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Boston Bummer

April 13, 2018 4 Comments

Yes, there was the brawl, and the Yankees managed to win that game in the season’s first series at Fenway. But the other games were tough to watch. The first was a mightily embarrassing blowout, and last night’s finale was mediocrity personified.

Sonny Gray is one of those pitchers that nibbles (a la Phil Hughes) and throws a lot of pitches to little avail. It’s still early and he’s had success, but last night he frustrated me – especially compared to Porcello, who nearly no-hit us. Talk about embarrassing. He and Sanchez were not a good team with all the wild pitches or whatever they were.

Stanton should DH. He’s not a Gold Glove outfielder, to say the least.

But speaking of errors, the Yankees have made way too many. It’s cold, hard to hold onto the ball, I get it. But every game? They’ve got to cut down on the defensive mistakes.

Aaron Boone’s favorite expression seems to be “turn the page.” Whenever he’s asked about a loss, which is often this season, he says, “They’ll turn the page.” I’m glad he’s a positive person, but I hope he knows reversing this skid is more complicated than that. The Yanks need to forget turning the page and start a whole new chapter.

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: Aaron Boone, Red Sox, Rick Porcello, Sonny Gray, Yankees

Comments

  1. Darren says

    April 13, 2018 at 7:10 am

    Pretty grim start to the season so far. The euphoria of the first two games seems like it was a long time ago. Hopefully this new chapter starts soon. Detroit is not a great team this year so let’s start with them.

  2. Jane Heller says

    April 13, 2018 at 7:24 am

    Detroit isn’t the powerhouse of old, it’s true, Darren, but one of their pitchers is the one who clocked Stanton, breaking his face, essentially. I wonder how that matchup will go!

  3. Leo says

    April 16, 2018 at 6:20 am

    We haven’t been playing the best baseball but I’ve missed not having any games these past couple days. Retractable roofs should be mandated imo especially for the NE and Midwest teams that almost always get terrible weather in early spring.

  4. Jane Heller says

    April 16, 2018 at 6:42 am

    I agree completely, Leo. Either mandate that teams in cold weather climates have roofs or start the season in May!

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