In the third, Roberto Chirinos hustled out an infield hit to 3B.
In the forth, Anthony Siegler flew out to CF.
In the seventh, the Tampons Tarpons mounted a rally: Siegler singled, and Alan Mejia grounded out to 2B. Siegler moved to second, then stole third. Connor Cannon was hit by a pitch. And that was all.
Everybody else, 24 batters, 24 strikeouts.
They struck out swinging. They struck out looking. In the ninth, with the game still theoretically on the line - a 1-0 score and only one out - two guys walked. Then the others struck out.
Twenty four out of twenty seven outs...
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK...
The future of the Yankees? The future of baseball? Did the fans go home that night and say, "What an exciting game!"
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Did Gallo do a special tutorial for them?
"Did the fans go home that night and say, "What an exciting game!"
Actually there had to have been a point where the game became a fiasco and, as such, became VERY entertaining.
The Yankees are second in the AL in BA, but first in OBP, first in SLG, first in OPS and first in OPS+, for fuck all's sake! AND!! AND!!! AND they are only league average in GIDP!!! The pitching line is similarly impressive!! HOW THW FICK IS THIS HAPPENEING!? WHAT IS GOING ON!? WHAT FIRMAMNET SUCKING FUCKERY ARE THE ju-ju GODS PLANNING !!!!!!! WE ARE ALL DOOMED!!!!!!
No. Fuck.
Perhaps the new Tampa Tarpons manager had a hand in this debacle....
He said, furiously....
Resisting the urge to make so damn many sexist jokes....
That he might pop a....
Vein in his neck.
Change the name of the team to the Tampa One Outcomes...
You have a good point, Doug. BUT...when it's not QUITE a fiasco—"only" 13-15 strikeouts and 5-6 hits—every night, then what? And that's MLB's future, and neither players nor owners seem to care.
They will.
Siegler...Siegler...Siegler. Where have I heard that name before?
Oh, right, our 2018, No. 1 draft pick! He's made it all the way up to High-A ball. At age 23. Yeah, he's a winner.
One thing that you can be absolutely sure of, they will never ever fire the Tampa manager.
And this is where our next superstar..the future mickey mantle.. does his work.
A game of golden sombreros.
P.S. Who is the hitting coach down there?
Kevin Martir is the Tampa hitting instruction. Doesn’t seem to have much experience, or ability for that matter. He should be ashamed of himself.
This is what I've been complaining about.......
If I were the manager, I'd make everyone bunt. No swinging away until your bat tastes leather. And if you still can't get your bat on the ball, you're benched until the lower-division farm team has an opening to dump you down a notch.
I'm also not above fines for striking out. But I think the union might have a problem with that.
My bat tastes leather far too infrequently.
Also, The Orioles still suck. Apparently.
And yet, Donaldson swings at the first pitch and pops out, on a breaking ball down and away no less, when the pitcher cannot throw a strike. So that's a great bit of hitting strategy.
This is how the Yankees and the Rail Riders operate under Genius Cashman. The Yankees are striking out less. Of course, The Yankees have Joey K. Joey wishes he could be DJ, but he's not. Whiff master Joey, misses the ball often by a mile. He is of balance. Why adjust your swing, Joey? If you did, it could not be worse. .188 5 HRs 7 RBIs. No need for a change. And Genius Cashman, keep bringing in the Major League castoffs to stock Scranton.
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