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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2020 8:10:43 GMT -5
Get pumped guys! Many said we wouldn't even be here, but another playoff is upon us! Let's go Cole! Let's go full lineup! Let's go Yankees!
All aboard the Cole Train!
We have our full lineup operational!
Let's knock this little Justin Bieber around!
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2020 8:17:09 GMT -5
How the Yankees can attack Indians ace Shane Bieber
When it comes to game-planning their actual at-bats, the Yankees will want to 1) avoid falling behind in the count, 2) take aim at fastballs in the zone, and 3) spit on the breaking pitches. It doesn’t actually make sense to wear out Bieber, drive his pitch count up, then try one’s luck with Cleveland’s bullpen. If he gets ahead, he can go to the filth for strikeouts.
Sitting fastball early makes for the best strategy, but even that isn’t foolproof. As Jake noted in the PSA offices, Bieber threw 495 fastballs outside of two-strike counts. Batters put 63 in play for a .348 wOBA. That isn’t terribly impressive when compared to the .429 wOBA league average in that situation, but that’s what the Yankees will have to try to play for, to make it work.
And while it’s easier said than done, the Yankees have to put a premium on identifying the curveball out of Bieber’s hand—then spitting on it. Bieber likes to bury the pitch out of the zone.
He doesn’t throw it for strikes all that often. See the rotation, then hold up. Swinging over it will only play into his plan of attack.
The Yankees have one of the toughest assignments in baseball ahead of them on Tuesday night. Bieber represents the Cy Young favorite, and he gets to pitch at his home stadium. The Yankees are the Yankees, though, with a lineup that can—and should—hunt fastballs. Because, believe me, they want nothing to do with Bieber’s nasty, breaking pitches.
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 29, 2020 9:53:42 GMT -5
Let's go boys! Time to get it done!
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 29, 2020 14:37:39 GMT -5
Cleveland's lineup:
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Post by sierchio on Sept 29, 2020 15:30:01 GMT -5
Suckers of the Game: Judge, Stanton and Torres
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2020 15:56:37 GMT -5
I knew Boone would pull this stupid #@! Frazier sitting for Gardner! [img src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/gszgVuvxUtZEFrgJSkis.gif" class="smile" alt="  "]
1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B
2. Aaron Judge (R) RF
3. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
4. Luke Voit (R) 1B
5. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
6. Gio Urshela (R) 3B
7. Gleyber Torres (R) SS
8. Brett Gardner (L) LF
9. Kyle Higashioka (R) C
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 29, 2020 15:58:14 GMT -5
Poor Clint.  |
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Post by inger on Sept 29, 2020 15:58:16 GMT -5
Glad we won’t be watching Gary swing at Bieber’s down and away breaking ball. Hope no one does...until they have no choice...
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Post by inger on Sept 29, 2020 16:01:30 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with Gardner in over Frazier today. Bieber is almost unhittable vs. LHH, and truly unhittable vs. RHH. Frazier has been pretty cold lately, Gardner has been upping his average a bit...
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 29, 2020 16:04:51 GMT -5
Glad we won’t be watching Gary swing at Bieber’s down and away breaking ball. Hope no one does...until they have no choice... Hopefully we don't see Stanton and Judge chasing. |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2020 16:05:14 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with Gardner in over Frazier today. Bieber is almost unhittable vs. LHH, and truly unhittable vs. RHH. Frazier has been pretty cold lately, Gardner has been upping his average a bit... He actually has a slight reverse platoon split this year:
2020 vs. LHB: .153/.218/.198 (.194 wOBA), 57 K, 1 HR, 7.7% walk rate, 41.9% groundball rate
2020 vs. RHB: .181./239/.326 (.247 wOBA), 65 K, 6 HR, 6.5% walk rate, 54.4% groundball rate
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2020 16:06:04 GMT -5
Glad we won’t be watching Gary swing at Bieber’s down and away breaking ball. Hope no one does...until they have no choice... Hopefully we don't see Stanton and Judge chasing. According to scouting reports I read, they should hunt fastball early and not let him get to 2 strikes where he can bust out that breaking ball. |
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Post by inger on Sept 29, 2020 16:13:44 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with Gardner in over Frazier today. Bieber is almost unhittable vs. LHH, and truly unhittable vs. RHH. Frazier has been pretty cold lately, Gardner has been upping his average a bit... He actually has a slight reverse platoon split this year:
2020 vs. LHB: .153/.218/.198 (.194 wOBA), 57 K, 1 HR, 7.7% walk rate, 41.9% groundball rate
2020 vs. RHB: .181./239/.326 (.247 wOBA), 65 K, 6 HR, 6.5% walk rate, 54.4% groundball rate
Getting a bit more basic, Gardner in Sept/Oct: .288/.417/.458 Frazier in Sept/Oct: .253/.383/.471 Gardner had a .370 OBP RHP for the season vs. RHP. It’s close, but I feel there’s room for both in this line up on a semi-platoon basis. Gardner has a way of coming up tall when we need him...Still more trustworthy defense And base running than Clint... |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2020 16:17:00 GMT -5
He actually has a slight reverse platoon split this year:
2020 vs. LHB: .153/.218/.198 (.194 wOBA), 57 K, 1 HR, 7.7% walk rate, 41.9% groundball rate
2020 vs. RHB: .181./239/.326 (.247 wOBA), 65 K, 6 HR, 6.5% walk rate, 54.4% groundball rate
Getting a bit more basic, Gardner in Sept/Oct: .288/.417/.458 Frazier in Sept/Oct: .253/.383/.471 Gardner had a .370 OBP RHP for the season vs. RHP. It’s close, but I feel there’s room for both in this line up on a semi-platoon basis. Gardner has a way of coming up tall when we need him...Still more trustworthy defense And base running than Clint... Clint is so much more dangerous as a hitter. I don't even need to pull out the season stats for you to just know that. Red Thunder can change the game with his bat. I'd play Clint over Gardner every day. |
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Post by inger on Sept 29, 2020 16:21:48 GMT -5
Hopefully we don't see Stanton and Judge chasing. According to scouting reports I read, they should hunt fastball early and not let him get to 2 strikes where he can bust out that breaking ball. I disagree with that report. I think that we should mix the approaches up. The breaking ball tends to wander out of the zone, but gets chased because Bieber is ahead of the count. I feel our more accomplished hitters should be taking some of those breaking balls to get his pitch count up and frustrate him. Make him work harder. Most teams have failed to do that this year. He shouldn’t be allowed to get a feel for what our hitters are going to do. If he does those early in the count fastballs will be of the borderline type that avoids the barrel of the bat. For the most part we should be looking for what we can drive. Maybe if he misses with a few early fastballs we can get him out of rhythm. In my opinion swinging early and often will play right into his hands. He won’t be easy no mater what... |
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