Will Warren (#29, 27, RHP, 8-6, 4.42) vs. Chris Bassitt (#40, 37, RHP, 4-4, 5.11)
YANKEES
CF T. Grisham L
DH Ben Rice L
1B Luis Garcia L
LF Heliot Ramos R
2B J. Chisholm L
RF S. Jones L
3B Ryan McMahon L
SS G. Lombard R
C Austin Wells L
ORIOLES
2B J. Holliday L
DH Pete Alonso R
SS G. Henderson L
1B S. Basallo L
3B Coby Mayo R
LF D. Beavers L
RF L. Taveras S
CF C. Cowser L
C C. Narvaez R
Still not changing the lineup except for moving shitty Ramos back ONE spot in the shitty lineup.
Warren has a reprieve for his rotation spot. Will he do something with it (he will not)?
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Great job, Garcia, a rally-killing DP.
Followed by Ramos beating the ball into the ground. Why is Ramos hitting 4th?
Warren off to a Warrenesque start.
LOL Holliday steals home, Warren with 26 pitches in the first inning.
Last 7 days Yankees hitting an astonishing 165/237/265. That’s 26 points lower than the next to last team in BA and 39 points in OPS.
But Rowson and Boone have nothing to do with it.
That steal of home…
…but Boone is irreplaceable. What team WOULDN’T want a manager who keeps the players so prepared?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a worse defensive response to that. Boone teams lack fundamentals part 5139.
Rays up 2-0 after one inning.
Before that AB Garcia was 217/260!/348 not as bad as Ramos but pretty, pretty bad.
And how will they blow it this time? 🤔
Jazz is going to be out by 10 feet stealing home here, isn’t he?
Then Jones gets caught too.
How is it possible to be out at second like that literally every other game?
Boone has his secrets.
But at least they didn’t give Jazz a chance to fail to prove he could steal home right back.
How much idiotic base running can this team possibly be guilty of? What the fuck was he thinking?
Nobody can say for sure, but Boone is hell-bent upon finding out.
You’re supposed to think in baseball? Who knew.
That bunt proves Wells is turning the corner.
Do they not run fielding drills?! How are they all going for the same fucking ball?!
I don’t know how you’re smart enough to make that play, but then dumb enough to make such a terrible throw.
Ben, you can’t be THAT fooled by that 3-1 pitch, dude.
Okay, he was ready for that 3-2 pitch. 😉
He set Bassit up.
When you hit it like that you’re safe from base running stupidity.
That’s exactly what Pete was talking about, the ability to foul off tough pitches with two strikes till you get something to crush, instead of just looking at a borderline strike 3.
Here’s the thing that I don’t get it (and I get that I’m saying this right after a Rice homer and a Garcia single, but still). Their whole deal is elevate the ball and launch angle and shit like that. Okay, fair enough, but then why the fuck do they constantly ground out so much then?!
Chris Bassitt just gave up three hits in a row to the YANKEES. Not just the Yankees, but the the 2-3-4 hitters! Should he possibly be forced into retirement?
Before Heliot got here the Yankees saw nothing but LHPs, now all they see are RHPs.
It is SUPER WEIRD.
Wow, Jazz hit that well, too. Well, fuck.
Ooph, Spencer. He’s not exactly making this hard for the Yankees in terms of roster moves for Belli’s return. And I really don’t want Ramos playing everyday, but it looks like we’re headed that direction.
Boy, does Will Warren suck. I love how it’s all about getting the ball to, like, fucking Ryan fucking Yarbrough, that’s how bad Warren is.
LOAISIGA with the two inning relief win, ERA+ 154.
Talent was never the reason they couldn’t bring him back. I’m pleased to see him doing well (and for an NL team, thankfully).
Warren has pretty good stuff, how come he can’t put anyone away?
Will Warren, cringe-worthy.
I didn’t see it.
Why would Wells challenge THAT?
Excellent question. It’s almost like he fooled HIMSELF with the framing.
Another taken strike three. What the fuck is up with this fucking team and taking strike three?!
The ball is flying out of Tampa. Yankee A team 15 runs today, Y Pena 4-6 959, Kilby 2-4 896. Yesterday 11 runs in a loss.
Way too many strikeouts against a shitty pitcher.
Wells standing on the corner 2-12.
Bosox lose in 10. Rays up 7-5 in the fifth.
I legit can’t believe the Red Sox lost an extra innings game! And at HOME.
Okay, that last half inning was very good by Warren. I love Kay saying, “Helped by Ramos making this play.” Oh, you mean, helped by Ramos almost fucking up an easy catch?
FUCKING CHALLENGE THAT SHIT, YOU FUCKING IDIOT.
I can’t knock Grisham for taking strike three when it wasn’t strike three, but I CAN knock him for not challenging it.
Garcia just hitting everything on the fucking ground. What is he fucking doing? The moment he got here, he STOPPED elevating the ball! What the fuck, dude?!
I don’t get how you pull Warren here, especially with Alonso now up against a lefty.
Ramos has to be the most uncomfortable looking outfielder I’ve ever seen.
This dude is unreal. He fucking BOBBLED the ball, and still got Alonso by a mile!
Nine in a row retired from a guy they have SEVEN HITS AGAINST.
Jones looked so good when he came up.
And he held it for a while.
Now he looks like a member of the ML squad.
Send him down before he forgets how to hit FOREVER.
He’s not even hitting home runs. Could live with high strikeouts and low BA if he hit home runs.
Bassist had retired 9 in a row then the Yankees remembered who they were
I guess it’s time for Spencer to pack his bags.
Not quite sure what the plan is here if Cruz is coming in here now (and Cruz SHOULD be in here now).
If he doesn’t blow the game, presumably he finishes this inning, then starts the seventh. Maybe gets two (HIGHLY THEORETICAL) outs in the seventh, and then turn to Blackburn for four outs?
I, of course, mean the theoretical plan, as things obviously won’t go according to plan.
Cone keeps hinting that he cheated for “Name That Yankee,” and Kay just refuses to pick up on the hint.
Too embarrassing. Kay JUST figured it out.
Cruz losing his command again. It’s baffling how he just loses the plate out of nowhere.
Cruz just sucks now.
I really shouldn’t have even bothered watching this one, as the Yankees have lost almost all of their Prime Video games.
Kay is being silly. EVERYONE HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS. Oh, okay, he then picked up on that likely possibility that this has happened forever.
Well, the Yankees could have, you know, not stopped scoring.
Very fair. They should really score off of this shitty Baltimore pen.
You CANNOT bring Headrick into this game, Boone! Let the poor guy rest! Use Yarbs! If the Yankees somehow score, then fine, you can use Headrick. If not, you cannot bring him in!
Cruz still sucks but I guess Boone had to use him. He got away with one last night. Warren only going 4 after Rodon’s rehab shortened outing yesterday didn’t help.
Yeah, Boone had to use him. This is definitely all on Warren sucking. Well, and the Yankees offense letting Bassitt off of the hook, as well, of course.
Rico Garcia 5.93 era last 31 games. xERA vs Yankees 1.93.
Wow, you think he’ll actually give up a run!? You’re the most optimistic guy here!
Ugh. 3-1 choke job by Grisham.
How can they keep taking these strike threes?!?!
What was that Ben? The fact that a Yankee hitters are so dumb has absolutely nothing to do with Boone or Rowson.
Rice takes a called strike three on a fastball almost down the middle.
That was so fucking embarrassing.
If he gets Holliday, do you walk Alonso if you’re Headrick?
That is why I would have walked Alonso. Fuck. How do you blow that call as the ump, by the way? It was plainly fair.
I mean, a struggling Headrick against a righty masher. Just bad strategery there.
Oh well, at least the Red Sox lost.
Seriously, EVERYBODY on the Yankees should have outside hitting coaching. I mean, you look at Judge, and you look at everyone else, how could you NOT?
In fairness, my recollection is that Judge also strikes out looking way, way too much.
They need to hide Lombard from Rowson/Boone at all costs.
Holy shit. How was that POSSIBLY a foul ball?
I guess it wrapped around the foul pole from behind.
Just like the hit by pitch that wasn’t overturned. HOW?
That might be the worst instant replay call I’ve ever seen. It was PLAINLY fair!
I mean, it’s one thing for the umps to get it wrong.
How can the REPLAY guys get it ridiculously wrong – twice in one game?!
Now would be a good time for Ramos to, like, do something.
Michael, what the hell does that mean? They DID take advantage of what was clearly a break. They got out of that inning without giving up a run!
Now would be a good time for Jazz to, like, do something.
Now would be a good time for Spencer to, like, do something.
Fuck Boone. Whoever you blame: no, they’re the best!
So it’s nobody’s fault, they’re actually leading the league in hitting.
Screw Boone.
Jesus fucking Christ, Spencer.
Shit, sounds like McMahon is hurt.
If McMahon is seriously hurt, they really should try Garcia at third, get Goldy some more at-bats.
They do a GREAT job, they just get awful results.
Can we get someone who does a wretched job and gets great results?
Boone’s the expert on whether the coaches are doing a good job. Blake gets plenty of credit. Boone insists there are good players in the lineup. And we can see everyone is underperforming. Yet Rowson gets no blame. Either the players suck or the coaches are not doing their job.
Yeah, it’s an odd thing to say about coaches not getting credit when Blake gets TON of credit.
Now would be a wonderful time for Lombard Jr. to come through with a big hit.
I guess that counts! I don’t need to expect anything from Wells, as we KNOW he ain’t getting a hit.
I think it’s a matter of personality. Unless he doesn’t get along with a coach, he supports him.
Tremble at the Barritus!
We has a run.
And two! Jazz wanted to steal home so badly, and he kind of did!
Thank goodness they got that fifth run there, as there is no way Wells is getting a hit here.
I’m sadly kind of impressed Wells even got it out of the infield.
Aahahahaha
And he MADE it!
A lucky two runs after a lucky non overturn.
We has us another run. Yay, wild pitch.
Does the fact that I figured he’d screw up and be out by 10 feet compromise the fact that I called that six innings ago?
No, it still counts!
Rays win 7-6.
Boo.
Gunnar with a Yankee-like strike down the middle.
Spence 151, no home runs, last 15 games, 53 ABs.
Yeah, as noted, it will be easy to say goodbye to him when Belli returns at this point.
Fuck, that was a nice piece of hitting by Basallo. Now the dangerous Mayo up. This worries me a lot.
Let’s hope that Beavers is done with homers off of the bullpen.
So they decided not to leave it to Beavers.
You GOTTA be able to get Tavares. Come on, Blackburn!
Man, you can truly tell that Blackburn was, like, “Fuck it, with two outs, I’m just going to go after Tavares.”
Wasn’t Tavares the guy Jeffrey Mayer took Jeter’s “home run” from?
Tony Tarasco!! Can’t forget that dude.
Of course.
big dummy
Such a dumb challenge.
Another ugly AB for Ben Rice.
He just got sonned by a fucking rookie.
What was Garcia swinging at?! It was at his fucking head! And why are you trying to steal bases with Grisham, when he’s slow as fuck?!
To be fair, Ramos would not get a hit, so it didn’t change much.
Sonned?
From the urban dictionary:
It basically means that you treat someone like they’re a little kid and you’re their “dad.” You know, sort of like Pedro’s “Who’s your daddy?”
I was already thinking of Pedro )))
What a win! And they didn’t need to face Alonso in the ninth!
No slide
Such a dumb play all around.
Wait, which play was that?
Grisham tried to steal second even though he’s slow as fuck. Garcia struck out on ball four, and Grisham was thrown out so easily he didn’t even have time to slide.
hahahaha this guy
Wow.
Wow.
How do they win? But they sometimes do.
“He doesn’t over-celebrate.” Oh, fuck you, Kay.
Nice stressless save.
Another easy save.
That was a joke, right?
Pretty good!
Never in doubt
Bednar has been great but he’s gonna be gassed by the time they plan in the WC games.
Two HBPs, a walk, a dribbler, and a wild pitch. Let’s give Rowson some credit for that inning..
volpe 4th from the bottom at scranton in ops.
In August he’s 222/300/467. Dominguez is 182/237/273. Yankees do a great job of developing talent.
They were fantastic until the major league crew got their claws into them, right?
Does that seem to be a pattern?
Seriously, no, of course, not. They coaching staff is the best, they work hard (like we care how hard they work).
Quick science note about that replay- when you take a video from the right side of something and the ball passes slightly to the left of it the ball will appear directly over. You can ask this to Chatgpt as well. I don’t think they had a camera on the third base side, or at least I haven’t seen one.
But it didn’t appear to be directly over, for all that Kay claimed (falsely) that ball went over the foul pole.
You can see the ball occluding the foul pole to its left.
I watched it again.
And I take it back – you could be right!
ESPN moves Lombard up to #9 on their revised top 100. Boston’s AA SS is #2. The ONLY other Yankee to make the top 100 was Dax at 63. No Elmer, no Lagrange. The future is immense.
9. George Lombard Jr., SS, New York Yankees, Age: 21.2, Level: MLB
Lombard has been lauded since high school for his instincts in all phases and defense, the product of top-notch coaching from his father, Tigers bench coach George Sr. Lombard Jr.’s raw tools are good-not-great, but he has continued refining this year and he now looks above average in all phases as he’s getting his feet wet in the big leagues for a team that could use an answer at shortstop.