"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

Yankee Privilege

Just a few weeks ago the team was in disarray, and some of the less optimistic members of the fan base were giving up on the season (in May!) and predicting an October without Yankees baseball. The rotation was in a shambles, the bullpen was running on fumes, the reigning MVP was on the injured list along with several other important cogs, and Aaron Boone was being booed at the big ballpark in the Bronx. The mighty Yankees were in last place in the American League East. The End Times had arrived.

But over the past two weeks the Yankees have won 11 of 14 games and climbed out of the cellar and into third place. You may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”

First of all, Aaron Judge is good, and it’s good to have him back in the lineup. All he did upon his return was earn A.L. Player of the Week honors by slashing .500/.621/1.273 with five home runs, eleven RBIs, and a stolen base thrown in just for fun.

The home runs, though. A couple of them were the types that mere mortals might hit, standard shots that landed in the first few rows of the bleachers, but two in Toronto traveled over 450 feet each. The first broke Toronto hearts as conspiracy theorists were certain he had peeked into the dugout to get information about the pitch as it was being delivered, while the second broke an actual Toronto Maple Leaf, a plastic display beyond the bleachers in straight away center field, a problem park designers never could have foreseen.

We also got more evidence of something we’ve seen for quite a while from our new Captain. He’s never said anything remotely controversial in any postgame interview, but he’s secretly a low-key shit talker. We first saw this back in 2021 when Judge homered in Houston and clutched his jersey tightly as he rounded third. He was clearly referencing José Altuve’s similar (and controversial) gesture following his series-ending home run the previous October; after the game Judge “diffused” that talk by explaining he was just a bit chilly since the Astros always had the air conditioning on full blast. Sure.

After all the buzz about the dugout peek before that home run in Toronto, Judge took lots of abuse and cheating accusations from the fans in the bleachers as he stood at his post in right field. When he went deep again the next night, he pointed out towards those same fans while rounding first base and heading towards second; after the game he explained that he was actually pointing at the Yankee bullpen to acknowledge their hard work. Right.

Later in the dugout the cameras caught him celebrating with his teammates, and now he covered his eyes with his hands. No peeking.

Is he petty? Yes. Do I love it? Hell, yes.

Harrison Bader is also back, and he’s brought both his bat and glove. The added length to the lineup makes a huge difference — his big home run on Sunday turned the game for the Yankees — but anything he does with a bat in his hand is gravy. Last year we all convinced ourselves that Aaron Judge was a great center fielder, but this year we’ve seen that Bader is elite. Your eyes will tell you that, but the numbers back that up. Five days ago Katie Sharp tweeted that when balls are hit to him with a 75% catch probability or lower, Bader has caught seven of the nine, the highest success rate of any outfielder in baseball.

With Judge in right and Bader in center, the Yankees have Gold Glove caliber fielders in those two spots, which leaves… left field.

When the Yankees signed Aaron Hicks to a seven-year, $70 million deal prior to the 2019 season, it looked like a brilliant move. He was a high level centerfielder with an excellent arm and he had just hit a career-high 27 home runs with an OPS of .833. I don’t need to tell you this, but it was all downhill from there. Instead of providing solid defense in left and a switch hitting bat with pop towards the back end of the lineup, Hicks became an overpaid albatross and the target of merciless booing at the Stadium — and even on the road.

Hicks was finally released a few days ago, a disappointing end to a Yankee career that once held so much promise. I always rooted for him — both because he’s from my hometown, Long Beach, California, and because it’s always good to have someone who looks like me wearing the Yankee pinstripes. It was the right move, but I’m still a little sad about it.

There are other things swirling about. All members of the starting rotation not named Gerrit Cole remain an enigma. Nestor Cortés has been inconsistent, the legend of Carlos Rodón has yet to materialize, and Clarke Schmidt is Clarke Schmidt. Domingo Germán has shown brilliance on a few occasions, but that only makes him more maddening; he’s currently serving a ten-game suspension for pitching with an illegal substance on his hand. He had been checked and warned before, and Schmidt was checked and warned during Germán’s suspension, so it seems like the blame lies as much with the organization as it does with the players.

But just as the lineup has benefited from the reinsertion of Judge and Bader, the rotation suddenly looks a lot more viable with the addition of Luís Severino, who was virtually unhittable in his season debut against the Reds on Sunday.

As much as we like to wring our hands and worry that this team can’t possibly play with the Rays or the Dodgers or the Astros or whichever team is the scariest, the cupboard is far from bare. The surge of the last two weeks has allowed everyone to breathe, and with Cole on the mound tonight to start an important series with the Baltimore Orioles (and when was the last time the Yankees and O’s played an important series?), things are looking up for the first time in weeks, maybe for the first time all season.

So if you were born in the shadow of the old Stadium, if a parent or grandparent brainwashed you in your youth, if you were drawn by Mantle or Munson or Mattingly or Jeter, or if you fell in love when you convinced your parents to take you to a game during a family vacation to New York City, take a minute to be grateful that you hitched yourself to this team way back when. Have there been frustrations and heartbreak and incomprehensible trades? Sure, just like any other team. But through it all, we’ve been the luckiest fans in the world.

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1 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 4:27 pm

Hope everybody is ready for a wild and wacky week of channel flipping:
Your TV schedule:

Sunday: Peacock

Tuesday: YES / MLB.tv
Wednesday: Amazon Prime
Thursday: YES / MLB.tv
Friday: Apple+

2 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 5:30 pm

I think I’m scheduled for all Orioles broadcasts, as I’m in market.

3 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:02 pm

I lucked into 4 out of 5 ... but just like the NFL ... as broadcasting splinters onto more and more streaming paychannels ... if I'm NOT already paying for them for other reasons, there's a 0% chance I'm going to start paying for them now.

I have Amazon Prime, so ... OK; I have a free l/p to Peacock, so ... OK.

I don't have Apple+ and GUESS WHAT?
I still won't come Saturday morning.

Hey Rob Manfredjinsinjin ... I'm FAR closer to just ditching MLB.tv than signing up for a bunch of additional streaming services, so ...

4 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 6:18 pm

Blech

5 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:19 pm

Oh ... that's just f'ng great start to the series.

6 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:26 pm

Please no DP again, Ratso.

7 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:32 pm

Sigh ... do I have to tell EVERYONE not to hit into a DP???

8 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 6:36 pm

That’s better, Cole.

9 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:37 pm

2K Ks for Cole!

10 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:44 pm

Weird Willie ... Gary Coleman's head on John Kruk's five-years-after-retirement body.

11 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:44 pm

And hits about as well ...

12 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 23, 2023 6:46 pm

Howdy everyone! Catching up on the Yanks, are the Orioles really actually a good team now? Why ain’t Cole mowing them down?
I see my man East Hill (Higashioka) is still batting under .200

13 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:47 pm

OK JAZZ!!!

14 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:47 pm

Konnichiwa!

15 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 23, 2023 6:50 pm

Ohayo, Cult! How’s the big T?
Spring morning here with my dog, coffee and the game on while catching up on some work.
Oh wow, convicted financial fraudster Michael Milkenn back in the booth! Do the Yankees just go out their way to be distasteful??

16 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:50 pm

[12] Now all we need is some Nostra!

17 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 6:51 pm

Blech again.

18 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:52 pm

Ugh ... 3-0 ... no es bueno from Cole.

19 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 23, 2023 6:55 pm

Bader can really run and get it!

20 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 6:56 pm

Watching Bader play CF is a treat.

21 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 23, 2023 7:05 pm

The 8 year old wee one is enjoying her soccer team. I got to miss whatever led to this 3-0 deficit. Lame.

22 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 7:08 pm

Stop giving up meatballs, Cole.

23 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:08 pm

Thanks a bunch, Gerrit.

24 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:09 pm

[21] Pitches like that lead to this deficit

25 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 23, 2023 7:11 pm

Cole was supposed to win the CYA this year, what is this nonsense?

26 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 7:13 pm

Thank you Harrison

27 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:14 pm

DARTH!

28 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 7:24 pm

[25] Jazz, we gotta make a date to visit Jingu before they tear it down.

29 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 7:24 pm

[27] MASTER ;>)

30 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:34 pm

ARGH

31 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 7:36 pm

Noice. Keep it going.

32 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 7:39 pm

Tied!

33 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:39 pm

IZ GUD!

34 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:41 pm

Weird Willie ... shakes head, sighs.

35 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 7:45 pm

Uh, Garrit, baby. We need a shut down.

36 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 7:46 pm

*Gerrit

37 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:48 pm

GET HIM OUT OF THERE!

38 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 23, 2023 7:52 pm

4-4! Os in business. Grrr......

39 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 7:58 pm

5-4 ... on back-to-back squibs

40 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 7:59 pm

Uh-oh

41 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 8:02 pm

Cherry!

42 OldYanksFan   ~  May 23, 2023 8:03 pm

Could have been worse.
It's a drag when we can't count on Cole for a good game.

43 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 8:05 pm

They should get Pete Rose to do a Fanduel ad.

44 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 8:07 pm

[sigh] It's time for my late morning nap.

45 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:24 pm

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS FUCKING AWFUL!

WTF FUCK!!!

46 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:24 pm

Dear Jebus.

47 OldYanksFan   ~  May 23, 2023 8:28 pm

Rizzo is soooo good.

48 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:32 pm

Weird Willie is ... not.

49 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 23, 2023 8:37 pm

Steal 3rd. Then home.

50 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:38 pm

Sigh

51 OldYanksFan   ~  May 23, 2023 8:50 pm

Rizzo is sooooooooooo good.

52 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:53 pm

ALL FUCKING RISE!

53 rbj   ~  May 23, 2023 8:54 pm

Retied!

54 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 23, 2023 8:54 pm

KABOOM!

55 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:54 pm

101 outside corner fastball ... strike 1
100 inside corner fastball ... strike 2
88, hanging slider ... TIE GAME!

56 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 8:57 pm

Sorry, 88 shitty splitter.

57 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 23, 2023 9:04 pm

[55] You. Chose. Poorly.

58 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 9:04 pm

The nap did it. I knew Judge would come through.

59 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 9:07 pm

Alright ... let's put this game to bed ... now!

60 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 9:08 pm

Behold ... the Falafel.

61 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 9:08 pm

Oh, Lord, cometh the bunt.

62 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 9:12 pm

Oh, dear, this is going to be a contact play situation, right?

63 cult of basebaal   ~  May 23, 2023 9:12 pm

TONY!!!

64 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 9:13 pm

Hero Time!

65 Boatzilla   ~  May 23, 2023 9:16 pm

Wow. Merridith makes him look small. I didn't realize she was that big.

Nice win.

66 OldYanksFan   ~  May 23, 2023 9:21 pm

Wow! Great Win. Maybe the best of the season.
Man, I'm beginning to have faith in this team.

67 OldYanksFan   ~  May 23, 2023 9:24 pm

[65] She was quite the hottie when she was young and thin.

68 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 23, 2023 9:26 pm

That was dope.

69 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 6:01 pm

RIP Tina Turner.

Uh oh, tarp on the field.

70 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 6:45 pm

Any update?

71 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 6:55 pm

Tarp still on, but radar looks promising.

72 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 7:04 pm

Around 8:40 according to rlyw.

73 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 7:10 pm

Tarp coming off

74 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:24 pm

Thanks!

75 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 24, 2023 7:26 pm

I missed the tater last night! Great win against the frisky young O’s.
RIP Queen Tina..

76 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:27 pm

I have NO damn idea whether this will be on Amazon Prime or not ... so far, not.

77 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:27 pm

[75] Frisky Young O's was a Bowie cover, right?

78 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 24, 2023 7:32 pm

Jays starting to come back against the Rays

79 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 24, 2023 7:32 pm

(77) James Taylor

80 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:33 pm

Ah ... tonight's Amazon Prime broadcast is on ... MLB.tv?
OK, fine with me.

81 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:34 pm

TIME FOR BASEBALL!
HI OK Jazz!

82 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 24, 2023 7:36 pm

Cult! I’m lisitening ti Tony Williams’ Lifetime this morning while doing laundry, needed some energy

83 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:40 pm

[82] I'm listening to ... The Funkees - Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESddgZJqEJA

84 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:45 pm

Before that?
Croatia!
The Freak Folk of Mangrovia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSO6CIVe9o

85 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 24, 2023 7:45 pm

(83) I know The Funkees from a different Nigeria comp! Awesome!

86 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:47 pm

Yeah, I think the label that released the album I linked above had ALSO, previously released some of their stuff on a compilation disc they put out before hand.

87 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:48 pm

[85] The Freak Folk?

88 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:50 pm
89 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 7:51 pm

They're from Sweden.

90 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:09 pm

Oh, great ... walk Mateo.
Christ.

91 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:09 pm

Now a hit ... yay!

92 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:12 pm

BOOM!
GREAT PICKOFF!

93 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:15 pm

FALAFEL!!!

94 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:16 pm

I'mma mark Higgy down for a K ... right now.

95 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:17 pm

Yup

96 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:18 pm

EVERYBODY GLEYBER NOW!

97 Springdeeds   ~  May 24, 2023 8:18 pm

Gleyber day

98 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 8:19 pm

Gleyber!

99 Springdeeds   ~  May 24, 2023 8:20 pm

Watched some of the Mets game during the delay. I live in Jackson Heights not far from Citi Field so always keep an eye on them but rarely have a chance to watch. A really bland and boring team to watch this year, glad we've got a Yankees team that with its ups and downs keeps me wanting to watch.

100 Springdeeds   ~  May 24, 2023 8:20 pm

Meant to say even with * its ups and downs

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101 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:22 pm

[100] I don't think we're done with that, for better or worse ... most likely both.

102 Springdeeds   ~  May 24, 2023 8:24 pm

Mountcastle can crush them seems like

103 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:24 pm

Blargh ... Nestor's reaction said it all.

104 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:46 pm

ALL HAIL THE FALAFEL SHOW!

105 Hank Waddles   ~  May 24, 2023 8:47 pm

ALERT: IKF has the two toughest legs of the cycle out of the way.

106 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 8:48 pm

Falafel!

107 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 8:50 pm

GLEYBERIFFIC!

108 Hank Waddles   ~  May 24, 2023 8:50 pm

ALERT: It’s Gleyber Day.

109 rbj   ~  May 24, 2023 8:50 pm

More Gleyber Day.

110 OldYanksFan   ~  May 24, 2023 8:59 pm

Evening gents.
Man... I'm really getting used to the Yankees winning!
Watching baseball is fun again!

111 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:01 pm

[110] Sure beats where we were about a month ago ...

112 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 24, 2023 9:07 pm

Just caught the highlights on twitter. Nice home runs. Whoo-hoo!

113 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:07 pm

NASTY!

114 OldYanksFan   ~  May 24, 2023 9:09 pm

Nestor with 77 pitches thru 6. Pretty good.

115 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:17 pm

GET. SOMEONE. UP. NOW!

116 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:18 pm

[114] No longer so good

117 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:19 pm

Yup ... too late to unfuck that debacle.

118 OldYanksFan   ~  May 24, 2023 9:20 pm

Fuck me.

119 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:22 pm

You thought this was gonna be easy?

120 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:24 pm

I wasn't quite expecting Cortes to pull an HMS Hood.

121 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:26 pm

O's game plan: hit it to Volpe.

122 OldYanksFan   ~  May 24, 2023 9:26 pm

OH my dear lord...

123 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:28 pm

Boone-y: Let me think ... game on the line ... really important game ... who should I bring in???

Oh, right ... Jimmy Cordero.

124 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:28 pm

Fuck Boone-y

125 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:29 pm

It's all set up for another comeback victory.

126 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:32 pm

WE MUST PLAY HIGGY!

127 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:33 pm

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOne

128 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:37 pm

This inning is leading me to anger.

129 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:38 pm

Cue: Yackety Sax

130 OldYanksFan   ~  May 24, 2023 9:40 pm

Watching baseball is not fun anymore.

131 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:41 pm

Cortez meltdown.
Boone-y stupid.
More Boone-y stupid.
I just ... we're NEVER winning anything with Boone-y

132 OldYanksFan   ~  May 24, 2023 9:41 pm

I'm out...

133 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:42 pm

8 runs ... 8.
Good job, Boone-y.

134 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:42 pm

The bullpen, which has be stellar had an off day. It happens.

135 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:42 pm

*been

136 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:44 pm

[134] Bad decisions and bad managing leads more directly to bad outcomes.

137 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:46 pm

[134] And saying Jimmy Cordero had a bad day is essentially the same as saying Jimmy Cordero woke up today and pitched.

138 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:47 pm

Raining again ... good.

139 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:47 pm

When it rains it pours.

140 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:49 pm

I might still believe if this team can score a run here.

141 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:51 pm

That was a WILD wild pitch

142 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:52 pm

Hold on to your hats!

143 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:53 pm

Aside from Judge, Ratso is the one guy you want up here or any any crucial point in the game.

144 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:53 pm

i know they can, I Know They Can, I KNOW THEY CAN!

145 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:55 pm

Damn ... but wow!

146 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 9:59 pm

Nope ... that was, in the end ... a pathetic inning.

147 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 9:59 pm

Dang. That was set up perfectly.
Can't win 'em all.

148 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 10:00 pm

Should win the ones you're up 5-1 in the 7th.

149 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 10:02 pm

Too little too late, Volpe. That ball you missed in the 7th was the game.

150 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 10:02 pm

Should have another plan besides ... bring in your worst reliever.

151 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 10:04 pm

[148] Positive vibes, man. Positive vibes.
Gad, I've turned into Booney. ;>)

152 cult of basebaal   ~  May 24, 2023 10:15 pm

In ANY case, I hope the Yankees rally, but I've seen enough for tonight.

153 Boatzilla   ~  May 24, 2023 10:30 pm

No rally in their bones tonight.
Get 'em tomorrow. We're gonna need the bullpen for the Schmidt factor.

154 Hank Waddles   ~  May 24, 2023 10:37 pm

You can dislike Boone, but you can’t blame every loss on him. I don’t see any problems with what he did tonight. And how is Cordero the worst reliever? He’s been good, he just wasn’t good tonight.

155 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 4:05 pm

Sure I can ... he wasn't prepared for Cortes to suddenly, catastrophically melt down from one inning to another ... even though that's exactly what Cortes KEEPS doing start after start.
I'd have had someone tossing starting in the 6th ... not having the bullpen ready in the 7th is ... well ... pure Boone-y.
I bet Cordero might have done a bit better if he had been properly warmed instead of hastily warmed because Boone-y got caught sleeping.
As he does.

156 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:02 pm

Paulie's starting to thin up top ... me feel old.

157 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:14 pm

VolpE

158 rbj   ~  May 25, 2023 6:17 pm

Come on blue, even the Os announcers are calling them strikes. Of course it is Jim Palmer.

159 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:17 pm

Bring on the robot umps ... now.

160 OldYanksFan   ~  May 25, 2023 6:18 pm

I don't know how to look up esoteric stats... but does anybody know when is the last time the Yankees gave up EIGHT run in one inning?

161 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:18 pm

I'm SO sick of these "personal" strike zones.

162 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:19 pm

This?
Can't come fast enough.

"In Triple-A games this season, the day of the week matters. On Tuesdays through Thursdays, the strike zone is adjudicated by Major League Baseball’s automated ball-strike system (ABS), which tracks pitches using a dozen ultra-high-speed cameras and spits out the result into an earpiece worn by the home-plate umpire in less than half a second. Even though Hendriks’ fastball appeared to clip the edge of the zone on the digital rendering of the pitch seen in MLB’s app and on its website, ABS deemed it a ball—and the system, which the league says is accurate to less than one-tenth of an inch, is judge and jury."

163 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:22 pm

29 pitches to get out the inning ... thanks Tony and thanks Ump!

164 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:24 pm

Alright, let's cash Gleyber in.

165 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:28 pm

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand there's the borderline strike he didn't give Schmidt.
Just fuck off, umps.

166 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 6:40 pm

More bad strike calls.

167 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 7:01 pm

And ... Boone-y rightfully loses it and gets thrown out.

168 rbj   ~  May 25, 2023 7:18 pm

Missed it. Had to drive my grand niece and nephew home and do it before dark.

169 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 7:32 pm

Sigh.

Bullpen time.

Rizzo might have done better.

170 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 7:35 pm

5 innings ... 1 run ... from Schmidt?
I'll take it!

171 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 7:38 pm

I think the Yankees need to swap Peraza and Cabrera, ASAP

172 rbj   ~  May 25, 2023 7:50 pm

Ah, more stellar defense.

173 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 7:50 pm

Just brilliant.

174 rbj   ~  May 25, 2023 7:54 pm

I can hear Scooter bemoaning the lack of bunting skills.

175 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 7:58 pm

One hit ... ONE

176 rbj   ~  May 25, 2023 8:06 pm

Are you freaking kidding me? Another error. It should be an error.

177 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:07 pm

Seriously?
NO ERROR??
That's TWICE tonight that the Yankees made an error and it wasn't given.

178 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:19 pm

When is the last time Cabrera hit a ball hard ... I mean even for an OUT?

179 mhoward120   ~  May 25, 2023 8:26 pm

So ridic to be sitting 2 rows behind Joe Torre and seeing this lack of offense.

180 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:34 pm

Make poopy noise here ... now.

181 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:34 pm

[179] Bet you loved watching that one!

182 Boatzilla   ~  May 25, 2023 8:41 pm

It's been a long wait, but I'm really warming up to Rortvedt (or however you spell it).

He's fun to watch. It looks like he's a better catcher than Higgy. I know, low bar.

183 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:43 pm

Rortvedt worked 2 walks ... his reward?
Being pinch hit for.
This team ... sigh.

184 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:44 pm

[182] Don't get me started ... had a long, drawn out beef with someone over Rortvedt.

185 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:45 pm

"He's fun to watch. It looks like he's a better catcher than Higgy. I know, low bar."

You HAVE to understand ... in Boone-y's mind, THAT would not matter.
Higgy is Trevino's backup, so, with Trevino out ... Higgy becomes the starter.

Regardless if he's the 2nd best catcher currently on the roster.

186 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:47 pm

I, personally would have played Rortvedt every. single. game. during this stretch ... just to see if there was something there, but ... no ... that's not the Boone-y way.

187 Boatzilla   ~  May 25, 2023 8:48 pm

[185] Good point. One can always hope.

188 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 8:50 pm

Hope?
That Higgy is randomly attacked by a bear while walking to his car?
What hope?

189 cult of basebaal   ~  May 25, 2023 9:03 pm

From 5-1 up in the 7th in game 2, thinking of a sweep, to losing 2 out of 3 ... these are the games a season swings on.

190 cult of basebaal   ~  May 26, 2023 4:50 pm

OMG ... Rortvedt is getting a 2nd start in a row!!!

Someone needs to check and see if Boone-y was kidnapped by aliens!

191 rbj   ~  May 26, 2023 6:01 pm

Sigh, Apple+ game.

192 cult of basebaal   ~  May 26, 2023 6:04 pm

Yup ... Gameday for me!
Wheeeeee!

193 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 26, 2023 6:23 pm

I like the AppleTV graphics, but who are the announcers? Yawn..
Boatzilla, just saw your post above, let’s hit Jingu for sure! Hit me up offline

194 cult of basebaal   ~  May 26, 2023 6:36 pm

It appears that bats need hats.

195 cult of basebaal   ~  May 26, 2023 6:39 pm

It's hard to work up a good grump when following Gameday

196 rob_smith_51   ~  May 26, 2023 6:39 pm

[193] Dontrelle Willis is one of the announcers.

197 cult of basebaal   ~  May 26, 2023 7:50 pm

I'm glad this crap is on Apple+

198 rob_smith_51   ~  May 26, 2023 8:15 pm

No pinch hitter for IKF?

199 Hank Waddles   ~  May 26, 2023 8:16 pm

Interesting that in the obligatory Padres/Yankees montage of "greats" who wore both uniforms, Apple decided to go with Chase Headley instead of Goose Gossage.

200 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 7:46 am
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201 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 12:07 pm

DAY BASEBALL ... my favorite!

202 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 12:22 pm

Who the HELL is the 3rd base coach ... he's obviously is the reincarnation of a WWI General ... more than happy to send his boys to their deaths!

203 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 12:24 pm

What a HORRIBLE send ... he was waving the runner home as the relay man was LITERALLY receiving the throw ... it was a massacre.

204 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 1:12 pm

6-7-8-9 in this lineup is just painful to watch swing the bat.

205 rbj   ~  May 27, 2023 1:22 pm

How about scoring more than one run.

206 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 1:30 pm

Is that even legal?

207 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 1:33 pm

Yankees D = Dreadful.

208 rbj   ~  May 27, 2023 1:36 pm

Grrrr.

209 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 1:36 pm

Immediately leads to a run.

210 rbj   ~  May 27, 2023 1:44 pm

Yay, tied!

211 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 1:44 pm

OONTZ!

212 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:06 pm

Got 3 out of 4 on the trivia question ... missed Chase Headley.

213 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:10 pm

TAG ON THAT FUCKING BALL!!!!!

214 OldYanksFan   ~  May 27, 2023 2:17 pm

Tatis Jr, Bogaerts, Soto and Machado is a pretty amazing 2-3-4-5. I'm surprised they aren't doing better in the standings.

215 rbj   ~  May 27, 2023 2:19 pm

Ha!

216 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:20 pm

Alright ... we'd better win it here, otherwise I don't think it's going to happen.

217 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:27 pm

Oh, joy.

218 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:28 pm

Bring on the Manfred Men!

219 rbj   ~  May 27, 2023 2:35 pm

Overturned! And quickly too.

220 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:40 pm

A WALK OFF FALAFEL!

221 rbj   ~  May 27, 2023 2:40 pm

Falafel comes through!

222 OldYanksFan   ~  May 27, 2023 2:42 pm

Wow. I thought it was a tie goes to the runner situation.

223 OldYanksFan   ~  May 27, 2023 2:43 pm

MLB TV is way behind. As of now, I am still less than 1/2 way thru the commercial.

224 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:43 pm

Extra nice since Rough Odor KEPT making plays at 3rd.

225 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:43 pm

[223] From the previous inning?

226 cult of basebaal   ~  May 27, 2023 2:44 pm

[223] Did you mute the commercials?
Don't do that ...

227 OldYanksFan   ~  May 27, 2023 2:45 pm

Falafel coming up to bat now...

228 OldYanksFan   ~  May 27, 2023 2:46 pm

2 and 0 on IKF.

229 OldYanksFan   ~  May 27, 2023 2:46 pm

Game over!

230 cult of basebaal   ~  May 28, 2023 12:36 pm

Sunday basebaal!

231 OldYanksFan   ~  May 28, 2023 12:37 pm

Greeting Cult

232 cult of basebaal   ~  May 28, 2023 12:46 pm

Greetings ... down already.

233 OldYanksFan   ~  May 28, 2023 12:47 pm

Shit! We can't even rely on Cole anymore.

234 cult of basebaal   ~  May 28, 2023 12:50 pm

ALL RISE!

235 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 12:50 pm

All Rise, tied up.

236 OldYanksFan   ~  May 28, 2023 1:06 pm

Padres 3 Keystone cops 1

237 mhoward120   ~  May 28, 2023 1:24 pm

I'm turning the sound down on this game and playing Yakety Sax as a proper backdrop.

238 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 1:28 pm

Hey, walking the terrorists in the rain after Sunday dinner worked!

239 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 1:40 pm

Everyone is joining the hit parade.

240 OldYanksFan   ~  May 28, 2023 1:46 pm

I left after the 2nd inning (to throw up).
Nice to come back to 7 runs.
Hopefully Cole can hold this one.

241 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 1:53 pm

And a nice shut down inning.

242 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 2:16 pm

Ha! Uh oh

243 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 2:35 pm

So 8 isn’t going to be enough.

244 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 3:14 pm

Double digits

245 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 3:16 pm

Um, Clay?

246 cult of basebaal   ~  May 28, 2023 3:16 pm

Huh ... I picked the right or wrong time for a nap ... c'mon Holmes!

247 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 3:22 pm

Pheeew!!

248 rbj   ~  May 28, 2023 5:13 pm

Hurt neck for Ratso. Boone says he’ll play tomorrow. Oh joy, West Coast games. Way past my bed time.

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