Rolling Game Thread for the 2023 Yankees

[jon abbey]

NY has a completely rested Cordero, Wandy and Holmes tonight, plus an off day tomorrow.

Also Matt Krook is almost certainly going back to Scranton tomorrow for Kahnle and has not yet made his MLB debut so getting him in tonight would be nice, he is a slow throwing lefty with huge strikeout numbers.

 

[jon abbey]

Two straight nice inning-ending plays by Gleyber! Kirby looks incredible but Clarke has matched him so far. Rodon is in the dugout tonight, this will be his spot at some point.

 

[jon abbey]

And now NY's first hit, big game from Gleyber here.

Look to steal? Kirby is so tough, be aggressive even with Judge up.

 

[jon abbey]

I would try to steal under the new rules so much more often if I made NY's decisions.

 

[jon abbey]

And he had it and overslid the bag.

 

[jon abbey]

Two more innings, Clarke.

 

[jon abbey]

Incredible play by DJ on J-Rod, the stop and then the impossible throw that was somehow on target and just a touch late, holding him to a single.

Although he just stole second anyway...

 

[jon abbey]

Wow Bucknor interfering with Higgy on the SB attempt, he has an exceptional range of suck.

 

[jon abbey]

Through 4, Schmidt at 59 pitches, Kirby at just 44.

 

[jon abbey]

They can't touch Kirby.

 

[cromulence]

Some real CB Bucknor calls in the last several hitters.

 

[jon abbey]

Damn! Sick catch by Crawford, dunno if Higgy actually scores if it gets through though.

 

[jon abbey]

I think that's right, it took Kay a few looks to figure it out but the dirt covered a bit of the chalk on impact, I think it was barely foul.

 

[jon abbey]

Schmidt comes back and gets him, 82 pitches now.

Be very careful with J-Rod, please.

 

[jon abbey]

OK now bring in Wandy.

 

[jon abbey]

Awesome job by Schmidt.

 

[cromulence]

Don't like that 0-2 fastball, but oh well. Great outing.

 

[cromulence]

Some terrible ABs (Calhoun). Make him work and get him out of there.

 

[jon abbey]

Teams scoring zero runs have still never won a baseball game, weak top of the 10th after the gift error from Crawford.

 

[EvilEmpire]

I wanted to be mad, but Kirby was awesome and so it goes.

Schmidt was good too. Not bad the previous two starts either.

 

[jon abbey]

As expected:

View: https://twitter.com/jackcurryyes/status/1664132573147037697?s=46&t=0GHHaPVUX26Io0V2HIcS0g

 

[EvilEmpire]

I know they're both lefties and showing signs of life, but one of Bauers or Calhoun needs to go so Peraza can come up. And he needs to play regularly when that happens.

I get that Volpe is going to be a star and he needs ABs and innings in the field to get better, but I don't think he is showing so much offensively or defensively right now that he deserves to be in the lineup at SS every day.

 

[jon abbey]

Peraza

View: https://twitter.com/RailRidersTT/status/1664413725678338048

 

[EvilEmpire]

Yeah.

Maybe he'll hit around .200 with flashes of wonderfulness too, but at least the defense will be better.

 

[jon abbey]

Donaldson is on the clock.

 

[jon abbey]

Rizzo, Stanton, and Donaldson all back in the lineup tonight, hitting 3/4/5 against Kershaw.

 

[cromulence]

Let's go. I didn't know how much I disliked Kershaw until this week. Fuck him up.

 

[cromulence]

Ugh. Hit it hard though.

 

[EvilEmpire]

This is going to be one of those games, huh?

 

[jon abbey]

Well, I don't need to watch this one, I guess.

 

[EvilEmpire]

Donaldson and Stanton have hit HRs so far tonight. That's promising. At least something good is coming out of this shitshow.

 

[EvilEmpire]

Two on, two out, and Gleyber hits a ground ball to 3rd that gets bobbled. He's a bit slow getting out of the box and is an easy out at 1st.

Would Gleyber have made it if he was busting it down the line? Maybe not. But it sure would have been nice to at least have a chance to get the bases loaded for Judge when they're down five runs.

 

[Brand Name]

Can confirm what's said in the booth. When Sarah talks, people listen. She's got such a kind, kind way about her, but you know you'll hear something neat. Just an incredible human.

My Sarah story was teaching her my personal, atypical tip about how to categorize given data quickly. Went out of her way to email me back as thanks for the method, she was really thankful. Never had to do that, but went above and beyond. Feels that's a microcosm of her as a person.

 

[jon abbey]

Yeah I have rarely seen so much universal love as for her on Baseball Twitter today.

I am just starting to watch this and Peraza would have made the play on Will Smith, third batter of the game. Then it is 1-0, two outs, no one on, and who knows. So glad he continues to be in AAA where he can really help.

 

[jon abbey]

446 and 418 for Donaldson, damn.

 

[jon abbey]

Please make this Florial and not Franchy, give the kid a shot.

View: https://twitter.com/bryanhoch/status/1664857728840261632?s=46&t=0GHHaPVUX26Io0V2HIcS0g

 

[jon abbey]

IMO the only thing keeping NY from flipping Volpe and Peraza and letting Volpe try to get back in a groove in AAA is this new CBA rule, NY still holding out for the possibility of an extra first round pick if Volpe stays up the entire season and wins Rookie of the Year. They really need to flip when NY is back home after this weekend IMO.

View: https://twitter.com/JamesSmyth621/status/1665035264278896640

 

[EvilEmpire]

Putting Volpe out there every day when he's struggling and pressing so hard doesn't just hurt the team, I'm worried it could snowball and crush his spirit. Screw up the mental side of the game for him.

I'd rather see the Yankees keep Volpe up but reduce his playing time. I know he needs ABs and he'd get more of them at AAA, but I think he'd still get in the game every day as a PR and playing three games a week or so would slow things down and give him time in between games to work on things with the staff.

And then if he shows signs of breaking out, sure, increase his playing time.

Give Peraza half those starts at SS and see what he looks like. Additional time as a late inning defensive replacement will help keep him engaged too. I know finding enough ABs for Volpe, Peraza and DJ will be tough with Stanton spending most of his time at DH, but Peraza (and Volpe) can do more to help the team than Willie Calhoun.

I think it's okay if Donaldson, Stanton, DJ and Gleyber all get a little more time off than Boone's typical rest schedule.

 

[jon abbey]

Peraza and Volpe both should be playing every day, in MLB or AAA, both need the developmental ABs.

 

[jon abbey]

Looks like Greg Allen and Ryan Weber onto the IL.

View: https://twitter.com/bryanhoch/status/1665093522159177728?s=46&t=0GHHaPVUX26Io0V2HIcS0g

 

[jon abbey]

View: https://twitter.com/yankees/status/1665104688985825282?s=46&t=0GHHaPVUX26Io0V2HIcS0g

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

Not sure about pulling Cole at 80 pitches.

 

[Ale Xander]

Come on Mook

 

[Ale Xander]

Nice catch, wow
Dodgers may need a new wall

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

That was impressive, I remember as a kid I saw some old video of a guy sprinting through the outfield wall but never seen it other than that

edit heres the video
View: https://youtu.be/j-VMiaIUD8I

 

[Just a bit outside]

Giving the extra base to Muncy because Judge is out play because the wall failed is pretty shitty.

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

Giving the extra base to Muncy because Judge is out play because the wall failed is pretty shitty.

Looks like they overturned it right? He’s back at second

 

[jmcc5400]

Looks like they overturned it right? He’s back at second

Muncy has been on first. Hell of a play by Judge.

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

Muncy has been on first. Hell of a play by Judge.

Yea but he tagged to second, and was originally given third I thought

 

[jon abbey]

Not sure about pulling Cole at 80 pitches.

He was cramping.