Game Thread Yankees vs. Twins Monday 9/10/18, 8:10 pm

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Note to Boner: gonna pitch Gray to give the remaining staff starters an extra day of rest because of the play-offs. First you have to cinch a spot which this team has not done. Given the quality of play since the Miami series they have not demonstrated IMO that the desire for the play-offs even exists. Minnesota for 3 games, I'd be careful here, the Twinkies will be seeking a measure of revenge for last year and would love to either take or sweep this series. This team doesn't play to win, it plays not to lose, big difference.
 
Yankeefan5545 said:
Note to Boner: gonna pitch Gray to give the remaining staff starters an extra day of rest because of the play-offs. First you have to cinch a spot which this team has not done. Given the quality of play since the Miami series they have not demonstrated IMO that the desire for the play-offs even exists. Minnesota for 3 games, I'd be careful here, the Twinkies will be seeking a measure of revenge for last year and would love to either take or sweep this series. This team doesn't play to win, it plays not to lose, big difference.
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This board would be all the less wiser without you Michael. Perfect words perfect they "play not to lose".~!!~
Imo- this is the very reason they play down to competition...^^^

Week 23 recap. Simply because I have not woke up yet, have not had a cup of coffee yet, and have nothing to say yet...

 
Mattingly23NY said:
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This board would be all the less wiser without you Michael. Perfect words perfect they "play not to lose".~!!~
Imo- this is the very reason they play down to competition...^^^

Week 23 recap. Simply because I have not woke up yet, have not had a cup of coffee yet, and have nothing to say yet...

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I actually picked up that "playing not to lose" which I heard a broadcaster say about the '80 Yankees who said plying scared. Us old Yankee Fans remember that '80 season which is some what repeated this year. The Yankees started strong had a 8 game lead over Baltimore by mid August. The Orioles came into Yankee Stadium and swept a 3 game Series reducing the lead to 5. Later on the Yankees came into Baltimore for 5 and dropped three. One of the two games they actually one was started by Gaylord Perry. The one game I attended in that series was a 10-1 Baltimore win. The Orioles won 100 that year, the Yankees won 103 and the Orioles sniveled about a playoff system because they took the season series from the Yankees. I still have old school traditions on that, 2nd place is no place you lose tough shit. This year we have seen the team start strong then go into a spin from July on. I'd say the Division is pretty much out, there is no mettle or moxie this team has compared to the '78. That game last night was a real pisser and we've seen many more akin to its kind. There is talent on this team but I don't think the manager and coaching staff are up to their assigned or implied tasks. Damn shame what has happened to this franchise.
 
You know what people say.....it is the little things, the proof is in the details that make or break any business, in this case, this year’s Yankee baseball team. On the surface this team is a winning team, but nothing’s won^^^^^.
Both from a management point of view and on the field product, there are more questions than answers.
Tonight David plays Goliath.....and Goliath has everything to lose. In all honesty the Yankees are looking over
their shoulders knowing the A’s are approaching fast. They should take these games to Minnesota & take care
of business. The only thing standing in their way is themselves.
 
Lillie said:
60 Degrees and Raining right now.
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cagedlion said:
Area forecasters here in northeast said Sept-Oct-Nov would be warmer than usual..........
they lied if today is any indication.....58* with a chilly rain.
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^^^....
As the ol' saying goes- "you don't need weatherman to know which wau the wimd blows" (B.Dylan)
They have no clue themselves, and get paid big $$$ to bullshit us....

Winter of 83- I was driven home at 11am in 2 feet of snow. The weather forecast in the early early morning said light chance of rain, partly cloudy. So I drove my motorcycle to work. On the way home the weather report said partly cloudy slight chance of rain... a WTF moment...

Me Bike sat at work for 1 week until the snow melted...
 
Mattingly23NY said:
^^^....
As the ol' saying goes- "you don't need weatherman to know which wau the wimd blows" (B.Dylan)
They have no clue themselves, and get paid big $$$ to bullshit us....

Winter of 83- I was driven home at 11am in 2 feet of snow. The weather forecast in the early early morning said light chance of rain, partly cloudy. So I drove my motorcycle to work. On the way home the weather report said partly cloudy slight chance of rain... a WTF moment...

Me Bike sat at work for 1 week until the snow melted...
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:lol:
 
Yanx cannot continue to rest on their Laurels of their previous hot fuego rojo streak....
  • Yanx- are 5-6 in their last 11G , but are 14-8 in their last 22G and 21-12 in 33G since 8/6...are 80-45 since 4/21.
  • At 89-54 (.622), are tied with Houston (89-54, .622) for the Majors' second-best record and second-most wins behind Boston (98-46, .681)...
  • the Yankees and Red Sox have held (at least a share of) the Majors' two best records for 116 of the last 130 days (since the end of play on 5/3).
  • Are 35G over .500, 1G below their season-high watermark...have been 36G over .500 four times this season (last: 89-53 at the end of play on Saturday)...
  • prior to this season, had not reached 36G over .500 since they were 86-50 at the end of play on 9/4/10.
  • Are 8.5G behind Boston in the AL East... lead Oakland by 2.5G for the first AL Wild Card spot.
  • Play 16 of their final 25 games on the road (are 3-3 so far).
  • Have lost just 9-of-43 series since 4/19 (26-9-8).
  • Own the Majors' best record when their starter tosses at least 6.0IP (56-9, .862)...have the second-best record when scoring first (62-13, .827) behind Boston (65-13, .833).
 
I know it's going to be a great day when I see this flying overhead in the morning. I spent an hour trying to get a video shot of this B2...
My video did not turn out too much sun glare. However here is a video I keep; when I can't get a better shot....

I know it's going to be a good day when: -



welcome to my desert MY Desert and only mine: :cowboy: :hcp:
this B2 is hotter than the Mojave....:smiley-sun:
 
stampedehero said:
If we actually sweep the Twins I would be surprised. Back in June, I took them as a win column number.
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Did you mean, you took the Twinkies?? It's ok if you did....~!!~
I don't blame you even in June. Imho- the 018 Yanx are pretenders to the throne.
  • No Starting Pitching. This Team wins 2/3rds of Games via Offense.
  • An offense that's seems to not know what small ball is- Too dependent on the Long Ball.
  • Too many men LOB, too many stranded RISP, unable to drive in runs when the opportunity presents itself...
  • Lack of self-discipline at the plate, too often.
  • Inconsistent Defense
  • Base running miscues. When they get on base, no one knows how to steal a bag...
  • Did I say no Starting Pitching???
  • An Amateur puppet Mgr. A GM who's unable to Cash In

59-6 with Quality Starts; but 1/2 of those were dependent on putting up an avg of 5+ runs per game....



 
Anyone remember this shithole??
Take a good look at the seats beyond CF.
The Jays couldn't sale enough tix for anyone to sit in those cheap seats.
By far the worst stadium I've been too.
Olympic Stadium was a cold/hot sauna concrete dungeon, but this, this really sucked...
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Mattingly23NY said:
Hey YF5545, are you seeing any rain yet from Hurricane Florence???
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No rain from Florence but the normal "monsoon August rains" have extended into September. It's been raining every day usually in the late afternoon or early evening. Thunderstorms in this state are not to be taken lightly. I know on the East Coast of Florida they are watching the beaches from Volusia up to Jacksonville!
 
“Cashman is a genius in obtaining talent”...really?
2010 Obtained.....Lance Berkman, Kerry Wood, Austin Kearns, Justin Maxwell, Scottie Allen, Bartolo Colon,
Freddy Garcia, Andruw Jones, Eric Chavez.....most veteran role players with little impact.

2011 Obtained......Chris Dickerson, Michael Pineda, Vicente Campos, Scot Proctor, Hiroki Kuroda.....

2012 Obtained......Diego Moreno, Exicardo Capones, Chris Stewart, Ichiro Suzuki,
Casey McGehee, Kevin Youkilis, Travis Hafner......

2013 Obtained......Shawn Kelley, Vernon Wells, Reid Brignac, Alphonso Soriano,
Brendan Ryan, Dean Anna, Kyle Haynes.....

2014 Obtained......Miguel Sulbaran for Eduardo Nunez, Brandon McCarthy, Chase Headley,
Stephen Drew, Martin Prado, Esmil Rogers, Justin Wilson, Didi Gregorius, Nathan Eovaldi,
Garrett Jones, Domingo German, Johnny Barbato, David Carpenter, Chasen Shreve....

2015 Obtained......Gregorio Petit, Tony Renda, Dustin Ackley, Ronald Herrera, Aaron Hicks,
Starlin Castro, Chad Green, Luis Cessa, Aroldis Chapman, Tyler Olsen, Ronald Torreyes.....

2016 Obtained......Rashad Crawford, Billy McKinney, Adam Warren, Gleyber Torres,
Tyler Clippard, J.P.Feyereisen, Justus Sheffield, Clint Frazier, Ben Heller, Nick Green,
Erik Swanson, Dillon Tate, Tito Polo, Stephen Tarpley, Juan DePaula, Jin Orozco,
Albert Abreu, Jorge Guzman, Zack Littell, Yoiber Marquina...

Most of these obtained players were/are role players. Some made the parent club, some have been traded,
others have been released, still others remain in the minors.......Mr. Trashman is no genius, just your typical
baseball GM trying to find that rare gem among the crystalline. Bottom line: Yankees still searching for 28th
World Series title. BTW.....If you find a starting pitcher among these names, notify the player
development department.
 
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“Cashman is a genius in obtaining talent”...really?
2010 Obtained.....Lance Berkman, Kerry Wood, Austin Kearns, Justin Maxwell, Scottie Allen, Bartolo Colon,
Freddy Garcia, Andruw Jones, Eric Chavez.....most veteran role players with little impact.

2011 Obtained......Chris Dickerson, Michael Pineda, Vicente Campos, Scot Proctor, Hiroki Kuroda.....

2012 Obtained......Diego Moreno, Exicardo Capones, Chris Stewart, Ichiro Suzuki,
Casey McGehee, Kevin Youkilis, Travis Hafner......

2013 Obtained......Shawn Kelley, Vernon Wells, Reid Brignac, Alphonso Soriano,
Brendan Ryan, Dean Anna, Kyle Haynes.....

2014 Obtained......Miguel Sulbaran for Eduardo Nunez, Brandon McCarthy, Chase Headley,
Stephen Drew, Martin Prado, Esmil Rogers, Justin Wilson, Didi Gregorius, Nathan Eovaldi,
Garrett Jones, Domingo German, Johnny Barbato, David Carpenter, Chasen Shreve....

2015 Obtained......Gregorio Petit, Tony Renda, Dustin Ackley, Ronald Herrera, Aaron Hicks,
Starlin Castro, Chad Green, Luis Cessa, Aroldis Chapman, Tyler Olsen, Ronald Torreyes.....

2016 Obtained......Rashad Crawford, Billy McKinney, Adam Warren, Gleyber Torres,
Tyler Clippard, J.P.Feyereisen, Justus Sheffield, Clint Frazier, Ben Heller, Nick Green,
Erik Swanson, Dillon Tate, Tito Polo, Stephen Tarpley, Juan DePaula, Jin Orozco,
Albert Abreu, Jorge Guzman, Zack Littell, Yoiber Marquina...

Most of these obtained players were/are role players. Some made the parent club, some have been traded,
others have been released, still others remain in the minors.......Mr. Trashman is no genius, just your typical
baseball GM trying to find that rare gem among the crystalline. Bottom line: Yankees still searching for 28th
World Series title. BTW.....If you find a starting pitcher among these names, notify the player
development department.
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Come on Cage no more Manifestos. :lol:
 
^^^^^I’m done! But please remember when tomorrow comes, I might have forgotten that I said....”I am done”!!! :breakdance:
 
Yankeefan5545 said:
No rain from Florence but the normal "monsoon August rains" have extended into September. It's been raining every day usually in the late afternoon or early evening. Thunderstorms in this state are not to be taken lightly. I know on the East Coast of Florida they are watching the beaches from Volusia up to Jacksonville!
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^^^^....

I spent the entire summer 3 months worth in 76 bumming around Florida. From sleeping in the lounge chairs around the pool at Don the Beachcomber in Daytona Beach. Sleeping in the back of a U-Haul trailer, (parked behind a vacant supermarket) in St Petersburg. Walking down Highway 1 through the middle of night, from Edgewater to Titusville.

I can never forget FLA.
Hitchhiking down Highway 1...
with no light light in sigh;t no moon no flashlight. Scared to freaking death Gators would be laying in the road undetected, or water moccasins crawling across it.
My buddy and I carried our guitars on our backs, with harmonicas in pocket. I have never seen so many cars as outside of Disney World's grand opening, with Casey and the freaking Sunshine Band...

Got alot of free rides from State Troopers eho didn't want free spirits in their towns,
Got tossed from Epcot for being sloppy drunk....
 
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