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Monday, June 17, 2019

Who Wants This Bet?

The Wager :

Giancarlo will strike out in his first at bat, having just returned from a long vacation.
The pitch will be a breaking ball, in the dirt, about 18 inches off the plate.

The Exacta :

Later in the game, when the Yankees need a rally and runs, he will strike out with runners in scoring position.

The Tragedy:

Clint Frazier would have laced that ball into the gap for a double.

14 comments:

Publius said...

Good news is, Stanton will get hurt inside of a month, a season ender, and Frazier will be back. Stanton sees the writing on the wall. Unless they win the WS, Stanton will be reviled. Who needs it? He'll rip a gonad, good and hard. Ellsbury's not a cautionary tale for Stanton (or his agent). Ellsbury's a how-to manual.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps an off season request for a trade. Maybe one where he adds a few teams to his list. That would be better.

One can only hope Frazier is still a Yankee when the injury occurs.

Doug K.



HoraceClarke66 said...

How can you say that Publius? Just because the Yanks now want to play someone who is constantly injured in the field everyday? Where, of course, he can't play anyway?

What could possibly go wrong?

Rufus T. Firefly said...

I don't hate Stanton. I just wish he wasn't on the Yankees.

Unknown said...

If you are suggesting that Frazier is better than Stanton, you're nuts. I love Clint, but Stanton is one of the best players in BB. I worry they're going to trade Frazier for some tomato can pitcher.

HoraceClarke66 said...

I would agree, Unknown, except who is this Stanton you write about? I can remember no such individual, although I have heard the rumors, too.

I suspect that he lives somewhere with The Ellsbury, in the Land of the Unicorns.

Joe Formerlyof Brooklyn said...


Solution:

1. Give Stanton back to the Marlins.

2. Pay his entire salary, forever.

3. Refuse to accept anything in return for him.

4. Forget he ever was on the NYY team.

5. If Jeter says no to this, have him (Jeter, that is) shot.

I believer I am aware of a few people who could handle #5 for us.

HoraceClarke66 said...

Hear, hear! (Though if indicted, I will deny any and all knowledge of this "Jeter shooting" plot.)

Carl J. Weitz said...

Often, when players constantly are on the IL, have multiple injuries to different parts of their bodies, it's indicative of juicing. Stanton has been on the IL frequently in his career. I'd almost guarantee he was/still is using. And despite Judge's All-American personna, who knows for sure that he didn't start using in high school? I am not saying that he did but if not, he is is the minority. They both have the physique of, ummm, "body builders".

Anonymous said...

I agree, Carl. The Stanton and Judge injuries are almost certainly related to PED use and consequent overworking of muscle groups.

Anonymous said...

Frazier:
SLG/OPS:
.513/.843

Encarnacion:
SLG/OPS:
.531/888

For a basically negligible increase in overall batting performance, the Yankees drop a 24-year-old potential All-Star with speed who potentially can play good defense (good arm, good range), and replace him with a 36-year-old with the same overall offensive profile but no speed and zero potential on defense. THIS IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS GENERAL-MANAGER DOWN'S SYNDROME.

Have you noticed that Boston has built a perennial contender by sticking with and developing young stars (Betts, Bradley Jr., Bogaerts, Benintendi) and DUMPING older underproducing players (Ramirez, Sandoval) rather than DISPLACING the younger stars with the older nonproducers? So instead of dumping older nonproducers like Gardner, they replace their younger stars with other older players.

THIS IS WHY TEAMS LIKE HOUSTON, TAMPA BAY, AND BOSTON have great GMs who understand TEAM BUILDING, and why the Yankees are always in turmoil, because they stick with a bungling nepotism dunce like Cashman (his father was a buddy of George's).

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