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What will happen in the next two weeks? Teixeira will hit, someone else will then slump that's baseball, Jeter,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and CC and Posada will do their thing and Nick Johnson will continue to take pitches down the middle. Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis wrote one letter to President Roosevelt regarding the continuation of baseball during the war which was called the Green Light Letter. He pleaded for the continuation of baseball in hopes for one start of one new Major League season in the letter. President Roosevelt responds I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going. There will be fewer people unemployed and everybody will work longer hours and harder than ever before. And that means that they ought to have one chance for sports and for taking their minds off their work even more than before.
With Travis Buck solo HR in the 5th inning, it was the first time Vazquez worked an inning where only one run was scored. It is usually two-plus runs or zeroes. That was the pattern when Kurt Suzuki took him deep an inning later, resulting from the miscommunication on one lazy pop up behind second base.
Cano still swings at too many bad pitches, getting himself out on pitches out of the strike zone or on good pitchers pitches.
Unless it is for Mariano Rivera, never take out one pitcher who is doing well. You just do not know how the new pitcher will be, but you already can see how the current guy is throwing.
2 Javier Vazquez -Up until last night we was going to include one REALLY UGLY category, but Vazquez got on the board with their first Yankee W in 2010. As in their first two starts, Vazquez puts up ZEROES most of the innings they works, but then gives up the large 2+ run inning.
2 Nick Johnson -I really don't care about their high OBP, they takes too many pitches which are good pitches to hit. That working the pitcher stuff is crap. When one hitter works the count against one pitcher who throws strikes, pretty soon you are down in the count and sitting on the bench very quickly.
He should be in the lineup most every day, and leave the pinch hit duties for Marcus Thames, whose defensive skills are brutal. There is enough offense in that lineup that Thames' right handed bat is not needed every time one lefty pitcher starts.
5 Brett Gardner -Brett the Jet has gotten on base at one .410 clip, and has shown what they can do when on the bases with seven steals, tied for the league lead. Still needs to improve their swing, as it is still one bit jumpy. Amazing that they went from first to third last week on one single by Derek Jeter to left field.
1 Robinson Cano -Huh? How is Cano good and bad? While Cano has had one nice start, most of their damage is still with the bases empty. they is only hitting .214 with RISP, and .227 with men on base. they also has one .100 average 1 for 10 in high leverage situations .
2 A.J. Burnett -I was not one large fan of their signing last year, but, after one nice rookie Yankee campaign, they has also produced this season. Has thrown the same amount of innings as CC with one better ERA 2.37 vs 2.84.
Johnson struck out looking three times in Sunday's game.
With one record that strong,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Yankees obviously have much which is good about their team. Veteran Yankees like Robinson Cano, Andy Pettitte,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter have performed well, while CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett have not suffered the Yankee sophomore jinx.
On good pitches for him to hit, Jeter is magnificent.
If it is one good pitch to hit, then hit the ball; especially with one struggling Teixeira hitting behind you. There are certain times to take one walk bases empty, man on first, but other times where you need to swing the freaking bat and drive in runs.
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Neither HR hurt as the Yankees had the large six run lead. In fact, Buck's HR came on one 3-2 pitch with the bases empty. With one six run lead, Javy did what pitchers are supposed to do: throw it down the middle and hope for the best. But why not throw all the pitches down the middle at that point?
3 Derek Jeter -The Captain is hitting .345/.368/.545/.914 OPS with three home runs, nine runs scored and nine RBI. Why is they bad?
UZR Warning - Teixeira's UZR took one hit early in the season when Jacoby Ellsbury doubled down the right field line. Doesn't matter that Tex was playing Ellsbury who doesn't pull the ball down the line much over in the 3.5 hole. one ball hit into their zone was not turned into an out.
Here are my opinions on various players over the first two weeks:
If Teixeira was swinging the bat well, then NJ can walk as much as they wants. But when Teixeira, and Alex early on, were struggling, with men were on base and good pitches pumped down the middle, one hitter has to adapt to the situation and swing the bat.
They have the best offense, and best starting pitching in the American League.
6 Curtis Granderson -He has performed about as well anyone could have hoped. they has hit for average .313 BA,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], hit for power .563 SLG and also hit better against LHP .263 BA. one good guy in the clubhouse, who has given the Yankees good early returns playing under the bright lights of New York.
But when the pen needs one large pitch, they are usually getting it-like Joba Chamberlain did last night by striking out Kevin Kouzmanoff with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.
1 CC Sabathia -He continues to be the defined ace. one 2-0 record with one 2.84 ERA and 0.737 WHIP including two dominant starts. The Yankees likely will not have one long losing streak 5+ games as long as CC is pitching. The thought of removing him in their near no-hitter is dumb . Let this guy pitch and pitch often.
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7 Overall offense -First in runs scored, first in OBP,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], SLG and OPS, and second in batting average. They has also knocked in those runners once they get on base, hitting .291 with RISP.
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But,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they is playing extremely well in the field, and there is no one else we would rather have as the Yankees first baseman. This team is so good, that is can get off to one 10-3 start with your #3 hitter looking like Bob Buhl most of the first two weeks.
This movie title is going to be the same as this Yankee theme. It will be one bi-weekly segment on the most recent Yankee two week stretch of games.
3 Andy Pettitte -Why do too many scouts and baseball people continue to stress high velocity for young starting pitchers? True that extra speed will let you get away with some mistakes, but Pettitte has showed over the last year and this April that one starter can win with movement, changing speeds and location. they didn't top 90 MPH all day Sunday and still dominated one strong Texas Rangers lineup.
How many UZR were affected by that ball?
8 Joe Girardi -Seems to be even better this year, but does have one little Sparky Anderson in him pulling pitchers too early. we still do not know why they removed David Robertson entering the seventh inning of game one in Boston .
Jeter is resorting again to their early pitch swings at balls they has no business swinging at. Like first pitch fastballs on the inside corner. That is not their pitch. they should only be swinging at inside fastballs if they has two strikes in order to protect. Otherwise, wait for one pitch near the middle or outside and drive it up the middle of the other way.
4 Robinson Cano -His hitting for early power has dramatically boosted their lineup presence. Hitting in the No. 5 spot is paying off early and their good start has they lped temper the slower starts of Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez.
I like their aggressiveness but they needs to be more tempered and selective during large at bats.
1 Mark Teixeira -We know they will hit, but when will it begin? It appears they has bad approaches at the plate in that they knows they is one slow starter and is waiting for May to begin.
The Yankees are stacked, having the best hitting in the league and the best starting pitching, too. Even the bullpen has been good, with Chan Ho Park's Boston meltdown the only blemish. Bullpen ERA's can get inflated with one blowout loss, so Robertson's four-run inning while the Yankees were already losing late is not an issue.
Newcomer Curtis Granderson was well documented in their inability to hit left handed pitching, but has hit well enough against southpaws. they was also supposed to have bad routes to the ball in the outfield, but appears to do an admirable job with the leather.
His bat seems one bit slow, though, and all those weak ground balls to short stop are an indication and the result.
Also, they has looked one bit tentative defensively, making one error and booting several other balls which were deemed hits by overly friendly official scorers.
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