Game 1 Wheeler vs. Happ
7 inning doubleheader....welcome to 2020
NYY
DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B
Aaron Judge (R) DH
Aaron Hicks (S) CF
Gleyber Torres (R) SS
Mike Ford (L) 1B
Miguel Andujar (R) 3B
Mike Tauchman (L) RF
Kyle Higashioka (R) C
Brett Gardner (L) LF
PHI
Andrew McCutchen (R) LF
Rhys Hoskins (R) 1B
Bryce Harper (L) RF
J.T. Realmuto (R) C
Jean Segura (R) SS
Scott Kingery (R) 2B
Phil Gosselin (R) 3B
Roman Quinn (S) CF
Kyle Garlick (R) DH
This man is legit. He could start on a lot of teams. He's not depth.
It feels like every single game one of our hitters gets pegged.
Very aggravating.
In Cash we trust
Dammit, pull him and ice it before it swells....
Tommy Hunter was unable to record a single out. Phillies going back to the pen.
Let's bust this open.
No doubt. Gotta love a guy that plays his way into more playing time when given a chance, and he looks like he doesn't want to give it back.
Fantastic pickup for the Yanks, no question about it.
This is the worst job by a HP umpire I have seen in a while
DJ got fucked over
I think we're going to need to recall Schmidt sooner than later to stabilize the rotation. He looks closer to ready than Garcia does and I think he's a significantly better prospect than Mike King with a much higher ceiling.
I do think Monty is the real deal, so that's another rotation spot and I am comfortable with Tanaka taking the ball every 5th day.
Whatever is going on with Paxton, it has to be figured out ASAP. We can't have him put us behind the ball in the first inning every time he pitches. Obviously there's a mechanical issue there or he's not fully recovered. Whatever it is, they have to figure it out and address it quickly. We obviously don't have a lot of time here.
Can't hit anymore. But Andujar 0 for 6 wasn't an improvement.
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Enrico Pallazzo called a better game than this. Where the hell was that pitch?
This is the worst job by a HP umpire I have seen in a while
Missed the first game?
It's hard to say which one was worse but they're both up there for worst this year.
Fuck Happ and the umps
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In comment 14944761 Greg from LI said:
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Enrico Pallazzo called a better game than this. Where the hell was that pitch?
This is the worst job by a HP umpire I have seen in a while
Missed the first game?
It's hard to say which one was worse but they're both up there for worst this year.
Yes, both jobs were awful, but last night was excruciatingly poor.
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And hes batting under 200
Can't hit anymore. But Andujar 0 for 6 wasn't an improvement.
I feel bad for Miggy - he's going to need regular AB's to get back to where he was in 2018; but the way this team is structured, there's just not a place to get them for him.
Gio clearly deserves to play 3B every day. We have a pretty beastly platoon @ 1B, so really the only place for Miggy to play is LF, where he's competing with Gardner and Tauchman for PT. I'd say Andujar would be likely to get most games against lefties, but he's a reverse split guy and actually fares better against righties - which is the only hand you can put Gardner out there against.
Tauchman is a reverse guy too, though - he smashes lefties.
So, I guess the best you can really do with Andujar is get him in LF against RHP a couple times a week.
There just aren't enough AB's to go around.
Not a bad problem to have, but it's gotta be tough to go from a year where you really should have won RoY, to getting hurt and coming back to find you really have no actual spot to play anymore.
That's baseball, Suzyn.
Fuck Happ and the umps
about sums up the day...
I like it.
Fuck Happ and the umps
Yup, seems like an even bigger win when you get the W after facing a top pitcher dealing like Nola was.
Right there with you on Happ. It would be one thing if he was giving them innings while giving up all those runs but he's screwing the pooch all around. He's been about as bad as a guy could be so far.
I think they'll give him 1-2 more starts at best to get better. If not, it's one of the young guns because they certainly can't give Happ as much leash as they might've in a 162 game year.
Andujar needs more ABs to get going.
Happ will not earn his 3rd year. They will put him in BP eventually and King, Nelson or Schmidt will take over(outside chance on Loaisiga).
I was super against it at first. I hated the idea. But, after seeing it in practice, it actually doesn't bother me and I think I actually like it.
Still not sure I'd do this in a regular year - but for the purpose of 2020, I actually think it was smart to do.
Yeah that's how I feel too. Plus their bats just keep coming at teams and one more time through that lineup is really tough for most teams to deal with.
The Yanks pen has been locking down games while thier O has already won a few games late. 7 innings definitely takes away a huge strength of this team.
Were the Twins supposed to be real good this year? With the pandemic, can't say I was focusing on anyone's predictions.
But, from more of a general fan standpoint, it's a lot easier to sit through a pair of 7-inning games than it is to spend 6-7 hours in front of the tube. The traditional DH's can turn into all-day affairs.
And it does help keep some pitchers fresh.
I thought I'd hate it.
Were the Twins supposed to be real good this year? With the pandemic, can't say I was focusing on anyone's predictions.
MIN has a really, really nasty lineup and their bullpen is legit now. Rich Hill never stays healthy, so their rotation is probably going to have some small question marks. Dobnak has actually pitched well thus far. I just don't see Berrios as an "ace" - I see him as a really good #2 or a *great* 3 on a WS team.
Minnesota is legit, though. I know the Yanks have owned them for a while now, but we're probably going to need to get past them again this year to get to the WS.
I am more worried about MIN than HOU this year.
Agreed. There are a lot of things Gardy can do to help the team at this point but they can be done as a 4th OF. Tauch really is just a better all around player at this point.
That and the take ABs away from them. The Yanks often win late. I thought this would be a disadvantage for the Yanks because of their BP strength and bats beating up other teams' pens.
Makes sense since they had to get down to 28 players today. Considering the quality of the roster, I can see how these guys were the odd men out.
It would've been interesting to see what they would've done if Miggy had a big day yesterday. They obviously gave him a chance to make his case to stay but he's definitely struggling at the plate and he needs work to get that going.
With Gardner almost certainly being in his final year here, I would be careful about trading Andujar and Frazier - we will need at least one of them. Especially when you factor in the injury concerns with Judge, Hicks and even Stanton. So far, so good on all 3.
But, I would definitely dangle one of the two for pitching.
I think Mike Tauchman is a *legit* everyday MLB player. He should be part of this team for a while. He's still 29.