2021 Yankees Season

[OrangeXtreme]

Jay Bruce. Not a true Yankee.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Tauchman the steal man.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

DJ needed a few more spins on that ball.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Game 1

Bonus Cantos

 

[NineOneSeven]

Wow would have bet some coin DJ converts that

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Game 1

Bonus Cantos

I thought that was a baserunning blunder. Anyone else?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Nick Nelson on the mound.

Gardy to Left

Wade to 2nd.

DJ to 1st.

Higgy to Catch

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I thought that was a baserunning blunder. Anyone else?

Run on contact.

Either the ball gets through, or you need a good throw.

 

[br801]

I'm putting DJ and Judge on notice.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Little League Rules.

 

[br801]

Little League Rules.

Hate this.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Judge starts on 2nd

Hicks
Stanton
Gleyber

Let's do the thing.

 

[CuseRunner]

Jay Bruce. Not a true Yankee.

He is a bum. He will stand cost us so many runs until Voit is back.

 

[orangefog]

I have zero faith in Stanton.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Man, we got 161 games left but the meat of the order going down hard with strikeouts.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Well, there's always 161-1.

 

[CuseRunner]

Just one game but. Bruce is most to blame for the loss today. He can't be in our lineup till Voit comes back.

 

[NineOneSeven]

That was brutallllllllll. Goodness.

 

[Chip]

I’m a broken record on this but I still don’t get Hicks in the 3 hole.

Maybe I’m too old school and a 9 hitter is supposed to hit there in modern baseball.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Just one game but. Bruce is most to blame for the loss today. He can't be in our lineup till Voit comes back.

DJ: 0-4 / 1 walk
Judge: 1-5 / 2 SO
Hicks: 0-4 / 3 SO
Stanton: 0-5 / 3 SO
Gio: 0-4 / 2 SO
Bruce: 0-3 / 1 SO, 1 walk

 

[CuseRunner]

DJ: 0-4 / 1 walk
Judge: 1-5 / 2 SO
Hicks: 0-4 / 3 SO
Stanton: 0-5 / 3 SO
Gio: 0-4 / 2 SO
Bruce: 0-3 / 1 SO, 1 walk

The others will produce through the year they will play to the back of their baseball cards. Bruce is done. IDK why he is on the team.

 

[Ryand877]

That stunk. I also can’t stand the auto runner at second starting in the 10th. Just venting. 161 more to go.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I’m a broken record on this but I still don’t get Hicks in the 3 hole.

Maybe I’m too old school and a 9 hitter is supposed to hit there in modern baseball.

I will try to find the article. I read something about a strategy to have a #3 hitter who does not ground into double-plays. Apparently, Hicks makes most of his outs in the air. He has a low GIDP rate.

edit: I found it. It’s from the athletic. You need a subscription.

The Yankees hitting Aaron Hicks third is baseball by the book

“...So if your three-hole hitter is most likely to face double-play situations and Hicks has recently been freakishly skilled at avoiding the twin killing, you may better understand why Boone envisions him in that spot in the order this season...”

 

[Chip]

I will try to find the article. I read something about a strategy to have a #3 hitter who does not ground into double-plays. Apparently, Hicks makes most of his outs in the air. He has a low GIDP rate.

edit: I found it. It’s from the athletic. You need a subscription.
The Yankees hitting Aaron Hicks third is baseball by the book

“...So if your three-hole hitter is most likely to face double-play situations and Hicks has recently been freakishly skilled at avoiding the twin killing, you may better understand why Boone envisions him in that spot in the order this season...”

Thanks for the link. I'm glad to know there's a strategy and I know these guys are way smarter than me at this stuff.

I think I'm mostly trying to create a crow eating situation where Hicks explodes and I can look foolish. I can take it, I'm used to it.

Gets frustrating though. Just some early season whining.

 

[Briancuse]

I'm putting DJ and Judge on notice.

If they don't come through next game. Cut them and send that message.