I don't mind playing short favorites every now and then.
Shhhh, don't look now but Alex Cobb has turned into a an extremely dependable starter.
Numbers this year are rock solid. 2-1 record, 2.53 ERA, 1.27 WH/IP ratio. Across the board solid, 15 K's in 21 IP's suggest his pitches are missing a lot of bats.
Even last season ,in 23 starts, he posted that same WH/IP ratio while winning 11 games. His ERA was higher last season, but everything else is consistent, K ratio, pretty much what you see is what you get.
Now, factor in that the NYY line up tonight is soft, I like the play even more.
No Youk in the middle of the order, it lacks punch.
NYY 6-9 batters not exactly murderers row.
Brett Gardner CF
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Francisco Cervelli C
Lyle Overbay 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Brennan Boesch RF
Jayson Nix 3B
Here's what Cobb has done with the Yankees in the past
Not a big cross section, but something to consider.
This lineup can hit Andy tonight also.
Desmond Jennings CF
Ryan Roberts 2B
Ben Zobrist RF
Evan Longoria 3B
Sean Rodriguez 1B
Yunel Escobar SS
Shelley Duncan DH
Jose Molina C
Kelly Johnson LF
Tampa., at home, at a very reasonable -126 is my play tonight.
I have no problem laying 6:5 in this spot.
Shhhh, don't look now but Alex Cobb has turned into a an extremely dependable starter.
Numbers this year are rock solid. 2-1 record, 2.53 ERA, 1.27 WH/IP ratio. Across the board solid, 15 K's in 21 IP's suggest his pitches are missing a lot of bats.
Even last season ,in 23 starts, he posted that same WH/IP ratio while winning 11 games. His ERA was higher last season, but everything else is consistent, K ratio, pretty much what you see is what you get.
Now, factor in that the NYY line up tonight is soft, I like the play even more.
No Youk in the middle of the order, it lacks punch.
NYY 6-9 batters not exactly murderers row.
Brett Gardner CF
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Francisco Cervelli C
Lyle Overbay 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Brennan Boesch RF
Jayson Nix 3B
Here's what Cobb has done with the Yankees in the past
Not a big cross section, but something to consider.
| NEW YORK YANKEES CAREER STATISTICS VS. ALEX COBB | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Brennan Boesch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Robinson Cano | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .889 | 1.111 |
| Brett Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Curtis Granderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
| Travis Hafner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 |
| Derek Jeter | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| Jayson Nix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Eduardo Nunez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| Chris Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Mark Teixeira | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
| Vernon Wells | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Totals | 62 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | .161 | .246 | .323 | .569 |
This lineup can hit Andy tonight also.
Desmond Jennings CF
Ryan Roberts 2B
Ben Zobrist RF
Evan Longoria 3B
Sean Rodriguez 1B
Yunel Escobar SS
Shelley Duncan DH
Jose Molina C
Kelly Johnson LF
Tampa., at home, at a very reasonable -126 is my play tonight.
I have no problem laying 6:5 in this spot.