Yankees (Gil) vs Brewers (Rea): 4/26/24, 7:10pm

[wiguy94]

1 hour ago, BruisedCrew said:

With a left handed hitter against a RHP, I don’t like the bunt. 

Try to pull the ball and you might get a hit. 

Yeah I wasn't a fan of the bunt either especially because Wiemer was behind Ortiz. I'm pretty shocked New York didn't pitch around Ortiz trying to get a chase out of him to set up a Wiemer GIDP or a strikeout.

[Brian]

Also a go shopping for an additional pitcher since Miley is done for the year.

[wiguy94]

39 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I think on the contact play, if you hesitate at 3B & read whether the ball gets by the pitcher, often you can't score due to that start-stop-start. There's a reason why most teams do what they do, the way they do it.

Damn, what a dynamic win.

I thought Koenig would be one of those shuttle guys btwn AAA & MIlwaukee. Not so sure now.

After fouling off two bunts, what a big boy AB by Turang to STILL get the runner to third.

Rea seemed a little afraid of contact in the AB to the 8-hole hitter preceding the HR by Grisham. Fell behind both guys. Uncharacteristic. Still, the offense kept us there & allowed him to go six.

Loved how Hudson found a way to put up a zero despite not locating the way he's used to. Looked every bit like a veteran.

 

Unfortunately for Koenig he very well might get shuttled tomorrow. He's thrown 3 times in 4 days now for a total of 5 innings and 72 total pitches. You're probably looking at 2 days of him being unavailable now at least.

[Brian]

1 minute ago, wiguy94 said:

Unfortunately for Koenig he very well might get shuttled tomorrow. He's thrown 3 times in 4 days now for a total of 5 innings and 72 total pitches. You're probably looking at 2 days of him being unavailable now at least.

Some of those other guys should be ready to pitch again tomorrow I would hope. Hopefully Ross can go 7 tomorrow, that would be great. 

[BruisedCrew]

7 hours ago, wiguy94 said:

Unfortunately for Koenig he very well might get shuttled tomorrow. He's thrown 3 times in 4 days now for a total of 5 innings and 72 total pitches. You're probably looking at 2 days of him being unavailable now at least.

I wouldn’t call that unfortunate.

A career minor leaguer like that knows what his role is and that if he does the job well while he’s  with the big club, he will get a chance soon enough to become a regular part of the staff (here or somewhere else) when the inevitable openings arise. 

[Underachiever]

8 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

What an embarrassingly bad rant. So teams "run home on all contact at all times". 

Genius.

It’s not a rant if everything makes sense. Jomboy is a lot of fun.

[BruisedCrew]

10 hours ago, Oxy said:

I've been in this discussion for years within game threads.  Basically, it has to work like once out of 12 times in order for it to break even....(and I've pointed it out multiple times when it works...)

How would the game result be different if he stayed at 3rd?

I’ve had a lot of these discussions too.

I have seen MANY times where running on contact works because of a brief bobble or rushed off target throw by the infielder. 

My observation  is that the people who complain the loudest when a runner is thrown out at home are the same ones who say “why didn’t he score on that” when there is a bobble. 

In this case my guess is that the runner saw the hop and read it as going over the pitcher’s head and glove. 

Someone saying they run home on everything is just wrong. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Banking these wins with all the pitching injuries is so important, provided guys can start getting healthy.

Don't know how they've managed a 17-8 start against a genuinely difficult schedule. Lot of scrap to this club in the early going. Gotta love that.

One of these days, you probably just have to punt because you need to save some BP innings. But Uribe and Payamps both got the day off yesterday, so that's a start. If Ross can give you 6, you can go Viera, Uribe, Payamps, and feel okay.

[Jim French Stepstool]

4 hours ago, Underachiever said:

It’s not a rant if everything makes sense. Jomboy is a lot of fun.

But saying teams 'run home on all contact at all times' doesn't make sense. It's not true.

I could see where many people are entertained by the guy. He's just not for me.