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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Yanks Win

Sort surprising game for the Yanks.   They scored two runs in the first, which was borderline shocking, then gave one back - Nuno!   And unsurprisingly it stood 2-1 till the 7th.  Dellin Betances did not have his good control tonight, and gave up a tying run.   Now, normally that spells death for these Yankees.  But they came right back in the 8th, Jeter doubled(!) and Ellsbury did this thing where he "drove him in."  Startling, but they once again had a one run lead.  Warren did his share in the 8th and DRob worked around a walk to get the save in the ninth.    This driving in runs is novel, and something the Yanks should really investigate.   Tanaka Time Tomorrow!

posted by Kalel9 @ 10:44 PM

5 Comments:

At 11:02 AM, Blogger Mike in Mississippi said...

Since much has been made of the Yankees' offensive woes, check out this article on the Blue Jays and their hiring of Kevin Seitzer as hitting coach:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/06/07/sunball/NK6zPxyNC5PR2jdlEGi6OO/story.html

"And the Jays’ offense has not looked back. They used to be a swing-for-the-fences team, not patient at the plate. Toronto hitters are now drinking the Seitzer Kool-Aid.

Seitzer had Melky Cabrera in Kansas City, and that’s where Cabrera began to shape his hitting style. Even Jose Bautista, the slugger among sluggers, and his partner in crime, Edwin Encarnacion, are now hitting to all fields.

The numbers have been staggering. The Blue Jays lead the American League in runs, homers, RBIs, and extra-base hits."

Sounds to me like it's exactly what the Yankees should be doing, but aren't. I wonder if Long's approach is indicative of the organization's as a whole. It would certainly explain their inability to develop hitters.

 
At 12:20 PM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

Long is still living off of Granderson's out of context 2011 season.

In general though, I am not a big believer in the impact of hitting coaches for veterans. Not that they do nothing, but so many habits are ingrained by then.

As has been pointed out here, this really needs to begin a lot earlier, but they have been asleep at the switch.

 
At 12:29 PM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

I disagree with Axisa here, talking about a consequence of the of their replacement starters giving short outings:

I’ve said this before but it’s worth repeating: with three five-and-fly starters in the rotation, the Yankees need a veteran long man Girardi can abuse. Someone he can use for 40 pitches one night, 25 the next, and 55 two nights after that. Alfredo Aceves was that guy for a little while, but he stunk and now it’s Wade LeBlanc. I love Jose Ramirez and want to see him get a chance as much as the next guy, but not under those circumstances. Let someone who doesn’t have a future in the organization deal with that workload. It sounds cruel, but that’s baseball. Aceves and LeBlanc aren’t stupid, they know this might be their last chance to stay in MLB, so they’ll take the ball whenever asked.
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You don't have an old (pretend to) win-now team to punt games with bad pitchers.

And if you do it right, Ramirez, Betances, Warren, and Kelley can go 2 IP. That's a lot of coverage.

If they want a pitcher to abuse, cut Thorton and use that spot.

 
At 12:40 PM, Blogger Kalel9 said...

I believe in multiple inning relievers on proper rest. That can easily digest 5 inning starts, though Girardi has pulled some guys too early.

 
At 4:21 PM, Blogger Mike in Mississippi said...

With Kelley back, I'd move Warren into the long reliever role. Ramirez is good enough to eventually earn late-inning outings, and you've still got Kelley and Betances for the seventh and eighth. (And perhaps more.)

 

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