New York Yankees 2022....Aaron Judge sets AL record with HR #62

[BADOLBILZ]

Good to have baseball back.

 

Yankees only 6th best WS odds at Caesar's but nice walk-off versus Red Sox in opener.    First walk-off opener win since 1957. 

 

Follow all Yankees teams/games/stats, in close-to-real time,  from MLB club to the Dominican Summer League teams at this great gem of a site:

 

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=147&date=04/09/2022

 

Also get your daily minor league highlights on twitter from Eli Fishman:

 

 

Edited October 5, 2022 by BADOLBILZ

[TBBills]

Good to beat the Saux...

 

All Mets fans are welcome to join, we have starting pitchers. 

[BADOLBILZ]

2 hours ago, TBBills said:

All Mets fans are welcome to join, we have starting pitchers. 

 

 

Beerball has a thread for Mess fans.

 

With all the money Steven A. spent the past two offseasons.........if they Mets this season up like they spectMetsily did last year.......it will be another Metsic failure.

 

But I'm not rooting for that..........hopefully the Mess do well and it puts some pressure on shallow pockets Hal to stop dickin around with the luxury tax thresholds and just do what's best for the team on the field.    

 

They make 10x+ the profit of the average MLB team it's distasteful to get near the thresh and start trying to money-ball their way into wild card contention in a league with no cap. 

 

On the plus side.........the farm system is very good and love the coaching/instruction they are giving players.......Matt Blake has been a life saver as pitching coach..........hopefully in a couple years they won't need to spend so much of Hal's precious cash and can start winning the AL East once in a while.

 

[B-Man]

 

 

Another "Rizzo Rocket" today !

 

 

[TBBills]

Stanton!!!! 4-2

[Beast]

2-0

[BADOLBILZ]

54 minutes ago, Beast said:

2-0

 

Nice to see Injurino survive his first start since 2019.........says he feels good.

 

Stanton and Rizzo off to great starts.

 

The team will only go as far as the HR's and Blake's bullpen takes them.

 

Their system has been loaded with right handed arms for a few years.......the young starters haven't really materialized.......but they have 6-10 very good arms that are ready to contribute and they can shuttle back and forth to Scranton to keep the pen fresh.   Only downside with that pen depth is that they can only shuttle a guy 5x this season under new CBA.

 

IKF looking real shaky at SS though.........he has 2 errors now and also bobbled a DP ball yesterday that nearly cost them..........this after he had 19 errors there last year......same as the unplayable Gleyber Tortoise.   With his shaky bat IKF future may be back at catcher if he ain't pickin' it at SS.    Switch hitting SS Oswaldo Cabrera could be up soon if IKF can't get his glove workin right.   He doesn't have much hittability but can field and run and has real good pop from left side.

 

[716er]

Let’s go Brewers

[NobesBLO13]

Is ARod still doing Sunday Night Baseball? If so, it’s a mute the TV night. 
 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

2-1 

 

Cold night with the ball not carrying well = no HR's = no win

 

The recent iterations of Yankee teams are not built to win by putting runners on base..........they do not make enough contact, hit for enough average and most importantly they simply can't RUN THE BASES well enough to scratch out runs.

 

The organization is addressing that though...........follow the link to the nightly stats in the OP and keep an eye on the stolen base totals daily.

 

They are greatly emphasizing base running and being extremely aggressive on the paths in the minors.

 

Very common to see players with multiple steals in games........something that is RARE in the majors.

 

And they are taking guys who rarely stole as amateurs and putting up big stolen base numbers.   

[Ned Flanders]

I'll root for the Yankees when they play Al-Qaeda...

[TBBills]

51 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said:

I'll root for the Yankees when they play Al-Qaeda...

They just won a series 2-1 against those guys.

[BADOLBILZ]

2 hours ago, Ned Flanders said:

I'll root for the Yankees when they play Al-Qaeda...

 

As long as you aren't a fan of a Boston pro sports team you are entitled to your opinion. 

 

The Buffalo/Boston pro sports rivalry is too geographically personal for it to be acceptable to cross over.

 

[Ned Flanders]

17 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

As long as you aren't a fan of a Boston pro sports team you are entitled to your opinion. 

 

The Buffalo/Boston pro sports rivalry is too geographically personal for it to be acceptable to cross over.

 

Sadly, I share the same baseball affliction as @Mike in Horseheads

[Greg S]

2nd straight subpar performance from Gerrit Cole. He better start pitching like the ace the Yankees thought they were getting if they want to go anywhere this season.

[Gugny]

2 minutes ago, Greg S said:

2nd straight subpar performance from Gerrit Cole. He better start pitching like the ace the Yankees thought they were getting if they want to go anywhere this season.

 

Be happy he's pitching (unlike deGrom)!

[BADOLBILZ]

43 minutes ago, Greg S said:

2nd straight subpar performance from Gerrit Cole. He better start pitching like the ace the Yankees thought they were getting if they want to go anywhere this season.

 

 

Cole needs to learn that he can't just groove one anymore just because he throws 99.   Batters are used to seeing that......he needs to be a better pitcher......he was lucky to get away with just 3 runs they hit him very hard for the first 2+ innings.

 

The Gleyber Tortoise bobble/fail on the routine DP changed the tenor of the game.   He's Gary Sanchez at 2nd base........a gifted batter but too dumb to correct the problems that make him just a league average hitter, a lousy fielder and a liability on the bases.   

 

They have chosen to become a pitching and defense team.......and yet the failure to handle routine plays has cost them repeatedly already.

 

Cashman clings to players with losing qualities for too long.    Good middle infielders aren't that hard to find that they should be running out IGB(infield ground ball) and Tortoise.    They don't hit enough or run well enough to be worth the 19 errors they each committed last year.

[Greg S]

2 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Cole needs to learn that he can't just groove one anymore just because he throws 99.   Batters are used to seeing that......he needs to be a better pitcher......he was lucky to get away with just 3 runs they hit him very hard for the first 2+ innings.

 

The Gleyber Tortoise bobble/fail on the routine DP changed the tenor of the game.   He's Gary Sanchez at 2nd base........a gifted batter but too dumb to correct the problems that make him just a league average hitter, a lousy fielder and a liability on the bases.   

 

They have chosen to become a pitching and defense team.......and yet the failure to handle routine plays has cost them repeatedly already.

 

Cashman clings to players with losing qualities for too long.    Good middle infielders aren't that hard to find that they should be running out IGB(infield ground ball) and Tortoise.    They don't hit enough or run well enough to be worth the 19 errors they each committed last year.

 

Very true. I know its early but just like last year they can't get the big hit with runners in scoring position. The bottom of the lineup....WOOF!

[Virgil]

Aaron Boone should not have been brought back and this season, while young, shows again why:

 

1 - Terrible lineup management 

—-DJ should never be out of the lineup unless he needs rest or is injured 

—Donaldson is all over the lineup.  Pick a spots and stick with it.  Keep him at 6-7 until he learns how to hit 

 

2 - No fear of underperformance.  This could easily be on Cashman too, but half these guys aren’t even close to performing at their expected level.  I blame Boone for not getting the most out of them 

 

3 - Pitching changes - Boone continues to rely on rotating guys out too much.  No one can find a groove and it only takes on guy to have a bad night to lose you a game. The more you let it, the greater chance someone blows it for you. 
 

 

Not Boone, but the MLB a needs to adapt the elector is strike zone.  Not even 10 games in an umps are all over the place.  There’s no need for this “human” element.  

[Gugny]

5 hours ago, Virgil said:

Aaron Boone should not have been brought back and this season, while young, shows again why:

 

1 - Terrible lineup management 

—-DJ should never be out of the lineup unless he needs rest or is injured 

—Donaldson is all over the lineup.  Pick a spots and stick with it.  Keep him at 6-7 until he learns how to hit 

 

2 - No fear of underperformance.  This could easily be on Cashman too, but half these guys aren’t even close to performing at their expected level.  I blame Boone for not getting the most out of them 

 

3 - Pitching changes - Boone continues to rely on rotating guys out too much.  No one can find a groove and it only takes on guy to have a bad night to lose you a game. The more you let it, the greater chance someone blows it for you. 
 

 

Not Boone, but the MLB a needs to adapt the elector is strike zone.  Not even 10 games in an umps are all over the place.  There’s no need for this “human” element.  

 

Hey, Virg.

 

How was Florida?