Tex actually batted cleanup and Girardi puched the hot bat (Cano) to 5th!! Go figure! Raul bailed him out. I also don't get him moving Ichiro who is batting .385 for the Yankees from the successful 2 hole to 9th!! Joe keeps breaking up a good thing ...he's infatuated with Swisher, who has been hitting ok but why change a good thing??

I stand corrected in that Tex batted cleanup last night. My bad....

:agree:


My line-up against Dice-K would be.
1. Jeter
2. Ichiro
3. A-Rod
4. Cano
5. Texiera
6. Swisher
7. Granderson
8. Martin
9. Nunez

Ibanez available to pinch hit if needed.

To drive in runs from the top as well as the bottom.

Tonight, tonight won't be just any night . . .
Be glad you can't hear me singing that :jester:

LET'S GO YANKEES !!!!

Yanks winning 9 - 1 bottom of the 6th and O's loosing 0 - 4 top of the 8th.

Looks like congrats are in order for the Yanks - now they get to play the winner of Rangers vs O's; a piece of cake, NOT!

GO A's ! ! !


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As said by Yogi
It's not over till it's over.
But it sure looks good.

Step 1 - Go Yanks

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After last night's nailbiter I think we needed this one. GO Yanks!!!!

Division Champs

Home Field Advantage

Sweeeeeet

Go yankees go
 

CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!

BRING ON THE PLAYOFFS

GO YANKEES GO! :crap2:

I hear the fat lady singing!! Go Yanks!!

If Joe keeps the lineup the same as last night it will give confidence to the players to keep pounding out those hits. I know the pitching will be tougher, but consistency is needed to prevent lineup juggling distractions at this time of the year (unless someone is really slumping and I didn't see much slumping last night). Go Yanks!!

We are sooooooo Happy!:a040::a040::a040::a040::a040:

What will be the final playoff roster? My expectations

Catchers-
Martin, Stewart.

Infield
Cano, Jeter, Arod, Teixeira, Chavez, Nunez
Outfield-
Swisher, Ichiro, Granderson, Ibanez, and the question- Who else.

Possibilities – Andruw Jones, Dickerson and or Brett Gardner???

My guess is one of these three will make the team.

Although Jones has played all season with the team he has proved he is done. No time for loyalty in the playoffs. Rumors are Gardner will make the team. I disagree and would rather have Dickerson because eof Teixeira’s uncertainty. If Tex goes down, Swish will need to play firstbase. Dickerson is also a fast runner and great defender.

Starting Pitchers-
CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Hiroki Kuroda and pray for rain.

Phil Hughes leads (tie with Kuroda) the team with wins but his inconsistency and habit of giving up home runs at the worst possible time is scary. Can you trust him in a big game?

Ivan Nova- Fell apart at the end of the season. Hunch says something is hurting him. Not dependable at this time.

David Phelps- The rookie who has come out of nowhere. Poised and consistent. I have more confidence in him over the previous mentioned starters. He could also be the long man if one of the other starters doesn’t do well.

If two out of these three make it- Ivan Nova should be the odd man out. Again, loyalty does not count in choosing the playoff roster.

We now have 18 players. Room for seven relievers. Who does not make roster?


Soriano, Robertson, Rapada, Eppley, Logan, Garcia, Chamberlain, Lowe

I like Lowe because of his experience and his sinker which brings ground ball outs.

I don’t think Jaba Chamberlain is 100% back yet.

Garcia is dangerous as a starter but his stuff is solid enough to get thru the lineup one time. I trust him in a two inning relief.

Tom:

Very good assessment.

My guess Giradi will go with Gardner as he likes players who have experience.
I disagree in that Gardner is also an excellent defensive replacement because of his speed. Also, he can pitch run if a base needs to be stolen. I think he is able to hit if needed.

I agree Andruw Jones is done and should be left off the roster.

I like Phelps as the fourth starter but Giradi will go with Hughes and bring Phelps in long relief if necessary. Maybe it should be this way instead of Hughes first but it won't happen as Giradi likes his experiences players. Who knows if Phil will finally pitch a gem in the fourth game of a series. Ivan Nova should be off the roster, I agree he is too inconsistent and I agree that he must have physical problems that he will never admit to. I'm not sure if leaving off Freddy the roster is a good idea as you can never have too much pitching. If one leaves Freddy off the roster, then you have Dickerson or Nix if he is healthy enough to play. Nix did a good job this year filling in and is a fast runner.

That's 25 players.

Go Yankees!!!!!

I also agree that Gardner is a great defender but his arm is not as strong as Dickensons. I just feel, as of now, Dickenson can do more for the team and have more value if Tex goes down. I would also like to keep Nunez to use as a righthanded DH.

As far as Freddy, you misunderstood me. I have Freedy on the roster and cutting Jaba.

Nix is a definate as he did a great job but he will be out for another ten days with a hip issue. Once the World Series comes, (if the Yankees get that far) Nix MUST be on roster. Not sure who will be off but we'll worry about that problem when and if the time comes.