Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Pinstripe Alley —
Exhibit A via LoHud:
Pre-game question to Joe Girardi: “Marte has thrown 12 pitches in the last nine days, you haven’t used him much. Is he OK physically?”
Answer: “Oh, he’s fine. I had him up last night. Physically he’s OK.”
Question: “It seems strange because he hasn’t pitched much.”
Answer: “No, no. It’s just when the situation presents ...
The Week In Quotes: August 18-24 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... on his home run in Sunday's game against the Orioles. (Peter Abraham, The LoHud Yankees Blog ) --- Alex Carnevale is a contributor to Baseball Prospectus.
Win Three, Gain One
Depressed Fan —
... Robinson Cano had a huge day, going 4/5 with the deciding blow, a solo shot off a lefty. Damon chipped in with a three-run bomb early and Nady had a huge double, but I'd like to spend a little more time talking about the pen, especially Marte. First, check out this post from Peter Abraham, in particular the quote from Damaso Marte. Here's what he had to say: ...
Bronx Banter: Take The Long Way Home
Baseball Toaster —
... and giving way to Rivera. After the game, Marte revealed that he's been dealing with some inflammation in his elbow, but that after some rest (he'd pitched to just one batter since August 12, giving him nearly 11 days off) he's feeling much better. The elbow trouble supposedly dated back to his 42-pitch outing against the Rangers, which ended in Marlon Byrd's walk-off grand slam and was Marte's longest outing in terms of total pitches since August 2006. Of course, when questioned by Peter Abraham before the game Joe Girardi denied that Marte had any health issues. If Marte ...
Playoffs? Don’t talk to me about playoffs — yet!
Bugs & Cranks —
I am in mourning today, as my New York Giants have lost star defensive end Osi Umenyiora for the season. Consequently, the New York Yankees are not at the forefront of my mind today. Yet, I will give you what I can.
The Yankees’ weekend sweep of the Baltimore Orioles provides a glimmer of hope for the Yankees’ fading playoff aspirations. The Yankees are 5 games out of the wild card with 32 to play, and start a critical three-game series with Boston Tuesday. I will believe the Yankees have a shot at the playoffs if — and only if — they sweep all three games.
Tyler Kepner of the New York ...
Baseball Today: Monday, August 25
Projo Sox Blog —
... WHEN GIRARDI GETS THE BILL BELICHICK SCHTICK DOWN PAT, HE'LL SAY MARTE IS DAY-TO-DAY: Peter Abraham reports that as Joe Girardi was telling the assembled media Damaso Marte was "fine . . . [physically] he's OK," Marte -- his "left elbow . . . wrapped in enough ice to chill three cases of beer" -- was telling them: "For the last week I've had inflammation in my elbow. That has been bothering me. They gave me some days off." (LoHud Yankees Blog) ...
