SU is back in the saddle after some enjoyable convention viewing. I will buckle up now for American Carnage starting next week. What is going on with the Yankees’ injuries? They cleaned house last off-season with the training and conditioning staff but this season, as short as it is, has almost been worse than past years. They lost Severino for the year in spring training, and then in the span of just a few weeks, down goes Kahnle, Stanton, Judge and LeMahieu. Zach Britten goes on the IL with a hamstring issue and now Gleyber Torres has a tight hammy and Paxton has forearm tightness.
We know some of these guys are just injury-prone. Clearly, the Generational One is although he tried to slim down this off-season but to no avail. Judge also can’t stay healthy – injuries every year. All of a sudden, the Yankees are in 2nd place and can’t beat the Rays who are a no-star, make contact team. What a concept. As a long-time Yankee fan, my reaction is that they roll out a lot of players with numbers in the 60s, 70s and 80s. This is not a playoff contender. You can easily absorb a sweep early in the season in a 162-game schedule but we are in a sprint this year and this counts for a lot more. If the starters can’t go more than 6 innings, and you are down Kahnle, Britten and maybe Green (not available yesterday after 4 off days??) in your bullpen, this does not look good. They are not winning games by a lot of runs so they need to pitch the top guys a lot.
The Yankees actually caught a break by having the Mets with some positive tests and at least one game canceled this weekend. The reality is that a .500 record probably gets you into the playoffs this year so it’s no time to panic. But for $250 million, you know Hal Steinbrenner must be scratching his head.
As always, it’s a great time for Tyler Wade to step up and take advantage of the opportunity but he just never does. Clint Frazier has done that.
Four NBA playoff games yesterday. The winning teams scored 111, 111, 111 and 109 points. Just caught my attention. NBA playoff games are outstanding. They are really fun to watch and the networks have done a great job with the sound, lights and Zoom pictures of fans on the sidelines. I will be interested to see how the NFL does this starting in September.
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The Yankees will be just fine. Make the playoffs anyway you can and keep those key players healthy until then and then BANG bring out the heavy artillery and win win win…destroy destroy destroy.
It will be interesting how much they will offer Judge based on how fragile he can be. Gleyber’s injury hopefully is just a blip on the screen. At his age it really should be, Chapman is back and keeps himself in excellent shape. I expect he will pick up the pitching slack late in the game.
BTW… Frazier needs to stay on this team. The guy’s a beast. Have you noticed how he has bulked up. Ditto with Gardner last year. Did they visit Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds earlier?
Lastly, The Knicks pick 8th. and the losing beat goes on and on and on.
You are completely wrong. It is much better to get all the injuries now, and be ready for the playoffs. Seeding doesn’t matter for the playoffs, there are no fans. It’s just a matter of time before Gardner, Hicks and Sanchez get their annual injuries anyhow. It doesn’t really matter as the three of them combined aren’t hitting Michael Kay’s weight. Gardner has been washed up for three years and Hicks’ two main accomplishments are making an occasional great catch and dumping on our National Anthem. I’m sure there’s many other countries where he can make $70 million over seven years for his meager talents. As a matter of fact, after Stanton also dumped on the Anthem, I knew it was only a matter of time before his body broke down. The Lord works in mysterious ways.