I really like the job that Aaron Boone has done these past two seasons, but I have to question his decisions which I assume are based on some analytic numbers. Saturday, Tanaka was under 70 pitches and cruising along. Last night Green is just cruising along, pitching less than three innings, yet he brings in Ottivino who has been undependable since the All-Star break and there went the lead. And then there was J.A. Happ.
Ottavino hung a slider to George Springer on a solo homer in the fifth to tie the game at 2-2, and Happ gave up the game-winning homer to Carlos Correa to start the bottom of the 11th. Why Aaron, why? Ottavino who, in five playoff games this year, has given up five hits, one run and two walks to go along with three strikeouts. In Saturday’s win, when Ottavino pitched a scoreless inning, he still gave up a pair of singles and needed a double play to escape without giving up a run. Why Aaron? If front office analytics tell you take Green out with 1 out in the fifth, why would you go to Ottivinio (see above)? And to make matters worse, the game went extra innings. And the Yanks never found the hit they desperately needed, and ultimately their bullpen magic disappeared when Carlos Correa homered off Happ the Yankees’ ninth pitcher, on the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning. Ottavino continues to be the weakest link of Boone’s high-leverage relievers during the playoffs. Happ shouldn’t have even been in the game,but, well, you ran out of pitchers. Yeah, we didn’t hit much and Correa makes a perfect throw to home, but we lost this one because of Mr. Boone’s mishandling of the bullpen. Why Aaron?
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john o'connell
10/14/2019 06:05:28 pm
"Why, Aaron"?
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Sportyguy
10/14/2019 06:18:41 pm
Very wrong
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Stan
10/14/2019 07:42:05 pm
Boone uses his resources like there is a bottomless pit , now Yanks have 3 straight days of games. ..
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Randy
10/15/2019 07:40:30 am
and that means?
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john o'connell
10/15/2019 09:23:59 am
it means he can't use 8 relievers 3 days in a ror.
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john o'connell
10/15/2019 10:17:48 am
row
Stan
10/15/2019 10:47:42 am
You got it John , now lets see how Boone handles bullpen in NY , and Yankee bats need to beat up on Astros bullpen....
john o'connell
10/15/2019 11:59:10 am
he'll do the same thing he always does--play musical pitchers, and hope one (or more) doesn't blow up.
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