2k Sports (via IGN) has reported what their unlockable teams for Major League Baseball 2k8 are. Most of them are rookie teams, and some have a few strange things (like Derek Jeter, 1996 AL Rookie of the Year being on the 1997 rookie team) but the most bizarre by far is the “Living Legends” team. [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2008
It’s Never To Early To Freak Out
I’m not really freaking out, since pitchers often under perform in Spring Training for a variety of reasons but it’s still fun to say. The Yankees rotation, bullpen and lineup are pretty set but if I had to guess who else is coming along for the ride I’d say: Position Players Shelley Duncan – 1B/DH/OF [...]
Second Andy Day of 2008 Celebration
The second Andy day of 2008 went pretty well, he threw 2 2/3 innings, gave up 3 hits (1 homerun), 2ER and had 2Ks. He hit some guy, but I bet the batter had it coming. Per Pete Abe, here’s what he had to say about today: Andy Pettitte was thrilled with his performance. “From [...]
Mike Mussina: Thrower of Hissy Fits
Mike Mussina pitched 2 2/3 innings today, and looked okay. The most notable thing about his outing was the number of hissy fits he threw about the calls the homeplate umpire was making. His line for the day: IP H R ER BB SO HR Mussina 2.2 2 1 1 2 5 1 His fastball [...]
Yankees/Twins – Pitching Notes
Phil Hughes picked up where he left off his last outing. Rain will not keep him down. Hughes 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Those two walks were both in the fourth inning and were both four pitch walks, when Hughes seemed a little tired. Girardi left him in to get out of the [...]
It’s Just Unfair To Have A Curveball Like This
Ladies and gentlemen, Clayton Kershaw:
Yankees/Reds – Pitching Notes
Chamberlain 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Joba’s second start didn’t go by without its bumps, he didn’t show very good command of his fastball in the first inning and wasn’t pitching aggressively. With the kind of stuff he has, Joba really should not be trying to paint corners. He was originally meant to [...]
Yankees/Blue Jays – Pitching Notes
Wang’s last outing wasn’t very good, so everyone was looking for him to improve today. The good news is that he did. Wang 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 The first inning, his fastball wasn’t really sinking like it should but he still got his outs. It was generally hitting 93-95MPH which is good [...]
Peter Abraham, Man of the (Smart) People
If there is one idea circulating this Spring Training that makes me unreasonably angry it’s the large amount of people in the media who think that the Yankees should keep Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen. I know the bullpen is a weakness, but Joba is really a starter and has several excellent pitches and needs [...]
Yankees/Pirates – Pitching Notes
(Was busy yesterday and didn’t get a chance to finish this–better late than never, I say.) The game against the Pirates was Mike Mussina’s third start in Spring Training, where he has looked anywhere from awful to okay. Today, he looked great. Mussina 5.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 His breaking balls were really [...]
Windy with a chance of dingers.