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[Preciouslife1]

https://nypost.com/2023/09/27/josh-donaldson-had-awkward-reunion-with-brewers-teammate-after-yankees-trade/

[Preciouslife1]

https://nypost.com/2023/09/27/mariners-george-kirby-gets-hit-by-ball-thrown-back-onto-field-by-fan/

Baseball: you truly do see something new every day pic.twitter.com/3DF5HLyrh4

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 27, 2023

[BullNBear52]

One of the best moves was the Yankees stealing Mike Mussina from the O's.

[rocketeer357]

Absolute Legend. Those Earl Weaver teams were a cut above. And Brooks was the Anchor.

[BullNBear52]

Brooksie! One of the best 3B ever. 16 GGs in a row. They named a vacuum cleaner after him. Hoover!

Brooks Robinson, legendary O's third baseman, dies at 86
Beloved Hall of Famer was one of the greatest defenders in baseball history, winning 16 Gold Gloves
September 26th, 2023
https://www.mlb.com/news/brooks-robinson-dies-at-86

"Brooks never asked anyone to name a candy bar after him," longtime Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard once wrote. "In Baltimore, people named their children after him."

[BullNBear52]

Congrats to the Brew crew. Save some beer for the playoffs.

[BullNBear52]

Why was he even running? The ball was hit to the left side. At least wait till the SS throws to 1B!

[nelson1234]

I'll be rootin' for the Crew!

[rocketeer357]

Only the Brewers could parlay a three game losing streak into a division crown!

[nelson1234]

Yup, I do remember Anthony Young. But big difference in that Greinke is a real starting pitcher (25 of his 28 appearances this year). Anthony Young less so. In the 1992 2-14 year, he had 13 starts in 52 appearances, and in his 1993 1-16 year, he only had ten starts in 39 appearances. best.

[Eli's Gone]

one would think especially with his off-field problems

[domainmaster]

Michael King’s recent performance as a starter makes Domingo German’s future with the Yankees very doubtful.

[domainmaster]

What was Aaron Boone thinking when he didn’t insert a pinch runner for Giancarlo Stanton?

[BullNBear52]

Because Boone doesn't know how to make a lineup card.

[Eli's Gone]

Mets 1992 Anthony Young 2-14
Mets 1993 Anthony Young 1-16
lost 27 straight

Most remember Don Larsen's perfect game for the Yankees in '56--few remember 2 years prior in '54 Larsen was 3-21 for Baltimore....

[domainmaster]

Here's a tough question for Aaron Boone. Why do you have a player batting .189 as your clean-up hitter?

[nelson1234]

Welp, Zach Greinke pitching for KC tonight against the Tigers. He sports a 1 - 15 record, so going for number 16 with maybe one start left. I wonder what the single season starting pitching record is for most losses against one win?

[BullNBear52]

The paid attendance at yesterday's final home game for the Yankees was 41,096. I wonder how many people actually attended the game.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/d-backs-vs-yankees/2023/09/25/716471/final/box

Even the bleacher creatures stayed home.

[Preciouslife1]

https://nypost.com/2023/09/25/fans-got-a-peek-at-yankees-future-in-soggy-final-home-game/

[Eli's Gone]

There's no crying in baseball chat...

[Knowledge is King]

There's no "Baseball Chat" in your post

[Eli's Gone]

Maybe Rodgers can use medical advice from Joe Rogan or nutcase RFK,Jr and be back on the field by next Sunday---LMAO

[BullNBear52]

'We got beat': Mariners' crucial week starts with loss
Seattle drops 4th straight in opener vs. Houston, falls further back in AL Wild Card picture
2:02 AM EDT
Daniel Kramer

https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/mariners-lose-to-astros-in-opener-of-crucial-series

Time for the Mariners to step up to the plate.

[BullNBear52]

Both Boone and Judge agree things have to change in 2024. And the Yankees are hiring a consultant to tell them how to fix the team. Reality sinks in slowly.

Boone focused on '24 Yanks, not job status
September 25th, 2023
Bryan Hoch
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/aaron-boone-focused-on-managing-2024-yankees

“We have an expectation around here to be playing next week at this time, and unfortunately, that’s not the case,” Boone said. “We’ve got to ask some tough questions, and will ask some tough questions, and try to fortify ourselves better moving forward.”

Yankees captain Aaron Judge said he believes Boone should return as manager. However, in an uncharacteristically cutting criticism, Judge stated on Sunday that he believes there is “a lot of stuff going on around here that needs to be fixed.”

Steinbrenner has said that he intends to have an outside company conduct a “deep dive” audit of the Yankees’ operations, pointing to “the analytics side of what we do” and “baseball operations in general.”

“We’re going to have some very frank conversations with each other,” Steinbrenner said. “This year was, obviously, unacceptable.”

[domainmaster]

The tale of two Aarons!

Jets have adapted to Aaron Rogers' injury the same way the Yankees did after Aaron Judge went on the IL.

[Eli's Gone]

Cole had 32 starts...29 of which he allowed 2 or less runs...his run support was 4.66 and era 2.75
Monty had 31 starts...20 allowing 2 runs or less...his run support was 4.35 and era 3.25

https://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/pitcher-run-support/2023?starts=15

***the W/L column on this site are team Wins/llosses when that pitcher starts

crazy stat:

Yanks 22-10 on Cole starts
Monty's teams 11-20 on Monty starts

[BullNBear52]

Cole has one more start to seal his Cy Young.

[domainmaster]

Gerrit Cole would have also benefited for more run support to have more than 14 wins by now.

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pitchinglogs.php?p=colege01&y=2023

https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/32081/gerrit-cole

[BullNBear52]

Don't include me in All you Yankee fans. Thank you. For starters the Yankee fans did not need Donaldson while kicking Gio to the curb.

And it was the same with Monty when he was traded.

So in 2 trades Cashman broke up his infield and his pitching staff and destroyed any camaraderie with 2/3 of the team. Add in that Donaldson was a destructive force to the team as a whole with his bush insults for the W SOX player. The rest of the Yankees simply did not like him.

Add in the fact that the Yankees hired a batting coach and a pitching coach who specialized in analytics. In case you missed it Pettitte thinks Rodon is redeemable.

Ellsbury was beyond redemption with his injuries and Sonny Gray is happy to be out of that mess.

Sorry but I call them as I see them and Cashman has done nothing to build a team.

[Eli's Gone]

I have donated these Yankees to Science Care----remains should be delivered in 4-6 weeks

[rocketeer357]

Yankees post mortem

Judge: "We've got a lot to work on, a lot of things to change and a lot of stuff going on around here that needs to be fixed."

Rodon: "I feel like this club right here can win. It's kind of one of those things where we have to turn the page and move on".

[Eli's Gone]

our .000001% chance got extinguished today---we did manage to score tho' it took a bases-loaded walk to do it...

[domainmaster]

Today's reading was "the last will be first, and the first will be last", a quite accurate description of the AL east in 2023.

[Eli's Gone]

From the Bronx Bombers to the Mendoza Bros....

[domainmaster]

Except for Aaron Judge, is it me or have you also noticed that the Yankees' offense has regressed since Jasson Dominguez was put on the IL?

[Eli's Gone]

Too early to talk about next year LOL---all we need to do is win out----have Toronto lose out---and either the Astros or the M's lose out----and we're in

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I make the odds of the above a bit lower than

[domainmaster]

Breaking down Yankees’ 40-man roster: Who will be back and who won’t in 2024

https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/09/breaking-down-yankees-40-man-roster-who-will-be-back-and-who-wont-in-2024.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nyyankeesonnjcom_sf&utm_content=nj_facebook_nyyankeesonnjcom&fbclid=IwAR0lDLwbxQkp4I75D2R74QQETIATaUyWVwOLdB8urIjEUJUM9itd2bCGoOg

[Eli's Gone]

we had a lotta love----in the beginning---we just divorce them like Mickey Rooney...

and Montgomery is pitchin' great---he's evidently just an unlucky guy it appears as everywhere he's been/goes, his team has been at or under .500 when he toes the slab----that doesn't excite me much but to your point, a huge win over the M's...

[rocketeer357]

All you Yanks fans see are the deficits. Same with Hicks. And Ellsbury. And Rodon. And Gray. Et al.
Where's the love?

Addendum: Did you see what Monty did today?

[Eli's Gone]

he's a designated hitter who needs a designated runner and a designated fielder who should be designated for assignment---what's not to like?

[rocketeer357]

How things change:

Across the baseball world, many felt the Marlins' return was weak for baseball's best slugger (Stanton). Castro, Guzman, and Devers are all considered good players, but the Marlins failed to land any of the Yankees' top minor-league prospects or even one of their better rotational players.

Good luck getting rid of this guy.

[rocketeer357]

Been saying all along the guy just needed a bit of love....and a fair chance.

[BullNBear52]

Looks like fire Cashman Day is going to be rained out tomorrow. But they will be playing on Monday. Bring your rainchecks and signs.

[BullNBear52]

Stephen A. Smith destroyed for brutal Yankees first pitch, not knowing baseball
Preposterous, things of that nature.
By Adam Weinrib | Sep 21, 2023
https://yanksgoyard.com/posts/yankees-stephen-a-smith-destroyed-brutal-first-pitch-video-ohtani-debate-01hax2sce9kn

It's 60' 6" to home plate. Back to LL for you.

[BullNBear52]

To Stanton's credit he knows he sucks right now and isn't hiding in the trainer's room.

Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton brutally honest with media (again) but nothing's working
Yes, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is working hard. No, he's not getting results. Yes, he's embarrassed
By Adam Weinrib | Sep 21, 2023
https://yanksgoyard.com/posts/yankees-giancarlo-stanton-brutally-honest-with-media-again-but-nothing-is-working-01haw5gbzz9z

[Eli's Gone]

if somebody took Stanton off our hands, he'd probably hit 70 HRs...

[domainmaster]

This has all the makings of a Greek Tragedy...

Ex-Yankees third base bust fueling Brewers playoff surge

Donaldson’s Comeback with the Brewers

However, the narrative changed for Donaldson after joining the Milwaukee Brewers, a team leading their division and eyeing the playoffs. The Brewers, on the cusp of securing a playoff position, have been on a winning spree, taking five of their last seven games. Donaldson’s contributions have been evident, especially with his recent three-run homer that tipped a game in their favor.

With the Brewers, Donaldson’s stats reveal a promising turnaround: a .219 batting average, a .324 OBP, two home runs, seven RBIs, and a 113 wRC+ over just nine games. This wRC+ suggests a performance 13% better than an average hitter, a marked improvement from his Yankees days. Whether it’s the fresh environment or the thrill of aiding a playoff contender, Donaldson seems to be reinvigorated.

https://empiresportsmedia.com/new-york-yankees/ex-yankees-josh-donaldson-fueling-brewers-playoff-surge/

[Eli's Gone]

had quite the night--ended up on deck---overshadowed the Bringer of Rain who started a 12 run 2nd inning for the crew

[Preciouslife1]

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