Yanks 3 Man Rotation is out of Fear?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... the other way around. "I think the Angels feared the Red Sox, but they don't fear us. I think they're happy they're playing us." That sentiment, shared throughout the Yankees hierarchy, is one reason the Bombers are poised to use CC Sabathia three times in this series, in Games 1, 4 and 7. It's a remarkable concession to the threat posed by the Angels; a $204 million team can't find a fourth starter it trusts with the season on the line." You can read the full post here. I don't think the Yankees fear the Angels, I think they respect them, being as ...
The long wait
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... . The Yanks have done everything they could -- in the regular season and ALDS -- to give you confidence. Yeah, the Angels can hit, and yeah, the Yanks are stuck considering a three-man rotation, but so? As Bob Klapisch noted , that's more of a sign of respect for the Angels, not a sign of weakness for the Bombers. And besides, ...
Possible Battle For Los Angeles: Thursday Halolinks
Halos Heaven —
... going three times and Andy Pettitte twice, it could seriously limit Kendry Morales, who isn't nearly as effective batting from the right side . . . Howie Kendrick finally gets a chance to show that his postseason performance in 2008 was more a result of his not being fully healthy coming off a hamstring injury. With Sabathia and Pettitte starting so much, Kendrick should get plenty of at-bats against the Yankees, a team he usually torments . . .
3-man rotation is show of respect for Angels - FOX Sports on MSN "To be honest, I ...
Yankees general manager: Angels 'look down on us'
Red Sox Monster —
... it: It has all the potential in the world to be a fantastic baseball series. That's the baseball fan in me, which exists even after the Red Sox fan has been bombarded with failure for a week straight. Laugh your heart out, Yankees fans: I'd be watching bits and pieces of the ALCS regardless who was in it. Still, a few comments from Yankees general manager Brian Cashman have left me, well, speechless. Apparently, he thinks the Yankees should be considered the underdog in the series. From FOX Sports : The upcoming ALCS figures to be an old-fashioned war between two teams that ...
Cash: Yanks Need To Prove They Can Beat Angels
WasWatching.com —
Via Bob Klapisch –
“To be honest, I think they look down on us,” said general manager Brian Cashman. “They’ve had their way with us for some time, and now we have something to prove to them. It’s not the other way around.
“I think the Angels feared the Red Sox, but they don’t fear us. I think they’re happy they’re playing us.”
Can’t disagree with any of this…
Underdog Yankees? Come on — really, Brian?
Angels blog —
NEW YORK Yankees GM Brian Cashman showed quite a reach in talking to Fox Sports’ Bob Klapisch this week, trying to paint his $200 million team as an underdog in their ALCS against the Angels.“To be honest, I think they look down on us,” Klapisch quotes Cashman as saying. “They’ve had their way with us for some time, and now we have something to prove to them. It’s not the other way around.“I think the Angels feared the Red Sox, but they don’t fear us. I think they’re happy they’re playing us.” Klapisch maintains that sentiment is “shared throughout the Yankees hierarchy.” ...
Cashman: This team has something to prove
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... You don’t want to call the Yankees the “Underdog”, because they are expected to win. At the same time, the Yankees want to prove that they can beat the Angels. They have had the Yankees number over the past several seasons, and it’s time for the team to step it up and knock another barrier our of the way. Getting out of the first round was one…and now it’s time to pound the Angels.
Cashman’s statements:
“To be honest, I think they look down on us,” said general manager Brian Cashman. “They’ve ...
ALCS Game One: Angels @ Yankees
River Avenue Blues —
... We know all about how the Angels have handled the Yankees in recent years, and Brian Cashman even went so far as to say “I think they’re happy they’re playing us.” However, our beloved bombers are on the warpath this year, steamrolling the Twins in the ALDS and winning three of their last four against the Angels, including two in Anaheim. Both clubs have their rotations lined up nicely, so we should be in for a great series. ...
The Week In Quotes: October 12-18 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... , who is probably the Bill Belichick of our sport." Cashman, on the Angels eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs in 2002. "There's no perfect team that we had. Those teams in the past had chances to run the table too. But you've got to recognize that this team is deeper, that's all." Cashman (Bob Klapisch, FoxSports.com ) JOHN SMOLTZ LIED TO ME, DAMMIT! "There's a tendency on the heels of some of those buy-low, one-year deals not working out to go in the other direction, and say we're not going to do that, we're going to avoid anyone who's coming off a bad season or ...
