NFT: Yanks at Sneks (D-Backs)

Good stuff.

and Judge both JUST missed they pitch.

In comment 16453407 RasputinPrime said:

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and Judge both JUST missed they pitch.

Nelson is dancing in between rain drops, he's not gonna last long.

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Woulda been nice to get more, but this lineup is looking great. Wells didn’t miss a big fly by much.

which I prefer to the alternative.

Pray for good health

and the command by Gil through 2. Money.

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Yanks built different this season

He’s him.

can stop Anthony Volpe.

hard not be excited by the ABs we are watching.

3-0

looks great

Volpe GREAT base running

nice situational SF by Wells and Volpe scores from first...because wheels and smarts = runs.

the pitcher didn't back up the catcher, and instead just stood there on the mound. (They teach pitchers in Little League to back up the catcher on plays to the plate.)

They’re doing basically everything right at the plate so far this year. Really grinding out ABs

In comment 16453425 Mike from SI said:

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the pitcher didn't back up the catcher, and instead just stood there on the mound. (They teach pitchers in Little League to back up the catcher on plays to the plate.)

My high school coach would have pulled him for that. Coach T was a fanatic about hitting cutoff men and backing up throws.

5-1 good guys.

Nice

In comment 16453428 Greg from LI said:

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In comment 16453425 Mike from SI said: Quote: the pitcher didn't back up the catcher, and instead just stood there on the mound. (They teach pitchers in Little League to back up the catcher on plays to the plate.) My high school coach would have pulled him for that. Coach T was a fanatic about hitting cutoff men and backing up throws.

Stuff like that drives me crazy. It's baseball, not basketball/hockey/football where you're sprinting all the time, it takes no effort to jog behind the catcher just in case. (I guess I'm the nygiants16 of the Yankees threads.)

Two awful calls there

noticed on both of Volpe's hits tonight he did not follow through all the way on his swing and still hit the ball hard. Very interesting approach.

but otherwise no complaints.

Hopefully he is as effective against the Yanks as he was for them. Which is to say, not very

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because he was cruising. Great first start.

In comment 16453443 bceagle05 said:

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because he was cruising. Great first start.

I'm with Cone, let the kid try for the win with one more batter.

Big picture, they need to change the 5-inning requirement for a win rule.

youngsters on the roster this year.

I’m OK with them starting him off cautiously

Anyway, Weaver in a first-and-third jam in the seventh.

both guys that are looking better this year than I expected.

Feels like an insurance run could come in handy. Offense has been quiet for awhile.

4-4.

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Looks poised to have a monster year.

can stay healthy. Throws hard.

First turn through the rotation went just fine. We’ve reached the house money portion of the road trip.

This team looks great and, they’re having fun.

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Against their perennial tormentors the Trashtros and last year’s NL champs.

Without the reigning AL Cy Young winner.

With Aaron Judge rusty and ineffective at the plate.

No problem, 5-0. Wow. Hard to avoid giddiness at this start. Volpe showing why he was a top 10 prospect.

In comment 16453464 Dave in Hoboken said:

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Looks poised to have a monster year.

Maybe I can stop lamenting the fact they drafted Volpe ahead of Gunnar Henderson!

And turn them into quality relief arms is staggering. It's really a superpower. If Volpe can be a gap to gap OBP machine it really will make this offense.

pretty much convinced as he goes so goes the Yanks these next 5-10 years. Develop another star from the farm like we did Judge and we will win a WS soon enough. Volpe looks great. Totally looks sustainable and we already know his D is good enough at short.

Also, I am fascinated with Soto's at bats. His overall demeanor is just awesome. Love how he carries himself. There's good players who put up good or great numbers and then there are guys like Soto. It's not all numbers. We needed that presence here.

In comment 16453691 djm said:

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pretty much convinced as he goes so goes the Yanks these next 5-10 years. Develop another star from the farm like we did Judge and we will win a WS soon enough. Volpe looks great. Totally looks sustainable and we already know his D is good enough at short. Also, I am fascinated with Soto's at bats. His overall demeanor is just awesome. Love how he carries himself. There's good players who put up good or great numbers and then there are guys like Soto. It's not all numbers. We needed that presence here.

Cabrera said this in a recent interview for an Athletic article, and it hit me it’s no doubt a meaningful thing in the clubhouse - Soto being not only a stud and team leader, but comfortably bilingual in Spanish and English is a big deal for the young Spanish speaking Latin players on the team. Kinda bridges a gap for guys not yet be fully fluent in English

Glad the obsession with launch angle was softened for at least some of these guys. Volpe's a baseball player now.

from the young guys knowing we have Dominguez, S. Jones, Peraza, Arias and several others getting closer to the bigs. May make the Yanks or may be traded for pitching but, with health, the prognosis is improved.

little 7 game road trip to begin the season is a blessing. Looking at the weather, and what the Mets are already dealing with (already one postponement, with more likely on the way this week), we could have have had a bunch of doubleheaders already on the future slate. For a team that where the pen is typically an advantage in a series, those stacked games would have mitigated their usage a bit.

Pitcher tonight.