Clearly, Joe Girardi has been checking in on SU of late as he has decided, finally, to bench both Matt Holliday and Todd Frazier for tonight’s game. How Todd Frazier plays every game is beyond me. Seriously, it’s like having Chris Carter playing 3rd base but truth be told, Carter was more productive (which is scary). Holliday has been a rally killer for weeks.
SU hates to say it but they really need Greg Bird to come back towards the end of August and be a factor. They can then move Headley back to 3rd base and put Frazier on the bench. He was just a bad pick-up. They desperately need another left-handed bat in the line up as they only seem to face right handed starters these days. After going 1 for 18 with RISP the last 2 games, a change was in order.
This is a HUGE series (as in bigly). The Yankees are playing Cleveland on the road while the Red Sox get the White Sox at home. Big, big difference and you are getting to the time of year when it’s hard to make up ground as the number of games dwindles. Plus Tyler Clippard is closing for the White Sox. Enough said.
Note that long-time SU face, Eduardo Nunez, is tearing it up for the Red Sox. Seriously tearing it up as in 11 for 16 with 4 doubles, 2 homers and 9 rbis. He is playing all over the field for them. My man.
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No Judge either- another Clay Bellinger lineup.
Honestly, they can’t do any worse than the regulars. Judge has been terrible and could probably use a day off. I really need Ellsbury to come alive especially with Hicks on a rehab assignment now. Hard to see how he stays on the roster.
Very odd how the Yanks are like Jekyll and Hyde this season. You just don’t feel good yet that this is a consistent team across the board. Each facet of this team has looked great and terrible more than once. What once was a real feel good story od CC, but lately it has soured. Ditto with Judge now. Lately the two hot batters have been Headley and Didi. You need more than 2 to carry a team each game. Timely hitting has come and gone then come again only to be gone again. This is how our season has been. Sonny Grey, you can see looks like the real deal but still gave up 4 runs while the Indians pitcher looked like a Cy Young candidate. 1 run in the past 18 innings isn’t going to do it. Where are those 6 runs on 14 hits games?
PS On a side note thank God Shepard’s injury was only a roll of the ankle. Things are going to be quite interesting in the Meadowlands this fall. Hopefully, lots of points for us from both our O and our D.