The 2016 Major League Baseball season starts today. The New York YANKEES first game will be tomorrow in New York against the Houston Astros. The starting rotation has been decided, the twenty-five man roster has been decided, and tomorrow the drive for the playoffs will begin. This is not fantasy baseball, played by stat fraud fools who live by meaningless individual statistics, this is real baseball where winning is determined by what all players on each team contribute to help their team win the most often. These contributions are measured by wins and players producing at the right time, when it matters, and not by how much or how many stats they produce for themselves as their team fails.
The injury bug has bitten the YANKEES, as it has bitten every team in one way or another. First baseman Greg Bird is likely out for the season. Pitcher Brian Mitchell may be out approximately three months, and pitcher Andrew Miller with a broken bone in his non throwing wrist may have been the luckiest, and will lose no playing time.
Several YANKEE WIN METHOD youngsters are blooming and growing and are on the roster to start the season, and several more are on the near horizon and will start their season in the minors.
Several years ago the WIN METHOD made a concerted effort to find pitching talent each season and the YANKEES drafted many of these youngsters. The time is here for some of these youngsters and the time for others is just around the corner.
The YANKEE management led by the brilliant dealing of General Manager Brian Cashman have added several new players to this seasons roster and have deepened the bench for 2016. Also, three very possible future stars are so near. Catcher Gary Sanchez, right fielder Aaron Judge, and shortstop Jorge Mateo are getting closer to the major league roster every day. Playing regularly in the minors right now is best for them and their development. But they will soon be heard from.
Remember fans, it is a long season, there will be ups and downs, and as always only wins and winning will be the determining factor on which teams earn playoffs spots and go on to the second season. Let the stat fraud fools play their fantasy games. We will play for real baseball and root for our team to win and root for the contributions of each player to help our team win.
LETS GO YANKEES
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Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Big win for Nova and the Yankee. The golden bullpen is fantastic. Keep them all.
Yes we can. Yes we can.
Again tomorrow. Do it again, and again.
Back at .500 again.
After being refreshed in the bullpen Eovaldi gets another start tonight.
Is there any availability form the BMC tonight after being used two games is succession?
Beverly O, I would not think any of the three would pitch tonight. The way to make the whole point moot is to score a bakers dozen runs tonight.
Lets go guys. Take this series and then the next. Bury the naysayers.
Swen
Are you suggesting how many CAN matter?!?!?
Best case scenario tonight is we don't need to rely on bullpen. If as Swen mentioned be score a 'bakers dozen' all will be fine. If we need the bullpen Joe will just have to mix and match. Shreve in my opinion would be the mainstay.
Steven Fischer, How many runs the Yankees need to win tonights game is just one more than the Orioles score. My thought was that if BMC will not be available, who to use by Girardi wouldn't matter if we scored a bakers dozen runs.
I think you are confusing when it matters for a hitter to produce to help his team score and win.
How many 'CAN' matter always matters to be able to win. Scoring a bakers dozen tonight is useless if the Yankee pitchers hold the Orioles to just a couple of runs. Hope you are able to understand the difference.
Swen, take Steven Fischer with a grain of salt. He either just like to take a contrarian view or just can't understand the WIN METHOD.
Unless the Yankees ship someone in from Scranton and do not use BMC tonight they only have four relievers for tonights game.
Lets go Yankees. Move forward.
Deb F, I think it is the contrarian view, because to understand the WIN METHOD is common sense.
afraud is like a broken clock. Every once in a while he does something that helps the team.
Tonights lineup.
Brett Gardner LF
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann C
Alex Rodriguez DH
Didi Gregorius SS
Starlin Castro 2B
Chase Headley 3B
Rob Refsnyder 1B
I was really making a joke more than anything, but yes the big three could use some more rest which would be remedied if we were scoring more runs more consistently.
Deb, If I didn't take a contrarian view on things this blog would just be people saying the same thing over and over again (mostly, WHEN WHEN WHEN, yes we can, and bashing arod) - and that wouldn't be any fun would it??
Lets win guys, lets do it.
Steven, I think knowing baseball and what it takes to win, and being positive about the team I love is alot of fun.
Game time, and time for a win.
2-0 Yanks after 2 on Castro 2 run HR.
Yanks up 2-0 after 4.
Yankees leading 2-0 after four innings.
Yanks take 3-0 lead after 5.
After 5 brilliant innings Eovaldi crack in 6th and leaves game leading 3-1 with the bases loaded and 1 out.
Swarzak gets 2 infield foul pop outs to stop the O's and Yanks lead 3-1 coming to bat in the 6th. That is an example of a pitcher producing when it mattered.
5-1 Yanks after 6.
Castro again. Big 2 rbi double when it mattered for a 5-1 lead.
5-1 Yankees after 7.
Headley with a big 2 run insurance HR in 8th for a 7-1 lead.
Swarzak goes 2 2/3 innings getting 8 straight outs. Goody in for the 9th. Perfect game ofr the Yankees giving BMC the night off.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Final we win 7-1.
Goody with a 1,2,3 9th. Yankee secondary relievers get 11 consecutive outs. Great job guys.
The Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming, and it ain't over here yet.
Way to step up guys. Yes you can.
Keep moving forward. Try for a repeat tomorrow.
We got just what we needed tonight.
Big Mike tonight. Give us a gem Mike. Keep the ball rolling.
Nice win last night but it is only good if we take this series.
The Yankees can win this series tonight or tomorrow. Lets win both games.
Strike while the iron is hot. Lets sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
No trades unless we get at least what we give.
Tonights starting lineup facing a right handed pitcher consists of eight left handed batters.
Best being afraud on bench.
Gardner, LF
Ellsbury, CF
Beltran, DH
McCann, C
Teixeira, 1B
Gregorius, SS
Castro, 2B
Headley, 3B
Hicks, RF
8 lefty bats and maybe our best defensive 8.
We also have BMC tonight. Lets go Yankees.
Just for the stat frauds and their outliers. 5 games last night were won by teams who were out hit. These type of games are not outliers, they just go to prove that getting hits when they matter most is game defining.
Hello Roger, long time no see.
Yanks up 1-0 after 2.
Pineda pitches out of bases loaded jam in 4th. Still 1-0 Yankees.
Yanks up 2-0 after 4.
Teixeira HR puts Yankees up 2-0 after 4.
Pineda pitches six grinding grity scoreless innings. Bullpen time.
3-0 Yankees after 6 but miss a golden opportunity to blow game open, failing when in matters.
Betances 1,2,3 7th on 11 pitches.
Yanks add insurance run in 7th for a 4-0 lead.
Yanks up 4-0 after 7.
Girardi uses Nick Goody Goody in 8th and Goody sets the O's down 1,2,3.
After Beltran HR gives Yankees 5-0 lead after 8, Shreve in for the 9th,
Shreve with 1,2,3 9th and 5-0 Yankee win.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
5-0 win tonight. 4 straight wins. Go for sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep tomorrow.
Great team effort again tonight.
YES WE CAN! LETS GO YANKEES!
Big game today for the Yankees. A Chance to sweep the O's. The Orioles have their best pitcher starting and the Yankees are going with CC. YES WE CAN.
Do it again today guys. Play together, win together.
Here's a good one for the stat frauds. The Twins got 4 hits last night. Their opponent, the tigers got 9 hits. WHEN WHEN WHEN that is how the Twins score 4 runs while the Tigers managed just 1. Result Twins defeat Tigers 4-1 on just 4 hits.
Thursday 7/21 1:05pm
CC Sabathia (L)
vs. Orioles - Chris Tillman (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
3. Carlos Beltran (S) RF
4. Brian McCann (L) C
5. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B
6. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
7. Alex Rodriguez (R) DH
8. Starlin Castro (R) 2B
9. Ronald Torreyes (R) 3B
Come on CC, this is a big stage bright lights game and you are capable of handling the pressure. Give us your best game of the season today. Yes you can.
Game time. Lets go Yankees.
Gregorius misplays two ground balls that Jeter handles blind folded and both are scored as hits. Costs CC and the Yankees 2 runs in first inning.
Yanks trail 2-0 after 1.
Yanks down 2-1 after 2.
Yanks down 2-1 after 4.
Yankees still down 2-1 after 5 and it looks like we have a pitchers duel.
Lets put up a crooked number. Lets go Yankees.
CC gives up 2 in 7th and put Yanks down 4-1 mid 7th.
Seven complete. Yankees down 4-1.
Yanks down 4-1 after 8.
Final 4-1 loss.
OK, lets see what has happened since the All Star break. We have played 7 games against the top 2 teams in the division and among the best in baseball. We won 4 of the 7. Lets build on that positive week of baseball and take the next series.
A game of inches and what ifs. What if Beltrans hard grounder down the first base line in the first inning with men on first and second and no outs got past Oriole first baseman Chris Davis and at minimum one run scores and there are men on second and third and no outs. A game of inches.
Steve, the whole game changes and what did actually happen likely does not happen the same way because everything is different.
Tanaka, Nova, Eovaldi listed for the SF series this weekend.
Steve & Deb F, I think if Beltrans ball goes down the line, the Yankees win the game with very possibly a three run or more first inning.
Cal, that was exactly what I was trying to show. An event at any time can change how the game is played, and what occurs in later innings.
Baseball is the greatest sport on Earth.
If we win this weekend series we can take another step forward.
Cole/NY, And we will. Yes we can.
Win game one Masahiro.
Big series this weekend against an inferior league team that is one of that leagues best.
The Giants have their three best starters lined up for us. Can we beat them? Yes we can!
Winning this series will make for a great home stand against top teams.
Even if we only win one game this weekend we would have a .500 home stand against three of the best teams in baseball.
Saul, We can win more than one game.
My take on the trade area. I think the Yankees will trade Chapman (and hopefully only Chapman). He will command a very large salary and/or an extended year deal for next season. If the Yankees want him for next season they can join the bidding which they would have to do anyway if they keep him for this season. The advantage of trading him now is the ability of getting a player for him. The issue is how much value that return will be. The teams that need Chapman and want him will try to offer very little. The Yankee advantage is the teams who want him to hopefully have the team win it all this season need to either put up or shut up. I only want a player who can step into a position NOW.
I agree Yankeeforever. They want to win now and dump someone they don't value on us and think we should be thankful. I rather see them lose without him.
Lets go guys. Take game one.
Tonights lineup. Gardner the only lefty bat. Our AAA team could be as good as this lineup.
Friday 7/22 7:05pm
Masahiro Tanaka (R)
vs. Giants - Madison Bumgarner (L)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Starlin Castro (R) 2B
3. Carlos Beltran (S) RF
4. Alex Rodriguez (R) DH
5. Chase Headley (S) 3B
6. Rob Refsnyder (R) 1B
7. Austin Romine (R) C
8. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
9. Ronald Torreyes (R) SS
Would be fun to beat Bumgarner with this crew. This is type of lineup that big name starters have trouble with at times. they just haven't ever seen and or pitched against most of the names. Our biggest problem is afraud, but even a broken clock is right once.
White Knight, that's why they play the games. The stat fraud low lives play it on paper and think Bumgarner can't lose. The stat frauds surrender, give up, and are the dregs of fandom.
LETS GO YANKEES, might be a really fun game to watch.
Half the lineup doesn't care who is pitching and are just glad they are playing.
Game time. Lets do it. Lets win.
afraud is a useless piece of garbage.
Please someone, for the grace of God, empty afrauds locker and toss his stuff and them him out in the street forever.
Yanks up 2-0 after 2.
Yanks up 2-0 after 4.
Tanaka struggling but keeps the Giants scoreless thru 4 with big pitches when it counts. Really been grinding.
Tanaka with a 1,2,3 5th he really needed. 2-0 Yankees.
Still 2-0 Yankees after five.
Tanaka with back to back 1,2,3 innings 5th and 6th. BMC time almost.
Yanks up 2-0 after 6.
Betances in for the 7th.
Betances gives up a run in 7th. Lets get it back guys.
Another nail biter.
afraud fails again, leaves another runner in scoring position. 0-4 tonight and looks pathetic. why? because he is pathetic.
Yanks up 2-1 after 7 and now it's Miller time.
Miller, like Betances gives up run in 8th. Game tied 2-2 with Yanks coming to bat in 8th. We need a run bad.
Yankees get one in 8th for 3-2 lead. Chapman time.
3-2 Yanks up after 8.
Chapman gives up a leadoff double.
Grounder to ss, one out man on 2nd.
liner to 2nd, 2 out man on 2nd.
Strike out. Final 3-2 win.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
One heck of a crazy game. But a win.
Lets do it again tomorrow.
Yes, another nail biter. If a blind man was our DH and batting cleanup tonight we win easily. Yes, I said a blind man.
Baseball at its best. Every game different and the stat frauds keep pronouncing their astonishing ignorance over and over.
Late afternoon game today and our Nova will shine bright.
The Giants have a righty starting today so we will see our lefty lineup. Please do not use afraud ever again. Let him go, let him go, let him go.
Just think how much better this team would be if afraud was chucked forever and a real live breathing honest, non drugged, clean player who could run and field were on the roster.
If we take this game today and or tomorrows will could have just defeated two division leaders. Yes we can. Yes we will. Lets go Yankees.
Cole/NJ, That would be the right thing to do.
Joe Girardi has done a fantastic job this season playing handicapped with afraud on the roster. Always cool calm and collected. At least on the outside.
i was checking some posts at a Yankee forum I got kicked out from for posting facts, reality, wins, and winning. The posts demeaning the Yankee team, players, manager, and management are a disgrace beyond belief. Numerous post wishing for the team to lose. Numerous posts to make trades and ruin the team. That site is so dark that anyone who goes there and posts wisdom and supports the team and winning is demeaned, attacked, abused, and run out.
It is so nice and great to post here with the most intelligent baseball fans in the world.
Let me help you out Steve. I also have been bounced from several forums.
To put things into perspective, if you root for team to lose that you claim to be a fan of, that doesn't make you a fan, it makes you a degenerate.
Hear, hear.
I haven't done this in a long time. But here is at this point in time the five best starters in MLB ala the WIN METHOD.
1.Strasburg 13-1
2.Tilman 14-2
3.Cueto 13-2
4.Sale 14-3
5.Porcello 12-2
These five have started 97 games with a record of 66-10 and 21 no decisions.
The stat frauds hated these rating based on winning which is what the pitchers are paid to do.
bigbadwlf, I think you were very polite in only calling them degenerates.
johnsondc, looks like common sense to me. But then again I know the WIN METHOD rules evaluation.
Great stuff guys. Lets win again this afternoon.
As long as afraud is not in todays lineup I'll be happy.
Saturday 7/23 4:05pm
Ivan Nova (R)
vs. Giants - Johnny Cueto (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
3. Carlos Beltran (S) DH
4. Brian McCann (L) C
5. Starlin Castro (R) 2B
6. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
7. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B
8. Chase Headley (S) 3B
9. Aaron Hicks (S) RF
All leftys but for Castro.
I'm looking for a couple of big at bats from Hicks today. He is so overdue and something has to connect sooner or later.
Game time. Lets do it.
Yankee defense has held giants scoreless after two innings saving Nova big time.
0-0 after 2.
Hicks with a solid first at bat making Cueto work hard throwing ten pitches to get him out.
Nova with first 1,2,3 inning in 4th.
Yanks up 1-0 after 4.
Yankees have made Cueto throw 84 pitches thru 4 innings.
1-1 after 6.
Cueto pitches his heart out. Goes six innings and 119 pitches. He should be done.
Nova comes out for the 7th.
Nova 7 pitch 1,2,3 7th.
This has been one heck of a game win or lose.
Hicks with a one hit and is at second, but Gardner and Ellsbury couldn't bring him home. 1-1 after 7.
Miller coming in for the 8th.
Miller 1,2,3 quick 8th. Lets get a run. LETS GO YANKEES.
1-1 after 8.
Chapman in for the 9th. I was hoping they would let Miller go the 9th.
The Yankees are a playoff team. But will they make the playoffs?
Chapman 1,2,3 9th. We need to walk off with a win now.
Chapman 1, 2, 3 9th.
1-1 after 9. Extra innings.
Yanks down 1,2,3. Extra innings.
Chapman pitching the 10th.
Chapman shutout 10th. Yanks another chance to walk off.
Bases loaded one out McCann up.
McCann pops up to short left. Two out. Castro up.
Pop fly to right. Failure when it mattered most.
Girardi brings in Betances for the 11th.
Betances in for the 11th.
Betances with a crazy shutout 11th. SF runner on third fails to score on wild pitch.
Yanks out in 11th. On to the 12th.
We are at a four hour plus game now.
Giants 0-9 with RISP. Yankees 0-10.
Swarzak in for the 12th.
Giants take 2-1 lead in 12th as Yankees come to bat.
Yankees have top of lineup up in 12th and need a run, two would be better.
Gardner K's.
Ellsbury ground out 2nd to 1st.
Beltran up.
Beltran grounds out short to first.
Yankees lose 2-1 in 12.
A real tough loss. But we can play with the best.
Rubber game tomorrow. Likely we have no BMC for relief. Maybe Miller for an inning at best.
Over 20 opportunities to produce when it counted for both teams and there was only 1 hit when it mattered and that is what determined the game.
Reports indicate Yankees are nearing a trade for chapman. Plan on retaining Miller.
Eovaldi this afternoon..We finish the homestand either 6-4 or 5-5.
Tanaka pitched great, Nova pitched great, today it is Eovaldis turn.
Just one bit of production yesterday when it mattered would have produced a win. The stat frauds cannot comprehend the fact that when you produce is infinitely more important than how many or how much you produce. When a team of players produces determines their greatness and produces the best team and players every season.
Girardi pulled the right strings yesterday, but not one produced when it would have won the game.
Sunday 7/24 1:05pm
Nathan Eovaldi (R)
vs. Giants - Jeff Samardzija (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
3. Carlos Beltran (S) DH
4. Brian McCann (L) C
5. Starlin Castro (R) 2B
6. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
7. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B
8. Chase Headley (S) 3B
9. Aaron Hicks (S) RF
Win this series guys.
Game time and we likely do not have BMC today.
Beltran home run gives Yankees 1-0 lead after one inning.
Yanks up 2-0 after 2.
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