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  1. FredLynn
    Going to need a run very soon...in case the rain starts.
  2. FredLynn
    Pomeranz can't pitch with this kind of velocity. He is a lost cause.
  3. FredLynn
    Looks like they are going to start the game.
  4. FredLynn
    Here is what Cora said about his possible return: "We aren't ruling out his return this year" Ominous.
  5. FredLynn
    Someone here has the tag line that if the Yankees went 0-162 it still wouldn't be enough. I hold that has gospel.
  6. FredLynn
    4-1 Rays over the Yankees and Severino. Go Rays......wait....I hate them too.
  7. FredLynn
    No one is claiming that Swihart has enough ABs to draw any conclusions as yet. What I wrote is that if, hypothetically, he still has an OPS of .750-.800 and hasn't embarrassed himself defensively when Vasquez is ready to come back, has he then earned a job? I would submit that he has....hypothetically. Just because "catchers can't hit" doesn't mean HE can't hit. Maybe he can. Maybe not. I for one am not completely happy with the guys we have and if we can improve offensively at catcher without compromising too much the defensive part of the job, why not do it.
  8. FredLynn
    IF ERod can make it back (big IF) then it would be a waste of our limited resources to sign a SP. Assuming Pomeranz can be a spot starter and Velasquez the same, we don't NEED another SP. Wright might eventually make it back as well. Thats 8. Sure it would be wonderful to have 9, but its a "waste of our limited resources".
  9. FredLynn
    All I am saying is that WHAT IF Swihart CAN hit and is holding his own behind the plate as well? There is a .350 point difference between him and Leon, approximately, and he can also impact the game with his feet. I am certainly not going to award Swihart Leon's job (or Vasquez's job) based on 10 games, but we will have more information in 3-4 weeks. If Swihart is a much superior offensive force and if he deserves the job because he earned it, if I am Cora I am keeping an open mind about the possibility of delaying Vasquez's return until September when the rosters expand.
  10. FredLynn
    The other thing that Swihart can do that neither Vasquez nor Leon can do is RUN. How many games will he change the outcome of with speed? We aren't likely to run away with the ALE; a game or two could make the difference between the ALE crown and the WC. Its still very early, but if Swihart proves he is better than Vasquez then I would award him the job based on his performance.
  11. FredLynn
    I know its still very early, but what if Swihart continues to prove he can hit the baseball and is at least decent behind the plate? Does he beat out one of our two existing catchers for a job? The two guys we have are good defensively, but neither can hit. I would not rule out Swihart earning a job.
  12. FredLynn
    You have to be kidding me....10 day DL for THAT? The first few days of HFM disease (usually caused by Cocksackie virus, I believe) are rough-high fever, blisters that are most troublesome in the mouth (hard to eat). But its generally a five day illness and no one ever dies of it or even gets complications from it. Overkill....
  13. FredLynn
    Kelly mows them down. What a talent he is!
  14. FredLynn
    Gotta get someone up in the pen...unbelievable enough
  15. FredLynn
    Well of course you can....but its not the norm. Generally guys with a low BAA have a low ERA too.
  16. FredLynn
    Kelly BAA is .194 but his ERA is 4.31?? Strange....
  17. FredLynn
    Time for Kelly to give it a try.
  18. FredLynn
    Nice to see that the Red Sox have no monopoly on brain dead baserunning mistakes.
  19. FredLynn
    He might....but didn't Chris Sale get pounded by the Astros in game one of the playoffs last year? Does that negate what a fine season he had?
  20. FredLynn
    In other words, don't confuse me with the facts? Not all opinions are created equal......it is a FACT that Barnes has been effective this year, regardless of what you may think.
  21. FredLynn
    Go ahead and rip Smith for his stupidity and Kelly for his mediocrity, but Barnes has an ERA of 2.30 with an ERA+ of 192- and has pitched very well. Care to take him off your s*** list?
  22. FredLynn
    I think he is the kind of guy YOUR team needs. If ERod makes it back we are set for SP. Meanwhile, once you get past Severino, you have Sabathia, who, while pitching well so far, is a disaster waiting to happen. Then you have Tanaka (4.54), Gray, who has been a joke most of the time (5.34), and German-even worse than Gray (5.68). The Yankees are going to need to upgrade by at least one SP, probably two...and the cost will be very high.
  23. FredLynn
    While we are on the subject of Blake Swihart, since June 30 he has been playing regularly and not only has he played reasonably well behind the plate but in an admittedly small sample size he is hitting .421/1.003-and he has stolen at least one base. I have been advocating that he get his chance for a long time, not knowing if he would succeed. So far he has.
  24. FredLynn
    Overall Moreland has played well. But he is in a prolonged slump. In 64 PAs since June 23 he is at .203/.581. We need him to do better.
  25. FredLynn
    True. I was sort of kidding about Ramirez being the main source of the ludicrous baserunning on the team....Benintendi has also made some dumb mistakes out there. Others have contributed to the blunders as well. Its an area of weakness that Cora addressed a while ago. When you are playing .690 baseball its hard to complain too much about performance, but there is always room for improvement, and this is one area that stands out IMHO.
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