Quick Hit: Rain Delay? Let's Not Play...

SSTN Admin
Aug 13
1 min read

After a near 2 hour delay to start the game tonight, the Yankees (as a whole) did not come out to play, losing 4-1 to the Twins. Rats!

5 Comments

Edwin Ng

Aug 14

I was just exaggerating. What you said is true.

fantasyfb3313

Aug 14

anyone watch the postgame?

i had it on but I was talking to a lifelong friend who I have not caught up with for a while, so I had the sound off

it appeared that they were saying Goldy has a minor injury???? I am guessing they were talking about this as an explanation for WHY he was not used in the 7th inning

based on how ICE COLD Wells has been for about 20 games now, I still think Caballeros should have faced the LHP

but i know what argument Boone would make. Caballero vs Wells is a closer debate by far!!! but again, Wells has been basically an automatic out for 20 games and our season is …

Edwin Ng

Aug 14

Forget owning the Twins. Good pitching owns the Yankees.

Robert Malchman

Aug 14

Replying to

So does bad pitching. See Alexander, Jason, Houston, 5.45 ERA going into Sunday's game. His line: W, 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 3 K.

The reality we see over and over again is the gutless punkery of the Yankee hitters. All they can do is hit homers, like tonight, mostly solo shots. They can't get on base (like vs. Alexander), and when they can, they can't drive them in (tonight 0-6 RISP).

The pitching failures (like YDLS tonight, or the Three Stooges against Miami and Texas, or Fried himself vs. Alexander, are much more spectacular and noticeable, and thus tend to stick in our minds. But all the gnashing of teeth in tonight's game thread about no…

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