today is the anniversary of his amazing feat, while a member of the Pirates July 12, 1970: believed to be the one and only pitcher to throw a no-hitter while tripping on LSD.
From the ghost runner to the Pitcher hitting to the Yankees defense sucking cack to horrific ABs in the top of the 10th, Chapman can't throw a ball to first. This season is a disaster.
in these extra innings, you deserve to lose. Nice comeback, but ultimately bad starting pitching, use of shitty relievers, bad defense, and too many empty ABs with RISP did them in.
they didn't load up the bases with one out - particularly after they let Jankowski take second on the popup.
According to Balloon Head, they wanted the K. Didn't happen and Philly was baiting Gio to throw thru to 2nd. That didn't happen either. Regardless, Chapman can't make that error.
in these extra innings, you deserve to lose. Nice comeback, but ultimately bad starting pitching, use of shitty relievers, bad defense, and too many empty ABs with RISP did them in.
Along with Judge striking out twice with runner on third with less than 2 outs
I agree, B. I’ve had enough. Not walking Segura to set up the double play there, or at a minimum the force out at home rather than a tag out is the icing on the cake. Segura is a damn good hitter. You walk him with 1st open and one out 100% of the time in that situation. ESPECIALLY when the count got to 2-0
I agree, B. I’ve had enough. Not walking Segura to set up the double play there, or at a minimum the force out at home rather than a tag out is the icing on the cake. Segura is a damn good hitter. You walk him with 1st open and one out 100% of the time in that situation. ESPECIALLY when the count got to 2-0
I'm confident any one of us could manage some of these situations better than Poon. I mean, some of this shit is checkers, not chess.
for a selloff at this point. Hal doesn't want to spend money and this team doesn't have the pieces. We have to play 100 win baseball just to make the playoffs at this point. With how much they spent on Cole i'm at a loss for their refusal to go for it.
The Rays know baseball better than the Yankees. The Bluejays have better talent top-to-bottom and the Red Sox know the importance of having top end coaching the team.
1 WS in 20 years despite being the most profitable franchise in the league. It isn't the talent on the field and ownership dedicated to winning would have done something long before now.
for a selloff at this point. Hal doesn't want to spend money and this team doesn't have the pieces. We have to play 100 win baseball just to make the playoffs at this point. With how much they spent on Cole i'm at a loss for their refusal to go for it.
The Rays know baseball better than the Yankees. The Bluejays have better talent top-to-bottom and the Red Sox know the importance of having top end coaching the team.
1 WS in 20 years despite being the most profitable franchise in the league. It isn't the talent on the field and ownership dedicated to winning would have done something long before now.
What do you want them to do? They have over a 200 million dollar payroll. The Rays have what a 60 million dollar payroll. Throwing more money won’t solve the problem. Also, it’s not just the money aspect when you go over the luxury tax threshold. You lose international money and draft picks if I’m correct. Also who would you go get, and where would you put said player who only gets to bat 4-5 times a game. They have problems that I think we both agree. However, I don’t see the point of trading for someone and thinking that would solve the problems that they have. The Texas Rangers that don’t have the financial resources the Yankee do, rather pay Odor to play for another team than have him on their roster. Where as Aaron Hicks when he comes back will still not live up to expectations, and rather than cut their loses will still put him in CF every day. God forbid they give Florial a real chance.
as a manager. Thought it was a stupid decision to hire a guy without coaching experience at all to be the manager. He makes numerous bad decisions on the field. The lack of fundamentals on display is a clear sign of poor coaching. They have good players and seem to find underutilized guys (Urshela, Voit). He finally appears to have a decent/competent SP staff and it is being squandered. They have the players to compete with anyone.
Yet, here we are...
Guess I'll be watching some non-descript golf tournament today.
I agree with you section125, it was a puzzling at the time. A guy who
never managed to lead a young squad on the rise and expected to win? Strange. But I don't think the mgr is as responsible for lineups and such as they were a generation ago. Cashman and the geek squad have a lot of input nowadays, and I think it's like that throughout MLB.
rnargi, SO SPOT ON about Judge. I saw one of those at bats. just awful. Swinging from his heels at 3 shit pitches. Disgraceful. Complete lack of situational hitting, recognizing the moment.
What about Chapman now? Shits the bed twice in 2 days.
give them some credit for the comeback, but not enough.
Cashman deserves more blame than Booney if you want to play the blame game. He is the one who brought in injury prone starters here,
and thought it would work.
It's been an epic fail, even though Taillon has stayed healthy. He can't seem to auto-correct when things aren't going well on the mound. Yesterday, he is out there naked
with just his fastball, cuz his secondary pitches stink!
Even when Kluber comes back, no guarantee he will make it
thru the season, with what sounds like possible chronic issues? Boone mentioned the wear and tear on his shoulder.
That doesn't include long term deals for Sevy & Hicks as well. Picking up Stanton's contract, cuz he stays so healthy! As I said, epic fail by Cash.
Even though I wouldn't mind a replacement for Boone after
this season.
It really has to do with 'roster construction', and that's on
Cash the GM, more than Boone.
I agree with you but the on field poor fundamentals are on Boone and his staff.,
I don’t remember a more fundamentally poor Yankee team than this one in 50 years of watching them. Many less “talented” teams weren’t this bad on the base paths, missing cut off men or throwing to the wrong base, no clue of situational hitting, and some really poor game management by the manager. Eg, not walking Segura yesterday is the latest example.
I honestly thought Boone would be a good hire based on being a baseball lifer and the game being in his blood, plus he seemed like he’d be good to me based on his time in the TV booth before his hire.
I know it’s probably nit picking but I was reall taken aback early on by his pressers and his use of so many filler words when talking to the media, The umms, ands, and uhhs. I never expected him to struggle there coming out of the booth and left me wondering if that was a sign he wasn’t exactly quick thinking on his feet and would it end up being a problem on the field as well.
give them some credit for the comeback, but not enough.
Cashman deserves more blame than Booney if you want to play the blame game. He is the one who brought in injury prone starters here,
and thought it would work.
It's been an epic fail, even though Taillon has stayed healthy. He can't seem to auto-correct when things aren't going well on the mound. Yesterday, he is out there naked
with just his fastball, cuz his secondary pitches stink!
Even when Kluber comes back, no guarantee he will make it
thru the season, with what sounds like possible chronic issues? Boone mentioned the wear and tear on his shoulder.
That doesn't include long term deals for Sevy & Hicks as well. Picking up Stanton's contract, cuz he stays so healthy! As I said, epic fail by Cash.
Even though I wouldn't mind a replacement for Boone after
this season.
Oh, no doubt the roster and some of the lineup mess is on Cashman. I agree that the 7 year deal for Hicks was a head scratcher. Sevy was not a bad deal. No one can predict injuries, especially in a guy without a history of injury. Signing him for 4 yrs at $10 mill was a good risk.
Stanton, was a strange one, true. I like Stanton. He is clearly a monster once he gets his timing down, but a 13 year deal or I guess the remaining 10 with NYY is a questionable contract to take on. Not as bad as Ellsbury's contract, but the chance of these guys being anything post 35 yrs old is minimal.
Cashman has set up a historically bad set of contracts that will handcuff the organization for years to come. Any trades, deals, or adjustments within the season will do nothing. And even in the off-season (which will start for the Yankees after the 162nd game), besides Gardy retiring, very little else can or will be done.
In the short term, each and every player needs to do a gut check. Yes, that starts with management. Do I think Boone is THE major culprit here? No. The roster construction is what is to blame. And player's personal responsibility. Boone, while part of the failed motivational force, IMO, has only a small responsibility for:
a horrible team batting average
GIDP, the most in the MLB
defensive errors throughout the whole team
base running errors (stuff taught to you when you are 12)
middle of the road batting stats (RISP, HR's, etc)
incredibly bad pitch/swing selection when at bat
pitching which can crap the bed and not get an out
A new mgr. now, is not going to magically turn this team around. In football, a coach has a tremendous impact on the play-by-play success or failure, baseball not so much. It will take each member to address their performances and do what is possible to correct.
The failure of this team currently (besides roster construction), IMO, is a team culture problem. The Yankees have the most storied history in MLB, one of the highest payrolls year after year, a loyal fan base... But have they individually and collectively lost any 'hunger' or 'drive' to compete in today's MLB? A few years ago when they lost so many guys to injury, they rallied against the odds. That is what the Mets are doing right now. Look at Boston, everyone wrote them off to a rebuilding year. Houston, scarred by cheating scandal, has rallied and leads in almost every offensive stat. Tampa Bay, look at their payroll.
Adversity can breed success. At what point is this Yankee team going to realize that they are entering a crisis situation? Unfortunately, for the short term, individual reflection is the only chance to right the ship. For the long term, Cashman is the one who needs to be held accountable.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Relax, I’ve petitoned the league for the team to play
only the Twins and Orioles, and maybe the Rangers, for the rest of the year.
The problem is Cashman, plain and simple. Maybe he can pull off another Chapman for Torres trade when the team flounders down the stretch. Let’s just rip the bandage off. Even if they stumble into the playoffs, you know their offense will just get exposed again.
For years, Cashman has been afraid to make the tough decisions. The safe ones he’s made have all backfired on him.
He won’t argue with Cashman and tell him he’s full of shit.
I bet Girardi had a little smile yesterday beating the Yankees in extras by utilizing the bunt , moving the runner over to third when the Yankees bungled the play (which Cashman’s nerds in the basement say doesn’t happen so don’t bunt) and coming home on a single- old school baseball.
Let’s face it: Cashman’s grand plan to build through the minors, shop the bargain basement for Moneyball players and install a manager who wouldn’t natter him about Old School baseball has flopped. He needs to walk the plank and get someone here who can pick through what is there, discard the chaff, get a real manager and get moving in the right direction.
He had a sub-2 ERA until July 1 and an ERA well over 5 after that.
At the time of the 2018 post-season, Pedro Martinez, who had been Severino's mentor, said on-air that Severino told him his arm was not right in the second half.
Of course, Severino denied the report.
In that 2018 postseason, Severino got through 4 innings against the A's on 99 pitches, then was bombed for 6 runs, 7 hits, 2 homers in 3 IP in a 16-1 loss to the Sox at the Stadium.
That was his last performance before he signed his "bargain" contract in February 2019. He then came out of his first spring training start with "shoulder discomfort" and didn't pitch until September.
Bricktop are you who I think you are? If you are you my apologies for that run in lol I actually thought you were a previous poster that I didn't like. I cast the thoughts in this world.
Kind of like when Sally Field finds out that mrs. Doubtfire is actually Robin Williams. The whole time. The whole time.
Bricktop are you who I think you are? If you are you my apologies for that run in lol I actually thought you were a previous poster that I didn't like. I cast the thoughts in this world.
Kind of like when Sally Field finds out that mrs. Doubtfire is actually Robin Williams. The whole time. The whole time.
it's over
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This one is close to being over.
it's over
wow. wrong
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Chad Green says hold my beer…
Correct.
It's coming.
That was an epic fail approach in that AB.
That one that went 1 inch from the plate was actually the best hit lol
Baserunning stinks.
Hitting stinks.
That's coaching.
I was thinking the same thing. Load the bases and set up the DP . Seems like the obvious move that should have been made
According to Balloon Head, they wanted the K. Didn't happen and Philly was baiting Gio to throw thru to 2nd. That didn't happen either. Regardless, Chapman can't make that error.
Along with Judge striking out twice with runner on third with less than 2 outs
I agree, B. I’ve had enough. Not walking Segura to set up the double play there, or at a minimum the force out at home rather than a tag out is the icing on the cake. Segura is a damn good hitter. You walk him with 1st open and one out 100% of the time in that situation. ESPECIALLY when the count got to 2-0
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immediately. Enough is enough.
I agree, B. I’ve had enough. Not walking Segura to set up the double play there, or at a minimum the force out at home rather than a tag out is the icing on the cake. Segura is a damn good hitter. You walk him with 1st open and one out 100% of the time in that situation. ESPECIALLY when the count got to 2-0
I'm confident any one of us could manage some of these situations better than Poon. I mean, some of this shit is checkers, not chess.
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The Rays know baseball better than the Yankees. The Bluejays have better talent top-to-bottom and the Red Sox know the importance of having top end coaching the team.
1 WS in 20 years despite being the most profitable franchise in the league. It isn't the talent on the field and ownership dedicated to winning would have done something long before now.
The Rays know baseball better than the Yankees. The Bluejays have better talent top-to-bottom and the Red Sox know the importance of having top end coaching the team.
1 WS in 20 years despite being the most profitable franchise in the league. It isn't the talent on the field and ownership dedicated to winning would have done something long before now.
What do you want them to do? They have over a 200 million dollar payroll. The Rays have what a 60 million dollar payroll. Throwing more money won’t solve the problem. Also, it’s not just the money aspect when you go over the luxury tax threshold. You lose international money and draft picks if I’m correct. Also who would you go get, and where would you put said player who only gets to bat 4-5 times a game. They have problems that I think we both agree. However, I don’t see the point of trading for someone and thinking that would solve the problems that they have. The Texas Rangers that don’t have the financial resources the Yankee do, rather pay Odor to play for another team than have him on their roster. Where as Aaron Hicks when he comes back will still not live up to expectations, and rather than cut their loses will still put him in CF every day. God forbid they give Florial a real chance.
The good news: When autumn arrives, we can turn them off and watch the Giants!
The good news: When autumn arrives, we can turn them off and watch the Giants!
Giants and Rangers have not been an easy follow lately either. If you're Mets, Islanders, Nets fan... you're likely enjoying yourself.
Yet, here we are...
Guess I'll be watching some non-descript golf tournament today.
rnargi, SO SPOT ON about Judge. I saw one of those at bats. just awful. Swinging from his heels at 3 shit pitches. Disgraceful. Complete lack of situational hitting, recognizing the moment.
What about Chapman now? Shits the bed twice in 2 days.
Cashman deserves more blame than Booney if you want to play the blame game. He is the one who brought in injury prone starters here,
and thought it would work.
It's been an epic fail, even though Taillon has stayed healthy. He can't seem to auto-correct when things aren't going well on the mound. Yesterday, he is out there naked
with just his fastball, cuz his secondary pitches stink!
Even when Kluber comes back, no guarantee he will make it
thru the season, with what sounds like possible chronic issues? Boone mentioned the wear and tear on his shoulder.
That doesn't include long term deals for Sevy & Hicks as well. Picking up Stanton's contract, cuz he stays so healthy! As I said, epic fail by Cash.
Even though I wouldn't mind a replacement for Boone after
this season.
The worst team money can buy.
The worst team money can buy.
It really has to do with 'roster construction', and that's on
Cash the GM, more than Boone.
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The worst team money can buy.
.
It really has to do with 'roster construction', and that's on
Cash the GM, more than Boone.
I agree with you but the on field poor fundamentals are on Boone and his staff.,
I don’t remember a more fundamentally poor Yankee team than this one in 50 years of watching them. Many less “talented” teams weren’t this bad on the base paths, missing cut off men or throwing to the wrong base, no clue of situational hitting, and some really poor game management by the manager. Eg, not walking Segura yesterday is the latest example.
I honestly thought Boone would be a good hire based on being a baseball lifer and the game being in his blood, plus he seemed like he’d be good to me based on his time in the TV booth before his hire.
I know it’s probably nit picking but I was reall taken aback early on by his pressers and his use of so many filler words when talking to the media, The umms, ands, and uhhs. I never expected him to struggle there coming out of the booth and left me wondering if that was a sign he wasn’t exactly quick thinking on his feet and would it end up being a problem on the field as well.
Cashman deserves more blame than Booney if you want to play the blame game. He is the one who brought in injury prone starters here,
and thought it would work.
It's been an epic fail, even though Taillon has stayed healthy. He can't seem to auto-correct when things aren't going well on the mound. Yesterday, he is out there naked
with just his fastball, cuz his secondary pitches stink!
Even when Kluber comes back, no guarantee he will make it
thru the season, with what sounds like possible chronic issues? Boone mentioned the wear and tear on his shoulder.
That doesn't include long term deals for Sevy & Hicks as well. Picking up Stanton's contract, cuz he stays so healthy! As I said, epic fail by Cash.
Even though I wouldn't mind a replacement for Boone after
this season.
Oh, no doubt the roster and some of the lineup mess is on Cashman. I agree that the 7 year deal for Hicks was a head scratcher. Sevy was not a bad deal. No one can predict injuries, especially in a guy without a history of injury. Signing him for 4 yrs at $10 mill was a good risk.
Stanton, was a strange one, true. I like Stanton. He is clearly a monster once he gets his timing down, but a 13 year deal or I guess the remaining 10 with NYY is a questionable contract to take on. Not as bad as Ellsbury's contract, but the chance of these guys being anything post 35 yrs old is minimal.
In the short term, each and every player needs to do a gut check. Yes, that starts with management. Do I think Boone is THE major culprit here? No. The roster construction is what is to blame. And player's personal responsibility. Boone, while part of the failed motivational force, IMO, has only a small responsibility for:
a horrible team batting average
GIDP, the most in the MLB
defensive errors throughout the whole team
base running errors (stuff taught to you when you are 12)
middle of the road batting stats (RISP, HR's, etc)
incredibly bad pitch/swing selection when at bat
pitching which can crap the bed and not get an out
A new mgr. now, is not going to magically turn this team around. In football, a coach has a tremendous impact on the play-by-play success or failure, baseball not so much. It will take each member to address their performances and do what is possible to correct.
The failure of this team currently (besides roster construction), IMO, is a team culture problem. The Yankees have the most storied history in MLB, one of the highest payrolls year after year, a loyal fan base... But have they individually and collectively lost any 'hunger' or 'drive' to compete in today's MLB? A few years ago when they lost so many guys to injury, they rallied against the odds. That is what the Mets are doing right now. Look at Boston, everyone wrote them off to a rebuilding year. Houston, scarred by cheating scandal, has rallied and leads in almost every offensive stat. Tampa Bay, look at their payroll.
Adversity can breed success. At what point is this Yankee team going to realize that they are entering a crisis situation? Unfortunately, for the short term, individual reflection is the only chance to right the ship. For the long term, Cashman is the one who needs to be held accountable.
Thanks for letting me vent.
The problem is Cashman, plain and simple. Maybe he can pull off another Chapman for Torres trade when the team flounders down the stretch. Let’s just rip the bandage off. Even if they stumble into the playoffs, you know their offense will just get exposed again.
For years, Cashman has been afraid to make the tough decisions. The safe ones he’s made have all backfired on him.
I bet Girardi had a little smile yesterday beating the Yankees in extras by utilizing the bunt , moving the runner over to third when the Yankees bungled the play (which Cashman’s nerds in the basement say doesn’t happen so don’t bunt) and coming home on a single- old school baseball.
Let’s face it: Cashman’s grand plan to build through the minors, shop the bargain basement for Moneyball players and install a manager who wouldn’t natter him about Old School baseball has flopped. He needs to walk the plank and get someone here who can pick through what is there, discard the chaff, get a real manager and get moving in the right direction.
He had a sub-2 ERA until July 1 and an ERA well over 5 after that.
At the time of the 2018 post-season, Pedro Martinez, who had been Severino's mentor, said on-air that Severino told him his arm was not right in the second half.
Of course, Severino denied the report.
In that 2018 postseason, Severino got through 4 innings against the A's on 99 pitches, then was bombed for 6 runs, 7 hits, 2 homers in 3 IP in a 16-1 loss to the Sox at the Stadium.
That was his last performance before he signed his "bargain" contract in February 2019. He then came out of his first spring training start with "shoulder discomfort" and didn't pitch until September.
Believe what you want. Quacks like a duck to me.
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Kind of like when Sally Field finds out that mrs. Doubtfire is actually Robin Williams. The whole time. The whole time.
Kind of like when Sally Field finds out that mrs. Doubtfire is actually Robin Williams. The whole time. The whole time.
No problemo, my friend.