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Judging by the first two games, I think the Twins are stealing signs. They aren’t being fooled by anything. Yes, I am Joe Maddon and I’m looking for work

PS: As hopeless as Gallo is in general at bat, Stanton in the outfield yesterday hurt them. Gallo or Judge I think would catch the ball Stanton didn’t that led to the first two runs. He has no speed.
 
Im still not gonna give this team too much credit, but record in baseball doesn't put you above criticism. Its about the playoffs, Cole doesn't step up as an ace should, gives up 3 hrs to the first 3 batters lol.
 
Scoe said:
Im still not gonna give this team too much credit, but record in baseball doesn't put you above criticism. Its about the playoffs, Cole doesn't step up as an ace should, gives up 3 hrs to the first 3 batters lol.
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Read my post. Partly tongue in cheek. The Twins are not being fooled.
 
cohenzone said:
Read my post. Partly tongue in cheek. The Twins are not being fooled.
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Yes and agreed, didn’t have a good feeling going into Minnesota as it was. You do fear the starters hitting a dry spell through the rotation. Taillon and Cortes at least battled through their starts, Cole did the opposite of what an ace does, yes their gonna lose some series but I don’t trust Cole in a big game against good teams.

Team doesn’t respond well when they get punched in the mouth. Yes they will win a lot of games but still don’t trust them in a series with the Astros, Rays, Jays and yes even the Red Sox.
 
Which was more surprising, Cole getting taken deep five times or Hicks & Gallo combining for six RBIs and fueling the improbable comeback? Great win. Wish they could play Minnesota all the time.
 
His name is...Lou Trevino.
 
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Not just the Yankees, but I don’t see why the home team in an extra inning game doesn’t routinely try to use the first batter to bunt the stupid ghost runner to 3rd if the game is tied. Forces the infield in, the out field in, can score on a wild pitch or passed ball. For the Yankees, as impressive as the record is, they remain a lousy clutch hitting team. Relying on these guys to get a hit get a guy in from 2nd is not their strong suit. Anyway, the ghost runner is the most bush league thing MLB has experimented with.
 
Thanks to Cole the other night and the lineup last night Holmes, King, Castro, and Peralta are unavailable tonight, gonna need a complete game from Monty, he was pulled early from his last 2 starts so should have plenty in the tank.
 
I'm packing my raincoat and rain pants for my first Yankees game of the season! I'll be going on a school trip so fingers crossed the rain waits til later today...

Later this summer, will also plan to see a Hudson Valley Renegades game too. I've been to Scranton, Trenton (RIP), but that would be my first A-affiliate game. Part of me enjoys minor league games sometimes more than MLB games.

Also, with the Rangers eliminated I'm ready for sole focus on baseball at least until September.
 
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OK, the Cubs made for a tasty snack, but the rest of this month's schedule will be a bit more challenging. Six games with Tampa, five with Houston and three with Toronto. Should be a real test of where this team stacks up against other playoff-caliber teams.
 
1/3 of the way through and @CliffySpliffy is ready to feed me a well deserved crow dinner which I will accept with a smile if they keep this up. A lineup with 3-4 guys .220 or under and they find 18 runs, crazy. Glad they have a big lead hope they keep it up. A little concerned with the whiplash Cole took and is it possible they’re catching up to Nasty Nestor?

Crazy good start. I hammer Cashman but will give him a thumbs up for taking a chance on Carpenter, maybe he keeps up his comeback it seems he really likes being a Yankee!
 
@ClifSpliffy

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mauconnfan said:
Crazy good start. I hammer Cashman but will give him a thumbs up for taking a chance on Carpenter, maybe he keeps up his comeback it seems he really likes being a Yankee!
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I think it's the 1970's adult film moustache that's giving Carpenter his super powers.
 
cohenzone said:
Not just the Yankees, but I don’t see why the home team in an extra inning game doesn’t routinely try to use the first batter to bunt the stupid ghost runner to 3rd if the game is tied. Forces the infield in, the out field in, can score on a wild pitch or passed ball. For the Yankees, as impressive as the record is, they remain a lousy clutch hitting team. Relying on these guys to get a hit get a guy in from 2nd is not their strong suit. Anyway, the ghost runner is the most bush league thing MLB has experimented with.
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Because people strikeout way too much. Don’t have the numbers, but in an analytical driven game, the numbers must say there is a better chance at a hit in 3 tries than a successful sac bunt + sac fly in 1 try / hit in 2 tries. Otherwise teams would be bunting the guys over.
 
McLovin said:
Because people strikeout way too much. Don’t have the numbers, but in an analytical driven game, the numbers must say there is a better chance at a hit in 3 tries than a successful sac bunt + sac fly in 1 try / hit in 2 tries. Otherwise teams would be bunting the guys over.
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Seems to me it might vary by who is due up. Depending on a Joey Gallo to make contact is nuts, but a LeMahieu or even an IKF is a different story. A drawn in infield also makes a lot of hitters better. Analytics shouldn’t always dictate strategy because at bottom, there are a lot of variables in a single at bat.

PS. The ghost runner rule sucks. Potential winning run can score without a hit against a pitcher who does a good enough job.
 
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for the record, and contrary to those teeming masses who frequent the ny post's comment section, seemingly perpetually cranky aboot everything gallo and hicks, imma big fan of those two.
if assembling a championship winning squad was just a simple matter of throwing together a bunch of stat stars, everybuddy would do it. doesn't work that way in reality.
this team is built to toss, rake, and crush, and then all head out together for a pepsi. and sum pizza. the good kind, with sausage chunks.
i like us often being truly bombers, but i guess it's mostly true that pitching wins the day, tho i do remember way back when the angels seemed to just club everyone into oblivion, including us.
this crew has both options.

hicks obp, .350, excellent.
gallo obp, .290, meh, sausage flakes. hey joe! pick it up a bit, unless ur the guy who keeps the gang loose while u catch every ball. then, just carry on.
 
I'm walking down the Sweep, just walking down the Sweep, wondering when you'll come home to me...
Toronto is next.
 
ClifSpliffy said:
for the record, and contrary to those teeming masses who frequent the ny post's comment section, seemingly perpetually cranky aboot everything gallo and hicks, imma big fan of those two.
if assembling a championship winning squad was just a simple matter of throwing together a bunch of stat stars, everybuddy would do it. doesn't work that way in reality.
this team is built to toss, rake, and crush, and then all head out together for a pepsi. and sum pizza. the good kind, with sausage chunks.
i like us often being truly bombers, but i guess it's mostly true that pitching wins the day, tho i do remember way back when the angels seemed to just club everyone into oblivion, including us.
this crew has both options.

hicks obp, .350, excellent.
gallo obp, .290, meh, sausage flakes. hey joe! pick it up a bit, unless ur the guy who keeps the gang loose while u catch every ball. then, just carry on.
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'this team is built to toss, rake, and crush, and then all head out together for a pepsi. and sum pizza. the good kind, with sausage chunks.'

“I just think it says a lot about what our clubhouse is about,” Rizzo said. “Guys come in and [feel] right away that they’re part of this. I mean, there’s a lot of big names in this clubhouse and you would never know inside. It’s just everyone is treated very equally on the same level here whether you have a couple days in the big leagues or 12, 13, 15 years.

“We just keep it loose. And our coaching staff does a really good job at keeping us prepared and keeping us ready.”
Anthony Rizzo hits walk-off homer, Clarke Schmidt solid in emergency start as Yankees run Stadium streak to 14

that was fast.
and, as usual, enter sandmen.
boony and cash, settin in a tree,
messin u up, yesiree.
credit where credit is due.
 
whew. disaster avoided, team back at .750 winning percentage. it's thinking time around mlb, late june. let's listen in on bomber management musings:
starters? okeydokey, extraspecial good.
relievers? beyond redunkulously good. top shelf.
offense? there it goes, see ya!
defense? neon deion got nuthin on us. primetime.
management? suck an egg haters.
susceptible to devastating injury? like an older chevy truck that i have, sumthing breaks, go to the local parts stores, pay only a few bucks (buy American!) - plug and play, good as new.

conclusion? awesomesauce!
(hears whispers of 1998, can it be?)
let's have a tune to celebrate our good fortune, shall we?


ahora mismo!
hey! se trata del manana!
 
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There is something special brewing in The Bronx.

An unbelievable ending to the game.
 
'for the record, and contrary to those teeming masses who frequent the ny post's comment section, seemingly perpetually cranky aboot everything gallo and hicks, imma big fan of those two.'


well now, that's just curious... nice catch, joey. every out the task.

the real story of the now, and oddly, unheard anywhere from tv and radio experts, was the masterful performance by another aaron, boone that is.
other than cole (the boss!), nelson, monty, and james all had problems this week, yet boone chose to let monty and james lumber on, knowing the true pros that those guys are, and they delivered, bigtime. then, in a masterful display of time, place, and the road ahead, boone runs out new (old) guy abreu (ok bud, ur here, now produce cuz i gots a pantload of other dudes lookin for that spot), then the met guy (ok bud, ur here, now produce cuz i gots a pantload of other dudes lookin for that spot), and finally my boy lukey lit, who doesn't really dominate in stats or power, but he plays like a gamer. result? check, check, checkmate.
enter sandmen.

looks like experts are starting to talk aboot '1998' now.
guess they read the BY.
 
It’s still coming, but for now it’s snack time ;)
 

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I’ll give Hicks credit he has changed his approach as we are seeing when he bats lower in the order and is used as the 4th of he is more effective he at least has plate discipline doesn’t strike out like Gallo and can play CF he can handle NY, Gallo not so much.

Should replace Gallo with Benintendi, I like us playing Gallo against the Astros for 2 reasons.

1. It shows Cashman you cannot win against the Astros in postseason with him in lineup, could you yes would chances improve without him yes

2. Don’t show your cards against Astros yes you wanna beat them but it is the regular season, they are the type of team that can pick up on things. I’m fine with Gallo and Higgy against Astros in regular season granted Yankees are coming off a road trip on turf with no off days. Have your best lineup against them in October and show Cashman you cannot have our current lineup against them. Don’t care about having our best lineup against then in regular season but have the best lineup possible against them in October.
 
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