I always said that the Guardians blew it against the Yankees. The Yankees did not look good in that series. They’re basically getting exposed by a better team.
I always said that the Guardians blew it against the Yankees. The Yankees did not look good in that series. They’re basically getting exposed by a better team.
Last edited by d-money; 10-22-2022 at 06:36 PM.
Some observations:
(1) M.Kay really went after Boone in the postgame on YES Network (Jack Curry, who is Kay's sycophant, did the same thing). There is speculation that Kay would only do this with permission from above. Some are saying that Boone is gone after the Yankees lose the series to the Astros. Could Donnie Baseball return to New York?
(2) Kay was wrong. Cole was up to around 95 pitches and he hung at least one slider that inning, evidence he was getting tired. Also, Cole had good stuff that game, but his location was far from ideal. He threw too many pitches, and was helped out enormously by the Astros chasing pitches out of the zone. Cole did not have a great start, great stuff, yes, but poor location and it could have gone much worse for Cole if the Astros didn't chase. If Boone leaves Cole in in that spot, and Cole gives up a big hit (very possible), Boone would be heavily criticized for keeping Cole in. At the end of the day, Boone's decision was not all that unreasonable even though it didn't work out. If Cole pitched like a true ace, Boone doesn't have to make a hard decision there.
(3) Cashman traded for Montas, an SP with a barking shoulder, and didn't acquire Castillo, a dominant starter and that poor decision is on Cashman.
(4) What the hell is going on with H.Bader and his mouthpiece? How many closeups do we need of Bader's face with Bader chewing on his mouthpiece? Bader is the most disgusting person. MLB needs to do something about the situation--fine Bader for being gross.
I think the real criticism there is that, with the season on the line, Boone went to Trivino, who is basically #4 on the Yankees bullpen depth chart, instead of Loaisiga, Peralta or Holmes.
And that seems to be indicative of Boone's sometimes questionable judgement with his pitching moves.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
The Yanks have been in a very clear window of opportunity to win it all, after so many years.
Cashman has resisted trading his very top prospects to get them to favorite status. It may end up working, years from now, but this was the time to go "all-in."
He didn't even have to totally empty the farm, either, but his reluctance to hold onto his top 3-4 prospects hurt their championship prospects the last 2-3 years.
Now, with Judge set to make mega bucks or bolting, unless they start spending way more, which seems unlikely, the window may be closed by 2023.
They need to do better than the Donaldson, Carpenter and Gallo types. Before, it was Odor, Kluber, Paxton & Happ. Trying to catch lightening in a bottle, instead of going for more sure bets and forking over some bucks.
True, they did get Cole and DJ, and I think the Taillon deal was solid, but still. They seem to be playing it halfway, at a time when "all-in" made sense.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I agree Slav. This was their year to go all in and we still kinda went middle. And we got outclassed in this series
The Yankees are in a world of trouble . Perhaps Boone and even Cashman are as well. But think about this: They finished 21 games ahead of the Sox. The lights at Fenway have been off for a while now. Where does that put the Sox , Bloom and Cora ? By what standard can you say they have done a better job ?
Old school is good school.
First time Post from a far away and new fan to baseball.
What do you much more experienced guys make of the fans "privileged" Yankee fans booing the likely mvp yesterday?
Sure the chap isn't exactly pulling up any trees in the off season, but show the guy some respect ffs.