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It's an error by definition it's an accident. Being some laser focused player is not his steez. He plays off vibes and feeling the moment. lol
Growing Everything But The Payroll: The Official 2025 New York Yankees Season Thread
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Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
This team won 94 games, has the MVP - a legitimate generational player, yet the team is totally embarrassing. Because the manager has the intellect of booth poster admiral crumple, and the GM has the strategic savvy of the democratic party.
After making his defiant declaration about a Toronto broadcaster he shouldn't even be thinking about, the Yankees went out and got royally trounced. The Jays hit .338 with a .974 OPS for the series. The entire team hit like an MVP candidate. That's insane. They shelled the Yankees top 2 starters, then closed them out with a fukkin bullpen game.
Jazz felt the need to bark about the Yankees being the team to beat, only to go out and hit .182 in the postseason (which is exactly what he hit last playoffs) and make a critical error in the closeout game. I know it's a ridiculous thing to say about a 30-30 2B, but I can't stand this cornball Bahamian. There's nothing more I would love to do than have a black player on the Yankees to sincerely root for.... but this try-hard-to-be-cool lame ain't it whatsoever. Get him the fukk outta here.
I watched a whole season of Volpe being an automatic out who lost his sense of fielding too. You would think that might convince the Yankees to see what a SS with elite speed might do as a tablesetter and chaos-creator. But no, Buffoone and Trashman trot out the bum and keep Caballero nailed to the bench. Volpe proceeds to go 1/15 with 10 Ks. Who coulda seen that coming?
The way they've handled Dominguez is disgraceful. I'm rooting for the kid to go elsewhere and develop into an All Star.
Baffled by how bad Wells was. He had moments last season where he looked like the future was bright. His atbats were every bit as painful as Volpe's.
McMahon is another near automatic out. Worthless deadline pickup, regardless of all the spin about his glove.
Stanton is done. I know he OPSd like a stud, but he can't run the bases or play the field and he'll be older and more prone to fall apart next season. Loved watching him hit (n/h) when he was hot (n/h) but this felt like his swan song.
Judge hitting .500 for the playoffs with a once in a lifetime homerun was phenomenal. Good for him. He needed and deserved that.
Ben Rice is a bright spot and he punishes the ball.
Beli was a revelation but I'm skeptical longterm. 'Preciate the season immensely, and best of luck to him.
As long as Buffoone and Trashman are in place, I can't have any relationship with the Yankees that is more than Hate/Love. It's depressing.
I can’t disagree with much besides the speculation that Stanton is finished. The Jazz one really gets me. I want to root for the guy, but when you talk that much and your postseason batting average as a Yankee is just 17 points above Nick Swisher for worst in team history, I’m on the fence at best. If someone on this staff would try to coach him up that he doesn’t need to swing for the drives on every pitch, he’d be special. I wouldn’t get my hopes up on anybody here doing that though.
You hit the nail on the head with the rest. They’ve probably ruined Dominguez’s confidence and he’s got no trade value now either. If he’s back next year he’ll probably press like crazy to show that he deserves to play, which will make everything immeasurably worse.
Wells too. I’ve never seen a player with worse discipline in the box. He’s got no gameplan at the plate whatsoever. Take pitches deep in the zone but then he swings wildly at stuff near his head or his feet. He looks as unfit for a major league roster as Volpe, who is probably the single worst hitter I’ve ever seen. How do you post a worse OBP than Joey Gallo when that guy hit .160 during his time here?
McMahon is the annual Cashman horrible contract pickup. $16 million for a platoon bat who can’t hit away from coors field. Rice should catch on most days going forward.
That last part is the saddest. This December will be 15 years that I’ve been hate watching the ravens (I’ve been calling for Harbaugh to be fired since the back to back Sunday night game vs the Steelers and Monday night vs Houston in 2010) and it’s the same thing here. Every winter those same guys blow it through bad play calling, bad discipline with penalties, terrible game plans that don’t take advantage of their best players best talents, and an inability to coach with a lead, most notably routinely going prevent defense in the clutch. It’s the same thing here.
Their approach doesn’t work but they won’t change things and the owner is the one at fault not for not stepping in and bringing the hammer down on these guys. The same type of teams beat them every October but then every winter they build a team that’s comically reliant on the home run. That comparison to the democrats insistence on trying to win by pleading fealty to israel while celebrating endorsements from Colin Powell & dikk Cheney while also asking George bush to endorse them at the same time as telling the left to get lost is as spot on as you’ve ever been.
I mentioned cano and Soriano. International free agents. Not drafted and developed in house.How you gonna forget about Robinson Cano
Melky Cabrera and Alfonso Soriano (who they flipped into A Rod).
It hurts to insult or devalue him, because when he's on he's a thrill to watch and can carry a team. But his tenure has been a failure. He has barely stayed on the field, and despite slugging like a beast in limited action this season, "Playoff Stanton" was nowhere to be found. And reserving a lineup spot for an old, chronically injured player who has no value beyond homering feels too much like the worst of the recent Yankee formula. Let me say again I really like Big G. But whenever he walks all I think is how he can't score from second on a single or from first on a double. And he hits countless doubles off the bat that turn into singles. He's always a double play waiting to happen if there's a force out. It's painful to watch.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
There’s limits to his skill set and for this reason I’d consider hitting him in front of Judge since with all the homers that he gives you, his lack of speed might not be an issue. This is another issue that I’ve had with the team: where they hit Judge in the order. I’ve never liked them batting him 2nd. It drastically cuts down on the number of RBI opportunities he gets. Last year while hitting 3rd behind a guy who got on a lot, he finished with 140+ RBI’s. Meanwhile hitting 2nd this year he finished with I think 110 and was intentionally walked more than anyone since 2011 because with all the times he comes up to bat with nobody on, it’s an easy choice to not let him beat you.
The way the team strategizes is some seriously dark comedy. shyt that any other team would consider fireable. Somehow MLB's greatest franchise is totally fine with it. Still haven't recovered from Buffoone pinch-running Caballero mid-AB, which suggests he totally blanked on doing it and then remembered so late it became an awkward distraction to the hitter. And then they didn't even have him steal. That's Keystone Cops shyt. Rooting for the Yankees the past few seasons especially has felt like showing up to the family reunion with a dimed out curvy chick who eventually will drink too much, mispronounce your grandmother's name, and sprint to the middle of the dance floor to dance poorly. The looks of respect and admiration from your uncles immediately turn to shame and disdain.
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Yanks won't move Stanton
He's got 500 coming up and only has three years left and that last year is a team option.
He'll retire a Yankee, the problem is he was supposed to get his ring with Judge and that looks increasingly unlikely considering what we just saw this season and postseason.
He's got 500 coming up and only has three years left and that last year is a team option.
He'll retire a Yankee, the problem is he was supposed to get his ring with Judge and that looks increasingly unlikely considering what we just saw this season and postseason.
The War Report
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Anyone who expects Stanton to replicate what he did this year is fukking delusional and needs a psychiatric evaluation.
Bellinger hit league average against RHP this year. That’s unacceptable. He did better against LHP.
Also we’re more apt to zero in on the everyday players but what really failed them was the pitching. They gave them nothing.
When Boone was hired 8 years ago, this team was thought to be a team on the rise and contending for championships. 8 years later, most of the core from the "Baby Bombers" are long gone other than Judge and Boone has a 25-27 record in the playoffs which would even be worse than that if the team wasn't fattening up on AL central opponents. They're never gonna get the lost years back
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
I don’t even know if I can laugh at such an analogy. The post 2021 lakers and most ravens defenses after Rex Ryan took the jets job are rare examples where I can think of a team that had the winning formula and chose to abandon it purely because their coaches and executives are stupid. The post 1993 cowboys and post 1998 bulls too I guess.The way the team strategizes is some seriously dark comedy. shyt that any other team would consider fireable. Somehow MLB's greatest franchise is totally fine with it. Still haven't recovered from Buffoone pinch-running Caballero mid-AB, which suggests he totally blanked on doing it and then remembered so late it became an awkward distraction to the hitter. And then they didn't even have him steal. That's Keystone Cops shyt. Rooting for the Yankees the past few seasons especially has felt like showing up to the family reunion with a dimed out curvy chick who eventually will drink too much, mispronounce your grandmother's name, and sprint to the middle of the dance floor to dance poorly. The looks of respect and admiration from your uncles immediately turn to shame and disdain.
Actually I’ve got one more to compare it to, and that’s the chargers after AJ Smith fired Marty Schottenheimer, which is what I said on here when Cashman fired Girardi. Here we are 8 years later and Judge is the only baby bomber left while they have just 3 division titles, 1 pennant and 1 World Series game win since then. Like the chargers after Marty, this team lost so much mojo that they never recovered when they fired the coach who had the young guys ready to take overWhen Boone was hired 8 years ago, this team was thought to be a team on the rise and contending for championships. 8 years later, most of the core from the "Baby Bombers" are long gone other than Judge and Boone has a 25-27 record in the playoffs which would even be worse than that if the team wasn't fattening up on AL central opponents. They're never gonna get the lost years back
Nero Christ
Sniper out now on all digital platforms brev
While I do think Stanton has more productive years in him, the fact is, the Yankees need to start looking at making Judge the permanent DH.
Can’t do that with Stanton here. Yankees like to half ass these tough decisions which delays timelines. Just hurry up and do it as both guys aren’t getting any younger.
Can’t do that with Stanton here. Yankees like to half ass these tough decisions which delays timelines. Just hurry up and do it as both guys aren’t getting any younger.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
Judge as the first baseman seems as likely in the future. Stanton has 2 years left and I think that’ll be fine. The real issue is the lack of contact hitters who post high batting averages, a lack of a leadoff man, and a weak 7-9 in the batting order. Trading for Luis Arraez would’ve solved 2 of those issues, but baldy had to go get McMahon instead. In a down year that guy still hit .292 with a .327 OBP. Could’ve used more hitters like that
Nero Christ
Sniper out now on all digital platforms brev
Judge as the first baseman seems as likely in the future. Stanton has 2 years left and I think that’ll be fine. The real issue is the lack of contact hitters who post high batting averages, a lack of a leadoff man, and a weak 7-9 in the batting order. Trading for Luis Arraez would’ve solved 2 of those issues, but baldy had to go get McMahon instead. In a down year that guy still hit .292 with a .327 OBP. Could’ve used more hitters like that
Ever since someone told that dikkhead about “launch angle”…he hasn’t prioritized contact hitting since. He also is probably gun-shy since Lemahieu blew up in his face.