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New York Yankees Thread (THIS THING OF OURS) (pg. 12)
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
WHO THE IS IRABU??????????? |
MY BAD |
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| kid nyce |
WHO THE IS STEVEN NEIL
mybad |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
WHO THE IS STEVEN NEIL
mybad |
SORRY BUDDY,,,THOUGHT HE WAS GETTING CONFUSED WIT BOBBY ABREU... |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
I just wanna leave this up until vtec reinstates the original..Im currently living in Rhode Island so I have no access to YES only NESN..I've heard rumours as regards to my beloved YANKEES from friends but I cant seem to get them verified on MLB.COM... |
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| Shamez214 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
^^i thought the yankees had that bad reputation of buying all-star players to flex their deep pockets lol - so these two players don't earn those multi-bajillion dollar payrolls so they should be floated out to pick up someone better...
it seems like whatever the yankees do, there is some sort of criticism surrounding them...they go after a good player - they buy talent - they house decent players like wang and cano - ahh they can get better for those mediocre players...
which is it lol? |
I do see what you're saying. But I think the free agent is what people really hate on.
As for Wang and Cano, they should be floated around since they are good, but are perceived by the majority as being GREAT. If Wang pitches the same way he did this year and STILL has a crazy low ERA, then he's one of the most unique pitchers of all time. But I really don't see that happening. An ERA in the high 4's is more likely than the 3.60 he had last year. |
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| kid nyce |
| i would love to see wang and cano in pinstripes, i get the petite - jeter nostalgia from the making of those two. mediocre players only because there are other stars shining over them which in my mind makes them solid players even though cano's bat isn't proven and wang isn't a number 1 even on a team of mediocre arms. I think they fit well with the nucleus of the yankees. i'd only trade players that everyone said they were proven but failed when their time came. sheff and unit are good examples of high profile players who barely stayed afloat in pinstripes, yet no names like melky, cano, wang all seem to shine a bit more than the allstars. Jeter was one of those quiet youngins who proved himself on a field of established players. |
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| trunks1022 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
i would love to see wang and cano in pinstripes, i get the petite - jeter nostalgia from the making of those two. mediocre players only because there are other stars shining over them which in my mind makes them solid players even though cano's bat isn't proven and wang isn't a number 1 even on a team of mediocre arms. I think they fit well with the nucleus of the yankees. i'd only trade players that everyone said they were proven but failed when their time came. sheff and unit are good examples of high profile players who barely stayed afloat in pinstripes, yet no names like melky, cano, wang all seem to shine a bit more than the allstars. Jeter was one of those quiet youngins who proved himself on a field of established players. |
maybe that's what they need. they went after too many prima donnas in the last few years. it's tough to make all that work. it'll help the yankees that the kids from the farm want to prove themselves in the bigs and that has helped them, especially last year when cano and wang were asked to play huge roles. |
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| kid nyce |
i wouldn't doubt that whatsoever, there is a nucleus there i see it and i think it's exactly what the yankees need. i didn't mind them unloading unit and sheff...i like cano, melky, wang, and proctor if cano holds the other half of the infield, melky starts swinging that bat, proctor slide into a jeff nelson role and wang stepping it up. i mean jetes came on between donnie baseball and wade boggs, posada stepped up after giradi/stanely era...
so if cano, melky, wang, and proctor step it up, they'll be the next nucleus on a field of established players |
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| steven-neil |
MY LINE UP
DAMON
JETER
ABREU
GIAMBI
A ROD
CANO
POSADA
MELKE
PHILLIPS |
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| chanman7483 |
The arguement always used against Wang is that he doesn't strike out enough guys, and therefore is getting lucky when he wins games b/c the groundballs just aren't finding holes... yet. Inevitably, the groundballs find holes, the bloopers fall, and the pitcher is out of the majors.
However, I think this is def not something I'd use to describe Wang by. Sure he doesn't strike out guys, but then again, I'm not sure if he's trying to. He can throw 95, so he has the stuff, but he intentionally throws sinker after sinker after sinker to induce ground balls. He has so much movement and keeps batters off balance so much that he will keep getting groundouts.
Wang+Hughes+Sanchez = future |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
MY LINE UP
DAMON
JETER
ABREU
GIAMBI
A ROD
CANO
POSADA
MELKE
PHILLIPS |
Where's Matsui & doug mientkiewicz (remember he was brought in especially for his defense)
My lineup:
Damon
Jeter
Abreu
A Rod
Giambi
Matsui
Cano
Posada
Mientkiewicz / Phillips |
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| Shamez214 |
| quote: | Originally posted by chanman7483
The arguement always used against Wang is that he doesn't strike out enough guys, and therefore is getting lucky when he wins games b/c the groundballs just aren't finding holes... yet. Inevitably, the groundballs find holes, the bloopers fall, and the pitcher is out of the majors.
However, I think this is def not something I'd use to describe Wang by. Sure he doesn't strike out guys, but then again, I'm not sure if he's trying to. He can throw 95, so he has the stuff, but he intentionally throws sinker after sinker after sinker to induce ground balls. He has so much movement and keeps batters off balance so much that he will keep getting groundouts.
Wang+Hughes+Sanchez = future |
We shall see. I just find it incredibly hard to believe that a pitcher could throw 220 innings and strike out only 75 guys and continue to be successful. Has there ever been anyone like that in history? |
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