Just to clarify, I liked Pesky. The “*******” I inserted into his name was simply to stress how bad Palmer is. I mean, if you can make JP look fair and balanced…LOL
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Absolutely the truth. Sure, they are all lifetime Yankees (for the most part) but man, they call the game and they call it like they see it regardless of it being pro-Yankee or not
I know Flash spends most of his time in studio but whenever he is in the booth you just know that Flaherty could make one helluva manager
It’s feeling that way. Maybe Judge can have a 3-4 HR series against the White Sox. It feels like if Raleigh gets to 60 it’s just going to be a foregone conclusion.
And it’s a shame. Because history very rarely talks about the near misses. Judge has two MVPs, but he’s been the AL leader in WAR three of the last four years and also tied Altuve in WAR his rookie year. Losing the MVP to Ohtani is something I could have lived with. But Raleigh isn’t going to have another year like this again…ever. Just hate that it will steal an MVP from Judge.
I agree, the chances of Raleigh ever even having a 40 HR season in the future are slim. He's a good player who is having a great power year. Judge is an all time great.
Well, yesterday was an off day so I expect a full-strength line-up and pen for the ChiSox series. The series against the Os will likely be dependent on standings. Keep in mind that us closing the gap on Toronto will be a result of the BoSox winning which will bunch the East up again and might make the last weekend of the year meaningful.
I don't think the Yanks can make up the 3 games on Toronto in the last six so I would just assume the Jays severely hurt Boston's playoff chances.
That is my thinking as well....but I don't want to see anymore ******** lineups when we still technically have a chance. If the Jays win the first two games of their Bosox series, go ahead then.
Toronto has the tie breaker with us so it's going to be pretty impossible. I still hope like you though. That one loss to the O's hurt us as Toronto also lost that day.
And speaking of rest. I found it funny that he didn't pull Rice or Jazz in the 10th inning Sunday as both faced a left handed pitcher and both hit home runs. So much for Boone's analytics. Glad he didn't pinch hit for Rice.
Yeah, tiebreaker makes it 3 back with 6 to play....but the way things have been going anything can happen.
We have 3 with the ChiSox and 3 with the Orioles and the Jays have the BoSox fighting for their playoff lives for 3 and finish with 3 with Tampa
Very tough road to hoe. Thats why I said if the Jays win 2 in Boston go ahead and call it then. But until then....no ********!
Good chance to win the division now. Good win last night after such a sorry game.
After what felt like almost two months of “same old, same old” in terms of AL standings and playoff seeds, this last week has suddenly turned into a free for all.
We definitely have a shot at the best record in the AL. The crazy thing is that the Mariners have that shot, too. As mentioned previously, the Jays hold the tiebreaker over us. The Jays also hold the tiebreaker over the Mariners. We also hold the tiebreaker over the Mariners.
so, as best I can figure, if either or both of us (Yanks and Ms) end up tied with the Jays, then the Jays win the East, get the #1 seed, and the Ms get the #2 seed for winning the West. We’d be top WC seed at #4 and have to play…
…this is where it’s getting even wilder. The Red Sox look to be in good shape to get in. Last night, the Indians caught the Tigers and own the H2H tiebreaker…so it seems far more likely that the Tigers will end up as either the #6 WC seed…or possibly out of the playoffs altogether (what a collapse). If Detroit misses the playoffs, it will be because the Astros snuck in. But right now they are a game out for the last WC spot.
Right now:
AL#1 - Blue Jays
AL#2 - Mariners
AL#3 - Guardians
AL#4 - Yankees
AL#5 - Red Sox
AL#6 - Tigers
It is almost guaranteed that the Yankees will either be #1 or #4…not really any other likely scenarios.
We are a game ahead of Seattle....and they have 2 more with the Rockies before finishing with the Dodgers.
A game behind (really two behind because of the tie breaker) with the Jays
That is the story of home field throughout the AL side
A game behind (really two behind because of the tie breaker) with the Jays
That is the story of home field throughout the AL side
5 games made up in a week
Tied with the Jays now. Still 1 back with 4 to play due to the tiebreaker
Keep pouring it on!
Tied with the Jays now. Still 1 back with 4 to play due to the tiebreaker
Keep pouring it on!
Hopefully the 62 record will still be in place after this week. The sad thing is by reaching 60 he probably beat Judge in the MVP race because that gives all the anti-Yankee media folks a reason to vote against Judge. I would predict that the season by Raleigh, while definitely a great season, will be the only time he hits more than 40-45 HRs in a season in his career. At least he's an NC boy.
I can’t tell how successful Raleigh will be going forward. He definitely has power. And while you can lose that, it usually sticks around a little longer than the sped tool or even the hit tool. He will also end up as a DH or 1B very soon in hopes his offensive skillset can be stretched.
I don’t really have anything against the guy. And he’s had an amazing season and his team has come back to win its division. I just hate seeing Judge with only two MVPs even though he’s produced four historic seasons.
Also…this talk that Raleigh is having the greatest offensive year ever by a catcher needs to stop. Piazza in 1997 is the standard for me. And Cal this year isn’t what Mike was that year at the plate. One could argue Mauer in 2009 was just as good as Cal this year, too.
I was doing a lot of cussing after we loaded the bases with no outs in the 1st and failed to score, and then Chicago scored in the top of the 2nd, but as the saying goes, all's well that ends well. My concern is you can't waste scoring chances like that against good teams.
Great bit of trivia during last night's game that just underscores how great Judge is:
Winning the batting title while hitting more than 50 homers in the same season has only happened twice in MLB history.....Mantle during his Triple Crown season and Jimmie Foxx. Judge will be the third.
Winning the batting title while hitting more than 50 homers in the same season has only happened twice in MLB history.....Mantle during his Triple Crown season and Jimmie Foxx. Judge will be the third.
I'm not on the Cal bandwagon. Pitchers are not pitching around him and are challenging him because this is a new thing so he is getting balls grooved to him like batting practice as the pitchers challenge him with their best fastballs. When Judge was closing in on 62 he rarely got a pitch in the strike zone. And Judge deserves the MVP this year over Cal and it shouldn't be close. So Cal is a catcher. Big Deal. Judge's offensive stats are off the charts and he is going to add a batting title to it. My fear remains that voters are tired of voting for Judge every year and will vote for Cal instead. That is the mentality of today's society.
Johnny Bench had a hell of a year and that was in the dead ball era. The balls this year are juiced. And catching is not as demanding as it used to be as most catchers no longer squat but catch with the knee down. No stress. I caught a few games yeas ago and squatting was demanding and draining.
If the Yanks don't win the East, then it shapes up to be BoSox, then Jays, then most likely Mariners or Guardians.
We WANT the East so that the Jays and BoSox have to play each other 1st round while we take a short break
We WANT the East so that the Jays and BoSox have to play each other 1st round while we take a short break
Michael Kay referred to it as "Judge fatigue."
Yanks have as good a chance as any team to win it all.
No one in the AL scares me. Heck, if the Yanks win the AL East, they'll be the favorites to go to the WS.
Phillies and Brewers in the NL don't really scare me. Dodgers, however, do scare me, no matter their w-l record. Would rather face Phillies or Brewers than Dodgers.
No one in the AL scares me. Heck, if the Yanks win the AL East, they'll be the favorites to go to the WS.
Phillies and Brewers in the NL don't really scare me. Dodgers, however, do scare me, no matter their w-l record. Would rather face Phillies or Brewers than Dodgers.
They put up all the offensive AL stats last night. Cal leads in home runs and RBI. Judge leads in everything else. And it's possible had Judge not been injured he would lead in those 2 categories as well.
I can think of no two men who are more misinformed than Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon, but I tune into them every day on PTI just to see what their topics are for that day. They both said yesterday they would vote for Cal, but their reasons were ridiculous. I have no faith in reporters who vote for what is popular than how they really should.
The Yankees bullpen still scares the piss out of me. I don't think I can stomach watching Devin Williams pitch in the playoffs.
It's stupid. A catcher catches a ball a foot out of the strike zone then pulls the mitt to the middle of the plate and holds it there. Umps are supposed to call a pitch where it crosses the plate not 2 feet behind it where the catcher actually catches the ball.
Tonight is going to be the night it feels like…one way or the other. We face a really good starting pitcher tonight. Rogers has been ridiculously good for Baltimore. 17 starts…13 of them have been quality starts. A 1.35 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. In just 17 starts, he’s put up a 6.0 WAR (6th highest for a pitcher in all of MLB and higher than guys like Fried and Peralta and Woo and Rodon). And we are throwing Warren.
My point is that if we lose tonight and Toronto wins, it’s basically over. Two back with two to play. But if we win tonight, the next two will be against some much less formidable starting pitchers for Baltimore (Sugano and Bradish). We’d have a decent chance to sweep. And after Friday, Toronto will throw a rookie Saturday and Gausman Sunday (who is now 10-11 on the year).
we just have to get by tonight somehow. It’s going to be very tough. Rogers is hella good.
My point is that if we lose tonight and Toronto wins, it’s basically over. Two back with two to play. But if we win tonight, the next two will be against some much less formidable starting pitchers for Baltimore (Sugano and Bradish). We’d have a decent chance to sweep. And after Friday, Toronto will throw a rookie Saturday and Gausman Sunday (who is now 10-11 on the year).
we just have to get by tonight somehow. It’s going to be very tough. Rogers is hella good.
Devin is a whole lot better when he is not closing.....and throwing his fastball. Took the Yanks way too long to figure that out.
I like Bednar. He's not going to be perfect...and he's going to blow one every now and then....but I love his mentality. He just comes out "ready to fight." I'll go with Williams, Weaver, and Bednar. One thing that I think can be a game changer in October is that one of Gil or Schlittler goes to the pen with orders to "be ready to pour gas for an inning." Either of those guys would be hitting triple digits
When I saw the pitching matchup last night I thought the very same thing. Tonight tells the tale of the AL East and home field
Boone better play his best players and the hell with his analytics book.