Here's Kyle!
Michael once again comes up with the goods, for which we are deeply appreciative. Reading another Yankee blog (a Torre-cult blog as far as I could tell), he found a great quote from Kyle Farnsworth in the midst of last night's celebration. Realizing the Sox would occupy the same champagne drenched lockeroom the following day, he said they should smell this; it's the smell of victory" (a nice allusion to my all-time favorite movie)and then he added, "you can print that." Perfect.
A retrospective of the Yankees' season on Sportscenter lasst night noted that they were going down the schute in June and then turned things around in July when "they started playing the kind of ball Torre loves, slashing conmtact hitting and less reliance on the home run." Yeah well we were calling for just that style of play since April, we were pointing out that the big injuries could and should be the opportunity to return to that style of play in May, and we were pleading for somebody to get with the small ball program for all of June and into July, and all the while slow Joe Torre was gfiving very little sign that he still understood, let alone loves that style of play. The Yankees won this division in spite of Torre not because of him. Let's hope, slow as he is, he's finally caught up with what a bunch of amateurs knew from the beginning, so that he can actually abet rather than impede the Yankees' march through the playoffs.
A retrospective of the Yankees' season on Sportscenter lasst night noted that they were going down the schute in June and then turned things around in July when "they started playing the kind of ball Torre loves, slashing conmtact hitting and less reliance on the home run." Yeah well we were calling for just that style of play since April, we were pointing out that the big injuries could and should be the opportunity to return to that style of play in May, and we were pleading for somebody to get with the small ball program for all of June and into July, and all the while slow Joe Torre was gfiving very little sign that he still understood, let alone loves that style of play. The Yankees won this division in spite of Torre not because of him. Let's hope, slow as he is, he's finally caught up with what a bunch of amateurs knew from the beginning, so that he can actually abet rather than impede the Yankees' march through the playoffs.
posted by joe valente | 11:24 AM
2 Comments:
Fro some reason, Torre decided not to play Sheffield until they clinched and then to ahve him play first. Since Giambi apparently has a torn ligament in his wrist, Sheffield will probably get a week or so straight at first. Craig Wilson does suck, much to my surprise--he really e=wasn't bad in Pittsburgh--and I doubt he'll find a place on the post season roster. Assuming 11 pitchers, the position players should be
Jeter
Cano
Giambi
AROD
Cabrera
MAtsui
Damon
Abreu
Sheffield
Posada
Fasano
Cairo
Phillips
Guiel
If they keep Phillips who can play other IF positions than first, then they can keep Gueil, who just might have the makings of a true Yankee (see the Differential post). If they kept Wilson as their defensive replacement at first, they would have another
OF, but would have to keep Green as well as Cairo for IF replacement. Tell me if I'm wrong on this, or if I've missed somebody.
As for Farnsworth, I agree in principle, but I'm hoping the toughness of his words will prove father to the deed.
I can't believe I forgot Williams. he really has hit much better thatn I expected this season, at least against lefties. I think you're right to go with Gueil but I think Joe will go with Cairo (which is right I think) and Phillips. We'll see.
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