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The Official Thread of the New York Yankees - 2021

billythekid said:
I'm guessing we'll see a rotation at first with Mike Ford & DJ with a little Andujar thrown in. Andujar seems to be swinging the bat a whole lot better, but they struggle to find a spot for him to play. No way he's taking 3B back from Gio and they seem to need the Dan Hurley slot for some of the other, more brittle players.
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I agree... they dont need to make any moves....but I read somewhere that Cashman is a fan of joey Gallo. Sigh.
 
ClifSpliffy said:
mr andujar is regaining his confidence as he better understands what it takes to truly be 'a professional.' in the field, and as exemplified by that play last week where he cut in front of gardner, instead of correctly cutting behind him, i think he now gets it that he only has to be 'adequate with regular improvement' in order to give himself a chance to showcase his natural ability to hit, which would give him a real chance at a high-paying career in mlb. and, since boone is clearly creating a team model where many players are being both moved around the field, and around the batting order, there will be opportunities for him to be in the lineup as 'the year where mlb can't hit' progresses. an august return for mr klubot will be more than soon enuf. soooooo, one looey (voit) goes, for now, while another looey (severino) is soon to come. the yanks are jacked with arms, which is all that really matters. and oh, it seems like 27 year old (well under mlb player average age) 'rouggy' brings 'sparkplug' energy to the squad, along with, so far, maintaining his career full season profile of 20+ hr's, 80+ rbi's, with 70+ runs. how big a deal is his age thing?
'young' miggy is 26. rouggy was an absolute steal.
2021 Major League Baseball Attendance & Team Age | Baseball-Reference.com
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Yeah Rouggy an absolute steal lol at .160 4/12 what is wrong with you? They paid the Yanks to steal him for crying out loud.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
And please Cashman...don't trade for another .200 hitting, high strikeout first baseman. There is a reason they are available on the cheap.
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Yankees can probably get former 1st round pick Will Craig at a deep discount if they act quickly. He's batting .256.

 
Watching the Yankees offense is like watching Uconn football on offense. Who's running the genius analytics team Bob Diaco.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
Shocking....Voit with an oblique injury and kluber out two months. We knew that going into the season Kluber was a risk. He was just hitting his stride and now he is out two months. They can survive without him during mid season, but they could use his experience in post season.

Voit is another thing altogether. How do 30 year olds get injured so often? He had barely played this year. Watching him and Bird...is first base jinxed?

And please Cashman...don't trade for another .200 hitting, high strikeout first baseman. There is a reason they are available on the cheap.
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Im convinced that if Jay Bruce didnt voluntarily retire he would still be on the Yankees.
 
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Scoe said:
Watching the Yankees offense is like watching Uconn football on offense. Who's running the genius analytics team Bob Diaco.
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6 of their last 9 games they’ve scored 2 or less runs but won 6 of those. That won’t continue because Kluber is done. The reason was the Orioles were in that run too. They are probably the worst team in the east, certainly are offensively. But I’m sure Cliffy knows better.
 
They have scored 3 runs in two games against Detroit. 5 (!) Starters are hitting under .200. There was a column in the athletic today about Cashman needing to make a trade for a centerfielder....even a bad trade it it helps you in the short term. I agree. Because let's face it....this isn't a short term issue. The beginning of next year will be "Hicks needs to shake the rust off" as he bats .200 into June. He is injury prone and a below average hitter.

Time to trade for his replacement. He can be an expensive fourth outfielder.
 
mauconnfan said:
6 of their last 9 games they’ve scored 2 or less runs but won 6 of those. That won’t continue because Kluber is done. The reason was the Orioles were in that run too. They are probably the worst team in the east, certainly are offensively. But I’m sure Cliffy knows better.
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And they just lost 2 out of 3 at least to the Tigers. The more fans who defend this team is the more the Yankees embarrass themselves. Rays are a hell of a lot better even the Redsox are and are a year ahead of schedule in Coras first year back, as are the Jays, I guess were better then the Orioles.
ShakyTheMohel said:
They have scored 3 runs in two games against Detroit. 5 (!) Starters are hitting under .200. There was a column in the athletic today about Cashman needing to make a trade for a centerfielder....even a bad trade it it helps you in the short term. I agree. Because let's face it....this isn't a short term issue. The beginning of next year will be "Hicks needs to shake the rust off" as he bats .200 into June. He is injury prone and a below average hitter.

Time to trade for his replacement. He can be an expensive fourth outfielder.
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Agreed with getting a CF however there needs to be a philosophical overhaul this organization has major issues.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
They have scored 3 runs in two games against Detroit. 5 (!) Starters are hitting under .200. There was a column in the athletic today about Cashman needing to make a trade for a centerfielder....even a bad trade it it helps you in the short term. I agree. Because let's face it....this isn't a short term issue. The beginning of next year will be "Hicks needs to shake the rust off" as he bats .200 into June. He is injury prone and a below average hitter.

Time to trade for his replacement. He can be an expensive fourth outfielder.
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What worse that 3 runs in two games against Detroit? How about 3 in 3 games! They are getting shutout through 7 innings. Detroit is going to sweep them. Cashman has a big problem with this team...he needs to take bold action.

And....the Clint Frazier experiment needs to end. The guy has talent, but seems to have a mental block in New York. I have no doubt he will eventually hit...but it won't be with the Yankees.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
What worse that 3 runs in two games against Detroit? How about 3 in 3 games! They are getting shutout through 7 innings. Detroit is going to sweep them. Cashman has a big problem with this team...he needs to take bold action.

And....the Clint Frazier experiment needs to end. The guy has talent, but seems to have a mental block in New York. I have no doubt he will eventually hit...but it won't be with the Yankees.
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Don’t you worry we have the best pitcher and baseball. This team is sad to watch and between Cashman and Boone the management is dreadful. 90 games is talked like it’s a done deal with this team but without drastic changes or trades they will be lucky with 85.

They may be better than the Orioles I guess but for now, that is all in the East. What a pitiful weekend in Detroit embarrassing. George would be chopping people when they get home I wish someone in ownership had the smarts to do the same!
 
mauconnfan said:
Don’t you worry we have the best pitcher and baseball. This team is sad to watch and between Cashman and Boone the management is dreadful. 90 games is talked like it’s a done deal with this team but without drastic changes or trades they will be lucky with 85.

They may be better than the Orioles I guess but for now, that is all in the East. What a pitiful weekend in Detroit embarrassing. George would be chopping people when they get home I wish someone in ownership had the smarts to do the same!
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They are the worst yankee team I have seen since 1966.
 
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CONN78SEJ said:
They are the worst yankee team I have seen since 1966.
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I think Horace Clark, Jake Gibbs, Stick Michael, Ron Woods and Steve Whitaker could hit as well as half this lineup right? Lol.....funny stuff but scary that it may be close to the truth.
 
mauconnfan said:
I think Horace Clark, Jake Gibbs, Stick Michael, Ron Woods and Steve Whitaker could hit as well as half this lineup right? Lol.....funny stuff but scary that it may be close to the truth.
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They had decent pitching (Stottlemeyer, Stan Bahnsen, Al Downing, Steve Hamilton, and Jim Bouton), Whitey Ford was still on the team but was not the pitcher he had been. Arguably the best hitter that year was Joe Pepitone. Mantle had 23 homers that year but was in so much pain he could barely run around the bases. Maris was in his twilight as well. The team was a team of old guys mostly, with the exception of rookie Bobby Murcer who didn’t see a lot of pt yet.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
They had decent pitching (Stottlemeyer, Stan Bahnsen, Al Downing, Steve Hamilton, and Jim Bouton), Whitey Ford was still on the team but was not the pitcher he had been. Arguably the best hitter that year was Joe Pepitone. Mantle had 23 homers that year but was in so much pain he could barely run around the bases. Maris was in his twilight as well. The team was a team of old guys mostly, with the exception of rookie Bobby Murcer who didn’t see a lot of pt yet.
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Murcer was my first favorite player in all reality, Stan Bahnsen as well. During wiffle ball games I wound up lefty like Bobby did in prep to hit and when I pitched I brought the ball behind my back like Stan B did. I have both autographs in my scrapbook. Murcers first full year I believe was ‘69 and he then had a string of nice years but never had a 100 rbi season which I can’t belive despite it being tougher then with mostly crappy teams.
 
mauconnfan said:
During wiffle ball games I wound up lefty like Bobby did in prep to hit
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Oddly the only Yankee batting stance I remember from the 60s is Fred Talbot's. Elbows straight out, 90 degrees from the letters and hands 90 degrees from the letters, more than a foot out from his chest. Never saw another stance remotely like that. Granted he was a pitcher, and I don't understand how he could even manage his .143 with that stance, but it was as memorable as Dick McAuliffe completely facing the pitcher with the most open stance ever.
 
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Another run today on 5 hits. Let’s keep trotting these guys out there lol. Cliffy please help me with your positive thoughts about this team, you’re tough to find when they’re not winning.
 
mauconnfan said:
Murcer was my first favorite player in all reality, Stan Bahnsen as well. During wiffle ball games I wound up lefty like Bobby did in prep to hit and when I pitched I brought the ball behind my back like Stan B did. I have both autographs in my scrapbook. Murcers first full year I believe was ‘69 and he then had a string of nice years but never had a 100 rbi season which I can’t belive despite it being tougher then with mostly crappy teams.
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What I remember most about the old Yankee Stadium was the sound made when Mantle hit a long ball. Unlike any other from other players hitting a HR. Best way to describe it is, sounded like the crack a large tree makes when being cut down.
 
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storrsroars said:
Oddly the only Yankee batting stance I remember from the 60s is Fred Talbot's. Elbows straight out, 90 degrees from the letters and hands 90 degrees from the letters, more than a foot out from his chest. Never saw another stance remotely like that. Granted he was a pitcher, and I don't understand how he could even manage his .143 with that stance, but it was as memorable as Dick McAuliffe completely facing the pitcher with the most open stance ever.
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Didn’t McAuliffe have a fist fight with Tommy John. I recall it made national headlines. McAuliffe was a Connecticut native, grew up in Farmington.
 
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Anyone else see that stat last night during the game that the league average for outs made running the bases is 15. The Yankees have made 27 outs on the bases...including yet another grounder to SS in front of Sanchez (who had just ripped a double) who took off for 3rd and was tagged out by about 10 feet. That's not "aggressive baserunning" as Mr. Boone tried to explain away the stat, that's bad base running.
 
StllH8L8ner said:
Anyone else see that stat last night during the game that the league average for outs made running the bases is 15. The Yankees have made 27 outs on the bases...including yet another grounder to SS in front of Sanchez (who had just ripped a double) who took off for 3rd and was tagged out by about 10 feet. That's not "aggressive baserunning" as Mr. Boone tried to explain away the stat, that's bad base running.
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Sanchez made up for that later by striking out with the bases loaded.

But...maybe Frazier gave them a spark last night. It was great to see the team so excited.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
Sanchez made up for that later by striking out with the bases loaded.

But...maybe Frazier gave them a spark last night. It was great to see the team so excited.
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Thank God again for the pitching. Multiple chances with RISP and only way to score in a BB and wild pitch lol, they're dreadful. How many innings only 6 hits again? Of course they were excited, someone they played finally hit as bad or worst than them in a game, a rarity in itself.
 
I'm going to interrupt all this Yankee moaning to ask you baseball fans, how in hell is this batter interference? Tell me who Perez had a play on and whether he even attempted to make a play on the runner scoring?

 
mauconnfan said:
Another run today on 5 hits. Let’s keep trotting these guys out there lol. Cliffy please help me with your positive thoughts about this team, you’re tough to find when they’re not winning.
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thus far, for overall pitching of starters and bullpens, the yanks and padres are way out in front of everrone, so im thinkin' yanks and padres in the world series. dodger arms darn good, too.
the bullpen is the best in baseball.
u sound lonely, mebbe u should get a dog?
defense wins championships.

and, oh, have sum:
'mr andujar is regaining his confidence as he better understands what it takes to truly be 'a professional.' hmmm, where did you read that?

30 wins, and counting....
 
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ClifSpliffy said:
thus far, for overall pitching of starters and bullpens, the yanks and padres are way out in front of everrone, so im thinkin' yanks and padres in the world series. dodger arms darn good, too.
the bullpen is the best in baseball.
u sound lonely, mebbe u should get a dog?
defense wins championships.

and, oh, have sum:
'mr andujar is regaining his confidence as he better understands what it takes to truly be 'a professional.' hmmm, where did you read that?

30 wins, and counting....
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I sound lonely? Far from it. Actually walk my dog at least twice a day and have a wonderful family and friends. You sound like a fan who doesn't get it but I will let you bask in your own glory and optimism. It is obvious you showed up after a win and didn't type a word during their losing streak but hey that's ok. Defense wins championships LOL. Well let's see they have one good OFer in Judge the rest are so so at best. Their SS is the worst in baseball defensively and for now can't hit. But yeah that should do it. World Series wow you ever play the game? I mean they haven't been to one in ages as it is now their fielding their worst team in 20 years yet somehow you see them playing the Padres in October? I have to give it to you, I used to think Horace Clark, Ron Woods, Steve Whitaker and Jake Gibbs were going to get me to the WS when I was 10 years old too, I get it! :eek: :oops:
 
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storrsroars said:
I'm going to interrupt all this Yankee moaning to ask you baseball fans, how in hell is this batter interference? Tell me who Perez had a play on and whether he even attempted to make a play on the runner scoring?

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Wow I'm pretty sure you need to have the ball in your throwing hand to even attempt to toss it to the pitcher for the tag. He had the ball in his glove wtf is the ump even thinking. What an awful call they had no chance to make that play.
 
storrsroars said:
I'm going to interrupt all this Yankee moaning to ask you baseball fans, how in hell is this batter interference? Tell me who Perez had a play on and whether he even attempted to make a play on the runner scoring?

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The rule is that on a play at the plate that the batter must make an effort to get out of the way. The fact that the batter initially walked backwards into the Catcher's path, even if it was inadvertent because he wasn't looking where is was going, likely resulted in what the call from the Umpire.

Then again, what do I know. In back-to-back travel games, I saw following:
  • The batter swings, misses, and releases the bat hitting the Catcher across the arm, shoulder and head as he jumping up to make a throw to2nd on a steal attempt in a 14U game. Naturally, the ball goes halfway down the 1st baseline and the runner eventually scores because the catcher is down on the ground in pain (fornuantely, he only had a couple of bruises, nothing broken). Umpire rules it's all good because a thrown bat hitting a fielder was not discussed as part of the 'field rules' and therefore not a problem. In the MLB and Ripkin rules, the batter is automatically out and the ball is dead (runner returns to 1st) and the only Umpire discrempeny is if the batter is ejected from the game.
  • On a home steal attempt (why the opposing coach was ordering runner to steal home when his team is up 12-0 after 3 in a 11U game is another matter), the right-handed Batter stays in the box and the Pitcher, who was between the mound and 3rd base) tries to throw over the batter's head to the Catcher and misses. Run scores. Umpire rules no interference becasue the throw to Home was too high.
 
15 strikeouts tonight. Why is Odor still on this team? What isn't Tyler wade playing?

Cashman needs to do something...and by something I don't mean adding another poor fielding high strikeout hitter.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
15 strikeouts tonight. Why is Odor still on this team? What isn't Tyler wade playing?

Cashman needs to do something...and by something I don't mean adding another poor fielding high strikeout hitter.
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I’ll tell ya what Cashman can do first sign a letter of resignation. We run our team like our country is ran right now.
 
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