November 14, 2024

53 thoughts on “Yankees.com: Judge’s 1st homer this postseason gives Yanks commanding 2-0 ALCS lead

  1. Yes, absolutely. 2-0 for the home team in a 7-game series is usually considered “on serve,” home teams being held to have an advantage. (That may be a bit overblown, especially with a team like the Yankees, which was better on the road – so maybe that is an additional advantage for them.)

  2. Also, Cole, after looking like Cole last time out, with more than TWICE as many baserunners as inning pitched – not what you want (or expect) out of him.
    And facing a lineup that isn’t unusually imposing.

  3. Win yay…but if just proves to Boone how brilliant his insane moves are. Like batting the worst hitter on the team 4th and using his closer every single game. The more the Indians see him the more likely they are to eventually get to him. (Rivera vs the Red Sox…)

    The yanks have had a 2-0 lead in 4 previous ALCS. They win 3. (The 4th being..,oh you know.)

    1. “just proves to Boone how brilliant his insane moves are.”
      But it’s a classic sunk cost. In other words – yes, you’re absolutely right, but it’s only a problem if you thought he was going to suddenly wake up and realize how bat-shit insane almost every move he makes really is.
      But I’m betting you don’t think anything of the sort.
      That was never going to happen, anyway. So either you want them to lose until he’s fired (apparently also almost impossible), or you want them to win despite him.

  4. And one more thing, a pretty big thing – Rizzo looks transformed, doesn’t he? Aware, sharp, unconfused – fully recovered? You really have to hope so, that was awful. And right before the concussion, he was having a great season. On the basic level of human suffering, that would be unbelievable. And beyond that, it could be huge, huge for the team. He’s been a pretty big factor already.

  5. Updated series prices at FanDuel:

    NYY -850 (87.7% implied win probability after removing the vig.)
    CLE +600

    My fair price on NYY: -494 (83.2%)

    WS prices at FD:

    NYY -105
    LAD +175
    NYM 440
    CLE 1600

    1. Love, love that quote.
      But if Boone’s erased any line here, it’s between stupidity and insanity.

  6. Thinking about it – even 3-1 can be reasonably called a “commanding” lead. You’d have to blow three consecutive chances to win a single game to lose.
    But no, not 2-0.

  7. Disappointed that no one has pointed out that Volpe translates to “El Zorro” in spanish. The critical analysis here has fallen off.

    Also, the lack of references to Rizzo as “Ratso” is especially concerning.

    1. Was up at 4,000′ level and a bunch of white chantarelles, but they were pretty dried out by the time we got to them. We need a bit of rain to get things sprouting reliably.

  8. “So either you want them to lose until he’s fired (apparently also almost impossible), or you want them to win despite him.”

    I’ll admit that during the season I sort of wanted them to lose hoping he’d eventually get fired so we can get a manager that will allow us to win. But once we are 6 wins away from a WS championship, I obviously am rooting for them to win. Even though I would have to eat my hat due to a bet I made that they will never win with this idiot as a manager.

    Let’s go yanks.

    1. … hoping he’d eventually get fired so we can get a manager that will allow us to win.

      You’d need a different GM to hire more than a puppet manager.

  9. That was another Judge really high HR that an OF initially thought he might have a chance at catching. Heck, the Whatevers CF jumped at the fence, LOL.

  10. “You’d need a different GM to hire more than a puppet manager”
    True. But even a puppet might not make stupid in game decisions. I can’t believe cashman is that involved. Taking out a relief pitcher after 10 pitches? Sheesh

  11. The Dodgers are starting a pitcher in game 3 who went 1-6 with a 5.38 era, a 1.55 WHIP after 16 starts in 2024. In his one post season start this year he gave up 7 runs in 5 innings. Thats got to be one of the worst records of any CS starters in many years.

    1. That would be a successful strategy against the Yankees, but against another playoff team it is questionable.

  12. ESPN.com with a write up on tonight’s game but “Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.”

    1. Don’t know what those things are, but your point is that they’re providing articles not written by humans?

    2. AI is pretty much just least common denominator across other people’s work (including other AI) so it becomes a sophisticated echo chamber devoid of real insight.

      Advanced algorithms do exist for certain analytics, and AI does draw on those. But it (so far) isn’t coming up with those on its own.

      In my (professional) opinion and experience.

    1. I was coming to post that Ohtani’s real place in God’s plan is to mock these Yankees.

  13. In his 8 starts this year Boyd has been very good and he’s been death on lefties 143/583. For his career he has a split of a little over 100 OPS. Does Boone do anything different? I guess he’ll have to move Wells down in the lineup assuming Trevi is not a thing. Our two switch hitters are much worse from the right side. That leaves Berti. Does he stick him in at 1B, 3B or LF? He’s played the OF 95 games and Verdugo is hitting 228/592 against LHP for the season.

    1. “Stanton hitting cleanup”
      _
      And there was partying thoughout all the lands, and there was pork in the treetops!

    1. So the only way to get Stanton to cleanup is to actually bench Wells.
      That’s the Boone I know.

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