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Post by DandyDon on Oct 11, 2021 23:22:30 GMT -5
Being a Yankees and Giants fan these days is such a punch in the nuts. Congrats again. MH. Yeah, try being a Mets and Giants fan. While the Mets were melting down, I said to myself, at least the Giants look good this year...đ
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 12, 2021 4:58:47 GMT -5
Holy crap red Sox eliminate rays by winning 2nd consecutive game in extra innings. Most likely play Astros next ...cheat on cheat Not very gracious. But accurate. This is the stuff that happens when you don't punish players for cheating their ways to championships. Cora was the heart beat of it too. I actually enjoyed watching the Rays lose to be honest. I'll be honest, I think the Red Sox are winning it all again. Especially if it's White Sox in the ALCS and Giants in the WS.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 12, 2021 8:41:08 GMT -5
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 12, 2021 8:43:37 GMT -5
Im more worried about keeping Cashman than Boone. Just like Im more worried about the Giants keeping Gettleman more than Judge.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 12, 2021 9:24:28 GMT -5
Im more worried about keeping Cashman than Boone. Just like Im more worried about the Giants keeping Gettleman more than Judge. Cashman does not want a strong manager to challenge him ... we saw it when Girardi came into his own. Boone is the perfect patsy who will just do what he says, totally reliant on him. If Boone gets fired everyone knows he'll never get another Manager gig
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Post by Morehead State on Oct 12, 2021 9:37:07 GMT -5
But accurate. This is the stuff that happens when you don't punish players for cheating their ways to championships. Cora was the heart beat of it too. I actually enjoyed watching the Rays lose to be honest. I'll be honest, I think the Red Sox are winning it all again. Especially if it's White Sox in the ALCS and Giants in the WS. I understand your rage and frustration. You got beat by a rag tag bunch. Perfectly understandable.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 12, 2021 9:42:53 GMT -5
Im more worried about keeping Cashman than Boone. Just like Im more worried about the Giants keeping Gettleman more than Judge. Cashman does not want a strong manager to challenge him ... we saw it when Girardi came into his own. Boone is the perfect patsy who will just do what he says, totally reliant on him. If Boone gets fired everyone knows he'll never get another Manager gig I don't care either way with Boone. I mean, the guy averages 98 wins a season. Yes, with a high salaried team, but there are other high salary teams who don't win 98 games on average. I dont think he is great but I dont think he is bad either. I do with Cashman though. Like you said, if we fire Boone and keep Cashman, we will get another manager who is just another yes man to Brian. Cashman is the issue. Or at least a big part of it. Year after year, we can look at the roster and know its not a championship teams roster. Too many holes in the bats. Not enough pitching. Every year. They should 100% trade Judge as much as that hurts me to say.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 12, 2021 10:16:34 GMT -5
Cashman does not want a strong manager to challenge him ... we saw it when Girardi came into his own. Boone is the perfect patsy who will just do what he says, totally reliant on him. If Boone gets fired everyone knows he'll never get another Manager gig I don't care either way with Boone. I mean, the guy averages 98 wins a season. Yes, with a high salaried team, but there are other high salary teams who don't win 98 games on average. I dont think he is great but I dont think he is bad either. I do with Cashman though. Like you said, if we fire Boone and keep Cashman, we will get another manager who is just another yes man to Brian. Cashman is the issue. Or at least a big part of it. Year after year, we can look at the roster and know its not a championship teams roster. Too many holes in the bats. Not enough pitching. Every year. They should 100% trade Judge as much as that hurts me to say. we have to deal with reality -- the cheapo owners will not buyout cashman from his final year. They could either a) hire a competent experienced manager to dilute his authority now, or b) hire boone to a 1yr deal putting both him and cashman on notice. I'd rather have a) now because I don't want to waste another year spinning our wheels with a team not going anywhere with the current manager
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 12, 2021 12:15:30 GMT -5
Yankees lose multiple players to the Rule 5 draft. One was a pitcher I really liked, and he was picked up by the Red Sox.
4. Red Sox: Garrett Whitlock, RHP (from Yankees) Whitlock, who had Tommy John surgery in July 2019, had helium coming into the draft process. He's a well-built right-hander who has already achieved success at the Double-A level, and who should be able to stick in relief behind his fastball-slider pairing. If the Red Sox can work with Whitlock to develop his changeup, he could turn into a back-end starter over the long haul.11. Phillies: Kyle Holder, SS (from Yankees) Holder, the 30th pick in the 2015 draft, is a quality fielder who has enough arm for the left side. He's not much of a hitter, though, suggesting his ceiling is that of a spare infielder. 15. Cleveland: Trevor Stephan, RHP (from Yankees) Stephan might be the one pitcher in the class who can benefit the most from moving to a new organization. Cleveland is likely to throw him in the bullpen (something the Yankees had resisted doing), where his high-spin fastball and sweeping slider can play against big-league hitters. Stephan's starting past could make him an interesting multi-inning candidate, too. www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-rule-5-draft-results-2020-breakdown-of-all-18-picks-including-multiple-players-from-yankees-dodgers/ Im so upset by this. He is going to be a good player for them IMO. Whitlock was one of the minor leaguers I was watching with hopes of making his debut this seasons in Pinstripes. Garrett Whitlock, The Red Soxâ Surprise Breakout Star Of Spring, Makes Opening Day Roster boston.cbslocal.com/2021/03/26/garrett-whitlock-red-sox-surprise-breakout-star-makes-opening-day-roster/Why am I smarter than Brian Cashman on prospects I never seen play live before?
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Post by SG88 on Oct 12, 2021 17:39:36 GMT -5
Lol, the Yankees are really going to keep Boone and the Boy Blunder? So much for that fresh start. Smdh
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 14, 2021 13:06:12 GMT -5
Yes! Yankees make big changes to the staff for 2022!
Hitting coach Marcus Thames, Assistant hitting coach PJ Pilittere and 3B coach Phil Nevin are fired! That will help us get to the World Series again!
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Post by Nite on Oct 14, 2021 13:15:31 GMT -5
Yes! Yankees make big changes to the staff for 2022!
Hitting coach Marcus Thames, Assistant hitting coach PJ Pilittere and 3B coach Phil Nevin are fired! That will help us get to the World Series again! What?? I can't hear you, can you talk louder?
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 14, 2021 14:07:46 GMT -5
Yes! Yankees make big changes to the staff for 2022!
Hitting coach Marcus Thames, Assistant hitting coach PJ Pilittere and 3B coach Phil Nevin are fired! That will help us get to the World Series again! that horrible decision to send judge home all the way from 1st with only one out was reason enough
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Post by SG88 on Oct 14, 2021 15:58:23 GMT -5
Yes! Yankees make big changes to the staff for 2022!
Hitting coach Marcus Thames, Assistant hitting coach PJ Pilittere and 3B coach Phil Nevin are fired! That will help us get to the World Series again! How about Cashman AKA Boy Blunder?
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Post by Kruunch on Oct 14, 2021 18:32:24 GMT -5
Typical Yankees. Find an easy target, and eliminate them. The real culprits is our general manager, and his puppet manager.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 14, 2021 19:22:11 GMT -5
Can't wait to win 90-95 games next year and lose in the first round again and wonder what happened...
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Post by SG88 on Oct 14, 2021 23:47:16 GMT -5
Another great series totally overshadowed by shitty umpires. Dear baseball, your umpiring sucks.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 15, 2021 6:06:44 GMT -5
Can't wait to win 90-95 games next year and lose in the first round again and wonder what happened... sadly, looks like this will be the case. and yes, those "big" changes are not so impressive.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 15, 2021 7:01:06 GMT -5
Can't wait to win 90-95 games next year and lose in the first round again and wonder what happened... sadly, looks like this will be the case. and yes, those "big" changes are not so impressive. I think they wanted Boone to accept 1 year extension, this way they could dump Boone and cashman together in a year unless some miracle happened. Boone knowing this held out for 2, and his agent probably leaked the fake news about padres interested in him. Would also be difficult for Yankees to find an experienced replacement who'd accept a 1 year deal too, complicating new GM search in a year.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 15, 2021 8:45:36 GMT -5
Ouch. One thing that even robot umpires wouldn't fix is the check swing, although, they should be able to review it in such a crucial part of the game.
Clearly not a swing. Tough way to end a do or die 1 run game.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 15, 2021 9:20:39 GMT -5
Ouch. One thing that even robot umpires wouldn't fix is the check swing, although, they should be able to review it in such a crucial part of the game. Clearly not a swing. Tough way to end a do or die 1 run game. maybe these things are just hard to see with the naked eye ... and if the umps lose concentration for that moment (which theyre bound to, being human) they will miss it. I think they need to explore having sensors in these things -- put them in the end of the bat and if it breaks crosses the front of the plate it's a swing.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 15, 2021 9:42:42 GMT -5
Ouch. One thing that even robot umpires wouldn't fix is the check swing, although, they should be able to review it in such a crucial part of the game. Clearly not a swing. Tough way to end a do or die 1 run game. maybe these things are just hard to see with the naked eye ... and if the umps lose concentration for that moment (which theyre bound to, being human) they will miss it. I think they need to explore having sensors in these things -- put them in the end of the bat and if it breaks crosses the front of the plate it's a swing. Exactly, that game probably ended well past midnight on the east coast. The ump who made the call could be exhausted by that point of the night, after all the traveling and stuff that goes on being an MLB umpire. Check swings are always 50-50 calls, but this was was not even close to breaking the plate for a swing. Replay should be used for it in the 9th inning only.
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Post by Morehead State on Oct 15, 2021 9:49:05 GMT -5
maybe these things are just hard to see with the naked eye ... and if the umps lose concentration for that moment (which theyre bound to, being human) they will miss it. I think they need to explore having sensors in these things -- put them in the end of the bat and if it breaks crosses the front of the plate it's a swing. Exactly, that game probably ended well past midnight on the east coast. The ump who made the call could be exhausted by that point of the night, after all the traveling and stuff that goes on being an MLB umpire. Check swings are always 50-50 calls, but this was was not even close to breaking the plate for a swing. Replay should be used for it in the 9th inning only. I disagree. The umps almost always get that call right. he just missed it here.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 15, 2021 10:18:18 GMT -5
Exactly, that game probably ended well past midnight on the east coast. The ump who made the call could be exhausted by that point of the night, after all the traveling and stuff that goes on being an MLB umpire. Check swings are always 50-50 calls, but this was was not even close to breaking the plate for a swing. Replay should be used for it in the 9th inning only. I disagree. The umps almost always get that call right. he just missed it here. Almost always? Eh... They expanded instant replay after Jim Joyce and the Armando Galarraga perfect game debacle. One bad call. Id say its time to do it again. Although I would say most the time they get it right, its times like these where we need technology to correct a bad call. And we all know we need robo umps calling balls and strikes.
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Post by Sarcasman on Oct 15, 2021 11:01:18 GMT -5
Ouch. One thing that even robot umpires wouldn't fix is the check swing, although, they should be able to review it in such a crucial part of the game. Clearly not a swing. Tough way to end a do or die 1 run game. The check swing is one of the most arbitrary calls in baseball.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 15, 2021 11:12:44 GMT -5
Ouch. One thing that even robot umpires wouldn't fix is the check swing, although, they should be able to review it in such a crucial part of the game. Clearly not a swing. Tough way to end a do or die 1 run game. The check swing is one of the most arbitrary calls in baseball. you're right, literally. turns out its purely up to ump judgement. here i thought it was when the bat broke the front of the plate. now i'm even more frustrated by this ------------ So how far does a big league hitter have to go with his swing in order for a pitch to be called a strike? Is it when he âbreaks his wristsâ trying to hold up? Or when his bat crosses the plate? Or when he appears to be trying to hit the ball? Don't bother looking for it in the Official Baseball Rules: Amazingly, in the nearly 200 pages that govern Major League Baseball, there's no mention of how to decide. Officially, itâs purely an umpireâs judgment. www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/10/15/explainer-what-exactly-is-a-check-swing/49273655/
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 15, 2021 11:24:58 GMT -5
The check swing is one of the most arbitrary calls in baseball. you're right, literally. turns out its purely up to ump judgement. here i thought it was when the bat broke the front of the plate. now i'm even more frustrated by this ------------ So how far does a big league hitter have to go with his swing in order for a pitch to be called a strike? Is it when he âbreaks his wristsâ trying to hold up? Or when his bat crosses the plate? Or when he appears to be trying to hit the ball? Don't bother looking for it in the Official Baseball Rules: Amazingly, in the nearly 200 pages that govern Major League Baseball, there's no mention of how to decide. Officially, itâs purely an umpireâs judgment. www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/10/15/explainer-what-exactly-is-a-check-swing/49273655/This is why people feel like MLB is out of touch with reality and today's fans. I always say it's a swing if the barrel of the bat crosses home plate in an obvious swing attempt. With today's tech, you can easily see it and review it if necessary. The only thing I can think of is Charging/Blocking in the NBA that is close to this. Another rule I always found funny was the "drawing blood" rule in Hockey. If you don't know what that is, if a player hits the opponent in the face with his stick, and it draws blood, its a double minor. 4 mintues. If not it's just high sticking for 2 minutes. So it's not about how hard you hit the guy in the face but where and with what part of the stick. You hit him in the forehead, most likely no blood. A lesser accidental hit to the lips/mouth, draws blood easier. Sorry for the off topic there.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 15, 2021 14:40:57 GMT -5
Why the heck not just get another manager? Why are they building around this losers shortcomings?
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 15, 2021 20:37:18 GMT -5
I guess it's hard to steal signs when both teams do it and know the cheating methods.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 15, 2021 22:05:48 GMT -5
Altuve hits a game tying 2 run bomb...
..like he knew it was coming.
I'm sorry I can't even take this series seriously at all. Too many buzzers and trash cans and catcher crotch shots...
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