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Griever20 · 01-09-2019, 11:19 AM

The New York Yankees:

The good old Yankees, the former team of Joe Girardi and owner of a 91-71 record in the regular season under Aaron Boone. They quickly disposed the 97-win Twins and will send their ace to the mound for game one...

8th in runs against, 11th in starters ERA and 11th in defensive efficiency, the likes of Luis Severino(27, 4*, 17-5 4.45 235K 34GS), Chance Adams(27, 3*, 13-8 4.40 166K 32GS), Nathan Eovaldi(31, 3*, 9-5 3.79 93K 24GS) and lefty Gio Gonzalez(36, 2*, 11-12 5.71 109K 31GS) have had a tough season, and with the Rangers staring at them, starting pitching advantage: TEX.

BUUT: The bullpen has a 3.24ERA for the season second best in the AL with closer Cody Carroll(29, 4*, 4-3 33SV 2.37 88K 68.1IP) and a bunch of quality arms at their disposal... they recovered well from us getting Betances and Kahnle. Good news, they only have ONE lefty in Trevor Lane(27, 2/2.5*, 1-2 1SV 3.35 82K 83.1IP).

They scored 27 more runs than us, leading the AL in home runs with 266... enter LF Giancarlo Stanton(31, 4.5*, .252-60-135 .931OPS), C Gary Sanchez(28, 5*, .274-27-69 .797OPS), RF Aaron Judge(29, 4.5*, .256-45-108 .856OPS) and CF Clint Frazier(27, 2.5*, .246-31-92 .781OPS) as #2-#5 hitters. Damn.

Add leadoff hitter 2B Tyler Wade(26, 3.5*, .266-10-54 .729OPS 84R) and another big righty bad in DH Gleyber Torres(24, 3.5*, ,290-13-50 .795OPS)... and we see trouble on the horizon. What we won't do is dropping Keuchel down here... he is 2-0 with a 1.38ERA against those guys... he will go in game two.

Prediction: TEX in 7.

American League Championship Series Game 1:

October 17th, 2021

New York Yankees - Texas Rangers @ Globe Life Park

NYY: SP Luis Severino(R, 1-0 0.00)
TEX: SP Corey Kluber(R, 0-0 1.29)

Here is the 'Klubot' against 'Sevvy'... those nicknames. Kluber got out of the first unscathed... but wonky as he allowed a deep fly to center... and a hard flyer to left that Billy McKinney sacrificed his body on with a diving, backward catch. We greeted Severino a lot more roughly tho.

Royce Lewis doubled on the third pitch, McKinney fanned, and Mazara walked. That set the stage for Bobby Bradley who got ahead 3-1, moved to 3-2 on a bad call by the blind monk behind the plate... and then hit a 97mph heater into the right-field gap... 1-0 Texas. Mazara was brought home with a groundout, and Danny Jansen then grounded a hard one... right to the second baseman, TEX 2, NYY 0.

Kluber came back with 2 strikeouts and a fly out... but unfortunately... in between outs, two singles dropped on the green... and Didi Gregorius dropped one into a glove... of a Rangers fan in the right-field stances. NYY 3, TEX 2. We then added to our misery by running ourselves out of the third... as McKinney was picked off at first after a walk, and Mazara was nailed at third base by Stanton, trying to stretch a double into a triple...

The maddening thing about Severino was that on the one hand, he was pretty wild... but somehow still got the weak contact when behind in the count... and when Castellanos reached on a 2-base error, he reached back to strike out one, and induced an easy flyout... fifth inning over, TEX 2, NYY 3.

And then, things unraveled for Kluber all by himself... when he threw away an easy grounder by Wade... and then Danny Jansen threw away an easy grounder... both past our first baseman... for two in scoring position with two down... and Frazier got under one to pop out... avoided a bullet there.

Could we now somehow beat Severino please? Mazara and Bradley made outs to start the bottom 6th... and then Gallo coaxed a walk... time to pull Severino? Boone said no... Jansen took another walk... and Cole Brannen singled cleanly up the middle, base hit, Gallo around third... AND SCORES!

Two pitches later, #108 for the night for Severino... and Sensley hit a flyer to right that the right fielder didn't even move on... because it flew right at him. Kluber pitched another clean inning on a short leash, and Severino eventually got pulled after fanning Castellanos.

New pitching matchup. Alex Lange, traded away for Sheffield and Torres by us came in... he posted a 4.30ERA in 32G/21GS this season as #5 starter... and five pitches in, the 26-year old went outside, painting the corner with a 94mph heater to Royce Lewis... and our star shortstop saw that one coming a mile ago.

And the ball went approximately a mile over the right field fence for a home run... SUCK MY BALLS LANGE! THAT IS WHY WE TRADED HIM AWAY! One inning later, we unleashed some more terror on Chad Green for another run of cushion, and Alex Claudio(1-2-3 K) and Tommy Kahnle(1-2-3 3K) easily brought home a big game one victory.

SP Corey Kluber 7IP 3H 3ER 1BB 8K W
SS Royce Lewis 3-5 2R 2RBI DB HR
LF Billy McKinney 1-5
DH Nomar Mazara 2-3 R BB DB
1B Bobby Bradley 2-4 RBI DB
3B Joey Gallo 0-3 R RBI BB
CF Cole Brannen 1-4 R RBI
2B Jorge Castellanos 1-3 BB
HR NYY: Didi Gregorius(2)
HR TEX: Royce Lewis(2)
W: Corey Kluber(1-0 2.57) L: Alex Lange(0-1 4.50) SV: Tommy Kahnle(3 0.00)
NYY 2 TEX 4 TEX leads ALCS 1-0
Kudos to Kluber. He allowed one big inning with that 3-run jack, but around that, he was near perfect, striking out eight and looking firmly in control. And kudos to bloody Royce Lewis who is looking like a superhero these days. Two clutch home runs already...

01-09-2019, 11:19 AM	#78
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2021 ALCS Game 1 The New York Yankees: The good old Yankees, the former team of Joe Girardi and owner of a 91-71 record in the regular season under Aaron Boone. They quickly disposed the 97-win Twins and will send their ace to the mound for game one... 8th in runs against, 11th in starters ERA and 11th in defensive efficiency, the likes of Luis Severino(27, 4, 17-5 4.45 235K 34GS), Chance Adams(27, 3, 13-8 4.40 166K 32GS), Nathan Eovaldi(31, 3, 9-5 3.79 93K 24GS) and lefty Gio Gonzalez(36, 2, 11-12 5.71 109K 31GS) have had a tough season, and with the Rangers staring at them, starting pitching advantage: TEX. BUUT: The bullpen has a 3.24ERA for the season second best in the AL with closer Cody Carroll(29, 4, 4-3 33SV 2.37 88K 68.1IP) and a bunch of quality arms at their disposal... they recovered well from us getting Betances* and Kahnle. Good news, they only have ONE lefty in Trevor Lane(27, 2/2.5, 1-2 1SV 3.35 82K 83.1IP). They scored 27 more runs than us, leading the AL in home runs with 266... enter LF Giancarlo Stanton(31, 4.5, .252-60-135 .931OPS), C Gary Sanchez(28, 5, .274-27-69 .797OPS), RF Aaron Judge(29, 4.5, .256-45-108 .856OPS) and CF Clint Frazier(27, 2.5, .246-31-92 .781OPS) as #2-#5 hitters. Damn. Add leadoff hitter 2B Tyler Wade(26, 3.5, .266-10-54 .729OPS 84R) and another big righty bad in DH Gleyber Torres(24, 3.5, ,290-13-50 .795OPS)... and we see trouble on the horizon. What we won't do is dropping Keuchel* down here... he is 2-0 with a 1.38ERA against those guys... he will go in game two. Prediction: TEX in 7. American League Championship Series Game 1: October 17th, 2021 New York Yankees - Texas Rangers @ Globe Life Park NYY: SP Luis Severino(R, 1-0 0.00) TEX: SP Corey Kluber(R, 0-0 1.29) Here is the 'Klubot' against 'Sevvy'... those nicknames. Kluber got out of the first unscathed... but wonky as he allowed a deep fly to center... and a hard flyer to left that Billy McKinney sacrificed his body on with a diving, backward catch. We greeted Severino a lot more roughly tho. Royce Lewis doubled on the third pitch, McKinney fanned, and Mazara walked. That set the stage for Bobby Bradley who got ahead 3-1, moved to 3-2 on a bad call by the blind monk behind the plate... and then hit a 97mph heater into the right-field gap... 1-0 Texas. Mazara was brought home with a groundout, and Danny Jansen then grounded a hard one... right to the second baseman, TEX 2, NYY 0. Kluber came back with 2 strikeouts and a fly out... but unfortunately... in between outs, two singles dropped on the green... and Didi Gregorius dropped one into a glove... of a Rangers fan in the right-field stances. NYY 3, TEX 2. We then added to our misery by running ourselves out of the third... as McKinney was picked off at first after a walk, and Mazara was nailed at third base by Stanton, trying to stretch a double into a triple... The maddening thing about Severino was that on the one hand, he was pretty wild... but somehow still got the weak contact when behind in the count... and when Castellanos reached on a 2-base error, he reached back to strike out one, and induced an easy flyout... fifth inning over, TEX 2, NYY 3. And then, things unraveled for Kluber all by himself... when he threw away an easy grounder by Wade... and then Danny Jansen threw away an easy grounder... both past our first baseman... for two in scoring position with two down... and Frazier got under one to pop out... avoided a bullet there. Could we now somehow beat Severino please? Mazara and Bradley made outs to start the bottom 6th... and then Gallo coaxed a walk... time to pull Severino? Boone said no... Jansen took another walk... and Cole Brannen singled cleanly up the middle, base hit, Gallo around third... AND SCORES! Two pitches later, #108 for the night for Severino... and Sensley hit a flyer to right that the right fielder didn't even move on... because it flew right at him. Kluber pitched another clean inning on a short leash, and Severino eventually got pulled after fanning Castellanos. New pitching matchup. Alex Lange, traded away for Sheffield and Torres by us came in... he posted a 4.30ERA in 32G/21GS this season as #5 starter... and five pitches in, the 26-year old went outside, painting the corner with a 94mph heater to Royce Lewis... and our star shortstop saw that one coming a mile ago. And the ball went approximately a mile over the right field fence for a home run... SUCK MY BALLS LANGE! THAT IS WHY WE TRADED HIM AWAY! One inning later, we unleashed some more terror on Chad Green for another run of cushion, and Alex Claudio(1-2-3 K) and Tommy Kahnle(1-2-3 3K) easily brought home a big game one victory. SP Corey Kluber 7IP 3H 3ER 1BB 8K W SS Royce Lewis 3-5 2R 2RBI DB HR LF Billy McKinney 1-5 DH Nomar Mazara 2-3 R BB DB 1B Bobby Bradley 2-4 RBI DB 3B Joey Gallo 0-3 R RBI BB CF Cole Brannen 1-4 R RBI 2B Jorge Castellanos 1-3 BB HR NYY: Didi Gregorius(2) HR TEX: Royce Lewis(2) W: Corey Kluber(1-0 2.57) L: Alex Lange(0-1 4.50) SV: Tommy Kahnle(3 0.00) NYY 2 TEX 4 TEX leads ALCS 1-0 Kudos to Kluber. He allowed one big inning with that 3-run jack, but around that, he was near perfect, striking out eight and looking firmly in control. And kudos to bloody Royce Lewis who is looking like a superhero these days. Two clutch home runs already... __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)