2019 New York Yankees

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm

What a way to start the year with Mo & Moose going into the hall. Two of my all time favorite players.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:51 am

Mo certainly...Mussina more of a hmmm for me but maybe it's because I'm more old school when it comes to HOF's (i.e. stats augmented with eye test).

So if my team was playing and knew Mussina was the opposition pitcher would I have said "oh shit, little chance of a victory?". No, I would say we were facing a tough starter but that's it.

Mo getting 100% of the votes is certainly well deserved but moreso due to the media culture we live in today. Can you imagine the instant abuse a voter would have taken if he/she did not vote for him? Social media would have blown up. Lol.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:25 pm

9 guys on the DL and Tulo just left the game with a calf issue.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:25 am

It's the IL now.

They are dropping like flies in the Bronx.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:43 am

I like DL because the word “Disabled” conjures images of a muscle strain rendering a multi-millionaire a paraplegic.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:26 am

Tulo to the DL.

Just keeps getting worse.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:13 am

Chicat wrote:Tulo to the DL.

Just keeps getting worse.

Tulo on the DL/IL is certainly no shocker.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:46 pm

Three game sweep at Baltimore.

38 Hits
14 HRs
2.45 ERA

Still a total hodgepodge of talent in unfamiliar places but they looked a fuckload better this weekend.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:41 pm

Chicat wrote:Three game sweep at Baltimore.

38 Hits
14 HRs
2.45 ERA

Still a total hodgepodge of talent in unfamiliar places but they looked a fuckload better this weekend.

Against Baltimore, heh.

We will see when they play a real team like the Astros coming up.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:49 pm

EastCoastCat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Three game sweep at Baltimore.

38 Hits
14 HRs
2.45 ERA

Still a total hodgepodge of talent in unfamiliar places but they looked a fuckload better this weekend.
Against Baltimore, heh.

We will see when they play a real team like the Astros coming up.

Same B’more team that took 2 of 3 from the Yankees in the Bronx and 2 of 3 from the Jays in Toronto to start the season. Sweeping them on the road was a good sign.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:38 am

Gary Sanchez put on the Slowly Dying list.

Just fucking great...

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:22 pm

Betances had a setback.
Severino had a setback.

Because this is the year for awful fucking luck.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:40 am

Greg Bird to the IL.

This is unfuckingbelievable.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:59 pm

Chicat wrote:Greg Bird to the IL.

This is unfuckingbelievable.

You got admit Greg Bird on the IL is the least shocking news in baseball.

Having said that, the Yanks need to fire the trainer.

At least you have the "lowly" Red Sox to beat up on the next couple of days.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:02 pm

EastCoastCat wrote:At least you have the "lowly" Red Sox to beat up on the next couple of days.

Doing ok at that so far.

Greg Bird and Jacoby Ellsbury vying to get the IL named after them.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:56 pm

Big come from behind victory. Puts the Sox even further in a hole and gets the Yanks closer to creeping above .500

Now they just gotta get healthy...

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:12 pm

EastCoastCat wrote:the Yanks need to fire the trainer.

They absolutely do.

Judge just left the game today with an oblique injury. Heading for an MRI.

God hates me.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:08 pm

Stanton’s bicep is healed!

But now he’s dealing with a shoulder injury.

Training staff should all be fired tomorrow.

Oh, and Clint Frazier is going on the IL too. Fucking hooray...

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:16 am

Chicat wrote:Stanton’s bicep is healed!

But now he’s dealing with a shoulder injury.

Training staff should all be fired tomorrow.

Oh, and Clint Frazier is going on the IL too. Fucking hooray...

But you guys keep winning. Maybe they should all stay on the IL?

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:49 am

EastCoastCat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Stanton’s bicep is healed!

But now he’s dealing with a shoulder injury.

Training staff should all be fired tomorrow.

Oh, and Clint Frazier is going on the IL too. Fucking hooray...
But you guys keep winning. Maybe they should all stay on the IL?

Although I’m excited that these guys are playing over their heads, I’m also a firm believer in the law of averages. Going to need Sanchez, Gardner, Gleyber, and LaMahieu to step it up otherwise things can go sideways quickly.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:50 pm

Winning 8 out of 9 with essentially a spring training travel squad ain’t half bad. Takes some pressure off guys to come back too soon.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:17 am

Another win.

Another couple of players having to leave the game early due to injury. Pretty soon they're going to have to call up some kids from Double A. This is crazy.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:07 pm

Chicat wrote:Another win.

Another couple of players having to leave the game early due to injury. Pretty soon they're going to have to call up some kids from Double A. This is crazy.

It doesn't hurt when the quality of opponents are sub-par - and I'm talking about around the league.

There are a lot of shitty teams this year.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat May 04, 2019 8:59 am

Paxton to the IL. The parade doesn’t stop.

Good news is that a few guys are starting to come back.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon May 13, 2019 2:44 pm

Andujar back to the IL with the labrum tear and because he couldn’t get back on track. Wondering if they’ll shut him down for the year. Jonathan Loaisiga also just went on the IL.

With Urshella and DJ emerging as solid infield options and Didi making his way back, I’d like to see Andujar get surgery and come back ready next year.

Feels like a dream that this team is just a half game out of first. Getting Hicks back tonight and Stanton, Tulowitzki, and James Paxton back later this month. If Judge and Didi can be back in June, this team is going to be scary good.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon May 13, 2019 3:10 pm

Every time I see you bumped this thread I think to myself before looking "Who's hurt now?"

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon May 13, 2019 3:16 pm

azgreg wrote:Every time I see you bumped this thread I think to myself before looking "Who's hurt now?"

Yep, that’s been the season.

But they are playing way above their (current) talent level. They’ve won 7 of their last 8 series, including one against the Red Sox and one versus the Rays. So for as frustrating as all these injuries are, watching these rookies, journeymen, and AAA players put on the Pinstripes and play like Stars has been pretty awesome.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 15, 2019 6:44 pm

Miguel Andujar will undergo surgery on his torn labrum and is out for the season.

I’d be more upset at this except Cashman went out and got Gio Urshella last season and DJ LaMahieu in the offseason so when Didi gets back DJ can move to third if Gio comes back down to earth.

This team will be scary good when even moderately healthy.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:57 pm

Gio Urshella walks them off after they were down 2 coming into the 9th, and tonight the Yankees go to bed in first place. What a crazy quarter of a season it has been.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:54 pm

Yankees keep winning ... and keep getting hurt.

2 games ahead of 2nd place Tampa and 5.5 ahead of Boston.

CC Sabathia likely headed to IL with right knee pain. Giancarlo Stanton’s IL stint just got 5 days added to it (at least) with a calf strain from being hit by a pitch in batting practice of all places. What in the actual fuck...

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 24, 2019 12:05 pm

That means Didi is back in <20 days.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu May 30, 2019 3:24 pm

Heard about this on the radio today. Crazy.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/base ... -1.2138703" target="_blank

(Originally published by the Daily News on Tuesday, March 6, 1973; written by Phil Pepe)

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 5 - Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich disclosed today that they had exchanged families several months ago, Peterson moving in with Susanne Kekich and her two daughters, Kekich moving in with Marilyn Peterson and her two sons.

The pitchers, in separate talks, said they had decided to reveal the arrangement because too many people knew about it. They thought it was time to clear the air and, the 31-year-old Peterson confided, they hoped that "you won't make anything sordid out of this."

According to Kekich: "Unless people know the full details, it could turn out to be a nasty type thing. Don't say this was wife-swapping, because it wasn't. We didn't swap wives, we swapped lives."

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:33 pm

13-1 in their last 14 series. This team is a machine.

And now Didi and Stanton are on their way back.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:03 pm

Yanks acquire Edwin Encarnacion from the Mariners. Not sure yet where he plays but the guy still hits the ball a country mile.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:54 pm

Chicat wrote:Yanks acquire Edwin Encarnacion from the Mariners. Not sure yet where he plays but the guy still hits the ball a country mile.

Clint Frazier is optioned to AAA. He’s going to mash there and get traded for MadBum and I’m going to be pissed when he destroys Yankee pitching as a member of the Giants.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:58 am

Chicat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Yanks acquire Edwin Encarnacion from the Mariners. Not sure yet where he plays but the guy still hits the ball a country mile.
Clint Frazier is optioned to AAA. He’s going to mash there and get traded for MadBum and I’m going to be pissed when he destroys Yankee pitching as a member of the Giants.

Yankee fans here are pissed at that move. They love Frazier albeit his defense sucks.

Edwin better not slump it...he will become Stanton Part Deux.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:18 am

EastCoastCat wrote:
Chicat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Yanks acquire Edwin Encarnacion from the Mariners. Not sure yet where he plays but the guy still hits the ball a country mile.
Clint Frazier is optioned to AAA. He’s going to mash there and get traded for MadBum and I’m going to be pissed when he destroys Yankee pitching as a member of the Giants.
Yankee fans here are pissed at that move. They love Frazier albeit his defense sucks.

Edwin better not slump it...he will become Stanton Part Deux.

Every time the kid plays he shows he belongs in the bigs ..... and yet they keep sending him back down.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:38 pm

The Yanks are hot (5 wins in a row) heading into this Houston series and the Astros are most definitely not (just got swept by the Reds). Up 3.5 (4 in the loss column) over the Rays who they just swept, and up 7 over the Red Sox.

Oh, and they’re getting everyone healthy....

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:19 pm

Gary Sanchez and Gleyber Torres become the first Yankee teammates to homer together in three straight games. Yanks have homered in 24 straight games and won 7 straight.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:19 pm

This team is awesome. Gleyber hits a walk off single to sweep the Jays. 11 wins in their last 12 games.

Currently 6.5 games ahead of the Rays and 9 games in front of the Red Sox who they play in London this weekend.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jun 29, 2019 3:11 pm

Holy shit, what a crazy game. Peep the box score from this bad boy...

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:17 am

Chicat wrote:Holy shit, what a crazy game. Peep the box score from this bad boy...

Must have been the thin air...in London. Lol

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:21 am

EastCoastCat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Holy shit, what a crazy game. Peep the box score from this bad boy...

Must have been the thin air...in London. Lol

Coaches from both teams said breaking balls didn’t break and thought it may have had to do with the aerodynamics of the stadium.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:54 am

Chicat wrote:
EastCoastCat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Holy shit, what a crazy game. Peep the box score from this bad boy...

Must have been the thin air...in London. Lol
Coaches from both teams said breaking balls didn’t break and thought it may have had to do with the aerodynamics of the stadium.

Or maybe the pitchers just really sucked?

Aerodynamics of the stadium...since when are coaches now physics SME's? Lol

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:14 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:34 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:49 am

Oh, and the New York Yankees now have the best record in baseball.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:42 pm

This game in Minnesota is insane.

Yankees need starting pitching and Dellin Betances back to give Britton and Chapman some rest.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:23 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:40 pm

It’s been horrific.

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