 1 HR/35.6 AB
Similar defense, but Player A is better.

Doesn’t seem like that hard a decision, does it?

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:34:29 +0000

[6] OK, but why not swap Eppley in for a pitcher. The Yankees are now playing with RH 3B who was benched last series, a RH SS who is playing with a bruised foot, and BUOF who is apparently not allowed to bat. And a BUC. If they’re going to drop Nunez, why not bring a potential bat to replace him?

Sometimes I think the Yankees coaching and front office simply become confused, and, under the pressure to do something, simply opt to add another reliever.

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:09:22 +0000

Eppley has really good splits vs. RH (Cabrera, A-Jack, D. Young). Nunez really only hits vs. LH and Detroit has 4 RH starter and strongly righthanded bullpen. That’s probably the thinking.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:57:28 +0000

[2] The Yankees aren’t ‘dropping’ ARod. But in a short series where he is slumping, and replacement bats that had similar of better numbers, it was time to sit him in that crucial game.

Also, we don’t know how much his time on the DL screwed up his timing, or if his hand is hampering his swing.

Knowing ARod, he will work like a maniac in the offseason to show us he is not done yet.

By: rbj

rbj — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:46:36 +0000

Heppy katness over, time to sweat another series.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:41:30 +0000

Eppley added, Nunez dropped.

Does that make any sense at all?

By: Simone

Simone — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:31:17 +0000

I hope the plan is to play Alex. I don’t think that it makes much sense sitting him again unless the Yankees eventually plan to eat most of his salary and trade him.

By: kenboyer made me cry

kenboyer made me cry — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:26:41 +0000

Sad, we have to endure TBS for another series. Is Alan Trammel going to the booth to replace Cal to stay in form?