From Jared Greenspan:
One inning after etching his name in the franchise record books, Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt reminded everyone that he can’t always be perfect.
On Saturday afternoon, Schmidt extended his scoreless streak to 28 1/3 innings. But the good news stopped there for the Bombers, whose bats fell silent against former Yankee JP Sears in a quiet 7-0 loss to the Athletics.
“The last two days, we’ve been shut down a little more than we’d like,” manager Aaron Boone said. “We’ve just got to get a couple guys going. In times like this, it comes down to getting a big hit with runners out there.”
These guys just can’t slump the right way. It’s either they all hit well at the same time, or they all suck at the same time. It’s madness. Judge, in particular, can’t just cool off, he has to just go into total hibernation! “Oh, no, I figure I’ll either be REALLY FUCKING GOOD or just REALLY FUCKING AWFUL and no in-between!”
This was a rare game where the pitching AND the hitting was awful.
One of the less typical downsides of giving up a three-run shot to Nick Kurtz is that you sound SUPER racist if you scream, “Goddamn Nick Kurtz!”
The rubber match of this game will be started by Marcus Stroman, who was somehow worse in the minors than he was in the Majors earlier this season, so it will be a brutal, brutal loss tomorrow, as well.
The featured image is Schmidt giving up a home to goddamn Nick….long pause….Kurtz.
Judge reminds us that it’s not only in the post season when he disappears for weeks at a time.
T Grisham (L) CF
C Bellinger (L) RF
A Judge (R) DH
B Rice (L) C
J Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
P Goldschmidt (R) 1B
J Domínguez (S) LF
A Volpe (R) SS
O Peraza (R) 2B
Thirty days Yankees 26th in runs,19th in OPS, 23rd in BA. Fifteen day 26, 20, 22.
Ok half season gone. Who is your least valuable player? Early on it was DevoW but he’s been much better. I’d say either Wells who we expected more out of, or Volpe. I expected more out of Jasson but he’s a rookie.
And cashman for entering a season without a 3b.
Definitely Wells. Massive disappointment.
It’s really crazy how Judge went from “No doubt about it MVP” to “Probably not going to be the MVP” in, like, two weeks.
What the fuck happened there? Did Muncy trip or something? Why did he just assume that the left fielder was going to catch that without the left fielder calling for it?
GODDAMNIT. How many fucking times have we heard this month, “Judge chases out of the zone” on a strikeout?! What the FUCK is he doing?!
Already 0-2 with RISP. I’ll be surprised if they even get any more at-bats with RISP to suck at.
Since he’s the only guy hitting, shouldn’t Jazz be hitting higher in the lineup?
How are you going to a full count on Oswald fucking Peraza!?
Oh, okay, thanks to an error (so, of course, not due to the Yankees hitters DOING something), they can now go 0-5 for RISP in just three innings.
0-3. Well on their way.
0-3, but a walk and a HBP, so now Jazz gets to hit with the bases loaded and one out. It might just be 0-4 with a GIDP.
6-0 Pittsburgh. What the fuck are the Mets doing?!
Jazz continues to be the one good hitter on the team. So that is a pretty big 1-4.
Back to the sucking (but thanks for the wild pitch, Sevy!). 1-5.
1-6.
But that one was a very nice one.
Belli double with two outs. So Judge can make it 1-7.
Okay, 2-7. Nicely turned, Judge. Hopefully this means you’ll go to the other side of your “Suck/Rule” dial.
2-8.
But those two were very nice.
About to be 2-9.
Okay, 3-9.
And those three were very nice.
Judge falls behind 0-2. The guy tries to get Judge to chase on that third strike. Two straight balls, Judge takes them. And then…promptly swings and misses on the third attempt by the pitcher to get him to chase.
JUST STOP CHASING SHIT, JUDGE!!
Let them fucking walk you!
JT Brubaker trying to set up the worst loss of the season.