Well, we have seen better Subway Series over the years here in New York. Actually, you have to give the under-manned Mets credit for competing in all of the games with a depleted roster. All four games were relatively close and the Yankees managed to push across enough runs to get the badly needed wins. They head up to Fenway 4 games out with a few things to encourage them:
- Sunday’s starter for the Red Sox is Doug Fister who is terrible – that should be a winnable game. Of course, the Sale – Sabathia match-up tomorrow night is not ideal but that’s baseball.
- Gary Sanchez has heated up and is starting to carry the team. If the Yankees can just get Judge not to be terrible, they might have something here. Todd Frazier is amazingly still hitting .207 – just what he was hitting when acquired from the White Sox. And yet, and yet, there he is in the line up every day. But Greg Bird is finally rehabbing and maybe next week we move Headley back to 3rd base and Frazier anywhere else. SU says MLB should field a team of all swing and miss, .200 hitters — you know Todd Frazier, Chris Carter, and even Aaron Judge since the All-Star break. There season stats would be very cool: 35 home runs, 50 rbis. They could all be exposed for what they are.
- Having won 4 games in a row, the Yankees come to Beantown feeling good about themselves as John Flaherty likes to say. Of course, the Red Sox are still red hot. SU says how about a little nastiness this weekend? It’s been a long time coming. Hey, if you bring in Chapman or Betances, you are sure to have some hit batters. Bring out A-Rod and Varitek, Pedro and Zimmer, Munson and Lee. Enough of the big hugs.
Hard to believe the NFL season starts in just a few weeks. Experts see the Jets as being historically bad. SU says that should not happen in the NFL. It’s easier to retool without guaranteed contracts. I am feeling the Giants should be good although facing a tougher schedule.
Finally, SU was down in Frisco, Texas this week visiting the Dallas Cowboys’ new training facility. SU is no fan of the Cowboys but you have to admire Jerry Jones. He got Frisco to give him 185 acres and he built a brand new training facility, 12,000 seat indoor stadium for high school football and indoor practices, an exclusive members only club overlooking the Cowboys practice fields that must be as big as a full football field with all the posh couches, big screen tvs, etc. There is a huge health club, bars, restaurants, Cowboy stores, guided tours for visitors. The dude thinks big and really has the vision. If you are ever down that way and had the urge to sweat profusely in Dallas in the summer, worth a visit.
Will there be fireworks in Beantown? Do the Yankees have a chance still for the Division?
Sports Update Intergalactic 
As long as the LLWS is being played and the Yankees are on ESPN you are going to see Todd Frazier in the lineup. If not, Musberger’s call of “Todd Frazier does it again” where they show his similar LL and MLB homers does not carry any weight. He will be released later this month once the LLWS programming ends. Just be patient.
I mean seriously, he needs to be designated for assignment. After all, we are talking about the Yankees here. You need to produce; otherwise you go the way of Chris Carter. Being a .200 hitter with no production is not the answer here.