Quick Hit: Destroyed Devin
- SSTN Admin
- Aug 8, 2025
- 1 min read
I have never, in my life, seen a player fall as dramatically from excellence as Devin Williams. Pete Alonso ruined him. Yankees lose 5-3.
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Been a yankee fan for almost my entire life since I saw a Yankee game in 1961, which they won on a Dale Long homerun. The memories of the success in the early sixties and the subsequent “bad years” followed by the “Boss” and his subsequent emotional outbursts, changes in leadership , and finally the stability of a team schooled in old fashion winning baseball. There was the Yankee pride. Players hustled, fielded their positions and they won. The teams of the late 1990’s, comprised of the core five, played to win every game and did the little things. (For me it was a core 5 not core 4). Joe Torre who had been fired in previous stints as …
Paul...The answer is as long as the team is profitable. Winning is secondary.
Here's a stat I haven't shared, but just saw... from Katie Sharp.
I can think of two such pitchers for whom everything turned to poop (can I say "poop" here?) seemingly overnight: Rick Ankiel and Steve Blass, but in both those cases it was a mental thing that led them to being unable to throw strikes.
In 2000, Ankiel had a 3.50 regular season ERA with a high, but not ludicrous, 4.6 BB/9. He lost it in the playoffs that year against the Mets (recurring theme, I guess), issuing 11 walks and 9 wild pitches is 4.0 innings. The next year, he made 6 starts with a 7.13 ERA and 9.4 BB/9.
In 1972, Blass was an All-Star and second in the NL Cy Young voting. He had a 1.72 ERA i…
The Yankees are 26-35 since May 30.
The team has gone 8-12 since the All-Star Break.
The team had a losing record in June.
The team had a losing record in July.
The team is 1-6 in August.