Cy Gone

Last year he won the Cy Young award.

Best pitcher in baseball.

Today he was not.  Neither of the above.

He got clobbered and the Yankees looked laughable, again. 

So let's look into that. At the beginning of the season, when the Yankees were winning everything, various players regularly did remarkable, and unexpected, things. 

They got the big hit; the walk-off HR; the sacrifice bunt; the stolen base, the shutout; the three strikeout inning in relief; the great assist and fabulous catch. 

Now, the Yankees ( with the exception of Severino's identified two hitters) never do the unexpected.  Now, they do the expected.  They pop up those bunt attempts; they hit long fouls and then strike out; they kill rallies by hitting into double plays; they hit 3 home runs in one game and then strike out 21 times in the next 43 at bats; they blow easy ground balls and get thrown out stealing;  they ground out to second with the bases loaded and the lead run in scoring position.

And Boston stole 9 bases against them in one game. 

Then the no name bullpen shows what they've got. 

Zip.

Luckily, the olympics are beginning.