Mm... mm... agate...
To your right, take a healthy snort of this fine, rarified, felony-grade, kickass agate. It's not just for breakfast anymore.
Consider:
Gleyber's 19th double of the season. (he's 5th on the team, after Judge, Verdugo, Soto and Volpe.) A hustle double to lead off the game. It's been a while since Gleyber showed actual baseball acumen. He sleepwalked through June and July. A hustle double. I like that phrase.
Jose Trevino's 1st stolen base of 2024. WTF? When does Trevino steal bases? He has four in his career, twice caught stealing. It was a botched hit and run, of course. Still, Trevy the Train is now tied with Trent Grisham and Jahmai Jones for 8th on the team in SBs.
Aaron Judge's 44th. Nothing to be said. The greatest Yankee slugger of my lifetime, and that includes Mantle, Maris, Jackson, Winfield, Mattingly and Danny Tartabull. Think about that. The greatest. And Juan Soto might not be far behind.
Oswald's 1st HR, with the certified-as-fresh toe-tap. I was pissed that Oswaldo Cabrera didn't start last night. I mean, the guy ignites a victory, scores from 2nd on a sac fly, and then sits out? WTF? Who's the manager, Gene Mauch? Well, you can't argue when Oswald homers. Can he keep it up?
Anthony Volpe botched an easy pop fly, nearly wrecked the game. He's been hitting lately, so I don't want to criticize. But I don't think he'll win the 2024 Gold Glove. (He ranks 5th in the AL in fielding percentage. His 13 errors are third highest.)
Clay Holmes pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. I'd forgotten such outings existed. But the agate says otherwise.
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Cabrera is hot; bench 'im. Wells is hot; bench 'im. DJ is awful; play 'im. Verdugo is bad; play 'im. Gleyber is not redeemed by one lousy double; play 'im no matter how stupid and bad he is. Rice is....who? Where'd he go?
But don't worry. The Yanks brought up the pitcher who served Judge his 62nd. That should cure the pen.
Hoping Peraza gets some opportunities to play. I have to take issue with calling Volpe “hot”. He’s batting .176 in Aug with only 3 walks and a 35% K-rate. Still young enough to improve, but he should not be anointed the SS of the future.
JM - as I fingertipped into my iPhone’s keyboard yesterday - “I’m beginning to lose faith in Boone as a manager. Perhaps we shouldn’t re-sign him to anything longer than a four year extension during the offseason” - I turgidly believed that was the best way to proceed. However, after the win last night I began to reconsider my negative outlook. WHO was I to wish such bad things onto any other person….Man, Woman or Child or Yankees ManAGer. Boone should not have to suffer through another four years as leader of this ball club. Make the extension a minimum of five years regardless of the outcome of the 2024 season. Six years if we make it to the World Series and eight…..NO NO NO - FUCK IT! Resign Boone to a TEN year deal if we win the world championship.
Boone’s contract would of course prohibit the team from signing Soto in the offseason but I believe we should stand behind those in charge of this team and support all the choices they make. They deserve our support, they deserve our understanding and most of all, they deserve the benefit of the doubt in every, single decision and/or action that they take.
So Verdugo is allergic to his batting gloves and his tattoos? Neat! This means he might not be allergic to baseline competency!
Agate, as in the type size? 5 1/2 point?
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