The year's most meaningless game, - a fraudulent pageant of nothingness, and a showcase to Greg Bird, Zolio Almonte, Jackson Melian and countless others - happens today in the toxic MAGA swamps of Sarasota.
The spring training opener.
Aaron Judge won't make it. You don't compel a 6'7" giant to ride on a bus for 90 minutes. Same with Giancarlo, Oswaldo, and others. Among the pitchers to go are Elmer Rodriguez and Carlos Lagrange, the Hollywood "It" Girls of camp thus far. Whatever they do will be celebrated or mourned, and none of it will matter a single, solitary whit.
Here's what happened last year. The Yankees beat Tampa, 4-0, with Marcus Stroman getting the "win." (Fun fact: The Markster recorded three other wins in 2025.)
So, why bother? Honestly, I have no choice. It's molecular. Baseball is Pavlov. I am his poodle. We bark and bluster all winter. We condemn Prince Hal. We blast Cashman and his groveling gum-chewer, the Bane of Boone. We vow to quit. There are birds to watch, stamps to collect, TV news shows... Then comes the pop of a mitt, the crack of a bat, the sight of a millionaire pitcher jogging the outfield, and we follow the scent like a glue-sniffing frat hobo.
Tomorrow will bring us a box score.
No redactions.
Here we go.
ONWARD!
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ReplyDeleteSeems to me that the vaunted Yankee coaching staff is already hard at work wrecking their players. Lagrange already throwing 103 mph. Holy crap, have you ever heard of anyone throwing over 100 mph at the very beginning of spring training? These guys have to dial it back. It's a long season. You don't even want to be throwing your hardest until maybe mid-season. After the All Star break should be when the pitchers reach maximum velocity, right? A young colt doing 103 mph? He's going to blow out his motor.
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This year's Knicks team has been removed, by the Pistons. Hey, it can always get worse!
ReplyDeleteYeah - Just wait for the weekend, Hoss.
DeleteWatching today’s game…O’s announcers focusing on the new ABS rules and how it will drastically change the game…
ReplyDeleteTHE BOYS ARE IN MID SUMMER FORM...RUNNING IT BACK WAS THE BEAT DECISION EVER -
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Courtesy YGY:
ReplyDelete“The New York Yankees opened their spring training slate on Friday with a matchup against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota. They lost 2-0, registered just three hits, struck out 10 times, and allowed a homer to Pete Alonso. Oh yeah, and they lost two challenges using the new ABS system!”
Sounds like they’re already in mid season form.
Yankee pennant hopes have been removed by the Supreme Court, who ruled you cannot arbitrarily tax the patience of baseball fans. Effective April 1, 2027.
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ReplyDeleteAny hope of the Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers, Mets, Jets, Nets, and / or Islanders winning a championship in the next quarter-century have been removed by the Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers, Mets, Jets, Nets, and / or Islanders.
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