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B. Kozlowski (L) BR BP BC E mi Japan

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Take Two

2007-06-20 17:08

by Alex Belth

The Yanks look to bounce back in Colorado tonight. They'll need to be on point against the Rockies best pitcher, especially seeing as how the Red Sox are beating up on the Braves in Atlanta. As we wait for the first pitch, check out our man Cliff talking about the state of the team in a podcast interview by Joe Aiello, which also features Padres news from Geoff Young, one of the best, and probably the longest-running baseball blogger on the net.

Then kicked back, relax and get ready to root like hell for our boys.

Let's Go Yan-Kees.

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2007-06-20 17:16:01

1. cult of basebaal

Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui LF
Cano 2B
Phillips 1B
Pettite P

evidently, torre and cashman have been discussing whether or not to DL damon ... as I said last night, it probably should have been done after sunday's game

2007-06-20 17:22:54

2. Shaun P

1 Agree totally on Damon. Why they waited until game 2 of 6 in NL parks is beyond me.

On another note altogether, my wife finally gave birth (this past Monday) to a healthy, smiling baby boy, and we brought him home today. Wireless Internet at the hospital is a wonderful thing. Alex, your fantastic piece about you, your dad, and Reggie was his first story - thanks for sharing, so that I could share it with him.

C'mon boys, let's get a win tonight.

2007-06-20 17:24:54

3. cult of basebaal

2congrats! what's his name?

2007-06-20 17:29:45

4. Shaun P

3 Thanks! His name is Matthew, because my wife liked how it sounded with our last name. I suggested "Melky" as a middle name, but was voted down - too many Ms, she said.

I got her to name our pet bird Soriano when we got him a few years ago, and since then I haven't had any luck working Yankee names in. =)

2007-06-20 17:33:05

5. 51cq24

4 you should have tried "seven." congratulations

2007-06-20 17:34:15

6. Sliced Bread

Congratulations, to you and your wife Shaun P -- and of course your little player to be named Matthew!

Go Yanks!

2007-06-20 17:41:40

7. Chyll Will

Congrats all around, Shaun and Mrs Shaun P! Welcome aboard, kid {;)

(Psst... since his name already begins with 'M', you can always call him 'Melky' when Mommy's not lookin' >;)

2007-06-20 17:43:16

8. kylepetterson

2 Congrats dude. My little boy is 8.5 months now and let me tell you, when you get home from work and that little boy smiles up at you, it doesn't matter whats happened during the rest of the day, it's the best day of your life.

2007-06-20 17:50:18

9. Cliff Corcoran

2 Congratulations to you and your wife, Shaun.

2007-06-20 17:52:48

10. RIYank

Way to go, Shaun, and Matthew, and Mrs. P.

Hm. Some day he could close for Hughes. The age spread is less than Clemens - Hughes. And by then we'll probably need a closer...

2007-06-20 18:03:02

11. 51cq24

10 i think joba chamberlain is the next closer. just a guess.

2007-06-20 18:09:04

12. RIYank

11 Works for me.
But when Matthew P. is ready to step up in May of 2028, Joba might have to move to set-up guy.

2007-06-20 18:11:37

13. Mattpat11

I'm ready for some fine Yankee baseball.

2007-06-20 18:11:57

14. mikeplugh

Congrats Shaun! It's the best thing ever to have a child. Mine is noisy as can be at nearly 6 months now, but he stops everything and totally focuses when we watch baseball together. The first time it happened, I finally knew there was a God.

On a Yankees note: Melky is back to a .368 OBP in June, which is what he did last season, but he still shouldn't lead off. Why not put Jeter there?

2007-06-20 18:13:20

15. randym77

Gotta feel good for Andy Phillips. After all he's been through, it's nice to see him get another shot. And they really like him in the clubhouse.

Now, please don't suck, Andy.

2007-06-20 18:14:27

16. mikeplugh

Inauspicious start to this game.

2007-06-20 18:15:33

17. 51cq24

14 jeter should be leading off. i think he should be leading off when damon plays (even when he's healthy)

2007-06-20 18:16:13

18. Shaun P

5 - 10 12 14 Thank you all. If he shows any use of his left hand, I'm going to explain to my wife what a LOOGY is and why we should tape down his right arm. =) (Just kidding!)

8 You are so right. We also have a daughter who's 18 months, and just getting used to talking on the phone a little bit. The best phone calls I get at work are when I pick up, say hello, and hear a cute little voice say "Dad".

14 My daughter won't sit still long enough to watch games anymore, but she smiles and claps when she hears me cheering for a run or a nice play. I'm looking forward to watching many games with little Matthew.

2007-06-20 18:17:51

19. mikeplugh

Sounds like we have the makings of a little Yankees farm system, although mine might have to go through the posting system....

2007-06-20 18:20:07

20. Mike T

Andy with a good start retiring the side on nine pitches.

2007-06-20 18:21:50

21. Mattpat11

18 Lets be honest Shaun. You named him Matthew P after the gleam of light that you see on the Bronx Banter every evening

2007-06-20 18:22:37

22. Chyll Will

19 All we ask is that you keep them as far away from the Ded Sox as possible >;)

2007-06-20 18:23:08

23. mikeplugh

Before he bats, how many hits for Andy Phillips today? And, who gets more hits Phillips or Pettitte?

I'm going with 1 hit for Phillips and none for AP.

2007-06-20 18:24:09

24. Shaun P

19 You could always be Boras's test case to break the posting system. ;)

17 Maybe Jeter hitting leadoff would cut down on his ridiculous 4th inning sac bunts, with no outs and the pitcher throwing poorly.

His career avg/obp/slg are almost exactly the same whether he leads off or bats 2nd. The one big difference is steals. He steals more bases successfully, and is caught less often, when hitting 2nd - even when you factor in he has over twice as many ABs hitting 2nd than hitting leadoff.

2007-06-20 18:24:34

25. 51cq24

23 probably 0 for both, but at least pettitte's swings will be funny

2007-06-20 18:24:54

26. Mattpat11

Bad swing by Matsui.

2007-06-20 18:25:53

27. Mattpat11

23 Phillips may benefit from Colorado air. The pitches won't break, so it will be just like AAA. I think he can have four hits in the next two games.

2007-06-20 18:27:00

28. Shaun P

18 =) Not many famous Matts in Yankeeland, after all.

2007-06-20 18:27:41

29. Shaun P

C'mon Andy!

2007-06-20 18:28:33

30. Mattpat11

28 For such a common name, I find there aren't too many famous Matt's in general. My Push for Pope Matthew the First died a miserable death a couple years ago.

2007-06-20 18:29:09

31. Mattpat11

Come on Andy! Prove me wrong!

2007-06-20 18:29:42

32. Mattpat11

Well, there's always next time AAAAndy.

2007-06-20 18:29:57

33. 51cq24

honest question: if phillips had the same career numbers but were ugly or not white, would so many people still root for him so much?

2007-06-20 18:29:59

34. randym77

Aw, Andy. :-P

2007-06-20 18:30:58

35. Yankees Brasil

Andy doing what was expected of him...

2007-06-20 18:33:13

36. Mattpat11

33 Phillips has a certain charm and charisma to him. He may not be particularly good, but that and good looks attract people to him.

He's like an athletic John Edwards.

2007-06-20 18:34:35

37. Mattpat11

Chipper has 836 hits at the Ted. 137 at Fulton County

2007-06-20 18:35:25

38. Shaun P

30 Maybe choosing a Papal name after one of the writers of the Gospel is just too easy?

33 People think Phillips is attractive? =)

In all seriousness, I'd hope so. I think his "underdog" status gets him as many cheers as anything else. And he's an underdog, not because he's Ecksteinian in statute or Erstadian in playing, but because he should have been given a chance back in '04, and a real chance in '05, and he wasn't. Then he got hurt last year, and was buried again (maybe rightfully so).

2007-06-20 18:35:31

39. mikeplugh

Ooph. I suppose the one thing that happens if Phillips stinks up the joint, is Cashman's hand is forced and we make a trade that may end the revolving door. I'd love to have Andy prove himself, but what is the timeframe he's allowed to do that with the deadline a month away?

2007-06-20 18:35:59

40. mehmattski

21 Nonsense, he's named after me.

Congrats as well, Shaun.

2007-06-20 18:36:38

41. Shaun P

40 Thanks mehmattski!

2007-06-20 18:36:44

42. mikeplugh

Does anyone buy the Yankees' interest in Helton. The press LOVES to play that up with both of these teams meeting, but I don't see it.

2007-06-20 18:38:44

43. ny2ca2dc

Congrats on the whippersnapper Shaun P.

Atta boy Andy, leadoff single, followed by 2 Ks, now wrap this up and get a hit!

2007-06-20 18:39:05

44. 51cq24

36 i guess my question is about what people define as "charm and charisma." it sure seems like it's the nice looking white guys who people label as nice guys and underdogs, who people root for when it's unwarranted.

2007-06-20 18:39:37

45. ny2ca2dc

43 I jinxed it. sorry.

2007-06-20 18:39:58

46. Mattpat11

39 We said the same thing last year. Andy fell on his face, six or seven other people played first since then, and Cashman's solution was The Stink.

2007-06-20 18:40:19

47. mehmattski

42 I think Cashman is just sending pictures of Kyle Farnsworth and Tyler Clippard to Dan O'Dowd's blackberry.

Text of message: "Do it. Come on. Do it. You won't! Do it."

2007-06-20 18:40:40

48. Shaun P

43 Thanks ny2ca2dc!

Don't the Rockies have a young catcher who was supposed to be all that, Chris Ianetta (I think is how you spell it). Where is he?

2007-06-20 18:41:08

49. Mattpat11

44 Kevin Thompson gets his share.

2007-06-20 18:42:40

50. mikeplugh

Ianetta was the starting catcher out of Spring Training, billed as Mike Piazza II with better defense, but he flopped. He had a long leash but finally they had to bench him. He'll get there, but they rushed him.

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2007-06-20 18:43:39

51. 51cq24

44 really? i don't hear it. and thompson has actually been quite good in his very limited opportunities.

2007-06-20 18:44:03

52. 51cq24

51 i meant 49

2007-06-20 18:45:36

53. 51cq24

ugh don't give yourself back spasms

2007-06-20 18:46:27

54. mikeplugh

My wife is Japanese, and she often has a hard time with less common Western last names. Years ago when we first started dating she had a devil of a time remembering Andy Pettitte's name, so she kept calling him "Peepot". That's Andy Pettitte in our house now. "Peepot".

Better luck with the bat next time Peepot.

2007-06-20 18:47:36

55. Mattpat11

51 Thompson is still a 27 year old career minor leaguer that has taken three years to start to figure out AAA. He has no real future and he has a pretty big following.

2007-06-20 18:47:57

56. Shaun P

54 As long as Peepot doesn't get hurt. Remember when El Duque got hurt from swinging the bat during an interleague game a few years ago? Its fun to watch those guys bat, because its rare, but injuries take the fun out of it.

2007-06-20 18:49:27

57. ny2ca2dc

1,2, (sorry for chiming in late) what annoys me the most is that Phelps is gone now; the best move would've been to DL Damon, call up Andy, and retain Phelps.

Isn't the rule that you can revoke a guy from waivers, with the penalty that you have to keep him on the roster the rest of the year or something? How does all that apply to a rule 5 pick anyway?

2007-06-20 18:50:12

58. 51cq24

55 i'm not saying thompson is the next bernie, but at least he has been good the few times he's played for the yankees. and i don't think his following is that big anyway.

2007-06-20 18:51:52

59. randym77

38 Yeah, even Yankee fans like rooting for the underdog sometimes. ;-)

And Andy's had such a rough time of it. His wife's first pregnancy turned cancerous, and he couldn't be with her because he was at spring training. He said he thought about quitting baseball, but then he'd lose his health insurance, and so would she.

Then this year, his mom got t-boned by a truck, and he missed most of spring training and lost his spot on the roster.

It just seems like if anyone deserves a second chance, he does.

2007-06-20 18:52:04

60. Max

Shaun, yet another congratulations on your new baby boy. I fondly remember my first months with my daughter watching World Series games late into the night, rocking her on my lap.

I hope Matthew can bring Andy Pettite more luck than he's had so far this season, but it looks like that may be too much to expect from the newborn, especially based on the way things are going so far tonight. :-)

2007-06-20 18:53:39

61. Mattpat11

58 I'm not sure he's going to be the next Aaron Guiel.

And you have to wait to see an outfielder go down to hear the Thompson push hit its boiling point. Its the same with AAAAndy. If we had a first baseman, people wouldn't want to try this experiment again.

2007-06-20 18:58:28

62. 51cq24

honestly, yes is the worst channel at broadcasting baseball. and that takes a lot since all channels are bad. but how many times do they show the wrong replay, or no replay at all (just a shot of someone picking his teeth in the dugout) right after a close play or a close call like that one to bobby?

2007-06-20 18:59:48

63. Mike T

Can someone put out an APB on our offense please.

2007-06-20 19:00:15

64. monkeypants

This is shaping up to be another Yankees offensive snoozefest. I guess that humidor works.

2007-06-20 19:00:59

65. Mattpat11

62 And if Kay tells that same fucking story about Troy Tulowitzki one more time I'll lose it.

2007-06-20 19:01:19

66. mehmattski

61 But if the alternative was overpaying for some aging firstbaseman or fourth outfielder? Even if Phillips and Thompson are the definition of replacement player, the point is that they are cheap fill-ins, and if they can raise their performance to that of Average major leaguer, that's a lot of value to the Yankees.

2007-06-20 19:02:03

67. tommyl

Argh, its Jeff Francis guys.

2007-06-20 19:04:17

68. yankz

What the deuce? Why can't they score?

BTW, Jeter has now hit in 14 straight games. Are you f'ing kidding me?

2007-06-20 19:04:27

69. Mattpat11

66 If we're not going to go out and get a real first baseman, I'd rather just stay the way we are than sit around and hope that this will be the year Andy Phillips figures out the curve ball.

2007-06-20 19:04:46

70. mehmattski

67 Jeff Francis, he of an ERA+ of 126 this year? With eight starts into the seventh inning?

2007-06-20 19:05:10

71. Yankees Brasil

67 And it was Josh Fogg yesterday, what's the deal with our offense

2007-06-20 19:05:23

72. 51cq24

the shane co. is the jeweler of the rockies! i don't know why but that cracks me up. they haven't exactly had to provide much jewelry.

2007-06-20 19:05:23

73. yankz

Man, I feel really bad for Andy.

2007-06-20 19:07:14

74. tommyl

70 Yeah, I'm just frustrated. It was wasn't a well thought out comment. Sorry.

2007-06-20 19:07:30

75. Shaun P

60 Thanks, Max. My wife took a lot of pictures of my daughter and I watching her first playoff game last year. I will be very grateful if both of them get to see a Yankee World Serious win they can remember.

I also wouldn't mind if they got one when they were babies too. I could always tell them about it later. =)

Maybe if I let baby Matthew cry in front of the TV, the offense will wake up.

67 Jeff Francis is a pretty good pitcher.

2007-06-20 19:07:57

76. Mattpat11

67 Olmec was behind the lousy offense yesterday.

2007-06-20 19:08:17

77. 51cq24

73 he's pitching beautifully. let's wait for there to be a score before we feel really bad for him. francis is good. but pettitte is better.

2007-06-20 19:08:45

78. Shaun P

62 pitches for Francis through four. If the Yanks can really work him this inning, we may yet see the soft underbelly of the Rockies bullpen early in the game.

2007-06-20 19:08:48

79. Mike T

Andy is having a solid night with 48 pitches through 4 innings. Our guys need to get some runs on the board to support him.

2007-06-20 19:09:12

80. yankz

77 I was referring mostly to the year as a whole.

2007-06-20 19:09:28

81. monkeypants

69 Yep, that's perfect logic. After all the years that the team gave Andy a chance (1, sort of), they should have learned not to bother meanwhile. So, instead of "sitting around" waiting for him to play like a major leaguer, they should proactively sit around with a back-up infielder at first base. I give up--you win.

2007-06-20 19:09:44

82. mehmattski

74 Understandable. Amazingly the Rockies started the year with like 19 of 20 games with quality starts. Francis wasn't among those, but has had a really good May and June to make up for a bad April.

72 That commercial with the team tipping over the sleeping mascot was hilarious.

2007-06-20 19:12:46

83. Shaun P

Or the Yanks could go up there hacking away. Sigh.

2007-06-20 19:14:22

84. Mike T

Francis is mowing our guys down. It's a good thing Pettitte is having a great night.

2007-06-20 19:18:19