Official New York Yankees Bleacher Creatures Team Thread
 

Well until we get a team thread forum... this will have to do.

There's a lot of things Yankee fans will have to look for this year such as:

How will Giambi perform?
What will Tino's role be?
Will Matsui put up MVP type numbers?
How will A-Rod respond to all the crap from this winter?
How will Randy Johnson perform?
Will Pavano put up last year's numbers?
Will Wright be decent without Leo Mazzone?
Will Brown be effective enough to contribute?
How will Bernie's defense be?
How will the bullpen hold up?
How will Tanyon Sturtze be used?
Will Mussina be healthy all year?



This should be a very exciting year and lets see how big Joe and the Yanks respond to the Red Sox championship last year...


Tonight's starting lineups for 4/3/05 8 PM on ESPN

<TABLE id=inlinetable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=200 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">Sunday's Starting Lineups</TH><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=184>Red Sox</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=184>1, Johnny Damon, cf
2, Edgar Renteria, ss
3, Manny Ramirez, lf
4, David Ortiz, dh
5, Kevin Millar, 1b
6, Jason Varitek, c
7, Jay Payton, rf
8, Bill Mueller, 3b
9, Mark Bellhorn, 2b
P, David Wells, lhp
</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=184>Yankees </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=184>1, Derek Jeter, ss
2, Alex Rodriguez, 3b
3, Gary Sheffield, rf
4, Ruben Sierra, dh
5, Hideki Matsui, lf
6, Jorge Posada, c
7, Jason Giambi, 1b
8, Bernie Williams, cf
9, Tony Womack, 2b
P, Randy Johnson, lhp</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Re: Official New York Yankees Bleacher Creatures Team Thread
 

Hopefully tonights game won't get rained out.

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Nah, it won't. I live in NY. It's not raining anymore where I am.

Anyway, my cousins and I were talking about Tino's role too. We're saying that he'll play first and Giambi will DH most of the time, or when Sierra's DH-ing, then Giambi will take first. Everyone's getting older. Tino's not the everyday player he used to be back in 1998 anymore.

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I agree, even though I'd love to see Tino play everyday.

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I'm excited about this season. I'm ready for NY to take everything back from Boston and the games against them should be spectacular as always. I even bought an A-Rod jersey yesterday.

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How will Giambi perform?
.267, 25 HR's, 92 RBI's

What will Tino's role be?
Defensive Sub, 7th inning and later in more than 50 games.

Will Matsui put up MVP type numbers?
Yes!!! .318, 41 HR's, 120 RBI's

How will A-Rod respond to all the crap from this winter?
With decent numbers ... .290, 37 HR's, 98 RBI's ... and a Gold Glove award.

How will Randy Johnson perform?
Super... His win total should reach 20 this year with a great offense to back him up, and he should get over 270 SO's this year too.

Will Pavano put up last year's numbers?
His numbers may not be as good considering he's pitching in the American League now, but his win total should definetely rise.

Will Wright be decent without Leo Mazzone?
With Mel Stottlemyer, its not much of a downgrade... actually, its not a downgrade at all.

Will Brown be effective enough to contribute?
He'll be effective enough to be a 5th starter... but look for a lot of playing time and spot starting for Tanyon Sturtze this season.

How will Bernie's defense be?
His arm gets weaker everyyear, but with Matsui's range getting better and better, the Yanks don't have to rely on their CF to make every catch. That is one weakness the Yankees have though, and thats bench outfielding.

How will the bullpen hold up?
Better than ever. They have starters who can make it thru long innings, and now helping out Quantrill, Gordon, and Rivera is Felix Rodriguez.

How will Tanyon Sturtze be used?
I had the answer to that earlier.

Will Mussina be healthy all year?
Mussina has been reliable every year, I don't see why he should stop now.

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Stottlemyre is considered by many to be the worst pitching coach in MLB, Mazzone the best. If you think its not much of a downgrade you dont know baseball.

And also there is no way in hell Matsui puts up 41 dingers.

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I thought the Yankees fired Stottlemyre?? Did they at least talk about it, or am I just going crazy?