Believe it or not, Domingo German might yet fill the vacated slot of Jordan Montgomery, who once again last night pitched well, only to see the Yankees give him no run support. Wait... is that right?
Believe it or not, the Dodgers' Joey Gallo is batting .286 - two for seven - with only four strikeouts since loadin' up the truck and headin' for the Hills of Beverly. Hooray for Gallywood.
Believe it or not, over the last two weeks, Estevan Florial - poster boy for Yankee prospects lost in the Upside-Down Scrantonverse - is hitting .204. He has fanned 22 times in 49 at bats. In other words, he's ready for the Big Time.
Believe it or not, Aroldis Chapman has now gone five outings without giving up a run. During this magical, Marianoian streak, El Chapo has walked only one batter and lowered his ERA to a microscopic 4.62. With Clay Holmes looking increasingly knock-kneed, it's only a matter of time before we see the Water Cannon pitching a ninth. Something to look forward to, eh?
Believe it or not, Aaron Hicks has managed to run his incredible, Stygian hitless streak to 32. That's right. Thirty-two. We should get a pool going: How far can Hicksy take it. I'm saying 41. Who's in?
Believe it or not, over the last two weeks, Hicks, Donaldson, Gleyber and secret Redsock double-agent Andrew Benintendi are hitting a combined .133 - in the newly established WTG - (Worse Than Gallo) - Appreciation Ranking. This Olympian group has 22 hits in their last 165 at bats. They have fanned 48 times - roughly one in three at bats. When the Yankees bottom of the order comes up, it's time to see who's flashing their boobs on Bravo.
Believe it or not, the Redsocks are now under .500.
Four straight losses, and the NYC courtiers still say Cashman won the deadline. Wow. That's Alex Jones-level crapola.
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Can I get a heads-up concerning the BRAVO reference. I am asking this for a friend
UF, nice to see you back!
I also have a friend interested in that information.
...for research purposes, of course.
Bravo, eh?
This is the first time that a team with a double-digit lead has ever been officially eliminated.
If Joey Whiffs is hitting, we need to fire ALL our hitting coaches. They are NOT doing their jobs...like now shit....
Here are the names:
Dillon Lawson Hitting Coach
Casey Dykes Assistant Hitting Coach
Hensley Meulens Assistant Hitting Coach
Here's a crazy idea: get a hitting coach who was actually a good hitter in the major leagues.
I know, I know. Just nutty.
We are now in our extended lousy streak for about a month. But we can beat KC. The question is, can we get through this and then start a winning streak in time?
Come on, NY Streakies.
hit
strikes
hard*
*hit
something
please
I'm thinking that when Benintendi showed up in the clubhouse, Boony sat him down and said "we don't have any .300 hitters on this team, no one shows up the lousy hitters we have. Get up and either SO or hit a HR like everyone else"
The FOX guys mentioned that punting away a player at the deadline and getting no one in return (who's ready to play) is a clubhouse morale killer. And they're right, of course. The players must feel as if management has given up on this year. And that's sort of what Brain Cashman did, taking a chance on torching this year in order to prepare for next year and save some money.
A 16 game kind of losing skid is a definite possibility for this team. It's sounds ridiculous to say that the major league leader in runs scored can't hit their way out of paper bag, but it's true. Benintendi is turning out to be a flop. And Torres is doing his best impression of Yankee blindman Giancarlo Stanton.
Yesterday's game had a lot of hanging breaking pitches, a lot of mistake pitches by both sides. Except for Goldschmidt, nobody seemed to be able to hit a lousy pitch.
And after all that, the Yankees still have the A.L. best record, by a thread. I think that goes down the drain today, when our newest acquisition gets lit up like a Christmas tree. Just a feeling I have that this team is getting swept. Get ready to be swept a lot over the next two weeks.
Hoss....May I suggest you visit your local chapter of Yankees Anonymous? You can wear a Mets jersey to the meetings. They will help you get through your anger and frustration. Once there, you will have to introduce yourself to the group and tell them your story. When I visited a few years ago, I wore a theatrical cap that made me look like I was partially bald. It was a cross between Larry David and Bozo. I was not totally honest, I must confess. I said I was "Brian Cashman".
"My name is Doug and I'm a Yankaholic."
"Hello Doug"
"I first started... self-abusing... when I was 13."
"Uh, sorry to interrupt, but Yankaholic refers to being a Yankee Fan"
"Oh, the Yankees... Fuck them."
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