Matt here. Gonna try to write more often like I have in the last two weeks or so. Thanks for still following and be sure to subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already.
A few questions the morning after the playoff clincher: 1. How confident are you that the Yankees will end up winning the division? 2. Do you have any preference for a potential playoff matchup? 3. Which player do you (irrationally?) think will have a monster playoff run?
What are your top three individual Yankee seasons that didn't end in an MVP or Cy Young Award?
Every radio host and caller should have that stat from @slangsonsports.bsky.social that was just read on the ESPN broadcast piped into their ears constantly. 23-24 is the BEST record for a team w/o hitting a homer. Teams win when they homer and lose when they don't. Very simple!
Pregame list of things I want back in baseball: 1. 40 man September rosters (would settle for a lower number, but more than 28, please) 2. Waiver trade deadline 3. The Hawaiian Winter League (real ones remember Joba's emergence)
Roger Clemens' 4-Seam FB Mike Mussina's Knuckle Curve Edwar Ramirez's Changeup Chien Ming Wang's Sinker
Wang’s sinker Betances curveball Betances fastball Khanle changeup
Loaisiga's sinker (rookie version) King's sweeper Dellin's curveball Masa's split
Views from 314 ft.@viewsfrom314ft.com · last yr.Pregame thought exercise: Make a four pitch mix made up of your favorite Yankee pitches of all time: one fastball, one breaking ball, one offspeed pitch, and one of your choice. Caveat: You cannot use Mo's cutter. It's too easy to pick that.
Pettitte’s cutter, Dellin Betances’ curve, Tanaka’s splitter, Mariano’s rising fastball (pre-cutter, circa 96)
Cole’s heater. AJ’s curve. Rocket’s splitter. Joba’s slider (I could be talked into other stuff here)
Views from 314 ft.@viewsfrom314ft.com · last yr.Pregame thought exercise: Make a four pitch mix made up of your favorite Yankee pitches of all time: one fastball, one breaking ball, one offspeed pitch, and one of your choice. Caveat: You cannot use Mo's cutter. It's too easy to pick that.
Alright, going with recent guys, here’s what I’ve got. Chien-Ming Wang’s sinker Joba Chamberlain’s slider A.J. Burnett’s curveball Fernando Cruz’s splitter I would enjoy watching this mythical pitcher.
Views from 314 ft.@viewsfrom314ft.com · last yr.Pregame thought exercise: Make a four pitch mix made up of your favorite Yankee pitches of all time: one fastball, one breaking ball, one offspeed pitch, and one of your choice. Caveat: You cannot use Mo's cutter. It's too easy to pick that.
And so was his pulse rate on the night of his debut.
Steven@steventydings.bsky.social · last yr.That changeup was a PROBLEM
recency bias notwithstanding: 1. cole’s four seamer 2. coney’s laredo slider 3. tanaka’s splitter 4. mussina’s knuckle curve
Guidry's slider Schitller's fastball Clemen's splitter Kahnle's changeup
Clemens gas, Guidry slider, Key changeup, Niekro knuckle.
Mussina’s Knuckle Curve Dellin’s Slider Joba’s (2007) Fastball Edwar Ramirez’s Change Up
Dellin's fastball, Moose's knuckle curve, Edwar's changeup, El Duque's eephus.
Pregame thought exercise: Make a four pitch mix made up of your favorite Yankee pitches of all time: one fastball, one breaking ball, one offspeed pitch, and one of your choice. Caveat: You cannot use Mo's cutter. It's too easy to pick that.
What would the equivalent of Aaron Boone's use of Devin Williams the last few days be in your line of work?
Off day discussion prompt: When the Yankees aren't playing and you still want to watch baseball, what do you do? Do you tune in to a specific team? A good match up? A medley?
Wrote some stuff up at @fangraphs.com about Judge's continually increasing career projections. blogs.fangraphs.com/aaron-judge-...
Aaron Judge and the 600 Club
In five years, Aaron Judge has gone from being an interesting but oft-injured slugger to a probable lock for the Hall of Fame.
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The vibes are awful right now, beyond that. So make yourself feel better with a little palate cleanser: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Alright, folks. A little over 24 hours until the trade deadline. What do you want the Yankees to do? Whom do you want them to get? What are you willing to give?
CC Sabathia will be inducted into the Hall of Fame today. Here's to a wonderful pitcher and a wonderful person, one of the fiercest competitors we've ever had the pleasure to root for as Yankee fans. He threw until he absolutely couldn't anymore and his bravery to step away from the game when he did
Fine with the Rosario move. He further replaces Peraza. Beeter not being able to establish himself in any meaningful way is why he's gone and, to a lesser extent, why the bullpen has been underwhelming this year. Thought he could be a useful piece by now.