Driving the ball to the opposite field gap, me likey
Driving the ball to the opposite field gap, me likey
Originally Posted by DEADSOX
Tiger Woods:Sent: 01:28 PM 09/08/2009:
Have you ever had a golden shower done to you
gon hate
As much as I liked the three homeruns, I'm probably more enthusiastic about that triple. Took that pitch and drove it to left center field. 2-2 with an RBI, 2 runs and a great slide on one of those runs. Right on.
this is the guy we need for the playoffs -- the good Grandy
I heard this today...Did Coltrane actually exist? This is like being blind for 50 years, regaining sight, and then peering directly at the sun.
yeah, he had an almost carbon copy slide around the catcher, swiping the plate w his left hand during the last homestand, vs KC i think. speed + power is a nice combo !!
It's not just you.
CG really is a great player all around with very high baseball IQ.
He's the complete package.
Except, of course, he can't see a baseball thrown by a left hand.
Last edited by grizy; 07-29-10 at 05:41 AM.
......... D'OH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is my unscientific contention that the real issue is not w LHP per se, but issues w good breaking stuff. this gets exaggerated from the left side. IE, i am hopeful it is something long and grandy can really go to school on in the offseason.
>> Curtis Granderson went 2-for-4 and is hitting .393 (11-for-28) in his last eight games and .339 (20-for-59) in the last 16 games. . . . The Yankees have won 15 of their last 20 road games.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yanke...#ixzz0v4fQoAmi
This is the guy Cashman traded for. I think the 40 HR predictions were too giddy. The time on the DL, plus getting used to life in the fishbowl known as NY has set him back. But now he's playing like he was advertised.
Me happy.
He should be Kevin Long's #1 priority
"Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late" -- Branch Rickey
1000% !!
OPS+ 104
Above average defense in CF and great base-running.
OK, so he's back to where he was say 3 weeks ago after that big slump that landed him at 88. i still think he will ramp it up a bit and take it up towards 120. let him keep this up for a while, and we got ourselves a playah.
rather him heat up now than start strong and fall flat, but FINALLY he has turned the corner
The real reason why the Yankees keep winning is cause the other team can't stop staring at the damn pinstripes
Curtis continues to rake -- the team is close to firing on all cylinders now.
I heard this today...Did Coltrane actually exist? This is like being blind for 50 years, regaining sight, and then peering directly at the sun.
i love his drunken scarecrow swing
there is some Mickey Rivers in that swing.
I heard this today...Did Coltrane actually exist? This is like being blind for 50 years, regaining sight, and then peering directly at the sun.
Only his third hot streak of the year. Hopefully this one last longer than a week...
okay... i'm starting to warm up to em
......... dexter morgan, walk towards the light ........... !!! ..........
Glad to see Granderson contributing.....couldn't really expect him to be an 700 OPS guy. Hopefully he can hit enough to get to at least 850 OPS just like Tex already has.
Hoping Rivera can pitch forever!
Fire Thomson now!!!
With Kearns and Berkman presumably taking at least some PAs vs LHPs, Granderson's probably going to have 2 really good months down the stretch.
If they platoon Granderson more his numbers will rise much quicker.
Hoping Rivera can pitch forever!
Fire Thomson now!!!
Still not the biggest Granderson fan. He is hot then he's really cold. No sustained hot streak at all.
Bust.
Had a couple of good games and disappeared again.
“Im starting to wonder if this is one of those years where the Yankees are SO good that they just blow right through the playoffs. They are f..ing impressive."-Sosh NomarRS05
He was really good for most of July, then has a bad series and now he's back to being a bust. LOL you people are so fickle.
"Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."
No he wasn't. He had a decent series against KC. Murdered the Indians. He did nothing else.
What, No more KC and Cleveland to beat up on? He is what he is.
Sorry, I was thinking that getting a lot of hits was good; forgot for a second that we're only supposed to measure in home runs and RBIs. I won't make that mistake again. I'll join the rest of you in griping mercilessly about every at-bat that ends poorly for him, at least until he gets hot again, in which case I'll join the rest of you in not talking about him at all.
"Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."
I know, right? Like those games against Cleveland really count. Psssht. That 2R HR to win the opening game of that series 3-2 isn't really the potential difference between being up 1 game or tied for the AL East lead today.
I welcome the stat-padding against bad pitchers. Helps for the inevitable off-season trade.
"In baseball, you don't know nothin'." - Yogi Berra
Granderson's numbers are what they have mostly been for his career. We expect more because he is now the CF for the Yankees. As to what one would expect, he is a disappointment but only because he hasn't become better than he is. It's not likely he will be roaming center for as long as say Bernie Williams was. There will be better options in the next years and that will be that. I have no doubt the Yankees expected better, but of course every team hopes to catch lightening in a bottle. That's why you go after guys like Nick Johnson hoping that his always injured ways magically disappear. You go after Lance Berkman despite declining numbers in a terrible division because you hope he can recapture what he was years ago. The list goes on.
You complain non-stop even though your team has the best record in baseball in the toughest division in baseball. The list goes on.
Seriously with Berkman? Years ago? 115 OPS+ this year. 139 last year. 159 the year before that. Bounced back from a slow start. Cost us verly little to acquire, and our commitment to him last about 2 months. It's not like we traded Montero for him and signed him to a 6 year deal..
I have no issue with the acquisition itself because as you said it costs us nothing. I hate to see him displace Swisher in the line-up and I admit to hate seeing him play 1st base during a key game. That said and the guy is clearly an aging vet with declining numbers coming to the best division in baseball. No he isn't going to be a disaster, but he isn't going to be interesting either. That said and this is the Curtis Granderson thread....
Right, but dropping Swish in the order and putting Berkman at first while Tex DH's are calls that Girardi made, and it's the second day of his tenure with us. He may or may not be a difference maker. I think he was made for Minute Maid park, with the oppo power from the LH side. But he's been hitting better after a slow start and he's certainly not a liability at the plate. He's a professional hitter and it's worth seeing if he can make adjustments. It's really outrageous to sit here on day 2 and bad mouth that deal.
Living in the world of the hypothetical, I agree. It was truly a Giambino moment like the G.S against the twins amidst a rain storm in the bronx to win in extras. That may have been Granderson's crowning acheivement in the 2010 season. It goes right up there with his solo dinger off Paps to cement a victory at fenway on opening weekend. GOOD TIMES!!! I wouldn't even dream of looking at all his 0-3's and 0-4's that kept this division within arms reach for TB.
You gravitate to a few players that you don't like, and just repeatedly bomb their threads with negativity. I think it's pent up frustration at Cashman for trading your boy. Games against Cleveland count, whether you want to admit it or not. No one said he's had a great season, but to bitch about a series where he won us a game and contributed to two other wins regardless of who they're playing is pretty petty.
Did you bother looking at his stats for the rest of his career? Obviously not or else you wouldn't have made such a stupid statement. He has a career .820 OPS and he has never had an OPS this low.
Getting back to the actual Curtis, even his defenders have to acknowledge pain from that first AB today, with a runner on 3rd and one out. He could have given us the lead and changed the mindset there, but he swung from his heels, tried to pull two change-ups (he tries to pull every damned thing) and K'd. Granted, he wasn't alone in that department today, but you can see by now why the average has trouble getting north of .250 and why his success rate (around 30%) with runners on 3rd and less than two outs is so low.
"In baseball, you don't know nothin'." - Yogi Berra
What's with all the built up hostility. I thought I said I agreed with you in my last post. Was it the way I worded it that wasn't to your liking. Who bitched about a series? All I said was it was a Giambino moment and we should all take time to reflect. I'm definitely rooting for the guy
Where do you get off saying Granderson is having a bad year? If you factor in qualities such as comedic value, intelligence, squirrel consumption, and alcohol to nerf ratio, He's basically on his career pace.
While he has had some great games and big hits, overall CG has been quite disappointing. He is not a star player- he is quite average overall.
I wouldn't mind seeing Crawford manning LF for us next season (with Gardner playing CF), and Curtis traded in the offseason for prospects.
Granderson has always been a pill hitter so I really don't know why people would complain about that now
You're the one that needs to look. Granderson is actually basically batting to career averages if you break down his l/r splits.
In fact, he's actually ahead in the HR department.
There are a lot of things to like about Crawford, starting with our post-Damon #2 lineup problem. It will come down to trading Gardner or Granderson. As unloading Curtis saves you $20 million over the next two years, the decision should be a no-brainer.
"In baseball, you don't know nothin'." - Yogi Berra
Granderson's value is dropping precipitously. Who the hell is going to take on his salary for the next two seasons. I don't think too many teams can afford to.
well ........ hard to disagree. very sketchy and too many holes. my unscientific view is his real issue is w breaking balls. his stance is too open and he flails if it's not a pitcher he can track. before this series, i was thinking long over the summer. but after this weekend, crawford may be on the speed dial after the offseason. he needs to turn it around.
If they trade him they're going to have to eat a large chunk of his salary. Hence not getting much back in return.
I am sure some other team out there loves Granderson's power, speed, defense, and just raw athletic ability.
Someone, like the Yankees, will overlook his inability to hit lefties or got a hitting coach that thinks he can fix him.
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