NY Yankees

[lakelawyerheel]

Please DFA Bird!

And a few others out of the pen please

 

[2forheels]

The pen is what happens when you get get broken down pitchers no other teams wanted and you try to fix them and hope they work out.

 

[lakelawyerheel]

The pen is what happens when you get get broken down pitchers no other teams wanted and you try to fix them and hope they work out.

To their credit, the Yanks had been able to find some decent arms from discarded piles of dog **** over the last several years. But that will only work so often. And just like with casino's, the "house" is eventually going to win when you run that strategy too much

 

[kik84]

Cubs looked like world-beaters a month ago, when they were winning 10 straight.

Now, they've lost 9 in a row and 13 of 15. Go figure.

 

[2forheels]

To their credit, the Yanks had been able to find some decent arms from discarded piles of dog **** over the last several years. But that will only work so often. And just like with casino's, the "house" is eventually going to win when you run that strategy too much

And therein lies the problem, the Yankees got a few decent ones out of a pile and think they all are going to work out. Meanwhile some good arms are languishing away in the minors.

Hill is the only pitcher in the pen I would want on my team and that would be to face a few left handed batters in key situations. Doval, Bednar, and the rest are not that good. No consistency at all.

 

[lakelawyerheel]

And therein lies the problem, the Yankees got a few decent ones out of a pile and think they all are going to work out. Meanwhile some good arms are languishing away in the minors.

Hill is the only pitcher in the pen I would want on my team and that would be to face a few left handed batters in key situations. Doval, Bednar, and the rest are not that good. No consistency at all.

I'll be honest...I laughed out loud when they picked up Hill from the White Sox steaming pile of carcasses. And then when he was somewhat effective, I figured it would be a deal where there was something new that batters would pick up on / figure out sooner than later that he was doing.

I was flat out wrong. It's unorthodox and it's slow....but the guy can get some outs night after night.

 

[Loyalheel]

Hill is a ground ball inducing machine.

 

[lakelawyerheel]

Hill is a ground ball inducing machine.

I know they say he's not a submarine pitcher....but that's as close as you can get without being one.

Anyway, those submarine arm slots put so much overspin on the ball....just the natural progression of the ball creates ground balls

 

[2forheels]

As I type this the Yankees are up 9-1. Schlittler must be off tonight as the Royals have barreled up so many pitches. I haven't seen a team put wood on Schlittler's pitches like KC has done tonight.

 

[lakelawyerheel]

As I type this the Yankees are up 9-1. Schlittler must be off tonight as the Royals have barreled up so many pitches. I haven't seen a team put wood on Schlittler's pitches like KC has done tonight.

I didn't watch last night's game.

KC is actually the kind of team that should be the kind to give Cam trouble. They are young and ultra aggressive on the fastball. And "aggression" and "fastball" IS Cam. They're gonna square up some heaters from time to time.

 

[2forheels]

I didn't watch last night's game.

KC is actually the kind of team that should be the kind to give Cam trouble. They are young and ultra aggressive on the fastball. And "aggression" and "fastball" IS Cam. They're gonna square up some heaters from time to time.

Cam admitted after the game that he didn't have his best stuff and couldn't locate. Shows how good he is to shut down those guys for 6 innings without his A game. Announcers kept showing all kinds of graphics on Cam. He is doing stuff no pitcher has ever done. It's crazy what they were showing last night.

So.....you need to stop watching games. lol I was trying to figure out how the Yankees got 24 hits, first time in Yankees history every batter in the lineup had at least 2 hits. So you need to stop watching. That's what it was! lmao

I think David Cone gets on my nerves worse than Ben McDonald. Cone is fine when there are 3 men in the booth, but when it's just him and someone else he really drives me crazy with his constantly, chirping, crazy stuff. Just never shuts up.

 

[lakelawyerheel]

Cam admitted after the game that he didn't have his best stuff and couldn't locate. Shows how good he is to shut down those guys for 6 innings without his A game. Announcers kept showing all kinds of graphics on Cam. He is doing stuff no pitcher has ever done. It's crazy what they were showing last night.

So.....you need to stop watching games. lol I was trying to figure out how the Yankees got 24 hits, first time in Yankees history every batter in the lineup had at least 2 hits. So you need to stop watching. That's what it was! lmao

I think David Cone gets on my nerves worse than Ben McDonald. Cone is fine when there are 3 men in the booth, but when it's just him and someone else he really drives me crazy with his constantly, chirping, crazy stuff. Just never shuts up.

I'll serve a "ban" but only until they lose again! Then I'm back on the games LOL

 

[kik84]

What's the deal with last year's AL playoff teams?

With the exception of the Yanks and Indians, they're all mediocre so far. Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Toronto.