NFT: Athletics (21-25) @ Yankees (27-17), TGIF Ed.

throw accurately. Good job.

2 down.

We win this in bottom of 9

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and now it's all gone to shit!

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Instead of this Fucking slug Carter, he'd have stretched out and made the catch a split second earlier for the out.

In the highest leverage situation is bad baseball.

As is not PHing for Chase Headley with 2 on and 1 out in the seventh inning of a tie game

What was the Ump looking at?

In comment 13483687 River said:

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What was the Ump looking at?

What game are you watching?

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on the batter. Fuck the baserunner. Can't score if you get the batter out.

How is Tanaka on the hook for that first run? His runner was thrown out at the plate.

But really hate his decisions tonight.

Why is Romine still in the game?

Playing 3rd on a team trying to win a pennant. Unbelievable. He hasn't been good in the 3 damn years he has been here. Cashman had a boner for him for years, finally got him and needed to extend him regardless of how shitty he has been sans one fucking year. Guy fucking SUCKS.

Shouldn't go to a 6 man rotation because of 1 guy. Look at Tanaka's career stats as a Yankee...I think he has been fine.

Hoping for a comeback but geez these guys are playing to lose.

flames again you will think about it. CC could use an extra days rest too. Pineda and the Kids(Monty and Sevy) are the ones who would have to adapt to it. I would start Green as 6th.

good Holder is in to really put the game out of reach.

That's it folks.

Clippard is your best RP?? smh.

Pitched like bums while Tanaka was awesome.

Oh, and yet another RP loss in the books.

In comment 13483704 prdave73 said:

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Clippard is your best RP?? smh.

Clippard has been really good this season. He just shit the bed tonight with the error and walking a .180 hitter with 2 outs to face their best hitter.

For one year when they would have to readjust again next year with CC and potentially Tanaka gone? It's just too much to ask from your whole pitching staff for one guy who has pitched like an ace since he has been here. It could legitimately be a slump. I see the point, River. I just respectfully disagree with a 6 man rotation.

Don't re-sign him when he opts out.

God damnit

Blows another one. With the A's hottest hitter up and two outs in the 8th and the game in the balance he doesn't go to Betances? You know if the A's would not have scored there Betances is going to pitch the ninth anyway. I just don't understand his moves at times. This one tonight in my mind is a head scratcher.

In the 7th was the more egregious move IMO.

knowing that Tanaka is not injured and is back with a dominant performance. Nice to not have to worry about him going forward.

can't kill him.

exactly..

In comment 13483717 Dave in Hoboken said:

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can't kill him.

Less a matter of killing Clip and more about a poor managerial decision

In the B9 down by 3. But not when the game can be won in the 7th. Ok.

I'm done with Headley. Fuck off.

Of thread starters. But worse.

Just hoping that's out of the way

he's pretty young doubt he has had it done to date

In comment 13483731 DennyInDenville said:

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Just hoping that's out of the way

What are you babbling about now, Dummy?

Did Severino have Tommy John?

Holy shit.

In comment 13483724 B in ALB said:

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Of thread starters. But worse.

How did you know Chase gives out more gift baskets than any other Yankee?

The Yankees have a capable back up on the bench Ronald Torreyes a guy who did awesome filling in for Didi and yet Headley continues to play it is mind boggling, what is the love affair with Headley he sucks he can't hit and most of all his fielding sucks

loss? The man he put on was thrown out at the plate - ends his night. Any additional runners were on Clippard.

In comment 13483753 section125 said:

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loss? The man he put on was thrown out at the plate - ends his night. Any additional runners were on Clippard.

I think because it was an FC. The fielder elected to throw out Tanaka's runner and so he is responsible for his 'replacement'. IDK, sounds kinda dumb.

In comment 13483755 Dunedin81 said:

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In comment 13483753 section125 said: Quote: loss? The man he put on was thrown out at the plate - ends his night. Any additional runners were on Clippard. I think because it was an FC. The fielder elected to throw out Tanaka's runner and so he is responsible for his 'replacement'. IDK, sounds kinda dumb.

Very dumb. Official scorer is allowed to "alter" guidelines and award a win or loss to the person most responsible for that win or loss. No way on God's green earth should Tanaka get the loss. That was totally on Clippard.

Frazier homered in his third straight game - he appears to be "putting down the exclamation point," as Cashman would say.

May stats: .294/.370/.612 (.982 OPS) and it's not just a lucky streak (.306 BAbip). 9 2B, 6 HR, 11 BB in 21 games this month. Would like to see him strike out a little less (~1/game now), but that's about the only thing you can nitpick about his hitting in May.

In comment 13483731 DennyInDenville said:

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Just hoping that's out of the way

Wtf? You hope it's "out of the way"? Wow. Apparently you don't realize that just because a player has it done once doesn't mean he's immune from having it again? And the second time is often a career ender. But yeah, let's hope that pesky first one is out of the way!

In comment 13483702 River said:

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flames again you will think about it. CC could use an extra days rest too. Pineda and the Kids(Monty and Sevy) are the ones who would have to adapt to it. I would start Green as 6th. good Holder is in to really put the game out of reach.

No, this isn't even moderately true.

Go back and check Tanaka's last several starts- the start before this one was also on 6 days rest- and he was blown out in 2 and 1/3 IP. So no- 6 days rest is not some "magic" solution for Tanaka.

It is a myth that began with a lazy article written by a NY Post reporter who was obviously told that Japanese SP pitch every 6th day- and somehow extrapolated that since Tanaka has a partially told UCL that he should pitch every 6th day because "that is what his arm is used to."

It was a dumb and poorly thought idea that should never have made it past the Sports editors desk, but since it did, the gullible here continue to trot it out every time Tanaka has a good start on 6 days rest- who also conveniently ignore when Tanaka gets blown out on 6 says rest.

1-0 Yanks on a Castro sac-fly.

In comment 13483960 Dave in Hoboken said:

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1-0 Yanks on a Castro sac-fly.

Start a thread
Or we are guaranteed a loss R/Ped

to end the inning.

In comment 13483963 bceagle05 said:

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to end the inning.

That throw was unreal. Wow. From his knees, a laser right on target

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Thread now.