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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Great stuff on Brackman from Frankie Pilliere.

    Over the past year I've been primarily negative on Brackman. He had yet to show me anything resembling the stuff he had in college and his command and mechanics were a mess to say the least. As of now, he still has a lot to learn about pitching, about how to read the bat, when to be more aggressive, among other things. Taken on its own you'd think he has a very long, difficult road ahead learning to be more consistent.

    But given the progress I've seen from last year to spring training to now, I'd have to say that the righty has shown the ability to improve rapidly. He now shows solid command in the strike zone, a smooth and rather effortless over-the-top delivery, and the dynamic arsenal of a top-of-the-rotation starter. If given the time and patience to develop, he now has all the ingredients needed to make an elite big league starter. Again, there is much work to be done, but Brackman now is much more than just a guy you can dream on, and instead is a pitcher making outstanding progress.

    The whole thing is a good read.

    http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/08/07/full ... ss=twitter
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    these afternoon games kill me

    what channel are we being broaedcast on today ?


    yes i would think
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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    i was down on Brerckman when he was 2- 23 as a Yankee.

    Thankfully i pre judged him wrongly and he seems to have come alive .

    Oh and we are on YES today @ 1pm.
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    That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    i was down on Brerckman when he was 2- 23 as a Yankee.

    Thankfully i pre judged him wrongly and he seems to have come alive .

    Oh and we are on YES today @ 1pm.

    game starts at 2 today.
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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    moe.ron wrote:
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    i was down on Brerckman when he was 2- 23 as a Yankee.

    Thankfully i pre judged him wrongly and he seems to have come alive .

    Oh and we are on YES today @ 1pm.

    game starts at 2 today.


    on YES .( On deck or whatever a little before 2 )

    then its francesa till gametime )
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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    afternoon games suck. especially 2pm games. especially games against boston. wtf.

    i gave my boston fan associate the day off to go to the game. while i sit in the office. double wtf.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Gardner gets the day off which seems desperately needed but that means Granderson is in there against Lester, oh boy. Kearns in left, Thames at DH.
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    yea we have the whacky lineup today


    well 1/2 hour till something interesting in my day
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Coming into this weekend, a split would have been just fine with me. Now, I am feeling a little greedy. Bury 'em!
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,440
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Gardner gets the day off which seems desperately needed but that means Granderson is in there against Lester, oh boy. Kearns in left, Thames at DH.


    they'll survive plus they're facing four lefties in a row. After Lester, they get CJ Wilson and Cliff Lee followed by Bruce Chen.

    Against Wilson, the certain players who might be part of a lefty rotation have the following against Wilson:

    Berkman 3-for-11
    Granderson 0-for-6
    Kearns 0-for-2
    Gardner 0-for-1
    Thames 2-for-6

    Against Lee, the numbers are the following:

    Berkman 1-for-5
    Granderson 12-for-40
    Kearns 1-for-5
    Gardner 2-for-5
    Gardner 6-for-30.

    Against Chen, the numbers are the following:

    Berkman 2-for-14
    Granderson 2-for-7
    Kearns 0-for-1
    Gardner 2-for-7
    Thames 4-for-12.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    CJ wilson is on the verge of a collosal downfall. He has never thrown as many innings as he has already this year (he was a closer the last couple of years). He got bombed by the shitty mariners lineup in his last start. The Yanks are going to throw up a crooked number on him. He's gonna crash and burn
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    and how the fuck is bruce chen still in the majors?
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,440
    The Fixer wrote:
    and how the fuck is bruce chen still in the majors?

    two reasons - what arm does he throw with and the royals..
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    The Fixer wrote:
    CJ wilson is on the verge of a collosal downfall. He has never thrown as many innings as he has already this year (he was a closer the last couple of years). He got bombed by the shitty mariners lineup in his last start. The Yanks are going to throw up a crooked number on him. He's gonna crash and burn

    Yeah, this is a lot of the reason I am not all that worried about the Yanks facing the Rangers in a 7 game series. I would like to avoid 5 though.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    CJ wilson is on the verge of a collosal downfall. He has never thrown as many innings as he has already this year (he was a closer the last couple of years). He got bombed by the shitty mariners lineup in his last start. The Yanks are going to throw up a crooked number on him. He's gonna crash and burn

    Yeah, this is a lot of the reason I am not all that worried about the Yanks facing the Rangers in a 7 game series. I would like to avoid 5 though.

    I hear ya. they really need to change the round 1 playoff format. If I was commish that is first thing I'd change. 2nd would be abolishing the stupid DH
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Fantastic catch.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Fantastic catch.

    sure was. this dude kalish is nice. reminds me of trot nixon...but a much better runner
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    The Fixer wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Fantastic catch.

    sure was. this dude kalish is nice. reminds me of trot nixon...but a much better runner

    Yeah, he is off to a good start.

    Hughes won't be going deep into the game.
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    this is bad
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,440
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    this is bad

    really? get off the ledge. like they've never overcome a 2-0 deficit at home before..
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."

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