tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post8949059540327547520..comments2023-11-03T09:23:28.156-04:00Comments on Pinstripe Postings: What Would George Do?Middle Reliefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413753701900586090noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-21196695236286898652012-10-03T15:40:26.989-04:002012-10-03T15:40:26.989-04:00Jayson Stark from ESPN breaks down all the playoff...Jayson Stark from ESPN breaks down all the playoff scenarios. The main thing is if Yankees win they are the #1 seed and go to the winner of the WC game. <br /><br />Here are the rest: <br /><br /><b>If the Yankees lose and the Orioles win</b><br />Then the AL East is tied (at 94-68), and the Yankees and Orioles have to play a tiebreaker game Thursday in Baltimore. The winner is the AL East champ. The loser is the wild-card team. But is it the "first" wild card or the "second" wild card? That depends on what happens in Oakland.<br /><b>If the A's beat the Rangers</b><br />Then Oakland (94-68) wins the AL West, and Texas (93-69) is a wild-card team. But would the Rangers be the "first" wild card or the "second" wild card? That depends on what happens in the AL East:<br />• If the Yankees and Orioles both win Wednesday, the Orioles (94-68) would host the Rangers (93-69) in the wild-card game Friday. Why? Because a Baltimore win Wednesday would give the Orioles the better record.<br />• If the Orioles lose Wednesday and finish with the same record as Texas (93-69), the Rangers would host the wild-card game Friday because they won the season series from Baltimore.<br />• If the Rangers lose and there's a tie for the AL East (at 94-68), the AL East loser hosts the Rangers in the wild-card game because either still would have more wins (94) than Texas (93).<br /><b>If the Rangers beat the A's</b><br />Then the Rangers (94-68) win the AL West, and Oakland (93-67) is a wild card. But is it the "first" wild card or "second" wild card? Again, that depends on developments in the AL East.<br />• If the Yankees and Orioles both win Wednesday, the Orioles would host the A's in the wild-card game because Baltimore would have one more regular-season win (94) than Oakland (93).<br />• If the Yankees lose, the Orioles win, there's a tie for the AL East and Oakland loses to Texas, the loser of the AL East tiebreaker game hosts the A's. Again, the reason: The AL East loser still would have more wins (94) than Oakland (93).<br />• If the Yankees, Orioles and A's all lose Wednesday, the Orioles and A's would finish with the same record (93-69). If that happens, the A's host the wild-card game Friday. Why? Because they won the season series. <br /><br /><b>If there's a Yankees-Orioles tie:</b><br />This gets trickier. Then there's a three-way tie for the best record in the AL (Yankees, Orioles and the AL West champ, all at 94-68).<br />Under that scenario, the AL East tiebreaker game would not be used to determine seeding, even though it is otherwise considered a regular-season game. So how would that seeding be sorted out? Here's the breakdown:<br />• Yankees win the AL East, Rangers win the AL West: Yankees are the No. 1 seed and play the wild-card winner. Rangers are the No. 2 seed and play at Detroit. Why? Yankees won the season series.<br />• Yankees win the AL East, A's win the AL West: A's are the No. 1 seed and play the wild-card survivor. Yankees are the No. 2 seed and face Detroit. Why? Yankees and A's split the season series, but A's had the better record in division games.<br />• Orioles win the AL East, Rangers win the AL West: Rangers are the No. 1 seed and draw the wild-card winner. Orioles are the No. 2 seed and play Detroit. Why? Rangers won the season series.<br />• Orioles win the AL East, A's win the AL West: A's are the No. 1 seed. Orioles are the No. 2 seed. Same LDS matchups. Why? Orioles won the season series.<br /><b>If the Yankees and the Orioles both lose Wednesday</b><br />Then there's a tie for the best record between the Yankees and the AL West champ (at 93-69).<br />Under that scenario, the Yankees are the No. 1 seed if the Rangers win the West -- but the No. 2 seed if the A's win the West. Why? See the tiebreaker scenarios above.Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-40112461759645106662012-10-03T12:22:36.841-04:002012-10-03T12:22:36.841-04:00I believe Pineda has already started his throwing ...I believe Pineda has already started his throwing program. He will be in the rotation next season. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-709310856015343502012-10-03T11:20:36.774-04:002012-10-03T11:20:36.774-04:00I still believe the issue with Banuelos will be a ...I still believe the issue with Banuelos will be a headache with the Yankees. They had planned on a rotation of CC, Nova, Hughes, Banuelos (or Betances) and ??. Banuelos was not stellar before the injury, Betances regressed, Nova has proved to be an uninterested headcase. As the Yankees celebrated the comeback win against the Red Sox, walking in the background with a sour look on his face was Nova. He needs to realize, his demotion to the pen was directly related to his inability to pitch consistently for more than one inning.<br /><br />I would expect the Yankees will do what is needed to keep Kuroda under contract, convince Pettitte to come back for one more season, and keep Hughes. I am not convinced Pineda will be able to make a impact next year.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-53995126746409922782012-10-03T10:41:13.040-04:002012-10-03T10:41:13.040-04:00Yankees win tonight they are assured of the AL Eas...Yankees win tonight they are assured of the AL East and the best record in the AL. Meaning they would then get the winner of Texas/Oakland vs.Baltimore. If Oakland wins tonight they actually win the AL West. AL West would face AL Central.<br /><br />If Yankees lose, it opens a whole other can of worms. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-19579544414603176212012-10-02T14:10:18.022-04:002012-10-02T14:10:18.022-04:00Yankees announce that Manny Banuelos will have Tom...Yankees announce that Manny Banuelos will have Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2013 season. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-15835682440665966832012-10-02T12:18:46.401-04:002012-10-02T12:18:46.401-04:00Just say this stat. The Yankees have 3 15 game win...Just say this stat. The Yankees have 3 15 game winners (CC, Kuroda, and Hughes) for the first time since...2006! Randy Johnson, Mike Mussina, and Chin Ming Wang. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-66454893633367162212012-10-01T10:50:10.691-04:002012-10-01T10:50:10.691-04:00The Yankee rally took place in the seventh, eighth...The Yankee rally took place in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings. They were done 5-1 going into the seventh. Tying run came in on a wild pitch. As for A-Rod either he has completely deteriorated and is at the end of his career or he has not fully recovered from the broken wrist. He has only three homeruns this month and has not had an extra base hit since 9/14. Signing in as anonymous due to issues with the IPadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-84189128303766777012012-10-01T10:16:00.582-04:002012-10-01T10:16:00.582-04:00I missed most of the game yesterday, but was catch...I missed most of the game yesterday, but was catching updates over Twitter. It had to be in the 7-inning and a big situation for the Yankees offense. The NY beat writers were praising A-Rod for his grind it AB where he drew a walk.<br /><br />Here is a guy who is making $29MM this year. Who was once the best offensive player in the game. Where you need the big hit or big home run in a clutch situation, in the heat of an October playoff race, and we are reduced to praising him for his tough AB that resulted in a walk. This is why A-Rod draws the wrath of Yankee fans. Because he sucks plain and simple. I'll buy him the PEDs if it means he can return to his old self for the playoffs. 2 things I truly don't want to hear in the playoffs this year. "Great walk by A-Rod" and "A-Rod strikes out looking to end the game with runners in scoring position." Unfortunately both of these are a given. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-64341036522949242432012-10-01T09:35:40.194-04:002012-10-01T09:35:40.194-04:00Yankees wasted an excellent pitching performance f...Yankees wasted an excellent pitching performance from Pettitte. Yankees failed again to move the runners. Much different outcome on Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-13653043008613231952012-09-28T08:20:34.304-04:002012-09-28T08:20:34.304-04:00I agree on 2 fronts. Nova is terrible and should ...I agree on 2 fronts. Nova is terrible and should not be pitching down the stretch. Secondly, Cano played like crap. Yankees magic number to get into the playoffs is 3. They won't back into that. Regardless if it's Phelps or Nova it doesn't matter...come playoffs it's CC, Kuroda, Pettitte, and Hughes. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-34807541605044425482012-09-28T08:08:27.138-04:002012-09-28T08:08:27.138-04:00Here is a news flash - Yankees will not make the p...Here is a news flash - Yankees will not make the playoffs. They have played like crap the during the last series and last night. The only positive from the previous series is that Oakland played worse thus coughed up two of the three games.<br /><br />Nova has no business being on the mound when you have an effective David Phelps sitting in the pen waiting for the phone to ring.<br /><br />Cano not only got caught off of second on a deep fly, but bobbled the throw from right field which could have limited the damage to one run not two - which didn't really matter because the Yankees can't advance runners and do the little things to bring runs home.<br /><br />Seventh inning a double and a walk no outs and the runners never advance as Granderson strikes out - wow what a surprise - and then two weak fly balls to the outfield. Shutout in Toronto - how sad!!!!<br /><br />If they get to the playoffs, it will be because they backed in not won it.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-14122689837175581342012-09-27T11:51:19.593-04:002012-09-27T11:51:19.593-04:00First it would appear that Andrew Brackman had as ...First it would appear that Andrew Brackman had as much lack of success with the Reds minor league teams as he did with the Yankees. He had a few starts and eventually was moved to the bullpen in Louisville where he went 1-3 with an ERA of 9.65.<br /><br />As for Aardsma, I am somewhat confused that Girardi indicated he would choose a time when a game was out of reach to bring him in. Okay the score is 8-2 and Girardi has Aardsma up but brings in Eppley. If you can't trust a guy with a six run lead, why bother brining him up in the first place?<br /><br />Now for the rotation. CC "appears" to be back - realistically he did well against the Jays and Twins neither of which are real strong right now. <br /><br />Kuroda has been struggling over the last couple of starts and may just be tired. Hughes has pitched well in spots and Pettitte is riding a high right now. If Kuroda can turn it around and CC continues to improve and Pettitte can be Pettitte than yes they have a real good shot.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-50286128978006664402012-09-27T09:26:41.549-04:002012-09-27T09:26:41.549-04:00CC is back to pitching like an ace. His last 2 sta...CC is back to pitching like an ace. His last 2 starts have been pretty impressive. With Pettitte back and a solid Kuroda you have to like the Yankees rotation heading into October. <br /><br />Saw that Aardsma and Gardner were activated the other day. Gardner actually got in the game as a defensive substitution. Not sure if Aardsma made it into the game or not. Big 4 game series against the Jays. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-44385780107288035232012-09-26T08:40:25.798-04:002012-09-26T08:40:25.798-04:00It is time to move away from the formulas in the b...It is time to move away from the formulas in the binder and go back to managing. The data comes from computers/machines and the game is played by humans. A pitch slightly of target can get hit a long way - wonder of that factors into the binder!old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-34213770658251953582012-09-26T08:23:19.028-04:002012-09-26T08:23:19.028-04:00I know Hughes got the loss last night but that sho...I know Hughes got the loss last night but that should go to Girardi and Logan. Absolutely ridiculous to lose that game. <br /><br />Onto the NY Football Giants...Both Bradshaw and Nicks say they are good to go for Sunday's game against the Eagles. Tonight on the NFL Network there is a Tom Coughlin special. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-91771419992112204652012-09-25T13:15:20.253-04:002012-09-25T13:15:20.253-04:00Pettitte looked good last night. 6 shutout inning...Pettitte looked good last night. 6 shutout innings 7 hits. He is going to be HUGE for the Yankees come playoff time. CC pitched well last time out too. If Kuroda can get back to good. Yankees will be tough to beat with that pitching. It all starts and ends with the pitching. <br /><br />Read a stat yesterday that the Yankees are 99.4% sure of a playoff birth as of last night prior to their win, so that may have gone up just a touch. <br /><br />Also with an interesting take, Jayson Stark of ESPN looked at the possibility of a 4 way tie, between Yankees, O's, A's and Angels (LA is 2 back in the WC race, O's are 1.5 ahead of the A's, Yankees are 1.5 ahead of the O's...follow that so far). <br /><br />The Yankees and O's would hold a one game playoff in Baltimore to determine the AL East winner. <br /><br />The A's and Angels would face each other in Oakland to settle the "first" WC.<br /><br />If the O's lost to the Yankees they would then go to Oakland or LA. If the Yankees lost to the O's they would host either Oakland or LA because the won those reg season series. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-67893818134314367982012-09-24T12:23:45.566-04:002012-09-24T12:23:45.566-04:00The Yankees need to win each and ever game until t...The Yankees need to win each and ever game until they clinch - that way their fate is in their hands. Baltimore plays Toronto for the next three nights before moving on to the Rays. The only thing the Yankees can guarantee if they win each of the last three series is a place in the playoffs.<br /><br />Worst case scenario they tie Baltimore and are forced to have a playoff to determine the division winner and then end up going into a one game wildcard series. I am not convinced the Yankees have what it takes to win the division.<br /><br />They played tight and sloppy versus the A's the only thing that saved them was the A's played sloppier baseball.<br /><br />Yankees face a guy tonight that is 1-7, which means the Yankees will make him look like an ace.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-23215121748124009472012-09-24T11:15:47.792-04:002012-09-24T11:15:47.792-04:00Pettitte is on a pitch count again tonight...NY Po...Pettitte is on a pitch count again tonight...NY Post saying 85-90. He should be able to get through at least 6 or 7 with that. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-32405594384597460952012-09-24T10:45:06.876-04:002012-09-24T10:45:06.876-04:00Not a bad series for the Yankees this past weekend...Not a bad series for the Yankees this past weekend. They win the series. Don't lose any ground to the O's who also lost yesterday. Now they just have the Twins, Jays, and Sox left. If they win each of those series, that means they have at least 7 more wins, that puts them at 95 wins for the year. They should win the AL East with that.<br /><br />The A's are stumbling are 4 back of Texas but have 7 games left with the Rangers. can you imagine if the A's get hot and end up taking the AL West??? That would be unreal. <br /><br />Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-62324197386036107352012-09-21T15:31:04.955-04:002012-09-21T15:31:04.955-04:00I know these games mean a lot. But I would be giv...I know these games mean a lot. But I would be giving the guys I want on my post season roster a couple days off and using guys like Wade and Lowe a lot more. Robertson, Logan, & Rapada. I think Phelps is the Yankees "secret weapon" this year in October. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-37233213489572280362012-09-21T13:01:27.620-04:002012-09-21T13:01:27.620-04:00If you look at the Yankee rotation, the ERAs of th...If you look at the Yankee rotation, the ERAs of the starting five are not all that bad - three of the five have ERAs under 4 and the other two are in the mid 4 range. The biggest disappointment to the second half has been the collapse of the bullpen.<br /><br />Guys that had reliable for the first half are having terrible second halves. Rapada has been inconsistent, Eppley appears to have nothing left and Robertson is sitting at 1-7 which is God awful for the main set up guy. Joba looks like the reincarnation of Hedeki Irabu (may he rest in peace).old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-29001211915341671552012-09-21T11:37:46.177-04:002012-09-21T11:37:46.177-04:00Hughes now has 16 wins and ERA of 4.05...if he has...Hughes now has 16 wins and ERA of 4.05...if he has 2 good starts in these final games he could finish with 18 wins and an ERA about 3.90. Not bad for your number 4 or 5 guy. And keep in mind he had a terrible start to the season his ERA was near 8 through the month of April. There was plenty of talk about trading him and/or Joba this offseason as they are both free agents after next season. But I don't think you can trade him. If you can bump him to the #3 spot and still get 18 W's with an ERA under 4, that's too good to trade. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-46925006443396519892012-09-21T09:19:02.222-04:002012-09-21T09:19:02.222-04:00I don't know about the whole 'he hasn'...I don't know about the whole 'he hasn't played a full season' argument. Trout will finish with about 140 games. That's a full season with a DL stint. Remember someone recently missed the last month of the season, maybe Mauer, and still won the MVP. He has enough ABs to qualify for individual awards like HR, avg, etc then he's alright for the MVP. <br /><br />Cabrera definitely has proven he can do it over a career. He's been in the league for 10 years and has finished in the top 5 for MVP 5 times. He is definitely one of the greats for this generation and is on a HOF career path if he can continue for another 6-7 years. That's about the time he would reach 500 HRs. He's still only 29 years old.<br /><br />Don't look now but the Yankees are on a 5 game winning streak and are back to a full game over the O's. Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-35105629730848311382012-09-20T13:55:59.692-04:002012-09-20T13:55:59.692-04:00Trout should be out of the running because unlike ...Trout should be out of the running because unlike Cabrera he has not put in a full season. In addition, the league will go to school on him and there will be a fall off in production. Cabrera can hit anything that is near the plate and cannot be readily fooled by a pitcher - how long has he been around and they have not found a weakness.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-2549751122058442492012-09-20T09:26:06.020-04:002012-09-20T09:26:06.020-04:00Can't believe the O's won again last night...Can't believe the O's won again last night in extra innings. <br /><br />The MVP race isn't between Cabrera and Hamilton, but rather Cabrera and Trout. <br /><br />Cabrera: .333, 41, 130, 101.<br />Trout: .327, 27, 77, 118, and 46 SB<br />Hamilton: .287, 42, 123, 98<br /><br />Giants: Bradshaw, Diehl, Hixon, and Nicks all out for tonight. Defense needs to step up big time because I don't think the offense will be able to score 40+ tonight. <br />Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347573658232218417noreply@blogger.com