Yardbarker: Luis Vizcaino

Yanks Add 4 to 40-Man Roster

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:42:19 -0500

FROM ALDEN GONZALEZ:

The Yankees added four players to their 40-man roster on Thursday when they purchased the contracts of right-handed pitchers Anthony Claggett, Christian Garcia and Steven Jackson, as well as left-hander Michael Dunn. To make room on the 40-man roster, New York designated ...

Bronx Cheer: Another Pinstriped Pinhead Spreads Blame

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:14:18 -0500

Hank via Lester's Legends

Another Bomber points a finger elsewhere. Is it:

Cashman throwing cash at a problem for a sumo wrestler?

Hank Steinbrenner blaming the DH for the Yankee's demise?

A-Rod blaming his postseason failures on Madge daydreams?

Bombed Bomber Joba Chamberlain being Joba, Joba and Phiten

Random link dump, World Series fiasco and AFL thoughts

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:52:05 -0500

No World Series game tonight. This is, admittedly, as originally scheduled, but the two teams were supposed to be down in Florida by now, rather than waiting to try and finish off the butt-end of Game Five in Philadelphia. This one is going to go down on the list of Disasters Presided Over By ...

Does Sports Illustrated know Luis Vizcaino’s favorite drink?

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:14:39 -0500

It's usually bad to get arrested and have a DUI stamped on your permanent record. Going 71 mph in a 45 is fairly intense, especially with some potent potion on your breath. But sports Web sites can pinpoint exactly what you got all loosey goosey on, you know you're in some serious shit. It's apparent by this Sports [...]

Luis Vizcaino Challenges Joba Chamberlain to Beer Pong

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:03:27 -0500

Joba has competition in the jerk store. Luis Vizcaino busted doing 71 mph in a 25, bombed.

Shockingly this story was not a Jay Glazer exclusive!

Worst Product Placement Ever: Sports Illustrated

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:03:26 -0500

MLB Waiver Wire - Week 22

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:17:16 -0500

Screaming Sports' Tommy D breaks out the MLB Waiver Wire and runs downs a list of five potential fantasy studs. If you're looking for that extra edge this week and beyond, then this gem is for you.

NL All Crap Team

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:09:28 -0500

Screw the All Star Game let's put together a roster from those that have been utter disappointments this season.

C: Carlos Ruiz - With a lot of bad awful terrible catchers out there, Ruiz takes the cake this season. He's hitting .206 with only 2 home runs in the band box in Philly.
1B: Todd Helton - His power #s have been in a steady decline for awhile but now he's not even hitting for average, registering in at .266 so far this season.
2B: Freddy Sanchez - The former batting champ is now hitting .226 with a .253 on base % and a .307 slugging %. Ouch.
3B: Geoff Blum - Not that surprisingly Geoff Blum hasn't been very good. He's hitting .219 for the Stros.
SS: Omar Vizquel - Old Man River has been basically the worst hitter in baseball history.
OF: Eric Byrnes - Captain hussle, has not been hustling too much with multiple trips to the DL and only 4 steals and 6 homers to his name.
OF: Andruw Jones - Whatever has happenned to ole Andruw Jones. No longer a beast, he's now a player fans are grateful to have on the DL and not on the field.
OF: Corey Patterson - Somehow still on the roster despite an OPS of .562, but mercifully relegated out of the Reds starting lineup.

Bench: J.R. Towles - Basically you can pick out any bad catcher for the backup position but Towles was the rookie de jour coming into this season and well he's hitting .152.
Bench: Felipe Lopez - A utility man of awful this season. He's mixed time at SS and 2B and is
Bench: Troy Tulowitzki - While not spending massive amounts of time on the DL, Tulowitzki is hitting under .170.
Bench: Khalil Greene - Hitting .222 on a team that needs hitting more than any other in the league.
Bench: Michael Bourn - His massive amount of steals be damned, the guy has an OPS of .571.
Bench: Wily Mo Pena - Wily Mo is having a major major power outage this year with only 2 homers while hitting .210.

SP: Barry Zito - Who wouldn't want to pay 200+ million for 12 pre-all star break losses.
SP: Brett Myers - So bad that the Phillies decided to send him to the minors to get straightened out.
SP: Ian Snell - Looking like an emerging young star after last season, Snell has an ERA of 5.88 before landing on the DL.
SP: Brad Penny - Formerly an All Star game starter, Penny has an ERA well above 5 and is now on the DL.
SP: Mark Hendrickson - The opening day starter for the Marlins now sits with a bunch of losses and an ERA above 6.
SP: Tom Gorzelanny - Gorzo was terrific at times last season. This year he has 7 losses and an ERA above 6.
RP: Guillermo Mota - Former Steroid User Guillermo Mota has been so bad the last month he's gone from closer to be to ERA above 6.
RP: Scott Proctor - The former Yankee who was abused by Torre, is now abused once again in LA where he has called himself out for being so terrible.
RP: Luis Vizcaino - He was a Type B free agent, meaning the Yankees got a draft pick for letting him go. Now he has an ERA above 9 for the Rockies.
RP: Manny Corpas - Corpas went from looking like Mariano in the postseason last year to out of the closers job in a flash.
CL: Eric Gagne - Continued his miserable performances with the Red Sox last year with Milwaukee this year.

Reliever LaTroy Hawkins, Yankees Close $3.75M, 1-Year Deal

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:49:04 -0500

Free Agent reliever LaTroy Hawkins, who filled a middle relief and set-up role for the Colorado Rockies in 2007, agreed to contract terms of $3.75 million, 1 year with the New York Yankees...

N.L West preview,how I think the west will be won

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:19:55 -0500

Hey everyone I'm back to finish off my N.L preview with the N.L West so without further ado lets get it started. LIke for the N.L East I'm gonna go from the best team to the worst team. 1. Arizona Diamondbacks This team even though they barley squeaked out a division championship last year they're looking real good for 08'. One big reason is because of the recent pickup of Danny Haren, with Webb making the Backs having one of the best rotations in baseball. What can I say about this lineup other than all of the starters other than Eric Byrnes are under the age of 30 and are top of the line up and comers like Justin Upton,Conor Jackson,Stephen Drew so they by the time 08' is done they all will be big names in baseball. 2.San Diego Padres This team looks pretty staked in a postions other than left with Scott Hariston who's horrible. It's about the same team than in 07' but with a few new faces like Jim Edmonds, and Tad Iguichi that help cure there real needs from last year. There pitching is actually pretty solid with Peavy, Chris Young, Randy Wolf and the always trustable ace Greg Maddux. 3. Colorado Rockies "Rocktober" or for you non Colorado faithful where the Rocks when to the World Series last year will they go back this year. they'll be lucky to make the playoffs. You know the saying if you put some makeup on a pig it's still a pig,well I have to use that analogy on the Rockies pitching even though they got Jose Capellan, Luis Vizciano, and Kip Wells it still doesn't help the fact that the Rockies rotation and bullpen is still crappy. The one thing I love about this team is there 3 musketters in Matt Holliday,Troy Tulowitzki, and the vet of that bunch Garret Atkins. The best player of that bunch is Matt Holiday for all you fantasy players out there look for this guy in the top 5,Matt last year had a .340 BA and 36 homers so this guy is great. 4. La Dodgers You guys really think just because they have Andrew Jones means there a force to be reckoned with ha ha think again fool. First lets talk about there 2 yes im saying 2 offseason pickups in Andruw Jones and Hiroki Kuroda. Let's start with Andruw, I really never liked this guy he hits about 30-40 homers other than last year where he hit 22 homers and gets a low .230 to .250 BA and the Dodgers pay 13 and a half million for this guy its crazy, Hiroki Kuroda i really never heard of this guy but i think i saw this guy in the WBC in 06' and he looked pretty good but Dice-K kinda flopped last year so you never know about those Japanese players. One kid you guys should watch for in the 08' season is James Loney in the 100 games this kid played he had a great .321 average and 15 homers so in the full season he should get a good .300 average and 25 homers. 5. San Fransisco Giants Wow what can i say about this team,well just look and read. Ok the best part of this team has to be there pitching they have Matt Cain,Tiny TIm, and Barry Zito. If there's one player outta the 3 that is most valuable to this team has to be Tiny Timmy Lincecum, during the time he's been there he took the Giant's hearts and ripped them with some games he did awesome and some games he played horrible, well i guess that's the facts of life of a rookie pitcher. What much do i have to say about this team they pay high for Aaron Rowand expecting him to be a all-star and you know what he'll become to a mediocre cat that he is.

Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants and Padres bolster up; defending NL champs stand pat

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:06:57 -0500

Over the last several weeks, 4 fifths of the National League Central's clubs got stronger, while one did not acquire anybody. The Diamondbacks acquired hurler Dan Haren from the Oakland Athletics, in exchange for their farm system, the Dodgers added power-hitting centerfielder Andruw Jones, the Giants signed hard-nosed centerfielder Aaron Rowand to a 5-year contract and the Padres traded for veteran centerfielder Jim Edmonds. The Rockies, still looking to trade closer, turned setup-man, Brian Fuentes, did not acquire any star, but they still signed reliever Luis "The Viz" Vizcaino, to fill the vacancy which will be created once the aforementioned Fuentes is shipped off. The Rockies, last year's National League Champions, who got into the playoffs on the last day they could, have decided to keep their current roster going into the 2008 season, while adding and losing a few "minor parts". The other NLC clubs decided to commit "major moves" and try to "win now", which seems to be a common phrase nowadays, by signing UFAs to lucrative deals or by dealing prospects/farm systems for players at their peeks. Only time will tell if these were the right moves to make, even though they "seem" like the right ones...

Yankees reach out to relievers

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:40:03 -0500

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Backing away from the blockbuster neighborhood at the Winter Meetings, the Yankees hope to at least upgrade part of their bullpen before checking out. The Yankees made contact with the representatives for free-agent relievers Ron Mahay and Luis Vizcaino on Wednesday, looking to other routes to add pitching and complete the always-important bridge to closer Mariano Rivera. A person with knowledge of the Yankees' plans said that general manager Brian Cashman was scheduled to meet with Mahay's representatives on Wednesday evening, while Cashman confirmed that he had already spoken with Vizcaino's agent, Bean Stringfellow. Saying that he was not overly optimistic the Yankees would leave town with a new addition, Cashman said that there were "a couple of things" that might work out before the Meetings conclude on Thursday.

Let free agency begin

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:54:29 -0500

The MLB free agency period has officially began. Fifty-seven players filed papers to become free agents Monday. Big names on the list include: Barry Bonds, Torii Hunter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Kerry Wood, Trot Nixon, Shawn Green, Paul Lo Duca, and Shannon Stewart. Check out the entire list.

Managing from the Couch, Yankees @ Indians

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:45:39 -0500

Reactions from a fan on the couch from Game 2 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians.

Yanks Improved with Young Pen

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:47:55 -0500

Lately they are getting what they need in the form of a stronger more balanced bullpen. Their new advantage became apparent this weekend when the bomber pen threw 11 innings while striking out 14 and giving up only a single run. On August 7th Joba Chamberlain was brought up and the bullpen received a facelift. With Joba's heat, Edwar Ramirez's change-up, and Luis Vizcaino's slider playing a larger roll, the pen is more versatile. Instead of relying on Farnsworth he is now just a supporting cast member helping the team out when he can. 'Now we have different things we can bring in, sliders, changeups,' Torre said in the Post. 'So I think it helps to not give the same look all the time.'