2022 Post-Season | Division Series | Yankees vs. Guardians | Oct. 11 - ?, 2022

[KilgoreTrout]

I have no problem with the TBS broadcasting team, and don't understand the animosity towards Costas.

He isnt Vin Sully, but nobody is. Scully, like Babe Ruth, is in a stratosphere all his own.

They talk about the Yankees home runs and injury list...both valid items for discussion. They mention when a Yankee doesn't make a play that perhaps they should..again valid. They can't simply ignore that stuff.

They also talk about our kiddie corp, our ability to make contact, and the fact that many of our hits are not exactly line drives...all of it true. Heck, this forum consistently bemoans the fact that we live on 'luck'.

They've also made a pretty big deal about Kwan...who happens to not play for New York.

I guess I'm not into playing the victim when I'm not...lol.

If the G’s come back to win the game, the G’s are the story.

Instead, that toolbag spends all his time talking about how the Yankees lost. You aren’t commentating for the YES Network, Fuck-stick - not everything should be discussed from the standpoint of the Yankees.

 

[Zeus69]

 

[KilgoreTrout]

F him.

I like Gabriella Kreuz!

 

[KilgoreTrout]

WOOF.

 

[The Oi]

Love HR pimping and showboating. Adds to the game and makes you want the win more.

 

[The Oi]

Is this good or bad relatively?

Here’s a secret. A robo-ump would get 100% of these.

 

[buzzdog]

We need to go back and read what we are typing.

Amed does this...Amed does that.... to help this team win.

(But he's only average, and his contributions to this team can easily be replaced next year by one of Arias, Freeman, or Rocchio.)

We really need to hit lefties better.

(But Ameds production against lefties can easily be replaced next year by one of (see the above))

We need to score more runs.

(But ignore the fact that nobody on this team not named Jose has created more runs than Amed, and his run production can easily be replaced next year by (see the above))

Our biggest competition for the division is Chicago and Minnesota. If we want to get to the WS, we will probably have to go thru NY again.

Ameds OPS vs Chicago this year was .853.

Vs Minnesota .981.

Vs NY .953.

His post season wRC+ is 112.

(But all this clutch production can easily be replaced next year by (see the above))

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Amed is not a star. Hes not...in Reggie Jacksons word...the straw that mixes the drink. But he seems to be in the middle of a lot of big moments in key rallies.

Oscar had the big hit tonight, but who scored the winning run?

Oscar got the winning hit Friday in extra innings, but whose HR got us to extra innings?

Jose had the winning two run homer in the opener vs the Rays, but who was on base at the time?

When Chicago needed to sweep to stay in contention, who scored from second on an error as part of a come from behind 5 run eleventh inning?

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Money should not be a problem.

Our payroll this year is around $69 mil. (Per Roster Resource.)

Our payroll before arby will be $19 mil, including buying out Shaw. Our arby estimates total $37 mil, for a total of $56 mil...so we start $13 mil under this season, including Amed.

We have a new minority owner and we are gonna have an influx of cash from this post season.

We need to add a RH bat, not subtract one of our best ones.

Excellent comment.

There is something to be said for having a player on the roster who is proven to have produced in clutch, game winning situations. Amed has done exactly that, time and time and time again.

Is he a "star"? No. But that just makes him relatively affordable compared to players who are perceived as "stars" like Lindor, etc.

There is such a thing as chemistry. There is such a thing as veteran leadership. Amed has proven himself to be beneficial to both of those things. Jose Ramirez has spoken out in favor of keeping him around, not something that can just be dismissed without consideration.

I know the front office has to make tough decisions and make moves based on projected talent coming up through the system. If they decided to move Amed I would accept it and hope they made the best choice for the long run.

But there is always a valid argument to be made for keeping proven talent.

 

[Ohio]

Just got home from a bar. Incredible how the bar went crazy............

I was at a bar on High Street in Columbus...place went nuts. It was awesome.

 

[caf]

 

[Tondo]

Yep, confirmed. Best Yankee on the field yesterday

 

[Criznit]

We got to get fans at the game to chant 'Os-car Gon-za-lez!' at the SpongeBob part.

This is fantastic! - Thank you for sharing.

 

[Criznit]

Ok - here's the actual clip. Thanks for posting.

This is fantastic...

 

[buzzdog]

All 3 going against Kwan, and not by a little bit. LOL.

 

[buzzdog]

Is this good or bad relatively?

Here’s a secret. A robo-ump would get 100% of these.

What stands out is that three pretty bad misses all went against Kwan, who is one of the best in the league at not swinging at balls. He was stretching the hell out of the zone for Kwan and Kwan still got 3 hits.

 

[Derek]