Pirates - Yankees Series Thread

[General]

The YANKEES do not use personal catchers.

And how the **** would you know? I love it how you speak on behalf of the Yankees all the ****ing time. I'm tired of your bullsh%t. I love it how you apparently work for the Yankees, but somehow reside in NC. Dude, stop your ****ing games. You're a tool.

[joek]

If the situation is right, Flaherty will catch Johnson. That will be up to Torre. But he will never be a personal catcher.

[nyjunc]

Leyritz was Pettitte's personal catcher in '96.

[joek]

Only one boxscore, but it appears Leyritz WAS NOT a personal catcher for Andy Pettitte in 1996. No appology is needed, we all make mistakes.

Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 5, New York Yankees 8
Game played on Friday, May 17, 1996 at Yankee Stadium
California Angels ab r h rbi
Anderson lf 5 0 1 0
Slaught c 4 2 2 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Salmon rf 3 1 1 1
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 3 0 0 0
Howell ph,3b 1 1 1 3
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Velarde 2b 2 1 1 1
DiSarcina ss 3 0 1 0
Aldrete ph 1 0 1 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab r h rbi
Raines lf 3 3 2 1
Girardi c 4 1 2 1
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 4
Sierra dh 4 0 1 1
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Leyritz 3b 3 0 1 0
Fox 3b 1 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 2 0 0
Jeter ss 4 1 2 1
Howard 2b 3 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8

California 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 – 5 9 0
New York 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 x – 8 10 1
California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott L (1-6) 5.2 7 7 7 2 1
Schmidt 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Holzemer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte W (6-2) 7.1 7 4 4 3 4
Nelson 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Rivera SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

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E–Pettitte (1). DP–California 1, New York 2. 2B–California Slaught (4,off Pettitte), New York O'Neill (12,off J Abbott). 3B–New York Jeter (3,off J Abbott). HR–California Velarde (3,5th inning off Pettitte 0 on, 2 out); Howell (4,8th inning off Nelson 2 on, 2 out), New York O'Neill (5,5th inning off J Abbott 2 on, 2 out). SB–Raines 2 (6,2nd base off J Abbott/Slaught,2nd base off Schmidt/Slaught). CS–Sierra (2,2nd base by Holzemer/Slaught). U–Ted Hendry, John Hirschbeck, Jim Joyce, Ted Barrett. T–3:05. A–19,087.

[nyjunc]

Check the boxscores of all the postseason games and Leyritz was in there for every Pettitte start. I understand we all make mistakes, no need to apologize.


http://www.baseball-reference.com/po...96_ALDS2.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/po...996_ALCS.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/po.../1996_WS.shtml

[joek]

But your statement was "Leyritz was Pettitte's personal catcher in '96.". Post #33 of this thread. I do not think a few post season games defines the 96 season. You erred, and are trying to cover your butt.

[Saber]

Actually, postseason games do define the season. The postseason and the championship are all that matter, and are the only goal of the YANKEES. Therefore, what happens in a single postseason matters much more than the regualr season, defining the team where it matters most.

[RLA68]

Watch the personal insults, Hammer and I want to have a loose forum but... We can't make this the Smak Forum II.

[joek]

Actually, postseason games do define the season. The postseason and the championship are all that matter, and are the only goal of the YANKEES. Therefore, what happens in a single postseason matters much more than the regualr season, defining the team where it matters most.

If nyjunc says he was only defining the post season, I will accept his word. However, it is my opinion that he wasn't.

[nyjunc]

If nyjunc says he was only defining the post season, I will accept his word. However, it is my opinion that he wasn't.

There will always be games when a personal catcher does not catch that pitcher, it's a long season. In your boxscore Leyrtiz played 3B so obviously Boggs was either hurt or needed a day off and Leyritz filled in at 3rd. 90% of the time Leyrtiz caught Pettitte and he caught him all theough the postseason which are the most important games.

[joek]

Leyritz may have caught Pettitte most during the 162 game season. Also the most important games are the 162 game season, for without them no team can ever achieve the playoffs. Point being, the YANKEES have not used a personal catcher.