The Yankees Season Thread

I have seen several general discussion threads on the boards of CBS.  From Cubs season threads and a RSN thread to really more general chat threads.  What I have not seen as much is a Yankees season thread or general thread for discussion of all things Yankees.  I would like to change that and get such a place started up myself.

As we get a little bit into this season, I am clearly concerned about the health of Posada and Jeter.  To this point I have seen mixed reports on both.  Some say that either or both could be headed to the DL, other reports say that neither one is DL bound.  What is the word in New York?  Also, what seems to be the contingency plan in the event that both go to the DL?  The most reasonable I have heard is having Molina catch obviously and have Betemit play short.  What do you guys think.

Nothing has been really said about either injury. Posada is still having some shoulder discomfort, so I'd assume he's only going to be DH, if anything. They haven't said much of anything about it, but I would assume it's just a little bit of discomfort and I'm sure he'll get over it. It, however, is just a matter of time. Molina has filled in pretty well throughout his absence, but he isn't Jorgie.

From what I understand, Jeter will miss this series with KC. I would assume, with Boston looming this weekend, the Yankees will be cautious. They're going to want him healthy for that series. Other than that, I haven't heard any news.

I don't think the Yankees will put A-Rod at short, just because the media will jump all over it. They will try and start a controversy when there is none, even though putting A-Rod at short wouldn't be a bad move defensively. They'll probably go with Betemit again or the young guy they just called up.

Girardi said he would not rule out playing A-rod at short if jete is out for an extended period of time.  However, I do not worry about either jete or posada as both have been extremely healthy throughout their careers.

What I am more concerned about is Kennedy and Hughes.  We need 1 of the two to be good: or both of them to be average.  If both are bad we will be in trouble.  I would like to see Kennedy have a solid game tonight.  Go Yanks!

I think it is a little early to say Kennedy is a bust.  The season has just started and he has had 1 start so far.  Didn't start tonigt, was scratched because of rain I heard then came in as relief in the 6th.  What is that about anyway?  Hughes and Kennedy are still very young so they should develop into a lot better pitchers than they are now. 

One thing we need to do is figure out how to score a few runs.  With our offense we should be able to put up a lot more runs than we have so far.  If the cold, wet weather really has that much of an effect on hitting, I sure hope it warms up soon.

Deion, completely agree with you there.  Our guys just have not been getting the quality AB's as they have in the past.  We are now second to last in runs scored.  However, only being 9 games into the season, I don't think that this will be a long term problem.  Really believe that this is a short term thing. 

What I hate seeing is the injuries to start the season like last year.  That start of the season injury bug really took its toll then and made things very difficult.  I am hoping there is not a repeat of that.  With Jeter and Posada already gimpy, I am a little bit concerned.  I want to see tham back in the lineup as soon as possible, but I don't want to see either one rushed and injuries worsened.

Andy did put a stop to it last night.  I loved that homerun my Melky to tie the game up as well.  As far as Ensberg goes, wasn't he in the running for NL MVP just a few years ago?  Maybe he has had a rough patch, but if he can perform consistently he may turn out to be quite an asset at 1st.  He has been given a second chance with us and I don't think he is the type to waste it.  Wang against Buchholz tonight.  I personally think that the matchup favors us.  If you remember, Buchholz wasn't even a lock for the rotation and might not be in the rotation if Schilling wasn't injured.  Believe he was even rumored to be going to the minors shortly before the season started. 

Really, we need a good performance from Wang tonight and we need our batting to continue to pick things up like they did last night.  Let's see a bunch of runs scored against the Sox tonight.  And along the lines of a previous post, what will be the media's excuse for the Red Sox if we win this series or get a sweep?