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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«Oldest ‹Older 1201 – 1400 of 2843 Newer› Newest»FF, did you ever think for a minute that Seattle with the cancer gone was able to add players who helped the team perform better and all the other players may have been happier that the cancer was gone. And then there was the poor Texas Rangers who got the cancer and immediately played three years of horrid baseball with their top player amassing overwhelming individual stats while cheating the game, but hurting the team.
Teixeira on the DL with cartilage tear in knee.
Ok ignore the complete roster overhaul of each team. Ignore that many players are responsible for team success and failures.
Your view is narrow minded. You are a narrow minded people.
The funny thing is I don't even think he's good for this team. I think his role is redundant as a DH (Beltran can better fill that role) and he has been bad overall to boot. Having said that there have been a number of other issues this team.
If you think that if Arod disappears this team would magically get way better, you're being foolish. You all thought that in 2014 as well - and you were proven wrong. There are multiple deep roster issues in place that will mostly take a couple of years to resolve.
Chris Parmalee called up to replace Teixeira.
FF, I think is is remarkable that teams make roster overhauls and the teams that got better after afraud leaves get better, the teams that get afraud get worse and the same happens each time afraud is moved. Remarkable coincidence or the reason for what we are discussing? I blame the cancer. The other guys are just trying to do their best playing clean and all have to be disgusted seeing someone cheat.
Frustrated Fan, if afraud disappears the team does become better, how much is always up in the air. But better for sure.
I don't think the view on afraud here is narrow. The fans here are realists and not afraid to call a cheat, a cheat, a liar, a liar, and a fraud an afraud. Yes, there is no question no one player makes or breaks a team by what they do on the field in games, but a player can contaminate the minds of teammates by lying and cheating.
NJYANKEE
I was referring to narrow-minded about the team and it's issues. They run deep yet the only thing people here ever bring up, over and over, is Arod.
Having said, basing your entire opinion on a person based on one thing, his steroid use, is the definition of narrow-mindedness.
And seriously, how weak-minded do you think these people are that they're getting contaminated.
Frustrated Fan, I think it is the other way around. How would you like it if at your job there are several people who do what you do and the lowest jerk who lies and fudges things gets promoted over all of you and gets pay raises when you don't? Ball players have a job and to succeed and move up you must perform. But you see another player cheat and lie and make large amounts of money by cheating. It affects you, or at least it should.
NJYANKEE
Not really a perfect example you use, but if I were in that scenario I'd probably find a new job if any organization was rewarding lying and cheating. I don't necessarily think that's what happened here though. I certainly wouldn't perform at a lower level because of it and sink to the level of the liar/cheater.
I thought these WINMETHOD players cared about the team and winning above all anyway? So now it's winning and how much the other players make that they care about?
afrauds cheating, as many other big name player, and being allowed to get away with it is on baseball and ownership. The cheating created interest and fervor in baseball and what these 'amazing' ballplayers could do, albeit by cheating and corruption. Everyone made money and everyone was happy and the players who played clean got screwed. When people got caught, baseball stepped in. What happened is a shame and in my book none of the cheats stats are real and I ignore their records when rating players. The cheat should be exiled and demeaned. Sad to say that will not happen in the world we live in today.
Frustrated..Three points. 1. I agree many players may not perform to a lesser to degree, but other may get frustrated and let their play be affected negatively. 2. You can quit and go elsewhere, players are under contract and must wait until the contract is over. 3. When you look for work elsewhere the company that is hiring wants the guy who they think is a wonder so they want the guy who lied and cheated where you worked. He moves on gets even more money.
Jack
At the end of the day I can only control what I can control. It's not in my nature to point fingers and whine that things aren't fair.
These players only have one thing in their control, playing baseball. They should try to perform to fullest: at-bat by at-bat, and giving their all in the field at all times.
I would hope these are the type of players WINMETHOD was bringing in, but from the general opinion here, I guess it's not.
The lineup for tonight is available. Got to try change the vibes so not posting it.
Frustrated..That is you, but everyone is different. Your points and views are surely commendable, but everyone is different. I think WIN METHOD does try to bring in people who want to win and play for the team to succeed. I think it very human for some people to get down when they see cheating being rewarded.
If in the next year or two the Yankees owners let the purse string open and go all out to win, I am quite sure WIN METHOD will only suggest the best for the team. He can only find talent, he doesn't sign them or draft them or pay them. And things are different since the passing of Mr. Steinbrenner.
Sad to say I am not optimistic tonight. It's all about karma.
Lets get a win.
As afraud strikes out in his first at bat tonight, the Fox announcers say "that is text book pitching to Arod". Yep, the O's pitcher threw three pitches over the plate and afraud whiffed easily and with no contact.
0-0 after 2.
Yankees up 5-0 after 4.
6-0 Yanks after 5. Nova very sharp.
With the Yankees leading 7-0 and the O;s coming to bat in the 7th the Yanks give up 6 runs and lead 7-6 after 7. The 2016 nightmare continues.
Miller with a shutout 8th. Yanks go into the 9th leading 7-6.
7-6 Yanks after 8.
Yanks add insurance run in 9th. Lead 8-6 as Chapman comes in to try for save.
Chapman closes it out for 8-6 win.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
A 7-0 laugher after 6 turns into a last out 8-6 win.
Even after how poorly we have been playing, this team is still in contention for winning the division title. We have a chance to take this series from the team who has been either first or second in the division the entire season. CC this afternoon. Think and play positive.
We score runs we win. Refsynder has looked good.
Just a thought. If Girardi doesn't let Nova start the 7th inning last night, all the naysayers would whine why did he take Nova let and use up the bullpen. Nova was going great and had a decent pitch count. So Girardi lets Nova start the 7th and almost had a disaster needing Miller and Chapman to get nine outs.
Winning more consistently is a must to move forward.
I don't think anyone places any fault on girardi for leaving Nova in that game. It was the right move in the moment that unfortunately didn't work out as planned. Any chance you have to rest those guys you should take it.
Keep on chuggin' guys. There are a lot of games to play.
Steven Fischer, Agree. Most here know that what the players do on the field is what makes the manager look bad or good. If Nova pitches a scoreless 7th people say great job leaving Nova in. the same can be said for every manager decision on every team an any time. Joe brings in Goody to try to save Miller and Goody fails, people say Joe should have brought Miller in right away because he would up having to use him anyway. To much second guessing BS by too many people who don't know baseball. Big difference here however.
Yanks lead 1-0 after three on afraud two out rbi single.
1-0 Yanks after 3. Both pitchers working very hard and both with high pitch counts.
Still 1-0 after 5.
Lets go guys, get some runs, and win.
Still 1-0 after 7. We are 1-11 with runners in scoring position.
Rain delay in bottom of 8th with 2 on and 1 out for Orioles. Champman was just called in to pitch and will be looking for a 5 out save.
The rain coming when it did allows Chapman to pitch straight thru. Here we go.
Chapman blows it.
It just may not be in the cards for this Yankee team this year. But I am not giving up yet.
Yankees down 3-1 after 8.
The Yanks go down 1,2,3 in 9th without a whimper.
another loss. 3-1.
After a losing road trip 4-10, the Yankees are home for 7 games. 4 with Angels and 3 with Tigers.
Tanaka opens the home stand tonight. Man o man we need to start winning.
Vlad, The road trip we were 4-6 on the road trip unless you meant we won for of the 10 games played.
Failure time after time to get a hit when it natters is killing the Yankees.
Swen, also too many times our pitchers fail to get the third out when runners are in scoring position and give up the hit. Either way, it is not good, and when it happens both ways, it is devastating.
Things have to swing our way any time now, and if they do not it is going to be an awful long season of despair. Lets go guys, wake up.
NOW!!!!!! Two times thru the rotation. Ten consecutive wins.
Yankees down 1-0 after 1 as Tanaka gives up 2 out run scoring hit when it counted for the opposing team.
Yanks down 2-0 after 3 as Angels get 2nd run on sac fly scoring runner from third with less than 2 out when it counts.
Yanks trail 2-0 after 3.
Down 2-0 after 5 and bats looking horrid.
Yanks down 2-0 after 6.
Yanks fail when it counts in 6th with runner in scoring position. Down 2-0.
McCann and Castro with back to back HRs with two out in 7th for a 2-2 tie.
2-2 after 7.
Miller in for the 8th.
Beltran 3 run HR in 8th with 2 out for a 5-2 Yankee lead.
Yankees take 5-2 lead after 8.
Chapman in for a save try.
Theeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Game over. 5-2 win.
McCann in post game interview, says Yankees best baseball is in front of them.
Lets hope he is right.
We needed a win like tonights. Build on it guys.
A much needed win last night, but we have to do better than a win here and there.
Pineda goes tonight and hopefully will come up as well as he did last time out. We need to score runs.
Still a long way to go in the season.
I think McCann may be right. Many guys so far this season have not done well. If they can get to their norm, there will be more wins. If they get a bit above their norm there will be even more wins. In the entire AL there are only four teams that are five or more games over .500 ball. Everything is wide open. A team over a 20 game stretch that can win 14 or 15 of them can move right to the top or near top of their division.
Let me put it this way. If any fans out there anywhere thinks this Yankees team is done, they are fools. It is only over when you give up, and only the losers of lifes lottery would give up this early in the season.
Great points Stanley & Steve.
A solid winning streak can change everything. I agree guys and gals. WINS is all that matters.
Every time the Yankees do well our hopes rise. Just to be let down again. Lets do well and then better and better.
Girardi has the patience of a Saint, and has been a miracle worker, keeping this team in contention with what he has had to deal with this season. The injuries just keep on coming and Joe pulls the strings to keep the team alive.
I just checked on something in this blog. Went back to the Jan 30 blog and that was when it was announced Greg Bird would be out for the season. the next couple of days several of our brilliant posters mentioned the possibility of Rob Refsynder. And look who is at first base and so far doing a great job. Yep, Rob Refsynder. Yes, this is the most intelligent baseball blog in existence.
Let me throw this fact at you also. In the past month or two the views of this blog have expanded ex-potentially. We are now over 353 millions views.
Lets see what a week of wins gets us. Lets go Yankees.
Beltran HR in 1st helps Yanks to a 3-0 lead after 1.
Castro HR gives puts Yanks up 5-0 after 3.
5-3 Yanks after 5.
5-3 after 6 for Yankees.
6-3 Yankees after 7. Pineda with a very strong 7 innings.
Betances with a 1,2,3 8th. Yanks lead 6-3.
Miller in for the save try in 9th.
The three headed bullpen is golden. Chapman needed today off.
Miller saves it. the Yankees win 6-3.
Theeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Pineda great for seven and gets the win. Betances 8th for the hold. Miller 9th for the save.
Don't give up guys, keep on winning. Yes we can.
Different lineup everyday by Girardi. Gives guys days off, even with all the injuries. We have the tools, use them right and hope they can perform the way they are intended and we will win consistently.
Scored early and then added a run on a two out hit late in the game to extend the lead. That is a solid formula.
Eovaldi tonight for the good guys and the team that's on the rise.
Eovaldi tonight to keep the line moving.
Very likely a strong bounce back game from Eovaldi tonight after last outings down effort.
Everyone needs to keep grinding. Think, and play smart.
The Yankees have a little momentum on their side right now.. build on that.. this is a big game to win tonight.
Parmalee starting at first base tonight giving Refsynder off. Use everyone Joe.
Lets go Yankees.
2-1 Yankees after 1.
Eovaldi looks bad over first two innings. Yanks trail 3-2.
Yanks down 4-3 after 3. Eovaldi needs to put up some shutout innings. Hasn't yet.
2 out rbi single by Gardner in 4th ties game but then afraud pops up with the bags full leaving three men on. 4-4 game.
4-4 after 4.
Yanks down 5-4 after 5.
Eovaldi knocked out in 6th after allowing 10th hit. He had nothing tonight.
afraud with men on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, can't produce and grounds out without a run scoring. But McCann gets the big 2 out singe for 2 rbi's WHEN it counts. Yanks lead 8-5 after 6.
12-5 Yankees after 7.
Girardi inserts Parmalee into lineup and gets 2 HRs and 3 RBIs.
The Yankees score 12 runs and Eovaldi was so bad he doesn't last for the win.
Final 12-6 win. Trout hits a monster meaningless HR in 9th.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Have a chance for a four game sweep of this series tomorrow.
Hop on board fans, hope this is the express.
We are scoring runs and that really does make winning easier.
Nice that the bats helped out the pitching last night. Now to try for the sweep today.
CC goes tonight. Lets sweep guys. Lets go Yankees.
Hey guys Nova goes tonight. CC tomorrow.
The Angels scored early and first last night, but each time they scored the Yanks responded until and Angels could not respond any longer. Keep it up.
Sorry people, brain fart on my part.
Winning is more fun than losing. Being positive is more fun than being negative. Lets go Yankees, drown in your negativity losers out there.
Inserting Chris Parmalee into the lineup last night turned out to be yet another brilliant Joe Girardi decision.
Just my opinion. To be a true fan of a team, you must take the good with the bad and accept ownership decisions. If you are unable to do this, you are not a true fan. If you consistently complain about players, managers, coaches, and ownership, you are a lowlife loser.
Parmalee at first base again tonight.
No score after two, but the Yankees have failed twice now with men in scoring position.
0-0 after 3.
Yanks with a big inning. Score 5 times in the 5th for a 5-1 lead after 5.
Nova has been superb thru 6. Leading 5-1.
5-1 Yanks after 6.
Parmalee looks like he pulled hamstring severely on last out in Angels 7th. Helped off the field. Have to hope for the best after medical tests.
Steve, great post earlier today about being a fan.
6-3 Yankees after 7.
Final, Yanks win 6-3.
Nova gets the 6-3 win as Betances, Miller, Chapman easily close out game.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Yankees win 6-3 for a 4 game sweep of the Angels.
Yankees reach .500 ball again at 30-30 and the AL East continues to be the best division in baseball with four teams playing .500 ball or better.
CC goes tonight. I got it right this time.
Yankee first baseman Chris Parmalee to the disabled list.
Lets recap: Yankees start the season with Mark Teixeira as first baseman and Greg Bird as his backup. Bird before the season start is out for the season with a torn Labrum. Ackley is now the backup first baseman. Teixeira goes on the disabled list with torn cartilage in his knee. Ackley diving back into first base on a pick off play tears his shoulder and is out for the season. Teixeira says he will play out the season in pain when he comes off the disabled list instead of having season ending surgery. Chris Parmalee is promoted to first base from AAA Scranton and last night tears his hamstring stretching for a throw. Parmalee is placed on the disabled list. Through all this second baseman/outfielder Rob Refsynder is move to first base playing several games for the first time in his career at first base. Right now Refsynder is the last man standing.
There's always Nick Swisher waiting at Scranton.
Keep the line moving CC. Everyone wins.
Phil Jenkins...I would rather go with Refsynder over Swisher. However, if Swisher is called up just as he is going into a hot streak, he could be of help for a week or two. I hear that the Yanks may bring up Tyler Austin who has just been move up from AA to AAA because of his performance.
We will know this afternoon which route the team takes. I might add that no matter what the naysayers wish to opine, think, feel or say, what the team does will be the right decision.
The team has been getting more hits when it counts these last few games and that is the major step forward to winning more games. Need to keep it up. Need to keep winning and stay above .500 to move forward and upward.
CC has been a force to deal with. He may not have an overpowering fastball anymore. But since he announced his personal issue and resolved it, he has been pitching extremely well.
Refsynder will be at first tonight.
CC with a win can complete the five man rotation cycle and keep the momentum positive.
Take control guys and win another game.
McCann bags full walk and Didi 2 out when it counts double give Yanks 3-0 lead after 1.
afraud the rally killer hits into another DP.
Yankees lead 4-0 after 3. CC grinding, pitching with men on in each inning so far.
Yanks lead 4-0 after 5.
CC comes out for the 6th and throws his first 1,2,3 inning. Still up 4-0.
Sabathia goes seven complete innings allowing no runs, five hits, and two walks as the Yankees lead 4-0 after seven.
Yanks up 4-0 after 7.
Betances with a 1,2,3 8th. 4-0 Yanks after 8.
Girardi brings in Swarzak for the ninth to save Miller and Chapman.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Final 4-0 win. One game over .500.
Solid win. No wasted runs. Sabathia really worked hard and never cracked.
Once through the rotation for five wins. Lets do it again. Tanaka to start tonight. Yes we can.
Love a good Saturday night game. Stay home, save money, and watch a great Yankee game.
Right now after the last couple of starts Eovaldi is 5th in the rotation pecking order. But that could change instantly.
Keep winning guys. Keep moving forward.
MLB draft is almost over and we don't have to chase our tails nor worry about who we are getting. WIN METHOD has done all the work and hopefully the players he suggests are available when the Yankee turn to select comes up. Hopefully the posers that be won't screw things up to bad.
Tanaka over Verlander tonight. Keep the line moving.
Watch the Belmont Stakes and then to the Yankee game. Far to hot here to be outside.
WIN METHOD rules the draft.
I hope the Yankees keep Chapman. There is absolutely nothing bad about having the greatest three man closing rotation in the history of baseball.
Basic lineup Girardi has been using goes tonight. Score guys, score.
Lets go Yankees.
Yanks down 1-0 after 2.
1-1 after 3.
Yanks trail 4-1 after 5.
Yanks down 6-1 after 7. Tanaka couldn't tame the Tigers.
The streak is over. Loss tonight 6-1.
Get it back tomorrow. Need wins.
Last nights win by Justin Verlander was his first win against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium, ever. Jeter always pounded him.
If I remember correctly I think Jeter hit around .350 against Verlander.
We will want to restore the momentum, win todays game, win the series, and have a 6-1 home stand.
Pineda goes today and we could use a really big effort resulting in a win.
Lets go guys, don't let mo slip slide away.
Manager Joe Girardi with todays lineup has benched afraud and that can only be a plus for the team.
Take this series. Yes we can.
0-0 after 2.
Yanks down 1-0 after 4.
Yanks down 2-0 after 5. Have left 2 inning opening doubles on base. And the bases loaded in the 5th.
Yankees down 4-0 after 7.
Really can't knock Pineda today. He worked six hard innings and only gave up 2 runs throwing 113 pitches.
Yanks down 4-1 after 8.
Yankees go down 4-1. finish home stand at 5-2 after winning first 5.
Look at the bright side. A winning home stand. A day off tomorrow before heading west.
2 in Colorado and 4 in Minnesota then back home for 9 games. Like to win minimum of 4 but really want 5.
If we can do next week what we did this week we will move another step forward.
Keep positive, we will overcome, we will survive, we will win.
A hit or two today when it mattered could have easily meant a win today.
Rest tomorrow and come back Tuesday firing on all cylinders.
Off day today.
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