2018 Regular Season Thread

[ClownPickle]

Opening day lineup:

1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Gary Sanchez, C
5. Aaron Hicks, CF
6. Didi Gregorius, SS
7. Brandon Drury, 3B
8. Neil Walker, 2B
9. Tyler Austin, 1B

[Yankee Tripper]

I wonder if Austin and Wade will be in a platoon with with Walker playing 2B v lefties and 1B v righties.

[ymike673]

Opening day lineup:

1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Gary Sanchez, C
5. Aaron Hicks, CF
6. Didi Gregorius, SS
7. Brandon Drury, 3B
8. Neil Walker, 2B
9. Tyler Austin, 1B

Three consecutive right handed batters? Girardi's head would have exploded! I like Boone's lineup.

[ymike673]

I wonder if Austin and Wade will be in a platoon with with Walker playing 2B v lefties and 1B v righties.

I believe that is the current plan for now.

[NelsonMuntz]

I believe that is the current plan for now.

I thought I read that Boone might give Austin some starts against RHP but I prefer the platoon option.

[longtimeyankeefan]

Opening day lineup:

1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Gary Sanchez, C
5. Aaron Hicks, CF
6. Didi Gregorius, SS
7. Brandon Drury, 3B
8. Neil Walker, 2B
9. Tyler Austin, 1B

You missed the pitcher - Luis Severino SP

[Yankee Tripper]

I thought I read that Boone might give Austin some starts against RHP but I prefer the platoon option.

Walker hits better v RHP and can't play every day so it makes sense to give Austin a few starts v RHP on days they want to rest Walker.

Edit my brain must be addled I realize what I posted doesn't make much sense.

[neyugnt]

Three consecutive right handed batters? Girardi's head would have exploded! I like Boone's lineup.

Going against Happ, I think Hicks is going to be batting from the right side as well, so make that 4 in a row Definitely the oppo-Girardi lineup here.

[spanky185]

Tangentially related to the Yankees, just saw Lindgren is having TJS again. I feel bad for him

[apalradio]

I like the lineup. Even the bottom of the order is quite respectable.

[Battingly]

This makes me feel like a kid on Christmas eve again, its a similar feeling, hard to sleep knowing tomorrow you get to unpack the presents. The excitement, the anticipation, its like Xmas eve for adults.

[ymike673]

This makes me feel like a kid on Christmas eve again, its a similar feeling, hard to sleep knowing tomorrow you get to unpack the presents. The excitement, the anticipation, its like Xmas eve for adults.

Sure a lot different than a season ago.

[Yanks12009]

Sure a lot different than a season ago.

I'd say most of us were excited to start last year, but no one expected the season to go as it did.


Now, look at this 2013 Opening day linup....

Brett Gardner, CF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Robinson Cano, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Vernon Wells, LF
Ben Francisco, DH
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Francisco Cervelli, C


Yikes...

[mbn007]

Opening day lineup:

1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Gary Sanchez, C
5. Aaron Hicks, CF
6. Didi Gregorius, SS
7. Brandon Drury, 3B
8. Neil Walker, 2B
9. Tyler Austin, 1B

I like the show of confidence in Mr. Hicks.

[longtimeyankeefan]

Going against Happ, I think Hicks is going to be batting from the right side as well, so make that 4 in a row Definitely the oppo-Girardi lineup here.

How so? Against LHP, Girardi would regularly start a RHH heavy lineup.

On June 8th against David Price, his starting lineup was:

Gardner
Hicks
Judge
Holiday
Castro
Sanchez
Didi
Headley
Carter

Eight RHH, with only Didi as a LHH. Once he batted, the lineup went eight RHH before a LHH.

[philleotardo]

How so? Against LHP, Girardi would regularly start a RHH heavy lineup.

On June 8th against David Price, his starting lineup was:

Gardner
Hicks
Judge
Holiday
Castro
Sanchez
Didi
Headley
Carter

Eight RHH, with only Didi as a LHH. Once he batted, the lineup went eight RHH before a LHH.

Gardner?

[ClownPickle]

Definitely don't think Gardner should be leading off against a lefty.

Ideally that changes as time goes on.

[Sparks]

Hopefully, Gardner won't be in the leadoff spot against many lefties, but he does have the best numbers against Happ out of anyone in the lineup (9/31, 5XBH), so I think his spot in the batting order is justified for tomorrow.

[sjb23]

I like the show of confidence in Mr. Hicks.

I think Hicks is flying under the radar & will be a BEAST this year.

(Update: since last season, I became a doctor and have now retired and moved to Europe)

[Yankee Steve]

I think Hicks is flying under the radar & will be a BEAST this year.

(Update: since last season, I became a doctor and have now retired and moved to Europe)

You became a doctor and retired during one off season???

[bucky]

How so? Against LHP, Girardi would regularly start a RHH heavy lineup.

On June 8th against David Price, his starting lineup was:

Gardner
Hicks
Judge
Holiday
Castro
Sanchez
Didi
Headley
Carter

Eight RHH, with only Didi as a LHH. Once he batted, the lineup went eight RHH before a LHH.

(other post pointed it out Gardner is LHH) Just want to add. The other point Joe G did was look at the numbers against the opposing pitcher. I think this is why we see Gardner leading off against Happ (300) but I do like seeing Gardy lead off opening day. We should see Hicks leading off against LHP a lot in the future.

[Bigjeep]

Opening day lineup:

1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Gary Sanchez, C
5. Aaron Hicks, CF
6. Didi Gregorius, SS
7. Brandon Drury, 3B
8. Neil Walker, 2B
9. Tyler Austin, 1B

We will miss Castro, a 300 hitter at 2B. I was hoping for a big year from Bird, but that's history now. We shall see!

[hairnovaaa]

We're in big trouble if we miss Castro.

[Art Vanderlay]

Three consecutive right handed batters? Girardi's head would have exploded! I like Boone's lineup.

With all due respect, this is fake news. Against lefty pitchers it was not uncommon for Joe to bat three righties in a row. Joe is gone, no need to make stuff up to justify his termination.

[apalradio]

You became a doctor and retired during one off season???

I think it was a dig at one our former forum members who was eventually banned from the group. I found it pretty amusing.