The Official New York Yankees Thread

Cliffy6745

It's baseball season. Hell yeah!

neilybabes86

Cliffy6745 wrote:

It's baseball season. Hell yeah!

bring the warm weather

Cliffy6745

A pretty fucking fantastic interview of Cashman by NoMass.

http://nomaas.org/2010/02/the-mother-of ... n-cashman/

tcaporale

Cliffy6745 wrote:

It's baseball season. Hell yeah!

We're goin' for the repeat!

Cliffy6745

tcaporale wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

It's baseball season. Hell yeah!

We're goin' for the repeat!

#28

tcaporale

Who do you guys think is going to be the #5 starter?

Cliffy6745

tcaporale wrote:

Who do you guys think is going to be the #5 starter?

Good question. I would say hopefully Joba since he wont have an innings limit and that means he is where he is supposed to be development wise. Hughes would have a limit and I dont think I can handle that again but at the same time, if Hughes is in the pen again this year, that means he wont get enough innings to be a full blown starter next year.

tcaporale

I kinda wish that they would have picked up a #5 guy this offseason, putting Joba and Hughes in the pen.

I mean, Joba in the seventh, Hughes in the eighth, and Rivera in the ninth is a killer combo.

Cliffy6745

tcaporale wrote:

I kinda wish that they would have picked up a #5 guy this offseason, putting Joba and Hughes in the pen.

I mean, Joba in the seventh, Hughes in the eighth, and Rivera in the ninth is a killer combo.

Yeah, that would be unreal but I definitely want them both to be starters long term and this is the only way to do it.

intodeep

Pitchers and Catchers report today

I like Hughes more, but you all make a great point i'm tired of the innings limit thing. I understand it but it would suck to go through it again.

neilybabes86

tcaporale wrote:

I kinda wish that they would have picked up a #5 guy this offseason, putting Joba and Hughes in the pen.

I mean, Joba in the seventh, Hughes in the eighth, and Rivera in the ninth is a killer combo.

gaudin mitre ..we can work with that


they're not gonna but those guys were big last year

Cliffy6745

intodeep wrote:

Pitchers and Catchers report today

I like Hughes more, but you all make a great point i'm tired of the innings limit thing. I understand it but it would suck to go through it again.

I think Hughes is going to be better long term as well. He has great stuff. I think they are both going to be very good but I like Hughes stuff more. When Joba is on though, he can be unhittable.

jimed14

Cliffy6745 wrote:

tcaporale wrote:

Who do you guys think is going to be the #5 starter?

Good question. I would say hopefully Joba since he wont have an innings limit and that means he is where he is supposed to be development wise.

Development wise, they have killed this kid so far. I don't think he's developed one ounce in the past three years with the role shuffling they've put him through.

His K's are decreasing while his walks are increasing, and now, he plays in a homer friendly park.

Makes this Sox fan almost feel bad for him .... almost.

neilybabes86

jimed14 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

tcaporale wrote:

Who do you guys think is going to be the #5 starter?

Good question. I would say hopefully Joba since he wont have an innings limit and that means he is where he is supposed to be development wise.

Development wise, they have killed this kid so far. I don't think he's developed one ounce in the past three years with the role shuffling they've put him through.

His K's are decreasing while his walks are increasing, and now, he plays in a homer friendly park.

Makes this Sox fan almost feel bad for him .... almost.

come kiss our rings

Cliffy6745

jimed14 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

tcaporale wrote:

Who do you guys think is going to be the #5 starter?

Good question. I would say hopefully Joba since he wont have an innings limit and that means he is where he is supposed to be development wise.

Development wise, they have killed this kid so far. I don't think he's developed one ounce in the past three years with the role shuffling they've put him through.

His K's are decreasing while his walks are increasing, and now, he plays in a homer friendly park.

Makes this Sox fan almost feel bad for him .... almost.

I agree that ths shifting him back and forth has really hurt him, big time. At times last year he was lights out though and from everything he has said he has worked his ass off this offseason.

He had a lot of problems last year but I think he will be much much better this year. Dude still has less than 300 innings on his arm so I think it will be a big year for him.

jimed14

We'll see ... you are right, he is only 24 ... he should still have a bright future.

But, for someone that scared the bejesus out of me when he was first taking the mound, his supporting numbers last year were very pedestrian.

Cliffy6745

jimed14 wrote:

We'll see ... you are right, he is only 24 ... he should still have a bright future.

But, for someone that scared the bejesus out of me when he was first taking the mound, his supporting numbers last year were very pedestrian.

Very young.

He lost a lot last year but I dont see a reason he cant get that back. Hopefully a new attitude this year as well.

Jeff Murray

Should be an interesting Spring Training for sure! There are plenty of battles to be won. There is a great battle for the 5th spot in the rotation, a battle for the backup catcher, and the dilemma of the outfield.

What do you guys thing Cervelli's chances of being the backup catcher for 2010 are? I liked what I saw last year from that kid, great hustle and a good defensive catcher, just needs to work on the bat. And then they have the complete opposite with Montero, great bat, but needs work behind the plate. I'm hoping the backup position is between these two and they don't bring in a veteran backup.

For the Yankee fans in South Central PA like myself, MLB has screwed us over this year with no early season weekend games in Baltimore. The only weekend game is in September, which sucks since I usually take my nephew to a game down in Camden for his birthday.

Cliffy6745

Jeff Murray wrote:

Should be an interesting Spring Training for sure! There are plenty of battles to be won. There is a great battle for the 5th spot in the rotation, a battle for the backup catcher, and the dilemma of the outfield.

What do you guys thing Cervelli's chances of being the backup catcher for 2010 are? I liked what I saw last year from that kid, great hustle and a good defensive catcher, just needs to work on the bat. And then they have the complete opposite with Montero, great bat, but needs work behind the plate. I'm hoping the backup position is between these two and they don't bring in a veteran backup.

For the Yankee fans in South Central PA like myself, MLB has screwed us over this year with no early season weekend games in Baltimore. The only weekend game is in September, which sucks since I usually take my nephew to a game down in Camden for his birthday.

Yeah man, should be a good spring training.

Cashman said to MoMass yesterday he does not see Montero in the Bronx this year. Talked about how he has one of the best arms in the minors but he needs to shorten it up because of his size. Also said he has been incresible at blocking balls in the dirt. I think Cervelli is definitely the back up this year. Should be fun, I like him.

I have been meaning to get to a Yanks game in B'more. Gotta make it happen this year.

Jeff Murray

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Jeff Murray wrote:

Should be an interesting Spring Training for sure! There are plenty of battles to be won. There is a great battle for the 5th spot in the rotation, a battle for the backup catcher, and the dilemma of the outfield.

What do you guys thing Cervelli's chances of being the backup catcher for 2010 are? I liked what I saw last year from that kid, great hustle and a good defensive catcher, just needs to work on the bat. And then they have the complete opposite with Montero, great bat, but needs work behind the plate. I'm hoping the backup position is between these two and they don't bring in a veteran backup.

For the Yankee fans in South Central PA like myself, MLB has screwed us over this year with no early season weekend games in Baltimore. The only weekend game is in September, which sucks since I usually take my nephew to a game down in Camden for his birthday.

Yeah man, should be a good spring training.

Cashman said to MoMass yesterday he does not see Montero in the Bronx this year. Talked about how he has one of the best arms in the minors but he needs to shorten it up because of his size. Also said he has been incresible at blocking balls in the dirt. I think Cervelli is definitely the back up this year. Should be fun, I like him.

I have been meaning to get to a Yanks game in B'more. Gotta make it happen this year.

I haven't been keeping up on my reading lately, need to get into training as well I guess! Thanks for the heads up! I guess I'll have to get to a AAA Yanks game and check out Montero.

Any word on Brackman or McAllister? I recall those guys being drafted with very high hopes. The Yankees could have a very formidable young rotation down the road. That is if they keep fighting the temptation to trade them!!

As for Camden Yards, nice park and great area surrounding it. You have to really be lost to find areas like they showed on The Wire.