New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals, 4/10-4/12

FAIL

anyway, the yanks looked good today, if pettite plays half as good as he did today all season, we should be set.

 

I was never against Pettite coming back I just don't like how he initially turned down 1 yr/$10 million. That was pretty whacko.

 

Cano wants a batting title.

 

LETS GO YANKEES!!!! Lets get over .500 today and hope CC gets on track!

 

Tonight's lineups and pitching match-ups:

YANKEES

1. Jeter SS
2. Swisher LF
3. Teixeira 1B
4. Matsui DH
5. Posada C
6. Cano 2B
7. Nady RF
8. Ransom 3B
9. Gardner CF

CC Sabathia LHP


ROYALS

1. Crisp CF
2. Callaspo 2B
3. DeJesus LF
4. Butler DH
5. Gordon 3B
6. Aviles SS
7. Jacobs 1B
8. Olivio C
9. Bloomquist RF

Horacio Ramirez LHP

 

Interesting lineup for the Yankees. This should be a good situation for CC to get on track for 09.

 

Jorge baby!!!!!!!!!

 

Tex with the night off due to a sore wrist.

 

Yeah, I was like this is not the lineup Tyler Durden posted. Haha.

Hope Tex is okay though. We can win this without him.

 

just tuned in. Good lead, posada with a nice double and swisher is playing great right now.
What i'm wondering is why is CC pitching and not Joba?

 

Joba's pitching tomorrow.

 

So when are they going to treat Joba like a regular starting pitcher and not some little child riding his bike on training wheels?

Swisher is mashing the ball right now. Alot of hot bats at the top of the order. Matsui is fuckin' it all up though and needs to be dropped in the lineup.

 

Wait, why isn't Joba starting? Did Joe give a reason for this?

P.S Ransom is painful to watch hit.

 

Maybe when he's able to throw 200 innings in a season. He needs two more seasons (including this one) before he's there.

In any case, I think this was more about keeping CC on regular rest than about skipping Joba's spot.

 

swisher is earning that full time spot

 

I'm going to be totally obnoxious and quote myself from before the season started :smile: :

I know it's early... but he's been killing the ball. Last year is looking more and more like an unlikely fluke. It's hard to have an LD% over 20% and hit under .220. He managed to do it last year, though... somehow.

 

Cappy, what's LD%? I agree that I like Swisher a lot, but I have no problem keeping Nady unless he wants to start elsewhere. Someone will get hurt, and it wouldn't hurt to have a decent hitter off the bench.

 

Line drive percentage.

 

Has he been a reliever his entire life or is there some other reason for that?

 

Shutout is ruined, but its okay. 6-1 Yankees win, 3 straight. Not bad.