Comments on: Projecting The Yankees Start In 2009 http://waswatching.com/2009/01/19/projecting-the-yankees-start-in-2009/ Holy Cow! We never take cannoli from a huckleberry. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Why The Yankees Will Be In Last Place On May 7, 2009 : WasWatching.com http://waswatching.com/2009/01/19/projecting-the-yankees-start-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-134046 Why The Yankees Will Be In Last Place On May 7, 2009 : WasWatching.com Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:21:33 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10018#comment-134046 [...] schedule this season is tough - and, even at full strength, New York should probably be only expected to play just about .500 ball over this [...] [...] schedule this season is tough – and, even at full strength, New York should probably be only expected to play just about .500 ball over this [...]

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]]> By: Southern Yankee http://waswatching.com/2009/01/19/projecting-the-yankees-start-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-95303 Southern Yankee Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:44:05 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10018#comment-95303 With the new pitching an Tex I expect a .600 + winning percentage for the whole year not just the first 30 games!!! 108 - 54 in 2009 ! It has been done, lets see them do it again.

With the new pitching an Tex I expect a .600 + winning percentage for the whole year not just the first 30 games!!!

108 – 54 in 2009 ! It has been done, lets see them do it again.

]]> By: Justin http://waswatching.com/2009/01/19/projecting-the-yankees-start-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-95265 Justin Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:27:22 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10018#comment-95265 I agree with your analysis, but I'm not too worried about them getting off to a fast start, anyway. They just have to beat the bad teams, which, as was noted in the last thread like this, they didn't do last year.

I agree with your analysis, but I’m not too worried about them getting off to a fast start, anyway. They just have to beat the bad teams, which, as was noted in the last thread like this, they didn’t do last year.

]]> By: Pat F http://waswatching.com/2009/01/19/projecting-the-yankees-start-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-95253 Pat F Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:39:51 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10018#comment-95253 if the yanks start 16-14, i'll be thrilled, and consider that a "fast start". it's all relative to the schedule. sure, if they go 16-14, a lot of the bozos on espn will be talking about another mediocre/slow start for the yankees, and how sabathia, teixeira, and burnett haven't changed the club. all of this with little mention of the fact that half of those games are against 2008 playoff teams. in 2007, the yankees were a game under at the all star break, but that had a lot (not all, but a lot) to do with their schedule. then they played a million games against tampa and baltimore and found themselves right where they needed to be at the end. did they play better? yes. but it also was a lot about who they were playing against. anyway, point is, 16-14 should not be classified as a slow start in 2009. with our talent, 17-13 looks a lot better, but it could be a lot worse than 16-14 with that schedule.

if the yanks start 16-14, i’ll be thrilled, and consider that a “fast start”. it’s all relative to the schedule. sure, if they go 16-14, a lot of the bozos on espn will be talking about another mediocre/slow start for the yankees, and how sabathia, teixeira, and burnett haven’t changed the club. all of this with little mention of the fact that half of those games are against 2008 playoff teams. in 2007, the yankees were a game under at the all star break, but that had a lot (not all, but a lot) to do with their schedule. then they played a million games against tampa and baltimore and found themselves right where they needed to be at the end. did they play better? yes. but it also was a lot about who they were playing against.

anyway, point is, 16-14 should not be classified as a slow start in 2009. with our talent, 17-13 looks a lot better, but it could be a lot worse than 16-14 with that schedule.

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