Game Thread Yankees vs.Blue Jays Sunday 4/1/18, 1:07 pm

[Yankeefan5545]

Total choke job, Gray was lucky through his innings but no worry Gas Kahnle & Robertson more than mad up for Grays feeble efforts. Gregorius had a chance with 2 on in the eighth and failed. How is Mr. Communicator Boone going to handle slop like this.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Boone, time to lose the retardi method of taking starters out after only 5 innings. Let them pitch for Christ’s sake before you burn out this bullpen which on the whole is very good have some very shaky heart attack relievers in it

Boone needs to solicit advice from his old buddy Gabe Kapler over in Philly. Gabe knows how to use a pen.

 

[yankeesince59]

Boone needs to solicit advice from his old buddy Gabe Kapler over in Philly. Gabe knows how to use a pen.

...lol...^^^I saw what you did there.

 

[yankeesince59]

...I was over at some relatives for the cookout...but was following the game via gamecast...pretty disappointing to say the least.

 

[Lillie]

...I was over at some relatives for the cookout...but was following the game via gamecast...pretty disappointing to say the least.

Did you kill anything???

 

[Yankeefan5545]

This team has not won a series against Toronto since June of 2015. To a man this group should be ashamed of how they blew two games in a row.

 

[cagedlion]

Where are all those shills praising Yankee relief pitching as”best in the league”. May it stick in their throats
as the pitching stinks up the ball field.

 

[BigDaddyAl1973]

Where are all those shills praising Yankee relief pitching as”best in the league”. May it stick in their throats
as the pitching stinks up the ball field.

Wow what bug crawlerld up your ass...
4 games into the season..guess last year meant nothing

 

[Lillie]

Wow what bug crawlerld up your ass...
4 games into the season..guess last year meant nothing

No fighting guys.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Did you kill anything???

I was wondering the same, Bunny Rabbit Fricasse is mighty fine (since it wasn't a bird/fowl) on todays menu. Along with southern "naner pudding" for dessert (a southern stealth code for rum pudding with naners).

Hoedown bobby=Q day it twas down yonder way (only thing missin's the music)


Bet the easter bunny never made it back home....

 

[Mattingly23NY]

I'm still my head on the call to not pitch to Donaldson, who's looked like shit at the plate since the season began; with 2 outs, and pitch to Smoak who just hit a tater the inning before...Is this a vegas odds crapshoot, and/or a lack of faith by the man calling the shots???

Boone, I don't get this one???

 

[yankeesince59]

Did you kill anything???

lol...I fished from the bank for awhile...does killing 4-5 white perch count?

 

[Lillie]

lol...I fished from the bank for awhile...does killing 4-5 white perch count?

Yes.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

I'm still my head on the call to not pitch to Donaldson, who's looked like shit at the plate since the season began; with 2 outs, and pitch to Smoak who just hit a tater the inning before...Is this a vegas odds crapshoot, and/or a lack of faith by the man calling the shots???

Boone, I don't get this one???

According to information available to Boone, Smoak had gone 0/5 against Robertson and that "sample size" was the determining factor on that decision.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

According to information available to Boone, Smoak had gone 0/5 against Robertson and that "sample size" was the determining factor on that decision.

thanks Michael, I had no idea.

Not sure if this is Boone's folly, or being led around by the nose by BC & HS. I can't help but think Joe would of gone mano e mano against Donaldson.
0 for 5 can mean Smoak was overdue as much as t/other, (ntm he was already primed the inning prior). I think Smoak was going to go deep regardless.
Donaldson looked like a shadow of himself; can't help but think (hindsight being 20/20) t/obvious wrong decision was made.

Of course it's too easy to sit back and play armchair Mgr, and I don't like doing that. My bad more than likely. If one's going to live by stats/odds, they will also die by them sooner or later; in this case sooner...
Guess what I'm trying to say is Joe Managed by the gut check, over the odds/stats, even tho' Joe was aware of odds et al.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

I agree that the sabermetrics are a great tool but I also have that old school thought that situations require more "gut" reactions than the stats may call for. The stats shown for Stanton, Judge, and Sanchez against the game 3 Toronto Pitchers indicated that the Yankees should have kicked major but. Game reality was the big boppers failed, only Austin showed up at the dish and Dellin Donkey shit the bed. I don't know about anyone else but I have a feeling that I'm going to miss Girardi and his binder from time to time. I really don't care for Boone that much, I think he got that job more on PR than ability, we'll see but to me it's Girardis Team out there for the most part.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

I agree that the sabermetrics are a great tool but I also have that old school thought that situations require more "gut" reactions than the stats may call for. The stats shown for Stanton, Judge, and Sanchez against the game 3 Toronto Pitchers indicated the Yankees should have kicked major but. Game reality was the big boppers failed,
I have a feeling that I'm going to miss Girardi and his binder from time to time. I really don't care for Boone that much,

^^^^

I totally agree with everything you said;
Outstanding Input Michael, "You're the Man"...

I've got a feeling the Yanx are going to miss Joe as well, with his gut checks and binder...Imo, Baseball is more of a gut check game in the moment, whereas sabermetrics have a place; but moreso when thinking of trading players, i.e. Billy Beane's old approach, or Theo's more successful approach. Beane imo would have greater successes if he weren't t/GM of a pretty shitty team. Even then he's made due pretty well given the hand he's been dealt, i.e. lack of $$$ to field a decent team...

 

[yankeesince59]

Sabermetrics should be used with caution....yes Donaldson's numbers have been good vs Robertson in the past but Donaldson has struggled so far this year...but damnit, Smoak has been hot recently and Boone did not take that under consideration when he decided to intentionally Donaldson.
...the game of Baseball is made of cold streaks and hot streaks and there's not a stat available that takes that into account.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Sabermetrics should be used with caution....yes Donaldson's numbers have been good vs Robertson in the past but Donaldson has struggled so far this year...but damnit, Smoak has been hot recently and Boone did not take that under consideration when he decided to intentionally Donaldson.
...the game of Baseball is made of cold streaks and hot streaks and there's not a stat available that takes that into account.

^^^^

Perfectly stated 59 -!-