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41Forever Jan 28 2017 05:11 PM

Supposedly this is the Yankees' new spring training cap. Not even St. Derek could make this better. Though if you placed the cap on the ground between third and second if would have more range than Jeter did. That said, I haven't seen the Mets new spring cap. Hopefully it's not this bad. I'm sad that Mr. Met is being removed from the blue jerseys.

MFS62 Jan 28 2017 07:32 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Wow! A slap at Jeter. And a good one, too. You have real potential. Just a reminder. Please feel free to use "MFY" instead of the actual name of that team. Later

Fman99 Jan 28 2017 08:08 PM Re: LOL Yankees

It's got all of the dignity of a clown in makeup that is also sitting on the toilet.

seawolf17 Jan 28 2017 09:57 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I'm kinda stunned that the MFYs -- who have resisted any sort of change -- would do this. Money talks, I guess.

Edgy MD Jan 29 2017 12:50 AM Re: LOL Yankees

They've had goofy spring lids before too. It's unfortunately the law these days. [fimg=400:2l6fw26r]http://www.wruf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/USATSI_9122451_168381752_lowres-e1455828522486-660x330.jpg[/fimg:2l6fw26r][fimg=400:2l6fw26r]https://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productimages/_1134000/ff_1134295_full.jpg&w=340[/fimg:2l6fw26r] [fimg=400:2l6fw26r]http://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages/_2650000/ff_2650767_full.jpg&w=340[/fimg:2l6fw26r]

Nymr83 Jan 29 2017 01:03 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I like how someone said "we need to write 'SPRING TRAINING' on this so that everyone knows its just a March money grab in Florida and not part of the REAL YANKEE TRADITION [TM]"

MFS62 Jan 29 2017 01:20 AM Re: LOL Yankees

If I want to see that team's hats, I'll just check out pictures of guys knocking over liquor stores on the TV news. Later

Nymr83 Jan 29 2017 04:12 AM Re: LOL Yankees

MFS62 wrote: If I want to see that team's hats, I'll just check out pictures of guys knocking over liquor stores on the TV news. Later Post of the Year and its only January!

d'Kong76 Jan 29 2017 02:33 PM Re: LOL Yankees

LOL Mets

Ceetar Jan 29 2017 02:41 PM Re: LOL Yankees

41Forever wrote: Supposedly this is the Yankees' new spring training cap. Not even St. Derek could make this better. Though if you placed the cap on the ground between third and second if would have more range than Jeter did. That said, I haven't seen the Mets new spring cap. Hopefully it's not this bad. I'm sad that Mr. Met is being removed from the blue jerseys. I wanna see this thing on someone. I feel like that brim would be almost camo on a real person.

41Forever Jan 29 2017 04:26 PM Re: LOL Yankees

d'Kong76 wrote: LOL Mets I think this is something to be sold in the souvenir shops and not something to be worn on the field. They're selling them for each team -- you can guess what the Arizona caps look like -- and they're adjustable. I actually kind of like that. If I can get to Florida in March I might snag one of those. That Yankees thing, I think, is intended to be worn on the field!

batmagadanleadoff Jan 29 2017 07:00 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I don't know how much say the individual teams have over the design of those ST caps. For the last several years, MLB has been supervising the design of the ST caps, implementing universal themes to be shared by all teams.

metsmarathon Jan 30 2017 03:59 AM Re: LOL Yankees

41Forever wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: LOL Mets I think this is something to be sold in the souvenir shops and not something to be worn on the field. They're selling them for each team -- you can guess what the Arizona caps look like -- and they're adjustable. I actually kind of like that. If I can get to Florida in March I might snag one of those. That Yankees thing, I think, is intended to be worn on the field! this is a pretty hat. it's like it was made specifically to look good with the mets colors. the other florida teams don't fare nearly as well, as the image inside the state-shape remains the same. the SF-zona hat is also a thing of beauty.

Centerfield Jan 30 2017 03:52 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I kinda like the hat too. Without the Florida outline, it might be a favorite of mine.

d'Kong76 Jan 30 2017 04:07 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I look at it and I see Jimmy Buffet fans in a stooper singing Margarittaville!

Centerfield Jan 30 2017 04:14 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I was just thinking I could wear it to Jimmy Buffet concerts!

Ashie62 Jan 30 2017 08:24 PM Re: LOL Yankees

These hats all look like something Jay-Z would wear.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 31 2017 02:55 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Ashie62 wrote: These hats all look like something Jay-Z would wear. They REALLY don't. d'Kong76 wrote: I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I look at it and I see Jimmy Buffet fans in a stooper singing Margarittaville! God, yes. Please keep anything G-D Floridian away from my Mets gear. Kindly.

MFS62 Jan 31 2017 03:00 AM Re: LOL Yankees

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ashie62 wrote: These hats all look like something Jay-Z would wear. They REALLY don't. Actually, the MFY one has that certain kind of flat brim thug look to it. Later

41Forever Jan 31 2017 03:12 AM Re: LOL Yankees

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I look at it and I see Jimmy Buffet fans in a stooper singing Margarittaville! God, yes. Please keep anything G-D Floridian away from my Mets gear. Kindly. It's a spring training souvenir, like a t-shirt. I like Florida!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 31 2017 03:31 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I like Florida! I think it would make a great commonwealth, once it's been properly severed from the mainland and shunted off into the gulf!

Edgy MD Feb 07 2017 09:02 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Yankees, back in the bidness of stockpiling DHs, have signed National League homerun champeen (and big time whiffer) Chris Carter. He went for one year and $3 million, which is Fernando Salas munny, which tells you ... something.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 07 2017 09:04 PM Re: LOL Yankees

It tells me that it's a lot less likely than we originally thought that anyone would want to take on $13 million for Jay Bruce. The good news is that the Mets went ahead and spent $9 million on their bullpen after giving up on the idea (for now anyway) of trading Bruce. That means they were willing to expand their budget! (Take that, Howard Megdal!) I know my post has nothing to do with the Yankees, but I don't give a shit about the Yankees! (Take THAT, Howard Megdal!)

Lefty Specialist Feb 07 2017 09:33 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: The Yankees, back in the bidness of stockpiling DHs, have signed National League homerun champeen (and big time whiffer) Chris Carter. He went for one year and $3 million, which is Fernando Salas munny, which tells you ... something. He'll hit 60 HR's in that bandbox and still bat .210.

Edgy MD Feb 07 2017 09:54 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It tells me that it's a lot less likely than we originally thought that anyone would want to take on $13 million for Jay Bruce. Well, he's pretty much limited to 1B and DH duty, so Bruce has that advantage for what it's worth. (Not $10 million, certainly.) Lefty Specialist wrote: He'll hit 60 HR's in that bandbox and still bat .210. Is YSIII as advantageous for righthanded hitters as lefthanded hitters? I don't see him getting fulltime duty so it'll be interesting. American League teams have the advantage of not really having to worry about versatility on the bench. They need a backup catcher and utility guy, but the rest of their bench spots can go to batsmen.

Frayed Knot Feb 07 2017 10:08 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I guess he'll compete for a platoon spot at 1B with LH-hitting Greg Bird whom the Yanx are trying to break into that spot after he missed all of 2016 with an injury. They already signed Matt Holliday with the intention of making him pretty much their everyday DH and are trying to work Aaron Judge into their OF. Both Holliday and Judge, like Carter, hit RH I had heard that Carter was looking towards Japan who usually seem to give chances to his type of slugger, but the fact that he took a relatively low deal with no guarantees of a spot or playing time means either the JPL offers weren't there or that he really dislikes sushi. If nothing else, the Yanqui are going to have a bunch of beefy guys in their corner OF/1B/DH spots Holliday = 6' 4" / 240 Carter = 6' 4" / 245 Judge = 6' 7" / 275 Bird = 6' 4" / 220 I may not want to fight any of those guys but I'd bet I could beat one or maybe all of them in a foot race despite the fact that most are around half my age.

Ceetar Feb 07 2017 10:18 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: Is YSIII as advantageous for righthanded hitters as lefthanded hitters? latest data is from 2015. for lefties, and homers, it's tied for the easiest park with Coors and Camden for righties, and homers, it's 9th, still fairly home-friendly but not as extreme.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 07 2017 10:20 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Even if he's surplus, he may end up being a hell of an end-of-bench asset. Tradeable surplus, even. I mean, TELL me he's not a terrible end-of-bench option. Wilmer's making $2.2M, and that's via arbitration. Hell, that's half of last year's DeAza money.

MFS62 Feb 08 2017 01:45 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: If nothing else, the Yanqui are going to have a bunch of beefy guys in their corner OF/1B/DH spots Holliday = 6' 4" / 240 I didn't realize he was that big. I always got the impression he was one of those slim, wiry players. Later

Edgy MD Feb 08 2017 01:57 AM Re: LOL Yankees

There have been two Chris Carters—both profiling as big-hacking sluggerinos who made their share of wind. In fact, the best player from my town when I was a kid was an all-hit, no-field slugger named Chris Carter, who led our village to (I think) our only Little League World Series appearance. Topped out in college though, and I don't think he was drafted. Is this going to be our 2017 Yankees thread or do we have another?

MFS62 Feb 08 2017 02:18 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: Is this going to be our 2017 Yankees thread or do we have another? Keep this one. Laughing at them is as good a place to start as any. Later

Ashie62 Feb 08 2017 02:44 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I like big slugging guys that K too much ala Rob Deer, Gorman Thomas, Kingman and such....

Vic Sage Feb 08 2017 08:39 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I like them when they walk alot and play good D, like Thomas and Deer. Masters of the 3 true outcomes... also, Dunn (without the D), and such contemporary players as Joc Pederson, Chris Davis, Stanton and Springer come to mind, too. Even our own Lucas Duda. They can be very valuable players. Or not.

Frayed Knot Feb 18 2017 10:36 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Randy Levine acting like an entitled asshole - Exhibit # 4,592 After making comments about MFY reliever Dellin Betances leading up to their arbitration hearing such as his request (for $5 mil) having "no basis in reality", MFY Prez Randy Levine continued the verbal barrage after the hearing was over and appears to be turning that process from one where bad feelings sometimes linger to virtually guaranteeing that they will. And it's important to remember that this is all occurring after an arb hearing which the Yanx won! This was only the second case where they went to the arb hearing with one of their players this century and the team's attitude seems to be, "How Dare He!?!". Their basic gripe was that Betances wanted closer type money (or at least the arb-eligible version of it) even though nothing more than a lowly set-up man. His three AS appearances, ROY & CY votes, and stellar record all while leading MLB in reliever innings and appearances over the last three seasons [207 G, 247 IP, 14.3 K/9, 0.96 WHIP] apparently only get you so far if you're not working 9th innings. So Betances gets $3 mil instead of the $5 mil he was asking for and was all set to accept the decision calmly - but then Levine has to go around spiking the football in front of every single mic he can find saying, among other things, that the player & agent were on a "half-baked" attempt to upset the 40-year history of the arbitration process and that Betances comparing himself to closers was akin to Levine calling himself an astronaut, all, btw, while referring to him as 'Dylan' in interviews, a 'slip' which can't possibly be unintentional. A year ago at this time, prior to Betances being arb-eligible and therefore the team having all the power, they offered a nominal raise that's pretty standard as players gain an extra year of service time to the then two-time All-Star up to $540K. Nothing unusual about that, the Mets did similar with deGrom as they did with Wright back in his day and the Yanx with Jeter. Also not unusual is that Betances (like deGrom) opted not to sign the contract out of protest even while knowing that they could simply renew him at any number they wanted. In this case though, instead of the $540K he symbolically rejected, they renewed him at the bare ML minimum of $507,500, the same as the last guy on the bench and not even a dime's raise from his previous season. So, not surprisingly, Betances is openly pissed and is talking about innings limits and opting out of games if he feels overworked. He's still three years away from FA-gency so there's not a lot he can do about things as they stand plus, at age 29 by the time the season starts, he could already be exiting his prime if and when he does get there. All the more reason for him to threaten 'Operation Shutdown' when it suits his purpose. This is going to be a fun one to watch.

Edgy MD Feb 19 2017 12:08 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: ... that the player & agent were on a "half-baked" attempt to upset the 40-year history of the arbitration process ... . Upset it, Dellin!

Frayed Knot Feb 19 2017 04:37 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: ... that the player & agent were on a "half-baked" attempt to upset the 40-year history of the arbitration process ... . Upset it, Dellin! Well sure. But even short of the idea of blowing up the whole system, the Yanx here skate right past the fact that the arbitration process bears only a slight resemblance to an open market and instead head right into condemning Betances and his agent as if they're the ones playing dirty for not obeying some set of unwritten rules which dictate further limits on what the player is even permitted to ask for. Yeah, the player who wants his season (three seasons really including two where he was second on the entire team in WAR) compared to all relievers rather than just a subset of them is making a mockery of the system but not the team coming off paying their three-time All-Star minimum wage for three consecutive seasons.

Edgy MD Feb 19 2017 04:48 AM Re: LOL Yankees

The broader reality is that a pitcher has to win at least one game of Russian Roulette with his health before what's left of him ever gets a chance to see what free agency looks like. And there's every chance Matt Harvey (for instance) won't be worth nearly as much at 30 as he would have been at 24 or 26 had he been allowed to negotiate in a fair market.

Edgy MD Feb 19 2017 05:16 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: ... that the player & agent were on a "half-baked" attempt to upset the 40-year history of the arbitration process and that Betances comparing himself to closers was akin to Levine calling himself an astronaut, ... . Wouldn't Levine, as president of the Yankees, presumably be making well more than a typical astronaut? I'll hang up now and listen to your answer.

Frayed Knot Feb 19 2017 04:08 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: Wouldn't Levine, as president of the Yankees, presumably be making well more than a typical astronaut? Of course. The point Levine thinks he's making is that Betances having the gall to compare himself to a closer despite normally working 7th & 8th innings* is as far 'removed from reality' (to paraphrase Levine's own words) as a sports exec would be claiming that, despite outward appearances to the contrary, he is in fact an astronaut. So despite it being only mid-February, I think the contest for bad analogy of the year already has its winner. * even though just a shade under 20% of his innings pitched have come in the 9th inning and he has 22 career saves including 12 in 2016

HahnSolo Feb 19 2017 04:53 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I'll give my MFY-loving acquaintances this: they universally think this guy is a douche. I'm not well-versed in all things MFY, but the chances are 100% that if I see Randy Levine's name in a headline, there will be a stupid comment from him within the article. Also, he's not the owner, and he's not the GM. What exactly does he do? And why should we care what he has to say?

41Forever Feb 19 2017 05:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Seems to me that tearing down one of your players is a bad business model. If Levine was really that upset, he should have kept that in-house. Especially since this is a team that famously over-pays players. They could have afforded that raise. And fans don't really care how much he makes. The proper move would have been to say, "We think that's too much, but Betances is a damn good player, he's done a great job for us and I know we'll do a wonderful job setting up Chapman this season. He and the closer form an unbeatable one-two punch. Now let's focus on some baseball." Silly Yankees.

41Forever Feb 19 2017 05:38 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The caps with the Florida outlines seem to have all but disappeared. I've been trying to buy one online before I head to Florida, and they're nowhere to be found on the Mets, Fanatics, Lids and even New Era websites!

Edgy MD Feb 19 2017 06:05 PM Re: LOL Yankees

HahnSolo wrote: I'll give my MFY-loving acquaintances this: they universally think this guy is a douche. I'm not well-versed in all things MFY, but the chances are 100% that if I see Randy Levine's name in a headline, there will be a stupid comment from him within the article. Also, he's not the owner, and he's not the GM. What exactly does he do? And why should we care what he has to say? It's interesting question for any franchise. Who is the president and what does he do when he is not the owner and chairman of the board? I guess he's usually a guy who steps in and "oversees operations" when the owner is (a) old, (b) aloof, or (c) forced to cease being and owner/operator due to conflict of interest or suspension. I guess they oversee all the management that's not about managing player personnel. Marketing, finance, public relations, infrastructure, community outreach, but that again triggers the question, "Why would Levine be commenting about Betances?" He should presumably be giving Cashman a budget and then mostly washing his hands of player personnel and contracts.

MFS62 Feb 19 2017 06:42 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: I guess they oversee all the management that's not about managing player personnel. Marketing, finance, public relations, infrastructure, community outreach, but that again triggers the question, "Why would Levine be commenting about Betances?" He should presumably be giving Cashman a budget and then mostly washing his hands of player personnel and contracts. Because he's a douche. Later

41Forever Feb 20 2017 12:37 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Silly Yankees have apparently signed Jon Niese to a minor-league deal.

Lefty Specialist Feb 20 2017 02:03 AM Re: LOL Yankees

41Forever wrote: Silly Yankees have apparently signed Jon Niese to a minor-league deal. Well, I have a feeling that'll end badly.

Edgy MD Feb 20 2017 02:07 AM Re: LOL Yankees

That's a cromulent move, especially if you're the Yankees, whose second best starter might be seventh or eighth on the Mets' current depth chart. It would also leave Kelly Johnson as the last remaining unsigned 2016 Met.

Frayed Knot Mar 21 2017 11:20 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Yanx expect SS Didi Gregorius, who injured his shoulder while playing for the Netherlands team in the WBC, to not only miss opening day but be sidelined until some time in May.

Ashie62 Mar 22 2017 12:38 AM Re: LOL Yankees

The MFY's are competitive,

Edgy MD Mar 27 2017 03:25 PM Re: LOL Yankees

So, are we potentially looking at Ruben Tejada as the Yankees' opening day shortstop?

41Forever Mar 27 2017 03:53 PM Re: LOL Yankees

But no Jon Niese in the pen -- cut today by the Yankees.

Frayed Knot May 12 2017 01:04 PM Re: LOL Yankees Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 12 2017 04:38 PM

Checked out Game 1 of one of the early *BIG* series of the year as the Astros visited the Bronx last night for the first of four - culminating with the Sunday Night Jeter-fest which is gong to be unwatchable even by ESPN production standards ... definitely a must-mute and by all means skip the (1/2 hour longer) pre-game situation. Dallas Keuchel, who beat the Yanx back in the 2015 AL WC game, seems to be back on his CY form from that year and was helped out by Carlos Correa hitting a wicked opposite field 2R HR off Pineda in the 1st Keuchel was cruising until a walk, hit, and error in the 5th (Cuban 1B Gourriel just clanked a toss from Altuve that your six year old snags with no problems) led to Ellsbury pulling his specialty, that is he chalked up another catcher's interference, this time with the bases loaded. He had 12 of those last year - nearly 1/3 of all those called all season (acc. to Costas on the national broadcast). I don't know quite how he does it but, at those numbers -- Ellsbury had something like 0.3% of all plate appearances last season and gets nearly 33% of all catcher's interference calls!?! -- it's obviously no accident. Nice trick if you can pull it off and get away with it. But it all worked out in the end as the Yanx, down 3-1 heading into the 9th, got a potential 2-run/2-out single but the tying run from 2nd, Ellsbury, got his ass thrown out at the plate to end the game. It was the right move to send him but he was dead meat courtesy of late inning defensive replacement Jake Marisnick's throw. Nice game all around as long as you ignore the fact that it was a 3-2 game which got turned into something needing over 3 hours (3:09) to finish. Astros now 24-11, Yanx at 21-11, a half-game behind the Orioles who got their finale with the Nats rained out last night.

Ashie62 May 12 2017 03:10 PM Re: LOL Yankees

This is the game of the night. Too bad it the MFY's.

Fman99 May 12 2017 03:34 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Happened to be going around the dial last night and watched the end. Good part of the game to be viewing. Mute button helped as well.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2017 03:56 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I watched the end as well. Also listened a bit to Jawn and Suzyn take turns blowing Alex Bregmann of the Astros for wearing No. 2.

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2017 04:05 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I can only hope they did the same for Lute Barnes.

SteveJRogers May 12 2017 04:27 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I watched the end as well. Also listened a bit to Jawn and Suzyn take turns blowing Alex Bregmann of the Astros for wearing No. 2. Did they assume it was for Jeter, or did they have evidence? I mean I had assumed Syndergaard's choosing #34 was for fellow Texan Nolan Ryan when pairing up photos for social media countdowns, but it was for Roy Halladay. So it would be funny if Bregmann chose it for non MFY reasons, or was just assigned it. OE: Never mind... [url]http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/houston-astros-alex-bregman-wears-no-2-honor-idol-jeter-article-1.3157581

Frayed Knot May 12 2017 04:33 PM Re: LOL Yankees

MLBN (Costas/Smoltz) did the same thing, putting up a graphic of all the MLB infielders currently wearing #2. I was only half-listening at the time so I don't know whether they definitely said they were all in tribute (some, Tulowitski for instance, have said his was) although they did point out that Bregman was drafted #2 overall so that could be his inspiration as well.

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2017 04:38 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Or maybe he likes to poop.

Frayed Knot May 12 2017 04:41 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Well sure, that too! I like how Steve's linked article mentions, in the midst of a Jeter tribute, how Bregman moved to over 3rd base. How very un-Jeterian of him!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2017 05:54 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Yes Suzyn delighted in saying how Beltran will introduce Bregman to His Majesty on Sunday.

seawolf17 May 12 2017 06:03 PM Re: LOL Yankees

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yes Suzyn delighted in saying how Beltran will introduce Bregman to His Majesty on Sunday. BARRRRRF

Edgy MD May 12 2017 06:10 PM Re: LOL Yankees

"It's a reunion of the CAW FAW!"

Frayed Knot May 13 2017 02:21 AM Re: LOL Yankees

5-1 Houston is your final in da Bronx. Be a shame if Coronation Night were to coincide with a four-game sweep. And by 'shame' I mean not a shame at all.

MFS62 May 13 2017 12:27 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The only thing better would be a soaking rain during the put-up-the-number-of-the-lousy-fielding-shortstop ceremonies, and then the sweep. Later

Frayed Knot May 13 2017 12:36 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Well today's game has already been called off so Sunday will be a day-night DH with the coronation in between. A lengthy, extra-innings Game One could send all those plans into a panic.

MFS62 May 14 2017 12:01 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I had posted this in the wrong thread. Jeter was an egotistical little b**ch. https://sports.yahoo.com/news/derek-jet ... 15012.html And he still is. Later

bmfc1 May 14 2017 06:52 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Because of the Mother's Day unis, the MFYs will have to wear pink like everyone else for the retirement ceremony (unless they've asked for a waiver because they're the MFYs).

Frayed Knot May 14 2017 07:46 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Aroldis Chapman DL'd with shoulder issues. Expected to miss around a month. His last couple of outings have been brought ones for him: 4 runs on 6 hits + 2 BBs over two separate outings which each lasted only 2/3 inning.

Frayed Knot May 14 2017 09:00 PM Re: LOL Yankees

btw, since Dellin Betances will now be the Yanqui closer for at least the next month and maybe longer, does he get to take Randy Levine back to arbitration and get a $3-$4 million bump in his salary because of it? Or does he at least get to kick Levine repeatedly in the nads?

metirish May 14 2017 10:16 PM Re: LOL Yankees Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 14 2017 10:54 PM

Ugh, got into my building elevator earlier , nice neighbor gets on , I say nice day out today , I'm sure the dogs were happy to be outside, "God must be a yankees fan", why so?(it didn't click with me yet) , cos the sun is out for # 2 big day......ugh, fuck of nice neighbor

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 14 2017 10:51 PM Re: LOL Yankees

That's your fault for living in the wrong borough, fella.

metirish May 14 2017 10:57 PM Re: LOL Yankees

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That's your fault for living in the wrong borough, fella. then I go to the gym and Charlie can't understand why I won't be watching the YES lovefest , meanwhile he hates the Mets , but he comes at me with , come on Jeter is the greaetset SS ever yyybbb....over 3000 hits, what Met ever did that? wrong borough indeed

Fman99 May 14 2017 11:53 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The MFYs are all wearing pink today to salute Derek Jeter, the world's biggest puss.

d'Kong76 May 15 2017 01:14 AM Re: LOL Yankees

No more jokes!! Joe Torre is in the booth extolling and stuff....

themetfairy May 15 2017 01:21 AM Re: LOL Yankees

d'Kong76 wrote: No more jokes!! Joe Torre is in the booth extolling and stuff.... Another reason to watch on ESPN Deportes.

seawolf17 May 15 2017 01:22 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I love how the MFYs are paying tribute to 2013-14 Jeets, going 1-12 with 8 Ks in the first four innings while the Astros scored nine runs.

Frayed Knot May 15 2017 01:37 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Alex Bregman celebrated being #2 by beating the crap out of Masahiro Tanaka.

metirish May 15 2017 01:42 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Tanaka booed heavily as he's pulled in the 2nd says Olney , I'm not watching obviously

Fman99 May 15 2017 02:11 AM Re: LOL Yankees

A-Rod, greatest living Yankee.

Frayed Knot May 15 2017 02:23 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Fman99 wrote: A-Rod, greatest living Yankee. And not in attendance tonight. My guess is that his exclusion wasn't an oversight.

Edgy MD May 15 2017 02:32 AM Re: LOL Yankees

metirish wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That's your fault for living in the wrong borough, fella. then I go to the gym and Charlie can't understand why I won't be watching the YES lovefest , meanwhile he hates the Mets , but he comes at me with , come on Jeter is the greaetset SS ever yyybbb....over 3000 hits, what Met ever did that? wrong borough indeed Jeter is arguably as good as Alan Trammell, more or less. From his position in the pantheon, I'm not even sure he can see Honus Wagner.

themetfairy May 15 2017 02:57 AM Re: LOL Yankees

MK (walking into the room and seeing the retired Number 2 in Monument Park surrounded by flowers) - "Is he dead?"

Nymr83 May 15 2017 05:38 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Trammell vs Jeter is a tough argument - Jeter was a slightly better hitter who managed 33% more plate appearances and stayed healthy into his late 30's. He was a huge defensive liability. Trammell was a decent if not good fielder, but he played 146 games in his age 32 season and never more than 112 in the 6 more years of his career. Jeter probably had the better peak too - and while Trammell hit well in the only 3 playoff series his team bothered making, Jeter has a full season's worth of post-season ABs thanks to expanded playoffs and being on a good team - he made the most of those appearances though. I'd give the slight edge to Jeter - but Trammell is a good comp. an even better comp for Jeter - though this guy i'd put slightly ahead of him - is Barry Larkin.

MFS62 May 15 2017 12:41 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Are we forgetting that he made the rain stop before the ceremony? How great was that? That plaque covers more area than he did. Later

Fman99 May 15 2017 01:08 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The best thing about it was that the MFYs were out of the game early and it took all of the energy out of the crowd. The worst thing was the non stop gush fest from the broadcasters. It was worse on the radio, I was running some late errands and suffered through an inning of the "Dingus and Granny Panties" show.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2017 01:10 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I'm surprised that any of you were actually watching.

seawolf17 May 15 2017 01:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Wasn't watching, just popped onto espn.com to check the score.

Frayed Knot May 15 2017 01:25 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm surprised that any of you were actually watching. Skipped the ceremony, picked up the game in mid-1st inning. By the end of the inning I was so giddy I had to stick with it. Freakin' Yanx actually wound up getting the tying run to the plate in the 9th in a game they once trailed 8-0 as Houston's pen was almost as bad as ours yesterday, but they at least stopped one hit short of making it the worst day in recent baseball memory by holding on to the 10-7 win. The problem with the early blow-out is it did give the booth even more of an opportunity than usual to yap about anything other than the game and yesterday that could only mean one thing. I mean, hell, their advertising was building all week as if the night was a coronation which, for some odd reason, also involved some invitees from east Texas who then rudely went stomping in the fruit salad before the main course could even be served. 3 HRs in the 1st inning including a GS will do that to you.

Edgy MD May 15 2017 05:13 PM Re: LOL Yankees

"You can not gild it; the raw comes through."

Frayed Knot May 15 2017 05:24 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Nice to see that Carlos Beltran used the occasion of yesterday's circus to pass the honoree in career numbers of doubles ... in fewer ABs. He also has more career triples, and about 1.5x as many HRs Just sayin'

metirish May 15 2017 10:23 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Ugh

seawolf17 May 15 2017 10:38 PM Re: LOL Yankees

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Chad Ochoseis May 15 2017 10:41 PM Re: LOL Yankees

seawolf17 wrote: BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I don't know if it was what you intended, but I'm hearing that in Bob Sheppard's voice.

seawolf17 May 15 2017 10:54 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Chad Ochoseis wrote: seawolf17 wrote: BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I don't know if it was what you intended, but I'm hearing that in Bob Sheppard's voice. "BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF."

Frayed Knot May 15 2017 10:57 PM Re: LOL Yankees

btw, that plaque doesn't appear to look a thing like him. That was my first reaction seeing it from a distance yesterday and now that this shot shows it closer I'm doubling down on that assessment.

MFS62 May 16 2017 12:47 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: btw, that plaque doesn't appear to look a thing like him. That was my first reaction seeing it from a distance yesterday and now that this shot shows it closer I'm doubling down on that assessment. That was the first thing the MFY fan in my office said. Later

cooby May 16 2017 12:51 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I'll bet Bob Sheppard never barfed in his life

cooby May 17 2017 12:34 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Mr cooby wants to know if Derek Jeter's wife is pregnant, or wearing an unflattering dress?

MFS62 May 17 2017 12:37 AM Re: LOL Yankees

cooby wrote: Mr cooby wants to know if Derek Jeter's wife is pregnant, or wearing an unflattering dress? Preggers. And if they can convince her to have the labor induced, they'll schedule a promotion on that day and have her give birth on the pitcher's mound. Later

Fman99 May 17 2017 01:35 AM Re: LOL Yankees

seawolf17 wrote: seawolf17 wrote: "BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF." I'm still mad at Bob Sheppard for leading all those people into that cave in "Poltergeist II."

Edgy MD May 17 2017 02:13 AM Re: LOL Yankees

That's an elusive reference, bro.

41Forever May 18 2017 02:47 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Which is the biggest crime -- the robbery, or the Giambi jersey, complete with the name across the back! [url]http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/05/woman_who_robbed_gas_station_i.html#incart_river_home

MFS62 May 18 2017 12:30 PM Re: LOL Yankees

41Forever wrote: Which is the biggest crime -- the robbery, or the Giambi jersey, complete with the name across the back! [url]http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/05/woman_who_robbed_gas_station_i.html#incart_river_home MFY Gear - clothing petty thieves and armed robbers for over 25 years, now available at Thuggz-R-Us. Later

Frayed Knot May 27 2017 01:40 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Attendance woes at Yanqui Stadium The LOL here isn't at the Yanx for drawing fewer people as the article talks about various aspects of drawing fans in today's game not unique to the them specifically. No, the real LOL is for those Yanx fans forever talking about how much better they liked the mid-90s team and their home-grown 'core four' as compared to than the FA-heavy team of the early 21st century. But the problem with that claim is that the 2000's teams drew about double what the mid & late '90s teams did. And now that they've got what they were clamoring for, a younger, more home-grown, AND winning squad, they're not showing up as much. The real secret here is that they secretly liked ARod and Clemens even if they were reluctant to say so out loud

Frayed Knot Jun 01 2017 12:31 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Despite so many other things going right for the Yanx this season (Judge, Castro, Gregorius, Severino, Gardner, etc.) last night's 10-4 loss to the Orioles was the third time in the last four outings that Masahiro Tanaka got his ass kicked: 7 earned on 9 hits over 5.1 IP (very deGromian of him one could say). Even including the one good start he's had over the last four that's 22 runs allowed on 30 hits (incl. 8 HRs) in just 17.2 innings. Take out the one good one and those numbers get real ugly, like ERA of 18.30 ugly.

seawolf17 Jun 01 2017 01:39 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: Attendance woes at Yanqui Stadium The LOL here isn't at the Yanx for drawing fewer people as the article talks about various aspects of drawing fans in today's game not unique to the them specifically. No, the real LOL is for those Yanx fans forever talking about how much better they liked the mid-90s team and their home-grown 'core four' as compared to than the FA-heavy team of the early 21st century. But the problem with that claim is that the 2000's teams drew about double what the mid & late '90s teams did. And now that they've got what they were clamoring for, a younger, more home-grown, AND winning squad, they're not showing up as much. The real secret here is that they secretly liked ARod and Clemens even if they were reluctant to say so out loud My favorite response to the "Yankees Having Troubles Getting Butts In Seats" headline was "Butts, yes. Assholes, no."

SteveJRogers Jun 01 2017 02:22 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: Attendance woes at Yanqui Stadium The LOL here isn't at the Yanx for drawing fewer people as the article talks about various aspects of drawing fans in today's game not unique to the them specifically. No, the real LOL is for those Yanx fans forever talking about how much better they liked the mid-90s team and their home-grown 'core four' as compared to than the FA-heavy team of the early 21st century. But the problem with that claim is that the 2000's teams drew about double what the mid & late '90s teams did. And now that they've got what they were clamoring for, a younger, more home-grown, AND winning squad, they're not showing up as much. The real secret here is that they secretly liked ARod and Clemens even if they were reluctant to say so out loud Cue the "Area around YS is a dangerous war zone" articles and "never again will I go there" horror stories* on any mass audience platform you can think off. *My favorite is still an early 1990s call from a "friend" of the "artist" behind the Louisville Slugger bat (smokestack) who claimed that his friend saw a group of people that he thought were admiring it, but it turned out to be a murder victim chained to it.

Methead Jun 01 2017 02:31 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Yankees can whine all they want about low attendance, but I'm still not lifting my self-imposed lifetime ban on that stadium. No way.

Frayed Knot Jun 01 2017 02:52 PM Re: LOL Yankees

SteveJRogers wrote: Cue the "Area around YS is a dangerous war zone" articles and "never again will I go there" horror stories* on any mass audience platform you can think off. An argument that may have flown back in the late-'70s/early''80s but certainly doesn't today. It also totally ignores the fact that they were cramming 4 million into that place (well, the old version of that place) just a decade ago for a team that a significant portion of the fan base openly professed not to like very much. But now that they've at least partially got the younger/cheaper/homegrown roster they claimed all along to want (while at the same time counting the days until they can sign both Harper & Machado) attendance and revenues have fallen off the table.

41Forever Jun 01 2017 04:09 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The stadium as a reputation as one of the most expensive in the game, right? At some point, a middle class family can only do this once or twice a season instead of once or twice a month. That's gong to affect the bottom line, I think.

MFS62 Jun 01 2017 04:30 PM Re: LOL Yankees

seawolf17 wrote: My favorite response to the "Yankees Having Troubles Getting Butts In Seats" headline was "Butts, yes. Assholes, no." Bravo! Later

Ashie62 Jun 01 2017 10:27 PM Re: LOL Yankees

In 2017 the MFY's are far far superior and interesting than the Mets.

d'Kong76 Jun 02 2017 12:39 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I have never, don't, or will ever find the Yankees more interesting than probably five thousand other things. Maybe ten thousand.

Edgy MD Jun 02 2017 02:23 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Ashie's jumping ship. Gonna make swim for it.

Ashie62 Jun 02 2017 02:28 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I am frustrated beyond words.

d'Kong76 Jun 02 2017 02:31 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Lotta people jumping back on the bandwagon... [youtube:2y5xy57i]3hIcKkKID8k[/youtube:2y5xy57i]

Frayed Knot Jun 02 2017 02:46 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Ashie62 wrote: In 2017 the MFY's are far far superior and interesting than the Mets. Which, even if true, absolutely misses the entire point of the ongoing discussion.

Frayed Knot Jun 02 2017 03:01 AM Re: LOL Yankees

41Forever wrote: The stadium as a reputation as one of the most expensive in the game, right? At some point, a middle class family can only do this once or twice a season instead of once or twice a month. That's gong to affect the bottom line, I think. When the Yanx first built the new place they assumed that their run as the hottest ticket in town was going to continue forever just as the Mets assumed that 2006 was merely the start of a lengthy run at the top with ticket demand to match. So the Yanx priced their top seats at something like $2,500 per and just figure that the bandwagon celebrities would keep piling in. But tune into any MFY game and the first thing you notice is that the best seats are the emptiest. It also didn't help when one of their execs told those seat holders not to give away or re-sell their ticket lest it upset those who did show up by having to sit next to any undesirables who don't normally run with such a crowd. But none of the NYC sports teams who got new cribs around that time were prepared for what the recession was going to do to their revenue stream dreams and so all wound up cutting ticket prices off their original plans, or, in the case of the football teams which saw their season ticket waiting list fall from tens of thousands to nil, their PSL fees. Hence the large fall in revenue stream mentioned in that article.

Ashie62 Jun 02 2017 05:15 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: Ashie62 wrote: In 2017 the MFY's are far far superior and interesting than the Mets. Which, even if true, absolutely misses the entire point of the ongoing discussion. Not really, it speaks to attendance Namaste

Frayed Knot Jun 16 2017 12:09 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I like it when I wake up to news that the Yanx lost their late game out on the left coast. Wednesday I knew they had jumped out to a 4-0 1st inning lead vs the Angels so it was nice to learn the next morning that they wound up on the short end of a 7-5 score. And now I get to read today that last night in Oakland they somehow found a way to lose despite scoring 3 times in the 6th and then once each in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. It doesn't erase three DL assignments in a 24 hour span or that we have Scherzer, Strasburg, and Kershaw to face over the next four days with a patchwork team ... but it's something.

Frayed Knot Jun 19 2017 12:15 AM Re: LOL Yankees

After taking the first game of their seven game west coast road trip, the Yanx dropped the final six in Anaheim & Oakland. They weren't getting killed in the games -- lost by 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, and 1 including twice via walk-offs -- but 1-6 is 1-6 no matter how you slice it and they lost several of those after holding leads. Also it's not like the A's and Angels are world beaters these days, and Tanaka continues to get raked. Sawx can tie them for the AL East lead if they beat Houston tonight.

Frayed Knot Jun 19 2017 08:25 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Yanx version of the hot young SS prospect -- Gleyber Torres, part of the Chapman booty from last year's deadline deal with the Cubs -- is out for the remainder of the season and probably some of next year too due to impending TJ surgery. It's on his non-throwing arm so that may shorten the rehab some and not kill his chances at a career on the far side of the diamond. But the unusual part of the whole thing is that he tore the ligament via a slide into home. I don't think I've ever heard of that before as the cause of a torn elbow UCL

Edgy MD Jun 19 2017 08:47 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Weird. I'd hate to think of the riot if Rosario went down like that (knocking formica).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 21 2017 01:42 AM Re: LOL Yankees

I enjoy little more than watching Tyler Clippard get lit up, especially when brought in to preserve a come-from-behind tie.

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2017 02:47 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Damn, I didn't see that inning. The Angels hit for the cycle while scoring 3 in the 7th, all but the single off of Clippard. That's now seven in a row, and all against LAA (4) & OAK (3)

Lefty Specialist Jun 21 2017 03:02 PM Re: LOL Yankees

And the Yanks have fallen out of first for the first time in quite a while.

Frayed Knot Jun 24 2017 08:13 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Yanx release 1B/DH Chris Carter, completing his < one year fall from NL HR champ to FA afterthought to now unemployed baseball player. A .204/.286 BA/OBA w/70 K in 167 ABs will do that to a guy. They brought him on late in the winter for low money fearing that oft-injured Greg Bird might not be able to answer the bell. Well Bird hasn't been able to play but Carter's been so bad that they dumped him mid-stream anyway and have brought up a minor leaguer to try there instead. Yanx about to go down to the stRangers 8-1 (and there they go!). It was close until the Yanx played the Tyler Clippard card in the 8th The only NYY run was on a Judge HR (26).

Edgy MD Jun 25 2017 01:04 AM Re: LOL Yankees

The Yankees currently have three guys named Tyler on the big league roster. MAKE IT STOP!! The latest Tyler to join them is Ty Webb. I'll have the Wifey Watch office look into whether he's linked to anybody named Lacey Underall.

SteveJRogers Jun 25 2017 02:35 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: The Yankees currently have three guys named Tyler on the big league roster. MAKE IT STOP!! The latest Tyler to join them is Ty Webb. I'll have the Wifey Watch office look into whether he's linked to anybody named Lacey Underall. Be the ball. Nanananana Nanananana

Edgy MD Jun 25 2017 03:12 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Thank you very little.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2017 06:49 PM Re: LOL Yankees

LOL MFYs down 6-zip after 2 innings on Old-Timers Day.

Frayed Knot Jun 25 2017 07:06 PM Re: LOL Yankees

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: LOL MFYs down 6-zip after 2 innings on Old-Timers Day. To the Rangers or to the Old-Timers?

Frayed Knot Jun 25 2017 09:33 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Yanx fought back from 7-0 down to get to 7-6 Judge singled w/2 outs in the 9th to bring up Gary Sanchez ... who K'd to end the game. That's now 10 losses in 12

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2017 09:37 PM Re: LOL Yankees

At this rate they're going to get that draft pick we want. What else could go wrong today?

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2017 01:06 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Yanx lose 4-3 to the ChiSox on a two-run, two-out walk-off single. Sox scored one in the 8th then the two in the 9th despite getting just one hit thanks to 6 MFY walks plus a HBP plus a Wild Pitch -- Domingo German, Clippard, and Bettances were the culprits. And I see where it took Jacoby Ellsbury until his 2nd day off the DL to get on base his favorite way, via catcher interference; aka: hitting the catcher's glove with his swing. In doing so he tied Pete Rose for the obscure all-time lead with 29 although Ellsbury racked his up in less than 1/3 the number of ABs as Pete. This latest "accident" came with two outs and one on in the top of the 9th and almost led to a tack-on run by the Yanx but Headley K'd with 2 on to end the inning. In 2016 alone Ellsbury reached this way 12 times and it's his 3rd already this season despite less than 150 ABs. I'm not sure the rest of the league combined has totaled that many. If I were the Sox today I'd drill him. "You wanna get on base that bad chump? ... Well then here ya go!"

Mets Willets Point Jun 28 2017 02:58 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I can't keep all the Chris Carters and Chris Youngs from conflating.

Frayed Knot Jun 30 2017 12:11 PM Re: LOL Yankees

So there was a classic John Sterling last night on Aaron Judge's 5th inning AB: Deep to left. It is high, it is far, it is GONE!! Aaron Judge has just hit his twenty- ... Wait, he caught that?

MFS62 Jun 30 2017 01:00 PM Re: LOL Yankees

On a more serious note, MFY outfielder Dustin Fowler suffered a knee injury in the first inning of his Major League debut Thursday night against the Chicago White Sox when he collided with a wall in right field trying to track down a fly ball. Fowler suffered an open rupture of the patella in his right knee and has already undergone surgery. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... y,amp.html I hope the Adrenalin from playing in his first major league game kept the pain level down. Sounds bad. Later

Frayed Knot Jun 30 2017 01:38 PM Re: LOL Yankees

For the moment that kid is in a Moonlight Graham type of situation, he gets credit for appearing in a game but never got to bat. The injury occurred in the bottom of the 1st and he was due to lead off in top 2. Now he's supposedly a decent prospect so you figure he'll get another chance down the road (though almost certainly not this year) but of course nothing is guaranteed. The Yanx also changed their minds on Chris Carter and have re-picked him up just days after releasing him.

themetfairy Jun 30 2017 01:51 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: The Yanx also changed their minds on Chris Carter and have re-picked him up just days after releasing him. That's because Tyler Austin is on the 10-day DL with a hamstring injury.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2017 05:17 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Funnily enough, Fowler was one of the targets mentioned in this odd little clip about potentially interesting Mets-Yanks trades.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 08 2017 02:43 AM Re: LOL Yankees

TyLOLer CLOLippard in a 4-4 MFY-Brewers game walks the bases loaded then gives up a grand slam.

Frayed Knot Jul 08 2017 02:45 AM Re: LOL Yankees

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: TyLOLer CLOLippard in a 4-4 MFY-Brewers game walks the bases loaded then gives up a grand slam. Beat me to it. Came with 2 outs and on a full count too. 8-4 Brews, middle 7th

Frayed Knot Jul 08 2017 02:54 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Holy shit, it's like ten minutes or more since the GS and the Brews are still batting in the 7th. Now 9-4 and 2 on. P.S. the Yanx have 4 runs on 3 hits but with the help of [u:3cg4adjq]Five[/u:3cg4adjq] Brewer errors!! RF Domingo Santana has two of them leading Michael Kay to suggest that Santana has to change his E-9 ways.

Edgy MD Jul 08 2017 03:18 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Baseball is like this now. Close games turn into blowouts real fast, because it's suddenly a much steeper downward curve going from pitchers who can get outs with any consistency in this environment to pitchers who can't.

MFS62 Jul 08 2017 12:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: RF Domingo Santana has two of them leading Michael Kay to suggest that Santana has to change his E-9 ways. Not bad. Did he add "baby"? Which reminds me, Chris Berman will no longer be doing the BACK BACK BACK at the home run contest at the All Star game. Later

Frayed Knot Jul 08 2017 01:22 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Not bad. Did he add "baby"? No, but the latest MFY try at 1st base (now that they've DFA'd Chris Carter for the second time in two weeks) is Korean Ji-Man Choi, and when he HR'd (because every player the Yanx bring up homers in their first game) John Sterling gave him a double-call, declaring: Oh Ji-Man, you're a He-man ... Oh Choi, Oh Boy! Which reminds me, Chris Berman will no longer be doing the BACK BACK BACK at the home run contest at the All Star game. And here I was thinking that there was no hope left in the world. Actually, the HR Derby was really the perfect event for Berman; an event full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. iow, Noise for the sake of noise which was pretty much his speciality.

Rockin' Doc Jul 08 2017 06:20 PM Re: LOL Yankees

MFS62 wrote: Which reminds me, Chris Berman will no longer be doing the BACK BACK BACK at the home run contest at the All Star game. Well, I may try watching the HR Derby this year. I lost interest years ago, in large part due to Berman's insufferable verbal diarrhea.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 08 2017 07:47 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Clint Frazier just hit a 3-run walkoff for the MFYs. Sterling: "Oh that Fraz-yuh! Will amaze ya!"

Frayed Knot Jul 14 2017 04:19 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Michael Pineda: partial UCL tear in elbow, getting second opinion but TJ surgery has been recommended.

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2017 12:26 AM Re: LOL Yankees

This injury almost certainly ends the MFY career of Pineda as he was due to qualify for FA-gency this winter anyway. It also essentially pulls the curtain down on one of the great 'challenge' trades of young players in recent memory: The January 2012 deal sent Pineda from Seattle to the Yanx for Jesus Montero. Montero had 61 ML ABs w/the Yanx at that point and was in the process of being named one of the Top-Ten prospects in all of baseball for the third consecutive year. He was nominally a catcher but was likely to be moved elsewhere while the one thing everyone "knew" is that he was going to hit. Pineda had a full rookie season in 2011 where he was an All-Star and placed 5th for AL RoY The Mariners appeared to have the initial edge in the challenge as Pineda missed all of 2012 and much of 2013 with injuries, and while Montero didn't set the Pacific northwest on fire in year one out west, he at least showed some power in his 2012 season. But after that he flat out stunk: he never learned to walk, they were forced to move him out from behind the plate; he ran into discipline and suspension problems, and mainly the one thing everyone counted on as a given flopped as well as he amassed a paltry .217/..255/.374 line from 2013-2015 . That was all when he wasn't being exiled to the minors which is where he currently sits in the Baltimore system. Pineda, while mostly mediocre and with an embarrassing pine tar incident on his record, at least gave the Yanx steady work starting with year three after the deal (76 starts for 2015 - 2017) even if it never matched the promise he showed as a 22 y/o rookie with Seattle.. So the boys on the Bronx side of the deal have to be labeled as the 'winners' here even if ultimately the BIG deal was much closer to a dud.

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2017 02:38 AM Re: LOL Yankees

And the Red Sox score twice in the 9th capped by a walk-off walk off Chapman !!!!

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2017 04:15 PM Re: LOL Yankees

So just how dominant has Judge been? We were talking in the ASG thread about the odds of him coming at least slightly back down to earth. This piece agrees although he'd almost have to come down considering what a ridiculous outlier he's been so far this season.

MFS62 Jul 15 2017 04:33 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: So just how dominant has Judge been? We were talking in the ASG thread about the odds of him coming at least slightly back down to earth. This piece agrees although he'd almost have to come down considering what a ridiculous outlier he's been so far this season. There's always hope. IIRC once pitchers found out that Willie Kirkland couldn't hit the low inside curve (usually fodder for lefty batters) he went something like 2 for 100 and was never again the feared hitter he once had been. Later

themetfairy Jul 15 2017 08:06 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The NESN crew is euphoric over last night's Walk Off Walk.

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2017 10:10 PM Re: LOL Yankees

It was a weird game in that the Yanx starter sucked (gone after 4 w/100+ pitches) but the Sox left a ton of chances go by and should have been up by more. Then they blew their early 3-0 lead while the Yanx middle relievers totally shut them down: 4 IP, 2 Hits, [u:713q64y2]9 Ks[/u:713q64y2] But of course once the 9th inning hits you're required by law to go to your closer and the Sox proceeded to score twice off of Chapman without ever getting the ball out of the infield: Infield Single -- Infield Single (could have been an error) -- Double Steal -- E-4 on the easiest bouncer ever (scores one) -- Intentional Walk to load bases -- [u:713q64y2]UN[/u:713q64y2]intentional Walk ... game over. Chris Sale moving them down this afternoon: 1-0 Sox, bottom 7, 12 Ks

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2017 10:54 PM Re: LOL Yankees

KIMBREL!!!! [fimg=450:223xed8y]https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/scrubs/images/e/e9/3x8_The_Fugitive.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161001223017[/fimg:223xed8y] And now the Red Sox, who had a challenge disallowed in the 8th, challenge another one in the 9th and lose that one too. So apparently there's a limit except when there's no limit. I wonder how many more they get?

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2017 12:53 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Another ridiculous game in Fenway - now tied 1-1 heading for the 14th Sale had a two-hitter and a 1-0 lead the whole way but then Kimbrel served up a tater to Holliday leading off the 9th. The big play was a non-interference call which prevented a GiDP in the Yanqui 11th causing the Sox to lodge a protest after around 1/2 hour of discussions, arguments, and at least two different umpire trips to headphone land.

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2017 02:04 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Yanx score 3 in top 16 and then the Sox go quietly (as they've done since scoring in the 3rd) so 4-1 Yanx is your final ... pending the result of the protest!!!! And, btw, guess which teams have to play two on Sunday including the 8PM ESPN game? Sox stay home to play their next series while the Yanx head to Minnesota for a night game on Monday. Welcome back from the break boys.

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2017 08:42 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The AL East would be much further out of the Yanx hands if the fucking BoSox didn't suck so much. The only way to let the Yanx back in the race was to lose 3 of 4 to them in Fenway to kick off the second half and that's exactly what they're in danger of doing if they don't win tonight's back half of the DH The Sawx are now 2-6 vs MFY this year and have scored a total of 13 runs in those eight games. And the only reason the record isn't 1-7 is that they were lucky to get a win on Friday night when their 9th inning "rally" consisted of being handed two runs despite not getting a ball out of the infield. Oh and they've now been shut out by the Yanx in 22 straight innings. The night game tonight is Tanaka who has sucked all year and David Price for the BoSox who suxxx whenever he sees Yanqui pinstripes.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 12:04 AM Re: LOL Yankees

This Just In: Todd Frazier is NOT a 'True Yanqui' First YSIII AB in pinstripes = Triple Play Welcome "home" Todd.

Rockin' Doc Jul 26 2017 02:39 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Hopefully, Frazier has found his groove as the Yankee rally killer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 02:59 AM Re: LOL Yankees

That TP actually drove in a run as Gregorius on 2nd base didn;t seem to know whether the ball was caught (it wasn't, but short-hopped by SS Peraza, who stepped on the bag, threw to first for 2 outs, the run scored but Gregorius still wandering between 2nd and 3rd eventually got called for being out of the baseline in a mini-rundown 6-6-3-5-6

MFS62 Jul 26 2017 11:36 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Rockin' Doc wrote: Hopefully, Frazier has found his groove as the Yankee rally killer. BOC! Later

Ashie62 Jul 26 2017 11:34 PM Re: LOL Yankees

MFS62 wrote: Rockin' Doc wrote: Hopefully, Frazier has found his groove as the Yankee rally killer. BOC! Later Not today. Go RU Baseball.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2017 02:26 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Yankee fan curses out handicapped four-year-old: http://westchester.news12.com/story/359 ... ee-stadium Baseball fans are awful.

bmfc1 Jul 29 2017 02:28 AM Re: LOL Yankees

The LOL is on us: the MFY's are in first place tonight.

Frayed Knot Jul 29 2017 03:43 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Yup! Yanx streaking just as things are getting rough in Boston (losers of 5 of 6). Things are also getting a bit ugly concerning David Price in Beantown. He's been put on the DL (again!) with the same elbow issues that DL'd him earlier in the season. And then there's this spat he's had going with part time announcer Dennis Eckersley which has no one looking good from the combatants to Red Sox mgmt. One of the columnists from the Boston Herald absolutely lets loose on Price today ... You all know by now how Price ambushed Eck last month on the team plane, verbally assaulting him as a number of his weak-kneed teammates applauded. Then Price went back to his seat, I was told, and put on a pair of sunglasses as if he was The Terminator. It was midnight. Guys who wear sunglasses at midnight are either beaten fighters or morons. Price has never been in a fight in his life, so there you go. There have even been hints that this whole thing is getting racial as if that's never happened in Boston sports before.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 29 2017 05:29 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Basically, Borges didn't like how Price spoke to Eckersley, and the fact that the players/field staff appear to be backing (the apparently thin-skinned) Price... so then Borges went ad hominem/nuclear. The Red Sox have a weird relationship with their mediafolk, man.

Frayed Knot Aug 02 2017 02:18 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Why does every team decide to get stupid and play like shit when they face the Yanx? - 9th inning tonight, Detroit up by one, 2 outs no one on and an 0-2 count on Ellsbury ... so the next four pitches are out of the strike zone and the tying run is on - strike one to Brett Gardner, but a pick-off attempt goes awry and Ellsbury goes all the way around to 3rd - so with an 0-1 count they decide to intentionally walk Gardner. Yeah it's lefty/righty BUT HE'S THE FUCKING WINNING RUN and it's not like HE's not going to steal 2nd and put that run in scoring position - Gardner immediately steals 2nd and puts the winning run in scoring position The Tigers wind up getting away with it as Clint Frazier popped out to end the game but, still, that might be the worst two batter stretch I've seen in a long time.

MFS62 Aug 02 2017 01:50 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: Why does every team decide to get stupid and play like shit when they face the Yanx? Because they know, that from somewhere on high, Derek Jeter is watching. And they feel intimidated. Later

Ashie62 Aug 02 2017 05:03 PM Re: LOL Yankees

When did Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorious get good?

Frayed Knot Aug 02 2017 06:04 PM Re: LOL Yankees

MFS62 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Why does every team decide to get stupid and play like shit when they face the Yanx? Because they know, that from somewhere on high, Derek Jeter is watching. And they feel intimidated. Last week they're playing against the Reds who are down by two but get two on in the 8th against Betances. Runner on 1st is Zack Cozart who was an All-Star this year but wasn't starting because he had a bum leg and he's the tying run. So of course they pinch-run for him right? Nope ... and predictably a double goes into the corner which would have tied the game if a Molina brother were the runner but not a limping Cozart. So I had just turned the game on and figured that maybe the Cincy bench was depleted ... except it wasn't because NOW they decide to run for Cozart even though even he can score on anything at this point AND THERE ARE TWO OUTS so it's not like a Sac Fly is going to work. Needless to say that the Yanx won the game. Cozart has since gone on the DL

Frayed Knot Aug 04 2017 01:20 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Three errors behind him in the first four batters he faced was probably not how Sonny Gray envisioned his MFY debut (two muffed grounders and an air-mailed throw from RF). And at least Cleveland ace Corey Kluber didn't follow the recent 'suck vs the Yanx' trend as he went all the way on a three-hitter. Jaime Garcia models his pinstripes for the first time tonight in game 2 of a big four game series for each team: Cleveland is 2.5 up in the Central and the Yanx now 2.0 in back of Boston and have several teams on their tail in the WC race. And Aaron Judge (benched last night) is 11 for 67 (.164) w/4 HRs since the AS break ... just sayin'

Vic Sage Aug 04 2017 02:34 PM Re: LOL Yankees

the curse of the HR derby strikes again!

MFS62 Aug 04 2017 03:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Vic Sage wrote: the curse of the HR derby strikes again! Or just another in the line of the "Kevin Maas hot start, fizzle out, over-hyped MFY power hitting prospects". Its makin' my day rosy right now. Later

Frayed Knot Aug 11 2017 03:22 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Winners of 8 straight which has given them a 4.5 game lead, the BoSox really have a chance to bury the Yanx's chances for the AL East this weekend. On the other hand I don't put it past the Sox to lay an egg and let them right back in. Friday: Eduardo Rodriguez vs Jamie Garcia -- 2nd MFY start for Garcia who was not very good in start #1 Saturday: Drew Pomeranz vs Luis Severino -- Severino's been their best pitcher by far this year and particularly lately Sunday (the ESPN game of course): Chris Sale vs Jordan Montgomery -- Montgomery has been in and out of the rotation, in now because Sabathia's not. And Sale's been Sale so if the Sawx have already taken the first two the bridges in the Bronx may be crowded well before game time The pain in the ass part is that even though the Yanx are just 3-6 in August, their 2.5 game WC lead has stayed more or less steady as the rest of the WC contenders seem to take turns floundering so no one ever gains any ground.

seawolf17 Aug 11 2017 04:24 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: Winners of 8 straight which has given them a 4.5 game lead, the BoSox really have a chance to bury the Yanx's chances for the AL East this weekend. On the other hand I don't put it past the Sox to lay an egg and let them right back in. Friday: Eduardo Rodriguez vs Jamie Garcia -- 2nd MFY start for Garcia who was not very good in start #1 Saturday: Drew Pomeranz vs Luis Severino -- Severino's been their best pitcher by far this year and particularly lately Sunday (the ESPN game of course): Chris Sale vs Jordan Montgomery -- Montgomery has been in and out of the rotation, in now because Sabathia's not. And Sale's been Sale so if the Sawx have already taken the first two the bridges in the Bronx may be crowded well before game time The pain in the ass part is that even though the Yanx are just 3-6 in August, their 2.5 game WC lead has stayed more or less steady as the rest of the WC contenders seem to take turns floundering so no one ever gains any ground. It feels like the Yankees and Red Sox play each other sixty times a year.

Mets Willets Point Aug 11 2017 04:30 PM Re: LOL Yankees

It also feels like this is the first significant Red Sox-Yankees series in over a decade.

Frayed Knot Aug 11 2017 05:29 PM Re: LOL Yankees

seawolf17 wrote: It feels like the Yankees and Red Sox play each other sixty times a year. Ten more times this season (this weekend plus seven more) all between now and Sept 3rd Whether either of the two remaining series -- 3 at Boston next weekend then 4 in NY starting 8/31 -- will be meaningful might depend on the outcome of this one, although I'm sure the Sox would relish delivering the blows to help keep the Yanx out of the WC even if the division seems no longer in play.

Frayed Knot Aug 12 2017 02:17 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Sox pen giving up the lead at the same time as the Mets pen. Boston had a 3-0 lead on a 2-hitter heading into the 8th. Now game tied, 2 on, and still no one out. Three WS titles later and I still have no faith in the Sawx not to blow games like this.

Frayed Knot Aug 12 2017 02:35 AM Re: LOL Yankees

45 fucking minutes later and the bottom 8th is finally over. 5-3 Yanx heading to the 9th Good thing Farrell has Kimbrel saved for the ni .... oh wait, that inning's not going to come up now that you couldn't hold the lead. oe: and it was Addison Reed who was in the midst of all that ugliness: HBP, HR, 1B, WP, BB, ... then he was yanked but three straight singles after that allowed all his runners to score

Frayed Knot Aug 14 2017 04:07 AM Re: LOL Yankees

BoSox (barely) keep the world safe for democracy by beating the Yanx 2 of 3 over the weekend. Looked like they were about to lose this one when 12 y/o (OK he's 20) Rafael Devers took Chapman deep w/1 out and 2 strikes in top 9 to tie the score. First HR by a LHB off Aroldis since 2011 Sawx then won it in the 10th, but maybe the best thing about the whole deal was that the Yanx went through the entire slate of their 'A' bullpen trying to steal this one in advance of our series: Robertson (23 pitches); Betances (12); Chapman (26); Kahnle (18) Would have been nice of course had the Sox not shit the bed on Friday and swept their asses outta there. But on the other hand I was afraid there for a while that they were going to lose the game they led 3-0 in the 8th (Friday) [u:2stcei4n]AND[/u:2stcei4n] lose their Chris Sale game (Sunday) too.

bmfc1 Aug 14 2017 12:15 PM Re: LOL Yankees Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 14 2017 02:36 PM

Stop what you are doing and watch this video. And then watch it again: One out, top of the ninth, MFYs up by one. [tweet:fkpcfchw]https://twitter.com/Section10Pod/status/896957721626501120[/tweet:fkpcfchw]

dgwphotography Aug 14 2017 12:30 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Oh, that just made my day...

Frayed Knot Aug 14 2017 01:21 PM Re: LOL Yankees

There was actually only one out in the 9th, but still just as good. It's like the guy in the video never considered that such a turn-around was even permitted to happen in the Bronx: "Wait, they're allowed to do that?!?"

Fman99 Aug 14 2017 01:24 PM Re: LOL Yankees

dgwphotography wrote: Oh, that just made my day... Yep. Rock hard.

MFS62 Aug 14 2017 01:33 PM Re: LOL Yankees

It was his punishment for wearing a flat brimmed MFY HAT. (It isn't a baseball cap unless the brim is curled). Later

dgwphotography Aug 14 2017 01:39 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I have to tip my hat to this guy - he still posted it on his twitter account, and he's kept it there.

smg58 Aug 14 2017 02:32 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Yankees may still have a loaded farm system, but they're going to have to contend with Rafael Devers for a very long time.

Lefty Specialist Aug 14 2017 02:46 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Fman99 wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Oh, that just made my day... Yep. Rock hard. I watched it like ten times. Glorious. Don't think we'll be that lucky with Montero pitching, though.

Centerfield Aug 14 2017 02:58 PM Re: LOL Yankees

dgwphotography wrote: I have to tip my hat to this guy - he still posted it on his twitter account, and he's kept it there. Some people will post anything to get hits/attention. I don't know. Something off about that video. A real fan (1) probably isn't taking a selfie video there, and (2) lets the camera drop as soon as that ball takes flight.

metirish Aug 14 2017 03:09 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Centerfield wrote: dgwphotography wrote: I have to tip my hat to this guy - he still posted it on his twitter account, and he's kept it there. Some people will post anything to get hits/attention. I don't know. Something off about that video. A real fan (1) probably isn't taking a selfie video there, and (2) lets the camera drop as soon as that ball takes flight. Yeah, had similar thoughts ...anyway, I tuned in in time to see Chapman give up the HR, get booed of the mound. I liked it

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2017 02:52 AM Re: LOL Yankees

After our recent four game debacle, I feel so cheap rooting for the Sox to do what we couldn't ... but not so cheap that I'm going to stop. Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead -- Yanx came back with six unanswered -- Sox just put up a four-spot to take a 7-6 The game is now at the 3-3/4 hour mark and they just finished the 7th inning. Lots of factors but I think the MFY catcher had 17 meetings at the mound in the 7th inning (could be off by a few). Our game may wind up finishing first despite the two hour rain delay even though this one isn't breaking any speed records either.

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2017 03:27 AM Re: LOL Yankees

9-6 Boston is your final ... and in a tidy little 4:09 Good thing it was in Fenway and therefore only 8-1/2 innings, otherwise it might have run long.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 24 2017 08:13 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Brawl at MFY-Tigers game. [tweet:2f6m8nhk]https://twitter.com/sportingnews/status/900806037359521793[/tweet:2f6m8nhk]

Edgy MD Aug 24 2017 08:31 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The great Yankees tradition of using bench players as meathead enforcers. Was Shelly Duncan unavailable?

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2017 08:35 PM Re: LOL Yankees

And as the game restarts the Yanx score 3 to tie it - would have been more but Upton robbed Hicks of a 3R HR. Then in the bottom 7 Bettances beans a Tiger in the head and gets tossed, and now Robertson hits another!! (in the hand) Cabrera & Romine and MFY reliever Kahn who threw behind Miggy were tossed in the first scrap. Girardi AND bench coach Thompson have been tossed (I think Horace Clark is running the team now). Now Bettances has been tossed and the Yanx have lost the DH because DH Sanchez had to replace Romine. And now the Tigers get a bases-clearing 2B so all the guys who got beaned just scored. 9-6, bottom 7, and this game probably still has another 2 hours to go. It's already at 3-1/2

Edgy MD Aug 24 2017 09:02 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Third base coachie Joe Espada now holding the clipboard.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 24 2017 09:16 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Todd Frazier beaned, still happening

41Forever Aug 25 2017 01:42 AM Re: LOL Yankees

There has to be some suspensions coming. The Tigers have long been out of it, so no real harm to them. But the Yankees still think they have a chance, so they've hurt themselves here.

Rockin' Doc Aug 25 2017 01:43 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Well, the Tigers and Yankees try to intimidate one another by engaging in a game of dodge ball (baseball style). Throwing inside is part of the game. I'm not a fan of throwing at batters, but if a pitcher is going to do so, they have to hit the batter in the hip or ass. The Tigers did that twice. The Yankees threw behind Cabrera (just missing his ass), but then Dellin Betances hit Tiger James McCann in the head, which is an entirely different matter and a much more egregious offense in my view. Pitchers should receive much larger fines and longer suspensions for hitting a batter in the head or shoulder region. Of course, I expect the Yankees will view the Betances beaning of McCann as being no different than Frazier or Sanchez being hit in the hip.

Frayed Knot Aug 25 2017 03:12 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Maybe worse than Betances -- and quite possibly deserving of a longer suspension -- was C/DH Gary Sanchez sucker punching at least two different Tigers while they were pinned-down on the bottom of various piles during the fracas. Both were caught quite clearly on camera.

41Forever Aug 25 2017 01:28 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Frayed Knot wrote: Maybe worse than Betances -- and quite possibly deserving of a longer suspension -- was C/DH Gary Sanchez sucker punching at least two different Tigers while they were pinned-down on the bottom of various piles during the fracas. Both were caught quite clearly on camera. Agreed. If someone intentionally hits someone in the head -- not the ribs, or the thigh or the back -- but the head, they should be staring down a very long suspension. You are not just settling a score, you are messing with someone's long-term health and career. And a reliever in the American League will likely never stand in the batter's box, so he's setting up one of his teammates to get drilled.

Edgy MD Aug 26 2017 02:43 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Zack Littell, the prospect the Yankees gave up in the Jaime Garcia deal has gone 3-0 at AA Chattanooga since joining the Twins organization, upping his record to an eye-popping 17-1 on the year.

Frayed Knot Aug 26 2017 03:08 AM Re: LOL Yankees

And the Yanx just lost to Seattle (one of the WC chasers) in the 11th on another HR off Chapman by a LHB (Yonder Alonso) Prior to this month Chapman had given up ONE HR to a lefty hitter in his ML career. He now has served up four, one five years ago and three in the last two weeks.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2017 01:17 PM Re: LOL Yankees

CC Sabathia apparently thinks it's dirty pool if you bunt while he's on the mound. You'd think it was because he's old and fat and has bad knees but he claims not to have liked it when he was young either. Suck it up fat boy, you fielded that 1st inning bunt fine, it's not the Sox fault that you then threw it away. Yanx won the first of four last night in a series where Boston can bury them once and for all. But the Sox only got 4 hits and made numerous outs on the base paths and left a ton of runners on. Betances served up two walks plus 2 HBPs in the 9th inning alone. Naturally the game took 3:44 despite being only 6-2 and only 8-1/2 innings. Gary Sanchez must have made 75 trips to the mound. I'd love to see a limit next year if only to further expose his cluelessness.

HahnSolo Sep 01 2017 02:48 PM Re: LOL Yankees

OK CC, then tell your defense not to shift, ever. Tell Ellsbury not to deliberately swing real late to get on through catchers interference. Tell your guys not to take extra bases on weak-armed outfielders. Etc, etc.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2017 03:08 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The thing is, I miss bunting. I miss hitting-and-running. I used to love radical defensive configurations, but when I realized that most of the league (and most all of the Mets) weren't going to counter them with situational hitting and bunting, I grew to hate them. Can't remember the last hit and run I saw, let alone the last squeeze. This gentleman's agreement crap has got to stop.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2017 09:41 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Sabathia v. Boston "feud" gets better (more like 'handbags at twenty paces' as our Irish friend here would say). To review: - Sabathia called the Red Sox "weak" for stooping to bunting (once!) in Thursday's game. The bunt, by the second batter of the game, was a bad one and an easy out but C.C. threw it wide for an E1 (the runner never scored) - Jim Rice on NESN responds: “What is he talking about? Bunting is part of the game. You try to get on base any way you can. If you tell him to leave some of that chicken, that donut and that burger weight [behind then] maybe his leg will be OK that he can field that baseball. That’s just stupid.” - Sabathia counters: "Never met him, I just hope when I’m that age I’m not that bitter.” but then added; “I laughed. I can’t go back and forth with him. ... I’m a fat guy so he’s right. I don’t know what to say ... [my weight] is what it is, I've been pitching for 17 years this way”

Frayed Knot Sep 17 2017 09:59 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Didn't see any bit of the Yanqui game today so am just now checking the box score. - O's lead 6-4, closer Zach Britton in to pitch the bottom of the 9th - Ellsbury hits a one out double then moves to 3rd on Gardner's GO. Two outs, tying run at the plate = Aaron Judge - Showalter elects to IW Judge!!, a move that not only puts the tying run with at least decent speed on base but brings the winning run to the plate in the form of Gary Sanchez, a guy just as likely as Judge to park one out there and win the game. Both are RH hitters (Britton throws lefty) so there's seemingly no advantage on that front and I wouldn't thing either has been around long enough to have compiled a meaningful track record one way or the other against Britton Sanchez wound up striking out to end the game so it all worked out and the O's win their first game in like three weeks -- but has anyone got a clue as to what Buck is thinking there? I've said before that opposing teams seem to put on their Stupid hats when playing the Yanx. And while I'm pretty sure that most of the time that's just my MFY hatred showing its head - I'm starting to think that maybe not.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 17 2017 10:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

I dunno. I was thinking the other day that maybe Buck was on Sandy's next-manager radar though. He'd get crucified for some of the calls he makes to a largely adoring O's fans base.

Edgy MD Sep 18 2017 03:43 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Yeah, Buck still retains full and complete faith down here.

HahnSolo Sep 18 2017 01:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, Buck still retains full and complete faith down here. And really if you're an O's fan, why not? Remember what a sh&%tshow that organization was? All you heard from the national media was how that team could never be successful with the meddling Angelos as the owner. Since Buck has been there, that narrative has disappeared. I don't know, maybe in Baltimore Angelos still casts a big shadow. But even if just for pushing the owner into the background I'd maintain complete faith in Buck.

Lefty Specialist Sep 18 2017 01:12 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Buck wants real control, something Sandy (or the Wilpons) would never give him. When I see names like Bob Geren being floated, makes you think they're going to want a yes-man at the helm. So Buck can stay content in Birdland.

Edgy MD Sep 18 2017 01:39 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Keep in mind, Angelos is 88.

Edgy MD Sep 20 2017 07:52 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Not LOL at all, but the Yankee game has been delayed as they attend to a kid hit by a Todd Frazier foul line drive.

Frayed Knot Sep 20 2017 08:19 PM Re: LOL Yankees

That was back in the 5th inning (now the 8th). YSIII is one of the stadiums that has so far opted not to extend netting.

Edgy MD Sep 20 2017 08:20 PM Re: LOL Yankees

My feed was delayed?

Mets Willets Point Sep 20 2017 09:38 PM Re: LOL Yankees

The Twins are fucking useless.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 20 2017 10:09 PM Re: LOL Yankees

Edgy MD Sep 21 2017 12:18 AM Re: LOL Yankees

Only update I could find on the fan was that she was a little girl watching the game with her grandparents and that she had been hospitalized. Then an old buddy came through with the scoop. [tweet:15f82vlx]https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/910604787879698432[/tweet:15f82vlx]

seawolf17 Sep 29 2017 07:54 PM Re: LOL Yankees

[tweet:3eintlbs]https://twitter.com/cdorso/status/913852502256300036[/tweet:3eintlbs]