It was ungodly. The fog layer was no more than 10 feet or so above the field. The outfielders would go down on one knee at the pitch so they could see the ball. The winning Yankee run scored because the B'more outfielder lost the fly ball in the fog and it landed behind him on the warning track. Would have been a sac fly anyway, but more runs scored.
He's going to be a 5th starter like guy with a 4.5 era that every once in a while has like a 7 inning 10k start that gets everyone excited about him being "back" even though he definitely is not, and that's fine because really he's buying time for the young arms, Severino and German to get ready and lock in.
Correct.
Bauer and Cole despise each other.
And if he said no?
That decision has many other variables. The luxury tax, and I know you don’t care about it. But, literally EVERYONE that knows anything about MLB considers the luxury tax. Anyway, aside from that, do you think Bauer would go for a one year deal for $30M? I believe he was seeking a 5 year deal for more than $30M per year. So, even if you were to convince him to sign a one year deal, it would be at a premium, say like $50M. Or, maybe he is a team player and would take a lesser offer from the Yankees because he’s a swell guy. Stick to Monopoly with your father-in-law.
Bauer wants a 5 year deal worth $200 mil.
NOW youve just added 5mill to your offer.
I grew up in the 80's. Too young to remember the 1981 pennant. Didn't witness a Yankees playoff game until age 18 in 1995. I have plenty of perspective after watching Mel Hall and Jesse Barfield hit HR's into masses of empty seats on WPIX and the MSG network.
I actually agree with you that the luxury tax threshold should be meaningless for most teams.
To be fair... the 1 year deal idea didn't come from nowhere. There were a few articles like this back in 2018/2019
How many times did they miss the playoffs in your lifetime?
