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Iodised QQ
Jul 23, 2004

One pitch for that fuckin bum to lose it lol

Hopefully this forces their hand to finally dump Shreve for good

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Jul 1, 2004

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Iodised QQ posted:

One pitch for that fuckin bum to lose it lol

Hopefully this forces their hand to finally dump Shreve for good

They had a million chances to score another run vs one garbage pitcher after another and kept gagging. Shreve isn't why they lost.

ihatepants
Nov 5, 2011

Let the burning of pants commence. These things drive me nuts.



Clippard 2017 (NYY): 4.95 ERA, 5.00 FIP, 6.9 H.9, 1.7 HR.9, -0.2 bWAR

Shreve 2018 (not including today's game): 4.85 ERA, 5.41 FIP, 9.3 H.9, 2.1 HR.9, -0.5 bWAR

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

mcmagic posted:

They had a million chances to score another run vs one garbage pitcher after another and kept gagging. Shreve isn't why they lost.

I mean, he is literally why they lost today though.

There's no reason for him to be on the team at this point. He was never a LOOGY and he can't get people out 90% of the time.

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Jul 1, 2004

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Inspector_666 posted:

I mean, he is literally why they lost today though.

There's no reason for him to be on the team at this point. He was never a LOOGY and he can't get people out 90% of the time.

You can't expect the bullpen to pitch 9 shutout innings. The hitting isn't holding up their end of the bargain. That doesn't mean he's good or should be on the team, but their lack of hitting is why they lost this game and why they got swept by a AAA team.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
You can't just call every team with a worse record than the Yankees a AAA team.

ihatepants
Nov 5, 2011

Let the burning of pants commence. These things drive me nuts.



6 runs should be enough to win a game, though. Today’s issue was primarily Boone’s decisions. He waited way too long to take out German when he clearly had nothing today. No control of his fastball and breaking pitches that wouldn’t break and stayed middle middle. He gave up a million extra base hits before he was finally removed. Using Shreve when he had a well rested Chapman was another questionable decision.

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Jul 1, 2004

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Inspector_666 posted:

You can't just call every team with a worse record than the Yankees a AAA team.

That looks like a major league roster to you?

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Well they just swept the Yankees...

Kim Jong Il
Aug 16, 2003
I would make up a phantom injury for Shreve instead of pure DFA, but yeah he's bad.

I'm moderately upset that Boston lucked out with the way Seattle's rotation was set up.

DaStampede
Feb 8, 2018

After handling Seattle, they let the Rays walk all over them.

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Jul 1, 2004

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https://twitter.com/YankeesPR/status/1011327450591252481

Boooo

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

loving come on, what does Shreve have to do to get off this roster?

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Jul 1, 2004

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Inspector_666 posted:

loving come on, what does Shreve have to do to get off this roster?

Not be the only Lefty middle RP on the team...

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

mcmagic posted:

Not be the only Lefty middle RP on the team...

The fact that he's a lefty is completely immaterial. He's had a reverse split for his entire career. I don't understand why the team still views him as a LOOGY/LHB specialist.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Inspector_666 posted:

The fact that he's a lefty is completely immaterial. He's had a reverse split for his entire career. I don't understand why the team still views him as a LOOGY/LHB specialist.

They dumb

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

It's one of the last bastions of old schoolery going on with the FO. They let Didi hit against lefties even though he "shouldn't" but they keep calling on Shreve like he can get anybody out, much less a lefty.


It also can't be a sunk cost thing at this point since he was a throw-in for Carpenter and they cut ties with him quick.

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Jul 1, 2004

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It's worse that Walker and Bird are still getting AB's every day over Drury/Fraizer/Austin. I have a hard time getting worked up over the last guy in the bullpen.

Nodoze
Aug 17, 2006

If it's only for a night I can live without you
Bird should be getting AB

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
I still believe in Bird and (I think I already posted this) Walker could probably be hitting at least average if he was batting everyday but there's no place for him to get that on this team so...


(Austin is not better than Bird.)

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Jul 1, 2004

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Nodoze posted:

Bird should be getting AB

Why? He's a negative WAR player over almost 100AB.

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

Bird has not been good since his rookie season, which was before the first injury and was only an incredibly small sample size.

He just might not be good.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Paul Zuvella posted:

Bird has not been good since his rookie season, which was before the first injury and was only an incredibly small sample size.

He just might not be good.

The shoulder injury didn't do him in at all. It's all that loving foot's fault.

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Jul 1, 2004

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I'm not calling for Bird to be DFA'd or anything but he needs to go down to AAA and work out his issues. He's not having major league caliber AB's right now.

Well Played Mauer
Jun 1, 2003

We'll always have Cabo
They say he's got a great eye, but that doesn't matter when the entire league knows you have a hole in your swing and just shoots fastballs right by you.

ihatepants
Nov 5, 2011

Let the burning of pants commence. These things drive me nuts.




Gallegos? Do they really need 14 pitchers on the active roster? I realize bench players rarely get to play, but that seems like poor roster construction in case of an injury or something during the game. This is especially true considering they're playing by NL rules for this series.

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Jul 1, 2004

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ihatepants posted:

Gallegos? Do they really need 14 pitchers on the active roster? I realize bench players rarely get to play, but that seems like poor roster construction in case of an injury or something during the game.

They are starting Loasiga and Cessa in 2 games out of a 3 game series. Guess they think they might need a long man... It's not crazy.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

mcmagic posted:

They are starting Loasiga and Cessa in 2 games out of a 3 game series. Guess they think they might need a long man... It's not crazy.

Also re: starting Cessa, it's to line everybody up for the Sox series, I see some people around the internet losing their poo poo about the decision but I'm OK with it.

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https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1011378912138588162

Yowzers.


Loaisiga's stuff just jumps off my TV screen...


Well this is another pretty pathetic offensive performance for this lineup and I've still had enough of Bird and Walker.

mcmagic fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Jun 26, 2018

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Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

i'd literally die for Gleyber Torres

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Luis :swoon:

mikeraskol
May 3, 2006

Oh yeah. I was killing you.

Carlosologist posted:

i'd literally die for Gleyber Torres

Not empty quoting

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1011803480787472389

MY LIEGE

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Severino has become just unbelievably good.

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

It’s really wild how Severino turned into an ace after that disastrous 2016

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Carlosologist posted:

It’s really wild how Severino turned into an ace after that disastrous 2016

I mean, 2016 was his outlier year, really.

humpthewind
Jan 8, 2007

Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.
What did Cessa do to earn this start?

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This lineup tonight is.... rough.


What is the evidence that Cessa is a major league pitcher? 50 pitches and a billion baserunners through 2 innings vs a mediocre NL lineup.

mcmagic fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Jun 28, 2018

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