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1st inning he gives up an inside the park HR & then another HR, Already down 2-0 after one.
 
...who cares, all that matters is that he's throwing 90 mph FBs...lol.
 
Anybody hitting well; it's only spring training. Pitchers getting work in and not throwing perfect games; he sucks.

CC hitting 94 and getting Ks in his 2nd outing while working on his change. I'll take that at the moment. Looking much better than last year at this time.
 
...lol...3rd HR given up...same story, inconsistency and missing over the plate... 4-0 Mets.
 
Last year on the Steven A. Smith Show Sabathia was a guest. Can't remember who the other sports commentator was but the man to Sabathiats face stated that CC stood for Can't Compete. Never have really been a fan of an alleged ace that can't beat Boston or Tampa Bay. What was that old Dire Straits song about money for nothing.
 
Mets' Matt Harvey was THE story today. Yankees
looked like little leaguers against his stuff. CC......
could be 4th starter. Ugh! Hitting will be an issue.
Hey. It's only spring training. LOL
 
CCup Sabathia....get him a bra!

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Couple thoughts on CC.
Going back to his last full season 2013, I think it's certainly legitimate to question whether he will ever be any better than a decent #3 or #4 (or worse?) pitcher.


But it IS only his 2nd start in ST, hasn't pitched since last May and having his fastball at 94 mph is very significant as he obviously needs to work on his rhythm, control and location.
If he has regained a "good" fastball, we'll find out soon enough if he has also improved his control and location issues.
CC is a wild card......very much so.
He can be mediocre or worse, or he could be a difference maker in this team's chances of getting close to, or actually making the playoffs.

X-factor......can he, or does he have "a couple" of good years left?
We WILL find out, lol.
 
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I thought Pirela was an infielder (2B). Girardi
likes players who can field more than one position,
except the Big Names on the team. So, he puts
this promising talent into the OF. Now the kid
has a concussion after ramming into the
outfield wall and may be put on the IR. Has
Pirela ever played the OF before and is this
another Girardi experiment? I thought Pirela
had a good chance to make this club.
Well, this experiment is over. :breakdance: :smiley-puzzled:
 
cagedlion said:
I thought Pirela was an infielder (2B). Girardi
likes players who can field more than one position,
except the Big Names on the team. So, he puts
this promising talent into the OF. Now the kid
has a concussion after ramming into the
outfield wall and may be put on the IR. Has
Pirela ever played the OF before and is this
another Girardi experiment? I thought Pirela
had a good chance to make this club.
Well, this experiment is over. :breakdance: :smiley-puzzled:
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With the weak hitting Ryan due to make the team I doubt the strong hitting Pirela would have made the team anyway. Yeah I know, I don't get it either.
 
...Pirela has played many many games in the OF...he was simply playing as hard as he could on the play he was injured on.
 
blgridesagain said:
Couple thoughts on CC.
Going back to his last full season 2013, I think it's certainly legitimate to question whether he will ever be any better than a decent #3 or #4 (or worse?) pitcher.


But it IS only his 2nd start in ST, hasn't pitched since last May and having his fastball at 94 mph is very significant as he obviously needs to work on his rhythm, control and location.
If he has regained a "good" fastball, we'll find out soon enough if he has also improved his control and location issues.
CC is a wild card......very much so.
He can be mediocre or worse, or he could be a difference maker in this team's chances of getting close to, or actually making the playoffs.

X-factor......can he, or does he have "a couple" of good years left?
We WILL find out, lol.
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Hello....the speed of his fastball means nothing....its the delta to the speed of other pitches that release the same way and his pitch location, location, location!

94 out over the plate is a >5 era gas can. Are we typing English Ron?
 
Tough break for the kid, hope he'll be okay soon enough.
Funny thing - looking at his last year at AAA, his few September games last year and into this ST, he might be, could be the best hitter on this team.
Oops....yeah, I did say it, lol
 
blgridesagain said:
Tough break for the kid, hope he'll be okay soon enough.
Funny thing - looking at his last year at AAA, his few September games last year and into this ST, he might be, could be the best hitter on this team.
Oops....yeah, I did say it, lol
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...like Joe said, you just never know how guys respond and how long they take to recover from a concussion...but yeah, I like the kid and hope he makes it back...nice to see some of the young bloods doing well.
 
Why in Hell, does TWB, wait til 17:00 hrs (5 pm) PST, to show a taped delay of this game?

Fkng TWB-C......

The game wasn't even noted in any TV guide, or On-Screen TV guide either.....this will be a long tedious hair balding year, at this rate.
 
totus44 said:
Hello....the speed of his fastball means nothing....its the delta to the speed of other pitches that release the same way and his pitch location, location, location!

94 out over the plate is a >5 era gas can. Are we typing English Ron?
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You seem like an intelligent fellow who can read and write English.
In my post (#14) which you responded to, did I NOT say:

"But it IS only his 2nd start in ST, hasn't pitched since last May and having his fastball at 94 mph is very significant as he obviously needs to work on his rhythm, control and location".

Believe me, I'm well aware major league hitters can handle fastballs down the middle.....I've also heard it becomes even easier when they're looking for and expecting it.....any truth to that rumor? (chuckle)

The significance of his fastball reaching 94?
If, if, if, CC makes the good necessary improvement on his control and location, a well placed, good located 94 mph fastball is better than the 89-90 mph fastballs we saw from him last year before he went down with the injury.
 
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Yankeefan5545 said:
Hope the kid recovers and makes the team as Drews replacement.
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anyone but Drew, damn near any Fresh Young Blood would be nice to see at 2nd and SS.

I get a feeling this is Drew's job to lose, and Refsnyder's to try to win, yet I don't even feel Joe or anyone else is going to give anyone other than Drew that chance, to play everyday in any INF position.

Anyone Please but Drew.......(sure I'd love to see Drew hit .300, win a gold glove, score 100 runs, but we know that is not going to happen.)

I'm not holding my breathe for Drew to catch on, and I still don't buy his late arrival to the game, as Boras' puppet hold out, as the reason he was non-productive. I don't buy it at all, it could make for a nice excuse to buy time, yet I don't see it, as the cause of Drew's dismal performance last year.
 
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yankeesince59 said:
...Pirela has played many many games in the OF...he was simply playing as hard as he could on the play he was injured on.
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I did not know that he's played in the OF. OK then.
 
What I take from it is that CC is throwing 94 again. Could be a very good sign moving forward.
 
Today's headline, Sabathia "Despite giving up 3 home runs, I'm feeling stronger". Whatever helps you sleep CC.
 
I don't see him being anymore than a 5-6 inning guy TOPS!
 
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