This Week in Baseball

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Interleague continues in the AL parks as the Reds visit Fenway for the first time since the '75 World Series.

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The Red Sox should do their best Carlton Fisk impression for all six of the homeruns they are bound to hit off of Eric Milton tonight.

 

Brewers have called up Prince Fielder to DH this week while they are in A.L. parks.

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I'm putting the last two weeks behind me, and moving on.

 

Pirates, Cubs, Mets, D-Rays.

 

The Yanks need a minimum of nine wins on this homestand. I'm trying to take some positives out of the road trip. How Mo has been basically unhittable since April 3rd, how RJ looked like the old RJ on Saturday, and how Pavano shut down the Cards. Everyone else was crappy.

 

For sure, Wolmack needs to go. I don't know where, but he needs to be traded ASAP.As trade rumors start, If anything, the Yanks need another reliever, and need to trade for an OF with some pop.

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There's no fucking L in Womack

[Fuzzy Dunlop 0]

Fisk Pole?

[mike546 0]

There's no fucking L in Womack

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I've been correct by TWO different people for the spelling of his name. First I spelt it Wolmack, someone says there is no L. Then I spell it Womack, and I'm told there is an L.

 

Edit: Your right.

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There's no chance the Yankees can trade Womack. The best thing to do is make him a bench player as he can play a few positions and pinch-run effectively, but the Yankees' bench is not deep enough for that.

 

One thing for sure though is that the Yankees need to get him out of left field. Any outfielder in Columbus could do the job better right now.

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Wouldn't a national league team, where Womack is more needed in, say, the Padres without Mark Loretta for awhile, wouldn't be interested in him?

 

Hes not making much, I think like 2 million, which the Yankees could pay.

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Wouldn't a national league team, where Womack is more needed in, say, the Padres without Mark Loretta for awhile, wouldn't be interested in him?

 

Hes not making much, I think like 2 million, which the Yankees could pay.

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Look at the market. If teams did not bite on Placido Polanco and Junior Spivey when they were available, I doubt Womack would interest them. San Diego can get by with Geoff Blum, and no other contending team needs a second baseman. And certainly not a second baseman owed $2 Million next season.

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Orioles have Bigbie back.

 

3 vs Houston and Colorado.

 

They really need to go 2-1 in each series at least.

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Womack is apparently unhappy about not getting to play second base, even when Cano is on the bench.

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First pitch Bigbie sees - over the fence for a solo HR, back end of Back to Back HRs with Gibbons.

 

3-2 Os

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The Orioles are absolutely pounding Backe, its 7-2

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Cot Damn did Hudson get rocked

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After watching the 8th inning of the Os game, I'm guessing that what Hawkins was to the Cubs, Julio is to the Os?

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Barring a miracle, D-Train is moving to 11-2.

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A day after contemplating whether to skip Al Leiter from the rotation, Marlins manager Jack McKeon made the decision official Monday.

 

Leiter, who is 2-6 with a 6.75 ERA in 14 starts, will work out of the bullpen until most likely the Marlins' series against the Devil Rays, June 24-26.

 

"With his experience, maybe he can help us out of the bullpen," McKeon said.

 

The 39-year-old Leiter last threw in relief in 1993, while he was with the Blue Jays. That year, he appeared in relief 22 times and made 12 starts.

 

Leiter has been a starter ever since, and has enjoyed an impressive career, compiling a 157-126 record.

 

The Marlins are in position to go with a four-man rotation through the Tampa Bay series because of off-days on Thursday and June 20.

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After watching the 8th inning of the Os game, I'm guessing that what Hawkins was to the Cubs, Julio is to the Os?

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Something like that. Throwing the ball 97-100 mph doesn't matter much when the goddamn thing is straight as an arrow and flat as a board. BJ Ryan finally took over the closer's job this year, and has been lights-out in that role. Julio is a head case who gets to pitch in less pressure-intensive situations now.

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Wouldn't a national league team, where Womack is more needed in, say, the Padres without Mark Loretta for awhile, wouldn't be interested in him?

 

Hes not making much, I think like 2 million, which the Yankees could pay.

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You're not fucking pawning off Womack here. San Diego's actually doing well, why would they want a guy that sucks?

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You're forgetting that this is the same fanbase that thought they could deal Jason Giambi to Oakland for Tim Hudson before the season started.

[mike546 0]

Womack doesn't fit in the AL.

 

Hes defitnley more suited for a national league team, thats all I'm saying.

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Gary Sheffield to the Cubs for prospects including Patterson and/or Dubois?

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Patterson's still a prospect??! You can have Sheff, but you have to take Womack too, and we get Patterson, Dubois and Todd Walker

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I'll give you Patterson, Dubois, and Mitre.

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Really? you guys want to trade sheff too? I'm not sure I like that idea. and was womack that bad at 2b this year that they needed cano? sorry I have only seen about 6 games this year. In hindsight, they should have signed Soriano back (as I thought they were going to)

 

the yanks can really use some middle relief. Sturtze has looked fine untill sunday so I would keep him. Quantrill and stanton aren't really doing that well as far as I can tell so they may be trade bait (but who would want them?)

 

They should just bite the bullet and buy out Giambi's contract. sure they'd lose money, but at least they'd gain a roster spot.

 

You know Houston won't trade Clemens and I highly doubt anyone wants to help out Steinbrenner, so making trades will be difficult. We might have to hope we can claim a decent player or two off waivers in July.

 

Meh I'll still root for my team. even if they do finish in 4th.

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I don't want to trade Sheff, I love the guy, and it won't happen, but if the deal was right I'd definitely consider it in the interest of getting younger and deeper.

 

The big thing in the NY press now is retro-actively criticizing the Yankees for signing Sheff over Vlad, as well as second guessing the Yankees passing on Pedro and Beltran in favor of the, what, 30 million (?) combination of Johnson/Wright/Pavano. I definitely agree that the Yankees could have and should have gotten Guerrero and Pedro, they're exactly the kind of players we need, but to believe a few of the NY sportswriters this team should have A-Rod, Guerrero, Pedro, Beltran AND Johnson, nevermind the fact that those 5 guys alone would make more than most teams entire payrolls.

 

Buying out Giambi might not be a bad idea, but I have this feeling that whatever team he ended up on he'd start hitting again. He definitely needs a change in scenery, but it would be nice to get something in return for him.

 

The Yankees should go out and sign the Anti-Giambi, Alex Sanchez. Womack just doesn't cut it in the OF, he should be splitting time with Cano, and they need another option out there. We don't need three 2B's, so Sanchez is expendable, and Russ Johnson is just warming the bench.

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I don't want to trade Sheff, but the guy has been pathetic lately. I don't even care for the fact hes not hitting, I'm angry for the fact hes not hustling, and making stupid boneheaded plays in the field. If you find a tape of Fridays game against the Cards, you'll see what I'm talking about.

 

As Toree said yesterday, this homestand is crcuial in how this season ends. If they get 9+ wins, nobody big is getting traded. If they continue to suck, then things change.

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I don't want to trade Sheff, I love the guy, and it won't happen, but if the deal was right I'd definitely consider it in the interest of getting younger and deeper.

 

The big thing in the NY press now is retro-actively criticizing the Yankees for signing Sheff over Vlad, as well as second guessing the Yankees passing on Pedro and Beltran in favor of the, what, 30 million (?) combination of Johnson/Wright/Pavano.  I definitely agree that the Yankees could have and should have gotten Guerrero and Pedro, they're exactly the kind of players we need, but to believe a few of the NY sportswriters this team should have A-Rod, Guerrero, Pedro, Beltran AND Johnson, nevermind the fact that those 5 guys alone would make more than most teams entire payrolls.

 

Buying out Giambi might not be a bad idea, but I have this feeling that whatever team he ended up on he'd start hitting again.  He definitely needs a change in scenery, but it would be nice to get something in return for him.

 

The Yankees should go out and sign the Anti-Giambi, Alex Sanchez.  Womack just doesn't cut it in the OF, he should be splitting time with Cano, and they need another option out there.  We don't need three 2B's, so Sanchez is expendable, and Russ Johnson is just warming the bench.

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Great points. I hate how the NY media goes overbaord. But with the payroll its understandable. Sure you can say we should have had pedro, but whos to say hed be doing as well as he is with the mets. He did switch to the NL again facing hitters who have never or hardly faced him (like how clemens got even better by switching leagues). Beltran is doing poorly with the mets isnt he? Vlad and sheff is an interesting thing, but I think Vlad beneifted from going to Anaheim as opposed to NYC whered hed get more critcism and possibly be distracted, as I believe has happened to guys like Pavano and Vasquez last year as well as everyones fav Jeff Weaver.

 

 

IMO they messed up more by not resigning Lieber and El Duque. If they had signed them both, they would have had no need to waste money on Jaret Wright.

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Buying out Giambi might not be a bad idea, but I have this feeling that whatever team he ended up on he'd start hitting again.  He definitely needs a change in scenery, but it would be nice to get something in return for him.

 

I'd rather have him hit for someone else than continue to not hit for the Yankees.

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The thing is, Giambi actually is hitting. Hes getting a ton of hits, and has *just* missed a lot of HRers lately. Tino's the one who hasn't a lick since his week of awesomeness.