Max Fried (#54, 31, LHP, 14-5, 3.06) vs. Framber Valdez (#59, 31, LHP, 12-7, 3.18)
YANKEES
1B P. Goldschmidt R
RF C. Bellinger L
DH Aaron Judge R
LF G. Stanton R
CF T. Grisham L
SS A. Volpe R
2B J. Chisholm L
3B J. Caballero R
C Austin Wells L
ASTROS
SS Jeremy Pena R
3B C. Correa R
LF Jose Altuve R
1B C. Walker R
DH Yainer Diaz R
2B Ramon Urias R
RF Cam Smith R
CF M. Dubon R
C C. Salazar L
The gauntlet begins.
I wonder if they’ll even win two games during these 12 games.
“who won AL MVP that year, so I guess wasn’t technically a former MVP”
I’m going to say a FUTURE former MVP is quite good enough.
Well, then, today’s lineup has MVPs 1-7.
And as for Clemens – I have no problem with performative, they’re performers, after all. And backing the cult of the Babe is the right tone to strike.
I have more problems with him pitching incredibly obviously chemically jacked up and making an ass of himself on the field.
Move along, move along, nothing to see here, move along, move along.
If Fried doesn’t pitch a shutout we lose.
Cone “Let the ball play him a little bit,” which has been a theme for phenom all season. “Tailor made double play ball,” after Kay excused him for a bad hop..
Another awesome Volpe AB in the books.
YES get back from thread a little late. Our new #6 hitter phenom strikes out.
OK Jazz sometimes it’s fine to just pull the ball and hit it hard.
Snazzy Jazzy.
The Whatevers and the Bosox tied at 7. The Reds are making a game of it after being down 8-1, they now trail the Blue Jays 10-8.
Guardians seven off Crochet? How is that possible?
Good job team with a man on third and one out.
Most Volpable* Player.
*Rhymes with “culpable”.
Spencer Jones July 419/1423; August 180/156
What’s going on Max?
Well done, Fried. Start the inning off by walking the No. 8 guy and plunking the No. 9. At least the no-hitter is intact.
He lost his grip or something. Not just normal wildness.
Stupid Whatevers.
If he can go with that pitch as well as pull the ball he might be a thing.
Why was Caballero ejected
A quick hook. He swung and was HBP. The ump made the right call. Don’t know what he said or didn’t say.
Nice piece of hitting, bases loaded one out for Stanton. DP or K Coming?
How do you take that Gianni?. Not close.
The Yankees gotta resign this guy
Fixed. (This game aside.)
Trent bailed you out oppo grand slam against a tough LHP.
That’s only his third home run to left this season. He also has only two doubles to left. Jazz, Judge, and Trent going oppo for hits, Jazz and Trent home runs.
if they lose this one it’s gonna be really painful.
Whaddya mean, if?
TPTG.
Raleigh with #51.
If the Yankees still had Yerry it could be the first double De Los Santos game since 1919
Wellz threatening to pull away from phenom 211/699 to 209/675
Stanton now 0 for 13.
It was nice while it lasted. Alas .
Walking the leadoff hitter, such Yankees stuff. Now, who in the bullpen will blow this game?
Thank you, Cesar Salazar!
Snazzy Jazzy again.
I like this game. 10/10 game. Would game again.
I wouldn’t have gone Blackburn but it’s working.
You can’t stop Blackburn, you can only hope to contain him
Just tuning in to the box score and it is very unexpected.
I didn’t have Jazz turning into Alfonso Soriano on my ‘25 bingo card either.
Blackburn singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Katie S Trent Grisham with Bases Loaded This Season:
9 PA
4 Hits
3 HR
2 BB
16 RBI
Good thing he didn’t play last October. Wouldn’t have been able to handle the pressure.
Molly Knight
@mollyknight.bsky.social
Please tell me a beat writer asked these guys if Framber drilled his own catcher on purpose
CJ Fogler
@cjzero.bsky.social
· 2h
2 pitches after that, Framber Valdez and his catcher César Salazar get crossed up and Salazar gets hit in the ribs which Valdez does not appear to care a whole lot about. Lotta speculation about
https://bsky.app/profile/mollyknight.bsky.social/post/3lxvqcwdul225
Yankees better resign Jazz too
I give Cashman shit but these were quality pickups
now cut bait on Volpe
Grisham is coming off a career year and Cash was forced to take his contract as part of the Soto deal.
You have to be very careful with signing a guy like Grisham. If they can do a 2-year deal, maybe okay, anything longer, let someone else do it. The trade for McMahon and his money hurts as well, maybe they can get someone to take McMahon off their hands? He’s owed $32 million in 26-27.
Yeah, that has been my big concern with McMahon this entire time. He’s fine if that money isn’t impacting your spending, but if it IS, then it is a very bad pickup.
Stanton was amazing while it lasted. None of us thought that was his new level, we know what he’s like.
And that it tends to happen in the playoffs makes it worthwhile, doesn’t it?
(I know, playoffs, cockeyed optimism…)