NFT: Yankees at Orioles 5/21 GDT

Is Hale with the team tonight? I know they called him up when they sent Cortes down - I'm guessing because they need someone to soak up some innings. He'd probably fit the bill if the lead stays at 6 or grows.

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Bomb!

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a day. Great bat speed.

In comment 14451596 Jints in Carolina said:

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lol, who is Hale?

oof.

Thanks, Jints

Welp, a 9 run lead - I'm thinking we'll indeed see some Hale.

Funny, I was just saying to a friend a little bit ago that Frazier might have to go down if Stanton is ready soon - the Yanks probably don't want to lose Maybin or Morales and Frazier has really struggled big time since coming off IL.

Stanton gets scratched from Tampa's game and Clint hits 2 HR's to dead center.

Always seems to work that way!

Good work.

Meanwhile, German hits the leadoff batter.

In comment 14451596 Jints in Carolina said:

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Is Chance Adams still up, or did they send him back to SWB?

In comment 14451613 Del Shofner said:

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Meanwhile, German hits the leadoff batter.

... and throws an easy DP ball into CF.

You gotta go 5 to get the win, Domingo.

In comment 14451610 arcarsenal said:

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Thanks, Jints Welp, a 9 run lead - I'm thinking we'll indeed see some Hale. Funny, I was just saying to a friend a little bit ago that Frazier might have to go down if Stanton is ready soon - the Yanks probably don't want to lose Maybin or Morales and Frazier has really struggled big time since coming off IL. Stanton gets scratched from Tampa's game and Clint hits 2 HR's to dead center. Always seems to work that way!

And he smoked his first AB but it was right to the outfielder.

WTF

He's got to keep his head, even in a blow out

In comment 14451619 adamg said:

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He's got to keep his head, even in a blow out

Indeed. Teachable moment.

Rushed it and threw a 2 seamer.

He gets threw 5 so he should be 9-1 after tonight.(ok knock wood)

they should fine these guys for missed calls

Good for him

After tonight the should be 22 and 7 in their last 29 games. That's better than .750 ball over 5+ weeks. How in the world do you sit any of these guys after Stanton, Judge, and Didi get back? What an incredible team and a great problem to have, lol.

In comment 14451642 adamg said:

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Good for him

Was moving pretty good there, just missing 3rd gear - like an old 2 speed turbo-hydromatic!

In comment 14451646 section125 said:

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In comment 14451642 adamg said: Quote: Good for him Was moving pretty good there, just missing 3rd gear - like an old 2 speed turbo-hydromatic!

Lol. He absolutely is. Two speeds. Fast and slow. And fast isn't much faster than slow. :P

This team is on fire.

In comment 14451649 adamg said:

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This team is on fire.

34 runs in the last 3 games and counting. Amazing.

In comment 14451645 rnargi said:

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After tonight the should be 22 and 7 in their last 29 games. That's better than .750 ball over 5+ weeks. How in the world do you sit any of these guys after Stanton, Judge, and Didi get back? What an incredible team and a great problem to have, lol.

These guys are building value, which is wonderful; I assume they can't all stick around.

Shaping up to be a good night

In comment 14451666 rnargi said:

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Shaping up to be a good night

31 years old and went to Princeton.

OK, that answers all my questions.

WTF?

In comment 14451682 Del Shofner said:

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31 years old and went to Princeton. OK, that answers all my questions. WTF?

He's tonight's bullpen sacrificial lamb.

And only given up one run. So I'm cool with that.

4 more, just for shits & giggles.

In comment 14451688 rnargi said:

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And only given up one run. So I'm cool with that.

Errrr...3 innings

Boston strands all three after having bases loaded, 0 out.

Assuming Hale can protect this 7 run lead in the 9th here, I'd say it's been a job well done by him to preserve the pen and soak up some innings.

Much needed night off for guys like Otto, Britton, Chappy, Kahnle, etc.

In comment 14451691 rnargi said:

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In comment 14451688 rnargi said: Quote: And only given up one run. So I'm cool with that. Errrr...3 innings

I like your original time frame. Hopefully it comes true in the next 10 minutes.

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In comment 14451699 section125 said:

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In comment 14451691 rnargi said: Quote: In comment 14451688 rnargi said: Quote: And only given up one run. So I'm cool with that. Errrr...3 innings I like your original time frame. Hopefully it comes true in the next 10 minutes.

There you go!

13 over. New high watermark.

Best record in baseball over the last month+.

Let's keep fucking rolling.

In comment 14451704 rnargi said:

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In comment 14451699 section125 said: Quote: In comment 14451691 rnargi said: Quote: In comment 14451688 rnargi said: Quote: And only given up one run. So I'm cool with that. Errrr...3 innings I like your original time frame. Hopefully it comes true in the next 10 minutes. There you go!

You are a clairvoyant!

Keep the Motor Running...

if we played half our games in this stadium? Dear lord.

Nice win. Great to see Clint take both of his homers to CF. He needs to keep the ball up the middle.

German seemed to get a little lazy with the big lead, but he was solid again and will learn. Big guns in the bullpen get a full night off, and guys get a stat booster game

Meredith Marakovits
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2m2 minutes ago

According to Aaron Boone Giancarlo Stanton was held out of tonight�s @TampaTarpons game as a precautionary measure... he was hit in the knee/calf while taking live ABs a couple days ago ... that area tightened up... no tests scheduled. He�s expected to play tomorrow #yankees

Erik Boland
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4m4 minutes ago

Boone said LeMahieu was �ok.� Would have gotten him off his feet in the blowout even if he hadn�t fouled the ball off his foot

In comment 14451645 rnargi said:

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After tonight the should be 22 and 7 in their last 29 games. That's better than .750 ball over 5+ weeks. How in the world do you sit any of these guys after Stanton, Judge, and Didi get back? What an incredible team and a great problem to have, lol.

I know we love Gio but I think DJ has to stay in the lineup somehow because he's such a good leadoff hitter and those are extremely valuable in critical games. Gio as a late-game infield glove and fearless hitter in the clutch is also extremely valuable...

I wonder how Boone arranges the lineup with everyone back. Judge should hit 3rd, with DJ leadoff and either Gleyber or Voit 2nd

In comment 14451712 JPinstripes said:

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Meredith Marakovits ‏Verified account @M_Marakovits 2m2 minutes ago According to Aaron Boone Giancarlo Stanton was held out of tonight�s @TampaTarpons game as a precautionary measure... he was hit in the knee/calf while taking live ABs a couple days ago ... that area tightened up... no tests scheduled. He�s expected to play tomorrow #yankees

A-ha... so it's not related to either of the injuries that kept him out.

That's good.

I'm wondering what the corresponding move is going to be now when Stanton is ready to come back up.

If you asked me this morning, I actually would have said Frazier. I don't think they want to risk losing Maybin - they don't have options on him and I believe the same would be true of Morales.

But after tonight, it's tough to see Frazier being the one to go down.

I'd say maybe Estrada - but then we're only carrying 4 infielders and there's basically no one to play one of the infield spots if we need someone to come out. It's got to either be that, or Kendrys - but I don't know if they'd want to lose Kendrys already after just bringing him in about a week ago.

Tough call. Not sure what they're going to do there.

A lot can happen in 10 days, I'm inclined to think Cashman keeps all his bullets available and sends Frazier down to get regular at bats unless Clint goes on a hot streak and starts raking.

In comment 14451712 JPinstripes said:

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Meredith Marakovits ‏Verified account @M_Marakovits 2m2 minutes ago According to Aaron Boone Giancarlo Stanton was held out of tonight�s @TampaTarpons game as a precautionary measure... he was hit in the knee/calf while taking live ABs a couple days ago ... that area tightened up... no tests scheduled. He�s expected to play tomorrow #yankees

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I was wondering why he didn't play, he should be back
when they come home next week.

In comment 14451724 JPinstripes said:

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A lot can happen in 10 days, I'm inclined to think Cashman keeps all his bullets available and sends Frazier down to get regular at bats unless Clint goes on a hot streak and starts raking.

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I am not sure why I would move him at this point,
he does need regular at bats after last season though.
Gardner most likely won't be here next year, and Florial
is still at least a couple years away...

In comment 14451859 Carson53 said:

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A lot can happen in 10 days, I'm inclined to think Cashman keeps all his bullets available and sends Frazier down to get regular at bats unless Clint goes on a hot streak and starts raking. I am not sure why I would move him at this point

I think the only "why" is a good starting pitcher. We're still short at least one of those.