NFT: No Yankees thread?

In comment 15223702 Bricktop said:

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In comment 15223682 chopperhatch said: Quote: instead, and it looks like I chose....wisely. I watched the first iteration the other day. Highly underrated movie. Tour de force for Wilson.

The first Behind Enemy Lines was good, and probably Wilson's best role.

This year's Yanks - unwatchable for me so far. Hopefully that changes.

In comment 15223713 NJLCO said:

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I can’t think of one. Absolutely zero. Hicks since being extended has been a nightmare. Then I listen to the manger during the post game telling everyone that they have to work harder at the little things. He’s been saying that for at least a week or two. Same results with a group of professionals. About how many weeks is this going to take? Why is no one questioning our hitting coach? You can’t win a WS in April but you can sure lose one. BTW. They have been playing shitty ball for over a month including preseason.

Hicks was a nightmare before being extended. I dont know why so many refuse to acknowledge that

to be Yankee fan right now.

I will say, overall, I am satisfied with our pitching. We have lost a bunch of games by 1-3 runs which leads to the problems...

Hitting...we all know the problems. Batting averages...yuk.
Base running...they make high school level mistakes.
Defense...they are about one error per game. 5th worst in league.
Coaching...I would put Boone as one of the worst coaches in the league.

I know hitting into double plays, giving up bloop singles, sometimes that is 'just baseball'.

But the alarming topics are the contracts (Hicks, Stanton, Judge coming up), and the production from those contracts. Besides Cole, are they set up for quite a few years of mediocrity? Win 90 ish games by beating up marginal teams, then bow out of the playoffs early when faced with a string of good pitchers?

I am worried short-term because hardly anyone is playing well. (When does 'oh, it's early' turn into 'oh shit'?) But the long-term future feels like a much greater 'gathering storm'. I never thought I would look more forward to the Knicks game rather than the Yankees?!

Difference right now but what gives? couldn't dole out another contract for him? But no lets get the corpse of Corey Kluber. Don't get it.

Try to be realistic and keep it civil. There are 149 games left and it's very hard to make any trades now. So this 40 man roster is the group you've got for probably at least the next 60 days.

Here is what I'd do - my opinion as fan who has watched the Yankees everyday for a long time. Worth the cyber paper it's written on.

No more scholarships or contracts factored into playing time. This has been a stale team since 2019 ended.

As far as the pitching goes I think there aren't any options for the next 60-90 days. Keep giving Kluber & Taillon their turns and hope its rust that comes off quickly. I wouldn't call up Garcia yet. I think it's better to save his innings for later in the year.

For the position players here are my ideas:

1. I would call back Wade and make him the everyday SS. Release Bruce. I know he hits like an NL pitcher I don't care. Bat him 9th, pinch hit for him if you have to, sit him against the best lefties. SS is his best defensive position and he's better than league average. Bad SS defense and bad defensive period is really hurting an already shaky pitching staff. I know they're struggling to score runs right now but they can't keep playing Torres at SS. I have confidence the offense on the rest of the team will be there over the long season.

2. Move Torres to 2B. Maybe it will help him at the plate too. It's his best and really only defensive position.

3. DJ is the everyday 1B until Voit comes back and forces changes.

4. Have Higashioka catch Kluber & Taillon along with Cole at the minimum. The Yankees are better team when he is catcher period.

5. Platoon Tauchman with Hicks at the leadoff spot. Hicks plays vs lefties. Tauchman plays vs righties.

Hicks/Tauchman CF
DJ 1B
Judge RF
Frazier - I know he's not hitting but he will LF
Stanton DH
Torres 2B
Gio 3B
Higashioka C
Wade SS

Would be my lineup

the Yanks call the Rays 'their daddy', getting to that point.
If this team underperforms this year, well Boone may be shown the door. He wasn't given an extension in the offseason,
they just picked up his option for this year.
His pollyannish routine is starting to wear a bit thin.
Not that he is totally to blame, look at how Cashman assembled this starting rotation.
I mean 60% of the rotation has thrown a grand total of one inning as an aggregate in the last year (that includes German).
So far, it is not working.

coming into this year.

Still been with team?

In comment 15223985 M.S. said:

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Still been with team?

I don't think Didi would make too much of a difference. (I was crushed when they let him go though.) I know he was a great leader and personality for their dugout, but the problems run too deep and wide. For the most part, no one, no one, is hitting. That would cover sometimes for marginal pitching and a few errors.

For the long term, have we over rated many of these players? Whether it is a ROTY (Judge), MVP (Stanton), a year or two of production (Torres, Sanchez)...we keep saying "great players"... But are they? Sample size overall is pretty small to knight them "Great Player" status.

His fielding has slipped quite a bit but he's still better than Torres though.

Is Tauchman in the doghouse. Nobody is hitting, Hicks is horrible against righty’s. Why not platoon him and Hicks. Makes no sense.

Because the GM paid Hicks 70 million dollars.

Heating up!

In comment 15224059 arniefez said:

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Because the GM paid Hicks 70 million dollars.

Yep. It’s sad when the lineup is determined by your salary.

When they all link up, he strokes beautifully. When they don't, he looks like a mess because he is one.

fastballs right over the plate.

In comment 15224116 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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fastballs right over the plate.

I haven't see a Yankees team that takes fastballs in the zone like this one. Way too much talent not to be hitting.

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the Stump Merril days.

(Although Mel Hall is probably today capable of a better at bay than Aaro Hicks.)

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Torres has got to make that play. that was a 2 run booboo

By Cashman for him to try to save his job but Boone didn't trade for Stanton, Sign Hicks to a ridicolous contract, Put Gleyber at SS, Have an infield depth of Bruce and Odor, force guys to take days off when they don't need it, Set the lineups with Hicks at 3rd , have a terrible starting rotation outside of Cole etc

This is Cashman mess and his alone . Boone should be fired because he is not inspiring any confidence as a leader right now but the offense being lifeless and the Starting pitching being terrible is out of his control

Torres at short. He actually looked really good in limited time a few years ago when Didi was hurt. But the decision not to bring in someone this year is 100% on Cashman. They don’t even have a viable alternative.

5-3 with Judge in scoring position.

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In comment 15224151 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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I tried folks. That was probably his worst AB of the season.

Believe it.

batting 3rd and 4th ?

I wish Cashman and his analytical nerds would answer that . They fucking kill every rally it's infuriating

In comment 15224158 Giantfan21 said:

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batting 3rd and 4th ? I wish Cashman and his analytical nerds would answer that . They fucking kill every rally it's infuriating

because they’re paying them huge salaries

Should be doing interviews after the game to answer for their complete ineptitude.

Instead, we have Poon sitting there like a beaten man offering useless platitudes and pathetic excuses.

In comment 15224141 Giantfan21 said:

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By Cashman for him to try to save his job but Boone didn't trade for Stanton, Sign Hicks to a ridicolous contract, Put Gleyber at SS, Have an infield depth of Bruce and Odor, force guys to take days off when they don't need it, Set the lineups with Hicks at 3rd , have a terrible starting rotation outside of Cole etc This is Cashman mess and his alone . Boone should be fired because he is not inspiring any confidence as a leader right now but the offense being lifeless and the Starting pitching being terrible is out of his control

yep. He better find a way to right the ship.

the Yankees aren't among them in 2021. Either we find a way to get better on D with better balance at the plate or we are going to find out just how far this staff will take us.

In comment 15224177 RasputinPrime said:

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the Yankees aren't among them in 2021. Either we find a way to get better on D with better balance at the plate or we are going to find out just how far this staff will take us.

I watched the Padres/Dodgers game last night. Those 2 teams are in a different stratosphere then the Yankees , it felt like i was watching a different sport

Yankees are in sole possession of the worst record in the AL.

I watched the Padres/Dodgers game last night. Those 2 teams are in a different stratosphere then the Yankees , it felt like i was watching a different sport [/quote]

Just watch TB, they are light years better then the Yanks...

The best they can do (again) is try and salvage a game tomorrow. This is pathetic shit.

this season.

to watch this fuck fest. Bunch of overpaid, heartless, pathetic ass hairs getting embarrassed daily. If they lose tomorrow with Cole on the mound, fire everyone.

Cashman and Boone would be out on their asses. Their at bats are so lame. Hitting coach? What is he doing? HR derby. WOW

In comment 15224191 mvftw said:

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I watched the Padres/Dodgers game last night. Those 2 teams are in a different stratosphere then the Yankees , it felt like i was watching a different sport

Just watch TB, they are light years better then the Yanks... [/quote]

TB is 3-7 when they don't play the Yankees.
4-1 vs the Yankees

They aren't that good. The Yankees just suck

I'd be embarrassed to be on the team aThe players play the game but Boone and the analytic punks running the team suck. Gimmie Showalter

In comment 15224187 Bricktop said:

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Yankees are in sole possession of the worst record in the AL.

I remember that. Torre’s job was in jeopardy after a loss in Seattle I think they were 1-4 and then they came out the next night scored 6 in the first inning and the rest is history. That won’t be happening for this team.

but unless things drastically change they're not a World Series contender

In comment 15224141 Giantfan21 said:

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By Cashman for him to try to save his job but Boone didn't trade for Stanton, Sign Hicks to a ridicolous contract, Put Gleyber at SS, Have an infield depth of Bruce and Odor, force guys to take days off when they don't need it, Set the lineups with Hicks at 3rd , have a terrible starting rotation outside of Cole etc This is Cashman mess and his alone . Boone should be fired because he is not inspiring any confidence as a leader right now but the offense being lifeless and the Starting pitching being terrible is out of his control

Two pitchers on the Jays yanks sure could use. not signing Ryu last offseason was dumb and look how well Matz is doing for them. Should of made a trade with the Mets

In comment 15224292 dpinzow said:

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but unless things drastically change they're not a World Series contender

I disagree with your initial point. They’re going to hit eventually. I wouldn’t be shocked if they had 6-8 weeks during the summer where they go crazy and win a bunch of games. But I don’t see (and I didn’t before the season) how this year ends differently than the past 4-5 with essentially the same players who struggle to make contact in big spots. That’s why I was less enthusiastic about the season than any I can remember since the late 80s, early 90s.

has he told the press the team looks good on paper and the players just need to perform? If a player he trades for falters here, it’s only because said player cannot handle the pressure of playing in NY.

But, he’s not going anywhere, I don’t think Hal wants the responsibility of choosing the next GM. The only scenario where he is pressured to do something is if the Mets perform overwhelmingly better under Cohen and steal the spotlight from the Yanks.

Listen, I am not saying this team on paper should be a sub .500 team, but the philosophy with which they are built just isn’t conducive to winning October baseball. We all know that, why do Cashman and his analytics squad keep bashing their heads against the wall year after year?

In comment 15224308 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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In comment 15224292 dpinzow said: Quote: but unless things drastically change they're not a World Series contender I disagree with your initial point. They’re going to hit eventually. I wouldn’t be shocked if they had 6-8 weeks during the summer where they go crazy and win a bunch of games. But I don’t see (and I didn’t before the season) how this year ends differently than the past 4-5 with essentially the same players who struggle to make contact in big spots. That’s why I was less enthusiastic about the season than any I can remember since the late 80s, early 90s.

They're going to have a period where the bats come alive but after Cole, who is going to win games for them on the mound? Tanaka is no longer on the team and he's way better than the other starters we have who aren't Cole

In comment 15224141 Giantfan21 said:

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By Cashman for him to try to save his job but Boone didn't trade for Stanton, Sign Hicks to a ridicolous contract, Put Gleyber at SS, Have an infield depth of Bruce and Odor, force guys to take days off when they don't need it, Set the lineups with Hicks at 3rd , have a terrible starting rotation outside of Cole etc This is Cashman mess and his alone . Boone should be fired because he is not inspiring any confidence as a leader right now but the offense being lifeless and the Starting pitching being terrible is out of his control

Nevin is manager in May

At this point we need an Yankee excuse or a positive post from Fatman.. lol