Jake

Vargas has been crushing the ball in this series and has hardly anything to show for it

Big spot for Benny here. Just keep the ball off the ground

Will probably told Sean this is your last inning, go ahead and let it rip

Burke has a lot of start to start variation in fastball velo.

Junior just baiting him there

Hey hey we got one

Cruz is basically the worst possible matchup for Braden. Struggles against changeups and Cruz has the best splitter around and throws it every pitch.

AFAICT, the only thing that may have violated the rules on the slide is the way he popped up

Umps doing everything they can to help the Yanks. FWIW I think they hosed Braden on the check swing strike 3 but can't say for sure given that the wonderful CHSN broadcast didn't even comment on it, let alone show a replay.

Sure looks out on the replay. But it appears there's no objectivity with these replay officials given that they just botched a very similar play to end last inning.

Edgar ranks 88 out of 91 for runs he costs the team by challenging (i.e., he's third worst). He's second worst if you ignore the game situation and focus solely on how many challenges he wins vs. loses given the opportunities he's had. The only way you can make him look "good" is if you just look at the sheer number of challenges won, which he ranks modestly high at, but that's only because he challenges a higher percentage of pitches than any catcher in MLB. The portion of his challenges rated as "reasonable" (based on the pitch location and the count/game situation) is near the worst as well.

Every game Ozzie goes on TV and gives advice that, if Colson listened to it, would cause him to become the guy who was striking out at a 50% rate in AAA in early 2025. His whole breakthrough was driven by accepting his limitations and not trying to be a complete, all-fields, high-contact hitter.

Horrific job by the umpire in Braden's AB. Missing two completely different locations by a clear margin in 3 pitches.

More confirmation to me that Pereira is in Kelenic mode trying too hard to prove it against his former team. Explains his poor ABs

In case you were wondering, in spring training Teel graded out as a good challenger using ABS.