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"and now I just gotta watch on the sidelines."
Remove ther word "now" from that sentence and Hicks would be on to something he could have said weeks ago!
Can't fire Boone after this season. The Astros are a better team....meant to take down the yanks yet again. Boone can only add extra years to his contract with a pennant.
I'd definitely be flipping Bader and Donaldson in that line up.
Forget about Peraza. If the Padres keep rolling, the Yanks can put together a package for Tatis Jr in time for spring training!
Great to hear a Yanks fan expressing profound appreciation for the GM through acknowledging a fine mid season move.
Nobody's chirping for Monty anymore!
The underlying issue is team chemistry and I just don't see it and the 3 stooges of Cashman, Boone and Blake are to blame.
Sums it up quite accurately IMO. I heard a story during one of the broadcasts...Tito Martinez told Jose Ramirez to play hard every day, so as to show the younger players the approach they need to bring. Made me think of the Yankees and the bad ahbits that some of their veterans display, which can't be good for young players to see.
That's on the manager. But also on the GM acquiring those players who are known issues.
Costas and Darling had both commented on how you wouldn't think Schmidt would be the guy the Yanks would turn to for the biggest outs of their season late in a playoff game.
This is similar to the decision that cost Grady Little his job with the Red Sox....the late choice with the game on the line that wasn't made, the pitcher who wasn't called on, the result that didn't work out.
I guess the upside is that the Sox won it all the next season, albeit with the Guardians current skipper!!
Girardi's available.
Anyone have Chapman's cell #?
That was a great series. Heart breaking for the M's, but they held their ground after the game 1 collapse. They'll certainly be back.
In 2043!
It's all Casman. There can be no doubt he made the call to Boone instructing him to bat 99 2nd!
Who would you pencil in as your Yank's' leadoff hitter?
This is a situation where you would prefer to have a veteran Andrew Benintendi instead of a rookie
Well, yesterday you had a seasoned veteran and 62 HR guy fitted out for a golden sombrero. You also had a seasoned veteran throw the ball into right field in the 10th, allowing Ramirez to get to third. There really should be a stat called "a Donaldson" which is given for boneheaded plays that don't show up in the box score....things like getting tagged out while in your home run trot or forgetting the number of outs. Really, anything that would make the manager slap a player upside of the head and bench him for a game or 2.
It's a great series that comes down to 3-4 super tense moments per game and seeing who executes. And who fails. It's a very fine line indeed. Look at Cole; he was 1 batter away from disaster in game 1 but he came through. I hope the rest of this series is just as tight because as much as I like the underdog teams like the Phillies, 4-2 is a lot more fun to watch than 9-1.
Classy fan base there in the Bronx...booing Judge today.
Make 'em play 2 tomorrow!
Not the first time this season I've seen Donaldson trot himself into an out at 2nd. Boone needs to let him know this ain't June. In the playoffs, you run out EVERYTHING.
I think the old school noun for a player like him is "bum". Won't get into the proper label in today's parlance!!
Yank Cole now. His job is done.
Next year with the Royals?
Ouch. Payback from the Jays. The M's have a fine pen. Didn't know Ray was part of it.
How long are the Phillies going to trot out Eflin to close games? This guy makes Patrick Corbin look like Rollie Fingers. It's the 3rd time in a row he's been shelled or on the edge. Seranthony looks healthy and ready to reclaim the job.
With you 100%. It's very annoying to have paid for MLB TV and then not have access to every game. Too greedy.
And this from CASHithead on Judge:
“The way he navigated the season; he was healthy, and you know what he’s capable of when he’s healthy. He’s always put up huge numbers when he stays healthy, and now he’s stayed healthy for a number of years".
Again, blaming Judge's health as a make-up for his inability to sign the guy shows a total lack of class at a time when the story is a season for the ages.
“There was no legitimate reason why he wasn’t here,” Cashman said. “He’s employed. He was due to provide work. The postseason roster hadn’t been set yet. (read: the press release with the roster wasn't made public yet). He chose not to come.”
Leaving Chapman off the roster was a no-brainer, but I've seen Cashman's M/O long enough to bet that Chapman was most certainly alerted to the fact he would not be on the post season roster before he decided to head home to Florida.
Now comes the part where Cashman piles all the blame back on the player, creating yet another villian who has victimised the Yankees. 10 year old children are more subtle in their deception than the ol' CASH-hole. The guy's got a pathological problem with tearing down players in public. I hope Judge scoots town. Very soon after the Guardians sweep!
Hard to believe a 101 win season is a disaster, but harder still to disagree with you.
Well, cold comfort, but at least you didn't pull a Toronto and goat a huge lead.
Mets picked a terrible time to go flat. The end of the season and now this.... it's been glimmers of hope surrounded by dismal baseball. And you're paying Max for 2 more years.
The Padres rose to the occasion. Their bottom 3 was the difference, and if Grisham, Kim and Nola continue to over perform, they will continue through the playoffs. Plain and simple, they were better than the Mets in every aspect of the series. Even the Mets game 2 win was shaky at best.
If it's me, I'm letting Degrom walk. Too much $$ for too few innings. Put simply, if he wins a game or 2 down the stretch, the Mets are mowing the grass at Citi, waiting for for the Phillies.
Your best hope now is a Hader collapse in the 9th.
No hits through 4 on 46 pitches.... there's plenty of blame to go around in New York beyond the starting pitching. Can't be falling any further behind though.....
So what was the reason for the trade.
Ummm, Aaron Hicks a name that rings a bell?
I've been pretty open about my disdain for Cashanova....or any GM who publically abuses their own players and puts themselves in the spotlight.
My point in that post was that NY has a lot of beat writers who lose the plot in their effort to sell a story. It's hardly a defence of the Yanks GM to point out how ludicrous the notion is that picking up Yaz instead of Beni would have been a better move for the Yankees at the trade deadline. That's just a complete loss of credibility by the writer.
I mean, that's as ridiculous as suggesting that the Yanks would have been better off picking up Castillo instead of Montas......hang on, wait a second....but, but, but
You thinking the M's should give Ichiro a call?
Love to see the Phillies moving on. Love to see the Cleveland run continue but that's a stretch.
Why Eflin? The dude sucked last night.
Evened up. Let's hope the Mets can come through a bit earlier tomorrow with some clutch hits.
Ottovino with a 5 run lead is about right. You'd have no fingernails left if the lead was 1 or 2.
No doubt Buck remembers well leaving Briton on the bench ...
Givens? Joelys?
Sucks your bullpen is so slack you gotta trot Diaz out there in the 7th and probably the 8th.
Hope it doesn't bite you tomorrow.
What a comeback! Hope it continues vs the Trashstros.
Alvarez???!!!! He's been worse than awful.
Lol, Max stunk, plain and simple. Giving up a dinger to Manny is one thing, but the bottom of the Padres line up has been even more ineffective than the Mets' bottom 3 this season. That said, putting up a single run against any opposition starter in the post season is rarely going to result in a W.
The shock of game 1 was how quickly it got away from NY. 3, even 4 runs down early is not insurmountable.....unless you hit like the Brewers!
To blame this loss on the pitching or the hitting is easy as they were both awful. Darvish has been terrible early on in games this season, but the Mets situational hitting has disappeared over the past few weeks. Alonso was wired so tight on his first 2 k's, he almost threw his bat through the screen!
There's no doubt Degrom has to hold the Padres to 1 or 2 runs tomorrow. If the Mets can grab an early lead, they should be fine.