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[posty 2,780]

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...

[supermike80 2,021]

Tue was the bunt.  And he kept trying to bunt.  Even ahead 2-0.

Wed judge hit second

[posty 2,780]

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...

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

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. 

[MikeMatt 229]

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.  

[edjr 6,732]

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?

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

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.  

[supermike80 2,021]

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,.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

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. 

[WhiteWonder 2,857]

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. 

[WhiteWonder 2,857]

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. 

[cmh6476 1,057]

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

9 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

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. 

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. 

Here here. Neither one deserves their job. The last front line pitchers the Yankees produced were Pettite and Mariano. They bought the rest since then. That’s a long time.  

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

Chisholm was safe. Why have replay if you’re going to confirm the wrong call? 

[supermike80 2,021]

Skubal pulled in the 4th with an injury 

Fockkk

[MikeMatt 229]

I’m getting killed in a Mets forum. I for one do not hold warm fuzzy feelings for a player no longer on my team - ESPECIALLY- when they make the decision to sign somewhere else. OK - I get it, not mad you got a better deal somewhere else that’s business- he moved on I moved on. To give a video tribute and standing ovation to deGrom last night was just stupid. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

5 hours ago, supermike80 said:

Skubal pulled in the 4th with an injury 

Fockkk

I hope that’s he’s ok. Want to see a good playoff. 

[supermike80 2,021]

3 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I hope that’s he’s ok. Want to see a good playoff. 

Reports are its nothing major and hes expected to make his next start 

Thank goodness

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

3 hours ago, supermike80 said:

Reports are its nothing major and hes expected to make his next start 

Thank goodness

Nice.  Yanks with a good win today. I don’t know why Boone pushes it with Williams. You get one inning out of that guy take it and move on. And the Mets. Oooof. 

[MikeMatt 229]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

And the Mets. Oooof. 

Ya. No words. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

18 minutes ago, MikeMatt said:

Ya. No words. 

I guess Mendoza will get canned. Someone has to get fired. 

[supermike80 2,021]

50 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Nice.  Yanks with a good win today. I don’t know why Boone pushes it with Williams. You get one inning out of that guy take it and move on. And the Mets. Oooof. 

I grew up a Cubs fan.  So its in my DNA to hate the White Sox. Is it the same for Yankees fans for the Mets?

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

17 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I grew up a Cubs fan.  So its in my DNA to hate the White Sox. Is it the same for Yankees fans for the Mets?

It was. But things have really softened up around here. But the Mets fans still hate the Yanks. 

[Gepetto 1,413]

https://www.mlb.com/news/salvador-perez-hits-300th-career-home-run

Salvy Perez 2 Home Runs today; the 2nd being his career 300 Home Run and 1,000 RBI. 

The Phillies fan who caught Salvador Perez’s 300th career home run and 1,000th career RBI in the left-center-field bleachers of Citizens Bank Park did not demand anything in return for delivering the ball to Perez following the Royals’ 8-6 loss to the Phillies on Saturday night.

[MikeMatt 229]

2 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

It was. But things have really softened up around here. But the Mets fans still hate the Yanks. 

My other NY teams hatred in order. 

Ranjerks 

Spankees

Jetsies

[Hardcore troubadour 15,702]

9 hours ago, MikeMatt said:

My other NY teams hatred in order. 

Ranjerks 

Spankees

Jetsies

Getting old. I can see myself rooting for the Mets and the Jets under the right circumstances.  I only have burning hate for the Eagles now. 

[cmh6476 1,057]

17 hours ago, Gepetto said:

https://www.mlb.com/news/salvador-perez-hits-300th-career-home-run

Salvy Perez 2 Home Runs today; the 2nd being his career 300 Home Run and 1,000 RBI. 

The Phillies fan who caught Salvador Perez’s 300th career home run and 1,000th career RBI in the left-center-field bleachers of Citizens Bank Park did not demand anything in return for delivering the ball to Perez following the Royals’ 8-6 loss to the Phillies on Saturday night.

HOF worthy