2013 New York Yankees Season Long Discussion Thread

[Doug]

Today the Yankees won with 7 runs and 6 hits and the Marlins lost with 3 runs and 13 hits. From 1916 to now, there has been only one regular season game where the winning team scored at least 7 runs on at most 6 hits and the losing team scored at most 3 runs on at least 13 hits. That was when the New York Giants beat Philadelphia in the first game of a doubleheader on June 30, 1946.

that's highly relevant !

[TheGameEpisode2]

Soooo it's gonna be....


Gardner
Jeter
Ichiro
Cano
Youkilis
Hafner
Rivera
Boesch/Francisco
Cervelli/Stewart


Wow.

[Ram Man]

Wow.

81-81, 3rd place AL East, no post-season

[Gusto]

Soooo it's gonna be....


Gardner
Jeter
Ichiro
Cano
Youkilis
Hafner
Rivera
Boesch/Francisco
Cervelli/Stewart


Wow.

For a month, then (hopefully) not so bad ...

Gardner
Jeter
Cano
Teixeira
Granderson
Youkilis
Hafner
Cervelli
Ichiro

... and in July, Youk could be pushed to the bench.

[ymike673]

Soooo it's gonna be....


Gardner
Jeter
Ichiro
Cano
Youkilis
Hafner
Rivera
Boesch/Francisco
Cervelli/Stewart


Wow.

I feel like the fans in the film "Major League" who after seeing the Indians lineup in the newspaper say "WHO ARE THESE GUYS!!!!!"

[Doug]

The scariest part is still injuries and lack of depth to fill in for them.

Catcher is already subpar

I'm not all that confident in Tex at 1st, he seems to be in decline

Cano at 2B is a critical piece of this team

Jeter has to decline from last year and his range has to be even worse, isn't he like about the oldest SS ever ( except maybe Ripken) ? I think he will go down at some point ( hopefully not), but he has a screwed and plated together ankle.....as do I, I've never been the same after that injury 6 years ago.

I expect zero from A-Roid.

I think the OF is decent if they can play Gardner in CF with Ichiro and Grandy most of the time.

That pitching staff better be great for this team to win 85+ games and eke out a playoff spot.

[flymick24]

for those of you who are thinking that teix will come back and actually produce, you got another thing coming to you

wrist injuries are tricky, and knowing his recent injury history, i wouldn't be surprised if this is something that hampered him all season long

[TheGameEpisode2]

I think the Yankees are going to struggle to find their stride but still be in the race around the ASB, and then take off when Pineda and A-Rod come back.

Is that overly optimistic? Probably, but the team still has a very good rotation and a deep bullpen to keep them in the race while the offense finds itself. And hey you don't know, maybe Boesch will be hot for the month that Granderson is out, Youkilis hits like the Youkilis of old, Hafner stays healthy, and Ichiro in the second half of last year will be the Ichiro this year. Jeter stays healthy and Cano does what Cano does.


It's not out of the realm of possibility, it's just very bleak.

[NelsonMuntz]

Soooo it's gonna be....


Gardner
Jeter
Ichiro
Cano
Youkilis
Hafner
Rivera
Boesch/Francisco
Cervelli/Stewart


Wow.

I'm still holding out hope that they go with Mustelier at 3B, Youk at 1B, and Rivera in LF, but the Boesch signing probably makes that less likely.

[fredgmuggs]

I'm still holding out hope that they go with Mustelier at 3B, Youk at 1B, and Rivera in LF, but the Boesch signing probably makes that less likely.

What's a Boesch and where did he come from? (Is Girardi's plan really to bat Ichiro 3rd? I'm scrambling trying to sort out the line-up for JDP and Lou's contest)

[ieddyi]

CC looked good physically- weighs less than any time I can recall while he's been a Yank

[rajah]

Soooo it's gonna be....


Gardner
Jeter
Ichiro
Cano
Youkilis
Hafner
Rivera
Boesch/Francisco
Cervelli/Stewart


Wow.

That seems close at the outset, though I think Francisco still could lose out to Musty or perhaps even Neal or Mesa. Diaz seems pretty done, and may be released soon.

After opening day, however, I think that Jeter will be the DH and Nunez the SS against lefty starters, so there will effectively be a Hafner/Nunez platoon for awhile as well, at least until further developments.

[longtimeyankeefan]

What's a Boesch and where did he come from? (Is Girardi's plan really to bat Ichiro 3rd? I'm scrambling trying to sort out the line-up for JDP and Lou's contest)

I think I have changed my lineup 13 times already and still have 13 1/2 hours to change again.

[Mr Coffee]

I think I have changed my lineup 13 times already and still have 13 1/2 hours to change again.

I'm torn between what I think the lineup should be and what I think Girardi thinks the lineup should be.

[Hitman23]

I like the Boesch signing.

[ymike673]

I think the Yankees are going to struggle to find their stride but still be in the race around the ASB, and then take off when Pineda and A-Rod come back.

Is that overly optimistic? Probably, but the team still has a very good rotation and a deep bullpen to keep them in the race while the offense finds itself. And hey you don't know, maybe Boesch will be hot for the month that Granderson is out, Youkilis hits like the Youkilis of old, Hafner stays healthy, and Ichiro in the second half of last year will be the Ichiro this year. Jeter stays healthy and Cano does what Cano does.


It's not out of the realm of possibility, it's just very bleak.

I really do not think Pineda or A Rod will be a factor at all. I'm hoping Pineda is back in form for next season. Anyway the starting rotation is the one area that is not a problem for this season. Not really expecting much from A rod either this season.

[rajah]

Not that he isn't a useful player at a very reasonablebprice, but I'm surprised they added a spare part who has never played first base and is another left handed hitting outfielder.

Why is this surprising? They had several RHed mediocre, spare-part OFers, but no viable spare-part from the left side, only two regular OFers until Grandy returns. And the Stadium of course favors LHed power. Boesch allows them to have a mediocre platoon, which is better than a mediocre every day player.

A lefty first baseman to platoon with Rivera would also have helped, but Rivera may be less of a defensive liability at first than in left. I wish Rivera could be platooned as well, but there probably are not enough slots on the 25 man roster even if some mediocre lefty first bagger became available. (Johnson seems below mediocre this spring, by the way.)

[longtimeyankeefan]

I'm torn between what I think the lineup should be and what I think Girardi thinks the lineup should be.

Since Girardi gets the deciding vote, I would go with your opinion (obviously, I want to beat you )

[rajah]

I'm torn between what I think the lineup should be and what I think Girardi thinks the lineup should be.

Why? Isn't it a prediction contest? Why should the former be relevant?

[Mr Coffee]

Since Girardi gets the deciding vote, I would go with your opinion (obviously, I want to beat you )

Why? Isn't it a prediction contest? Why should the former be relevant?

Because there's always a chance he actually does go with (what I think is) the best lineup.

[longtimeyankeefan]

Because there's always a chance he actually does go with (what I think is) the best lineup.

And there is always a chance that my $2 ticket in the Powerball tonight will be worth $133M (cash option).

[-tz]

for those of you who are thinking that teix will come back and actually produce, you got another thing coming to you

I hate when people say "another thing coming." The idiom is "another THINK," OK?

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_another_think_coming

[Doug]

for those of you who are thinking that teix will come back and actually produce, you got another thing coming to you

wrist injuries are tricky, and knowing his recent injury history, i wouldn't be surprised if this is something that hampered him all season long

totally agree, but isn't it "another think" coming instead of "thing" ?

[Mr Coffee]

I'll defer to Judas Priest.

Except in matters of fashion and sexual preference.

[Mr.Muhozi]

I hate when people say "another thing coming." The idiom is "another THINK," OK?

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_another_think_coming

Your own link has "another thing coming" as an alternative form.