1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: It's going to pull cats all. 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 2: How's it going everybody? Welcome back, Welcome back, and hopefully 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 2: the Yankees will do a little bit better today than 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 2: they played yesterday. Pretty lifeless, honestly. In this episode, I 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: want to talk a little bit about Aaron Boone and 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 2: Brian Cashman and we'll take up We got a bunch 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: of voicemails today, so we've got two voicemail segments here. 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: But what bothers me about last night isn't necessarily that 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 2: the Yankees lost. I mean, you're gonna lose sometimes. It's 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: not necessarily that there are four games out with sixty 11 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: two games to play. It's the repeated problems, right, and 12 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: the defensive problems, the base running problems, the fixable problems, 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: the not being able to manufacture runs. And you know, 14 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: for years base running has been an issue, right, we 15 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: haven't had a reliable baseball person come out of our system. 16 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: I mean, Judge is an anomaly, like as a hitter 17 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: and his worth as a player, but I'm talking about 18 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: we haven't had like a scrappy ball player that was 19 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: really valuable come up since Brett Gardner's you know, somebody 20 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 2: who could bunt, who could run, the base as well, 21 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: who could hit for contact, who could hit for the 22 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 2: occasional power, who was clutch, who was a leader. We 23 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: really haven't had enough of those type of guys, right. 24 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: He was one of the last true baseball players that 25 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: the Yankees created, and Judge, you know, he's a different animal. 26 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: I'm talking more scrappy guys, right. But what I want 27 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: to see is a return to more baseball fundamentals, and 28 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: I think that's where Aaron Boone is kind of lacking. 29 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: I mean, he's one of these guys who's a player's manager, right. 30 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: All the players seem to like him, all of the 31 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 2: players will go to bat for him. He definitely gets 32 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: in fights with umpires about strike zones and things like 33 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: that that the players feel strongly about. But I don't 34 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: think that there's enough going on to improve the fundamentals 35 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: of this team year over year. You know, maybe by 36 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: definition the new school guys are not going to be 37 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: like the old school guys like Gardner. But I mean, 38 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: I see somebody like Cody Bellinger who comes from outside 39 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: of our organization and he plays such a more well 40 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: rounded game, right, why don't our guys do that? And 41 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: you might be asking yourself. What does this have to 42 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: do with Aaron Boone. Well, it's a manager's job to 43 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 2: do more than just make out the lineup card and 44 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: make the pitching changes. They need to set the tone 45 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 2: for how the game is played. What brand of baseball 46 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 2: the Yankees are going to play. Now. It's okay to 47 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: be a team that scores most of your runs with 48 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 2: home runs, to be a power hitting team, but you've 49 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: got to be able to do the other things because 50 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 2: you're not hit home runs every night and just saying well, 51 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: then we'll lose those games. That's not good enough, because 52 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: then you get to the playoffs, and it's very much 53 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: a crapshoot. It's the good baseball teams, the well rounded 54 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: baseball teams that play well together, that play fundamentally, that 55 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: make deep playoff runs. Look at what the Astros did 56 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: all those years, right and throughout the year where they 57 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 2: cheated you know, look at the Dodgers last year in 58 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 2: the World Series. He just completely outplayed us in terms 59 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 2: of defense, base running, contact, hitting rallies, stringing together hits, 60 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: putting down bunts. This team just does not get bunts down, 61 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: and it hasn't for years. The constant strikeouts and pop 62 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: ups with runners in scoring position, guys taking home run 63 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: swings in contact situations. These are all organizational decisions, they're 64 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: all style of play decisions, and they all have to 65 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: be aligned with the manager, right. I feel like he 66 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: should be in a position as as being closer to 67 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: these players and right there in the clubhouse to identify 68 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: problems when they arise and fix them. How come Glabor 69 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: Torres is so much better with the Tigers than he 70 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: was with the Yankees. It can't be all environmental. It 71 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 2: has to be some part coaching. I turn on the 72 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: Tigers game the other day, you know what I see. 73 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: I see him sprinting down the line. Never sprinted down 74 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: the line with the Yankees. And and you know it's 75 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: not just that, it's the end game decisions. Right last night, 76 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 2: you had an opportunity to pinch hit Cody Bellinger for 77 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: Jason Dominguez, who's been struggling. Bellinger's been hot, and it 78 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 2: didn't happen. Now today Dominguez is out of lineup, But 79 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 2: we'll talk about the lineup in a few minutes. Last 80 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: few years, we've constantly had guys playing out a position. 81 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 2: Part of that is on Brian Cashman and his roster construction, 82 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: which we talk about. But we've seen players regress after 83 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 2: they get to the major leagues. And part of a 84 00:04:54,760 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 2: manager's job is to help players grow, right, That's the 85 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: manager job for every type of manager is you're supposed 86 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 2: to help those underneath you grow. And instead a lot 87 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 2: of the Yankees players regress, you know, And this is 88 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: your number eight for Aaron Boone, and in years past 89 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 2: Yankees managers would not have had this many opportunities. I 90 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: think the mandate for Aaron Boone should be win the 91 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: World Series and anything else you're done. So that's how 92 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 2: I feel about it. Let's move on to Cashman, because 93 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 2: this is your twenty seven for Brian Cashman, twenty seven 94 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 2: that he's been the general manager of the New York 95 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: Yankees over a quarter century. And let's be honest, those 96 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 2: first few titles that he won, those were Geen Michael's teams, 97 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: they were Jean Michael's fingerprints. Cashman was riding shotgun in 98 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: a car that was already on cruise control. Then around 99 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 2: two thousand and seven, he took control of the whole operation, 100 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 2: the roster, the farm system, the trades, the philosophy, everything 101 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: except the paychecks and since then one championship one two 102 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: thousand and nine. And you know how that championship came together. 103 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: Howe opened up the vaults and brought in the three 104 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: biggest free agents to share a Sabathia Burnett like he was, 105 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: you know, doing a fantasy draft or like MLB the show. 106 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: Of course you're gonna do great. And it was a 107 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: new stadium. There's all this energy. People didn't realize that 108 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: the ball was flying out of the ballpark. Yet you 109 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 2: had Matt Suey at the one of his last few 110 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,799 Speaker 2: production productive years. Damon, one of the last productive years 111 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 2: he had. What has Cashman really done since then? He 112 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: drafted Aaron Judge credit where credits do great pick? Not 113 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 2: a lot of other great picks, not a lot of 114 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: great international signings. I mean, Domingas all the hype in 115 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 2: the world. Been a decent player so far, having a 116 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: decent rookie year. But I mean compare him to some 117 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 2: other guys that have come up. You know, we passed 118 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 2: on Gunnar Henderson to draft Anthony Volpi. A lot of 119 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 2: teams have passed on him though, you know a few 120 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: trades have worked out. You know, David Justice was a 121 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: nice move. That was twenty four years ago. A rod 122 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: fell into his lap. Matt Seuey wanted to be here. 123 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 2: Garrett Cole was dreaming of wearing pinstripes. He wanted to 124 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: be here. That's not exactly GM wizardry when guys are 125 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: begging to be here. So here's my issue. Where are 126 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 2: Cashman's moves in which he required extra large wayos to 127 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: go out and get a deal done. He passed on Verlander, 128 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: he passed on Cole the first time he hugs prospects 129 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: and then they're rotting on the vine or they become 130 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: nothing like you know who was an number one prospect 131 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: at one time, Oswald Perrazza. I don't think you could 132 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: get a warm batch of chocolate chip cookies for Oswald 133 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 2: Parrazza right now. And then you know, he lets Joe 134 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: Girardi walk after getting one win away from the World Series, 135 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: and we haven't gotten that close until last year. It 136 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 2: took you know how many years that was before we 137 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 2: finally made it again. One went away and then boom gone. 138 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: Why because he was too strict on Gary Sanchez? Well, 139 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 2: what happened to Gary Sanchez after Joe Girardi left his 140 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 2: career went in the tank. You listen to Girardi on 141 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 2: the broadcast with other smart baseball people, commentators, analysts, players 142 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: been around the game a long time, and Girardi's three 143 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 2: steps ahead of all of them. He's had some couple, 144 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 2: you know, nice moves, cash Man, I mean overachievers like 145 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: Luke Voight. You brought in Matt Carpenter at the right time, 146 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 2: but you've also got a ton of guys that are 147 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 2: getting paid by this organization that are not even in 148 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 2: the organization anymore. Elsbury, I think it's finally done. Hicks, Donaldson, 149 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 2: DJ Lemayhew, I mean, how many millions is how gonna 150 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 2: let him spend on these these players that are just done. 151 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 2: I get liking veterans, right, but there's a point where 152 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 2: it's just you gotta go some youth. And let's not 153 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 2: forget his track record against our division. Red Sox knocked 154 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 2: us out in the playoffs, Rays knocked us out in 155 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: the playoffs. Never was able to find the right mixture 156 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: to overcome the Astros in the West. Looks like the 157 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: Blue Jays probably body bagging us again this year, just 158 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 2: like they didn't. I think it was like twenty fifteen 159 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 2: to twenty sixteen where they came back and stole the 160 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: division after the Yankees got off to a hot start 161 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 2: because a bunch of has beens that Cashman. So we're 162 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 2: great for half the year and then they fell apart, 163 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: and I'm kind of terrified. I gotta admit that Brian 164 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 2: Cashman's gonna try and fix his legacy problem at the 165 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 2: trade deadline by making the wrong move. He's been cautious 166 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: when he needed to be bold, and bold when he 167 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 2: needed to be smart, and now he's desperate, which, by 168 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: the way, is when gms do the most damage. Let's 169 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 2: take some voicemails. Here's Robert. 170 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, you gotta admit this team's freaking amazing. Every time 171 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: they seem like they take his step or two forward, 172 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 3: they manage to go right back to the craft. Unbelievable. 173 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 3: They're probably getting swept again, We'll see. I have no 174 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 3: faith in him anymore. I've lost all faith until they 175 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 3: till this organization, you know, realizes they got to get 176 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 3: rid of Boone and Cashman. They ain't gonna win shit. 177 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 3: Case closed later. 178 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 2: Appreciate the call. Robert got a lot of calls like that. 179 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 2: I think fans are fed up with Boone and Cashman, 180 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 2: hence the need for this episode. 181 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 4: I am sick of this team acting like pathetic losers. 182 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 4: Boone had the audacity to say that Volpi is still 183 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 4: a top shortstop. She is batting two fifteen with the 184 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 4: ops below seven hundred and leads the league in errors. 185 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 4: He said, oh, he made three or four bad plays, Boots, 186 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 4: he has twelve errors. Anytime the balls hit to him 187 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 4: in a big spive, we hold our breast. That's fill 188 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 4: a top shortstop. And when he is asked Volpi, when 189 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 4: he's asked, oh, he's saying, oh, we got plenty of 190 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 4: baseball left. It's for dog days of summer. The season 191 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 4: is more than halfway over, and you're early in a 192 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 4: playoff spot. Get your head out of your ass. 193 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 2: That's a great call. I mean, that's a great call. 194 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 2: How can you be an elite defender when you lead 195 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 2: the league in errors? Right? That does not make sense. 196 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 2: That's one of the things that bothers me about Boon 197 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 2: is that he'll piss on us and tell us it's 198 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 2: raining right. He tries to gaslight us. Just be honest, right, 199 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 2: I mean I've said this many times. New Yorkers have 200 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: a very, very finely calibrated bullshit detector, and we can 201 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 2: tell when he's feeding us a load of crap. But 202 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 2: there's some other problems here. What are you gonna do 203 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 2: if you if you send down Volpie or take him 204 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 2: out of lineup, there's no solutions. We got to call 205 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 2: about that. 206 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: Good morning, Derek. Everybody wants to bench or obliterate Anthony 207 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: will be Who does Cashman have to play shortstop if 208 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: Volpi's not there? 209 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: I mean, it's it's a it's a question for sure. 210 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 2: But whose job is it to have depth at shortstop 211 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 2: in case you're short? I mean, what if Vopie got injured? 212 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: What if Vope broke his arm? God forbid, I'm gonna 213 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: knock on wood. What if Vopie broke his arm? I 214 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 2: had the miss of the season. You know, hide and 215 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 2: tight fastballs get guys on the wrist all the time. 216 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 2: Tell me you're you're prepared to go with Oswald Perraza 217 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 2: at shortstop. I mean, how many shortstops have we drafted 218 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 2: over the years, how many have we signed as international 219 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 2: free agency? Tell me none of them worked out? Whose 220 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 2: fault is that is that the scouts finding the wrong guys? 221 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 2: I mean Trey Sweeney was somebody they drafted. He made 222 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: the major leagues with the Tigers, but or with the Dodgers. 223 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 2: He can get dealt to the Dodgers and ended up 224 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 2: going to the Tigers. He hasn't even worked out either. 225 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 2: I mean, all of their picks at shortstop have been trash. 226 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 2: Maybe the right thing would have been to sign one 227 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 2: of the big shortstops when they were available, which is 228 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 2: something we all talked about the call about. 229 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 5: My name is Bill, I'm Tiger of Aaron Boone. Why 230 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 5: can't he be like the yank the met manager and 231 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 5: say like he did with Wan Soto when he had 232 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 5: a problem he says, I want to talk to him. 233 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 5: Why can't he say something like that? And also, I 234 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 5: can't wait till the walkout in twenty twenty six. I 235 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 5: don't have to watch this team anymore, thank you. 236 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 2: I'm worried about the walk out, the lockout, whatever you 237 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 2: want to call it. Obviously, impending labor negotiations. They don't 238 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 2: want to lose the money, they don't want to lose 239 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: a ton of games. Obviously, Obviously that would be devastating 240 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 2: to me because this podcast is a big part of 241 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 2: my life and a big part of my finances, so 242 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 2: I'd be like that guy from Tiger. 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In 276 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 6: one hundred and twenty eight at bets, he had a 277 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 6: point seven war. You multiply that by five for a 278 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 6: full season, it's a three point five war. He's hitting 279 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 6: two sixty six with a three twenty eight on base percentage. 280 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 6: Doesn't have much power to Homers. He's a bold Glove winner, 281 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 6: and I think you know who I'm talking about. We 282 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 6: signed d J len Mayhew. He was finally coming around 283 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 6: and that's when they cut him. 284 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 2: Here's the problem. Can't play defense anymore. 285 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 3: I mean you. 286 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 2: Mentioned that he's a Gold Glove winner, but we all 287 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 2: saw it. He had no range. He can't play third 288 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 2: base physically, and he can't play second base physically. And 289 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: we have a DH. We have two dhs. We have 290 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 2: John Carlos Stanton and Ben Rice. It was a tough 291 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 2: thing I think for Cashman to make that decision. I 292 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 2: don't think they wanted to get rid of DJ Lemayhew. 293 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 2: He's also very close friends with Aaron Judge. But I 294 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 2: don't think that's the move. I don't know that there 295 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 2: is somebody out there that solves the Yankees' problems. The 296 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 2: Yankees have too many problems. This is the result of 297 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 2: years and years and years of bad roster construction, of 298 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 2: bad decisions. Here's who. 299 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 7: Good morning, This is you from Brooklyn, and the Yankees 300 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 7: must replace the left side of the enfield, the entire 301 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 7: left side. Voltby has to go. No more chances for Volpi. 302 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 7: This is three years. He's sailed with the bat and 303 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 7: now with the glove, he must go. Obviously, we need 304 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 7: a third baseman as well. I would call up Spencer Jones, 305 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 7: put him in center field. Trey Grisham, now while he's hot. 306 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 7: This is hot for Grisham hitting two fifty five. Get 307 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 7: whatever you can for him. Might get a pretty decent player. 308 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 7: Move Bellinger to let and leave him there. He's got 309 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 7: a great glove. He catch a lot of balls that 310 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 7: the Martian doesn't get to put judge and right obviously, 311 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 7: and then the only problem is shortstop and third, which 312 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 7: is a large problem. 313 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 2: It is a large problem. But also you're taking Domingas out. 314 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 2: D Mingus has been one of the best rookies in 315 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 2: the American League this year. I know he's in a 316 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 2: downslide right now, in a slump. Hit the ball hard 317 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 2: twice yesterday, kind of ops over nine hundred or so 318 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 2: from the left side, had a three home run game, 319 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 2: homeward from both sides of the plate in that game, 320 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 2: as our only walk off homer of the year. I'm 321 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 2: not ready to give up on him. I know he's 322 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 2: not great defensively. Look if the Yankees trade him, I'll 323 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 2: be surprised, but I would expect them to stick with 324 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 2: Dominguez over Spencer Jones, even though Jones is killing the 325 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 2: ball in the minor leagues right now. I think they probably, 326 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 2: you know, if it came down to it, they would 327 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 2: stick with Domingz. And he's younger, he's faster, he's a 328 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 2: switch hitter, even though from one side he hasn't been great, 329 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 2: so he doesn't strike out as much. You know, we'll 330 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 2: be interesting to see what happens. But the left side 331 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 2: of the infield, You're right, it's just been bad. It's 332 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 2: just been utter puke right now. The rowdy Retell is 333 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 2: his unpopular opinion. But IKF solves a p You're not wrong. 334 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 2: He was a goal glove third base, uh, third baseman, 335 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 2: and the Yankees alway played him out of position. Here's 336 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 2: Mary Beth. 337 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 8: Hey, good morning, Derek. It's Mary Beth getting ready to 338 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 8: go hiking with the dogs. The last night's game is 339 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 8: a disgrace. How can you not bring your a game? 340 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 8: Everything that you said in your rant last night? Nice 341 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 8: and frank he's funny. I'm on Frankie's side more than 342 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 8: I think. Probably this morning, you're waking up in figiing 343 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 8: me hours a little hard on Rodin, although I agree 344 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 8: with you, how can you not bring your A game? 345 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 8: And that goes to the whole team. How can they 346 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 8: not be bringing their A game? And that goes back 347 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 8: to my feeling about the energy and all the stuff 348 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 8: at the top, and that's the responsibility of the manager and. 349 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 2: I Mary Beth hundred percent. Yeah, maybe I was a 350 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,360 Speaker 2: little tough on Rodin. I don't like walk. I don't 351 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 2: like walking a guy who's hitting ninety five twice. You 352 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 2: got a pitch to that guy. But we have reached 353 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 2: our limit for today. I'm gonna take more voicemails and 354 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 2: hopefully answer some on the postgame show tonight. Tune in 355 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 2: for that. I think maybe we should take a look 356 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 2: at the Yankees line up here if we can get 357 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 2: it to pop up here, so we got oh, come on, 358 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 2: there we go. Trent Grisham leading off, Cody Bellinger batting 359 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 2: second and left field, Judge batting third, Jazz Chishom batting 360 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 2: fourth at second base, Stanton batting fifth at DH, Rice 361 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: batting sixth at first base, Wells batting seventh at catcher 362 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 2: eighth is Orbert Vivas at third base. In Volpie the 363 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 2: number nine O Cam Schlittler on the mound. I'm really 364 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 2: looking forward to seeing the second outing from Cam Schlitzler. 365 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 2: He impressed me first time out. He also impressed me 366 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 2: in spring training. So let's hope that the Yankees can 367 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 2: get it done. I'll see you next time. 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