We got Hicks and Higgy in the line-up today, in addition to two rooks (no pressure, guys) and Josh "Please Make It Stop" Donaldson.

This ain't what we signed up for.

[0]Great headline, Alex. You always hit the mark with cultural flare.

I liked this team earlier this year but now, if it wasn't for Judge and the chase for 62, I don't think I would watch.

I am definitely upset about the disastrous trade of Montgomery, and I have spent most of the last 3 weeks thinking that somehow they killed themselves by trading Gallo. I know, I know - but away from the Stadium he had a 132 OPS+! Someone besides Judge who could hit and get on base regularly would be a big help right now.

[2] Couldn't agree more on so many levels.

I'm thinking the rookie would have made that play if he was at ss.

[3] My pet theory is Gallo was the quiet, chill, stoner dude that kept everyone calm. Sure he sucked on the field but he took the pressure off everyone else. / $0.02.

[5]. Interesting the guy that was terrible was the guy that made this offensive engine work. Maybe they thought, at least I am not as bad as Gallo and relaxed.

So it’s basically Judge and that’s about it for the offense. Reminds me of 2000 when the Yankees built up such a lead that they had fouls to give and used them all up.

Pheeeeewwwww!

Best ump call of the season. A little payback for Judge.

Wrist surgery foe Benintendi. I’m assuming he’s done for the season.

Douche Donaldson Cadillacs himself into an out.

What a freakin lame-ass Donaldson in. Capable of turning chicken salad into chicken shit.

Jesus, Donaldson is a disaster.
Even when he gets an RBI he does something stupid.

I guess Donaldson loves being the consummate asshole.

[11] [12] We all posted the same kind of message. Hilarious.

Seriously? Dropping routine throws from short. Oi.

Well this is stupid. I’m in eastern VA., so maybe yesterday MLBN would show the Yankees Rays game. Nope, Red Sawx. Today, you’d figure the O’s game would be blacked out, because cable provides me with MASN. Nope, once again it doesn’t show the Yankees game, instead I get the Orioles.

Grrrr.

Fuck, I'd have to say that Judge is pretty fucking good

FIFTY-FOUR.

I feel like we might've just seen Stanton's last swing of 2022.

[20] We essential got one nice dance with Stanton before he left the party. Cock tease.

Watching the game now, Kay was giving it pretty hard to Donaldson too. He seems fed up with the guy and most the team now. I’m looking forward to Gary’s tater (and Judge’s of course!)

Rained out already

Gave up two in the first and now we’re going to get URP’d for the day game.

Why isn't the game on YES right now?

[25] Just looked at the lineup for the first time. Perhaps the YES producers are confused and think this is an exhibition game. Nice of Boone to keep Judge in the lineup to get him some swings and keep him loose.

55 for Judge!

To quote Marcellus Wallace upon seeing Butch at the traffic light, "Motherfucker"

Whelp, I survived my 24th 1st day of school as a teacher. I forgot there was a game on today. Only took 10 minutes to find it on Amazon. Grrr.....

Uh. The goal is to stay on the bag.

Brutal send. Yikes.

Everyone saw the balk but the 4 blind mice.

Don't fucking bunt Gleyber. Egads.

They could try 2 squeezes in a row.

What the fuck is that clown doing. Holy shite, dude!

Guzman 0 for 5. 4 strikeouts and a bases loaded double play where you half-ass it to 1st. Yanks deserve to lose this one.

⬆️ I’m sure Boone ‘likes the compete’ though :/

This would be a rough one. Screwed by the non-balk in the ninth, screwed themselves with bases loaded and none out in the tenth.

Hey, Ara. My 32nd first day was last week. 95 degrees in my classroom today. Good times!

Max respect to all teachers, Ara & Hank!! You deserve way more pay and budgets!!
Is The rookie Guzman’s day one of the worst debuts ever?

Cheers, Hank. Here's to a good year. May your fall and winter be cool.

A crew chief review? Did that exist before today? Do the ump's lose their challenges now?

This game is an absolute shit show of bizarre plays.

I don't want to win. You win. I don't want to win. You win.......

I had faith! It’s the Twins after all

YES!!!!

Phew, a win.

Judge has hit a HR in 4 straight games.
Let’s just say that makes a guy like me believe I could manage a baseball team better than a couple of managers who are already in the bigs.

⬆️Wasn’t it Sparky Anderson who said ‘Of course I’m a great manager. Look how neatly I write in Rose,Morgan,Bench,Perez in the lineup card.’

I just won a kajillion dollar bet. lol.....

IKF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy Falafal!

I’d be happy to keep IKF at third and leave Donaldson at home.

Shit call.

[53] Agreed.

⬆️Yep, huge congrats to Donaldson for becoming a parent but we’re all good if he doesn’t return!

Reverse this, and get Judge to the plate this inning. Hang a crooked number on them and breathe for a minute.

Or not. The old Hicks-Boson super non-collider.

I have not seen Luetge have a single outing this year when he didn't walk a lefty or do anything good.

You hit a grand slam, you get to hit cleanup the next day. Should be a rule.

Miggy Four-Bags!

Kay is talking about Gary's passed-ball problems and right on cue Higgy lets one go by.

Brilliant!

Derek Jeter Day would actually mean something if he was replacing Cashman.

Griffin Jax is a great name for any athlete, although it probably wasn't good for him during his schoolboy days.

[60]. Apparently they should use him to protect Judge.

Kay is such a fucking asshole. "That's kind of a hard one to miss." He who screams, "If it's fair it's gone!" when it's 150 feet foul.

Another pitcher I don't want to see in October. Ugh.

That looks familiar.

Dang.

Some day this game's gonna end.

I'm calling it. Hick's grounds into a double play.

I love being wrong.

Hicks tries to bunt that eye high bullshit and then has the audacity to not stay at first on his double.

Cowards!!!!! I mean I don't blame the Twins but UGH.

Just in time for some excitement. C’mon Gleyber!
Shame Judge losing all these ABs though

And that should have been ball four ...

Losing to the twins is unacceptable.

Horseshit

Nice win for the umpires. Hope they’re proud.

That sucks. Another 1 run loss. Sigh.

[79] Gleyber's AB would have been an ideal time for Boonie to go apeshit, maybe change the rhythm of the game. [sigh]

This is my least favorite Yankee team in recent memory, the whole season has been confusing and disorienting. Their record is still good, probably better than I would've expected going into the season. Aaron Judge continues to amaze. But I never want to watch them! Montgomery was one of the few pitchers I enjoyed watching (Cole, while good, isn't what he was chalked up to be, and whines too much, Taillon is a snoozefest, etc.) I have hope for Montas. The lineup is just rough to watch every night, I turn the game on and find myself genuinely bummed out, wanting to do other things. The YES broadcast has become borderline unwatchable (or unlistenable, really-- I usually mute it and have music going). Sorry for the negativity, maybe I just need the intensity of playoff baseball and am picking up on some September doldrums. Anyway, lets go Yankees!

I love it so much when the old band gets back together!

ANDYYYYYY!!!!!!!

I hate bigger bases and the shift ban.

I watched a 5 minute clip on Twitter. Amazing bunch. They all look good still.

It’s no one’s fault, but it’s amazing that with a four and a half game lead on September 9, this is the lineup the Yankees are running out. I had hoped we’d at least see Stanton tonight. I know he still isn’t right, but at least he’s someone that could run into one. When 2–3-4 is the lowest OPS in baseball followed by Hicks and IKF, that tells you all you need to know. If I were Kevin Cash I’d just walk Judge every time up for the entire series. So what if he’s on base fifteen times? How often would he actually score?

[86] They really do!

[82] I've been feeling pretty much exactly the same.

[87] Stanton needs to be in the lineup even if he’s not right yet. They’ll be no postseason run unless he’s hitting. His timing is off but unless he’s in the lineup, he can’t really fix it.

So I’m watching the Rays broadcast, and they’re insufferable. If you didn’t know whom they were talking about, you’d think all nine guys in the Tampa lineup were either heading to Cooperstown or to the All-Effort Hall of Fame. They’re rightfully excited that the Rays have made up all this ground, but there’s been no mention of the fact that it has nothing whatsoever to do with the Rays. If the Yankees had even been mediocre in July and August they’d have a ten-game lead. But that doesn’t fit the narrative.

If they call this a fielders choice…

The Rays announcers were certain it would be a fielder’s choice, apparently unaware that the runner might go back to first if the batter is called out. “I don’t get that at all!”

I’ve got the tennis on the TV and baseball on the iPad tonight until/unless someone convinces me otherwise.

2022 Captain would probably be a net positive down the stretch given the roster these days. Hold off mounting that plaque and put him in pinstripes for a coupla weeks.

What the actual fuck is Hicks doing out there?????

Just bench him and trade him for anything this off-season. Completely lost the plot.

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a player get booed like this while in the field. The Aaron Hicks experiment is over.

Hicks has butchered things, but Montas has to take some blame. The two-out walk, the two-strike hit, the laser that drove in the fourth run. (I don’t think Hicks had a shot it, but the optics were awful after he Knoblached the previous play.) Hard to imagine this lineup scoring four runs.

Hicks is out.

Here’s another stat I wasn’t aware of. Yankees have the second most errors in the league since the break. Remember how much better they were in the first half? This has truly been a perfect storm, and in a way that gives me hope. ALL of this can’t stay this bad for three more weeks. And the reality is the Yankees only need to win one of these games. Two would be nice. But a win gives them the season series over the Rays and essentially an extra game.