Thursday, August 24, 2017

No matter how you slice it, Detroit won today's fight

No pineapple suppository... but make no mistake: Today's loss was a cauliflower firmly jammed up the Yankee keester.  We had just rallied to tie the game, and Detroit's bullpen was supposed to be baseball's version of F Troop. We had the momentum. We had the moral indignation. Yet we lost.

Worst is the effect this could have on Dellin Betances, a fragile wind sock of emotions, who now must fear not only base-stealers... but fracturing the skulls of innocent batters. Clearly, Betances wasn't trying to bean that guy. But he did.

That disastrous wild pitch cost us the game. It forced David Robertson in too soon, and after he nicked a batter, he never pitched inside again.

Damn, that was a stupid game to lose. It's not a new "worst loss of the season," but it's the stupidest.     

11 comments:

Leinstery said...

I don't know, they still have to pay a rapidly fading Cabrera 30 million for the next 6 years.

Joe of AZ said...

Romine put a good Hurtin on Cabrera..... Farnsworth would have been impressed

JM said...

The Tigers need prettier ring card girls. Cabrera looks terrible in heels.

I'm Bill White said...

How did John and Suz cover the fight? That's the story within the story and I'm sad to say that I missed it.

Ken of Brooklyn said...

Unfortunately our hottest hitter Sanchez will be suspended, just when we needed him most.
That said, there's something perversely refreshing about FINALLY having some fire in the belly on this team, sucker punches and all!
Oh, and FU Cabrera, may he continue to be Detroit's bitchy albatross.

Joe Formerlyof Brooklyn said...


I would have asked every pitcher who came to the mound for the Yankees to hit the next batter they saw. After ALL of the pitchers were thrown out of the game -- including the 5 starters -- you would bring in Hicks, and see if anyone wants to be hit by him.

My way of managing this would have led to about 3 guys on the field wearing New York uniforms who had NOT been thrown out of the game. And the trainer.

As long as you're going to start this crap, you might as well finish it with some gusto.

OR:

....maybe this is a Brooklyn-influenced way of seeing this stuff?

Alphonso said...

Ebbets field and Happy Felton's gang does ring a bell.

Anonymous said...

THAT BIG DOUCHEBAG (CABRERA), PUT HIS HANDS ON ROMINE FIRST AND STARTED SWINGING JUST LIKE A BIG BULLY.

THAT IS WHY GARY WENT NUTS.... HE SAW WHAT I SAW.... A BIGGER GUY BULLYING SOMEONE.

LOVED ROMINE'S TACKLE.... HE GRABBED HIS LEGS AND HE WENT RIGHT DOWN.

......BUT NOW WHAT?...WE GOTTA LOSE GARY?

IT'S AMAZING, WE ALWAYS RUN INTO A "ROAD BLOCK" ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

SONOFABITCH.

Beana27 said...

I missed Brian Bruney yesterday. That guy was scrappy and loved to run to a fight.

el duque said...

Listen: Forget the protocols, it was stupid, what Gary did.

He could have broken a finger and be out for the rest of the season.

No matter how you slice it... very stupid.

Anonymous said...

Im sorry...how u gonna harp on Gary and excuse Miggys Punk ass. Thats lame Kudos for sanchez for sticking up for la familia.... Shame on you Gary for sticking up for la familia...and potentially gettin suspended