NFT: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox - Game 1 - 7:10p

at Hosmer....

In comment 15779690 section125 said:

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ball three to Judge was 6 inches outside and he says just misses...he does this a lot.

The best is when he mixes up high/low and inside/outside

I don’t like Donaldson vs this guy

In comment 15779662 Stu11 said:

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When we hit we give up 11. When our SP pitches well the pen blows it. We rally Wed. The pen blows it. Tuesday we pitch scoreless for 12 innings and we can't score one godamn run.

I saw a gif recently that someone posted in relation to the yankees and it was perfect - it was like.. three bars with sliders in each one and I think they were
"offense," "starting pitching," "bullpen"

The animation was such that when one or two bars were "on," the other one was off. Then when that one went on, another one went off.

It feels like aside from the first half of this year, that has been the case for the last 4-5 years. Pitch really well, don't hit. Score a bunch of runs, can't hold a lead. Low scoring game, bullpen blows it.

Ugh... Rizzo just laced one and got robbed. Can't catch a break right now. Locastro might have scored if that got past Hosmer.

and needs a break, but what it kill this offense to score more than 2 runs against a guy who's been struggling his last several outings? Fuck this offense sometimes. Pussies.

In comment 15779693 adamg said:

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In comment 15779690 section125 said: Quote: ball three to Judge was 6 inches outside and he says just misses...he does this a lot. The best is when he mixes up high/low and inside/outside

Yes, that is a hoot....

In comment 15779695 The_Boss said:

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I don’t like Donaldson vs this guy

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Inning basically over..no shot Torres gets a hit with his struggles

swinging at balls high..

I’m sure they have at some point, no?

Gleyber goes with a pitch...now DJLM out of game for naught...

sheeeeeeiiiitt

In comment 15779706 The_Boss said:

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I’m sure they have at some point, no?

Yeah last time or time - IIRC.

Seen that way too many times this year and in the past

Ugh. Gleyber is just horrid right now. Completely lost.

Not sure what the conversations were or how close it got, but Torres as a centerpiece in a deal for Lopez + calling Peraza up to play 2B probably would have made this a better team.

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Somewhere along the line Cashman gave up putting together a team of hitters and went solely for sluggers. Sadly our only consistent hitter is our best slugger. Imagine if Rizzo or Donaldson or Hicks could hit even .260.

Kay just said the last 7 innings of > 9 inning baseball where we've had a ghost runner, we have not scored once.

That's almost hard to do.

A runner on 2nd with 0 out seven consecutive times... no runs.

And are we going to get there?

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In comment 15779718 Jim in Hoboken said:

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And are we going to get there?

Doesn’t look good

the team started nose diving. Should have gone all in on Soto.

1-6

8 of 9

Fellas. This team is dead...i dont give a fuck if they nake it to postseason. This team isnt shit playn like they r

Terrible

In comment 15779727 The_Boss said:

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1-6 8 of 9

A joy to behold for some -- many, actually.

just fucking bad job by Boone.

Almost all of Cashman's deadline pickups are just not getting it done from Benintendi to Trivino....

Man, this team is in a fucking funk. Predictable loss. Bad baseball.

To perform like that against Eovaldi when he had a 7+ ERA in his past 5 starts and was in jams early on needing nearly 50 pitches to get through just 2 innings and then somehow letting him navigate through 6... just inexcusable.

Something has to change.

about 1978...

and win games. There is no clutch hitting. Add a bullpen that has collapsed and the Yankees will limp into the playoffs. Probably win a series then out.

In comment 15779734 arcarsenal said:

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Man, this team is in a fucking funk. Predictable loss. Bad baseball. To perform like that against Eovaldi when he had a 7+ ERA in his past 5 starts and was in jams early on needing nearly 50 pitches to get through just 2 innings and then somehow letting him navigate through 6... just inexcusable. Something has to change.

Boones worst manager in baseball

And they win their first series win in the division. I’d say they got us exactly where they want us.

That would be a 2-7 road trip.

A Boston sweep capped off with an ESPN Sunday Night beat down would just put the cherry on top of this shit sundae.

but Boone is fricken horrible, he has no feel for the game its all by the numbers..Holmes has been bad for awhile now, why are you continueing to use him in the 9th?

It is just ridiculous at this point, this team wont win shit in the post season with Boone as manager

I guess he didn't factor into our post-season plans because...he will be pitching for the Cards.

To pitch Holmes there. Chapman was stellar.

Should have traded Torres at the deadline, as usual Cashman holds onto a guy for too long. Good luck getting Lopez this offseason now.

Obviously I want a WS but the 2nd best outcome? Probably an ALDS loss so they finally move on from Cashman & Boone. Long overdue.

I would call up Peraza, Schmidt, and Marinaccio at minimum.

W/o Stanton and Carpenter this team is cooked. May still be b/c the bullpen is a mess. SP I'm actually confident in.

In comment 15779742 nygiants16 said:

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but Boone is fricken horrible, he has no feel for the game its all by the numbers..Holmes has been bad for awhile now, why are you continueing to use him in the 9th? It is just ridiculous at this point, this team wont win shit in the post season with Boone as manager

Right now it doesn’t matter who the manager is. You aren’t winning when you don’t have a bullpen that can hold a lead late in games. Most playoff games are close. You need a solid pen to win in October. Right now, this bullpen is atrocious.

I guess getting rid of Gallo didn't fix all of our problems. At least we still have Hicks and his few more years of being under contract here, though!

I'd think more of Monty's strong start if German shit the bed tonight, but he didn't even pitch poorly... the starting pitching the last 4 games hasn't been a problem. Taillon, Cole, Cortes and German all had good/excellent outings.

We're back to zero situational hitting and a bullpen that isn't holding leads.

Stanton's bat is missed.

a pass when they lose. His musical chair lineups and closer routine is unusual

Stanton and Carpenter, I should say.

This team was finding every way to win the first few months, and now they're doing the opposite. I guess it's better for this to happen now than in September, but things probably won't just magically flip without some adjustments.

Holmes needs some lower leverage spots right now. Marinaccio absolutely has to be back up as soon as he's eligible.

Smallest silver lining... Toronto got smacked by the Guardians 8-0. They've lost 3 straight and 6 of 8. So they're not taking advantage of the Yankees sputtering right now. We're still 10 up.

In comment 15779752 arcarsenal said:

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Stanton and Carpenter, I should say. This team was finding every way to win the first few months, and now they're doing the opposite. I guess it's better for this to happen now than in September, but things probably won't just magically flip without some adjustments. Holmes needs some lower leverage spots right now. Marinaccio absolutely has to be back up as soon as he's eligible.

I really don't understand why they won't call up Peraza. It feels like 80% of the lineup gives you nothing, what do you have to lose?

Btw, DJ deserves criticism for his hitting with RISP. His BA is .190

Judge, Carpenter, Trevino, IKF and Stanton hit well with RISP. Everyone else stinks.

In comment 15779744 GiantGrit said:

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To pitch Holmes there. Chapman was stellar. Should have traded Torres at the deadline, as usual Cashman holds onto a guy for too long. Good luck getting Lopez this offseason now. Obviously I want a WS but the 2nd best outcome? Probably an ALDS loss so they finally move on from Cashman & Boone. Long overdue. I would call up Peraza, Schmidt, and Marinaccio at minimum. Agree 100%. Torres has sucked since the all star break and Holmes should be used in the 6th if we’re up by 10. W/o Stanton and Carpenter this team is cooked. May still be b/c the bullpen is a mess. SP I'm actually confident in.

anymore. Not at all. I’m sick of looking at his dogshit ABs with runners on base. He’s absolutely fucking awful. IDGAF how bad Benintendi is, he needs to bat ahead of Torres. Trevino needs to bat ahead of Torres. Fucking Peraza needs to play ahead of Torres. The time for fucking around is over. Are they trying to win or not???? DONALDSON AND TORRES CANNOT BAT FOURTH AND FIFTH IN THE LINEUP OF A GOOD BASEBALL TEAM.

The problem with Boone is that if you looked solely at the lineup, the 9th was better for Chapman than the 8th. But to be honest, this was the last straw for Clay Holmes. These losses are back breaking and he just gives away base runners with walks and HBPs. He can no longer pitch anything other than mop up until he gets his shit straight.

When you’re playing badly, you don’t get any luck. Rizzo’s laser is caught and Pham gets one through the IF in extras.

Watched the entire series and it drives me nuts that I’ve been fooled by this team. I really don’t think we have a captain on this team or a leader that’s willing to call someone out. Judge is outstanding and a super citizen but seems to be a get along with everybody guy. To me the closest thing to a leader on this team would be Rizzo but he’s just been here a short period of time. Boone ain’t leading, avoiding conflict at all costs. Torres should have been traded at the same time as Sanchez.

Saying torres sucks for 2 yeara and get shit every time. Glad some guys are coming around that his ABs are dogshit

dismal stretch with no relief in sight.

Still a 10-game lead, but who really thinks that's safe anymore?

can they get up? The time has come to remove Holmes as the closer, who's next up, maybe Peralta? BTW, where was Blake
in the 9th, when Holmes walks Bogey, then goes 2-0 on Verdugo, get out there and talk to him then, don't wait until he walks the guy to talk to him...this is where Boone just doesn't have a feel for the game. It doesn't matter that Peralta cleaned up the mess that inning, get your ass out there and talk to him.
You know Holmes has been struggling big time, get out there!
First things first, remove Holmes, he is costing them games.

Hey, we won a game! Montas pitched pretty well. IKF hit a HR and also bunted in the go-ahead run. It almost felt like a fever dream.

Glad Boone went to Effross in the 9th.

Chapman has looked so much better lately. I have a feeling he's going to be getting the next save opportunity when he's available (probably won't pitch tonight after b2b)

Hopefully a series win tonight can get these guys back on track.

In comment 15780370 arcarsenal said:

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Hey, we won a game! Montas pitched pretty well. IKF hit a HR and also bunted in the go-ahead run. It almost felt like a fever dream. Glad Boone went to Effross in the 9th. Chapman has looked so much better lately. I have a feeling he's going to be getting the next save opportunity when he's available (probably won't pitch tonight after b2b) Hopefully a series win tonight can get these guys back on track.

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All hail one IKF, it's a win.