It’s one thing if the Dodgers went “OMG, I can’t believe our luck!”. It’s entirely another thing if they KNEW it was just a matter of time before Yankees self destruct at some point. That’s so humiliating.
Another BS discussion by kay and dom...juan soto does not owe the fans anything. He performed elitely out of the gate (unlike judge in the ws) and MADE the fans love him. He knows the moment he does not perform he will be subject (like stanton) to constant disrespect from the fans and broadcast commentators. Soto owes us nothing!!!
CAP!!! They Yankees only played that way in the World Series, leaving runners on-base vs. they didn't do that ONCE, they entire season, which is how they stayed in front of BAL, the entire season into the playoffs
@@SuperCatacata nope, they just weren't good enough to compete in the playoffs this year. You saw ALL the teams play, so it was pretty obvious why the winning-teams advanced, while the losing teams went home
“The worst positioned outfield. They amazed at how many times relay throws came skittering through the field with no one taking charge. And how often Jazz Chisholm was out of place or just standing when a play was an action.” Thank you for FINALLY RECOGNIZING & REPORTING THIS!!!!
I've been a Dodgers fan since 1959; so, I really don't listen to much discussion about the Yankees. However, this was a really good discussion, without whining.
Girardi wasn't a "friend manager". He was exactly the kind of manager you are describing but the Yankees as a team still had these issues. Almost like it is a systemic problem in the Yankees organization, not a managerial one. I will tell you your problem. Hal isn't George. George loved baseball and HATED to lose. He wouldn't tolerate anyone in the organization who didn't think the same way. Hal doesn't particularly love baseball nor does he hate to lose. He just wants the money the Yankees generate.
Exactly!!!,,,,, Aaron Boone is so weak they got rid of Joe Girardi because Cashman and Steinbrenner wanted a Yes Man an Aaron Boone is a perfect Yes Man
These players.are not in high school.baseball. Freaking not A, AA, AAA. They are in MLB getting paid millions?. Cant field? Blame the players please.😂😂😂
Over half of the Dodgers starting pitchers were on the IL, so that might be a reason why the stats were so close. Secondly, game 4 was a throwaway game and they put out their worst relief pitchers to save the better relievers arms for game 5.
It’s funny to hear people try to say that the Yankees offensive performed as well as the Dodgers after their offense was non existent in the first 3 games. 😂. Half their runs were in one game against nobodys.
Any Yankees fan that watched enough games this season shouldn’t of been shocked what happened in the 5th inning. They’ve had very sloppy moments all season and you just hoped in the postseason they would finally play their best baseball. They didn’t.
@m.i.aa.i.m383 that's not a scouting report that's a gambling report. There's nothing that the Dodgers would have to do to exploit such a weakness. They're just trying to make themselves look better by claiming the Yankees didn't give them the game.
The dodgers don’t have the makeup of any sort of dynasty tbh. The Braves will be back next year, the Phillies and Mets are good, and the padres are legit. Just think this year was LA’s turn
@ the odds of someone else winning the World Series this year are much greater lol. They were healthy all year until the playoffs basically and didn’t win 100 games. They’re not that good. There’s not a good team in baseball quite frankly
@@liberalweirdo7886 They are not healthy you fool. No Glasnow, No Gavin Stone, No Evan Phillips, Freddie Freeman Injured, Shoehei Ohtani injured, Miguel Rojas Injured, River Ryan Injured, Emmet Sheehan Injured, Kershaw Injured. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
The entire system of player development in the Yankees organization needs to be reassessed. You CANNOT WIN THE WORLD SERIES IF YOU ARE NOT FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND!!!!!!
The play at 1st base showed both sides on the Yankee side, Cole didn’t cover. On the Dodger side Mookie hustled down the line on what looked like a routine groundout.
Two other baserunning plays that come to mind. Ohtani taking third on the Torres miss in Game 1, and Hernandez keeping his eye on Judge in center field on Judge's error in Game 5. Without those plays, the Dodgers could have been down 3-2 and heading the LA for Game 6.
That inning with all their unforced errors and having a five run lead early and squaundering it had me "WANTING" to have the Dodgers win, what a"CHOKE" team year after year are the Yankees.
If Michael Kay were a "Yankees shill" he would not even be discussing Joel Sherman's piece, let alone endorsing it like he does here. I'm so far beyond sick of seeing comments accusing Kay of being a shill when he's just plainly not. He criticizes Boone and the team regularly and harshly. People just are not listening.
This series was not as close as some of those games implied. As a longtime dodger fan these two teams were not on the same level, and it was painfully obvious. It was destiny. this year reminded me of the year Boston was a buzz saw and destroyed LA in 2018 WS
Well said Eric. And I am a Yankee fan saying this. The American League was arguably at among its least competitive ever at least since the playoff format began in 1969. An argument could have been that if the 2024 Mets, Phillies or Padres was in the AL, they might have won the pennant. With that said, Yankees had a good season despite their flaws on defense and certain aspects of pitching.
It would be one thing if we got blown out every single game.... but it hurts even more that we legitimately had a chance in every game and we literally shot ourselves in the foot
The fact that we just keep striking out at an alarming rate is deflating. We need to make more contact. Combined Chisholm, Volpe and Torres struck out 451 times 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@ Need both in sports. The 2024 Yankees remind of a very good NBA “Athletic” team that got to the NBA Finals from a very weak conference. Then lost in 5 games to a slightly less athletic team that much better on fundamentals such as defense and making free throws. 🏀 Think the Lebron James led Miami Heat losing to the San Antonio Spurs.
Nobody is talking about the differences in the two teams on running to first base in Game Five. Yes, the Yankees made a mistake in not covering first, but Mookie ran through first base, and got there in time. With two outs, and the Yankees having a chance to score, Jazz slid into first base on a close play. If he runs through the base, like everyone who has ever played Little League knows is faster, he might get there in time. The Yankees would have gotten runs out of that play. Something as simple as just running through first base. That isn't a baserunning skill issue. That is a mental error.
Kay and I agree a lot more at the end of the year when the Yankee season ends. I’m starting to think he doesn’t actually believe the stuff he says when he’s defending Cashman Boone and Hal. He just has to say it because of who employs him.
That is one thousand percent the truth. Kay is not an idiot, he is actually very very smart. But this is also the real world, how many of us can go on television and criticize our employers the way every one on social media expects Kay to criticize the Yankees? I listen to this show because I like the dynamic between the three hosts and their perspective on other sports, not because I really expect Kay to be free to give a truly honest take on the Yankees.
That report is spot on. Completely accurate analysis. Yankees lack disciplines. Yankees need the more "organized" game plays. Lack of fundamentals is absolutely right.
It’s announcers and “journalists” like this that are half the problem. They cheerlead for the Yankees management and front offices, therefore leaving them to think nothing needs to change. If the Dodgers didn’t come out and say this themselves, they would still be trying to tell us the complete opposite. Now they have no way of spinning it.
@@jeremy9876543 yeah about that. I’ve seen more and more comments saying soto isn’t more worth Ohtani money. Like some people have been saying this for the past few months that Soto is a great player. Clutch and young. But he is not ohtani. He had his best season batting in front of judge. He’s a top ten player in the league yes of course. But is it worth it? Ohtani prints money from the Japan audience. Judge is already a yankee money printer. Are we willing to willing to spend 50 million a year when he have players who can’t field right and have to move around to positions they can’t play? Yankees are crushing themselves under the weight of their own talent now.
I think its a good thing that the scouting report came put and know everyone knows the Yankees flaws.....because now the training and coaching staff can finally be adjusted to train for fundamentals again. It's a wake up call but also a chance to improve because it's so glaringly obvious where the improvements need to be made!
How is it that it takes articles like this for people to see these weaknesses, when as Boone would say they ate in front of you All year these flaws stood out and now it comes out
It’s mind blowing how lost at sea this franchise is even when coming off a World Series appearance they easily could’ve won. Where’s the evidence their analytics is benefiting them? They don’t use it to scout the opposition and apply it to defenseive positioning. They don’t steal bases fucking ever. They cannot hit lefties. The manager is like a chaperone and apparently has no capacity to teach the game to the players. So much so that it’s clear he’s not aware of game scenarios as they play out all right in front of him. How many more years do we have to watch this guy shit his pants and only change his shirt ?
yep ~ He is crying with the team in the dugout after the game.... not teaching sound baseball.... its the state of Yankees baseball.... same mistakes all over the field daily NOT JUST THIS WORLD SERIES and they ignore them b/c the Homer hides it... The Dodgers are a light years better run organization. When confronted with errors in the regular season Boone defends the player by calling out how many good plays he makes that arent applauded.... Gleyber leading MLB in errors at his position is the tip of the iceberg.
what cant stand about the Yankees is they'll spend money but they'll cheap out on the right guy sometimes and then be forced into spending on the wrong guy.
Agree. The Dodgers had their failures which is the road to success. Failure is the teacher to success. Got eliminated by the Padres in first round 2023, didn’t make the playoffs 2022. Got beat by Astros in 2017 and then 2018 Bosox in 2018.
Yankees analytics department been one of the worst the last 10 years basically. So no surprise their baserunning defense and situational hitting reflects that. But it’s very alarming that other teams know this and willfully exploit it but the Yankees are too stubborn and prideful to even acknowledge it
THATS ALL ON THE GM. Let's face it for the past 15 years.He brings in the slugger for the 3 run Homer.And he thinks that's the way you win. What gets me is that the Yankees getting their butts kicked by the astros. So many times who did play good fundamental baseball? The Yankees would have learned, but they didn't.
Idk if its stupidity or ego that makes them refuse to change but hopefully the other team literally laughing at you and calling you out will wake them up but I won’t hold my breath. I think it falls more on the manager and coaches than the GM but the problem is organizational. They all deserve blame
the Yanks mispositioning in the OF was apparent on the Teo game tying double in the 5th that went over Judge's head. Why is Judge not playing super deep to prevent ex. base hit there? He should've been positioned deep and maybe made that play. little things.
Something people rarely say...what if you put all that money into one player rather than three or four others and that one player has a massive injury or starts to have nagging injuries
My buddy and I got into a huge argument in the middle of a padres game last year cuz i commented that Soto takes bad angles and doesn’t track balls well. The play in question was right in front of us in left field. He thought I was crazy, he even played some pro ball with the nationals years ago, and I watched many other similar plays. He does have a strong arm but imo it’s really like he loses focus and gets distracted between pitches.
There was a guy doing the interview rounds last season who played in the Yankees minor league system and he said the Yankees don’t practice fundamentals in the minors. It’s just hitting the ball and pitching the ball as hard as possible. Don right little things mean a lot.
Wonder what Kay was saying in 2019 as soon as Cole lost the WS and immediately put the Boras hat on? Was he also telling Cole not to talk about free agency right there given that he knew the Yankees were probably going to sign him?
I blame the ownership. They listen to the fans and they fill the team with one dimensional sluggers who can't field or run and might no be very bright. Teams scout batters for the post season and make adjustments to the pitching often hitters never catch up. The slugging goes away and you are left with the basics.
This is like Al Jazeera for the Yankees ownership. They focus on Juan Soto and that HE needs to think about the fans. Not one mention of Hal and his coop board ownership thinking about the fans and doing the right thing
I thought the same thing about what happened to the Yankees.! The Dodgers were polished defensively wheras the Yankees were rag tag and Freeman is a Super Alpha Male and has a street level presence at the plate!!! Unlike anything the Yankees have because their Manager trained them this way to handle the pressure of playing in the World Series and especially N.Y.C. which even affects Yankee Players!!
Kay is absolutely right about Soto. As a Dodgers fan, no thank you… this dude just lost one of the most crushing games ever and he is immediately thinking about business? Instead of losing the World Series? If I’m you guys let him walk away and get someone who cares as much about winning as his contract… the money will come, the winning is not guaranteed
Get Over it move forward Sho & the Los Angeles Dodgers are Different kind of team And Baseball is very different every season the Yankees Were Great Strong Team but Dodgers are in a league of are Own Go Los Angeles dodgers Blue 2024 WS CHAMPIONS 🤩🎉🥇
WE NEED 2 ELITE. PITCHING ACES TOO ADD WITH COLE, GILL ,RODON SCHMIDT .. WE NEED A REAL CATCHER... WE NEED MORE CONTACT HITTING AND HITTER S. STEAL MORE BASES AND PUT .... PRESSURE!! ON THE OTHER TEAMS PITCHERS.. AND DEFENSE.
About priorities, it just means they didn’t do their homework on the Dodgers. Because if they did, they’d know that Dodger bats chase less than other teams. So, they should have known that chances are, the ball is gonna be in play and they can’t rely on strikeouts. If their management had foresight, they’d know that once they get to the WS, they’d most likely face the Dodgers. Enough time to impress upon the players to clean up their fielding and positioning.
George Lucas is right, Soto is only about money. His defense is a joke but very thin OF market. Soto is looking for 600 to 700m...gl with that. Ohtani is a unicorn, Soto is not. Oh...Cole 34, Judge 32, Stanton 100...old team and Chisholm is a joke.
I have a lot of comments about this, and I do agree with that Joel Sherman article, but for some reason, it’s painful to listen to Don Lagreco constantly say “Michael”.
The guy crying about how Juan Soto handled the free agency question… I can’t get on board with that. The reporter asked him a question and he’s not obligated to placate the fans. He answered the question honestly. At the end of the day, you have to respect a man who is honest.
Yankees fans aren’t used to seeing a golden glove base stealing slap single .300 batting average team… remember the Royals team with Moustakas Cain Dyson? That was fun to watch and I think it would be good for the youth to see a highly fundamental team in the BX and let Judge hit clean up.
It’s crazy how Juan Soto keeps getting nominated for a gold glove , which I get doesn’t mean as much nowadays, but I watched him all year in San Diego and it was rough.
Talent over fundamentals is a polite way of saying hitting over everything. Dodgers insist on the total package. What good is a home run if you give it back with your glove and your arm?
When did people get surprised that SCOUTS, do more than scout prospects or high-school kids? They literally watch EVERY team, the entire season, looking for TENDENCIES/BEHAVIOURS, the team can exploit when they face them. This is BASIC strategy in sports, so the media needs to stop acting brand-new + start doing some research on the sports they cover all day/year
Imagine the Yankees, Mets, or whoever losing the equivalent of Gonsolin, May, Kershaw, Sheehan, Ryan, Glasnow in the rotation while Ohtani can’t pitch, Buehler is struggling mightily after years of injury, and super talented Yamamoto is adjusting to MLB demands. Seriously think about that…..then realize that team won a leading 98 games and the WS. The depth in the rotation, bullpen, and lineup is otherworldly. Both NY teams need to realize(the Mets do by all accounts) that Soto is just one important piece. You need to improve the lineup DRAMATICALLY, the bullpen DRAMATICALLY, the rotation DRAMATICALLY. Yes, you can take a series against a better team…..but neither team with their abundance of resources should take the good plus lucky approach.
Yankees need to acquire a sense of urgency and bust their butts in the off-season on fundamentals. They have an embarrassing culture.Cole opting out speaks volumes.
A lot of players dream of playing for the Yankees. Once they’re here they no longer have a dream to chase. And then there are players who dream about BEATING the Yankees. That’s the difference. We need to stop getting players who “love” the Yankees and more who want to just win
Cole’s mental error in not covering first and then immediately giving up a pair of 2 run hits are what fucked the Yankees. Sure, other errors were made, and the bases were loaded when Mookie came up but still no runs had scored. Cole not covering first and then giving up two hits caused all the damage.
The days of having talented one-dimensional players are over. The Dodgers have high caliber players who play infield (including short stop and second) and outfield. Not only do they play multiple positions, but they also hit for power and consistency. It seems like the Yankees are working off an old 90s format.
Already made a comment. You guys can analyze this to death, but however you cut it, the Yankees do not play good fundemental baseball. Period. They're good enough to over power mediocre teams, but once the going gets tough, they're usually outplayed. In the pressure cooker of the playoffs and Series, good pitching and power hitting will rarely if ever overcome otherwise equal teams that field better, run better, have more patience at the plate, are better coached and play as a cohesive unit. As a NYer it pains me to say this, but the Dodgers were a far superior team on all levels, it was clear from the first pitch.
You guys are overlooking the obvious. No matter how good the players are they still have to refresh and hone their fundamentals individually and as a team. This points directly at the coaching staff. Boone is a terrible manager. If Girardi was the manager, no one would see this disaster. He also is way better managing the bullpen. Thanks Cashman for signing Boone-brain. Both you and Boone should be fired
All 30 teams wont be in on Soto. The only teams that can afford him are : Yanks, Mets, Dodgers, Jays (owned by Rogers Media), Washington (tons of money off the books) and maybe Phillies
ONE COMMENTATOR MENTIONED THE YANKEES HAD SEVERAL PLAYERS PLAYING IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAN USE TOO.....REMINDS ME OF MY BASEBALL TEAMS IN VIDEO GAMES, I GET AS MANY GOOD HITTERS I CAN AND JUST PUT THEM IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS (DAVID ORTIZ WAS MY CATCHER) LOL
Michael mentioned the key detail around 3:25……this team has dominated the central for many years, including throughout the entire Boone era. Then they run into a fellow Eastern team like the Rays/Sox or draw the Astros from the West and its lights out. Nothing has changed. It just so happened that the divisional round was composed of 3 central teams plus Yanks. So they did what they always do and made the WS. They didn’t do it because they improved, they did because the competition was sufficiently mediocre. Then they drew a top end club and they lost, as they always do. That’s the reality……2024 was no different than previous years. Unfortunately Hal and Cash will use the WS appearance as an excuse for more of the same.
Game 5 was fixed all year judge was making incredible catches and no errors and in game 5 of the world series he drops the ball on a easy line drive really sounds fishy to me.
The entire major league series is leaning towards the Yankees. They still can't win ？I can only say that the American League is much weaker than imagined!
The Yankees had Game 5 in their hand and let it slip away due to stupid mistakes by Judge, Volpe and lack of hustle from Rizzo easy ground ball to first base, he fail to run 6-8 feet to first base. Bootom line Yankees have no one to blame but themselves. Those fundamentals situation should’ve been discussed and practiced by Boone with pitchers and first basemen during spring training and season . Boone also give up Game 1 due to stupid mistakes of using injured Nector Cortes who hasn’t pitched 37 days for high leverage situations. Boone should be Fire 🔥 no championship now 7 years and counting. Cashman should be Fire 🔥 no championship 15 years and counting. Poorly constructed team which lacks great defense and the worst running bases team in MLB according to Mike Kay.
I'd much rather trust Soto at like 50mil than Cashman trying to fill three other positions with that money. The Yankees problem hasn't been putting in underperforming young players, it's been overpaying to fill those holes. What's the 50mil going to go to? The next Josh Donaldson, IKF, and Rizzo?
It’s one thing if the Dodgers went “OMG, I can’t believe our luck!”. It’s entirely another thing if they KNEW it was just a matter of time before Yankees self destruct at some point. That’s so humiliating.
I mean the games were close but the series was 4-1. They didn't rely on the errors but expected them to happen.
Anyone that watched the Yankees for the last 2 yrs would have seen all the warts in their game. If Yankees fans saw them; why not pro scouts.
Lol, the only reason why the stats make it look so close is because of that single game they won. I think it was 10 to 6 or something.
Another BS discussion by kay and dom...juan soto does not owe the fans anything. He performed elitely out of the gate (unlike judge in the ws) and MADE the fans love him. He knows the moment he does not perform he will be subject (like stanton) to constant disrespect from the fans and broadcast commentators. Soto owes us nothing!!!
@@addictedtoJBno. Game 1 Dodgers won in the bottom of the 9th down by 1 run. That’s a loss at least 80% of the time.
I love hearing Michael Kay cry - it really comes back in spades every time the season ends. This year was extra special
That report was spot on and consistent with what I watched all season.
CAP!!! They Yankees only played that way in the World Series, leaving runners on-base vs. they didn't do that ONCE, they entire season, which is how they stayed in front of BAL, the entire season into the playoffs
@@DaFactsNoNonsense1713 BAL shot themselves in the foot in the second half. That's how they were able to stay in front.
@@SuperCatacata nope, they just weren't good enough to compete in the playoffs this year. You saw ALL the teams play, so it was pretty obvious why the winning-teams advanced, while the losing teams went home
FACTS !!!
“The worst positioned outfield. They amazed at how many times relay throws came skittering through the field with no one taking charge. And how often Jazz Chisholm was out of place or just standing when a play was an action.”
Thank you for FINALLY RECOGNIZING & REPORTING THIS!!!!
I've been a Dodgers fan since 1959; so, I really don't listen to much discussion about the Yankees. However, this was a really good discussion, without whining.
Dodgers have choked almost every year.
@@yankrizzuto6760not this year 🏆💙
27 to 8 loser yall got a lot more wins to catch up to us dodger loser
@@yankrizzuto6760 But epic choke jobs don't happen often. Thank goodness for 2004 and 2024.
@@yankrizzuto6760 Yeah. I was there for that. They got better.
Yankees don't need a friend manager. They need a real manager with real balls and game sense.
Girardi wasn't a "friend manager". He was exactly the kind of manager you are describing but the Yankees as a team still had these issues. Almost like it is a systemic problem in the Yankees organization, not a managerial one. I will tell you your problem. Hal isn't George. George loved baseball and HATED to lose. He wouldn't tolerate anyone in the organization who didn't think the same way. Hal doesn't particularly love baseball nor does he hate to lose. He just wants the money the Yankees generate.
Like every team in this dumb league, they need real pitchers who can complete a start _regularly_
Yes, but Hal and Cashman want a puppet manager, not a take charge, hold players accountable manager.
Exactly!!!,,,,, Aaron Boone is so weak they got rid of Joe Girardi because Cashman and Steinbrenner wanted a Yes Man an Aaron Boone is a perfect Yes Man
These players.are not in high school.baseball. Freaking not A, AA, AAA. They are in MLB getting paid millions?. Cant field? Blame the players please.😂😂😂
Over half of the Dodgers starting pitchers were on the IL, so that might be a reason why the stats were so close. Secondly, game 4 was a throwaway game and they put out their worst relief pitchers to save the better relievers arms for game 5.
It’s funny to hear people try to say that the Yankees offensive performed as well as the Dodgers after their offense was non existent in the first 3 games. 😂. Half their runs were in one game against nobodys.
Any Yankees fan that watched enough games this season shouldn’t of been shocked what happened in the 5th inning. They’ve had very sloppy moments all season and you just hoped in the postseason they would finally play their best baseball. They didn’t.
I wasn't shocked at the errors. I was shocked it all happened in 1 inning.
You don't have to exploit lack of fundamentals.. they exploit themselves.
Yeah that's the point, if you don't have fundamentals you will self harm like the Dodgers analyst said before the match up in WS.
@m.i.aa.i.m383 that's not a scouting report that's a gambling report. There's nothing that the Dodgers would have to do to exploit such a weakness. They're just trying to make themselves look better by claiming the Yankees didn't give them the game.
I think the Yankees should ask the Dodger scouts what they should do to get better!
simple: just don’t take your eyes off the ball
Finally the right team wins it all in baseball. The best team, the most deserving team. Dodgers will right back in the World Series next year.
They bought this year's world series.
The dodgers don’t have the makeup of any sort of dynasty tbh. The Braves will be back next year, the Phillies and Mets are good, and the padres are legit. Just think this year was LA’s turn
@@liberalweirdo7886You don't even know the Dodgers. Just wait till this team is fully Healthy. 117 wins, Back to Back Champions
@ the odds of someone else winning the World Series this year are much greater lol. They were healthy all year until the playoffs basically and didn’t win 100 games. They’re not that good. There’s not a good team in baseball quite frankly
@@liberalweirdo7886 They are not healthy you fool. No Glasnow, No Gavin Stone, No Evan Phillips, Freddie Freeman Injured, Shoehei Ohtani injured, Miguel Rojas Injured, River Ryan Injured, Emmet Sheehan Injured, Kershaw Injured. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
The entire system of player development in the Yankees organization needs to be reassessed. You CANNOT WIN THE WORLD SERIES IF YOU ARE NOT FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND!!!!!!
Joel Sherman has been sounding the alarm about how the Yankees play ball for a long time. The Fifth Inning from Hell was not at all surprising.
The play at 1st base showed both sides on the Yankee side, Cole didn’t cover. On the Dodger side Mookie hustled down the line on what looked like a routine groundout.
Two other baserunning plays that come to mind. Ohtani taking third on the Torres miss in Game 1, and Hernandez keeping his eye on Judge in center field on Judge's error in Game 5. Without those plays, the Dodgers could have been down 3-2 and heading the LA for Game 6.
That inning with all their unforced errors and having a five run lead early and squaundering it had me "WANTING" to have the Dodgers win, what a"CHOKE" team year after year are the Yankees.
MLB doesn't want the Yankees to win more world series so they fixed it for the dodgers to win for Japanese people and the revenue it will bring.
Bottom line: the dodgers were a FAR BETTER TEAM. Thats it!
And the Dodgers lost (badly) to “far better” wild-card teams in 2022 and 2023.
No one's cares about those years after you win baby.@@yankrizzuto6760
If George Steinbrenner was still alive Shohei and Yamamoto would be Yankees along with Corbin Burns.
@@yankrizzuto6760 Yawn. Is that all you got?
@@ajalvarez3111 exactly what I was thinking…weak
If Michael Kay were a "Yankees shill" he would not even be discussing Joel Sherman's piece, let alone endorsing it like he does here. I'm so far beyond sick of seeing comments accusing Kay of being a shill when he's just plainly not. He criticizes Boone and the team regularly and harshly. People just are not listening.
what are the Braves thinking now. lol. Give me 8 Freddie Freemans on the field and I'd win a WS almost every year.
Olson could never 🤣
Kind of what the dodgers have built. Freddie and Friends...
If that had been Gleyber runnig instead of Mookie he'd have been out by a mile . Boone would be making excuses for him .
This series was not as close as some of those games implied.
As a longtime dodger fan these two teams were not on the same level, and it was painfully obvious. It was destiny. this year reminded me of the year Boston was a buzz saw and destroyed LA in 2018 WS
Bottom line : Yankees aren’t good enough to win a ws.
Well said Eric. And I am a Yankee fan saying this. The American League was arguably at among its least competitive ever at least since the playoff format began in 1969. An argument could have been that if the 2024 Mets, Phillies or Padres was in the AL, they might have won the pennant.
With that said, Yankees had a good season despite their flaws on defense and certain aspects of pitching.
It would be one thing if we got blown out every single game.... but it hurts even more that we legitimately had a chance in every game and we literally shot ourselves in the foot
The fact that we just keep striking out at an alarming rate is deflating. We need to make more contact. Combined Chisholm, Volpe and Torres struck out 451 times 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
They had the talent but not the skill if that makes any sense lol
@ Need both in sports. The 2024 Yankees remind of a very good NBA “Athletic” team that got to the NBA Finals from a very weak conference. Then lost in 5 games to a slightly less athletic team that much better on fundamentals such as defense and making free throws. 🏀
Think the Lebron James led Miami Heat losing to the San Antonio Spurs.
Nobody is talking about the differences in the two teams on running to first base in Game Five. Yes, the Yankees made a mistake in not covering first, but Mookie ran through first base, and got there in time. With two outs, and the Yankees having a chance to score, Jazz slid into first base on a close play. If he runs through the base, like everyone who has ever played Little League knows is faster, he might get there in time. The Yankees would have gotten runs out of that play. Something as simple as just running through first base. That isn't a baserunning skill issue. That is a mental error.
The whole team committed mental errors
I went to every World Series game and every single time they showed zero effort and no heart.
@@missriss_xoxo hmm wow
Kay and I agree a lot more at the end of the year when the Yankee season ends. I’m starting to think he doesn’t actually believe the stuff he says when he’s defending Cashman Boone and Hal. He just has to say it because of who employs him.
That is one thousand percent the truth. Kay is not an idiot, he is actually very very smart. But this is also the real world, how many of us can go on television and criticize our employers the way every one on social media expects Kay to criticize the Yankees? I listen to this show because I like the dynamic between the three hosts and their perspective on other sports, not because I really expect Kay to be free to give a truly honest take on the Yankees.
Kind of amazing they made it to the series at all this year, really.
Defend Boone now😂
July 5, 2024: Anthony Volpe couldn't be bothered to sprint home from third base. The scouts for the Mets, Phillies, Padres and Brewers all saw it too.
That report is spot on. Completely accurate analysis. Yankees lack disciplines. Yankees need the more "organized" game plays. Lack of fundamentals is absolutely right.
I like how fans and everyone said we sucked at baseball and the Yankees really told us “nah bro, talent hits hard bro”
Yet, Yankee fans are demanding they sign Soto
It’s announcers and “journalists” like this that are half the problem. They cheerlead for the Yankees management and front offices, therefore leaving them to think nothing needs to change. If the Dodgers didn’t come out and say this themselves, they would still be trying to tell us the complete opposite. Now they have no way of spinning it.
@@jeremy9876543 yeah about that. I’ve seen more and more comments saying soto isn’t more worth Ohtani money. Like some people have been saying this for the past few months that Soto is a great player. Clutch and young. But he is not ohtani. He had his best season batting in front of judge. He’s a top ten player in the league yes of course. But is it worth it? Ohtani prints money from the Japan audience. Judge is already a yankee money printer. Are we willing to willing to spend 50 million a year when he have players who can’t field right and have to move around to positions they can’t play? Yankees are crushing themselves under the weight of their own talent now.
Didnt the younger players coming up say they are not taught fundamentals? I remember this awhile back.
I think its a good thing that the scouting report came put and know everyone knows the Yankees flaws.....because now the training and coaching staff can finally be adjusted to train for fundamentals again. It's a wake up call but also a chance to improve because it's so glaringly obvious where the improvements need to be made!
The base running mistake went well in the 1st/2nd inning. How does it not happen 5th inning??
Gold glove finalist, Juan Soto
I love watching the Yankees lose but this year was something extra special
How is it that it takes articles like this for people to see these weaknesses, when as Boone would say they ate in front of you
All year these flaws stood out and now it comes out
It’s mind blowing how lost at sea this franchise is even when coming off a World Series appearance they easily could’ve won. Where’s the evidence their analytics is benefiting them? They don’t use it to scout the opposition and apply it to defenseive positioning. They don’t steal bases fucking ever. They cannot hit lefties. The manager is like a chaperone and apparently has no capacity to teach the game to the players. So much so that it’s clear he’s not aware of game scenarios as they play out all right in front of him. How many more years do we have to watch this guy shit his pants and only change his shirt ?
yep ~ He is crying with the team in the dugout after the game.... not teaching sound baseball.... its the state of Yankees baseball.... same mistakes all over the field daily NOT JUST THIS WORLD SERIES and they ignore them b/c the Homer hides it... The Dodgers are a light years better run organization. When confronted with errors in the regular season Boone defends the player by calling out how many good plays he makes that arent applauded.... Gleyber leading MLB in errors at his position is the tip of the iceberg.
They lost in 5. Definitely wouldn’t say they could’ve “easily won”
what cant stand about the Yankees is they'll spend money but they'll cheap out on the right guy sometimes and then be forced into spending on the wrong guy.
Analytics and going for homeruns is what ruin the Yanks in the modern era . They look slow at times on the bases and completely lose in the field.
So in other words, Cashman is what ruined the Yankees.
Success has a thousand fathers, failure is an orphan.
Agree. The Dodgers had their failures which is the road to success. Failure is the teacher to success. Got eliminated by the Padres in first round 2023, didn’t make the playoffs 2022. Got beat by Astros in 2017 and then 2018 Bosox in 2018.
"Just give it to him, sunshine".
@@TonyTone1*robbed in 2017
@@TonyTone1 Do better research. Dodgers have made the playoffs for many years in a row now.
That's why it's good NOT to strike out all the time
LET THE GUY WITH THE GOATEE AND GLASSES TALK!
But he don’t know much honestly.
Yankees analytics department been one of the worst the last 10 years basically. So no surprise their baserunning defense and situational hitting reflects that. But it’s very alarming that other teams know this and willfully exploit it but the Yankees are too stubborn and prideful to even acknowledge it
THATS ALL ON THE GM. Let's face it for the past 15 years.He brings in the slugger for the 3 run Homer.And he thinks that's the way you win. What gets me is that the Yankees getting their butts kicked by the astros. So many times who did play good fundamental baseball? The Yankees would have learned, but they didn't.
Idk if its stupidity or ego that makes them refuse to change but hopefully the other team literally laughing at you and calling you out will wake them up but I won’t hold my breath. I think it falls more on the manager and coaches than the GM but the problem is organizational. They all deserve blame
SOTO is a mercenary, pay the man and he will be your warrior ✌️
As a Dodger fan, this is shocking to hear. George Steinbrenner has to be rolling in his grave.
the Yanks mispositioning in the OF was apparent on the Teo game tying double in the 5th that went over Judge's head. Why is Judge not playing super deep to prevent ex. base hit there? He should've been positioned deep and maybe made that play. little things.
The Yankees don't get players for what they can do in the field, or even at the plate, but for how many jerseys and tickets they can sell.
Everyone at a certain point will want to join the Dodgers 💯👍👍👍
But we don't want him, way overpriced and overhyped.
Teoscar > Soto
If they are gay
Okay, a fan scouts says this, " Don't sign Soto, he got a weak throwing arm."
Something people rarely say...what if you put all that money into one player rather than three or four others and that one player has a massive injury or starts to have nagging injuries
or just has a cold streak like, I don't know, every long-career mlb player ever.
Why have so many teams traded Soto?
My buddy and I got into a huge argument in the middle of a padres game last year cuz i commented that Soto takes bad angles and doesn’t track balls well. The play in question was right in front of us in left field. He thought I was crazy, he even played some pro ball with the nationals years ago, and I watched many other similar plays. He does have a strong arm but imo it’s really like he loses focus and gets distracted between pitches.
I would not bring back Soto. IF giving soto 500+ would hurt them in signing players. If it hurts then i would sign Snell, and alot of bats.
What’s more acceptable: Lacking the fundamentals or exploiting them? 💙💙💙💙
Yankees let Soto go and put Dominguez in Cf and sign ALONSO for 1B and Bergman for 3rd and let Jazz play second and Judge goes back to Right
I'd rather resign Soto ... but your path is clear and makes sense....Soto Judge back to back is just too money IMO...
Bregman
@engell3707 if he hits 30hr for the Yankees I don't care what his name is 😁
Similar to what the royals did to the mets in the 2015 ws
There was a guy doing the interview rounds last season who played in the Yankees minor league system and he said the Yankees don’t practice fundamentals in the minors. It’s just hitting the ball and pitching the ball as hard as possible. Don right little things mean a lot.
Hahaha 😂 yea they found out if you put the ball in play they’ll have a hard time 😂
Wonder what Kay was saying in 2019 as soon as Cole lost the WS and immediately put the Boras hat on? Was he also telling Cole not to talk about free agency right there given that he knew the Yankees were probably going to sign him?
I blame the ownership. They listen to the fans and they fill the team with one dimensional sluggers who can't field or run and might no be very bright.
Teams scout batters for the post season and make adjustments to the pitching often hitters never catch up. The slugging goes away and you are left with the basics.
If Hal listened to the fans Cashman and Boone would've been fired long ago.
@@jimboscooter432 are you telling me that ticket sales are based on who the GM and manager are?
This is like Al Jazeera for the Yankees ownership. They focus on Juan Soto and that HE needs to think about the fans. Not one mention of Hal and his coop board ownership thinking about the fans and doing the right thing
Where were the Yankees scouts?
I thought the same thing about what happened to the Yankees.! The Dodgers were polished defensively wheras the Yankees were rag tag and Freeman is a Super Alpha Male and has a street level presence at the plate!!! Unlike anything the Yankees have because their Manager trained them this way to handle the pressure of playing in the World Series and especially N.Y.C. which even affects Yankee Players!!
Kay is absolutely right about Soto. As a Dodgers fan, no thank you… this dude just lost one of the most crushing games ever and he is immediately thinking about business? Instead of losing the World Series? If I’m you guys let him walk away and get someone who cares as much about winning as his contract… the money will come, the winning is not guaranteed
Get Over it move forward Sho & the Los Angeles Dodgers are Different kind of team And Baseball is very different every season the Yankees Were Great Strong Team but Dodgers are in a league of are Own Go Los Angeles dodgers Blue 2024 WS CHAMPIONS 🤩🎉🥇
WE NEED 2 ELITE. PITCHING ACES TOO ADD WITH COLE, GILL ,RODON SCHMIDT ..
WE NEED A REAL CATCHER...
WE NEED MORE CONTACT HITTING AND HITTER S.
STEAL MORE BASES AND PUT .... PRESSURE!! ON THE OTHER TEAMS PITCHERS.. AND DEFENSE.
Who needs a Dodgers' scout to explain this? Brian Cashman's lineups usually have eight designated hitters and seven of them have to play a position.
About priorities, it just means they didn’t do their homework on the Dodgers. Because if they did, they’d know that Dodger bats chase less than other teams. So, they should have known that chances are, the ball is gonna be in play and they can’t rely on strikeouts. If their management had foresight, they’d know that once they get to the WS, they’d most likely face the Dodgers. Enough time to impress upon the players to clean up their fielding and positioning.
George Lucas is right, Soto is only about money. His defense is a joke but very thin OF market. Soto is looking for 600 to 700m...gl with that. Ohtani is a unicorn, Soto is not. Oh...Cole 34, Judge 32, Stanton 100...old team and Chisholm is a joke.
I have a lot of comments about this, and I do agree with that Joel Sherman article, but for some reason, it’s painful to listen to Don Lagreco constantly say “Michael”.
The guy crying about how Juan Soto handled the free agency question… I can’t get on board with that.
The reporter asked him a question and he’s not obligated to placate the fans. He answered the question honestly.
At the end of the day, you have to respect a man who is honest.
I can’t believe paying all that money to a defensive liability in the outfield. Just crazy to me.
Yankees fans aren’t used to seeing a golden glove base stealing slap single .300 batting average team… remember the Royals team with Moustakas Cain Dyson? That was fun to watch and I think it would be good for the youth to see a highly fundamental team in the BX and let Judge hit clean up.
It’s crazy how Juan Soto keeps getting nominated for a gold glove , which I get doesn’t mean as much nowadays, but I watched him all year in San Diego and it was rough.
First timer here. Why does the Kenny Rogers dude keep saying the other guy’s name?
Talent over fundamentals is a polite way of saying hitting over everything. Dodgers insist on the total package. What good is a home run if you give it back with your glove and your arm?
When did people get surprised that SCOUTS, do more than scout prospects or high-school kids? They literally watch EVERY team, the entire season, looking for TENDENCIES/BEHAVIOURS, the team can exploit when they face them. This is BASIC strategy in sports, so the media needs to stop acting brand-new + start doing some research on the sports they cover all day/year
Soto said he would like to play with Ohani and the dodgers.
Imagine the Yankees, Mets, or whoever losing the equivalent of Gonsolin, May, Kershaw, Sheehan, Ryan, Glasnow in the rotation while Ohtani can’t pitch, Buehler is struggling mightily after years of injury, and super talented Yamamoto is adjusting to MLB demands. Seriously think about that…..then realize that team won a leading 98 games and the WS. The depth in the rotation, bullpen, and lineup is otherworldly. Both NY teams need to realize(the Mets do by all accounts) that Soto is just one important piece. You need to improve the lineup DRAMATICALLY, the bullpen DRAMATICALLY, the rotation DRAMATICALLY. Yes, you can take a series against a better team…..but neither team with their abundance of resources should take the good plus lucky approach.
I would never give soto more than 45 mill over 8 or 9 yeaes. 15 years is crazy
maybe we need defensive & running talent?
I knew this all to cover for Judge…
Yankees need to acquire a sense of urgency and bust their butts in the off-season on fundamentals. They have an embarrassing culture.Cole opting out speaks volumes.
A lot of players dream of playing for the Yankees. Once they’re here they no longer have a dream to chase. And then there are players who dream about BEATING the Yankees. That’s the difference. We need to stop getting players who “love” the Yankees and more who want to just win
Cole was opting out even if the Yankees won the WS. He wants the extra year.
Cole’s mental error in not covering first and then immediately giving up a pair of 2 run hits are what fucked the Yankees. Sure, other errors were made, and the bases were loaded when Mookie came up but still no runs had scored.
Cole not covering first and then giving up two hits caused all the damage.
@ Certainly didn’t help. He had struck 2 out in a row. Then head space and timing failed. Again. Shame.
The days of having talented one-dimensional players are over. The Dodgers have high caliber players who play infield (including short stop and second) and outfield. Not only do they play multiple positions, but they also hit for power and consistency. It seems like the Yankees are working off an old 90s format.
Already made a comment. You guys can analyze this to death, but however you cut it, the Yankees do not play good fundemental baseball. Period. They're good enough to over power mediocre teams, but once the going gets tough, they're usually outplayed. In the pressure cooker of the playoffs and Series, good pitching and power hitting will rarely if ever overcome otherwise equal teams that field better, run better, have more patience at the plate, are better coached and play as a cohesive unit. As a NYer it pains me to say this, but the Dodgers were a far superior team on all levels, it was clear from the first pitch.
Who followed the Yanks all year and expected them to win the WS, even after they made it there?
You guys knew this all year, but never brought it up all year
We need to get Buck Showalter back!!
Soto is not worth that money but he’ll get what the market will gives him but as a player he’s not worth it…
You guys are overlooking the obvious. No matter how good the players are they still have to refresh and hone their fundamentals individually and as a team. This points directly at the coaching staff. Boone is a terrible manager. If Girardi was the manager, no one would see this disaster. He also is way better managing the bullpen. Thanks Cashman for signing Boone-brain. Both you and Boone should be fired
Why is Kay always on Grindr while filming?
All 30 teams wont be in on Soto. The only teams that can afford him are : Yanks, Mets, Dodgers, Jays (owned by Rogers Media), Washington (tons of money off the books) and maybe Phillies
Oh yeah, Soto has to think about the feelings of Yankees's fans.. He has been there for one freaking year for god sake.
ONE COMMENTATOR MENTIONED THE YANKEES HAD SEVERAL PLAYERS PLAYING IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAN USE TOO.....REMINDS ME OF MY BASEBALL TEAMS IN VIDEO GAMES, I GET AS MANY GOOD HITTERS I CAN AND JUST PUT THEM IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS (DAVID ORTIZ WAS MY CATCHER) LOL
Michael mentioned the key detail around 3:25……this team has dominated the central for many years, including throughout the entire Boone era. Then they run into a fellow Eastern team like the Rays/Sox or draw the Astros from the West and its lights out. Nothing has changed. It just so happened that the divisional round was composed of 3 central teams plus Yanks. So they did what they always do and made the WS. They didn’t do it because they improved, they did because the competition was sufficiently mediocre. Then they drew a top end club and they lost, as they always do. That’s the reality……2024 was no different than previous years. Unfortunately Hal and Cash will use the WS appearance as an excuse for more of the same.
Soto doesn't want to play LF and as a free agent he will choose to play for a team that will offer him a chance to play RF.
These defensive mistakes were a result of choking and pressure. We all saw what occurred. Let’s ask our guys to get tough mentally and make plays.
Game 5 was fixed all year judge was making incredible catches and no errors and in game 5 of the world series he drops the ball on a easy line drive really sounds fishy to me.
The entire major league series is leaning towards the Yankees. They still can't win ？I can only say that the American League is much weaker than imagined!
The Yankees had Game 5 in their hand and let it slip away due to stupid mistakes by Judge, Volpe and lack of hustle from Rizzo easy ground ball to first base, he fail to run 6-8 feet to first base. Bootom line Yankees have no one to blame but themselves. Those fundamentals situation should’ve been discussed and practiced by Boone with pitchers and first basemen during spring training and season . Boone also give up Game 1 due to stupid mistakes of using injured Nector Cortes who hasn’t pitched 37 days for high leverage situations. Boone should be Fire 🔥 no championship now 7 years and counting. Cashman should be Fire 🔥 no championship 15 years and counting. Poorly constructed team which lacks great defense and the worst running bases team in MLB according to Mike Kay.
Now doesn't that sound fishy to you 🤔
@@kennethtaylor2087- What’s sound fishy to me, a vague message. Have some clarity in your message delivery
Dodgers teach the same in rookie league, thru AAA.
No. They simply listened to Aaron Boone's post game conferences.
I'd much rather trust Soto at like 50mil than Cashman trying to fill three other positions with that money. The Yankees problem hasn't been putting in underperforming young players, it's been overpaying to fill those holes. What's the 50mil going to go to? The next Josh Donaldson, IKF, and Rizzo?