Baseball According To Felz

I like baseball. I like the Yankees. I don't like most sportswriters.

Saturday, December 24, 2022

I know it's symbolic for the Mets and Cohen to pump up the payroll.

But I'm going to engage in a little thought experiment.

When you thought Correa was signing with the Giants, did you think it upset the balance of the NL West? 

Or did you think the Giants were a third-place team who would maybe battle for a wild card?

The Mets were already a good team, in a surprisingly tough division if you think the Phillies are legit. I'm not so sure they are, but who knows?

I think Correa is better than Escobar and the Mets are hoping Correa comes through in October.

It's not that big of a deal in the scheme of things.

I would be very surprised if the Mets won more games in 2023 than they did in 2022.

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Is $1 million a lot?

The over-reaction on both sides to the Correa signing is bizarre indeed.

The Mets didn't sell one million tickets in one day, the sold $1 million worth of tickets.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 10,000 single-day tickets. Just guessing $100 average ticket price. No big mathematical analysis here.

Not 10,000 season tickets, just 10,000 single-day tickets. Like, more than you'd expect to sell probably in the middle of December, but it's not like you have to rush if you're planning a family outing in May.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The Other Team in New York

We weren't even talking about the Yankees: 

 "What really just happened for Mets fans, like '’Twas the Night Before Christmas' a few nights early, can be traced back through 50 years of Mets history, all the way back to when Yogi Berra was their manager and once said this, famously and for all times in baseball:

'It ain’t over ‘till it’s over.'"

 Yes, Yogi Berra is probably most well-known for being a manager of the Mets.

Also, next time you write a story, just re-read it first. Now imagine the story without the opening paragraph.

Better? When the opening paragraph doesn't add anything? It's just, "it's almost Christmas, am I right?"

 

"Once George Steinbrenner, on the other side of New York baseball, became the most flamboyant owner in all of sports in the 1970s after he signed Catfish Hunter on New Year’s Eve and signed Reggie Jackson to what felt like the biggest deal in the world before the 1977 season -- $3 million over five years -- and then signed Dave Winfield to a 10-year contract after that. Steinbrenner was the one in the center of the baseball bullseye."

Let's talk about the Yankees from 35 years ago.

 

"The Yankees went deeper into the playoffs this past October than the Mets did, making it to the American League Championship Series before being swept by the Astros. The Yankees then spent with both hands and brought back Judge, their big man, on the biggest deal they’ve ever made, and just signed left-hander Carlos Rodón . Even with all that, the Yankees feel like the Other Team in New York, at least for today, because of what just happened with Correa."

I think Lupica is the only person keeping score of the Battle of New York.


Notable, of course, is the lack of derision in paying luxury taxes, hiring mercenaries from all over the world, treating the rest of MLB like a farm system, it's not how much you spend, it's how ... but that's very typical.

No one really wants to dismantle the Yankees. They want to emulate the Yankees.

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Thursday, December 08, 2022

The man with the six-year slump.

"Jason Heyward, the former All-Star and five-time Gold Glove Award winner who has struggled offensively for most of the last six years, has signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team announced Thursday. The agreement includes an invitation to spring training."

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Wednesday, December 07, 2022

I think we should all get past these childish analyses.

Aaron Judge is a movie star. He will move massive amounts of merch and put fannies in the seats. He's the only Baby Boomer who made it (no offense to Severino). He's the face of a $billion corporation.

Also, he's earned it.

When you're casting "Taken 3," you would be a fool to replace Liam Neeson.

I truly don't know why these analyses of a contract's "worth" don't take these factors into account.

I know the hardcore angry fans who point out the subpar playoff performances and the unfortunate tendency of modern-day fans to take of the role of Comptroller for the Yankees: "They could have spent this money on two mediocre starting pitchers and a lefty reliever. This 'asset' will be de-valued by year seven."

I'm not even sure that's accurate.

In 2030, I'll bet half the fans in sold out Yankee Stadium will be wearing #99 jerseys.

 

 

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Revisiting a prediction from September.

 

I'm going to guess eight years, $350 million, not the Yankees.


Nine years, $360 million, yes the Yankees.
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Friday, December 02, 2022

Mike Lupica's lack of ethics is predictable and tedious.

This is Mike Lupica a couple of weeks ago, elevating the status of Jacob deGrom in the free agent pool, particularly vis a vis Aaron Judge.

Lupica acknowledges the risks associated with age and health, but basically concludes that you want this dude throwing effortless 100 MPH fastballs at awestruck batters.

He quotes his lone remaining MLB source Buck Showalter at length.

Then when the news of deGrom's signing blazes across the twitterverse (when is the last time Lupica has been first with breaking MLB news, by the way? Like, 1988?), Lupica instantly dismisses the signing.

Tweet number one points out that the Mets won 101 games in2022 and deGrom only won five (the Mets actually won six of his starts, which isn't much of a difference, but it's at least comparing apples to apples).

Tweet number two elevates the previously mentioned risks and mocks the Rangers for the size and length of the contract.

We already know how Lupica would have reacted if deGrom had re-signed with the Mets. It would be the 30th year in a row the Yankees need to look out for the superior Mets.


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Have you tried ebay?

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Just one iceberg sunk the Titanic.

"Five hundred sixty-nine home runs, 3,020 hits and one positive steroid test. That is the Hall of Fame candidacy of Rafael Palmeiro in one sentence."

I think PED-heads wll eventually make the HOF because a lot of them are already in. But I read "one positive steroid test" as "hundreds of false negatives because cheaters find ways to evade capture."

 

"He is infamous for wagging a finger at Congress two months before he flunked the drug test.

'If I could do it over, I would have handled the Congress situation differently,' he says. 'The pointing of the finger ... that was not my personality. That was not me. That was the advice I was given.'"

You sound like an unrepentant cheater who doesn't really take responsibility for any of his own behavior.

 

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Without an infield shift, Rizzo is going to bat .300.

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Because he's short. Get it? "Big" is an ironic description in the headline.

I mean, Jose Altuve certainly plays baseball for the Astros and the Astros make the playoffs a lot. So there's that. 

In the 2022 playoffs, he has not come up big:

"Altuve, who has been such a terrific postseason player in his career, somehow started the ’22 postseason by going 0-for-25."

"Somehow."

 

"He hit in a big October game the way he has so many other times in his career, and he reminded everybody of something, as if anybody needs reminding at this point in Altuve’s career:"

And yet, here we are.

 

"He has been one of the best players of his time, and one of the great second basemen of all time."

I guess you can sit on an article for a couple of weeks and wait for Altuve to finally get a hit. Which he did. Truly compelling stuff.

 

"Listen, everybody knows what happened with the Astros in 2017, even as they keep winning. Altuve and his teammates are always going to hear it in New York, and they’re sure never going to love the Astros in Los Angeles. But the team is the same as the guy who leads off for Dusty Baker and is still out there at second: They don’t go away."

Everybody knows and nobody needs reminding. 

Maybe the Daily News could therefore make better use of their resources by reminding their readers that the clocks are turned back next Sunday.

 

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

I think I understand Manny's sense of humor.

No, he isn't actually planning a comeback. He is saying that the Yankees offense was so bad vs. Houston, he couldn't possibly be any worse.

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Congratulations on your participation trophy.

There's something noticeably unsettling about the players on this team who are positive to the point of being delusional. I don't know why he's so proud of himself for not pouting and the bench ... and whatnot:

“I thought I bounced back from being benched,” he said. “It’s a tough, tough place. And I was able to make the routine plays and whatnot. I could have folded and let things beat up on me or could have just sat on the side and not worked. But after I got benched, I was out there early every day. Just wanted to help the team in any way possible. I had an opportunity in Game 1 and Game 4 and I was able to play good defense — way better than the LDS — and swing it when I had the opportunity.”

The 28-year-old Kiner-Falefa has one more year of team control left but he knows he may have fallen out of favor in the Bronx. The club has Peraza and Anthony Volpe coming up and they may choose to go in another direction with someone like free agent Carlos Correa.

Though fans might remember him for the October defense, Kiner-Falefa is happy with the character he felt he displayed in what could have been his final game in pinstripes.

“I’m definitely happy with not giving up and still working, even though I could have just quit and sat on the side and just been a grump and, and whatnot,” he said. “I was just happy that I kept my head up and just waited for another opportunity and didn’t botch any balls tonight.”


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Sunday, October 23, 2022

I don't see a strategic way out. Find players who come through in the playoffs.

That's why the got Rizzo and Donaldson.

Build a team around Judge and Oswaldo?

Hope that Oswaldo gained some experience and the .083 postseason batting average is not indicative of future performance?

Maybe that happens. I'll believe it when I see it.

A catcher who can get a hit once in a while would also be a change for the better.

Because I don't think it's impossible that Cashman, Boone, and Judge are all gone for the 2023 season. The Yankees won't be better, but the expectations will be lower, and in a perverse way, that will provide the fans with some relief:

"The more immediate curiosity is what Hal Steinbrenner does with the damning data. This will be the Yankees’ sixth failed attempt at a world championship in the Boone/Judge era. Something has to give. The blowback from fans will be unlike anything the Yankees have experienced in years.

You didn’t have to be an expert in public relations to know why the crowd started heading for the exits in sixth inning on Saturday. Yes, sixth. The fans were voting with their feet.

The Astros had just taken a 5-0 lead, but the Yankees still had 12 outs to manage a comeback, two more chances for Judge to hit a monster home run. But the ticket buyers had seen enough.

They knew the Yankees weren’t rallying against a team that’s beaten them 8-of-10 times this season."

I think there is an organizational arrogance and stubbornness that manifests itself negatively. The same can be said for the players who make unbelievable and endless excuses.

The Astros have beaten the Yankees eight out of ten this season, including a no-hitter. The Astros have not lost a single game in the playoffs this year. 

It's not the ump, the wind, bad luck, the banging of trash cans five years ago.

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Friday, October 21, 2022

"Woulda"

Has a warning track fly ball ever garnered so much attention?

It was a 345-foot fly ball, for crying out loud.

Maybe lots of things. Maybe the Astros "woulda" pitched him differently if he was playing at Yankee Stadium.

 


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I don't know when the excuses started to infiltrate the Yankees' culture.

The Yankees would have won if the roof was closed.

The home run that wasn't really a home run.

Maybe if you want to blame Cashman for something, blame him for this.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

The flip side of the experience coin.

Every player who establishes himself as a reliable playoff veteran had to start somewhere. When Chapmas fell off the face of the Earth, most Yankee fans couldn't identify the other lefties in the bullpen. Peralta became an ALDS hero; Luetge didn't even get into a game.

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Still a lot of chatter about Saturday's game.

I thought the Ramirez bloop should have been caught. Definitely not an error. One of four plays in the game that I thought should have been made by Yankee fielders which were not made. None of them were identified as errors.

So ...

The chatter is that Aaron Hicks should have been in left field at the start of the ninth inning.

Do y'all mean this Aaron Hicks?

Or this Aaron Hicks?


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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Facts that are verifiable.

In the second half of the 2022 season, so-called "closer" Clay Holmes amassed four saves and pitched to a 4.84 ERA.

Eleven walks and four HBP in 21 innings.

He's the Perfect Guy to enter a game with men on base, don't you think? Too bad Chapman flaked out or maybe we could just blame him again and get the funny grimace on his face as he walks off the mound.

In all seriousness, at least Schmidt made the batter actually hit the ball. It wasn't the Chapman/Holmes Special they learned from A.J. Burnett and latter day Dellin Betances. Walk, walk, HBP, wild pitch, wild pitch, wild pitch. Three runs without swinging the bat.

I was actually surprised to see Holmes appear in Game One in a high leverage situation. Why was I surprised? Because he basically stinks.

Also, he isn't the closer and hasn't been for a while. There is no closer for the Yankees because no one is dominant enough to be reliable in the ninth inning.

Where have you all been?

Has Luis Severino been in a coma over the past two months, or something?

Chad Green is injured; Michael King is injured; even what's-his-name Scott Effross is injured.

I suppose in retrospect Lou Trivino could have been pushed to get out a few more betters.

Wandy Peralta has been great so far in the playoffs, a true champ. He also left the game with two runners on base in the ninth inning, didn't he?

OF COURSE, in retrospect, extending Peralta would have been a better decision. A team can only either Win or Lose. A better decision would have been Domingo German or Nestor Cortes, for that matter. Or not shifting vs. Ramirez. Or throwing a fastball instead of a slider. If Peralta had stayed in the game and given up a three-run home run to the next batter, it's not a worse loss, it's just a different Last Pitcher to blame.

Sorry, folks, have any of you ever watched a baseball game before?

Over in San Diego, Josh Hader with the negative WAR in 2022 and a recent history of buh-lowing it for Milwaukee in playoffs, just blows away the Dodgers. 

Who would have thunk it? 

Everyone, apparently.

Everyone knows everything in hindsight.

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Yes, predictions are stupid ...

 ... I heard another host on WFAN who declared that he didn't think the Guardians thought they could beat the Yankees.

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This isn't going to be pretty.

Please add to the list ...

  • Their shortstop's continued disappointments in the field.
  • Aroldis Chapman.
  • Josh Donaldson styling out of the box, costing the team an out (again), and getting away with it.
  • Both Holmes and Severino openly defying their manager in postgame comments.
Clarke Schmidt is a Yankee. He's a teammate. He's ... good. He was one strike away from being a hero. Real teammates support him in the dugout and in the locker room. He might go from goat to hero tomorrow.

A team that acts like losers doesn't deserve to win.


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Let's have a collective fever dream in which Clay Holmes in October 2022 is a reliable closer.

Severino is hot after the game, but he should keep his mouth shut. Mariano Rivera isn't walking through that door.

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Victory lap for Gerrit Cole.

A list of high-profile pitcher who Cole outpitched his important week:

  • deGrom (arguable)
  • Scherzer
  • Castillo
  • Verlander
  • Kershaw
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Chapman wasn't going to be on the roster anyway.

It gives Boone an excuse to pile on, but it's also obvious that Boone had legit gripes with the guy for a long time.

I think we can all agree it's time to give someone else on the Yankees a chance to give up a walkoff home run in the playoffs. Step right up, Scott Effross.

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Sunday, October 09, 2022

No one likes losing.

 I recall a saying that you can lose but you don't have to act like a bunch of losers.

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Remarkable.

 Brian Cashman at his press conference.

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Monday, October 03, 2022

Bad news for Aroldis Chapman.

If you can't throw strikes, you can't pitch.

He has no place of the postseason roster.

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

I have a confession to make.

I don't care all that much about any of these individual records or milestones. The 62nd home run, the 248th strikeout ... I was listening to the Yankees game when Willy Adames broke the Brewers' single-season home run record ... for a shortstop. Baseball immortality. The fan who caught the ball should hold on to it and sell it at a later date for $20.

All impressive accomplishments in their own right, I just don't personally get all jazzed up about tracking the moment when it happens, stopping the game, saving the ball, etc.

 

This article is more of an indictment of what Sports Illustrated has become, dragged down by its own earnestness, unable to adjust to the modern world of sports reporting.

A bunch of SI writers explaining to me their opinions regarding the single-season home run record.

As if their opinion counts more than anyone else's.

As if their opinion counts more than Roger Maris Jr.'s opinion.

 

MLB doesn't need to do anything, actually. 

If people want to ignore the PED records of Bonds and the other two, they may do so.



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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Nothing is impossible ...

 ... but I can't see how the Yankees can win in the playoffs without a legit closer.

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It looks like a normal pitcher throwing normal pitches in a normal way.

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Monday, September 26, 2022

Blame the ump.

Thirty-one home runs allowed this season, and they're all bad luck or somebody else's fault.

It requires reading between the lines, but it seems obvious that his teammates don't really have his back.



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Sunday, September 25, 2022

Joey Gallo Update: Still Not Good at Playing Baseball at a Professional Level

Since joining the Dodgers, Gallo has hit six home runs in 96 at-bats. That isn't horrible. It's more or less the same thing he did with the Yankees.

Is it worth 45 strikeouts, a .177 batting average, a .295 on-base percentage, bad fielding, and bad baserunning?

No.

No, it isn't. 

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Sunday, September 18, 2022

Call it the Quadruple Crown.

Judge is .001 away from the league lead in batting average.

He leads he league in home runs, runs batted in, and runs scored.

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While Stanton is still waiting to get his timing back ...

Rizzo gets three hits in his first three at-bats.

Stanton hits a lot of home runs. He has been struggling to get his timing for the past five seasons.

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Box Score

 I thought I was misreading. DeGrom gets 13 strikeouts in five innings.

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It is still a team game.

Judge had a hit and a walk. A tiny-sample-size .333 batting average and .500 on-base percentage.

Odd that the headline is that "Judge was shut down," as if he's literally going to hit a homer-per-game.

You know who was shut down?

Giancarlo Stanton.

The four-strikeout "golden sombrero" for the second game in a row.

Batting literally 100 points lower than Aaron Judge, .312 vs. .212.

"There are no more turns. This is the final stretch and the Yankees are limping towards the finish line, literally. The Bombers have pinned their hopes on getting players like Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu and Luis Severino back and turning back into the dominating team they were in the first half of the season."

I'm not sure anyone expects them to start playing .700 ball again, but last night was a reminder that this team is not very good.

Also ... don't forget about Benintendi!


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Saturday, September 17, 2022

What happened to Montas?

Fifteen walks and five HBP in forty innings since joining the Yankees. To go along with a 1-3 record and 6.35 ERA.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Clutch

I can find his batting average with RISP. It's .372.

I can also find his batting average with two outs and RISP. It's .410.

How many have put the Yankees ahead or tied the game? A lot.

What is the Yankees' record with he hits a home run compared to when he does not? Somebody certainly has done the research and I'm sure the difference is stark.


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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Today's starting lineup.

Andujar in LF, Hicks on the bench.

Why were the Yankees so hesitant to do this in April, May, June, July, August, and the first week of September? 

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Embarrassing performance vs. Rays in series opener.

Then you double-check and realize this clip is from three weeks ago.

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Cashman and Boone get the loss they asked for.

Hicks should never play another game for the Yankees. But I have said that multiple times this season after multiple "nightmare" performances.

At some point, Boone's positivity becomes delusional and contradictory to what you saw with your own eyes. 

A great jump on the ball that he dropped. By the way, Hicks hadn't had a good jump on a ball for five years and the "cannon arm" reputation is built on a YouTube clip from twelve years ago.

Stanton had an impressive 12-pitch strikeout. A truly impressive feat during his current 5-for-45 slide.

Gleyber got his occasional home run, but I'm more impressed with the four balls he hit to the warning track this week.

Hicks, of course, is also one of the prime examples of Cashman stubbornness. The size of the contract is not a huge deal by today's standards. Hicks never lived up to it, but there was no particular need to rush him out the door 

Now he's a shell of a major league player. The idea that he's going to turn it around is absurd at this point. He's a symbol of Cashman's self-destructive tendency to throw good money after bad.



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Tuesday, September 06, 2022

I'm going to guess eight years, $350 million, not the Yankees.

Judge's decision to reject Cashman's offer results in an extra $140 million.

One factor in rejecting the Yankees is that Judge is not convinced that Cashman can build a winning team around him.

In the unlikely event that the Yankees win the World Series this year, I retract these predictions. 

In that case, Judge signs with the Yankees and is named Captain and signs an immediate lucrative endorsement deal with Gateway Kia, the discount Kia giant.



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Monday, September 05, 2022

Judge has stolen 15 bases in 17 attempts.

If voters want to stubbornly give the MVP to Ohtani, I don't think anyone will really care too much, but the closer you look, the more astonishing Judge's season has been. 

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Willie Randolph isn't walking through that door.

Of course it's ridiculous to put Gleyber in the leadoff spot. His on-base percentage is .289. His baserunning, while described by some as "aggressive," is actually just baffling and idiotic.

It's conceivable that Boone is hoping to spur Gleyber to take a different approach at the plate and squelch the HR-or-nothing tendency that has ruined him. But Gleyber should have learned that three or four years ago.

Besides, where else are you going to bat Gleyber? 

Who else is going to bat leadoff?

LeMahieu, of course, but not lately.

The problem with LeMahieu is probably his foot injury ... or it may just be an extended slump ... but the reasons why don't matter too much with one month left in the pennant race.

If I was making the lineup, I'd probably put Judge 3rd and Stanton 4th and hope for the best.

But if the non-Judge batters are going to combine for zero hits, the lineup configuration doesn't really matter.

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Sunday, September 04, 2022

The starting lineup for the biggest game of the year.

 Gleyber benched, Hicks in left field.

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Saturday, September 03, 2022

Judge has 51 HR and is batting .363 with RISP.

I actually don't care one bit if he isn't a vocal leader.

In a game in which he made two fielding errors and struck out twice, Donaldson was jawing with the opposing team's pitcher. One thing I know about leadership in MLB: .220 hitters can't be leaders.


LeMahieu is batting .189 with RISP this season.

Hicks has a .303 slugging percentage for the year.

The long-awaited return of Stanton has resulted in 3-for-31 and about 100 runners left on base.


Everyone already knows what the rest of the weekend will look like. 

The Yankees won't get shut out three times in the Tampa sweep ... three shutouts in a row isn't likely ... they'll manage five or six runs over the next couple of games.

Torres will hit an opposite field home run and we will once again be reminded that he is at his best when he gets behind the ball and goes to the opposite field.

Stanton will hit a home run and it will mean he's getting his timing back.

Donaldson will get an RBI single and it will be the hit that finally gets him going. It will also be the only hit the Yankees have with RISP this weekend. One-for-the-weekend with RISP.

Boone will say that he was encouraged by the "traffic" and good at-bats because the Yankees hit a few balls that died at the warning track. The sweep is disappointing but they're trying hard and will have to pick it up.


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Friday, September 02, 2022

Showdown with the Rays

Like most Yankee fans, I think the Boone-era Yankees have a tendency to back down.

So the once-inconceivable descent into the wild card round seems like a strong possibility at this point.

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Thursday, September 01, 2022

That felt like a playoff preview as the Rays close in.

Five games on the loss side.

The same old weird story with Cole. A delayed start to the inning; an error by the shortstop; followed by an ill-timed "one bad pitch," which somehow wasn't his fault.

In a 3-2 loss, the offense deserves most of the blame, and that blame is spread around.

But Cole gets derailed by the littlest things all the time.

Also, I'd like to point out that nothing magical happens when the calendar flips to September. The Yankees haven't put August "behind them" just because the calendar says so. 

It's September and Mantle and Maris are walking through the door.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Joey Gallo hits an occasional home run.

His so-called big resurgence with LA is a .196 batting average, three home runs, and 22 strikeouts in 46 at-bats.

Six extra-base hits gives him a nice slugging percentage ... for now.

But if LA really wants this, they can have it.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Only ten players in MLB history with multiple 50-HR seasons.

Does not include Barry Bonds or Hank Aaron.

I kind of figured he had "peaked" in his rookie year. Lots of players peak early and lots of Baby Bombers certainly peaked early.

Yankees are only up six games on the loss side. When Judge downplays the personal accomplishment because his team lost, he sounds sincere.

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"He should know better" is the mantra for Gleyber Torres.

"Torres didn’t come close to touching second base because his footwork was so poor. The so-called neighborhood play on double-play grounders usually resulted in outs until 2016 when those plays could be challenged for the first time.

Torres didn’t get to the majors until 2017, so he should know better.

...

Torres has had a much better season this year, hitting .242 with 18 homers and 50 RBI in 115 games, but he’s hit .168 with two homers and four RBI over his last 25 games since July 31. He was 0-for-4 in Monday’s loss."

Is it a "much better season," though?

Eighteen home runs is a lot for a second baseman, but that's it.

Horrible with RISP. 

Way too many strikeouts, double plays, and pop ups.

Everyone knows the problem. His swing is too big. The result is 18 home runs. Not enough. He should know better.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

A baseball article from 1997.

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Nothing excites the MLB community more than the short-lived success of ex-Yankees.

Gallo and Montgomery getting a ton of coverage for good starts with their new teams.

It reminds me of when Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam in his first week with the Twins. They can keep him. What a slob.

Phil Hughes made one all star game, and only one.

I'm selling all my Gallo and Montgomery stock right now. Come see me in two years when Gallo is DFAd because he struck out 120 times in 200 at-bats.

"Left-handed pitching!" 

Montgomery is not the second coming of Andy Pettitte. He's the second coming of Eric Milton.

OF COURSE Montas has to play better. I'm not convinced he will.

But I also think Bader will be the starting CFer in the playoffs, while Montgomery had no role on this team in the playoffs.


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Monday, August 15, 2022

Speaking too soon.

For the guy who has 10 strikeouts in 19 at-bats and happened to connect on a couple of home runs early on. 

I can't say for sure what the future will hold, but I'm confident that Gallo stinks.

In any case, I'm baffled by the local infatuation with Gallo. Not a good player, never really was. The NY Post in particular. Devotes a lot of ink to Gallo, but never catches up with Andrew Velazquez batting .179, pontificating about Velazquez's mental well-being or his ability to handle pressure.


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Red Sox pitchers almost combine for a "Maddux."

Nine inning shutout on 117 pitches.

Time of game: 2 hours and 15 minutes.

At Fenway, Sunday night prime time, Yankees vs. Red Sox. History would suggest they'd get through five innings in 2 hours and 15 minutes.

I conclude the Yankees didn't show up to play.

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Gleyber 0-for-Fenway.

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Yankees can't get the ghost runner home.

It wasn't your imagination.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

I like Andujar well enough. I'm not anti-Andujar.

But it's time to put up or shut up.

Prime time, 27 years old, pennant stretch, complained about getting sent down, shoulda won the rookie of the year four years ago.

Time to let your bat do the talking.

"Step up" and make the Yankees keep you on the postseason roster.

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Monday, August 08, 2022

The best way to beat the Yankees is to stand in the batter's box with the bat on your shoulder.

Eight walks and one HBP in eight innings, and I'm hearing about bad umpiring and trouble with the release point.

This isn't Little League.

Make the other team earn it.

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Sunday, August 07, 2022

Loser's Lament

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Gleyber steps it up on Giancarlo's absence.

Three strikeouts and a rally-killing GIDP from the cleanup spot 

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Friday, August 05, 2022

I didn't find it perplexing.

"If they missed that, they will get a very up close and personal look at Montgomery on Saturday night when he pitches against his former teammates. In a trade that is still perplexing for how it weakened the Bombers’ pitching depth, they sent Montgomery to St. Louis for Harrison Bader, a tremendous defense center fielder who is on the injured list and in a walking boot for at least another week."

Montgomery just isn't very good.

Benintendi in LF, Bader in CF, Judge in RF, Stanton DH, Hicks on the bench, Gallo in another city.

The team is better now.

 

"The fact is, however, despite running into a rough stretch his last few outings, Montgomery had been a fairly solid starter for the Yankees. The 29-year-old homegrown lefty pitched to a 3.94 ERA over 502.2 innings in his five-plus seasons in the big leagues. This season, Montgomery had a 3-3 record because of poor run support and a 3.69 ERA. The lefty’s numbers were a little deceptive, as his xERA 4.11 indicates some very positive luck."

Easily replaceable, as thest statistics attest.

Besides, those 502.2 innings are over about 100 starts, and I'm not even making that up. The exact number is 97 starts. A 22-20 career record, playing for teams with 100+ wins ... it's not just poor run support.


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Wednesday, August 03, 2022

If you want to be a coach, be a coach.

 Coaches don't make $10 million, but it sounds like a good time to transition.

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Benintendi is paying homage to Gallo.

0-for-4 with 3 Ks.

Since joining the Yankees, Benintendi is 1-for-17 with 6 Ks.

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Monday, August 01, 2022

Stagnation

Montgomery has a 22-20 career record in 97 career starts. He simply hasn't figured out a way to consistently get past the fifth inning.

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

Donaldson will receive more scrutiny.

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A different triple crown for Judge.

 HR, RBIs, and Runs.

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Anyone is better than Gallo.

Benintendi is a good fit for this team.

My gripe is with the prevailing sigh of relief. The notion that the Yankees acquired a "professional hitter" and "professional hitters" will steamroll through the Astros in the playoffs while dunderheaded sluggers will strike out on three pitches every time.

Great pitchers are great pitchers.

So I'm rooting for the Playoff Moment where Benintendi slaps a game-winner to left field. In a spot where Hicks would have swung for the fences and come up with a patented big whiff. Maybe Benintendi will even yank one into the bleachers for a walk off. There are many examples of this.

It's just as likely Benintendi goes 0-for-4 in a small sample size playoff game vs. a top notch pitcher.

In terms of winning the World Series? I just don't think this really moves the needle.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Predictable result, sure.

I am not sure why Boone is getting criticized for this decision. Yes, his explanation is convoluted and contradictory. He's an MLB manager, after all.

But this is the only thing Gallo is good for. A pinch hit hail mary home run when you need a home run. The guy he was batting for has zero home runs this year. There were already two outs in the eighth inning.

I suppose the shocking revelation in this article is that Gallo has the second-highest strikeout rate in the majors.

Who the heck is first?

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

This gets tedious for sure, but viruses are contagious.

You want the vaccine so you don't spread the virus to other people who aren't world-class professional athletes:

" 'I’ve tried to talk to as many doctors, medical professionals as I could and figure out as much as I could, and for me just decided that the potential risks outweigh the potential benefits of doing it,' Goldschmidt said after Sunday's loss in Cincinnati. 'It stinks that I can’t play in Toronto and can’t play these next couple games. I hate that part of it, but that’s unfortunately a consequence.' "

Doctors and medical professionals did not tell you that the risks outweigh the benefits.

" 'I just feel healthy. I don’t feel like I needed to get it,' Arenado said. 'I’m not trying to do a political stand here like I’m a spokesperson for this stuff. I’m not. I’m just choosing to do what’s best for me and my family. And I mean no harm, but it’s unfortunate I’ve got to miss two games.' " 

No harm, dude.

As long as you feel healthy.

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She deserves this.

Quite a few of her vocal tics and "mother hen" tendencies drive me nuts. But those kinds of complaints are unavoidable if you listen to too many Yankee games on the radio. She is definitely a trailblazer and her genuine love of baseball crackles through the radio.
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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Humble pie sounds about right.

Long-forgotten if these teams meet in October, but there is no doubt the Astros deserve the benefit of the doubt.

I don't think home field advantage is a big deal, but you might as well try to get it. What more can you accomplish in the regular season?

My observation is this.

Let's say the Yankees can't hit Cristian Javier. This is a real thing. It's a legit problem.

He's the guy who is going to beat the Yankees in the ALCS and keep them from getting a ring. This assumes quite a bit, but let's just say for the sake of argument.

Then the remedy is to trade multiple prospects for the guy who will pound Javier in the playoffs, thus avoiding catastrophe, and leading the way for Giancarlo Stanton to hit a triumphant eight home runs in the World Series vs. Los Angeles.

So my question is: Who's the guy?

Because a lot of people are foolishly convinced it's Benintendi.

Now this scenario requires so many assumptions, it enters the realm of imagination.

But my point is that there's no reason to think Benintendi or Happ or even Soto are going to get three hits and two home runs in this Most Important Game vs. the Astros.

Of course anyone is better than Gallo.

Of course any of the players mentioned would improve the team and therefore improve the chances of winning.

But there is simply no specific player that is likely to solve this particular problem.

Because Javier is good.

Sorry, but that's how it works. The Yankees will have to beat good teams if they are going to win the World Series.



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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Jeter with all the cuss words.

 I always knew he had an edge, baby.

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Viruses are contagious.

I know most kids and healthy people are not going to die from Covid. You don't want it, but you probably won't die.

The point of the vaccine is to stop the spread so you don't kill grandpa.

From a pure baseball standpoint ... if the Orioles can win ten in a row ... if the Reds can play .500 since a 3-23 start ... why can't the Royals get back in the wild card race?

It's not likely, I'd agree with that, but you're truly supposed to try. It's the basis of professional sports.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Don't look now ...

The Orioles are two games out of a wild card spot.

Also, one of the few teams to beat the Yankees in a series this year.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The logic collapses.

A baseball team absolutely regulates what a baseball player can do with their body, just in case you hadn't paid attention to the collective bargaining agreement.

Realmuto is probably prohibited from skydiving and karate, amongst many other physical activities.

Not against the law, but against his contract.

Countries also put many restrictions and requirements on visitors. In fact, I'll bet my bottom dollar Realmuto already has his Tdap vaccine. Canada can't tell him what to do with his body!

So you think it's not worth it for you personally? Do what you want. I wouldn't expect an entire country to change its rules just for you.

You'll survive without a three-game road trip to Canada; and the country of Canada will continue to get along quite nicely without a visit from J.T. Realmuto.

 

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Funny how the lineup rules have changed.

 " 'He’s reserved, quiet. Jeter’s been blessed with great talent around him. So he’s never had to lead,' Rodriguez said in the interview. 'He doesn’t have to, he can just go and play and have fun, and hit second. I mean, you know, hitting second is totally different than hitting third or fourth in a lineup because you go into New York trying to stop Bernie [Williams] and [Paul] O’Neill and everybody. You never say, "Don’t let Derek beat you." That’s never your concern.' "

Obviously, these comments didn't age well. 

Also, it's not breaking news that this interview strained the relationship.

Why does ARod have a reputation for being well-spoken and intelligent?

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Thursday, July 07, 2022

Flavor of the Month.

Not a bad player by any means. It's just interesting how the pendulum has swung back a bit to favor players with high batting averages and no power.

Yeah, .279 is a high batting average nowadays ... and 16 home runs per year is not a lot nowadays.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

LeMahieu's good stats.

Because of his ability to hit with RISP, I wanted LeMahieu to bat fifth. I think I was wrong about this.

LeMahieu's slugging percentage is very low (.398), but his on-base percentage is high (.355).

He has 34 walks and 35 strikeouts.

I still definitely trust him with RISP, but it was the right decision have him bat leadoff.

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When he was a prospect, I thought Refsnyder was a sure thing.

I was thinking of all the players who would be better than Gallo.

In fact, I'm willing to bet Ryan McBroom would be better than Gallo.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Gallo splits.

  • RISP: .152/.264/.283.
  • Two outs RISP: .105/.320/.316.
  • Late & close: .035/.222/.138.
  • Vs. LHP: .118/.224/.196 with an impossibly bad 30 Ks in 51 at-bats. You can just send up a bullpen pitcher and get these results. An athletic player from the minors who can play the outfield.
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Sunday, June 26, 2022

The Field

Such a typical con game by Lupica.

Pretending the Yankees as so invincible that only six teams could possibly beat them in the playoffs.

Twelve teams make the playoffs. Eleven of these teams can beat the Yankees. We don't yet know who these teams will be (though I'm quite confident at this point that the Yankees will make the playoffs).

Now fast forward to October and consider the various scenarios:

  1. Yankees win the World Series. "I told you the Yankees were invincible."
  2. Yankees are beaten by one of the six challengers. "I told you [insert team name] could beat the Yankees."
  3. Yankees are beaten by a different team. My favorite. "NO ONE THOUGHT the Yankees could be beaten by [insert team name]."
I find it consistently irritating and cowardly to tell me who will not win the Championship if you're unwilling to take as stand and tell me who will.

In response, I will now list six teams who I predict will not beat the Yankees in the playoffs:
  1. The A's.
  2. The Reds.
  3. The Pirates.
  4. The Rockies.
  5. The Cubs.
  6. The Nationals.

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The current state of the AL East

  •  If the playoffs started today, four AL East teams would make the playoffs.
  • The Orioles have a better record than the Angels.

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Yankee Stadium is Rockin'.

Four three-run home runs between both teams.

The Earl Weaver Game.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Trying too hard.

"There is always the same, mythical, two-team division in baseball. Call it the 'New York Division,' one that only includes the Yankees and the Mets. It means, especially in a year like this one when the two teams have the two best records in baseball, that they are always fighting for the mythical city championship."

It's a weary, mythical two-team division of my own creation. I'm so tired of talking about it for the past forty years, that I'm going to have to talk about it again.

 

"For now, the Yankees look to be running away with it. But it is fair to wonder, even at this point in the season, what the respective records of the two teams would be if, say, Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes, the Yankees’ two best starters, had combined for just eight starts the way Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer have. And how things might look between the two teams, and not just when they get around to playing each other, when deGrom and Scherzer are back at the top of Buck Showalter’s rotation."

Yeah. It's a fair point. The Mets might be better than the Yankees if deGrom and Scherzer return to form.

But it's fair to wonder, even at this point in the season, if the Yankees had kept Dellin Betances and he had regained his dominance; and if Clint Frazier was their everyday left fielder and hitting 45 home runs per year; and if Greg Bird had stayed healthy and won a couple of batting titles; and if Rob Refsnyder had a slash line of .300/.400/.500 and was their everyday second baseman. That team would be even better than the current team. 


"Which New York slugger is going to end up being the MVP of New York this season, Aaron Judge or Pete Alonso?

And, by the way, I ask the question knowing that come September, as we’re coming down the stretch, Francisco Lindor (who came out of the weekend with more RBIs than Judge) might want a word.

All Rise or the Polar Bear?"

I don't know what the future will bring, either.

Right now, Judge is by far the most valuable of these three.




 



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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Weak shtick.

The Yankees could win 162 games and Mike Lupica wouldn't find anything good to say:

"Everybody realizes it wasn’t some kind of insult to suggest a few weeks ago that we needed to see what the Yankees were going to do once they moved out of the JV part of their schedule, right?

Somehow, though, that notion seemed to offend people in Yankee Universe."

Just admit you were wrong. It will be a relief.

I don't even understand how he spends his time. 

Does he write a column and then scour Twitter for responses? How is "people in Yankee Universe" even a thing?

 

"So now we see how they’ve come out gangbusters against the Rays and Jays.

It is the real beginning of the 100-game season between now and the finish, and the Yankees have started it in high style, as they continue one of the remarkable first three months in their history."

They're playing .750 ball.

There is no need for an inevitable "but."

Just enjoy watching baseball and enjoy writing about baseball.

  

"But it’s always interesting the way the Yankees are still covered like the company in a company town, and when they look great again, as they sure do this season, it’s as if order has been restored to the baseball universe.

But what kind of order are we talking about with a franchise that has played in one World Series in the past 20 years, and hasn’t won once since 2009?"

Lupica really believes his role is to play cynic to all the "fanboy" reporters in "Yankee Universe."

The Yankees are playing .750 ball this year. 

When you search for holes in the dyke, you don't reveal flaws in the Coverage in a Company Town. You reveal your own hackneyed flaws.


"And here’s one more interesting question about the records of our two big-city baseball teams:

What would the Yankees’ record be if they’d gotten a total of eight starts from Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes the way the Mets have gotten just eight starts, total, from Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer?"

This is a very odd appraisal. Embarrassing, actually. Also, quite uninteresting, despite his insistence that his own question is interesting.

Cole is the Yankees' worst starting pitcher. They'd probably be fine if they plugged in an uninjured Green or an uninjured German, since we're playing 2022 MLB in an imaginary place where injuries don't exist.

Cortes makes league minimum, more or less, and you have the gall to compare him to deGrom and Scherzer simply because he has outperformed all expectations? Weak.

A more interesting question: Why are the Mets risking free agent money on elderly pitchers in the first place?

 

Lupica is neurotic.

Lupica is not happy that that Mets are 20 games over .500 and cruising to the playoffs.

He just needs the Mets to be better than the Yankees in the "company town," in the pretend Battle for New York, which is largely his own creation.

 Next up is a column about Mike Baxter from Archbiship Molloy and how he would have been better than Aaron Judge.

The underlying Forever problem with Lupica goes something like this: If you're seriously this slanted against one of the teams you supposedly cover ... seething anger; endless insistence that they're overrated or ruinous to MLB's competitive balance; animated solely by the idea that the Mets are going to TAKE OVER THIS TOWN ... if you spend a decade+ relentlessly crushing ARod for steroid use and shrug off Cano's steroid use ... you're simply not a reliable source of baseball information. Which would be fine if you were a tire salesman in Duluth, Minnesota, but you're a baseball columnist for the New York Daily News.


 


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At some point, a player has to produce.

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Thursday, June 09, 2022

Cliff Who?

A guy with one RBI is talking trash.

Really, though, congratulations on the nose ring. It must be very liberating.

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Monday, June 06, 2022

Totally not judgmental.

He never even met Jesus Christ, but he speaks for Jesus Christ:

" 'So it's a hard decision,' Adam told the Tampa Bay Times. 'Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it's just a lifestyle that maybe -- not that they look down on anybody or think differently -- it's just that maybe we don't want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who's encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior."

What behavior?

What lifestyle?

What about gay people who abstain from sex? Who go to Church every Sunday? Or who have intimate relations only with their spouse?

Just like you're a full human being who is multi-faceted and engages in multiple activities ... maybe even attending public professional sporting events! ... it's childish to reduce people to their decisions about what they do with their genitals, and how often, and with whom.

 

'... It's not judgmental. It's not looking down. It's just what we believe the lifestyle he's encouraged us to live, for our good, not to withhold. But again, we love these men and women, we care about them, and we want them to feel safe and welcome here.' "

It's very noble indeed to want homosexuals to feel safe and welcome at Tropicana Field.

 


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Saturday, June 04, 2022

Gallo can barely hit a foul ball.

Gallo's batting average is .173.

He has struck out 59 times in 133 at-bats.

.100 BA with RISP.

.000 BA with RISP and two outs (14 at-bats).

A smattering of home runs. Five home runs which account for six runs batted in.

That means ... are you ready for this one? ... one total RBI in his other 133 at-bats. 

You could send a player up there blindfolded and he could probably drive in more runs than that.



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Wednesday, June 01, 2022

I don't think anyone likes you. Generally, people don't tell you when they don't like you.

First step is learning when to shut up. Take your mere one-game suspension and move on.

Between Cole and Donaldson, it seems like the Yankee so-called leaders are crybabies.

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We can all relate.

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Monday, May 30, 2022

Joe Girardi does not worry about his job

"I don't worry about my job," Girardi said. "I've never worried about my job. I don't worry about my job. I've got to do my job. It's the business of being a manager. I don't worry about it."

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

The apology seems sincere enough.

Tim Anderson is batting .355 and, on the baseball field, he can be referred to as Mr. Anderson, even by a player who was once MVP of the AL.

That's really all I was looking for.

A self-serving statement, sure. But just publicly acknowledge your admiration for both Jackie Robinson and Tim Anderson.



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Monday, May 23, 2022

High praise for a guy with a .000 batting average this season.

 Twelve at-bats is a small sample size, of course.

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Also, Anderson hit a walkoff HR vs. the Yankees in the Field of Dreams game.

 In Game One, Josh Donaldson almost had a hit:

"Donaldson sat out the finale after going 0-for-4 but coming within a few feet of a much bigger day in the opener. With two on and two outs in the first, Donaldson lined out to third base, where Yoan Moncada -- inserted into the lineup in place of Anderson -- saved a run by snaring the ball at his shoe tops. In the fourth, Donaldson flied out to the wall in left field.

With two on and one out in the eighth, he flied out to the track in right-center."


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Friday, May 20, 2022

Eating Cheerios every day might lower cholesterol.

 We have no idea, really, but it might.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

On the one hand, they're being honest.

 On the other hand, they lack self-awareness when they complain about unusual ballpark dimensions.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The man bet on himself and it's paying off so far.

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Friday, May 06, 2022

This guy called it the day BEFORE.

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With the Yankees, Girardi was highly regarded for his bullpen management.

 Still, a jockey needs a good horse.

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Wednesday, May 04, 2022

Easy decision ... give it to a kid.

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Monday, May 02, 2022

The Mets DH.

My ear may not be to the ground, but I don't think NL fans are complaining about the DH.

 No rule change could save a PED-less Robinson Cano.

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The Ivan Nova update you didn't know you wanted.

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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Checking in with Clint Frazier.

It's possible the unfortunate concussion injuries derailed an otherwise stellar carerr.

But facts are facts.

Frazier is now 27 years old and has a career WAR of 0.1.

This year, in 21 at-bats, away from the supposed pressure of New York, he has 3 hits, 0 HRs, and 0 RBIs.

He's nothing more than a batting practice all star.

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This guy with his excuses.

If Cole seriously has another personal catcher this year ... and if he's seriously rejecting the guy who was his personal catcher for the past two years ... then he's just a Spider Tack fraud.

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IKF scored a lot of points with Yankee fans in one at-bat.

Funny how it works.

The other oddity alluded to in this article is that the Yankees have been playing small ball. Eight out of eleven stolen bases. They even successfully executed a hit-and-run the other day. 

Of course, the next batter was unable to get the runner home ... but it was a nice try.


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Saturday, April 23, 2022

The Ellsbury update you have been waiting for.

 Still: If he was in LF right now, he'd probably be better than Gallo.

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Friday, April 22, 2022

Steroids work.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

We need to talk about Kyle.

Many Yankee fans had tired of Sanchez behind the plate, this is true. Including yours truly. 

I hadn't really pondered the idea that they were serious about promoting the backup. 

It didn't work with Chris Stewart or John Flaherty, did it?

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This whole time, I thought Nick Johnson was the greatest hitting prodigy since Ted Williams.

But I suppose that would make Juan Soto the greatest hitting prodigy since Nick Johnson.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Gallo is joking, so I'll give him a pass

" 'When I first got traded here I think they thought I was Babe Ruth, or something, I don’t know,' Gallo told The Post and smiled.

Well, the Bambino did strike out a lot …"

But it does remind me of the time Ottavino said he would have struck out Babe Ruth every time.

" 'I’m not necessarily a loveable player ’cause of the way my skill set is,' Gallo said, 'but I always respect the game, I always play hard, I always give everything I have every time I’m out in the field no matter what the score is, no matter where we’re at in the standings, who we’re playing. I always take pride in that ’cause I love the game of baseball.

“I think fans will start to see that over time.'

He’s not Babe Ruth. And he shouldn’t have to be."

He strikes out too much. Way too much. Also, his defense has surely not lived up to its hype.


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Friday, April 08, 2022

Opening Day Lineup.

I'm happy with DJ starting and batting fifth.

Torres will of course get his at-bats, but he simply hasn't earned the everydat starting role.

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Tuesday, April 05, 2022

The baby bombers!

I wish I could find the clip of ARod explaining how Bird was going to win a batting title.

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Sunday, April 03, 2022

I always thought LeMahieu should drop in the lineup. Try to maximinze the number of at-bats with men on base.

" 'We’d had DJ in the leadoff spot for a few years and it’s got nothing to do with speed,' Boone said. 'You always want the unicorn. I want Rickey Henderson leading off, a guy that gets on and can really run. But if you really sit down and think about that, it’s kind of a little ridiculous. You want a good player hitting in that spot. You want to go with a guy that gets on base hitting in that spot.

'Yeah, it’s great if anyone can run. It’s great if the three hitter can run, the four hitter. The biggest thing is I want a good hitter that gets on base a lot. Donaldson and a lot of our guys fit that mold.' "

Unanswered question ... where is DJ playing?

DH?

So Gleyber can play a subpar 2B instead?

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

The minor leagues are goofy.

I think the batter is lucky the pitcher played along ... or perhaps the pitcher was in on it. 

Because if the pitcher wanted to plunk the batter, I don't know how the batter would get out of the way.


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Monday, March 21, 2022

Improper use of a bullpen phone.

If there is something sinister to this, then I wouldn't mind the Yankee players and fans getting knocked off their high horse.

The Astros went too far too often ... but it was Chapman who predictably hung the gopher ball slider, and I honestly think the Astros beat the Yankees fair and square in the 2017 playoffs.

As for the potential "difference" between what Commissioner Manfred said in public and what the document says ... is this a serious discussion?

Manfred may be awkward and horrible at PR ... but there is nothing that comes out of his mouth that can be taken seriously.

OF COURSE he didn't openly discuss the potentially damaging contents of a CONFIDENTIAL Court filing. Besides, it's not as if he is under oath when he's releasing leaks to Buster Olney.



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Saturday, March 19, 2022

Ben Rortvedt becomes a True Yankee.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

It would seem Toronto has the best lineup in MLB.

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It feels like a bargain.

Maybe Gleyber will turn it around offensively, but I don't see why he would be given the starting second base job over LeMahieu.

Yes, LeMahieu is more versatile than Gleyber.

Yes, Gleyber is better at second base than he is at shortstop.

These are the wrong questions.

Unless Gleyber really turns it around, he's a #8 hitter who botches a lot of double plays in the field.

The default lineup should be LeMahieu at second base with Gleyber as a backup infielder and occasional DH.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

MLB players want posters in their locker rooms that say, "You don't have to be crazy to work here ... but it sure helps!"

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Monday, March 14, 2022

Blockbuster trade for Rortvedt.

"Sánchez’s departure raises a question about the Yankees’ starting catcher situation, hinting at another move potentially to follow. Kyle Higashioka is the incumbent backup behind the plate, and Rob Brantly is also on the 40-man roster. The 24-year-old Rortvedt made his big league debut last year, picking up 15 hits in 89 at-bats (.169). He was regarded as the best defensive catcher in the Twins' organization, according to Baseball America, and has previously worked with Bombers catching coach Tanner Swanson."

I have a question: Can Rortvedt tag out a base runner when the throw beats him the runner by six steps?

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Monday, March 07, 2022

As long as it isn't me.

 At least he is exhibiting some self-awareness:

"'So I’m just trying to figure out a way to be the same Gleyber I was in (2018 and ‘19) and prepare really well for this season,' Torres said. 'I’m back to second and I am happy to be there and I feel like I can help my team at second base. So I just prepare myself, get stronger and try to get really good for my team.'"


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Wednesday, March 02, 2022

It's not great.

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Monday, February 28, 2022

The owners don't want to play in April, anyway.


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Monday, February 21, 2022

Sure, there are some nuances and each team is different ...

 ... but every team's offense will benefit from the DH.

Because pitcher's can't hit.

I also think that everyone in the NL will echo the sentiment of the Mets' manager and hitting coach.

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

DJ LeMahieu hopes the players' next proposal will end the MLB lockout.

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Sunday, February 13, 2022

I never understand the rush to get rid of Voit.

Voit's 162-game average stats:

.267/.357/.510

34 HR

94 RBI

83 R

159 K

61 BB


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Friday, February 11, 2022

I was thinking deGrom is their best hitter.

"Five months ago, when the Mets were heading toward their fifth-straight playoff miss, the futures of J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano were murky at best. Davis was expected to be involved in an upcoming offseason trade package — and he very well might still be — while Cano was a distant entity, already erased from Mets’ fans collective consciousness.

Now, their outlooks are quite different. With the universal DH expected to arrive next season, whenever the MLB lockout is lifted and a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is in place, the opportunities for the Mets lineup are especially advantageous."

I mean, in general, I'm bearish on the Mets. It's grading on a curve compared to expectations which I think are a bit outlandish and optimistic.

But if a steroid-less, 39-year-old Robinson Cano is an impactful offensive player for the Mets, then I will truly be shocked.

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Universal DH

 That was anti-climactic after decades of screaming about it.

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Tuesday, February 01, 2022

Some ink for Hiroki Kuroda.

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Not the first guy I think of when I think of ex-Yankee sluggers ...

When Canseco confessed in his book, admittedly for self-serving purposes, just about everyone dismissed him and ganged up on him.

But, over time, he was proven right.

I find the most cowardly HOF arguments are fixated on the particulars of drug test results, official suspensions, official MLB rules vs., I dunno, the laws of the USA.

With every other dimension, a voter is supposed to review the facts and use their judgment.

Ortiz used PEDs. I feel very comfortable saying that, and I don't have to prove it 100%. I am using my judgment and common sense.

Several players already in the HOF used PEDs.

So the hypocrisy is that the writers use the character clause when it suits them. It seems to the rest of us, that they're making their decisions based on popularity or a quid pro quo payback.

Manny Ramirez crossed a threshold that Ortiz didn't cross? OK, if that fiction gets you through the night.

I mean, if you really want to reject a player due to his character, I'll gladly reject Omar Vizquel ... yet he still got 24% of the votes.



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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Hinske with your best shot.

 Mike Aldrete was unavailable for comment.

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Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Yes doubting.

"There's no doubting that Rodriguez is very intelligent and is one of the most accomplished players in MLB history, but there are quite a few people not fond of him personally. Details on how 'a Manningcast-type broadcast' with Rodriguez would work appear to be slim right now, but ESPN would seemingly have to pair the 14-time All-Star with one of their most universally liked personalities for such an arrangement to be successful."

I have never really seen evidence that he is intelligent. 

He's ...  magnetic? Charismatic?

But not intelligent.


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Sunday, January 02, 2022

It's quantum journalism.

It's never true, it's always true.

It is not an exaggeration to state that Mike Lupica anticipates the Mets taking over the headlines from the Yankees every single season:

"Nobody would ever call the Yankees bums, lovable or otherwise. They have one winning season after another, back to the middle of the 1990s, an historic and remarkable run. But their fans know that winning seasons aren’t supposed to be the coin of the realm on the north side of 161st St. any more than they were on the other side of 161st St., where the Yankees won 26 of the 27 World Series.

Yankee fans liked it better over there, the home for most of the good ghosts that Derek Jeter liked to talk about.

Now it’s as if the Yankees have ghosted the Series."

Huh? Coin of the realm? Ghosted the Series? Is he saying Yankee fans dislike the new Stadium? I like the new Stadium.

"And it’s even worse than that right now, especially in light of the way the Yankees started doing business, on and off the field, once George Steinbrenner got to town, and became the first real modern sports owner, throwing money around and making more noise than a brass band.

It is the other team in New York, the Mets, who now have become the biggest baseball spender around, even bigger in the moment than the Dodgers. It is the Mets who made the biggest offseason noise before the sport shut down because of the current labor dispute, signing free agent Max Scherzer to a record-setting contract, and then hiring the best free agent manager out there, Buck Showalter, one of the most popular managers that the Yankees ever had."

I know Lupica's the lead Showalter Guy. Lupica can gloat about this one. Like I said before, it's almost as if Lupica willed the Showalter hire into existence.

But I honestly had no idea Buck Showalter was one of the most popular managers the Yankees ever had.

With the fans? Or do you mean, like, with inside baseball personnel?

Because Showalter made his bones after his four seasons with the Yankees ... which ended 27 years ago.

"(If you don’t believe that, go see if you can find the video of the ovation Showalter got at the old Stadium before Game 1 of the Yankees’ division series against Junior Griffey and the Mariners in 1995)"

Ummm ... still don't believe it ... and, no, I am not going to look up a video.

I know for damned sure the Yankees fans were excited to be back in the playoffs. 

It was a good time.

The bullpen catcher got a standing ovation.

Go find the video of the fans going crazy when Ruben Sierra hit a home run ... and then tell me you've concluded that Ruben Sierra is one of the most popular Yankee outfielders ever. They were chanting "Ru-Ben, Ru-Ben, Ru-Ben."

Off the top of my head: Casey Stengel, Joe Torre, Billy Martin ... and then a few old-timers like McCarthy and Huggins.

So "three decades ago, Showalter's short tenure with the Yankees has probably made him one of the Top Six or Top Seven most popular Yankee managers, based mostly on a re-evaluation of his talents after the 1995 season."

"But from the end of the ‘21 season until now, something quite, well, amazin’ has happened:

It is the Yankees who have felt like the Other Team in town."

Maybe this is even true. 

But you say this every single year.

Even if you are eventually correct, you don't get credit.

Scherzer and Showalter can't be the reason the Mets take over New York. The Mets have already taken over New York many tames, according to Lupica: Lindor, Betances, Granderson, Afonso, etc.


 

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