8/5 vs Yankees

[OH FOY]

http://riveraveblues.com/ If you want to read.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

Yankees' Aaron Boone ripped on Twitter after Red Sox disaster

https://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2018/08/yankees_aaron_boone_ripped_on_twitter_after_red_so.html

 

Some funny Twitter comments, including:

 

He has no guts to say anything negative

 

want girardi back

 

they are under .500 team for the last 40 games..but they'll be fine..got it..

 

As a Red Sox fan I think he is doing a great job. He did not do one thing that upset me this weekend

 

When are people gonna get it Boone's a puppet Cashman calling shots here. That why Girardi is no longer here he actually wanted to manage team.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

I'm pretty sure that Girardi would have walked Beni in the 10th.

 

Agreed; I think most managers would have walked him in that situation. But not Boone.

[a700hitter]

I too could not stay up for the finale and actually went to bed when the Yankees scored 4 in the 7th. Not sure I would have brought Price out for the 7th. As for Betances in the 9th, that's all on him, not the manager. Plus that single by Benintendi was not hit hard--it was a grounder with eyes.

 

Nobody was hitting last night, and both rallies depended on walks and errors. Getting to Betances, however, is oh so sweet--which the Yankees almost did vs. Kimbrel Saturday.

 

Great baserunning by JBJ scoring from 2b on the groundout-turned-error. Tied the game

Aren't you an hour earlier than the east coast?

[a700hitter]

Attaboy Cash. Helping your team in every way!

I read his remarks before this series and was really hoping that we would stick it to the Yankees and then ask Cashman for a clarification.

[a700hitter]

After a series like this, the Yankees could go into a tailspin. They are a young team. They will need some character to rally from this crushing series.

[dgalehouse]

The " greatest bullpen ever " . Yet Booney has to go to " Holdy " in the tenth inning of a must win game. The same " Holdy " who imploded Thursday night. With none other than little Sonny Gray throwing in the pen.

[Station 13]

http://riveraveblues.com/ If you want to read.

 

and get cancer

[moonslav59]

After a series like this, the Yankees could go into a tailspin. They are a young team. They will need some character to rally from this crushing series.

 

The A's just may catch them. There something like 33-10 in their last 43 games for the best record in MLB in that stretch. They are 2.5 games behind the Yanks, but it will also take Seattle turning things around to oust the Yanks from the playoffs.

 

Maybe it's a pipe dream, but it would be so sweet to see the Yanks keep on collapsing.

 

They just played a long game last night and get right back at it today after traveling.

 

No games off until the 20th and then a double header on the 25th vs their nemesis- the O's.

 

@CWS for 3

vs TEX for 4

vs NYM for 1

vs TBR for 3

vs TOR for 3

Day off

@MIA for 2

@s BAL for 4 in 3 days

vs CWS for 3

vs DET for 4

@OAK for 3

Day off

@SEA for 3

@MIN for 3

 

 

[Slasher9]

https://nesn.com/2018/08/brian-cashman-believes-yankees-are-only-team-that-does-damage-vs-red-sox/

 

ahahahahaha. what a f***tard.

[mvp 78]

Getting rid of Girardi made no sense to me.

 

He was fine. Much better than Farrell.

[Maxbialystock]

Aren't you an hour earlier than the east coast?

 

You mean am I out to sea? Possibly. My wife sometimes thinks so.

[Maxbialystock]

He was fine. Much better than Farrell.

 

Better, yes.

[Maxbialystock]

Agreed; I think most managers would have walked him in that situation. But not Boone.

 

Intentionally walk the bases full? A lot of pressure on Holder.

[Maxbialystock]

The " greatest bullpen ever " . Yet Booney has to go to " Holdy " in the tenth inning of a must win game. The same " Holdy " who imploded Thursday night. With none other than little Sonny Gray throwing in the pen.

 

I'll be honest and say I thought they had a really good bullpen, which actually wasn't half-bad in games 2 and 3. But utter collapse in games 1 and 4.

[moonslav59]

Sandy's 2 out hit was very big.

 

JBJ's race home from 2B on the Andujar play was enormous.

[moonslav59]

I'll be honest and say I thought they had a really good bullpen, which actually wasn't half-bad in games 2 and 3. But utter collapse in games 1 and 4.

 

2 collapses out of 4 games is worse than half-bad.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Have watched Benintendi's bouncing single to win it all last night several times. One, it feels good to see it several times, but I do wonder what the Yankee "shifted" infielders were doing because there was no apparent urgency to go hard after that ball. It may have been in the one perfect spot to bounce through, but I don't see any great effort to flag it down setting up a throw to the plate.

 

Overall the series could not have gone better in terms of results. The Red Sox won with high scoring, low scoring, bullpen work and 3 very good to great starting pitching, beating each of the Yankee's best 3.

 

And the worst starting performance was by Johnson, who struck out 11 in 5 innings.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He was fine. Much better than Farrell.

 

If Cora had failed as a manager at this point, I doubt many of us would have posted to have Farrell back.

[FredLynn]

It's not just about being capable of defense: it's the comfort level pitchers feel with certain catchers behind the plate.

 

I have not heard a single Sox pitcher say that they are "more comfortable" with Leon behind the plate. Of course, I wouldn't expect that from them. So your statement is pure conjecture.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I have not heard a single Sox pitcher say that they are "more comfortable" with Leon behind the plate. Of course, I wouldn't expect that from them. So your statement is pure conjecture.

 

Instead of the word 'comfort', perhaps the word 'trust' would be more appropriate.

[moonslav59]

I have not heard a single Sox pitcher say that they are "more comfortable" with Leon behind the plate. Of course, I wouldn't expect that from them. So your statement is pure conjecture.

 

How often have you heard pitchers raving about Swihart behind the plate?

 

My conjecture is not pure speculation, and the data supports most pitchers do better with Leon.

[FredLynn]

How often have you heard pitchers raving about Swihart behind the plate?

 

My conjecture is not pure speculation, and the data supports most pitchers do better with Leon.

 

What data? Catcher ERA? I think that is hogwash. Its the pitcher who throws the ball. How many games will Swihart win with his bat or with his legs that Leon would not? Until I hear guys state that they are "more comfortable" with one guy or the other I am going to believe that IF (big if) Swihart can maintain his production with the bat he should displace Vasquez or Leon on the playoff roster.

[mvp 78]

What data? Catcher ERA? I think that is hogwash. Its the pitcher who throws the ball. How many games will Swihart win with his bat or with his legs that Leon would not? Until I hear guys state that they are "more comfortable" with one guy or the other I am going to believe that IF (big if) Swihart can maintain his production with the bat he should displace Vasquez or Leon on the playoff roster.

 

What did the manager decide to do with catcher in the latter part of the 2013 WS? Stick with the high upside bat or go with the goodglove?

[Slasher9]

That is a complete disregard for calling pitches, framing, blocking balls.

Pitching + defense = parades. Not catcher hitting. Just look at our last World Series to see how important catcher defense was......

[FredLynn]

That is a complete disregard for calling pitches, framing, blocking balls.

Pitching + defense = parades. Not catcher hitting. Just look at our last World Series to see how important catcher defense was......

 

What if the catcher can not only play defense but can also hit and win games with his bat and speed? I am not advocating that we keep a catcher who cannot catch defensively. So far Swihart has shown the ability to play defense as well. If he falters in that regard then sure, do not include him on the roster. So far he has actually more than held his own defensively once he was given a chance to play regularly-and has won at least one game with a walk off hit.

Data? Vasquez has a dWAR through when he got hurt of -.2. Swihart has a dWAR for the year of -.1. Not much difference. But since Swihart started playing regularly about June 15 his OPS is over .800. Vasquez is under .600. Who do you want on YOUR team? Leon has a dWAR of 0.6 for the year, but his OPS is just over .600. You can argue that Leon should be the other catcher, but IF Swihart keeps playing well he has earned a spot on the postseason roster.

Edited August 7, 2018 by FredLynn

[moonslav59]

What if the catcher can not only play defense but can also hit and win games with his bat and speed? I am not advocating that we keep a catcher who cannot catch defensively. So far Swihart has shown the ability to play defense as well. If he falters in that regard then sure, do not include him on the roster. So far he has actually more than held his own defensively once he was given a chance to play regularly-and has won at least one game with a walk off hit.

Data? Vasquez has a dWAR through when he got hurt of -.2. Swihart has a dWAR for the year of -.1. Not much difference. But since Swihart started playing regularly about June 15 his OPS is over .800. Vasquez is under .600. Who do you want on YOUR team? Leon has a dWAR of 0.6 for the year, but his OPS is just over .600. You can argue that Leon should be the other catcher, but IF Swihart keeps playing well he has earned a spot on the postseason roster.

 

Based on like a 35 PA sample size with 65 innings caught?

[FredLynn]

Based on like a 35 PA sample size with 65 innings caught?

 

Exactly. My proposal includes the caveat that Swihart continues to play well and is given more playing time than he had before the Vasquez injury.

[moonslav59]

Exactly. My proposal includes the caveat that Swihart continues to play well and is given more playing time than he had before the Vasquez injury.

 

How about Vaz being given more time, too? He was hitting .826 over his previous 60 PAs before his injury-- a much larger sample size.

 

Yes, Vaz's D has looked bad this year, but everyone recognizes him as a usual very good defender and pitcher-handler. As far as I know, nobody is saying Swihart is or ever was a plus defender.

[a700hitter]

You mean am I out to sea? Possibly. My wife sometimes thinks so.

No. My mistake. For some reason I thought you were in the Central time zone.