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Yanks have lost 3 straight as they finish off the first half of the season.

Be nice to see them end it on a strong note, eh?

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1 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 6:38 pm

Hm.
I'm looking for the *Yankees*.
The New York Yankees.
I lost them a few days ago and I've had to watch this other team with a similar name, and pinstripes.
Has anyone seen those guys?

2 rbj   ~  Jul 13, 2022 6:43 pm

Not good

3 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jul 13, 2022 6:50 pm

Got my new foot pump earlier and blew up everything possible in the garage. 4-0. Wtf!? Might have to deflate everything and start over.

4 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:15 pm

Signs of life.

5 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:27 pm

[1] Oh there they are!
Yep, those guys.

6 rbj   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:27 pm

Falafel!

7 rbj   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:33 pm

I have to wonder is Sevy is hiding an injury.

8 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:36 pm

[7]Yeah seems *very* likely.

9 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:37 pm

[7][8] That is really worrying, for him AND for the team in the second half..

10 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:50 pm

Blue Jays fired their manager?? Harsh, mid-season. Lot of manager firings this year

11 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:56 pm

I mean, that's just an awful strike call, the umpiring seems worse than ever these days.

12 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:58 pm

[10] Yeah, and if the Jays get hot now, the front office will be certain the team was underachieving because of Montoya.
Which is ridiculous.

13 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 7:59 pm

[11] Yeah I was just thinking, "Thank you, terrible umpiring!"
Because you know, we criticize terrible umpiring so much when Aaron Judge gets called out, so we really should thank terrible umpiring when it helps us out.

But, nothing terrible umpiring could do about that double.

14 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:01 pm

[13] Are the Yanks a little tired out, in need of the days off maybe? They look bad these last 4 games in all parts of the game

15 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:04 pm

No way, this guy's name is 'Buck Farmer'???

16 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:08 pm

Oof.
Terrible umpiring switches sides.

17 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:10 pm

[16] Dreadful!

18 rbj   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:29 pm

[10] yeah, the Blue Jays are in the hunt for the WC, not Montoyo’s fault the Yankees are running away. Panic move or something behind the scenes.

19 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:39 pm

I just realized that the Bombers have an at-home series with Boston to wind up the 1st half. I'd have to say that's a must-win series, in fact a sweep would be ideal.

I know all games are "must win," anymore but they have to grab some mojo against a rival that's about to get some pitchers back going into the break.

20 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:41 pm

Wasn't Tommy Pham involved in baseball's version of "The Slap" or do I have that wrong?

21 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:51 pm

[20] He was! And Joc Peterson gave a really strange interview about it, he sounded like a stoner in it.

22 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:53 pm

[19] :0
"All games are 'must win' anymore'!
Positive 'anymore'!
Where did you grow up, Boatzilla? New Jersey, maybe?

23 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 8:59 pm

[22] Yes. Good catch. North Jersey. I was there from late 1971 until '90, when I came to Japan.

24 RIYank   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:00 pm

[23] Dang!
That is amazing -- I think that is the only part of the US that has positive 'anymore'. (It's also common in parts of northern England and Scotland.)

25 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:05 pm

I remember being absolutely blown away when I went to college and started hanging out with people from all over and heard the positive “anymore” for the first time.

Almost as blow away as I am that the Yankees haven’t gotten a hit since the fourth inning against this team.

26 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:06 pm

[24] Never knew that about the UK.
I'm probably clinging to that usage to keep a tiny piece of home with me. ;>)

27 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:06 pm

I have heard an anymore on occasion and always thought it was so odd. It has quite a description on Wikipedia. I had no idea! Learn something new every day on the Banter.

28 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:08 pm

I miss Didi. And Jeter, obviously.

29 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:11 pm

[26] Amazing, that's not one I remember hearing at all in Brooklyn as a kid, must be very localized?

30 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:17 pm

Thank you, short porch.

31 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:18 pm

Stantoian!

32 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:19 pm

[29] Or Brooklyn is very localized. ;>)

33 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:24 pm

[32] It certainly used to be! But I don't know from Brooklyn now, too many neighborhoods with boring overpriced bistros and craft beer joints :)

34 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:35 pm

"I don't know from Brooklyn". There ya go. More of that please.

35 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:41 pm

[34] 'I need some change for a token, buy a slice, a zeppole and a rainbow ice to break this 20?

36 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:43 pm

4 for his last 48! How much more do they keep playing Gallo?

37 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:46 pm

I don’t even know why we have umpires anymore. (That’s a negative “anymore.”)

38 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:49 pm

[37] Could have made that one "anyways". ;>)

Grrr. I did not want extra innings. I have stuff to do.

39 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:49 pm

[35] Don't think I've ever had a zeppole. Is that like a crusty cream puff?

40 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:56 pm

[39] Kind of, but without the cream inside and with powdered sugar on it. The pizza joints in my neighborhood both used to sell them, but not every pizza shop did..I wonder if maybe was a Napoli thing? Both shops near me the guys came from Napoli region..

41 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 9:56 pm

[39] Any Italian-Americans in the Banter, please chime in?

42 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jul 13, 2022 10:06 pm

Wild Pitch for the win! (Still hate the runner on second rule though)

43 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 13, 2022 10:15 pm

Wild finish.

44 RIYank   ~  Jul 14, 2022 3:43 am

I'm pretty sure zeppole are pan-Italian. The Italians I hang out with now are also southern, but I distinctly remember getting the little buggers in Little Italy on St. Joseph's Day.

Like Hank, I first encountered positive 'anymore' in college -- a roommate. I think I did a spit take or something like that, and asked him, "Did you hear what you just said???" And of course, he had no idea what he had said that sounded weird.

45 rbj   ~  Jul 14, 2022 7:07 pm

So far Nadtyks pitching decently.

46 rbj   ~  Jul 14, 2022 7:10 pm

Nasty that is.

47 rbj   ~  Jul 14, 2022 7:40 pm

How about a hit.

48 rbj   ~  Jul 14, 2022 7:44 pm

Ok, now some runs, please.

49 rbj   ~  Jul 14, 2022 7:47 pm

Ok, one.

50 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 14, 2022 8:44 pm

Gleyber!!!!!

51 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 14, 2022 9:28 pm

Rough night for Carpenter in left.

52 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 14, 2022 9:31 pm

I know that Luetge has pitched well this season according to his numbers, but there's something about him. Whenever he's in a high leverage situation, I have zero faith. This bullpen is just so gassed right now. It's a shame.

53 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 14, 2022 9:44 pm

A rally in their bones? Heading to extras I had a strong feeling that Carpenter would put one in the seats, which makes those three Cincinnati runs in the top half hurt all the more.

54 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 14, 2022 9:57 pm

Sigh.

55 BobbyB   ~  Jul 15, 2022 3:40 pm

If last night was an Audition I’m hiring Castillo as my #2 pitcher.

56 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 5:42 pm

Good, Judge isn’t in the HR Derby. He needs to rest his legs for when homers matter.

57 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 5:55 pm

Lat strain for Sevy.

58 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 6:14 pm

Boo! I hate Devers.

59 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 15, 2022 6:23 pm

Maybe treat Devers like Barry Bonds?

60 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 6:31 pm

Phew

61 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 7:20 pm

Stanton!

62 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:19 pm

Carpenter hammered that.

63 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:28 pm

Yargh, Chappie.

64 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:31 pm

It was tied and I had to shut down for a couple of minutes. What happened? Chappie screwed the pooch again?

65 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:33 pm

Maybe they can make a package of Chapman, Gallo and PTBNL for a pitcher.

66 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:44 pm

Chapman's salary is fairly prohibitive, but you never know. Someone might think they can fix him.

67 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:46 pm

There's no evidence to support this, but every time Gallo comes up all I can hope for his a home run.

68 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:50 pm

[67] I am at the point of wanting him to fail so they have no choice but to unload him, DFA him, whatever, and give Florial or Adujar a chance. But it seems like they have no bottom for him.

69 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:52 pm

One thing (kind of) worth watching the rest of the way will be the race between Joey Gallo (.161) and the all-time lowest batting average for a qualifier (Chris Davis, .168). That's where we are.

70 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 8:54 pm

[68] I agree. I mean, he can't really be worse, so it's curious that they keep running him out there. And it doesn't seem like his defense is really THAT much better than those other options you mention. I'm pretty certain those guys could hit better than .161 -- but what do I know?

71 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:03 pm

[70] Devers is a good example. He's not a very good 3rd baseman. I wonder how Andujar's fielding would compare to him if they had kept sending him out there.

On the other hand, I'm happy that the Yankees made defense a priority.

72 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:06 pm

At a certain point the Yankees need to start putting some pressure on Major League Baseball. It's ridiculous that one of the sport's premier players so constantly has the bat taken out of his hands with bad strike calls. The team needs to flood their social media feeds with clips of below-the-zone strike calls on Judge. Will there be fines? Will Rob Manfred get upset? I don't care, and neither should the Yankees. It's an embarrassment.

73 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:16 pm

[72] The Boss would never stand for it. And Judge is one of the faces of baseball today. NHL knew better to protect Gretzky.

74 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:23 pm

I'll take it any way I can get it!

75 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:23 pm

Yankees MVP "Jackie Error"

76 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:30 pm

JFC!

77 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:30 pm

How does that even happen? Sigh.

78 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:31 pm

I was so worried about the Treviño double play there, I was almost rooting for a strikeout.

79 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:35 pm

If you are going to hit into a double play, strike out.

80 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:40 pm

Just like a walk.

81 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:48 pm

Well, here we are again...

82 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:50 pm

Yes. Here we are again. Fuck.

83 rbj   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:51 pm

Grumble.

84 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 15, 2022 9:51 pm

I'm getting too old for this shit.

85 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:00 pm

Matty Mustache is gonna walk it off.

86 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:01 pm

[85] He is out of the game.

87 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:02 pm

Thanks to the AppleTV+ fiasco, I'm forced to watch NESN tonight, which means listening to Kevin Youkilis say "What a game!" every ten minutes.

88 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:02 pm

[86] Marwin then???

89 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:06 pm

Not a fan of Donaldson. Just not a fan.

90 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:07 pm

Marwin would have been better.

91 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:11 pm

Well that sucked.

92 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 15, 2022 10:12 pm

NESN isn't showing me a replay. I suppose that isn't a terrible loss, not like those huge leads they blew against the Angels and the Astros last summer, but these missed opportunities will be tough to sleep on for this team. Bases loaded and no outs in the ninth, first and third and one out in the tenth, wild pitch to lose it. Awful stuff.

93 rbj   ~  Jul 16, 2022 6:18 pm

Fox game. Just plunk Devers

94 rbj   ~  Jul 16, 2022 6:18 pm

Listen to me next time. Yeesh.

95 rbj   ~  Jul 16, 2022 6:42 pm

Carpenter nails it!

96 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:04 pm

Carpenter obviously has to be in the lineup every day at this point. (Deep analysis there.) I'm not sure why they don't just play him at third. Defensively he'd be a step down from Donaldson, but I wonder about the relative defensive impact compared to playing him in the outfield.

97 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:05 pm

[95] What game is that for? Every game.

98 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:07 pm

That was a pretty play.

99 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:15 pm

Apparently Judge's slump is over.

100 Hank Waddles   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:17 pm

Feels like we're gonna see Jackie Bradley, Jr., pitch the eighth.

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101 thelarmis   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:17 pm

Hello, old friends! Double Digits!!

102 thelarmis   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:18 pm

Ort left one on the plate! ; )

103 rbj   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:19 pm

[96] yup. I want an historic run at best record ever.

104 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:20 pm

I was actually thinking about not watching this game.

105 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:22 pm

[102] A blast from the past to watch more blasts. Welcome!

106 thelarmis   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:24 pm

Thanks, Boat!

107 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:27 pm

[106] Missed you.

108 rbj   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:28 pm

Who’s Ryan Weber? Don’t recall the name.

109 thelarmis   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:28 pm

Nice to be ‘home’ for a spell! : )

110 thelarmis   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:30 pm

Weber has been on the Braves, Mariners, Rays, and Shit Sox. Pitched a couple of games for us recently. Nice quick inning there…

111 rbj   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:34 pm

A laugher at this point

112 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:47 pm

[10] I was wondering, "where did he come from?" At this point, the more arms the better.

113 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 8:53 pm

[112] [110] Wrong number. Sorry. I'm getting old.

114 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 9:12 pm

Two Touchdowns!

115 Boatzilla   ~  Jul 16, 2022 9:13 pm

They do soccer cheers at Yankee Stadium. What's the world coming to?

116 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 12:42 pm

I’m going to go out on a limb and predict Cole gives up a home run to Devers.

117 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jul 17, 2022 1:02 pm

Ouch.

118 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 1:12 pm

Oh, had Sunday dinner, including feeding and walking the terrorists. And runs!

119 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 1:44 pm

Wrong Jeter home run

120 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 2:29 pm

Nice, Matt.

121 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 2:36 pm

Double digits!

122 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 17, 2022 2:44 pm

31 minute 1/2 inning

123 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 2:56 pm

Good Lord, only the bottom of the fifth.

124 mhoward120   ~  Jul 17, 2022 3:07 pm

Put in Gallo to pitch at some point. Find out if he can pitch because he certainly can’t hit.

125 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 3:33 pm

Boston’s so bad even Gallo homers off them.

126 rbj   ~  Jul 17, 2022 4:12 pm

Nice easy win.

127 rob_smith_51   ~  Jul 17, 2022 4:26 pm

Maybe we can trade Gallo in a deal for Soto.

128 RIYank   ~  Jul 19, 2022 3:05 pm

Anyone have an opinion about the Yankees' draft?
I guess it's hard to complain about picking a really big outfielder with potentially A+ power. That has worked out well in the past.

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