A new season, time for a new thread!

I like the way the team's looking thus far. Granderson and Johnson seem to be fitting right in too.

Go Yankees, time to repeat in 2010!

4/13/2010 2:57:39 PM

Name the following retired numbers without looking it up.

3
5
7

Also, give me a rundown of who Bobby Murcer is.

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 3:04 PM. Reason : x]

4/13/2010 3:04:31 PM

I couldn't tell you Ernie Banks' number off-hand but I've cheered for that piece of shit team forever.

4/13/2010 3:12:43 PM

Can you explain why Ron Santos' gimp ass keeps his job as color guy? He is awful.

4/13/2010 3:14:45 PM

3 - FAG

5 - DIP SHIT

7- DOUCHE BAG

4/13/2010 3:15:23 PM

Well 7's obviously Mickey Mantle. While I don't dwell on the past 5 is Dimaggio. And finally 3, The Babe.

Bobby Murcer...eh he was an announcer for the Yanks for a bit, and had played for them.

But I'm not aware of any rule that says you have to memorize baseball facts to be a fan.

Though it troubles me that you're in love with Shane Victorino.

4/13/2010 3:15:53 PM

^^^
Because he's an icon and a trained monkey could do his job. Epic thread hijack into the Cubs season thread? Go Cubbies.

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM. Reason : f]

4/13/2010 3:17:20 PM

^^ fair enough. Though you should know a little bit about your team's past... especially one so rich as the Yankees.

^ lol... anytime I hear him call a game all I hear are a varying assortment of "YES" and "NO" coupled with vague, random dialogue.

V He also took the under on him staying healthy through May.

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 3:19 PM. Reason : x]

4/13/2010 3:19:09 PM

Do you think Nick Johnson has a bet to see just how little he can swing his bat this season?

4/13/2010 3:19:31 PM

Quote :

"Epic thread hijack into the Cubs season thread? Go Cubbies."

I don't think a 2010 thread has been started. We should just steal this one.

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 3:21 PM. Reason : .]

4/13/2010 3:20:40 PM

^^he's packed on some pounds

4/13/2010 3:22:47 PM

He was hauling ass home on that play though!

haha

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 3:24 PM. Reason : y]

4/13/2010 3:24:32 PM

I want to say that if you can't name all the retired Yankees and their numbers, you aren't just a shitty Yankees fan, you're a shitty baseball fan

And probably a shitty American and just a shitty person is general

4/13/2010 3:25:08 PM

I'm at work, can't watch the game

[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 3:26 PM. Reason : glad to see you set the rules in life]

4/13/2010 3:25:19 PM

cheering for the Yankees is like cheering for Microsoft

4/13/2010 3:32:22 PM

Funny you should say that because I have a Microsoft pennant RIGHT next to my Yankees pennant on my wall.

4/13/2010 3:34:21 PM

Motion to only allow official team threads before the first game of the season

NyM, you'll have my vote for Mod if you put this on your ticket

and my vote has influence

4/13/2010 3:45:00 PM

Well done Dave Robertson. Well done indeed.

4/13/2010 4:22:15 PM

I didn't make it till now b/c I assumed someone else already had...my mistake

4/13/2010 4:26:25 PM

I assume that there's not going to be nut on the toilet seat when I sit down to shit, but that doesn't mean I don't check for myself to make sure

4/13/2010 4:27:59 PM

Not a bad first outing by Hughes. Got a little off track there in the fifth with back-to-back full counts before getting a line out.

Check that, he came back out for the sixth. Walked first two batters and now he's done.

5 IP, 2 hits, 1 HR, 1 ER, 6 BB, 6 Ks

[Edited on April 15, 2010 at 9:17 PM. Reason : ]

4/15/2010 8:55:08 PM

I hate the Yankees with a passion, but this team they have assembled this year looks damn impressive. Outside of the outfield and maybe the middle relievers, there is no weakness. And I'm sure they'll manage to trade for some huge name OF in July to replace Swisher or Gardner in the lineup.

4/16/2010 8:14:54 AM

Swisher is fine. Gardner is the only real weakness in the line-up. Swisher hit .250 with 29 HRs and 82 RBIs last year.

My main concern so far (albeit through two games) is whether or not Javy Vasquez is just a head case when it comes to playing in NY. He's just been terrible in his two starts. But like I said, it's still so early. Hopefully he'll come around.

4/16/2010 10:41:17 AM

^ Swisher is a very good bat in almost every lineup especially because he is such as patient hitter and all, but given the way the Yankees always want more, I would not be surprised to see them replace him or Gardner in the lineup with someone better that might be on the trading block later this year. Or move Swisher to DH and sit Johnson.

Either way there is no excuse for this team to not win 100 games (even in the tough AL East).

The Yankees can have Melky back and the Braves will take Javy back with cash to pay his salary - thanks.




[Edited on April 16, 2010 at 11:05 AM. Reason : sd]

4/16/2010 11:04:27 AM

Swisher is part of the reason the Yanks are leading the Beane Count thus far.... (correlates strongly to long term W/L). He was, indeed, raised with a different hitting philosophy than most.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/beanecount

4/16/2010 1:16:15 PM

Solid start to the season Yanks!

4/19/2010 11:28:32 AM

In my quest for coverage about the Yankees, I've taken to following Joel Sherman (of the NY Post) on Twitter.

I gotta say, his penchant for referring to Jeter, Rivera, Pettitte and Posad as The Core Four is really grating on my nerves. It just irritates me every time I see it. I hate that nickname for those guys.

C'mon!

4/19/2010 11:42:17 AM

I like reading his columns, but I'm not on twitter nor do I plan on doing so.

4/19/2010 1:38:35 PM

He just posts links to his columns and stuff. Twitter has served as an excellent reminder for me to go read things elsewhere.

I follow Deadspin, Bill Simmons, Jon Heyman, Buster Olney, Jayson Stark, Jerry Crasnick, Peter Gammons, Sherman, etc. They post links to stories I would otherwise forget to look for and read.

But yeah, I like reading his stuff aside from the Core Four nonsense.

4/19/2010 2:31:40 PM

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Lock this up.....see above

4/20/2010 6:52:23 PM

Javi looked better last night. Got the win, but still sort of labored through 5.1 innings.

Mark Feinsand of the Daily News was much more optimistic about the start, while Joel Sherman of the Post was kind of a downer about it.

Win's a win. And he desperately needed to get a win under his belt before returning to NY.

4/21/2010 10:50:34 AM

Best record in baseball

4/21/2010 1:05:44 PM

^ most expensive payroll in baseball

Seriously this is a scary good team the Yankees have assembled. If a SP can shut them out or even throw a complete game this season, I will be surprised. The hitters in that lineup are so patient and work pitchers to death. There are hardly any wasted ABs. Plus now that the rotation has depth, it is that much harder for teams to even win if they do hold the Yankees lineup in check

4/21/2010 1:37:21 PM

double post - fudge.

[Edited on April 21, 2010 at 1:37 PM. Reason : df]

4/21/2010 1:37:21 PM

HUGHES.

No-hitter into the 8th. Broken up with a line drive off his arm/chest.

4/22/2010 1:12:26 AM

Yanks just turned a triple play! Bottom of the sixth, men on first and second. Kurt Suzuki hit a hard grounder to A-Rod who stepped on third, threw to Cano, who threw to Nick Johnson. Very nice.

Wow, first triple play since 1968.

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 5:12 PM. Reason : ]

4/22/2010 5:08:47 PM

Can someone explain to me WHY Hughes was taken out of the game after 5 innings?!?! 2 hits, 1 run and you take him out?! I couldn't watch the game (just followed it online), so I'm unaware of his pitch count.

But sweet Jesus the following bullpen pitchers did a great job shitting the bed and handing the win to the O's

4/28/2010 1:33:46 PM

John Sterling was saying he was well over 100 pitches. He had a rough second inning (like close to 50 pitches through two innings).

I couldn't be home last night, so I missed it and could only spot follow on the radio. But I did catch him saying he threw a lot of pitches.

Box score says he threw 109 (68 for strikes) with four walks. Not the smoothest outing, but I still like what I've seen/heard from him.

4/28/2010 1:57:47 PM

^ correct. his pitch count reached 100 during the 5th inning and some of his pitches were starting to look a lil sloppy by then.

4/28/2010 2:00:12 PM

Well that's somewhat reassuring to hear. Though something tells me he wouldn't walk a batter and then hit a batter, both with 2 outs

4/28/2010 11:13:27 PM

Use this thread for all your 2010 Yankees needs.

[Edited on May 5, 2010 at 3:35 PM. Reason : Other one is now locked.]

5/1/2010 2:38:05 PM

Nice game going today, up 6-3 in the bottom of the 8th!

5/5/2010 3:40:20 PM

Yeah but I wonder why Pettitte left. Only 77 pitches, and he was doing well.

Also, update at 4:08 p.m.: the bullpen is attempting to meltdown.

[Edited on May 5, 2010 at 4:09 PM. Reason : ]

5/5/2010 3:43:30 PM

^I hope is "minor inflammation" isn't that serious!

Good series win this weekend, the offense was really on fire the first two games! Its reassuring to see Texeria really warming up.

5/9/2010 11:33:56 PM

down 6-0 to Detroit in the 7th...can't say I'm excited to drop 3/4 games to the Tigers

5/13/2010 3:10:52 PM

deeeeeeeeetroit

5/13/2010 3:14:44 PM

so how many games can we predict Mariano will blow this year? so far his count is 1. i'm thinking 3-4 games total for the season.

5/17/2010 11:14:30 AM

That was fucking disappointing

Yeah perhaps.

5/17/2010 12:59:14 PM

Yanks off to a good start! 5 runs in the first inning, thanks Dice-K

5/17/2010 8:09:24 PM

fucking hell

5/17/2010 9:29:26 PM