OT: Official 2022 NY Yankees Season And Post Season Thread

[yesrutgers01]

So.... What was the odds of the Mets, Atlanta and Dodgers all losing in their first Round???? All 100+ win teams.

The odds are pretty much almost 0...I would say most odd makers, and I am sure someone has the info- prior to playoffs had
Dodgers
Braves
Astros
Mets/Yankees

As odds on. We all know "shat happens" but it has to be astronomical that at least 2 of the top 5 would be in the final 4.

 

[ClassOf02]

2nd & 3rd, 1 out against Verlander….have to capitalize here.

 

[ClassOf02]

2nd & 3rd, 1 out against Verlander….have to capitalize here.

And Donaldson strikes out on 3 straight pitches.

 

[bethlehemfan]

This umpire blows

 

[RU Diesel07110]

Carpenters struggling

 

[mdk01]

This umpire blows

Very inconsistent strike zone for both teams.

 

[mdk01]

Verlander around 65 pitches after 3.

 

[RUHotTrumpetMonkeyLove]

I wonder what Josh Nalor is doing tonight.

 

[RU Diesel07110]

I wonder what Josh Nalor is doing tonight.

Babysitting.

 

[ClassOf02]

Donaldson is absolutely lost at the plate.

 

[zappaa]

Schmidt’s in the game.
Obviously, Boone has no intent
to win

 

[RW90]

Schmidt’s in the game.
Obviously, Boone has no intents on winning

Called it as soon as he entered. The DP last inning was pure luck. Need to find someone else to eat up innings.

 

[RUHotTrumpetMonkeyLove]

I don't understand why German is on the roster. What is Boone's aversion to using him? You can't say he might start a game now that they've added Montas.

 

[zappaa]

Into the Astros bull pen…game over

 

[ClassOf02]

Montas still has it, huh.

 

[RUHotTrumpetMonkeyLove]

I’d rather have a one-legged Hicks on the roster than Frankie Montas.

 

[RW90]

At least the heart sign is more subdued than rocking the baby.

 

[Kbee3]

Into the Astros bull pen…game over

A great man once said "It ain't over til it's over".

 

[RW90]

Worst case, at least forcing their closer into the game early bodes better for tomorrow.

 

[MitchLL]

This team is just "all or nothing" at the plate.

15 KOs through 8 innings.

 

[RUHotTrumpetMonkeyLove]

This team is just "all or nothing" at the plate.

15 KOs through 8 innings.

But, y’know, analytics.

 

[zappaa]

Cabrera play 3rd tomorrow.

 

[RW90]

Cabrera play 3rd tomorrow.

Surprised he didn't pinch hit for IKF.

 

[RW90]

17 Ks tonight. Oofa

 

[MitchLL]

But, y’know, analytics.

You can't win in the playoffs with this kind of lineup.

Cashman needs to go.

 

[zappaa]

This team is just "all or nothing" at the plate.

15 KOs through 8 innings.

17 total
That’s 5 more times than Yogi Berra struck out for an entire season in 1950

 

[Kbee3]

17 total
That’s 5 more times than Yogi Berra struck out for an entire season in 1950

He didn't have to face Verlander.

 

[zappaa]

He didn't have to face Verlander.

He faced Bob Feller instead.

 

[Kbee3]

He didn't have to face Verlander.

And his bullpen guys were no day at the beach either.
Definitely better than what the Yanks followed Taillon with. Some strange choices there.

 

[Kbee3]

Framber Valdez is real tough.
Severino needs to come up big in Game Two.

 

[WhiteBus]

17 Ks tonight. Oofa

Through the 6 games in the playoffs they have 70 strike outs and just 33 hits. A .176 team batting average and 6 hitters at .200 or lower. Only Rizzo is above .300
However this isn't new. This is the way the team was built, just like the last 6 years. The focus is success during the regular season to promote ticket sale and YES viewers. All about $$ for the Steinbrenner kids. Playoffs are just a bonus. No concern to win it all.

 

[RU Diesel07110]

Had verlander in trouble a few times early couldn’t come up with big hit Donaldson and carp were brutal.
Think it’s time to put Schmidt in rear view unless eating innings in blowout.

 

[RUAldo]

Through the 6 games in the playoffs they have 70 strike outs and just 33 hits. A .176 team batting average and 6 hitters at .200 or lower. Only Rizzo is above .300
However this isn't new. This is the way the team was built, just like the last 6 years. The focus is success during the regular season to promote ticket sale and YES viewers. All about $$ for the Steinbrenner kids. Playoffs are just a bonus. No concern to win it all.

The only stats that Cashman should be looking at is how a player bats against the top 25-50 pitchers in the league. Yanks will crush bad pitching which inflates stats/metrics but always struggle against elite pitchers.

 

[RULoyal]

The only stats that Cashman should be looking at is how a player bats against the top 25-50 pitchers in the league. Yanks will crush bad pitching which inflates stats/metrics but always struggle against elite pitchers.

Aren't elite pitchers elite because the majority of hitters struggle against them the majority of the time?

 

[RUAldo]

Aren't elite pitchers elite because the majority of hitters struggle against them the majority of the time?

Yeah, and that’s why you don’t settle for the “majority of hitters” when you are the NYY with deep pockets. You focus on the hitters that perform best against top competition. Admittedly, easier said than done. But I’d love to see stats that show the records/eras of the pitchers that Judge hit his 62 homers off.

 

[mdk01]

Through the 6 games in the playoffs they have 70 strike outs and just 33 hits. A .176 team batting average and 6 hitters at .200 or lower. Only Rizzo is above .300
However this isn't new. This is the way the team was built, just like the last 6 years. The focus is success during the regular season to promote ticket sale and YES viewers. All about $$ for the Steinbrenner kids. Playoffs are just a bonus. No concern to win it all.

LeMahieu brought some balance to this home run/strikeout lineup, but he's essentially been missing for the past 2 seasons.

 

[colbert17]

Yeah, and that’s why you don’t settle for the “majority of hitters” when you are the NYY with deep pockets. You focus on the hitters that perform best against top competition. Admittedly, easier said than done. But I’d love to see stats that show the records/eras of the pitchers that Judge hit his 62 homers off.

I just saw an article that listed all of Judge's home runs and it's not exactly a Who's Who but it's more like a Who's That? It was 56 different pitchers and I 'm not a big follower of the American League but honestly at least 45 of them I never heard of.
Here's the article.

Aaron Judge passes Roger Maris: Complete list of Yankee slugger’s 2022 home runs

Home Run No. 1: April 13; vs. Toronto Blue Jays; Yankee Stadium; 5th inning off Jose Berrios (solo). — Final: Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4. No. 2: April 22; vs. Cleveland Guardians; Yankee Stadium;…

www.nydailynews.com

 

[RW90]

LeMahieu brought some balance to this home run/strikeout lineup, but he's essentially been missing for the past 2 seasons.

Bader was an unexpected surprise also. But having both LeMahieu and Benintendi on the DL leaves a lot of holes in their post-season lineup.

 

[MitchLL]

And his bullpen guys were no day at the beach either.
Definitely better than what the Yanks followed Taillon with. Some strange choices there.

That's what makes the idiotic pitching decisions on Saturday nite so significant.

Win that game and Nestor starts game 1 vs Houston and we might have a different scenario last nite where the Houston staff is used differently if they are trailing in the game.

 

[RUHotTrumpetMonkeyLove]

This is actually not as bad as I was expecting, but good God were some of his missed calls impactful based on the game situation.