This Week on the Blog
Yankees: Sevy was better, if not terribly efficient yesterday, and that's a big positive. Happ goes today and he's been rock solid. Quality starts have still been the bedrock of the Yanks success this year, though they blew one earlier last week, when they just couldn't score. They have to keep hitting. Not sure why the offense has been so inconsistent lately, sure Judge, Sanchez and Frazier have been missing, but they still have Stanton, Hicks, Bird, Torres and Andujar, and that's a lot. Bird and Torres have looked a little better lately, and the Yanks need them to get hot.
Giants: The Giants looked much better Friday. Almost as if they'd been coached up. Davis Webb got the start and lead a long mach down the field for a TD to Wayne Gallman. Gallman scored again later and looks very much like this year's number 2 back. Martin also looked good, but Simmons got hit in the head and is in the concussion protocol. The D looked good again, though Ogletree once again got burned for a big play in coverage. This time; however, he did run it down before the Lions could score. Lauletta only got about 5 throws, but he did manage to score on a QB keeper where he juked the last two defenders to get into the end zone. Funny, yesterday's articles said Kyle wasn't known for running, yet Shurmur absolutely said that about him when they drafted him, and if you watch enough fim, you see him score on keepers. We'll see how much and who plays in game 3.
Rangers: The Rangers still haven't made a trade since the draft, but Vitali Kravstov, their first first rounder has been going on the KHL preseason. Gordie said he as more of a playmaker, but he's been scoring goals like a sniper in the early going. Could put up a huge teen year.
Knicks: the Knicks have reconvened up in Westchester for more practice. It's great that the NBA allows this and it's a shame KP still can't take part. We'll have to see what they do to get the roster down to 15.
So there it is, the Yanks need to keep playing like they can. The Giants need to keep getting better, and the Rangers and Knicks need to keep doing what they're doing. Have a great one.
posted by Kalel9 @ 8:35 AM
28 Comments:
I wonder why they haven’t signed Valencia. Gardner is about done and Robinson is not a MLer.
BIRD!!!!!!
Kinda disappointed they aren’t giving Chapman an inning today. Last pitched on the 14th, and with an off day tomorrow, would have been a good day to get some work in. If he isn’t sharp next time out, then we may know why, as he’s had trouble after long layoffs before.
Boone’s pen usage is very mechanistic.
Finally got a sweep.
Interesting week coming up. Could see Justus make a start and if Didi goes on the DL could be Wade or Avelino.
But will they play much?
They’re in love with Torreyes.
Given the state of their bats, they badly need Didi.
Just isn’t their year. At this point I would be surprised if Judge’s injury isn’t another misdiagnosed injury that requires season-ending surgery.
Could be, but they just have to tread water and see what happens.
Torres should be the SS if Didi is DL’d.
As for Judge, I guess the issue is whether or not there is a chip, and if there is, was it known and if not should it have been, and then what is the recovery time. IOW, if, pulling this out of my butt, it’s 3 or even 4 months, then even if he had surgery his season was over. If it’s 2 months, then there may be an issue.
Knicks/Tank
http://www.businessinsider.com/zion-williamson-duke-highlights-spotential-2018-8
The Duke team is, perhaps, historically loaded. So it's a good year to get back in the lottery.
Rangers signed G Dustin Tokarski to compete for backup.
Sherman
“Yankees team doctor Chris] Ahmad was optimistic,” Cashman said by phone. “He recognizes these things take four to six weeks, but for some reason his experience with Judge, [Ahmad] went the most optimistic three weeks. That was a mistake, one he has self-admitted to. In fairness to Aaron, four to six weeks is typical. Usually, we don’t over-promise. In this case, we missed on the timeline. It is unfair to the player. The optimism and the timeline were inaccurate.”[
Why do they hate Wade?
Nice catch by Bird.
Walker had a nice approach.
The ball exploded off Stanton’s bat
Sheffield to the pen.
Even with the injuries the offense shouldn’t be this bad.
Robertson???
OK he has a tender shoulder.
Woke up to a surprising win.
But Chapman may need to be DL’d.
“The Yankees don’t seem to have the energy of a winning team,” Martinez, now an analyst for TBS and MLB Network, tweeted.
“I understand some key players are injured, but they don’t seem to be hustling out there.”
I complained the other day about not getting Chapman some work, so perhaps this is why they didn’t. The team is just snakebit, but it’s nice to see guys like Stanton, Andujar and Walker doing as much as they can.
@art_stapleton
Giants are second. I could see as many as 3-4 waiver claims for NYG next weekend. That’s what the current bubble guys trying to make this roster are up against.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Knicks-coach-David-Fizdale-Talks-Porzingis_-Fans_New-York-491501281.html
The New York Giants and Beckham have made progress on what is expected to be a record-breaking contract for a wide receiver, sources told ESPN, and there is reasonable optimism from both sides that a deal could get done by the start of the season.
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