1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: All right, that's it to feel you. Oh wow, want 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: to talk. It's Thursday, June thirteenth, and the Yankees were 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: taking on the Royals in the final game of a 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: four game set in Kansas City. Nester Cortes was on 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: the mound trying to lead the Yankees to a four 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: game Sweet my recap, your reactions coming up next? This 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: is and YY recaps. Welcome pulled me back? How's it going? Everybody? 8 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: Welcome back? Sorry, I'm a couple of minutes late. I 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: was trying to pull my foot out of the TV screen. 10 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: Brutal first six innings for the Yankees offense today. They 11 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: were no hit, but they had a late comeback courtesy 12 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: of Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo, Austin Wells, Trent Grisham, but 13 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: they could not hang on a late collapse by Clay 14 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: Holmes and the Royals walk off the Yanks. There aren't 15 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: many losses that sting worse than when you have a 16 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: late comeback to take the lead and then blow it. 17 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: That is tough. So this one's gonna sting. But the 18 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: Yankee still won three out of four from a very 19 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: good team. But their flight to Boston, you can bet 20 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: is going to be a little quieter now, a little 21 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: bit more miserable. Ron Bee says, need a reliable closer. 22 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: Never liked Clay Holmes as a closer. I know a 23 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 1: lot of you agree, some of you disagree, and that's okay. 24 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Reasonable people can agree or disagree on things. But Clay 25 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: Holmes takes the loss. Despite the loss, though, I felt 26 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: like the Yankees showed some heart today. You know, it's 27 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: been great to see them playing with a sense of 28 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: urgency as an organization and just as individuals. Excuse me, 29 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: we've seen it reflected in the consistency of the lineup 30 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: card that they keep running out there for most of 31 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: the season, something they haven't done in recent years. And 32 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: a lot of times when you get to the final 33 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: game of the series that you've already won. In recent seasons, 34 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: they would punt, they would throw out a punt lineup, 35 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: give some guys some days off. But this year they 36 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: really seem to care about completing the sweeps and just playing, 37 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: you know, balls to the wall every single game. And 38 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, this year they've been going for the jugglar 39 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: and I credit a lot of that to the new 40 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: personalities that the Yankees have brought in for du Goo Soto. 41 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: These guys aren't the type of guys to pack it 42 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: in a day early Soto again coming through late today. 43 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: I felt like the energy was low early in the game, 44 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: but you know, sure enough they showed up late. They 45 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: showed that heart and if not for the blown and save, 46 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: we would be celebrating win number fifty right now. But 47 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: before we get to the recap, I want to spotlight 48 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: another player who's been madeing some serious noise in the 49 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: minor leagues. Augustine Ramirez, ninety two ops in Double A 50 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: as a catcher. He's got fifteen home runs, He's got 51 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: forty four ribies. He only had eighteen home runs all 52 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: the last season. That's still a lot for a catcher. 53 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: But you know, he's way ahead of that pace. He's 54 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: got twelve stolen bases, so he can run a little bit. 55 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: Three seventy five on base percentage, so he takes his walks. 56 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 1: Just twenty two years old, and scouts are starting to 57 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: rave about this guy. And unlike a lot of prospects 58 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: these days, he doesn't have an astronomical strikeout percentage, just 59 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: eighteen percent this year. Last year he only struck out 60 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: eighty five times or so. So you know, I know 61 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: that he's been on the radar for some people, and 62 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: you know for others they've been more focused on, you know, 63 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Austin Wells and Ben Rice and Jason Dominguez and so forth. 64 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: But keep an eye on this kid because he's he's 65 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: starting to break out as a real prospect. He's for real. 66 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: John Carlo is out of the lineup today despite monster 67 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: home runs in each of the last two games. Probably 68 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: want to have him fresh for the Red Sox series 69 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: where he mashes in Boston. I'll never forget that Grand 70 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: Slam a couple of years ago. I must have watched 71 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: it one hundred and fifty times, unrepeat the next day, 72 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: just all day long with the great bat flip, all 73 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: time great Yankee moment. In my opinion. Boston not having 74 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: a great season, but they are in third place. They 75 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: are thirty four and thirty four. They're pitching, you know, 76 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: it was great early in the season. Has not been 77 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: as great lately. Their offense. You know, they got some 78 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: guys having a good year and some other guys that 79 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: are not. You know, Devers, he's always good. He's got 80 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: thirteen homers. Tyler O'Neill has eleven homers, but hasn't hit 81 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: one since May nineteenth. He missed some games with an injury. There. 82 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: They've got a lot of injuries going on. Tristan Costas 83 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: is out for a few months. So this series is 84 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: very winnable. And if the Yankees keep playing their game, 85 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: I see no reason they can't take two or even three. 86 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: Luis Heel is scheduled to get the start Friday night, 87 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: so that should be fun. He's matching up against Brian 88 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: who has the potential to be filthy. He's got good stuff. 89 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: But I'm confident that the Yankees will win that game. 90 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: But you know, that's that's that's where we're at. Yankees 91 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: took three out of four from KC and now you 92 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: got to go take at least two out of three 93 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: from Boston and you call it a successful road trip. 94 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: And then you got Monday off, and then the Orioles 95 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: are in town, baby, and that's gonna be lights out. 96 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the recap, all right, let's go, 97 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: let's get it going. Got a super chet here, says Rizzo, 98 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: has to go for the sake of the postseason. He 99 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: also hit a home run today, so maybe he's coming 100 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: out of it. He had a hit yesterday, so two 101 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: days in a row with a hit. Anyway. Both teams 102 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: very quiet early, not uncommon for a day game after 103 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: a night game. Most of you know that everyone's a 104 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: little sluggish except for the pitchers. Nester only give up 105 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: one hit through the first three innings. Yankees didn't get 106 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: their first hit or show any kind of offense at 107 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: all until the seventh inning. Top four ran into trouble walk, 108 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: single double. Before you knew it, it was two to nothing Royals, 109 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: and the way the Yankees were hitting and having trouble 110 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: with Alec Marsh, you just figured this might not be 111 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: their day. Very nice running catch from Juan Soto in 112 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: the fifth inning. I remember how much of a concern 113 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: his defense was when we traded for him, but he's 114 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: looked out standing to me out there. Certainly passes the 115 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: eye test, doing well on metrics great arm. Baseball Savant 116 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: has him in the top twenty to thirty percent in 117 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: al fielders in various metrics. The arm that was in 118 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: the top two percent off, so it's excellent. Alec Marsh 119 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: was just though absolutely filthy today. Seven innings, one hit, 120 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: two walks, no run, seven strikeouts. Dominating performance, but the 121 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: first tick came off the bat of Juan Soto in 122 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: the seventh inning. I feel like we were still waiting 123 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: for Juan Soto to start to heat up after coming 124 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: back from that arm injury. We're still waiting for him 125 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: to catch fire. For sure. He was tearing the cover 126 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: off the ball in San Francisco, missed the Dodgers series. 127 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: But since he's come back, we're seeing some hits. We're 128 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: seeing some walks, but we haven't seen the extra base 129 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: hits yet. Watch Out, Boston. I fully expect him to 130 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: be peppering balls off the monster and watch out Baltimore. 131 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: Would love for him to catch fire as we head 132 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: back into our most important series of the young season. 133 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: Nester Cortes was good today. He was done after seven innings, 134 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: just six hits allowed, two runs allowed, two walks, two strikeouts. 135 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: Deuces were wild, lowered his ZRA to three point five 136 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: to nine. Had a chance to get the win if 137 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees had held on because he was able to 138 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: complete seven innings and then the comeback was in the 139 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: top of the eighth, so he was the guy who 140 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: was standing to get the win. If Clay Holmes was 141 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: able to close it out. And that's one of the 142 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: reasons why most baseball people who look at stats don't 143 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: really care too much about win loss record as a 144 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: vital stat for a pitcher anymore, because a lot of 145 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: times it can be totally independent of how you pitched, 146 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: and he pitched. I thought pretty well today. Give a 147 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: nice little round of applause. Top eight Yankees finally got 148 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: on the board with a solo home run from Anthony Rizzo. 149 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: It first home run since Ny tenth, so over a month. 150 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: Nice to see him swing the bat better the last 151 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: couple of days. There was a little snaffoo in the 152 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: ninth on defense. Not sure if that was really his fault, 153 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: but kind of got caught in between. Later in the inning, 154 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: base hits by Wells Grisham and then a ground out 155 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: by Volpi gave the Yankees a tie score gave him 156 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: their second run, and then Soda with a big bass 157 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: hit to put the Yankees ahead. He just seems to 158 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: come up huge in big situations all year long. Look 159 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: with the season Aaron Judges having statistically probably gonna hit 160 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: close to sixty home runs, if not more, it's easy 161 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: to forget that Juan Soto has played at an MVP 162 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: level himself, and we saw what happened to this lineup 163 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: without him. Even when he's in here just walking and 164 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: hitting singles, he's extremely important because the Yankees need those 165 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: base runners, they need that pressure. But I'm looking forward 166 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: to the power coming back against Baltimore. That's gonna be fun. 167 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: I'm imagining the packed crowd and the ball sailing towards 168 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: the upper deck and you look up at the little 169 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: score bug to see how many people were on base, 170 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: and he's got two guys on base, and you're thinking, 171 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: all right, three run over. So I'm just kind of 172 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: fantasizing that a little bit. Just don't mind me talking 173 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: amongst yourselves. Bottom eight, Luke Weaver worked himself into a 174 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: jam with a couple of walks, but got a huge 175 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: strikeout to get out of the inning. The more I 176 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: watch Luke Weaver, the more I'm reminded of Chad Green. 177 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: Just reminds me a lot of Chad Green, who's a 178 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: fan favorite as a reliever, and you know just the 179 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: way their fastballs come out of their hands, very similar. 180 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: Torres doubled in the ninth, so he continues to be 181 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: like a vide and one hit per day. After the 182 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: home run last night and the good night defensively, he 183 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 1: was my pick today. I wanted to see if he 184 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: could carry that momentum. And it's good to see him 185 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: finish on a high note, but I was hoping he'd 186 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: be able to enjoy it more on the flight back. 187 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: Now he's just gonna be thinking about the loss. But 188 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: bottom ninth Clay Holmes fell apart, just flushed it down 189 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: the toilet, and instead of celebrating win number fifty, the 190 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: Yankees suffer a tough walk off defeat. Good day, yay Birst, 191 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: you're laugh tough day for Aaron Judge, kind of like 192 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: the stream you're watching. Four k took the golden sombrero. 193 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: A tough day. Yankees only had five hits today. I 194 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: mean really it was Alec marsh was just dominating. He's 195 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,199 Speaker 1: got a three point sixty three eer, he's a solid pitcher, 196 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: and he was just on top of his game today. 197 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: Moon Miss says, it's not the loss, it's how we lost. 198 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: But you gotta look at it this way. There are 199 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: games throughout the course of the season that are just gonna, 200 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: you know, break the other way. The overall scheme of things. 201 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: We won three out of four against a really good team. 202 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: We're just coming off of a four game win streak. 203 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: Now you headed to play Boston who's thirty four, and 204 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: thirty four have kind of overachieved a little bit. They 205 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: got some injuries. I think the Yankees can take at 206 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: least two out of three, if not all three, from Boston. 207 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: So it's not the end of the world. It's a 208 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: tough loss. You would have rather been the first team 209 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: to get to fifty. It's gonna be it's gonna be 210 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: a tough flight for the team, but not the end 211 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: of the world. You took three out of four on 212 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: the road from a really good team, and people are 213 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: starting to recognize that this is the best chance the 214 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: Yankees have had to win a World Series in a while. 215 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: Brett Deutsch says still need a strikeout closer. Pitching to 216 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: contact is not sustainable, a lot of pressure on the infield. 217 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: Soft contact finds too much grass. Gotta say I agree 218 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: with you. I like having a closer that gets swings 219 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: and misses. You know, I still contend that Clay Holmes 220 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: would be the best setup man in Major League Baseball. 221 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: You know how many times you know did Ramiro Mendoza 222 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: or Alfredo was Savis or you know, Zach Britton, some 223 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: of these guys who you know, pitched in the late 224 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: inning but not closer role for the Yankees at times. 225 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: You know, did they just get big double plays late 226 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: in the game. Uh? And uh, you know, obviously you 227 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: had Mariano for all those years, you had Soriano, You've 228 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you had David Robertson for a bit, Yank. 229 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: He has had a lot of good closers. You know, Rivera. 230 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: He was a pitch to contact guy a lot, but 231 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,959 Speaker 1: he could still get the strikeout. And his contact was 232 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: so soft that it didn't really matter most of the time. 233 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: It mattered in the One World Series, but he broke 234 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: so many bats. You know, he wasn't gonna give up 235 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,599 Speaker 1: a lot of shots down the line. Again did in 236 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: the One World Series to Tony Womack, but a lot 237 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: of times he was just getting those soft ground balls 238 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: to second base or whatever. Robertson he was a strikeout closer. 239 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 1: Soriano was a strikeout closer. You know. Chapman obviously a 240 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: strikeout closer. But you know, Chapman, I felt walk too 241 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: many guys. I was never comfortable with Chapman. I want 242 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: a strikeout guy who has good command as my closer. 243 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: But izz, he says, played a good series against a 244 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: good team. We'll take it absolutely. Absolutely. Hey, Andy Williams says, 245 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 1: I've been saying this all year, Holmes can't close in 246 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: big spots. Honestly, it wasn't even that huge a spot. 247 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the fourth game of a four game series. 248 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: You're going for the sweep. It wasn't like you lose 249 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: this game and you lose the division or something. It 250 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: was a tight game, for sure. Depends on how you 251 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: define big spots. Depends on what your definition of is is. 252 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: Andy william says Holmes is not a closer. Been saying 253 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: this since he took over the job. Well, he is 254 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: the closer for the Yankees for now. So he's gonna 255 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: have to figure out a way to get through some 256 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: of these tight spots. You know, if that means striking 257 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: out more guys and changing the way he pitches a 258 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: little bit, you know, that's what he's got to do. 259 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: The sinker is great, Okay, he gets a ton of 260 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: ground balls, he keeps the ball in the ballpark. But 261 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: I really want that closer to be able to miss 262 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: more bats than he does. So Bernie Currito all over 263 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: Holmes as well, says Holmes is not a closer, does 264 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: not have lights out stuff, rarely goes one, two, three. Yeah, 265 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: I mean again, depends on how you define lights out stuff. 266 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: He's got great stuff. The sinker is the best sinker 267 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: in the league in my opinion. It's ninety eight miles 268 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: an hour ton of break. The slider is wicked, but 269 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: for some reason just doesn't miss a ton of bats. 270 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: He's a ground ball guy. So and the reason that 271 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: can be tough for closers too. We talked about this 272 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: earlier in the year, is that with this extra inning 273 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: runner on second base, you can't pitch him an extra 274 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: innings because there's too many ground balls with eyes that 275 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: get through. Even today, ground ball with eyes down the 276 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: left field line, and that led to the to the 277 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: walk off. All Right's get a few more thoughts here. 278 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: That ball is hot. That is farn for Danieus, says, 279 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: who will Jason replace once his rehab is done? Bad 280 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: news for Daneus. His rehab is done. Actually it's good news, 281 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: but he is not replacing anybody. He will be up 282 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: probably when somebody gets hurt or in September. We talked 283 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: about this in yesterday's game. He officially was optioned yesterday, 284 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: so his rehab is done. He's at least healthy. Darth 285 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: Darthius says, people turning on Clay real fast. If you've 286 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: been here for every podcast like I have, you'll notice 287 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: that this is not people turning on him suddenly. It's 288 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: people were cutting him some slack when he was on 289 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: that unbelievable heater at the beginning of the season. People 290 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: have always been skeptical of Clay Holmes as a closer 291 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: because he's a ground ball pitcher, because he's a pitch 292 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: to contact guy. That's not the ideal type of closer 293 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: that you want. I'm sorry, it's not people turning on him. 294 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: It's it's people taking a break from not turning on him. 295 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: Em what David says. At least the Orioles lost, I 296 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: did not know that. I was not I didn't even 297 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: realize they had a day game. Yeah, they lost to 298 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: the Braves six to three. Braves had lost five in 299 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: a row, so they were due Braves thirty six and 300 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: thirty So taking a huge step back from what they 301 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: were last season. Oriols now forty five to twenty three, 302 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: so no blood lost. In the American League East, Yankees 303 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: still lead the Orioles by two and a half games, 304 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: and the Red Sox, who the Yankees will play this weekend, 305 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: are thirteen and a half back, so they're really no 306 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: threat whatsoever in the East. Prime Cash has Rizzo found 307 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: his bat, Now he needs to find his defense. I'm funny. 308 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: How I mean funny, like I'm a clown, I have 309 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: usual Alright, all right, ladies and gentlemen, tough loss for 310 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: the Yankees. We're gonna wrap it up again, like and 311 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: subscribe all that good stuff. We're at thirty nine thousand, 312 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: six hundred and ninety five or something like that, so 313 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: we're closing in on forty thousand. We can only get 314 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: there with your help, so go ahead and like subscribe, 315 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: share with anybody who's a Yankees fan if you enjoy 316 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: this podcast. We're here after pretty much every game, and 317 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: we will be here after the game on Friday night 318 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: beginning at six thirty pm because the stupid Celtics are 319 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:33,719 Speaker 1: in the stupid playoffs or the stupid basketball Boston. All right, 320 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, I'll see you next time O