Yankee4Life
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Yes you fixed it Sabugo and I can’t dispute one word you wrote. People that ran baseball years ago had that approach but God knows why it changed. There’s an old saying that goes like this. There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Let me give you an example of what I mean. Let’s say a hitter is a career 1 for 10 off of a pitcher he is going up against in the next game. Well that’s a .100 average and it shows that the pitcher has got him out nine out of ten times. You with me so far? That is what the computer is going to tell you. But how did that hitter get out those nine times? Let’s say five of those times he hit the ball on the nose and flew out to one of the outfielders. Two times he hit hard ground balls that the infielders turned into great defensive plays and the batter was out at first base by a step and the guy was robbed of two hits. For the final two at-bats he struck out. One time he struck out swinging at a pitch out of the strike zone and the next time he was called out on strikes on a pitch that the umpire missed. There you go, his ten at-bats. It’s true he go out nine times as analytics will show you but just a little bit of luck on his part he’d of had at least five hits off of that pitcher. And this my friends is why I have no respect for analytics. Get back to what the game is about and things will improve.
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10 out of 10, 46 seconds. We are all getting good scores today.
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This picture tells me a few things. 1. Here is where he is actually touching the base -after the play is over and the Twins are off the field. 2. Take a look at Fat Vlad’s face. He knows he’s out but he’s trying to save face by calling for a replay. 3. When you are overrated and don’t play the game right it bites you back when you least expect it. 4. Toronto loses because of him. They don’t win because of him. 5. Watch and listen in the coming days what his excuse is going to be for this stupid boneheaded play.
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Do you know what this tells me? That if idiot Boone comes back 2024 will be a continuation of 2023. Good analogy with the pumpkin spice. When you see it in cereal, cookies, coffee, etc, etc it has gone too far. I want to see a pumpkin pie and that's probably about it. That makes perfect sense. Hit and run, bunt, steal. That is how games were won since baseball has been played! Analytics LOST that game for Toronto yesterday. Because the computer says take him out they did it even though Berrios was doing well. Well, thanks to analytics Toronto is done.
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That makes a lot of sense laroquece. Thank you.
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I am very curious about something. Why do players who leave the Yankees always seem to do good as soon as they are on a new team? That really has me confused. Here is what I am trying to say. Jordan Montgomery: He’s traded to St. Louis last year and the first time he faces the Yankees he shuts them out. He pitched well there and now in Texas. He looks like he can be a big winner. Why didn’t he do it here? Sonny Gray: He was having a decent career with Oakland so naturally the Yankees had to have him and they overpaid for him. Then he comes here and struggles and the Yankees don’t like people who do that. Slowly his confidence was gone and instead of working with him he is traded. Aaron Hicks: He gets designated for assignment and gets picked up by the best team in the American League. He hit .188 for New York in twenty-eight games but then hit .275 in sixty-five games. He also had seven home runs and thirty-one RBI. That .275 average would have lead the Yankees by the way. It’s tough watching these three playing when you stop and think that if things were different around here they’d be playing winning ball here.
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6 out of 10, 48 seconds. Once again the PCH approach helped me today.
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That's ok. I'm sure that a lot of American citizens have problems with the President questions too.
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7 out of 10, 57 seconds. As usual I missed some I shoulda coulda woulda had. 😮
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6 out of 10, 43 seconds. I did the PCH approach today. (Point, click and hope.)
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Ok, here's where we can discuss who we'd like to have on the team next year. First I would inquire on getting J.P. Sears back from Oakland. Forget his stats from this season. Don't even look at them. He was better than some of the slugs (Severino) we had. Secondly, no huge free agent signings like Rodon. We all saw how well that went.
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Usually I post this in the middle of October or right near the end of it but the Yankees were so kind this season to go home early and save us from watching them lose in another playoff round to someone. This is my annual list of who stays and who goes on their roster as if I had a say in doing so. Fortunately for a lot of these players I don’t. Pitchers Of course we keep them: Gerrit Cole, Michael King, Clarke Schmidt Please come back healthy and ready to play: Nestor Cortes, Scott Efross, Luis Gil. Lou Trivino and Ryan Weber Trade him: Albert Abreu, Clay Holmes, Carlos Rodon, Tommy Kahnle Get lost and never come back: Luis Severino, Domingo German, Jonathan Loaisaga, Frankie Montas Re-sign him: Wandy Peralta Hitters (Wait, we have some?) Players to build a team around: Aaron Judge, Everson Periera, Oswaldo Cabrera, Jasson Domínguez, Oswald Peraza. Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells Deserving of a chance to stay: Estevan Florial, Isiah Kiner-Falefa Time to go, your time is up: Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres No way you will be in pinstripes next year: Jake Bauers, Kyle Higashioka, Billy McKinney Someone please put him out of his misery: Giancarlo Stanton.
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10 out of 10, 61 seconds. These difficult questions were not bad compared to the ones we had last week.
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It was a tough race during the month of September and I was thankful that the last day came when it did because there was no sign of Jim slowing down. Here are the final standings for September. The questions to start October were very easy and I am hoping it is a good month. 10 out of 10, 37 seconds.
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6 out of 10, 74 seconds. I was lost on a couple of them and I should be happy with six but I could have done better. Have a nice time Jim and I wish your daughter nothing but happiness and nothing but the best. 👍
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You're right. I believe that the new day starts for the new questions at 2:00 a.m. east coast time. That findizzle guy always plays around that time. I'm a little later.
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10 out of 10, 33 seconds. My best time since I began playing but yet I can't beat Jim. He is unbelievable. 👍
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What?? I have never received a ten score in the general\easier questions. Great job Jim. Two more days and this race will be over. What you did today is going to say a lot.
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6 out of 10, 54 seconds. The good and the bad today. I got the first six questions right (somehow) and then I got the last four wrong. Let me go back and post question ten for you. The match against the English was a 'make or break' game for both the teams. The man who made this match was a reserve player. A person who was, until then, criticised for failing to deliver. However he made this match into a no-contest. Who was he? Of course I got it wrong. I don't know what they were talking about. And that's why I got four in a row wrong. 😅
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Exactly right! I mean I have never even seen these cards that are talked about. Statistics and history are baseball questions. That's it!
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I believe I got that one also and I got it wrong. Join the club! 😦
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5 out of 10, 80 seconds. What in the hell? These were crazy today. Look, here's one of my questions and I quote: 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition 2F? This is not a baseball question, it's a baseball card question. It's a hobby that passed me by many years ago because it priced me out and got too expensive. Damned right I missed this one. 😠
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7 out of 10, 63 seconds. Don't ask me how I got so many right. I mean I even got a cricket question right and I have no idea what that sport is about. Muller got 10 right? Wow. Congratulations on a tough day of questions.
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4 out of 10, 72 seconds. When they said it would be difficult baseball questions they should have said impossible.
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Wow, good going Jim! That's a great time!
