I'm begging the Yankees to win some games!!!!
Posted August 09, 2008 on
dublej342's Blog:
I think if you follow New York sports... you'll come to find everyone knows how to fix the yankees... but I'd rather tell you why they need to be fixed soon. The best reason is sheerly their roster when all these injury ridden players we need start coming back now that it's at the end of the year. The mere thought of this roster is sending tremors of Psych-itude through my body like an earthquake. The Yankees might actually have the best team they've put together on October 1st, 2008 than any team they've put together since 2003... all they have to do is stay close to the wildcard until Hughes and Joba come back before the end of this month and then turn it on for one big push and my dreams can become a reality, and hopefully a big old championship ring on each one of their fingers... they certainly look like they're capable of it as long as we an take care of those gosh darn Angels and that stupid Rally Monkey. Lets start with the lineup::
Damon -CF(I don't care how crappy his arm is, he's way too productive to ride the bench in favor of melky. Plus, he can still cover the ground in CF)
Jeter- SS
Abreu- RF
A-Rod- 3B
Giambi -1B
Nady- LF
Cano- 2B
Matsui- DH
Rodriguez- C
im not writing off Melky Cabrera; he will be playing often... just not every day... spelling for the outfield and matsui... basically being a super 4th outfielder ala Coco crisp in Boston. When Matsui comes back, it may have to happen to get all those bats in the lineup most nights. rotation time::
Mike Mussina
Chien Ming Wang
Joba Chamberlain (the DL stint clearly won't affect this horse... and Joba at number 3... can u ask for anything better?)
Andy Pettite
Phil Hughes(yes he will be healthy and return shortly and prove he's an EXCELLENT pitcher and help guide the yankees into the playoffs)
side bar on Hughes:: why not rehab him in the big leagues?? we need him or really anyone who can be effective, even if its for a limited pitch count. Let's use that awesome bullpen we've created and let Hughes into the rotation... He really seems to be a great pitcher and is barely 22 (look at his ridiculous minor league numbers... hes torn the league apart the past 3 years) ok back on track:::
Bench
Melky Cabrera (already explained)
Richie Sexson (defense and a bat against lefties)
Jose Molina (more defense)
Justin Christian (I put him in over putting Robertson in the pen for some late game speed on the bases... you cant overlook a pesky baserunner)
Wilson Betemit (who else was i gonna put as our utility infielder... miguel cairo?!)
now for the best Bullpen in baseball:::
Rivera
Marte
Bruney
Ramirez
Veras
Giese
do you feel it?? its like a system overload to how psyched I am... this is a legitimate championship caliber team. All we have to do is contend and soon enough this team will approximate itself... we just have to stay at least close enough to striking distance (about 3 games) until we can turn it on when the 2 young guns(Joba and Hughes) come back at the end of this month.
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