From Bryan Hoch:
Cam Schlittler savored everything about his All-Star Game experience. The Yankees pitcher enjoyed a front-row seat for the Home Run Derby, waved to crowds from the Red Carpet Parade and – at one point – even wandered into the field-level seating bowl to satisfy a midday craving for Dippin’ Dots.
Just about the only thing Schlittler didn’t do was show off his pitching form, and that was by choice. He saved that for Friday evening, striking out 12 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings as the Yankees opened a three-game weekend series with a 1-0 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
“I think I deserved that opportunity to start [the All-Star Game],” Schlittler said on Friday. “Yeah, it would have been cool. It’s a little frustrating, but at the end of the day, that’s not something I can control. Knowing I was coming back here in two weeks, I knew I was going to get my opportunity.”
I love how Schlittler’s bullshit about how he decided not to pitch in the All-Star Game BEFORE he learned that Dylan Cease was going to be the starter was proven to be, well, you know, bullshit. Of COURSE he pulled out because he was pissed off, and in the process, by the way, he ended up kind of fucking over the Yankees, as he obviously should have starting the first game against the Dodgers instead of Cole. The Yankees set up their second half rotation based on the idea of Schlittler pitching in the All-Star Game, and then he didn’t do that.
In any event, what a fucking win!
Only four regulars in the lineup have OPS+es over 100, but luckily, one of the four hit a home run to secure the win!
Amed Rosario is getting to be suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper useless out there. I’d almost prefer just sending McMahon out there against lefties.
They really need to start hitting a LITTLE.
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Sorry, wrote this last night, I guess I never hit “publish.”
It’s probably for the best. I’d rather seem him completely shut down the Phillies than get beaten around by the Dodgers.
They’ve won 2-0 and 1-0 in their last two games. Can you win a 0-0 game?
With Ryan Weathers pitching better score 4 or 5. Phils with TBD
IOW, situation, hopeless.
Rosario and his 259 OBP last 30 games leading off. I suppose as soon as Donnie puts in aRHP McMahon comes in. Tim Mayza starts. Cabby SS, Wells catching.
Gotta get Rosario going,
This is and has been for a while an unserious team.
Does it matter who’s pitching against the Yankees?
Yankees have no understanding of the tactical component of challenging.
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Fits with an unserious team.
Wells!
Who: 167/545 and 165/572.
Eight men out, Wells oppo home run.
Cody 208/540 last 30 games. Our second best hitter? He may wind up worse than Tucker after all.
The new LeMahieu?
Apropos of absolutely nothing, Dr. Strangeglove has to be the greatest nickname of all time. I think of it now and I just LOL!
We’ll need another Wells HR to score again.
“A lot of one pitch ABs”. Last 30 days Yankees tied for last in walks. One player on the team exceeding expectations. But Boone and Rowson bear no responsibility?
One run and two hits thru 5 in a bullpen game. Is Hal floating in his pool full of stock options and oblivious to the outside world? Is Cashman hiding pretending he’s not the guy who built this garbage?
They are unserious. Judge covered up a lot of that.
I would understand mediocrity but this team can only aspire to mediocrity.
Phillies pitchers 59 pitches thru 5. So Tim Mayza and Brian Keller are the equivalent of prime Greg Maddux.
Backus with a 5.87 era. Binder “lefties and righties have had success against him.” Two absolutely terrible ABs McMahon and Rice against this total bottom of the barrel left handed sidearmer.
We need another hitting coach added to the mix! Three isn’t enough.
Now another 6 era guy. PGold gets on with a dropped pop up.
Belli shows some life.
Grisham makes two outs in one AB. Mr. 220/719.
A lucky run. A dropped pop up. A real hit. A dropped foul pop up but Grisham fails to take advantage. Grisham last 15 games 539 OPS.
Two terrible pitchers, a walk and two dropped pop ups. One run. Not nearly enough.
Where has THAT guy been since his first injury?
That looked… totally different.
Alright, Jasson!
The Brockton Bomber
https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-left-calf-strain
Idiot pinch running move weakens d and takes Cody out of lineup
Scoring a total of six runs in three games and going 3-0 is good fortune.
glad for another win but they need moves.
c
ss – lombard
cf – jones
2b?
ok, fine, just flip everyone. don’t let cam, cole, and max go to waste in october 🙏
The Belli move makes a lot more sense now that it turns out that he was hurt. Well, THAT sucks. Hamstring. He’s almost certainly going on the IL.
I guess Jones will have to be called up now.
Another one hiding an injury only to see it worsen?
Kay was talking about it when he rounded first on his double. It was obvious he was hurt at that point, no idea why he didn’t come out then. More Yankee incompetence.
Was watching a movie. Didn’t know that. That totally sucks. Does it ever stop?
Longest home run of The Brockton Blockbuster’s career.
He’s 166/546. Cal Raleigh is 163/566; from Big Dumper to Dumpster Fire.
Bizarrely, Belli said after the game that he doesn’t “think it’s anything too serious.”
I doubt he’s right, but that would be nice.
Sometimes you get a bad cramp and limp for a day or so.
He meant the lineup, not his hamstring.
Lombard 1-3 with 2 walks, he had a 426 OBP in June, 997 OPS, and a 621 OBP in July that includes rehab. Kilby 2-4 with a home run.
This is why you can never have enough pitching prospects.
https://tomkosensky.com/2026/07/25/yankees-milb-7-25-dax-kilby-launches-first-career-hr/
The Boston Red Sox are trading left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, sources tell ESPN.
https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/2081216002952454222
Red Sox are sending left-hander Connelly Early to the Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The teams have not announced the deal
Mead 136 OPS+ this season, nothing close to that previous seasons. Early 119 era+ this season, career 126.
Curtis Mead Slg per year 349-287-321-505. Brady Anderson like improvement or can we hire the Nationals hitting coach?
“The new regime in D.C. has made several key adjustments with Mead. He’s chasing less, whiffing less, and taking more pitches in the strike zone.” Easy Peasy.
The 24-year-old Early has posted a solid 3.44 ERA through 17 starts in his first full season in the majors. He’s been sidelined in July with elbow inflammation, but has resumed mound work.
fingers crossed the sox picked up a flash in the pan for the next nl cy young. at this point they scare me a lot more than the rays
Don’t get the interest in Early being great, or in the Senators doing well, but I’d like them both to perform inexplicably poorly against the Yankees.
Actually, explicably, the reason being that the Yankees became just that good.
Seems like an odd trade. Based on the 3 games I saw the Nationals play this year, their starting pitching looks really good.
LOL
Ha ha
Bellinger to IL, Jones up. More to come.