IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[G-Fafif]

It's time to Better Know Your Local Baseball Punditocracy. Apologies for being a little behind. This is from subscription-only newsday.com (available to lucky Optimum users like myself) on Friday, and the esteemed Ken Davidoff:

The Yankees will pound the Mets, 9-2, in the Subway Series (Part II) opener, ending both the Mets� seven-game winning streak and the Yankees� two-game losing streak. Losing pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, a rookie, will allow six runs in five innings in his second career start against the Yankees.

Davidoff's Saturday prediction (also from Friday)?

On Saturday, the Yankees will triumph again, 4-2, behind the strong efforts of Phil Hughes.

Ah yes, Hughes (a booming 9-1). A fine pitcher. So much better than Mike Pelfrey (an incidental 9-1). Joel Sherman, in the Post, gathered confirmation for us that is one thought more highly of than the other:

The Post asked 12 baseball men from both leagues: If you could have Pelfrey, who turned 26 in January, or Hughes, who turns 24 next Thursday, for the next five years whom would you take? I am not surprised much any longer in this business, but I was surprised by the results. Though there was a lot of talking about wanting to figure out a way to have both, all 12 respondents, when pushed to go one way or the other, took Hughes.

So at 1:05 PM, the unanimously invincible Phil Hughes will look to make it two in a row in Ken Davidoff's mind. For the rest of us, Mike Pelfrey (0-12 where it counts, apparently) will attempt to continue a different, arguably more accurate kind of reality.

FYI, though I cannot claim membership in the local baseball punditocracy, I did file my own Subway Series Preview Friday afternoon. I believe you may still find it valid.

[G-Fafif]

Who knows what Evil lurks...?

Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez DH
Cano 2B
Posada C
Granderson LF
Gardner CF
Pena 3B

The awesome Phil Hughes, whom 12 of 12 baseball people would take over Mike Pelfrey, starts but will not take a turn at bat.

[Ceetar]

Jose Reyes - SS
Angel Pagan - CF
David Wright - 3B
Ike Davis - 1B
Jason Bay - LF
Chris Carter - DH
Jeff Francoeur - RF
Alex Cora - 2B
Henry Blanco - C

[metirish]

Sherman was just surprised, he wasn't astounded and shocked?

12 of the 12 baseball people I spoke with when pushed gave me one reason for taking Hughes , it was not shocking insomuch as obvious, he lockers next to Jeter

baseball person # 8,

since they moved his locker next to Jeter's he's become a different pitcher, actually when I think about it he's become an overall better person

[metirish]

Francesa on the radio jawing about Reyes " dancing around second base and in the dugout , you can't go crazy about that, keep him off base".

[Theoldmole]

If they moved my locker next to Jeter's, Jeter would become a different person.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Posada C

Jose Reyes - Green light
Angel Pagan - Green light
David Wright - Steal, MF
Ike Davis - You too. Get down there already!
Jason Bay - Make like Pittsburgh and Steal 'er
Chris Carter - GOGOGOGOGOGOSUPERFASTMYTEMPLESARETHROBBINGWITHFIVE-HOURENERGYARRRR
Jeff Francoeur - All smiles
Alex Cora - You, hold. Ah, just kidding-- go right ahead.
Henry Blanco - It's your call, buddy. I'm a little scared of you.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm hoping the Mets activate Luis Castillo in time for the game.

[Frayed Knot]

Jeter SS Swisher RF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez DH Cano 2B Posada C Granderson LF Gardner CF Pena 3B

Assuming this is correct, it's interesting how, after Granderson PH'd last night, Girardi stuck him in CF displacing Gardner whom he moved over to LF.
Now, given the opportunity to start clean, he sticks Granderson in LF and Gardner in CF.
Not sure it means much one way or the other, I'm just not sure what his thought process is there.


Not that the Yanx really have a full-time DH - well they do but his name is Nick Johnson meaning he's on the DL - but Girardi almost has no choice now but to alternate ARod & Posada there on most days as neither one can handle multiple days in the field w/o a break right now.


For those crying about the very existence of Cora on the roster, Ramiro Pena [.186/.234/.203] is what other teams' backup middle infielders look like too. Plus, on days when he does get a start, more often than not it's not even as a middle infielder.

[ashie62]

FAFIF for the in season I.G.T. record.

LETS

[ashie62]

Captain Intangibles can't play today. He been scratched, for Pena, like a cheap claimer at Belmont.

[Zvon]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Theoldmole]

[Zvon]

Jeeze, went to the bathroom and


Missed it,lol.

[Theoldmole]

Mets have never put a young pitcher in the bullpen with an eye toward moving him into the rotation? What about Mejia?

[Zvon]

Mets have never put a young pitcher in the bullpen with an eye toward moving him into the rotation? What about Mejia?[/quote:3k21chw8]

They should have an emergency Pool Phone in the booth so we can call em.

[Zvon]

The booth is right.
Pelf's ball is not moving the way we like it.

Yanks are making this a game early.
Runners at the corners, no out.

[Zvon]

Carp.

But we got the DP.
That was real big.
With no out I already put that guy on third on the board.

[Theoldmole]

And Jason leads off with a hit, after his worst swings of all last night.

[G-Fafif]

Late scratch of Captain Edge due to bruised right heel. Renovated MFY lineup if you haven't already noticed:

Garnder LF
Swisher RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez DH
Cano 2B
Posada C
Granderson CF
Pena SS
Russo 3B

[Zvon]

That splitter on Pasada looked like it was movin just right!
wootillitoot!

OOH, almost a DP.

[G-Fafif]

Assuming this is correct, it's interesting how, after Granderson PH'd last night, Girardi stuck him in CF displacing Gardner whom he moved over to LF.

My mistake (pre-Jeter scratch). Granderson center, Gardner left.

[Zvon]

Assuming this is correct, it's interesting how, after Granderson PH'd last night, Girardi stuck him in CF displacing Gardner whom he moved over to LF.

My mistake (pre-Jeter scratch). Granderson center, Gardner left.

[Zvon]

[Guest Kong76]

Reyes homer happy.

[G-Fafif]

"Their leadoff hitter has become Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium!"
--Wayne Hagin on Jose Reyes after his SECOND home run of the game

[Theoldmole]

[G-Fafif]

Pagan needs to look straight ahead as runs to second. Peeking at the catcher, whether it's Cervelli or Posada, will always slow you down, because they're both kind of sickening.

[Zvon]

Ohhhhh, what a throw by Posada, nails Pagan.

[Guest Kong76]

I'm not up on Yankee stuff, but who just visited the mound?
It wasn't the pitching coach ... big galoot, bench coach Mike
Harkey? "Girardi says if you give up another homer to Reyes
I gotta kick your ass."