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Teo goes yard for his first in the world series.
Low hanging fruit, not good defensively, etc, etc.
But we needed bullpen help damnit!
Teo goes yard for his first in the world series.
Low hanging fruit, not good defensively, etc, etc.
There's lot of copium in the evaluation of his play. He is a career 808 OPS hitter. Some people around here act like it's nothing. Springer is a career 818 OPS hitter. In the Bluejays starting lineup this year there was only 3 guys with an OPS of over 800 in career. Vlad, Springer and Turner. One of them was 39 and another 35. He has flaws in his game but he's a pretty solid hitter.Teo goes yard for his first in the world series.
Low hanging fruit, not good defensively, etc, etc.
I meant to have this up earlier tonight but it turned out that making/eating/cleaning up dinner took longer than anticipated.
In honor of the world series starting yesterday and because I haven't done one of these in a while, I'm embarking on a slightly more ambitious multi-day version of hte vintage baseball radio posts that I did before. This time to present something timely:
A Yankees-Dodgers World Series. From 1956
This was, of course, the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Yankees and I believe it was the 7th of their now 12 clashes in the World Series. Why did I pick this series? Well, besides just having the two current WS teams and a heck of a lot of notable players, there's also some history to be had in this series. But we'll get to that a little later on.
Unfortunately it does not appear that game 2 audio is available anywhere, but I do have links to the rest of the series with every or almost every game in full.
Game 1 took place at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn on Wednesday, October 3rd, 1956 and featured the following lineups:
Yankess
1) Hank Bauer (RF)
2) Enos Slaughter (LF)*
3) Mickey Mantle (CF)*
4) Yogi Berra (C)*
5) Bill Skowron (1B)
6) Gil McDougald (SS)
7) Billy Martin (2B)
8) Andy Carey (3B)
9) Whitey Ford (SP)*
Dodgers
1) Jim Gilliam (2B)
2) Pee Wee Reese (SS)*
3) Duke Snider (CF)*
4) Jackie Robinson (3B) *
5) Gil Hodges (1B)*
6) Carl Furillo (RF)
7) Roy Campanella (C)*
8) Sandy Amoros (LF)
9) Sal Maglie (SP)
*Denotes an eventual Baseball Hall of Fame member. Sandy Koufax was also on the Brooklyn roster but did not pitch in the series, and Don Drysdale will appear in a later game in the series
If you want to be spoiled, the box score for this game can be found here
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I'll post game 3 one day this weekend. Either tomorrow (Saturday) or Sunday. And at an earlier hour.
Man, Judge is the biggest choke artist ever. Unreal. And his team still made the WS.
According to the "experts", the Blue Jays should sell Vlad Jr. to the Yankees immediately, 'cause they can't afford him. Apparently, a couple of "top 10" baseball prospects ought to do it.So what does a Vladdy contract extension even look like? Would it have a bunch of opt outs, and other conditions? Or just a straight 10 year deal or however many years? I think I would prefer a 10 year deal. 330 M x 10? Devers re-signed with Boston for a similar deal.
What about Bo? Will there be a trade this winter? Or sign him together with Vladdy? I would like him to sign together with Vladdy but I don’t know how much would that cost. He did say he wants to win with Vlad. Before this past season, how much does a consistent .800 OPS close to .300 average SS cost? Jeez, it’s gonna be complicated. Look at what Witt Jr. signed for, how can Bo ask for more?
If they keep Bo going into next season, with no extension in place, are they ok with letting him walk to FA? Assuming there is a bounce back season by him and the team is good (meaning they won't be sellers). I don’t think he would sign mid season this close to free agency anyhow. Bottom line, I would like to keep Bo and Vlad together for many years to come.
What experts?According to the "experts", the Blue Jays should sell Vlad Jr. to the Yankees immediately, 'cause they can't afford him. Apparently, a couple of "top 10" baseball prospects ought to do it.
Vlad is going know where unless he wants to .According to the "experts", the Blue Jays should sell Vlad Jr. to the Yankees immediately, 'cause they can't afford him. Apparently, a couple of "top 10" baseball prospects ought to do it.
The sports writers in New York who assume the Yankees are entitled to any player they want, of course.What experts?
Shit i forgot about KK. Like a quite a few people he was my favorite non-star type players.Kiermaier wins his ring as he rides off into retirement. Congrats to him.
The trashbag Yankees fans who interfered with Betts last game were only banned for tonight's game and got their money back for game 5 tickets. And media dopes and other people are celebrating him like some folk hero.
The trashbag Yankees fans who interfered with Betts last game were only banned for tonight's game and got their money back for game 5 tickets. And media dopes and other people are celebrating him like some folk hero.