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Post by noetsi on Aug 6, 2018 12:12:30 GMT -5
I think that is what we are in now (although I remember 78, so miracles are possible). The good news is that Oakland is now ahead of Seattle because in a one game series we have a better chance against them then Seattle.
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Post by utahyank on Aug 6, 2018 12:49:44 GMT -5
we have the misfortune to be in the same division as a team which may be spoken of someday as equal to the '27 Yankees.....any other division and we open with a 5 game series, and who knows?....
I am not optimistic for a long run in postseason, but let's hope for the best...the best being that someone takes out the Red Sox...
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Post by bearman on Aug 6, 2018 12:59:16 GMT -5
I am with you on the wild card thing Noetsi although like most of us fans I still hold out hope for a Sox swoon and a Yankees resurgence. Whatever happens I would just like to see improvement from the team going forward. I think a healthy Judge will really help. I would like to pose this question to those on this board that are smarter than me. I really liked what Ronald Torreyes brought to the team both on the filed and in the dugout. What would be wrong with bringing him up and releasing Voit. I realize he is a backup first baseman but Walker can do that and Torreyes can play the other infield positions. He also batted .323 in 65 plate appearance. Nothing in Voit's history suggests he will ever do that. Just a question!
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Post by domeplease on Aug 6, 2018 13:35:04 GMT -5
I am with you on the wild card thing Noetsi although like most of us fans I still hold out hope for a Sox swoon and a Yankees resurgence. Whatever happens I would just like to see improvement from the team going forward. I think a healthy Judge will really help. I would like to pose this question to those on this board that are smarter than me. I really liked what Ronald Torreyes brought to the team both on the filed and in the dugout. What would be wrong with bringing him up and releasing Voit. I realize he is a backup first baseman but Walker can do that and Torreyes can play the other infield positions. He also batted .323 in 65 plate appearance. Nothing in Voit's history suggests he will ever do that. Just a question! TOTALLY AGREE = BRING UP TOE!!! He MIGHT EVEN be a better SP & BP than we have right now??? Yes, I know he is NOT a pitcher; just full of energy, passion & a great attitude = Everything WE need right now. |
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Post by inger on Aug 6, 2018 18:08:24 GMT -5
If passion and grit along with enthusiasm would win the pennant, they’d let me play for them. If this team is in need of a rescue by Torres, the team ca’t bd saved. He’s a borderline defender, and let’s not pretend for a moment that he’s anywhere close to a legit .323 hitter.
Yes. I like him. He’s fun, and he plays hard. But we don’t need him...if a situation arises where there is an opening for a reserve infielder, he’ll do. Right now we don’t seem to need that.
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Post by noetsi on Aug 6, 2018 19:49:35 GMT -5
Recovering from injuries would help, but our starting pitching is really thin.
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Post by inger on Aug 6, 2018 20:15:05 GMT -5
Recovering from injuries would help, but our starting pitching is really thin. Funny you say that knowing that Sabathia and Lynn combine for about 600 pounds... |
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Post by topher0713 on Aug 6, 2018 21:43:52 GMT -5
Get past the 1 game series running on all cylinders and I wouldn't bet against them. Judge and Sanchez being out totally changes this teams batting order. Get them back and catch a groove.
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Post by kaybli on Aug 6, 2018 21:51:00 GMT -5
Get past the 1 game series running on all cylinders and I wouldn't bet against them. Judge and Sanchez being out totally changes this teams batting order. Get them back and catch a groove. Absolutely. Boston better watch out in the ALDS! |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 6, 2018 23:13:55 GMT -5
I am with you on the wild card thing Noetsi although like most of us fans I still hold out hope for a Sox swoon and a Yankees resurgence. Whatever happens I would just like to see improvement from the team going forward. I think a healthy Judge will really help. I would like to pose this question to those on this board that are smarter than me. I really liked what Ronald Torreyes brought to the team both on the filed and in the dugout. What would be wrong with bringing him up and releasing Voit. I realize he is a backup first baseman but Walker can do that and Torreyes can play the other infield positions. He also batted .323 in 65 plate appearance. Nothing in Voit's history suggests he will ever do that. Just a question! TOTALLY AGREE = BRING UP TOE!!! He MIGHT EVEN be a better SP & BP than we have right now??? Yes, I know he is NOT a pitcher; just full of energy, passion & a great attitude = Everything WE need right now. Did something happen there ? I noticed later on In the playoffs they stopped doing the home run celebrations etc then this year he has barely been on the team. |
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Post by inger on Aug 6, 2018 23:39:20 GMT -5
TOTALLY AGREE = BRING UP TOE!!! He MIGHT EVEN be a better SP & BP than we have right now??? Yes, I know he is NOT a pitcher; just full of energy, passion & a great attitude = Everything WE need right now. Did something happen there ? I noticed later on In the playoffs they stopped doing the home run celebrations etc then this year he has barely been on the team. Nah. The team has simply had better options or other needs. He was in AAA, and he wasn't playing all that great. Then he had to leave for a few weeks because there was an undisclosed "situation" with his wife, believed to be medical. But he was already in the minors when that happened... |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 7, 2018 13:17:59 GMT -5
Did something happen there ? I noticed later on In the playoffs they stopped doing the home run celebrations etc then this year he has barely been on the team. Nah. The team has simply had better options or other needs. He was in AAA, and he wasn't playing all that great. Then he had to leave for a few weeks because there was an undisclosed "situation" with his wife, believed to be medical. But he was already in the minors when that happened... Ok that explains this year, but why were the celebrations cut halfway through the playoffs when they were making a big deal over it? |
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Post by greatfatness on Aug 7, 2018 13:24:45 GMT -5
I realize he is a backup first baseman but Walker can do that and Torreyes can play the other infield positions. He also batted .323 in 65 plate appearance. Nothing in Voit's history suggests he will ever do that. Just a question! [ Nothing in Torreyes’s history suggested that he would have been able to do it either. Let’s not get all Sterling and Waldman about Torreyes. He’s a backup utility infielder that makes contact and doesn’t hit for power. We are lucky to have him in case someone better gets injured but that’s it. |
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Post by inger on Aug 7, 2018 14:55:54 GMT -5
Nah. The team has simply had better options or other needs. He was in AAA, and he wasn't playing all that great. Then he had to leave for a few weeks because there was an undisclosed "situation" with his wife, believed to be medical. But he was already in the minors when that happened... Ok that explains this year, but why were the celebrations cut halfway through the playoffs when they were making a big deal over it? I don’t recall the celebrations stopping last year. Perhaps I missed something??? |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 7, 2018 15:50:25 GMT -5
Ok that explains this year, but why were the celebrations cut halfway through the playoffs when they were making a big deal over it? I don’t recall the celebrations stopping last year. Perhaps I missed something??? Yea they didnt do it in the 3 ALCS games for whatever reason. I dunno why. |
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