They set a major league record for home runs in a season, and yet they only had one player (Stanton) reach 100 RBIs for the season -- and he had exactly 100.
In other words ... Not only were the Yankees scoring most of their runs on home runs, but they were scoring many, many of them on SOLO home runs. It was pathetic to look at a box score and see that they had hit five home runs in a 7-5 win.
That's not baseball. It's batting practice.
No one has mentioned that most of the time is spent watching pitchers pitch. Too few base hits. Too little ball handling by fielders. Move the pitcher’s mound back some.
I could hit a home run at Yankee Stadium. That is IF I could actually see a 90mph fastball.
That is one of the main reasons why their stats are so heavy to home runs. There have been many articles written about the fact that the New Yankee Stadium is a joke. Almost as bad as Coors Field. There is a very short right field fence(315 feet). They have talked about moving it back but never have.
Exactly,where were these overpaid and overrated stars when it counted?
I was rooting for him, thinking he'd start to figure it out, but his strike outs got worse this year, and he never tried to shorten up his swing with two strikes. IMO, he could've added 30-50 points to his batting average by punching it through the open areas of the shifts when he's behind in the count.
Rangers have become irrelevant, and will continue that under current management...and ownership. I think the owners will cash in their chips soon after the new ballpark is completed.