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NFT: Yankees at Twins tonight - 8p - Ginger Edition!

B in ALB : 7/17/2017 5:25 pm
Very very interesting seeing Frazier in the 2 hole tonight.
Headcase down to 7. And what's this? No Torreyes? My eyes can't believe what they're seeing.

1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
2. Clint Frazier (R) LF
3. Aaron Judge (R) RF
4. Matt Holliday (R) DH
5. Starlin Castro (R) 2B
6. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
7. Chase Headley (S) 3B
8. Garrett Cooper (R) 1B
9. Austin Romine (R) C

Facing Adalberto Mejia
4-4
4.43 ERA
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Is it completely silly to envision  
mattnyg05 : 7/17/2017 5:46 pm : link
Sanchez at first base eventually? I just feel like if he could completely focus on hitting and didn't have to worry about calling a game... he could be even more of a monster than he is now. Plus he could play every day.
Twins lineup facing Bryan Mitchell  
B in ALB : 7/17/2017 5:46 pm : link
1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B
2. Zack Granite (L) CF
3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B
4. Miguel Sano (R) 3B
5. Max Kepler (L) RF
6. Kennys Vargas (S) DH
7. Eddie Rosario (L) LF
8. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS
9. Jason Castro (L) C
Too much  
Phil in LA : 7/17/2017 5:47 pm : link
Romine.
RE: Is it completely silly to envision  
BigBlueShock : 7/17/2017 5:48 pm : link
In comment 13530419 mattnyg05 said:
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Sanchez at first base eventually? I just feel like if he could completely focus on hitting and didn't have to worry about calling a game... he could be even more of a monster than he is now. Plus he could play every day.

That's what DH is for. But in this case, he caught 16 innings on Saturday and then had to catch again last night because of the double header. I'm sure he could use a day off
RE: Is it completely silly to envision  
Dang Man : 7/17/2017 5:49 pm : link
In comment 13530419 mattnyg05 said:
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Sanchez at first base eventually? I just feel like if he could completely focus on hitting and didn't have to worry about calling a game... he could be even more of a monster than he is now. Plus he could play every day.


It's not silly at all, but I have a hunch that despite his athleticism Judge will be there long term at some point. He's got a large frame to maintain and I think that would help. That said, same can be said of Gary, but we don't have any other catching candidates to fill his shoes. We do have some potential OF candidates to fill Judge's.
I'm not complaining about sitting him tonight  
mattnyg05 : 7/17/2017 5:50 pm : link
but just in general, the at-bats you lose every year just being a catcher-is he good enough offensively to say "we can't lose those at bats every year"? He might be.
Bottom of that order is a black hole  
Jints in Carolina : 7/17/2017 6:36 pm : link
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RE: Too much  
Percy : 7/17/2017 6:39 pm : link
In comment 13530421 Phil in LA said:
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Romine.
True. But Sanchez had a very hard couple of days catching (some bad bounces just where you don't want anything to hit you, too).
Greg Bird to have surgery tomorrow  
BigBlueShock : 7/17/2017 6:42 pm : link
How do all you assholes that were questioning his heart feel now? I'm sure you'll go into hiding in the subject but you know who you are. And Randy Levine can suck it too. I'm sure he will keep mum on his comments as well.
RE: Greg Bird to have surgery tomorrow  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/17/2017 6:52 pm : link
In comment 13530451 BigBlueShock said:
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How do all you assholes that were questioning his heart feel now? I'm sure you'll go into hiding in the subject but you know who you are. And Randy Levine can suck it too. I'm sure he will keep mum on his comments as well.


Agree it was never a matter of heart. And although this is a completely different aspect, it's now fair to call him injury prone. And I'm not talking about little injuries here and there, but injures that are serious enough for surgery. I think it'd be wise to look into other 1B options in the future, and anything you get from Bird being a bonus. I like the guy, but he's sadly injury prone and has had 2 surgeries within 2-3 years on his lower body. Worrisome for sure.
I don't understand this love affair Binder Joe has w/Romine  
TheMick7 : 7/17/2017 7:11 pm : link
Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!
RE: RE: Greg Bird to have surgery tomorrow  
Ron from Ninerland : 7/17/2017 7:22 pm : link
In comment 13530457 Dave in Hoboken said:
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How do all you assholes that were questioning his heart feel now? I'm sure you'll go into hiding in the subject but you know who you are. And Randy Levine can suck it too. I'm sure he will keep mum on his comments as well.



Agree it was never a matter of heart. And although this is a completely different aspect, it's now fair to call him injury prone. And I'm not talking about little injuries here and there, but injures that are serious enough for surgery. I think it'd be wise to look into other 1B options in the future, and anything you get from Bird being a bonus. I like the guy, but he's sadly injury prone and has had 2 surgeries within 2-3 years on his lower body. Worrisome for sure.


How do you figure ? He had one serious injury and this unrelated relatively minor one that was misdiagnosed . He had no injuries prior to the shoulder
RE: I don't understand this love affair Binder Joe has w/Romine  
Percy : 7/17/2017 7:29 pm : link
In comment 13530464 TheMick7 said:
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Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!
Well, you could ask Sanchez about it.
Um, I don't recall too many people questioning Bird's heart.  
robbieballs2003 : 7/17/2017 7:32 pm : link
There was a quote from an unnamed source (probably Levine) that called him out. People's posts were basically referencing that. Also, isn't it an exploratory surgery to get a better understanding of why he is in pain?
I remember not too long ago  
RasputinPrime : 7/17/2017 7:36 pm : link
Sanchez was washed up as a prospect and many wanted to clear the dead weight.

Bird will mash. Sadly not before next year but let's not forget how good he is. The bigger issue this season was miscalculating with Carter as plan B. Hopefully Cooper/Choi or someone else on-the-cheap steps into that role.
RE: RE: I don't understand this love affair Binder Joe has w/Romine  
TheMick7 : 7/17/2017 7:40 pm : link
In comment 13530472 Percy said:
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Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!

Well, you could ask Sanchez about it.


Hey Percy, I rarely see you on threads. After that moronic response,I understand why!!!
RE: Um, I don't recall too many people questioning Bird's heart.  
BigBlueShock : 7/17/2017 7:44 pm : link
In comment 13530473 robbieballs2003 said:
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There was a quote from an unnamed source (probably Levine) that called him out. People's posts were basically referencing that. Also, isn't it an exploratory surgery to get a better understanding of why he is in pain?

You weren't on here enough then. There were plenty of people questioning Birds heart on this site. On particular poster said it was in his head. And these posts have been going on much before the "unnamed team source" article came out. That was very recently. I had several disagreements with posters that were killing Bird.

And I don't think it is exploratory surgery. They haven't announced yet but there were rumors itcwas to remove an extra bone in his foot that should not be there.
RE: RE: RE: I don't understand this love affair Binder Joe has w/Romine  
mfsd : 7/17/2017 7:45 pm : link
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Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!

Well, you could ask Sanchez about it.



Hey Percy, I rarely see you on threads. After that moronic response,I understand why!!!


Maybe if some posters were capable of contributing more than incessant whining about joey binders, more posters would be inclined to join in
Granite can ball  
DennyInDenville : 7/17/2017 7:45 pm : link
Watch him for the twins

He's a Staten Island boy too
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TheMick7 : 7/17/2017 7:53 pm : link
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Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!

Well, you could ask Sanchez about it.



Hey Percy, I rarely see you on threads. After that moronic response,I understand why!!!



Maybe if some posters were capable of contributing more than incessant whining about joey binders, more posters would be inclined to join in


Don't know where you're coming from as I don't frequent the nightly whining sessions because of that. Maybe you should know that before you throw me into the "whining group", my gripe is Sanchez is one of your better players yet Girardi finds a way to catch Romine 3 days a week, even if it's not a day game after a night game.Unless Sanchez is hurt, that's just not good baseball. Thanks again for your insight!!!
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mfsd : 7/17/2017 7:58 pm : link
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Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!

Well, you could ask Sanchez about it.



Hey Percy, I rarely see you on threads. After that moronic response,I understand why!!!



Maybe if some posters were capable of contributing more than incessant whining about joey binders, more posters would be inclined to join in



Don't know where you're coming from as I don't frequent the nightly whining sessions because of that. Maybe you should know that before you throw me into the "whining group", my gripe is Sanchez is one of your better players yet Girardi finds a way to catch Romine 3 days a week, even if it's not a day game after a night game.Unless Sanchez is hurt, that's just not good baseball. Thanks again for your insight!!!


I haven't been on much lately, but admittedly find the binders nickname stupid and the constant whining about Girardi tiresome. He's far from perfect, certainly fair to debate his decisions, but the daily complaining gets old.

As for Sanchez, none of us know for sure, but i suspect he's been taking a real beating behind the plate this season. Girardis obviously trying to keep him fresh
RE: RE: I don't understand this love affair Binder Joe has w/Romine  
Matt M. : 7/17/2017 8:11 pm : link
In comment 13530472 Percy said:
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Sitting Sanchez the 1st game yesterday was understandable. Benching him tonight makes NO fucking sense!

Well, you could ask Sanchez about it.
Sanchez caught like 34 innings this weekend. Sitting him tonight is a normal move.
Is Mejia  
bigbluehoya : 7/17/2017 8:12 pm : link
The ex-NYM?
No issue with sitting Gary  
B in ALB : 7/17/2017 8:14 pm : link
Let him be fresh against Big Sexy tomorrow.
Random but what race you think Judge is?  
DennyInDenville : 7/17/2017 8:17 pm : link
To me he seems Asian/Black mixed with Black/Whit

Not that it matters... you just don't see many Asian athletes with his physique.
Judge struggling pretty good right now  
B in ALB : 7/17/2017 8:17 pm : link
It was bound to happen.
RE: Is Mejia  
DennyInDenville : 7/17/2017 8:18 pm : link
In comment 13530506 bigbluehoya said:
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The ex-NYM?

No. This is the ex giant who they traded to the twins for all star former Yankee Eduardo "scissor hands" Nunez
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bigbluehoya : 7/17/2017 8:19 pm : link
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The ex-NYM?


No. This is the ex giant who they traded to the twins for all star former Yankee Eduardo "scissor hands" Nunez


Thanks DiD
RE: Judge struggling pretty good right now  
Jints in Carolina : 7/17/2017 8:19 pm : link
In comment 13530512 B in ALB said:
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It was bound to happen.


Making me nervous.
It's derby fatigue imo. Clear as day  
DennyInDenville : 7/17/2017 8:21 pm : link
He needs rest.

Joe would rather sit El Gary 3 days before resting Judge or DHing him.

Just throw Holliday at 1B for the remainder of the year and burn him out.

It's very important to me the Yankees finish above .500 before our new dynasty starts
RE: RE: Judge struggling pretty good right now  
B in ALB : 7/17/2017 8:24 pm : link
In comment 13530518 Jints in Carolina said:
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It was bound to happen.



Making me nervous.


Me too a little bit. He's missing these breaking balls right over the plate.

I really hope it's not a derby issue.
RE: Greg Bird to have surgery tomorrow  
Beer Man : 7/17/2017 8:33 pm : link
In comment 13530451 BigBlueShock said:
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How do all you assholes that were questioning his heart feel now? I'm sure you'll go into hiding in the subject but you know who you are. And Randy Levine can suck it too. I'm sure he will keep mum on his comments as well.
Its saying he will miss 6 weeks. Who knows, he may still make a cameo appearance before the end of the season.
I think he has been fine  
RasputinPrime : 7/17/2017 8:33 pm : link
he is just chasing pitches he wasn't chasing before two weeks ago. I'm not sure that is fatigue per se.

That HR but-for-bradley would have evened things out somewhat.
RE: RE: RE: Judge struggling pretty good right now  
Milton : 7/17/2017 8:35 pm : link
In comment 13530524 B in ALB said:
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I really hope it's not a derby issue.
Considering that the slump happened in the immediate aftermath, it's hard not to make the connection.
Mitchell's command of the breaking ball  
section125 : 7/17/2017 8:45 pm : link
is awful. He won't last 5 innings if he doesn't start throwing strikes.
re: Sanchez  
Milton : 7/17/2017 8:46 pm : link
Catcher is kind of like shortstop in that you first want a guy who fields the position well and as long as he's not a liability at the plate, anything more than that is considered gravy. If Sanchez is below average at fielding the position (which includes calling the game, throwing out runners, and keeping pitched balls from getting passed him) they should consider their options (i.e, DH, 1B).

A catcher who calls a great game and has speedsters thinking twice on the basepaths is more important than one who hits .275 and smacks 40 home runs. If Sanchez can be both, he will be worth his weight in gold, but is he?
Turning into last year's  
section125 : 7/17/2017 8:57 pm : link
team before our very eyes...
Judge makes a great throw to save a run and then  
Del Shofner : 7/17/2017 9:08 pm : link
Mitchell makes a little league play to give one up.
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Dang Man : 7/17/2017 9:10 pm : link
In comment 13530559 Del Shofner said:
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Mitchell makes a little league play to give one up.


Just an awful play by Mitchell. That said, Cooper was way out of position.
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section125 : 7/17/2017 9:12 pm : link
In comment 13530559 Del Shofner said:
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Mitchell makes a little league play to give one up.


I get the sentiment, but that is a lot harder than a little league play. But very demoralizing for the Yanks and breaths life into the Twins.
BTW, that there is one reason you might not rush to move Judge to 1B.  
Del Shofner : 7/17/2017 9:12 pm : link
He can play some RF. That throw was a rocket.
Ellsbury HBP -  
Del Shofner : 7/17/2017 9:13 pm : link
let's get it going now.
crap - Castro hit it well but nice play  
Del Shofner : 7/17/2017 9:22 pm : link
by Kepler.
Love that Cooper is an actual 1st baseman  
adamg : 7/17/2017 9:28 pm : link
Out there in the field.
Mitchell is his own worst enemy  
B in ALB : 7/17/2017 9:29 pm : link
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RE: Love that Cooper is an actual 1st baseman  
B in ALB : 7/17/2017 9:30 pm : link
In comment 13530576 adamg said:
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Out there in the field.


Gfy, Adam.


- C Carter
Is this offense  
nygnyy274 : 7/17/2017 9:35 pm : link
Going to score a fucking run!!!! 17 innings now they have been shut out since game 1 of the DH yesterday.
nice by Didi and Cooper there -  
Del Shofner : 7/17/2017 9:35 pm : link
dodged a bullet.
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adamg : 7/17/2017 9:36 pm : link
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Out there in the field.



Gfy, Adam.


- C Carter


Miss your awkward halfassed play out there Crissy too. *wipes tears from eyes* twas beautiful...
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B in ALB : 7/17/2017 9:40 pm : link
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Out there in the field.



Gfy, Adam.


- C Carter



Miss your awkward halfassed play out there Crissy too. *wipes tears from eyes* twas beautiful...


<blank stare devoid of emotion>

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