How would you compare this homerun to the one he hit at Wrigley Field in the top of the 9th, with two outs and two strikes?Gardner's performance is the kind of thing that takes hold of a lineup and make them all hot. A leadoff triple and run to tie it, then the walkoff HR. Did you see how fired up that team was after the game?
Judge chipped a tooth in the celebration.
Also, the A's are insisting on one of Frazier or Torres for Gray. GTFO with that nonsense.
SI is reporting that Beane wants both Clint Frazier and Torres.Yeah no chance they get one of those guys for gray. That's just silly talk.
If they want florial or Mateo, we can talk. Otherwise, go pound sand Beane.
Severino and Monte are approaching their inning ceilings. Girardi hasn't said either have an innings limit, but he'd be insane not to keep their work down to +30% of their previous max. If they can nab Gray without giving up Frazier or Torres, I think it's worth it. He's only 27 and has two more years of arbitration before becoming a free agent. Which means he'd have two years to earn a long term spot in our middle rotation. If they need to give up another top OF prospect like Florial, I think they should do it.Traded pitching prospect Littell for Jaime Garcia. Meh
They're still in on gray.
Me too.Severino and Monte are approaching their inning ceilings. Girardi hasn't said either have an innings limit, but he'd be insane not to keep their work down to +30% of their previous max. If they can nab Gray without giving up Frazier or Torres, I think it's worth it. He's only 27 and has two more years of arbitration before becoming a free agent. Which means he'd have two years to earn a long term spot in our middle rotation. If they need to give up another top OF prospect like Florial, I think they should do it.
Steep, but neither Kap or Fowler were playing this year, and Kap is out all next year too with Tommy John.
I always think of Donnie Brasco when I hear this guys name.Steep, but neither Kap or Fowler were playing this year, and Kap is out all next year too with Tommy John.
I hope Gray is worth it.
MLB scoreboard just changed from 'delay' to 'warming up' a couple of minutes agoThis game vs. DET gonna be rained out?
I either forgot or didnt even know he was gone. Sad storySI just published a very detailed account of the life and suicide of Hideki Irabu.
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/08/01/hideki-irabu
After being mostly shunned at the non-waiver deadline, Jay Bruce was pursued by two AL teams with playoff aspirations and more.
The Yankees were not only one of those teams, they had agreed to send the two prospects requested by the Mets in exchange for the Mets eating a piece of the roughly $5 million Bruce was owed the rest of the season.
While the Yankees had confidence in completing the deal and making Bruce their DH with Matt Holliday on the DL, they also were told by their New York neighbors there was another bidder for Bruce’s services.
And it was the Indians who ultimately landed Bruce, with a source saying the Yankees never got a chance to bid again.
Perhaps it was because Cleveland was willing to assume all the money that Bruce was owed. Maybe it was because in a season of despair, the Mets did not want to add to it by helping the Yankees reach the playoffs. Or it is possible the Mets simply liked the singular prospect, Ryder Ryan, they received from Cleveland, though the righty is at Single-A and has a 4.79 ERA in 33 relief appearances.
I didn't understand the trade either but he really didn't pitch badly last nightI'm still trying to figure out why they ever traded for Jaime Garcia. The guy is a half-worn retread and his two starts are hardly surprising.
Was it because they weren't sure if they'd get Sonny Gray?
Is it to help manage both Severino and Monte's innings so they can pitch into the playoffs without pushing them past +30 innings from last year? I can see that.
However, if the playoffs started today, my rotation would be Severino, Gray, Tanaka, Monte. I'd feel good about getting 2 wins from two of them, and another win with strong bullpen support. Severino (W), Gray (W), Tanaka (Jekyll or Hyde? Let's say L), Monte (W with 4 solid innings from the bullpen).
I believe it was a combination of the bolded and that you can NEVER have too much pitching. We're seeing that first hand with the Tanaka and Sabathia injuries popping up.I'm still trying to figure out why they ever traded for Jaime Garcia. The guy is a half-worn retread and his two starts are hardly surprising.
Was it because they weren't sure if they'd get Sonny Gray?
Is it to help manage both Severino and Monte's innings so they can pitch into the playoffs without pushing them past +30 innings from last year? I can see that.
However, if the playoffs started today, my rotation would be Severino, Gray, Tanaka, Monte. I'd feel good about getting 2 wins from two of them, and another win with strong bullpen support. Severino (W), Gray (W), Tanaka (Jekyll or Hyde? Let's say L), Monte (W with 4 solid innings from the bullpen).
Can't just let Sanchez get plunked. No way.### #### shame these clowns think playing for today and upholding archaic, unwritten rules of baseball is more important than getting to October
There's always next year.Can't just let Sanchez get plunked. No way.