Yankees 2022 playoff thread

[notin]

Notin , I always count on you to provide some cockamamie explanation as to why plain old common sense is wrong. You never disappoint.

Thank you. It’s like how I always expect you to be close-minded to others’ viewpoints. You’ve never failed and never will.

But I do believe building towards “bullpen roles” is small market stuff. Teams that could not afford good pitchers got guys who excelled in certain situations. Billy Beane used to be all over this stuff. The closer himself bring a ninth inning specialist was never a thing until the A’s/LaRussa made it one. And there was never a logical reason ever to have a LOOGY in the bullpen except so as to run all the other arms in it.

Just. Get. Good. Pitchers.

If you’ve been watching baseball as long as you claim, you should know closers as ninth inning specialists is a relatively new thing.

Also a relief ace is NOT the same thing as a set up guy. This has been explained to you multiple times. But then you’ve never failed me and never will.

[notin]

One of his better ones was that guarding the 3rd, and 1st base lines was the same as the shift.

I never said that.

I just said once the shift is banned, new defensive alignments will replace it.

Are you one of those who believes the only way you can convince anyone that you’re not an idiot is to constantly belittle other people?

[notin]

Did the Dodgers have a great pen? Got rid of Jansen, and Kimbrel went by way of Matt Barnes, and was left off the roster.

The Dodgers lead MLB in bullpen ERA and fWAR. Are you saying they didn’t have a great pen?

[Old Red]

I never said that.

I just said once the shift is banned, new defensive alignments will replace it.

Are you one of those who believes the only way you can convince anyone that you’re not an idiot is to constantly belittle other people?

You did say that guarding the 1st, and 3rd base line was the same as the shift in the shift thread, so call it what you want name calling, or not.

[Old Red]

The Dodgers lead MLB in bullpen ERA and fWAR. Are you saying they didn’t have a great pen?

Not come playoff time they didn’t. Regular season is over.

[dgalehouse]

The Dodgers had a great bullpen all year. It was grossly mismanaged in the playoff with San Diego.

[jacksonianmarch]

Bader has been awesome in this PO series. The trade for him did not sink the Yanks

[jacksonianmarch]

Gerrit Cole is definitely an ace

[jacksonianmarch]

What the ever living fuck is Boone thinking? If Holmes is a closer, let him close. Don't do this 8th inning or multi inning bullshit. If he isnt the closer, then why did we use our closer in the middle innings last night?? Honestly, Lou Trivino has been absolute nails since coming to NY AND has a lot of closing experience. If he is the closer, why did he pitch in the 6th last night?

[jacksonianmarch]

So Peralta is the closer.... and you bring him in in the 7th inning without a second option in game 3

[jacksonianmarch]

Craziest thing is, Yanks have badly outplayed the Indians. Boone’s decision to go to a starter in the 10th backfired in game 2. His decision to try and get 3 innings out of Peralta in game 3 backfired.
Civale vs Taillon for all the marbles in the Bronx tomorrow. Huge game.

[d-money]

Yankees should send Tito some Christmas gift cards. My goodness boone outmanaged francona these last two games.

[jacksonianmarch]

Cole and Cortes shut them down

[Bellhorn04]

Congratulations, Yankee fans. You had to sweat that series out a bit. The ALCS could be a beauty.

[Bellhorn04]

Yankees should send Tito some Christmas gift cards. My goodness boone outmanaged francona these last two games.

And Yankee fans blamed Boone for Game 2 and 3 losses.