What was the Yankees' Best Defensive Play This Week?

Time to find the best defensive play of the week. Joe's actually wanted to do this, he's not here. We're gonna find the best play, and then it remains on top, and then next week we'll try and see if there's a better one. And last time he did this was Donaldson, correct? Yes, but last time the qualifiers were different. So what I did here was expected batting average over 300, but I don't know if that's gonna find us the best plays. So we might have to change them as we go. We're always learning, Jim. Yeah. The bucket game begins. Pitch one, or play one. Ooh. That was a hell of a play, let me tell ya. I think that one's not gonna go in the bucket. X that out. He looked like a center fielder, though. Went back on it, nice. Ooh. Nice play. Seemed like it was a lot right at him. Better than the other one, but I don't think it's gonna be a bucket. I think if we see those five plays. Was hit hard, another good positioning. On the men. Men, up the middle, they are positioned very well. That's what we learned last time. Okay, here, Vladi. Oh, boy. Maybe the above 300 batting average isn't the best way to go, Josh? That right there is a 300 expectancy. Oh, no. How is that above 300 expected batting average? That was a humpback line drive, folks. I think my qualifier sucks. This one. Nice play. Okay. That's in the bucket, folks. Okay. Bucket. It was just a slow start. That's gonna drop. Is it gonna drop? Good closing speed. I think that's almost similar to the IPF one. Judges just so much quicker. Smoother. And better. Like long. Just overall. Better. Like a better jump on the ball. Not pictured. Coming in super strong. Long strides. Because this one is, I mean, it's not hit as well off the bat. Can you go back to the Hamilton and think he had that? Almost had that. Judge isn't going in the bucket, though, right? No. If he had a worse jump and had to make up for it, maybe. Like that play. Don't love it, but I like it. Well, you. I'd have a hard time loving it. Looks like an infielder playing. It's on the outside looking in the bucket. Driven. Is that? Hard hit. Another one of those. That was pretty lucky. Let's go on this side of the board and see if we're gonna get luckier. Okay. Let me see. Nice play. I actually thought that was a nice play. I don't know if it's bucket worthy, but I think it should be. It was hitting really hard and he got on the very short hop. Can't even see the hop. Yeah, I think that's a nice play. I think it's fast, guys, and it feels like he always kills us. Nice place, right time. It was right on, damn it. Why does their dirt look like that? It's too dark. It looks like the Japanese high school. Yes. And it's all dirt there. Huh? Wait. Short stop play. Nice play. Guys. Buck, X that out. Oh! This was a play. Good recovery. That was crazy. That ball found him more than he made a nice play. Did you agree with that? That was a. She's a comebacker. Self-defense. That was funny, because Ruko was doing the like, hey, that's a nice recovery. And Nellie goes, he squeezes at it to double play. Yeah. He's a fan. Nice. Just got to show off the arm. They don't teach you to move back like that. Catcher running. Yeah, I mean, that's his weak part is his arm. Good play. Not great. I feel like that's the deepest we've seen him. Nice. Okay. There you go. That's a bucket. Get in the bucket. Oh, hobby. Tie game in the ninth? Wow. Tie game in the ninth. That's a big play. Let's watch it again. I was just gonna say, we haven't seen him go in the hole that much. Had more time too, because he got a catcher running. That's a good throw. Young catcher. Leading off the inning. Oh, come on. A hobby's hurt. See that? Torn labrum. Sucks. Long Island guy. Sure is. Did you watch this one? Is that this one? No, this is the 10th. Oh, okay. Okay. X that. Get it out of here. Leave. Home run robbery. I mean, this is. This one. This one and the. So cool. Oh my God. The slow-mo replay is so cool. Hold it back. Gets to throw it to his boy. That's gonna be played for a long time. That's what I texted myself. That's our outfield bucket. You texted yourself? Yeah. Yeah, that's how he keeps notes. I just use the notes app. And then this is. So, that's tie game in the end of the run run. Two outs, too. I think I might like that. Oh! Well, my only thing in the home run robbery is, he was there. Like, he got to stay there. The hand, though. Are we taking the minus points away that he's a monster of a human? Because Harrison Bader might not get that. For sure. I mean, the product. That's a really cool free throw. But, also, the bare hand makes it cooler than any other rob. Because you just don't see that. It does. Where's that other one? I mean, Judge's catch is a nice center field diving. The diving catch made me. Bader might make that stand enough. The diving catch, I was like, this guy's a freak. He's a freak of nature that he can cover that much ground. It's the first inning. It's Ohtani. He dropped Shohei Ohtani of the homer and he caught it bare-handed technically. Well, this goes in the bucket. If we know, it's not gonna win. But, I mean, there's something to being in the bucket. We like that. We like that play. It's always the same play. Reach back. Goes to his glove hand very nicely. Maybe we do a Volpe bucket. It's in the bucket, I think. Love that play. That's a nice play. To get back on your feet. He was off his feet. He was on his feet. Remember how many times Glaber made that play at second when he first got called up? Did we see this? I don't know. I don't know if I'm in the bucket or not. It's a bullet, but just right at him. I think the expected batting average are as high on those because most right fields aren't as short as Yankee Stadium. So, the defender plays further. Those drop in. Yeah, it doesn't take in. I don't think that takes in positions at all because that used to be Gary's thing. 880 expected. Okay. That's a good play. Okay. Hey, so he's made some plays, this kid. Bumps are so lame sometimes. Oh, Heidi. Heidi Ohtani. Smacked. That's just a fly ball. Yeah. That seemed like a fly ball. That's just an out, man. So, where are we? Okay. All right. Did we see his route? Oh, this is full bucket. This is bucket. Let's go like infield bucket over here. That's the full. Oh, is this one? Buckets. Did we watch this one? Maybe we didn't watch this one. Oh, they're nice. That's a Glaber. That's a Robbie Cano Glaber play. Double effort. Okay. So, how many buckets do we got? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Good bucket. For those keeping track at home, we thank you, because you're our track keepers. Eight bucket plays this week. Trapper keeper. Wait, I'm going outfield over here. Infield over here. Low key, kind of expensive. Trapper keeper. Use South Park Episodes a lot. Fish sticks. I think I did this right. Maybe I didn't. I think these are all the infield ones. Now, do we have to find a true winner? Yes. Always has to be a winner. Okay. So, let's start with this play. Bottom, top of the ninth. Tie game in the ninth. So, it's an easy hop, but it's a good trail in a pressure-packed spot. Is this one better or worse, which we gotta eliminate as we go? That's worse, sorry. Volpe's better. Nice scoop by Riz. All around nice play, but Volpe's better. Okay, now Volpe versus Volpe in the bucket. Two mice fighting in a bucket. Good stab. Good throw. I like the other one better, because it's the ninth. That's tough. Oh, hoppy. That's a nice play. The play's in a bucket. I like this one better. But when you do go situational. Gotta go situational. I prefer the first. It's a ninth inning. I prefer the first as well. Goodbye. Goodbye, okay. Now, this Peraza one was nice. But this is nice. It's nice, bro. Two outs to end the inning. Faster runner, right, Renifo? That's not as good as Volpe's. It's not, but I like this a lot. Yeah, just like how. That's the cool part. Slide, pop. That's just, he's crazy athletic. It's insane. Yeah, when you watch just that part over and over. Because most guys would throw it from the seat of their pants. Like, he literally got up on his feet. You don't like see a pop-up slide into you. All right, Volpe. This is the infield winner, then. I'm fine with it. Oh, no, unless this was infield. Brizza looks old there. This might be infield. Who's running there? Barshow? Nice play. I feel like he was. Volpe was going the other way there. Take away the situation for the sake of the argument. Although, I do think it's important because last year we had a shortstop. We had a sit because the situation's got too big for him. So, it's nice to see. Do you like this better? It's similar. In the hole, thrown across the body. Closer throw, faster runner. Situation aside, I like the other. To the... They're pretty similar. He's just running in opposite directions. Yeah. That's a further throw. They're throwing it from there versus... Exit Velo 93. Exit Velo 94. Very similar plays. This is the bucket, right? Yeah. All right, so outfield. It's this play, which, I mean... Okay, we'll start with the KF play. A nice play. I say he doesn't make that, I think you're a little upset, to be honest. It's a nice play. But it's a nice play. Something has to go wrong. No, it's this versus this. Yeah. I think this wins. If we're going situations, if we're going... He's robbing Ohtani. First inning homer from Ohtani is a little bit of a setter, but solo home runs aren't gonna hurt you. This is tie game in May. That's a go-ahead run. Yeah, I think this situation's bigger. Also, with two outs, you know you're going for it. That allows you to dive for it. And Ohtani warns it. That's an all-time robber. It's an all-time robber. It's gonna be played forever. That's a 6'7 guy. They're gonna show that in the sixth inning at a random stadium 10 years from now in a montage. Can you pause it on the jump? Because we've seen a couple of judge home run robberies in right where he's like... Just kind of standing. He jumps. Almost full extension. If he's two feet off the ground there, he's 6'7, full extension. But if he wanted to make that his logo of his brand, even though he's more known for swinging, hitting homers. My first time pausing it, had to jump. His head's almost over the wall. It's really nice. But then add in that he went barehand with it. From that. Congrats to Judge and Volpe. They win. The Bucketers. The reason we watch Yankee games. For those two. Loser. Nose McFly.