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Quick Hit: NOT A SWEEP!

Writer's picture: Paul SemendingerPaul Semendinger

July 14, 2024

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Well, that was NOT fun.


I was going to write the following:


"BEN RICE with a HUGE ninth inning blast to (basically) win the game for the Yankees.


The Yankees sweep the Orioles and end the first half in FIRST PLACE.


It is now time to spend, spend, spend, and spend some more. GO BIG. Win this thing and put the team in the best place to reach and win the World Series.


This is it.


The time is now...."


BUT IN REALITY - The Yankees, whose closer has done this far too often, just lost a game they should have won. They end the first half in second place.


The Yankees were a strike away from sweeping, but they lost in terrible fashion. Holmes fell behind hitter after hitter. (It's not easy to throw strikes, it seems.) Anthony Volpe made an error. Alex Verdugo fell down.


The Yankees lost in terrible fashion.


Whatever great feeling they might have had evaporated.


UGGGG.

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Jeff Korell
Jeff Korell
Jul 15, 2024

The Yankees have selected Ben Hess, a right-handed pitcher out of Alabama, in the first round of the MLB Draft tonight. (26th pick over all). Not crazy about his 5-5 record and his 5.80 ERA, but I guess the Yankees must see something in him beyond that won-loss record and ERA.

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Jeff Korell
Jeff Korell
Jul 15, 2024
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That sounds encouraging. What I read was that he is projected to be a "middle of the rotation" pitcher. If I had a #1 Draft Pick, I would only want to pick a pitcher who would project to be a "top of the rotation" pitcher.

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fantasyfb3313
Jul 14, 2024

after the game Holmes stands and answers questions and hides from nothing. and says, "against Mountcastle i did not make a good enough pitch. gotta get it more down and away and put him away." that was the pitch that produced the game ending grounder that was not fielded


a great person and a great teammate!! had nothing but compliments for Volpe and Verdugo and said they are great defenders who he would want behind him every day


he did his job INCREDIBLY well today. his teammates let him down. he takes a LOT of heat from the fans, but he makes no excuses, he never says get off my case. he stands there and takes responsibility and he defen…


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Jeff Korell
Jeff Korell
Jul 15, 2024
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What you said is the reason why I don't want the Yankees to pick up Jazz Chisholm Jr. He has questionable character and integrity.

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fuster
Jul 14, 2024

wrong.


it's not the great feeling that a fluky win today would have induced


but the fluky loss does not sweep away the bulk of the evidence.


they outplayed the Orioles


they won the series.


they have the better pitching


and it's far more expensive to buy pitchers at the trade deadline than it is to buy a position player.


what I've seen is that both teams are, like all teams, flawed.


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fuster
Jul 15, 2024
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Holmes, in typical Holmesian gut-churning fashion, had two out and two on, and decided to walk Rutschman and go after Mountcastle to get the final out.


it was less than valorous but an entirely reasonable choice


Homes induced a meek little grounder that should have ended the game

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Alan B.
Alan B.
Jul 14, 2024

One question: How much do we trust Cashman to make the changes that are necessary? Whether it means letting Boone, and/or other coaches go, DFA guys who they don't view as part of the solution, or make THAT big trade?

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Alan B.
Alan B.
Jul 15, 2024
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Spending all this money, getting better, i.e. healthier talent in the system, but most of the kids even if they 'conquer' AAA, are not ready for MLB. Relying on stats all the time, and never giving tried 'n true baseball methods a chance anymore. Zero pennants, too many injuries but don't change the medical personnel. Unfortunately for Brian Cashman, over the last 15 years, social media has exploded, we've gotten to see behind the curtain, so when they lie to us and are shocked when we don't belief their version of the truth. Shall I go on?

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