Morning Bits: SWB Yanks Playoffs, Kuroda looking to avoid the sweep & More…
Going back to the old mug for some good luck
Well the Yankees are now tied for the division lead. Things are not looking good at all as Tampa and the O’s are putting on some serious pressure on the Bombers. The Yankees need a big game from Kuroda tonight as he will face up against Moore. Game time is set for 7:10PM EST.
Enjoy the day now for some links…
– Wallace Matthews of ESPN NY says the Yanks have hit rock bottom. What will the writers say or call it if they don’t even make the playoffs?
– Richard Justice of MLB.com writes that the Yankees lack healthy bodies, not heart.
– Steven Miller of MLB.com has the preview of tonight’s game as Kuroda looks to prevent a sweep.
– Donnie Collins of The Citizen Voice has the preview of the SWB Yanks playoff series which begins tonight.
– Robert Knapel of The Bleacher Report looks at where a Yankee collapse would rank among the six worst in baseball history.
Posted on September 5, 2012, in Notes & Links and tagged New York Yankees. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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last 10 yankees games – record 3-7
(players listed in order of season yankees hits totals)
cano has the most hits last 10 games, with 11 hits, 5 one hit games, 3 two hit games, 2 hitless— not exactly carrying the team on his back
and the hits are not coming in bunches either, but spead out
the yankees have 65 hits in last 10 games, that is 6.5 hits per game avg
grannderson only has 3 hits over these 10 games
check out the list what the players have done over last 10 team games
jeter 8 for 40, 200 avg, 4 runs, 3 rbi
cano 11 for 39, 282 avg, 5 runs, 5 rbi
swisher 8 for 38, 211 avg, 4 runs, 5 rbi
granderson 3 for 27, 111 avg, 2 runs, 6 rbi played in 9, 8 starts, missed 1 game
teixeira 1 for 8, 125 avg, 1 run, 1 rbi,, missed last 7 games
arod 2 for 8, 250 abg, 1 run, zero rbi, played in last 2, missed previous 36 games
ibanez 2 for 26, 077 avg, 3 runs, 2 rbi, played in 9, 7 starts, missed 1 game
chavez 7 for 25, 280 avg, 2 runs, 1 rbi, played in 8, 6 starts, missed 2 games
martin 6 for 24, 250 avg, 1 run, 3 rbi, played in 8, 7 starts, missed 2 games
jones 1 for 16, 063 avg, 1 run, 1 rbi, played in 5, 3 starts, missed 5 games
nix 5 for 14, 357 avg, 2 runs, zero rbi, played in 7, 6 starts, missed 3 games
ichiro 6 for 32, 188 avg, 1 run, 1 rbi
stewart 1 for 7, 143 avg, zero runs, zero rbi, 3 starts, missed 7 games
wise– no longer on team
nunez 1 for 3, 333 avg, 1 run, 1 rbi, played in 2, 1 start, sept 1st call up
gardner — zero games, last game played april 17
mcgehee— zero games,…. not sure is on the roster
dickerson 2 for 7, 286 average, played in 4, 3 starts, sept 1st call up
pierce 1 for 7, 143 average, 2 runs, zero rbi, played in 3, 2 starts, aquired from astros about aug 27
pena – did not play over last 10- has been released
nova and petite each have 1 hit on the season as pitchers
mcdonald got no hits, no longer on the team
cerveli has zero hits, appeared in 1 game so far as september call up
since being hit by the pitvh in the head, JETER is 9 bfor 43, 209 avg,… avr last 10 1/2 games, with 4 hitless games, has 5 walks total
he had 1 walk in 3 of the 4 hitless games
the entire team is in a slump,… even if a player gets a hit in an inning,… foolow up hits and rallys are not forth coming
but they have been like that all season
no reason to believe they can start putting multiple hits in the same inning together at this piont
if they dont get it going,… they will be home for playoffs
if the yankees do not win the division,.. the might not even get the wildcard either,.. the A’s, and angels, and rays, even the tigers,.. and vice versa the o’s and whitesox, all have chances at divisions or wildcars
the yankees are in serious serious trouble
and i do think its worse than the mets collape in 2008,….. only because this is the yankees,.. they are expected to win,…. not sink like a rock like this.
and do not compare this 2012 yankees to the 1996 or 2000 teams,… those teams could hit
in 1996 the yankees averaged 10.01 hits per game, in 2000 9.51 hits per game.
the 2012 yankees through 135 games arer averaging 8.85 hits per game. If that stands true–
10.01 – 8.85 = 1.16
1.16 x 162 = 188 hits
compared to the 1996 team, this team is missing 188 hits
that like missing an all star player —- but the hits are shaved off of a bunch of players totals,.. making the whole team medicore at best
SO DO NOT COMPARE THIS TEAM WITH THE 1996 TEAM,.. PLEASE
Mike Francesa should stick to football
2012 yankees hits
jeter 179, cano 157 swisher 117, granderson 116, teixeira 111, arod 99, ibanez 77, chavez 69, martin, 68, jones 42, nix 38, ichiro 36, srewart 31, wise 16, nunez 16, gardner 11, mcghee 8, dickerson 2, pearce 1, pena 1, nova 1, pettite 1
1195 hits in 135 games — 5/6 of the season exactly, 27 games left
1996 yankees hits
jjeter 183, martinez 174, williams 168, oneil 165, boggs 156, duncan 136, girardi 124, sierra 93, leyritz 70, gerald williams 63, raines 57, strawbeery 53, fielder 52, fox 37, rivera 25, hayes 19, aldrete 17, howard 11, sojo 11, kelly 3, james 2, fenhotrn 1, posada 1
1621 hits in 162 games = 10.01 hits per game
the 1996 yankess had 5 players get over 150 hits,.. the 2012 yankees may only have 2 players to get more than 140 hits
if you look closely at the 3rd highest hit getters for ewach team, to the 7th highest hit getter, you can see a huge discepancy , also the way down the line
not only that, but
to match the 1996 yankees the 2012 need need 426 hits in final 27 games, or 15.57 hits per game in final 27 games
that is not going to happen
in fact, the discepancy may get worse,….. as the entire offense is in a severe slump