2014 Official Major League Baseball Thread

[Merlot]

:noidea:

You do make a valid point that their 'leader' isn't around to lead them this year.

Wow, all the screaming each of you did about attacks when you were helpless and defenseless in Rumps position and yet you can't get over the his specter. Any small child can say he did it to me so I'll do it to him. Men stick by what they believe, they don't hide behind excuses.

To the dude who keeps on saying the Yankees will finish last, you don't know baseball and it shows. Repeating the same mantra doesn't make it true.

Well Doc, the same guy who guaranteed from regular season Game 1 to the World Series VICTORY STAND that the Red Sox would be in last place in 2013 says you don't know anything about baseball.

....meanwhile the Red Sox will most likely be relying on the farm and signing retreads, something that a certain banned member used to boast about all of the time using WAR which is not a very effective evaluation, especially on retreads.:smile:

Another behind the back stabber of a defenseless member.

Yankees fans said loudly that the signings they made during the off season would give them the division. Now you're going to be giving back every award you gave your endlessly arrogant self-entitled selves in March. Your mega bucks free agent tactics has gained the Yankees 1 World Series to 3 for the Red Sox in this century. Amazingly you think that means the Yankee system is better. :crazy: Bwahahaha! No wonder...the CURSE...has become a perfect synonym for Joe.t when you FAIL to understand what has gone on since 2001.

Excellent Point Joe.

Geeeeeez, seal the deal already.

...that injuries are A bitch...

You actually mention injuries and still don't get it.

Well DUH! The Red Sox have five starters out of the batting lineup currently. Of course stats don't work without active players mr wizard.

...The games are won and loss on the field every day/night,...

OMG...the games are won and lost on the field. Did you finally get that? So it's not by giving away all the awards to your team in March.

......but then again the sox never even effered J Ells a contract, Stupid!) ,...

Yup, stupid because you're WRONG. The Sox offered what they thought he was worth, up to $120 million, not what grossly inflated MLB pay standards (especially Yankee insanity) said he was worth, and currently the Sox were right.

http://www.overthemonster.com/2013/12/4/5174452/jacoby-ellsbury-free-agency-red-sox-yankees

Brock Holt is looking very good for the league minimum in Ellsbury's position with better numbers than Jacoby, and if Holt was getting support from the rest of the lineup he'd probably be outstanding so far. Right now Holt can't go to free agency until 2020, while you're stuck paying Ells $21 million a year until then. Yankees=Suckers.

:thumb:

Merlot

 

[lgna69xxx]

Fear not Mon Ami, still around 100 games left and both teams will make the playoffs.

And today, its tough to see both teams spending all that money and struggling thus far this season.

 

[lgna69xxx]

Speaking earlier on tuesday, I mentioned that one Yankee prospect to watch out for who is tearing the cover off the ball was Rob Refsnyder. Well he was promoted to AAA for tuesday nights game and what does he do?

2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-4 — eight straight multi-hit games and 13 in his last 14 games… doesn’t miss a beat after the promotion

This Kid is climbing the depth chart very fast and if he stays consistent he will be competing for the starting 2b job next spring and may even get a call up this september.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I'll give ya CC but Nova was really good after he came back last season and i expect him to make a full recovery and he is easily a strong #4 and possibly a very good #3 on many teams. Same for when Pineda gets back (only his ceiling is higher) the guy has tons of ability when healthy, but CC,,,, not sure anymore same with Morrow. As always, time will tell.

My personal opinion on Nova is that he's never impressed me. I always felt he'd be more useful out of the bullpen. Time will tell if my assessment was correct or not.

As for Pineda, you're correct. Tons of skill WHEN healthy. But don't you find it kind of fishy that his injury occurred while supposedly serving his suspension? I suspect he may have been injured earlier. Or maybe the so-called injury is actually between the ears & they're saying it's something else in order to give him a break.

As for Sabathia, he's declined considerably over the past 2-3 seasons. It seems that it has coincided with his weight loss. Are the two linked or is it just the aging process?

As for Morrow, the main problem throughout his career has been his durability, which is possibly why Seattle had him in their bullpen. In his first season with the Jays, where he was extremely good, they shut him down in late August that year in order to conserve him. Just like Washington did with Stephen Strasburg. It wouldn't surprise me if Morrow ends up pitching out of the bullpen. I think he'd be a great closer for any team.

Many attribute his lack of durability to his diabetes. The Jays have two pitchers on staff with the disease, the other being Dustin McGohan. This season, McGohan would always seem to run out of gas by the 6th inning. He eventually was sent to the bullpen as a set-up man, which he welcomed at the time. So far he's performed admirably in that role.

Maybe the Yankees should follow suit & also send Pineda to the bullpen. I think he'd be more effective than Robertson as a closer. I was watching Robertson last night (actually, earlier this morning) and it seemed like he was throwing the same pitch all the time. Breaking ball after breaking ball after breaking ball. Better teams will find a way to make the adjustment & just sit on his breaking pitch as time goes on. Sure, people will say that Mariano Rivera threw the same pitch all the time. But Robertson is no Mariano Rivera!

 

[Doc Holliday]

To the dude who keeps on saying the Yankees will finish last, you don't know baseball and it shows. Repeating the same mantra doesn't make it true.

Well, at least i played the game for most of my life, i didn't spend most of it watching it on tv in the comfort of a lazyboy chair. So that must count for something.

I simply stated my opinion and i'll state it again: THE NEW YORK YANKEES WILL END UP FINISHING LAST IN THEIR DIVISION.

 

[Doc Holliday]

They have already started with Tanaka a young stud that will be a Yankee for a long time

Tanaka is supposedly 25. Let's say that his reported age is accurate. He's in the prime of his career. However, Japanese pitchers throw an incredibly high amount of pitches during a season & it wouldn't surprise me that this has taken its toll on Tanaka's arm & in just a couple of years or so his arm will be compared to the arm of a 35-year old North American pitcher.

Time will tell. So far, he's pitched great. But as many of you like to mention when your teams suck, it's a long season & i'm very curious to see how Tanaka will perform after the all-star break. But no doubt about it, he's currently the ace of the Yankees' staff & will be selected to represent the Yankees at the all-star game.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Cano's doing well too

Robinson Cano is one of the true stars of the game & may one day make the baseball hall-of-fame. The Yankees made a huge mistake by not paying him what he wanted & they may just be a contender today had they chose to keep him happy. Losing Cano to free agency may be a mistake the organization will take years to recover from!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Former Dodgers and A's pitcher Bob Welch passes away....

When i first saw your post, i thought DIDN'T HE DIE LAST YEAR OR SO???

But upon further reflection, i realized that i was thinking of the former rock star, who had a huge hit with EBONY EYES. Great guitar riffs on that song!

Bob Welch, the pitcher, battled alcoholism since a very young age & it likely contributed in ending his career prematurely. I first saw him in their World Series against the Yankees when he struck out Jackson to end one of the games. I also remember him from his Oakland A's days.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Fear not Mon Ami, still around 100 games left and both teams will make the playoffs.

The odds of the Yankees making the playoffs this season are as good as me becoming a co-owner of GoodGirls.

Tu peux amener ca a la banque!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Iggy you were right about Refsnyder and it looks like he may be in the Bronx very soon. Hottest hitter in the minor leagues:

http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20140610/rob-refsnyder-promoted-to-triple-a

 

[lgna69xxx]

Agreed! But then again NOBODY (not Ned either,lol) is like Mariano or ever will be. He was truly a Great player and doing what he did in Pinstripes makes his legacy all the more legendary.

I think Betances would make a better closer than Pineda but I am perfectly fine with Robertson right now. His era is high mainly because of one bad inning this season. He is now in the 3's as far as era is concerned and 2-3 more scoreless innings and he is back to normal.

But Robertson is no Mariano Rivera!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Tanaka Wins 10th

Complete game 6 hitter for Tanaka wiith 11 Ks. He is now 10-1 and is tied for the AL lead in wins and leads in ERA. He is 4th in strikeouts. What all of this adds up to is = All Star Game Starter. Since the AL needs to win this game to have home field advantage in the World Series, Tanaka is going to have to start the game. I would actually then bring in Darvish, and then Buehrle can come in if there are a few lefties in a row for him to get out. Then turn the game over to the bullpen.

 

[daydreamer41]

Cy Young will be between Tanaka and Burhle

 

[lgna69xxx]

Or Peter Obrien who has a Minor League best 22 hr's already this season.

Don't forget about Manny Banuelos and Ian Clarkin.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I saw Pete O'Brien in person in a spring training game against the Braves and he did not have good at bats against Teheran and was sent down shortly after that. However it is good to hear he is swinging the bat well.

 

[Joe.t]

Cy Young will be between Tanaka and Burhle

I disagree, the CY Young will be between Clay Buchholz and Jake Peavy. :lol:

 

[EagerBeaver]

Yankees Lock Up 3 Dominican Stud Prospects

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-insider-scouring-talent-article-1.1826644

 

[daydreamer41]

I disagree, the CY Young will be between Clay Buchholz and Jake Peavy. :lol:

Come on, Joe. I suspect you are letting someone who shall remain anonymous use your user account,

 

[EagerBeaver]

If the season ended today the Yankees are in the playoffs:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/type/wild-card

The team is only going to get better when CC and Pineda eventually come back. The team is hanging in there and the bullpen has been very consistent. The team is 6th in the AL in pitching despite missing 3 season opening starters for the majority of the season.

The bullpen has been a strength every season under Girardi. This remains the case even with the retirement of Rivera. It's because Girardi knows how to construct and manage a bullpen. Most managers don't know how to do it but what Girardi does is tinker with the bullpen, testing guys in different roles until he sees what everyone can do. If a guy does not get the job done he is quickly cut, on the theory that there is an endless supply of bullpen type pitchers, and you can always get someone better. It's like the nerdy kid fooling around with a video game until he becomes a crackerjack and nobody can beat him. Bullpen management is like playing a video game for Girardi.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Yankees Lock Up 3 Dominican Stud Prospects

This sounds like a headline out of a crime newspaper.

If the season ended today the Yankees are in the playoffs

They'd be in a 4-way tie for the wildcard.

The team is only going to get better when CC and Pineda eventually come back.

I actually believe that it's been a blessing in disguise. Pineda was okay when he wasn't caught cheating, but Sabathia & Nova sucked big time. I actually think that the Yankees pitching was better without those two in the lineup.

The team is hanging in there and the bullpen has been very consistent. The team is 6th in the AL in pitching despite missing 3 season opening starters for the majority of the season.

I agree. The bullpen has been very good & a big reason why they're still ahead of the Red Sox.

The bullpen has been a strength every season under Girardi. This remains the case even with the retirement of Rivera. It's because Girardi knows how to construct and manage a bullpen.

I believe pitching coach Larry Rothschild also deserves a lot of credit.