2007 Unofficial Yankees Wild Card Watch

[jacksonianmarch]

Injuries and lack of command.

[CrespoBlows]

The guy's career WHIP is north of 1.42. This year, it's touching 1.49.

[HeadOfSoxNation]

Originally Posted by CrespoBlows

The guy's career WHIP is north of 1.42. This year, it's touching 1.49.

He's 23...and he's always had to nibble. He's played in Tampa where, until recently, giving up 2 runs would get him a loss...

Get him some work with a good pitching coach and onto a team where he'll get some serious run-support and he's a bonafide ace.

[jacksonianmarch]

Originally Posted by HeadOfSoxNation

He's 23...and he's always had to nibble. He's played in Tampa where, until recently, giving up 2 runs would get him a loss...

Get him some work with a good pitching coach and onto a team where he'll get some serious run-support and he's a bonafide ace.

Give Hughes some Major League time and he could be a bona fide ace.

[HeadOfSoxNation]

Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

Give Hughes some Major League time and he could be a bona fide ace.

So we agree that they both need some work...but do you think that an unrefined Kazmir is better than an unrefined Hughes? I do.

[jacksonianmarch]

Originally Posted by HeadOfSoxNation

So we agree that they both need some work...but do you think that an unrefined Kazmir is better than an unrefined Hughes? I do.

No. Hughes has all of Kazmir's stuff with control. Give him time. He was throwing a frieking no hitter in his second start for god sakes. And this wasnt a Bud Smith all contact no-no. He had these guys baffled the entire game.

And no I dont think Hughes is an ace, RIGHT NOW. But he very well could be a middle of the rotation type pitcher and could be an ace in the very near future. People dont seem to like him because the hardest he'll hit on a night is 96 or 97. I just dont get it. Maybe he looks too young to be good?

[jacksonianmarch]

dont look now, but the Indians are in a free fall. They are now tied with the tigers for 1st in the central and 1st in the WC. But the Indians have lost 3 in a row, 7 of 10, and 9 of 15. I have said before and I'll say it again. The Indians dont have staying power. The Tigers do.

[ARod2212]

Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

dont look now, but the Indians are in a free fall. They are now tied with the tigers for 1st in the central and 1st in the WC. But the Indians have lost 3 in a row, 7 of 10, and 9 of 15. I have said before and I'll say it again. The Indians dont have staying power. The Tigers do.

I've actually been scoreboard watching Cleveland more than Detroit in the last two weeks.

[yankees228]

The A's just lost in extra innings to the Astros.

[Gom]

Well, with the Sox winning and Verlander throwing a no-hitter, the Yankees haven't gained ground on either the division or the wild-card. However, with the Indians slumping, the Yankees only need to beat out the loser of the AL Central. Here is the wild card standings as we speak:

AL WILD CARD
Team GB
Indians -
Tigers -
Mariners 1
Athletics 3
Yankees 5 ½
Twins 5 ½
Blue Jays 7 ½
Devil Rays 7 ½
Orioles 8 ½
White Sox 9
Royals 13
Rangers 14 ½

Only 2 1/2 games to catch the A's.

[jacksonianmarch]

the A's arent going anywhere.

[26 Reasons to Hate Us]

Figured I would chip in:

Detroit 37 27 .578 -
Seattle 35 27 .565 1.0
Oakland 35 29 .547 2.0
Minnesota 32 31 .508 4.5
NY Yankees 32 31 .508 4.5
Toronto 31 34 .477 6.5

Gained a game on Detroit and Seattle

[Gom]

Chip in buddy. Hopefully the Sox are hearing footsteps.

[yankees228]

Detroit lost 6-5. Oakland and Houston are tied 5-5 in the sixth. Seattle is leading Chicago 4-3 in the eighth.

EDIT: Two RBI hit for Izturis and the Cubs take a 6-5 lead.

EDIT: Cubbies win!

[Gom]

Slowly, but surely, the Yankees are climbing the ladder. At the end of today, here is the updated wild card standings, with us gaining a game on the Tigers and Mariners [and also the Sox].

AL WILD CARD
Team GB
Tigers -
Mariners 1
Athletics 1
Yankees 3 ½
Twins 3 ½
Blue Jays 6
Devil Rays 7 ½
Orioles 8 ½
White Sox 8 ½
Royals 12
Rangers 13 ½