NFT: Yankees (11-7) @ Red Sox (11-8), Wednesday Ed.

Always sweet! Fuck the Red Sox!!!!

In comment 13443979 section125 said:

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Cold? damp? No Feel in the fingers?

I think that was part of it. Chapman's from Cuba, it must feel weird pitching in New England in April ...

I'll chalk that up to being off his game on a cold rainy April night. I agree, quite a job gutting it out by finding his breaking ball enough to start get some more strikes

In comment 13443980 dune69 said:

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Always sweet! Fuck the Red Sox!!!!

totally agree with this! A win at Fenway is a win!

Almost every year, Mariano would have one lousy appearance early in the season against Boston and people would freak out. RAB even turned it into a running joke with their annual "What's Wrong With Mo Week".

Don't worry until there's something to worry about.

And replay screwed him out of one, too.

what a great fucking start by Severino

Just due to the pitches and discomfort

Severino, Judge, & Bird.

doesn't really "scare" me. Too many light hitters. As much as we despised Ortiz, he scared the shit out of you. Mookie Betts??? Nah. Benitendi?? Nope.

Win!

Severino....this is good.

In comment 13443993 DennyInDenville said:

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Just due to the pitches and discomfort

Personally, I don't think that's so bad - we have some other good pitchers out there. It's a deep bullpen.

In comment 13443995 section125 said:

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doesn't really "scare" me. Too many light hitters. As much as we despised Ortiz, he scared the shit out of you. Mookie Betts??? Nah. Benitendi?? Nope.

I'm with you on that. The Orioles worry me more than the Bosox.

We'll have to catch up on the pitching side, but we will.

- so ... we're not exactly sucking so far.

he's a pretty major dude. Can't believe we have Sanchez coming back too. May need some DH at bats to keep Romine involved.

In comment 13444049 Del Shofner said:

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he's a pretty major dude. Can't believe we have Sanchez coming back too. May need some DH at bats to keep Romine involved.

Agreed for sure DH Sanchez every 2-3 days no doubt especially if Holliday or Carter don't get hot.

That allows you to just play Sanchez every day basically with an occasional day off once a month or two.

Or, he could be part of a trade package for a stud starting pitcher next year or this year.

In comment 13444000 Del Shofner said:

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In comment 13443993 DennyInDenville said: Quote: Just due to the pitches and discomfort Personally, I don't think that's so bad - we have some other good pitchers out there. It's a deep bullpen.

They're also facing Sale tomorrow. He's been untouchable. I'm not conceding anything but if they're in a position where they'd even considering using Chap in the first place tomorrow, something went well...

I know, the team had to move on, (get young prospects) but man, I sure hope the Yankees don't regret it.

Miller just had that "something special".

They have the lowest bullpen ERA in baseball. This was the first run Chapman has allowed this season.

Trade high on Romine and keep Higgy. Romine' s been out of options and hard to trade till now.

and Judge has just been terrific. good fielder, plays hard, really maturing as a hitter. And so athletic for a 280+ guy.

In comment 13444103 Phil in LA said:

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Trade high on Romine and keep Higgy. Romine' s been out of options and hard to trade till now.

You might be right, but after watching Higgie's games vs Romine's (I mean calling the game), Romine appears to call a much better game. I know Tony Pena will make some of the calls from the bench, but Romine just appears to call a better game.

In comment 13444199 Victor in CT said:

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and Judge has just been terrific. good fielder, plays hard, really maturing as a hitter. And so athletic for a 280+ guy.

Yup. It's looking like we'll be pretty competitive this year even while "rebuilding" - the kids are all right. Tonight we're playing with house money against Sale - Tanaka has something to prove, wouldn't surprise me if he comes out and pitches well.

Didi may be in the lineup tomorrow night at the Stadium.

is a big time prospect for the Dodgers? Man, that makes me feel very old.

Aaron Judge has 18 hits. Ten of them have gone for extra bases.

Romine is the perfect backup.

Can't keep pumping high 90's. They'll catch up to it sooner or later.

In comment 13444282 Greg from LI said:

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Aaron Judge has 18 hits. Ten of them have gone for extra bases.

And 3 or 4 of the other 8 were almost involuntary manslaughter.

That was obvious. He's learning how to really pitch now. He was still throwing gas in the 7th, too. His second to last pitch was 99.

Severino and Judge were playing for their jobs coming into the season (at least in the short term) and both put the work in during the offseason and spring training to get better. Says a lot about them. If they're gonna be impact players then we REALLY have a strong foundation of youth. Now we just gotta get Bird going a bit...

Severino looked awful last year, after all. Talent is talent, and we saw what Bird could do two years ago. He might need a spell in Scranton to straighten up, but I have faith.

I'm with you on that.

I assume we'll see Hicks for Gardner tonight, and maybe Carter for Bird. It might look something like this:

Ellsbury
Hicks
Holliday
Castro
Headley
Judge
Carter
Romine
Torreyes

Really can't wait to get Sanchez back. Romine has done an outstanding job filling in, much better than I ever expected, but we need another power bat.

just save some time and book it as 3 Ks...

In comment 13444601 giants#1 said:

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just save some time and book it as 3 Ks...

Wouldn't be any different with Bird.

In comment 13444313 Heisenberg said:

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Romine is the perfect backup.

You can get a lot more for Romine right now. What can you get for a guy who has been in the minors for 8 years.

In comment 13444637 Greg from LI said:

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In comment 13444601 giants#1 said: Quote: just save some time and book it as 3 Ks... Wouldn't be any different with Bird.

He had a nice Monster hit yesterday!

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In comment 13444103 Phil in LA said:

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Trade high on Romine and keep Higgy. Romine' s been out of options and hard to trade till now.

I agree. But, I also wanted Higgy to make the squad out of the Spring, in the first place.

In comment 13444095 Manny in CA said:

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I know, the team had to move on, (get young prospects) but man, I sure hope the Yankees don't regret it. Miller just had that "something special".

What's to miss? Chapman was the closer when both were available, Betances is doing very well in the 8th inning role, and their bullpen overall has been outstanding. Miller was an awesome weapon for them, but they are succeeding and got high prospects to rebuild/retool with. They made the right move trading him last year.

In comment 13444663 Greg from LI said:

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Hey, hits like that (and roids) saved Ortiz's career!

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In comment 13444103 Phil in LA said: Quote: Trade high on Romine and keep Higgy. Romine' s been out of options and hard to trade till now. I agree. But, I also wanted Higgy to make the squad out of the Spring, in the first place.

You also wanted Severino in the minors

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In comment 13444663 Greg from LI said: Quote: . Hey, hits like that (and roids) saved Ortiz's career!

Half of Pedroias career doubles at home are fly outs in any other park too

In comment 13444812 BigBlueShock said:

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In comment 13444795 Matt M. said: Quote: In comment 13444103 Phil in LA said: Quote: Trade high on Romine and keep Higgy. Romine' s been out of options and hard to trade till now. I agree. But, I also wanted Higgy to make the squad out of the Spring, in the first place. You also wanted Severino in the minors

What does one thing have to do with another? I never questioned Severino's talent. I said if they wanted him in the pen he could pitch at a high level immediately. I thought, based on his last 2 seasons plus weighing in this Spring Training heavily that if they wanted him to start (which they did), he needed work, which should be done in the minors. I was wrong, but I would also guess that he is doing something differently than he did all spring. He looks like a completely different pitcher. It's not really crazy to have suggested he had issues to work out.

Now, people are crediting time he spent with Pedro Martinez this offseason with his success. Why didn't that translate in the spring? I don't know. But, something is clicking now and this is the pitcher I expected 2 years ago.

In comment 13444849 Matt M. said:

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In comment 13444812 BigBlueShock said: Quote:He looks like a completely different pitcher. It's not really crazy to have suggested he had issues to work out. Now, people are crediting time he spent with Pedro Martinez this offseason with his success. Why didn't that translate in the spring? I don't know. But, something is clicking now and this is the pitcher I expected 2 years ago.

Matt, I wanted Sevy to go to SWB, too. But what we don't know is what Girardi had him working on in ST. Pitchers will work on developing a pitch or their mechanics in ST because it doesn't count and they pitch against MLB hitters. So tey get whatever it is they were working on sorted out and then the season starts and they go to their normal pitching with the new pitch developed with confidence. (IMHO that is what he was doing in ST).

I think Pedro definitely helped, although he really isn't throwing the change up that often. I think 97/98 on a cold night in Boston gave him an advantage wit his FB, so he didn't need the change.

over the plate. Any sliders over the plate recently are usually "get me over" 1st pitch strike attempts. Otherwise, his misses are off the plate. His fastball location last night reminded me of Phil Hughes when he came up, only with 8-10 extra MPH.

Gotta give Romine a lot of credit for mixing up pitches as much as possible with a guy throwing mostly fastballs and sliders.

I missed the game yesterday, but following the protocol chalked it up to a loss since RP did the thread starter. WTF? Can't count on anything anymore...

Buncha no-good asshats steering me wrong.

In comment 13444849 Matt M. said:

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In comment 13444812 BigBlueShock said: Quote: In comment 13444795 Matt M. said: Quote: In comment 13444103 Phil in LA said: Quote: Trade high on Romine and keep Higgy. Romine' s been out of options and hard to trade till now. I agree. But, I also wanted Higgy to make the squad out of the Spring, in the first place. You also wanted Severino in the minors What does one thing have to do with another? I never questioned Severino's talent. I said if they wanted him in the pen he could pitch at a high level immediately. I thought, based on his last 2 seasons plus weighing in this Spring Training heavily that if they wanted him to start (which they did), he needed work, which should be done in the minors. I was wrong, but I would also guess that he is doing something differently than he did all spring. He looks like a completely different pitcher. It's not really crazy to have suggested he had issues to work out. Now, people are crediting time he spent with Pedro Martinez this offseason with his success. Why didn't that translate in the spring? I don't know. But, something is clicking now and this is the pitcher I expected 2 years ago.

As section said, you weren't the only one that thought they should start him in the minors. But you by far the most vocal about it. And when posters tried explaining to you that just maybe the Yankees had a better pulse on the situation than we all do, you shrugged it off as being preposterous. You were adamant about it and kept littering thread after thread about it. You absolutely deserve a little good natured ball busting after the back and fourths this spring. You were wrong, no need to make excuses as to why. The "why" is EXACTLY what posters were trying to say to you back then.

In comment 13445007 section125 said:

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In comment 13444849 Matt M. said: Quote: In comment 13444812 BigBlueShock said: Quote:He looks like a completely different pitcher. It's not really crazy to have suggested he had issues to work out. Now, people are crediting time he spent with Pedro Martinez this offseason with his success. Why didn't that translate in the spring? I don't know. But, something is clicking now and this is the pitcher I expected 2 years ago. Matt, I wanted Sevy to go to SWB, too. But what we don't know is what Girardi had him working on in ST. Pitchers will work on developing a pitch or their mechanics in ST because it doesn't count and they pitch against MLB hitters. So tey get whatever it is they were working on sorted out and then the season starts and they go to their normal pitching with the new pitch developed with confidence. (IMHO that is what he was doing in ST). I think Pedro definitely helped, although he really isn't throwing the change up that often. I think 97/98 on a cold night in Boston gave him an advantage wit his FB, so he didn't need the change.

It wasn't just the change-up that Pedro worked with him on. It was also his delivery and some "talking to" about some of the finer points of pitching. I wonder why more Dominican pitchers aren't knocking down Pedro's door for help? Several of the Yanks top pitching prospects are also Dominican- if I were them, I would be hounding Severino for Pedro's phone number and beg for some help too.