Comments on: Memorial day reading: pitching prospects, offensive scuffles, Gold Glover Julio Lugo (and FTM)

by: jthewes

Thu, 31 May 2007 12:46:43 +0000

Thanks for the Yankee stuff here, it’s great to hear someone actually say it and make sense. I couldn’t believe he pulled Clippard after 76 pitches, simply couldn’t believe it. And DeSalvo had to make a start Monday, why not just keep one rookie in there instead of throwing another rookie starter out there in the 5th inning? UNREAL.

He’s blown more games than Mo.

Meanwhile, I had a point here. This pretty much sums up why I love Manny, no matter what he does:

http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/2007/05/music_most_like_1.html

by: HFXBOB

Sat, 26 May 2007 23:43:30 +0000

Since bad news for the Yankees is always good news for the Sox, Saturday was as good as it gets. If anybody had any doubts about how much disarray the pinstripes are in, the 10-6 loss to the Angels cleared them up completely. Joe Torre’s bizarre sequence of pitching decisions in this game are the final proof that he has cracked. First he pulls the rookie Clippard after 4 innings, though Clippard has only given up 3 runs. In comes DeSalvo, another rookie, for the first relief appearance of his big league career. DeSalvo departs after 4 batters, having retired none of them. Next comes Vizcaino. Vizcaino records 3 outs, gives up 3 hits and 3 walks, is charged with 4 runs, leaves the game with a 7.66 ERA and his team trailing 10-3. He’s replaced by Villone. Villone records 8 outs and is charged with no runs, stretching his streak of scoreless innings since rejoining the Yankees to 7.2.

Several weeks ago an irate Yankee fan theorized that Torre was making his relief pitching selections using bingo balls with pitchers’ names on them. I think that guy was right.

by: HFXBOB

Sat, 26 May 2007 01:31:21 +0000

Thanks for the good news and reading suggestions. I also enjoyed a piece on ESPN Page 2 by Eric Neel about today’s future baseball legends. Some cool comments about Ortiz, one of the four nominated. Jeter, Pujols and Vlad Guerrero are the others. Neel explains why Manny and Barry didn’t make the list.

Thanks for soothing some worries. I’m sure most Sox fans have a worry list. I do. Drew, Crisp and Lugo have been on it for a while, now Beckett’s avulsion and most recently, Curt’s case of whiplash. Manny-no point worrying about him. I think we may see a dropoff, but from 130 RBI to 110.

Good to see somebody notice what a job Francona’s doing keeping the team rolling.