NFT: NY Yankees Opening Day on Yes at 1 PM

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Caught him looking for the third out

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but a good play gets him out. Hicks moves to second

not sure who that is, but Torres pops out to short. Not putting in good at bats yet

Advances to third on a wild pitch

on base for the second time in two ABs

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men left on first and third. 1-0 through 4

- guys got a taste last year
- long road, going to have to grind
- it's a bit weird being manager
- preaching controlling strike zone to hitters
- talent stands out
- they're embracing the grind, "high character club"
- on coaching staff: guys I've come across and had relationships, some from within organization who he interviewed and blew him away, pitching coaches "are covered" and he's going to lean on their expertise
- been consumed with the job, getting to know people in organization and players, been very busy, hasn't had a chance to reflect on things
- on Judge: thought he'd be behind but he's ready to go, got him to buy in to pacing himself some more, expect him to play in 4 or 5 days (next week)
- on Gary: putting in good work, commitment to work and pitching staff, "really excited where he is", going to lean on him a lot, also going to pace him because of his big work load as a catcher
- on Gardner and vets: going to rely on Gardner and CC to continue leading, he looks to them to get a sense of the team's heartbeat, but wants to be the guy who has that sense of the team himself
- on Jacoby as CF: Hicks came of age, there's more in there (Hicks), injuries tripped up Ellsbury, he's in good shape and hungry and excited about the challenge, see how it shakes out for the CF battle
- Andujar and Torres: going to be really good players for a long time, high character guys, being a swagger, the league isn't too big, but also grounded
- Drury: entirely at third base, he's established himself and he's a young guy with upside, hoping to get that upside

missed his name

In comment 13840614 adamg said:

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missed his name

David Hale

Jorge Saez is up

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Saez tags and gets to third. 1st and third two outs. Wind prevented a homerun there

Looks good at the plate. Solid swing. Took first two pitches for balls and one was close.
lost bat into crowd on second swing (good catch by a fan).
Worked the count full but struck out.
1-0 through 5

Judge liked Boone's meeting where he was saying they're built to win now.

Dellin Betances is expecting World Series success. Anything else is failure.

with a 1-2-3 inning

speed earned him the extra base

and got a balk to advance him to third. 1 out

and walks. 1st and 3rd 1 out

bases loaded, 1 out

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but no DP. Run scores. Tied at 1

They're talking about how beefed up Greg Bird looks.

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Two runs score. 3-1 Yanks. Second hit of the game for Saez

3-1 Yanks through 6

in the top of the seventh. Quick ground out to start

Both Judge and Stanton will work out at left. They'll decide at some point who will take that role. Curry estimates Judge is the better fit.

Ball took a high hop

Ellsbury is an extra outfielder. Hicks "is your centerfielder".

Men on second and third two outs.

kept the runner at third.

Gets a ground out to end the inning. Wade's error doesn't chang ethe score.

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Ellsbury is an extra outfielder. Hicks "is your centerfielder".

This is obvious to anyone who had eyes

In comment 13840700 Greg from LI said:

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In comment 13840691 adamg said: Quote: Ellsbury is an extra outfielder. Hicks "is your centerfielder". This is obvious to anyone who had eyes

Agreed.

will go wrong. I've been watching the Yankees for years 50 years. I remember 1979 coming off back to back World Series wins. We all know what happened that year. But having said all of that to try not to jinx this year I've never seen the Yankees loaded to this level form MLB to low A. It is a very exciting time to be a Yankee fan.

but it's not quite far enough. 1 out. He's killing these balls.

my bad. Looks like it was a 1-2-3. 3-1 through 7.

first batter grounds out

on a full count

fly to center. but Florial is there. 2 outs.

3-1 through 7.5

1 out

swings at a pitch in the dirt with a full count. 2 outs

and he did put a good swing a foul ball earlier in the count. Good AB

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throw to second was high