So Whether anyone actually noticed or cared I decided that my frustrations with responding to various posts on here was not worth my blood pressure and took some time away from responding. The post calling me a bigbabby was uncalled for and was the last straw. I still read the various game threads and its the same over and over...when the Yankees lose its over the top...when they win its lucky horse shoes and what not.. When a starter is getting bombed its get him out after the fact...when a pitcher is removed before he starts getting hit its he is taking him out too soon. Our closer is always compared to the greatest closer of all time, which is absurd. Even the great Mo blew saves, and a prime example, which I read alot this weekend was 2004. Guess what..Mo blew 2 saves in that series. Is Chapman perfect, no...but what closer in today's game is? The Dodgers closer, and I choose Jansen because the Dodgers are possibly the best team in the League, has similar numbers pitching half his games in LA LA land. While Chapman pitches in Yankee stadium and gets to play in Fenway..... Ive read numerous times how the season can be looked at as all managers have 1/3 games you win, 1/3 game you lose and the last third is on the manager... Well...last year the Yankees won 100 games....54 games right off the bat are games should have been won...54 games should have been lost..if we go with this theory then in the other 54 games Boone is 46-8. The team is on pace for another 100 win season WITH injuries all over the place. Is the starting pitching a weakness...no shit...so what are the answers...blow up the entire future, cause that is what it will take to get a #1 ace pitcher, and has been all season long....is it worth it? Paxton was supposed to be that guy...well he hasnt..just like Sonny ....what did we give up for these two pitchers...nothing that has come back to bite the Yankees as far as prospects. Cashman gets raked across the coles on here...yet guys like Maybin, Urshela, and even Tauchman have produced for this team, not bad for a #7, #8 outfielder and a #2 perhaps #3 third baseman on the depth list. Does anything think Stroman puts us over the top...come on really... You want to give up Torres for Synderguard...really? People moan about Cashman lying the status of Sevy...no SHIT HE ISNT GOING TO COME OUT AND SAY YES WE LOST OUR NUMBER 1 Ace for THE SEASON...may as well hand all the other GMS a tube of KY Jely for the ass reaming they are going to give in trying to get a top end starter. One other item...people on here manage as if the season is 16 games, players are going to get days off...sometimes you set a lineup or use your 8th best pitcher because your thinking down the road. They way things are posted here you would think this was the 1962 Mets and not a team that is playoff bound. /Rant
1st - You say "it's absurd" to compare Chappedass to Mo, then you did just that... 2nd - Janssen is NOT the best Closer in the game, simply because of the Team he's on. 3- Imo, Arolaids, BaBoone and Trashman are tremendous and numerous concessions down from- Yankee Infamy of past. 4- Your use of Stats are very very misleading as One can make shit smell like Rose's, when it comes to numbets. Trashman and BaBoone know not a damn thing about pitching. Hell at this point, Arolaids doesn't even know a damn thing about pitching. He's thee last ex-Closer I want to see, when a critical games on the line...
