The Former Yankee Performance Thread v4.0

[BillBuckner]

I think John Flaherty did a great job in the booth for today's game.

He's A LOT better than O'Neill.

[jessiedog]

He's A LOT better than O'Neill.

I have to agree (as much as I love Paulie...). He seems much more prepared as well.

[YASS]

I have to agree (as much as I love Paulie...). He seems much more prepared as well.

John Flaherty is an absolute natural in the booth. He's not only able to make coherent and appropriate comments, but he's got an excellent sense of timing as well. I could see him in the booth even if he hadn't played professional ball -- and there's not a single other color man I can say that about.

[Soriambi]

He's A LOT better than O'Neill.

Paulie really amuses me in the booth, so he definitely has that going for him. He's a funny guy.

[b-ball-lunachick]

I love both Flaherty and O'Neill in the booth. I don't think Flaherty was used to three guys in the booth -- sometimes he wasn't sure when to speak and he talked over Singleton a bit (I'm not a huge Singleton in the booth fan so I didn't mind that but it was a little awkward).

[Sam18]

Paulie really amuses me in the booth, so he definitely has that going for him. He's a funny guy.

His conversations with Kay are hilarious some times.

[flymick24]

i like when paulie chuckles during the broadcast (like when he read halladay's lips after giving up melky's HR)

by the way, halladay said, "this f*cking ballpark"

[BillBuckner]

Paulie really amuses me in the booth, so he definitely has that going for him. He's a funny guy.

He can't carry the color commentary by himself though. He's got a great sense of humor and interesting things to say, but he is just not as fundamentally sound as a sports broadcaster should be. Too much mumbling, too many vocalized pauses (count the number of times he says "I mean" during a broadcast), etc. I would like him a lot more if they put him in the booth as a third guy along with a more experienced color commentator, like they're doing with Flaherty this series. Flaherty can carry a broadcast by himself, Paulie can't.

[tdel23]

Proctor got lit up last night.

1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB 2 HR and his season ERA is now 9.82

[President Kennedy]

i like when paulie chuckles during the broadcast (like when he read halladay's lips after giving up melky's HR)

by the way, halladay said, "this f*cking ballpark"

That's pretty funny. It's not like Blue Jays hitters can't take advantage of the same dimensions.

[False1]

Proctor got lit up last night.

1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB 2 HR and his season ERA is now 9.82

The player we received in return on that trade didn't do so hot last night either. Still pulling for Meat, still think he's our best bench player in some time, but damn did he look utterly lost against some mediocre pitchers last night.

[YASS]

Proctor got lit up last night.

1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB 2 HR and his season ERA is now 9.82

Did he run out of peas already??

[Dynasties R Forever]

Did he run out of peas already??

Nothing but meatballs last night, lol.

[Eldee5]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

The Nationals selected the contract of catcher Wil Nieves from Triple-A Columbus and optioned right-hander Chris Schroder to Columbus on Wednesday.

Nieves is considered a fundamentally sound catcher, but a weak hitter. He appeared in 16 Spring Training games, hitting .174 (4-for-23) with one RBI, before he was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 23.

[sujaan]

Surprised nobody brought this up: Chacon was brilliant Tuesday night against the Phils, but Valverde blew the save:



For a guy coming off a season as a RELIEVER for the Pirates that's damn good.

[BillBuckner]

Surprised nobody brought this up: Chacon was brilliant Tuesday night against the Phils, but Valverde blew the save:



For a guy coming off a season as a RELIEVER for the Pirates that's damn good.

Good for him. I'll probably always carry a favorable view of Chacon for his performance in 2005.

[-tz]

Congrats to good guy Wil Nieves, who hit first major league homer tonight. It was a two-run walk-off blast for the Nationals against the Cubs.

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/2...rom-cleveland/

[CallOfTheCrow]

atta boy, wil

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

LOL at Wil Nieves with a walk-off HR.

I'm glad for him.

[EvanJ]

Andy Cannizaro, who homered with the Yankees when he was called up in late 2006, was called up by Tampa Bay. Elliot Johnson (who hurt Cervelli) was sent down.

[Mark19]

Wil Nieves continues to shell the opposition as a National.

I'm happy for him.

[EvanJ]

Cleveland signed Bronson Sardinha to a minor league contract.

[b-ball-lunachick]

Cleveland signed Bronson Sardinha to a minor league contract.

Good for him...hopefully he'll catch on there and can settle into one position and improve..always seemed like a nice guy.

Still has the best middle name in the big leagues: Kiheimahanaomauiakeo -- I think he has two brothers in the minors too..

[EvanJ]

In his 385th career game (327th start), Jon Lieber gave up 4 home runs in a game today for the first time in his career. Going into the game, Lieber averaged about 4 home runs allowed per 31 1/3 innings pitched. He pitched 2 innings today.

[nnysiny]

Proctor gave up 2 more earned runs today, driving up his ERA to 5.94. hes also given up 4 HRs in 16 2/3 IP