1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,320 Speaker 1: Ladies are jungle in. 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: Welcome here, Good morning, everybody, Welcome back. Today's Monday, August nineteenth, 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: and another tough loss for the Yankees that can be 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: squarely blamed on the Yankee bullpen. Yankees had a lead 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: in a game in which they faced the probable American 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: League Cy Young Award winner in Tariks Gooble, and once 7 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: again they blew it. Clay Holmes now has ten blown saves, 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: leads the American League. Now, even if you spot him 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: five blown saves, right, let's just say that you cut 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: it in half and he has a normal amount of 11 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: blown saves for a closer, Well, damn, this team would 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 2: have seventy eight wins and you'd have a nice, comfortable 13 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: lead in the American League East. That's why I get 14 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: ticked off when people say always just one game, or 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: you know, be patient with him or whatever. These games 16 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: up and over the course of the season. It can 17 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: really make the difference between a first place team and 18 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 2: a wildcard team. It's never a good idea to just 19 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 2: ignore a problem and hope that it goes away. If 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 2: you were driving your car and you have the check 21 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 2: engine light come on, you're probably going to take it 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: to the mechanic and see what's wrong. You're not going 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: to say, well, whatever, that light doesn't mean much. 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 3: It's just a light. 25 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 2: We'll ignore it and see what happens. That would be 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: a really irresponsible thing to do. 27 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 3: The Yankees have the check engine light on right now. 28 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: Despite their great record, they should be better because they 29 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 2: don't have a closer. They keep running Clay Homes out 30 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 2: there and he keeps blowing saves because he allows too 31 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: many hits. He hits too many bats, and it's time 32 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: to make a change. I know it's not going to 33 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: be comfortable. I know that he's not going to be 34 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: happy about coming out of the closer role and losing 35 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: that job as. 36 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: He approaches free agency. 37 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: But you have to think about the team, not anyone's 38 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: individual ego. So let's take a look at some people 39 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: that could step in. The first guy that I want 40 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,399 Speaker 2: to talk about is somebody that we mentioned last night 41 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 2: on the podcast, and that is Tommy Cainley. He has 42 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: appeared in thirty six games this season. He's thrown thirty 43 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: one innings, so he should be mildly fresh. Thirty four strikeouts, 44 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: one point seventy four ERA on the season, he's been 45 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: throwing the ball a little bit better as of late. 46 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: Luke Weaver thirty years old, sixty six and a third 47 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: innings pitched already, so he's been used heavily. He's got 48 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: seventy two strikeouts, so more than a strikeout per inning 49 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: zero point nine three five whip or walks and hits 50 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 2: per innings pitch, so less than a base runner per 51 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: inning three point three to nine ERA, So it's a 52 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 2: little bit higher than Clay Holmes, but he's been hammered 53 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: a couple of times. Mostly he's been pretty reliable. Michael 54 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: Tonkin thirty six games, three to two record, two point 55 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: seven to two ERA, fifty two and two thirds innings pitched, 56 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 2: fifty two strikeouts. Clay Holmes two point eight eight ERA, 57 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: fifty innings, fifty six strikeouts. The whip is one point three. 58 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: He's got one of the higher whips on the team. 59 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 2: So you want your closer to allow the least amount 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: of base runners on the staff, basically because you want 61 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: to eliminate opportunities for the lucky bounce or you know, 62 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 2: the the dying quail kind of hit, or the ground 63 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: ball with eyes to change the game. You know, Jake 64 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: Cousins twenty five and two thirds innings pitched zero point 65 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: nine three five whips, so another whip under one. Tim 66 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: Hill He's got a whip of one point one po 67 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: nine to two. All these guys are better than Clay 68 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: Holmes in terms of allowing base runners. You know, you 69 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: got Ian Hamilton coming back, but he was not off 70 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: to a great start. His whip was one point five 71 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: to eight four, so I'm not comfortable throwing him right 72 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: back into the closer role. You know, Nick Birdie, he's 73 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: only thrown nine and two thirds innings this year. His 74 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: whip is one point four four eight ERA one point 75 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: eight six. Now, he could be a good high end 76 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: reliever at the end of the game once he settles 77 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: in and stays healthy because the stuff is terrific, but 78 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 2: he's also had issues staying healthy. 79 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: Mark Lighter Junior. 80 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: He's got a six point four to eight ERA since 81 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: coming to the Yankees and a whip of almost two 82 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: and a half. It's two point four, so two and 83 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: a half based runners per inning is not ideal. You know, 84 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: we talked about Clayton Beater. He's out for the season. 85 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: Jonathan Lwizaga is out for the season. They already got 86 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: rid of De Los Santos. I don't know if there's 87 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: a great solution. I think right now, Tommy Cainley is 88 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 2: probably the guy that I would go with. I think 89 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: I would just hand Tommy Cainlee the keys and say, look, 90 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 2: you're our new closer. Try not to mess it up. 91 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 2: I think fans are kind of taking this hard. You know, 92 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 2: these are the worst kind of losses that you can have. 93 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 2: Usually after a couple of blown saves, I start getting 94 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: calls every time that Clay Holmes blows one, and people 95 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: go berserk in the voicemails. But it's almost like you 96 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 2: guys have gotten used to it. We didn't get many 97 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 2: voicemails about Clay Holmes last night. We got a couple, 98 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: but I think most people have just realized what we 99 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 2: all realize, which is that this guy's got to lose 100 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: that job. I'm sorry, you hate to see anybody lose 101 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: any kind of job, but you know, he can still 102 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 2: be an effective middle reliever, just can't be the closer, 103 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 2: not on a team with championship aspirations. 104 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: So we're gonna take some voicemails. 105 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: We've got another ad today too, but we'll get to 106 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: your voicemails and talk about this rough, rough loss to 107 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: the Tigers. 108 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 4: Can't know, yo, Steady, I cannot believe had the full 109 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 4: let's do it. 110 00:05:53,800 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: I was just thinking with betteried, struggling andugger right now, 111 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: and I was one with Cabrera's eating up, and I'll 112 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: go with Ka getting some playing time and eventually Jackson 113 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: Junior is really coming back. Can we see Cabrera play first? 114 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: Did he play anyway? 115 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 5: He can play first place, second base, anywhere, include the outfield, 116 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 5: thank you games, pay catch or something like that. Maybe 117 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 5: not so yeah, So we see Cabrera play first and 118 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 5: Praga or chising me playing third. 119 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 3: I could definitely see that happening. 120 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 2: One of the things I love about Oswaldo Cabrera is 121 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: how versatile he is. He came up as a shortstop, 122 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: he immediately moved to the outfield. He did a great 123 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 2: job in right field. You might recall his outs above 124 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 2: replacement when he first got called up to the major 125 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: leagues as an outfielder was tremendous. Last season, he was 126 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: the Yankees' opening day left fielder. This year, he's played 127 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: a majority of his games at third base. He's also 128 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: played some second base, I have no doubt that he 129 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: could play first base effectively, and he's been hitting the 130 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: ball a little bit better. I love what we're seeing 131 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 2: from Oswaldo Corbert. I think he is emerging as a 132 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 2: good major league hitter. He's hitting over three hundred for 133 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 2: the last, you know, twenty games or so, and I 134 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: feel like he's finally got the confidence to take over 135 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 2: a position. 136 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 3: Now. 137 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 2: Whether or not the Yankees will let him do that, 138 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: we'll see. Ben Rice has really been struggling. He's got 139 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: the average under two hundred. The Yankees have stopped playing 140 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: him against lefties, and I think we're going to see 141 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: him go back down to the miners at some point. 142 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 3: But you know, I like his swing. 143 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: I like the way that Rice takes pitches, and he's 144 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: obviously got some power. 145 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 3: With the three home run game, he's the reason I'm bald. 146 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: But we got to get a little. 147 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: Bit more production, and I think Oswaldo at first base 148 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 2: and you know, Peraza at third base could be the ticket. 149 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 6: Hey, Derek is the way that's from Mississippi. 150 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 3: Congrats on the success man, he deserves it. 151 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 4: Of Philly pull boy kosw work. 152 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 7: Do you have losing to out of three the Tigers 153 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 7: really sucks. 154 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 8: That they had top ten Semira and they do all 155 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 8: their best stuff and we saw it and it just 156 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 8: didn't happen. Play Holmes has the most blown says out 157 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 8: of the entire league, and. 158 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 6: It's a matter of time before Boom wakes up. 159 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 8: I mean, you don't expect him to bash his closer 160 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 8: and press and stuff. He's not going to do that. 161 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 2: Okay, So but it's just getting old because it we're 162 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 2: just playing the same. 163 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 3: Song and expected for day Boots, and it's just it's 164 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 3: not happening. 165 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: I agree with you that Aaron Boone is not the 166 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: type of manager who is going to publicly eviscerate his closer. 167 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 2: He's just not that type of manager. And I don't 168 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: think it would help Clay Holmes. It's not a matter 169 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 2: of Clay Holmes needing motivation. I think Clay Holmes wants 170 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: to be a great closer. It's a matter of his 171 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: stuff not translating to that position. Look, when you've got 172 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 2: such a narrow margin for error, you just can't have 173 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 2: somebody who puts runners on base at the rate that 174 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: Clay Holmes does. 175 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 3: He gives up way too much contact. 176 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 2: Everybody knows that sinker is coming and all you got 177 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 2: to do is put the bat on it. 178 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,559 Speaker 3: He throws so hard. 179 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 2: It's gonna lead to some doubles, it's gonna lead to 180 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: some singles, it's gonna lead to base runners. And when 181 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 2: he's not locating it, he walks too many guys. So 182 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 2: that combination makes him extremely volatile as a closer. We've 183 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: talked about it ad nauseum and I don't know how 184 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 2: much more we can say. I think it was kind 185 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 2: of a dereliction of duty by Brian Cashman to not 186 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 2: add further swing and miss stuff at the deadline. You 187 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 2: look at the two guys he went out and got 188 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 2: other than jazz justism. You look at the pictures. You know, 189 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: Mark Leighter Junior has been awful and de Los Santos 190 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: is already off the team. So I think that Cashman 191 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 2: deserves a little bit of the blame. But Aaron Boone 192 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: has to grow some cajones here and you know, not 193 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 2: worry about Clay Holme's feelings and do what's best for 194 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 2: the ball club. Quick word from the sponsor of today's 195 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 2: voicemail show, and then back with a few more voicemails. 196 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 9: Hey ftfam, it's Alana Riso, I can't stop talking about Viewory. 197 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 9: Viewery is perfect if you are sick and tired of 198 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 9: traditional old workout gear. 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That's 218 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 4: what I would like to know, because that's how much 219 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 4: distance there be between us and the Orioles in the 220 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 4: division right now. 221 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 8: He is so bad, dude. 222 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 2: I did a quick run through of his game logs, 223 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 2: and I could be off on this because I haven't 224 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 2: had my morning coffee yet, but it looks like of 225 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 2: his ten blown saves, we've lost nine of them. So 226 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 2: you know, we could have a very healthy lead in 227 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 2: the division. And you know that the Yankees staff and 228 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 2: their front office know this. The players know this. Of 229 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 2: course they're going to vocally support their teammate, their player, 230 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 2: Clay Homes, But the time for training wheels is over. 231 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 3: The time for coddling is over. We've got to get 232 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 3: a real close in there asap. 233 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 8: Yeah, Derek Robert from New Jersey here, Yeah, tell you truth, 234 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 8: Tonight's game didn't even upset me that much because I 235 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 8: knew when when he came in he was gonna fuck 236 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 8: it up. Excuse the French, but I'm sorry. 237 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 6: I told you. 238 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 3: I told my buddy. 239 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 8: I was texting with a buddy in my mind at 240 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 8: the same time, and I told him this game's over. 241 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 8: He's gonna blow it. 242 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 3: We're losing his extrittings. 243 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 5: That's all there is doing. 244 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 2: We got a few calls like this. Has anyone ever 245 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 2: told you, by the way, that you sound a lot 246 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 2: like John Hayman because you do. 247 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 6: Oh hi, Derek, this is Hugh from bay Ridge, and 248 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 6: this is personal. This is about lou Elizondo. I know 249 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 6: you're a big UFO guy. He's supposedly going to be 250 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 6: on CBS this morning at nine o'clock talking about his 251 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 6: new book, Imminite, releasing tomorrow. I've ordered it from Amazon, 252 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 6: and then he's going to be on on Friday nine 253 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 6: at ten o'clock A News Nation with Banfield for the 254 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 6: whole hour talking about his book. So just a little 255 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 6: updatea for you. I think that would interest you, as 256 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 6: with anybody really distant UFOs. 257 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 3: I appreciate that. 258 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 2: And by the way, when you guys call into this voicemail, 259 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 2: it doesn't just have to be Yankee talk. You can 260 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 2: drop whatever you want talk to UFOs, talk whatever you want, movies, 261 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 2: whatever you want to talk to me about. This is 262 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 2: your show. It's for the fans, So feel free to 263 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 2: call in and say whatever you want. I'll definitely check 264 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 2: out the lou Elizondo thing. I feel like, I don't know, 265 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 2: I find a little bit of difficulty in believing some 266 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 2: of the things that that guy says. I don't know, 267 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 2: he just my BS detector goes off a little bit 268 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 2: with him and with David Grush. But I want to 269 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 2: see an actual alien before I get too hyped about it. 270 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 7: Hey, Derek Nick from South Carolina, just calling after I 271 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 7: watched the game and thought i'd share my views. Clay 272 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 7: Home strikes again. As we all know, I knew it 273 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 7: the minute they brought him in. I said, here you go. 274 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 7: Here goes the game. You know, I thought we actually 275 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 7: had a chance, and then they brought a lighter in 276 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 7: and he just kind of sealed the deal. You know. 277 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 7: I wanted to say one thing about our bullpen. We 278 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 7: only have two guys that have been consistently doing well, 279 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 7: and that's Tompkins and Walker, and that's it. The rest 280 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 7: of them, I wouldn't give you a dirty dime for 281 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 7: I mean, they're just they're just inconsistent. I mean, I 282 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 7: don't want to say they suck, but they're just very 283 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 7: inconsistent and you're not going to get through the postseason 284 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 7: with that bullpen. And I've been saying this for over 285 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 7: six weeks now, it's just not going to happen. I know. 286 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 7: I keep referring back to you know, when I was 287 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 7: guys like in your age group. But the one thing 288 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 7: I will say is we saw real solid bullpens back there, 289 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 7: so we know what it looks like. We recognize it. 290 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 7: It's you know, it's apparent to us this is not 291 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 7: anywhere near a solid bullpen or a solid starting pitching staff. 292 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 7: You've got a couple guys on our starting pitching staff 293 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 7: that you don't know one day to the next what 294 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 7: they're going to do when they get out there. 295 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 3: I hear you. 296 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 2: Inconsistency is frustrating, and really it's something that the Yankees 297 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 2: player development has to own a little bit too. How 298 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 2: Come we're not calling up these guys that can throw 299 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 2: ninety eight ninety nine miles an hour and spot it 300 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 2: with a nasty pitch. We seem to be pretty good 301 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: at finding these diamonds in the rough for other teams 302 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 2: and maximizing their ability. How come we can't do that 303 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 2: with our internal guys. It's frustrating, and I don't blame 304 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 2: anyone who's upset and who's been frustrated by watching this 305 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 2: team lately. You just have to hope they figure it 306 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 2: out because we didn't bring in the necessary pieces to 307 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: fix the problem. So you know, maybe Hamilton coming back, 308 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: he catches fire. But like you said, I think that 309 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 2: this team's in real trouble when you get to the 310 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 2: playoffs and you got some close games. It's always close 311 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 2: games in the playoffs and you need a lights out bullpen. 312 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 8: Hey, what's going on, Derek. It's a Monday morning. I'm 313 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 8: just over here trying to chill in my car, Man, 314 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 8: and something that is popped up in my head that 315 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 8: really bothered me, and that is we are still in 316 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 8: just a battle with the Baltimore Orioles and trying to 317 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 8: get this this this this seed locked up for the 318 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 8: al least. We're watching scores and we're you know, we're 319 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 8: kind of monitoring and kind of just biting our nails 320 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 8: here and what is our destiny? Right? And what I'm 321 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 8: bothered the most is that we had nine to ten 322 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 8: games that we were ahead of where you know it 323 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 8: it's a it's a one run game, it's a it's 324 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 8: a couple of run game where we must up those runs, 325 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 8: just for those games to be blown away out the 326 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 8: water by a guy that we should have known by 327 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 8: blown save number four, number five that he's not a closer. 328 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 8: This Clay Holmes is not a closer. And what is 329 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 8: what is it that? What is this that Boom just 330 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 8: loves so much that just tells him, hey. 331 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 7: You know. 332 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 8: He yeah, he's a bow nine nine nine games, right, 333 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,360 Speaker 8: But let's let's get him out there again. Rights, it's 334 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 8: let's get him out there again and and and finish 335 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 8: this one up as we're in a just a battle 336 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 8: with with the oils right now. So it's just very 337 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 8: frustrating and I are are we still going to have 338 00:17:59,359 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 8: him closed? 339 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 3: Or is this now? 340 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 8: I mean, this is ten blown safe here, the most 341 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 8: in the MLB. Like, if that doesn't tell you any day, 342 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 8: he's not him, he's not a closer. 343 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 2: I appreciate the call, and I don't see any possibility 344 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 2: that the Yankees are gonna change it anytime soon. We're 345 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 2: so far into the season and Aaron Boone is going 346 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 2: to stick with his guy and we do not have 347 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 2: defined roles in that bullpen, and Clay Holmes is not 348 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 2: a closer. I mean, it's just as simple as that 349 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 2: we've beat it to death. The horse is now glue 350 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 2: and we just need to get over it. And just 351 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 2: I mean, I know hope is not a good strategy, 352 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 2: but we just need to hope it gets better. If 353 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 2: you enjoyed this video, please drop a like and give 354 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: us a subscribe. It helps other Yankees fans find the channel. 355 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 2: We're also on all your favorite podcast platforms and social media. 356 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 2: Join the community, have some fun. We're here after every game. 357 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 2: This is Pins Drive Territory.