If this franchise someday commemorates this team with a bobblehead giveaway, the piece should show a nervous Poop Emoji on a shaky bed: The team that crapped its mattress.
Against likely post-season competition, the Yankees are 21-29 - including a rancid 2-8 against Boston, and a 3-7 against Toronto, the two most hate-filled teams on their schedule.
But but BUT... if there is a sprig of light at the end of the tunnel, it is the beacon of Prego and Ragu - cans of tomato, earnestly cutting through the gloom to offer savory plates of victory. After today, the Yankees play 12 straight against contenders, then pull a 180 degree switch, playing the Tankathon Trio - the Twinkies, O's and Chisox, whose lineups resemble B-units for the Savannah Bananas.
All we need do is steal a game against Houston, then roll over the rotguts.
Yes, in saying this, I do feel cheap and indecent. But after seven months of this retch-inducing roller coaster, all we need do is survive four more weeks: Just hang in against the good teams, then wallop the patsies. And don't get anybody injured. That's all.
But here we are, two up in the wild card loss column and floating with a 7-game winning streak. Yeah, it's the Nats and Chicago - but we're rolling. This might be as good as it's gonna get.
Enjoy it this weekend.
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At least today I get to watch the game. All of these night games are pissing me off.
Maybe they'll just get swept by Houston, and we can then stop paying (close) attention for the rest of the way. It would be (sort of) a relief.
Speaking of Volpe, he's 5-for-11 against the White Sox. He will promptly start o-fering against the Astros. And he will keep starting games anyway.
My feelings exactly.
When a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, I get a headache.
So my buddy and I planned a road trip for next weekend. Spend a couple of days In Fishkill, where we can accomplish a number of things:
- Visit relatives in the local state housing.
- See the Renegades beat the Greenville Grasshoppers.
- Take the commuter train into the city to see an afternoon game in da Bronx.
Coulda been Friday night/Saturday afternoon games of Saturday night/Sunday afternoon games. Determining factor was $ to accomplish this. Hotel Fishkill + tickets.
For some reason, hotel rooms in Fishkill Friday night were sold out or reeeeaaaalllly expensive. Two for one hooker special that night? Conjugal visit day at the government housing complex? Who knows?
So we picked Saturday night at the Renegades and Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. Decided this a few weeks ago when the Yankees were smelling up the joint.
Fast forward to matchup of 1-2 in the division and likely pushed to ESPN Sunday night game. Fuck! Cold and take 4 1/2 hrs.
First world problems, but I'm still pissed. Almost as bad as finally bringing back old-timers' day and forgetting to have an old timers' game.
So 25 games in Sept, the season really flew…let’s say we follow the bend of probability and finish 11-14; that would yield 87 wins with a high degree of likelihood of making the playoffs. Last year the last wild card team (teams, actually) qualified with 86 wins. If we can just split the games with the contending teams, we should - SHOULD - make the playoffs with ease.
We’ll see. Also, there’s the matter of today’s game?
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