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1. Rich Posted: September 27, 2010 at 02:47 PM (#3649423)Am I missing something really subtle here, or did you mean a different inning?
I meant the 7th and two guys. My bad, I missed the middle of the game for Mad Men.
Given the earliest the Yankees will be playing postseason baseball is October 6th, I can't imagine Hughes starting September 26th will really foul things up too much.
I thought Hughes got squeezed a bit on a couple pitches to Beltre in the 7th, but the umpire's zone was tight for pretty much everybody later in that game, so it's tough to complain.
I love that little guy. Just another season of striking out 10 and a half batters per nine.
I thought Hughes got squeezed a bit on a couple pitches to Beltre in the 7th, but the umpire's zone was tight for pretty much everybody later in that game, so it's tough to complain.
I feel like there have been a ton of Hughes starts when he goes into the 5th or the 6th with 1 or 0 walks, and then adds two or three in his last inning or so. I figure he'll figure out how to avoid that as he gets some experience.
If we have HFA it has to be CC for G1, Hughes for G3, right? And if we don't, then CC G1, Hughes G2...right?
I think we have to keep in mind just how much his workload has increased over last year. I expect him to finish games and the season more strongly next year.
If we have HFA it has to be CC for G1, Hughes for G3, right? And if we don't, then CC G1, Hughes G2...right?
Yes and yes.
His overall numbers don't do him justice this year, since May 8 he's been outstanding: 50 IP, 2.34 ERA, 57 K. But still 26 walks. Oh David, those walks.
5 of those (from his season total) are IBBs so if Joe wasn't such a punk, he would probably have like 3 or 4 less walks. But yeah, the control is a problem. Still, he's a pretty good option for a 7th/8th inning kind of guy and when he is on, he's really effective as a fireman.
His overall numbers don't do him justice this year, since May 8 he's been outstanding: 50 IP, 2.34 ERA, 57 K. But still 26 walks. Oh David, those walks.
Pitchers who rely on the curveball tend to walk lots of hitters. Just as the same pitch that let Edwar strike out a ton of guys also made him a gopherballer, Robertson's curve (or the threat of it) gives him lots of K's, and lots of BB's.
And he's finally started to throw his change-up with more frequency and confidence.
It's not bad at all for a pitch he recently learned and hasn't really thrown much all year.
Hughes pitches very well in a tight spot, which should definitely help his confidence for the playoffs, and the Yanks all but clinch.
Absolutely the right decision by Girardi, both ex ante and ex post.
There is no "long series". Both ALDS are Wed/Thurs/, Sat/Sun/, Tues.
CC would have to pitch on 3 days rest in game 4.
Edit: Pettitte would be on full rest for game 5, so I assume if the Yanks are down 2-1, CC pitches game 4, if they're up 2-1 it's AJ.
Oops, missed that. Never mind then.
I think it was something like a 125 ERA+ and Robertson has a 115 according to BBRef. I seem to recall there being a VORP factor too, but I don't really remember and I'm not sure it was finalized. MCoA may remember better.
Either way, I feel vindicated because he's still striking out a ton of guys and has still been a really effective reliever despite having an "unimpressive" fastball. If I lose because one or two bad outings at the beginning of the season kept his ERA+ just a little too low, I'm OK with that.
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