New York Yankees

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

I get way too excited thinking about the day our OF is Judge/Harper/Frazier

sure would be a wonnnnnderful OF to have. i feel confident that the Yankees will be in the negotiations for him, but I'm not assuming it's a 100% lock to see Harper in pinstripes.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

sure would be a wonnnnnderful OF to have. i feel confident that the Yankees will be in the negotiations for him, but I'm not assuming it's a 100% lock to see Harper in pinstripes.

Me neither, but he's likely going to be the highest-paid player of all time when he signs his new contract, and New York, Boston, and maybe LA are really the only teams who will be able to afford what he'll want (I've seen $500 million in some articles throughout the past year).

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

Me neither, but he's likely going to be the highest-paid player of all time when he signs his new contract, and New York, Boston, and maybe LA are really the only teams who will be able to afford what he'll want (I've seen $500 million in some articles throughout the past year).

i've got a friendly bet with a buddy of mine regarding Harper's next contract. I say it'll be $500m, he thinks it'll be less. only a few teams can reasonably afford that

[mr. testaverde]

interesting article from SI that examines the declining use of fastballs by the Yankees and other teams

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/07/19/ne...-fastball-rate

[mr. testaverde]

they've lost 10 series in a row now.

judge 3-26 since ASB

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

they've lost 10 series in a row now.

judge 3-26 since ASB

Is that bad?

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

Is that bad?

my sources tell me that yes, it's bad.

[scrock25]

They split a couple series, no? So they haven't lost 10 in a row, they just haven't won one in the last 10. That and 3/26 isn't good regardless of how you slice it though, I agree. Too bad.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by scrock25

They split a couple series, no? So they haven't lost 10 in a row, they just haven't won one in the last 10. That and 3/26 isn't good regardless of how you slice it though, I agree. Too bad.

He's hitting the ball hard still, but seems to have lost a little oomph since the HR Derby. He's not striking out much more than normal, so his percentage of outs that are put in play is still relatively the same, which is as "good" of a sign as there can be in a slump.

[pathetic]

f o u r point f i v e

[Ascf33]

Team is not great, Bob.

[scrock25]

I feel like we're going through Bob Euchre's drunk phase from MLII.

[Ascf33]

Scrock I was up in your neck of the woods for the last week. Weather was gorgeous.

[scrock25]

Rochester? For what??

Did you get a Plate???

[Ascf33]

Canandaigua. My wife is from there. We had a condo on the lake with her family. No plate. Lots of Wegmans though.

[rickyh24]

Yankees plate?

[scrock25]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

Canandaigua. My wife is from there. We had a condo on the lake with her family. No plate. Lots of Wegmans though.

Canandaigua - that's where all the rich people have their houses. Galisano, Wegman, etc...

Great town, CMAC is a great venue too. The Finger Lakes are an awesome resource for this area, tons to do, and world class wine.

[M. Steng]

Holy shiiiit that HR Judge hit last night...must've traveled 750 ft

[daveshookme]

Some say it's in the ocean by now.

I think it's still traveling.

[Dannyyankou]

ESPN is saying 437ft. I’m not buying it. Earlier this year they said 400 for another home run while statcast said 450.

[Dannyyankou]

Nelson Cruz hit one 439 ft that went straight down the line and didn’t land nearly as high as Judge’s home run. I’ll say 470.

http://mlb.com/video/?content_id=869..._top_performer

[daveshookme]

Apparently Statcast couldn't track it. That's unbelievable.

[scrock25]

A series win!!

[Ascf33]

Our starting pitching is terrrrrible.

[M. Steng]

They've got to call up Chance Adams. I also wouldn't be surprised if they went for it and traded for Sonny Grey.

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by scrock25

A series win!!

it's about GD time

[M. Steng]

Big homestand coming up. Should take both against the last-place Reds. 3 of 4 vs. Tampa is doable as I think our rotation will align nicely for all but one game. Then we've got Detroit, who are barely hovering around .500 in July and 4th in the AL Central.

[scrock25]

Yankees grounded into a triple play and still scored a run tonight

[mr. testaverde]

Todd Frazier's first AB at home in pinstripes is a...TRIPLE PLAY!

[scrock25]

It's almost August. Starting to see what teams really are. Nothing shocking happening over the past 6 games or so.