After last night’s cruel and frustrating one-run loss to the Padres, the Yankees are only one game in front of the Rays for first place. I know. Given all the injuries and the fact that Boone is playing musical chairs with the lineup and the starting rotation, first place is a major accomplishment.
But I hate losing one-run games, especially since the Yanks mounted a late comeback only to fall short.
Also, it’s the Padres. I mean come on. We really need to beat them in today’s finale.
Because Boston comes in for the weekend. No, they’re not the big, bad Boston of old, but they’re 6 games back and 6 games can disappear in a hurry. They’re hungry to topple the order of things – and to right their miserable start to the season. Besides which, the Rays just don’t lose very often.
Paxton is making his return from the I.L today, but he’s said to have lingering problems with his knee and that he’ll have to “play through the discomfort” for the rest of the season. Does that sound promising to you? Me neither.
CC is said to be returning in time to pitch Sunday’s game, but he, too, has knee issues.
Management seems thrilled with the tag team approach to pitching, with Chad Green as our opener and God only knows who to follow him. That method works for the Rays, but I’d much prefer a steady diet of starters – i.e. a real rotation.
But it’s only May, I keep reminding myself. Almost June. Plenty of time for our players to get healthy. Plenty of time for Judge. I’m waiting for Judge. I miss Judge.
Hey Jane. Normally I’d be happy with the series win against the Sox but the way we lost the last game left a bad taste in my mouth. Frazier’s defense was so bad that I firmly believe he could be one of the worst defensive outfielders. The problem is that currently he isn’t hitting enough to offset the defense. Last year, Andujar was terrible defensively at third but he was a great hitter. If Clint continues to struggle, he may no longer be a good trade piece for the deadline.
So I’m hearing news that we may be signing Keuchel. Good news if true as there’s no such thing as having too much starting pitching depth. And the draft came and went and supposedly we may have reached with our picks from what I’ve read. I can only hope that these guys develop into quality players but we won’t know for a few years.
Hi Leo. I didn’t even post about the series because, although I was thrilled we won it, like you I was bummed by that last game. Frazier was awful. I feel sorry for him because he’s been a hard worker, but I’ve seen enough. I’m not a fan of Keuchel – such a junk pitcher – but as you say we can use another arm or two. Next up, we need to beat up on the Jays. I don’t want the typical letdown after playing the Red Sox.