So Schmidt gives the Yankees 5 shut - out innings. Finally. Naturally, Boone will let hm continue, likely until the first baserunner gets on in the 6th. ( this is my hope ).
The 6th begins quickly with an easy out. But, somewhere in there, Volpe makes his first error. My reaction would be:
" I know that is not Schmidt's fault, but I also know his history. Time for a relief pitcher, so Clarke can leave feeling good about himself."
I knew that if Clark stayed in the game, he would lose the game.
And, sure enough, Vlad Guerrero takes him deep with a runner on, and the next hitter goes into the upper deck in right field. Suddenly, it is 3-0 Toronto, with a middle finger extended by Vlad Junior to the crowd.
And Clark has lost all his great work. Just another waste of time. Another "L" on the resume.
The Yankees struck out 12 times. Three times after a lead-off double by DJ ( actually, maybe an error by Toronto's great CF).
It is as though the team was playing in a fog all day. No-one could hit. In fact, it has been that way for all three games against Toronto. We got lucky once. Yesterday.
But this offense is putrid. So our pitching can't win, even when it is good.
Heading toward the cellar.
Cashman traded away all our young pitching talent.
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This is one of the few times I have no problem with Buffoone's decision. Clarkie was sailing along and since the bullpen has already been overtaxed, keeping him in for another inning or two made sense. Unfortunately, Schmidt self-destructed. No big surprise, though.
Yes, Alphonso, not only has the worst GM in my lifetime disposed of any decent minor-league pitching, he's dispatched almost all the useable talent...period!
Yep, he's a real Cashole
ifeel bad for schmidt ;he must be really depressed. a really good effort until it fell apart
Very true, Carl Weitz. There's NOBODY left.
As for Schmidt, well, he needs to get over it if he is going to stay in the majors. Shit happens. He needs to think about the mistakes he made and figure out why.
Schmidt would be a pretty good multiple inning reliever. We just have zero starters.
As we have lamented, ASSman procured or signed injured pitchers and expected them Not to get hurt again.
Montas, Rodon, Severino and Kahnle for instance.
Meanwhile, just take a look at Bauers stats in SWB. .333, 8HR, 18 RBI, OPS of over 1300. -57 ABs
Still only 27. LH. Better than Calhoun, Franchy and IKF (Although he is growing on me as an OF)
Maybe he doesn't K enough for the anal-litics crew.
"Schmidt would be a pretty good multiple inning reliever."
This x10.
At least x10. That's where he belongs.
Amen, Alphonso. I ranted about Schmidt on Duque's piece and only saw this after.
Schmidt can't make that kind of mistake to Vlad. It's not acceptable in the majors. Two outs, only one man on base, he's got to make four nasty pitches out of the strike zone. If Vlad walks, so be it. Same with the next guy. If bases are loaded, then Boone has to go to the bullpen. They only needed one out to escape.
It's not an acceptable mistake because it is mostly a mental error. You can't be pitching to their best hitter in that situation, can't let him beat you there. That was colossally stupid.
As well as colossally stupid of Boone to not go out there and remind Schmidt, if not go to the bullpen. And colossally stupid of Boone to let Schmidt face the next hitter, who made it back to back jacks. Schmidt tends to give it up in bunches. So after the Vlad homer, it was time to go to the bullpen.
Same Old Same Old story!
Amen, Hammer. And yet that goes on year after year, Yankee killer after Yankee killer.
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