The REASON why the Yankees CHOKED

[@charliegone1652]

Crazy how 5 down the Dodgers didn't give up, kept putting on the pressure on the Yanks to make plays and they couldn't like the scouting report said so.

[@SluggerSociety]

Yes Dodgers played like champs the whole time.

[@Bob31415]

You way over analyze the Aaron Judge drop with meaningless numbers. He simply took his eye off the ball at the last split second because he was thinking more about the base runner.

[@SluggerSociety]

You’re definitely right. Thanks for your comment Bob!

[@Bob31415]

@@SluggerSociety Thank you.

[@Twin2Gh13]

I don’t think they over analyzed it. All they did was explain the science of why he took his eye off the ball, and how that split decision cost him 🤔

[@johnjamele]

seriously. He made it sound like it would have been a miracle if Judge caught it. It was a routine fly ball for chrissakes.

[@SluggerSociety]

@@johnjamele if it’s not a World Series game he catches it 100/100

[@commodoor6549]

You can certainly fault Cole for not covering first, but *Anthony Rizzo* was pretty nonchalant about charging the ball and getting to the bag himself. What you can say about the Yankees is that they were playing like it was a Spring Training game: mentally dull, physically rusty, and without enthusiasm, as if it wasn't a critical game. They had mentally already conceded the series. This isn't championship baseball.

[@DeoAltius]

I agree. They had no heart and no fire. It was sad to watch. They didn’t want it.

[@SluggerSociety]

Definitely didn't deserve to win it after that inning. Dodgers showed how champs fight back and they sure did.

[@mommygarcia9137]

It was totally Cole’s fault ! He was running towards first base then he just stopped !! His fault !

[@copp214]

Dropped balls and walks happen quite often on most teams, unfortunately, it happened to be the WS. Aaron Judge is a very good player and I believe he will learn a valuable lesson from this.

[@SluggerSociety]

Agreed, that pressure man...

[@JoeyGasblow]

The thing everyone is going to remember about the defensive meltdown in the top of the fifth was Judge dropping the easy line drive. Then there was the throwing error at third base that failed to get the force out. So, bases loaded, no outs for the Dodgers. Cole has the weight of the world on his shoulders now and strikes out the next two batters in a gutsy performance. But here is where I think the real turning point of the game was. It wasn't Judge's line drive mishap, it wasn't the throwing error at third base, and as much as Cole pitched his heart out and should have won this game, in my opinion, the turning point was when Cole failed to cover first base on the ground ball hit to Rizzo. If Cole covered first, it probably would have been a close play because of Mookie's speed, but it's very likely that the Yankees would have gotten out of the inning, still with an intact 5-0 lead. Everything forgotten. Turning point of the game? Cole failing to cover first base. That's what I will always remember, more so than Judge dropping the fly ball. I realize it was a miscue between Cole and Rizzo, but a pitcher's first instinct should always be to cover first on any ground ball hit to the first base side. What do you guys think?

[@SluggerSociety]

Agreed Joey, Cole put the team on his back with that performance and then kind let them down too but man he was exhausted at that point. Love this breakdown and point point view. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@bogie7311]

What a load of “crap” ......Judge just took his off the ball, Volpe just made a poor throw to third, and Cole forgot to cover first base.......You have waaaaaaaay too much free time on your hands…

[@SluggerSociety]

😎🤣 appreciate it bogie lol

[@encinobalboa]

Yes, Cole should have sprinted for first. However, Cole had been screwed over the whole inning by crappy defense and felt like they needed to step up. Rizzo does not charge the ball. Anyways, Cole is back and Rizzo is gone. So is Gleyber. Aaron will grow up next year and learn how to be a champion. Yanks should be better next year.

[@monumentofwonders]

This is nonsense. Major league players should make these plays routinely. They simply cracked under pressure, and they did not have good enough fundamental skills to recover. They didn't just play like this in the World Series, they played like this all year. The Dodgers had the scouting report: The Yankees are fundamentally bad at defense and base running. The scouting report was right.

[@DeoAltius]

Exactly, this is where it all matters. Freaking choke artist. Disgusting

[@SluggerSociety]

They definitely cracked. appreciate your comment.

[@emmanuelhierro]

Good to know pressure still kills 😂

[@baronvg]

So you could say that Judge didn’t live up to his name on that play. It lead to Cole being out there too long and tiring which lead to him not covering 1st base. And the rest is history.

[@SluggerSociety]

rest is history indeed.

[@michaelingram3961]

If this inning never happened, the Yanks woulda been World Champs!

[@SluggerSociety]

A lot of people agree with this.

[@DeoAltius]

My brain rn 🤯 Its easy to say its routine. But thats why these guys are professionals. Anyone can get eaten up by pressure of the world series. Thats why its only for the best of the best. GREAT break down. Yankees still suck 😂

[@SluggerSociety]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrDuran9000]

ARE YOU FOR REAL? YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL AND SECURE THE OUT! ANYTHING AFTER THE OUT WOULD NOT BE TALKED ABOUT. VOLPE JUST HAD TO THROW TO THE BASE MANS HEAD SINCE IT WAS A FORCE OUT. YOU PRACTICE THAT IN SPRING TRAINING!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPINION AND POINT OF VIEW. BLESSINGS.

[@SluggerSociety]

@MrDuran9000 lol you are right. Blessing to you too.

[@enriquemorin1238]

Later the Cole error...

[@shermantarwater1826]

No Judge just took his eye off the ball that’s plain and simple he was more worried about the base runner that catching the fly ball. You must secure the fly ball first then worry about the runner. I believe you’re over thinking it a little bit.

[@SluggerSociety]

Definitely lol.

[@Twin2Gh13]

This was 🔥 postseason pressure ain’t got everybody

[@encinobalboa]

Aaron's glove is too small. He does not have positive control of the fingers and web.

[@SluggerSociety]

You might be right and that this point they have to make a glove his size right?

[@encinobalboa]

@@SluggerSociety There are numerous photos of Aaron and his glove when he drops the ball. His palm is not in the glove. Either Aaron can't be told what to do or the Yankees can't coach fielding. It's probably a combination of the two.

[@nancybeckett890]

This should have been one of the greatest world series ever! But neither Judge or Ohtani did diddly-squat.

[@SluggerSociety]

100% agree!

[@TRRyan]

Lots of unnecessary BS analysis on Judge (took a peek at first base runner) and Volpe (poor throw, probably didn't have a good grip on ball) but Cole is a different matter. Look at highlights of Game 5 and you'll see Betts hitting almost the exact same cue shot up along first in the first inning. Cole starts over, then points at Rizzo, who was in position to make the play unassisted. But in the 5th inning, Cole thinks it's a repeat of the first inning and stops running to first, pointing at Rizzo, who now was deeper and needed to be careful fielding a spinning cap shot. No doubt the stress of the inning was playing tricks with Cole's brain, but there's no excuse for not covering the bag and if he had, the inning would have been over with no runs scored.

[@SluggerSociety]

Thanks for your comment. Not BS analysis, it’s the science of what happened. Played should have definitely been made.

[@ghosttownbound]

Judge is sooo over rated. A liability on defense. DH only

[@SluggerSociety]

Don’t think he’s that bad.

[@StephenHunts]

That's one HECK OF a DH!!

[@marcei89mike91]

He's fine at RF.

[@romysan1]

this year the dodgers are the better team.

[@SluggerSociety]

they were

[@raymondrennison5800]

Agreed , all that scientific data can be explained as he took the eye off the ball..done and Volpe's throw , wrong side..Kiki blocked vision as a great baserunner would do, done Mookie outran all the sleeping heads, simple, done and Cole was simply celebrating before the play was done... fyi, baseball always finds you...if your lazy, too inattentive, baseball always finds you

[@SluggerSociety]

So true the baseball does always find you, it crazy how it always works out that way. thank you for commenting Raymond!

[@SimonPeter72]

DODGERS!!!!!!!!

[@SluggerSociety]

Congrats! To the Dodgers!

[@mommygarcia9137]

Hey Yankees Can You Say Choked !!

[@EDouble1]

cole makes the play....inning over with no runs scoredand the 3 previous mistakes by judge, volpe and jazz are nullified. cole cost the yankees that inning and possibly that game.

[@SluggerSociety]

and who knows what happens if they get a chance to go back to LA

[@EDouble1]

@SluggerSociety Exactly!! Cole's eff up is unforgivable. My little league grandson knows to cover first in that situation.

[@miketubbs1198]

Bullshit...he just dropped it.

[@SluggerSociety]

definitely lol

[@billyhall53]

OK guys....let's move along. You'll are analysing this to death. The Dodgers beat the Yankees in five games. That's because this year they had the better team and coaching. Let it go.

[@SluggerSociety]

Definitely moving on but it was such a historic choke 🤣. You’re right Dodgers were the better team.

[@nancybeckett890]

All this mathematical scientific analysis is just B.S. -- My nine year old son could have caught that ball Judge dropped. Stop making excuses for sloppy playing, because MLB fielders successfully handle those kinds of plays in every game! The truth is, Judge and the shortstop got World Series nerves and blew it! Which flustered Gerritt Cole and caused him to blow it, too.

[@SluggerSociety]

🤣🤣🤣 definitely but that pressure was too much.

[@nancybeckett890]

@@SluggerSociety Yeah, but the pressure was all in their own heads. If they were more mature, they would've played like it was just another ballgame. I'm sure that's how Freddy Freeman and Mookie Betts looked at it. The Yankees should've done yoga before the game to clear all the crap out of their heads.

[@SluggerSociety]

@@nancybeckett890 Couldn’t agree more. Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@iain1102]

What utter nonsense

[@SluggerSociety]

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[@ICEEIC]

Yanks need a joint session with minor leaguers next spring. But again, it's always good to see any New York team lose.

[@SluggerSociety]

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