I remember you mentioned your birthday at Bracken's Bar in the Bronx a couple of years ago. Happy Birthday, my friend! I didn't have time so I bought you the same gift as last year...just in a bigger size.
Wait, I'm thinking of Jack Leiter, Al's son and twin look-alike. Looking at his MiLB stats, he's even worse. And he was a #2 pick (first round) in 2021. What a bust.
The Yankees have a deal in place to acquire right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. from the Cubs, according to Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN on X. In return, the Cubs will receive infielder Ben Cowles and right-hander Jack Neely. Rob Zamparelli has previously relayed on X that Leiter was headed to the Yankees.
LOLOL...The Yankees talent evaluators are some of the worst in MLB! That includes Cashman, who might be one of the most incompetent GMs, unless you count his scrap heap acquisitions. Look at Leiter's record this year and career.
2024....2-4, 4.21 ERA - .2 WAR Career....8-21 4.53 ERA - .3 WAR
Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter predicted that New York will end up acquiring Luis Rengifo and Luis García in a deal with the Angels.
"To NYY: (Infielder) Luis Rengifo, (Right-handed pitcher) Luis García (and) To LAA: (Infielder) Oswald Peraza, (Right-handed pitcher) Zach Messinger," Reuter said. "It's probably not the splash some New York Yankees fans are hoping for, but this is a deal that addresses two major holes on the roster in one fell swoop. Luis Rengifo is hitting .300/.348/.421 for a 114 OPS+ with 20 extra-base hits and 23 steals in 75 games"
The Astros are acquiring lefty reliever Caleb Ferguson from the Yankees for a prospect and international signing bonus space, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network
Yes, do trade a bullpen arm to a streaking team that has defeated you repeatedly in the playoffs over the past few years. I'm sure you got the better of that deal.
Incidentally, I'm glad the old comments section is back.
Yeah I noticed earlier there was a New Look comment section, in anticipation perhaps of a new look Yankees Squad with our new look acquisitions. Both are now dead in the water ☠️☠️
Again, how can we believe anything the team says regarding injuries ? They constantly lie.
Also Stanton scratched. No update available.
Meanwhile, the one player who could realistically move the needle, RP Tanner Scott has gone the Padres. The Padres are all in. The Yankees, not so much…
Hearing about Gore, keeping DJLM in mind, expecting GStanton to blow up (yes, again), the words to a Dead song came to mind:
Goin' to leave this brokedown palace On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time - in my time - I will roll, roll roll
In a bed, in a bed By the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul
Yeah, the Grateful Dead. Yeah, I'm freaking old. Yes, it ain't Haiku (sorry).
But......wasn't this NYY thing once a palace? And isn't it all breaking down?
I can't fucking believe that Cole isn't taking the ball because of "body fatigue". Wtf, does he have mono, chemo, or schemo? I came up working for my dad, a WWII medic in Italy. Two and half years of it. I can imagine if I had told him that I was "fatigued". He would have laid me out! Cole has lost what little respect that I had for him...
Well, at least we didn't trade away the "Crown Jewels" of the farm system. Unless we acquired a mega-star, this team just seems soft. Hope I'm wrong. Do they have talent enough for a ring? Maybe, if things break right. But I'm not laying money on the idea. And looking down the road, how long before this organization actually puts it "together". In my lifetime? Hell, think of all the people in various cities went from cradle to grave without their team ever taking home a ring. And most of those teams had the money to pull one in no matter what Bud Selig or Peter Gammons preached. Well, at least we beat the "Best team in Baseball" twice in a row. I dunno guys....
This is from Keith Law posting on "The Athletic" regarding the Jizz trade:
For the Marlins, the Jazz age ends with a whimper; they gave up Zac Gallen — now one of the best starters in baseball — to acquire Chisholm, but send him away for three fringe prospects.”
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Poor, poor LeMahieu
ReplyDeleteHe looks so stoic and sad,
He needs a new job.
Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
ReplyDeleteJazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
Now we got the Jazz.
Mr. Well’s mustache
ReplyDeleteIs full, virile and bushy
Man, what a mustache.
nice job acrilly
ReplyDeletethree haikus down, more to go?
i need more coffee
Happy Birthday for Mr. AA, with many more to come! And hopefully The Brain brings good tidings. And great 😂
ReplyDeleteThanks, man! And Happy Birthday!
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ReplyDeleteAA! Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, I'm at a dinner for my father in law's 70th, the guests should be drifting in soon...
My wife and I are sitting way down at the end of the long table. So I can take a peek at GameDay now and then.
thank you
ReplyDeleteKevin - how ever did you know?
Nice haikus, Acrilly
ReplyDeleteIt ain't so easy
To do them that well!
Much appreciated!
DeleteThere is a game in a few minutes, right? The time difference screws up ESPN's start times...
ReplyDeleteJM - I show that the start time is 3:40 PM - or approximately 3 hours away
ReplyDeleteCrap. The time zones are messing me up.
ReplyDeleteStill, I can still catch some of the game.
ReplyDeleteWhat a laugh! Ha! \Ha! Ha!
ReplyDeleteJohn would surely say:
ReplyDelete"Chisholm, he makes me jism."
Cashman is our friend!
HB, AA
ReplyDeleteand...
We still suck big balls.
If you don't think so, just watch.
The bell tolls for us.
P-Steve - lovely haiku
ReplyDeletewelly, welly done - von-bit
ReplyDeleteand thank U
Rickie in the booth
ReplyDeletePanache, vibrancy, gusto
The-eh Yankees Win!
I remember you mentioned your birthday at Bracken's Bar in the Bronx a couple of years ago. Happy Birthday, my friend! I didn't have time so I bought you the same gift as last year...just in a bigger size.
ReplyDeleteMark Leiter....seriously? He sucks! And at 33, he's a lot older than I thought.
ReplyDeleteWait, I'm thinking of Jack Leiter, Al's son and twin look-alike. Looking at his MiLB stats, he's even worse. And he was a #2 pick (first round) in 2021. What a bust.
ReplyDeleteMLB.COM
ReplyDeleteThe Yankees have a deal in place to acquire right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. from the Cubs, according to Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN on X. In return, the Cubs will receive infielder Ben Cowles and right-hander Jack Neely. Rob Zamparelli has previously relayed on X that Leiter was headed to the Yankees.
LOLOL...The Yankees talent evaluators are some of the worst in MLB! That includes Cashman, who might be one of the most incompetent GMs, unless you count his scrap heap acquisitions. Look at Leiter's record this year and career.
ReplyDelete2024....2-4, 4.21 ERA - .2 WAR
Career....8-21 4.53 ERA - .3 WAR
That's some shrewd deal making, eh?
I thought Neely was going to get called up soon
ReplyDeleteJeez, another stopgap FFS...
ReplyDeleteThey don’t need the Cowles kid either. He’s place second base and is hitting .295 at AA, where would you play him?
ReplyDeleteLeiters ERA+ is 99
ReplyDeleteLeagues avg is 100
Ferguson’s is 81
Just an average BP arm
What’s that you ask?
Oh.
Mariano’s career ERA+ was 205.
Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter predicted that New York will end up acquiring Luis Rengifo and Luis García in a deal with the Angels.
ReplyDelete"To NYY: (Infielder) Luis Rengifo, (Right-handed pitcher) Luis García (and) To LAA: (Infielder) Oswald Peraza, (Right-handed pitcher) Zach Messinger," Reuter said. "It's probably not the splash some New York Yankees fans are hoping for, but this is a deal that addresses two major holes on the roster in one fell swoop. Luis Rengifo is hitting .300/.348/.421 for a 114 OPS+ with 20 extra-base hits and 23 steals in 75 games"
This could mean bye-bye to DJLM
Renfigno is a good acquisition.
ReplyDeleteRenfigno is here
ReplyDeleteLou Ferrigno he’s not, but
don’t make him angry.
Still waiting for the official word on Renfigo.
ReplyDeleteJack Curry confirms
The Astros are acquiring lefty reliever Caleb Ferguson from the Yankees for a prospect and international signing bonus space, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network
Watch now, Ferguson will probably win the Roland’s Relief award.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dumbfuck Cashman is.
ReplyDeleteYes, do trade a bullpen arm to a streaking team that has defeated you repeatedly in the playoffs over the past few years. I'm sure you got the better of that deal.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, I'm glad the old comments section is back.
Jazz, Leiter, Jr.; AND Refigno? Pennant fever, take me away!!
ReplyDeleteWas there a new one?
ReplyDeleteComments section.
ReplyDeleteJM - I underestimated the time until the first pitch.
ReplyDeleteMy Appy Polly Lodgies
That's okay. Yeah, it'll be after midnight here. I'll be snoring.
ReplyDeleteBetter cool that pennant fever - Cole scratched from his start tonight with “general body soreness”
ReplyDeleteWill Watten to start tonight
Yeah I noticed earlier there was a New Look comment section, in anticipation perhaps of a new look Yankees Squad with our new look acquisitions. Both are now dead in the water ☠️☠️
ReplyDeleteI get "general body soreness" just from reading about the stupid moves by Yankee management.
ReplyDeleteAgain, how can we believe anything the team says regarding injuries ? They constantly lie.
ReplyDeleteAlso Stanton scratched. No update available.
Meanwhile, the one player who could realistically move the needle, RP Tanner Scott has gone the Padres.
The Padres are all in. The Yankees, not so much…
ReplyDeleteHearing about Gore, keeping DJLM in mind, expecting GStanton to blow up (yes, again), the words to a Dead song came to mind:
Goin' to leave this brokedown palace
On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time - in my time - I will roll, roll roll
In a bed, in a bed
By the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul
Yeah, the Grateful Dead. Yeah, I'm freaking old. Yes, it ain't Haiku (sorry).
But......wasn't this NYY thing once a palace? And isn't it all breaking down?
General body soreness = see ya in 2025
ReplyDeleteBoone generally rests a player coming off the IL after their first game back.
ReplyDeleteThat’s why he’s smarter than all of us combined.
Happy Birthday AA! Mine was five days ago…
ReplyDeleteThe Yankees are all in!
ReplyDeleteThe toilet.
No further word on the Renigflo trade. Not happening.
ReplyDeleteYanks acquire Engel De Los santos from SD. NOT a big time acquisition.
So the day that started with some optimism, has deflated like a punctured balloon with Cashman’s lack of productivity and the issues with Cole.
HB ranger
ReplyDeleteThis about suns it up…
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tFxzohbXLSo
JM - at least it’s a state of the art, self flushing toilet with a pinstriped sanitizing puck at the bottom of the bowl!
ReplyDeleteAA, we share birthdays you silly goose!
ReplyDeleteGotcha
ReplyDeleteThat was a memorable trade deadline…
ReplyDeleteDid you get my card
ReplyDeleteI can't fucking believe that Cole isn't taking the ball because of "body fatigue". Wtf, does he have mono, chemo, or schemo? I came up working for my dad, a WWII medic in Italy. Two and half years of it. I can imagine if I had told him that I was "fatigued". He would have laid me out! Cole has lost what little respect that I had for him...
ReplyDeleteThey did get Brett Philips…
ReplyDeleteKevin..he was dealing with stomach issues…24 hour variety…
ReplyDeleteAlway thought he wuz a bottom feeder
ReplyDeleteAn awful Torres AB. 2 more months of hum.
ReplyDeleteI say Warren doesn’t last 4
ReplyDeleteA really loaded staff.
ReplyDeleteA la Foster Brooks.
Turning on Jeopardy. More interesting.
They wouldn’t trade Warren to SD, had to give them Thorpe.
ReplyDeleteRooophfizz - What is ……. the 2024 New York Yankees?
ReplyDeleteAlex: "This team has the worst GM in baseball for over 20 years, and the worst owner for over 10 years>"
ReplyDeleteJaZzeD
ReplyDeleteSUPER JAZZED!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAll … that … Jazz
ReplyDeleteJAZZ FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUSTICE!!!
ReplyDeleteJizz is all over the field!
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid we'll be seeing Clay "Gasoline" Holmes.
May as well turn it off now.
Now here comes Holmeslice the arsonist.
ReplyDeleteHold on to your pineapples.
ReplyDeleteHolmes has been unlucky so far
ReplyDeleteIt's never good to jizz too early.
ReplyDeleteFucking Holmes…
ReplyDeleteThere’s no ceiling on how much I can’t stand Holmes.
ReplyDeleteC’mon , you knew this was gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteJust as much Cashman’s fault and Boone’s fault
maybe Holmes isn't the guy? I don't want to sound critical or anything, but I'm starting to wonder.
ReplyDeleteWow great play by gleyber
ReplyDeleteGood thing Ca$hole didn't need a closer at the trade deadline.
ReplyDeleteWho has Yankees score one and Philly two in the 10th on their bingo card?
Didn’t have “Torres with the game-saving defensive play” on my bingo card.
ReplyDeleteI think it’s time to DFA DJ…
ReplyDeleteAnyone besides Rufus & me playing bingo?
ReplyDeleteWith Torres, LeMahieu, and Volpe batting, failure in the 10th inning was assured.
ReplyDeleteAt 0-6, I could have done as well as Wells tonight.
ReplyDeleteYankees Win!!!
ReplyDeleteDafuq--I had given up. Maybe I should do that more often!
ReplyDeleteThat was a big Yankee win.
ReplyDeleteFoursome :
ReplyDelete👻👻👻👻
No one had that on their bingo card.
ReplyDeleteHow about yahtzee?
Why is Holmes still allowed to pitch in the major leagues?
ReplyDeletewas eating my girthday dinner so I missed the end of the game.
ReplyDeletewhat was the gleyber gem that a few of you were gleybering on about?
I think it was the juju gods giving in and celebrating AA's birthday!
ReplyDelete(Congrats!)
thanks Hoss - it could also be the mystical power of the Haiku renewing the Yankees' Power
ReplyDeleteWell, at least we didn't trade away the "Crown Jewels" of the farm system. Unless we acquired a mega-star, this team just seems soft. Hope I'm wrong. Do they have talent enough for a ring? Maybe, if things break right. But I'm not laying money on the idea. And looking down the road, how long before this organization actually puts it "together". In my lifetime? Hell, think of all the people in various cities went from cradle to grave without their team ever taking home a ring. And most of those teams had the money to pull one in no matter what Bud Selig or Peter Gammons preached. Well, at least we beat the "Best team in Baseball" twice in a row. I dunno guys....
ReplyDeleteAnd also allow me to wish a very happy Haiku birthday to Kevin.
ReplyDeleteMay he live long and Scream and Scream Again!
LMAO! Thank you Mr. A! I'm sure that this season will make me do just that!
ReplyDeleteThis is from Keith Law posting on "The Athletic" regarding the Jizz trade:
ReplyDeleteFor the Marlins, the Jazz age ends with a whimper; they gave up Zac Gallen — now one of the best starters in baseball — to acquire Chisholm, but send him away for three fringe prospects.”
Maybe we didn't take such a systemic hit....
Kevin, happy birthday one day late!
ReplyDeleteWe still don't have a closer.