posty 2,779 Posted yesterday at 08:32 PM 1 hour ago, supermike80 said: why would you BUNT in the 5th, with a tie score and men on 1st and 2nd with no outs? WTF was that? BTW, what game are you talking about here? I would like to checkout out the PBP... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 2,018 Posted yesterday at 08:48 PM Tue was the bunt. And he kept trying to bunt. Even ahead 2-0. Wed judge hit second Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,779 Posted yesterday at 09:04 PM 15 minutes ago, supermike80 said: Tue was the bunt. And he kept trying to bunt. Even ahead 2-0. My guess is because Volpe sucks hitting this year and Boone figured a bunt would get runners at second and third where a sac fly would score a run... Plus he does lead the team in sacrifice bunts this year... But that is just a guess since most teams don't attempt bunts very often... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,687 Posted yesterday at 09:37 PM 1 hour ago, supermike80 said: I dunno...Best hitting team in baseball, 2 on in the 5th, tie score, no outs...and they bunt. Not cool. Bottom of the 9th? 10th? yeah I could see it. There? Nope. You like their manager? Is he pretty good? No. He runs a country club and the front office makes his lineup out for him. He could manage from home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMatt 222 Posted 9 hours ago 16 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: No. He runs a country club and the front office makes his lineup out for him. He could manage from home. That’s ALL Mendoza does is fill out the lineup (150 different combinations so far). His in game decisions are non-existent or down right stoopid. Yes players are not performing but manager is crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,724 Posted 9 hours ago 18 minutes ago, MikeMatt said: That’s ALL Mendoza does is fill out the lineup (150 different combinations so far). His in game decisions are non-existent or down right stoopid. Yes players are not performing but manager is crap. Yeah, but has he reached his line? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,687 Posted 7 hours ago Judge now fourth on Yankees all time HR list. One of the few that matter. I don’t want to see this guy get screwed like Mattingly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 2,018 Posted 7 hours ago 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Judge now fourth on Yankees all time HR list. One of the few that matter. I don’t want to see this guy get screwed like Mattingly. I like Judge a lot. Way more than Ohtani,. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,687 Posted 7 hours ago Just now, supermike80 said: I like Judge a lot. Way more than Ohtani,. He’s running out of time. I know the Yankees payroll is obscene but I don’t care. Buy one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,854 Posted 6 hours ago 20 hours ago, posty said: I would guess to get two runners into scoring position... Playing small ball to try to jump-start a team... As for Judge hitting second, I would venture to get him more at-bats during a game hopefully... If a player has shown that he produces better batting 3rd (even if he still has good production batting 2nd), how many more at bats is he getting per game on average from the 2 hole vs the 3? I could understand if we were talking 2 vs 5, not that Judge would ever be batting 5th but of course some teams do take their 5/6 hitter and raise them up in the order when going against a lefty for example. In the stats you provided he's getting 11 less plate appearances in 4 less games batting 2nd. Even if we pretend he gets 5 plate appearances in those games, thats 9 more plate appearances over 69 games or like .13 PA's per game. to me, this is analytics failing a team. though I'm sure they are then also subtracting walks/hbp to get "at bats" which will be a bigger difference. but to me, the number they really should care about is the plate appearances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,854 Posted 6 hours ago 22 minutes ago, supermike80 said: I like Judge a lot. Way more than Ohtani,. I don't dislike Judge. I don't like the Yankees but nothing against him at all. He's not as good as Ohtani. Not that it matters. No one is. 21 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: He’s running out of time. I know the Yankees payroll is obscene but I don’t care. Buy one. I think those days may be over. It's not like it was when the Steinbrenners could out spend all the other teams. Their $ is the Yankees and YES. Now we have owners who were billionaires independent of the teams they own and the Yankees can't really outspend those guys. It's funny to think that we are probably closer to the Yankees being pro salary cap. and even when they do spend, they can't seem to do it properly. At some point they have to move on from Cashman and Boone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
