In between the Pinstripes #23

In between the Pinstripes_23: I really like this team
Listening and watching the broadcast this afternoon, after that incredible comeback, you get a true sense of how cohesive the team is. The team chemistry on this team right now is unlike anything we have seen, really since the 2009 World Series Championship team. Now, I am not comparing this team to the ’09 team by any means, but the electricity in the ballpark and the looseness of the team is a good sign. This team seems to truly be a brotherhood, they trust each other, and support one another.

This is being showcased when the team is in first place, getting out to a blazing 15-7 start (after starting 1-4), and is leading the AL East with one day remaining in April. And, that is a key part of this great start, IT IS ONLY APRIL. Getting off on the right foot is a good way to start the here, and maintain a good position to push for the playoffs, but anything can happen. Remember, the baseball season is a marathon not a sprint.

With this win this afternoon, the bombers hand Baltimore their first series loss of the season, while moving into first place, and getting a chance to sweep back to back division opponents. The Yanks are currently riding a 4-game winning streak, and everything seems to be right in the Bronx. I mean the team has scored 26 runs in the past two games, you know what they say “nothing beats home cooking!” The Yankees wasted no time with a lead-off homer by Brett Gardner his first of the year. Gardner in the third would hit another homer—this time a 3-run shot in a similar spot. Aaron Judge (of course) would 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI’s, and a monster home run over the Yankees bullpen to stretch the lead to 12-2. However, Austin Romine would have a great day behind the plate and at the dish. With Romine calling yet another good game; he would add 5 RBI’s (a career high), going 2-3 with a homer of his own, and for that he is my Focus Player of the Day.

Pitching wasn’t really a huge part of the win, Pineda pitched okay, he had a very high pitch count for only going 5.1 with 104, but he is the pitcher of record getting his 3rd win of the year. Adam Warren would pitch excellent in relief, shutting the door on any potential Oriole comeback, only giving up 1 hit in 2.2 out of the pen.

Looking ahead to the game tomorrow; a couple of southpaws take the mound for the series finale. For Baltimore, Wade Miley takes the mound; and he is coming off a well-pitched outing his last time out. Miley went 7 innings, only giving up 4 hits, and 2 runs, but would get the loss in Tampa Bay. However, Miley is 0-3 with a 4.96 ERA in 8 career starts against the bombers, with a .264 average against. Jordan Montgomery goes for the Yanks, looking to get back in the win column, after a decent outing in Pittsburgh. We would go 6, allowing 7 hits, but only giving up 2 runs, and strike out 5, but would get the loss. Montgomery does feel comfortable pitching at home, so that should give Yankee fans confident going into the series finale. And yes, the Yankees did win again so you can “Start spreading the news,” enjoy your Saturday evening, and look forward to a potential sweep tomorrow afternoon.
Sources:(mlb.com, baseballreference.com)

Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and share on your way out!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The 2023 Offseason is Brian Cashman's Biggest Test Yet

Image
   Now that the World Series is over five days from now the offseason begins. With that in mind, this is the biggest offseason that Brian Cashman will have in his 25-year tenure as Yankee General Manager. For the first time since 2016 the Bronx Bombers watched the postseason from their couches, and they earned that right. Amazingly, this team finished over .500, although not that far above that mark. This iteration of the Bronx Bombers finish with the same record as that 2016 team—but the feeling with this squad feels different. Following the 2016 season, there was hope of the two power bats that would usher in the “Baby Bombers,” and in that offseason, the farm system was rated in the Top 10 in all of baseball. There was almost certainty that Brian Cashman would put a championship team around Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, and Luis Severino that would be a title contender for years to come. There was hope. And that hope almost turned into reality. Almost. But, that was then
Read more

The Question going into the Trade Deadline for the New York Yankees

  There is a crossroads in the Bronx in between River and 161 st Street right now. As New York Yankee Manager Aaron Boone likes to put it “[the season] is right in front of them.” The second half of the season is for the taking. As we move into the dog days of summer the Bronx Bombers are nine games out of the division and now a game and a half out of the AL Wild Card race following a disappointing first series in Colorado. With that, the historic starting Tampa Bay Rays have cooled off, going 3-7 before the break while showing signs of being mortal. Baltimore, who has been keeping pace with Tampa, didn’t look like a Superpower when they split against the Yankees two series before the break. The AL East is still a Spartan Training Facility with every team above .500, the Orioles holding the first Wild Card spot, and the “struggling” Boston Red Sox tied the Yankees in the Wild Card race. And unlike Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire, help is not on the way. Aaron Judge’s toe is still a m
Read more

The Answer for the Mets

  As Yogi Berra would say “it’s déjà vu all over again.” Buck Showalter is an all too familiar place. The 67-year-old manager has taken a time machine back to 2012. No, he is not managing in Baltimore anymore, however that’s what it feels like the end of Showalter’s Oriole tenure in Queens right now. The Mets simply can’t get out of their own way. With Pete Alonso likely headed to the Injured List, the Mets scored 10 runs last night in Atlanta. 10 runs on the heels of back-to-back gut-wrenching losses at the hands of the team that has foiled the Mets for the better part of almost three decades, the Atlanta Braves. 10 runs with their hired ace, Justin Verlander, who was looking to put together good starts consecutively for the first time all season. The Mets looked like they were about to exercise some demons in Atlanta last night, and then, the other shoe dropped. It wasn’t good enough. Again. Last night, I wrote that the Mets season was on the line with Verlander toeing the slab. Well
Read more