"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

Say Goodbye to Hollywood

When Mookie Betts stepped to the plate in the bottom of the first inning on Friday night, the Dodger Stadium scoreboard boasted an ominous stat — the one-time Boston Red Sox superstar and current Dodger icon had hit 40 leadoff home runs in his career, twenty of those with the Dodgers. I’ve never been a pessimistic fan, but a negative voice in my head suggested that number forty-one might be coming up. Two pitches later it was 1-0, Dodgers. Ten batters later it was 6-0, and before everyone had gotten to their seats the game was essentially over.

There are lots of Yankee fans in Southern California, and there’s good and bad to that. I’ve gone to see the Yankees play the Angels when Anaheim felt more like the West West Bronx, and nothing could be more fun. But the downside is that when the Yankees only make a few appearances out here, the interest is high and the ticket prices are higher. When they’re playing a team with an actual fan base that appreciates the history as much as they appreciate their own team, the prices are higher still. There were moments last week when I wondered if I might have preferred to save my money and watch the games on TV.

Thankfully, though, my son insisted we go to at least one of the three games, so I pulled on my Jeter jersey, he wore his 99, and we were off. I paid almost three hundred dollars for two reserve seats (high, but almost directly behind the plate) and it took us about two hours from our driveway to the stadium, but it was completely worth it.

Many will see this as blasphemous, but Dodger Stadium — the structure — isn’t that special. It lacks the history of Fenway and the charm of Wrigley (the only two stadiums built earlier), and it doesn’t have the unique architectural design seen in the post-Camden Yards parks. Dodger Stadium is beautiful mainly because of where it sits, high atop a bluff overlooking the Los Angeles skyline with sight lines looking beyond the foothills and into the Southern California mountains. Baseball’s early ballparks were either wedged into cities that wouldn’t give another inch or built in such a way that the urban symbiotic sprawl eventually made it difficult to find the divide between town and team, but that isn’t the case here. In the most L.A. kind of way, Dodger Stadium is aloof but welcoming, modern but classic. Even if it doesn’t feel old, even if it’s symmetrical, Dodger Stadium is forever the jewel of Los Angeles.

So how could we not go?

After that nightmarish first inning, I was beginning to wonder. Given his first two starts, I had been excited to see Luís Severino pitch. As awful as his final line looks (4 IP, 9 hits, 7 runs, 3 HRs), it almost wasn’t that bad. The Betts home run was one thing, but Sevy was undone by six consecutive hits later in the inning — five singles and another home run. A couple of those base hits were rockets, but there was bloop and a ground ball and a check swing thrown in as well.

No one wearing pinstripes would take solace from what I’m about to write, but it’s true — after that first inning, the Yankees outscored the Dodgers the rest of the way, thanks to home runs from improbable sources. Just hours removed from the injured list, Josh Donaldson went deep twice, and Giancarlo Stanton hit one of his own. It wasn’t enough to make the game interesting at any point, but it certainly was enough to make me dream about a potent Yankee offense. Maybe.

Oh, and there was also Clayton Kershaw. I’m not sure what the national narrative is on Kershaw nowadays, but he has to be the most under-appreciated first ballot Hall of Famer in history. In a city that loves to elevate heroes, Kershaw has been the forgotten superstar. If there’s one thing more certain than his eventual enshrinement in Cooperstown, it’s the response you’ll get if you voice that opinion to a group of Dodger fans. Invariably, one of them will say, “Yeah, but he can’t win in October.” I don’t care much about the Dodgers one way or the other, but it’s maddening to me.

Watching Kershaw on Friday night was a pleasure, even if it was at the expense of the Yanks. He never looked overpowering the way he once was, but he was always in control. Sure, he yielded two home runs, but neither one mattered. When he walked off the mound following a perfect seventh inning, the fans sent him off with polite applause. It was his league-leading seventh win of the season and the 204th of his career.

All in all it was a fun night at the ballpark, mainly because any night at the ballpark watching baseball with your son is nothing but fun.

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1 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 5, 2023 1:07 pm

Some thoughts that didn't make it into the post...
1. Never a bad thing to take two of three from the Dodgers.
2. 4-2 on a West Coast trip? Yes, please.
3. Aaron Judge is essentially Superman.
4. Anthony Volpe is walking a tightrope; I keep waiting for him to fall.
5. It was good to see Tommy Kahnle back, but the rest of the staff appears to be disintegrating.
6. Can't wait to see the Red Sox this weekend...

2 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:41 am

"Gary Sanchez goes deep for his third long ball with the Padres in just his 21st at-bat with the team."

We all saw how good this guy can be, even with his long fall from grace. I wish him well in San Diego.

3 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 1:04 pm

[2] Definitely. I was always a big fan of Sánchez. Sometimes the metrics get in the way. If they hadn't worried about pitch framing and just been happy that they had a great hitter with a great arm and accepted his defensive short comings, we might've enjoyed thirty home runs a year from him. Oh, well.

4 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 6:10 pm

All the kids in my county had to stay inside for recess today. My wee one's soccer game was cancelled. The Sun looked liked like something out of Star Wars last night. It remains eerie looking outside my house.
Great write-up and pictures, Hank! Great memories.
Go Yankees!

5 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 6:11 pm

Smokey haze due to forest fires?

6 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 6:54 pm

Yes. The haze is insane and it smells like campfire everywhere here in Rochester.

7 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:02 pm

“Fuck Altuve” chant in the Stadium for no apparent reason. I support it.

8 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:10 pm

That was a great play by Donaldson. Wow.

9 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:13 pm

Blech

10 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:15 pm

It felt like Bauers should’ve made more of an effort to get to that ball, and I was hoping it wouldn’t haunt Schmidt. Alas, it did.

11 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:19 pm

I agree. I think your typical high school LF lays out for that ball and catches it.

12 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:32 pm

A hit would be nice.

13 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:38 pm

Well this sucks.

14 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:42 pm

Really just one bad pitch for Schmidt across six innings. It’s a shame. Now if only the Yankees could manage a hit…

15 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:45 pm

79th anniversary of Yogi’s busy, busy day.

16 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:53 pm

This is going to be one of the most stupid no-hitters.

17 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:59 pm

A hit! A run!

18 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 7:59 pm

E8. lol....

19 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:00 pm

We thought the Bauers play was bad? That’s an awful way to let a no-hitter go by the boards, combined or not.

20 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:00 pm

Now watch Bauers put one in the seats.

21 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:01 pm

I mean...c'mon. If a ball is hit to shortstop and he just runs to it and then around it, is it a hit? Inquiring minds.

22 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:03 pm

Should’ve been bases loaded for Torres. Awful call at 3-1.

23 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:14 pm

I've seen a few umpires in recent times have achieved near perfect umpire ratings. They should do a Yankees game one of these days.

24 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:33 pm

Rally Killer!

25 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:34 pm

Josh!

26 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:38 pm

I HATE the white sox.

27 rbj   ~  Jun 6, 2023 8:40 pm

Rats.

28 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 6, 2023 9:20 pm

And now Judge and Nestor heading to the IL. It’s not what you want.

29 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 7, 2023 10:40 am

“He actually broke through where some of the panels were joined, the barrier between the two connecting panels. Which is unbelievable. But we’re going to strengthen that and add a strip of padding on the bottom as well.”

Aaron Judge. Canary in the coalmine.

30 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 7, 2023 10:46 am

deGrom, getting paid $37m/yr for Texas, is out with Tommy John surgery, Hopefully back by the 2024 all-star break.

31 rbj   ~  Jun 7, 2023 3:42 pm

Game postponed, DH tomorrow. Heck, we have an air quality alert here in Newport News.

32 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 7, 2023 4:40 pm

Is the air quality gonna be any better tomorrow?
Do we get to call someone up for the day?
In 167 AB, Florial is sporting a 1.040 OPS
He posted a .850 OPS last year.
Can he be that much worst than Oswaldo/IPK/Calhoun?

33 rbj   ~  Jun 7, 2023 4:53 pm

Dunno, might get some rain here tonight, which should help. NY, I don’t know.

Surprised the Ohio games are still on as they have an air advisory too. What a mess.

34 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 8, 2023 11:34 am

Always good to see a lineup with someone in centerfield whose name I’ve never heard.

35 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:16 pm

So the air is good enough Tandy, but the Nats game in DC is postponed.

36 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:30 pm

Crud

37 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:45 pm

WEIRD WILLIE!

38 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:45 pm

Tied up!

39 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:51 pm

Double crud

40 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:52 pm

Meatball Sevy

41 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 3:56 pm

This looks like ... goes for examination of shoulder weakness tomorrow then goes back on the IL Sevy

42 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:12 pm

I don't understand how a dude gets lit up throwing 95.

43 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:14 pm

WEIRD WILLIE!!!

44 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:14 pm

I'm here for what's coming!

45 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:15 pm

Retied

46 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:19 pm

[42] Because today's 95 REALLY means 92 or so from 2015 (or whenever they changed the radar reading point).

47 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:19 pm

[42] You *do* remember the change, right?

48 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:34 pm

A lead

49 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 4:50 pm

Phew

50 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:01 pm

Modammit

51 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:07 pm

These are seven inning games, right?

52 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:21 pm

I guess not.

53 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:31 pm

Oh ... look ... Cabrera made *another* out.
Again.

54 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:46 pm

Now ... DOUBLE STEAL, DAMMIT!

55 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:46 pm

An Earl Weaver special would be great right now.

56 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:49 pm

Close, but ... no.

57 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 5:51 pm

Yeah ... just great.

58 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 8, 2023 6:44 pm

[47] I don't really remember any change regarding radar guns, really. I checked out right quick after that game ending dp. Grrrrrr......

59 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 7:26 pm

Gleyber!

60 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 7:41 pm

McKinney!

61 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 7:44 pm

[58] They switched from measuring the pitch at the mid-point between the mound and the plate to measuring it out of the pitcher's hand.

Gun "readings" jumped 2-3 mph on every pitch across the board, overnight.

62 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:02 pm

Please don't make me break out the "well, that escalated quickly" gif ... dammit!

63 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:05 pm

Excellent ... carry on!

64 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:12 pm

Aha! I do kind of remember that, Cult. Thanks for the reminder. No wonder some many dudes throw 100+ nowadays.

65 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:14 pm

Clevinger looks AND pitches like a meth addict who has been snorting lines of coke and ground up strippers off the corpses of dead hookers.

66 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:18 pm

Yup. He's annoying as fuck to watch on the mound.

67 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:26 pm

Jake Burger is a case of the man matching his name.

68 RIYank   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:48 pm

So, Randy Vasquez. Huh. Could be a useful guy to have around.

Did anyone see the Red Sox' call-up, similar situation where they needed a starter...?
Quite the shitstorm. As my favorite Sox Blog put it, not a good pitcher or person.

69 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 8:50 pm

No ... what happened?

70 RIYank   ~  Jun 8, 2023 9:00 pm

Oh, he tweeted some weird Fundamentalist crap about homosexuals going to Hell. (If by some wild chance they decide to keep in Boston, his next start will be on Pride Day at Fenway.)

That led a couple reporters to take a look at the rest of his Twitter, and it turns out he's a nut job, "Covid is a World Elite Conspiracy", Democrats torture children so they can harvest their adrenaline, kinda guy.
GM is defending the decision on grounds of "inclusion", lol. Alex Cora really didn't want to talk about it and was visibly annoyed at having been put in the position where he had to. (Yes, he's a cheater, but he seems like a decent guy to me.)

71 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 9:01 pm

It's SO obvious that he was hurt, this bitch twittery from Kay and O'Neill is ridiculous.

72 RIYank   ~  Jun 8, 2023 9:01 pm

Oh, I should have said: the pitcher's name is Matt Dermody. He didn't deal well with the Guardian line-up, but in fairness Cory Kluber did much worse in relief.

73 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 8, 2023 9:03 pm

"Democrats torture children so they can harvest their adrenaline"

Oh, man ... just referenced HST and Fear and Loathing yesterday ... ALWAYS up for an adrenochrome reference.

Damn loons.

74 RIYank   ~  Jun 8, 2023 9:04 pm

gg

75 rbj   ~  Jun 8, 2023 9:05 pm

Yay, split DH.

Now it’s going to be Sawx all weekend.

76 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 9, 2023 11:10 am

[71] I was thinking the same last night. Even watching live, it was clear that he was hobbling. And then the replay showed him hobbling AND grimacing. And yet they still were incredulous that he hadn't run hard. It was weird.

77 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 5:46 pm

[72] Pardon me, but I'm henceforth going to refer to the Cleveland Guardians collectively, as "The Grauns"

78 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 5:48 pm

Looking at this Red Sox lineup ... I feel like I don't really know enough of them to properly loathe them.
Devers, perhaps.
Where's Nostra when I need a good infusion of Shit Sox loathing???

79 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 6:05 pm

Oh joy, Yankees Sawx weekend.

80 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 6:11 pm

Hey, Kay, Cone, and O’Neil

81 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 6:12 pm

Just need some Kenny

82 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 6:21 pm

Frankensnort.

83 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 6:26 pm

Triston Casas ... the OOTP name generative AI has already taken over humanity, I see.

84 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 6:34 pm

Remember those 3-4 months last year when Trevino could ... you know ... hit?
Those were great.

85 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:05 pm

Just as I was about to say Cole isn’t sucking.

86 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:16 pm

Crap ... FOX tomorrow and ESPN on Sunday.

87 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:18 pm

[84] Remember those 3-4 months last year when Trevino could ... you know ... hit?
Those were great.

88 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:20 pm

[85] I'd rather throw shade on the bats.

89 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:23 pm

[78] Looks like I picked the right guy.

90 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:33 pm

Josh!!

91 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:34 pm

Is Donaldson the Gallo we thought we'd get?

92 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:40 pm

Sigh

93 RIYank   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:43 pm

I genuinely don't understand why Albert Abreu is still pitching for the Yankees.

94 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 7:44 pm

Because he has an arm that hasn't fallen off his body yet?
And we had a double header yesterday where we used the people with the good arms that hadn't fallen off their bodies ... yet.

95 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:03 pm

Hey ... Falafel created a run!

96 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:10 pm

Walking the terrorists worked

97 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:17 pm

Walk them again

98 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:21 pm

They’re asleep. Never wake up Jack Russell’s

99 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:24 pm

What happens when Jack Russells meet Jack Daniels?

100 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:27 pm

A street brawl?

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101 rbj   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:37 pm

Blegh.

102 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 9, 2023 8:38 pm

Volpe ... last 28 ...

.171 .216 .378 .594

103 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 9, 2023 9:29 pm

Jeez... when Donaldson and IPK are your best players, I just want to ______________ !!!

104 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 6:31 pm

So who’s going to have the suckier Sawx Yankees broadcast?

105 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 6:41 pm

Wow, what a weak outfield we have.

106 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:06 pm

[104] Don't we all get FOX?

107 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:12 pm

Good lord ... that SB from Turner was a horror show.

108 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:12 pm

ESPN tomorrow.

109 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:12 pm

Bauers TOWERS to make the catch!

110 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:13 pm

Bauers with the leather

111 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:17 pm

[105] When FOX is reduced to talking up Billy McKinney ...

112 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:19 pm

I wish Boone would stop fucking around the lineup. Have we had the same lineup twice this year? I can't think the players like it.

113 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:27 pm

Another 2 out baserunner for German

114 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:32 pm

Torres

115 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:33 pm

Gleyber!!

116 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:34 pm

Ugh, the ump cam

117 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:37 pm

This announcer needs to do his homework. Yankees stadium is 25th out of 30 in Park Factor, with a Park Factor of 97.

118 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:47 pm

[117] Smoltz is the worst in the game.
I was bitching about him and my wife got angry, "why do you let him get you so upset?'
So I left the room.

119 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:50 pm

Billy DO be a hero!

120 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:52 pm

Are they hyping the Red Sawx, or is it my imagination?

121 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:54 pm

Brutal explanation of why Volpe isn't hitting.

122 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:54 pm

Dang. Sunday needs some more support, boys.

123 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:55 pm

And by brutal, I mean completely accurate and frankly refreshing after YES booth knob polishing.

124 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:56 pm

[121] I wonder why he never consulted a professional. It's actually not that difficult to lean how to form clear, cohesive points in public speaking. I could teach him.

125 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:58 pm

What the hell DJ?

126 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 7:58 pm

[124] See [123] He was spot on.
Volpe is continually flying open; there's no reason to pitch inside until he shows he will stay through the ball with consistency.

127 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:00 pm

WFT was THAT German????

128 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:01 pm

You DO know the man on 1st can run to 2nd on what is called a "stollen base", right?

129 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:02 pm

JFC! Home to see game crushing DP, tying homer,and Little League stolen base.

130 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:03 pm

Nice.

131 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:06 pm

Well walking the terrorists backfired.

132 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:10 pm

WW!

133 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:10 pm

WEIRD WILLIE WALL SCRAPER!!!

134 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:11 pm

Willie! Like I was saying, we have a powerful outfield.

135 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:19 pm

I have hated many an announcer but with Smoltz I refuse to listen to him.

136 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:21 pm

Speaking of announcers I ran across John Sterling calling a pretty amazing Braves highlight. He actually predicts baseball in this gem. Lol...
https://twitter.com/uniformcritic/status/1667549974819643395?s=20

137 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:27 pm

And ... exhale.

138 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:40 pm

Baserunning! I love it.

139 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:40 pm

Getting Higgy!

140 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:44 pm

Big Daddy Kahnle

141 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:52 pm

Kahnle with 16 pitches. I'd leave him in, on a short lease, for the 9th.

142 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 10, 2023 8:58 pm

Yup... Oswaldo his figured it out, with a .560 OPS.

143 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 10, 2023 9:00 pm

Of 30 teams, we are 15th in team OPS. Below the other 4 AL East teams.

144 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 9:03 pm

Sit down!

145 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 10, 2023 9:06 pm

Good win, good night

146 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 10, 2023 9:07 pm

Game settoh!

147 rbj   ~  Jun 10, 2023 9:07 pm

Good win, though the lack of offense is worrisome.

148 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:15 pm

Nice start, Clark

149 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:19 pm

Stanton just got back an he's already getting a day off.
[sigh]

150 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:26 pm

Grumble, at least it’s a solo shot

151 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:38 pm

The way Stanton has been "hitting" does it matter?

152 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:44 pm

I think the last 7 extra base hits i've seen the Yankees hits have all been with 2 outs.

153 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:46 pm

Trevino!

154 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:47 pm

Runs!

155 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:48 pm

My MLB app just froze on my phone. This seems to happen every game. Then, I can't get the app to start up again. Weird glitch. Had to switch to the MacBook. [sigh]

156 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:50 pm

I watched a game where the ball hit squarely onto second base and then into Willie’s glove, throw to first for the out.

157 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:52 pm

Ha!

158 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:52 pm

Wow. You don't see that very often.

159 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 6:53 pm

I'd venture to say a batted ball hitting 2nd base in one inning and a runner getting hit with a ball the next has never happened in MLB history. lol....

160 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:02 pm

Talking to Trevino in the middle of the game. This isn't the All Star game ffs! I don't mind other fielders. Except the pitcher.

161 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:09 pm

Nice woik, Schmidtie.

162 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:10 pm

[160] Yeah. That was uncomfortable. Although when Turner got into it, it was pretty cool.

163 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:15 pm

Yoshida with a nice play. Grrrr

164 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:16 pm

Ah, another ESPN broadcast Gameday night ...

165 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:24 pm

I just thought of a fetish porn idea that's safe for prime time.
Umps checking pitchers' hands skin-to-skin. Maybe Jomboy can compile the footage.

166 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:32 pm

Oswald Peraza picked the wrong season to bugger Cashman's cat.

167 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:50 pm

Doh!

168 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:52 pm

Just got in... I see we have pounded out 3 hits already. We have scored 15 runs in the previous 5 games. I'm afraid to count the hits.

169 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 11, 2023 7:54 pm

[168] Don't look. Thankfully, only the runs count toward the result.

170 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:02 pm

Sorry ... been away elsewhere debating the historical evolution of noise pollution at MLB games.

171 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:03 pm

Still 1-2 is good.

172 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:06 pm

I liked DJ OONTZ!
I'm not so hot on DK OUTZ!

173 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:11 pm

Where is the team that champions one ... just one ... quiet game.
Where, other than between innings ... there's nothing but the crowd.
(and meaningful game decisions, lineups, pitching changes, etc, etc).

174 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:13 pm

The top of the 8th is going well.

175 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:17 pm

Walking the terrorists didn’t work again.

176 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:18 pm

Tied

177 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:18 pm

Nice work, Gleyber. oi!

178 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:19 pm

Grrrrrrr

179 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:37 pm

Better be a walk off.

180 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:49 pm

That was easy.

181 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:53 pm

And we were stuck watching Hix play leftfield?! Holy Cow.

182 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 8:57 pm

Murderer's Row upcoming.

183 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 9:00 pm

Volpe again.

184 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 11, 2023 9:02 pm

Good of the Yankees to help the sox snap their 3 series losses in a row streak. FUCKING BOLLOCKS! Good mental breakdown, Gleyber.

185 rbj   ~  Jun 11, 2023 9:03 pm

More like mean tweets row.

Pathetic offense.

186 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 11, 2023 9:55 pm

3 hits in 10 innings. 7 Runs over 3 games at home.
I'm disgusted.

187 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 11, 2023 9:57 pm

[186] P.S. The Sox are 24th out of 30 in ERA, with a team average of 4.66

188 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:05 pm

TBS game tonight.

189 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:10 pm

(0) Usual great write up, Hank!
Anyone there for the Subway Series at New Shea/Citi Field?
Mets and Yankees both so uninspiring this year…I’m tuning in to the SNy feed, disloyal but Cohen/Hernandez/Darling are better than Kay&whomever

190 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:14 pm

Stantonian

191 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:14 pm

Mad Max Scherzer is still so good, power vs power with be Stanton.
And it’s gone!!!!!!

192 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:15 pm

Why wasn’t Giancarlo playing Sunday against Boston? When he plays he’s so good, just don’t get the ‘rest’ schedule with him

193 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:21 pm

Is Severino hurt?? Tater-tastic the last few starts

194 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:29 pm

I don’t like this version of Sevy.

195 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 6:50 pm

Um, what’s happening to him?

196 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:15 pm

The lineup is just putrid

197 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:15 pm

What the fuck! It seems that Boone is making lineups by pulling names out of a hit.

198 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:16 pm

I’m a jinx. DJL goes yard!

199 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:16 pm

[197]... out of a HAT!

200 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:17 pm

Le machine. The offense is only mostly dead.

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201 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:25 pm

Unfair to keep sending Volpe out there, he’s just not ready

202 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:26 pm

[201] keep up the reverse jinx.

203 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:27 pm

Another jinx by me!
Ok,
‘The Yankees stink and smell and are bad and will not win the division m, pennant or WS this year’

204 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:27 pm

A lead!

205 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:33 pm

My favorite booth ... C.O.K.

206 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:35 pm

[201] From PB:
Anthony Volpe’s season started off on a promising enough note; however, the rookie shortstop is going through some growing pains of late. He leads the team by a substantial margin with 77 strikeouts and is last among qualified hitters with a 68 DRC+ (BP’s version of wRC+). With the amount of data available to big league teams, pitchers can identify and exploit weaknesses in a young hitter’s game much faster:

From BP:
"His exit velocity and power numbers show that he can make loud contact when he gets his just-right pitch, but he has two massive holes in different areas of the strike zone. This makes an easy attack plan for pitchers and catchers who can bust him middle-in or up and out. He hasn’t been able to make them pay in those areas even once this season — unless you count a bunt and a moderately hard ground ball.”"

207 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:36 pm

If ONLY there was ANOTHER choice ...

From PB:

What makes Volpe’s situation feel even more pressing is the performance of the player he beat out in in spring training shortstop competition. Oswald Peraza had been lighting Triple-A on fire since his demotion on May 14th, batting .321/.396/.728 with 10 home runs, 17 RBI and a 171 wRC+ in 19 games

208 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:37 pm

What the hell is Sevy still doing in the game?

209 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:49 pm

Well ... I guess Sevy *could* go 5 ... maybe?

210 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:56 pm

GREAT JOB, BOONE-Y!

211 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:56 pm

Yup. Who didn’t see that coming?

212 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:56 pm

Boone with usual total lack of feel for pitching changes, consistently either to quick with the hook or way too late. Dreadful in-game manager

213 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 7:59 pm

Boone-y should just be in charge of team talks and man management.

214 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 8:01 pm

And pats on the butt.

215 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 8:05 pm

⬆️He should run the local banana stand. There’s money in the banana stand, after all

216 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 13, 2023 8:14 pm

Man on 3rd with less than 2 out, and Boone PH's with a guy who is a strikeout champ. What am I missing?

217 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 8:15 pm

That?
That was ruled a double for Volpe ... LOL.
OK.

218 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 8:17 pm

Huzzah, walking the terrorists did work for the set up.

219 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 8:38 pm

Can we say the Mets are now in a sticky situation?

220 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:06 pm

No double play?!

221 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:11 pm

I'm just going to start calling Volpe the "Lesser Spotted Soriano"

222 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:12 pm

Also ... he should have made the play to start the inning.
CAN I GET MY PERAZA ... PLEASE????

223 rob_smith_51   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:12 pm

Not getting the low strike today. Outside a couple inches, though.

224 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:19 pm

Insurance runs would be nice.

225 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:20 pm

Big strike outs!! Who pitches the 9th though?

226 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:25 pm

[225] Why not Holmes? What is he a porcelain doll?
Oh, I forgot, Boone is managing, not Buck.

227 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:25 pm

Anyone remember the Mayor's Trophy Game. I went to one of those. Those were the good old days.

228 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:25 pm

C'mon King

229 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:29 pm

That'll King, that'll do!

230 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:30 pm

Good one!

231 rbj   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:31 pm

Phew!

232 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 13, 2023 9:32 pm

I admit. I gave up at 5 to 1. Bottom of the order comes through.

233 rob_smith_51   ~  Jun 14, 2023 6:03 pm

Any update on the rain delay?

234 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 6:09 pm

Ah, rain delay.

235 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 6:10 pm

Radar doesn’t look too bad.

236 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 6:17 pm

7:45 first pitch per ESPN.

237 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 14, 2023 6:52 pm

Hey Boat, I remember the Mayors Trophy Game! Long forgotten things l from our youth..

Verlander: always strange to hear about these ‘grizzled veterans’ who are ten years younger than me, when did we get so old??

238 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 6:58 pm

I'm not a betting man nor do I understand any of the lingo. Verlander has to be a lock to be the Yankees tonight I would wager.

239 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 7:03 pm

Pitching duel tonight?

240 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 7:27 pm

Wasted lead off double.

241 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 7:57 pm

Death, taxes, worthless abs against Verlander.

242 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:04 pm

They’ve got to Cole now, dammit

243 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:05 pm

And ballgame.

244 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:17 pm

I approve!

245 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:18 pm

Well, not dead yet.

246 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:42 pm

Not a good at by by DJ.

247 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:44 pm

Ha!

248 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:46 pm

Josh

249 mhoward120   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:50 pm

IKF had that stolen from the get-go.

250 thelarmis   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:51 pm

IKF!!! HOLY SHIT!!!

251 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:51 pm

Falafel steal home?

252 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 8:51 pm

Not bad for a crummy ss! Lol....

253 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:07 pm

This is so dumb.

254 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:07 pm

The Mets are bound to cash in one of these days.

255 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:09 pm

Ah.....the mets.

256 thelarmis   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:14 pm

Good piece of hitting, kid. Now, steal 3rd!

257 thelarmis   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:22 pm

Steal home, kid! ; )

258 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:22 pm

Is Stanton going to look better before he winds up on DL again?

259 thelarmis   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:42 pm

Another wasted leadoff double. ARGH

260 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:43 pm

A guess hitting a double and single in the same inning is more rare than stealing home.

261 rbj   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:46 pm

I have to walk the terrorists in the morning and do laundry. Night all.

262 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 14, 2023 9:56 pm

C'mon, Stanton. Hit it where they ain't.

263 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 14, 2023 11:09 pm

23rd of 30 in BA. But what really hurts and makes this team worse than many before it... 24th in BBs. We have never hit for a high average, but were always amongst the leaders in BBs.

264 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 5:50 pm

Now two ligaments in Judge’s toe are bothering him. So, September?

265 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 5:58 pm

[264] Gangrene and then amputation.

266 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:18 pm

A PLAY WORKS!

267 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:20 pm

Cashing in lead off doubles is good.

268 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:23 pm

Especially with *this* lineup.
I feel like Donaldson will soon deflect my wroth from Cabrera and Volpe.

269 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:32 pm

Crap

270 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:36 pm

Good thing we never had the thought to sign Yoshida ...

271 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:40 pm

Since, you know ... we've got LF SO locked down.

272 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:47 pm

Double crap.

273 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:48 pm

Well ... poop.

274 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:55 pm

RUN, VOLPE, RUN!

275 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 6:58 pm

Volpe walks and goes NO WHERE in 3 batters.
Doesn't even try.
Idiots.

276 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:05 pm

Well, that was a waste of my time.

277 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:08 pm

Matt Krook vs Tanner Houk..not exactly legendary Yanks-Sox games these days are they?

278 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:14 pm

At least we have a crappy defense.

279 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:14 pm

Cue the clown music.

280 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:15 pm

That’s that.

281 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:15 pm

Time
For a dog walk and laundry, more fulfilling than this garbage

282 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:19 pm

The (Lack of) Bombers have the 3 Stooges playing the outfield tonight.

Meanwhile in Scranton. Florial's numbers: .312/.405/.648, 17 HRs, 13 SBs, OPS 1.053.

And he's a better fielder than anyone not named Judge or Bader.

283 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:21 pm

[275] Yeah, that made no sense.

If a guy with speed who can't even hit at the Mendoza line reaches base he MUST steal immediately, FFS.

284 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:23 pm

[283] I just ... Boone-y seems a nice guy, but Sweet jumpin' Jebus does he not seem so bright, tactically speaking.

285 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:27 pm

[283]

Is Aaron Boone the Ralph Wiggum of baseball managers?
Like ... if he had to go to rehab for eating paste, I'd feel bad, but I wouldn't be surprised.

286 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:29 pm

Rizzo NOT having a good night.

287 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:31 pm

Who's doing the official scoring, Tom Scholz?

288 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:32 pm

Ridiculous scoring ... MLB needs to go an official scoring corps.

289 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:32 pm

[285] He seems to like putting rookies in to nearly impossible situations. It's now a pattern.

290 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:34 pm

This game was supposed to be the highlight of my leisurely Saturday morning.

The best laid plans...

291 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:34 pm

[289] I wonder who the first position player up to pitch is?

292 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:36 pm

[290] Hey ... at least you can't claim this isn't entertaining ... in a perverse way.

293 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:37 pm

This game has it all, a lack of hitting, no pitching, and shitty defense. A complete team.

294 Hank Waddles   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:38 pm

It isn’t just that it’s a blowout — that happens in baseball — it’s that they look like a Little League team right now. And somehow they have to get thirteen more outs before they can go home and think about tomorrow.

But maybe this team needs something like giving up 20 runs to the Red Sox.

295 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:43 pm

Argh ... blood ... that's scary

296 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:44 pm

Ouch, you really don’t want to see that.

297 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:45 pm

[294] This team needs Judge and Bader back to even sniff competency.

298 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 7:51 pm

I'd get mad at Volpe, but maybe a BUNCH of outs is what we need right now ...

299 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 8:02 pm

Wow ... an ACTUAL error ... ruled as an error ... who would'a thunk it?

300 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 8:03 pm

COMEBACK IS ON!

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301 rbj   ~  Jun 16, 2023 8:07 pm

Oh, so now walking the terrorists worked

302 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 8:08 pm

AND ON!

303 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 8:20 pm

Oh, look ... MOAR shitty defense.

304 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 8:32 pm

I swear to Jebus, it's the "let's waste Volpe EVERY time he gets on base" clown show tonight.

305 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 16, 2023 9:04 pm

Very good game for Volpe ... 2 walks is EXCELLENT!
Now, let's waste him for the 3rd time!!!

306 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 17, 2023 9:21 am

Anyways, it's been an encouraging week for Volpe ... since the day off Monday, when he made changes (finally), he's gone 4/10, with 3 doubles, 2 walks and, critically, only 1 K.

Of course, it's rather mind boggling that the change in his stance and his hitting approach came from suggestions his friend from AAA made, rather than the Yankees' hitting coach, but here we are.

307 rbj   ~  Jun 17, 2023 4:01 pm

Rats postponed.

308 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 17, 2023 4:40 pm

Double header tomorrow, though!

309 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 12:29 pm

Maybe ... seems like Game 1 is starting out (or not starting) in a delay.

310 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 12:56 pm

game on ... 2-0 in the first.

311 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:03 pm

Nice way to wake up from a nap.

312 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:14 pm

Yellow shirts for Sawks? Happy Father’s Day to all

313 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:15 pm

Very picky balk call

314 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:18 pm

Ouch facial fracture. Those don’t heal in 15 days.

315 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:30 pm

[314] It could have been SO much worse.

316 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:44 pm

Hey ... remember when Oontz won a batting title?
Yeah, those were good days.

317 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 1:57 pm

Maybe it’s time for Peraza

318 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:04 pm

Am I wrong... or is this the 3rd, or even forth good start from Schmidt?

319 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:06 pm

[317] You're preaching MY sermon, brother.

Though I still sorta want Peraza up for Volpe.

320 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:07 pm

C'mon Schmidtty

321 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:09 pm

Uh ... poop sounds.

322 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:09 pm

[318] Depends on you definition of "good", I suppose.

323 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:10 pm

If only we had an offense. Giving up two runs wouldn’t matter.

324 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:12 pm

Think king is in because it’s high leverage, or it’s early enough(with 2 outs) that he could pitch in the second game?

325 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:14 pm

[323] It's Aaron Judge and the 8 small peoples.
Without Aaron Judge, well ...

326 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:18 pm

[323] Besides, this lineup is PLENTY of offense ... errr, offensiveness

327 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:20 pm

Frank is just painful to watch "hit"

328 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:27 pm

We’ll, Boone is keeping King in. Hmmmm

329 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:33 pm

Sigh, a batter too long

330 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:34 pm

Well ... let's go get 'em in game 2.
This lineup is SO useless without Judge.

331 Ara Just Fair   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:34 pm

HFD, all. Tune in to see immediate shit happening. 2 straight 2 out doubles to lose the lead. Sweet.

332 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:39 pm

Well ... hey ... THAT inning went WELL!

333 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:45 pm

This is so pathetic

334 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:48 pm

It’s about time to switch to the PGA…. I’m getting nauseous watching this. Way to ruin Father’s Day

335 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:50 pm

And now a balk.

336 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 2:53 pm

[333] Honestly ... I've sorta run out of patience.
I am to the point where I hope we miss the playoffs completely and maybe, just maybe, there will be a reckoning ...

Ahhhh ... who am I kidding ... there TOTALLY won't and we'll go through this NEXT year as well!

337 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 3:18 pm

Pathetic

338 mhoward120   ~  Jun 18, 2023 3:21 pm

Maybe Cashman can trade himself and Boone for Denny Neagle and A.J. Burnette

339 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 18, 2023 3:26 pm

Well, I see the boys have had another offensive tsunami, pounding out 4 hits in this loss. Really... how can we be so f&^%$%@!g bad?

340 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 4:58 pm

[339] It takes a special level of planning to end up *this* bad!

341 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:02 pm

At least Cone is in the booth.

342 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:15 pm

For the ESPN game?

343 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:16 pm

Yes. He signed up with them.

344 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:19 pm

Ah, I see, he is turning to the dark side.

345 rob_smith_51   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:21 pm

Not a single strike among the 6 pitches to Stanton. He only swung at the last one, but it probably would have been called a strike anyway.

346 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:23 pm

I'm NOT saying I'd hit Josh Donaldson in the head with a brick if we met in a dark, dank, urine soaked alley ... but I AM admitting it would cross my mind.

347 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:24 pm

Ha, picked off.

348 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:26 pm

How bad of a baserunner do you have to be to be picked off of 1st by Luis Severino?

349 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:27 pm

Though, if I had to guess, he was running on the pitch and Severino merely threw over behind him and he was out at 2nd.

350 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:44 pm

Dammit, caught.

351 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 6:59 pm

It’s pick off Sunday

352 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 7:11 pm

Ugh, CI.

353 OldYanksFan   ~  Jun 18, 2023 7:24 pm

Little solace, but at lease Boone has Stanton, and his shitty OBP, out of the #2 slot.

354 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 7:42 pm

Oh come on blue, clearly a ball.

355 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 7:43 pm

As is that!

356 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 7:45 pm

And that

357 Boatzilla   ~  Jun 18, 2023 8:12 pm

It's a race to the bottom between the Mets and the Yankees!

For the Yankees, that's what happens when you have a line-up of rookies in the Majors who belong in the minors and "Major Leaguers," who should be retired, while there are rookies in the minors who belong in the Majors.

358 rbj   ~  Jun 18, 2023 8:18 pm

This team is cursed. Once again walking the terrorists didn’t work.

359 cult of basebaal   ~  Jun 18, 2023 9:20 pm

Some people just want to see the world burn ...

Me?

Can I take a number?

I've got nothing else penciled in for tomorrow.

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