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Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Mark Teiteira
AJ Burnett
CC Sabathia
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui
Xavier Nady
Robinson Cano
Andy Pettitte
Nick Swisher
Chien-Ming Wang
Damaso Marte
Jose Molina
Melky Cabrera
Brian Bruney
Cody Ransom
Jose Veras
Joba Chamberlain
Edwar Ramirez
Brett Gardner
Phil Coke
Jonathan Albaladejo
Ramiro Pena
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33,000,000
21,600,000
20,625,000
16,500,000
15,285,714
15,000,000
13,100,000
12,000,000
13,000,000
6,500,000
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5,000,000
3,750,000
2,125,000
1,400,000
1,250,000
455,100
432,975
432,575
422,450
414,000
403,300
403,075
400,000
201,449,189
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CC Sabathia
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AJ Burnett
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Chien-Ming Wang
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Andy Pettitte
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Joba Chamberlain
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| TEAM CAPTAINS |
1. Hal Chase
1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh 1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth
1922
4. Everett Scott
1922-1925
5. Lou Gehrig
1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson 1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles
1982-1984
8. Willie Randolph
1986-1989
9. Ron Guidry
1986-1989
10. Don Mattingly 1991-1995
11. Derek Jeter
2003-pres. |
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| Saturday, May 31, 2008 |
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Moose in the Hall? |
| As Mike Mussina approaches 260 wins, there has been the inevitable speculation about his chances of making the Hall of Fame. I'm giving Moose less than a 50% chance of making the Hall and here's why: If he hits 300 wins, he'll have a solid chance. For every win less than 300 he has after he retires, it's going to be that much harder to make the case. At the age of 39, he still has flashes of brilliance, but he also gets hit hard. This inconsistency will be the reason he won't make it. His ERA has been and will continue to be over 4.00. At his age, that's going to get worse, not better. The Yankees have the offense to carry a pitcher who can't dominate the opposing offense, but this is probably the last year he will be a Yankee. He'll probably finish the season with 265 career wins, give or take. So, in 2009, if he wants to pitch, he will be 40-years old and pitching for a team that, in all likeliness, has a much less capable offense than the Yankees. You have to ask the question - how likely is it that a 40-year old pitcher who needs 35 wins to hit the magic number for making the Hall and has an ERA north of 4 and is pitching for a team that can probably only score enough runs for him to win 8 to 10 games a year will actually win 35 games before he is just too old to pitch anymore? My guess - not very likely. I like Moose and I hope he has a chance to get a ring before he leaves the Bronx, but I just don't see him in the hall. Labels: Hall of Fame, Moose |
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Joba to start on Tuesday |
| We are about to begin to see how wise the decision is to convert Joba to a starter. Tuesday, Chamberlain will start his first game in pinstripes at the Stadium against the Blue Jays. If last Wednesday was any indication, his first start may not meet the high expectations he has set in everyone's mind based on his performance as a set-up man for Mariano. When he entered the game with 2 outs in the 7th inning on Wednesday, he was expected to finish the game. However, it took him 28 pitches to get 4 outs, and although he struck out 3 and gave up no runs, he also gave up a hit and walked one. While it can still be considered a solid and successful outing, these are not Joba-like numbers. But even if he struggles in his first few starts, there is no doubt he will be given more than enough opportunities to succeed as a starter. If it turns out that he becomes an ace, then the Yankees have filled a very big hole in their pitching staff and opened up another equally big hole - the need for a closer to fill Mariano's shoes when he retires in 3 to 4 years. It's great that you have an ace who gives you a high probability of success every 5 days throughout the regular season. And I don't believe it is possible to over exaggerate the value of an ace when it comes to the playoffs, especially the first round - the division series - which is the best of 5 games and can be won or lost on a few plays. However, what do you do when you now have to worry about holding so many late-inning one-run leads and you don't have a lights-out closer to convert all of those nail-biters to wins? While it is very early for any sort of accurate speculation, let me propose an answer to this question since I suspect Joba's journey to the starting rotation is a one-way trip. There hasn't been much media attention on him lately, but Edwar Ramirez has quietly been putting together a solid start to his 2008 season. The 27-year old right-hander is 1 and 0 with a 0.00 ERA in 13 games. In 14.2 innings, he's given up 10 hits, 6 walks and struck out 15. If these numbers are a reflection of his future, he may have a major role in the Yankee bullpen including the possibility of becoming their closer. The only thing that is a bit alarming is the relatively high number of walks compared to innings pitched (almost one walk every 2 innings). But as I said, it is early and being a closer brings with it a great amount of media scrutiny and pressure. For now, we can only hope Joba becomes the starter that we all want him to be. Labels: Bullpen, Joba, Pitching, Ramirez, Rotation |
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| Friday, May 23, 2008 |
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The conversion of Chamberlain begins |
| Joba Chamberlain is now being converted to a starter. I can't believe this is a good idea. Granted, the potential of having a 22-year old who throws as well as a starter as Joba has in the bullpen is very tempting. He could potentially be the ace who leads the team to a number of world championships in the next 15 years or so. However, he is not there yet and there are several reasons he shouldn't go down this path. First and foremost, who will be his replacement in the bullpen? There is the counterargument that Mariano is still a capable closer and can hold things down for a few years. I fully concede this to be possible and maybe even likely. If his numbers so far this year are any kind of predictor of the things to come in the last few years of Mariano's career, he will certainly go out with a bang .To date, Mo has 11 saves and a 1 and 1 record in 18 games with a 0.47 ERA. At the age of 38, the guy is still lights-out. However, 38 is not young, and sooner or later, the Yankees will have to plan for the Post-Mo era. Who will fill Mo's shoes? They don't have any prospects with any reasonable chance of being the next Mariano. I can't envision a trade that could bring anyone even close to Mo's caliber to the Bronx. This leaves us with one remaining option - settle for a much lesser quality closer. I don't see this as part of a winning formula. I don't underestimate the value of an ace starter. In fact, I am convinced that the current Yankee roster is, despite their struggles in 2008 so far, one ace away from becoming the dominant ball club they were at the end of the 1990s. It may sound far fetched, but Wang would be a great #2 starter, followed by Pettitte and anyone who can step up to be #4 and #5 after that. Their middle relief is noticeably improved this year, and with Joba setting up Mariano and one day replacing him, how can you go wrong with that pitching staff? The offense has been inconsistent and struggling but they have enough talent where they will come around. Championships are won with pitching, but while an ace is important, so is a closer. And with Joba, you have a proven 1-2 inning closer and you are rolling the dice making him a starter. To quote a famous Yankee, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Labels: Bullpen, Depth, Joba, Pitching, Rivera, Rotation |
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| Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
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Hank speaks up |
| George Steinbrenner has earned the reputation for being outspoken over the years, and judging by his sons, it runs in the family. Hank Steinbrenner was quoted in an interview today as saying, among other things, that the Yankees need to earn their paychecks. I don't blame him one bit. Take the last two days, for example. Not only have they have lost their last two games against the Tampa Bay Rays and two young starting pitchers with career ERAs of 4.35 and 5.31, but they have scored 2 runs in the last 20 innings. Did I mention that their starting lineup in both games (Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Matsui, Giambi, Cabrera, Cano, Molina and Gonzales) is making a combined $92,364,771.00 in 2008, and that's not even counting Alberto Gonzales salary, because I can't find any information on it? Hank has a point. If your $90+ million lineup can't score more than 2 runs against a lousy and two sub-par pitchers in 20 innings, there is a problem. You can argue that they are slumping, and I'd agree that they are, but this isn't the first time this season that this lineup didn't show up, and it won't be the last. Labels: Hank, Offense, Overpaid, Underachieving |
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| Sunday, May 11, 2008 |
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Rasner looks strong |
| Darrell Rasner had his second quality game in as many starts this season on Saturday. For the second time in a week, the 27-year old right-hander threw 6 innings and limited his opponents to 2 runs. In fact, if you consider that he left the game yesterday having given up only one run and leaving a man on first, who was subsequently allowed to score by his Kyle Farnsworth, Rasner really shouldn't be held accountable for the second run. But who can complain? Farnsworth has been throwing as well as he ever has since he has joined New York in 2006. And of course, Chamberlain and Rivera came in to combine for a scoreless 8th and 9th. On a side note, anyone notice how seamlessly Joba has recovered from his blown game on May 6? The kid has maturity. Labels: Farnsworth, Joba, Pitching, Rasner |
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| Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
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Positive signs |
| Despite the Yanks not-so-impressive record, there's some bright |
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LAST UPDATED: 05/30/2009
ALL-TIME SAVES
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Trevor Hoffman
Mariano Rivera
Lee
Smith
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591
526
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Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Stan Musial
Andre Dawson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vada Pinson
Luke Appling
Derek Jeter
Willie Davis
Steve Finley
G. Van Haltren
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HITS
4,256
4,198
3,771
3,630
2,774
2,763
2,757
2,749
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Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Ken Griffey Jr.
Sammy Sosa
Frank Robinson
Mark McGwire
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755
714
660
613
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586
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| 26 WORLD SERIES TITLES |
1923 - 1927 - 1928 - 1932 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1941 - 1943 - 1947 -
1949 - 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1956 - 1958 - 1961 - 1962 - 1977 - 1978 -
1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2009
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| 16 RETIRED NUMBERS |
1 BILLY MARTIN
3 BABE RUTH
4 LOU GEHRIG
5 JOE DIMAGGIO
7 MICKEY MANTLE
8 YOGI BERRA
8 BILL DICKEY
9 ROGER MARIS
10 PHIL RIZZUTO
15 THURMAN MUNSON
16 WHITEY FORD
23 DON MATTINGLY
32 ELSTON HOWARD
37 CASEY STENGEL
44 REGGIE JACKSON
49 RON GUIDRY
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| 40 HALL OF FAMERS |
Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22
Yogi Berra 1946-63
Wade Boggs 1993-97
Roger Bresnahan 1901-02
Frank Chance 1913-14
Jack Chesbro 1903-09
Earle Combs 1924-35
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67
Lou Gehrig 1923-39
Lefty Gomez 1930-42
Goose Gossage 1978-83, 1989
Clark Griffith 1903-07
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Ricky Henderson 1985-1989
Waite Hoyt 1921-30
Catfish Hunter 1975-79
Reggie Jackson 1977-81
Willie Keeler 1903-09
Joe Kelley 1902
Tony Lazzeri 1926-37
Mickey Mantle 1951-68
Joe McGinnity 1901-02
John McGraw 1901-02
Johnny Mize 1949-53
Phil Niekro 1984-85
Herb Pennock 1923-33
Gaylord Perry 1980
Branch Rickey 1907
Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56
Wilbert Robinson 1901-02
Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46
Babe Ruth 1920-34
Joe Sewell 1931-33
Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-45
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990
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