NFT: New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals - 1:05p - Maple Day

and put their reputation on the line today! Kudos arc..

Now let's show the AL what this team is made of!

See y'all when I get back from Easter Lunch...

Crazy.... this was the opening day lineup...

1. Brett Gardner (L) CF
2. Aaron Judge (R) RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton (R) LF
4. Luke Voit (R) DH
5. Miguel Andujar (R) 3B
6. Gary Sanchez (R) C
7. Greg Bird (L) 1B
8. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
9. Troy Tulowitzki (R) SS

:(

Sanchez and Stanton are probably closest. Should see Sanchez activated for the WC trip.

Hicks is flying to Tampa today - rehab games, etc. He's healthy. Just needs to build up into every day game shape.

Tulo and Miggy are also going to Tampa and "making progress."

Stanton is "doing really well"

So, we will actually get some of these guys back. But losing Judge is crushing, man. Unbelievable the luck we've had.

In comment 14396266 arcarsenal said:

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Crazy.... this was the opening day lineup... 1. Brett Gardner (L) CF 2. Aaron Judge (R) RF 3. Giancarlo Stanton (R) LF 4. Luke Voit (R) DH 5. Miguel Andujar (R) 3B 6. Gary Sanchez (R) C 7. Greg Bird (L) 1B 8. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B 9. Troy Tulowitzki (R) SS :( Sanchez and Stanton are probably closest. Should see Sanchez activated for the WC trip. Hicks is flying to Tampa today - rehab games, etc. He's healthy. Just needs to build up into every day game shape. Tulo and Miggy are also going to Tampa and "making progress." Stanton is "doing really well" So, we will actually get some of these guys back. But losing Judge is crushing, man. Unbelievable the luck we've had.

Post had a quote from Stanton saying that he is still not 100% and won't start full swings until he is 100%....

IDK..

I think with Stanton, basically Boone said that the WC trip was "possible" but also probably a bit of a long shot - my guess is we see him early May after hearing he's still not 100%

But, beyond Sanchez, his timeline is actually probably kind of close to Hicks'

I'd guess we see Gary back first (Wednesday)... then Hicks... then Stanton shortly after, then Tulo.

Miggy is up in the air, I guess.

But not seeing Torres in the lineup has me a bit...

Nah, it’s gotta just be a day off, right? Right?

In comment 14396282 BigBlueShock said:

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But not seeing Torres in the lineup has me a bit... Nah, it’s gotta just be a day off, right? Right?

I think this is actually just a legit R/R rest day for him. He'e been struggling pretty badly recently.

Having that 3 run HR count would have been nice... but we know how that went.

Torres since 4/8...

43 AB, .434 OPS, 13 K, 1 BB, 3 RBI, .178 OBP

Just said on the pre game that ellsbury had a few setbacks and is not doing any baseball drills. WTF. Yeah, Stanton said that he is “still feeling it”

The Yanks don't actually want Ellsbury to play.

Expect to hear about "setbacks" pretty much all year long...

Shock...

Just in case, Boone did specifically say that it's just a day off for Gley - "nothing to worry about" - so, (I had the same paranoid thought too) - but it looks like he's fine.

I'd guess he'll pinch hit later in the game if it's close and we need a run.

1-0, Yanks on a leadoff double by DJ, taking 3rd on Voit's F9 and then scoring on a WP.

So far, so good.

first major league hit!

2-0

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5-0 Yankees.

with 6 bombs. Happy for him so far.

Frazier just raking and taking advantage of the playing time. The 3 run HR is just what we needed to tack on and choke out the Royals.

He's got 17 RBIs already and his bat has been huge so far.

“legendary bat speed “ right there...

Huge this year

But the SP's have really given us a big boost this week. Paxton especially.

But KC has been umped a bit today. Wide zone.

In comment 14396464 Stu11 said:

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But KC has been umped a bit today. Wide zone.

That pitch to Soler is almost always a strike. A touch low, but where was it at the front of the plate? Just got in, so don't know if they have been all that way.

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getting the job done. Getting his 97 mph heater back was huge. Strong inning.

In comment 14396469 section125 said:

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In comment 14396464 Stu11 said: Quote: But KC has been umped a bit today. Wide zone. That pitch to Soler is almost always a strike. A touch low, but where was it at the front of the plate? Just got in, so don't know if they have been all that way.

Just called that on Voit as well.

or are the players cursing more? I seriously doubt it's the latter LOL

What should be done -

Show up in both starters and the pen.

In comment 14396492 Jay in Toronto said:

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or are the players cursing more? I seriously doubt it's the latter LOL

Better mics or quieter crowd? Can actually here the umpire sometimes.

They didn't show the side view on Voit - I thought he held up, but the umps have a good view.

awful. He should not be in in these situations until he gets straightened out.

Christ.

Until he gets his confidence back?

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With the Yankees' lockdown pen, what odds would you have gotten if someone had told you at the top of this inning the 5-0 game would be tied before an out was even recorded?

This team blows.

What a disaster

Didn’t see this coming.

hollllly shit

run up my ass.

6-5

Maybe he should just settle on a couple of Royals scrubs?

Green into the game and letting him fill the bases.

Boone is not the smartest tool in the shed. He should never ever chance squandering a game with this line up.

No excuse blowing a 5-0 lead to these scrubs.

This pen has been awful. Absolutely awful. Just about everyone of them at one point or another. Blown 3 or 4 games already.

.. just a tool.

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Tauchman/Urshela/Ford, with nobody of consequence available to pinch hit.

If someone had told you this 1 month ago?

the manager for this team. Has no feel for the game. He doesn't know how to handle the pen. Yes you do not expect Ottavino to blow up, but he is a bit off when he comes in and takes time to settle.

Nice piece of hitting.

Let's win this.

moving the runner. Need a big hit or sac fly.

In comment 14396550 dune69 said:

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moving the runner. Need a big hit or sac fly.

he didn't move the runner

that was the right thing to do going to the right.

strike my last comment

lucky twice in a row.

huge huge hit.

6-6

Now pound this one in.

again!!

Whoa....

Do something.

Torres there...with all the junk Peralta was throwing Wade may have been better.

Anyway, Romine ties it. Wonder if Chapman comes in?

Sucks in plain English.

appropo had that dropped on a ball lost in the Sun....Funny - Chapman back to 100mph and the slider disappears.

Gardy HR???

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again....

too much drama

Yankees win!

great game with the bat. We are lucky. Feel bad for Paxton. B/P is not strong though Britton looked good.

Romine is so much better than Sanchez when it counts. Not even close. Plus, he actually plays a full season!

Romine comes up big AGAIN. Someone has to, I guess.

In comment 14396623 Somnambulist said:

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Romine is so much better than Sanchez when it counts. Not even close. Plus, he actually plays a full season!

And no matter how many times you say, you’ll still be wrong.

In comment 14396623 Somnambulist said:

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Romine is so much better than Sanchez when it counts. Not even close. Plus, he actually plays a full season!

You're a fucking idiot.

Romine supporters here and there is no way he is better than Gary. Austin is a decent/good backup. He, for the most, part plays his role very well. But Gary is an All Star when playing well.

"Gary is an all-star when playing well".
Too bad he hardly plays and has NEVER played a full MLB season. Ever.

Sanchez is a negative force who makes this team worse. He is always hurt, he is an awful defensive catcher who leads the league in passed balls per game played, who strikes out consistently in key situations, and whose attitude is one of laziness and indifference. How many times can he whiff on simply catching a pitch, then not even chase after the ball before you guys stop defending him?

Willful blindness. He will never reach his supposed potential. He's already on the down slope of his career.

In comment 14396623 Somnambulist said:

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Romine is so much better than Sanchez when it counts. Not even close. Plus, he actually plays a full season!

Uhh no, no he's not. I can't believe a Yankee fan actually thinks that's true.

travelling with the team. Could get activated soon.

In comment 14396689 Somnambulist said:

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"Gary is an all-star when playing well". Too bad he hardly plays and has NEVER played a full MLB season. Ever. Sanchez is a negative force who makes this team worse. He is always hurt, he is an awful defensive catcher who leads the league in passed balls per game played, who strikes out consistently in key situations, and whose attitude is one of laziness and indifference. How many times can he whiff on simply catching a pitch, then not even chase after the ball before you guys stop defending him? Willful blindness. He will never reach his supposed potential. He's already on the down slope of his career.

There are a lot of dumb fucking Yankee fans.

In comment 14396700 Hsilwek92 said:

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There are a lot of dumb fucking Yankee fans.

when they're not sleep walking....

Not trying to make it into more than it is but to go from Paxton dealing and what looked like an easy win to having to come back late to tie and win in extras is a good sign.

It could've been a back breaker and shitty way to fly west, instead we get a toughed out W from this depleted lineup. I'll take any wins we can get from this bunch right now.

Maybe the warm California sun will be what Happ needs to get going. Big start for him tomorrow night, and he needs to get right asap. We're gonna need our pitching staff big time to ride out all these injuries.

In comment 14396729 Eman11 said:

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Not trying to make it into more than it is but to go from Paxton dealing and what looked like an easy win to having to come back late to tie and win in extras is a good sign. It could've been a back breaker and shitty way to fly west, instead we get a toughed out W from this depleted lineup. I'll take any wins we can get from this bunch right now. Maybe the warm California sun will be what Happ needs to get going. Big start for him tomorrow night, and he needs to get right asap. We're gonna need our pitching staff big time to ride out all these injuries.

Yup. Rays lost. Yanks are 2.5 games out of the division lead on April 21. Long way to go!

Paxton's, Fraziers and Trauchtmans performance confirms for me that Cashman did well this offseason.

The original plan of Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, CC, Happ, German, Loisiga and a bullpen with Betances would have been and may still be; a very formidable team no matter the hitters

comes back as effective in the rotation, this team/lineup will look extremely different in September.

Wonder if that ever happened to this extent?

In comment 14396744 Bill2 said:

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Paxton's, Fraziers and Trauchtmans performance confirms for me that Cashman did well this offseason. The original plan of Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, CC, Happ, German, Loisiga and a bullpen with Betances would have been and may still be; a very formidable team no matter the hitters

Who would have seen the SPs would be doing their job well and the BP would be struggling.
It seems Kahnle is getting straightened out.
Holder is off and Green is awful. But Coney saw what he is doing wrong - flying open at release. Should be easy to correct.
Ottavino has been meh, sometimes brilliant, sometimes pedestrian.
Britton is getting better.
Chapman is still Chapman.
Harvey has been a pleasant surprise and Cessa has been mostly effective.

I think they will get sorted out soon.

In comment 14396451 LauderdaleMatty said:

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Huge this year

Yep, but I noticed on that HR, he did that thing where he shifts his back foot again. I hope he is not starting that habit again.

In comment 14396700 Hsilwek92 said:

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There are a lot of dumb fucking Yankee fans.

Easily one of the worst fanbases in sports and I am a Yankees fan saying that. I guess cause it is so spoiled. The Red Sox fanbase is also toxic but they don't seem to hate their players like Yankees fans do.

Every single one of them.

I almost hate NC State athletics because of the amount of dipshits that root for them.

In comment 14396700 Hsilwek92 said:

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There are a lot of dumb fucking Yankee fans.

When the game was tied yesterday at 5, even in this thread, you had a brainiac say "This team fucking blows".

Apart from that poster consistently blowing, every fucking Arpil, we have posters claiming the sky is falling and that the manager should be fired.

Christ, we are .500 with a full lineup on the DL!!

but those fuckers fought right back and won it.

only 2.5 back of Tampa which is amazing.

In comment 14397201 Jints in Carolina said:

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but those fuckers fought right back and won it. only 2.5 back of Tampa which is amazing.

It was an excellent, gritty win.

Nothing is set in stone, but I'd still be shocked if the Yanks-Sox weren't 1-2 in the division at the end of the year. April generally doesn't mean a whole lot for almost every team in MLB. Occasionally you'll get a team that will go on a tear and hope to hold on over the Summer, but even then, those guys usually fall.

but I think Tampa is going to be right there at the end also.

so I missed the BP implosion, a win is a win.
I would suggest that Green develop another secondary pitch,
because his slider really does suck. I've said it before
this year, that is why he is more hitable nowadays.
It started last season, when you slider is mostly
non-competitive, time to develop another secondary pitch!
Off to the Big A, as they use to call it.
Interesting road trip coming up.