2019 ALCS - Yankees vs. Astros - General Gamethread

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Altuve has been my favorite non-Sox player for a number of years, if I could pick any one outside of Boston to end the Yankees' season it would be that man. He's should have a heck of a HoF case when it is all said and done.
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Can we all thank the heavens for Gary Sanchez? Leaving aside is unwillingness to block balls, his postseason OPS in 107 PA's is .599.

Offensively, he's basically Gio Urshela prior to 2019.
 

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Yea but that's not really what I'm getting at. Just that Chapman wasn't even close tonight. He was throwing 98s 14 inches off the plate and then fooled Altuve once on a slider, second time went over the fence. He had no FB.
Fair enough but getting behind in the count, he can't smoke players like he used to.
 

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Going extremely happy to bed. Sox didn’t win the fifth in this centuy but the MFY didn’t win their second, lol. See you on Tuesday and of course on Monday, when the Pats crush another NY team and go 7-0.
 

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Can we all thank the heavens for Gary Sanchez? Leaving aside is unwillingness to block balls, his postseason OPS in 107 PA's is .599.

He's basically Gio Urshela prior to 2019.
I will not be surprised if the Yankees try to move on from him. The guy seems to be on the outs with not just the fans in NY but the team as well.
 

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Justin Verlander sits down with the Fox crew, and once again, big hugs and back slaps with Papi, polite handshake with ARod.
 

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I will not be surprised if the Yankees try to move on from him. The guy seems to be on the outs with not just the fans in NY but the team as well.
Realmuto would have given them another DJ-like tough out that their lineup really needed. Really glad they didn’t show much interest there.
 

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Sanchez really seemed to be coming around defensively the last couple months, but in this series he was worse than I've ever seen him- and that's saying something.
 

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jon abbey can go into this but I think they love his pitch calling?

also I just realized Boone's gone full circle from 2003 tonight.
His pitch blocking was great pretty much all year, I think he got really exhausted with all the sign switching and everything else in this series. He is a better defensive catcher than Romine overall, and of course a more dangerous hitter even at his worst. The team really loves him, the fan base does not and is dumb.

That being said, this will be the third straight offseason I'll hope that they upgrade the backup, I would offer D'Arnaud 3/24 and see if that is enough.
 

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I will not be surprised if the Yankees try to move on from him. The guy seems to be on the outs with not just the fans in NY but the team as well.
Yea, I mean...no. Sanchez has been a stud defensively all year, including passed balls. It's his bat that's the issue right now because he streaks in a way where he goes from one of the best hitters in the league to one of the worst and there's no telling when. He crushes the best pitching in the league then can't hit a pitching machine.

Sanchez seems to be a target for this board or maybe Sox fans, I dunno. Certainly, he's pissed off a ton of Yankees fans too with his disappearing act in the postseason. However, it's similar to when people used to say the Yankees should trade Arod because he wasn't clutch. Yea, I mean, it's true...but do you sell on a player who is top at their position for 162 games because they strike out too much in the playoffs? That's not rhetorical. Maybe. But I don't know.
 

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His pitch blocking was great pretty much all year, I think he got really exhausted with all the sign switching and everything else in this series. He is a better defensive catcher than Romine overall, and of course a more dangerous hitter even at his worst. The team really loves him, the fan base does not and is dumb.
That is fair. The Post, in particular, seems to have it in for him which seems strange.
 

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As good as the Judge cut-off play was - and it was maybe the most clutch play in professional sports history - that Brantley catch and double play was just sick. Not as clutch as Judge but clutch regardless. Especially with the dangerous Judge on base.
 

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Justin Verlander sits down with the Fox crew, and once again, big hugs and back slaps with Papi, polite handshake with ARod.
The man has been intimate with Madonna. You keep your distance. You might catch Jose Cansecoitis, and your finger might fall off.
 

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Yea, I mean...no. Sanchez has been a stud defensively all year, including passed balls. It's his bat that's the issue right now because he streaks in a way where he goes from one of the best hitters in the league to one of the worst and there's no telling when. He crushes the best pitching in the league then can't hit a pitching machine.

Sanchez seems to be a target for this board or maybe Sox fans, I dunno. Certainly, he's pissed off a ton of Yankees fans too with his disappearing act in the postseason. However, it's similar to when people used to say the Yankees should trade Arod because he wasn't clutch. Yea, I mean, it's true...but do you sell on a player who is top at their position for 162 games because they strike out too much in the playoffs? That's not rhetorical. Maybe. But I don't know.
What defensive stat shows Sanchez as a stud?
 

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What defensive stat shows Sanchez as a stud?
I'm not gonna do this tonight, but we can certainly pick it back up during the offseason. Cannon arm, learned to block the plate which was his only weakness, and pitchers like throwing to him. His pitch framing took a step back, but that's about it.
 

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His pitch blocking was great pretty much all year, I think he got really exhausted with all the sign switching and everything else in this series. He is a better defensive catcher than Romine overall, and of course a more dangerous hitter even at his worst. The team really loves him, the fan base does not and is dumb.

That being said, this will be the third straight offseason I'll hope that they upgrade the backup, I would offer D'Arnaud 3/24 and see if that is enough.
But Romine can pitch in a pinch. Ask Brock Holt.
 

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I'm not gonna do this tonight, but we can certainly pick it back up during the offseason. Cannon arm, learned to block the plate which was his only weakness, and pitchers like throwing to him. His pitch framing took a step back, but that's about it.
His framing numbers sucked and he only threw out 23% of runners this year. Romine was better at framing and SB% (not that Romine was great, he wasn't).
 

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His framing numbers sucked and he only threw out 23% of runners this year. Romine was better at framing and SB% (not that Romine was great, he wasn't).
Stud was a strong word. The topic at hand was whether the team needed to move on from him, building on the premise that he’s an abysmal defender. They don’t, he isn’t.
 

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Sure keep Gary on the squad forever. It’s hard to fin someone I love seeing fail more than Gary

edit: I have a great deal of respect for some yanks fans, here and in real life. But watching Gary fail on the big stage will always be a joy
 

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The MFY‘s suck and blow and I‘m enjoying this heart crushing end of season Boone-doggle without concern for how the highly valued pinstripe posters here feel. The Jets, Giants, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, and Devils now await their attention. Happy Holidays!
 

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MLB Championships won in the 21st Century, by team:

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1 - Angels, Astros, Cubs, D'backs, Marlins, Phillies, Royals, White Sox, Yankees
 

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On the morning of/after YED, there is something almost indescribable about taking in the beauty of the sunrise, experiencing the fresh smell of the morning dew and contemplating the possibility of redemption and hope in a way that makes you forget all about Ronnie Bell’s inability to catch a simple pass in the end zone ...

Feels like ... victory.
 

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If the Astros finish the deal, the 2018 Sox were the only thing between the Astros and a 3-peat. As impressive as the 2018 Sox run was, to me that adds another notch on the belt.
 

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As good as the Judge cut-off play was - and it was maybe the most clutch play in professional sports history - that Brantley catch and double play was just sick. Not as clutch as Judge but clutch regardless. Especially with the dangerous Judge on base.
Most clutch play in sports history? Sounds like a new thread. Also Malcolm Butler would like a word.