October 8, 2024

76 thoughts on “Yankees (91-64) @ Athletics (67-88) Sunday, September 22, 2024, 4:07 PM EDT

    1. I continue to despise the inherited runner rule. The reliever can’t have no responsibility for runs he actually allows. As if preventing those runs weren’t a part of his job. It’s beyond nuts.

    1. Unless you’re tempted to use him NOT as a mop-up guy, in which case better he should be left off the roster.

  1. You have to figure two things…

    1. Even Boone is not going to be dumb enough to use Holmes in big spots in the playoffs, but perhaps more importantly…

    2. We are going to see Weaver used for multiple innings a LOT.

    1. Surely we don’t have to figure the first of those?
      I can’t seem to get myself to figure the first of those.

    1. Brian, I don’t see why.
      Although “that spot” isn’t clear if we don’t know how many outs there were.

    2. No one walks the leadoff batter in the ninth inning of a one-run game ahead of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Will Smith.

      The interesting question is if Boone is hurting Judges numbers by not batting him in front of Soto.

    1. He is their god. What happened on Thursday was totally embarrassing. Today, the Rockies bring in a guy with less than 10 innings MLB experience to pitch the 9th. Dodgers close the season in Colorado.

  2. I don’t buy it. MLB doesn’t need to fix things for Ohtani – he simply is a really good player. He’s a full-time DH this year, so isn’t getting worn down by playing the field like Judge, let alone by pitching like he did in past years.

    1. I know it’s true, but I never understood why playing the outfield would wear you down. Most of the time you just stand there. Occasionally you sprint for a bit.
      I look at Nadal-Djokovic five setters – it’s insane.
      Much as I could care less about the NBA, and much as I love baseball, look at any NBA game.
      Most of the time, outfielders just stand there. If Nadal and Federer can do THAT into their late 30s, how can what outfielders do be a big deal for a professional athlete?

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