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[gales0678]

Talk about laying an egg on opening day

I know it's a long season but CC and Texiera come up empty on day 1

Texeria did exactly what scuds said he would do in a big spot - not produce

is this what we should expect out of him this year scuds in these big spots like the 8th inning?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by gales0678

Talk about laying an egg on opening day

I know it's a long season but CC and Texiera come up empty on day 1

Texeria did exactly what scuds said he would do in a big spot - not produce

is this what we should expect out of him this year scuds in these big spots like the 8th inning?

You forgot to mention that they are on pace to lose 162 games this season.

[dalakhani]

Im even more disappointed than either of you. I bet a friend that they would go undefeated.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

You forgot to mention that they are on pace to lose 162 games this season.

we saw things yesterday that make you wonder about why thye gave these guys all this money , that's all i'm saying

scuds has been right about this Tex guy - he had shots against Boston last year with men on in the playoffs and didn't come through - he picked up right were he left off from last year

[dalakhani]

Well, i see a lineup that will be fierce at the plate and weak in the field. I see a very good pitching staff with extremely suspect middle relief and setup and an aging closer.

Texiera will hit his and he will come through sometimes and sometimes he won't.

Sabathia will win 15 games at least but I don't remember him being one of those shut down guys when the bright lights were on. Someone correct me if that is inaccurate.

[gales0678]

not against boston is he anyway - cc and carmona couldn't get anyone out in '07

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by gales0678

we saw things yesterday that make you wonder about why thye gave these guys all this money , that's all i'm saying

scuds has been right about this Tex guy - he had shots against Boston last year with men on in the playoffs and didn't come through - he picked up right were he left off from last year

Do you remember the start that Sabathia got of to last year? He was 0-3 in his first 4 games. He gave up 27 earned runs on 32 hits.

The only thing I know about Tex is that he is usually much better after the all star break (a lot of good that does them now). But I guess A-Rod is not around to take the crap, so it falls into Tex's lap. But Nady and Matsui left 4 men on base too.

But you should probably wait at least another 2-3 games before you declare these guys as busts.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Do you remember the start that Sabathia got of to last year? He was 0-3 in his first 4 games. He gave up 27 earned runs on 32 hits.

The only thing I know about Tex is that he is usually much better after the all star break (a lot of good that does them now). But I guess A-Rod is not around to take the crap, so it falls into Tex's lap. But Nady and Matsui left 4 men on base too.

But you should probably wait at least another 2-3 games before you declare these guys as busts.

scuds will fill us in on Tex later i'm sure

but as a yankee fan that was not the start you were looking for from these 300 million dollar men

no on the other hand k-rod and the other relievers did the job yesterday

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by gales0678

scuds will fill us in on Tex later i'm sure

but as a yankee fan that was not the start you were looking for from these 300 million dollar men

no on the other hand k-rod and the other relievers did the job yesterday

Yeah you got me, that awesome Mets pitching staff is only going to give up 1 run every game. Since that's the case, it's no big deal that they left a small village on base yesterday.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by gales0678

Talk about laying an egg on opening day

I know it's a long season but CC and Texiera come up empty on day 1

Texeria did exactly what scuds said he would do in a big spot - not produce

is this what we should expect out of him this year scuds in these big spots like the 8th inning?

"" Thats a Shame"" !! (J.S.)

Go Soxs !!!!

[2 Dollar Bill]

Better watch QVC tonight and get your CC jersey !!!

[Cannon Shell]

Teixiera hit .467 with a .550 OBP against Boston in the playoffs last year. Is that not good enough? When you go 7 for 15, maybe just maybe the pitchers are trying to be careful not to groove a fastball or hang a curve to you? Possibly he was taking what they were giving and doing what he can with them? Or maybe he is just gutless or soft....

Baseball is a grind played over a long period of time. What you do in one game or a stretch of games is fairly insignificant.

The Yankees are winning nothing again year just like last year. They are old, slow and the still have major issues. If Posada goes down which is likely, they have a black hole behind the plate. ARod is far from a cinch to regain his usual production following the surgery and intense steroid questions that will follow him regardless of how he is playing. Left field is not a strength, the CF cant hit, the right fielder is coming off a career year and simply is average. Cano has regressed, jeter is a aging, no range SS coming off a poor year. CC is a good pitcher but has pitched an awful lot of innings the last few years. Burnett will get hurt. Wang is a decent third starter, Chamberlain is completely unproven as a starter especially past 140 innings. The bullpen is improved but not nearly as good without joba. When the vast majority of your impact players are on th downside of their careers it is not a good idea to think that they wont regress and continue to do so.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Teixiera hit .467 with a .550 OBP against Boston in the playoffs last year. Is that not good enough? When you go 7 for 15, maybe just maybe the pitchers are trying to be careful not to groove a fastball or hang a curve to you? Possibly he was taking what they were giving and doing what he can with them? Or maybe he is just gutless or soft....

Baseball is a grind played over a long period of time. What you do in one game or a stretch of games is fairly insignificant.

The Yankees are winning nothing again year just like last year. They are old, slow and the still have major issues. If Posada goes down which is likely, they have a black hole behind the plate. ARod is far from a cinch to regain his usual production following the surgery and intense steroid questions that will follow him regardless of how he is playing. Left field is not a strength, the CF cant hit, the right fielder is coming off a career year and simply is average. Cano has regressed, jeter is a aging, no range SS coming off a poor year. CC is a good pitcher but has pitched an awful lot of innings the last few years. Burnett will get hurt. Wang is a decent third starter, Chamberlain is completely unproven as a starter especially past 140 innings. The bullpen is improved but not nearly as good without joba. When the vast majority of your impact players are on th downside of their careers it is not a good idea to think that they wont regress and continue to do so.