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Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 12:34 pm
DJ LeMahieu (R) 1B
Aaron Judge (R) RF
Aaron Hicks (S) CF
Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
Gleyber Torres (R) SS
Rougned Odor (L) 2B
Gary Sanchez (R) C
Gio Urshela (R) 3B
Brett Gardner (L) LF

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B
Randy Arozarena (R) RF
Austin Meadows (L) DH
Manuel Margot (R) CF
Mike Brosseau (R) 2B
Brandon Lowe (L) LF
Willy Adames (R) SS
Mike Zunino (R) C
Kevin Padlo (R) 3B

Montgomery vs. Honeywell


They got Jay Bruce out of the lineup.  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 12:36 pm : link
So I'm happy.
I might take a week off the Yankees....its April,  
chopperhatch : 4/11/2021 12:55 pm : link
They havent settled in yet and they get me all pissed off before Rangers/Knicks games. Then I drink more and my plaster walls are reserved for remote control attacks only during Giants games.
Rays' starter has been injured for the last four years  
shyster : 4/11/2021 12:56 pm : link
Hasn't even pitched in the minors since 2017, let along MLB.

Go get him.

Frazier benched second day, Gardner has the job back.

Frazier hasn't earned anything, but if you're not going give him more than a week, don't make a big deal of announcing on on the first day of ST that he's the starter.

Gardner hit .140 for most of April in 2011 and was allowed to play his way out of it.
RE: Rays' starter has been injured for the last four years  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 12:58 pm : link
In comment 15216506 shyster said:
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Hasn't even pitched in the minors since 2017, let along MLB.

Go get him.

Frazier benched second day, Gardner has the job back.

Frazier hasn't earned anything, but if you're not going give him more than a week, don't make a big deal of announcing on on the first day of ST that he's the starter.

Gardner hit .140 for most of April in 2011 and was allowed to play his way out of it.


I'd be surprised if Frazer isn't back in the lineup tomorrow. Guys had 3 bad weeks if thats all he gets than what a joke.
RE: RE: Rays' starter has been injured for the last four years  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 12:59 pm : link
In comment 15216507 terz22 said:
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In comment 15216506 shyster said:


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Hasn't even pitched in the minors since 2017, let along MLB.

Go get him.

Frazier benched second day, Gardner has the job back.

Frazier hasn't earned anything, but if you're not going give him more than a week, don't make a big deal of announcing on on the first day of ST that he's the starter.

Gardner hit .140 for most of April in 2011 and was allowed to play his way out of it.



I'd be surprised if Frazer isn't back in the lineup tomorrow. Guys had 3 bad weeks if thats all he gets than what a joke.


days not weeks lol
Beanball from Monty.  
bceagle05 : 4/11/2021 1:22 pm : link
Odor’s gonna breaking out that haymaker already.
Frazier should demand a trade  
HomerJones45 : 4/11/2021 1:25 pm : link
he's 26, been here for going on 4 seasons, and these guys are going to run Gardner and Hicks out there until they both need wheelchairs. Frazier has no career with the Yankees and could be s starter elsewhere.
RE: Frazier should demand a trade  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 1:32 pm : link
In comment 15216525 HomerJones45 said:
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he's 26, been here for going on 4 seasons, and these guys are going to run Gardner and Hicks out there until they both need wheelchairs. Frazier has no career with the Yankees and could be s starter elsewhere.


agreed good thing Gardy has a life long contract and hicks here for a anther 4 years.
Zunino  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 1:39 pm : link
ugh come on
Yikes.  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 1:39 pm : link
The offense needs to wake up.
The second I turn the game on  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 1:39 pm : link
Some guy named zinino hits a bomb. Awesome.
Zunino either strikes out or hits home runs  
Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 1:40 pm : link
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Wow a Mike Zunino bomb  
Stu11 : 4/11/2021 1:43 pm : link
That's some you only see EVERY FUCKING GAME HE PLAYS VS US.
We need to  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 1:43 pm : link
f***ing hit Wacha.
Preparing for another shutout loss  
GFAN52 : 4/11/2021 1:44 pm : link
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Gio  
Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 1:46 pm : link
that's more like it
Gio!  
Stu11 : 4/11/2021 1:48 pm : link
Smashing windows in the bleachers!
Wacha stinks  
Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 1:48 pm : link
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bases loaded no one out  
Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 1:52 pm : link
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Stupid fuckin stadium  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 1:53 pm : link
Another hit where the runner at 1st scores easily on a double. Mickey Mouse Bullshit.
RE: Stupid fuckin stadium  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 1:53 pm : link
In comment 15216560 Bricktop said:
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Another hit where the runner at 1st scores easily on a double. Mickey Mouse Bullshit.


lol absolutely
So  
mitch300 : 4/11/2021 1:56 pm : link
Does Hicks have some dirt on Cashman or Boone. I don’t understand especially against righty’s they don’t give Tauchman a chance.
It's time to gut the Yankees front office and  
Red Dog : 4/11/2021 1:57 pm : link
re-build the on-the-field team.

Fire Cashman. He has failed miserably since he dumped Girardi. I note with interest that in Girardi's last season he got a team that wasn't really supposed to compete to within one game of the World Series. Since then the allegedly much stronger Yankees haven't even whiffed the Series.

Fire Boone who should NOT have been hired in the first place. He's garbage. Talks a great game but can't produce when it counts.

Fire the stuffed shirt anal-itcs clowns behind them. What they are preaching is not producing.

And overhaul the medical staff to figure out how to reduce all the damn injuries.

Then overhaul this team that is rotten right up the middle.

Trade Sanchez and get a real catcher. Trade Torres and get a real shortstop.

Cut Bruce and stop screwing around with these over-the-hill guys like Odor and Dietrich. Give Ford a real chance. At least he's a first baseman by trade. And Gittens is coming behind him.

Put Hicks on notice that he's got to produce a lot better or he'll be gone, too. He's always been more of a tease - or out injured - than a real producer.

Gardner is not the problem. But this is his last season.
Thank you to all those who talked me off the ledge  
superspynyg : 4/11/2021 1:57 pm : link
With Judge a few weeks ago.

Now can you please do the same for me with Hicks. He is just a bad #3 hitter in my opinion.
Four more years  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 1:58 pm : link
Of Hicks?

Puke.
That lead lasted two batters & zero outs  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 2:00 pm : link
...
Jesus Christ  
Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 2:00 pm : link
lead gone
It's getting late early  
Mad Mike : 4/11/2021 2:00 pm : link
*
RE: Four more years  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 2:01 pm : link
In comment 15216571 Bricktop said:
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Of Hicks?

Puke.


signed through 2025 with team option for 26.
As a team they have come out of the gates so flat  
Crazed Dogs : 4/11/2021 2:05 pm : link
It is incredible....
Why isn’t Cole pitching today?  
nyjuggernaut2 : 4/11/2021 2:06 pm : link
Is Boone giving him an extra days rest for a reason?
At  
mitch300 : 4/11/2021 2:11 pm : link
Least move Hicks down in the lineup. It use to be the 3rd spot in the lineup was your best hitter. WTF.
That’s why Sanchez BABIP is so terrible.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 2:20 pm : link
He hits a ball in the hole and the shortstop is standing right there.
This Yankee team  
Br00klyn : 4/11/2021 2:34 pm : link
is not enjoyable to watch. Very few players actual seem like they give a shit. Many of the young players just seem to keep regressing, or at least not living up to the hype they had. below average opposing pitchers look lights out against this lineup. its beyond frustrating to watch them
Weren’t we supposed to go 23-1 or something after a slow start  
Jim in Hoboken : 4/11/2021 2:38 pm : link
like 2008 team?

Granted it’s still early, but the promise of that 2017 team sure disintegrated fast. I know we are not allowed to bash the Yanks around here, but remember, we are supposed to compete with the Dodgers, not the also rans like the Rays. Just winning 90 games a year shouldn’t be enough. Brining back the same lineup, with the same philosophy, and dumpster diving for starting pitching are supposed to make us confident about this year?

Last thing, and it’s not up for debate, this team just isn’t easy to root for, to me at least. Every hitter is just selling out for power, I hardly see any competitive AB’s against good pitching. Defense is terrible, how many more chances are Sanchez and Torres going to get? And Stanton and Judge, how many consecutive games can they play before they need a break, 4? Maybe 5?

I wonder Cashman will do if this team struggles for a couple of months. Better yet, I wonder what Hal will do? The Rays are almost half punting the season, the Sox are down, the Jays haven’t arrived yet, and the O’s won’t be our punching bags forever. Just finishing first in the division shouldn’t be a cause for celebration.
Others have said it  
illmatic : 4/11/2021 2:42 pm : link
But they need to stop batting Hicks third. Unfortunately, most of the lineup hasn’t been very good aside from DJ and Judge. I doubt they want to move Gardner or Sanchez though but it would be an upgrade over Hicks.
This is some BULLSHIT  
GruningsOnTheHill : 4/11/2021 2:47 pm : link
I'm paying $240 per month for Frontier cable/phone/internet, and another $100-plus for the mlb.tv package. As my cable provider has evidently dropped the Rays' channel from their lineup this year, I cannot watch any Rays/Yankees games anymore (am in the Tampa area).

What is this, 1974?
Stanton  
Br00klyn : 4/11/2021 2:48 pm : link
cant hit a 90 mph fastball right down the middle
Can someone explain  
bluesince56 : 4/11/2021 2:52 pm : link
why we got Stanton? 325 million dollar DH who can’t stay healthy. We are better off when he doesn’t play
I'm sorry but I cannot stand  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 2:53 pm : link
listening to Kay and Cindy Brady call a game. Just awful.
RE: Can someone explain  
Br00klyn : 4/11/2021 2:55 pm : link
In comment 15216617 bluesince56 said:
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why we got Stanton? 325 million dollar DH who can’t stay healthy. We are better off when he doesn’t play


His 2017 numbers were ridiculous. obviously he never carried that over after the trade
RE: RE: Can someone explain  
bluesince56 : 4/11/2021 2:59 pm : link
In comment 15216620 Br00klyn said:
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In comment 15216617 bluesince56 said:


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why we got Stanton? 325 million dollar DH who can’t stay healthy. We are better off when he doesn’t play



His 2017 numbers were ridiculous. obviously he never carried that over after the trade


I’ve been to Marlins Stadium where he played in 2017. It’s a bandbox
DJ is by far our best 1B  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:00 pm : link
We need to think about moving Torres to 2nd and bringing in a good glove at short.
Hitting is a lot less consistent at producing runs  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:03 pm : link
Than fielding is at saving them.
Bases loaded for DJLM w less than 2 outs.  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 3:12 pm : link
What more can you ask for?
What's the deal with them optioning German?  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:15 pm : link
Btw. They called up Abreu which is interesting.
RE: Bases loaded for DJLM w less than 2 outs.  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 3:15 pm : link
In comment 15216629 Mike from SI said:
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What more can you ask for?


Welp. Apparently you can ask for something else.
2021 New York Yankees Baseball!  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 3:15 pm : link
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If DJ can’t get it done, then it’s truly a mess.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 3:16 pm : link
Inning over.
RE: Bases loaded for DJLM w less than 2 outs.  
The_Boss : 4/11/2021 3:16 pm : link
In comment 15216629 Mike from SI said:
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What more can you ask for?


That prolly was their best shot the rest of the game..
RE: 2021 New York Yankees Baseball!  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:18 pm : link
In comment 15216636 Bricktop said:
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Cool story. Why not give up on the season? Obviously the game is over. The season is over. We have no hope.
We're down 1 run fellas  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:19 pm : link
6 outs to go. It's not over.
RE: We're down 1 run fellas  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 3:22 pm : link
In comment 15216640 adamg said:
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6 outs to go. It's not over.


They’ve scored in just 3 frames over 25 innings in the series. You can understand people’s frustrations.
I mean I'm not giving up.  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 3:24 pm : link
But I'm also frustrated.
If this continues for a few weeks  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 3:29 pm : link
I'd be down with firing Boone. Not yet, but this team may need a spark.
RE: RE: 2021 New York Yankees Baseball!  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 3:31 pm : link
In comment 15216639 adamg said:
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Cool story. Why not give up on the season? Obviously the game is over. The season is over. We have no hope.


Have they not sucked but fat rhino dick so far this season? I didn't say anything about the season being over. Settle down.
This is a big  
bluesince56 : 4/11/2021 3:33 pm : link
at bat for Torres
Is this your first time watching baseball?  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:35 pm : link
Its a damn long season. We're from rhino dick territory yet...
That was huge!  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 3:36 pm : link
(the pessimist in me says this is a walk off loss in this shithole)

Smelly is up. Let's go!
Games back on  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:36 pm : link
Lfg
RE: This is a big  
bluesince56 : 4/11/2021 3:36 pm : link
In comment 15216652 bluesince56 said:
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at bat for Torres


He needed that hit as badly as the team
Tie game  
Jints in Carolina : 4/11/2021 3:37 pm : link
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RE: Is this your first time watching baseball?  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 3:37 pm : link
In comment 15216656 adamg said:
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Its a damn long season. We're from rhino dick territory yet...


We're firmly in rhino dick territory. Haven't quite reached kangaroo dick though.
RE: RE: This is a big  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 3:37 pm : link
In comment 15216661 bluesince56 said:
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In comment 15216652 bluesince56 said:


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at bat for Torres



He needed that hit as badly as the team


Amen, and nice to see Judge moving well enough to score from second comfortably
Nice job by the bullpen so far  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 3:54 pm : link
Now score. Please?
We traded Estrada to the Giants for cash  
adamg : 4/11/2021 3:59 pm : link
WTF. Ugh. I hate how they're handling the middle infield.
Urshela is so good  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:01 pm : link
Nice
Gotta at least move him over Gritner  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 4:02 pm : link
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Urshela the  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:02 pm : link
anti Sanchez....
Marty Foster  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 4:03 pm : link
Has been doing the Angel Hernandez thing all game.
RE: Marty Foster  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:05 pm : link
In comment 15216680 Bricktop said:
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Has been doing the Angel Hernandez thing all game.


So inconsistent.
RE: RE: Marty Foster  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:06 pm : link
In comment 15216681 adamg said:
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Has been doing the Angel Hernandez thing all game.



So inconsistent.


Yeah, missed strike one to Gardner, but we will take it...
Not how you draw it up  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:08 pm : link
But not a bad outcome
Jiman Choi makes that pick  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:09 pm : link
Thank god h's not there
DJLM was about  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:09 pm : link
to have a second terrible AB...
And Gardner fucks  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:10 pm : link
up.......
Rare mistake from Gardy  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:10 pm : link
Fucking eh
What an absolute disaster.  
Mike from SI : 4/11/2021 4:10 pm : link
This team does not deserve to win this game.
Ughhhh  
terz22 : 4/11/2021 4:11 pm : link
Jfc!
Well that was a shitty rollercoaster  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:11 pm : link
.
Castillo is pitching like  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:12 pm : link
shit and they let him off the hook with the two best hitters failing miserably.
This team  
BleedBlue : 4/11/2021 4:12 pm : link
Is SO FUCKING easy to hate.

They cant get a clutch hit for shit. Getting caught off 3rd in a huge spot. They better wake the fuck up...they are going nowhere playing like this
wow  
DC Gmen Fan : 4/11/2021 4:12 pm : link
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I didn't like pinch running Tauchman for Stanton  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:12 pm : link
And now it'll bite them. Fucking eh.
Chappy breaks 100 already  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:15 pm : link
let's go
No more fucking sliders  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:16 pm : link
fuck
RE: Chappy breaks 100 already  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:16 pm : link
In comment 15216700 adamg said:
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let's go


Been breaking 100 early in the year..
RE: I didn't like pinch running Tauchman for Stanton  
bluesince56 : 4/11/2021 4:17 pm : link
In comment 15216698 adamg said:
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And now it'll bite them. Fucking eh.


Boone was afraid Stanton might stub a toe running bases
RE: RE: Chappy breaks 100 already  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:17 pm : link
In comment 15216702 section125 said:
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let's go



Been breaking 100 early in the year..


Nice. Usually takes him a month or two. Beware later in the season. Might get back up to 104-5.
Lifetime 662 OPS  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:19 pm : link
Fucking scrub
DBag cannot hit anybody  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:19 pm : link
and drills one off Chapman for a double
His slider looks horrible today  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:21 pm : link
But it worked there
Changeup baby!  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:22 pm : link
I love it. Just off the plate
K baby  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:22 pm : link
Suck on that fastball bitch
It hit him!  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:28 pm : link
Wow. LMAO
Wow, I'll eat my words  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:29 pm : link
Great bunt. Did not see that coming.
Nice bunt by  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:30 pm : link
Tauchman.
RE: Nice bunt by  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:31 pm : link
In comment 15216716 section125 said:
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Tauchman.


Rare talent in today's game. I will say Tauchman has a lot of tools. If only he gets his power back
Lol  
BleedBlue : 4/11/2021 4:31 pm : link
We suck
I really hate the Odor pick up  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:32 pm : link
Makes no sense
Good Lord  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:32 pm : link
can anybody on this team hit?
Don't recognize  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:34 pm : link
Odor without the beard..
I’ll take it.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 4:35 pm : link
5-4.
Reverse jinx  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:35 pm : link
Let's fucking go. Nice hit Odor
That was a good AB  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:36 pm : link
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5-4  
Route 9 : 4/11/2021 4:36 pm : link
!!
Welcome to NY Odor!!  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:36 pm : link
You can’t stop Roughned, you can only hope to contain him
RE: I really hate the Odor pick up  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:36 pm : link
In comment 15216719 adamg said:
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Makes no sense


You may like him now...5-4 rbi single
RE: RE: I really hate the Odor pick up  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:37 pm : link
In comment 15216730 section125 said:
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Makes no sense



You may like him now...5-4 rbi single


definitely helps his stock
Odur shows you  
bluesince56 : 4/11/2021 4:37 pm : link
don’t have to hit monster HRs to win.
Gary!  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:37 pm : link
Let's go!
El Gary with a two out RBI single!  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:37 pm : link
Way to go boys
......  
Route 9 : 4/11/2021 4:37 pm : link
Make that 6-4!
Eff me  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:37 pm : link
now Gary gets a hit.

Leave Chapman in to finish, please
Triple  
Route 9 : 4/11/2021 4:38 pm : link
...
HAHA!  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:38 pm : link
That error costs them. Woot!
8-4 after Gio delivers!!  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:38 pm : link
Give him his triple and his cycle!!
Lol  
Route 9 : 4/11/2021 4:38 pm : link
Give him the damn triple!
Finally,  
Mad Mike : 4/11/2021 4:38 pm : link
some timely hitting.
Ok  
BleedBlue : 4/11/2021 4:39 pm : link
Finish yhis fucking thing now
Ha,  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:39 pm : link
somebody can hit, finally
Gary smoked that ball.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 4:39 pm : link
Thank goodness the runner at the start of the next frame doesn’t matter.
RE: Finally,  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:40 pm : link
In comment 15216743 Mad Mike said:
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some timely hitting.


Amen, man did they need this inning
No more sliders Chappy  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:40 pm : link
All fastballs and changeups please
Wow,  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:41 pm : link
great calls on Gardy there...
......  
Route 9 : 4/11/2021 4:41 pm : link
I hope no forecasted wild pitches
Oh wow  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:42 pm : link
They brought the kid in
Bold move  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:43 pm : link
This should be exciting
Forget the runner kid  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:44 pm : link
One out at a time
This kid throws too hard  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:44 pm : link
99?

Where's the finesse? 88 is more like it.
Next game  
nyjuggernaut2 : 4/11/2021 4:46 pm : link
DJ at 1st, Odor at 2B, and Gardy in center.
Abreu looks great  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:47 pm : link
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Wow, big pitch to get a tough hitter  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:48 pm : link
3-2 slider, and a filthy one!
Nice slider by Abreu.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 4/11/2021 4:49 pm : link
I’m fucking sick of Arroz con pollo already.
Yankees win!!  
mfsd : 4/11/2021 4:53 pm : link
How about the day for the bullpen...5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 9 K

And the bats finally woke up with 2 outs in the 10th. Nice to leave that dump with a win
Win bitches!!!  
adamg : 4/11/2021 4:53 pm : link
LFG! Jints with the save!
Abreu with a few  
section125 : 4/11/2021 4:53 pm : link
loose ones, but he has great stuff.

Whew...

Adios amigos. On to the Masters/
I know they’ve looked flat to start the year  
wigs in nyc : 4/11/2021 5:14 pm : link
but the doom and gloom around here is pretty rough.

By the skin of our teeth today. A hundred chances to win, but glad, obviously, that the hits lined up at the end. I think I’ve had my hill of 10th inning plays at the plate.
Great win  
Bricktop : 4/11/2021 5:17 pm : link
That might flip the switch for these guys. Happy for Stinky that he got the clutch hit.
RE: We traded Estrada to the Giants for cash  
RasputinPrime : 4/11/2021 5:18 pm : link
In comment 15216674 adamg said:
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WTF. Ugh. I hate how they're handling the middle infield.


I liked him alot. Don't understand adding Odor and losing Estrada.
RE: RE: We traded Estrada to the Giants for cash  
adamg : 4/11/2021 5:37 pm : link
In comment 15216784 RasputinPrime said:
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WTF. Ugh. I hate how they're handling the middle infield.



I liked him alot. Don't understand adding Odor and losing Estrada.


Agreed.
RE: I know they’ve looked flat to start the year  
adamg : 4/11/2021 5:37 pm : link
In comment 15216779 wigs in nyc said:
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but the doom and gloom around here is pretty rough.

By the skin of our teeth today. A hundred chances to win, but glad, obviously, that the hits lined up at the end. I think I’ve had my hill of 10th inning plays at the plate.


Absolutely. It's way too early for any doom and gloom.
RE: RE: RE: We traded Estrada to the Giants for cash  
section125 : 4/11/2021 5:40 pm : link
In comment 15216798 adamg said:
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WTF. Ugh. I hate how they're handling the middle infield.



I liked him alot. Don't understand adding Odor and losing Estrada.



Agreed.


All I can think of is freeing up space to protect against losing people to Rule 5. And perhaps that they felt he had reached his upper level of ability.
RE: RE: RE: RE: We traded Estrada to the Giants for cash  
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WTF. Ugh. I hate how they're handling the middle infield.



I liked him alot. Don't understand adding Odor and losing Estrada.



Agreed.



All I can think of is freeing up space to protect against losing people to Rule 5. And perhaps that they felt he had reached his upper level of ability.


I think there is going to be an above-average amount of churn in the 40 man roster AND prospects this year. Maybe not blockbuster trades, but getting filler pieces while clearing future roster space.

Remember that outside Kluber, the Yanks don’t have a lot of FA this winter. That means a tougher battle than normal to protect guys over the winter by getting them on the 40.

There are also a large number of guys who have been on the 40 for so long that this is their last option year (like Estrada). Look for most of them (Abreu and Cessa fall into this group) to be moved at some point in the near future for MLB guys in the last year of their deals to allow multiple 40 man spots to open.

The Yanks got burned badly this winter in Rule 5- I think they do what they need to to prevent giving legit MLB guys to their rivals (the Red Sox got a serious prospect for basically nothing- same for the Indians).
Maybe as big of a win as a win can be on April 11th.  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/11/2021 6:51 pm : link
Fuck Tampa.
This win was not a statement, just a bandaid  
PA Aggie : 4/12/2021 8:36 am : link
Yanks barely got out of this game/series with a win. Maybe it may trigger a good run? And help to get Tampa Bay's curse on them out of their heads a bit...?

But the issues remain. And these issues are not due to a very slow and lethargic start to this season. The chronic issues have remained but what in reality, can change?

Hicks, Judge, Stanton, Sanchez are all here for a while. They will provide some fireworks here and there with a 475' homer. But I guess .220-240 BA from these guys are the best we can hope for? I guess when you trade power for avg., that is what we as fans get. While I am not satisfied with our defense in general, I can live with it. It is the chronic, year after year, hitting that fails us regularly during the regular season, and especially in the post season.

Happy with the late inning rally and the win. But I just don't see the offense doing their part. We had better hope pitching stays healthy and productive.
Having 3 non-prospects in their mid-20’s picked in the Rule 5  
Jim in Hoboken : 4/12/2021 8:50 am : link
draft doesn’t mean we have a stacked system. We simply have a lot of middling prospects here who don’t catch Cashman’s fancy and have no roles in our future. Either they weren’t good enough or our minor league coaches couldn’t coach them up. Holder was already returned. The other two didn’t even knock on the door and had to repeat levels. Trading Estrada away for cash, just to sign Odor, makes no sense at all. Let’s see what happens with Garcia. Who here would be surprised if he gets jerked around for two years and eventually flames out?

I won’t quibble with the major league record because 90-win regular seasons are still a success by any metric, though perhaps the Yanks should strive for more. No WS appearances since 2009 with our payrolls calls for criticism, not celebration. However, I won’t mince words when it comes to the minor league system, especially when it comes to drafting. Excuses here are always “oh we pick low” and “how about that one reliever we turned into a starter for the entire draft”, that’s not enough man, the drafting has sucked for years. If not for the IFA our system would be total trash. Just look at the recent top picks.
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