The Ju-Ju Gods Have Spoken

 You didn't even know they were lusty, great looking babes, did you?

That is part of the agony.  Many don't even know baseball.

But they have a sense of justice and will stand up for what is right.

Usually.

Early in yesterday's game, the Yankees trailed by 2 runs, but had the bases loaded with no out.

And our favorite, new addition was at bat.  The totally professional and reliable Matt Carpenter.

The gods had allowed him to come back from Hades, and so here he was in Hades 2.0 ( Houston ). 

And he smacked a fastball.  But right into the glove of the Houston FB for an easy , unassisted DP.  They then had Gleyber swing for the fences but come up a few feet short, for out number three.

And that is the message folks.  

The Ju-Ju gods have said we are going to come up just a bit short in the second half of the season. 

I was ordered to turn off the game and watch re-runs of the 17th stage of the Tour de France.  I could not even think about game 2  ( no one wins double headers, right?) because we were going to lose.  A certainty, and not worth investing any anguish to watch it unfold. 

And that's where I am.

Stuck in the Pyrenees. 

The Yanks are done. Sure, they will win a few more games. Maybe even beat Baltimore tonight. 

However, when the meat is in the frying pan, the heat will go out.  We are not winning it all.

I just keep wondering what the Ju-Ju gods might offer as compensation.