“The Yankees hit just .182 against Guardians pitching in this series, but they hit nine home runs to the Guardians’ three”.
On Saturday, when I called the Guardians a bunch of slap-hitting shit goblins, it got some traction online, with Guardians fans rightly pointing out that there are many ways to win a baseball game, and indeed, a playoff series. What we know, though, is that the sustainable, predictable way to increase your odds of winning is to hit the damn ball over the fence. Bloops are fine, but there’s way more variance in those batted balls than the ones that travel 400’ in the air.