I'm seeing some injuries in major league baseball that make me wonder if it is steroid related. Also, A-Rod killed my fantasy team last night.
The first game at the NEW Yankee Stadium in
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Posada has muscle tear, headed to DL
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 Yankeesdaily |
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soxintx |
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Part of Matsui's Entourage
Posts: 52 04/09/08 1:23 PM |
Hey guys, don't worry if Posada is out.....Doug Mirabelli is available!!
Seriously, I hope it is just a dead arm phase, like lots of pitchers and catchers go through. I have always liked Posada. |
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Posts: 567 04/09/08 1:35 PM Yankees Trivia Master
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i just thank the good lord we dont have to see will nieves catch while Jorge is out, that was brutal last year.
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soxintx |
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Part of Matsui's Entourage
Posts: 52 04/09/08 1:37 PM |
Wil Nieves or Doug Mirabelli-kind of like who is the tallest midget.
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bailsbud |
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Posts: 1181 04/09/08 2:12 PM First Person to visit Uranus |
MrG could steal at will against Nieves. That was the worst throwing arm I've seen in a long time. I'll never forget the old farts on the Giants
stealing base after base last year. That was the lowest I've seen the Yankees since about 1991,
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bailsbud |
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Posts: 1181 04/09/08 2:14 PM First Person to visit Uranus |
soxintx wrote: No but you might have to worry about getting shot in the face by the Vice President. Didn't that happen in Texas???
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soxintx |
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Part of Matsui's Entourage
Posts: 52 04/09/08 2:23 PM |
Yes it did, I guess I do need to watch for that.
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NYYStadiumInsider |
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Posts: 3984 04/09/08 4:42 PM Part of Joba and Brackman's nipple ring club
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What does losing Posada mean? Posada's average projection for this year was .286/.380/.469, which means his offense would have been worth around .15 runs per plate appearance. Jose Molina's average projection was .242/.279/.358 and .0908 runs per plate appearances. So for every fifteen games that Molina plays over Posada, the Yankees lose about 4 runs (assuming 4.2 plate appearances per game). So while losing Posada is not good news, if it's short-term it shouldn't be crippling, particularly if Derek Jeter's sore quad is really just a day-to-day thing. It's not a good sign to see Posada on his way to the DL for the first time ever in the first year of a four year deal, but it's probably too soon to worry about the long-term implications of this.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080408&content_id=2505540&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
-- Ross
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Legitimate All-Star
Posts: 734 04/09/08 6:43 PM |
So the fact that to this point Molina is batting .286 and Posada is batting .176 to this date is also relevant.. yea assuming over the season they may adjust
to their predictions... but in the next 10 games- the prediction doesnt take into considering a hot streak or a cold streak... just over the course of the year
it will even out.
Hence, over the next 10 games Molina may very well bat .300 and then regress the rest of the year... while Jorge could bat .100 over the next 10 games and go on fire for the rest to the year. Bottom line, I wish Jorge was healthy, but he isnt and you cant know whether having Molina in their right now will cost the team 4 runs over 15 games. He may very well add 4 runs over 15 games. That's the only point Im making... predictions are just that... predictions. If I could really predict accurately who would have great years and who wouldnt I would win a lot of money gambling and therefore not be in law school. |
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El Maestro |
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Rookie of the Year
Posts: 376 04/10/08 12:10 PM |
This 4 year contract is starting to scare me.
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bailsbud |
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Posts: 1181 04/10/08 2:31 PM First Person to visit Uranus |
Not to mention, there is a benefit to having quality backups. Molina is way better than Nieves. Hence, we won't be as bad off with him as we could have
been with Nieves.
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Posts: 3984 04/10/08 3:53 PM Part of Joba and Brackman's nipple ring club
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Yea, I definitely like Molina as a backup.
-- Ross
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klza313 |
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Legitimate All-Star
Posts: 734 04/10/08 11:55 PM |
Let's just all straight up admit now Jose Molina is a baseball god.
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bailsbud |
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Posts: 1181 04/11/08 12:01 AM First Person to visit Uranus |
Molina gets exposed over 162 games but the guy can flat out fill in and help a team. I said last year that no team addressed needs more than the Yanks when
they picked up Betemit and Molina. Glad they prove my right time and again.
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NYYStadiumInsider |
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Posts: 3984 04/11/08 12:02 AM Part of Joba and Brackman's nipple ring club
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Unfortunately, Betemit has not improved, but Molina is more and more valuable each day.
Speaking of valuable - Andy Pettitte. THE STOPPER.
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bailsbud |
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Posts: 1181 04/11/08 12:20 AM First Person to visit Uranus |
Betemit is a utility player. Expecting him to play like an all-star is unrealistic. Utility players with power don't come around very often. Every time
Betemit does something think back on whether you'd rather have him or Bellinger, Cairo, or Nick Green?
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NYYStadiumInsider |
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Posts: 3984 04/11/08 8:03 AM Part of Joba and Brackman's nipple ring club
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good point.
-- Ross
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El Maestro |
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Rookie of the Year
Posts: 376 04/11/08 12:16 PM |
I would be happier with Cairo. He is better than Betemit. And yes, he is a bench player, not an all star.
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DKYankee |
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Replacement Level
Posts: 188 04/11/08 2:56 PM |
i love miguel cairo. but his yankee days are done
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bailsbud |
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Posts: 1181 04/11/08 3:11 PM First Person to visit Uranus |
If we didn't have Betemit I'd like Cairo back. He did the little things. Betemit could be a star if he ever figures it out though so I'll take him.
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