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Saturday, December 17, 2005

Yankees - Acquired Villone

New York Yankees - Acquired P Ron Villone from the Florida Marlins for P Ben Julianel

I’m tired of rich teams like the Blue Jays spending $10 million a year on a reliever and poor money-losing teams like the Yankees (who don’t even get their market to themselves!) having to slum it on pitchers like Ron Villone.

The Yankees haven’t had a dependable southpaw reliever since Chris Hammond left. And they still won’t.

2006 ZiPS Projection - Ron Villone
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W L G GS IP H ER HR BB SO ERA
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5 6 67 0 89 84 47 8 49 74 4.75

Dan Szymborski Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:19 AM | 19 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. robinred

Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:26 AM (#1781180)

LHB were 26/117 off Villone in '05,with the line below:

222/.326/.256

His OPP OPS vs. RHB was .778.

2. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:29 AM (#1781185)

I had forgotten all about Hammond. Of course, as I recall, he had a reverse platoon split.

3. Dr. Vaux Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:35 AM (#1781191)

And Joe Torre stopped using him in close games, so it was useless to have him anyway.

4. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:36 AM (#1781192)

And Joe Torre stopped using him in close games, so it was useless to have him anyway.

I believe Hammond was the guy who should have been in to face Alex Rodriguez in Game 3 of the World Series, instread of Jeff Weaver.

5. Didi Dodo Doodoo (1k5v3L)

Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:44 AM (#1781200)

chris hammond is a free agent, by the way.

6. Didi Dodo Doodoo (1k5v3L)

Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:44 AM (#1781203)

alex rodriguez has never played in a world series game. that's why he's not as good as jeter.

7. Women's Lib is Ms.Guided Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:45 AM (#1781205)

The Yankees haven't had a dependable southpaw reliever since Chris Hammond left. And they still won't.
Michael Myers called. He said, "Infidel defilers. They shall all drown in lakes of blood!"

8. Didi Dodo Doodoo (1k5v3L)

Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:47 AM (#1781215)

so, who's the most overpaid marlin now? willis?

loria, I've got a toolsy outfielder named josh kroeger who's really cheap.

9. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: December 17, 2005 at 03:47 AM (#1781216)

chris hammond is a free agent, by the way.

Let him reunite in Baltimore with Leo. He'd plug the Ryan gap.

10. Gromit Posted: December 17, 2005 at 04:18 AM (#1781246)

chris hammond is a free agent, by the way.

He seemed to tire the last month of the season and lose effectiveness

11. Spivey Posted: December 17, 2005 at 06:18 AM (#1781359)

I like Villone (relatively). He doesn't have the control you'd like (in fact, his control sucks), but he's still got his moments. He has a place on every team, and on many he's worthy of getting important innings as a LOOGY who can still get out a RHP that is sandwiched between 2 or 3 LH hitters.

12. b Posted: December 17, 2005 at 06:34 PM (#1781784)

Yankee LH relievers, 2005 - 84IP, 105H, 34BB, 52K, 10HR, 6.75 ERA.

13. Johnny Tuttle Posted: December 18, 2005 at 12:18 AM (#1782110)

Dear Lord that's a repugnant line!

14. JH (in DC) Posted: December 18, 2005 at 12:40 AM (#1782124)

I believe Hammond was the guy who should have been in to face Alex Rodriguez in Game 3 of the World Series, instread of Jeff Weaver.

Alex Gonzalez, no?

15. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: December 18, 2005 at 12:46 AM (#1782135)

Alex Gonzalez, no?

Gonzalez, Rodriguez, Tomato, Tomahto. Let's call the whole thing off.

Point remains the same.

16. 44magnum Posted: December 18, 2005 at 01:19 AM (#1782177)

One of the greatest games I ever went to was in June of '99 when Villone beat new teammate Randy Johson 2-0. Villone threw 8 innings of 2 hit 7 k ball. Johnson got the L despite whiffing 17 Reds. Dmitri Young hit a yellow seat HR in the 1st. This was game 2 in one of the most improbable stretches of zero run support a pitcher could ever get. Check it out:

6/25/99-Jose Jiminez no hits AZ beating Johnson 1-0

6/30-Villone 2 hits AZ beating Johnson 2-0

7/5-Jiminez 2 hits AZ beating Johnson 1-0

7/10-Tim Hudson 3 hits AZ beating Johnson 2-0

Johnson's totals in the 4 losses

32 ip 19 h 6 r 5 er 10 bb 54 k

When Villone was a Red, it was amazing how much better he fared when he threw 1st pitch strikes. His last start as a Red was probably his best. He threw a cg against STL giving up 1 unearned run, 2 hits, walked 5, & whiffed 16. Jack McKeon called him Big Rig.

17. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: December 18, 2005 at 01:23 AM (#1782181)

Ron Villone also has a very greasy hairstyle, as I recall. He does have a pretty good name for the Bronx, though.

18. 44magnum Posted: December 18, 2005 at 01:40 AM (#1782198)

Ron Villone also has a very greasy hairstyle

Not everyone can be as sweet as you and your tight and dripping wetperm.

19. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: December 18, 2005 at 02:13 AM (#1782238)

Not everyone can be as sweet as you and your tight and dripping wetperm.

I have a dry and abrasive Jew-fro, as a matter of fact. So there.

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