In George We Trust
A(nother) blog about the most storied franchise in sports
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Just what the doctor ordered
Gammons on something other than the Red Sox (of course, you have to dig for it):

Yankees coaches feel Johnny Damon has changed the Yankees, and not as a leadoff hitter. They feel that the team had become too serious and sometimes tight the last three years, and Damon has come in -- a little goofy, sincere, always fun-loving, accountable and media-friendly -- and loosened everyone up and changed the team's personality. For four years in Boston, Damon played hard, played hurt, was fan-friendly and ever-accountable, and when he came back to Fenway was showered not just with boos, but obscenities. ... No matter how shaky the Yankees' starting pitching may be, they already have the major league lead in run differential (+56 as of May 5, with Detroit second at +50 after outscoring the Twins and Royals 44-5 in a five-game homestand). And their lineup may be so good that they can win enough 6-5, 9-6 postseason games to get to the World Series, which is why, despite his recent minor setback, Octavio Dotel's return for the second half may be the best in-season acquisition any team could make.


I'll admit it, I hated the Damon signing when it was first announced. A whole lot of us did. The thought of him in pinstripes made me die a little inside. He's certainly earned my respect now, with his faceplants and the way he's made the lineup absolutely lethal from top to bottom.

In other news, Victor Zambrano is out for the year, so now's the time for Cash to give Omar Minaya a ring and offer up Jaret Wright for a half-decent prospect (which is all the Mets have)before Minaya realizes Wright isn't Hispanic.

Down on the Farm:

Triple-A Columbus (4-0 win over Norfolk)
Kevin Thompson: 1 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB
Melky Cabrera: 2 for 4, 1 K - back in the 3 hole
Carlos Pena: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Mitch Jones: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Eric Duncan: 0 for 3 - played third base (you can thank Carlos Pena and his .212 BA for that)
Caonabo Cosme: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K - just called up from Trenton
Wil Nieves: 2 for 3
Darrell Rasner: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K - 29-6 K/BB ratio on the year
Matt Smith: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Jose Veras: .2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Double-A Trenton (6-4 loss to Connecticut)
Justin Christian: 1 for 5, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Bronson Sardinha: 3 for 5, 1 R - still thisclose to becoming another first round bust
Randy Ruiz: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Shelley Duncan: 1 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB (1 intentional), 1 K
Kevin Howard: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
Gabe Lopez: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Tommy Rojas: 2 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP
Danny Borrell: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K - 4-10 GB/FB ratio
JB Cox: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K - 4-2 GB/FB ratio
Justin Pope: .2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K - allowed both inherited runners to score

High-A Tampa (3-1 win over Brevard County)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 4, 1 R, 3 K
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E - .180 BA, but is 3rd in the league with 25 RBIs
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
Matt Carson: 1 for 3, 1 RBI
Marcos Vechionacci: 1 for 3, 1 RBI
Ben Himes: 0 for 3, 2 K
Tim Battle: 1 for 3, 1 K
Phil Coke: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K - took Phil Hughes' rotation spot and deserves it
Jeff Kennard: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Low-A Charleston (10-3 loss to Asheville)
Austin Jackson: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 SB
Jose Tabata: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI - .423-.464-.846-1.310, 3 HR, 9 RBI since last Sunday
Ben Jones: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Jose Gil: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Abel Gomez: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB
David Seccombe: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Bryan Rueger: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Steve Schroer: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Written at 12:11 PM by Mike A.
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