NFT: New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox - 8:10 - Game 2

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Stanton!!

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In comment 14032113 bigbluehoya said:

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Is not a flute. And a donut with no hole, is a Danish.

On call, he serves up a munchkin!

Chop

Not really.

Hitting .200 the last two weeks, and him being “hot” is .244 with 4 HRs over the last month. And, he the stats show he is really having trouble with fastballs. And it’s getting worst, not better.

When he’s on, he looks great, but extended lengths of ineptitude and numerous injuries make it hard to expect anything consistent going forward. It seems like he “just got back” in the line up, but he now has the most plate appearances he has ever made in a season.

In comment 14032108 chopperhatch said:

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In comment 14032094 LarmerTJR said: Quote: Just maybe the Bird experiment has failed? This is no longer a small sample size, it is trending towards the norm. Bird has been one of our best hitters of late. However, my hopes of consistent and confident at bats were dashed quickly.

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Utterly incredible.

fook

meltdown just when I was getting ready to go to bed.

We just can't get it together....the White Sox are horrible and here we are MAYBE going to extras

In comment 14032126 dune69 said:

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meltdown just when I was getting ready to go to bed.

Me too. I literally said right before he hit it "okay, close it out so I can sleep"

In comment 14032121 LarmerTJR said:

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Chop Not really. Hitting .200 the last two weeks, and him being “hot” is .244 with 4 HRs over the last month. And, he the stats show he is really having trouble with fastballs. And it’s getting worst, not better. When he’s on, he looks great, but extended lengths of ineptitude and numerous injuries make it hard to expect anything consistent going forward. It seems like he “just got back” in the line up, but he now has the most plate appearances he has ever made in a season. In comment 14032108 chopperhatch said: Quote: In comment 14032094 LarmerTJR said: Quote: Just maybe the Bird experiment has failed? This is no longer a small sample size, it is trending towards the norm. Bird has been one of our best hitters of late. However, my hopes of consistent and confident at bats were dashed quickly.

I don't see him having trouble with all fastballs. It's the ones up/up and away he can't catch up to or lay off of. If he wouldn't chase those, his numbers on fastballs wouldn't look as bad.

We need this struggling ass offense to squeeze across another run

The only guy in this awful fucking lineup that can beat you and you throw him a meatball with a lefty on deck. Un fucking real

lineup seems to be struggling. Nobody seems to have a good approach at the plate. I'm sorry, but at this point it's time to start playing some small ball......hit & run, bunt, put guys in motion. Watching these guys pop up and hit weak ground balls is getting old. Make something happen out there.

Eman

Take a quick read of this write up on Bird.

I added the link.


In comment 14032129 Eman11 said:

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In comment 14032121 LarmerTJR said: Quote: Chop Not really. Hitting .200 the last two weeks, and him being “hot” is .244 with 4 HRs over the last month. And, he the stats show he is really having trouble with fastballs. And it’s getting worst, not better. When he’s on, he looks great, but extended lengths of ineptitude and numerous injuries make it hard to expect anything consistent going forward. It seems like he “just got back” in the line up, but he now has the most plate appearances he has ever made in a season. In comment 14032108 chopperhatch said: Quote: In comment 14032094 LarmerTJR said: Quote: Just maybe the Bird experiment has failed? This is no longer a small sample size, it is trending towards the norm. Bird has been one of our best hitters of late. However, my hopes of consistent and confident at bats were dashed quickly. I don't see him having trouble with all fastballs. It's the ones up/up and away he can't catch up to or lay off of. If he wouldn't chase those, his numbers on fastballs wouldn't look as bad.

Bird - ( New Window )

The guy is not a major leaguer, and I'd take a struggling Bird vs a lefty every time over him in extras. Now we've weakened our D taboot.

sonny fuckin gray.

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This team is cracking me up a bunch recently.

In comment 14032138 bceagle05 said:

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I was trying to figure out the reliever we had out there until I saw that stupid little weasel face of his.

might as well bring in Sonny Gray. He'll probably be great tonight.

For not immediately losing the game

Toe back. Maybe light a fire under these guys.

Please get out of this mess.

Obviously Gray's thinking....

I don't know what the hell he's thinking!"

Please score a run.

Can 4 straight guys lean into pitches?

Was last year...this group is infuriating.

done.

4-3

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Please close it out Sonny

In comment 14032153 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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done. 4-3

I was shocked no question. I'm not sure why you'd ever throw him a change up when he can't hit a curve and has trouble with fastballs too. Brilliant pitching to give him something he can handle but I'll take the gift thank you very much.

Sonny just needs to lock this down now, and get us the win.

to close it out?

ONE MORE OUT. ONE MORE OUT.

In comment 14032157 Matt M. said:

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to close it out?

Apparently needs extra time off after throwing almost 40 pitches in BOS.

but we'll take it

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didn't go out to the pen and mope. He saved our bacon tonight after Britton shit the bed.

In comment 14032157 Matt M. said:

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to close it out?

39 tough pitches vs the Sox Sunday night. He'll be good to go tomorrow no doubt.

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In comment 14032164 Stu11 said:

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didn't go out to the pen and mope. He saved our bacon tonight after Britton shit the bed.

Agreed. Tip of the cap to him and hopefully this gives him some confidence and something to build on. I have a feeling we're gonna need him some more before the season's done.

In comment 14032165 Eman11 said:

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In comment 14032157 Matt M. said: Quote: to close it out? 39 tough pitches vs the Sox Sunday night. He'll be good to go tomorrow no doubt.

2 nights ago after not throwing for a few days.

In comment 14032168 Matt M. said:

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In comment 14032165 Eman11 said: Quote: In comment 14032157 Matt M. said: Quote: to close it out? 39 tough pitches vs the Sox Sunday night. He'll be good to go tomorrow no doubt. 2 nights ago after not throwing for a few days.

Yeah but the days off before don't help when he throws two games worth of pitches in one game,and all in high leverage situations too.

I'm sure if he threw half as many Sunday night, he'd have been in there tonight. 39 big pitches is a lot for a closer.

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We don't play a .500 team for the next three and a half weeks. We can win ugly as long as we win, and we start putting distance between us and the teams fighting for the second wildcard.

his curve looked really sharp last night and I appreciated the emotion shown after getting the final out.

It's a grind right now, these aren't pretty wins, but they just need to find a way to get that winning feeling back.

Time for Severino to get back on track tonight and give the bullpen a rest. This is a good team to do it against.

I'm happy for Gray - maybe this is a better niche for him and he'll help us down the stretch. We really won that game because of him and the length he was able to provide out of the pen at that point in the game. I was pretty pissed about the laughing when he walked off the mound following that embarrassment vs BAL, but it was hard not to get pumped for him after he got that last out last night.

I'm mildly concerned about Chappy's knee. Might be barking again (or just didn't really stop). It's obvious that they're avoiding using him when they think they can get him a night off and 2 of his last 5 outings have been rough. Hopefully he's fine - as good as the pen is, he's still a vital piece.

Frustrating fucking game but hey, the win counts all the same. Let's bring out the brooms tonight.

They simply need wins, period, to stay afloat until Sanchez and Judge return.

and I'm glad it worked out well for Sonny. Chances are very good that we will need him in some role down the stretch, most likely starting because its doubtful we will keep everyone healthy or not at least want to rest someone for a start or 2. This team has to change their offensive approach though. I guess it may not be possible at this point due to guys set in their ways, but we simply will have a hard time competing in big playoff games letting starters sit at 80 pitches in the 7th or 8th. We are swinging from the heels way too much. Like I said it may be a moot point but something needs to give. Judge will help that as he's very patient. For anyone who wants to put him out to pasture, Gardy is so valuable. First of all he's a CF playing LF and especially late in the game in a big spot we have no better guy at working counts and putting up a great AB.