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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 18, 2014 1:10:05 GMT -5
Given that all of the NY starting pitchers have names ending in the same letter, I'd like to suggest we refer to them as the a-team from now on, lower case of course.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 18, 2014 1:25:52 GMT -5
My biggest concern with the Yankees is that the best way the Red Sox can improve themselves is by getting rid of Carp, which is also the best way the Yankees can improve themselves, by having him start at 1B. If you think there isn't a NL team willing to take Carp for a PTBNL then I think you are delusional. The problem is that Carp could still be useful for us, and that he is worth more than a PTBNL. But there is no way he will just be outright DFAed and grabbed by the Yankees.
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Post by mattpicard on Apr 18, 2014 10:57:03 GMT -5
The Yanks have the highest team BA in MLB thru 15 games (1/10th) season at .272. with the Sox at .236. They also have a BA against of .232 with the Sox at .258, have more home runs than Boston and 5 errors to the Sox 11. So far, they are a much better team than Boston in 2014....and the respective records, sadly, reflect that. They also have the financial means to add to their staff if there are shortcomings. Reality is setting in. Their 2014 additions of Anna, Solarte, Ells, Beltran ( 5 hrs.) and McCann (3 hrs.) plus Tanaka and a repaired Pineda spell dark days ahead it looks like. Even with a no-name infield, they look tough. Add one more solid relief pitcher and I think they will be the team to beat this year.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Apr 18, 2014 12:32:15 GMT -5
We're still the team to beat this year. We're the defending world champs and all the injuries are minor. Once WMB, Jackie and Xander settle in things should start to get better.
The Yankees have essentially an infield by committee and their pen isnt that impressive. Not sure they'll even make the playoffs. They have some real injury prone guys, a ticking time bomb if you will. The rays still scare me more.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 19, 2014 10:13:37 GMT -5
Holy smoke. Did anyone else see Cesar Cabral's relief pitching for the Yanks last night? Six batters faced....3 hits and 3 hit batsmen, a bunch of wild pitches.....and it really wasn't even that good. He could be Steve Blass's son. I have never seen a guy so consistently way wild even in Little League. The umpire tossed him from the game, not because he was trying to hit anyone, but because of concern that he could seriously injure someone.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 19, 2014 10:40:56 GMT -5
Checked the condensed game, awesome. If you can't beat 'em, bean 'em. Also the Derek Jeter defensive highlight reel just keeps rolling.
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Post by amfox1 on Apr 19, 2014 11:01:49 GMT -5
Holy smoke. Did anyone else see Cesar Cabral's relief pitching for the Yanks last night? Six batters faced....3 hits and 3 hit batsmen, a bunch of wild pitches.....and it really wasn't even that good. He could be Steve Blass's son. I have never seen a guy so consistently way wild even in Little League. The umpire tossed him from the game, not because he was trying to hit anyone, but because of concern that he could seriously injure someone. Cabral was DFA'd after the game.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 19, 2014 11:40:26 GMT -5
Holy smoke. Did anyone else see Cesar Cabral's relief pitching for the Yanks last night? Six batters faced....3 hits and 3 hit batsmen, a bunch of wild pitches.....and it really wasn't even that good. He could be Steve Blass's son. I have never seen a guy so consistently way wild even in Little League. The umpire tossed him from the game, not because he was trying to hit anyone, but because of concern that he could seriously injure someone. Cabral was DFA'd after the game. ...serious relief - for the batters!
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Post by amfox1 on Apr 20, 2014 9:19:05 GMT -5
Daniel Barbarisi @danbarbarisi Ivan Nova has partially torn UCL in elbow. Yes, that is the Tommy John ligament. Will fly to New York for further examinations, Yankees say.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 20, 2014 13:12:46 GMT -5
Daniel Barbarisi @danbarbarisi Ivan Nova has partially torn UCL in elbow. Yes, that is the Tommy John ligament. Will fly to New York for further examinations, Yankees say. Probably spells the end of the 'a-team'.
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Apr 20, 2014 13:24:10 GMT -5
Watch how we will be constantly hearing in the national media about the Yanks having "bad luck in the injury department" all year now while barely a peep about it for the Redsox, even with worse injury issues.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 20, 2014 13:26:42 GMT -5
Daniel Barbarisi @danbarbarisi Ivan Nova has partially torn UCL in elbow. Yes, that is the Tommy John ligament. Will fly to New York for further examinations, Yankees say. Probably spells the end of the 'a-team'. Yup. But Nuno ends in a vowel...does that give partial credit?
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Post by Gwell55 on Apr 20, 2014 14:04:12 GMT -5
Watch how we will be constantly hearing in the national media about the Yanks having "bad luck in the injury department" all year now while barely a peep about it for the Redsox, even with worse injury issues. Just wait till Ellsbury goes down then they will be raging on the Sox for letting the Yanks have him knowing it was a bad rap.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Apr 20, 2014 14:55:24 GMT -5
Watch how we will be constantly hearing in the national media about the Yanks having "bad luck in the injury department" all year now while barely a peep about it for the Redsox, even with worse injury issues. Our injuries are temporary and not that bad. Knock on wood.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 20, 2014 15:52:56 GMT -5
Watch how we will be constantly hearing in the national media about the Yanks having "bad luck in the injury department" all year now while barely a peep about it for the Redsox, even with worse injury issues. I'm not watching that at all and it's working out just fine for me.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 20, 2014 19:03:48 GMT -5
I'm so upset about the Super nova injury.
Even less chance the yanks can be competitive over the long haul.
Heh heh.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 24, 2014 14:42:10 GMT -5
10 game suspension for Pineda. Yankees pitching depth will be tested.
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Post by chavopepe2 on Apr 24, 2014 16:00:16 GMT -5
I'm so upset about the Super nova injury. Even less chance the yanks can be competitive over the long haul. Heh heh. I'm not a fan at laughing at injuries. We'll compete with, and I feel confident beat, the Yankees over the course of the full season. No need to laugh when a player gets hurt.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 29, 2014 17:45:15 GMT -5
Pineda apparently injured himself throwing a simulated game, and Ells is out of the lineup due to "hand pain".
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 29, 2014 23:56:14 GMT -5
and so it begins
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Post by okin15 on Apr 30, 2014 12:52:25 GMT -5
Watch how we will be constantly hearing in the national media about the Yanks having "bad luck in the injury department" all year now while barely a peep about it for the Redsox, even with worse injury issues. Our injury issues have been nothing compared to the Yankees. We lost what, less than a month of our #2 hitter (at a position where we more or less had a glut) and half a month of our #8 hitter. Oh, and one of our bullpen setup guys was late starting the season. Big whup.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 30, 2014 12:56:03 GMT -5
The Red Sox currently have their offseason projected 25-man roster, with the exception of Bradley (or Sizemore) taking Nava's spot. And that isn't even an injury issue, but a performance/roster construction one.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Apr 30, 2014 13:48:06 GMT -5
This Yankee team kinda reminds me of some previous teams we had. An ace leading a flawed pitching staff. Not comparing Tanaka to Roger or Pedro. But, he's looking pretty good. Trying to squeeze another year out of vets like Kuroda and CC. Neither is what they used to be. Some really good positional players. But, some holes too. 2b and 3b come to mind. The whole league isn't that good. Might get em into the playoffs. Don't see 28 going up in the Bronx this fall.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 30, 2014 15:12:46 GMT -5
Tanaka gets the bulk of his strikeouts - 9 out of 11 last game he pitched - on stuff out of the zone. Given his ability to generate the same motion from all three of his pitches, the heater, splitter, and slider, that will play as jmei pointed out a while back. That, and he's got to stay on the edges of the plate with the fastball. It doesn't have much movement at all and can offer up a fat target for anyone sitting on it. But if he can keep fooling a lot of the hitters almost all the time, he'll be successful. The splitter is that good.
Add: Moved the Koch - Soros conjectures to their own thread in the throwdown subforum.
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Post by jrffam05 on May 1, 2014 7:15:27 GMT -5
Tanaka gets the bulk of his strikeouts - 9 out of 11 last game he pitched - on stuff out of the zone. Given his ability to generate the same motion from all three of his pitches, the heater, splitter, and slider, that will play as jmei pointed out a while back. That, and he's got to stay on the edges of the plate with the fastball. It doesn't have much movement at all and can offer up a fat target for anyone sitting on it. But if he can keep fooling a lot of the hitters almost all the time, he'll be successful. The splitter is that good. Add: Moved the Koch - Soros conjectures to their own thread in the throwdown subforum. How sustainable is tanaka's k rate? Is he really going to be a 10+ k/9 pitcher in the MLB? His last season in Japan ge was somewhere in the 7's (would look it up, but im on my mobike). Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't dice k start in a similar way, albeit not as dominate?
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