Series Thread: ALDS: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

[Rock Strongo]

This all fucking sucks.

I don't think you could pick four more unrootable teams for the League Series.

Maybe if you swapped out the Astros for the White Sox.

Fuck baseball. And if you're reading this, fuck you.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I'd like to root for the Brewers because they're a small market team, but there's two problems.

1. A franchise that replaces one of the coolest logos in sports with this logo doesn't deserve a fucking thing.
2. The thought of Ryan fucking Braun getting a WS ring makes me want to punch my middle testicle.

 

[cerealboi]

I don't know if you Yankee fans saw this, but this was posted on Reddit. Very interesting theory (regarding Monday's game):

After watching the whole game and seeing everything that went on, the only logical explanation for the terrible game by the Yankees was that Boone told them the wrong start time. There are three specific examples that clarify this.

1. The most obvious one. Severino started warming up at 7:32 pm for a start time of 7:40 pm. This is very abnormal for a starting pitcher since they usually warm up for around 30 minutes prior to the start of the game. While this is not common, things like this happen, however, 8 minutes of warm ups is a veryyyyyy small amount of time. I thought it was strange that literally NO ONE went to Severino and asked "hey why aren't you warming up" or how come Boone DID NOT NOTICE that he was not there? Why did Boone not just put in someone else to start the game since Severino obviously was not going to be ready? This is because Boone messed up - he told them ALL the wrong time. If he had told them the correct time, someone would have told Sevy to warm up OR put someone else in the bullpen in warm up instead of him. Likewise, Boone said that the lack of warm up time did not effect Severino's start (this was in the post-game conference) which just is not true. Very very weird.
   
   
2. I'm not sure if many of you, if any, remember the first inning of the game when Brett Gardner went and talked to the bullpen during the top of the first (everyone thought it had to do with needing sunglasses). While this was probably true, when he came back to the dugout, he took off the shoes he was wearing and put on normal cleats. When the camera zoomed in on the shoes he had been wearing in the field during the top of the first inning, it seemed as if he was wearing regular warm-up shoes (looked like New Balance sneakers). The only reason why A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE would forget to put on his/her cleats before a game AND NOT REALIZE IT WHILE THEY WERE ON THE FIELD would be if he/she was rushed out onto the field. A veteran like Brett would not purposely do something like this, especially at the biggest game of the season, against the Red Sox, while it is raining. If it was a rookie, yeah okay I can see it, but not someone like Brett Gardner who has done this hundreds of times in the postseason. Something else definitely played into his "lack or preparedness".
   
   
3. Finally, on October 7th, 2018, Gary Sanchez called A-Rod while he broadcasting the Sunday Night Baseball. Normally, this isn't a big deal, however GARY SANCHEZ ASKED A-ROD WHAT TIME THE GAME STARTED YESTERDAY (October 8th, 2018). While this could have been a joke or something, I find that very hard to believe that Gary couldn't just Google that himself or, I don't know, ASK HIS COACH. The only explanation would be if there was confusion inside the clubhouse about what time the game began.
   

Given the three statements above, it seems as if Aaron Boone, or someone inside of the Yankees Clubhouse, caused confusion about the start time for the game on October 8th, 2018. This easily could have affected how Severino pitched given that he had less than 10 minutes to prepare. Put together, these facts could place the fault of this loss in the hands of Boone and Boone alone.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Just no urgency from Booney in either game. I’m not sure what the hell he was waiting for. They didn’t need more than 2-3 innings from CC last night with all the good guys in the bullpen rested and ready-to-go. He needed to manage last night like it was the Wild Card game. CC wasn’t really fooling anyone.

Seemed a little too relaxed, yeah. But, "damned if you do," because had he taken CC out in the 3rd and the relievers got lit up, he'd be criticized for the quick hook.

They were still in this game up until the final out

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Fuck baseball. And if you're reading this, fuck you.

Dealy, dealie

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I don't know if you Yankee fans saw this, but this was posted on Reddit. Very interesting theory (regarding Monday's game):

After watching the whole game and seeing everything that went on, the only logical explanation for the terrible game by the Yankees was that Boone told them the wrong start time. There are three specific examples that clarify this.

1. The most obvious one. Severino started warming up at 7:32 pm for a start time of 7:40 pm. This is very abnormal for a starting pitcher since they usually warm up for around 30 minutes prior to the start of the game. While this is not common, things like this happen, however, 8 minutes of warm ups is a veryyyyyy small amount of time. I thought it was strange that literally NO ONE went to Severino and asked "hey why aren't you warming up" or how come Boone DID NOT NOTICE that he was not there? Why did Boone not just put in someone else to start the game since Severino obviously was not going to be ready? This is because Boone messed up - he told them ALL the wrong time. If he had told them the correct time, someone would have told Sevy to warm up OR put someone else in the bullpen in warm up instead of him. Likewise, Boone said that the lack of warm up time did not effect Severino's start (this was in the post-game conference) which just is not true. Very very weird.
   
   
2. I'm not sure if many of you, if any, remember the first inning of the game when Brett Gardner went and talked to the bullpen during the top of the first (everyone thought it had to do with needing sunglasses). While this was probably true, when he came back to the dugout, he took off the shoes he was wearing and put on normal cleats. When the camera zoomed in on the shoes he had been wearing in the field during the top of the first inning, it seemed as if he was wearing regular warm-up shoes (looked like New Balance sneakers). The only reason why A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE would forget to put on his/her cleats before a game AND NOT REALIZE IT WHILE THEY WERE ON THE FIELD would be if he/she was rushed out onto the field. A veteran like Brett would not purposely do something like this, especially at the biggest game of the season, against the Red Sox, while it is raining. If it was a rookie, yeah okay I can see it, but not someone like Brett Gardner who has done this hundreds of times in the postseason. Something else definitely played into his "lack or preparedness".
   
   
3. Finally, on October 7th, 2018, Gary Sanchez called A-Rod while he broadcasting the Sunday Night Baseball. Normally, this isn't a big deal, however GARY SANCHEZ ASKED A-ROD WHAT TIME THE GAME STARTED YESTERDAY (October 8th, 2018). While this could have been a joke or something, I find that very hard to believe that Gary couldn't just Google that himself or, I don't know, ASK HIS COACH. The only explanation would be if there was confusion inside the clubhouse about what time the game began.

Given the three statements above, it seems as if Aaron Boone, or someone inside of the Yankees Clubhouse, caused confusion about the start time for the game on October 8th, 2018. This easily could have affected how Severino pitched given that he had less than 10 minutes to prepare. Put together, these facts could place the fault of this loss in the hands of Boone and Boone alone.

Fuck the Yankees. Fuck Boone. Fuck you for having me read all that shit that I don't give a fuck about.

 

[cerealboi]

Fuck the Yankees. Fuck Boone. Fuck you for having me read all that shit that I don't give a fuck about.

You still have LeBron and the Cavs to look forward to . . . oh wait. Nevermind.

 

[nynasty]

I don't know if you Yankee fans saw this, but this was posted on Reddit. Very interesting theory (regarding Monday's game):

After watching the whole game and seeing everything that went on, the only logical explanation for the terrible game by the Yankees was that Boone told them the wrong start time. There are three specific examples that clarify this.

1. The most obvious one. Severino started warming up at 7:32 pm for a start time of 7:40 pm. This is very abnormal for a starting pitcher since they usually warm up for around 30 minutes prior to the start of the game. While this is not common, things like this happen, however, 8 minutes of warm ups is a veryyyyyy small amount of time. I thought it was strange that literally NO ONE went to Severino and asked "hey why aren't you warming up" or how come Boone DID NOT NOTICE that he was not there? Why did Boone not just put in someone else to start the game since Severino obviously was not going to be ready? This is because Boone messed up - he told them ALL the wrong time. If he had told them the correct time, someone would have told Sevy to warm up OR put someone else in the bullpen in warm up instead of him. Likewise, Boone said that the lack of warm up time did not effect Severino's start (this was in the post-game conference) which just is not true. Very very weird.
   
   
2. I'm not sure if many of you, if any, remember the first inning of the game when Brett Gardner went and talked to the bullpen during the top of the first (everyone thought it had to do with needing sunglasses). While this was probably true, when he came back to the dugout, he took off the shoes he was wearing and put on normal cleats. When the camera zoomed in on the shoes he had been wearing in the field during the top of the first inning, it seemed as if he was wearing regular warm-up shoes (looked like New Balance sneakers). The only reason why A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE would forget to put on his/her cleats before a game AND NOT REALIZE IT WHILE THEY WERE ON THE FIELD would be if he/she was rushed out onto the field. A veteran like Brett would not purposely do something like this, especially at the biggest game of the season, against the Red Sox, while it is raining. If it was a rookie, yeah okay I can see it, but not someone like Brett Gardner who has done this hundreds of times in the postseason. Something else definitely played into his "lack or preparedness".
   
   
3. Finally, on October 7th, 2018, Gary Sanchez called A-Rod while he broadcasting the Sunday Night Baseball. Normally, this isn't a big deal, however GARY SANCHEZ ASKED A-ROD WHAT TIME THE GAME STARTED YESTERDAY (October 8th, 2018). While this could have been a joke or something, I find that very hard to believe that Gary couldn't just Google that himself or, I don't know, ASK HIS COACH. The only explanation would be if there was confusion inside the clubhouse about what time the game began.

Given the three statements above, it seems as if Aaron Boone, or someone inside of the Yankees Clubhouse, caused confusion about the start time for the game on October 8th, 2018. This easily could have affected how Severino pitched given that he had less than 10 minutes to prepare. Put together, these facts could place the fault of this loss in the hands of Boone and Boone alone.

Yeah, they didn't just lose, they lost by 15 f*cking runs.

Hard to blame that ass-kicking on forgetting what time the game started. Valiant effort though.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

You still have LeBron and the Cavs to look forward to . . . oh wait. Nevermind.

Basketball is for fags anyway - might be worse than soccer. Lee Brown James moving to LA is of absolutely no consequence to me.

I am though, for the first time in my life, gaining some interest in NFL. Baker Fucking Mayfield.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Basketball is for fags anyway - might be worse than soccer. Lee Brown James moving to LA is of absolutely no consequence to me.

I am though, for the first time in my life, gaining some interest in NFL. Baker Fucking Mayfield.

Careful, if you love it, it will die

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Careful, if you love it, it will die

So, is that like a general rule, or for me specifically?

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

So, is that like a general rule, or for me specifically?

I have found it to be 100% true for 95% of all humans

 

[Indrid Cold]

I'd like to root for the Brewers because they're a small market team, but there's two problems.

1. A franchise that replaces one of the coolest logos in sports with this logo doesn't deserve a fucking thing.
2. The thought of Ryan fucking Braun getting a WS ring makes me want to punch my middle testicle.

I think Braun might be the most vile player in baseball now that ARod is out of uniform.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I think Braun might be the most vile player in baseball now that ARod is out of uniform.

Oh, hell, I think Braun is WAY worse than A-Rod. A-Rod is a douche. Braun is a walking bag of shit.

 

[Indrid Cold]

Oh, hell, I think Braun is WAY worse than A-Rod. A-Rod is a douche. Braun is a walking bag of shit.

I agree with you, it's just that when ARod was around you could make a reasonable argument about the two.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I agree with you, it's just that when ARod was around you could make a reasonable argument about the two.

My opinion is that Braun is the biggest pile of shit from the steroid era. Worse than Bonds, even.

It's one thing to do steroids and deny it. It's a completely other thing to hold a press conference specifically to personally attack the piss collector and suggest that he might be after Braun because he could be an anti-Semite.

Fuck Ryan Braun.

 

[chappee11]

I wouldn't have hired Boone in the first place.

Yeah, they talked about it last night-Tigers won 4 in a row from 2011-2012.

Yeah, you’ve been pretty consistent on that hiring from day 1. He was no more qualified than Scott Brosius or Charlie Hayes would have been. I basically viewed it as a move to troll the Red Sox. If he doesn’t hit that HR in 2003, he probably wouldn’t have even been on the radar.

Wow. Surprised 4 losses in a row happened that recently. I figured it might have happened once in the 50’s(or something like that). I guess the Red Sox need to extend that next year.

 

[Indrid Cold]

Yeah, you’ve been pretty consistent on that hiring from day 1. He was no more qualified than Scott Brosius or Charlie Hayes would have been. I basically viewed it as a move to troll the Red Sox. If he doesn’t hit that HR in 2003, he probably wouldn’t have even been on the radar.

Wow. Surprised 4 losses in a row happened that recently. I figured it might have happened once in the 50’s(or something like that). I guess the Red Sox need to extend that next year.

They just hired Boone to make Tim Wakefield cry.

I went to the Boston baseball writers' dinner after the 2003 season and Timmah got a heartfelt standing O there...everybody knew the big loss was Grady Little's fault and not Wakefield's.

 

[chappee11]

I don't know if you Yankee fans saw this, but this was posted on Reddit. Very interesting theory (regarding Monday's game):

After watching the whole game and seeing everything that went on, the only logical explanation for the terrible game by the Yankees was that Boone told them the wrong start time. There are three specific examples that clarify this.

1. The most obvious one. Severino started warming up at 7:32 pm for a start time of 7:40 pm. This is very abnormal for a starting pitcher since they usually warm up for around 30 minutes prior to the start of the game. While this is not common, things like this happen, however, 8 minutes of warm ups is a veryyyyyy small amount of time. I thought it was strange that literally NO ONE went to Severino and asked "hey why aren't you warming up" or how come Boone DID NOT NOTICE that he was not there? Why did Boone not just put in someone else to start the game since Severino obviously was not going to be ready? This is because Boone messed up - he told them ALL the wrong time. If he had told them the correct time, someone would have told Sevy to warm up OR put someone else in the bullpen in warm up instead of him. Likewise, Boone said that the lack of warm up time did not effect Severino's start (this was in the post-game conference) which just is not true. Very very weird.
   
   
2. I'm not sure if many of you, if any, remember the first inning of the game when Brett Gardner went and talked to the bullpen during the top of the first (everyone thought it had to do with needing sunglasses). While this was probably true, when he came back to the dugout, he took off the shoes he was wearing and put on normal cleats. When the camera zoomed in on the shoes he had been wearing in the field during the top of the first inning, it seemed as if he was wearing regular warm-up shoes (looked like New Balance sneakers). The only reason why A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE would forget to put on his/her cleats before a game AND NOT REALIZE IT WHILE THEY WERE ON THE FIELD would be if he/she was rushed out onto the field. A veteran like Brett would not purposely do something like this, especially at the biggest game of the season, against the Red Sox, while it is raining. If it was a rookie, yeah okay I can see it, but not someone like Brett Gardner who has done this hundreds of times in the postseason. Something else definitely played into his "lack or preparedness".
   
   
3. Finally, on October 7th, 2018, Gary Sanchez called A-Rod while he broadcasting the Sunday Night Baseball. Normally, this isn't a big deal, however GARY SANCHEZ ASKED A-ROD WHAT TIME THE GAME STARTED YESTERDAY (October 8th, 2018). While this could have been a joke or something, I find that very hard to believe that Gary couldn't just Google that himself or, I don't know, ASK HIS COACH. The only explanation would be if there was confusion inside the clubhouse about what time the game began.

Given the three statements above, it seems as if Aaron Boone, or someone inside of the Yankees Clubhouse, caused confusion about the start time for the game on October 8th, 2018. This easily could have affected how Severino pitched given that he had less than 10 minutes to prepare. Put together, these facts could place the fault of this loss in the hands of Boone and Boone alone.

I did hear this about the start time. If that’s true they should fire Booney(yes I always call him “Booney”) immediately. There is just no excuse for that.

As for Severino, I’d buy it more if he struggled right away, but he didn’t. He didn’t allow any runs in the first. He didn’t really get in trouble until the 3rd. Did he have some sort of delayed reaction to the lack of warm-up?

 

[chappee11]

Seemed a little too relaxed, yeah. But, "damned if you do," because had he taken CC out in the 3rd and the relievers got lit up, he'd be criticized for the quick hook.

They were still in this game up until the final out

Hey handsome.

Swihart for deGrom? Who says no?