Doesn't Torre sound like a proud father when he talks about Jeter?
Showing posts with label 2009 All-Star Game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009 All-Star Game. Show all posts
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Verducci on Mo's All-Star Inning
I saw this over on the YES Network forums and wanted to share it with you guys, it's from Tom Verducci's story on the All-Star game. Towards the end he writes about Mariano's ninth inning, I thought you would enjoy it.
Hahahahahaha great line from O-Dog. ... I love reading players' reactions like this because only then do you realize just how great Mariano is.
... "Boom! Boom! Backdoor!" Hudson said. "Man, that's bull right there. That's just not fair! Throw a four-seamer down the middle, will you? That is un-fair!"For the fourth time in this streak, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees took care of the endgame, and as usual, with the kind of nasty stuff that should be borderline illegal.
Hawpe, batting second in the inning, asked AL expatriate Miguel Tejada, who was hitting behind him, for advice on hitting Rivera's brutal cutter.
"If it looks like a strike," Tejada told him, "it's not going to be a strike."
Great. Strike one was a wicked cutter that nearly hit Hawpe in the shoetops. He swung anyway. He took such an ugly hack he looked like one of those tabletop hockey players connected to a rod, spinning gracelessly. Strike two was a buzzsaw of a cutter that broke his bat."Hey, I only broke one bat," Hawpe said. "That's not bad."
Strike three was a backdoor cutter, a pitch that began somewhere west of Flourissant and wound up downtown.
"Boom! Boom! Backdoor!" Hudson said. "Man, that's bull right there. That's just not fair! Throw a four-seamer down the middle, will you? That is un-fair!"
Hahahahahaha great line from O-Dog. ... I love reading players' reactions like this because only then do you realize just how great Mariano is.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
2009 All-Star Game Thread
2009 All-Star GameAmerican League @ National Leauge
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Game Time: 8:00 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: ESPN Radio
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Game Time: 8:00 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: ESPN Radio
Here are the lineups:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
C Joe Mauer, MIN
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY
LF Jason Bay, BOS
CF Josh Hamilton, TEX
3B Evan Longoria, TAM
2B Aaron Hill, TOR
P Roy Halladay, TOR
Pitching: Roy Halladay (10-3, 2.85 ERA)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
2B Chase Utley, PHI
1B Albert Pujols, STL
RF Ryan Braun, MIL
LF Raul Ibanez, PHI
3B David Wright, NYM
CF Shane Victorino, PHI
C Yadier Molina, STL
P Tim Lincecum, SFO
Pitching: Tim Lincecum (10-2, 2.33 ERA)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
C Joe Mauer, MIN
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY
LF Jason Bay, BOS
CF Josh Hamilton, TEX
3B Evan Longoria, TAM
2B Aaron Hill, TOR
P Roy Halladay, TOR
Pitching: Roy Halladay (10-3, 2.85 ERA)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
2B Chase Utley, PHI
1B Albert Pujols, STL
RF Ryan Braun, MIL
LF Raul Ibanez, PHI
3B David Wright, NYM
CF Shane Victorino, PHI
C Yadier Molina, STL
P Tim Lincecum, SFO
Pitching: Tim Lincecum (10-2, 2.33 ERA)
Reserves and Pitchers
AL
Reserves:
C Victor Martinez, CLE
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS
2B Aaron Hill, TOR
SS Jason Bartlett, TB
3B Michael Young, TEX
OF Carl Crawford, TB
OF Curtis Granderson, DET
OF Torii Hunter, LAA
OF Adam Jones, BAL
OF Ben Zobrist, TB
Pitchers:
P Andrew Bailey, OAK
P Josh Beckett, BOS
P Mark Buehrle, CWS
P Brian Fuentes, LAA
P Zack Greinke, KC
P Felix Hernandez, SEA
P Edwin Jackson, DET
P Joe Nathan, MIN
P Jonathan Papelbon, BOS
P Mariano Rivera, NYY
P Justin Verlander, DET
P Tim Wakefield, BOS
NL
Reserves
C Brian McCann, ATL
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD
1B Ryan Howard, PHI
2B Orlando Hudson, LAD
2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
OF Brad Hawpe, COL
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
OF Justin Upton, ARI
Pitchers
P Heath Bell, SD
P Chad Billingsley, LAD
P Jonathan Broxton, LAD
P Matt Cain, SF
P Francisco Cordero, CIN
P Ryan Franklin, STL
P Dan Haren, ARI
P Josh Johnson, FLA
P Ted Lilly, CHC
P Tim Lincecum, SF
P Jason Marquis, COL
P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM
P Johan Santana, NYM
Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Who do you like in the derby?
Here are the participants for tonight's 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby:
American League:
Carlos Pena 1B, TB
Brandon Inge 3B, DET
Nelson Cruz OF, TEX
Joe Mauer C, MIN
National League:
Albert Pujols 1B, STL
Adrian Gonzalez 1B, SD
Prince Fielder 1B, MIL
Ryan Howard 1B, PHI
I'm gonna go with Pujols because he's the hometown guy, and a beast.
Coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN.
Feel free to use this as an open thread for whatever you might want to discuss, especially the Yankees and the home run derby.
American League:Carlos Pena 1B, TB
Brandon Inge 3B, DET
Nelson Cruz OF, TEX
Joe Mauer C, MIN
National League:
Albert Pujols 1B, STL
Adrian Gonzalez 1B, SD
Prince Fielder 1B, MIL
Ryan Howard 1B, PHI
I'm gonna go with Pujols because he's the hometown guy, and a beast.
Coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN.
Feel free to use this as an open thread for whatever you might want to discuss, especially the Yankees and the home run derby.
Fixing the Pitching
Coming into the year the Yankees were supposed to have one of the best five man rotations in the league. It hasn't worked out that way at all though. Sabathia has been very good and an innings eater but not truly the ace that the Yankees were looking for, Pettitte is showing his age and has been up and down, Wang was awful and as soon as he started to figure things out he got hurt, and Joba Chamberlain has gone through the struggles we should have expected from a 24 year old. Really, only Burnett has lived up to our Spring Training hopes. The good news is that the staff is littered with second half pitchers and that they've been improving as the season moves along but their are some concerns that need to be worked out. Right now this is what they have:
1) Sabathia
2) Burnett
3) Pettitte
4) Chamberlain
I think Aceves was a very temporary solution and I'd prefer to treat him as another candidate for a rotation spot, so we really don't have a fifth starter. Pettitte and Chamberlain also have insecure holds on their rotation spots but for now I think they're safe. Here are the candidates I see as realistic possibilities for the rotation:
1) Sergio Mitre- I've been beating the Mitre drum for a while now. I liked the signing back when we first heard about it in the off season and Mitre has dominated the minor leagues since getting back. In Scranton this year he has an ERA of 2.40 in 45 innings pitched. His FIP is a bit higher but 3.04 is still dominant. He's an extreme GB pitcher, however, his K/BB in AAA this year is up to 7.00. Mitre is red hot right now and just won the International League Pitcher of the Week award. I'd have to say he's the most likely candidate for the job. Even if he doesn't get the starting spot. He should at least take Tomko's spot in the 'pen.
2) Phil Hughes- So much has been written about this guy that it feels redundant to do say anything about him at all. The pros and cons about him are obvious. In the rotation this year he was solid, outside of the one awful start against Baltimore he was more than that. Since moving to the bullpen though, he's been nothing short of dominating. Phil's become the eighth inning guy and when you have a good mix working in the bullpen you don't want to shake things up to much. Hughes will be fine in the rotation next year but until then I think you just let him continue to mow down hitters in the bullpen where he can throw that mid 90's fastball without tiring.
3) Alfredo Aceves- Ace shot up through the Yankees minor league system last year all the way from being an afterthought from the Mexican league in A ball to turning in a couple, very nice, starts for the ML club late in the year. Still, he was never considered a top prospect and nobody sees him as having the potential to be more than a middle of the rotation guy. So, Girardi put him in the bullpen to start the year and since then has become a critical piece of the mix there in a role similar to Ramiro Mendoza's. As with Hughes, taking him out of the 'pen destroys the mix they've found there. If I were to move a reliever I'd move Hughes and I don't even really think that makes sense.
4) Ivan Nova- A long shot candidate. He has been seen as a disappointing prospect who only had a hot Rookie Ball season in 2006 to go on. After a very mediocre 2007 he dropped down a lot of prospect lists but still got a promotion to Tampa. The next year his conventional numbers were bad but stats like FIP and K/BB showed he was a lot better than his W/L or ERA would indicate. I assume this was why he got another promotion, to AA ball this time. Finally, this year he gained back the faith of a lot of prospect watchers. He tore through AA and recently got called up to Scranton. In his brief time in Scranton he has been excellent. The Yankees may decide they like him enough to let him see some ML time but I doubt they want to rush him anymore than they have.
I know some people think Brett Tomko and Kei Igawa are options and there's probably somebody out there beating a drum for Phil Coke, but realistically, I'd be shocked if one of those three got the call. I think the obvious choice is Mitre. He's been as dominant as you can be and they lose nothing by calling him up. Besides this he should be in his peak years at age 28 and has ML experience. Hughes and Aceves have become key cogs in the bullpen and I don't think you should mess with that unless you absolutely have to. Hughes can get the innings he needs in winter ball. If they need to replace another guy then you reassess things. Ivan Nova is intriguing as well but I think the Yankees have already rushed him a bit and I wouldn't want them to ruin his future by bringing him up to fast. Again, if another hole opens up, say Joba continues to struggle and they want to demote him, then you need to think things over again but for now, no thanks.
Thoughts?
1) Sabathia
2) Burnett
3) Pettitte
4) Chamberlain
I think Aceves was a very temporary solution and I'd prefer to treat him as another candidate for a rotation spot, so we really don't have a fifth starter. Pettitte and Chamberlain also have insecure holds on their rotation spots but for now I think they're safe. Here are the candidates I see as realistic possibilities for the rotation:
1) Sergio Mitre- I've been beating the Mitre drum for a while now. I liked the signing back when we first heard about it in the off season and Mitre has dominated the minor leagues since getting back. In Scranton this year he has an ERA of 2.40 in 45 innings pitched. His FIP is a bit higher but 3.04 is still dominant. He's an extreme GB pitcher, however, his K/BB in AAA this year is up to 7.00. Mitre is red hot right now and just won the International League Pitcher of the Week award. I'd have to say he's the most likely candidate for the job. Even if he doesn't get the starting spot. He should at least take Tomko's spot in the 'pen.
2) Phil Hughes- So much has been written about this guy that it feels redundant to do say anything about him at all. The pros and cons about him are obvious. In the rotation this year he was solid, outside of the one awful start against Baltimore he was more than that. Since moving to the bullpen though, he's been nothing short of dominating. Phil's become the eighth inning guy and when you have a good mix working in the bullpen you don't want to shake things up to much. Hughes will be fine in the rotation next year but until then I think you just let him continue to mow down hitters in the bullpen where he can throw that mid 90's fastball without tiring.
3) Alfredo Aceves- Ace shot up through the Yankees minor league system last year all the way from being an afterthought from the Mexican league in A ball to turning in a couple, very nice, starts for the ML club late in the year. Still, he was never considered a top prospect and nobody sees him as having the potential to be more than a middle of the rotation guy. So, Girardi put him in the bullpen to start the year and since then has become a critical piece of the mix there in a role similar to Ramiro Mendoza's. As with Hughes, taking him out of the 'pen destroys the mix they've found there. If I were to move a reliever I'd move Hughes and I don't even really think that makes sense.
4) Ivan Nova- A long shot candidate. He has been seen as a disappointing prospect who only had a hot Rookie Ball season in 2006 to go on. After a very mediocre 2007 he dropped down a lot of prospect lists but still got a promotion to Tampa. The next year his conventional numbers were bad but stats like FIP and K/BB showed he was a lot better than his W/L or ERA would indicate. I assume this was why he got another promotion, to AA ball this time. Finally, this year he gained back the faith of a lot of prospect watchers. He tore through AA and recently got called up to Scranton. In his brief time in Scranton he has been excellent. The Yankees may decide they like him enough to let him see some ML time but I doubt they want to rush him anymore than they have.
I know some people think Brett Tomko and Kei Igawa are options and there's probably somebody out there beating a drum for Phil Coke, but realistically, I'd be shocked if one of those three got the call. I think the obvious choice is Mitre. He's been as dominant as you can be and they lose nothing by calling him up. Besides this he should be in his peak years at age 28 and has ML experience. Hughes and Aceves have become key cogs in the bullpen and I don't think you should mess with that unless you absolutely have to. Hughes can get the innings he needs in winter ball. If they need to replace another guy then you reassess things. Ivan Nova is intriguing as well but I think the Yankees have already rushed him a bit and I wouldn't want them to ruin his future by bringing him up to fast. Again, if another hole opens up, say Joba continues to struggle and they want to demote him, then you need to think things over again but for now, no thanks.
Thoughts?
Sunday, July 5, 2009
2009 All-Stars Announced
I mentioned in today's game thread that Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira were voted to start this year's all-star game. Mariano Rivera also made the AL roster. Jeter was the American League's top vote-getter with 4,851,889 votes.
Here are the complete rosters for both teams:
American League
Starters
C Joe Mauer, MIN
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
3B Evan Longoria, TB
OF Jason Bay, BOS
OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
Pitchers
P Andrew Bailey, OAK
P Josh Beckett, BOS
P Mark Buehrle, CWS
P Brian Fuentes, LAA
P Zack Greinke, KC
P Roy Halladay, TOR
P Felix Hernandez, SEA
P Edwin Jackson, DET
P Joe Nathan, MIN
P Jonathan Papelbon, BOS
P Mariano Rivera, NYY
P Justin Verlander, DET
P Tim Wakefield, BOS
Reserves
C Victor Martinez, CL
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS
2B Aaron Hill, TOR
SS Jason Bartlett, TB
3B Michael Young, TEX
OF Carl Crawford, TB
OF Curtis Granderson, DET
OF Torii Hunter, LAA
OF Adam Jones, BAL
OF Ben Zobrist, TB
National League
Starters
C Yadier Molina, STL
1B Albert Pujols, STL
2B Chase Utley, PHI
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
3B David Wright, NYM
OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
OF Raul Ibanez, PHI
Pitchers
P Heath Bell, SD
P Chad Billingsley, LAD
P Jonathan Broxton, LAD
P Matt Cain, SF
P Francisco Cordero, CIN
P Ryan Franklin, STL
P Dan Haren, ARI
P Josh Johnson, FLA
P Ted Lilly, CHC
P Tim Lincecum, SF
P Jason Marquis, COL
P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM
P Johan Santana, NYM
Reserves
C Brian McCann, ATL
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD
1B Ryan Howard, PHI
2B Orlando Hudson, LAD
2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
OF Brad Hawpe, COL
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
OF Justin Upton, ARI
The fans get to chose the final roster spots for each league. Here are their choices:
And the National League: Cristian Guzman, SS, Nationals; Matt Kemp, OF, Dodgers; Mark Reynolds, 3B, D-backs; Pablo Sandoval, 3B, Giants; Shane Victorino, OF, Phillies.
For those of you who were wondering, Mark Teixeira won't participate in the home run derby.
"I'm just not a Home Run Derby guy," Teixeira said. "It doesn't fit well for me. If I go out there and just hit two or three home runs, I'd rather let someone else go out and do it."
"I was terrible and embarrassed myself, so I'm not going to do that again," Teixeira said.
Here are the complete rosters for both teams:
American League
StartersC Joe Mauer, MIN
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
3B Evan Longoria, TB
OF Jason Bay, BOS
OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
Pitchers
P Andrew Bailey, OAK
P Josh Beckett, BOS
P Mark Buehrle, CWS
P Brian Fuentes, LAA
P Zack Greinke, KC
P Roy Halladay, TOR
P Felix Hernandez, SEA
P Edwin Jackson, DET
P Joe Nathan, MIN
P Jonathan Papelbon, BOS
P Mariano Rivera, NYY
P Justin Verlander, DET
P Tim Wakefield, BOS
Reserves
C Victor Martinez, CL
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS
2B Aaron Hill, TOR
SS Jason Bartlett, TB
3B Michael Young, TEX
OF Carl Crawford, TB
OF Curtis Granderson, DET
OF Torii Hunter, LAA
OF Adam Jones, BAL
OF Ben Zobrist, TB
National League
Starters
C Yadier Molina, STL
1B Albert Pujols, STL
2B Chase Utley, PHI
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
3B David Wright, NYM
OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
OF Raul Ibanez, PHI
Pitchers
P Heath Bell, SD
P Chad Billingsley, LAD
P Jonathan Broxton, LAD
P Matt Cain, SF
P Francisco Cordero, CIN
P Ryan Franklin, STL
P Dan Haren, ARI
P Josh Johnson, FLA
P Ted Lilly, CHC
P Tim Lincecum, SF
P Jason Marquis, COL
P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM
P Johan Santana, NYM
Reserves
C Brian McCann, ATL
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD
1B Ryan Howard, PHI
2B Orlando Hudson, LAD
2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
OF Brad Hawpe, COL
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
OF Justin Upton, ARI
The fans get to chose the final roster spots for each league. Here are their choices:
First for the American League: Chone Figgins, 3B, Angels; Brandon Inge, 3B, Tigers; Ian Kinsler, 2B, Rangers; Adam Lind, DH, Blue Jays; Carlos Pena, 1B, Rays.
And the National League: Cristian Guzman, SS, Nationals; Matt Kemp, OF, Dodgers; Mark Reynolds, 3B, D-backs; Pablo Sandoval, 3B, Giants; Shane Victorino, OF, Phillies.
For those of you who were wondering, Mark Teixeira won't participate in the home run derby.
"I'm just not a Home Run Derby guy," Teixeira said. "It doesn't fit well for me. If I go out there and just hit two or three home runs, I'd rather let someone else go out and do it."
"I was terrible and embarrassed myself, so I'm not going to do that again," Teixeira said.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Updated All-Star Voting - Only 3 Days Left To Vote!
Here is the updated AL All-Star voting from MLB.com. If you want to check out the voting for the NL go here.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Montero, Banuelos to Play in Futures Game
From Bryan Hoch:
Catcher Jesus Montero was having a great season for High-A Tampa before being called up to Double-A Trenton. With the Tampa Yanks he was hitting .356/.406/.583 with 8 HR and 37 RBI in 48 games for the Yanks. He's started off a little slow in his 16 games with Trenton, so far hitting .276/.354/.310 with no homers and 5 RBI. Montero played in last year's Futures Game at Yankee Stadium and went 1-for-2 and caught the final four innings.
LHP Manuel Banuelos is playing for the Single-A Charleston Riverdogs. Currently, the 18-year-old is 5-3, with a 2.51 ERA in 12 starts for the Riverdogs. In 61 innings pitched he's allowed 17 ER or 47 hits, walked 14 and struck out 58. Opponents are hitting just .207 against him.
A little update from Pete Abe: "Trenton Thunder manager Tony Franklin was chosen as a coach for U.S. Team."
Jesus Montero and Manuel Banuelos have established themselves as standouts in the Yankees organization, and now they will be asked to help represent the World Team at the 2009 XM All-Star Futures Game after the rosters were announced on Thursday.
Manager Jose Oquendo will have two of the brightest players within the Yankees pipeline at his disposal, as Montero returns for his second successive Futures Game, and Banuelos looks to make his presence felt on that stage in his first full professional season.
The 11th annual XM All-Star Futures Game, pitting the best Minor League prospects from the United States against the best from the rest of the World, will be held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on All-Star Sunday on July 12 at 2 p.m. ET.
Catcher Jesus Montero was having a great season for High-A Tampa before being called up to Double-A Trenton. With the Tampa Yanks he was hitting .356/.406/.583 with 8 HR and 37 RBI in 48 games for the Yanks. He's started off a little slow in his 16 games with Trenton, so far hitting .276/.354/.310 with no homers and 5 RBI. Montero played in last year's Futures Game at Yankee Stadium and went 1-for-2 and caught the final four innings.
LHP Manuel Banuelos is playing for the Single-A Charleston Riverdogs. Currently, the 18-year-old is 5-3, with a 2.51 ERA in 12 starts for the Riverdogs. In 61 innings pitched he's allowed 17 ER or 47 hits, walked 14 and struck out 58. Opponents are hitting just .207 against him.A little update from Pete Abe: "Trenton Thunder manager Tony Franklin was chosen as a coach for U.S. Team."
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Updated AL All-Star Voting - Tex Regains Lead
Here is the updated AL All-Star voting from MLB.com. If you want to check out the voting for the NL go here.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Updated AL All-Star Voting
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
AL All-Star Voting Update - Tex Passes Youk
Here's the updated AL All-Star Voting from MLB.com:
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Updated AL All-Star Voting
Here are the updated All-Star game voting for the American League from MLB.com. For the NL results click here. Evan Longoria now leads Jeter in overall votes by about 19,000.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Jeter The Early Leader in All-Star Voting
The first set of results for all-star voting came in yesterday and the Yankee Captain leads all American Leaguers in votes with 664,630. Here's the first batch of AL results from MLB.com:
I'll be keeping track of the all-star voting until the teams are announced.
I'll be keeping track of the all-star voting until the teams are announced.
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