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re: DAT 10/18: ALCS Game 3 - Astros (Javier) @ Rangers (Scherzer) - 7:03ct FS1
Posted on 10/18/23 at 6:08 pm to bricksandstones
Posted on 10/18/23 at 6:08 pm to bricksandstones
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I like the lineup considering we have to accept that Yainer was denied the necessary reps to be a functional part of an October lineup.
I get your point, but Yainer hasn’t helped himself at all in the postseason opportunities. He’s 0-fer, has looked God awful, and has failed miserably in a few key situations. I still love him as the catcher going forward, but I certainly hoped for more this postseason.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 6:27 pm to High C
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I get your point, but Yainer hasn’t helped himself at all in the postseason opportunities. He’s 0-fer, has looked God awful, and has failed miserably in a few key situations
He's started 11 of the last 31 games. Remember at the start if the season when Dusty never played him. He was hitting .226 at the end of May. Then when Yordan got hurt and forced Dustys hand to play him, he got hot and hit .299 into September with a 40+ home run 100+ rbi pace.
It seems we're back where we were at the start of the season where he's not getting consistent at bats and his suffering for it. Remember he was hot out of spring training and then got benched and struggled out of the gate. The evidence we have suggests he's a guy that thrives with playing time and sinks without it. Even at his best, Yainer is going to swing at everything. So it would seem, he needs to have his swing timing down for all the pitches he's going to offer at.
I'm not gonna come at Dusty too hard for the decision to PH Yainer. That's what we all wanted. In hindsight though, Dubon was probably the better call. That's a tough ask to bring a rookie into a a playoff game cold, bases loaded nobody out in a game were losing. I think we've probably seen the last of Yainer pinch hitting though.
This post was edited on 10/18/23 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 10/18/23 at 6:52 pm to High C
Let's score early and score a lot let's go Stros!
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