New York Yankees

[bigbluedefense]

Originally Posted by scottyboy

LT, banks and carson are probably ashamed of our D now, hopefully that will change!!!

They are ashamed of our team as a whole.

Carson, I read in the paper after the end of the playoffs said he had a convo with LT.

And they both said they'd love to play this current Giant team because its filled with soft players and has a soft mentality.


And that starts from the HC....

[Jughead10]

And so the Phil Hughes era begins.

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by Jughead10

And so the Phil Hughes era begins.

yea, i heard that. thursday right? pretty pumped for that, plus CMW comes back 2moro vs the D-rays.

so much for the "wait till he's ready in september" theory

karstens showed hes a good reliver, not ready to start, and chase wright is eratic at times, but i like him

[OSUGiants17]

A-rod is 2 HR away from History.
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Wendie 99

[OSUGiants17]

Originally Posted by Jughead10

And so the Phil Hughes era begins.

It's about time I have been waiting for this forever.
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Bondage Cam

[art vandelay]

Originally Posted by art vandelay

When will the Phillip Hughes era begin? Definitely sooner than later. I'm guessing that he gets called up within the next 2 weeks.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2846957

Haha I called it! (I wrote the quoted statement on April 15th).

phillip hughes hurts his hamstring while throwing a no hitter at texas.

just the yankees luck.

[Damix]

Follow up: And who’s the best guy to go get a beer with?
Jason Giambi: “It depends on what you’re looking for. If you want to go look at pretty girls, you go out with Derek (Jeter), you know? Conversationalist? It would be probably Johnny to joke around. He’d be crazier. Those two guys.”

Thought this was funny

[GiantRutgersFan]

Does anyone else really like Josh Phelps? The guy plays pretty damn hard. I just watched him mack truck Seattles catcher for no reason.

It was pretty sweet. that kind of intensity is needed

[Jmohr107]

Clemens just announced that he was coming back to the Yankees!!!!

[OSUGiants17]

Originally Posted by Jmohr107

Clemens just announced that he was coming back to the Yankees!!!!

I know I'm so happy :D !!!!!

[Paul]

You guys get everybody healthy that's a dangerous rotation.

Roger Clemens
Chin Ming Wang
Mike Mussina
Andy Petitte
Phillip Hughes?

nice.

[Damix]

What I like to see

[GiantRutgersFan]

I think we ought to blow this team up if they dont pull together.

Pitching staff could look like this.

1. Wang
2. Pettite
3. Mussina
4. Hughes
5. one of the kids or Igawa (several prospects to choose from)



We got to get younger and better hitting. our outfield is terrible to be honest. Abreu is good (outside of this slump), but Damon and Matsui both need to go imo. They are old and injury prone.

Let A-Rod walk. he's been pretty bad outside of the great start. Went from May-Rod to April-Rod....

and lets pick up a real first basemen while we are at it. idk whos in the minors, but get rid of mancavitch. Phelps is a good backup, but an everyday 1b is needed.

[Jonny]

I hope the bats aren't getting quiet again.

[ny10804]

Random factoid: the Yankees are 20-6 when A-Rod hits a HR.

I think we should lock him up for the next 7 years.

[princefielder28]

Yankees fan interested????
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/for...ad.php?t=11220

[Turtlepower]

I hate scouts...http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...r_changes.html

Pagliarulo's tangled Web

Yankee GM Brian Cashman has come under some heavy fire for his job performance - acquisitions such as Carl Pavano, Kyle Farnsworth and Josh Phelps plus the deals to get rid of Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson - but in regard to the $46 million signing of Kei Igawa, his most vocal critic, ex Yankee third baseman Mike Pagliarulo, would be advised to get a memory check.

Amid all the "Who was the scout who recommended Igawa?" outrage being directed at Cashman, Pagliarulo, who heads up the international scouting service Turf Dirt, has been at the forefront. A recent blog on Pagliarulo's Web site contained this scathing indictment of Cashman's job performance: "Igawa could potentially be one of the worst free-agent signings ever - in Mike Hampton territory. Dare we say another Pavano? At least Hampton did have stretches of decent production after he left Colorado. Igawa, on the other hand, might never be better than what he is now - a Triple-A pitcher with an attitude who is at best a back-end starter on a second division team. The Yankees chose not to use (Cashman's) Japan consultants, who told him to walk away from Igawa. The consultants knew about the Igawa holdout in spring training 2005 in Japan and how Igawa then laid down that year and wasn't productive at all. Important information that is interpreted through consulting and difficult to put in scouting reports."

In other words, Cashman, in signing Igawa (who was sent to the minors on Friday), ignored the advice of Pagliarulo's company, whose services the Yankees have employed the last couple of years. The only problem is, Cashman didn't ignore Pagliarulo's report. Here's what it really said: "(Igawa) is considered one of the best starters in Japan and is having a good season. He is doing a good job of moving the ball around the zone and seems to be conserving himself throughout the game ... He showed a good split and was adding on to his fastball in tough situations. He has enough to be a fourth or fifth starter in the U.S."

The report goes on to list Igawa as one of the top 10 pitchers in Japan. Nothing about any holdout or attitude problems.

So unless we've missed something here, a scout who recommended Igawa to Cashman is the same person bashing him for signing Igawa: Mike Pagliarulo. Didn't he know there was a paper trail? Shame on you, Pags.

[Jonny]

Just when we thought the team would have to settle for the WC, they're playing very well vs. Boston.

[Damix]

A little too late I think, if we came in only 6 back and swept I'd be a lot more confident. I don't count us out yet, but it'll be tough.

[Damix]

Ugh, and now we are playing like crap again. Consistency is a real issue right now

[Jonny]

Tough loss last night, looks like NY plays the Indians.

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by Jonny

Tough loss last night, looks like NY plays the Indians.

yea last night was tough, knew we wouldnt win the East going into tonight, but hated to see the sox clinch on our loss. but it doesnt matter at all.

glad we play the tribe. much rather face them than the Angels to open up

[BroadwayJoe10]

There is some goober from the Minneapolis Star Tribune's that says the yankees are now offering Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera and Ian Kennedy for santana. He is also the same guy who is now saying the mets backing down on not offering Jose Reyes and that Santana might prefer the NL to the AL. I know they are just speculations, but i can't imagine giving up Hughes, Kennedy and Melky. On the upside we keep Austin Jackson who can replace Melky in a few years and there are still fantastic arms in the minors. I think it's steinbrenner pushing for this move and is bullying cashman. I think the only reason cashman ever goes through with it is becasue of the phenomenal arms we have in the minors and yes they are phenomenal; Alan horne, Dellin Betances, Christian Garcia, Humberto Sanchez, Andrew Brackman and Heredia. I highlighted those two just due to the absolute incredible potential that they both have.

I really just wanted to get a feel for how everyone else felt about trading Hughes, Kennedy and Melky for santana. Personally, I would rather take the chance and lose on three kids at 1 mill a year as opposed to fail on santana at 20 mill a year. I know santana loves NY, but these three kids have their best friends on this team and i know would kill for this team as well. I just would rather have these three grow together and then in 1, 2, 3 years have the other guys come up and have a completely home grown rotation. Brackman and Betances have the ability to be top of the rotation starters. As does Hughes, Kennedy and Joba.

Now I know none of the guys I mentioned are proven and can easily turn out to be the next craig Hansen, but I really don't like trading a good chunk of the talent Cashman worked so hard to rebuild for one 20 mill a year pitcher. I know it is just my opinion, but I'd like to hear what others think too.


Edit: Well it turns out that moron from the star tribune was just compeltely guessing and it seems as though the twins are more interested in Alan Horne (former pitcher of the year for the East coast league?? somethin along those lines) or Alberto Gonzalez. This makes me a bit happier, but I still dont like the idea of trading hughes.

[Turtlepower]

To bring this thread back alive...

Anyone else besides me believe that Kennedy is going to be a big surprise this year? I personally have him pegged as the AL ROY.