I hate Aaron Boone. He's dumb in a modern sense - usually making the analytic choice when such things are figured out in a vacuum and games are managed in the real world. He's also dumb in a traditional sense - usually going for his gut against the traditional move but in a way that doesn't make sense. Sigh.
How was your weekend?
A few Nats are in the AFL. Hassell is hitting ok so far through a couple weeks.
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real quiet out there.
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For those of us who have been focused on the Commanders' stunning last-minute victory....what specifically do Aaron Boone do that prompted you to slam him?
Also, can you provide more "Nats in the Arizona League" info...I don't see it in any of my regular sources.
nationalsprospects.com does a regular update on Nats players in the AFL.
Many thanks.
3-0 let’s hope Soto goes 0-4 and Yankees get swept 4-0 and boo’d out the stadium and Juan realized it’s time to come home where he’ll never get boo’d!
Sadly the rest of the team is doing so poorly they aren't going to boo Soto, unless he comes up with the bases loaded each time and Ks. Plenty of other worthy targets
G1 - possibly took out Cole early (I would have tried another batter but was ok with it), didn't let Weaver continue the following inning despite having had an easy relief appearance (a bit baffling given the situation), brought in Cortes instead of Hill to face Dodgers despite not facing major leaguers in weeks while Hill has been good in the playoffs (insane), after lucking out getting Ohtani to pop out (though he's been bad) walking the bases loaded instead of trying to pitch Betts carefully (walking bases loaded is a pet peeve of mine)
G3 - replacing Wells (in a slump but one of only 6 Yankees to hit during the regular season) with Trevino (can't hit) facing a RHP (Wells is LHB, Trevino a RHB) in Yankee Stadium (favors LHB as we know).
@Harper: would you like to see Judge moved down the line-up? He's truly been terrible. But it's tough to take the presumed MVP out of the #3 spot. Remember when Dusty Baker left Jayson Werth at the top of the line-up for all 5 games -- and Werth was downright terrible.
Yeah, that was probably one he’d like back.
Sadly you’re right. Needed him to play like judge is playing. Oh well, at least them losing helps.
Don't know about Harper, but unless Judge is injured, I would not mess with the lineup. 56 postseason PAs is basically nothing from a statistical standpoint. Unless Boone is convinced (perhaps by listening to talk radio) that Judge is simply an unclutch choker-boy that can only produce in the regular season, then there's no reason to expect he should be shuffled around. (Plus, Soto and Stanton are the only Yankees hitting well right now, so whomever you'd move to the #3 slot would be equally bad from a "who's hot right now" perspective and vastly worse in a true talent perspective.)
I think the way to root is that Soto does well tonight (maybe -4-4 really well!) and the Yankees flounder again. Their Yankee's best case for Soto (other than the money) is the band of brothers aspect. Judge and the rest of the team playing poorly cuts the heart out of that argument.
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