Posts Tagged ‘C.C. Sabathia’

The Vazquez Trade: The Day After

The Vazquez Trade: The Day After
It’s the day after the Yankees traded for Javier Vazquez and the fans are split.  I’ve heard and read a lot of different opinions over the last two days about this trade and thought it was worth addressing a few of them. 1. Melky Cabrera. A lot of people are treating Melky Cabrera like the...
December 23rd, 2009 | Featured | Read More

World Series Game 4 Thoughts

World Series Game 4 Thoughts
Random thoughts while watching a game that feels very long… ◊  I really wonder about Girardi’s ability to adapt on the fly. Sabathia was decent in game four but certainly not great.  Girardi stated that CC could go 110 or 120 pitches on three days rest.  The plan is to have CC pitch...
November 2nd, 2009 | Featured | Read More

World Series Game 1 Thoughts

World Series Game 1 Thoughts
Random thoughts on a game that doesn’t need much explanation: ◊  Last night’s game pretty much begins and ends with Cliff Lee. Sure, Chase Utley deserves props for hitting not one but two home runs against fellow lefty CC Sabathia.  Lee was downright filthy.  Lee threw 122 pitches across...
October 29th, 2009 | Featured | Read More

World Series Rotation and Roster Questions

World Series Rotation and Roster Questions
Questions abound a day away from game one of the World Series. Rob Neyer, responding to Dan Rosenheck the NY Times, who suggests Girardi keep his options open: … I wonder if any manager in the history of ever has gone into a World Series with such flexibility. No, I’m sure that many of them...
October 27th, 2009 | Featured | Read More

Stay Positive: This Year Is Different

Stay Positive: This Year Is Different
These past three days have been torture.  No question.  For those of us that live and die with each Yankee victory or defeat, a crushing postseason loss followed by an off-day followed by a rainout followed by another day of waiting can seem cruel and unusual.  I’ve found myself constantly plagued...
October 25th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

Yanks and Angels: ALCS Thoughts

Yanks and Angels: ALCS Thoughts
I’ve been debating a full blown breakdown of the Yanks and Angels American League Championship Series that starts Friday, but there are so many great resources (including River Ave Blues very detailed breakdown) that I don’t think I’ll be adding much insight to the blogosphere. So instead,...
October 15th, 2009 | Featured | Read More

ALDS Game One Thoughts

ALDS Game One Thoughts
Random thoughts after watching the Yankees win behind CC Sabathia, two years after losing to him and the Indians in the 2007 ALDS: •  Jorge Posada looked awful tonight.  Two passed balls, one of which may have been a cross-up that he flat out missed and a 1 for 4 game at the plate.  It’s not...
October 7th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

The Great Division Series Roster Debate

The Great Division Series Roster Debate
Yesterday, the soon-to-be-deposed Peter Abraham was riffing on the Yankees’ playoff roster possibilities. His look at the pitching staff possibilities shapes up like this: PITCHERS (10) LHP CC Sabathia RHP A.J. Burnett LHP Andy Pettitte RHP Mariano Rivera RHP Phil Hughes LHP Phil Coke RHP Alfredo Aceves RHP...
September 29th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

Sunday Morning Manager – 9/13/09

Sunday Morning Manager – 9/13/09
Football has the Monday Morning Quarterback.  Well, baseball has the… Sunday Morning Manager…? Yeah, I’m going with that.  Each Sunday we’ll take a moment to quickly address the week, second guess Joe Girardi, and rundown the players of the week. If it seems like time to worry...
September 13th, 2009 | Featured | Read More

Joba Could Start Postseason in Bullpen

Joba Could Start Postseason in Bullpen
MLB.com has released their postseason schedule with an interesting wrinkle. The teams that finish the regular season with the best records in their respective leagues will gain two advantages come playoff time: They will have home field advantage in the Division and Championship Series They can pick...
September 9th, 2009 | Quick Hits | Read More

Yanks Should Shut Down Joba

Yanks Should Shut Down Joba
Joba Chamberlain had another bad outing this evening, going three innings while allowing six hits and two walks.  It’s his sixth bad outing in a row after rattling off three great starts after the All Star break. Joba has now reached 136.2 innings for the season, 36.1 above last season’s...
September 4th, 2009 | Featured | Read More

Yankees’ Midterm Report Card

Yankees’ Midterm Report Card
The Yankees are 88 games into the season at the All Star break, as good a time as any to break down the good and bad of the season.  We went over this a bit in the podcast last week, but we’ll look a little more in-depth here. On to the grades: Catcher Scott:  It has been a strange year for the...
July 14th, 2009 | Columns | Read More

Sweep by BoSox on Girardi’s Shoulders

Sweep by BoSox on Girardi’s Shoulders
Thursday, the Red Sox capped off their third series sweep of the Yankees this season, winning 4 – 3 and increasing their season series lead to 8 – 0. It looked liked the Yankees might actually salvage a win, leading 3 – 1 in the bottom of the eighth, until CC Sabathia, already at 106...
June 12th, 2009 | Columns | Read More

Same old Story for the Yankees – Pay Now Win Later

Same old Story for the Yankees – Pay Now Win Later
The Boston Red Sox are in the lead in the tight American League East. The Blue Jays aren’t that far behind. Right in the middle sit the New York Yankees, a team embroiled in the financial pressure of selling tickets to their new billion-dollar home as the most expensive roster in the MLB continues...
June 11th, 2009 | Columns | Read More

Let’s Bury the “Joba Debate”

Let’s Bury the “Joba Debate”
Justin Sablich over at the NYTimes Bats blog has decided that Joba Chamberlain should be in the bullpen. I don’t like to grab big chunks of other writer’s columns or blogs and pull them apart, but in this case I’m going to have to make an exception. So, let’s get to it. Justin...
January 5th, 2009 | Columns | Read More
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