Now I’ll be the first person to tell you division standings this early mean next to nothing.
July 4th is when I really start to care.
Hell, last year the Yankees were on a historic win pace only to fail to reach 100 wins.
It’s a grind and you gotta accept that even if the losses feel like death right now.
The reality is that the Yankees have a laundry list of issues.
They’ve been decimated by injuries.
Every team has injuries, but what they’re going through is a special kind of fucked up.
Yes, the kids are here, but they need time.
Combine the early struggles with the mangled and there’s no time for patience.
New York doesn’t know the word patience when shit is hitting the fan.
If George was still around Boone would probably be back at ESPN or in a booth somewhere.
That allows things to happen like last night.
Domingo German took it upon himself to be that source of magic.
It was Greg Maddux-esque and just what the team needed.
Something to just take a step back from this miserable stretch and take a breather.
He entered the 9th inning with the Yanks up 2-0, and his pitch count in the 80s.
Clay Holmes set the world on fire in the first half of 2022.
Since that point he has not been the same pitcher.
He constantly struggles to find his release point on his sinker and the results have been rather eye-opening.
His lack of control kills him and you truly never know what you’re going to get.
He’s more unpredictable than Aroldis Chapman was.
While he is a ground ball machine, that only works when he knows where the sinker is going.
We’re now 10 months removed from the last time we all felt comfortable with him getting consistent outs.
There’s not one person who watches this team consistently that felt good with Holmes coming in there.
If you leave Domingo in and he gives up the two run bomb you might live with that.
Forcing Holmes there for god knows what reason is so far from the correct decision it’s alarming.
I couldn’t believe it when I saw him jogging out from the bullpen.
Three batters later the game was tied and not long after that the Guardians took the lead for good.
Aaron Hicks continues to find his way onto the field.
You know what his OPS+ is?
If you’re 100 that means you’re league average.
105 means you’re 5% better than league average.
He’s a 7.
They refuse to admit their mistake and move on because of Cashman’s ego.
Josh Donaldson is a negative and they still decided to enter the season with him starting at 3rd.
IKF isn’t a starting baseball player.
Those are three players who shouldn’t be sniffing the lineup of the New York Yankees.
Combined they count more than $40 million towards the Yankees luxury tax bill.
Aaron Boone’s results as the manager of this team shouldn’t warrant him this job.
It’s the same shit every year.
