The Enemy Uptown: The 2012 Yankee Thread

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Maybe we should merge that and make Andy PEDitte, pitcher for the YanHGHees.

[G-Fafif]

The Yankees have signed Pettitte to a one-year minor league deal, according to the YES Network's Jack Curry, who reports the deal is worth $2.5 million. Pettitte, 39, had been in camp as a special guest instructor. At that time, he admitted that being around the Yankees might raise the temptation of a comeback.

How suggestible is this guy anyway?

[Guest GYC]

OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Bobby V on Pettite's return: "Is he coming back as a starter or just to pick people off?"" #RedSoxTalk

https://twitter.com/#!/Sean_McAdam/status/180738625871421440

[G-Fafif]

Pettitte sucks. Fuck him.

[Guest themetfairy]

Call him by his proper name - Andy the Rat-Faced Boy.

[Edgy MD]

Robby Cano walking off the field holding his hand after an HbP.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Robby Cano walking off the field holding his hand after an HbP.

I saw a kid in a Cano jersey doing sprints outside the Brooklyn Brewery yesterday. This probably isn't related though.

[Edgy MD]

X-rays negative.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: X-rays negative.

"don't you know on Robbie Cano"

[Guest The Second Spitter]

This deserves to be on display

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pineda confesses to shoulder pain after getting hammered in tonight's start and is having an MRI.

His velocity had been an ongoing story in the papers this spring, coming low 90s when mid 90s was expected. The writers to me never seemed convinced of his explanation that it would come as the spring wore on. I guess it hasn't.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Pineda confesses to shoulder pain after getting hammered in tonight's start and is having an MRI. His velocity had been an ongoing story in the papers this spring, coming low 90s when mid 90s was expected. The writers to me never seemed convinced of his explanation that it would come as the spring wore on. I guess it hasn't.

he also confessed to trying to throw harder last night. You know, because everyone told him his velocity was down. That doesn't seem like a good thing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Papers are Whitsonizing him ("Pineda needs shoulder to cry on" Kernan sez) seemingly with the assistance of the MFYs themselves.

I think this is a weird MFY retribution for coming into camp overweight and ready to embarras them for that trade. Kei Igawa and Irabu got the same kind of treatment, and of course they went to extraordinary measues keeping Joba from humiliating himself and them.

[Ceetar]

DL'd.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Papers are Whitsonizing him ("Pineda needs shoulder to cry on" Kernan sez) seemingly with the assistance of the MFYs themselves. I think this is a weird MFY retribution for coming into camp overweight and ready to embarras them for that trade. Kei Igawa and Irabu got the same kind of treatment, and of course they went to extraordinary measues keeping Joba from humiliating himself and them.

It would be HILARIOUS if Montero went .300/.400/.500 with 30 HRs in Seattle, no?

[MFS62]

Little Andy (or is it Andy Little?) scheduled to pitch for the MFYs against the Mets on Wednesday. (Think I heard it on WFAN)

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

MFYs trade reliever George Kontos to Colorado for out-of-options catcher Chris Stewart and subsequently demote Cervilli.

(/fist pump)

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: MFYs trade reliever George Kontos to Colorado for out-of-options catcher Chris Stewart and subsequently demote Cervilli. (/fist pump)

Also former-Yankee catcher Chris Stewart (went 0-3 for them in '08 in 1 game)

it's an odd move.

They're apparently blaming it on depth. Romine hurt so the _need_ Cervelli to catch for "Scranton"

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

MFY season opener on now. Rays have loaded the bases with 2 outs in the first. Carlos Pena batting...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[bigpurple:31nuj3cd]GRAND SLAM!!![/bigpurple:31nuj3cd]

[Ceetar]

we should've started an OOT thread. Apparently Girardi walked Sean Rodriguez for the L-L matchup before Pena.

[Frayed Knot]

Shields now trying to give it all back: Walks, WPs, two runs in and bases loaded ... but Granderson Ks

4-2 middle of the 2nd

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

FUCKing Ibanez.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And Longoria upper-decks it in the following half-inning. 6-5, Forces of Evil.

This is debased-ball.

[bmfc1]

8th inning, Tampa has 1st and 3d, nobody out, and Robertson strikes out the next three... but is aided by Maddon taking over-managing to new heights by bunting on two strikes with one out and the catcher up.

Edited April 6, 2012 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"At least my glasses make me LOOK smart."

[bmfc1]

Oh my goodness gracious, Mariano Rivera blows the save!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

LOL YanKeEs

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The entire game-- right down to walk-the-bases-loaded-and-bring-in-a-fifth-IF at the end-- was like an Olympics-of-Overmanagement.