NFT: Yankees at Orioles 5/21 GDT

CC owes him a steak for getting him out of that inning

This is BS if overturned

In comment 14452935 bceagle05 said:

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Hit the showers, old man.

yeah, love CC but he's leading after 5 (barely), time for the pen

No way Sanchez blocked his chance to slide

I think it's the right call, but it did seem a bit close.

Fast release and accurate. Classic Gardy assist.

Would get kicked out of baseball these days

In comment 14452939 rnargi said:

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This is BS if overturned

The call stands. I don't see how that's even close to not legal, but I guess they've been changing the rules about what you can do.

is no Hicks out there; took a perfect throw on that one and he delivered.

#1 the throw beat the runner by a lot. He was tagged as he slide into Sanchez whose knee was on the line. #2 Severino had a better line just on the foul side of the line. So, that was half of the base path was open.

quick and typically accurate. He’s racked up a lot of assists over the years when guys test him

In comment 14452955 mfsd said:

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quick and typically accurate. He’s racked up a lot of assists over the years when guys test him

Yes, no canon at all, but decent. Agree, charges the ball, clean fielding, quick release and on line.

deja vu all over again

there's a new rule this year that a pitcher must face 3 batters minimum...

Gardner has two doubles on routine ground ball singles... I think a local HS baseball team CF could have held Gardy to a single.

In comment 14452970 GruningsOnTheHill said:

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there's a new rule this year that a pitcher must face 3 batters minimum...

next year...

ball in play. He has talent, but sometimes(often?) you scratch your head.

He is only 24. And has missed a lot of time so far.

I'll take Judge and Didi back but the thought of messing with this chemistry scares me.

falls in love with the slider to often. He has a great FB. Gets the 1st two outs using the FB mostly (and the slider for strike three) then walks Nunez on 4 sliders.

In comment 14452982 DC Gmen Fan said:

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I'll take Judge and Didi back but the thought of messing with this chemistry scares me.

I know what you are saying - but it is two All Star players coming back, two of the best at their positions. But I understand.

two run game? How about saving him for tomorrow.

How can 50 laptops be wrong!

hit machine. Nothing fancy, but seems like he gets 2-3 hits a game

Gulp.

and CC gives up 5 runs..to this awful lineup.

Love the CC. But this has to be his last year...right?

and lost his grip on the bat....

Guys like Judge and Didi are only going to help - they're both major presences here and leaders on top of being fantastic players. They won't negatively affect the chemistry at al.

Stanton I could see that being a concern, though. I could see a ton of strikeouts and fans getting impatient.

I'm not in "I don't want Stanton" mode - but I'm also not dying to get him back nor do I think it's going to hurt the Yanks much if he misses another 2-3 weeks.

In comment 14452994 Dave in Hoboken said:

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and CC gives up 5 runs..to this awful lineup. Love the CC. But this has to be his last year...right?

Already said it was....

In comment 14452997 section125 said:

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In comment 14452994 Dave in Hoboken said: Quote: and CC gives up 5 runs..to this awful lineup. Love the CC. But this has to be his last year...right? Already said it was....

Oh yeah! Do'h. Excuse my brainfart. I'm tired. :)

this year. His outs are hit hard.

Is exactly the type of player this team needed. Excellent defender and the best type of hitter they were lacking. A consistent base run hitter. Great lead off option for them.

He not available tonight?

over Britton tonight? Britton hasn't pitches in 2 days.

Unless Britton is closing tonight.

Either way I'd guess there is some sort of issue with either Chapman or Britton tonight.

Still has speed

In comment 14452994 Dave in Hoboken said:

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and CC gives up 5 runs..to this awful lineup. Love the CC. But this has to be his last year...right?

It is - he's announced that he's retiring after this year.

Hopefully the big guy can go out with a ring and finish strong, but he's definitely just a 5 inning guy at this point and really can't give us much length and he's just throwing tons of cutters and mixing in sliders - he's a 2 pitch pitcher.

section already posted it... but yeah. This is definitely the end of the road for the big man.

HoFer in my opinion. Hopefully he can go out on top.

In comment 14453018 arcarsenal said:

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In comment 14452994 Dave in Hoboken said: Quote: and CC gives up 5 runs..to this awful lineup. Love the CC. But this has to be his last year...right? It is - he's announced that he's retiring after this year. Hopefully the big guy can go out with a ring and finish strong, but he's definitely just a 5 inning guy at this point and really can't give us much length and he's just throwing tons of cutters and mixing in sliders - he's a 2 pitch pitcher.

Him getting a ring would be cool. A ring in his first year on the team (2009), and a ring in his last year on the team (2019). 10 years apart. There's something very symetrical about that.

Which of these two guys rides the bench when Didi comes back? LeMahieu, who won the NL batting title 2 years ago? Urshela, who is the best defensive 3B on the team, seems to always come through in the clutch, and--oh yeah--is batting like .350?

He's been talking like they've been a hit away from a win for four innings.

Yup - would love to see him bookend his Yankee tenure with '09 and '19 championships. That would be special - and the symmetry is cool too.

In comment 14453024 rnargi said:

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He's been talking like they've been a hit away from a win for four innings.

Delusional... damned auto correct

In comment 14453023 GruningsOnTheHill said:

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Which of these two guys rides the bench when Didi comes back? LeMahieu, who won the NL batting title 2 years ago? Urshela, who is the best defensive 3B on the team, seems to always come through in the clutch, and--oh yeah--is batting like .350?

No way DJ is sitting - he's been our most consistent hitter all year.

It'll be tough to sit Gio, but I would imagine most games will have Didi manning SS with Gleyber @ 2B and DJ at the hot corner.

Gio will mix in and get games at 3rd - maybe on days where DJ is spelling Luke @ 1B. But DJ absolutely has to play every day.

when Green throws a lot of pitches he gets hittable. I know Boone is trying to get Green straightened out, but geez...but that was better pitching on the corner or just off.

But, yes that pitch to Shaw was intentional, IMHO. He never made another pitch inside aside from one slider...

by Green.

With a (hopefully) confidence building inning

Painless inning there.

Jays tie it up with 2 outs in the 9th

We do need Greenie to get back to what he was before - it'll alleviate a lot of the middle inning strain. Ideally, he, Kahnle and Holder will be the guys who give you middle inning work when the starter doesn't go deep and then Otto, Britton and Chappy are the leverage guys for 7/8/9.

Betances will eventually be back, too.

Kahnle has really worked himself into the higher leverage spots too, though - he's been fucking awesome.

Very strong bullpen. If Green returns to form and Dellin comes back strong, it's the best bullpen in baseball. Even now, it's either NYY/HOU/TB.

Despite the out