Hello WIN METHOD fans. This season, as so many youngsters bloom and grow, has had far too many downs. To be contending for the division title with all the injuries our players and team have sustained is remarkable and displays the character of our players and team. We will overcome no matter what is thrown at us.
The 2017 disabled list (DL) has included Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, Tyler Austin, Starlin Castro, Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Holiday, CC Sabathia, Adam Warren, Aroldis Chapman, James Kaprielian, Gleyber Torres, Clarke Schmidt, and Dustin Fowler. Several of these players have had their season ended. For a few of these men recovery will take many months and they can only look forward to 2018. The others can still contribute this season. I just want to give a special shout out to Dustin Fowler whose injury may be the most devastating. I have had a special liking for Dustin for a long time now and I will pray for his healing, full recovery, and return to the YANKEES in 2018.
It is truly hard to believe, that with all the injuries, this team is still right in the thick of the pennant race. The character of these WIN METHOD players is their crutch, the attitude they display when challenged with adversity is magnificent.
They play with one goal, for the TEAM to WIN. Everyone contributes, and they win or lose as a team. The goal is always the playoffs and beyond, in the past, now, and in the future. These WIN METHOD men will fight to the end.
With every setback, the door of opportunity opens for another player. Hopefully another youngster will race through the door and seize the chance before they expected.
As WIN METHOD fans, unquestionably the smartest and most knowledgeable baseball fans in the world, we support or team, ownership, management, players, and coaches. We don't whine and cry, and we don't criticize and blame.
We leave that to, yes you guessed it, the stat fraud losers of the world.
There is most of the season left to play and we will persevere, playing the best we can. We will continue to bloom and grow. The draft was wonderful and the WIN METHOD got what it wanted in several draftees. Our number one selection will be something to look forward to. LETS GO YANKEES.
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«Oldest ‹Older 601 – 800 of 2379 Newer› Newest»Littleredridinghood, there are no semantics, just facts. If you don't score runs when it counts, you lose. If you score many runs when it doesn't matter it means nothing. But meaningless sabremetrics get all screwed up. The goal is to win each game, the more wins you earn the better chance you have to go to the playoffs, facts. All the crap sabremetric numbers the stat fraud spew are meaningless, only wins matter.
Gray, Garcia, Monty, and Louie Louie listed starters for Cleveland series later this week.
Toad has improved Yankee third base defense and Headley has improved Yankee first base defense. Win - win.
CC tagged for 3 run HR in 2nd putting Yanks in hole.
Runner on third, no outs, Yanks fail to score again. Down 4-0 after three.
Didi 2 run HR cuts lead in half, Yanks down 4-2 after 4.
Sal Mineo, Littleredridinghood can't grasp the meaning of not scoring at that point.
George - be a man and speak to me directly if you've something to say.
Carl - right, if you don't score more runs than the other team you don't win. All about how many you score vs how many they score. Certainly it matters what situations the hits come, hits in certain situations lead to more run. But ultimate team isn't the win determined by how many you score vs the opponent?
Still down 4-2 after 7.
Littleredridinghood, If you do not score runs when the opportunities present themselves, you probably lose. That is the difference. If you score when the opportunities present themselves and you are already leading 7-0 and your pitcher is being dominant, those runs are meaningless and only pad individual stats. It is always producing when it matters that determines the winners of the most games by seasons end.
Right, my point is we rarely are in blow outs as you describe, so ultimately th vast majority of opportunities that present themselves are important.
Ultimately - it is how many runs you score as compared to the other team that determines who wins. It is how many wins that determine if you make the playoffs. It is how many wins in the playoffs hay determine if you win the World Series. - these are facts.
Yankees down 4-3 after 8. How about having that run in the 4th that didn't score twice on outs. Different game. If we don't come back it means a loss. Wake up stat frauds.
Littleredridinghood, You only need to win by one run to earn a win. Winning by 3,6,8,10 earns you nothing more than the one run win. Wins and winning is what the WIN METHOD is about and lives by. Not has many you score or how much you win by or what any one player accomplishes. The team wins with everyone contributing, be it offensively or defensively or starting pitching or relief pitching.
Final 4-3 loss. Not producing when it mattered cost at minimum a tie and a possible win.
Another could have should have one run loss.
I think we have 20 one run losses this season. Just think where we could be if we just won 20% of those games and what about if we won half of them. It is always about when it counts.
Carl
You're arguing points in not making though. We just lost 4-3 against a team that had the same amount of big hits when it mattered that led to runs as us. However they won ultimately because of how many runs they scored compared to us. Ultimately it's how many runs you score compared to how many runs the other team scores that leads to whether you win or lose, doesn't matter if you score with hits when they matter, solo home runs,, errors, balks, bases loaded walks, steals home etc. I don't see how you can deny that, it's actually a fact.
Also not for nothing, but saying hits when they matter doesn't even address the entire pitching side. You can win a game 1-0 without a single hit wth the benefit of a pitching gem.
Littleredridinghood, You neglect to mention that we should have scored in the 4th with a man on 3rd and no outs. That is an epic failure that may have cost us the game and likely did considering what was left in each teams bullpen. Two chances to score a run with an out.
We have another chance to take this series with Tanaka starting tomorrow. Just have to produce when it counts.
Littleredridinghood needs to read the WIN METHOD from the beginning every word.
Littleredridinghood, you are chasing your tail. As Hobbs suggested, read every word of this blog from start to finish. Posted several posts back was everyone on the team contributes in every way. Yes that 1-0 gem run scored via an out. Maybe a lead off walk, stolen base, ground out behind the runner getting him to third and a sac fly? Could have been several other ways including errors.
Carl
I'm not neglecting to mention that at all, you're right we should've scored a run there, that would have added to HOW MANY runs we had. CC also could've pitched a better game and the runs we scored would've been enough to win.
It's about how many runs we scored compared to Detroit that determined that we lost the game. I've yet to see how you can deny this fact, it almost seems like your evading it...
Frank,
I'm not chasing my tail, I've been steadfast in my stance and no one has been able to prove otherwise. You just named an example where it isn't about WHEN but was rather a bout how few runs the pitcher allowed as compared to the other. I'm sorry but it isn't ALWAYS when that detrnnnes a win, but it is ALWAYS which teams scored the most runs (HOW MANY at the end vs the other team)
Littleredridinghood, by God you are dense. That is why it is a team game. It is always the team that scores at least one more run than the opposing team that wins. My four year old know that. But scoring ten runs and winning 10-0 is not any better than winning 5-2. Many of those 10 runs are meaningless to the WIN.
Haha Carl, I'm not dense, im just correct. Great, so your four year old knows that how many is the ultimate determination, not when, not always.
Littleredridinghood, It was when. It was when the winning pitcher gave up no runs compared to his opposing pitcher who allowed a run. It is the combined efforts of all players on the team. That has been posted above by a poster. All players, offensively, defensively, pitchers, fielders, hitters, all contribute to earn the win. Defensive plays at times can make a pitcher look good, just as poor defensive plays can make him look bad. That is why individual stats are relatively meaningless. Everyone contributes, everyone. You are chasing your tail.
Littleredridinghood, I think they are being nice only calling you dense.
Haha Frank, "when the pitcher gave up no runs", - the important thing is how many runs he gave up buddy. It's really you chasing your tail.
We're going in circles at this point.
As soon as some one tells me why how many runs a team scores compared to the other isn't the ultimate determination of who wins and why how many wins isn't the ultimate reflection on the success of a season, I'm ready to listen.
Lets see if the team can produce when it counts tomorrow.
Isn't it ironic though white knight, that by not acknowledging what I'm saying, you all are in fact being dense yourself. I wouldn't call anyone here "nice" or receptive to challenge for that matter.
Littleredridinghood, you posted """"As soon as some one tells me why how many runs a team scores compared to the other isn't the ultimate determination of who wins and why how many wins isn't the ultimate reflection on the success of a season, I'm ready to listen.""""
That is the WIN METHOD, WINS and WINNING, nothing else matters. I'll just give you the benefit of the doubt and think you have been drinking. WOW!
Carl
Have you been drinking? I'm literally reposting something that you argued against earlier. Glad to see you agree that how
Many is what matters.
Littleredridinghood. You are not saying anything. Wins and winning determine the best, that is the WIN METHOD. The WIN METHOD is also everyone on the team contributing to the success of the team, offensively and defensively. Everyone.
Littleredridinghood, right how many wins decides the playoff teams. How many runs does not. A ten run win is exactly the same value as a one run win.
If I'm not saying anything, then why are you even responding?
I'm saying something to shows error in your win method tenet and you're getting upset by it.
yes how but how many runs is ultimately, what determines wins - does it not?
I think many here have fun when stat frauds post here.
Littleredridinghood. A one run win is has the same value as a ten run win. It is not how many. Many means you need more than one and you do not need more than one. You do need many wins.
The wolves are chomping on littleredridinghood.
Frank - I'm not arguing that that a one run and ten run win are equal, of course they are. How many can be one.
Is a win based on how many runs you score at the end compared to the other team. Yes. So to say it's never how
Many, is wrong. The whole premise a win is how many runs between the two teams. The wholes premise of a season is how
Many wins.
Johnsondc - insults are the solution for those who know they've been proven wrong, so I thank you.
Steve, you have been on many baseball forums, are all stat frauds this stupid?
Yawn, another retort of insults, another sign of defeat, and childishness. I see a trend on the posters on this blog...
I hope you grow up one day and learn to have an adult conversation Carl
Littleredridinghood, it is difficult having a back and forth conversation with someone as dense as you.
Littleredridinghood, but no one gets banned from here for expressing their opinion and or disagreeing with the WIN METHOD or posters here. Big difference from posting opposing views at the baseball forums.
Look in a mirror Carl.
What you do is just as bad johnsondc, you make people unwelcomed and name call them until they stop posting if they don't agree 100%. Just as bad, if not worse. So I wouldn't jump on the high horse so fast.
Littleredridinghood, name calling is acceptable here, banning is not. I guess you think being banned is good and name calling bad?
I think insulting people is bad, as is banning. I guess your cool with insulting people soley because they differ in opinions on you
Over a game. Nice values.
Anyone can be a fool, an idiot, a jerk, or whatever here, they don't get banned.
Name calling has been around since the existence of man. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. A jerk is a jerk, no matter how you sugar coat it.
I've had it for tonight, I have to work tomorrow around the day game.
Carl, don't forget the game comes first.
Don't pass over Frazier failing to get a hit in the 9th that could have won the game after failing to get run home with an out in the 4th.
Also done, but it being around since the existence of man is a lame excuse. So has murder, does that make that ok too? Insulting people is a lame way of taking your own frustrations and insecurities out on others, it you need to do that to
Make yourself feel better then wel, guess I'm sorry for you.
Yanks23245, yep, it is when it matters that decides games.
Littleredridinghood, murder is similar to being banned, only you are not dead, just dead on that forum. Being called names doesn't stop anyone from expressing their views, even densely.
I see several posters here had a stat fraud visit last night. Frauds just can't admit that the WIN METHOD is golden and sabremetrics is Barbara Streisand.
To keep moving forward need to win today and take another series.
A lot of time debating with a dumbbell yesterday. Sigh.
Word out that Greg Bird is going to be back this season for the stretch run.
The nitty gritty of the season is upon us. Every win and loss is magnified. It is fact that every game over the 162 game season has the same value, but just as in a horse race as the horses enter the stretch run every step to the finish line becomes more important, the same for the baseball season. The wins and losses in the beginning and the middle of the race to the playoffs have put the contenders and also rans in the position they are in. The time to step up is now right to the finish line. Lets go Yankees.
Reading Littleredridinghoods posts, I can easily see why they are called stat frauds.
Wednesday 8/2 1:05pm
Masahiro Tanaka (R)
vs. Tigers - Jordan Zimmermann (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
3. Aaron Judge (R) RF
4. Gary Sanchez (R) C
5. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
6. Matt Holliday (R) DH
7. Chase Headley (S) 1B
8. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
9. Ronald Torreyes (R) 2B
S;umping Fraizier out, Wade out. Ellsbury and Torreyes in. A win for the series.
Interesting tidbit from the stat fraud world. Jose Quintana this season has a WAR (wins above replacement) of 1.8 this season. His real world W/L record is 6-9. It looks like the stat frauds would love to get four more starters like Quintana and have a combined 9.0 WAR and a great pitching rotation in their ignorant minds. Only problem is their staff would be 30 and 45 and likely ensconced in last place. What a joke.
Sonny Gray at 6-5 has a WAR of 1.7 this season. Gray barely has a winning record, but a winning one none the less, and is rated by WAR less than Quintana who has a definite losing record. I guess the Yankees got the wrong pitcher in the stat world.
Lets just get the win today.
Everyone helps the team win. Play to support each other. Hit to the opposite field, bunt, play smart. No one does it alone. Just do it and win the division.
Sorry people, but going back to Littleredridinghood thinking being called names is as bad as getting banned. Just reading that opinion defines stat frauds and just how totally ignorant they are. Utterly disgusting.
We may have some issues with rain today. Spread out showers and heavy areas of rain are moving through right now. Different spots getting different amounts of precipitation.
*Yawn*, and yet no one has yet had a definitive post refuting anything I said. Keep resorting to you sad insults, it's a sign of your defeat utter lack of character. It makes me sad that you root for the same team as I do.
Rain has gotten heavier and more wide spread. It is going to be a long day if they can get it in.
Littleredridinghood, everyone who posted has refuted what you have said and has refuted you.
Game to start any minute now.
Paul O'Neil, a past great Yankee WIN METHOD star, is talking about last nights game and said it was lost in the fourth inning when the Yankees failed to get Tyler Wade in from third with no outs.
Yanks down 1-0 after 1, but it could have been worse as Tanaka pitched out of big jam.
Yankees down 1-0 after 2.
Judge has been giving the appearance of taken a step backwards. From his HR Derby fiasco?
Yankees sown 2-0 after 2.
Yankee 6th. 2nd and 3rd no outs. Didi popup, Holiday popup, Headley strike out. Time and time again utter failure with the game on the line.
Yanks down 2-0 after 6.
It is hard to believe how bad the Yankees have been with men on 3rd and less than 2 outs time and again. When you can score runs with outs and you don't, that is utter futility.
Think positive, we still have three innings to play. Maybe somebody will produce when it counts.
Torrential rain delay at the Stadium.
Maybe the Yankees can get to a relief pitcher in the last couple of innings.
Still raining, still waiting.
Here is a post and a response from another poster I made 8 1/2 years ago on a baseball forum.
02-18-2009, 09:15 AM
Originally posted by bigbadwolf View Post
http://winmethod.blogspot.com/
Best site I've ever come across. Just facts and knowledge.
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I agree. Takes more than overanalyzing stats to win in this league and this is coming from a former stat head with fantasy baseball and baseball in general. When you watch baseball long enough... you realize there are no stats to measure grittyness.
Nice wolfie. 8 1/2 years ago. A lot of people started out on forums. All the bright posters came here. This is the best there is.
Game has resumed. Betances with a nine pitch eighth, all strikes for 3 K's.
Ellsbury leads off 8th with single. Takes 2nd on wild pitch. Judge after being up 3-0 in count K's on pitch in dirt. Sanchez up 3-0 in count grounds out. Didi 0-2 in count K's. The Yankees are perfect today, total failure when it counts everytime. One more inning.
Top of 9th, Holiday grounds out on first pitch. Headley K's on three pitches. Toad K's.
Final, 2-0 pathetic loss. There goes the series win streak.
This team better wake up going into Cleveland for four games. How about a wakeup call by bringing up a couple of AAA bats.
An all around rotten effort today.
Gray makes his first Yankee start tomorrow in Cleveland.
Sonny Gray starts tonight. Lets see what he brings to the Yankee table.
Dave Matthews, true, the ball is in his hands. Whatever he does tonight, it is only one start.
Hope Gray gets off to a good start, but we need to win more than anything.
The bats are the problem right now, not producing when it counts. Could have won the last few games with timely hits. They keep shooting themselves in the foot.
There is rain floating around Cleveland this afternoon.
Thursday 8/3 7:10pm
Sonny Gray (R)
@ Indians - Corey Kluber (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Clint Frazier (R) RF
3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
4. Gary Sanchez (R) DH
5. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
6. Chase Headley (S) 1B
7. Ronald Torreyes (R) 3B
8. Austin Romine (R) C
9. Tyler Wade (L) 2B
Judge & Holiday finally on bench. Toad on bench. Sanchez DH.
That is some lineup Girardi has put together. I am sure some fans will whine and cry.
Girardi uses his head and is not afraid to move players up or down in the lineup, rest players for several reasons, and do things a little bit different.
Three first inning errors give Indians 2 runs in first inning. Wade, Headley and Frazier.
Playing from the hole again tonight.
Man on 3rd, 1 out in 4th inning and Sanchez swings and misses on strikes 2 and 3 that were over a foot from home plate and never looked like strikes from the pitchers hand. Pathetic.
Continue to fail when it counts will continue to create losses.
Gray has had to work thru four, but he has done well but for his team mates defense. Yanks down 2-0 thru four.
Yankees down 5-1 after 8 and looking awful.
Final 5-1 lifeless loss.
No way to start the dog days of August.
Our other new pitcher, Garcia makes his first Yankee start tonight in Cleveland.
It won't any difference who pitches if the Yankee hitters don't start producing WHEN it counts.
Hope we are able to even this series tonight.
Very infuriating the ups and downs of this team. You never know what you are going to get from one game to the next.
This season could be made into a documentary of producing when it counts and failing to produce when it counts.
Friday 8/4 7:10pm
Jaime Garcia (L)
@ Indians - Trevor Bauer (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) CF
2. Clint Frazier (R) LF
3. Aaron Judge (R) RF
4. Gary Sanchez (R) C
5. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
6. Matt Holliday (R) DH
7. Chase Headley (S) 1B
8. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
9. Ronald Torreyes (R) 2B
Standard lineup.
WHEN IT COUNTS! WHEN IT MATTERS!! YES WE CAN!!! YES WE WILL!!!! WINS!!!!!
Hopefully Garcia keeps us alive and the bats start to look alive.
Hicks should be back any day now and Castro a little further down the road. When they come back hopefully each can give this team a much needed shot in the arm.
No one or two players are to blame for the teams failures. We are getting men on base and have had many chances to score runs with out. Those should be easy runs, but it seems the hitters are trying to hard do too much. Failure breeds failure. Players need to go with the flow, hit what the pitcher gives you. Go to the opposite field and when the pitcher makes a mistake, then try to drive the ball. Calm down, take a deep breath, swing at pitches over the plate and not a foot or two off the plate. You have to earn the playoffs, the other teams are not going to roll over and give them to you. Start now.
Yanks in hole again, down 2-0 after 2. Sanchez gives another free run on passed ball.
Yankees trail 6-1 after 5 and continue to fail when it counts. Over and over. Garcia in first start for Yankees appears to be nothing special and no better than several of our in house options.
Down 6-1 after 7. We have given away half the runs given up with errors, wild pitches, and passed balls.
Final 7-2 humiliating loss.
My oh my, we are playing some pretty bad baseball.
Our own Monty tries to earn a win tonight. May have to pitch a shutout and hope the Indians give us a run.
The players need to wake up or the playoffs will slip slide away.
The way the guys are swinging the bats I guess it makes no difference who Girardi plays or where they bat in the lineup.
Saturday 8/5 7:10pm
Jordan Montgomery (L)
@ Indians - Danny Salazar (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) LF
2. Chase Headley (S) 1B
3. Aaron Judge (R) RF
4. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
5. Gary Sanchez (R) DH
6. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
7. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
8. Ronald Torreyes (R) 2B
9. Austin Romine (R) C
Girardi keeps trying. Need to start producing when it matters.
It is amazing that will all the stats that are thrown around by so many people, that the only thing that ever matters is wins and winning.
Different things matter to different people no? Girardi looks pretty closely at stats.
We have to win sometime, might as well be today.
Yanks get one run in first. However to show how things have been going for the Yanks, Gregorius hits ball off the top of left field wall about 3 inches short of a 3 run HR and is a double putting men on 2nd and 3rd with a run scoring. Then Sanchez with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out strikes out looking and not scoring the runner from third with an out.
Littleredridinghood, sorry to hear you are unable to accept being called names, but when you make posts like the one just above, you earn all the ridicule in the world. Everyone uses stats, that is universally accepted I would think. You must know Girardi personally since you can speak of how closely he uses stats. I realize you have no idea in the world, just like I have no idea in the world. We believe in winning, sad to say you are a big loss.
1-1 after 2.
Yanks23245, You were too nice to him/her/it.
1-1 after 4.
We need to score some runs. Lets go guys.
Judge strikes out to open sixth on pitch three feet out wide of the strike zone.
Girardi pulls Monty after five storng innings to go with bullpen. Robertson throws a scoreless sixth. 1-1.
1-1 after 6.
Robertson throws a second scoreless inning, till even at one thru seven.
Headley HR in 8th has Yankees up 2-1. Betances in for the 8th. Can we?
Betances with a 1,2,3 inning.
Yanks up 2-1 after 8.
Chapman struggling, working hard, two brilliant Yankee defensive plays for two outs, the K for final out and 2-1 win.
Final 2-1 squeaker win.
Girardi uses the bullpen to earn the win 2-1.
Now we have a chance to split this series tomorrow.
Yanks23245
Another unfortunate child on the forum. My only point was other things can matter to other people besides just wins (player development, character of players on the team etc.)
So to play devils advocate, you must know this WINMETHOD, since you I'm sure can speak to involvement to the yankee organization?
It's pretty sad that you can't have a conversation without immediately resorting to childish off-topic insults.
Loser alert! Wolf in child's clothing.
Ah RLA
Another classless childish post. Is this what we stand for here?
Girardi made a decision last night which turned out to be a winning one only because of how the players performed on the field. The fans who do no know baseball would have called Girardi stupid and demeaned him if the Yankees lost. Just remember, the only reason the team would have lost yesterday is how the players performed on the field. None the less, it was a win we really needed.
Littleredridinghood, You have no idea the age of any posters here. However, posters here know how stupid your posts have been. You are not here to discuss anything. We know that wins and winning are the only things that matter.
Jimmy Thames, you are spot on with your post. The posts are there on the forums ridiculing Girardi and saying he would get all the blame if the Yankees lost. Stat frauds will be stat frauds and fans who don't know baseball will continue have dumb beliefs.
Louie Louie starts today to split the series. Hope he has his best game with him. Lets go Yankees.
RLA
I never said anything about anyone's age? Your continuous name calling is what made me deem your posts childish.
I posted my opinion that wins matter and also other things matter to ME. Sorry for you but I'm allowed to have a differing opinion. If you want to engage in a discussion regarding that I'd be more than happy to, but I'm not going to resort to angry insults.
Littleredridinghood, Opinions, everyone has them. You say "wins matter and also other things matter to ME." Anything can matter to you or anyone else. In the real world only one thing matters, and only one thing gets a team into the playoffs, and only one thing advances any team in the playoffs and only one thing decides the eventual champion. That is WINS. Only wins matter, there is no discussion. If you think anything else is more important than wins that is your choice, but then you must accept being called on your opinion.
Sunday 8/6 1:10pm
Luis Severino (R)
@ Indians - Carlos Carrasco (R)
1. Brett Gardner (L) DH
2. Clint Frazier (R) LF
3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
4. Aaron Judge (R) RF
5. Chase Headley (S) 1B
6. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
7. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
8. Ronald Torreyes (R) 2B
9. Austin Romine (R) C
Girardi move Didi in front of Judge. Traditional L/R lineup. Sanchez sitting. Much better chance of no passed balls today.
RLA, your fact regarding wins and that they are the only thing that matters is irrefutable fact.
No matter who likes it or not, if anyone thinks there is anything more important than wins, they are imbeciles. Unless you want to thrown in bottom line money. That is the business side of the game. The actual game side it is only wins, and any owner, manager, coach, player, or fan who thinks otherwise is in the imbecile category.
I like the lineup. I have always been a fan of left right. Good switch hitters are a pleasure to have on your team.
RLA - Yanks23245, your posts remind me of the great ERA vs WINS debate. Stat frauds love ERA, knowledgeable baseball fans know that WINS determine the best.
Maybe a win today can get us back on track. Won last night because of pitching, and just enough runs.
I saw Romine block quite a few balls last night in crucial spots where, if it had been Sanchez, we might well have lost the game right there. Very good reason to sit Sanchez then demand and expect him to do a better job catching.
RLA
Again I live in the real world, and things other than wins matter to me and many other people. Since baseball is a form of entertainment, I enjoy watching a team with players with integrity and character and personality. Those things matter to me and many others. So again to say "only wins matters" is close minded and certainly not a "fact".
Winning is certainly important though, but not at the expense of having poor character individuals on the roster or at the sacrifice of future success and longevity of the franchise.
Johnsondc
I think the whole premise of wins and era shouldn't be looked at independently. As we all know, wins are produced by the entire team, so it does not make much sense to judge one individual soley on a team accomplishment. Let me know if that makes sense to you.
Holiday placed on D. Cooper recalled from AAA.
Littleredridinghiid, As we all know ERA is a product of the entire team. One error by any player and the pitcher can give up any amount of runs in an inning and not be charged with any. That make no sense to me.
Wins and winning has always been a team effort and all the 300 game winners are in the HOF.
Add in all the great defensive plays that save the pitcher runs against. Every day every game.
Yankees have to come from behind as Louie Louie gives up solo two out home run in first.
Littleredridinghood, It is patently obvious you have not read and or do not understand the WIN METHOD. Character, integrity, wanting to help the Yankees win are tenets of the WIN METHOD. That is why WIN METHOD pleaded with the Yankees not to sign afraud who was a lying cheat to his family, baseball, and the fans.
Yanks down 1-0 after 2.
RLA
Great, so then he seems to agree that winning isn't "the only" thing that matters. Seems like you're agreeing with me.
Johnsondc
Fair- but then look at his total runs. You can make a decision to look at whatever you choose, my point is that if you look at different forms of info it gives you a clearer picture of how the pitcher actually pitched. Wins alone have so so many things completely out of the pitchers control.
Littleredridinghood, Let me put it this way, so maybe even you can understand. If someone buys a franchise and signs only convicted felons who have served their time and can all play baseball really well. Then they go out and WIN enough games to make the playoffs and then who knows how much further, the WINS are all that mattered. Man oh man you are thick.
Yanks down 1-0 after 4.
Littleredridinghood, total runs don't give you any idea how many runs the defense saves a pitcher every game. WINS gets pitchers into the HOF. Or possibly win % for pitchers who do not have long careers but brilliant shorter ones.
Top of 6th, 2nd and 3rd with nobody out. 3,4,5 batters coming up.
Gregorius pops up, one out. Failure.
Judge intentional walk, bases loaded one out.
Headley sacrifice fly 1-1 tie. Two out men at 1st and 2nd.
Todd Frazier walks, bases loaded, two outs.
Ellsbury with a base clearing 3 RBI triple WHEN it counts for a 4-1 lead.
Torreyes singles WHEN it counts for RBI double and 5-1 lead.
Romine K's to end inning. 5-1 Yankees.
Yanks up 5-1 after 6. Been too long since I could post that.
Producing when it counts wins games. And WINS determine the best.
Judge with a 3 run HR in 7th to increase lead to 8-1. It is a little easier when there is less pressure of when it matters. Now don't get me wrong, all players should be trying to produce all the time, there are just times that are more important than others.
Severino goes 6 2/3 innings of one run two hit dominance.
It looks like Girardi pulled all the right strings today or is it just that the players produced today. It always when the players produce or don't produce.
Final 8-1 win.
10. 6-4
20. 7-3 = 13-7
30. 8-2 = 21-9
40. 3-7 = 24-16
50. 6-4 = 30-20
60. 7-3 = 37-23
70. 2-8 = 39-31
80. 4-6 = 43-37
90. 4-6 = 47-43
100. 7-3 = 54-46
110. 5-5 = 59-51
5-5 this last ten game stretch is marching in place and won't earn the playoffs. Need more winning stretches and hopefully no losing ones for the last five stretches.
Just have to keep winning. Nothing else matters.
Next two weeks important,
3 with Toronto at Rogers Center
3 with sux at Stadium
2 with Mets at Stadium
2 with Mets at Citi Field
3 with sux at Fenway
13 games.
Girardi was even able to rest the bullpen today. Day off tomorrow and then everyone is fresh for the 13 games in 13 days.
If Joe wants to use Louie Louie twice against the sux he will have to do some maneuvering.
John Hartnett, if Girardi uses Louie Louie twice against the sux, he doesn't go against the Mets.
RLN
I'm not being thick you are. To you maybe in that scenario wins is all that matter, but to me it doesnt. We can disagree on this ya know. Wins aren't all that matter to me. The game is much more than wins and losses to me.
Johnsondc
You know that only wins got them into the hall of fame? I'm not a betting man but I'd bet the votes look at all the stats for the pitchers.
Honestly I think pitchers need to get outs consistently in order to win games, and there are other measures of that than wins. You can judge pitchers however you want but I'm going to look at available data (as I'm sure the GM of the Yankees does and has indicated as such)
Monty optioned to AAA.
Littleredridinghood.....Been reading the back and forth posts you have been involved in. My two cents which is worth its weight in gold. Wins and winning determines the best. My dad taught me that when I was playing soccer. If any part of the team failed it could mean a loss. You win and lose as a team with everyone contributing. The only thing that screws up sports are the fools who try to create stat formulas and then try to persuade fans that the losers are better. Believe whatever you want, but only fools think that wins and winning ia replaceable by any other stat.
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