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Post by tomt on Sept 15, 2021 14:25:27 GMT -5
We currently have won 81 games with 17 left. I think it is going to take around 93 wins to secure a wild card. All the East teams will be playing each other so some team will win and one will lose. I presume Seattle and Oakland are in the same position. Each game is like a "playoff game" now where wins and loses are huge. There is no room for a three or four game losing streak nor costly physical and mental errors ( we sure had a lot of those this year). Our quest to get 93 will be hard with the Rays, Sox and the Jays coming up soon. We need to take care of the O's, Indians and Rangers before the last nine in our division. Let's do it.
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Post by GoodFriar on Sept 16, 2021 9:17:57 GMT -5
If we win today for the finale at Baltimore, and win every series from here on out, that will give us 93 wins which should be enough to gain a WC berth.
That means we have to win 11 more games. It would be nice to sweep the Indians and Rangers, so we won't be forced to win at Toronto and at Boston, but who knows? Maybe we win 8 of 10, or 10 of 13.
Friar ain't giving up. Just remember Yogi's most famous quote.
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Post by roger on Sept 16, 2021 12:46:52 GMT -5
hope leans towards winning 8/10 or 10/13........
reality suggests, it could just as easily be losing 8/10 or 10/13......
Question is, what team will show up the rest of the way ?
I REALLY don't see Gardner continue to be the lightning in the bottle the rest of the way...or Torres suddenly turning into Placido Polanco at 2B ......
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Post by YFAlaska/Georgia on Sept 16, 2021 13:47:16 GMT -5
We need Gary to not make as many stupid plays behind the plate. We need Luke to be a solid DH. We need Stanton to play in RF, his bat is better when he plays in the field. We need Rizzo to hit like we know he can We need DJ to be the DJ we signed for big contract (you know the guy that bats .500 with RISP) and play 2B We need someone not named Torres to play SS. Torres bat is not worth his glove. We need Gio to just focus on being the best 3B he can be. We desperately need Boone to know when to pull a pitcher, I think this is his Achilles heel. We need Chapman to be Chapman, where is the guy that started the year-Lights out! We need Wade to be the spark when asked to be, and run like He11 on the bases. We need Cole to be the best Ace in MLB. We need Joey Joe Joe to keep stretching, smack the crap out of the balls, maybe a few more slap bunts to other side We need Judge to continue to do what he has been doing. Don't think this is asking too much and when they do all of this we win it all! Go Yankees.
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Post by roger on Sept 16, 2021 14:00:19 GMT -5
YF, you are going to have to visit a LOT of churches, temples, synagogues, shrines, etc for all these to happen !!
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Post by YFAlaska/Georgia on Sept 17, 2021 6:35:53 GMT -5
Not even one day passes and my first "we need" falls apart for a game losing play. His bat is much better than last year, but I am OK if we decide to move on from Gary at seasons end. He is not the droid we are looking for.
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