"Give Up" Games

 If the 2023 Yankee's starting pitcher is not named, Cole, Nasty, or ( sometimes ) German, we are looking at what long time fans call, " A Give Up Game"

To confirm, observe how Boone " packed" the line-up yesterday;

1.  Aaron Hicks gets another chance, coming off his three strike out game.

2.  IKF is inserted for defense.

3. Higgy is assigned the task of catching, and hitting long fly ball outs.

4.  A "prized" rookie is inserted and his job is to go 3-4 with 5 RBIs.  The only pressure being;  "deliver or get back on the bus."

5.  Available relief pitchers are those guys who eat innings and give up extra runs.  In other words, the bullpen does not use its : shut down " guys ( as if we have any ).

So this is Boone's 2 run offense.  And, almost always, the Yankees lose when they only score 2 runs. 

But little " front line talent" is wasted.  In reality, we weren't really trying.  But Boone gets to pretend, " anyone on this team can do the job.  That's why they are here."

Editorial Note:  We'll be okay as long as our top three starters are flawless, and we get lucky on one or two " give up " games.