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really with poor command again today early.

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In comment 13483594 RasputinPrime said:

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really with poor command again today early.

really?

He has caught Tanaka better than Sanchez - or at least Tanaka pitched better with Romine behind the plate - was brought up sometime last week...

In comment 13483602 section125 said:

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In comment 13483594 RasputinPrime said: Quote: really with poor command again today early. really?

I saw one pitch. Lowrie laced it for a double. It was snake-eyes down the middle.

i'd say I may have spoken too soon.

7Ks in 3 innings.

breaks the 0-19 with a double. Missed a HR to RF by about 5 feet.

much better results.

8 K's.

Only 8 strikeouts out of a possible 10 outs.

In comment 13483614 B in ALB said:

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Only 8 strikeouts out of a possible 10 outs.

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He has also given up not one but 2 hits to Lowrie.

Scrub.

In comment 13483615 RasputinPrime said:

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In comment 13483614 B in ALB said: Quote: Only 8 strikeouts out of a possible 10 outs. \ He has also given up not one but 2 hits to Lowrie. Scrub.

Batting .315. Just be quiet when you are wrong.

In comment 13483617 section125 said:

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In comment 13483615 RasputinPrime said: Quote: In comment 13483614 B in ALB said: Quote: Only 8 strikeouts out of a possible 10 outs. \ He has also given up not one but 2 hits to Lowrie. Scrub. Batting .315. Just be quiet when you are wrong.

Quiet implies volume. I think you mean silent. Since I was expressing sarcasm I don't believe i'll remain silent.

Judge with a solid AB and then gets picked off attempting a steal.

I'm surprised Joe lets him run as often as he is.

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to home...

to the weekend!


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everyone who wants to be a pitcher should watch this game. Both pitchers in a classic battle - both bringing their best stuff. This is all about pitching, not throwing.

The only question is, which one is going to make a mistake first?

In comment 13483624 mavric said:

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everyone who wants to be a pitcher should watch this game. Both pitchers in a classic battle - both bringing their best stuff. This is all about pitching, not throwing. The only question is, which one is going to make a mistake first?

Always loved Manaea. Sucks he is showing off tonight.

Needs some more time off.

Where is Torreyes?

average inches drop on splitter before 2017 : 2.67
average inches drop on splitter in 2017 : 0.89

That average is going to change for 2017 after tonight. It be droppin.

6 on slider and 4 on splitter tonight.

ties a career high. Just about the best thing we could see tonight is Tanaka dealing.

Ties a career high 11 K's.

has a very liberal strike zone. That has to be taken into account. Some of the pitches he's calling strikes would never by called by most umpires.

Still, the pitching from both guys are putting on a show and I don't mean to take away from their games. I just notice a lot of strikes that are fairly questionable. The kind of ump that pitchers love and hitters hate.

new career high. Mixes in a one pitch popout. Loving it.

and it's obvious the coaches used the rainout as a perfect excuse to do so. Tanaka's numbers with Sanchez are horrendous. I wouldn't be surprised to see Romine as his caddy for the time being.

went in hard. Love how hard he is playing this season.

In comment 13483640 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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and it's obvious the coaches used the rainout as a perfect excuse to do so. Tanaka's numbers with Sanchez are horrendous. I wouldn't be surprised to see Romine as his caddy for the time being.

So El Gary would DH (I would hope) on days Tanaka starts

With that nonsense. Romine is not some great game caller hell tanaka and Girardi can call the game. They used that nonsense with Posada back in the day. Tanaka is on 6 days rest. Thats the key the yankees need to go to a 6 man rotation but Girardi would never do it.
Sanchez need to hit everyday even if that is at DH. You don't hit like he did last year riding the bench because a Pitcher needs his own personal catcher.
Please Cashman trade Romine.

His post game interviews are impressive. If he wants to be a manager, I think he will be.

jam-shot bloop to RF.

...and a hook shot.

PH Sanchez here??

Headley

so it wouldn't be a big deal to let Romine catch one guy in particular. And I didn't post that as a critique of Sanchez. Tanaka and Sanchez were GREAT together last season, but it just hasn't clicked for them this year. It's a small sample, but the numbers are horrendous. Severino, Sabathia, and Pineda have all pitched well with Sanchez so it's not really an issue with Gary.

DAMMIT HEADLEY.

THE FUCK OUTTA THE LINEUP PLEASE!?

GLEY-BER TOR-RES clap clap clap-clap-clap!!

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Being Chase Headley.

has got to go. Inning ending DP.

damn he has been amazing.

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Wanting to see the crowd give an ovation to Tanaka, but they cut to the 20th Toyota commercial. I'm sure they gave him a rousing tribute to one helluva pitching performance.

Maybe I can find it on YouTube in a few days. Sucks!

A lefty starting why isn't,t Torreyes playing 3rd. Headless is slumping and Torreyes needs to get some playing time. Perfect opportunity to start him tonight.

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Fucking awful throw.

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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.

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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.