SU is no Jacoby Ellsbury fan; he could have the worst contract in baseball. The rise of Clint Frazier has placed him on the bench for days at a time and he has been reduced to being a 9th inning pinch runner. Not bad for $23 million a year. Remember to do those stretches before taking the field.
But SU says why does Matt Holliday get a free pass? Since returning after the All-Star Break, he has gone 5 for 44 hitting 4th or 5th every game and supposedly providing protection for Aaron Judge. I know Girardi is probably thinking that the law of averages says he will now get hot and return to being productive. But that assumes the guy is fully healthy and fully recovered from whatever “allergic reaction” put him on the bench for a couple of weeks. That may very well not be the case and therefore, SU says put Ellsbury into the DH slot for a while and see what happens. He has been humiliated the last few weeks being benched in favor of Frazier and surely has an inner fire that says if just given the chance to play every day for a few games in a row he will produce. This is his time and Holliday has earned a spot on the bench until he is back to normal.
SU must give props to Chase Headley for his performance over the past several weeks. It is truly shocking. Truly. Now, he does not have many rbis but remember, he is hitting behind Holliday and Todd Frazier so unless he hits a home run, there is no one on base to knock in. And Todd Frazier just needs to not play. Put in Cooper at 1st base. He’s about to go below the Mendoza Line at .200 and is showing no signs of life. We are down to a couple of months now and players need to earn their time on the field. SU has spoken.
What is up with Kyrie Irving? Seriously. Life is bad making the finals 3 years in a row? He is arguably the best 1-on-1 player in the NBA right now. He has no idea about how to play in a team concept but you don’t see LeBron complaining about him. You can’t get along playing with LeBron? Some dudes do not know how good they have it. He may be banished to Orlando or even the Knicks and never see 30 wins again. He already shoots about 20 times a game; how much more does he need? SU says no-one forced you to sign the contract you have. Honor it and if you are unhappy, then you can move as a free agent when that contract is up. Enough of the whining.
OK, I know if I don’t say something about Jordan Spieth, some SU subscribers will say, “What? Nothing about Spieth?” At 24 years of age, he will threaten some of the untouchable records out there over the next several years unless he backs his SUV up into a tree or starts screwing around with porn stars (or finds himself hanging out with Tiger Woods). He seems to have his head on straight and surrounds himself with good, supportive people. Golf needs a guy like this – brings in the fringe fans.
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I guess the rationale is that Holliday at least has the potential for a big hit in a big spot (he even has a couple during the stretch you mention) while Ellsbury doesn’t seem to have that potential. But I’m with you. Give Ellsbury some of those DH opportunities.
Have the Yankees righted the ship? Hard to know. The bullpen still looks shaky. It may not turn back into the strength it was supposed to be (and was earlier in the season) but they need it to be at least passable if they’re going to make a run.
Spieth is exciting. But your example is spot on. The story of Tiger Woods is an outlier in it’s details but it’s a clear example of some of the many, many things that stand in the way of the “untouchable” records. Those records are untouchable for reasons beyond talent.