2. Ryan Yarbrough, the surprise pitcher in all of baseball, continues to deal. Six innings, 7 Ks, one earned run.
3. He's 33 and already has thrown more innings (35) than last year (31.) In 2021, he pitched 155 for Tampa.
4. Anthony Volpe with the big hit, a bases clearing double. He has 31 RBIs, tied for 27th, just two less than Ohtani.
5. Luke Weaver again toiling in the ninth. No runs, but a hit and a walk. Guy needs a rest, Boone.
6. Nothing from the bottom of the lineup. Vivas and Peraza both squandering great opportunities. (Chisholm to start rehab maybe next week.)
7. Both Trent Grisham (.255) and Ben Rice (.244) steadily declining BAs. Should they bat one and two?
8. Bellinger, at .268, could soon be officially having a great season. (32 RBIs, he's ahead of Mookie Betts.)
9. Rodon tonight. Is 2.88 ERA for real?
10. Yanks 2024 season still haunts. Last year, had a great month of May, then played around .500 for the rest of the year, before crapping the bed in WS.
Good thing we're getting back guys who helped us achieve mediocrity for four months last year. Add Boone into the mix and we're still catchable.
ReplyDeleteToo bad that Anthony Fremont isn't a visitor to this blog. We wouldn't have to worry about our GM any longer. Ditto a certain politician.
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Boone is a Professional Idiot.
ReplyDeleteBoone could not even give a coherent reply on YES as to why he had Weaver in again. Granted, I want him to nail down wins with our closer whenever possible. But he has to pay attention to declining performances.
ReplyDeleteSo he needs to purchase a mirror?
DeleteSaw that Hoss…mush mouth nothing comment that would make a politician blush.
Delete+1 for AA
DeleteI think we all should be concerned with the holes in this lineup. The bottom third of the order is awful night after night.
ReplyDeleteIs it me, or is boone actually getting worse?
It is not you
DeleteCan Boone get worse? That would be an achievement of sorts.
DeleteBoone can get worse. He probably has. He certainly isn't getting better.
ReplyDeleteThe answer is no, particularly for Grishom. An even more important question, why did the buffoon manager use Weaver in a non save situation?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid of the answer I came up with for the Weaver question. I hope it's not true. It's too horrible. It has tremendous explanatory power, and is perfectly consistent with Cashman's Yankees....dishonesty, talent mismanagement, self-sabotage. But I hate to even think it. Nevertheless...Weaver's being overused to justify returning Willuams to the closer role. They're paying Williams to close. He'll close, goddamnit. Given how bad he's been, they can't justify using him in that role. Only when no other option exists can they put Williams back in the closer role. No one will second guess them then. So, overuse Weaver until his results tank incredibly, or he gets hurt. Whichever comes first. Then, back to the Airbender and nobody questions the move.
ReplyDeletePublius, that is all too possible.
DeleteEvery May and June, we ride high. Then the toilet starts to overflow a bit in Early July by August we are standing on the ledge, getting ready to jump while simultaneously shooting ourselves in the head. Nothing ever changes under Cashman. I’d love to be wrong this year.
ReplyDeleteNot to worry, folks. "The Athletic" has our lads ranked number ONE! Respect their authority, lol!
ReplyDeleteAre we using this as the game thread?
ReplyDeleteRodon is going to spaz out.
ReplyDeleteThe dreaded bottom of the ninth is upon us.
ReplyDeletePut Williams back in the 9th and he serves up a meatball.
ReplyDeleteWilliams choking it away
ReplyDeleteAre we gonna lose this fucking thing?
ReplyDeleteFeelin alright? Not feeling so good myself...
ReplyDeleteToo fucking close. Williams has no confidence in his fastball.
ReplyDeleteHello?...Hello?...Is anybody still there?...We've been all but wiped out, but...the Yankees...w...w...i...n. Th-uh-uh-uh...ohhh...
ReplyDeleteHalf-surprised shit for brains didn’t bring Weaver in again.
ReplyDeleteAs always, I take the win, perfect or imperfect.
ReplyDeleteYoan Moncada. Slowly he turned on Williams' slow pitch...and hits it out. Oh my goodness. Even a slightly better team would have taken that game from The Airbender. d'Arnaud hits a ball to the warning track in center. Rengifo fails to take second on that hit, which he probably should have, then the Angels don't run him, which they definitely should have.
ReplyDeleteHate to criticize Volpe, who's having one of his good streaks. But that grounder almost certainly should've been Peraza's ball; only DJ's great stretch pulled that play out. And then the pinch hitter swinging at a 3-0 pitch that was going to be ball four...
To wit: Boone is a Professional Idiot.
ReplyDelete...But 999 is right: a win is a win is a win. And in a way, kinda great we could take this with just Rice, Peraza, and Volpe producing. A terrific game by Rodon, too, I gotta admit.
ReplyDeleteHey, we'll take it. But the Airbender...I dunno.
Hoss, I love to criticize L'il Tony. I'm sick of staring at his stupid mug.
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