January 28, 200422 yr i feel sorry for that pitching staff, possibly the worst fielding Infield in baseball if that happens. 3b?? 2b sorianto 1st giambi SS jeter(only good one there)
January 28, 200422 yr Author Is there some statement by the Yankees that Sheffield is going to play 3B? no rotoworld just posted he told the yankess he would play 3b.
January 28, 200422 yr no rotoworld just posted he told the yankess he would play 3b. He must really be happy getting paid big bucks by George Steinbrenner. Now there is a game situation where Willie Harris can lay down a bunt to the 3B side and get on every time heck Frank Thomas could probably beat out a bunt to 3B.
January 28, 200422 yr For those who do not know, and I would assume many of you, Gary used to be a SS, then he went to 3B. He was a 3B when he was on the Brewers. Didn't move to OF until 1994. If you look at the originial thread which said Boone got hurt -- the one that starts with cnnsi.com... -- I half jokingly brought up Gary playing 3B.
January 28, 200422 yr Yea I remember watching an ESPN Classic of the All-Star game in Baltimore when he was on Florida and he was playing third, so he can't be that bad since he was an all star as a third bagger, albeit probably cos of his offense.
January 28, 200422 yr Author For those who do not know, and I would assume many of you, Gary used to be a SS, then he went to 3B. He was a 3B when he was on the Brewers. Didn't move to OF until 1994. If you look at the originial thread which said Boone got hurt -- the one that starts with cnnsi.com... -- I half jokingly brought up Gary playing 3B. i know he did i looked it up, but that was over 9 years ago he wont be very good now.
January 28, 200422 yr i know he did i looked it up, but that was over 9 years ago he wont be very good now. He won't play 3B, and he shouldn't play 3B. Everyone knows that. The Yankees will go get someone. No question about that. If he -- hypotheically (sp?) -- did play 3B, it would be the Yankees trying to out-bash the other team.
January 28, 200422 yr i know he did i looked it up, but that was over 9 years ago he wont be very good now. It's a good idea for gary cause he's helping out his team, but it's bad for the yanks cause he' not young enough to play third anymore. (not the range he had back then.) but I'm not convinced the yanks would do that.
January 28, 200422 yr i feel sorry for that pitching staff, possibly the worst fielding Infield in baseball if that happens. 3b?? 2b sorianto 1st giambi SS jeter(only good one there) Yes Jeter is still pretty good, but since he dislocated his shoulder, he really isn't the same. He hasn't had the range he used to have, since he can't extend on ground balls and make that pretty balance throw he used to. So right now He's just alittle better than average IMO.
January 28, 200422 yr Maybe they will go out an try and get Robin Ventura again? Robin signed for around a million didn't he? The Yanks can fit him in their payroll. Really their aren't a lot of quality starter types out there that I am aware of. Maybe they will settle for a sub.
January 29, 200422 yr They moved Gary to the OF for a reason. I would be pretty happy though if their infield is Sheff, Jeter, Soriano, and Giambi.... ....Jeter's the only sure thing in that INF.
January 29, 200422 yr Sheffield at 3B would make that one of the worst defensive infields of all time. Jeter is overated at SS, Soriano is horrible as is Giambi. Boone is a great thirdbaseman, I really think the Yankees are too weak defensively. Unless their pitching is lights out, the big Stein is going to be getting very angry this season.
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