ALCS: YANKS VS. ASTROS

[quote="SJU61982" post=360141][quote="ron " post=360134]Sanchez should be benched. He is clueless lately. He is sure not playing because of his defensive ability![/quote]

Don't count on that happening anytime soon. He's the GM's second favorite player, after Hicks.[/quote]

His batting average is .067! He also has a passed ball and a catcher's interference. At some point he needs to sit, hopefully before they are eliminated.
 
[quote="ron " post=360142][quote="SJU61982" post=360141][quote="ron " post=360134]Sanchez should be benched. He is clueless lately. He is sure not playing because of his defensive ability![/quote]

Don't count on that happening anytime soon. He's the GM's second favorite player, after Hicks.[/quote]

His batting average is .067! He also has a passed ball and a catcher's interference. At some point he needs to sit, hopefully before they are eliminated.[/quote]

I agree, for the purposes of this series, because I think Sanchez's confidence is decreasing with each at bat, but I don't think Boone is making the call on this one.
 
[quote="Delaware" post=360146]The Yankees Legacy: Team built for the Regular season.[/quote]

Yes and no.
I'm pissed as anyone. But everyone railed all year that the pitching would let they Yankees down. Nobody ever said boo about their bats. And their bats have disappeared. Completely disappeared. Even the most negative Yankees fan during the regular season complained about not getting another pitcher and such. Not one fan and don't pretend like they existed thought their bats would go completely silent. It's really amazing whats unfolding.
 
Of course Sanchez finally does something at the plate besides strikeout and goes deep. Of course it happens when we are down 6-1 instead of 1-0 and 3-1 when he had opportunities with runners on.

Too many hitters in this lineup can’t recognize a slider down and away or lack the discipline to lay off it.
 
[quote="Moose" post=360153][quote="Delaware" post=360146]The Yankees Legacy: Team built for the Regular season.[/quote]

Yes and no.
I'm pissed as anyone. But everyone railed all year that the pitching would let they Yankees down. Nobody ever said boo about their bats. And their bats have disappeared. Completely disappeared. Even the most negative Yankees fan during the regular season complained about not getting another pitcher and such. Not one fan and don't pretend like they existed thought their bats would go completely silent. It's really amazing whats unfolding.[/quote]

No horse in the race but of all baseball cliché truisms, good pitching beats good hitting is the truest; pretty much always has, pretty much always will. Astros have Verlander and Cole, the Yankees don't. As you said in an earlier post, Yankees have had their chances, no clutch hitting will make a team look awfully bad and especially in the playoffs where everything is concentrated and magnified.
 
game 4.
its hard to believe that the yanks were #1 in the mlb with RISP.
how many yanks have struck out by swinging at balls way out of the strike zone? especially low & outside.
that of course does not include the 7th inning when 2 yanks fanned watching a pitch right down the middle.
I thought the best yankee matchup was tanaka & greinke.
 
Don't want to bash them when they're down as they gave us lots of great moments this year, but watching the games, can't help but feel their offense is too geared around the home run. With the exception of LeMahieu (and DiGregorius when he's right), all their hitters can be pitched to and are very prone to the strikeout.

Let's hope Paxton can give us 5 strong innings tonight and we can work our way back to Houston. Want to watch there guys play at least two more games.
 
[quote="Moose" post=360153][quote="Delaware" post=360146]The Yankees Legacy: Team built for the Regular season.[/quote]

Yes and no.
I'm pissed as anyone. But everyone railed all year that the pitching would let they Yankees down. Nobody ever said boo about their bats. And their bats have disappeared. Completely disappeared. Even the most negative Yankees fan during the regular season complained about not getting another pitcher and such. Not one fan and don't pretend like they existed thought their bats would go completely silent. It's really amazing whats unfolding.[/quote]

Agreed. Let's also acknowledge they are playing a awfully good and awfully experienced Astros team.

The other thing I will say is boy do they wish they won game 2, it was there for the taking. Go up 2-0. These series often come down to a handful of at-bats and pitches. DJ thrown out at home in game 2. Yankees had bases loaded 1st inning last two games and got 1 run total.

Obviously it is bleak. But let's see if they can get this thing to Houston.
 
[quote="NCJohnnie" post=360158]Don't want to bash them when they're down as they gave us lots of great moments this year, but watching the games, can't help but feel their offense is too geared around the home run. With the exception of LeMahieu (and DiGregorius when he's right), all their hitters can be pitched to and are very prone to the strikeout.

Let's hope Paxton can give us 5 strong innings tonight and we can work our way back to Houston. Want to watch there guys play at least two more games.[/quote]

It is absolutely too geared towards the HR.

When was the last time the Yankees lost 4 games in a row at home? In April I think they lost 3 in a row to some bad teams but then dominated at home after that.
 
It won't happen but throwing it out there.

What if Yankees take next 2. What does Houston do in Game 7? Its interesting scenario to wonder why they would throw Verlander and Cole next 2 starts. Throw one of them fine but stash Cole for 7?
 
[quote="fordham96" post=360159][quote="Moose" post=360153][quote="Delaware" post=360146]The Yankees Legacy: Team built for the Regular season.[/quote]

Yes and no.
I'm pissed as anyone. But everyone railed all year that the pitching would let they Yankees down. Nobody ever said boo about their bats. And their bats have disappeared. Completely disappeared. Even the most negative Yankees fan during the regular season complained about not getting another pitcher and such. Not one fan and don't pretend like they existed thought their bats would go completely silent. It's really amazing whats unfolding.[/quote]

Agreed. Let's also acknowledge they are playing a awfully good and awfully experienced Astros team.

The other thing I will say is boy do they wish they won game 2, it was there for the taking. Go up 2-0. These series often come down to a handful of at-bats and pitches. DJ thrown out at home in game 2. Yankees had bases loaded 1st inning last two games and got 1 run total.

Obviously it is bleak. But let's see if they can get this thing to Houston.[/quote]

I was for sending DJ on that play in game 2, but that's what's turned this series around, IMO. I don't think that play deflated the Yankees, but it really lifted the Astros. They've been a different, and better team, from that point on.

As far as the offense, I haven't liked what I've seen for awhile, other then the Minnesota series. This team has not hit breaking balls, really for a lot of the second half of the season. That was a big reason I didn't want to face Oakland in the Division Series. IMO, that's where they miss Andujar. He was one of the best in the AL against the breaking ball, last year.
 
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Aside from 2009, every time the Yanks face a good pitching staff in the postseason, they flame out. Plain and simple. Happens all the time.
 
[quote="Delaware" post=360168]Aside from 2009, every time the Yanks face a good pitching staff in the postseason, they flame out. Plain and simple. Happens all the time.[/quote]

So whats your solution?
 
Let's win tonight and send them back to Houston as I am definitely getting tired of other teams celebrating at Yankee Stadium.
 
[quote="Delaware" post=360168]Aside from 2009, every time the Yanks face a good pitching staff in the postseason, they flame out. Plain and simple. Happens all the time.[/quote]

The Indians had elite pitching in 2017.
 
Ben Heller replaces CC on the roster. By rule, he had to be replaced by a pitcher. As much as I would love to have added another position player, that is not allowed (ironically, because teams would probably go too far in the other direction, replacing everyday players, with pitchers).
 
[quote="Moose" post=360170][quote="Delaware" post=360168]Aside from 2009, every time the Yanks face a good pitching staff in the postseason, they flame out. Plain and simple. Happens all the time.[/quote]

So whats your solution?[/quote]

Not my job to come up with solutuins. I'm a fan and get to complain when performance is sub par. :) :cheer:

Yanks have a ton of highly paid executives to come up with solutions.
 
[quote="Delaware" post=360194][quote="Moose" post=360170][quote="Delaware" post=360168]Aside from 2009, every time the Yanks face a good pitching staff in the postseason, they flame out. Plain and simple. Happens all the time.[/quote]

So whats your solution?[/quote]

Not my job to come up with solutuins. I'm a fan and get to complain when performance is sub par. :) :cheer:

Yanks have a ton of highly paid executives to come up with solutions.[/quote]

True

But if you're going to complain I think you should bring some more to the table.

They won over 100 games. Something was working. Seems like people want to blow it up because of a bad 3-4 game stretch. What beats good pitching? More contact hitters? Less home run hitters? Maybe then they don't win over 100 games. Maybe they don't make playoffs? They had the best record against teams over 500. The Dodgers had best ERA in MLB. They beat them 2 out of 3. Rays were 2nd in MLB and they beat them easily pretty much all season until last series when they were checked out. Astros were 3rd FYI. They lost season series to them. Seems like a matchup issue. Do you build a team just to beat 1 team?
 
[quote="Moose" post=360162]It won't happen but throwing it out there.

What if Yankees take next 2. What does Houston do in Game 7? Its interesting scenario to wonder why they would throw Verlander and Cole next 2 starts. Throw one of them fine but stash Cole for 7?[/quote]

They announced Cole for game 6 already? If the Yankees can somehow push this thing to 7 both teams will ned a 4th starter somewhere.

Either game 6 or 7 both teams will need to use a 4th starter. If the Yankees get this to Saturday do you use Severino on 3 days rest and use Happ for a potential game 7 or reverse it.

And if your Houston do you save Cole for game 7 and use whoever is their 4th for game 6?
 
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