Series Thread: NYY @ HOU April 1st-April 3rd

[$500 Million]

The offense needs to wake up, these first two games have been boring as fuck.

 

[bksballer89]

Have we had a extra base hit in any of these 2 games? 3 runs against the Astros in 2 games is disgraceful. I'm not liking what I'm seeing from Soriano. I would like to see Ichrio get a start

 

[$500 Million]

2 games in and we're replacing people?


We started off 0-3 in 1998, relax.

 

[purguy12]

These guys suck at hitting. Where is Cano. We will be the laughing stock of baseball if we lose 3 games to the Astros. Lets Please get a win tonight. Kuroda pitched well tonight.


Sidenote: Soriano looks bad. And good old Tex "I cant hit in the clutch" just sucks. I almost hate Tex more then I did with Giambi. I can stand Tex a little more because he can at least play 1st base.

 

[bksballer89]

Settle down Purguy. We have a great lineup even the bottom of the order isn't a guaranteed out. Our 9th place hitter can hit 20 HRs this season.

As Michael Kay said that rain out on saturday was terrible for us because we ended up having 3 days off before opening night so it is possible that guys are a little rusty. Outside of the AS break, you never get 3 straight days off.

 

[bksballer89]

2 games in and we're replacing people?


We started off 0-3 in 1998, relax.

Different lineup today as Ellsbury, Johnson, and McCann all get the night off.

Brett Gardner CF
Derek Jeter SS
Carlos Beltran DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brian Roberts 2B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Yangervis Solarte 3B

 

[bksballer89]

Ichiro 1st AB is a single

 

[HammerDown]

Is Jeter going to be able to deliver here?

 

[bksballer89]

I like this solarte kid

 

[HammerDown]

Inning-ending DP right here.

 

[bksballer89]

Is Jeter going to be able to deliver here?

He's called Mr.Clutch for a reason.

A single up the middle is coming

 

[purguy12]

I like this solarte kid

I liked when we picked him up. He has a lot of potential. Wouldn't shock me if he is a starter in a month or so. Has more upside then Johnson. Has more then even Roberts.

 

[purguy12]

Settle down Purguy. We have a great lineup even the bottom of the order isn't a guaranteed out. Our 9th place hitter can hit 20 HRs this season.

As Michael Kay said that rain out on saturday was terrible for us because we ended up having 3 days off before opening night so it is possible that guys are a little rusty. Outside of the AS break, you never get 3 straight days off.

I agree with this. I still don't like Tex and it has nothing to do with these 2 games. Just not a fan of Tex. I like him a little more then Giambi and I hated Giambi. So if there was scale 1-10, 10 means u 100% hate the player 1 means u love the player, for me Giambi was a 9 and Tex is a 7.

 

[purguy12]

Lets Go Nova. Love Nova. Kid has a chance to be a very solid #2.

 

[bksballer89]

Our starting pitching has been solid outside of the first 2 innings on opening night.

We may not have a true #1 but I don't think we have a 4th or 5th starter either. I think all 5 of our guys are #2 & #3 pitchers.

Still would be nice to see one of hitters blast one out of the part finally

 

[bksballer89]

Solarte with the hustle double.

In all 3 of his AB's he has had productive AB's. Even though he GIDP in a big spot last night, he still hit the ball really hard

 

[bksballer89]

Here come Robertson for his first save opportunity in the post-Mo era

 

[bksballer89]

the 1st of many victories this year

 

[purguy12]

Our starting pitching has been solid outside of the first 2 innings on opening night.

We may not have a true #1 but I don't think we have a 4th or 5th starter either. I think all 5 of our guys are #2 & #3 pitchers.

Still would be nice to see one of hitters blast one out of the part finally

I agree we don't have a #1 yet but we have 3 #2's(Kuroda, Nova, Tanaka), 2 #3's(Pineda and CC). Pineda maybe a #4. We have to see him pitch first.

Cant wait for Tanaka tonight. I think its safe to say he is at least a #2 in a rotation.

 

[purguy12]

Still not a great game but I will take it. Solarte kid is going to be ok I think. I think he is finally playing to his potential.