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.
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...
"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.
[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.
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!
Smokey haze due to forest fires?
Yes. The haze is insane and it smells like campfire everywhere here in Rochester.
“Fuck Altuve” chant in the Stadium for no apparent reason. I support it.
That was a great play by Donaldson. Wow.
Blech
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.
I agree. I think your typical high school LF lays out for that ball and catches it.
A hit would be nice.
Well this sucks.
Really just one bad pitch for Schmidt across six innings. It’s a shame. Now if only the Yankees could manage a hit…
79th anniversary of Yogi’s busy, busy day.
This is going to be one of the most stupid no-hitters.
A hit! A run!
E8. lol....
We thought the Bauers play was bad? That’s an awful way to let a no-hitter go by the boards, combined or not.
Now watch Bauers put one in the seats.
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.
Should’ve been bases loaded for Torres. Awful call at 3-1.
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.
Rally Killer!
Josh!
I HATE the white sox.
Rats.
And now Judge and Nestor heading to the IL. It’s not what you want.
“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.
deGrom, getting paid $37m/yr for Texas, is out with Tommy John surgery, Hopefully back by the 2024 all-star break.
Game postponed, DH tomorrow. Heck, we have an air quality alert here in Newport News.
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?
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.
Always good to see a lineup with someone in centerfield whose name I’ve never heard.
So the air is good enough Tandy, but the Nats game in DC is postponed.
Crud
WEIRD WILLIE!
Tied up!
Double crud
Meatball Sevy
This looks like ... goes for examination of shoulder weakness tomorrow then goes back on the IL Sevy
I don't understand how a dude gets lit up throwing 95.
WEIRD WILLIE!!!
I'm here for what's coming!
Retied
[42] Because today's 95 REALLY means 92 or so from 2015 (or whenever they changed the radar reading point).
[42] You *do* remember the change, right?
A lead
Phew
Modammit
These are seven inning games, right?
I guess not.
Oh ... look ... Cabrera made *another* out.
Again.
Now ... DOUBLE STEAL, DAMMIT!
An Earl Weaver special would be great right now.
Close, but ... no.
Yeah ... just great.
[47] I don't really remember any change regarding radar guns, really. I checked out right quick after that game ending dp. Grrrrrr......
Gleyber!
McKinney!
[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.
Please don't make me break out the "well, that escalated quickly" gif ... dammit!
Excellent ... carry on!
Aha! I do kind of remember that, Cult. Thanks for the reminder. No wonder some many dudes throw 100+ nowadays.
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.
Yup. He's annoying as fuck to watch on the mound.
Jake Burger is a case of the man matching his name.
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.
No ... what happened?
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.)
It's SO obvious that he was hurt, this bitch twittery from Kay and O'Neill is ridiculous.
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.
"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.
gg
Yay, split DH.
Now it’s going to be Sawx all weekend.
[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.
[72] Pardon me, but I'm henceforth going to refer to the Cleveland Guardians collectively, as "The Grauns"
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???
Oh joy, Yankees Sawx weekend.
Hey, Kay, Cone, and O’Neil
Just need some Kenny
Frankensnort.
Triston Casas ... the OOTP name generative AI has already taken over humanity, I see.
Remember those 3-4 months last year when Trevino could ... you know ... hit?
Those were great.
Just as I was about to say Cole isn’t sucking.
Crap ... FOX tomorrow and ESPN on Sunday.
[84] Remember those 3-4 months last year when Trevino could ... you know ... hit?
Those were great.
[85] I'd rather throw shade on the bats.
[78] Looks like I picked the right guy.
Josh!!
Is Donaldson the Gallo we thought we'd get?
Sigh
I genuinely don't understand why Albert Abreu is still pitching for the Yankees.
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.
Hey ... Falafel created a run!
Walking the terrorists worked
Walk them again
They’re asleep. Never wake up Jack Russell’s
What happens when Jack Russells meet Jack Daniels?
A street brawl?
Blegh.
Volpe ... last 28 ...
.171 .216 .378 .594
Jeez... when Donaldson and IPK are your best players, I just want to ______________ !!!
So who’s going to have the suckier Sawx Yankees broadcast?
Wow, what a weak outfield we have.
[104] Don't we all get FOX?
Good lord ... that SB from Turner was a horror show.
ESPN tomorrow.
Bauers TOWERS to make the catch!
Bauers with the leather
[105] When FOX is reduced to talking up Billy McKinney ...
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.
Another 2 out baserunner for German
Torres
Gleyber!!
Ugh, the ump cam
This announcer needs to do his homework. Yankees stadium is 25th out of 30 in Park Factor, with a Park Factor of 97.
[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.
Billy DO be a hero!
Are they hyping the Red Sawx, or is it my imagination?
Brutal explanation of why Volpe isn't hitting.
Dang. Sunday needs some more support, boys.
And by brutal, I mean completely accurate and frankly refreshing after YES booth knob polishing.
[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.
What the hell DJ?
[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.
WFT was THAT German????
You DO know the man on 1st can run to 2nd on what is called a "stollen base", right?
JFC! Home to see game crushing DP, tying homer,and Little League stolen base.
Nice.
Well walking the terrorists backfired.
WW!
WEIRD WILLIE WALL SCRAPER!!!
Willie! Like I was saying, we have a powerful outfield.
I have hated many an announcer but with Smoltz I refuse to listen to him.
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
And ... exhale.
Baserunning! I love it.
Getting Higgy!
Big Daddy Kahnle
Kahnle with 16 pitches. I'd leave him in, on a short lease, for the 9th.
Yup... Oswaldo his figured it out, with a .560 OPS.
Of 30 teams, we are 15th in team OPS. Below the other 4 AL East teams.
Sit down!
Good win, good night
Game settoh!
Good win, though the lack of offense is worrisome.
Nice start, Clark
Stanton just got back an he's already getting a day off.
[sigh]
Grumble, at least it’s a solo shot
The way Stanton has been "hitting" does it matter?
I think the last 7 extra base hits i've seen the Yankees hits have all been with 2 outs.
Trevino!
Runs!
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]
I watched a game where the ball hit squarely onto second base and then into Willie’s glove, throw to first for the out.
Ha!
Wow. You don't see that very often.
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....
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.
Nice woik, Schmidtie.
[160] Yeah. That was uncomfortable. Although when Turner got into it, it was pretty cool.
Yoshida with a nice play. Grrrr
Ah, another ESPN broadcast Gameday night ...
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.
Oswald Peraza picked the wrong season to bugger Cashman's cat.
Doh!
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.
[168] Don't look. Thankfully, only the runs count toward the result.
Sorry ... been away elsewhere debating the historical evolution of noise pollution at MLB games.
Still 1-2 is good.
I liked DJ OONTZ!
I'm not so hot on DK OUTZ!
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).
The top of the 8th is going well.
Walking the terrorists didn’t work again.
Tied
Nice work, Gleyber. oi!
Grrrrrrr
Better be a walk off.
That was easy.
And we were stuck watching Hix play leftfield?! Holy Cow.
Murderer's Row upcoming.
Volpe again.
Good of the Yankees to help the sox snap their 3 series losses in a row streak. FUCKING BOLLOCKS! Good mental breakdown, Gleyber.
More like mean tweets row.
Pathetic offense.
3 hits in 10 innings. 7 Runs over 3 games at home.
I'm disgusted.
[186] P.S. The Sox are 24th out of 30 in ERA, with a team average of 4.66
TBS game tonight.
(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
Stantonian
Mad Max Scherzer is still so good, power vs power with be Stanton.
And it’s gone!!!!!!
Why wasn’t Giancarlo playing Sunday against Boston? When he plays he’s so good, just don’t get the ‘rest’ schedule with him
Is Severino hurt?? Tater-tastic the last few starts
I don’t like this version of Sevy.
Um, what’s happening to him?
The lineup is just putrid
What the fuck! It seems that Boone is making lineups by pulling names out of a hit.
I’m a jinx. DJL goes yard!
[197]... out of a HAT!
Le machine. The offense is only mostly dead.
Unfair to keep sending Volpe out there, he’s just not ready
[201] keep up the reverse jinx.
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’
A lead!
My favorite booth ... C.O.K.
[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.”"
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
What the hell is Sevy still doing in the game?
Well ... I guess Sevy *could* go 5 ... maybe?
GREAT JOB, BOONE-Y!
Yup. Who didn’t see that coming?
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
Boone-y should just be in charge of team talks and man management.
And pats on the butt.
⬆️He should run the local banana stand. There’s money in the banana stand, after all
Man on 3rd with less than 2 out, and Boone PH's with a guy who is a strikeout champ. What am I missing?
That?
That was ruled a double for Volpe ... LOL.
OK.
Huzzah, walking the terrorists did work for the set up.
Can we say the Mets are now in a sticky situation?
No double play?!
I'm just going to start calling Volpe the "Lesser Spotted Soriano"
Also ... he should have made the play to start the inning.
CAN I GET MY PERAZA ... PLEASE????
Not getting the low strike today. Outside a couple inches, though.
Insurance runs would be nice.
Big strike outs!! Who pitches the 9th though?
[225] Why not Holmes? What is he a porcelain doll?
Oh, I forgot, Boone is managing, not Buck.
Anyone remember the Mayor's Trophy Game. I went to one of those. Those were the good old days.
C'mon King
That'll King, that'll do!
Good one!
Phew!
I admit. I gave up at 5 to 1. Bottom of the order comes through.
Any update on the rain delay?
Ah, rain delay.
Radar doesn’t look too bad.
7:45 first pitch per ESPN.
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??
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.
Pitching duel tonight?
Wasted lead off double.
Death, taxes, worthless abs against Verlander.
They’ve got to Cole now, dammit
And ballgame.
I approve!
Well, not dead yet.
Not a good at by by DJ.
Ha!
Josh
IKF had that stolen from the get-go.
IKF!!! HOLY SHIT!!!
Falafel steal home?
Not bad for a crummy ss! Lol....
This is so dumb.
The Mets are bound to cash in one of these days.
Ah.....the mets.
Good piece of hitting, kid. Now, steal 3rd!
Steal home, kid! ; )
Is Stanton going to look better before he winds up on DL again?
Another wasted leadoff double. ARGH
A guess hitting a double and single in the same inning is more rare than stealing home.
I have to walk the terrorists in the morning and do laundry. Night all.
C'mon, Stanton. Hit it where they ain't.
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.
Now two ligaments in Judge’s toe are bothering him. So, September?
[264] Gangrene and then amputation.
A PLAY WORKS!
Cashing in lead off doubles is good.
Especially with *this* lineup.
I feel like Donaldson will soon deflect my wroth from Cabrera and Volpe.
Crap
Good thing we never had the thought to sign Yoshida ...
Since, you know ... we've got LF SO locked down.
Double crap.
Well ... poop.
RUN, VOLPE, RUN!
Volpe walks and goes NO WHERE in 3 batters.
Doesn't even try.
Idiots.
Well, that was a waste of my time.
Matt Krook vs Tanner Houk..not exactly legendary Yanks-Sox games these days are they?
At least we have a crappy defense.
Cue the clown music.
That’s that.
Time
For a dog walk and laundry, more fulfilling than this garbage
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.
[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.
[283] I just ... Boone-y seems a nice guy, but Sweet jumpin' Jebus does he not seem so bright, tactically speaking.
[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.
Rizzo NOT having a good night.
Who's doing the official scoring, Tom Scholz?
Ridiculous scoring ... MLB needs to go an official scoring corps.
[285] He seems to like putting rookies in to nearly impossible situations. It's now a pattern.
This game was supposed to be the highlight of my leisurely Saturday morning.
The best laid plans...
[289] I wonder who the first position player up to pitch is?
[290] Hey ... at least you can't claim this isn't entertaining ... in a perverse way.
This game has it all, a lack of hitting, no pitching, and shitty defense. A complete team.
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.
Argh ... blood ... that's scary
Ouch, you really don’t want to see that.
[294] This team needs Judge and Bader back to even sniff competency.
I'd get mad at Volpe, but maybe a BUNCH of outs is what we need right now ...
Wow ... an ACTUAL error ... ruled as an error ... who would'a thunk it?
COMEBACK IS ON!
Oh, so now walking the terrorists worked
AND ON!
Oh, look ... MOAR shitty defense.
I swear to Jebus, it's the "let's waste Volpe EVERY time he gets on base" clown show tonight.
Very good game for Volpe ... 2 walks is EXCELLENT!
Now, let's waste him for the 3rd time!!!
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.
Rats postponed.
Double header tomorrow, though!
Maybe ... seems like Game 1 is starting out (or not starting) in a delay.
game on ... 2-0 in the first.
Nice way to wake up from a nap.
Yellow shirts for Sawks? Happy Father’s Day to all
Very picky balk call
Ouch facial fracture. Those don’t heal in 15 days.
[314] It could have been SO much worse.
Hey ... remember when Oontz won a batting title?
Yeah, those were good days.
Maybe it’s time for Peraza
Am I wrong... or is this the 3rd, or even forth good start from Schmidt?
[317] You're preaching MY sermon, brother.
Though I still sorta want Peraza up for Volpe.
C'mon Schmidtty
Uh ... poop sounds.
[318] Depends on you definition of "good", I suppose.
If only we had an offense. Giving up two runs wouldn’t matter.
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?
[323] It's Aaron Judge and the 8 small peoples.
Without Aaron Judge, well ...
[323] Besides, this lineup is PLENTY of offense ... errr, offensiveness
Frank is just painful to watch "hit"
We’ll, Boone is keeping King in. Hmmmm
Sigh, a batter too long
Well ... let's go get 'em in game 2.
This lineup is SO useless without Judge.
HFD, all. Tune in to see immediate shit happening. 2 straight 2 out doubles to lose the lead. Sweet.
Well ... hey ... THAT inning went WELL!
This is so pathetic
It’s about time to switch to the PGA…. I’m getting nauseous watching this. Way to ruin Father’s Day
And now a balk.
[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!
Pathetic
Maybe Cashman can trade himself and Boone for Denny Neagle and A.J. Burnette
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?
[339] It takes a special level of planning to end up *this* bad!
At least Cone is in the booth.
For the ESPN game?
Yes. He signed up with them.
Ah, I see, he is turning to the dark side.
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.
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.
Ha, picked off.
How bad of a baserunner do you have to be to be picked off of 1st by Luis Severino?
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.
Dammit, caught.
It’s pick off Sunday
Ugh, CI.
Little solace, but at lease Boone has Stanton, and his shitty OBP, out of the #2 slot.
Oh come on blue, clearly a ball.
As is that!
And that
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.
This team is cursed. Once again walking the terrorists didn’t work.
Some people just want to see the world burn ...
Me?
Can I take a number?
I've got nothing else penciled in for tomorrow.