Comments on: Robinson Cano says ‘no chance’ he hits 40 homers

By: cur68

cur68 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:50:59 +0000

Way I see it, with no stride, his bat’ll be faster due to a shorter swing. Paul Molitor used to clip them out of the park using this technique, but his swing was down and through. I seem to recall that Jeets has the habit of pulling his hands across his middle as he swings. So he’ll hit the ball a more but he’ll lose power IMO. Its probably going to be a lot of DPs for Jeets this year.

By: pisano

pisano — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:26:46 +0000

I like Gardner leading off, but I’m afraid of Jeter hitting second. He hit into a lot of double plays last year. I feel he should be in the eighth or ninth spot. I just don’t see much out of him anymore, but I will gladly say I was wrong if he can produce.

By: yankeesgameday

yankeesgameday — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:51:41 +0000

In case you guys haven’t heard yet, Brett Gardner is leading off tonight against Tampa and Jeter is batting second. I’ve got to applaud Joe who said he will spend the next two weeks with this approach to the team, and based on the Hit and Run he put on in the top of the first last night with Jeter and Swisher I think we are looking at a manager who could possibly be breaking out of his Earl Weaver mode and getting ready to put runners, not just on base, but in scoring position for the amazing RBI men in the heart of the order.

http://yankeesgameday.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-york-yankees-vs-tampa-rays-spring.html

By: pisano

pisano — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:28:44 +0000

I wouldn’t sell myself short if I were him. He’s a strong guy with a very quick bat and I would say he will hit 30+ homers a year. Also what really goes unsaid is his fielding and his arm strength. He’s the best all around second baseman in baseball all aspects of the game considered.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:01:06 +0000

Let’s let him hit 40- AFTER ARod, Tex and Swish have theirs safely in the bag.