ALCS Game 5: Rangers at Yankees

4 Responses to ALCS Game 5: Rangers at Yankees

1. T.O. Chris says:

   October 20, 2010 at 4:32 pm

   Well CC has decent gas it looks like but he isn’t extremely sharp control wise yet but really it doesn’t matter just as long as I get to see him pitch at least this last time on the year.

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2. T.O. Chris says:

   October 20, 2010 at 5:20 pm

   I know this discussion has been approached in some fashion but now that we actually see Robinson Cano hitting in the 3rd spot because of Tex being out is there any chance we could see him there for next year?

   3. Cano
   4. Teixeira
   5. A-Rod

   I don’t know what Girardi (or another manager but I doubt it) wants to do for the 1-2 holes with Jeter, Granderson, Gardner all serving some time their this year but it would give Cano more ABs and it would lighten the load on an aging Alex and slow starting Tex.

   I would like to see Jeter hitting leadoff against lefties with Granderson hitting second in this lineup and against right handed pitcher I would like to see Gardner leadoff and Swisher hit second with Jeter dropped down to 7th in the order.

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   • T.O. Chris says:

     October 20, 2010 at 5:31 pm

     Vs RHP
     1. Gardner
     2. Swisher
     3. Cano
     4. Teixeira.
     5. A-Rod
     6. Posada, C/DH
     7. Montero, C/DH
     8. Jeter
     9. Granderson

     Vs LHP
     1. Jeter
     2. Granderson
     3. Cano
     4. Teixeira
     5. A-Rod
     6. Swisher
     7. Posada, C/DH
     8. Montero, C/DH
     9. Gardner

     Obviously these lineups include Montero because these are the middle of the year lineups I would go with once Montero is called up (if he doesn’t start the year with the Yanks and I think he won’t).

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3. T.O. Chris says:

   October 20, 2010 at 5:45 pm

   One thing Gardner really needs to work on going into next year is swinging at quality strikes earlier in the count he seems to get 1-0 and 2-0 and take fastball right down the middle just waiting for the first strike, sometimes I feel he is too comfortable swinging with 2 strikes and he needs to learn that working a walk for a walks sake is dangerous when you are passing up very hittable pitches to do so.

   Brett really had a great year but if he wants to keep improving then that is one area he really needs to work on and the other is bunting both for a sac and for a hit.

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