Little Green Yoda
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I'm seeing a "Sorry, no codes will be issued for this no-hitter. Stay tuned for future no-hitters during the 2015 regular season." message
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MLB 2015 POSTSEASON |OT| Screw you, Satan!
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HarryDemeanor
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Grabbing his dick or choking?
Rock And Roll
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Personally, I believe the Yankees will struggle to put up runs against Keuchel. Potential Cy young winner and he's looked very sharp against the Yankees in the past (small sample size though). Of course, it's his first time pitching in the postseason so who knows what to expect. Tanaka on the other hand has not looked good against the Astros (again, small sample size) and you never know if he's going to show up healthy or with something nagging at his arm. I also believe the homerun happy atmosphere of Yankee stadium will greatly bolster Houston's home run total.
As for the NL Wild Card, it's a tough one to predict. I'm giving the Cubs the edge due to Arrieta's dominance and the Pirates haven't played well against the Cubs, or the NL Central for the entire season. If anything is going to sink the Cubs in this series it will be their tendency to strike out. Cole might be able to exploit the rookie's aggressiveness and get the Cubs to strike out repeatedly.
Edit: I'll do Over Under lines as they come out. I expect the AL game to be a bit of a high scoring affair and the NL to be low scoring. I don't like to pick players to have big games, but I'll go with Altuve for Houston and Rizzo for the Cubs.
Dominican Power
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Billy Beane promoting himself for a job well done.
captmcblack
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The Yankees have a puncher's chance to make it into the next round vs the Royals in the ALDS; to do so, they'll have to:
1. Work Dallas Keuchel
Keuchel is a lefty that has dominant stuff when it's low; when he's on (which he has been for much of this season), you'll be haplessly beating balls into the dirt when you aren't swinging and missing. Their best chance of beating him is making him throw pitches and challenging him to go deep into the game on short rest. He's thrown the most IP of his career, this is his first and biggest start yet - can the Yankees get him out of the game in 6 innings?
2. Tanaka has to have his ace stuff Tuesday
Tanaka is likely not getting high run support - he's going to need to have his best stuff and shut down the Astros' powerful core bats in Springer, Gattis, Correa and Altuve. Can he limit the HRs and keep his pitches consistently low and away to those guys? If he can do so and pitch long into the game, he can get it to the Yankees killer pen.
3. Veteran hitters need veteran performances
Since Mark Teixeira got hurt in August, the Yankees offense sputtered. They rely heavily on timely HRs to do big damage, and they'll need to do this once again. Can Beltran keep his resurgence going? Can A-Rod summon a 2009 postseason once again? Can Ellsbury and Gardner get on base consistently? Can McCann deliver with RISP? Can Headley not totally suck? If the Yankees can get on the board early, it would go a long way in making this a winnable game.
4. Young hitters need to rise to the occasion
Greg Bird has been excellent in place of Mark Teixeira, swinging a surprisingly powerful bat as a rookie. Rob Refsnyder's been pretty good in his little time here. Can these guys put some spark in the offense in a do-or-die game? Keuchel didn't see really them before - maybe they can get to him where the other hitters couldn't?
5. The pen
If the Astros strike early/often, it's not going to matter much...but if the Yankees can keep the game close or take a lead and get Keuchel out of the game, the Andrew Miller/Dellin Betances tandem can close the game out. If Tanaka is shaky or they need extra help, Adam Warren and Justin Wilson can get extra innings.
It's going to be hard to win this game...but that's why they play the games rather than just talk about them. Dallas Keuchel is an ace of aces in the AL this year...but he's pitching on very short rest, pitching on the road, pitching in the cold, and pitching as the front man of a team that hasn't been to the postseason before. The Astros are a powerful team, having hit a ton of HRs (second only to the Blue Jays, and almost 20 more than the Yankees) - but the Yankees have great power too, and also had more hits, had a higher team avg, a higher OBP, and more RBI than the Astros.
This game is on Ellsbury/Gardner (or Chris Young, if he plays instead of the lefty Gardner) to get on base to make it easier to Bird/A-Rod/McCann/Beltran/Headley to get runs in. This game is on the bottom of the order in Gregorius/Headley/Refsnyder to take advantage when they get opportunities. This game is on Tanaka to pitch deep into the game.
...man, fuck all this punditry. We got the Centaur; game's in the bag.
1. Work Dallas Keuchel
Keuchel is a lefty that has dominant stuff when it's low; when he's on (which he has been for much of this season), you'll be haplessly beating balls into the dirt when you aren't swinging and missing. Their best chance of beating him is making him throw pitches and challenging him to go deep into the game on short rest. He's thrown the most IP of his career, this is his first and biggest start yet - can the Yankees get him out of the game in 6 innings?
2. Tanaka has to have his ace stuff Tuesday
Tanaka is likely not getting high run support - he's going to need to have his best stuff and shut down the Astros' powerful core bats in Springer, Gattis, Correa and Altuve. Can he limit the HRs and keep his pitches consistently low and away to those guys? If he can do so and pitch long into the game, he can get it to the Yankees killer pen.
3. Veteran hitters need veteran performances
Since Mark Teixeira got hurt in August, the Yankees offense sputtered. They rely heavily on timely HRs to do big damage, and they'll need to do this once again. Can Beltran keep his resurgence going? Can A-Rod summon a 2009 postseason once again? Can Ellsbury and Gardner get on base consistently? Can McCann deliver with RISP? Can Headley not totally suck? If the Yankees can get on the board early, it would go a long way in making this a winnable game.
4. Young hitters need to rise to the occasion
Greg Bird has been excellent in place of Mark Teixeira, swinging a surprisingly powerful bat as a rookie. Rob Refsnyder's been pretty good in his little time here. Can these guys put some spark in the offense in a do-or-die game? Keuchel didn't see really them before - maybe they can get to him where the other hitters couldn't?
5. The pen
If the Astros strike early/often, it's not going to matter much...but if the Yankees can keep the game close or take a lead and get Keuchel out of the game, the Andrew Miller/Dellin Betances tandem can close the game out. If Tanaka is shaky or they need extra help, Adam Warren and Justin Wilson can get extra innings.
It's going to be hard to win this game...but that's why they play the games rather than just talk about them. Dallas Keuchel is an ace of aces in the AL this year...but he's pitching on very short rest, pitching on the road, pitching in the cold, and pitching as the front man of a team that hasn't been to the postseason before. The Astros are a powerful team, having hit a ton of HRs (second only to the Blue Jays, and almost 20 more than the Yankees) - but the Yankees have great power too, and also had more hits, had a higher team avg, a higher OBP, and more RBI than the Astros.
This game is on Ellsbury/Gardner (or Chris Young, if he plays instead of the lefty Gardner) to get on base to make it easier to Bird/A-Rod/McCann/Beltran/Headley to get runs in. This game is on the bottom of the order in Gregorius/Headley/Refsnyder to take advantage when they get opportunities. This game is on Tanaka to pitch deep into the game.
...man, fuck all this punditry. We got the Centaur; game's in the bag.
Dominican Power
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Gardner needs to sit his ass down tomorrow against Keuchel.
TheSecondSpitter
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I once saw a chick at Shea wearing his Mets jersey.
CosmicQueso
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Very few people could do as much with as little as Billy has over the years. In Billy I Trust.
Gus tha God
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Mets so sorry they couldn't even come up with their own logo.
Stop using our shit.
User 479360
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That CC news was a shock, especially at this time. Hopefully he'll be able to get better, though.
Mets so sorry they couldn't even come up with their own logo.
Stop using our shit.
Stop leaving New York?
*shrugs* #Yankeesfan
Yankees keys to win the game:
1. Get an early lead. The Yankees led MLB with the most first inning runs.
2. Tanaka has to somehow limit the homeruns he gives up which has been a problem for him this season (1.45 HR/9). He also needs to give them at least 6 innings and get the ball to the backend of the bullpen, which is one of the best in MLB.
3. Yankees more than likely won't light Keuchel up ( he dominated the Yankees in his two starts against them this season 16 innings 0ER 21K). The goal is get him out by the 5th or 6th inning by working the count. Yankees were 4th in MLB in walks per game and 9th in plate appearances per game.
Unsung hero for the game: Rico Noel. He's going to pinch run late in the game and create a run with his legs.
Prediction: Close game with the Yankees winning 4-3.
1. Get an early lead. The Yankees led MLB with the most first inning runs.
2. Tanaka has to somehow limit the homeruns he gives up which has been a problem for him this season (1.45 HR/9). He also needs to give them at least 6 innings and get the ball to the backend of the bullpen, which is one of the best in MLB.
3. Yankees more than likely won't light Keuchel up ( he dominated the Yankees in his two starts against them this season 16 innings 0ER 21K). The goal is get him out by the 5th or 6th inning by working the count. Yankees were 4th in MLB in walks per game and 9th in plate appearances per game.
Unsung hero for the game: Rico Noel. He's going to pinch run late in the game and create a run with his legs.
Prediction: Close game with the Yankees winning 4-3.
We're going to get Arrieta'd anyways, just like we got Bumgarner'd
I think we can take them in a home series easy, but in a winner takes all matchup with Arrieta? I don't like our chances, especially without the player whose knee they recently kicked in.
Yes! I can go to go Dodgers/Mets game 1. Poor New Yorkers though... 9:45pm start time lol.
Better than them playing in the shadows.
DoktorEvil
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It's funny, I can't remember a time when the Yankees were a heavy underdog going into the playoffs. Maybe the 80s?
lastflowers
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This is a damn shame. CC has always seemed like a stand-up guy, though I haven't followed him closely.
BFIB
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We're going to get Arrieta'd anyways, just like we got Bumgarner'd
I think we can take them in a home series easy, but in a winner takes all matchup with Arrieta? I don't like our chances, especially without the player whose knee they recently kicked in.
If the Bucs can keep it within a run and it becomes a bullpen game, I think the Pirates take it.
I kind of miss the old rules of division teams not being able to match up until the NLCS. 5 games to decide who represents the NL Central isn't enough. It needs 7.
EDIT: Why isn't this in the OT? MLB deserves this in the OT!
96 maybe?
Not having Kang has put a damper on our infield defense though. We either have to choose defense at the expense of having HUGE holes in our offense, or go with Ramirez or Pedro and risk potentially game losing errors.
It's definitely going to be interesting...
BFIB
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Little Green Yoda
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I'm hoping our guys take the time to mend up. Especially PEDralta and Grichuk.
The hitting talent is there, just need them to click at the same time. I'm more worried about the pitching.
DUFFMCWALIN
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If the Dodgers, Cards, or Yankees win we should just cancel baseball forever.
I hope it happens. I want to watch this thread burn.
DoktorEvil
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92 win team vs 96 win team. I dunno breh.
Yanks had that god-like bullpen with Wetteland and Mo, Cone and Doc, plus a young DJ, O'neill, and Cecil?
It is as sure a thing as the Giants winning next year
I know they were definite underdogs in the world series against the Barves (shout out to windu), but Idk about the earlier rounds. I was too young (5 years old at the time).
sf2fanatic
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Yay I don't have to take time off of work for the game. And no sunscreen needed since it will be dark by then
BFIB
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Does the council allow outsiders?
sf2fanatic
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Dodgers already won this year
HarryDemeanor
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A-Rod in the playoffs is nothing but a great thing for fans.
We have an alliance, you're good breh.
DoktorEvil
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season
First AL East title since 1981, so if you can call that underdogs then you are correct.
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