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It wasn't about pitch sequencing, today. He had no command of his fastball or changeup. That's what killed him.
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So so so so bad.
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But we knew this when they signed him. He hasn't been a good defender for years, and he was coming off the worst defensive year of his career. And he was coming off, far and away, the lowest walk rate of his career. Yet they gave him 3 years and 45 million dollars. It's going to end up being another terrible contract.
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We're seeing the two biggest concerns around over his last two starts. He was as good as he can be against Seattle, but was hurt by diminished stuff, worse luck than previous starts, and a smaller strike zone (on the inside corner to righties) than previous starts. So even when he is good, that's no guarantee that he will even pitch a decent game. Today he just sucks. Without even decent velocity he needs to command his fastball, and he just doesn't have it today. Pitching was supposed to be the big strength for this team. Not only doesn't it seem like a strength anymore, but it's looking a lot like a weakness.
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Tough loss. Cannot believe they pitched to Longoria, and all because (I'm assuming) he was 1-9 lifetime vs Robertson. Nothing like making decisions based on 9 AB samplings.
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It's fair to say that, in his younger years, he had a strong arm. But in this decade, and for the better part of last decade, that hasn't been the case.
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They're trying to make the transition smoother for him. Can't say I blame them.
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All those jump throws that he had to make ... the better shortstops in the league field, plant, and fire a laser to first. Admittedly this is all kind of subjective, but I haven't talked to many Yankees fans -- who typically idolize Jeter -- that thought he arm was any better than average for a shortstop.
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And it's not even just that he's a statue. Jeter never had any range and his arm was always below average. But he always made the routine plays. That's no longer the case.
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Exactly, and for the last two seasons (almost) of Bernie's career, he wasn't playing CF anymore. They wouldn't let Posada anywhere near catcher during his final year with the team. Heck, even the Orioles moved Ripken off short. But with Jeter it's different, and that's a shame.
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The whole division is mediocre. No really bad teams, but no really good teams either.
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Probably true, which is a real shame. He's simply incapable of playing the position at this point in his career. He was always bad but it has become far worse.
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Sign Stephen Drew and get rid of Brian Roberts. Tex at first, Kelly Johnson at second, Drew at short, and Solarte/Jeter/Brendan Ryan at third. Suddenly the worst infield defense in the league becomes decent.
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Their starting rotation was supposed be cary them, but Nova's out for the year, Pineda is out for an extended period of time, Kuroda looks terrible, and CC's ceiling is far lower than it once was. Their outfield defense at two of the three spots is very good, but their infield defense is horrendous (with maybe the worst defensive shortstop I've seen). And their offense is pretty average. Beltran-McCann-Soriano is serviceable, but certainly not among the better middle of the orders in baseball. I don't know, I just don't see anything to be all that excited about.
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I think an honest look at the Yankees roster tells you that, at the beginning of the year, they were a bit better than mediocre team that couldn't withstand a rash of key injuries early on. The division is pretty average on the whole, but there is just so much to be concerned about with this team.
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CC pitched the same last night as he did in his previous starts vs Boston and Tampa Bay. The difference was slightly worse luck and the fact that he wasn't getting a couple inches off the inside corner vs righties. That has become his go to put away pitch against righties, and the home plate umps in his previous two starts were giving it to him. It's a bit concerning that he has become so umpire dependent.
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The injuries are just piling up so far this year, and it's not just the older players. Very frustrating.
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Oh yeah, Tanaka is the least of my worries. And the offense is what it is -- streaky, much better than last year, but not quite as good as it was in prior years. My biggest concern is defense, where they are nothing short of atrocious, overall.
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Well the Yanks kinda played like s*** all weekend but somehow they won the series. Gotta play better going forward.
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FOX moved their Saturday games to Fox Sports 1. Trying to give that channel more exposure, I guess.
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Oh yeah, the two seamer is definitely better than it was against Toronto. I thought it was really good vs the Rays and equally good last night vs Boston. And I agree about his changeup, although oddly enough I thought it was a tremendous pitch for him last night. Lots of whiffs and some awkward looking hacks.
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Jacko ... I saw you mentioned that it looked like CC was throwing a ton of two seamers tonight. Figured I'd continue the conversation here, rather than in the Red Sox's game thread. That has been the trend all season. Coming into tonight only 30.1% of his pitches have been four seamers, while 27.4% have been two seamers. Last year it was 42.3%/14.9%. In his prime (2011) it was 45.3%/13.4%. He's even throwing a cutter this year, for the first time (2.2%). And it makes sense. He realizes he can't generate the velocity that he used to, so he's now going to be more reliant on movement.
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I have no issue with what Farrell did. Big Mike forced his hand and he had to do something. But there's something pretty silly about a rule that everyone is ok with you breaking, but not ok with you breaking it out in the open. So here's to hoping that something good comes out of all this.
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Yeah, but all he said was that going undefeated is his mindset and admitting that it's impossible would be bad for him. He wants to have the attitude that he can/will win every time he takes the mound. Sounds like what you want out of a pitcher. I remember hearing an interview with David Price when he was at Vanderbilt, and he said that every time he takes the mound he expects to throw a perfect game. I think that, as a pitcher, you have to have that attitude, even though you know going in that your goals are unrealistic.
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4/23 vs Yankees
yankees228 replied to RedSoxfanforlife305's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Well this whole thing was unfortunate ... as a Yankees fan.