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  1. Maxbialystock
    One thing Price is not is tough.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Yankees won today with 3 in the 9th and having taking 3 of 4 vs. Astros. If the Sox lose, it's a one game lead.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Cora just does not understand how important outfield defense is. If JBJ had been in CF instead of Beni, that triple gets caught. Who the heck made that over the shoulder catch in LF? Did Swihart finally get a shot?
  4. Maxbialystock
    Great. He's in for that bum Beni, who can't hit and can't field. This is the 2d or possibly 3d time Swihart has started, and it's always been as a DH. Never catcher or leftfielder. Never at 3B.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Mays is the right guy to compare. About the same size, too, at 5'10". Five tools. 338 SB's and 660 dingers, but maybe better defensively. When he entered the HOF he said he never saw anyone better, and I agree with that. Kinda neat that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 so Mays could make it to the Giants in 1951 at age 20 on May 24, just 18 days past his 20th birthday. He was 23 when he made that amazing catch in a very deep Polo Grounds centerfield against Vic Wertz in the 1954 WS. Same year he was NL MVP and won Hickok--and his one and only WS. Before that 2 years in the Army, missing 266 games.
  6. Maxbialystock
    If he was offered one, you can bet it was advantageous to the FO and not to Mookie. He was right not to sign an extension.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Good grief. I didn’t see that game coming up. Go Astros!!
  8. Maxbialystock
    I watched big chunks of the Yankees winning 2 of 3 vs. the Astros, which is what drove my somewhat intemperate statement that they are better. All along I have thought we have the edge in pitching, but the Yankees staff gave up exactly 1 run in 3 games in Houston. Last night Severino completely dominated them for 9 innings. Most surprising was the 2d game when Montgomery started and only went 1 inning. The Yankees bullpen then held the Astros scoreless for 8 more innings to get the shutout. We know the Yankees have hitting, but the pitching is a shocker--to me anyway. I certainly hope all the naysayers are right, that the Yankees are just lucky right now and will quickly fade away--like June swoon.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Should Cora play Moreland more and JBJ less? I ask because right now the bottom third of the order is pretty weak. When that happens, Moreland goes to 1B, HanRam to DH, JD to LF, and Beni to CF, which diminishes the outfield defense. The above is an honest question driven by the simple fact that JBJ's OPS is .567 and Moreland's is .984. Small samples, of course.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Yankees just took 2 of 3 at Houston, including two shutouts, which I think nicely balances us taking 2 of 3 from the Yankees.
  11. Maxbialystock
    I love it!
  12. Maxbialystock
    That's good enough for me.
  13. Maxbialystock
    In line with a realistic view of 2018, I will state the obvious and say that, even though the Sox lead the Yankees by 2.5 games and have a better run differential, the Yankees are already the better team. I base that on 2 things. The most important is that the Yankees have a terrific won-lost record despite a slow start--they are right behind us. The other is that they have played the tougher schedule to date--14 of 28 games vs winning teams vs. our 9 of 29 games vs winning teams. We have played 8 games against the three MLB bottom feeders (Baltimore, KC, and Detroit) and the Yankees have played them 4 times. I don't see the above as incontestible, but it's what I think. . ..... .
  14. Maxbialystock
    He ain't worth the price, that's for sure. But he is still a viable starter. Three good starts (0 runs, 0 runs, 1 run) out of 6 ain't bad.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Love how Kimbrel came back for the save today. Nice.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Great win thanks to the mojo of Station 13 and A700hitter. Thanks, guys. Fascinating baseball game. Pom starts out horrible, gets a quality start. Kelly looks OK, but not Barnes, and Kimbrel comes right back out and gets a very nice save. Mookie unreal, just unreal. Plus JD made a very good swing on that 2 run dinger. Go, Astros! If moonslav reads this, I would like his thoughts on CERA with respect to Leon and Vazquez.
  17. Maxbialystock
    good golly, miss molly, but I think Pom now has a quality start. Who woulda thunk it?
  18. Maxbialystock
    OK, credit is now due Pomeranz. I have hammered him repeatedly and not just on this game thread. But Cora stuck with him, and he now has 3 scoreless innings after giving up 3 runs in the first 2. Also, the umpire has definitely squeezed him, especially on low pitches.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Is OB the announcer? If so, I agree with you.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Not that bad a pitch, but a sweet swing by JD.
  21. Maxbialystock
    . . . and going down.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Bottom of the order coming up.
  23. Maxbialystock
    The contrast with Duffy is revealing. So far Duffy has been very effective against a good lineup with three good pitches--slider, fastball, changeup--which he mixes very well. Pom throws that dumb fastball and the sometimes decent curve almost exclusively, and the so-so hitting Royals are hitting and scoring with ease.
  24. Maxbialystock
    KC has 4 hits and 3 runs in 2 innings. Pomeranz is awful again today. Three starts and an ERA of 8.44.
  25. Maxbialystock
    True. And today once again he is throwing just two pitches, the knuckle curve and the so-so fastball.
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