Feel free to taste the Luger. Breathe. But don't pull the trigger. There is hope on the horizon. It's Baltimore - ahh, yes, Baltimore...
Tonight, it's Baltimore, in Baltimore, and our hope is that Baltimore does Baltimore, as only Baltimore can do, in which case we'll beat Baltimore like the Baltimore that Baltimore is, rather than the Baltimore that Baltimore thinks it is, which is Towson.
It's barely mid-May, too early to toss in a towel.
We sit one game below Tampa with 121 to play. Yeah, we sucked in Milwaukee, but wanna know who is really crapping its bed? Boston. The Redsocks didn't even make the standings screenshot on the upper right.
The Redsocks are six games below .500 and 10 losses behind Tampa. Trevor Story is hitting .200, Roman Anthony is hurt (again), and their vaunted future Jeter, Marcelo Mayer, shows signs of premature Volpeheimers. Moreover, El Chapo hasn't yet blown up, which means Boston might be holding him when the music finally stops, which will be wonderful to behold. Remember their youth movement? It will take another year for the bodies to mature. I wonder if Boston will wait.
After Aaron Judge, our best asset is the AL East, a division of cupcakes and Tampa.
Following tonight's upcoming three-game series, we'll still get to play Baltimore six more times this season: three in August and three on the final weekend, when we'll probably be chasing down the wild card. We play each AL East "rival" 13 times. And several might be even bigger tomato cans after the garage sales of August 1.
Still, one existential question haunts the Yankees:
Who pitches the last three innings?
The current bullpen is a disaster. You saw it in Milwaukee. Hell, they saw it in Iran. To beat the Yankees, just outlast the starter and wait for the Doval/Blackburn/Bird Triad to take over. Yesterday, Brent Headrick became the latest bullpen "success" to go south. Then it was David Bednar's turn.
Tell me, how do we get the final nine outs of any game?
Surely, Cashman will make trades. That's how we ended up with the Triad. Last July, the Yankees emptied the Class A levels of their farm system. This year, the trades would bleed more profusely - the Martian, Spencer Jones, Elmer Rodriguez, Anthony Volpe, maybe even George Lombard Jr. (though he looks untouchable.) There's always hope a late-season Cam Schlittler, up from Scranton. But for now, the cupboard looks bare.
Let's hope Baltimore plays like last week's Baltimore, not the Baltimore that Baltimore once imagined.
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Nope. Stick a fork in 'em. They're done.
Only problem? It will take another 120 games to ascertain that. Well, to quote the greatest musical ever written about a baseball team, "We got each other!"
Another op'nin', another show
Our only hope is the Birds will blow
A chance for sluggers to say "hello"
Another op'nin', another show
Boston, to loosely quote the song, has the freedom of nothing left to lose. Just watch. Those fuckers are in it for the long game. They'll either make a comeback this year and piss all over us while singing "Sweet Caroline" or they'll just tank while the tanking is good, figure out the new landscape after the lockout, then build a dynasty. I don't trust US anymore. Somebody else is on control of the Straits of the Bronx River and they are dictating terms to us. I think Tampa Bay may take it all this year.
"premature Volpeheimers"
More Duque gold. Silvertongued devil you.
Maybe it's time to take a Volpeen hammer to Volpe.
Time to let loose the MARCH OF THE VOLPYRIES
They are running out the same flawed team they did last year. This year's results will be no different than last.
There’s no denying the flaccid performances of the bullpen. At the rate boone is burning through them, they’ll be unable to pitch by July. God only knows the caliber of the replacements Cashman will import. What the team needs to do is actively develop relief pitchers in the minors. They seem to only concentrate on starters.
Left unsaid by duque was the offense’s terrible performance in MIL, as they struck out a total of 39 times! The Brewers pitching is excellent but this was beyond the plate. I’m not leaving Judge out either. He strikes out at least once every game, often badly.
The recent hot streak should’ve fooled no one. Interesting to see how they respond vs. Baltimore.
From YGY, a potential savior?
“Yovanny Cruz has been sharp in Triple-A and should be on verge of Yankees promotion Cruz is ready to graduate from Scranton, and he happens to throw the type of gas that the Yankees' bullpen currently lacks. Through 6 1/3 innings thus far in 2026, Cruz has struck out 10 and allowed just two hits and two walks. His ERA is 0.00, and his WHIP (0.63) and opponent batting average (.093) are equally as telling -- Cruz is ready for The Show.”
Well, Yovanny Cruz, come on down!
Sorry to say, but I don't think the Orioles will be as bad as they were in NY. I feel they'll look like a much different team. We'll be lucky to win one freakin' game in this series.
I think they're done. Very well done. Almost burnt.
And after the Bronx Bastards get killed in Bal'more, the fucking Metsies'll be dancing on their graves.
I get up in the morning
I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the evening
I ain't nothin' but tired
I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey hey hey hey
I could use just a little somethin'
You can't start a fire
Can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancin' in da Bronx
Hey, I just realized this: was that a WHOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! moment by the Brew Crew's #2 hitter, Bryce Turang? He was the #2 hitter with 2 outs in the 9th. (Tie game, so even if he made out, he was NOT the Brewer's last potential out.) But he did one better: he walked us off. He might not have been able to do that if he batted 3rd. So, for the first time this year: WHOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Score one for the analytics nerds. It only took over a quarter of the season for the #2 batter bullshit to work out!!!
Well, maybe not a whooppee moment, because it wasn't Judge or the Yankees, but still....
Maybe we see Carlos Lagrange sooner than later...
They don't realize it, but the Yankees hold the answer to changing the diplomatic discourse with Iran and spotlighting the danger of the new COVID-19, Hantavirus. Trump and JFK should come to a primetime, nationally televised game this late spring/early summer (perhaps the game the bloggers are going to attend in June) and pitch their usual BS. Of course, to show how much of a common man Dear Leader is, and how diligent the US health agencies are in protecting American consumers, each man won't be able to resist devouring one or two delicious, All-American, undercooked, fully loaded (and I do mean fully loaded) concession frank. And then let Hantairus, I mean nature, take its course.
The Yankees will get to play in the dreadful American League. Only two teams over .500. They will win alot of game. Everytime the team goes against ngo pitching and contact hitters they lose. If Judge does not show up , they lose. Rice and Bellinger are really good. The Yankees lineup carries too many low average strikeout players. Is this not the same we have seen for years, thanks to Genius Cashman?
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