Until some ambitious Gammonite nicknames them, they are the Perfect Storm, the Holy Trinity, Third Eye Blind, The Kingston Trio, Peter Paul & Mary, Three Dog Night, Three Doors Down, the Three Tenors - Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo! They are the Yankee Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
And if they keep hitting, the 2024 Yankees will win the AL East.
Right now, Judge and Soto are legit MVP candidates. Judge can be projected to hit 48 HRs, Soto 42 and Stanton 39 - a total of 129 blasts. That falls short of the 1961 Yankees Big Three - (Mantle, Maris & Moose) - who hit 143. But holy crap, here we are, comparing this team to the '61 Yankees! WTF?
There is, however, another stat, a troubling number, and everybody knows it. Last year, Judge played in 106 games, out with a bum toe after place-kicking a RF wall. Giancarlo played in 101, a typical Stanton season, full of various tweaks and boo-boos. Soto is a Godsend: 162 games last year with San Diego, the type of workhorse the Yankees desperately need.
But how much faith can we put in the Big Three lasting a season?
Not much. Last night, in the 9th, IF Jon Berti was helped off the field after collapsing in a heap, running to first. Calf muscle. He'll be gone for weeks. It's a reminder of how fast things change in the game of baseball. Let us praise the Yankee Cereal. But remember: Snap, Crackle and Pop are always a bowl away.
Bye, bye, Berti. Seems like he just got back from his previous injury. Maybe because he basically did.
ReplyDeleteAs for all the home runs, we should enjoy them. Who knows when the offense will inexplicably disappear again.
Berti is in full compliance with the Yankees' strength and conditioning regime.
ReplyDeleteHe'll be just back in time for the playoffs, so his stone cold bat can be inserted into the starting lineup, replacing whoever's hot at the time.
ReplyDeleteThe Triad of Boom
The Trilateral Condition
Tri...Mennen
Crosby, Stills, and Smash
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
ReplyDeleteRufus, you know this organization well. Exactly what can happen.
MANNY, MO and JACK
ReplyDeleteCRUSH, KILL and DESTROY
UP, UP and AWAY
ERIC, IVANKA and JR
(Tri Mennen made me giggle)
ReplyDeleteI see we're down Burdi too.
ReplyDeleteThe Juju gods have killed 2 birdies (Nick and Jon) with one stone over the last 24 hours.
ReplyDeleteHorace....Here is your interview on Channel 75 for all to view. You look all scholarly when wearing a suit!
ReplyDeletehttps://tv.cuny.edu/show/nytcloseup/PR2012582
ReplyDeleteThe inescapable destiny of Yankee fandom
The Three Fates
not that big of a deal. DJLM will be here to ground out starting Tuesday. Gomez looked fine against the clown attired Padres.
ReplyDeleteWorst MLB uniform in my lifetime. If you consider it Art Deco coloring, they're still more apropos in Miami than in San Diego. But they look like a cheap store brand of rainbow Sherbert to me.
ReplyDelete"You can't just milk the fans all the time in every way."
ReplyDeleteBRILLIANT HOSS!
The Padres uni's need "Chico's Bail Bonds" added to be complete.
ReplyDeleteSide note: Volpe seems to have settle into leadoff. At lot more effective and a lot cheaper than Gleyber Cano.
The noted Snap, Crackle and Pop are the most fitting.
Thanks, guys! I'm sure that my cri de coeur will be taken up by the whole populace, which will march en masse on Hal's offices. Or not.
ReplyDeleteI like Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
Other possibilities: "Barrage a Trois." Huh, huh?
"The Golden Triangle"? "Three Unmatched." Get it? No?
"Three Amigos."
"The Three Basheteers."
"Three Days of Longball."
All right, all right, I'll work on it!
Just watched Severino strike out Thairo the Pharaoh.
ReplyDeleteSad to see them on other teams, but I'm consoled when I think of all the terrific players Cashman got for them.
I just laughed out loud.
ReplyDeleteAre you still laughing out loud, JM. Because if you are - we may need to get you some medical attention.
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