Sunday, April 2, 2023

I Want A " Show of Hands"





 How many of you absolutely knew that Stanton was going to hit into a game ending double play yesterday?

Raise your hands.

I believe, deep in our guts, no matter how hard we wished to the contrary, that that was exactly what was about to transpire. 

And it did.

Proving that nothing has changed with this Yankee team.

Except we seem to be off to a slower start. 


59 comments:

The Hammer of God said...

Hahaha, yep, I knew it was coming!

BernBabyBern said...

Centerfield legends for the Yankees

Combs
DiMaggio
Mantle
Murcer
Williams

… Kiner-Falefa?

AboveAverage said...
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AboveAverage said...

After sitting through John Wick 4 27 times, this post instantly reminded me that Wick has his ring finger cut off in the previous slog, er I mean modern cinematic masterpiece

HoraceClarke66 said...

I did NOT think that Stanton would hit into a game-ending DP. Foolishly, I thought he would strikeout, as he does so often.

But the situation seemed so familiar, so reminiscent of something...

Hmm, desperate ninth-inning rally, other team's closer melting down, can't get a ball over the plate, tying runs on base, and Stanton up...Where have I seen that before? This is almost like deja-vu...

Oh, right. Ninth inning against the Red Sox, Game 4 of the 2018 ALDS. Stanton strikes out on three pitches out of the strike zone from a deteriorating Craig Kimbrel. Of course, that wasn't the end of the game. That came when The Gleyber runs to first in about four minutes' time, after hitting the slowest groundball in history to third base.

Who knew, five years ago, those at-bats would foretell our destiny as a team for the next 5 years? (Maybe for the next decade?)

HoraceClarke66 said...

I worry Oswaldo is going to be back in Scranton before this month is up.

Joe Formerlyof Brooklyn said...


Brito has hurled 39 pitches to get 6 outs.

Projecting that to a full game, he'll have to throw 175 pitches to get to a complete game.

ranger_lp said...

Judge!!!

ranger_lp said...

Stanton!!!

JM said...

If only Judge could come up with men on base...oh, wait, then he'd bat lower in the order, like clean-up or something...

Stanton!!!! Day late.

TheWinWarblist said...

We were all saying it in the game thread!! ALL OF US!!

BernBabyBern said...

485 feet

He hit the ball real hard.

ranger_lp said...

YES has to fix their graphics.. you can’t see the pitch count as the pitch clock is visible too soon…

JM said...

Yes, we were, Win. We all knew.

JM said...

Ranger, on Opening Day, Kay was raving about the graphics team and the great job they've done revamping the onscreen widgets.

Yeah, well. Kay.

JM said...

HIGGY!!!!!

ranger_lp said...

Higgy!!!

BTR999 said...

Stanton never clutch, never will be. Don’t care if he hits a 1000 foot home run.

Why was Brito pulled after 76 pitches?
Explanation, please…

JM said...

Bad call on that strikeout in our favor.

Cordero was also doing very well, so naturally Boone yanks him.

AboveAverage said...

Bumbling Bubbling Boone pulled him.

It's super-GENIUS time in the Bronx.

Codero clearly has the weaker stuff.

And Brito was brilliantly better than anyone could have hoped for and likely was stretched out to maybe 90 pitches.



Joe of AZ said...

Boone doing the ol' Girardi style over managing

JM said...

Losing comments again. Argh.

AboveAverage said...

still waiting on the RYE . . .

AboveAverage said...

well - at least we put a cherry on that inning - phew

AboveAverage said...

IKF - its your turn for a little wood

AboveAverage said...

yep - that was indeed a little wood

AboveAverage said...

SO who do we ALL think is going to CLOSE for us today?

JM said...

Kyra Sedgwick?

AboveAverage said...

She's a closer for sure

JM said...

The old double steal. Nice.

ranger_lp said...

No answer for Volpe on the bases…

JM said...

Duck meeting expectations again.

Rufus T. Firefly said...

Anyone who has followed the Yankees for more than a year *knew* it was coming.

...and I'm sure you'd all like to get "closer" to Kyra Sedgwick.

Thanks and don't forget to tip your servers.

AboveAverage said...

Mr Firefly,

How much should we tip ‘em?

Rufus T. Firefly said...

20%, or 40% if they remembered to keep your glass of rye full.

ranger_lp said...

Yankees Win!!!

AboveAverage said...

Good Brewer -tasty Yankee win!

AboveAverage said...

But it’s JM that drinks the MYSTERY rye

Rufus T. Firefly said...

When did Colter Bean un-retire? Was he another of Ca$hole's dumpster dive pickups?

Wait, now I remember; That was how Ca$hole single-handedly saved the season with an amazing SP pickup. How easy it is to forget amongst all the great trades he's made.

Rufus T. Firefly said...

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2617750

Hicksie is upset about his role.

Maybe he should retire if he's that upset.

BTR999 said...

“Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Hicks is "going to play," adding that he's just waiting for the right situation to get the veteran outfielder some reps.”

Perhaps boone really doesn’t want to start him at YS?

Anyway, solid win today with very good pitching, especially Brito

HoraceClarke66 said...

According to the article, Hicks actually got that complaint in AFTER he was passed over as a starter for IKF.

So...what did he do? Look at the lineup, then run over to the nearest sportswriter? What a gamer.

HoraceClarke66 said...

"Johny Brito
How we hlove him..."

Rufus T. Firefly said...

New chant for Hicksie:

Jo-ey Gall-o!

Or maybe just:
We want Jo-ey!

JM said...

Jhony was good. Hicks is terrible.

Rufus T. Firefly said...

Now AA and Hoss are disappearing.

Now, how to make that happen to Hicksie.

Celerino Sanchez said...

Brito, Brito makes old bodies new…. Only Johnny Vegas has a better name

Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside said...

John S was on SF radio and said he has two home run calls for Volpe, one in Italian and one in English. Hmmm….

ranger_lp said...

Jhony Brito is being optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to the #Yankees' transactions page.

Brito threw five scoreless innings today with six strikeouts, an impressive and historic MLB debut.

ranger_lp said...

They don’t need a fifth starter this week so…

AboveAverage said...

okee dokey - there seems to be a power out there removing our posts - I will try a different approach this time AFTER trying to post this:

stay tunes

AboveAverage said...

it didn't - profanity and challenging content is being removed - be aware - be diligent - be . . . a Yankee fan

AboveAverage said...

yep - that one stayed published

AboveAverage said...

what would happen if I said my cat farted into my water glass and caused the microwave to go on - would that be auto eliminated ?

AboveAverage said...

nope but George Carlin's seven words were - be aware

MJ said...

Didn't the Three Stooges clean that guy's (maybe Vernon Dent; maybe not) car with Brito?

HoraceClarke66 said...

Joey Gallo today, with the Twins, went 4-4, with two homers and a double. If he now launches a comeback, the entire Yankees coaching staff has to go.

AboveAverage said...

HC - trust me - he won't :)

edb said...

I thought of it as soon as he approached the plate. You should ask the question, when will Tissue Mon get injured?