Yankees - 2019

[quote="Moose" post=357014]Crazy stat. Yankee Stadium is bandbox etc...

In 4 less games this year Yankees have hit 10 more HR's on the road (128 vs 118).[/quote]

Of course, on the road, the Yankees will always bat for at least 9 innings. Most times, at home this year, the Yankees have only batted in 8 innings.

Also, an insane 43 homers in 10 games at Camden Yards certainly helped tipped the scales. At home against the Orioles, the Yankees hit "only" 18 home runs, in 9 games.
 
[quote="SJU61982" post=357019][quote="Moose" post=357014]Crazy stat. Yankee Stadium is bandbox etc...

In 4 less games this year Yankees have hit 10 more HR's on the road (128 vs 118).[/quote]

Of course, on the road, the Yankees will always bat for at least 9 innings. Most times, at home this year, the Yankees have only batted in 8 innings.

Also, an insane 43 homers in 10 games at Camden Yards certainly helped tipped the scales. At home against the Orioles, the Yankees hit "only" 18 home runs, in 9 games.[/quote]

Good point. Its about 80 more plate appearances.
 
Home run stats have become a meaningless stat for historical comparisons. They're ruining a great game.
 
[quote="Knight" post=357026]Home run stats have become a meaningless stat for historical comparisons. They're ruining a great game.[/quote]

And the 3 point line has ruined basketball
And football has become flag football

Yet we keep watching
 
Obviously, there is still a lot of baseball to be played, but, if the wildcard standings hold (and Tampa is still very much in it - Boston has also gotten hot, and is hanging on), and it's Cleveland vs. Oakland in the Wild Card Game, then the Yankees would be better off finishing with the 2nd best AL Record, and facing Minnesota in ALDS.

I know, I know, we want home field against Houston in the ALCS, but 2 things:

1. You've got to get there first

and

2. There's no guarantee that if you do, you would even be playing Houston. I wouldn't favor the Astros to get beat in the ALDS, but stranger things have happened.

Oakland's pitchers appear to be a bad matchup for our guys (lots of junkballers, and we don't hit soft stuff), and Cleveland looks more well-rounded with Puig on board. Yes, trading Bauer was a strange move, but they dealt from strength, and improved the whole. If it's Tampa, I do think we will probably beat them. I don't want Boston under any circumstances.

If the Yankees face the Twins in the ALDS, DJ would probably lead off the bottom of the first with a routine ground ball, that would go right through the shortstop's legs, and that would probably set the tone for the whole series.

So, IMO, we should push to play the Twinkies at any and all costs, and if that means giving up home field in the ALCS to do it, then I'm (somewhat reluctantly) on board. I just think that's the easiest path out of the first round, and I really don't think you can plan beyond that.
 
[quote="SJU61982" post=357106]Obviously, there is still a lot of baseball to be played, but, if the wildcard standings hold (and Tampa is still very much in it - Boston has also gotten hot, and is hanging on), and it's Cleveland vs. Oakland in the Wild Card Game, then the Yankees would be better off finishing with the 2nd best AL Record, and facing Minnesota in ALDS.

I know, I know, we want home field against Houston in the ALCS, but 2 things:

1. You've got to get there first

and

2. There's no guarantee that if you do, you would even be playing Houston. I wouldn't favor the Astros to get beat in the ALDS, but stranger things have happened.

Oakland's pitchers appear to be a bad matchup for our guys (lots of junkballers, and we don't hit soft stuff), and Cleveland looks more well-rounded with Puig on board. Yes, trading Bauer was a strange move, but they dealt from strength, and improved the whole. If it's Tampa, I do think we will probably beat them. I don't want Boston under any circumstances.

If the Yankees face the Twins in the ALDS, DJ would probably lead off the bottom of the first with a routine ground ball, that would go right through the shortstop's legs, and that would probably set the tone for the whole series.

So, IMO, we should push to play the Twinkies at any and all costs, and if that means giving up home field in the ALCS to do it, then I'm (somewhat reluctantly) on board. I just think that's the easiest path out of the first round, and I really don't think you can plan beyond that.[/quote]

I don't even want to hear if this, if that crap.

I'm looking at houston with that staff and their hitting to get to the alcs, so (my opinion), getting that home field, Houston is trying to fight us off to get home field, lets.not allow those bastards to achieve that goal. We want that, and we're going to get it.

If there's one thing I hate. It's another team being happy at my teams expense.
 
[instagram][/instagram]Just seen this on espn.com.
Yankees set il record with puttin gio on it, 29 different players, and still they're 40 over.
 
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game 136.
the usual - mvp dj - hit/run. forever yankee - 2 hits.
torres caught a case of krakenitis - went into home run trot on a caught ball.
then you have the speedster #11 hustling on 2 different plays to show how the game should be played.
despite some weird infield plays, the a's defense is very good.
welcome back 2 hit voit.
the daily old school redmen why was he even born award goes to kahnle/boone.
clearly kahnle did not have it. his pitches were all over the place. should have been yanked much sooner.
yanks pen was terrible. pen just went thru a recent solid stretch, but not this game.

perhaps the yanks are playing the long game with injuries. yanks have big lead. play it safe with injuries.
put people on il sooner, leave them on longer.
 
Forgot to mention CC's umpteenth knee injury. They say they hope to get him healthy for the post season. My question is why would you want him for the post season.
 
[quote="bamafan" post=357113]Forgot to mention CC's umpteenth knee injury. They say they hope to get him healthy for the post season. My question is why would you want him for the post season.[/quote]

Totally agree. I see no place for CC on any postseason roster. I'm done with him.
 
game 137.
yanks beat a hot pitcher/team.
the big 3 did it.
mvp dj with the getty goner game winner.
forever yankee with the game tying abc u later.
kraken with 2 Ballantine blasts. hour glass power.
full disclosure. I left house with yanks down 3 to 2 in 7th for anniversary meal.
watched the tape - tape runs out in 9th with the speedster up & one out & one on.
check facebook & see dj's game ender.
the daily old school redmen savage of the game award goes to ford for his hit.
the daily old school redmen why was he ever born award goes to trivino.
the daily old school redmen rollercoaster of the game award goes to aaron o. does he ever have a 1-2-3 inning?
the talking heads were saying how yankee brass loves loasisga. I don't see why.
 
On the subway heading back from a thrilling down by four runs comeback walk-off 5-4 victory.

Happy had a couple of innings where he struggled with his control but he only gave up one hit and more importantly no run but .unfortunately that’s all Oakland gave up. One of the call ups, Dull (a journeyman picked up on Waivers last month and sent to the minors) gives up 3 in the 7th and recently called up Chance Adams 1 in the 8th. Yankees has two hits of which only one left the infield at that point. Olsen made a terrific diving stop in the 6th with two outs robbing Tauchman.

3 walks, a SF by Torres (heads up base running by DJ and Judge who along with Tauchman who scored, moved up a base which allowed both runners to score on Didi’s hard two out hit (shortstop couldn’t make the pick on his left side).

Octavino pitches a scoreless ninth then Gardner and Ford (pinch hitting for Frazier) go back to back leading off the ninth for the win. A’s closer couldn’t get the six out save.

Outstanding comeback with a late staying crowd as most stayed to the end perhaps sensing something special was going to happen.
 
game 138. instant classic.
gardner & ford. back to back. belly to belly.
beat a contender. kept non shutout streak alive, late in the game. kept up with housetun.
mr mvp - 2 hits, run scored
forever yankee - tags up on ball to centerfield from first base. scores.
the daily old school redmen daily roller coaster of the game award to the speedster. 3 ks, then ties it in the 9th with getty goner.
the daily old school redmen daily savage of the game award goes to the ivy leaguer for walk off Ballantine blast.
the daily old school redmen why was he ever born award goes to boone. uses dull & adams in scoreless game.
the brand new kraken - check up from the neck up - award goes to loooooou. falls asleep twice - once when kraken was going to throw to first on pick off play & again when he flips ball to first without looking at runner on third (who scored).
adam o keeps his streak alive - no 1,2,3 inning.
happ pitched very well. fingers crossed.
 
Unfortunately, the non-shutout streak has ended at 220 regular season games, 88 short of the 1931-33 Yankees all-time record. Congrats to the team for going on a nice run WRT that.

That being said, if Friday, yesterday, and today have shown us one thing, it's that this lineup looks vulnerable to soft-tossing lefties. I can't think of many hard hit balls off of those three guys. The good news is, I don't know if there are any of those on our potential playoff opponents.
 
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game 139.
bravo to yankee sticks for the great no shutout streak.
what a beating. the 2 main pitching culprits should not see playoff batters.
the daily old school redmen savage of the game award goes to wade for his hit. i'm removing the ivy leaguer/the tauch from savage status.
the daily old school redmen why was he even born award goes to the above mentioned non playoff pitchers.
yanks brought up 4 sept 1 players. since they did, I can see why they are being used. please just not in scoreless games.
 
game 140.
game is still on.
bravo Edwin. welcome back.
bravo kraken - comeback mvp.
will Edwin/kraken get 100 rbis?
another good outing for the yankees starter.
 
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