2007 Yankees
stateoflove79
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No Bernie :(
It won't be the same...but here's to a great season!
It won't be the same...but here's to a great season!
Is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
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2 words...
Andy Pettitte
2 words.
has been
We'll see...he's back home now.
you stole my astro.....
Lollapalooza. 8.5.07 West Palm Beach. 6.11.08 Bonnaroo. 6.14.08
Hartford. Mansfield.
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Go YANKS!!! Had to let you know that there were fellow NYY fans here, stateoflove79.
......... let the mocking/insults/pinstripe jealousy begin ........... now.
Yeah, good point. Pettitte's no Chan Ho Park, or Aaron Sele, or Jorge Sosa, or Oliver Perez. Shall I go on?
CALLS TO WILLIAMS NOT RETURNED[/size]
By GEORGE KING
NOT TOO OPTIMISTIC: While Joe Torre and Derek Jeter continue to hold out hope that Bernie Williams (right) arrives in Tampa soon, Jorge Posada (left) believes his longtime teammate and friend is through with the Bombers.February 19, 2007 -- TAMPA - Joe Torre believes he knows why Bernie Williams wasn't among the position players who reported to camp yesterday and why his career could be finished.
"I think he is hurt, I don't think there is any question," Torre said of Williams' feeling toward the Yankees not guaranteeing him a spot on the team. Williams was offered a minor-league invite and a chance to compete for a roster spot that he hasn't accepted. "He is a very proud individual. I know there are a lot of players in this clubhouse who certainly feel for Bernie. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the game and there is still business to take care of."
Asked if Williams expected a guaranteed job, Torre guessed that was the case.
"I am sure he does, this is new," Torre explained of the 38-year-old Williams trying out. "He has never had to come down and make the club."
Torre left Williams a phone message before exiting Legends Field yesterday and was hoping to hear what Williams was thinking before last night. With two first basemen, Jason Giambi as the designated hitter and Torre carrying 12 pitchers, there isn't room for Williams. However, many believe if Williams accepts the invitation and shows anything the club would clear a roster spot for the Yankee icon. They could go with Doug Mientkiewicz at first and let Josh Phelps and Andy Phillips go. That would leave utility infielder Miguel Cairo the backup first baseman.
However, it's clear Williams can't make the team from his Westchester County home.
Torre, who said "I would like to believe he will be here," reminded Williams he needs to get to camp if he wants to play. Torre planned on doing that yesterday. Yet, Torre emphasized there isn't much more he can do but lay the same situation out for Williams, who will retire or play for the Yankees.
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No Sheff!!! Woooo. I don't care what some people say about him, he may get the Tigers over the St. Louis hump this year!...barring a lot of injuries and another record setting series from our pitching staff.
"She fell funny"
"Klaus Daimler, 40, engineer, calm, collected, German"
Humberto Sanchez, (10-6 with a 2.63 ERA in AAA. Probably the only prospect that has a chance of playing in the next couple of years) Kevin Whelan (4-1 with a 2.67 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 54 innings in A) and Anthony Claggett (7-2 with a 0.91 ERA and 14 saves also in A). The Tigers were so stocked w/ pitching prospects that they could afford to give up a few. It's sad to see Sanchez go. Sounds like he's gonna be a good one. Whether the Yankees develop him or use him as future trade bait as they usually do only time will tell. It should be a good trade for both organizations though.
"She fell funny"
"Klaus Daimler, 40, engineer, calm, collected, German"
96)Randalls Island I,II
98)NJ,MSG I,II
00) Virginia Beach Jones Beach I,II,III Saratoga Springs Seattle I
03)Nassau Camden I MSG I,II NJ
04)Boston I,II Reading
05)Montreal Ottawa Toronto Borgata I,II Philly
06) Irving plaza Albany Hartford Camden I,II NJ I,II LA I,II Gorge I,II
07)Lolla
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11)PJ20 I,II
13)Wrigley Brooklyn I,II Hartford
14)Moline,milwaukee
15)Central Park
16)MSG I,II
17)Wrigley I,II
18)Wrigley I,II
22)MSG,Camden
24)MSG I,II
- Eddie Vedder, San Francisco 7-16-06, after botching Sometimes, the night's opener
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96)Randalls Island I,II
98)NJ,MSG I,II
00) Virginia Beach Jones Beach I,II,III Saratoga Springs Seattle I
03)Nassau Camden I MSG I,II NJ
04)Boston I,II Reading
05)Montreal Ottawa Toronto Borgata I,II Philly
06) Irving plaza Albany Hartford Camden I,II NJ I,II LA I,II Gorge I,II
07)Lolla
08)Roo Camden I,II MSG I,II Hartford Beacon
09)Chicago I,II Philly II,III,IV
10)Hartford Newark MSG I,II
11)PJ20 I,II
13)Wrigley Brooklyn I,II Hartford
14)Moline,milwaukee
15)Central Park
16)MSG I,II
17)Wrigley I,II
18)Wrigley I,II
22)MSG,Camden
24)MSG I,II
Aww come on it's funny. Who slaps at a ball? Take a joke.
"She fell funny"
"Klaus Daimler, 40, engineer, calm, collected, German"
You're right, I'm sorry. Who am I to take shots at A-rod's masculinity? It's not like he misses sleepovers at Jeter's house, and the occasional night out on the town with him.
Oh wait, yes he does.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2007/news/story?id=2771141
- Eddie Vedder, San Francisco 7-16-06, after botching Sometimes, the night's opener
http://people.ucsc.edu/~mquery/pics/pujolsFTW.JPG
Yeah i thought that was quite odd. I don't even know if odd is the word for it. Is he saying he's gay? Not that that's a horrible thing but he shouldn't have said it if he's not and doesn't want to get bombarded w/ a ton of questions about it.
"She fell funny"
"Klaus Daimler, 40, engineer, calm, collected, German"
all my hopes, anger, pride and shame...
GO YANKS!
96)Randalls Island I,II
98)NJ,MSG I,II
00) Virginia Beach Jones Beach I,II,III Saratoga Springs Seattle I
03)Nassau Camden I MSG I,II NJ
04)Boston I,II Reading
05)Montreal Ottawa Toronto Borgata I,II Philly
06) Irving plaza Albany Hartford Camden I,II NJ I,II LA I,II Gorge I,II
07)Lolla
08)Roo Camden I,II MSG I,II Hartford Beacon
09)Chicago I,II Philly II,III,IV
10)Hartford Newark MSG I,II
11)PJ20 I,II
13)Wrigley Brooklyn I,II Hartford
14)Moline,milwaukee
15)Central Park
16)MSG I,II
17)Wrigley I,II
18)Wrigley I,II
22)MSG,Camden
24)MSG I,II
i love seeing the red sox diehards cry
although rubbing it in NYs face when the sox won was kind of fun too
Baby Rocket
HUGHES DA MAN
PHENOM COMPARED TO ROCKET, SCHILLING
By GEORGE KING
STRIKING GOLD: Philip Hughes, throwing batting practice yesterday at Legends Field in Tampa, impressed Jason Giambi, who compared the Yankees prospect to a young...
February 23, 2007 -- TAMPA - The Yankees can't play the media card ever again concerning Philip Hughes. No longer is he a product of the hype machine. As of yesterday, every story concerning the right-hander will start with glowing observations from Jason Giambi and Todd Pratt.
The two veterans with a combined 24 years of big-league experience compared the 20-year-old to Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, this after one batting practice session against Hughes at Legends Field.
"We could have used him last year," said Giambi, who didn't get a fair ball out of the cage against Hughes. "He looks like a young Rocket."
Pratt and Schilling were raised in the Red Sox organization in the 1980s. Pratt grew up to be a journeyman big-league catcher. The self-centered Schilling developed into one of the top hurlers of his generation. Twenty-plus years later, Pratt sees Schilling's ability in Hughes.
"[Philadelphia's] Brett Myers and Schilling," the veteran catcher said, when asked whom Hughes reminded him of. "He has life on the fastball and movement on the slider. His curveball is deadly. That reminded me of Myers."
The Yankees insist the 6-foot-5, 235-pound Hughes is going to start the season at Scranton (Triple-A), but listening to Giambi, it will be hard for the Yankees to keep Hughes away from The Bronx for long.
Even after blaming the media for over-hyping Hughes, pitching coach Ron Guidry gushed over the prospect.
"You know the kid is special," Guidry said of Hughes, who was 2-3 with a 1.80 ERA for Tampa (Single-A) and 10-3 with a 2.25 ERA for Trenton (Double-A). Hughes, the club's first-round pick in 2004 out of Foothills (Calif.) High School, logged a combined 119 innings and had his frames cut back on purpose because he had just 911/3 professional innings in two seasons until the start of last year. In those 119 innings, Hughes fanned 168 and walked 34.
"He's got great ability," Guidry said.
Hughes also has immense expectations, which were fueled by Giambi and Pratt.
"It's good to hear that, but I haven't done anything," said Hughes, who faced Raul Chavez, Hideki Matsui, Pratt and Giambi. Hughes allowed two balls to be hit fair.
He is the centerpiece of GM Brian Cashman's efforts to rebuild the Yankees staff into a young one. Cashman received three neophyte arms from Detroit for Gary Sheffield and three more from Arizona for Randy Johnson. While the Yankees are high on Humberto Sanchez, Ross Ohlen dorf and Ste ven Jackson, they view Hughes as their future ace.
"For the first day, it looks like a corral," Pratt said. "There a bunch of horses. With them I would be pretty happy if I was Mr. Cashman."
Hughes, Sanchez, Ohlendorf and Jackson represent the future, something that never used to matter around the Yankees. But on a crystal clear morning that featured a cobalt blue sky and palm trees that danced lightly in the breeze, the future looked good.
"Personality-wise, he doesn't seem to be overwhelmed by anything," said Joe Torre.
Hughes' arsenal includes two-plus fastballs, a curveball that catcher Ben Davis called "devastating," a developing change-up, a slider in mothballs that is slowly seeing daylight, and a deceiving delivery. With that type of repertoire, it's no wonder Hughes dreams of the big leagues. Still, he embraces the Yankees' strategy.
"Anybody would want to start the season [in the big leagues]," Hughes said. "I have an understanding of their plans for me."
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I'm not sure the pitching will be enjough to win it all this year.
I'm concerned about Wang. Last year he did well but can he put together a similar performance?
Shef's bat will be missed he was one hell of clutch hitter.
I'm interested in what Bobby can do in a full year in the bronx.
I hope cano can continue to develop as he has.
Should be an exciting season. The sox have great pitching and the blue jays are a good team too. Tough competition in the AL EAST.
Charlotte 03
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Seattle 18
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Phil Hughes sounds like a porn star name