are comfortable in slugfests. I think that's what is going to happen tomorrow. Just get a lead late and bring back in Britton and Chapman and then roll the dice in Game 7. Houston shouldn't have the arms to get 9 innings with their pen.
Afraid coming on here earlier might be some sort of curse on the team. Regardless, a great and deserved win. Glad that little winless streak is over. Hope they learn how to hit better otherwise than in the first inning. On to Houston and closing it out there.
Haven't been able to see any of it, as I am camping with my kid's Cub Scout pack.
But GD, what exactly is the benefit of having Gary Sanchez in the lineup? 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts. He's worthless.
Lot of missed catches tonight as well. He needs to sit. Romaine has hit well all year. No reason not to get him a game especially with 4 games in a row now. Sanchez could use the rest. His eye at the plate is so off.
--Green will have to open with 2 innings (1st and 2nd)
--You figure that the combination of Kahnle, Britton and Chapman can pitch the last 4 innings (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th). Kahnle only threw 22 combined pitches the last 2 nights; Britton threw 18 pitches tonight and dominated for 5 outs; Chapman retired the side on 9 pitches and he's only thrown 2 innings the entire series
--The question is who will pitch the 3rd, 4th and 5th (and possibly 2nd, if Green can't get 6 outs, or even 1st, if Green gets knocked around).
Ottavino can only go batter by batter. The moment he lets a runner on, he has to get pulled. Ottavino can also only start a clean inning in that scenario.
Then we have Happ, Loaisiga, Heller, and Cessa as bullpen guys (or in the case of Happ, a starter who wasn't good enough to get a spot in the playoff rotation. Severino has to be held back for a possible Game 7; Paxton obviously can't pitch after he threw 112 pitches tonight. I don't think Tanaka would be available either after only 1 day of rest
it is his throw day and in game 162 they experimented with him out of the bullpen. Tanaka would only enter in a "break glass in case of emergency" scenario
RE: RE: Going back to my earlier point on bullpen usage...Green is the key Â
Afraid coming on here earlier might be some sort of curse on the team.
Me too. Can never be superstitious enough.
If they can just get more than 3 guys per night to hit...
I agree and don't think anyone can be superstitious enough in this contest.
Did not like Kahnle being off as he was. Everyone else on the mound was sensational. Hitters seemed to go back to sleep after the first. Just can't afford to do that tomorrow. One supposes they know that, too.
and if the Yanks can pull off 2 straight Ws in Houston, woohoo!
But I wonder if people predicting "Yanks in 7" are largely the same folks who projected a Yankees sweep after game 1?
This Astros team is really fucking good, no BS there. And I can't see this team beating Cole. Too many swings and misses - still - at pitches outside the strike zone. Houston batters have more discipline and, it would seem, outstanding eyesight.
Look I hope the Yanks win as much as anyone, but I sure as hell aren't predicting it or betting even the smallest room of the house on it let alone the farm.
and if the Yanks can pull off 2 straight Ws in Houston, woohoo!
But I wonder if people predicting "Yanks in 7" are largely the same folks who projected a Yankees sweep after game 1?
This Astros team is really fucking good, no BS there. And I can't see this team beating Cole. Too many swings and misses - still - at pitches outside the strike zone. Houston batters have more discipline and, it would seem, outstanding eyesight.
Look I hope the Yanks win as much as anyone, but I sure as hell aren't predicting it or betting even the smallest room of the house on it let alone the farm.
Houston has the better team, but it’s 2 games. Crazy shit happens.
Nice seeing Paxton righting himself and the ship Â
Very very concerned with Sanchez as is every Yankee fan. Not just for this series but for the future. Has the league figured him out or has he developed some bad habits. I know he is facing some big pitchers but he is not suppose to be a chump
Did not like Kahnle being off as he was. Everyone else on the mound was sensational. Hitters seemed to go back to sleep after the first. Just can't afford to do that tomorrow. One supposes they know that, too.
As they said on the YES post-game Thursday night with Chad Green, Kahnle was up and down for a while before he actually came in the game. That can have a real negative effect on a pitcher.
Great job by Paxton of just gutting this one out. Britton also did a great job.
Re "it's two games, crazy shit happens" yeah sure, but the sense I've had, since the second game, was the Yanks back was broke in that one, or rather after it. They came inches within a sweep of the first two, but Houston was simply too good behind Verlander.
This game the Yanks jumped V early, and Paxton had a great game to go 6 full, just dodging that last shot to the wall that would have closed it to 4-3 and IMO, changed the complexion of the game.
Baseball is so psychological, and the Astros aren't just good, they are extremely confident.
That's going to be very, very tough to overcome two times in Houston. I doubt tonight changed the relative confidence levels of both squads.
Any way you look at it, this was a great win. Winning 2 at Houston Â
Re "it's two games, crazy shit happens" yeah sure, but the sense I've had, since the second game, was the Yanks back was broke in that one, or rather after it. They came inches within a sweep of the first two, but Houston was simply too good behind Verlander.
This game the Yanks jumped V early, and Paxton had a great game to go 6 full, just dodging that last shot to the wall that would have closed it to 4-3 and IMO, changed the complexion of the game.
Baseball is so psychological, and the Astros aren't just good, they are extremely confident.
That's going to be very, very tough to overcome two times in Houston. I doubt tonight changed the relative confidence levels of both squads.
I think Saturday's game is advantage Yankees. Green sets the tone. If he gets thru 2 or maybe three I still feel the Yankees are in great shape. Won't leave much for Sunday, but you deal with that Sunday.
As badly as the bottom of the order has been for the Yanks, the Astros have been just as bad if not worse.
Also, Judge has done very little at the plate, his only 2 RBIs are the 2nd game HR. Basically only LeMahieu and Torres have been consistent.
But categorizing the Yankees as a "broken" team just because they didn't Game 2 is nonsense.
The Yanks are confident too as they're a good team that has overcome a lot of adversity this year.
Houston's big advantage is their big three starting pitching. The Yanks big advantage is their pen. Game 6 is a bullpen game. Advantage: Yankees.
If they can get it to a Game 7 Houston will be heavily favored with Cole on the mound. But how many times have we all seen a game where two of the top pitchers for that year were facing each other, and everyone was expecting a low scoring game that actually ended up a high-scoring afair? And conversley, how many times have we seen a matchup of two scrub pitchers that we were sure would be a high-scoring matchup that actually became a 1-0 pitching duel?
It's baseball where past performance does not guarantee similar future results.
Just get it to Game 7 and hope that Sunday is "anything can happen" day.
What a performance by him after a 1st inning that had everyone groaning and thinking this team was about to just roll over and die.
The energy in the stadium after the Hicks HR was incredible. That's what October baseball is all about.
This is still a huge climb with Cole waiting on the other side if we manage to push this to a Game 7 - but I like our chances again today against their BP guys with the momentum and confidence this team has right now.
Just force a Game 7. Anything can happen when you get there. One inning at a time. Been through adversity all year. They can do this.
the wind is out of the Yankee sails. The loss on Thursday put them in a long shot position to win. That and having to face Cole is a big mountain to climb. However if the Yanks win tonight the outpouring of excitement and posts will disprove or prove contrary thoughts
RE: I wonder if its 50% less posts when they win is because Â
the wind is out of the Yankee sails. The loss on Thursday put them in a long shot position to win. That and having to face Cole is a big mountain to climb. However if the Yanks win tonight the outpouring of excitement and posts will disprove or prove contrary thoughts
Fewer posts has nothing to do with "the wind being out of the Yankee sails". When your team is losing it makes people likely to post for a number of reasons.
First posters want to bitch about the fact that they're losing. Then many of them want to tell you what they would have done differently, while others want to weigh in on all the changes they think the team needs to make to avoid losing next year.
Then you have the people who respond to all of those types of posts, including many "STFU" posts from people who don't react well to other posters bitching when their team is losing.
All that activity means a lot more posts.
When the team is winning there are simply fewer discussions to be had.
the excitement after a win should bring should also bring out the happiness of passionate fans. Weren't their tons of poster after the first game win against Houston?
the excitement after a win should bring should also bring out the happiness of passionate fans. Weren't their tons of poster after the first game win against Houston?
It's just typical human behavior.
It's like when you order something online and it does whatever it's supposed to do and you're satisfied overall. You're probably not going to rush to write a review or talk about it - you don't really have the urge.
But, if whatever you order arrives broken, doesn't work, falls apart... whatever. You're probably going to go let the manufacturer know how much they suck and make sure other people know about your bad experience.
People need to vent when they're angry. They don't always feel the need to say much when they're content.
There are and have been jackasses on Yankee threads all year who quite literally have only showed up in times of turbulence and have been absolutely nowhere to be found any time the team has been winning consistently or accomplishing anything positive.
When the team loses a couple games, though? There they are!
That's obnoxious and is separate behavior from what I'm illustrating in my prior post. Most of us have been here discussing the team all year - win or lose. Those select few posters... only when we lose or things seem to be getting muddled. Like mid-season when the entire rotation was getting absolutely crushed. They were out in droves then.
After the break, the Yanks went on a winning streak and were one of the hottest teams in baseball and they all predictably vanished.
The Texas Two-Step!
Force a game 7
But GD, what exactly is the benefit of having Gary Sanchez in the lineup? 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts. He's worthless.
Me too. Can never be superstitious enough.
If they can just get more than 3 guys per night to hit...
But GD, what exactly is the benefit of having Gary Sanchez in the lineup? 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts. He's worthless.
Lot of missed catches tonight as well. He needs to sit. Romaine has hit well all year. No reason not to get him a game especially with 4 games in a row now. Sanchez could use the rest. His eye at the plate is so off.
I wonder why that is?
--Green will have to open with 2 innings (1st and 2nd)
--You figure that the combination of Kahnle, Britton and Chapman can pitch the last 4 innings (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th). Kahnle only threw 22 combined pitches the last 2 nights; Britton threw 18 pitches tonight and dominated for 5 outs; Chapman retired the side on 9 pitches and he's only thrown 2 innings the entire series
--The question is who will pitch the 3rd, 4th and 5th (and possibly 2nd, if Green can't get 6 outs, or even 1st, if Green gets knocked around).
Ottavino can only go batter by batter. The moment he lets a runner on, he has to get pulled. Ottavino can also only start a clean inning in that scenario.
Then we have Happ, Loaisiga, Heller, and Cessa as bullpen guys (or in the case of Happ, a starter who wasn't good enough to get a spot in the playoff rotation. Severino has to be held back for a possible Game 7; Paxton obviously can't pitch after he threw 112 pitches tonight. I don't think Tanaka would be available either after only 1 day of rest
Severino has to be held back for a Game 7...
Maybe Happ throws an inning?
Gonna need Otto to bounce back.
Would have been nice to have German this series huh.
The Yanks can win a slugfest tomorrow. Then go sevy v cole game 7
I wonder why that is?
It's like the Howard Stern movie... The haters tune in longer than the fans
I wonder why that is?
Did you mean when they win?
Maybe Happ throws an inning?
Gonna need Otto to bounce back.
Would have been nice to have German this series huh.
The Yanks can win a slugfest tomorrow. Then go sevy v cole game 7
Ottavino scares the hell out of me. He wants no part of this
I wonder why that is?
Did you mean when they win?
Let’s goooooo!!!!! - ( New Window )
I think Loisaga (sp) might be the key.
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He's thrown 3 innings twice this year: at Oakland, where he gave up 1 run, and 3 perfect innings at Fenway in September
I think Loisaga (sp) might be the key.
Don't trust him though...you'd have to sneak him in against their bottom of the order
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Afraid coming on here earlier might be some sort of curse on the team.
Me too. Can never be superstitious enough.
If they can just get more than 3 guys per night to hit...
I agree and don't think anyone can be superstitious enough in this contest.
Did not like Kahnle being off as he was. Everyone else on the mound was sensational. Hitters seemed to go back to sleep after the first. Just can't afford to do that tomorrow. One supposes they know that, too.
Happ / lasagna / cessa combine for 3
Kahnle / Britton / Chapman for final 4
But I wonder if people predicting "Yanks in 7" are largely the same folks who projected a Yankees sweep after game 1?
This Astros team is really fucking good, no BS there. And I can't see this team beating Cole. Too many swings and misses - still - at pitches outside the strike zone. Houston batters have more discipline and, it would seem, outstanding eyesight.
Look I hope the Yanks win as much as anyone, but I sure as hell aren't predicting it or betting even the smallest room of the house on it let alone the farm.
But I wonder if people predicting "Yanks in 7" are largely the same folks who projected a Yankees sweep after game 1?
This Astros team is really fucking good, no BS there. And I can't see this team beating Cole. Too many swings and misses - still - at pitches outside the strike zone. Houston batters have more discipline and, it would seem, outstanding eyesight.
Look I hope the Yanks win as much as anyone, but I sure as hell aren't predicting it or betting even the smallest room of the house on it let alone the farm.
Very very concerned with Sanchez as is every Yankee fan. Not just for this series but for the future. Has the league figured him out or has he developed some bad habits. I know he is facing some big pitchers but he is not suppose to be a chump
Did not like Kahnle being off as he was. Everyone else on the mound was sensational. Hitters seemed to go back to sleep after the first. Just can't afford to do that tomorrow. One supposes they know that, too.
As they said on the YES post-game Thursday night with Chad Green, Kahnle was up and down for a while before he actually came in the game. That can have a real negative effect on a pitcher.
Great job by Paxton of just gutting this one out. Britton also did a great job.
This game the Yanks jumped V early, and Paxton had a great game to go 6 full, just dodging that last shot to the wall that would have closed it to 4-3 and IMO, changed the complexion of the game.
Baseball is so psychological, and the Astros aren't just good, they are extremely confident.
That's going to be very, very tough to overcome two times in Houston. I doubt tonight changed the relative confidence levels of both squads.
This game the Yanks jumped V early, and Paxton had a great game to go 6 full, just dodging that last shot to the wall that would have closed it to 4-3 and IMO, changed the complexion of the game.
Baseball is so psychological, and the Astros aren't just good, they are extremely confident.
That's going to be very, very tough to overcome two times in Houston. I doubt tonight changed the relative confidence levels of both squads.
I think Saturday's game is advantage Yankees. Green sets the tone. If he gets thru 2 or maybe three I still feel the Yankees are in great shape. Won't leave much for Sunday, but you deal with that Sunday.
As badly as the bottom of the order has been for the Yanks, the Astros have been just as bad if not worse.
Also, Judge has done very little at the plate, his only 2 RBIs are the 2nd game HR. Basically only LeMahieu and Torres have been consistent.
The Yanks are confident too as they're a good team that has overcome a lot of adversity this year.
Houston's big advantage is their big three starting pitching. The Yanks big advantage is their pen. Game 6 is a bullpen game. Advantage: Yankees.
If they can get it to a Game 7 Houston will be heavily favored with Cole on the mound. But how many times have we all seen a game where two of the top pitchers for that year were facing each other, and everyone was expecting a low scoring game that actually ended up a high-scoring afair? And conversley, how many times have we seen a matchup of two scrub pitchers that we were sure would be a high-scoring matchup that actually became a 1-0 pitching duel?
It's baseball where past performance does not guarantee similar future results.
Just get it to Game 7 and hope that Sunday is "anything can happen" day.
What a performance by him after a 1st inning that had everyone groaning and thinking this team was about to just roll over and die.
The energy in the stadium after the Hicks HR was incredible. That's what October baseball is all about.
This is still a huge climb with Cole waiting on the other side if we manage to push this to a Game 7 - but I like our chances again today against their BP guys with the momentum and confidence this team has right now.
Just force a Game 7. Anything can happen when you get there. One inning at a time. Been through adversity all year. They can do this.
LFG.
This didn’t age well.
Too jet-lagged to think straight
Too jet-lagged to think straight
No worries, I thought I was missing a point, lol...that's what happens when I try to understand some of the things you say!
Hope all is well with you, old friend
Fewer posts has nothing to do with "the wind being out of the Yankee sails". When your team is losing it makes people likely to post for a number of reasons.
First posters want to bitch about the fact that they're losing. Then many of them want to tell you what they would have done differently, while others want to weigh in on all the changes they think the team needs to make to avoid losing next year.
Then you have the people who respond to all of those types of posts, including many "STFU" posts from people who don't react well to other posters bitching when their team is losing.
All that activity means a lot more posts.
When the team is winning there are simply fewer discussions to be had.
It's just typical human behavior.
It's like when you order something online and it does whatever it's supposed to do and you're satisfied overall. You're probably not going to rush to write a review or talk about it - you don't really have the urge.
But, if whatever you order arrives broken, doesn't work, falls apart... whatever. You're probably going to go let the manufacturer know how much they suck and make sure other people know about your bad experience.
People need to vent when they're angry. They don't always feel the need to say much when they're content.
There are and have been jackasses on Yankee threads all year who quite literally have only showed up in times of turbulence and have been absolutely nowhere to be found any time the team has been winning consistently or accomplishing anything positive.
When the team loses a couple games, though? There they are!
That's obnoxious and is separate behavior from what I'm illustrating in my prior post. Most of us have been here discussing the team all year - win or lose. Those select few posters... only when we lose or things seem to be getting muddled. Like mid-season when the entire rotation was getting absolutely crushed. They were out in droves then.
After the break, the Yanks went on a winning streak and were one of the hottest teams in baseball and they all predictably vanished.