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Tanner Houck (#89, 28, RHP, 7-6, 2.67) vs. Nestor Cortes (#65, 29, LHP, 4-7, 3.51)
RED SOX
CF Jarren Duran L
RF R. Refsnyder R
LF T. O’Neill R
3B R. Devers L
C Connor Wong R
1B R. Gonzalez R
DH M. Yoshida L
2B E. Valdez L
SS C. Rafaela R
YANKEES
1B Ben Rice L
RF Juan Soto L
DH Aaron Judge R
LF Alex Verdugo L
2B G. Torres R
C Austin Wells L
SS A. Volpe R
CF T. Grisham L
3B DJ LeMahieu R
I seriously believe that the Yankees will turn this shit around to some degree (you know, improve on being the worst team in the entire Major Leagues over the last 15 games or so), but it sure won’t be this weekend. They’re pretty much fucked this weekend. Nestor vs. Houck is such an absurdly bad matchup. I guess they might win Cole’s game this weekend. Maybe. The Red Sox are probably going to give Luis Gil fucking panic attacks. And we get to see that one on national TV! How fun! The Yankees on national TV this year have been absurdly bad.
As an aside, the Cardinals asked for the moon for Tyler O’Neill from the Yankees, and then dealt him to the Red Sox for basically nothing. I hate that weird fucking Yankees tax.
We play today, we suck today.
How many degrees of separation between John and Kevin Bacon?
And Roger, I suppose, while we’re at it.
Ref 143/OPS+
It’s been a while since we scored in the first inning. It’s also been a while since we scored when we weren’t down by at least 3.
Now that Soto and Judge are out we can only hope to keep it at zeros for the next 3 innings.
Yeah, it’s pretty maddening. Nestor gave them a perfect chance to change things, and they just flopped. Maybe this inning (it won’t be this inning)!
Maybe not (it wasn’t)
Can’t wait until they actually push Verdugo down in the order.
I figured Houck would dominate them, but it’s still annoying to see him dominate them.
I’ve spoken about annoying Murphy’s Law stretches (like that crazy losing West Coast losing streak in 201…8? 2019?) where it seems like every game was JUST wrong. You know, like when they hit, their pitcher gets bombed, and when their pitcher does well, they can’t score.
This, though, is different, since they’re just not hitting period, so it’s immaterial that they’re not hitting on a night when their pitcher has actually given them a chance.
A long enough rain delay to take Houck out of the game might be their only chance of hanging in there in this one, except that the Red Sox bullpen is better, too, so it won’t even be much of a help.
Cortes is pitching well and the bad half of our pen is beyond terrible. A rains delay hurts.
Vivas and Ramirez with home runs. I wonder why they moved Ramirez to AAA but not Jones.
I think it really is about the strike zone (AA being like the Majors, while AAA having robot umps).
Can Ramirez actually catch?
I think he’s a C/1b like Rice. He’s hitting 167 with 18 home runs.
Wait the game is back. I did not know that until RAB tweeted about some mental mistakes which on a Boone managed team is a huge surprise.
They’re going for it, ain’t I been tellin’ ya they’re going for it. The team DP record is doable.
DJ tried to hit into a DP.
DJ didn’t run hard until after the 2b bobbled the ball.
This was totally psycho bad coached baseball. First and third,Rice hits a slow ground ball to the right side, the 1B steps on first, Fucking Volpe slows down running home, DJ fails to get into a run down. Not just one boneheaded sub Jorge running blunder but two. If Volpe runs hard he scores. If DJ gets in a rundown Volpe scores. This team is so stupid and that’s on fucking Boone.
RAB “The Yankees put the mental in fundamental. Just sloppy mistakes, game after game. They never look prepared to play. Has been a constant problem under Boone.“
This should go in Elias if EITHER Volpe or DJ do the right thing the run scores.
And what is Cashman watching?
Can’t hit, can’t pitch, can’t run the bases and dumb.
Gleyber desperately tried to ground into a double play, just like DJ last inning. Rice picked DJ up by grounding into a DP for him. Let’s see if Wells does the same for Gleyber.
Yankees lead MLB in DP. and are last in base running.
And now Gleyber is hurt. I guess Vivas might be coming up sooner than expected.
And again, Wells tried so hard to hit into a double play.
Gleyber hurt. Gonna cal him Glyber, he deserves to lose a vowel for this season he’s had to date.
That was more on Houck being way wild, but it’s still nice that Volpe at least took the walk.
Volpe with a clutch bases loaded walk.
Now it’s up to Grisham to ground into a double play.
Gleyber hurt.
If Grisham hit for Jones, should Jones have hit for Grisham..
Jones was the DH at the time. The Yankees don’t have a centerfielder really without Grisham (and Judge DHing).
Rowson has taught the Yankees well the virtues of hitting ground balls.
Grisham wanted that DP so bad, it just didn’t work out.
So far this is THE greatest rally ever. Well, actually not, but we’ll take it.
Goddamit, DJ, you should just fucking retire if you’re back to only hitting grounders again!
Every fucking Yankee either walked or hit a ground ball. Tell me there’s not something systemically they’re doing wrong.
BTW DJ sucks.
T_O_A_S_T. When will Cashman realize that? Hal to Cashman, we’re gonna eat another salary?
Hey, at least he waited until the Yankees had a brief lead before sucking!
Seriously, Nestor?
Okay, it can pour now. Maybe for the next five hours or so?
Now, THAT was a dude with a fucking PLAN in that at-bat with Devers.
I know it would be absurd with his pitch count and the rain delay, but I’d almost let Nestor start the seventh (but seriously, Weaver for two, Holmes for one).
When Wells isn’t catching he should probably DH.
And he should CLEARLY be the cleanup hitter now.
DJ hit a ground ball.
They better not sit Rice against the next lefty.
Three runs on 4 hits, number of legit run 0 or 1. WOE+ luck.
I hate when that happens.
We field as bad as Boston. This team knows how to lose.
Weaver saves the day.
Can’t Weaver just go three?
Wells maybe turning the corner but Volpe and DJ are stuck on the corner.
A walk coming
Oh yeah, well done Holmes, well done. They don’t deserve to win this game anyway.
WTF was that pitch Clay?
Is Clay allowed, capable of a strikeout?
Holmes may be the most overrated POS closer in Yankee history.
Great AB, Trent.
Clay pitched well the other day in an unwinnable game. They shouldn’t allow him to pitch in close games. Holmes now with a 3 era which is not exactly in line with lights out closers.
Just DFA LeMahieu already. Eat the stupid contract, make Hal angry, Hal fires Cashman after the Season of Gloom.
What a marvelous exhibition that bottom of the 9th was.
DJ with a ground ball. Gawd this team has some truly terrible players Grisham, DJ, Waldo especially, Gleyber and Verdugo in the photo.
I knew I shouldn’t have watched the top of the 9th. I stopped watching the top of the 8th after the era but after they got Deavers I thought a win would come.
Your imploding 2024 NY Yankees.
Okay, now THIS is a Murphy’s Law game. Holy fucking christ.
However bad they are now, they can’t be THIS bad. No one can be THIS bad. This is just some lunatic shit.
Just for the love of god, move Verdugo down in the order. PLEASE.
FFS.
That said, some choking shit from Judge, too.
Yep, first pitch pop up.
Fitting, ends it with a ground ball.
They didn’t deserve to win this game, but boy, it is still a painful ass fucking loss. Aaron Judge up as the winning run with no outs and he pops out in foul territory? What small dick energy that was.
Tying run on first.
Sorry, I meant Judge was the winning run. Fixed it!
We can’t even take anything from Nestor’s performance, because his next start is on the road, so he’ll probably fucking suck there.
Why isn’t Spencer Jones in AAA? Maybe 7 K’s the last 2 games is why. He’s at 116 K’s now.
Yeah, gotta have him work on the strike zone more down there.
Yankees are the only team this season to lose multiple home games when leading by 2+ runs entering the top of the 9th inning
Yankees now 1-6 in xtra inning games.
How many guys did Holmes get to two strikes but couldn’t finish?
In reality the Yankees were Lucky to even have a lead going into the 9th. They managed 5 hits in 10 innings including zero XBHs. All 3 runs were courtesy of Boston’s defense. This shoulda been a 1-0 or 3-0 loss.
BTW great ABs by Judge and Vertigo in the 10th.
Worst won loss record in xtra innings in baseball Aaron. Worst baserunning team in baseball Aaron. Largely expansion level offense Cash.
Yeah, they really didn’t deserve the win. Still sucked to lose it!
Please please please please please please just bat Wells cleanup going forward.
Any chance they have is based on batting their two decent hitters around their two great hitters (Judge not choking would be nice, as well).
Hard to get mad at Judge, but he made some remarks earlier and then a first pitch pop up. Blah.
It’s hard to be mad at Judge.
DJ 175/466 and he didn’t hustle on a ground ball that only wasn’t a DP because Boston bobbled the ball twice on the same play then failed to get in a rundown on the next play. Four groundballs and one baserunning blunder and one lack of hustle for Le Machine.
Vivas 2/3 with a home run and a walk 393 OBP in June, 500 so far in July. 940 OPS before tonight since June 9th. He probably won’t be much but can he be worse than DJ/Gleyber?
DJ was INSANELY bad tonight. It was hard to imagine someone having a night as bad as that. Like, obviously he’s going up there trying desperately NOT to put the ball on the ground, so for him to be unable to get it in the air, it is stunningly awful.
“Like, obviously he’s going up there trying desperately NOT to put the ball on the ground, so for him to be unable to get it in the air, it is stunningly awful.”
Well, in all fairness, he wasn’t facing the Holmes sinker. No one could get THAT pitch in the air!
Holmes tied for second in blown saves.
Leading in DP’s, last in base running, most saves blown at home when leading by 2+ in the ninth, so they’re leading in multiple categories.
Boone said DJ was hustling here.
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