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Max Kellerman retweeted
Yankees fans don’t realize is that if this was ruled a catch it would have prevented Red Sox pitchers from surrendering 16 runs today
This angle isn't being shown on NESN and hasn't been posted anywhere on the internet for some reason.
This isn't *obviously* a trap, but the ball moves and it's unclear if it hit the ground around the :03 mark.
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That ball is out of his glove, on the grass
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Max Kellerman retweeted
Cam Schlittler in 5 career starts vs. Boston:
32.1 IP
2 ER
39 K | 9 BB
0.56 ERA
0.90 WHIP
Unbelievable dominance.
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Max Kellerman retweeted
Bernie Williams had the equivalent of nearly an entire extra season of baseball in postseason play… and he was great during it! He had another 22 HR, 80 RBI, and .850 OPS against the best opponents in the biggest moments. Easily belongs in Cooperstown.
Oct play shouldn’t be just extra credit, it’s part of the actual resume. These are the most important games! Yes, it’s a small sample size, but championships are determined on small sample size. Reward players that took advantage of these huge important moments.
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Traded all the pitching talent (Drabek, Deshaies et al) and colluded with other owners so didn’t sign guys they needed (Morris, Fisk etc). Fired all his managers, so zero stability in the organization. Yankees rebuilt when he was kicked out of baseball and couldn’t screw it up.
I wouldn’t go as far as “unmitigated disaster,” but his impatience led to a lot of underperforming teams thru the ‘80s. People forget how fans used to boo him back then. The ‘90s dynasty put the fans back in his corner and made him beloved as he aged.
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No one is saying he was always perfect, but after his suspension he finally realized he should just stay out of the way and stop meddling. But, unlike his son, he wasn’t afraid to spend to win.
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The wild card would have been a different thing for the Yankees in the 1980s. Strong pitching, Henderson, Mattingly and Winfield might have won one.
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There is a real Hall of Fame case to be made for Nettles: he played the most underrepresented position in the Hall of Fame because it’s perceived as more of an offensive position than it really is. Nettles produced offense, all time elite 3B defense, and was great in the playoffs
Happy Birthday to Graig Nettles. A 6X All Star, 2X Gold Glove, 1981’ ALCS MVP and 2X WS Champion (77-78’), he played 22 seasons (1967-88’). He hit .248/.329/.421, .750 OPS, 110 OPS+, 390 HR, 1314 RBI, 1193 Runs, 1088 Walks, 328 Doubles, 2225 Hits, 3779 TB, 68.0 WAR. He led the AL in HR 1X and WAR 2X. Considered by many to be one of the greatest defensive 3B of All Time, he often was overshadowed by Brooks Robinson. He hit 30+ HR 2X and recorded 90+ RBI 4X. He ranks 66th on the All Time HR list, T-105th in RBI, 92nd in Walks and 183rd in Hits.
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Nettles’ playoff OPS is .641 with a negative WPA. He comes up a little short in everything Hall of Fame metric. He was a really good player, but the best HoF argument to be made for him is “I really loved the 1970s Yankees.”
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It’s a joke Max. He was a Yankee Captain for the love of god. But by all means Paul O’Neill and Jorge Posada clearly contributed more so let’s put them in.
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Had a huge fallout with Steinbrenner. The organization should rise above it and bring Nettles home.
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This is the case for Nettles
Not enough people talk about Graig Nettles:
• 390 HR, 67.9 WAR, 6x AS, 2x WAR leader
• More HR than HOF 3Bs Santo, Brett, Rolen
• More WAR than Banks, Killebrew, Winfield
• Led NYY to championships in 1977 & 1978
• Was named 1981 ALCS MVP (1.488 OPS)
• Never struck out 100x in 22 seasons
• 2x GG, played 20,625 innings at 3B
Somehow, he never received more than 8.3% of the vote from the BBWAA, falling off the HOF ballot after receiving just 4.7% in 1997, his fourth year of eligibility. An injustice!
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I’ll take a prime George Brett — especially in the playoffs — over anyone ever at the position. But Brett is not the bar. I think of 3B as offensively much closer to 2B than to 1B, and believe baseball history beats this out.
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"Great in the playoffs" is a big stretch. Nettles was great in 1981, won the ALCS MVP, and had a few decent ALCSs—but more playoff series in which his bat was dormant. Always a good glove, but in 24 World Series games, he hit .225, had 0 HR and an OPS of .559.
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