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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 19, 2024 11:53:51 GMT -5
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Post by Rockaway Park on Aug 19, 2024 12:59:07 GMT -5
Yes, the sky is not falling. But your argument that "well, everyone else sort of stinks too" doesn't take away from the fact that we stink. Remove other teams from the debate. What gives you the thought that the Yanks have what it takes to go all the way? Because other teams are just as mediocre and there is no buzzsaw that is unbeatable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk So you're saying what we all are ... we're just decent. We're just lucky that everyone else is too. No one here is saying we are garbage. We're saying we're not elite ... like we SHOULD be. Every year. |
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Post by noetsi on Aug 19, 2024 14:13:18 GMT -5
we are average. Which is true of much of the league. Not sure if that is good or bad.
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Post by qimqam on Aug 19, 2024 14:35:25 GMT -5
I'd like to see closer auditions starting with these 2 in that order
Tommy Kahnle: 1.74 ERA in 31 IP
Jake Cousins: 1.99 ERA in 22.2 IP
Also closer by comittee riding the hot hand ... Holmes should never be on the mound in a closer situation without someone warming up in the bullpen
He seems to always get 1 or 2 Ks before the wheels come off ... 1st baserunner he allows he gets pulled
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Post by qimqam on Aug 19, 2024 14:43:14 GMT -5
Ok but who are we replacing Holmes with? Yankees are 9-7 since trade deadline and Orioles 9-8 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk When is Hamilton due back? Earlier in the year it seemed he had the ability/temperament to close. Hamilton had 3 good outings before the wheels came off ... he has a 5.63 ERA ,325 BAA .400 OBPA since then Overall he has a 4.55 ERA and has let up runs in 1/3 of his appearances He's not the answer |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Aug 19, 2024 16:16:17 GMT -5
we are average. Which is true of much of the league. Not sure if that is good or bad. If there's a year to be flawed going into the postseason and still have a chance, it's this year. I look at this roster and want to make the bullpen (and rotation to an extent) a disqualifier, but then you look at everyone else and note that they all seem to have what seems like a fatal flaw. Just get to October, roll the dice and hope a couple of the right guys get hot. |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Aug 19, 2024 16:18:14 GMT -5
When is Hamilton due back? Earlier in the year it seemed he had the ability/temperament to close. Hamilton had 3 good outings before the wheels came off ... he has a 5.63 ERA ,325 BAA .400 OBPA since then Overall he has a 4.55 ERA and has let up runs in 1/3 of his appearances He's not the answer Question is - how much of that poor performance was the injury. Not saying Hamilton is any kind of answer, but hopefully he gets back to decent form if he's healthy. |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 19, 2024 16:48:37 GMT -5
Hamilton had 3 good outings before the wheels came off ... he has a 5.63 ERA ,325 BAA .400 OBPA since then Overall he has a 4.55 ERA and has let up runs in 1/3 of his appearances He's not the answer Question is - how much of that poor performance was the injury. Not saying Hamilton is any kind of answer, but hopefully he gets back to decent form if he's healthy. No one, including Boone, has "the answer". All that can be done is to try someone else which, of course, can be just as bad or worse. Won't know until it's tried, and even then one of two good outings is no guarantee of consistency. Relief pitcher ERA can be very misleading, since they pitch so few innings. One bad outing can drastically inflate an ERA. On the other hand, a reliever can inherit bases loaded, give up a base clearing double and suffer no increase in ERA. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 19, 2024 22:54:32 GMT -5
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Post by bumper on Aug 20, 2024 11:37:01 GMT -5
holmes started the season w/o allowing an ER in 20 games (1.23 in his 1st 30). over his yankee career, he has had extended periods when (despite the drama) he was shutdown. his stuff can be filthy. for better or worse, that's what boone sees. as a player (a baseball lifer) they understand the ups & downs players go through that impatient fans can never comprehend. however time is running out as the trust factor diminishes. boone will probably give him maybe another blowup before he moves onto plan B.
don't think weaver makes the cut. a career 5 ERA guy, he found it for a while but recently has been rather inconsistent. more valuable in the 7th inning. has to come down between kahnle and cousins. cousins in particular has that nasty slider and a K rate of 12.6/9. for the record both holmes & kahnle have K rates of around 10/9. kahnle's 70% reliance on his change makes me a bit nervous. neither cousins or kahnle has much experience closing. in fact kahnle's numbers are terrible while cousins just got his 1st career save. i'd give cousins first shot. however it turns out, can't afford too many more turning hard fought wins into heartbreak losses.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 20, 2024 11:43:42 GMT -5
holmes started the season w/o allowing an ER in 20 games (1.23 in his 1st 30). over his yankee career, he has had extended periods when (despite the drama) he was shutdown. his stuff can be filthy. for better or worse, that's what boone sees. as a player (a baseball lifer) they understand the ups & downs players go through that impatient fans can never comprehend. however time is running out as the trust factor diminishes. boone will probably give him maybe another blowup before he moves onto plan B. don't think weaver makes the cut. a career 5 ERA guy, he found it for a while but recently has been rather inconsistent. more valuable in the 7th inning. has to come down between kahnle and cousins. cousins in particular has that nasty slider and a K rate of 12.6/9. for the record both holmes & kahnle have K rates of around 10/9. kahnle's 70% reliance on his change makes me a bit nervous. neither cousins or kahnle has much experience closing. in fact kahnle's numbers are terrible while cousins just got his 1st career save. i'd give cousins first shot. however it turns out, can't afford too many more turning hard fought wins into heartbreak losses. I feel like in other years Boone wouldn't admit this but there was always clear better teams so the Holmes blow ups didn't matter as much since the team was unlikely to win the last two years (powerhouse Houston in the way and then being a meh 500 team last year) but this year with the AL wide open there's a real shot the Yankees could make the World Series so they have to figure this out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 20, 2024 11:50:48 GMT -5
holmes started the season w/o allowing an ER in 20 games (1.23 in his 1st 30). over his yankee career, he has had extended periods when (despite the drama) he was shutdown. his stuff can be filthy. for better or worse, that's what boone sees. as a player (a baseball lifer) they understand the ups & downs players go through that impatient fans can never comprehend. however time is running out as the trust factor diminishes. boone will probably give him maybe another blowup before he moves onto plan B. don't think weaver makes the cut. a career 5 ERA guy, he found it for a while but recently has been rather inconsistent. more valuable in the 7th inning. has to come down between kahnle and cousins. cousins in particular has that nasty slider and a K rate of 12.6/9. for the record both holmes & kahnle have K rates of around 10/9. kahnle's 70% reliance on his change makes me a bit nervous. neither cousins or kahnle has much experience closing. in fact kahnle's numbers are terrible while cousins just got his 1st career save. i'd give cousins first shot. however it turns out, can't afford too many more turning hard fought wins into heartbreak losses. I'm not sure it's even Boone's decision who the closer is. He has some input but I think the front office would have the final call on something that important. |
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Post by ypaterson on Aug 20, 2024 12:35:03 GMT -5
holmes started the season w/o allowing an ER in 20 games (1.23 in his 1st 30). over his yankee career, he has had extended periods when (despite the drama) he was shutdown. his stuff can be filthy. for better or worse, that's what boone sees. as a player (a baseball lifer) they understand the ups & downs players go through that impatient fans can never comprehend. however time is running out as the trust factor diminishes. boone will probably give him maybe another blowup before he moves onto plan B. don't think weaver makes the cut. a career 5 ERA guy, he found it for a while but recently has been rather inconsistent. more valuable in the 7th inning. has to come down between kahnle and cousins. cousins in particular has that nasty slider and a K rate of 12.6/9. for the record both holmes & kahnle have K rates of around 10/9. kahnle's 70% reliance on his change makes me a bit nervous. neither cousins or kahnle has much experience closing. in fact kahnle's numbers are terrible while cousins just got his 1st career save. i'd give cousins first shot. however it turns out, can't afford too many more turning hard fought wins into heartbreak losses. I feel like in other years Boone wouldn't admit this but there was always clear better teams so the Holmes blow ups didn't matter as much since the team was unlikely to win the last two years (powerhouse Houston in the way and then being a meh 500 team last year) but this year with the AL wide open there's a real shot the Yankees could make the World Series so they have to figure this out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Since June 1 the Astros returned to being a "powerhouse" team. They won 43 of the 66 games played. Playoffs are always hard to predict but I don't think there is parity in the AL. |
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Post by ypaterson on Aug 20, 2024 13:19:50 GMT -5
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 20, 2024 13:35:03 GMT -5
Since June 1 the Astros returned to being a "powerhouse" team. They won 43 of the 66 games played. Playoffs are always hard to predict but I don't think there is parity in the AL. Since March 28 Yanks won 45 of the 66 games played. |
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