1B Jason Giambi – If he is healthy, there is no reason (or justification) to keep him out of the starting lineup. Not the hitter he used to be, but still useful. 2B Robinson Cano 3B Alex Rodriguez SS Derek Jeter RF Bobby Abreu CF Melky Cabrera – I love Melky a lot, but don’t [...]
Archive of posts tagged spring training
Yankees/Indians – Pitching Notes
I missed yesterday’s game, but I watched a little bit on mlb.tv and Ian Kennedy’s command looked a little weird. I’m not overly concerned, since it’s Spring Training and he’s probably testing things out. Today’s game had weirder Spring Training quirks anyway. Wang 4.1 6 4 4 2 7 1 Wang had 7 strikeouts, which [...]
Yankees/Pirates – Pitching Notes
(Was busy yesterday and didn’t get a chance to finish this–better late than never, I say.) The game against the Pirates was Mike Mussina’s third start in Spring Training, where he has looked anywhere from awful to okay. Today, he looked great. Mussina 5.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 His breaking balls were really [...]
Peter Abraham, Man of the (Smart) People
If there is one idea circulating this Spring Training that makes me unreasonably angry it’s the large amount of people in the media who think that the Yankees should keep Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen. I know the bullpen is a weakness, but Joba is really a starter and has several excellent pitches and needs [...]
Yankees/Blue Jays – Pitching Notes
Wang’s last outing wasn’t very good, so everyone was looking for him to improve today. The good news is that he did. Wang 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 The first inning, his fastball wasn’t really sinking like it should but he still got his outs. It was generally hitting 93-95MPH which is good [...]
Yankees/Reds – Pitching Notes
Chamberlain 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Joba’s second start didn’t go by without its bumps, he didn’t show very good command of his fastball in the first inning and wasn’t pitching aggressively. With the kind of stuff he has, Joba really should not be trying to paint corners. He was originally meant to [...]
It's Just Unfair To Have A Curveball Like This
Ladies and gentlemen, Clayton Kershaw:
Yankees/Twins – Pitching Notes
Phil Hughes picked up where he left off his last outing. Rain will not keep him down. Hughes 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Those two walks were both in the fourth inning and were both four pitch walks, when Hughes seemed a little tired. Girardi left him in to get out of the [...]
Mike Mussina: Thrower of Hissy Fits
Mike Mussina pitched 2 2/3 innings today, and looked okay. The most notable thing about his outing was the number of hissy fits he threw about the calls the homeplate umpire was making. His line for the day: IP H R ER BB SO HR Mussina 2.2 2 1 1 2 5 1 His fastball [...]
Second Andy Day of 2008 Celebration
The second Andy day of 2008 went pretty well, he threw 2 2/3 innings, gave up 3 hits (1 homerun), 2ER and had 2Ks. He hit some guy, but I bet the batter had it coming. Per Pete Abe, here’s what he had to say about today: Andy Pettitte was thrilled with his performance. “From [...]
