From Bryan Hoch:
They braved the Midwestern heat by the thousands, many clad in pinstripes, just for a glimpse of Aaron Judge taking batting practice hacks along the banks of the Ohio River. The Yankees captain’s warmup drew waves of applause — but that was nothing compared to the first inning.
Judge launched his team-leading 28th home run of the season, a towering upper-deck rocket to left field that offered early promise. It was all Elly De La Cruz and the Reds the rest of the way, as the Yankees dropped Monday’s series opener, 6-1, at Great American Ball Park.
I’ll be honest, I’m certainly not saying that there is NO such thing as being a “clutch” player versus being a player who “chokes,” but I don’t think this lineup IS filled with chokers, so the fact that they’re all choking like crazy is probably just a fluke. But it’s a really embarrassing fluke.
Allan Winans didn’t seem ready for primetime, but he also wasn’t AWFUL. The offense, though, was pathetic.
This game sucked so much that I will instead just share an image of a cool ass mug that my wife made for me for my birthday.
Very nice mug.
If not for Judge, just think how very bad the Yankees MiL system would be since 2013. But at least Nick Swisher finally came up clutch.
When?