The Official 2024 New York Yankees Thread

[Dove]

Clark was a great call. 4 shutout IP so far

 

[superjohn]

How many runners has Judge left on base this series?

 

[superjohn]

Giancarlo saved our butts. Desperately need Judge to start hitting.

 

[Dove]

Giancarlo saved our butts. Desperately need Judge to start hitting.

I thought his HR was going to be a fly out. That ball carried.

 

[billythekid]

Step one accomplished. Cole pitched like an ace last night. He might even have gone deeper into the game if that little kerfuffle with Volpe hadn't emptied the benches and broken Cole's rhythm in the sixth. Gleyber and Giancarlo continue to perform at a high level and Judge's double gives me hope that the ALCS will feature the "real" Aaron Judge. Also, gotta give kudos to the job that Clay Holmes has done. There were many of us, me included, that never wanted to see Holmes allowed near a Yankee mound again, but he's been lights-out lately and obviously has Boone's confidence. And Cousins has just been phenomenal. He is pitching with an unbelievable amount of confidence right now. Looking forward to the next round. Go Yanks!

 

[Scoe]

Judge looked better swinging the bat going 1-2 with the double, it's a good sign to win without Judge hitting. In 98 the heart of the Yankee lineup didn't do anything in the ALDS vs the Rangers, the bottom of the order did all the damage. One guy can't carry you to a World Series it's not the NBA, of course Judge does have to come through though.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

The artist formerly known as Mike Stanton has been known to go on weeks long binges where he basically can carry a team. I’m hoping this is the case now bc it would be the perfect time obviously. Judge needs to wake up bc his post season stats are pretty mediocre. As much as I like Rizzo, he should be parked on the bench. We’re winning without him.

Holmes and Weaver are a nice 1-2 punch and a couple of days off while the Guardians and Tigers battle it out should help.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

We've got a Monday, Tuesday, OFF, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, OFF, Monday, Tuesday schedule lined up, so I'd expect the need for 4 starting pitchers this series.

Boone said he'd already add another pitcher to his roster, so I'd be surprised if Stroman is left off and Ben Rice is included in the roster.

 

[Scoe]

The Cleveland baseball club it is.

 

[ahmed69]

Giancarlo saved our butts. Desperately need Judge to start hitting.

What if I told you they pitched around judge

 

[Dove]

What if I told you they pitched around judge

I'm listening.

 

[Dove]

Thank you Carlos!! Dominant.

 

[superjohn]

Thank you Carlos!! Dominant.

Giancarlo go boom

 

[ahmed69]

If stanton continues his production, and if judge gets hot, they will both fill out their hall of fame case past 85%

 

[Hey Adrien!]

 

[billythekid]

Yanks held serve and kept their homefield advantage. Cole did not look sharp but kept them in the game with some tough pitching. Another impressive showing from the bullpen, including Holmes and Tim Hill. Gleyber continues to impress from the leadoff spot and I think Judge may have taken that intentional walk personally. Hopefully, this sets him off on a major tear. One question is regarding the cleanup spot. Do you keep the slumping Wells there or maybe swap him with Rizzo? With the Yankees winning, Boone may not want to tinker with the lineup, but Wells hasn't hit in a month. On to Cleveland next where they need to keep the pressure on a fragile-looking Guardians team.

 

[storrsroars]

I thought Cleveland had something going with the bases loaded and already having plated runs. And then with two outs, up steps Austin Hedges. I remembered Hedges from his short time with the PIrates. And I remembered that there is no plausible rationalization for him to ever be batting on an MLB roster despite his supposed defensive prowess. And that at bat went exactly as expected.

I didn't follow the Guardians much during the season, but how in hell do you get to the postseason with a catching duo sporting a combined .562 OPS?

 

[billythekid]

That was a gut punch loss. Need Gil to come up big tomorrow so can squash any type of momentum.

 

[ahmed69]

It was not gleyber day

 

[Scoe]

Still not a serious baseball team.

 

[maple]

That out at first called on Jazz late was just brutal. If ever there was a time to challenge…

 

[Dove]

I had to work late last night. Seemed like we had the game. Then...

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I had to work late last night. Seemed like we had the game. Then...

Sadly this is what happens when you overwork the few bullpen arms that you can depend on.

I briefly thought this team showed it was different. The back to back home runs off their 'unhittable' closer reminded me of game three of the '98 series when the Padres brought Trevor Hoffman in to close the game out and get them back in the series. Brosius hit the home run and we took their soul. We were in the same spot last night, all Weaver needed to do was throw competitive strikes but he likely ran out of steam.

We can still take the series. Ideal Gil has his command and (due to the extended rest) can give us six innings. We'll need our offense to pad their numbers a bit as our bullpen may not be able to offer a lot tonight.

We do have Rodon (hopefully he's gotten over whatever used to get in his head after a mistake or some misfortune) and Cole (his track record is a great start follows a difficult start) for games five and six. Hopefully we won't need both games.

 

[Dove]

What a 4th inning by Gil. But damn, almost 80 pitches thru four. Need 6IP tonight.

EDIT: He's done after four innings.

 

[Dove]

Ohhhh, mommy!!!

Giancarlo killing it!!!