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Mets have a bucket on the mound tomorrow.

Moreland has been hitting around .180 since the ASB. The catcher is a black hole, Bradley is a .230 hitter, and Beni has 2 HRs since the ASB and OPSing .728. That's 2 slumpers, 1 below average hitter and 1 black hole. The offense has been very spotty lately with lots of soft spots.

I don't think we would be any worse off.

And maybe we would be better off without him.

I think Cora held his nose when he went to Kelly tonight. He has to see if he can carry him on the post season roster. He gave him enough rope to hang himself without costing us the game.

That's cool that you guys met. While I acknowledge your excellent game thread mojo, YOTN has incredible at the game mojo. His lifetime record is mind boggling.

Kelly working his way off the roster.

JD!!!

Yes, I agree that he does. Not every move will work out, but he does have a solid plan. Many managers, including Farrell, don't have solid rationales, imo.

I heard someone on a talk show refer to the movement that way. He was a comedian, so it was tongue in cheek. Someone should have thought about this before they named the movement.

Yes, that is how I would describe it. Cora is always in the game and ahead of the situation. I first started to realize this when he got tossed in that Yankee game. The instant that umpire issued warnings (1st inning), Cora was out of the dugout and all over the ump holding his feet to the fire. Farrell would have had a befuddled look on his face. Cora took action instantly and it was in no way a temper tantrum. It wasn’t a move to rally his team. He made his point. If you issues a warning, you should throw out their pitcher, and by the way, you had better let my guy throw inside. He commanded the situation. His alertness and command of the situation has become more clear since the roster has expanded. He managed the situation and not by formula. Farrell and many other managers have their heads in charts when they should be watching the game. Cora must do his stat and chart study before the game— when it should be done! He is on top of every pitch and every play. I have questioned several of his moves this past week, including pinch hitting Holt for Moreland. He has definitely had the Midas touch and I don’t think it is merely randomness at work. He puts his guys in the best position to succeed. Farrell would make moves that I questioned and usually they flopped, but in 2013 his team would pick him up later in the game. When Cora makes a move that I question, more often than not, the move works. His team doesn’t have to make up for his mistakes. I will probably continue to question his moves. It is part of watching the game for me, but Cora has my confidence.

And to those who had hoped that he would have a good season and then opt out, he said that he has no intent to opt out to go to a team that has less of a chance to win that the Red Sox. He is here to stay to help us win. People will just have to suck it up and get used to having a great starting pitcher for a few more years.

Yankees lose to the Twins! Magic # 7!

Three consecutive first place finishes for the first time in team history.

LOL!! Sarcasm by you, not by me.

No hitter and Shutout gone with 1 out in the 8th. Twins are up 3-1.

For this year, they are better. Manny and Ortiz did it for 5 1/2 years. betts has the dimension of speed that neither Manny nor Ortiz had.

Yankees have been no-hit through 7 innings.

Only Bosoxmal has seen 100 wins.

Cora is a mad genius on the bench!

Cool!

Magic # 8 -- My man Yaz!

Has anyone gotten Kimbrel twice?

But why risk getting thrown out when the insurance run is already on 3rd base. Mookie's run is sort of meaningless there.

Kimbo coming in with a 1 run lead against the Jays. Prayers and animal sacrifices.