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Post by rizzuto on Aug 2, 2021 18:28:44 GMT -5
Lead off bloop double to left by Mountcastle.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:35:25 GMT -5
Stanton is like a sloth going down the line. My wife and I once spent a few nights in a nature preserve in Costa Rica. There was a sloth in a tree about 50 yards from our cabin. I swear over the course of three days that critter didn't move more than 15 feet on the same limb. The only way we knew he was alive was that he was hanging upside down; I assume that if he died he would fall. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 2, 2021 18:38:44 GMT -5
Heaney telegraphing that change up. Needs to throw it with better arm speed and start it in the strike zone.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:40:06 GMT -5
Lots of deep counts. Heaney doesn't look very happy.
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 2, 2021 18:41:13 GMT -5
Stanton is like a sloth going down the line. My wife and I once spent a few nights in a nature preserve in Costa Rica. There was a sloth in a tree about 50 yards from our cabin. I swear over the course of three days that critter didn't move more than 15 feet on the same limb. The only way we knew he was alive was that he was hanging upside down; I assume that if he died he would fall. The hippies of the wild. Just happy to be here. |
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Post by BillyBones on Aug 2, 2021 18:41:40 GMT -5
Stanton is like a sloth going down the line. My wife and I once spent a few nights in a nature preserve in Costa Rica. There was a sloth in a tree about 50 yards from our cabin. I swear over the course of three days that critter didn't move more than 15 feet on the same limb. The only way we knew he was alive was that he was hanging upside down; I assume that if he died he would fall. *********** I have been intrigued by the bones of the Giant Sloth, and the existence of such a large animal which would seem to be easy prey for almost any carnivore. I wonder how they ever survived to adulthood in order to reproduce. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 2, 2021 18:42:03 GMT -5
Heaney strands the lead off double!
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:45:16 GMT -5
My wife and I once spent a few nights in a nature preserve in Costa Rica. There was a sloth in a tree about 50 yards from our cabin. I swear over the course of three days that critter didn't move more than 15 feet on the same limb. The only way we knew he was alive was that he was hanging upside down; I assume that if he died he would fall. *********** I have been intrigued by the bones of the Giant Sloth, and the existence of such a large animal which would seem to be easy prey for almost any carnivore. I wonder how they ever survived to adulthood in order to reproduce. They must not have tasted very good. They also had giant claws which might have come in handy. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 2, 2021 18:46:29 GMT -5
Odor…another ground out to third. Sanchez walks.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 2, 2021 18:50:10 GMT -5
Another two left on
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:50:21 GMT -5
Only LeMahieu, Torres and Judge have played more games than Gardner for the Yankees this year.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:50:59 GMT -5
Every game looks the same. |
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 18:52:43 GMT -5
The Yankees have won five of their last six while scoring a scant 17 runs (13 earned runs) over those six games. They haven't topped four runs in ten consecutive games. For the year, the Yankees have scored 425 runs and also allowed 425 runs. They are 25th in runs scored in all of MLB. They are ninth in OBP at .323 -- better than Boston's .320, yet Boston has scored 105 more runs!! What does that tell you about their situational hitting? Numbers like that make me re-calibrate the emphasis on OBP. Obviously a high OBP is a good thing, but as long as the main object of the game is to score more runs than your opponent rather than to simply put more runners on base, maybe those obsolete stats like BA and RBIs aren't so laughable. Drilling down just a bit further, Boston has 128 more base hits than the Yankees, while the Yanks have 20 more BB than the Sox. So the Red Sox have put 108 more runners on base (without getting into HBP, reached on error, etc). About one extra runner per game. Where it gets even uglier is Boston’s 226 doubles to the Yankees 133. Boston also leads by less significant margins in 3B and HR. But 93 more doubles is such a huge difference. Mostly because of those extra doubles, Boston has an ISO power lead of .182 vs. .158. The Yankees haven’t taken as much advantage of the home run susceptibility of their ball park as the Red Sox have of the tendency of their park to produce doubles. To top it off, the Yanks have had the flukeish run of hitting but few multi-run home runs as well as a larger tendency than normal to lose base runners due to running errors and a tendency to hit into double plays. Boston is always going to have an advantage in 2B and 3B because Fenway was built as a haven for them. NY should hold a HR advantage most seasons and had always been a tough park to accumulate BA in because of the small dimensions in all fields except left field. Dang. 93 more doubles. That’s the painful mark… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:54:00 GMT -5
Wow, I had forgotten this was 42nd anniversary of Thurman Munson's death.
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 18:55:10 GMT -5
They must not have tasted very good. They also had giant claws which might have come in handy. The best defense is to not taste good!… 😂😂😂 |
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