Andy performed, he was great last post season and a decent starter this year, Chavez was great for them last year, Ibanez not bad, Colon helped them for a while in 2011, the list goes on... And the BS continues. Older guys may not be great anymore, but many can still play in the majors, which is more than can be said about a kid like Sanchez, or Mesa, those guys would be completely over-matched here, they're not ready for the majors.
Look, Sanchez isn't ready unless it is for a September cup of coffee, but there are other factors in play if you bring him up. If you don;t know what they are it doesn't matter. But given the sample over the last 2 weeks, give Romine about 100 more ab before you judge him. I dare anyone to sit on a bench for a week, then play the most physically demanding position on the field and in 90-100 degree heat and lets see how you would do. Hitting is timing and confidence, how are you suppose to get that if you get 3 hits and you don't see the field. Romine may not be the answer, but he is better than Stewart if given the chance. Mesa, he comes up for insurance and goes what 357 in limited time but next time you see Wells out there wonder why he hasn't hit a HR since the Bush Administration... it seems.
Both those players you mentioned will be part of the team come 9/1 By then the Yankees will pretty much know where they are in the standings. If they're out of it, I say give the kids a shot for the last 20-25 games. Now I'm not saying you field a bunch of 22 years olds for the entire month of September. But its a great chance for Sanchez or Murphy to see what they can do at the big league level over the last month of the season. At that point the Yankees would have nothing to lose. +
Sorry but you are so off base when talking about Bernie williams..both he and Gerald Williams were highly touted going through the system. You made it out that he was some unknown coming through the system. the dimished mind of a soon to be 40 year old
You are wrong, what I was pointing out was he hit 240 and if a kid came up today and hit 240, message boards would be crucifying him. Second Gerald was considered ahead of Bernie, Bernie was known for his defense if you remember correctly and that is why the Yankees called him up. Williams managed to break into the majors in 1991 to replace the injured Roberto Kelly for the second half of that season. He batted .238 in 320 at bats.[4] He was demoted to the minors until Danny Tartabull was injured, and Williams earned his stay at center by putting up solid numbers.[4] Williams had become the regular Yankees center fielder by 1993. However, Williams got off to a slow start that season, and Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner, impatient with Williams, insisted that Gene Michael, the team's general manager, trade him.[9] Michael discussed trading Williams for Larry Walker with the Montreal Expos, but did not make the trade.[10] In his first full season with the Yankees, Williams had a .268 batting average.[11] Buck Showalter helped keep him with the Yankees through 1995, when George Steinbrenner sought to trade him. Steinbrenner was frustrated by the team's difficulty in placing him in any of the traditional baseball player molds. He had good speed, but rarely stole bases. In center, he was highly capable at tracking down fly balls and line drives, but had a weak throwing arm. He was a consistent hitter, but only had mild home run power. Throughout the early 1990s he hit in the middle of the order as management tried to figure out where his best fit was
Williams batted over 330 in his first two seasons..and worked his way up the ladder..showing a good on base and stealing 39 in double a. His last season ay aaa columbus (his 6th year in the minors) he batted 300. Gerald had a higher ceiling but they were high on their prospect list...a smart baseball man (stick michaels) kept him from being traded the dimished mind of a soon to be 40 year old
Big Daddy, no disrespect but you are wrong, check this link. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2006/5/17/125622/341
I just remember it differently as at time in my life my friends and I were huge baseball fans and at that stage of our lives didn't have as many reaponsiblities other than playing strat o matic baseball an talking Yankee baseball. I'm not going to dispute a article written in 2006 about what the thoughts were of a player 10 years prior to t he article date. I would have to search my parents home to see if my old yankee year books and media guides are boxed ip somewhere to offer a differnt opinion. the dimished mind of a soon to be 40 year old
Good Stuff, Strat O Matic, our gang, we all played APBA... Either way that what makes us fans, our passion for the game and the players we liked.
I'm trying to get my 10 year old into it...but he rather play Call of Duty the dimished mind of a soon to be 40 year old
Different time and place. Playstation rules this generation. Hell I remember the first electric football game that vibrated and you had the little felt football.
Peer pressure. ..how old (if any) is/are your (child) ren the dimished mind of a soon to be 40 year old
I'm 59, so my oldest is 26, followed by 21, and 19. the 26 had the first playstation and as a good parent what would he be without Grand Theft Auto.
...you're a good man, hammer. ...it's much more beneficial to actually spend time with children than to simply buy them some damned video game/phone to occupy their time and serve as a baby sitter.
Spend time with mine, you would buy them Sony!!!. No you are right, after we got the first playstation, we realized the addictive nature and as a result, the playstation was gone. After a brief protest, it was never an issue again. Then between school, sports, life and the such they never looked back.
5 and 3... and peer pressure won't change our minds... kids can bitch and moan all they want... they 'aint getting them
