ALCS 2022

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: =Fman99 post_id=111837 time=1666575428 user_id=86] ... to Jeremy Pena, whoever that is.

Rookie SS

Born Dominican Republic but drafted 3rd round out of Univ of Maine after attending HS in Rhode Island.

That's probably a unique path.

[bmfc1]

And that does it for the Yankees season. It must suck for them to get swept. Too bad, so sad.

[Gwreck]

Ordinarily, I want to be pleased that the Yankees were eliminated but Ted Cruz was there right behind the plate cheering for the Astros which complicates things.

[G-Fafif]

Well done, American League Champion Not the MFYs!

[G-Fafif]

“Our shit doesn't work in the LCS.” —Brian Cashman

[Fman99]

And now thanks to the rigid inflexibility of modern postseason scheduling, there will be a four day hiatus before the World Series begins. So that's pretty damn stupid.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Ian O'Connor is very, very upset. He posted what can only be called a tantrum in the Post. Poor entitled Ian.



https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/hal-steinbrenner-lucky-he-cant-be-fired-for-yankees-failures/https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/hal-steinbrenner-lucky-he-cant-be-fired-for-yankees-failures/

Truth is, after the Astros finished off their ALCS sweep in The Bronx on a rain-delayed Sunday night, making it 13 straight years that the Yankees have failed to reach the World Series, Steinbrenner deserves to be fired. He is lucky that there isn't anyone in position to call him into the office and deliver the grim news.

Edited October 24, 2022 by Guest

[MFS62]

The same paying customers who booed Steinbrenner at ceremonies honoring Paul O'Neill and Derek Jeter are sick and tired of the Yankees saying they willingly signed up to be judged in October, only to repeatedly fail in October.

I would have booed O'Neil and Jeter, too.



Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ian O'Connor is very, very upset. He posted what can only be called a tantrum in the Post. Poor entitled Ian. https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/hal-steinbrenner-lucky-he-cant-be-fired-for-yankees-failures/https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/hal-steinbrenner-lucky-he-cant-be-fired-for-yankees-failures/ Truth is, after the Astros finished off their ALCS sweep in The Bronx on a rain-delayed Sunday night, making it 13 straight years that the Yankees have failed to reach the World Series, Steinbrenner deserves to be fired. He is lucky that there isn't anyone in position to call him into the office and deliver the grim news.

This is why baseball playoffs are unwatchable as far as I'm concerned. Young Steinbrenner is essentially complaining that his Yankees aren't winning enough coin flips and behaving as if he's entitled to win coin flips. That's really what this all comes down to. Instead, he should be thanking his lucky stars that some 20 years ago, the Yankees were able to win three straight World Series titles. It was an incredible run of luck to be able to pull that off with expanded playoffs. I'm positive that with the current playoff format, the odds of a three-peat are so astonomically miniscule, no matter how great or dominant some team becomes - that I won't see a baseball three-peat under this format even if I live to be 250.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

=MFS62 post_id=111861 time=1666619794 user_id=60]

The same paying customers who booed Steinbrenner at ceremonies honoring Paul O'Neill and Derek Jeter are sick and tired of the Yankees saying they willingly signed up to be judged in October, only to repeatedly fail in October.

I would have booed O'Neil and Jeter, too.



Later

[vtmet7]

on the subject of Jeter/O'Neil...I don't know which bothers me the most:



The Yankees retiring O'Neil's number;



Jeter winning gold gloves;



Jeter thinking that he should have been a unanimous first ballot HOFer...Jeter's stats are solid, don't get me wrong but...IMO, he add Ringo Starr are 2 of the luckiest people in their professions...Put Jeter at another defensive position, and on a different team all his career, and is he still a 1st ballot HOFer or Gold Glove winner?

[MFS62]

All SIT!

And now we'll be inundated with articles speculating whether Judge will re-sign with the MFYs.

And almost the same number of articles saying the Mets should sign him.

At least it keeps the reporters in a job producing a diarrhea of words and a constipation of ideas.



Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

And the same will happen in the opposite direction with deGrom and the Yankees.

[Lefty Specialist]

Ted Cruz enjoys a warm welcome at Yankee Stadium.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfzRMX8XgAEzODk?format=jpg&name=small>

[vtmet7]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Ted Cruz enjoys a warm welcome at Yankee Stadium. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfzRMX8XgAEzODk?format=jpg&name=small>

ted cruz should be deported back to cuba

[vtmet7]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: And the same will happen in the opposite direction with deGrom and the Yankees.

as much as we appreciate deGrom's talents; statistically we could use an all-star RH'd power bat more than we need deGrom...



Mets starting pitchers (without a lot of deGrom's contributions) had the 2nd best NL ERA in 2022.

Mets starting pitchers were tied for 2nd in the NL for "Wins" with 70 wins.

https://www.mlb.com/stats/team/pitching/national-league/regular-season?split=sp&sortState=aschttps://www.mlb.com/stats/team/pitching/national-league/regular-season?split=sp&sortState=asc



Mets overall had the 5th best NL Slugging Percentage in 2022.

Mets had the 8th best NL slugging percentage vs LHP in 2022;

https://www.mlb.com/stats/team/national-league/slugging-percentage/regular-season?split=vlhttps://www.mlb.com/stats/team/national-league/slugging-percentage/regular-season?split=vl

(I would imagine that it dropped on days that Marte was not in the lineup)...

[G-Fafif]

Hope some of you made it to the http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2022/10/25/rainy-day-parade/Elimination Day Parade. A great time was had by all!

[MFS62]

Hope some of you made it to the http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2022/10/25/rainy-day-parade/Elimination Day Parade. A great time was had by all!

I laughed and cried.

Later