James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 03/11/2024Happy trails, "Nice Work Lou" Trivino Posted a 1.42 ERA in 29 games for the Yankees in 2022 (including postseason), but missed all of 2023 with Tommy John surgery and couldn't get back to the majors this year x.com/GaryHPhillips/… 030
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 03/11/2024Attention @verizonfios: I regret to inform you that you misspelled the name of legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. Please correct posthaste. Thanks in advance. 020
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 02/11/2024Fitting that Penn State doesn’t touch the ball again after their horrendous series at the goal line 010
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 01/11/2024 youtube.com/watch?v=74HUKp… x.com/itsrubensierra… 010
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Lost World Series Game Led By 5+ Runs in 5th Inning or Later 1929 Cubs G4 v PHA 8-0 in 7th, Lost 10-8 1993 Phillies G4 v TOR 12-7 in 6th, Lost 15-14 1996 Braves G4 v NYY 6-0 in 6th, Lost 8-6 2002 Giants G6 a ANA 5-0 in 7th, Lost 6-5 2024 Yankees G5 v LAD 5-0 in 5th, Lost 7-6 010
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Dodgers World Series Titles 1955 vs Yankees (4-3) (Brooklyn) 1959 vs White Sox (4-2) 1963 vs Yankees (4-0) 1965 vs Twins (4-3) 1981 vs Yankees (4-2) 1988 vs Athletics (4-1) 2020 vs Rays (4-2) 2024 vs Yankees (4-1) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Most World Series Titles Yankees 27 Cardinals 11 Athletics 9 Red Sox 9 Giants 8 Dodgers 8 *** 010
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Yankees Longest World Series Title Droughts 20 Seasons 1903-1922 17 Seasons 1979-1995 15 Seasons 2010-???? 14 Seasons 1963-1976 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024MLB Most HR in Single Postseason 10 Randy Arozarena 2020 TB 8 Barry Bonds 2002 SF 8 Carlos Beltran 2004 HOU 8 Nelson Cruz 2011 TEX 8 Corey Seager 2020 LAD 8 Adolis Garcia 2023 TEX 7 Giancarlo Stanton 2024 NYY *** 7 5 Others (Glaus, B.Upton, Werth, D.Murphy, Altuve) 010
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Yankees Postseason HR Leaders 22 Bernie Williams (121 G) 20 Derek Jeter (158 G) 18 Mickey Mantle (65 G) 18 Giancarlo Stanton (41 G) 16 Aaron Judge (58 G) 15 Babe Ruth (36 G) x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Yankees Most HR in Single Postseason 7 Giancarlo Stanton 2024 (14 Games) 6 Bernie Williams 1996 (15 Games) 6 Alex Rodriguez 2009 (15 Games) 6 Giancarlo Stanton 2020 (7 Games) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Yankees Duos - Most Games with HR Together in Same Game (incl Postseason) 75 Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth 56 Yogi Berra & Mickey Mantle 51 Aaron Judge & Giancarlo Stanton 47 Bob Meusel & Babe Ruth 43 Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle 39 Jorge Posada & Alex Rodriguez 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Aaron Judge's first home run in the first inning since August 25 against the Rockies. His 19th in the regular season and postseason combined, the most by anyone in any inning in a season. x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Yankees Back-to-Back HR in World Series 1928 Gm 4 at STL Ruth/Gehrig 1932 Gm 3 at CHC Ruth Called Shot/Gehrig 1964 Gm 6 at STL Maris/Mantle 1977 Gm 5 at LAD Munson/Jackson 2024 Gm 5 vs LAD Judge/Chisholm 010
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024Gerrit Cole Postseason Career Second Start of Series (6 GS) W-L 4-1 (Tm 5-1) IP 39.1 ERA 1.83 BAA .156 OPS .482 BB/K 8/45 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024Yankees/Dodgers World Series Game 5 Lineups! Same lineup for the Yanks, finally showed some life last night. Two flights back to L.A. or one? No team down 3-0 in the World Series has forced a Game 6. Pregame at 6:30 on YES, game at 8 on FOX, back to YES for postgame! 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024Most RBIs in a World Series 12 Bobby Richardson 1960 NYY (Lost) 11 Mickey Mantle 1960 NYY (Lost) 10 Yogi Berra 1956 NYY (Won) 10 Ted Kluszewski 1959 CHW (Lost) 10 Sandy Alomar Jr 1997 CLE (Lost) 10 Mike Napoli 2011 TEX (Lost) 10 Freddie Freeman 2024 LAD 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024The Yankees are the first team in World Series history to hit 3+ home runs with 5+ stolen bases in a game 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024A good one from @yestoresearch: Anthony Volpe has the first game in World Series history with a grand slam and two stolen bases 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024Yankees World Series Grand Slams 1936 Tony Lazzeri G2 a NYG 1951 Gil McDougald G5 a NYG 1953 Mickey Mantle G5 a BKN 1956 Yogi Berra G2 a BKN 1956 Bill Skowron G7 a BKN 1960 Bobby Richardson G3 v PIT 1964 Joe Pepitone G6 a STL 1998 Tino Martinez G1 v SD 2024 Anthony Volpe G4 v LAD 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 30/10/2024Freddie Freeman is the first player to hit a home run in each of the first 4 games of a World Series 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Yankees pitching going into Game 4 x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Yankees/Dodgers World Series Game 4 Lineups! A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Pregame at 6:30 on YES, game at 8 on FOX, back to YES for postgame! 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024A lot of “the Yankees are proving they were frauds all along” talk. So why did everyone think this would be a close series between the best teams in each league? “What the Yankees are good at is bludgeoning weaker opponents.” They have MLB’s best record against winning teams. 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024The Yankees have won 4+ games in a row 9 times this season (including once in the playoffs with the last 2 of ALDS and first 2 of ALCS) The Dodgers have lost 4+ games in a row twice (5 to ARZ & CIN from May 21-26 and 4 to MIL & PHI from Jul 7-11) x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Yankees Runs per Game Regular Season 5.03 (3rd in MLB) ALDS & ALCS 4.78 World Series 2.33 (7 runs in 3 games) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Dodgers win 4-2 to take a 3-0 World Series lead 25th team to go up 3-0, and the first 24 are 24-0 with 21 sweeps and 3 wins in 5 games 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Giancarlo Stanton was not even at third base when Hernandez got the ball in left field 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024After getting a standing ovation, Judge chased again and struck out to fall to .146 for this postseason (.198 career in the playoffs) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Gleyber Torres leading off in the first inning: reached in 10 of 12 postseason games (3 singles, 2 doubles, 5 walks) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 28/10/2024A key matchup to me: Clarke Schmidt's Knuckle Curve .149 BAA, .216 SLG, 39.5 K%, 1 HR (Gunnar Henderson 4/29 at BAL) this season (incl playoffs) Dodgers vs Curveballs this year (incl post) BAA .252 (2nd in MLB, TOR .259) SLG .445 (2nd, BAL .457) K% 29.1 (10th-Lowest) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 28/10/2024Yankees pitching going into Game 3 The reliable Clarke Schmidt has a 2.95 ERA this year including playoffs and he's allowed no more than 3 runs in 42 of 50 starts since last year (3rd-best % min 40 GS behind Snell & Sale). Bullpen ready off the off day: x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 28/10/2024Yankees/Dodgers World Series Game 3 Lineups! Yanks come home down 2-0. All eyes on Judge, who's 6-for-40 this postseason (.150). Trevino in for Wells. Ohtani starting after the big scare in Game 2. Pregame at 6:30 on YES, game at 8 on FOX, then back to YES for postgame! 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 28/10/2024The 10 World Series comebacks from an 0-2 deficit all began with a clutch start in Game 3 (thanks as always to @baseball_ref & @stathead) x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/2024Helluva Witching Hour in the 1:00 slot today 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/2024Won World Series After Trailing 2-0 1955 Dodgers d. Yankees 1956 Yankees d. Dodgers 1958 Yankees d. Braves 1965 Dodgers d. Twins 1971 Pirates d. Orioles 1978 Yankees d. Dodgers 1981 Dodgers d. Yankees 1985 Royals d. Cardinals 1986 Mets d. Red Sox 1996 Yankees d. Braves 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/20244 runs & 10 outs for Carlos Rodón, who ties a Yankees World Series record by allowing 3 home runs Allie Reynolds 1953 Gm 1 vs BKN Bob Grim 1955 Gm 5 at BKN Catfish Hunter 1977 Gm 2 vs LAD David Wells 1998 Gm 1 vs SD Carlos Rodón 2024 Gm 2 at LAD Yanks won '53 & '98 games 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/20244 homers in the last 7 games for Juan Soto .342/.458/.711 this postseason x.com/MLBNetwork/sta… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/2024That was pretty cool, Ice Cube, but I’m sorry, the Dodgers have to lose tonight. And where was the Goodyear Blimp? 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/2024Yamamoto in First Inning This Season (21 starts including playoffs) 6.86 ERA | .298 BAA | .919 OPS 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 27/10/2024Aaron Judge this season Judge Chase% | Whiff% Reg 18.7 | 30.7 Post 28.2 | 42.0 That 18.7% regular-season chase rate was 2nd-lowest in the AL (#1 was who else? Juan Soto 18.3%) (MLB avg this season: 28.5 Chase% 25.3 Whiff%) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/2024Yankees pitching going into Game 2 x.com/JamesSmyth621/… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/2024Yankees/Dodgers World Series Game 2 Lineups! Some opener last night. Same 9 for Yanks, win tonight and it's 1-1 going to the Bronx. LA flips Teoscar & Freeman vs LHP. Edman moves up too & Rojas is in at SS Pregame at 6:30 on YES, game at 8 on FOX, then back to YES for postgame! 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/2024MLB Postseason Come-From-Behind Walk-Off HR Lenny Dykstra NYM 1986 NLCS Gm 3 vs HOU Kirk Gibson LAD 1988 WS Gm 1 vs OAK Joe Carter TOR 1993 WS Gm 6 vs PHI Yordan Alvarez HOU 2022 ALDS Gm 1 vs SEA Freddie Freeman LAD 2024 WS Gm 1 vs NYY (Gibson/Alvarez/Freeman down to last out) 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/2024Unbelievable game. Freddie Freeman hits the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/20243 Stolen Bases in World Series Game (all had 3) Honus Wagner PIT 1909 Gm 3 at DET Willie Davis LAD 1965 Gm 5 vs MIN Lou Brock STL 1967 Gm 7 at BOS Lou Brock STL 1968 Gm 3 at DET B.J. Upton TB 2008 Gm 3 at PHI Rajai Davis CLE 2016 Gm 5 at CHC Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2024 Gm 1 at LAD 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/2024We have the sound down in the control room during our Nets coverage, but watching this video, wow are there a lot of Yankees fans there x.com/YESNetwork/sta… 000
James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · 26/10/2024How is he still doing this?! Yankees Most HR in Single Postseason 6 Bernie Williams 1996 6 Alex Rodriguez 2009 6 Giancarlo Stanton 2020 6 Giancarlo Stanton 2024 000
