June 6, 2025

13 thoughts on “Yankees.com: Fried bounces back from lone ’25 loss with 7-K gem in Yanks’ win

  1. It’s crazy that the Mets are doing an Old-Timer’s Game, and not a single Met from the 1980s is playing in the game, because the 1980s is too long ago to have players who can even compete in an Old-Timer’s Game!

    At least there ARE a few guys who played in the 1980s in the game (John Franco debuted in 1984, Al Leiter debuted in 1987, and Todd Zeile and Robin Ventura both had cups of coffee in 1989).

    1. Is it that the 1980s were so long ago, or is it that cocaine ages a body prematurely?

    2. Wait… there’s not a single Met from the 1980s in the game, but there ARE a few guys who played in the 1980s in the game… what?

  2. Reflecting on the 1989 Yankees, it is still AMAZING to think back on the fact that they traded Al Leiter for Jesse Barfield that season. But moreover, that they traded Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps when they were THREE GAMES UNDER .500 ON JULY 21st! 7.5 GAMES OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS!

    1. Forever great stuff. In reading from Chumps To Champs it seems Gene Michaels and a few scouts prevented George from scuttling our successes in the 90s.

  3. Actually, Brian, I don’t think it does a damned thing to allay worries particular to facing the Mighty Dodgers. They just looked scared in that game.
    And there WERE no worries about Fried other than that – since other than that, he’s been absolutely incredible!
    (To be clear, I’m hardly terribly worried about Fried against the Dodgers, either, long-term.)

  4. if Warren choked against LA what’s he going to do against the townies? At least it’s not at Fenway.
    Lineup
    TBD
    T Grisham (L) CF
    A Judge (R) RF
    C Bellinger (L) LF
    P Goldschmidt (R) 1B
    J Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
    J Domínguez (S) DH
    A Volpe (R) SS
    A Wells (L) C
    D LeMahieu (R) 2B

    1. The hope is that what he’s going to do is learn from it, and be a bit more accustomed to it, and do better!

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