Savages in the Box Pray the Twinkies Don't Spoil - Yankees vs Twinz 19' ALDS Thread
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Found this pic on the Yankees subreddit:
PIFF101
Bring back the Golden Era
After all them injuries and getting to this point, S/O to the Yankees and Aaron Boone for not only hitting that homer but keeping it together.
THASTUNNA
All Star
Now my squad has to handle our business.. Should be a hell of series
g-ice
aka #DiamondNightmare
Went to bed in the 9th. Miss the celebration.
Anyways, we moved on with ease and now bring on Houston.
Anyways, we moved on with ease and now bring on Houston.
Found this pic on the Yankees subreddit:
It’s really one of the craziest things in sports
JMurder
SOHH Member since 01...
And some of ya really wanted the best record
And miss out on this food
This was a glorified bye round. I'm not passing this up
Judging from some key ring winning teams, starting off with a really easy team in the playoffs ain't really foreshadowing for a ring. Usually the champions have to deal with adversity before rolling into a championship
If the Astros beat the Rays and we face them in the ALCS again, it's not going to be a cake walk like some Astros fans believe. If the '17 Yankees took the Astros to 7 games, then the '19 Yankees can do the same and potentially beat them this time.
This Yankees team is different and much better for different reasons:
*The '17 Yankees didn't have DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Gio Urshela, Giancarlo Stanton, Edwin Encarnacion, Cameron Maybin.
*Aaron Judge is a different hitter than he was in his rookie year. In 2017, he was pretty much a HR-or-bust hitter. He led the majors in strikeouts and had 27 strikeouts in the playoffs in 2017, an AL record. Now, he's much more balanced, he gets more extra-base hits, gets more walks and is a more patient hitter.
*The Yankees starting pitching in 2017 (Sevy, Tanaka, CC) is about the same as it is now (Paxton, Tanaka, Sevy). Also, our bullpen is just as deadly as it was in 2017. Astros starting pitching is also about the same as it was in 2017 (JV, Keuchel, Morton vs. JV, Cole, Greinke).
If it's going to be Astros-Yankees ALCS Part 2 this year, then I except it to be a 6-7 game series that can easily go either way. Obviously, I hope it goes in the Yankees favor this year.
This Yankees team is different and much better for different reasons:
*The '17 Yankees didn't have DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Gio Urshela, Giancarlo Stanton, Edwin Encarnacion, Cameron Maybin.
*Aaron Judge is a different hitter than he was in his rookie year. In 2017, he was pretty much a HR-or-bust hitter. He led the majors in strikeouts and had 27 strikeouts in the playoffs in 2017, an AL record. Now, he's much more balanced, he gets more extra-base hits, gets more walks and is a more patient hitter.
*The Yankees starting pitching in 2017 (Sevy, Tanaka, CC) is about the same as it is now (Paxton, Tanaka, Sevy). Also, our bullpen is just as deadly as it was in 2017. Astros starting pitching is also about the same as it was in 2017 (JV, Keuchel, Morton vs. JV, Cole, Greinke).
If it's going to be Astros-Yankees ALCS Part 2 this year, then I except it to be a 6-7 game series that can easily go either way. Obviously, I hope it goes in the Yankees favor this year.
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Hopefully Chapmans hand is aight
THASTUNNA
All Star
It should be an epic battle.
Paxton is better than 2017 CC, other than that I agree.
The War Report
NewNewYork
Yeah, that's why I said "about the same".