The Yankees didn't play last night and still gained a half-game on the Redsocks and Devil Rays. The only reason the BJ's picked up a half-game on us: They played Tampa, and somebody had to win. Toronto has 14 games left with Tampa, and nine with Boston. They will beat each others' brains in.
Aroldis returns today, and before we worry about his velocity, his command, his sweat glands, his stare... let's recognize that El Chapo isn't replacing Clay Holmes; he's replacing Brian Weber or Ron Marinaccio. It's a huge uptick, and one of these days, hopefully, Jonathan Loaisiga will join him.
Despite his recent setbacks, Nasty Nestor Cortez ranks 5th in the AL in Earned Run Average and is tied for 10th in wins. He is, without a doubt, a bona fide all-star game pitcher. Isn't that wonderful?
In ERA, all five Yankee starters rank in the AL top 20. (Actually, the top 18.) Nestor, Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery could all rightfully make the all-star roster. Sevy and Tailion aren't far behind.
Estavan Florial, with the eyes of the Yankiverse upon him, is on a tear: 3-4 last night with 3 doubles, his average now .301. Even if the Yankees have no plans to elevate him, his trade value keeps rising.
Today, I'm going Joey Chestnut on Hofmann Hot Dogs, best damn dogs anywhere, made right here in Syracuse - home to the German Frank and the Snappy Griller. And I'll add some locally made Middle Ages Brewery Impaled Ale and Wailing Wench beers, because - holy crap - it's a Syracuse Summer!
How did I miss Bobby Bonilla day? The gift that keeps on giving.
ReplyDeleteMets Moronic Madoff Money Management Maneuver
ReplyDeleteIf you like doubleheaders, you'll love Cleveland. From Mlb.com report:
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The Guardians will now play three doubleheaders in one week after playing two against the Twins on Tuesday and already having a twin bill scheduled for Monday in Detroit. Saturday will mark Cleveland’s sixth doubleheader of the season.
We are eligible to add a 27th man to the roster for today’s twin bill
ReplyDeleteWill it be Andujar?
Will it be Florial.
Will it be LoCastro?
Will it be one of the faceless 28 year olds that permeate that permeate that crappy roster?
AnDUjar batting 5th. Rizzo sits. He's tired from running around the bases in Houston.
ReplyDeleteMother nature kicked in a day of rest last night, for all the handwringing on the Astros series, let's not forget the grinder of this brutal June schedule that the Bombers still closed out with .800 ball. Hopefully, with the All-Star break and some better scheduling in the second half, we'll hear Suzyn talking less about the team "getting in their beds at 5am this morning." Back to Houston, while the grind is part of the sport for all teams, the erstwhile NLers did have 2 extra days off, if i counted the rows correctly on baseball-reference. Their division is also utter garbage, so yes while they step it up against the Yanks (as they justifiably should given their pedigree), let's acknowledge that the overall body of work for our Bronx team this season has been much stronger than the 'Stros.
ReplyDeleteLooking to the second half, roster moves aside, Boone's ability to manage focus is key. Most of the non-NYC media is talking about this wonderful season so far, but let's be real, if there's no ring attached at the end, we'll all be jilted lovers. It'll be a long winter if this team gets filed away with other great failures a la the 18-1 patriots, 116W mariners, and so on.
Not that they will ever publicly admit it (whatever happened to athlete bravado, Namath and Messier, a city turns its lonely eyes to you), but I'd love for the team to set high benchmark goals (117W, Maris' AL HR record, Eckersley's closer ERA benchmark, a .180 target average for Gallo) to keep the truck moving towards a ticker tape parade.
Good thing that you got your dogs roasting today cuz,
ReplyDeleteThe Yankees are NOT playing on the 4th. of July...
Just let that percolate for a moment.
That tremor you just felt was all the true blue Yankees fans rolling over in their graves en masse
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It's the end of the world as we know it.
Callo has 188 ABs for Yankees in 2022, same as 2021.
ReplyDeleteGP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2021:
58 188 33 30 7 0 13 22 37 2 88 0 0 .160 .303 .404 .707 0.4
2022:
63 188 24 31 4 0 9 18 29 0 85 1 0 .165 .276 .330 .606 0.0
(excuse bad formatting, I'm lazy)
8 fewer walks and 4 fewer HRs this year, but otherwise very similar. What's amazing is that he actually had a positive WAR last year (proof that it is a flawed stat) and it is at zero this year and not negative.
FWIW, AnDUjar has 0.3 WAR this year, despite the vast majority of his time in AAA.
Thanks for the song plug, Duque!!
ReplyDelete"Summer days and summer evening,the memories of summertime you save...!"
For the record, Gentlemen - and as a reminder:
ReplyDeleteGeorge Michael Steinbrenner III was born on July 4th, 1930 in the state some call Ohio.
So perhaps the Yankees players and their fans can silently remember the BOSS on this off day whilst they thrust multiple beef and by-product weiners down their pie holes.
Thank you
"Didn't you mean to type . . . AMERICAN PIE HOLES?"
ReplyDelete. . . why YES, I did.
Isn't our TRUE Fearless Leader, the Master Warbler himself born on the 4th?
ReplyDeleteI may be confused though.
Well, Duque...no mention of little old ladies or surfing. But the song definitely has a Jan & Dean or Beach Boys vibe to it.
ReplyDeleteAs far as hot dogs are concerned, who could forget the predecessor to El Duque, Mr. Luis Tiant shilling Yankee Franks hot dogs on TV. I scoured the internet for his commercial but it must have been scrubbed from existence. However, there is still a picture of him in the ad:
https://twitter.com/bighairplasgras/status/505473811366440960
"It's great to be a weiner".
Ahem, I meant to say-"Eet's great to be weeth a wiener!"
ReplyDeleteWe have, what, seven games with Boston coming up before the break. It would be great if we basically could bury them and put more distance between us and them. But I'm thinking more 4-3, 5-2 if we get on a tear.
ReplyDeleteIt still pisses me off that we can't beat Houston. That one really sticks in the old craw, not to be confused with the Old Crow, coaching at third and providing a link to the really old days of baseball.
Now let's sweep the Guardians (still the dumbest name ever).
I personally would have preferred the Cleveland Franconas - but it was apparently already taken.
ReplyDeleteOur ace is down 2-0 in the second. Just walked his second batter.
ReplyDeleteAce.
Cleveland Rocks would've been great, but I guess too close to the Rockies.
ReplyDeleteBack to back home runs. Ace.
ReplyDeleteIt's to be expected. His routine was disrupted by the rainout. Sigh. plus the umpire is WAY off.
ReplyDeleteJM,
ReplyDeleteI have to differ on this one. The redskins/commodores.
They will be forever the "Washington Commies"
You have a good point, Rufus.
ReplyDeleteCole might be lucky since this Cleveland pitcher looks far from acey himself. Nice opp field HR by DJ.
Hit for Miggy, RBI. How can they not put him in left and bench Joey?
ReplyDeleteHicks knocks in two more. Wonders never cease.
ReplyDeleteMiggy >>>>>>>>>> Gallo.
ReplyDeleteHow hard is it to figure out?
DJ showed why he should be the everyday third baseman. Great play.
ReplyDeleteDJL is pretty good at baseball. Great guy to have around.
ReplyDelete"Cleveland Rockers" was the obvious call. I guess they were afraid it would be associated with Champion Turd, John Rocker.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I had hoped they could go back to "Cleveland Napoleons," which they were once called, in honor of Napoleon Lajoie.
"Napoleon" once meant "best" or "supreme" in popular slang. But yeah, I have to admit, slaughtering a generation of young men for your own self-aggrandizement is looked on badly these days.
Archie, for the record:
ReplyDeleteEl Duque=Peerless Leader
Alphonso=Dauntless Leader
If you want The Warbler to be Fearless Leader...I'm jiggy with that, as the kids adamantly refuse to say these days. Though wouldn't "Wailing Leader" or "Exclaiming Leader" be more appropriate?
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ReplyDeleteI'll stick with The Master.
ReplyDeleteI think we might win this one. Castro is on paternity leave, so we could be okay.
The Trevino Magic is gone.
ReplyDeleteHere comes Chapman.
ReplyDeleteAnd....a leadoff walk.
ReplyDeleteNot a good sign.
Package Chapman with Callo. Call them the C & C boys. Because you'll need a lot of CC watching them.
ReplyDeleteAmazon audio feed vs. FAN. Both guys are awful. At least Suzyn is on FAN.
Cole wants to come back in.
ReplyDeleteAt least Castro is on paternity leave.
Another walk. He can't throw the fastball for strikes. Just like before the rehab.
ReplyDeleteHe's a mess.
He's the Knoblauch of pitching.
ReplyDeleteAnother Rolaids popping appearance...FFS...
ReplyDeleteThree walks, and looks terrible. Wow.
ReplyDeleteRight JM. - totally cannot locate his fastball. He’s starting to sweat like a whore in confession.
ReplyDeleteGet him out of there, and by there I mean NYC.
At least Boone takes him out. But that was awful.
ReplyDeleteBy the end, couldn't control the slider, either.
ReplyDelete3 more regular season months and counting....October can't get here soon enuf....
ReplyDeleteTime to put Rolaids on the 90 day EL with the "Sucking at baseball" ailment...
ReplyDeleteRanger can we do that with Gallo too?
ReplyDeleteAt least we can trade Joey Whiffs for a case of rosin bags…
ReplyDeleteBoth runs charged to Crapman. His ERA now an unsightly 5.14.
ReplyDelete"ESPN believes that Hidrosis Chapman is losing too much of his "chi energy" in his sweat and has recommended that he coat his body in anti perspirant prior to each game. Sounds like it might be his solution.
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ReplyDeleteI guess the next time we'll see AC is when the NYYs have a 15-run lead.
It’s HR Derby now…
ReplyDeleteLugnut stretching out the inning here. Two singles and now a walk. Full boat, one swing and it's 11-8.
ReplyDeleteK. Nice.
ReplyDeleteThis is silly. Reminds me of Rocky Colavito pitching for the Yankees.
ReplyDeleteYankees Win!!!
ReplyDeleteHaven't even started the bottom of the ninth yet on Prime.
ReplyDeleteCan't be that far behind. Can it?
ReplyDeleteGame ended on TV now.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Archie, I thought you were referring to The Win Warblist. I agree: "The Master" is best for he who binds us all.
ReplyDeleteCameron Maybin basically calling for Joey, King of the Whiffs to be dropped in favor of Miggy and Carpenter.
ReplyDeleteI love the guy more already.
Also, TB beat the BJs in the first of two. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteStanton didn't hurt himself, did he?
ReplyDeleteI listened to the second half… In post game Seeeney said the name of the Substitute announcer. I don’t remember it, but it was not Shakil, which left me surprised. I figured the generic voice is heard was Shakil. They all sound the same. The 4th without John Sterling :’(
ReplyDeleteDon’t think so Hoss…The team doesn’t want Stanton to run the bases, he helps out by never running hard.
ReplyDeletegame two on deck - come on Mr Cortez - deliver us some NASTY!
ReplyDeleteBrendon Burke did the game on radio. He does play-by-play for the NY Icelanders. I hate the Icelanders but Burke is a good announcer. reminds me a bit of Gary Cohen for some reason..I could see him get this gig...
ReplyDeleteMiggy gets the start in left instead of Hicks. But Donaldson at third, so DJ at second. No Torres, who had three hits in game one. If DJ is at third, where he should be every day, Gleyber is at second. But no, we have to play the inferior Donald Duckinson.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Gallo in right. Why? Who knows?
Well this Burke guy ain’t too excited about baseball.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if John negotiated the rotating fill-ins. "Sure, I'll cut back. But no exclusive fill-in. No heir apparent you can shove me out the door for." Savvy, if so. Ricky's the only real option. Which means they'll go with some bland any-baritone.
ReplyDeleteRather than a hockey guy calling baseball…. Out about John calling basketball?
ReplyDeletehttps://youtube.com/shorts/T4YDHD8sikc?feature=share
Or a mix of the two…
https://youtube.com/shorts/T4YDHD8sikc?feature=share
(He’s having a hard time faking it there)
I remember John doing basketball AND hockey back in his WMCA days...
ReplyDeleteCallo has his July hit already. According to the radio, he's out of his slump.
ReplyDeleteWe need the Master back, even if it is broadcasting from Edgewater.
A Gallo single. That'll get him to the All Star break.
ReplyDeleteYankees can't hit a guy with a 7.20 ERA.
ReplyDeleteThe Rizz!!
ReplyDeleteStantonian!!!
ReplyDeletehoss started a clean thread
ReplyDeleteI have a potty mouth (don't tell Cardinal Dolan), but I'll go there anyhow.
ReplyDeleteYou have a dispensation, Rufus. But I can still see those impure thoughts!
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Is Utica Club an acceptable beer for a "Syracuse summer"? It's only an hour up the Thruway. It's not an extra-hazy-juicy-double-IPA aged with goat's milk, but it's good.
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