After seeing another non deep start by a Yankee starter I had to see what these guys were averaging per start. Warren = 6 2/3rds Tanaka = 6 1/3rd Pineda = 6.0 Sabathia = 5 2/3rds Nova = 5 2/3rds Eovaldi = 5 1/3rd Sorry but I just don't see this staff going very deep in the post season. There is absolutely no dominance here at all. Not by anyone.
...yeah, a 4.39 team ERA for starters puts them 12th in the AL (only Boston, Detroit, and Texas are worse)...and 23rd in all of MLB. ...the starters really need to pick up the pace.
for what its worth, ......"its Vitalis Time"...!!! (and I know I've left out a team, who wasn't worthy of being in a series). These Teams, who won Series, didn't have the best of W/L records, or Team ERA's..... So far this years Yanx have scored 500 runs, while giving up 446... the 2000 Yankees only won 87 games. The Yankees had the fifth-best record in the league. They would not even have finished second in either of the other divisions. They had trouble scoring runs (6th in the league) and trouble preventing runs (4.76 ERA). Scored 871 runs, gave up 814..... 1996 Yankees The Yankees won 92 games. They were terrific in one-run games, going 25-16. The overall Pitching staff held a 4.65 ERA. Scored 871 runs, gave up 787 runs...... 1987 Minnesota Twins A 4.63 ERA......perhaps one if not the worst team to win a series, with 85 Wins. 789 Runs Scored, 806 runs allowed...... They were on pace to be a 104-loss team on the road — 29-52 for the season, if you can believe that — and a Metrodome official admitted that he adjusted the ventilation system to help the Twins hit better at home.
This feisty bunch are brawl ready. Bitchin' that their players are being thrown at...........so what else is new with Bautista leading the way. This team may turn out to be my most disliked AL East team...............right up there with my perrienial hated team.....Bobo Sux.
I remember Nova dusting Bautista, got a huge chuckle out of that. Yep Yankee pitchers overall let people like Longoria, Big Sloppi, and Bautsita get to comfy in that box. Not to mention that the Yankees are 2-6 against that team thus far not exactly a prime indicator of excellence. At this time we will have to hope that Severino steps in there and has success akin to young pitchers we've seen with New York National.
Currently we have a 6 game lead over the Jays, So while we're kicking Boston's ass maybe the Twins can kick a little Blue Jay ass.
And yet Cashman wanted relievers... Hopefully Severino will help... but I would guarantee that he'll be on a pitch/IP count...
They've not let him throw over 100 pitches but once this year; http://www.baseball-reference.com/m...pe=pgl&year=2015#pitching_gamelogs_milb::none
negativism ck2583, post: 3690932, member: 27857"]After seeing another non deep start by a Yankee starter I had to see what these guys were averaging per start. Warren = 6 2/3rds Tanaka = 6 1/3rd Pineda = 6.0 Sabathia = 5 2/3rds Nova = 5 2/3rds Eovaldi = 5 1/3rd Sorry but I just don't see this staff going very deep in the post season. There is absolutely no dominance here at all. Not by anyone.[/QUOTE] So basically you're saying the Yanks can't beat Houston, Angels, KC, MInnesota, Baltimore or Toronto in a 5 or 7 game series? Who said Tanaka and Pineda can't pitch very well in a big game? And you won't be seeing CC in the ALDS and possibly not in the ALCS. You know, the Yanks ARE expecting Pineda back. Nova is pitching to the tune of a 3.10 ERA and should have his stamina and legs come playoff time....I can see 6+ good innings from him....not outrageous. We'll see how things have shaped up by them. Last year's WS had two teams with quite "mediocre" SP and PERFORMANCES with exception of one guy (Madbum) having an absolute all time great post season (like to see him do that again..lol)..... ....But they both had a good bullpen. ◀Sound familiar? Home field advantage could/probably play a big role in this playoff season as - imo - the Yank lineup is VERY capable of beating the sh!t out of those "other" SP rotations especially at Yankee Stadium. Just for the heck of it➡ Yanks currently three games away from having the best record in the league and home field in playoffs....if they get there. I'm beginning to wonder again.....jeez. Where does this predictable foreboding hapless negativism come from?
Nice work- and those Twins have the distinction of being the VERY VERY rare team of winning or even appearing in a WS with a minus run differential for the reg season. Not impossible, almost like getting struck by lightning.
Wait a minute Rob, are you telling me that a team (Twins) who had a MINUS run differential actually won a world series? I didn't know that.
