SU must come clean: my expectations for the Yankees this weekend are low, low, low. After watching about 150 games this year, I think I have a good sense of this team. Sure, you can get all excited about a sweep of the lowly Texas Rangers including an unexpected rally on Wednesday night after a lackluster first 5 innings. But SU has been beaten down by too many weeks of uninspired baseball. I am at the point when I never expect a 2-out hit with RISP from any player. I mean, who do you have confidence in to come through? It’s hard to even visualize it because we haven’t seen it before in 2021.

In past years, that guy would have been LeMahieu but he has just had a bad year. He failed twice on Wednesday night with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. One was at least a medium fly ball to right where Higgy was gunned down on a great throw.

Gary Sanchez hit a home run in the 8th but SU says he still should not start. Too much of a liability on defense. With Cole going tonight, he won’t start but will no doubt be in there late once Cole exits the game. Eovaldi is pitching for the Red Sox and this must be his 17th start vs. the Yankees this season. They do not hit him hard.

I must admit that part of me hopes they are swept so I can get going on all of the Netflix and Amazon shows that I have not watched this summer. I am actually OK with the season ending and just starting over in 2022. As a lifelong Yankee fans, hard to believe I am saying that but this season has just been a downer. Of course, ready to be surprised by an energized team this weekend. At least they miss Chris Sale this weekend.

Btw, SU predicts Luke Voit will not start again this season. Just not running hard to first base on ground balls as he clearly has been watching Sanchez and Gleyber do that all year and sees some value in it.

Any optimists out there?