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Post by nomar on Apr 12, 2023 18:35:56 GMT -5
Nice to see JT hit a ball hard
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 12, 2023 18:36:12 GMT -5
its a ballgame ! LFG !!
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 12, 2023 18:36:17 GMT -5
Also I hope JT isn’t late career Mike Lowell, league average hitter GIDP machine 😭 I take credit for that RBI single!
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Post by briam on Apr 12, 2023 18:37:24 GMT -5
Nice to see JT hit a ball hard Would be huge to get some righty thump. Giving him the benefit of the doubt with how quick he came back from breaking his face.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 12, 2023 18:38:33 GMT -5
You're ignoring the fact that Dalbec is still at best option #3 at SS. And, as with many of the criticisms on this board, it's myopically focusing on one position.
Mondesi wasn't even ruled out for Opening Day when he came over from KC. No one thought a 60-day IL stint was on the table until it was announced.
Story's surgery was a few months before the season, but also after a lot of the traffic in the FA market. It's not shocking there weren't two plan As in place, especially with Story still likely to come back sometime this year and under contract long term.
You can’t have one of your pillars be to build depth and then start Bobby Dalbec at short stop. It’s the type of thing that if the Yankees did we would be hysterically laughing and calling them a joke. The depth is much improved this year. Last year Dalbec was the starting 1B, not a depth guy, and when Hernandez got hurt our starting OF suddenly included Duran and JBJ. Arroyo was the fourth OF.
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 12, 2023 18:38:47 GMT -5
Casas is the biggest bummer of the season so far IMO
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 12, 2023 18:40:52 GMT -5
Casas is the biggest bummer of the season so far IMO yeah. really was hoping for a better start. Him being successful can go a long way to a better future.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 12, 2023 18:41:01 GMT -5
Maybe they should start Ort or someone on Chris Sale days for the first inning.
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 12, 2023 18:42:07 GMT -5
Nice to see JT hit a ball hard Would be huge to get some righty thump. Giving him the benefit of the doubt with how quick he came back from breaking his face. He also started off last season ice cold, so hoping that’s the case
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Post by kingstephanos on Apr 12, 2023 18:43:55 GMT -5
i was totally fine with the Sale extension. Obviously, it has been a bad deal for our club, but that doesn't diminish my respect for him. He is the kind of player that you want to go to battle with and he has always gave his all. I'm curious what were your thoughts of the contract backlash at the time, as I'd say most folks (pundits included) ranged anywhere from either luke-warm to dislike when it was signed?
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 12, 2023 18:44:42 GMT -5
Maybe they should start Ort or someone on Chris Sale days for the first inning. And then someone for the fourth...
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 12, 2023 18:44:53 GMT -5
They gave us the out and we didn't take it :/
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 12, 2023 18:45:13 GMT -5
Our fundamentals suck major balls
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Post by jmei on Apr 12, 2023 18:45:25 GMT -5
Poor fundamentals strike again.
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Post by incandenza on Apr 12, 2023 18:45:37 GMT -5
You're ignoring the fact that Dalbec is still at best option #3 at SS. And, as with many of the criticisms on this board, it's myopically focusing on one position.
Mondesi wasn't even ruled out for Opening Day when he came over from KC. No one thought a 60-day IL stint was on the table until it was announced.
Story's surgery was a few months before the season, but also after a lot of the traffic in the FA market. It's not shocking there weren't two plan As in place, especially with Story still likely to come back sometime this year and under contract long term.
You can’t have one of your pillars be to build depth and then start Bobby Dalbec at short stop. It’s the type of thing that if the Yankees did we would be hysterically laughing and calling them a joke. You people are being ridiculous. They're down three injured guys; they do have Chang, if they want to play him, but they obviously just prefer to keep some power potential in the lineup; and just today the Yankees started Franchy in LF, Hicks in CF, and Stanton in RF, an outfield alignment that is in fact pretty risible.
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Post by briam on Apr 12, 2023 18:45:55 GMT -5
Does Youk think Casas has super human agility? In what world would he have been able to get back to first?
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 12, 2023 18:45:57 GMT -5
just awful.
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Post by incandenza on Apr 12, 2023 18:45:57 GMT -5
So Chang did in fact beat the runner to 1B there. Sale could have thrown it to him.
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Post by nomar on Apr 12, 2023 18:46:12 GMT -5
Diaz is not the guy you want up here
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 12, 2023 18:46:32 GMT -5
i was totally fine with the Sale extension. Obviously, it has been a bad deal for our club, but that doesn't diminish my respect for him. He is the kind of player that you want to go to battle with and he has always gave his all. I'm curious what were your thoughts of the contract backlash at the time, as I'd say most folks (pundits included) ranged anywhere from either luke-warm to dislike when it was signed? I remember that that most were skeptical, a few were supportive, and few were adamant that Dombrowski had lost his mind.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 12, 2023 18:47:45 GMT -5
Chris Sale would be a great example as to why not give guys mega deals if he actually provided any value up front.
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Post by briam on Apr 12, 2023 18:48:52 GMT -5
You can’t have one of your pillars be to build depth and then start Bobby Dalbec at short stop. It’s the type of thing that if the Yankees did we would be hysterically laughing and calling them a joke. You people are being ridiculous. They're down three injured guys; they do have Chang, if they want to play him, but they obviously just prefer to keep some power potential in the lineup; and just today the Yankees started Franchy in LF, Hicks in CF, and Stanton in RF, an outfield alignment that is in fact pretty risible. No sense in continuing the back and forth but yes; the Yankees are starting outfielders in the outfield, compared to a below average first baseman at shortstop. I can’t think of many, if any, examples of that elsewhere in baseball. I get it, some fans like yourself are optimistic and it’s your nature to pushback on criticism, but it should be infuriating that this is the lineup with a payroll this high 4 years into a front office’s tenure.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 12, 2023 18:49:35 GMT -5
Rays have been launching bats all series lol, someone get them some pine tar
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Post by yuchangclan on Apr 12, 2023 18:51:11 GMT -5
Casas is the biggest bummer of the season so far IMO People were clamoring for him to get a 7+ year extension before the season. Now it looks like he’s Dalbec II.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 12, 2023 18:51:31 GMT -5
i was totally fine with the Sale extension. Obviously, it has been a bad deal for our club, but that doesn't diminish my respect for him. He is the kind of player that you want to go to battle with and he has always gave his all. I'm curious what were your thoughts of the contract backlash at the time, as I'd say most folks (pundits included) ranged anywhere from either luke-warm to dislike when it was signed? i certainly understood people not liking it. I tend to side with legacy and what he meant to the club prior to the extension. So, I felt it was deserved. It is probably more the type of fan i am. As far as risk, it was obviously there, but i think most would agree, this has been worst case scenario
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