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Post by greatfatness on Oct 5, 2017 15:17:09 GMT -5
So this is what Girardi said: Game 1: Gray Game 2: CC Game 3: Tanaka Game 4: Severino OK. Let's do this! I like it...Gray has been a bit of an enigma lately. For those of you who don't know what an enigma is, that IS not the thing you use to make you poop. CC...just has to be the same CC he's been of late, which might be just as good of a CC as he was when he was the old CC. We need Dr. Tanaka, not Mr. Hyde. And as I said of Severino earlier...he was amped. That was a great learning experience for him...Let's have some fun, win or lose...but it will be a lot more fun if we win... I agree with the comment about Severino. Reference point - Andy Pettitte is widely considered one of the Yankees best post season pitchers. That wasn't the consensus after Game 1 of the 1996 World Series. He lasted longer than Severino did but not much and coughed up 7 runs. But he came back in Game 5 and threw 8 1/3 shutout innings. No reason to give up on Severino. He's still their best starter. All that said I like Tanaka in G3 and Severino in G4. |
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Post by kaybli on Oct 5, 2017 15:25:18 GMT -5
I like it...Gray has been a bit of an enigma lately. For those of you who don't know what an enigma is, that IS not the thing you use to make you poop. CC...just has to be the same CC he's been of late, which might be just as good of a CC as he was when he was the old CC. We need Dr. Tanaka, not Mr. Hyde. And as I said of Severino earlier...he was amped. That was a great learning experience for him...Let's have some fun, win or lose...but it will be a lot more fun if we win... I agree with the comment about Severino. Reference point - Andy Pettitte is widely considered one of the Yankees best post season pitchers. That wasn't the consensus after Game 1 of the 1996 World Series. He lasted longer than Severino did but not much and coughed up 7 runs. But he came back in Game 5 and threw 8 1/3 shutout innings. No reason to give up on Severino. He's still their best starter. All that said I like Tanaka in G3 and Severino in G4. Andy also threw that stinker in Game 6 of the 2001 World Series against Arizona. It happens sometimes. You have to get over it and bounce back! I still have confidence in Severino! |
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Post by greatfatness on Oct 5, 2017 16:21:01 GMT -5
Totally agree Kaybli. He was our best pitcher this year and it wasn't a fluke. I'm not interested in shelving him any more than I would bench Judge or Sanchez. We will win or lose with these guys. If Severino pitches Game 5, I like our chances.
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 7, 2017 9:47:53 GMT -5
Aside from his first season in Minnesota ... Hughes has been pretty bad. Even his first year wasn't THAT good. So much potential... if only he never got injured in Texas.. what could've been. Do you think it was the injury in Texas or do you just think the Yankees fucked him up? I can't wait to kick some ass tomorrow!! Well, the Twins were 70-92 in 2014 and Hughes was 16-10, pitched over 200 innings, with a 3.52 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. I'd say that was a stand out season for a pitcher on a terrible team. In 2015, at home, Hughes was 9-3 with 3.87 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP and much, much worse on the road. The last two years, he's been hurt and hasn't pitched more than 59 innings. The weird thing about Hughes is that he's tougher on lefthanded batters than righties. He just might be relegated to the bullpen for the remainder of his career, if he can't stay healthy. However, the point was that Target Field is a great park for fly ball pitchers, not that Phil Hughes has been great, because he isn't. But, as a fly ball pitcher, he has a better chance in Target Field than Yankee Stadium. My take on Hughes is that he's not mentally strong. Sure, he was a different pitcher following his injury in Texas - no longer a drop and drive powerhouse. But, Hughes had a defeatist attitude when he didn't have his best stuff, and he mentally gave up on perfecting a change up, convincing himself he could not throw it. Hughes was given every opportunity to succeed as a starter for the Yankees, unlike someone like Adam Warren. |
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Post by inger on Oct 7, 2017 10:21:25 GMT -5
So, now back the thread topic...How would I set up the playoff rotation? In hindsight, I would say...differently...
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Post by sierchio on Oct 7, 2017 18:29:47 GMT -5
I would set up the rotation so that Girardi somehow went missing
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Post by kaybli on Oct 7, 2017 18:33:38 GMT -5
So would you pitch Tanaka or Severino tomorrow? Severino is on full rest, I would pitch him.
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Post by sierchio on Oct 7, 2017 18:42:10 GMT -5
It don't matter which one I would start. Either one I'd have the other warming in the bullpen first sign of trouble...
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 7, 2017 18:42:24 GMT -5
I don't think it matters, as they have to win three in a row. Yanks need solid performances from every starter from this point forward. Tanaka last pitched September 29, so he should be well rested.
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Post by sierchio on Oct 7, 2017 19:26:48 GMT -5
Tanaka had a great start his last start as well.. It has been wayyyy too long since he last pitched for my liking. But like I said, If Sevy goes, very first sign of trouble.. he's faking an injury (so Tanaka can take forever to warm up.. okay, I know that's unrealistic, but so is me picking the Yankees starter for tomorrow) and Tanakas coming in... or vise versa... Either guy has the ability to pitch a brilliant game... Tanaka is more succeptable to imploding though.. In my scenero.. if we had to burn through two starters in Game 3.. I would have JOMO or Garcia pitch Game 4.. and use same strategy with them and pray to God that the offense can put up a crooked number fast... and have Warren warming up pretty much right after first pitch. Warren could also be in play for Game 3, if you don't want to burn Sevy/Tanaka and want one of them to pitch Game 4... but with it being an elimination game, I would think it's stupid to save bullets... Then again, we have Girardi who wouldn't call for instant replay for NO REASON. You get two in the post season and after inning 7 I think it is, it's the umpires decision anyway. Girardi should've called for I.R. without even looking at the video... just trust Sanchez.. there's literally no downside to asking for a review.. UGH I FUCKING HATE GIRARDI RIGHT NOW AND HOPE THAT WAS THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE MANAGERS BACK!!!
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Post by kaybli on Oct 12, 2017 3:20:12 GMT -5
WE GOING TO THE ALCS!!!!
Now how do we set the rotation going forward???
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Post by anthonyd46 on Oct 12, 2017 3:33:12 GMT -5
Gray
Severino
Tanaka
CC
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Post by kaybli on Oct 12, 2017 3:47:44 GMT -5
Looks good to me! I'm trying to go to Game 3 in the Bronx! [banana] |
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Post by michcusejoe5 on Oct 12, 2017 6:52:41 GMT -5
I would go Gray, Tanaka, Severino, CC. You are going to have those three going twice in this series with CC as the Game 4 starter regardless so here is my rationale.
Gray has already had a long layoff and you probably dont want him as the Game 6 or 7 guy so having him start 1 and 5 makes sense.
Starting Tanaka in Game 2 puts him on an extra days rest (5 days) from his ALDS start and also an extra day rest (5 days) going into Game 6...we know he tends to perform better with a little extra rest.
Finally you have Severino who would go a full week between starts if he goes in Game 3. I dont think this is necessarily a bad thing because Sevy has now thrown over 200 innings this year. He has never thrown more than 150-160 in his career. He can them come back on normal rest to pitch a decisive Game 7 if needed or Game 1 of the World Series if they get that far.
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Post by kaybli on Oct 12, 2017 7:01:46 GMT -5
Tanaka is much better at home so I think they will use him in Game 3. Either way, I love three of our starting pitchers who will give us a good chance in those games that they start. Not in love with Gray at the moment. Prove me wrong, Sonny.
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