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[Ironman8]

BOOM!

There goes the luxury tax.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BREAKING: According to a report, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Yankees&src=hash">#Yankees</a> have agreed to a 7-year, $155M deal w/ Masahiro Tanaka. Story coming on <a href="http://t.co/KaGTAJj7T6">http://t.co/KaGTAJj7T6</a>.</p>— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) <a href="https://twitter.com/WFAN660/statuses/426001915759964161">January 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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THANK GOD

 

[#1rish]

YES!! So happy that we got him. Will help tremendously in the bullpen.

 

[Cali_domer]

Dang.... Dodgers going cheap on us?

Good signing.

 

[Ironman8]

YES!! So happy that we got him. Will help tremendously in the bullpen.

Huh?

 

[#1rish]

Huh?

Eh meant to say our pitching/lineup/whatever, you know what I mean lol

 

[Ironman8]

Eh meant to say our pitching/lineup/whatever, you know what I mean lol

Haha fair enough. Now I hope he is more Yu Darvish than Kei Igawa.

 

[#1rish]

Haha fair enough. Now I hope he is more Yu Darvish than Kei Igawa.

I think as long as we don't overuse him, he will be very effective.

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

We needed this. The rotation looks solid on paper and now has options. We're still "old" but certainly a squad that should make the playoffs, barring a string of injuries.

 

[T Town Tommy]

Better put him on a six day rotation. Like most Japanese pitchers he will be fading by September.

 

[gkIrish]

Better put him on a six day rotation. Like most Japanese pitchers he will be fading by September.

I know he pitched 140+ pitches in the playoffs and then came out of the bullpen the next day. He is pretty durable.

 

[ACamp1900]

Too bad he wasn't an infielder... the Angels would have paid dollars............

 

[BGIF]

New York Yankees tab Michael Pineda as No. 5 starter - ESPN New York

In four appearances (three starts) this spring, Pineda went 2-1 with a 1.20 ERA. He did not allow an earned run until this past Sunday after throwing 13 scoreless innings, and struck out 16 batters in 15 innings, walking just one.

Although he took the loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, his performance convinced the Yankees to add him as the fifth starter in their rotation, behind CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Masahiro Tanaka and Ivan Nova. Pineda will make his first regular-season start on Saturday, April 5 against the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Girardi said the Yankees consider Pineda fully recovered.

"I think in the back of your mind you always worry long term about a guy that's had an injury like he's had," Girardi said. "But short term he looks great. I'm not saying I expect him only to make it a month, two months. I'm expecting him to pitch the whole year for us."

Girardi said Pineda would not be under an innings limit this season.

Two of the other contenders for the spot, David Phelps and Adam Warren, will make the team as relievers; the fourth, Vidal Nuno, may be added to the bullpen as well.

 

[BGIF]

Wow, Cervelli was the NY HR Slugger in Spring Ball with 4. Three other guys had 2.

Jeter hit .114, Tex .115, ... Cervelli .455

Cervelli had 30 TBs, next highest was 22.


Da Bronx Bombers ???

 

[gkIrish]

New York Yankees tab Michael Pineda as No. 5 starter - ESPN New York

This is good news. If he can return to his all-star form post-injury, I like our chances.

 

[BGIF]

The 50 Greatest Yankees - ESPN NY -- 50 Greatest Yankees - ESPN

 

[BGIF]

Jeter got hit #3,317 against Houston in a loss. He's 2 hits behind Molitor and 8th place on the hit list?

C.C had a typical season opener. He's got a 5.80 ERA in openers.

 

[dublinirish]

Yeah Jeets!

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

Yeah Jeets!

You know about, yeah Jeets?!


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[Irish#1]

The 50 Greatest Yankees - ESPN NY -- 50 Greatest Yankees - ESPN

Surprised to see some names missing and some on there.

Clete Boyer not known for his hitting, but he was a vacuum at third and won a lot of WS rings with the Yankees.
Bobby Richardson was the quintisential second baseman.
Moose Skowran was a seven time All star playing first base.
Tony Kubek was Rookie of the Year and held club record for double until another SS broke that record.
Joe Pepitone was a three time All Star and three time Gold Glove winner at 1st base.

 

[dublinirish]

You know about, yeah Jeets?!


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haha read about it on deadspin

 

[BGIF]

Jeter now one hit behind Molitor.

Nova gets the win.

 

[#1rish]

Who in the balls is this Solarte guy? Hope he continues his great play.

Also, more of a reason to keep Ichiro in the lineup (at least most of the time). Guy may be 40, but he can still bring it.

 

[BGIF]

Jeter got two hits to take over 8th Place on the All-Time Hit List from Molitor. Next up Carl Yastrzemski, 99 hits away.


C.C. got the win but his ERA is 7.50.

Solarte batting 9th had a hit, .471 BA.

Ichiro batting 8th also had a hit, .462.

 

[House16]

Ellsbury really coming on strong to start the season. 7 hits against Toronto this weekend.

 

[KPENN]

Don't really see this team doing anything. CC needs to be better and with Tex out, that lineup is borderline cringe worthy. Still think they shoulda thrown the money at Cano, but what do I know?

 

[House16]

Don't really see this team doing anything. CC needs to be better and with Tex out, that lineup is borderline cringe worthy. Still think they shoulda thrown the money at Cano, but what do I know?

Ehhh I don't know about that team prediction. Definitely shouldn't have tried to beat Seattle's offer for Cano, that thing is going to look awful in about 6 years. 310 mil? We learned the hard way about those contracts with ARod. As for the team, the lineup isn't great (but with Gardy- Ellsbury - Healthy Jeter - McCann - Beltran - Solarte? it's really not awful) and the pitching has the potential to be outstanding. Tanaka-Pineda as 4-5?? They would be 1-2 for most teams.

You never know, but there has to be at least some optimism for this team. It's vastly improved over last year.

 

[gkIrish]

Ehhh I don't know about that team prediction. Definitely shouldn't have tried to beat Seattle's offer for Cano, that thing is going to look awful in about 6 years. 310 mil? We learned the hard way about those contracts with ARod. As for the team, the lineup isn't great (but with Gardy- Ellsbury - Healthy Jeter - McCann - Beltran - Solarte? it's really not awful) and the pitching has the potential to be outstanding. Tanaka-Pineda as 4-5?? They would be 1-2 for most teams.

You never know, but there has to be at least some optimism for this team. It's vastly improved over last year.

I agree. Our lineup looks a lot like the Cardinals lineup usually does (balanced, high average, average power). Pitching staff has potential to be top 3 if CC gets his shit together. Bullpen has been excellent aside from our ND guy. I'm excited.

 

[irishff1014]

Michael Pineda of New York Yankees ejected for foreign substance on neck - ESPN New York

Who didn't see another problem with this coming. Wow not a very smart fella

 

[nlroma1o]

Dont most catchers have pine tar on their shin guards for this same exact reason?