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

[SinceThe70s]

1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

I know this much........if this situation occurred in 1983 the player ain't going anywhere near the drunken fans in the stands.   He'd have had a glass beer bottle smashed across his teeth by an inebriated fan in a heartbeat and the cops wouldn't know who to blame.  I mean sh*t......fans used to throw D batteries at opposing players in Shea Stadium.   Fans know that the cell phones are on now too.   That actually minimized the damage.

 

Some players just don't know where their bread is buttered.    You ignore opposing fans.   You simply can't win an encounter with opposing fans so don't even bother.

 

 

LOL - that reminded me of a fond Yankee memory from my youth. 

 

Yankees used to bring in opposing relief pitchers in a pin-striped Datsun that would drive along the warning track and then down the third base line. It  got pummeled with beer nightly, especially when it made the turn by the foul pole.  I always thought that was hysterical.  Of course back then it was paper beer cups and the pitcher was inside a car so it seemed pretty harmless to me.

[BADOLBILZ]

 

12-6  alone in first place

 

Took care of business first two against the Tirds...........need to sweep.

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Back to back sweeps.........13-6.

 

That's what you gotta' do to the Tigers and Tirds.

 

Good to see them playing at least a little small ball.

 

 

[BADOLBILZ]

7 straight wins.......up to 14-6

 

Cortes 1 ER in 5 innings.......he has the lowest ERA in the AL since the beginning of 2021.

 

Rizzo HR #9 and Stanton/Judge/Tortoise also homered.

[BADOLBILZ]

 

9 straight wins........on 3 straight sweeps of bad teams.........16-6 record, best in MLB.

 

Judge 2 HR game.

 

On to Toronto who is 15-8.

 

Yankees minor league hitters are really struggling in general.........except for monstrous 21 year old switch hitting 1B prospect Anthony Garcia who has 6 HR in 49 AB's and 20 walks for low A Tampa.   His OPS is crazy......over 1.100.    Big guy with a big swing so probably be a few years before we know if he is going to be able to hit enough to make it to the majors but he is a specimen in that Judge/Stanton/Gallo mold with exit velo's to match.

Edited May 2, 2022 by BADOLBILZ

[BADOLBILZ]

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-win-10th-in-a-row-behind-gleyber-torres

[Gugny]

 

[Mike in Horseheads]

4 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

It wouldn't have been a HR either lol

[BADOLBILZ]

 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

15-7 win over CWS.

 

23-8........best record in baseball.

 

Best offensive performance by the Yankees this season.  

 

10 runs scored with 2 outs.

 

Worth watching the replay  tomorrow if you missed it........great base running........1-5 hitters scored 11 runs........Stanton and Judge combined for 3 HR and 10 RBI.

 

These teams have played some entertaining slugfests since that "Field of Dreams" series.

 

LaRussa inexplicably leaves struggling RHP Joe Kelly in to face lefty hitting Anthony Rizzo with 2 outs..........then brings in a lefty to face Giancarlo Stanton..........never thought I'd see the day when a manager took out a RHP to put in a lefty to face Stanton.

 

[Big Turk]

You'd think with all that spending and unlimited resources they'd win more World Series.

[TBBills]

5 hours ago, Big Turk said:

You'd think with all that spending and unlimited resources they'd win more World Series.

Most teams spend a ***** ton anymore... don't be jealous b.c the Yankees are coming out on top this year.

 

Best Part is a Mets fan agreed with you while being a fan of a team that also is top in spending.

Edited May 13, 2022 by TBBills

[Beast]

Hope they can keep it up. I'd love to see a Yankees/Dodgers WS for good old times sake.

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, TBBills said:

Most teams spend a ***** ton anymore... don't be jealous b.c the Yankees are coming out on top this year.

 

Best Part is a Mets fan agreed with you while being a fan of a team that also is top in spending.

 

I have zero interest in baseball...haven't in some time now. Boring sport on fan life support watched by 60 and 70 year olds.

Edited May 13, 2022 by Big Turk

[BADOLBILZ]

4 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

I have zero interest in baseball...haven't in some time now. Boring sport on fan life support watched by 60 and 70 year olds.

 

Life support? 

 

MLB is the second highest revenue generating pro sports league on planet earth.......behind only the NFL, of course.

 

As for the sport aging out and just being for old folks.......... while overall youth sports enrollment in the US fell from 45% to 38% from 2008-2019..........baseball was unaffected by that..........it's the organized sport a US kid is most likely to play........which is why baseball continues to have a lot of fans of all ages.

 

We all love football.......even people like yourself who weren't athletically inclined.

 

But unfortunately,  football is the sport with a young people problem.    People love to watch it........but have their kids play it?   Nope.  Enrollment down from 2.5M per year to 1.9M per year in that span. 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2020/01/28/the-decline-of-football-is-real-and-its-accelerating/?sh=7f1e87ab2f37

 

The sport is going to have to continue to become steadily less violent to keepthe talent pipeline full and extend the careers of the limited amount of talented players coming into pro football.    

 

It will be basketball on grass............and we will retain our love for very different reasons(nostalgia and competitive balance) rather than why it was popular in the first place (a violent test of wills).

 

MLB is horribly run but if they get the action back into the game and cut the game times........as they are working to do..........it's hard to beat the long term outlook for a game that plays every day and doesn't leave the players crippled and poisoned from pain and PE drugs.

 

[BADOLBILZ]

Another win in Chicago......10-5.

 

Now 24-8 record on the year.

 

The shots of the crowd leaving after Donaldson homers both nights were hilarious..........they need to do that more..........as soon as a dagger HR clears the fence don't bother showing the trot just go right to the fans exiting.    That's great TV. 

[Big Turk]

10 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

Life support? 

 

MLB is the second highest revenue generating pro sports league on planet earth.......behind only the NFL, of course.

 

As for the sport aging out and just being for old folks.......... while overall youth sports enrollment in the US fell from 45% to 38% from 2008-2019..........baseball was unaffected by that..........it's the organized sport a US kid is most likely to play........which is why baseball continues to have a lot of fans of all ages.

 

We all love football.......even people like yourself who weren't athletically inclined.

 

But unfortunately,  football is the sport with a young people problem.    People love to watch it........but have their kids play it?   Nope.  Enrollment down from 2.5M per year to 1.9M per year in that span. 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2020/01/28/the-decline-of-football-is-real-and-its-accelerating/?sh=7f1e87ab2f37

 

The sport is going to have to continue to become steadily less violent to keepthe talent pipeline full and extend the careers of the limited amount of talented players coming into pro football.    

 

It will be basketball on grass............and we will retain our love for very different reasons(nostalgia and competitive balance) rather than why it was popular in the first place (a violent test of wills).

 

MLB is horribly run but if they get the action back into the game and cut the game times........as they are working to do..........it's hard to beat the long term outlook for a game that plays every day and doesn't leave the players crippled and poisoned from pain and PE drugs.

 

 

It's the oldest average fanbase at 57. That's a problem. It's a boring game to watch on TV. Hell...it's even boring to watch in person many times.  Why do you think so many people leave before the end of the games in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings?

 

https://dailytrojan.com/2021/11/09/pro-prose-baseball-is-struggling-to-appeal-to-younger-audiences/

[BADOLBILZ]

5 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

It's the oldest average fanbase at 57. That's a problem. It's a boring game to watch on TV. Hell...it's even boring to watch in person many times.  Why do you think so many people leave before the end of the games in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings?

 

https://dailytrojan.com/2021/11/09/pro-prose-baseball-is-struggling-to-appeal-to-younger-audiences/

 

Other than the NFL.........what sport isn't struggling to appeal to your audiences? 

 

So the average age of NBA fans is much younger..........it's a much easier sport to follow casually and that's their level of interest because they are busy being the workforce and then enjoying their youth.......as they endeavor to avoid spending money.   

 

When you get older and have some equity..........it's easier to sit on the couch at night and follow a sport that plays every day.    That's just life and economics and that's a big driver in the average age of fans.    Even when I was a kid I remember people who didn't follow baseball until they retired and then they were at Dodger town in Vero Beach every day in spring etc..   It's a sport that fits people who like/need a routine.

 

As for people leaving games early...........each MLB game is much lower stakes because they play 162 so leaving early isn't that big of a deal.    It's a different sport.

 

And fwiw regarding the quality of this article........the author says that MLB instituted a pitch clock a couple years ago to speed up the game and it didn't work............in other news the NFL made 50+ yard field goals into 4 pointers.  

 

Totally made-up sh*t. 

 

A pitch clock has been instituted in minor league baseball and has cut game times by 20 minutes, though.   Pitch clock is next year in MLB.

 

I'm not here to tell you MLB doesn't have watchability and pace problems and could learn a lot from the NFL..........which has wisely not allowed traditions like blocking and tackling to get in the way of progre$$.

 

 It's about entertainment.   MLB needs to speed up their game and make it more about action and athleticism..........they know that........but it's been a struggle forcing change because of the powerful players union and the huge money they continue to generate.    It's easy to see that $$$$$ and think you don't need change.

 

 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Tough 3-2 loss last night to CWS.

 

Bad approach at the plate against Keuchel........they have had a lot of trouble with him over the years.

 

Most perplexing thing in the organization last night was the Yanks Tampa team striking out 24 times in a 1-0 loss.   And it was against 3 different pitchers, not Randy Johnson 2.0.

 

Despite a bunch of top prospects, Tampa is really struggling offensively for their new manager(a hitting coach) Rachel Balkovec, the first female manager in pro baseball.   Gonna' be awkward if they have to replace her after the season but they have a bunch of freak athletes in that lineup and they simply aren't producing.

[Gugny]

On 5/13/2022 at 5:30 PM, TBBills said:

Most teams spend a ***** ton anymore... don't be jealous b.c the Yankees are coming out on top this year.

 

Best Part is a Mets fan agreed with you while being a fan of a team that also is top in spending.

 

And if you ask me, I will tell you that the Mets, too, have underachieved with they money they've spent over the years.  Both teams have failed.  Miserably.