Thursday, May 14, 2026

Can you hear the drums, Fernando?

Posted by JM at 7:53 AM

 

How 'bout now? Can you hear them now?


How's this? Drums? Anything?



This any better?



Still? It's a Bonham solo, for Christ's sake! You have to hear them by now.

5 comments:

HoraceClarke66 said...

Both teams are so bad that this year's Subway Series ought to be played in the subway. Thank you! Remember your waitresses—they'll remember you!

May 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Doctor T said...

At the risk of singing a counter-melody when a harmony chorus is desired, I feel I need to note that Volpe - for all his flaws - played most of last season injured. An injury that required surgery and 6 months of recovery. He should have been IL'd when he got hurt.

When you are playing through pain, with an injury that can worsen because you are playing, instead of getting the surgery you needed, it's in your mind when you play. You favor the injured part when you use it. You do things differently. You feel the tweaks and lose concentration. You get caught up in the game moment and forget, only to pay for it immediately afterwards.

The crowd doesn't understand, because your bosses are hiding how badly you are hurt. The same bosses that rushed you into the majors before you had finished your training. Not that your bosses even understand what 'finishing your training' means, because they don't understand what fielding means, don't understand hitting beyond launch angles and exit velocity, how to read a medical report, or why bodies can't optimize to the limits of statistical analysis, without getting hurt.

Nor do they care, beyond the bottom line.

Was he ready for the show when he arrived? Not quite. Did management fill his head (and theirs) with cotton candy PR, instead of teaching him the mental aspects of the game? Oh yeah. That's a fatal failure Yankees inflict on all their prized prospects. Indeed, I think the front office smokes PR like crack and then makes decisions.

I'm glad they sent him down to the minors. I hope they did that finishing work and mental prep work they should have done 3 years ago.

But nobody should boo him when he returns. If he fails, blame Cashman and his idiotic advisors. And blame them brutally. Volpe is simply one in a long line of victims. The Martian and Spencer are next.

May 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
JM said...

https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com had a good post about the scouts who fell in love with Volpe and got too close to him to be objective.

And Doc, I respect your opinions, but last year was only one of three disappointing years for Volpe. I don't see how his short stint in the minors could possibly correct his problems or make him any better than he was. Forget last year, he wasn't good the two years before, and the Yankees, as is their wont, haven't helped him improve. He doesn't belong in a big-league uniform, even with Cab on the IL.

May 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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May 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...

Great points, Doctor T. They should never have let him play last year. And I would not boo him (could I possibly afford a regular ticket to the new, pint-sized Stadium).

I guess I'd feel better about Volpe, though, if he and his girlfriend had not immediately launched a p.r., endorsement campaign on his return. Get it while you can, I guess, but it seems like a needless distraction.

May 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM

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