So, while managements latest " patch-up" toy for third base was in transit yesterday, the Yankees were forced to start O. Cabrera.
He went 2-4, hit a Home Run, smiled and hustled. He played a fine third base. Short term problem solved.
Today, as a reward for his fine outing, Boone will bench him.
The 34 year old replacement will do nothing, and Cabrera will be mentally ruined for the season. Though he will continue to smile on the bench.
It is the Boone way. His management style demands this action /response reflex.
Don't play the guys who are delivering on the field, pay the guys whom management dumped money upon.
It is the way you miss the playoffs.
Prove me wrong and the Yankees have a shot.
Only those of us who lived in - and subsequently escaped from - Yonkers, New York can know the existential pain that informs Alphonso's truth-telling.
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We are doomed. Bonnie is a boob. Cashman is trash, and Hal owns this mess. Too bad he doesn't care.
I would've played Austin Wells yesterday. The lefty-lefty stuff doesn't matter in this case. You want Wells to develop and be the #1 catcher or at least find out if he's going to be a good player? You gotta play him. Sitting on his ass on the bench ain't going to develop him.
ReplyDeleteFor that matter, Stanton should be doin' just that. Sittin' on his ass on the bench. I would've brought up Spencer Jones with the big club. In fact, I would've brought up Jones last year. They can platoon the DH with Judge, Soto, Verdugo. Jones can play everyday. He's ready. He was ready last year. This is why they can't develop players.
You got it right 13bit. Cassilis Ave.
ReplyDeleteAlphonso - oZ is back at third in today’s lineup.
ReplyDeleteHey Nortii, what Ralph? You’re playing third today. Let me loosen up a bit. Ralph slaps Norti l!
ReplyDeleteToday’s lineup …
ReplyDeleteTorres, 2B
Soto, RF
Judge, CF
Rizzo, 1B
Stanton, DH
Verdugo, LF
Volpe, SS
Wells, C
Cabrera, 3B
Rodon, P
So, the batting order is, I believe, R-L-R-L-R-L-R-L-S. Boonie gets bonus points for balance.
This should be the every day lineup...don't fuck around with it
DeleteExcept for the whole Stanton at clean up part! :)
ReplyDeleteYanks have obtained JT Brubaker from the Pirates for a PTBNL.
ReplyDeleteNo worries, he is still in recovery from TJ surgery so we’ll probably have to wait until next year to see him.
The good news is he pitched to a 5.00 ERA and had a sparkling 9-28 record with the Bucs.
Yet another, "I must prove I'm a genius" move by Cashie, 999.
ReplyDeleteHammer is right: if this team had any direction, Wells would be the first-string catcher, Jones would be on the roster. And yes, Hader should've been signed; that would've strengthened the whole bullpen, all the way down the line.
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What really pisses me off about the Yankee's "storyline" is that they were allegedly ready to spend $35M/yr for the un-tested pitcher whom I will not name. Failing in their "attempt" they wouldn't at least match the money that Arizona gave Monty, or Josh Hader. They could have had BOTH for roughly the same money. What is to learned? Hal never intended to bring in some pitcher from Japan because he wouldn't go for a 1 year plan for Monty which had an opt-out. Hal should have just admitted that he didn't want to spend the money and cut the bullshit. He would have been viewed as cheap, true, but at least he'd show integrity and some balls. AND NFW does Hal sign Soto next year.
ReplyDeleteOh, while I'm ranting. Nothing like paying baseball's governing body for a subscription for MLB.com for however long it's been available only to get games clipped out for Apple, and whoever else they sold-out too. But the owner's really showed their mendacity, greed, and avarice when they started running a gambling operation on the side. Pete Rose (whose banishment I always agreed with) should get a full "pardon", and every owner should kiss his ass, literally, at this coming All-Star game.
ReplyDeleteNice to see Gleyber Cano and glassman are in midseason form.
ReplyDeleteShocking that the rodent only surrendered one run.
...just enough to lose.
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteYou are (quite sadly) spot on.
Can I change my prediction to 2-160?
I think they'll win the game where Sterling manages.
Speaking of the master, do you at least get the radio feed with mlb.com?
Too cheap and irritated to buy and too lazy to check for myself.
Soto is definitely a game changer - now for some production from Judge
ReplyDeleteOr a double play (criikee)!
ReplyDeleteWhat’s the record for grounding into inning-ending double plays with the bases loaded? I think it’s in reach.
ReplyDeleteThe Brubaker trade had international money attached. The Yankees are stockpiling bucks to get the Japanese kid pitcher.
ReplyDeleteLook like Gleyber might be out for a while. Another close game! What's up with Judge?
Rufus, last night I got Paul, Joe G, and... uh. Damn! I can't remember! But The Master, never.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Gleyber?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Gleyber, Doug?
ReplyDeleteHit by a pitch in the hand.
ReplyDeleteKevin and I are ONE
ReplyDeleteHe doesn’t need his hand
ReplyDeleteYOU KNOW iT BABY!
ReplyDeleteDoug, thanks for the update. Fucking hand, DAMNNNNNNNN! Well, for Hal it might be a blessing. Maybe his game is fucked up enough that he can sign Torres at a discount... Man, you guys bring out the cynic in me ;)
We've used what? 14 pitchers thus far? It's ridiculous, but seems to be confusing the Asstros.
ReplyDeleteWinny ….. what are you drinking?
ReplyDeleteGolly Wowzers
ReplyDeleteThe ASSTROS seem to be losing their mojo...
ReplyDeleteVast improvement by Giancarlo tonight: he actually managed to hit the ball out of the infield, not once but twice!
ReplyDeleteAnd he struck out twice
Is it possible? The Astros sucks so badly, that we can ignore the black hole at DH?
ReplyDeleteTorres listed as day-to-day...
ReplyDeleteNo. But like a nerve block it makes it easier to take....
ReplyDeleteThankfully he didn't break his hand. Maybe. Maybe it will show up on a bone scan in August.
ReplyDeleteYanks bullpen holding up their end...
ReplyDeleteHey! Rodan has a sparkling 2.08 ERA. Not...too...shabby! Right?
ReplyDeleteA Stantonian HOME RUN!!!
ReplyDeleteYankees Win!!!
ReplyDeleteBeeter, three pitches, three outs. Now why can't the other pitchers learn the concept of efficiency? Jeeeez.
ReplyDeleteHey Kevin - how are you?
ReplyDeleteI missed this big Yankees win. Damn.
ReplyDelete2 and OOOOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteDon't you know
The Strow-O-Man tomorrow.
What will happen next ?
What the fuck happened tonight?
ReplyDeleteIrrational exuberance. Beware
ReplyDeleteAA,doing well, exempting perhaps, our capricious love that we share, The Yankees. How is Life treating you? Hopefully all is well!
ReplyDeletePS, I recently went on a bit of a Vincent Price movie buying spree. When I was a teen I generally considered his movies to be a bit of a joke. No longer! Besides his brilliant tongue-in-cheek acting, the plots somehow manage to be true horror films while keeping (well, at least me) an evil grin on my face. Our discussions last year concerning "Scream and Scream Again" made me revisit his movies. I especially enjoyed one his early, serious movies, "Laura". What a BABE!
@ Kevin, Yeah, the Battleship Yamamoto thing was nothing but pure theatrics. After bringing in Soto to cure the plummeting season-ticket sales, they had absolutely no intention of spending any more money, whether on Yamamoto, Snell, Montgomery, Hader or any other big name.
ReplyDeleteI got The Vincent Price collection on blu ray, with The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit & the Pendulum, The Haunted Mansion, The Masque of the Red Death, Witchfinder General, The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Now that was money well spent! These movies look like they were shot yesterday. Price hamming it up, with little facial expressions. I have to admit that I also failed to appreciate the genius of Vincent Price until fairly recently, the last few years. But then, technology like blu ray discs and 2.35:1 widescreen weren't available for home viewing back when I was a kid. I was lucky if I had a VHS tape of a movie that I liked.
@Hammer, I wish that I'd gone your route but I already had the "Phibes" movies and "Witchfinder General" (now THAT is a rough movie to stomach, and I'm pretty jaded). I don't have the "Pit" or the "Masque", but that will remedied soon. Many happy views!
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