Thanks Rick, not until Sunday....back Friday. I'll toast you all with a stein of Oktoberfest brew. If I'm lucky I'll find Cheetos flavored pretzels.
...Tote, I'm assuming that was a tongue in cheek reference...but my whole point all along concerning batting coaches is that regardless of who they are, they simply offer advice. And it does not matter how much a hitting coach works with a player during BP, if the player does not translate that work to actual in game ABs, it's all for naught.
Oh I know, but seriously....KLong had these guys doing better against LHP. In hindsight, keeping Long and Dumping Cashman was the smart play.
Yanks weren't embarrassed in this WC game- Houston scored 3 runs on 5 hits. Yanks couldn't touch Keuchel in three starts including the WC game: 29 IP, 12 H, 28 K, 0 runs There IS a difference between Keuchel and "any other" pitcher as far as this Yankee team was concerned. Twist the narrative anyway you'd like to indicate that somehow this team underachieved or choked away a chance to play in the ALDS while hardly anyone here expected and said the Yanks were going to win OVER 90 games AND the division before the season began which would've required them to have a "good" second half.....the season means the season. 87 wins! Or did YOU expect more, and a division title? My opinion, and of course I can't prove it but- if the Yanks would've faced any other SP from any of the three teams contending for the other WC spot, we could very well be talking about KC right now, lol....jmo.....and do you really think there isn't much difference between this year's Keuchel and just about "anyone" else from possible WC challengers regarding the Yanks? Really? Okay, fair enough - we all have an opinion. Mine? Yanks drew a bad number.
...yes, the Yanx were "embarrassed"?....would you like to take a poll? ...Keuchel aside, the Yanx were also bitch slapped by a lot of inferior pitchers down the stretch. ...and I didn't "twist" anything...and I never said HRs were a bad thing...but you already knew that.
Yes, I'd like to see a poll, the Yanx DID indeed embarrass themselves. Any time your shutout with an anemic offense, regardless of who's on the opposing mound, Great Teams find ways to score. (59 and others know this and have for decades): Otherwise, the Yanx would of never won those 27 Rings. Keuchel is good no doubt. Regardless- even if Nolan Ryan, Clemens, RJ, or any other HOF Caliber-Great SP, were the opposition last night, you still got to score runs, and get on base first.....any good SP can be had, and often are.....
