2019 Yankees Game Thread

[Bellhorn04]

The rocket ball and the right field porch are an exciting combination LOL

[Kimmi]

The rocket ball and the right field porch are an exciting combination LOL

 

Exciting is not the word I would use to describe this. LOL

[bkzwhitestrican]

Sucks to lose. Especially solely due to the bat of a scrub that not even the Mets wanted.

[TylerD]

Sucks to lose. Especially solely due to the bat of a scrub that not even the Mets wanted.

 

I feel with how good Tampa's pitching is that is what it comes down to with these 2 teams.... An error, or an off night from the offense. Both these teams are very good. Yankees are 9-5 against the Rays this year however but Tampa with a 3rd win a row over the Yanks is starting to make this years rivalry pretty epic. Hopefully Boston can get in on the mix against the Yanks. It has been pretty ugly for us so far lol.

[Bellhorn04]

Sucks to lose. Especially solely due to the bat of a scrub that not even the Mets wanted.

 

Even more especially when it's the second time in 10 days that scrub beat you.

[dgalehouse]

Sucks to lose. Especially solely due to the bat of a scrub that not even the Mets wanted.

 

Closing ain't easy .

[bkzwhitestrican]

Yeah s*** happens. Chapman was a little off but he made enough good pitches. Just had some bad luck hits - slap single the other way against the shift, jam shot that was lofted over second for another single, and lazy fly ball that carried over the short porch. I think his mistake was continuously pitching d'Arnaud away when everyone knows that he's trying to hit the ball oppo. Oh well. With that post I've officially moved on from this loss.

[Bellhorn04]

Closing ain't easy .

 

Very little in major league baseball is easy, when you think about it.

[jacksonianmarch]

We handed a 2 run lead to one of the best closers in baseball and he blew it. It happens. What I’m questioning is the placement of the pitches to that little s***. He’s hit 4 homers in his last three games against us, all on pitches away, all hit to RF. He hasn’t proven he can pull anything. Why are we hen going away with balls he can drive 320 feet. None of his homers were well hit last night. All of them were ours in most every other ballpark. Tip the cap to him for having a good approach and playing to the park, but detriment to the Yanks for not learning your lesson. Sabathia shouldn’t leave anything away to this little prick. Everything in and force him to drive the ball to the big part of the park.

 

I loved the fight. They drove out the reigning CY winner in 5 when they couldn’t hit him. They battled back with 2 homers and took the lead and kept them at bay for 26 outs. That final one was the killer. It happens, chalk it up and move on

[TylerD]

We handed a 2 run lead to one of the best closers in baseball and he blew it. It happens. What I’m questioning is the placement of the pitches to that little s***. He’s hit 4 homers in his last three games against us, all on pitches away, all hit to RF. He hasn’t proven he can pull anything. Why are we hen going away with balls he can drive 320 feet. None of his homers were well hit last night. All of them were ours in most every other ballpark. Tip the cap to him for having a good approach and playing to the park, but detriment to the Yanks for not learning your lesson. Sabathia shouldn’t leave anything away to this little prick. Everything in and force him to drive the ball to the big part of the park.

 

I loved the fight. They drove out the reigning CY winner in 5 when they couldn’t hit him. They battled back with 2 homers and took the lead and kept them at bay for 26 outs. That final one was the killer. It happens, chalk it up and move on

 

Honest question, who do you want to face the least in the playoffs? And I know all that babbling ******** "To be the best you have to beat the best, so you will face whoever." But honestly..... who scares you the most?

 

I remember I was terrified to play Houston last year.

[Carpin]

the most scary team is still Houston, Tampa is trouble but I feel confident we can beat them

[a700hitter]

I can't take seriously any team that has Travis d'Arnaud leading off.

[jacksonianmarch]

Houston is the team that scares me, but not if we have home field. They scared me more last year because they had Verlander, Morton and McCullers. The fact that only one is left is reassuring. We don’t hit Morton or McCullers. We historically didn’t hit Keuchel either until we became this right handed hitting machine.

 

The Twins don’t scare me at all. They’re in a s*** division and while their pitchers stats are impressive, they’re not a pitching club and we can hit with anyone.

 

None of the WC candidates are scary. I know TB had taken three in a row from us before we s*** on their night yesterday, but context is important. We had taken the first two of the four game set in TB. The next game, CC has a lead in the 7th and Boone decides to rest his big 4 in the pen and see if CC can go 7, which he never does. Surprise surprise, CC gives up the lead in the 7th and we end up losing in a walkoff. The final game before the break, Boone decided to rest his 3 offensive all stars and surprising to no one, we score only 1 run and lose 2-1. Then the short porch garbage from two nights ago with D’Arnaud hitting three homers that are all outs in TB. So be it.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Yeah Houston. Aside from the Dodgers they're probably the most complete team in baseball.

[jacksonianmarch]

The dodgers are good, but their strength is a weakness vs us. When all the parts are there, we crush lefties and their top two are left handed.

[bkzwhitestrican]

You would think that the Yanks clobber LHPs with so with so many right handed sluggers on the team, but this season their splits are:

 

vs RHP: .272/.347/.481

vs LHP: .242/.317.411

 

Not sure what the explanation is for this since we're already past the point of it being a SSS. Having Stanton would certainly aid the stat line vs LHP but it's still a pretty dramatic difference.

[dgalehouse]

Houston is the team that scares me, but not if we have home field. They scared me more last year because they had Verlander, Morton and McCullers. The fact that only one is left is reassuring. We don’t hit Morton or McCullers. We historically didn’t hit Keuchel either until we became this right handed hitting machine.

 

The Twins don’t scare me at all. They’re in a s*** division and while their pitchers stats are impressive, they’re not a pitching club and we can hit with anyone.

 

None of the WC candidates are scary. I know TB had taken three in a row from us before we s*** on their night yesterday, but context is important. We had taken the first two of the four game set in TB. The next game, CC has a lead in the 7th and Boone decides to rest his big 4 in the pen and see if CC can go 7, which he never does. Surprise surprise, CC gives up the lead in the 7th and we end up losing in a walkoff. The final game before the break, Boone decided to rest his 3 offensive all stars and surprising to no one, we score only 1 run and lose 2-1. Then the short porch garbage from two nights ago with D’Arnaud hitting three homers that are all outs in TB. So be it.

 

I don't see the Twins as a threat to anyone . Leading the weakest division in MLB. And , it would not surprise me if Cleveland passed them . In your heart , you are still worried about the Sox .

[bkzwhitestrican]

I don't see the Twins as a threat to anyone . Leading the weakest division in MLB. And , it would not surprise me if Cleveland passed them . In your heart , you are still worried about the Sox .

 

Maybe if they improve. They're not scaring anyone with their play right now.

[jacksonianmarch]

I don't see the Twins as a threat to anyone . Leading the weakest division in MLB. And , it would not surprise me if Cleveland passed them . In your heart , you are still worried about the Sox .

 

The Sox absolutely do not scare me this season. They’re a mess on the mound both in the rotation and the pen and the offense isn’t as scary as it used to be. If the Sox find their 2018 magic at some point, fine, but I would rather face the Sox in the ALDS then most any other wild card team

[Kimmi]

The Sox absolutely do not scare me this season. They’re a mess on the mound both in the rotation and the pen and the offense isn’t as scary as it used to be. If the Sox find their 2018 magic at some point, fine, but I would rather face the Sox in the ALDS then most any other wild card team

 

Be careful what you wish for.

[a700hitter]

I really can't take a team seriously that bats Travis d'Arnaud lead off.

[Thunder]

I really can't take a team seriously that bats Travis d'Arnaud lead off.

 

I'm waiting for them to choke, but as long as they keep pitching that won't happen

[jacksonianmarch]

German has become an ace. There’s no way around that. Dominant again, 12 wins. Great K rate and walk rate. He had a little blip before he went on the DL where he was getting shelled, but when healthy this year he’s been nails. Green-Cortes-Cessa handled the Rays in game 2. The Rays are now 10 games back in the L column and only one ahead of the Sox. Neither are in the drivers seat for a WC. Really fun year this year

[TylerD]

Starting to think Tampa really doesn't want to see the Yankees in the playoffs lol.

[bkzwhitestrican]

I think Tanaka has been our ace this season. He's been durable, consistent (aside from the London game), and has pitched brilliantly in our biggest matchups. German has the stuff of an ace but we'll see how his arm holds up in the second half. He's already approaching his most innings in a season so I think his starts may be scaled down a bit, or he even may be sent to the pen and paired with an opener. Like Loaisaga, his biggest knock has always been his durability.

[TylerD]

I really can't take a team seriously that bats Travis d'Arnaud lead off.

 

If Tampa didn't have the best pitching they would be a train wreck. Their pitching has saved them all year but it will catch up to them come playoffs. Yes you need good pitching to win a Championship but unless the bats pick up for Tampa they will be swept in the playoffs.

[jacksonianmarch]

Another day, another win. The offense is cranking. Happ was elusive, albeit not great. The pen threw 4 shutout innings. Now up 11 in the L column to the Rays and 13 to the Sox.

[jacksonianmarch]

We win again. Tanaka cruises to the 6th and then let’s the Rocks back in. The pen and the O closes the door

[jacksonianmarch]

Two losses in a row. Paxton got scorched and CC got tanked. Sucks to score 10 runs in 2 games and lose them both.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Shoulda had more runs yesterday. A triple play and two double plays in critical moments killed a lot of the offensive momentum. 18 runners on base, we were threatening almost every inning. Just couldn't get that big inning.