Michael Kay: Yankees Have “No Excuse” to Not Play World Series
October 4, 2024
Michael Kay believes after Astros and Orioles elimination, World Series should be a cakewalk. Really? I mean, it could be true but this 5-day break could prove a little detrimental, don't you think?
Sidenote: More than Royals, it's the Rigers that scare me, they're too hot.
35 comments
He’s not wrong
The line I keep seeing about the bye being a detriment isn’t really true, it’s a very small sample size and rest is typically helpful, especially for pitching
Our record against all the remaining AL teams is solid and if you’re concerned about the bye, the Yankees have had the bye before and won their series against Cleveland specifically, who is one of the remaining teams. This is our best year for a WS appearance in the last decade or so
Cake walk, no. But expectation as what is required to not consider this season a failure – I think yes.
It’s the Yankees vs AL Central to make it back. Judge and Cole are getting older and in their primes. Soto is not guaranteed to come back. It NEEDS to be this year
This is the easiest path to the WS we have had in a loooooong time. It would be a colossal failure if we don’t get there.
I mean that’s been true for most seasons over the past six years or so, but here we are
Scary rigers
It is true. Every year they should have this mentality
Playoffs don’twork like that. Teams get hot and teams get cold. We have to stop doin this.
How about their terrible pitching? That might be one.
The Royals are terrifying? They get to pitch Ragans twice and Lugo once. Those are 3 games that will be very difficult for the Yankees to win, you have to hope they can hit one of the best lefty starters in the AL or a guy who went 7IP 3H shutout against the yankees less than a month ago. If they cant do that they will lose the series.
The thing that aggravates me the most is that Cashman will gaslight everyone on why we lost and still keep his job because Steinbrenner is too lazy to hire someone to replace Cashman
Well Michael, if the Yankees want to win the World Series, they need to score more runs than the other teams. -Beltran, probably
Let’s get it then!!!!!
Kay is clearly part of the problem now. Weird things happen in the playoffs, from midges to balls going through gloves, to duck snorts, Texas leaguers, and Baltimore chops.
The Yankees should be favored to go to the World Series. But “no excuses” is a silly clickbait hot take.
He’s not wrong. This is the widest window any Yankees team has had in quite some time. Especially in terms of the AL. They have home field advantage and their biggest threats are already eliminated.
Can they still lose to the Royals or Guardians, of course – but they shouldn’t and we all know that.
The expectations are set. Don’t be ignorant
This team suffered a historic loss from a historically bad team. Nothing is a cake walk for this team. Everything is hard for this team.
What a brain dead thing to say.
Ruh roh Raggy the Rigers are scary
He’s right. They need to get there. The window has been closing for 7 years.
I don’t think the 5 day break should be detrimental. They should have been shagging balls and nailing down their base running. Jasson and Ben Rice need to get immersed in their positions and they ALL need to remember the fundies of what to do when they’re on base. The only thing between the Yankees and the hardware is their own mental mistakes.
Who are the Rigers?
Cake walk, this is the easiest path to any WS ever.
There is no easy path. These are all playoff teams who played 162 grueling games. The Guardians finished a game behind us and the Tigers and Royals swept the teams we were supposedly more afraid of
Hopefully…
I am banking on the 5-day break being detrimental to the Phillies but not to the Yankees because I am a homer and I am betting ~~with bias~~ accordingly lol
Nonsense! What about “bad luck?” I guarantee those will be among the first words out of Boone, Cashman, and Hal’s mouth post any potential premature elimination. They could get swept by the Royals *and nothing will change.* No one will be held accountable.
No excuse for no WS this year . Period
Was just saying this. Zero excuse this year not to be playing in the World Series. I do worry about our pitching though.
We beat the Royals 5/7 games this year. Let’s be positive.
Kay: “There is no excuse for the Yankees not to make the World Series! But by god, I’ll definitely think of something if they don’t.”
I hate this cocky attitude. If the Royals and Tigers were capable of beating the teams he was worried about, they most certainly are capable of beating the Yankees.
I hope Boone is gone if they lose
Are the Yankees the best team remaining in the AL playoffs? Absolutely.
That being said, this is baseball, Suzyn.
2024 Payroll:
Yankees: $309,434,607 (2nd overall)
Royals: $122,546,954 (20th overall)
Guardians: $106,774,581 (23rd overall)
Tigers: $98,511,614 (26th overall)
The Yankees almost equate the combined payroll of the three other remaining AL teams, so failing to make the World Series this year should be considered an epic failure.
Why would 5 days to rest your beat up players be detrimental? Its a day longer than all star break and they’re working out and playing sim games to stay in game shape
35 comments
He’s not wrong
The line I keep seeing about the bye being a detriment isn’t really true, it’s a very small sample size and rest is typically helpful, especially for pitching
Our record against all the remaining AL teams is solid and if you’re concerned about the bye, the Yankees have had the bye before and won their series against Cleveland specifically, who is one of the remaining teams. This is our best year for a WS appearance in the last decade or so
Cake walk, no. But expectation as what is required to not consider this season a failure – I think yes.
It’s the Yankees vs AL Central to make it back. Judge and Cole are getting older and in their primes. Soto is not guaranteed to come back. It NEEDS to be this year
This is the easiest path to the WS we have had in a loooooong time. It would be a colossal failure if we don’t get there.
I mean that’s been true for most seasons over the past six years or so, but here we are
Scary rigers
It is true. Every year they should have this mentality
Playoffs don’twork like that. Teams get hot and teams get cold. We have to stop doin this.
How about their terrible pitching? That might be one.
The Royals are terrifying? They get to pitch Ragans twice and Lugo once. Those are 3 games that will be very difficult for the Yankees to win, you have to hope they can hit one of the best lefty starters in the AL or a guy who went 7IP 3H shutout against the yankees less than a month ago. If they cant do that they will lose the series.
The thing that aggravates me the most is that Cashman will gaslight everyone on why we lost and still keep his job because Steinbrenner is too lazy to hire someone to replace Cashman
Well Michael, if the Yankees want to win the World Series, they need to score more runs than the other teams. -Beltran, probably
Let’s get it then!!!!!
Kay is clearly part of the problem now. Weird things happen in the playoffs, from midges to balls going through gloves, to duck snorts, Texas leaguers, and Baltimore chops.
The Yankees should be favored to go to the World Series. But “no excuses” is a silly clickbait hot take.
He’s not wrong. This is the widest window any Yankees team has had in quite some time. Especially in terms of the AL. They have home field advantage and their biggest threats are already eliminated.
Can they still lose to the Royals or Guardians, of course – but they shouldn’t and we all know that.
The expectations are set. Don’t be ignorant
This team suffered a historic loss from a historically bad team. Nothing is a cake walk for this team. Everything is hard for this team.
What a brain dead thing to say.
Ruh roh Raggy the Rigers are scary
He’s right. They need to get there. The window has been closing for 7 years.
I don’t think the 5 day break should be detrimental. They should have been shagging balls and nailing down their base running. Jasson and Ben Rice need to get immersed in their positions and they ALL need to remember the fundies of what to do when they’re on base. The only thing between the Yankees and the hardware is their own mental mistakes.
Who are the Rigers?
Cake walk, this is the easiest path to any WS ever.
There is no easy path. These are all playoff teams who played 162 grueling games. The Guardians finished a game behind us and the Tigers and Royals swept the teams we were supposedly more afraid of
Hopefully…
I am banking on the 5-day break being detrimental to the Phillies but not to the Yankees because I am a homer and I am betting ~~with bias~~ accordingly lol
Nonsense! What about “bad luck?” I guarantee those will be among the first words out of Boone, Cashman, and Hal’s mouth post any potential premature elimination. They could get swept by the Royals *and nothing will change.* No one will be held accountable.
No excuse for no WS this year . Period
Was just saying this. Zero excuse this year not to be playing in the World Series. I do worry about our pitching though.
We beat the Royals 5/7 games this year. Let’s be positive.
Kay: “There is no excuse for the Yankees not to make the World Series! But by god, I’ll definitely think of something if they don’t.”
I hate this cocky attitude. If the Royals and Tigers were capable of beating the teams he was worried about, they most certainly are capable of beating the Yankees.
I hope Boone is gone if they lose
Are the Yankees the best team remaining in the AL playoffs? Absolutely.
That being said, this is baseball, Suzyn.
2024 Payroll:
Yankees: $309,434,607 (2nd overall)
Royals: $122,546,954 (20th overall)
Guardians: $106,774,581 (23rd overall)
Tigers: $98,511,614 (26th overall)
The Yankees almost equate the combined payroll of the three other remaining AL teams, so failing to make the World Series this year should be considered an epic failure.
Why would 5 days to rest your beat up players be detrimental? Its a day longer than all star break and they’re working out and playing sim games to stay in game shape