NFT: NFT: Yankees (78-66) @ Rays (72-74), Wed. Ed.

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In comment 13597748 Dave in Hoboken said: Quote: Hope he doesn't come out for the 9th, though. Who else is there?

I just really don't want to see this guy pitch again this year. It's like getting a root-canal...but worse.

and he's getting swings and misses again. I put that one more on Girardi than Chapman

In comment 13597751 xman said:

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pulled betances after striking out lefty Morrison . Next batter was a righty so why chappy. But either way they both are wild and Green should be closing by playoff time if you want to correct this mess. These two clowns should take over Greens role

You want Green throwing less innings then? Green is prefect where he is in his fireman role. The middle innings are no less important than the 8th and 9th

I give him credit for getting out of it, sure. But he came thisclose to giving up a 2 run lead when there were already 2 outs in the inning before he even came in..

In comment 13597751 xman said:

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pulled betances after striking out lefty Morrison . Next batter was a righty so why chappy. But either way they both are wild and Green should be closing by playoff time if you want to correct this mess. These two clowns should take over Greens role

What Green is doing is MORE valuable than closing. He pulled Betances because Souza is 3-9 against Betances and 0-3 against Chapman. In addition, Betances' strikeout of Morrison wasn't exactly a thing of beauty.

We might need it.

After that interference call, coming right back and smacking a single to right

In comment 13597768 adamg said:

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After that interference call, coming right back and smacking a single to right

So you cannot swing? Never heard of that. Could understand if it was not a normal swing or stepping across the plate..

you can't trot them out to be closers and give away these games. Let them shit the bed earlier where we have a chance to come back. If you trust those busts to be good enough to be closers then certainly you can trust them to hold the fort like Green

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with men in scoring position!

left fielder likely doesn't have a great arm. Make him throw you out

by Sanchez and Didi.

our best hitter?

In comment 13597774 xman said:

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you can't trot them out to be closers and give away these games. Let them shit the bed earlier where we have a chance to come back. If you trust those busts to be good enough to be closers then certainly you can trust them to hold the fort like Green

Turning Green into a one inning specialist would be a complete waste.

Game is in Chapman's hands.

its a waste to send wild clowns out to be closers

before the playoffs come around.

yikes

In comment 13597794 xman said:

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its a waste to send wild clowns out to be closers

would you rather have your best RP throwing multiple innings wherever needed or the 9th inning only?

balls 4 and 5. Just bad situational hitting.

Gary had 75 ft open on the right side and still trying to pull.

throw strikes..Big ballpark.

is a microcosm of why we've lost so many one run ball games this year.

In comment 13597795 Kyle in NY said:

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before the playoffs come around.

That will kill them in playoffs

Hahahaha.

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In comment 13597789 xman said:

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our best hitter?

Yes, and hopefully we'll soon find out for sure. Sanchez is up there, too, though - just needs to continue on his current path.

In comment 13597812 Dave in Hoboken said:

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if Chappy and betances are that good as fans claim them to be then they surely they can do what Green does

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When Chapman is on, he's a joy to watch. Great K.

After the leadoff walk, looks like Chapman really turned it on. Nice series win.

dodged a bullet. Hope he can build on it

We got a complete game out of Gray and the 'pen still will be exhausted going into the next series.

we just don't agree there.

Now that was the Chapman we're used to seeing. Good stuff

Nice. Keep it up.

heat.
Another series win. Each success Chapman has, gets him closer to what he was.

Exciting. Keep winning these series!

That would be a nice number to hit.

Bullpen gets taxed in games like this, but solid 4 out save from Chapman

In comment 13597839 mfsd said:

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Bullpen gets taxed in games like this, but solid 4 out save from Chapman

So tomorrow they have DRob, Kahnle, Betances, Heller and Shreve.

eventhough I came in with a 3-0 lead a la Chad Green?

"The 2017 Yankees: Betances and Chappy gave you a heart attack but we won more than we lost"

by the advanced metrics, the Yanks "should" have 8 more wins than they actually do. Talk about bad luck! Boston has 3 extra wins by this metric.
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Anything they get this year is pure gravy.

In comment 13597973 Stan in LA said:

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Anything they get this year is pure gravy.

This nonsense has been spewwed on BBI all year. This is a godamn good baseball team. Their run differential is top 5 in baseball. Since the Sony Gray trade their SP is very good and they have insane bullpen arms. What we thought of this team in March is irrelevant. Who knows what we are a year away from? Tanaka may opt out, we dont know about the prospects, Torres should be good but he's coming off a major injury. The future seems bright but sorry I'm not looking at this year as gravy. I am having fun following them but they should be at least tied with Sox.

In comment 13597902 Stu11 said:

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eventhough I came in with a 3-0 lead a la Chad Green?

You get a pat on the back and a handshake rookie. Now get my bags....

In comment 13598157 section125 said:

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In comment 13597902 Stu11 said: Quote: eventhough I came in with a 3-0 lead a la Chad Green? You get a pat on the back and a handshake rookie. Now get my bags....

Yea no prob. I was just a September call up because the game thread bullpen was gassed any way. I'm just happy to be here...

the 2 teams who are 5th and 6th respectively in HR's in the AL combined for all of 4 HR's the whole series(The Yanks hit 1). The Rays scored 5 runs the whole series and the Yanks scored in only 3 of the 27 innings all series. Man the pitching, especially the pens dominated. The pens combined for 23 and 1/3 innings of 1 run ball, with the Rays pen un-scored upon.