It is high, it is far, it is... caught!: The message of the modern day New York Yankees... in four simple words

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

The message of the modern day New York Yankees... in four simple words

Posted by el duque at 5:32 PM

"You cannot buy hunger."

89 comments:

JM said...: No Sanchez tonight, so Boone plays Brantley. Not Higgy.; July 22, 2021 at 6:35 PM
Anonymous Bosch said...: I fear we will look back on these glory days (without defaming Springsteen’s lyrics as in an earlier post) as one brief shining moment (“Camelot”?) when we were free – free, I tell ya! – from the chains of pornographically long contracts, thanks to COVID-19, and gave the next generation a glimpse of what awaits them, most likely in any uniform but certainly not one with pinstripes.

Those straggling back from the IL – from a variety of categories – are about to send the heroes of the last days back to Scranton or to whatever better contracts they may have legitimately earned.

Just look at the best plays of the Phillies games. Think you’re gonna see these young, fit, intelligent men in August? Or September? Certainly not October ...

Dream on.

We will welcome back the walking wounded with great fanfares and … oops! … sag back to fourth place as we are trounced by the great mixtures of youth with just enough seniority of Boston, Tampa Bay, and Toronto. (Sorry, Gardy: I have loved you for so many years, you are just making my break with you as painful as any dame has ever shredded my heart.)

The lesson – blindingly obvious to anyone except Foodstamps, the Brain, and Boonie – is that we can only succeed as a 27-time-world-champion team – and finally surpass that record – is with a new generation.

Clear the benches! And not because of shenanigans in a dugout. Cleanse the House that Ruth Built!; July 22, 2021 at 7:28 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Somehow we have six left-handed hitters in the lineup.

And Gardy, who is hitting .192, is hitting number 2, the most important spot in the lineup.

It's not Hedy, it's Hedley, Hedley Lamarr!!; July 22, 2021 at 7:28 PM
ZacharyA said...: Nelson Cruz to the Rays

They were already better than us, but now they’re even betterer; July 22, 2021 at 7:29 PM
Pocono Steve said...: JM, is Higgy available? I thought he was one of the COVID toilet bowl lickers.; July 22, 2021 at 7:38 PM
Anonymous Bosch said...: Kindly stop abusing the name of Hedy Lamarr: SHE WAS A GOOD WOMAN!

Seriously: just have a look at her amazing bio on Wikipedia: not only was she famous for being one of the first naked women in films (“Ecstasy” 1933) as well as Tondelayo, she was, during WWII, an inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.

And she looked damned good on film through 1958 (“The Female Animal”).; July 22, 2021 at 7:43 PM
JM said...: Yeah, my brain didn't work there. Higgy is still on the Covid list.

Doh!; July 22, 2021 at 7:50 PM
JM said...: Pitcher's duel early on here.; July 22, 2021 at 7:51 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Anonymous, you're so silly! As I've already said: "It's not Hedy, it's Hedley, Hedley Lamarr!!"; July 22, 2021 at 8:22 PM
Wezil1 said...: Big Head left out Ralph Houk received the Bronze and Silver Star- serious stuff; July 22, 2021 at 8:26 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: What a rally!; July 22, 2021 at 8:27 PM
Pocono Steve said...: I wonder what the Rob Brantly home run call will be.; July 22, 2021 at 8:29 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Brantley gets all rant-ley?; July 22, 2021 at 8:51 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Good thing there's a rain delay when it's NOT raining.; July 22, 2021 at 9:17 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Well, the rain delay's no big thing. It's not like Yankees/Redsocks games are known to run long or anything.; July 22, 2021 at 9:22 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Long Gerrit Cole interview on the TV broadcast. When he talks, I can't tell if it sounds more like he's just sucked on a helium balloon or if he's permanently trying to suppress a belch.; July 22, 2021 at 9:33 PM
Kevin said...: Pull a "tiring" (?) Monty @ 83 pitches to bring in SAL ROMANO?????!!!!! WTF???!!; July 22, 2021 at 10:15 PM
HoraceClarke66 said...: Great hitting by the vets. Gardy gets hit by a ball he swings at and misses. The Gleyber strikes out on a pitch a foot outside. Stanton seems to have disappeared again.; July 22, 2021 at 10:17 PM
HoraceClarke66 said...: And...we have Sal Romano on the mound.; July 22, 2021 at 10:18 PM
JM said...: Fucking shift.; July 22, 2021 at 10:19 PM
HoraceClarke66 said...: And he gets out of the inning.; July 22, 2021 at 10:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Ya gotta admit at least it's interesting. As opposed to a feeling of doom.

That said, I can't escape this feeling of doom.

Doug K.; July 22, 2021 at 10:25 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: What's a Sal Romano? Sounds like a pizzeria.; July 22, 2021 at 10:36 PM
DickAllen said...: that pizza delivered; July 22, 2021 at 10:38 PM
DickAllen said...: i know the loony has been effective this year, but are there any righties available?; July 22, 2021 at 10:42 PM
DickAllen said...: i got a baaaad feeling...; July 22, 2021 at 10:44 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Just awful.; July 22, 2021 at 10:45 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: The Master: This has not been the best inning for the Yankees.; July 22, 2021 at 10:46 PM
ranger_lp said...: Luckily the game is tied…; July 22, 2021 at 10:50 PM
Kevin said...: Que the intro to "Iron Man"....; July 22, 2021 at 10:52 PM
DickAllen said...: nice to see someone else do something stupid on the basepaths; July 22, 2021 at 10:52 PM
DickAllen said...: i love cheap hits; July 22, 2021 at 11:03 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: I am so confused as to what is happening right now.; July 22, 2021 at 11:06 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: How is this possible?

Also good to see Ottavino stinks for everyone.; July 22, 2021 at 11:07 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Brantly is stankly.; July 22, 2021 at 11:09 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Yeah, the Master will not have to devise a home run call for him because he won't hit one.; July 22, 2021 at 11:10 PM
DickAllen said...: wow - a 5-pitch inning - I can’t believe what I’m seeing either, bitty; July 22, 2021 at 11:15 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Estevan doesn't look any suckier at the plate than the other Yankees. And gets thrown out on a ball dropped by the catcher.

Wow.; July 22, 2021 at 11:22 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Good Green not bad Green, please.; July 22, 2021 at 11:26 PM
ranger_lp said...: Good thing we got NY Otto tonight…; July 22, 2021 at 11:26 PM
DickAllen said...: that was a sweet pitch; July 22, 2021 at 11:27 PM
DickAllen said...: yeah, ranger, but we got bad chad - hung one on an 0-2 pitch; July 22, 2021 at 11:31 PM
DickAllen said...: fuck; July 22, 2021 at 11:33 PM
ranger_lp said...: More like suck ass Chad…; July 22, 2021 at 11:34 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Yeah, we're getting bad Green.; July 22, 2021 at 11:35 PM
BernBabyBern said...: God, I miss Mariano.; July 22, 2021 at 11:35 PM
Anonymous said...: Everyone is hitting him hard, even on outs.; July 22, 2021 at 11:35 PM
Anonymous said...: That's a game winning g homer in the Bronx.; July 22, 2021 at 11:36 PM
Anonymous said...: STEAL HOME!; July 22, 2021 at 11:39 PM
ranger_lp said...: What an awful at bat…; July 22, 2021 at 11:44 PM
Anonymous said...: Stanton lost without a map; July 22, 2021 at 11:45 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Gee, Officer Kriske.; July 22, 2021 at 11:46 PM
ranger_lp said...: Fucking awful…; July 22, 2021 at 11:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Yanks fried by Kriske; July 22, 2021 at 11:49 PM
Pocono Steve said...: Krisk you!; July 22, 2021 at 11:49 PM
ranger_lp said...: Can we DFA Kristen Kreme right now?; July 22, 2021 at 11:49 PM
DickAllen said...: this motherfucker is playing pickle ball; July 22, 2021 at 11:49 PM
ranger_lp said...: Kriske; July 22, 2021 at 11:50 PM
Anonymous said...: How could that happen with a pitcher with an ERA over 10?; July 22, 2021 at 11:50 PM
DickAllen said...: say goodbye to this game; July 22, 2021 at 11:51 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: How many wild pitches is that?; July 22, 2021 at 11:52 PM
DickAllen said...: can you say dfa?; July 22, 2021 at 11:52 PM
DickAllen said...: now they have to walk the bases loaded; July 22, 2021 at 11:53 PM
Pocono Steve said...: It's kind of like what they did last night, except they played a better team and weren't able to recover from it.; July 22, 2021 at 11:59 PM
Leinstery said...: Thought the same thing Steve. I saw it happening and turned to watch Miami Vice.

I just don't understand how Cessa cruises through the heart of the order on 5 pitches and this total asshole Boone doesn't send him out for the 9th. Also, who the hell was the guy pitching in the 10th? Has that celebrated bullpen fallen so low they had to go to a guy that doesn't belong in Low A ball?

Everything feels so hopeless because no matter what happens, Cashman stays.; July 23, 2021 at 12:04 AM
Carl J. Weitz said...: Brooks Kriske...what a joke.
So is Boone. Every other manager on the planet walks the bases load for a force at home or a DP. Once again, Boone proves what a shit head manager he is.; July 23, 2021 at 12:07 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: Well, that's yet another evening that will set the national game back about 50 years.

What an all-around vortex of suckitude...; July 23, 2021 at 12:15 AM
Mike said...: This is ALL on management. Kriske blew chunks all over the place, for sure. But he did NOT put himself in...and he did NOT keep himself in. One hundred percent on Boone.; July 23, 2021 at 12:16 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: For Chad Green, as I have said before, after awhile it comes down to character. The man lacks any.

Even though it's nice to see the enthusiasm of the kids, it's truly amazing how bad they're trained.

Estevan Florial has been playing professional ball for 6 years now...but he still can't make a read on a passed ball or not make a flat-footed throw to the plate. Awful...; July 23, 2021 at 12:18 AM
Anonymous said...: Boone is the least articulate manager I've ever heard. And he was hired for his reputed communication skills.; July 23, 2021 at 12:18 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: It also says everything you need to know about this organization that:

—Rob Brantley is now our catcher.

—Hoy Jun Park is not allowed to compete for a job with Tyler Wade.

Scratch that. It's amazing that no other infielder in organized baseball, chosen at random, isn't allowed to compete for a job with Tyler Wade.; July 23, 2021 at 12:21 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: And yeah, Brooks Kriske. Four wild pitches in less than an inning. I thought I was watching Jim Eisenreich again for a minute.

Also, what a game from our remaining stars, huh?

Yeah, yeah, I know: Stanton got a bloop hit to drive in a run, and Gleyber hit a sac fly that, Michael Kay assured us over and over again, would've been a home run "in 20 out of 30 major-league ballparks."

Right, because Fenway Park is known for its vast open spaces, and how hard it is there to hit a home run.; July 23, 2021 at 12:25 AM
EDB said...: Jm:
Higgy is still on the Covid list. But why bat Brantley Sixth. Because he's a lefty stick. But he can't hit. Remember when Genius Cashman picks up all the stiffs that he does and sticks them at Scranton. They might be called up. And they play to the back of their Baseball Card.; July 23, 2021 at 12:28 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: Boone is, I think, as inarticulate as he wants to be.

The alternative is to say, 'Hey, my idiot GM stuck me with this dumpster fire of a roster, our entire organization couldn't train a dog to sit up with a steak in its collective hands, nobody in the bullpen has an ounce of moxie among them, my big bopper has disappeared and will probably hit the DL again soon, and two of my other regulars don't care enough about the season to get vaxxed or take precautions.'

Satisfying as that might have been to say, Ma probably sat there and thought of the mill or two he will make this year instead, and decided to fumfah about.

His best decision all season.; July 23, 2021 at 12:29 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: Well, that at least was that—the final nut breaker that decided this season.

On the bright side? We can all feel free to make those October travel plans! No annoying distractions in September, as the Yanks plunge into what we would know to be the ultimately futile chase for the Wild Card play-in.

The thing is, the Red Sox are really not a good team. They have maybe 3-4 outstanding players, which is more than we do, but they're far from overwhelming, and they played very poorly tonight.

Didn't matter. We managed to play even worse. Say good night, Gracie!; July 23, 2021 at 12:33 AM
Anonymous said...: Right now the Yankees have a 38 percent chance of making the playoffs, a 32 percent chance of winning the Wild Card, and a 6 percent chance of winning the division. Surely Cashman must know of these odds. Barring a near sweep of the next seven games, the Yankees MUST clean house before the trade deadline. Any hint of buying to make a kamikaze run at the postseason will leave the franchise a smoking ruin. I mean . . . SOMEONE in that fucking mafia social club must know what the fuck is going on, right?; July 23, 2021 at 12:51 AM
Anonymous said...: Boone is complicit in nearly every facet of player personnel and on-field tactics. He doesn't dictate, but he is no Einstein, and presents no counter-current to Cashman's dumb-guy choices. There's no evidence of that--even as a commentator on ESPN he was a platitude machine.; July 23, 2021 at 12:52 AM
Anonymous said...: no evidence of Boone being a frustrated foil for Cashman rather than an accomplice; July 23, 2021 at 12:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Listen carefully. Boone's vocabulary is about on a Trump level of literacy.; July 23, 2021 at 12:54 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: Baseball reference put the Yanks at having a 16 percent chance to make the playoffs and a 0.4 percent chance to win the World Series GOING INTO TONIGHT'S GAME.

Could it now be an Elvis Costello? By which I mean less than zero?

Uh-hey. Uh-hey-hey.; July 23, 2021 at 1:05 AM
Anonymous said...: I was citing numbers from Fangraph. So the Baseball-Reference odds are even more dismal for the Yankees, re-inforcing the point: any attempt to lunge for the playoffs with reckless trades will fail in the short-term and prove disastrous in the long term.

https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds; July 23, 2021 at 1:17 AM
Carl J. Weitz said...: Let's not forget why Boone,with no managerial experience, was hired in the first place. Because Hal wanted someone he could get cheaply. Nothing has changed.; July 23, 2021 at 1:37 AM
Kevin said...: Yeah, The Brain at Hal's behest assembled this team. But the players Mr mistake after mistake in all the fundamentals, even the young players have played the game game for fifteen to twenty years, wtFFF?! You'd think that they are playing Go or chess. I'm positive that after I have never seen so many contact play outs at home in over forty-five years of watching the game game. Perversely, they do afraid to take the extra base. I'll spare my Torres rant, but when he nonchalantly throws to first, you would think that he believes that he's Ozzie Smith. Perhaps he wants to keep the first baseman limber. And this posing crap needs to end. I'd love to know how many bases they've thrown away. I just hope to HELL that Buck is brought in to remind these guys that your reflects what you put into it. Fundamentally this team might be the worst since sometime before WWI. Just despicable.; July 23, 2021 at 3:20 AM
Kevin said...: PS, this talk of 'building Stanton to take the field at " is beyond the pale. Tonight, we have possibly the biggest game of the season. Currently we have two lethal bats available. But no, one young finely tuned athlete sits on his ass, which made the other bat ineligible. WHO THE FUCK IS RUNNING THIS BASEBALL ANALOG OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA?????; July 23, 2021 at 3:35 AM
Anonymous said...: So who hired the coaching staff? Cashman.; July 23, 2021 at 5:25 AM
Anonymous said...: Went to bed with the Yanks up 1-0.
Woke up , got my coffee, had to choose between watching a documentary on the barium enema or reading about the remainder of the Yankee game.
I decided to read this blog instead, and actually did both.
Everything is back to normal.
They truly give feces a bad name
DIVEST- BOYCOTT AND ALWAYS WRITE IN CAPS

THE ARCHANGEL; July 23, 2021 at 6:06 AM
Anonymous said...: P.S. read Sports kibble. com, to see how our MILB guys are doing. Much more fun.
P.S, my 3rd. grade teacher told us that using" P.S" is the sign of people who cannot collect their thoughts and write at the same time.

The Archangel; July 23, 2021 at 6:12 AM
Anonymous Bosch said...: My first glance at the Yankees’ website warns: “Andújar near return.”

That means someone goes back to Scranton, or elsewhere. Can we have some money, please? Probability suggests that it will be someone who has helped us over the insane last days.

Meanwhile the unpronouncable Asher Wojciechowski and Hoy Jun Park (was he even here?) are already gone, and we look forward to Sal Romano (who?) in pinstripes.

RHP with an ERA of 5.23 in 14 appearances.

Even if (IF!) he bails us out of a few innings of a game against the dreaded crimson hose, how long will he be around?

The current system (and I use that term loosely) is running on the far edges of easy disposability. Bring one in, toss one out.

The return of the sextet of Covid-Kids is hovering. Do we really want them all at once? Could we please pick and choose?

The equally unprononcable (is that even a word?) Trey Amburgey (is that even a name?) is a possibility for the outfield. So then: who goes?

We have been chanting – with irregularity – all season: bench this guy, play that one more. Gardy seems to be in the history books as much as DJ. Allen looks to be our Great Hope for the Future.

But how long will he be here? Will Corey Kluber be our saviour?

How many hamstrings can we pull and caress back to power?

August starts next week. Got that?

Geez … just as the “team” was getting to be “fun to watch.”

P.S. THANKS, HOSS, FOR KEEPING A MUCH-NEEDED VOICE OF SANITY ON THIS SITE. (Seriously); July 23, 2021 at 6:21 AM
HoraceClarke66 said...: Thanks so much, Bosch. But watching this team...I feel pretty insane half the time!; July 23, 2021 at 8:28 AM

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