by Paul Semendinger
May 2, 2024
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The Yanks lost again.
A week or so ago, I said, "The Yankees squandered that great start." I was told I was wrong. I'm not.
A lot was made about how well the Yankees did against the Astros when the season started, but since then we've seen that the Astros... aren't good.
May 2 is now in the books and Aaron Judge is batting .197. If that's not a troubling sign, if that's not concerning, I don't know what is.
Judge had one hit in the series. One. "He's Back!" so many said. No, he's not. Not at all. A guy who is back, doesn't go for 1 for 4 games. Now 1-for-4 at bats... He went 1-for four games. So many said, "If he's not hitting by May..." Well, it's May and the big guy ain't hiting.
The Yankees scored 6 runs over the 4 games in Baltimore. No, that's not scoring. They had two big games in Milwaukee. Before that they weren't scoring.
The Yankees are 20-13 overall. Nice. But, since starting the season 10-2, they are 10-11. 2024 looks to be a microcasm of 2022, except that in 2022, the Yankees were great for a few months, not a few weeks.
