April 16 & 17: Yankees vs. Red Sox (2 Game Series)

YouveBeenZeked · Post #121 » by **YouveBeenZeked** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:44 am

Well, this game is over.

TKF · Post #122 » by **TKF** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:26 am

so we got owned tonight by manny.. great.. :roll:

TKF · Post #123 » by **TKF** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:28 am

papelbon getting roughed up a little. LOL.. great... that will make the loss a little easier to stomach..

TKF · Post #124 » by **TKF** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:29 am

damn matsui.....

No. 12 · Post #125 » by **No. 12** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:31 am

No. 12 · Post #126 » by **No. 12** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:33 am

Jitpal wrote:Damn, I was going to make one considering we swept the Rays and I made that thread. Oh well. We need a sweep here and it's on you No. 12 if we don't get one. -Jitpal

Post #127 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:46 am

The Kandi Man Rocks wrote:DFA chokesina and get Horne up here

Horne is out for a while and there is no time table for a return...the only guy in AAA who has been pitching well enough for a promotion is (GASP) Igawa.

Da big3 · Post #128 » by **Da big3** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:46 am

JD76ers wrote:I can't believe I am gonna say this but, Way To go Farnsworth.

what id miss, wasnt watchin the game.........

DakkaFromNyc · Post #129 » by **DakkaFromNyc** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:33 am

wow lols Matsui got played, the UMP wanted da game 2 end a lil bit 2 early.. bad strike calls

Lord Commander · Post #130 » by **Lord Commander** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:42 pm

I have to admit, I only watch the Yanks when they play the RedSox or the Mets. I really respect A-Rod but Manny has to be, bar none, the most devastating and lethal right-handed hitter of this generation and possibly before he's done, ever. Love him or hate him, we are witnessing greatness. You can't pitch to this guy because he has NO weaknesses. You can't say that about anyone else. He's probably the right handed equivalent of Bonds. You guys got beaten by the best.

Post #131 » by **HCYanks** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:29 pm

ToHoleWithSoul wrote:I have to admit, I only watch the Yanks when they play the RedSox or the Mets. I really respect A-Rod but Manny has to be, bar none, the most devastating and lethal right-handed hitter of this generation and possibly before he's done, ever. Love him or hate him, we are witnessing greatness. You can't pitch to this guy because he has NO weaknesses. You can't say that about anyone else. He's probably the right handed equivalent of Bonds. You guys got beaten by the best.

Don't get me wrong, Manny's a walk-in Hall of Famer. But he's not at Bonds' level. Bonds was an otherworldly hitter, even before his apparent steroid use.

34Celtic · Post #132 » by **34Celtic** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:43 pm

ToHoleWithSoul wrote:I have to admit, I only watch the Yanks when they play the RedSox or the Mets. I really respect A-Rod but Manny has to be, bar none, the most devastating and lethal right-handed hitter of this generation and possibly before he's done, ever. Love him or hate him, we are witnessing greatness. You can't pitch to this guy because he has NO weaknesses. You can't say that about anyone else. He's probably the right handed equivalent of Bonds. You guys got beaten by the best.

No arguement on him being the most devastating and lethal right handed hitter, but no one is even close to Bonds's level.

Lord Commander · Post #133 » by **Lord Commander** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:59 pm

34Celtic wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

No arguement on him being the most devastating and lethal right handed hitter, but no one is even close to Bonds's level.

Maybe not but he's the closest anyone will come - particularly a righty. Think of any other great righty playing today or during the past 10-15 years and you could probably pick out and exploit a weakness. His plate coverage is so extraordinary you would think he's swinging a 5' bat. He'd probably hit .350 regularly if he didn't try to knock just about everything into orbit. And the scary part is he's not even slowing down - he'll play another 3-4 years at this level.

Post #134 » by **HCYanks** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:13 pm

ToHoleWithSoul wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Maybe not but he's the closest anyone will come - particularly a righty. Think of any other great righty playing today or during the past 10-15 years and you could probably pick out and exploit a weakness. His plate coverage is so extraordinary you would think he's swinging a 5' bat. He'd probably hit .350 regularly if he didn't try to knock just about everything into orbit. And the scary part is he's not even slowing down - he'll play another 3-4 years at this level.

That's not really true, though. He saw a major power outage last year. And while he's doing fantastic so far this year, it's way too early to assume that 2007 was a complete fluke. He should be a productive hitter for at least a few more years, but he's past his peak. Again, i'm not trying to knock his achievements; I think he's going to go down as a top 30 all-time hitter.

Plus, expecting any player to hit .350 regularly is kinda ridiculous. Even the best contact hitters need a lucky season to do it.

cmaff051 · Post #135 » by **cmaff051** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:43 am

Mussina has nothing - he's throwing 85 mph with not a single good secondary pitch. His great curveball of years past is gone. We'll just have to hope and pray every time he is on the mound... which is apparently the same thing we are doing now with Hughes.