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I'd never heard anything negative about his work ethic...

1 Yeah, kudos to Buchholz. MVN.com has a list of the now 20 rookies to throw a no-no, and notes that not one of them made the HOF:

http://mvn.com/mlb-yankees/

Let's go Big Game Andy. Boot to the throat today!

I don't know, but the guy has a lot of mileage on his arm; it's not unreasonable that father time has caught up with him and there's nothing (legal) he could've done to stop it. That said, I think we would all like him to figure out a way to pitch successfully even with diminished stuff, like others have done.

Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abrreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Phillips 1B
Cabrera CF
Pettitte LHP (12-7, 3.70)

8 Yes, he's available today.

Oh I look to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Blazin On a Sunny Afternoon
In the summertime
In the summertime...

Why waste him with Skeattle on deck?

10 love that one!

Think how sick we'd be across the board then?

Think how sick we'd be across the board then?

Thatt stuff should not be ignored.
The entire season can come down to one play.

Yeah, trading Navarro for Randy Johnson was a great idea.

56 Sorry, my sarcasm receptors are off. These games bring out such shrill comments and I lose track of the serious posts.

56 Sorry, my sarcasm receptors are off. These games bring out such shrill comments and I lose track of the serious posts.

57 You're right, though. Sometimes there are too many thoughts here like that which are serious, so I shouldn't jest. No worries...

57 Shrill comments? You mean like 53 ? :)

BTW, I love Andy (Pettitte that is)

Oh BTW, I love Andy.

Johnny!!! I thought he didn't have a chance, but way to prove me wrong.

But yay, Johnny, anyway.

How was Any safe?

You just so silly.

I'm not saying that games like this aren't frustrating. But there's nothing that says that the Yankees won't score 5 runs this inning, either. Runs in the first inning count just as much as runs in the sixth, after all. And a team that scores 6 runs per game is going to win games, period.

One can only realistically talk about flaws with personnel and in-game tactics, in terms of suggesting improvements. Intangibles like approach and attitude and clutchitude disrespect the hard working athletes who are on the field every day.

Other pitchers and their throw inside percentages:

Matt Cain: 24%
Greg Maddux: 24%
Phil Hughes: 31%
Jonathan Papelbon: 31%
Carlos Zambrano: 32%

Want another guy who has a reputation for throwing inside more than what he actually does? I have always thought that this next pitcher didn't walk this walk. He just talked like he did:

Curt Schilling: 22%

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This is coming from Gomez at the Hardball times. I would like to check out more stats on this. Is this possible on B-R.com?

Hey, another contender for worst loss of the year!

What a f-ing joke of a game this is. Christ.

Ron Villone had the same deal. We kept Ron Villone, but Pena, no, we let him sign elsewhere.

The Yankees didn't have to lose this game.

Cashman was in love with Andy last year for some reason. Wouldn't even consider cutting him.

c'mon Cap'n!!!

Still worth a look when the other options are Andy or Minky.

I remember some heated discussions here when Torre said he wasn't even checking to see how Pena was doing down in Columbus. Basically saying he didn't have a chance, no matter how well he was hitting.

And I remember Pete Abe saying that Cashman really liked Andy Phillips, for reasons no one could determine. I thought maybe they had a trade lined up for the off-season, but no, they just DFA'd him at the end of spring training.

A lot folks around here thought Andy just needed to play everyday at this level and we would produce, too.

Hello Wild Card.

I can't believe that this team lost two games to Tampa, but I'm shocked (and appalled) that they were blown out and shutdown both times. It probably shouldn't be a surprise with this group, but I guess I am still spoiled by the expectations of years past.

Besides, Andy did get a chance, and I think it's a good thing he got a chance. We should have given Pena a chance, too, once it was clear that Andy wasn't the answer. And by the time Pena invoked his option, it was clear that Andy wasn't the answer.

Too bad that if they're the WC team, they play most of their games on the road.

I'd like to think the team is embarrased by their performance today, but I am sure it wont stop them from enjoying their Sunday night on the town.

Ugh.

I know, that's baseball, anything can happen.

But it always seems to happen to us. :-P

Any word on how Andy's hand is?

Edwar Ramirez has no business on a team that is in the middle of a pennant race. He's just not good enough. He allows way too many baserunners. He gives up way too many homeruns. He's just not very good. He's not to the point where he's a massive liability, but his fairly regular usage pattern suggests that he can be one if we keep trotting him out there to push games out of reach

When the hitter guesses changeup and gets it, then it is usually gone. This bodes poorly for Edwar's future as a big leaguer.

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... and while today's game was f*cked, I have the grill going, the hooch flowin', family and friends about, under a cloudless, windless, fogless San Francisco sky with temps that Al Gore would say "Told ya so, muthaf*kaaas!..."

Tomorrow we start the wild card eli*M*ination process...

Campai! Sláinte! Salud!

Hannahan was given to Oakland for nothing a month or so ago, I bet they regret that now.