It is high, it is far, it is JOHN! : What Now, Fair Dillon?

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

What Now, Fair Dillon?

Posted by Alphonso at 2:09 PM

I don't think Boone's new hitting coach is having a good time.

Nor, of course, are we.

The whole idea is idiotic.

33 comments:

The Hammer of God said...: The following is sung by Sean Casey, after a cattle prod electrocution to the nuts raises his voice two octaves, courtesy of Andrew Lloyd Webber:

Don't cry for me Dillon Lawson
You're now the law-man of A-ri-zo-na
You'll make good moo-vies
Of western vintage
You'll make good moo-vies
From A-ri-zo-na
You'll make good moo-vies; July 19, 2023 at 2:28 PM
JM said...: Oh by gosh by golly
It's time for Cashman's latest folly...; July 19, 2023 at 2:28 PM
JM said...: Hammer, I'm getting all misty.; July 19, 2023 at 2:29 PM
AboveAverage said...: JM - powder works great for THAT; July 19, 2023 at 2:33 PM
The Hammer of God said...: Whenever I get sick of the Yankee shit show, I check out mad tv's Kenny Rogers and his JACKASS videos on youtube. The Three Jackasses, hitting each other with baseball bats, pepper spray, cattle prods, whilst gulping down bottles of whiskey and gallons of milk, riding shopping carts and sleds. What would you pay to see HAL, Cashman, & Boone do a JACKASS video? A helluva of good time!; July 19, 2023 at 2:37 PM
JM said...: Thanks for the tip, AA.

Hammer, that's a great idea. The New Three Stooges! Hal, Cash, and Boonie in hi-larious short slapstick films. I can just picture Hal saying, "Say, give me those pliers, will ya, needle nose?"

I'd pay to see it.; July 19, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Publius said...: RailRiders had a lousy first half but they're off to a solid start in second half. Only .5 games back. It's become an annual event...turn from the Yankees in disgust not long after the all star break and enjoy entertaining and competitive baseball from the consistently best run team in the organization.

I've said it before...Brian Cashman is a first ballot International League Hall of Famer.; July 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM
JM said...: Hey, this is a fun tweet:

Baseball
@mlbelites_

Seattle Mariners (47-47)

Last 2 games: 1-1 (.500)
Last 4 games: 2-2 (.500)
Last 6 games: 3-3 (.500)
Last 8 games: 4-4 (.500)
Last 10 games: 5-5 (.500)
Last 20 games: 10-10 (.500)
Last 60 games: 30-30 (.500); July 19, 2023 at 3:30 PM
13bit said...: I am preparing to see the Team of the Century © in the Game of the Century © with the Fans of the Century © courtesy of this merry band of renegades, degenerates and perverts. And gentlemen, yes, that too...; July 19, 2023 at 3:35 PM
JM said...: Hey Brian! Brian! Over here!!

Jon Heyman
@JonHeyman
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15m
Pirates are DFAing Wil Crowe. Had been on rehab assignment. Fully healthy niw. Throwing 94-95. Could be interesting waiver pickup.; July 19, 2023 at 3:54 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Your eyes get itchy in the wee wee hours
Sun's just a red ball risin' over them refinery towers
Radio's jammed up with gospel stations
Lost souls callin' long distance salvation; July 19, 2023 at 5:34 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: The joyful days of summer are past. The Orioles are in first place and the Yankees are in last.

CashBrain will only make this worse. That's his job. Extracting profit from a bad team. I'm sure winning is never mentioned.

Unwavering positivity. Sure. Let's do that.; July 19, 2023 at 5:37 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Oh Duque!! Thank you for giving Ken of Brooklyn the chyron. I was feeling the weight of having carried it so long.; July 19, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Melquíades said...: The Orioles winning the division is an ideal outcome for our beloved Yankee regime. There’s not the bad blood as with the other three and they can deploy their media shills to lecture the “spoiled” fans who “never would have tolerated” tanking for years of rebuilding. It’ll only serve as another opportunity to remind us to be thankful for Cashman’s sustained excellence and Hal’s willingness to spend and field a competitive team.; July 19, 2023 at 6:32 PM
ranger_lp said...: What a great signing Rodon was…FFS…; July 19, 2023 at 7:38 PM
BernBabyBern said...: Cone noted that because of the late-afternoon shadows, this might be the last inning that the Yankees will be able to clearly see the ball when batting.

I have to believe that, for this team, not being able to see the ball might actually be a good thing.; July 19, 2023 at 7:52 PM
Celerino Sanchez said...: My guess is Rondon is on the DL tomorrow. Just 5 years and he’s off the books!; July 19, 2023 at 8:04 PM
MJH said...: Rodon gave up the two run bomb in the first inning and knew the game was over.; July 19, 2023 at 8:12 PM
Oasisdave said...: It's just baffles the mind to think Cashole still has a job. Trades for garbage, signs free agent garbage, and turns the farm system into garbage.; July 19, 2023 at 8:36 PM
AboveAverage said...: Goodnight Boone
Goodnight Boone
Please leave the room
You wincing Goon

We don’t care
Where you go
Just leave right now
You feckless Schmo

Speak not to the press
It will only depress
Us Yankee fans
Who find it sad
To root for tomato cans

Goodnight Boone
You bubble bursting’
Seed spitting’
GOON; July 19, 2023 at 8:38 PM
BernBabyBern said...: To steal a phrase Dick Young used to describe a chant directed at George Steinbrenner, when newspapers had stricter rules about language ….

This team whistles backwards.; July 19, 2023 at 8:45 PM
Doug K. said...: John and Suzyn were hammering the make up of the team. Just hammering. He said it was possibly the worst Yankee lineup he has ever seen. Suzyn was right there piling on. They were openly disgusted and this was before the game got out of hand.; July 19, 2023 at 8:46 PM
AboveAverage said...: Doug - they are SO REFRESHINGLY, UNWAVERINGLY not part of the YES team!; July 19, 2023 at 8:57 PM
HoraceClarke66 said...: From the estimable Keefetothecity, on Tuesday's garbage:

The guy hitting behind him was Moniak. The same Moniak Boone chose to face instead of Ohtani earlier in the game. As is always the case with Boone, he’s like a Blackjack player that stays with a 16 and the dealer showing a 7 sometimes, and then other times hits in the same situation.

Moniak entered the game hitting .326 in 151 plate appearances. He is a career .239/.285/.444 hitter in 318 plate appearances. Boone chose to pitch to the best power hitter in the game this season for fear of Moniak representing the tying run. It would be like an opposing manager choosing to pitch to Aaron Judge and citing Billy McKinney being on deck as the reason why.

“We did a lot of good things tonight,” Boone said with a straight face.

https://keefetothecity.com/yankees-thoughts-aaron-boone-lets-shohei-ohtani-beat-him/; July 19, 2023 at 9:02 PM
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside said...: I haven’t had a game on in weeks. How long a win streak do we need for me to start again? Five straight wins, is that false hope? 8 of 10? No chance, is there? This is the earliest it’s been over in my lifetime (I ain’t as old as most of you). I don’t think I gave up last year until September. Did Rufus really quit because of EBD (erection breath disorder), or because the Yankees absolutely suck and he just needed an excuse?; July 19, 2023 at 9:04 PM
HoraceClarke66 said...: I'm watching the Mets tonight. Verlander is pitching a gem against the ChiSox, 8 innings, 1 run, 3 hits.

Yeah, we didn't need THAT guy.; July 19, 2023 at 9:09 PM
JM said...: Man, this team stinks.; July 19, 2023 at 9:34 PM
ranger_lp said...: Awful…; July 19, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Hinkey Haines said...: A giant sack of flaming horse manure on a tire fire inside a dumpster fire.; July 19, 2023 at 10:16 PM
BTR999 said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; July 19, 2023 at 10:25 PM
BTR999 said...: Peraza looks as bad as Volpe . What a terrible job this team does of preparing its prospects. Peraza, Volpe, Cabrera were 0-11 with 8 strikeouts! They all need more time in AAA . There were the usual terrible AB’s up and down the lineup. The team K’d 42 TIMES this series. Rodon awful again. 11 walks issued by the pitching. I guess the plan is for Judge to ride in and save the season and while he will improve the team no one player will clean up this mess. And Bader hurt again.

I did get a laugh when Boone’s cell went off in the middle of his post game report. Maybe it was cashman?; July 19, 2023 at 10:28 PM
AboveAverage said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; July 20, 2023 at 12:12 AM
The Archangel said...: Well, that was special.
On to reading MILB boxscores for fun.; July 20, 2023 at 5:42 AM