1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: All right, but tip to feel you want to talk, 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: that's all. Today is Saturday, July twentieth, and the Yankees 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: were taking on the Rays in game two of a 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: four game set. Nester Cortes on the mound, trying to 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: make it two wins in a row. My recap, your 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: reactions coming up next this and why why recaps? You 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: watch the game? I mean, didn't it suck? It sucked? Dude, 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: can show you pull me back? That was a rough one. 9 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: That's a tough one, ladies and gentlemen. Tough, tough, good 10 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: old fashioned, passionate ass whooping on the part of the 11 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees. The Rays 12 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: delivered a nine to one victory, and the Yankees pretty 13 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: much dominated on both sides of the ball. This afternoon 14 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: did not look good. Not a good day for Nestor Cortes, 15 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: not a good day for Yankees' pitchers, and once again 16 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: they failed to put together any kind of rally the 17 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: few times that they did have men on base. So 18 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: very tough day, very very tough day. Welcome back, you know, 19 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: I was hoping that last night's win would, you know, 20 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: spark a little bit of momentum for the second half, 21 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: and that could still happen. We could still pick up 22 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: a series win, or you know, get off to a 23 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: good start in the second half. But in baseball, momentum 24 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: is ultimately as strong as your next day's starting pitcher, 25 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: and today Nestor Cortez did not have it. We'll talk 26 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: about more about him in just a second, but this 27 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: is one of those games that you know, fit into 28 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: the flush it down the toilet category. Completely dominated on 29 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. Offensively, the Yankees were completely overwhelmed, 30 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: overmatched by Taj Bradley, who allowed just one hit in 31 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: seven innings. He did walk to five strikeouts, lowered his 32 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: ERA to two point six to three. So having a 33 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: very nice year. The Yankees pitching serving up meatballs all 34 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: day long, hot and fresh free souvenir day. So a 35 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: couple of positives. One Soto continues, Dad, he had four 36 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: hits last night. He had a triple today, so the 37 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: hand is probably okay. Volpi had another double Omar Sorry, 38 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: Carlos Narvaez picked up his first major league hit, so 39 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: congrats to him on that. But not a lot of 40 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: positives for Yankees fans to take away from this one, 41 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: and A lot of it has to do with Nester Cortez, 42 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: who had another miserable day. He got tagged for three 43 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: home runs. His ERA is up to three point nine 44 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: to nine on the season. Breaking ball had zero byte whatsoever, 45 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: just one strikeout, only five swings and misses. How many 46 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: pitch just did he throw ninety two pitches and only 47 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: five swings and misses? That's not good. He allowed eight hits. 48 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: He allowed six earned runs in just four and a 49 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: third innings. First couple of innings he was okay. He 50 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: kind of ran into some trouble early on, but he 51 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: pitched out of it. And then you know, the bottom 52 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: came out in the fourth inning, get up a run 53 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: in the third, and then a couple of home runs 54 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: in the fourth. So it was just or there was 55 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: a three run home run in the fourth, and then 56 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: a couple of home runs in the fifth. So just 57 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: just an awful day for Nestor Corttes. Home runs by 58 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: parades a Rose Arena. He walked the number eight and 59 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: nine hitters. You know, you walk Walls who's hitting one 60 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: fifty four with a four to seventy six ohps. That 61 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: just can't happen. You can't allow that guy to score. 62 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: Mike Bragg says he has done with Nestor. I think 63 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: Nestor is ticketed for the bullpen when we get clark 64 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: Schmidt back. You know, it's worth noting that. You know, 65 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: he's throw one hundred and nineteen and two thirds innings 66 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: this year, which is almost double what he pitched last 67 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: season sixty three and a third innings. His major league 68 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: high was one hundred and fifty eight back in twenty 69 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: twenty two. But to me, he just looks completely worn out. 70 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: Nineteen home runs allowed already most he's allowed in his career, 71 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: and it's worth mentioning that Clark Schmidt is on the horizon. 72 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: He threw a bullpen today. Meredith Morokowitz said that he 73 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 1: was ecstatic basically about how the ball came out of 74 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: his hand. That's got me amped. He was phenomenal before 75 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: he got hurt two point five to two ERA. There's 76 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: a good chance that when he comes back, Nestor is 77 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: the spot that he takes in the rotation, you know, 78 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: especially if Luise Heal is still throwing the ball well. 79 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: So a very very tough day from Nestor Cortez. DJ 80 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: Lemayhew went zero for three. With two strikeouts. He is 81 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,679 Speaker 1: now hitting one seventy seven with a four to seventy 82 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: two ops. Those numbers are burred. Real conversation needs to 83 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: be had about whether he can continue to take it 84 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: bats for this team. In a Pennant race on the telecast, 85 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: paul O Neil, he usually knows his stuff about hitting. 86 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: I trust him completely when it comes to evaluating hitters, 87 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: although he did say Oswald Perrazza was going to hit 88 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: three thirty. But anyway, he basically said that DJ is 89 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: just a little bit late. But he's been consistently late 90 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: for a while now, you know, And that means one 91 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: of two things. Either his timing is messed up because 92 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: of some kind of a mechanical issue, or his reaction 93 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: time is just slower than it ever has been previously. 94 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: It's not out of the question that he can turn 95 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: it around. He did last year, but it's entirely fair 96 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: to wonder if this is just the beginning of the 97 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: end for him. At one time he was a great hitter, 98 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: but every great hitter at some point takes a step back. 99 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: And you know, he's thirty five years old, and he's 100 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: at an age where hitters kind of decline Jeter was 101 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: thirty six when he had his first real, you know, 102 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: dip in batting garage down to two seventy, which was 103 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: the lowest of his career at that point. Timing was 104 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: a huge issue for him that year. Robinson Cano was 105 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: thirty five when he hit three zero three. When he 106 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: was thirty six two fifty six, Now there was some 107 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: steroid stuff in there. You know, take that as you know, 108 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: as you will. Mark to Scherff began his decline at 109 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: thirty three, Bernie Williams began his decline at thirty four. 110 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: So he's right in that age range where where you 111 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: have to wonder if it's just a slump or if 112 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: it's the reaction time beginning to go. And it's just 113 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: ground ball after ground ball and strikeout after strikeout, and 114 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: week at bat after week at bat. So it's been 115 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: very tough to watch the downfall of DJ Lemayhew, and 116 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: the Yankees have to decide here over the next couple 117 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: of weeks whether or not they want to keep giving 118 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: him at bats. You know, they got to make that 119 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: decision very soon. There's not a lot of third basement 120 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: out there, but there are some. We got some new 121 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: content coming tonight we got the stat Cast Report. It's 122 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: going to be focused around Ben Rice, so, you know, 123 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: one of the things that I love to do and 124 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: I rarely get the chance to do anymore because we're 125 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: not doing you know, highlights as much is just straight 126 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: up edit video, like just be really creative with all that. 127 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: And when this channel began, I used to do a 128 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: ton of that, but as it's morphed into a podcast, 129 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: I've kind of missed that aspect of the work. So 130 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: I brought in Aiden, who was with another channel. I 131 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: liked his commentary, and you know, we thought about putting 132 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: together kind of a fun, informative and digestible take on 133 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: some of the advanced metrics. So tonight at seven pm, 134 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: we're launching the stat Cast Report. The primary focus is 135 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: on Ben Rice, but there's some other stuff in there too. 136 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: I got a couple of cameos, but mostly it's Aiden, 137 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: so tune in for that. I hope you enjoy it. 138 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: Aiden did a hell of a job, and I got 139 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: to say not to toot my own horn, but I 140 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: got an eye for talent here. You know, we got 141 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: Frankie behind the scenes, we got Terrence, our West Coast host, 142 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: and then We've got Aiden bringing in some of the 143 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: modern analytics, so tune in for that. It's gonna be 144 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: fun seven PM. It's gonna be a lot more fun 145 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: than this game. Let's go ahead and buzz through the 146 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: recap because this was not let's go let's get it going. 147 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: It's not a great performance, but yet who lost nine 148 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: to one. Nester worked into and out of trouble in 149 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: the first dropped down side on him to pick up 150 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: a big strikeout, and I thought, you know, he might 151 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: be feeling it now. Ben Rice began the Yankees' offense 152 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: with a booming double into the right field gap, but 153 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: he got stranded and that was the Yankees only hit 154 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: for about six innings. So it was just a you know, 155 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: domination from start to finish by the Rays. Rays got 156 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: on the board first in the third inning, lead off 157 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: walk and then a booming double off the left field wall. 158 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: After that, it was basically home run derby. Top of 159 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: the fourth, they got a soft hit, a walk to 160 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: the one fifty four hitter, and then three run home 161 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: run by the number nine hitter Alex Jackson. Another home 162 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: run from Essach Paradus made it five to nothing, and 163 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: then Randy Roseraina hit a couple of two run home runs, 164 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: and it was officially souvenir baseball day at Yankee Stadium. Hey, 165 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: trying not to give up any home runs and I'll 166 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: wait through the parking lot. Hey, Yankees wasted a couple 167 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: of runners on base. In the eighth inning, Soto tripled, 168 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: Carlos Narvaez picked up his first hit as a major leaguer, 169 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: but the Yankees come up short nine to one. Good day, 170 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: you ain't burst, You're laugh The boy Wonder two on 171 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: two says, what do you think about Verdugo? I think 172 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: he's in a bad slump. Man. He is not looking 173 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: good lately. Uh. I mentioned it on the voicemail show 174 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: this morning, which we put out around ten thirty or so, 175 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: So if you get a chance to go back and 176 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: watch that. He was basically working the count much better 177 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: early in the season, and now he's swinging at bad pitches. 178 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: He's you know, swinging early in the count. He's trying 179 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: to pull everything, and it's just he's just a different 180 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: hitter than he was earlier in the year, and he's 181 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: just not effective right now. This lineup could definitely use 182 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: John Carlos Stanton back in it just for the you know, 183 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: danger that he brings. But I just hope he doesn't 184 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: go into a huge slump when we when we start. Yeah, 185 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: Jackson the catcher, oh eighty two batting average when he 186 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: hit that home run, I mean yeah, I mean this 187 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: was just like one of those games where everything that 188 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: could go wrong went wrong. Nestor didn't have it, we 189 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: didn't hit you know, we didn't get any breaks. It 190 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: was just one of those games we talk about all 191 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: the time, how you're gonna win fifty and you're gonna 192 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: lose fifty, and then it's what happens with the other 193 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: sixty two games. This is one of the ones that 194 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: was always gonna be part of the fifty losses. Just 195 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: played like absolute do do today. Only positive for me 196 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: is that, well, there's a couple Sodo continues to smoke 197 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: the baseball. So he's had two good games in a row, 198 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: one for four today, but Big Triple hit it hard 199 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: the other way. He hit another one hard down line 200 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: and got caught, and then Volpi with another opposite field double. 201 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: So I think I have him listed as having nineteen doubles. Yes, 202 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: nineteen doubles. That's pretty solid for this point in the season, 203 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: so he's probably gonna have twenty five twenty seven doubles. 204 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: The power hasn't been there this year. I think he's 205 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: only got six home runs. He's hitting two forty eight. 206 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: You'd like him to hit a little bit higher, but 207 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: still thirty nine point, you know, increase on his average 208 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: year over year. If he can get close to that 209 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: next year, you know, he's two seventy hitter. I wouldn't 210 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: mind if hit a couple of more home runs, but 211 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: I like what he's doing today, you know, lining the 212 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: ball into the right field gap using his wheels. So yeah, 213 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: mister Smith, as every game matters, and another guy says, 214 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: you know, we can't afford to lose. Look, you're gonna lose. 215 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes even the best teams lose, you know, three out 216 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: of ten. So what you what you got to do 217 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: is try and win series. And the Yankees have a 218 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: four game series. Players hate four game series because they're 219 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: difficult to win. Oftentimes you split two two, But if 220 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: you can take three out of four at home from 221 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: the Rays, you'll take it. Not gonna be easy. Rays 222 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: are a good team, I mean they're they're playing the 223 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: Yankees tough and Tomorrow, We've got Marcus Stroman versus Shane 224 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,719 Speaker 1: baz Shane Bazzer to one with a five point two 225 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: to three, e r a Marcus Stroman seven and four 226 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: with a three point five to one, and then on Monday, 227 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 1: Zach Little, who is three and six with a four 228 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: point twenty six against Carlos rode On nine and seven 229 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: with a four point six three. I'm not looking forward 230 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: to that one, So gotta win tomorrow in my opinion, 231 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: Tomorrow's Tomorrow's the game you gotta win. I guess you 232 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: could win Monday, but not gonna be easy. So let's 233 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: get to some comments here. What do you here? What 234 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: do you say? The boy Wonder says, do you think 235 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: that we need a prototypical leadoff man? I was hoping 236 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: that Volpi would be that guy. There was a point 237 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: this season where he was getting on base every day. 238 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: You had like a thirty three game on Bay Street. 239 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: As a leadoff man, you want to get on base 240 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: to set up the guys in the middle of your order, 241 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: Soto judge hopefully Stanton soon. I think Rice would be 242 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: better in the middle of the order, or like bottom 243 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: thirty the order, where he's a power threat. Sure, he's 244 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: you know, he takes pitches and he has good at 245 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: bats a lot of times, but he's not hitting great 246 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: since he moved to the leadoff spot. He had another 247 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: tough day today despite the double. He is now hitting 248 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: and I'll pull this number up both the box score 249 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: here real quick. He's now hitting two eighteen seven to 250 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 1: seventy eight ops. Though, and this is part of the 251 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: stat cast report that's coming out later. He's actually got 252 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: expected stats that are somewhat better. He's hits some balls 253 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 1: hard that you know would normally be hits, but he's 254 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: had some bad luck. But I think, you know, a 255 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,599 Speaker 1: prototypical leadoff hitter who's on base a ton, has a 256 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: little bit of speed, would be nice. I thought John 257 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: Birdie at one point it was gonna be that guy, 258 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: but he can't stay healthy. Volpi stepped up and had 259 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: a really nice stretch, but he's come back down to earth. 260 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: The labor torres. They've tried a few times. He's obviously 261 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: not the guy hitting two thirty two. Verdugo's hit lead 262 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: off a few times. I don't know what you do. 263 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: Some people are suggesting Soto batting first and then judge 264 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: back into the familiar number two hole. I don't hate 265 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: it because at least Soto gets on base, but I 266 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: would rather have somebody in the number one spot who 267 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: gets on bass, has a little bit of the hit tool, and, 268 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: like you said, more prototypical. Jeffrey Cole says, we have 269 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: to get rid of double play. Le may you dj 270 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: having a tough, tough year, and I don't see any 271 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: signs that it's gonna get better because it's just ground 272 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: ball after ground ball. It's swinging miss, it's swinging at 273 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: sliders away. His reaction time seems bad. He's having trouble 274 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: identifying pitches. He's had injuries the last few years. Would 275 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: not shock me. If he has another phantom il trip, 276 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: you know, maybe that flots Bark in a little bit. 277 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: But the Yankees need to get a third basement because 278 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: they cannot keep running this guy out there and dealing 279 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: with absolutely no production. Now I will say this, he's 280 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: picking it at third base. Is Oswaldo Cabrera the answer? 281 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: I mean, some people might say so, he's only hitting 282 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: two thirty seven with a six twenty six ops, so 283 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: slightly better, marginally better, But I don't think ultimately the answer. 284 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: Roberto Santo says, it's pretty obvious that Boone hates Cabrera. 285 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: He should be playing instead of le Mayhew. So there's 286 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: a couple of things. There's a couple of reasons that 287 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: I don't agree with that. I'm gonna say that's just 288 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: a bit outside Josh, the bit outside. I don't think 289 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: that there's any kind of malice on Boone's part. I 290 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: think he's trying to give a veteran who's got two 291 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: batting titles every opportunity to find it and get going. 292 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: And you know, you know, DJ is a veteran, he's 293 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: respected in the clubhouse. You want him performing well. He 294 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: makes a lot of money fifteen million as opposed to Cabrera. 295 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: That you can say it's not a factor, but it's 296 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: a factor. Guy who makes more money's gonna play more often. 297 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: But you know, Cabrera hasn't really seized his opportunities since 298 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: early on this season. He had that great start, but 299 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: he's fallen off. I mean, the numbers speak for themselves. 300 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: It's not a limited sample size. He's hit. He's had 301 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifteen at bats, two hundred and fifteen 302 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: at bats. He's said he's got a two eighty six 303 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: on base percentage. His last fifteen games, he's hitting two 304 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: four one a couple of RBIs so slightly better last 305 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: thirty games two fifteen for his career, a sample size 306 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: of six hundred and sixty seven at bats, he's hitting 307 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: two twenty eight. You can't just hand that guy the 308 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: third base position. Now if he if he seeses it 309 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 1: and starts hitting, sure you'll let him play. But he 310 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,479 Speaker 1: just hasn't done enough to take over that position. You 311 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: could say, has DJ done enough to lose that position? 312 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: And it's getting I mean, I think so sure, but 313 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: I'm not sure Cabrera is the answer either. Yanks have 314 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: some work to do. Let's get the final thoughts. Well, 315 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: it's hot, that as farn that is Gode. Laurie c says. 316 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: We had Donaldson last season and DJ. Now almost every 317 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: other year that's going to be at least one or 318 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: two guys who are just over the hill, you know, 319 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 1: clingers on. You know their last productive years are behind them, 320 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: and they're still under contract, and you know, it's just business. 321 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: The business of baseball is you have to eat those contracts. 322 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: I know Hal doesn't like to pay guys not to 323 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: be on the team anymore, and these contracts are guaranteed. 324 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: But you know at some point you have to call 325 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: a spade a spade and say, this guy's not getting 326 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: it done anyway. Somebody says to call the DP lamayhew. 327 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: All right, ladies and gentlemen, a tough day. Reminder, tune 328 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: into the stat Cast report tonight seven pm gonna launch. 329 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: Congrats to Aiden for putting together a great job. I 330 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: really enjoyed editing it and liking. Subscriber at forty eight 331 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: hundred and twelve right now, so be nice to move 332 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: a little bit towards fifty thousand. So help us out. 333 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: Follow on all your favorite podcast platforms, and we'll see 334 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: you after the game tomorrow. Yankees play at one o'clock 335 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: once again and Marcus Stroman on the mound. 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