ALCS: YANKS VS. ASTROS

game 6.
one for the ages. the dark ages.

clearly the stros were the better team.
stros slaughtered the yanks 22 runs to 21 runs in their playoffs..
the stros out hit the yanks in the last game 6 to 10.
I am glad the yanks petitioned joe torre to have the yanks not play the stros in regular season.
 
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After DJ’a home run, I told my sona they better win it here otherwise even if Chapman pulls a Rivera and goes the 9th and two in extra innings, he is eventually going to get beat on his second pitch as he will hang it and It will be in the seats (I know he only gave up three home runs all year). Sometimes I hate it when i’m right.
 
By the way, while we were all sleeping, Encarnacion struck out two more times and Stanton stubbed his toe getting on the plane (he will miss Spring Training).
 
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[quote="JohnnyFan" post=360335]By the way, while we were all sleeping, Encarnacion struck out two more times and Stanton stubbed his toe getting on the plane (he will miss Spring Training).[/quote]

I suspect Judge, Sanchez & Stanton will never play a full season.
 
[quote="JohnnyFan" post=360335]By the way, while we were all sleeping, Encarnacion struck out two more times and Stanton stubbed his toe getting on the plane (he will miss Spring Training).[/quote]
and Sanchez allowed 4 more passed balls and grounded into a triple play while still in the batters box.
 
[quote="jerseyshorejohnny" post=360334]https://twitter.com/FrankViola16/status/1185714180860665857?s=20[/quote]

Interesting perspective and one I agree with. Now, I am old school and nowadays watch almost no baseball outside of the Mets, so my perspective is very narrow. However, I have watched much of the playoffs this year and am not impressed with the evolution of the game. I will watch the WS if I can but I was reminded of why I stopped watching. Most of the pitchers don’t pitch, they throw. Hitters are virtually all one dimensional, swing as hard as you can every time. I was amazed that both teams had multiple opportunities to score very important runs with men in scoring position, the opposition shifted invariably to the pull side, the pitchers threw outside and not one batter tried to get the run home by just hitting a ground ball to the vacated second or third base. And the anemic averages with runners in scoring position bears that out. Games change, pro basketball has become promote and protect the superstar and financially aside, IMO, it relegated the game to a small step above pro wrestling and I lost interest. Stopped watching football a number of years ago so I can’t comment. Anyway, to those that watch and enjoy, great, just my opinions.
 
Let Didi walk, Buy out Encarcion, Let Gardner go. That's $28mm of payroll)

Infield is some combo of Torres, Andujar, Urshela, LeMahieu and Voit. Not great defensively, but passable.

Judge in right, Hicks in center. Frazier or someone else cheap in LF. Stanton DH most days.

Pay Cole $38mm a year for 7. (A lot, but that's what he'll get).

Starters are: Cole, Tanaka, Paxton, German ( assuming he's allowed to play) and Severino.

That team wins a lot of games, set up for post season and doesn't blow the budget.
 
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[quote="SJ_NYC" post=360358]Let Didi walk, Buy out Encarcion, Let Gardner go. That's $28mm of payroll)

Infield is some combo of Torres, Andujar, Urshela, LeMahieu and Voit. Not great defensively, but passable.

Judge in right, Hicks in center. Frazier or someone else cheap in LF. Stanton DH most days.

Pay Cole $38mm a year for 7. (A lot, but that's what he'll get).

Starters are: Cole, Tanaka, Paxton, German ( assuming he's allowed to play) and Severino.

That team wins a lot of games, set up for post season and doesn't blow the budget.[/quote]

If the team has Andujar, Voit Frazier and Sanchez in the field it will not be close to being a passable defense. Agree on going after a stud like Cole.
 
[quote="SJ_NYC" post=360358]Let Didi walk, Buy out Encarcion, Let Gardner go. That's $28mm of payroll)

Infield is some combo of Torres, Andujar, Urshela, LeMahieu and Voit. Not great defensively, but passable.

Judge in right, Hicks in center. Frazier or someone else cheap in LF. Stanton DH most days.

Pay Cole $38mm a year for 7. (A lot, but that's what he'll get).

Starters are: Cole, Tanaka, Paxton, German ( assuming he's allowed to play) and Severino.

That team wins a lot of games, set up for post season and doesn't blow the budget.[/quote]

I made a comment a few weeks back that re-signing Didi would be a simple and easy decision. I take that back. I think he can be collateral damage here. Sure many want Sanchez traded. Easier said than done. Not re-signing Didi and shifting Torres back to SS is a much easier move.

Edwin and Gardner don't need to be bought out. They can just walk as FA's.

Cole ain't coming here. HOU or LAA
 
[quote="Moose" post=360361]Yankees had higher AVG, OBP, SLG and a lower ERA and lost the series. Kind of crazy,[/quote]

That’s why old timers and old schoolers like me always preach there is only one stat that matters; the rest is just bar talk, usually for the losing team.
 
[quote="Logen" post=360363][quote="Moose" post=360361]Yankees had higher AVG, OBP, SLG and a lower ERA and lost the series. Kind of crazy,[/quote]

That’s why old timers and old schoolers like me always preach there is only one stat that matters; the rest is just bar talk, usually for the losing team.[/quote]

I thought old timer baseball fans lived breathed and shit all stats. ;)

The point of the stats should be to those yankee fans who screamed the sky is falling. Cashman should have got a pitcher at deadline yadda yadda. Comes down to 2 swings. Baseball is a marathon that then is decided in a short series.

I’m pissed as anyone. It’s just a horrible matchup for Yankees.
 
It's not a big deal but Encarnacion does have a buy-out: "...Yankees to pick up the $20 million option (or $5M buyout) on Encarnacion’s contract in 2020."

You are right on Cole though. It looks like Houston has payroll flexibility, with only $148mm of contracts committed for next year....and he grew up in California. So it'll be hard to get him. I agree with that.
 
[quote="SJ_NYC" post=360367]It's not a big deal but Encarnacion does have a buy-out: "...Yankees to pick up the $20 million option (or $5M buyout) on Encarnacion’s contract in 2020."

You are right on Cole though. It looks like Houston has payroll flexibility, with only $148mm of contracts committed for next year....and he grew up in California. So it'll be hard to get him. I agree with that.[/quote]

Wasn't aware of the buyout. Funny a month or two ago I said bringing him back might not be bad idea but wasn't aware it was contingent buyout. Easiest 5M that will be. Adios Parrot.
 
[quote="Moose" post=360360][quote="SJ_NYC" post=360358]Let Didi walk, Buy out Encarcion, Let Gardner go. That's $28mm of payroll)

Infield is some combo of Torres, Andujar, Urshela, LeMahieu and Voit. Not great defensively, but passable.

Judge in right, Hicks in center. Frazier or someone else cheap in LF. Stanton DH most days.

Pay Cole $38mm a year for 7. (A lot, but that's what he'll get).

Starters are: Cole, Tanaka, Paxton, German ( assuming he's allowed to play) and Severino.

That team wins a lot of games, set up for post season and doesn't blow the budget.[/quote]

I made a comment a few weeks back that re-signing Didi would be a simple and easy decision. I take that back. I think he can be collateral damage here. Sure many want Sanchez traded. Easier said than done. Not re-signing Didi and shifting Torres back to SS is a much easier move.

Edwin and Gardner don't need to be bought out. They can just walk as FA's.

Cole ain't coming here. HOU or LAA[/quote]

I agree on Cole. He's a West coast guy. He's not coming here.
 
IMO, Didi should seriously consider taking the qualifying offer (yes, the Yankees should offer it to him- you can't let him walk, and not get a draft pick back). A lot of pitchers who get Tommy John do much better, the second year back. Maybe it's the same with position players. If he can prove that he's healthy, he could make more in total, then if he just leaves now, after an off year.
 
[quote="Moose" post=360365][quote="Logen" post=360363][quote="Moose" post=360361]Yankees had higher AVG, OBP, SLG and a lower ERA and lost the series. Kind of crazy,[/quote]

That’s why old timers and old schoolers like me always preach there is only one stat that matters; the rest is just bar talk, usually for the losing team.[/quote]

I thought old timer baseball fans lived breathed and shit all stats. ;)

The point of the stats should be to those yankee fans who screamed the sky is falling. Cashman should have got a pitcher at deadline yadda yadda. Comes down to 2 swings. Baseball is a marathon that then is decided in a short series.

I’m pissed as anyone. It’s just a horrible matchup for Yankees.[/quote]

I do eat and shit all stats, in a bar where they belong, celebrating or lamenting the one that got away. FWIW, I disagree about the bad matchup simply because it came down to a couple of swings, Yankees could have easily won the series, but they didn’t, that’s sports.
During my coaching days, we played in the finals of a Christmas tournament, huge underdogs on paper, hung in all game and led by a point with about a second to go with them taking the ball out having to go the full length of the court. Kept the ball in front of us, forced an 3/4 court baseball heave over a defender that hit nothing but net. I cried for a week to anyone who would listen how unlucky we were; we outplayed them, better shooting %, broke their press, low turnovers, even in rebounds giving up all that height, etc., etc., on and on, blah, blah, blah. Now, 20 years or so years later, I enjoy thinking back on all those “stats” with a certain pride BUT, we lost. That’s sports.
P.S. see the 1960 WS for how much stats other than W’s and L’s matter.
 
[quote="Logen" post=360386][quote="Moose" post=360365][quote="Logen" post=360363][quote="Moose" post=360361]Yankees had higher AVG, OBP, SLG and a lower ERA and lost the series. Kind of crazy,[/quote]

That’s why old timers and old schoolers like me always preach there is only one stat that matters; the rest is just bar talk, usually for the losing team.[/quote]

I thought old timer baseball fans lived breathed and shit all stats. ;)

The point of the stats should be to those yankee fans who screamed the sky is falling. Cashman should have got a pitcher at deadline yadda yadda. Comes down to 2 swings. Baseball is a marathon that then is decided in a short series.

I’m pissed as anyone. It’s just a horrible matchup for Yankees.[/quote]

I do eat and shit all stats, in a bar where they belong, celebrating or lamenting the one that got away. FWIW, I disagree about the bad matchup simply because it came down to a couple of swings, Yankees could have easily won the series, but they didn’t, that’s sports.
During my coaching days, we played in the finals of a Christmas tournament, huge underdogs on paper, hung in all game and led by a point with about a second to go with them taking the ball out having to go the full length of the court. Kept the ball in front of us, forced an 3/4 court baseball heave over a defender that hit nothing but net. I cried for a week to anyone who would listen how unlucky we were; we outplayed them, better shooting %, broke their press, low turnovers, even in rebounds giving up all that height, etc., etc., on and on, blah, blah, blah. Now, 20 years or so years later, I enjoy thinking back on all those “stats” with a certain pride BUT, we lost. That’s sports.
P.S. see the 1960 WS for how much stats other than W’s and L’s matter.[/quote]

By bad matchup one specific example is Yankees have RH heavy lineup. Astros with not 1 LH pitcher on roster.
 
a decision was voit against righties or gio against righties. they/I went with gio.
I would resign the speedster. has great glove/legs. would be outfield insurance. plus I don't see many other clubs willing to throw money at him.
I would also resign didi, again infield insurance. he did ok after the surgery. should do better after a winter of resting.
RISP killed the stro series for the yanks.
not sure about parrot power. he could command a hefty $alary.
of course a starting pitcher is #1 priority. #2 is getting german a great lawyer and therapist.
 
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