The Enemy Uptown: The 2012 Yankee Thread

[Edgy MD]

One pitch and the hook. A John Maine start.

The Yankees will probably go get John Maine.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: One pitch and the hook. A John Maine start. The Yankees will probably go get John Maine.

how's he doing?

Maine is 1-2 12ERA in 6 IP with 7 walks and 8 Ks.

[Ceetar]

Maine's last start was Saturday

lead off walk

pick off throwing error

walk

single and an RBI

pitching coach visit

HBP

single, 2 RBI.

infield single to Maine.

K swinging.

single, 1 RBI.

walks in a run.


and pulled for Nelson Figueroa.

[Edgy MD]

Hochster reporting from the game. Fractured ankle for Pettitte. No surgery, but six weeks minimum. They may indeed work their way down to Maine by then.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy DC wrote: Hochster reporting from the game. Fractured ankle for Pettitte. No surgery, but six weeks minimum. They may indeed work their way down to Maine by then.

LOL

[Frayed Knot]

So, in typical MFY fashion, on the day Pettitte exits early and successor's Epply & Rapada combine to give up more hits than outs, Freakin' Freddie Garcia pitches 2-1/3 of perfect relief while the bats tack on a few.
5-3 Skanks in the 9th although Soriano is in a bit of trouble.

[Frayed Knot]

Freaking Indians loaded the bases with one out then went K - BB - FO and so lost by one.

No word on how many non-catches were tallied as outs.

[Ceetar]

I thought the Yankees had two stud Ace pitching prospects about to come up? What do you mean one's injured and one has a 6+ ERA?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Edgy DC wrote: Why do they always let Jeter essay on how awesome his attitude is? If I'm a reporter, I have to call him on that.

Sports writers tend to be pack animals. You want someone to get shunned for going against the story line?

[ashie62]

The Mets strained Sabathia's groin.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Hochster reporting from the game. Fractured ankle for Pettitte. No surgery, but six weeks minimum. They may indeed work their way down to Maine by then.

interesting to note, Pettitte went on the _60_ day DL (Mets aren't the only one with roster management concerns) so six weeks is not even an option. Gonna be at least almost nine.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Another banner pitching night for the Stripers. Even had Wise pitch the last 2/3 inning.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, is Rick Wise still hanging around?

[Piggiestomatoes]

Even 30 years after retiring, they could have used him last night.

[seawolf17]

PiggiesTomatoes wrote: Another banner pitching night for the Stripers. Even had Wise pitch the last 2/3 inning.

The best part was where Wise only pretended to throw a pitch but the umpire called a strike anyway.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

So Brett Gardner got hurt on April 17, and after three months of rehab and general dicking around will undergo elbow surgery within a week, likely ending his season.

[bmfc1]

Ichiro Suzuki is now a MFY.

[metirish]

bmfc1 wrote: Ichiro Suzuki is now a MFY.

If this were five years ago I'd be thinking wow great player , now its wow he's washed up....great trade .

[ashie62]

Watch...he'll go wild.

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: bmfc1 wrote: Ichiro Suzuki is now a MFY. If this were five years ago I'd be thinking wow great player , now its wow he's washed up....great trade .

He never walked much even in his prime, so now that his BA is down in the mid-.200s instead of mid-.300s, you're right, he's not nearly the player he used to be.
On the other hand he doesn't really have to be on that team. They wanted speed in the absence of Gardner; a glove that's better than Swisher (who is on the shelf for a couple of days at least); and it'll allow them to switch up the DH spot between Jones, Ibanez and whichever infielder they're resting that day.
Plus it's a lefty bat and we know what that means in that stadium especially when compared to Seattle. He has 4 HRs to date this year and I'll bet he trumps that in his first 15 home games with the MFYs.

Don't know much about the pitchers. Ichiro, like Dempster, is signed just through this season so this is strictly a 60 game rental for the Yanx.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

he'll hit 25 homers in that little league park.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Don't know much about the pitchers.

Turns out they're both small-ish (5' 9" & 6' 0") right-handers and both from the 10th round of the 2008 draft (one by Yanx, one by Toronto) who John Sickels describes as "not stars but possible useful bullpen types".

For a 38 y/o, sub-.300 OBA guy who you weren't going to re-sign anyway you probably couldn't expect much more - especially seeing as how the deal will save you some $6mil (assuming no money changed hands). Of course that money is couch cushion change for the Yanx.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

He also gives the Yankees an excuse to retire another number. And in the 50's. Wow!

[DocTee]

Wonder if he'll keep 51 or defer to Bernie and opt for sumpin' different.

he did take 51 from Randy Johnson before that uni was even cold so there's a precedent

[Frayed Knot]

He also gives the Yankees an excuse to retire another number. And in the 50's. Wow!

Even the Yanx' standards aren't that low.
Now if he hung around for two more years and got his 3,000th MLB hit with them ... well then that's a different story! That the first 2,500 came elsewhere would conveniently be ignored.


oe: That's right, #51 is most likely off limits.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Guest

[Guest Swan Swan H]

31, reports say.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Frayed Knot wrote: He also gives the Yankees an excuse to retire another number. And in the 50's. Wow! Even the Yanx' standards aren't that low. Now if he hung around for two more years and got his 3,000th MLB hit with them ... well then that's a different story! That the first 2,500 came elsewhere would conveniently be ignored.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[Frayed Knot]

The Second Spitter wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: He also gives the Yankees an excuse to retire another number. And in the 50's. Wow! Even the Yanx' standards aren't that low. Now if he hung around for two more years and got his 3,000th MLB hit with them ... well then that's a different story! That the first 2,500 came elsewhere would conveniently be ignored. Exactly what I was thinking.

He should definitely a Yanqui cap when he goes into the Hall of Fame though.
You're not really a HoF-er if you don't.

[Edgy MD]

Fuck that. Make your own legends, you fucks.

[Frayed Knot]

Single and SB in his first NYY AB
Batting 8th.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Guest