jrodmc wrote:Knickoftime wrote:jrodmc wrote:Knickoftime wrote:jrodmc wrote:Knickoftime wrote:jrodmc wrote:Whoever thought the day would come when our most valuable outfielder would be Brett Gardner? 
It never did.
Who was in August?
Brett Gardner was the most valuable outfielder for short periods of time lots of times in his career. I'm pretty sure you were overreacting to Judge's slump, particularly considering in August he was still more productive than gardner.
Higher OPS, more runs scored, pore runs batted in
It never did.
Brett Gardner was the most valuable outfielder for short periods of time lots of times in his career.
Do you spend an inordinate amount of time winning arguments with yourself?
No, I'd rather spend my time my arguing about melo, Fisher, Phil Jackson, and Hornacek like this forum has the last six years without any help from me.
There were short stretches in the season where Gardner was hitting out of his mind while Judge was batting 6th ot 7th (yeah, overreacting to doing nothing but striking out at a record clip), Hicks (hurt), Ellsbury (hurt and then useless).Your two month hindsight is incredible.
Judge was the Yankees best outfielder from opening day to game six of the ALCS. We both know what you posted was because of judge's slump.
Correct. A string of games for judge that was historically bad. And since you have amazing powers of cognizance about what we both know, can you tell me why you have some sort of mental block about Gardner having career best production at points in the season when Judge was struggling? Did Gardner ever have to get moved down in the lineup? Or does that not figure into your thought process?
Maybe a blocked it out out because it never happened?
Find me a month Judge struggled and Gardner thrived at the same time.
In August, while Judge was "historically bad", Gardner was worse.
OPS/WRC+
April: .647/78
May: 1.073/180
June: .685/80
July: .850/131
Aug.: .657/79
Sept.: .743/100
April: 1.161/198
May: 1.083/186
June: 1.167/205
July: .847/115
Aug.: .679/90
Sept.: 1.352/197