2008 Yankee News & Notes Thread - Page 8 - Talksox

26 to 6 · 05-30-2008, 03:49 PM

Fair enough

rician blast · 05-30-2008, 05:37 PM

But of course I'm not bitter.

Have a good weekend, 26.

**yeszir** · 05-30-2008, 06:12 PM

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This is not second guessing...I've clearly stated that AT THE TIME HE WENT OUT FOR THE 8th, many of us KNEW it was the wrong decision.

Exactly. I'm sitting there dumbfounded that he's wadling off the mound without taking Pedro out and my MOM asks why he's still in. Hindsight is 20/20 but that one was pretty easy to see.

a700hitter · 05-30-2008, 09:21 PM

It's not second guessing if you disagreed with the move when it was made.

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The Mo comparison is ridiculous. Mo for 3 innings IS THE BEST the Yankees could have put on the mound. Pedro at 100+ pitches in the 8th WAS NOT THE BEST the Sox could have put on the mound.

Who were they going to put out there... Feix Heredia?

a700hitter · 05-30-2008, 09:32 PM

Shelley Duncan sucks just as bad at throwing the ball at 1B as Giambino.

TheKilo · 06-01-2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by a700hitter

It's not second guessing if you disagreed with the move when it was made.

Abso-fucking-lutely.

EVen if the move worked it was still the wrong decision.

ARod2212 · 06-02-2008, 12:54 AM

Pedro could have taken the decision out of Little's hands, said "I'm done", and walked into the clubhouse to get a beer.

He didn't.

Beaneater · 06-02-2008, 02:39 AM

I wish he had. Part of me still hates Pedro a little for not doing that, but as someone else said, ultimately it's Grady's call.

I think Timlin had given up one single in the postseason to that point. And not in 0.2 IP either -- he was so lights out at that point that they should have called him The Generator. As in, "When they break out The Generator, you know the lights must be out." Or perhaps an even cooler nickname could be found.

Williamson was doing pretty well himself. Timlin + Williamson + 3 run lead = as close to a sure thing as exists in baseball.

Just for the record, count me as another person who distinctly remembers nearly having an excretory anomaly when Pedro came out for the 8th.

One Red Seat · 06-02-2008, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ARod2212

Pedro could have taken the decision out of Little's hands, said "I'm done", and walked into the clubhouse to get a beer.

He didn't.

Yes, this makes tons of sense. History is rife with big time players, in the biggest games of their careers, saying "That's it coach, I can't go on".

The manager is there to make this decision for them, because left up to them, big time players don't pull themselves from the game at crunch time.

26 Reasons to Hate Us · 06-02-2008, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Beaneater

Or perhaps an even cooler nickname could be found.

without a doubt

a700hitter · 06-02-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by One Red Seat

Yes, this makes tons of sense. History is rife with big time players, in the biggest games of their careers, saying "That's it coach, I can't go on".

The manager is there to make this decision for them, because left up to them, big time players don't pull themselves from the game at crunch time.

The only example that i can think of is Roger Clemens in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Johnny Mac swears that Clemens asked out of the game because of a blister. Roger, of course, denies the accusation. After all that has transpired recently shedding new light on Clemens' lack of veracity, Johnny mac's version of the story has to be given much more weight. I don't think one player has come right out and called Johnny Mac a liar although several have said they believed Clemens. I wonder if any of them were covering for their friend, Rocket, and I wonder if any would have a different opinion today.

TheKilo · 06-02-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ARod2212

Pedro could have taken the decision out of Little's hands, said "I'm done", and walked into the clubhouse to get a beer.

He didn't.

Really?

I mean, really?

Optimist · 06-18-2008, 07:43 PM

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=nyy

The Yankees have signed Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract...again. Not surprised to see this at all with everything going on. He was doing decent in Texas before being let loose for "clubhouse issues" or whatever they're calling it.

Not expecting anything from Ponson 2.0 but I guess options are options.

das11209 · 06-18-2008, 08:22 PM

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http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=nyy

The Yankees have signed Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract...again. Not surprised to see this at all with everything going on. He was doing decent in Texas before being let loose for "clubhouse issues" or whatever they're calling it.

Not expecting anything from Ponson 2.0 but I guess options are options.

Yankees answer to Sox's Colon move - but will it carry same weight? ( no pun intended)

One Red Seat · 06-18-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by a700hitter

The only example that i can think of is Roger Clemens in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Johnny Mac swears that Clemens asked out of the game because of a blister. Roger, of course, denies the accusation. After all that has transpired recently shedding new light on Clemens' lack of veracity, Johnny mac's version of the story has to be given much more weight. I don't think one player has come right out and called Johnny Mac a liar although several have said they believed Clemens. I wonder if any of them were covering for their friend, Rocket, and I wonder if any would have a different opinion today.

Fraudger?