So, it appears Kyle Farnsworth isn't happy with the terms of Roger Clemens' contract. Just like the past two years with the Astros, Clemens is being allowed by the Yankees to come and go when he pleases between starts. Clemens says the provision allows him to spend more time with his family. Farnsworth insists pitchers should have to stay with their team, even on days they don't pitch.Generally speaking, Jamie Moyer agrees.
As you can read in The News Journal's Sunday baseball notes, Moyer has permission to leave the Phillies at appropriate intervals during the season to see his family in Seattle. He exercised that privilege for a few days recently while the Phillies were playing on the West Coast. In his first full season away from Seattle since 1997, Moyer misses his wife, Karen, and their six children. But being a good teammate, he says, means being with your team. So he doesn't intend to take much advantage of his opportunity to get home during the season.
* Charlie Manuel understands why Chipper Jones is ticked off about the degree of difficulty of the Braves' inter-league schedule compared to other teams, like the Phillies. It's the luck of the draw, Manuel says. The Braves' inter-league opponents (Red Sox, Twins, Indians, Tigers)have a combined .622 winning percentage. The Phillies inter-league opponents (Blue Jays, Royals, White Sox, Tigers, Indians) have a combined .515.
* A month later, it looks like the Jon Lieber-Brett Myers switch is working out. Lieber won't admit that every five days he goes out and tries to prove he's still a quality starting pitcher. So Manuel said it for him. Think the Jays wouldn't mind having Lieber now?
* One-liner of the night in the press box: Yoel Hernandez hadn't pitched in so long (since May 5) that he's used the time to develop a new pitch: A moth ball.
See ya tomorrow.
2 comments:
If the rumors were true, Gillick wanted Alex Rios for Lieber. If that is the case, the Jays still wouldn't want Lieber. Rios is a flat out future stud. He's got it all - speed, strength, power and is a built like an ox at 6'5 195 (He's listed at 195 lbs on the Jays site. If he's 195, then Jimmy Rollins is 6' tall)
Matt: The spring-training rumors were true. And I don't blame the Jays for not dealing Rios. He's definitely a stud. I covered the Eastern League in 2003, when Rios was named MVP. He's a five-tool player, and I don't think he's arbitration eligible until after this season, which means the Jays can still afford him for a few years. If Gillick could've gotten him, it would've been a coup.
My point was that Lieber is pitching pretty well for a guy that nobody wanted. With the dearth of pitching in the majors right now, Lieber could've helped somebody. I was absolutely shocked when the Phillies were receiving no offers for him.
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