Chien-Ming Wang might continue to be bad-to-awful – This, on the surface, is a somewhat valid reason. But the next question is, why did you activate him early you idiots? The other problem with this is Phil Hughes needs to be working consistently (he’s not a complete product!) and if Wang is merely average and [...]
Archive of posts tagged bullpen
The Brett Tomko Crisis Is Averted
According to Bryan Hoch, Jonathan Albaladejo impressed so much the yAnkees decided not to carry a dedicated long reliever and gave him the last bullpen spot. This is excellent news as it means we probably won’t ever see him like this: Next up: Not having to see Angel Berroa in a Yankees uniform during the [...]
Brian Bruney – Losing Weight and Walks
Remember last year when Brian Bruney showed up at Spring Training and everyone was amazed because he looked like a completely different person? Well, according to the Daily News he’s lost even more weight. Bruney, who figures to be an important part of the Yankee bullpen this season, lost about 16 pounds over the winter, [...]
It's Official – Marte For Three (Maybe Four) Years
From the AP: Left-hander Damaso Marte and the New York Yankees agreed Wednesday to a $12 million, three-year contract that includes a club option for 2012. Marte coming back, annoying on a personal level but not terrible. Signing a relief pitcher to a 3 year deal after last year where it was said over and [...]
Why Would You Do This?
According to Impacto Deportivo, the Yankees have agreed to terms with LHP Damaso Marte on a three-year, $12 million contract. There’s nothing about this in English language papers but I saw this on RotoWorld. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why Cashman would do this. Three years? I thought the Yankees learned [...]
2009 Reflection Part 2: The Good Stuff
Joba Chamberlain Is Pretty Good – Everyone knew Joba was good coming out of the bullpen, which of course led to a lot of stupid arguments saying he should stay there. Well guess what, he was pretty damn good starting games too (which was not really a surprise). His twelve starts were varied but they [...]
Joba In The Bullpen…Again
The Yankees front office said it was going to happen, but you had to hope it wouldn’t. Joba is officially back in the bullpen as anyone with eyes saw last night. Is it permanent? No. It even makes sense given that the Minor League seasons are pretty much over so he wouldn’t be able to [...]
How Many Times Is This Going To Happen?
Andy Pettitte, after getting screwed by his defense in the first inning (haha Yankees defense haha), goes 5 strong innings afterward and is at about 100 pitches. Joe Girardi–after insane bullpen machinations the last few games–brings him out for another inning in a close (4-2) game. Andy Pettitte, being tired, doesn’t pitch very well. Oh, [...]
Total Matchups Insanity
Went to the game last night, got home late, still impressed by this craziness:
Stop Using Mariano In Tied Games!
Mariano Rivera is probably the greatest relief pitcher of all time, and he also is usually excellent in tied games. This season, though, not so much. And that means he should not be put in them anymore! Usually I would just say “small sample size”, but this is how he’s done in tied games this [...]
