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The MLB is always three steps behind on these issues. How long have they known about pitchers using various substances to improve their grip? It's been a universally known secret that just about every pitcher uses something to this effect. Rather then set rules for what is and what isn't acceptable, they just let it slide. But now that pitchers are dominating and it's making MLB look bad, they're putting the onus on players even though MLB has been allowing them to use these substances with no repercussions for decades. It's basically the same thing that happened with steroids, just look the other way until the issue comes to a head, and then blame the players.

Nothing like playing the twins to make ourselves feel better.

Odor is still on the team because he costs $0 for the next two seasons. That matters more than performance to the front office.

Nobody drops out of contention in the first week of June. Still 100 games to be played. But if the offense continues to severely underperform then this team has no shot at turning things around.

The results were good for E-Rod, but he left a lot of pitches over the middle of the plate. Fortunately for him nobody on the Yanks can hit.

Nothing untrue there.

Offensive woes are cured. Chris Gittens has been called up to be the right handed version of Mike Ford.

True, I'm hoping that we can somehow skip Mike King's start.

Yeah in LIC. My wife went to the supermarket and got caught as it started coming down, so she hid out in the car for an hour hah. Looks almost sunny now.

Huge downpour in NYC right now. Might end up with a double header

Should be a good series. Especially if the Yankees win all three 😎

Just a week ago the Yankees swept the White Sox, who had the best record in the AL coming into the series. They were 23-9 since their lousy start and things were looking up. Since then they were swept by the Tigers and have gone 2-6. So which version of this team is closer to their true form? It's still hard to say. To me the pitching is good enough, even without Kluber (barring an injury to another starter). They'll just have to mix and match every 5th game, maybe have an opener along with Garcia/King. Given that their bullpen is their greatest strength it shouldn't be like every 5th game is an automatic loss. Defense and baserunning have been lacking, but ultimately the offense is the #1 problem by far. A bad error or getting thrown out at the plate might lose you a game or two, but continuous bad hitting will lose you every game that your pitching isn't excellent. With a third of the season already gone I don't think that we can assume hitters will snap out of it anymore. Cashman needs to make a move for either a CFer or middle infielder (or both). They can't keep running Gardner and Odor out there everyday and expect the offense to hit.

I think Thames should be gone, and not because I think he is the reason the offense isn't hitting. But there are no consequences for anyone hitting .150, you still get to play everyday. Players need to see that they can't keep hitting like this without someone losing their job.

His overall numbers weren't good last year so you'd have to go back another year to see. But in 2019 as a 19/20 year old between High A/AA he had a 3.5 ERA with 120Ks over 70 innings. He'll never have a top fastball but his secondary pitches are very good, especially his curveball. Also has a plus slider and change-up. That's led to a 12.7 K/9 rate across all levels of the minors. His big issue right now, along with pretty much every young pitcher, is command.

Garcia just turned 22 and has only thrown 108 innings between AA/AAA in his career. It would've been a shock if he didn't have some struggles.

He's either hurt or finished. Guy only throws fastballs and is barely reaching 90mph.

Agreed. It should have been a strike but it's not like it was right down the middle. Those kind of calls happen multiple times a game, just happened that this one was magnified based on the situation. Not even mad about it. Putting up one run (I don't count that extra innings run) against the AAA Tigers is the real travesty.

Yanks didn't deserve to win with that pathetic offensive display. But the pitch right before the walkoff should have been strike three and ended the game. Oh well, it happens.

Is everyone's pitching really good or am I just unlucky? Seems like every week my opponent has an ERA under 1 over 70 innings.

Chapman just sick. Not covid, maybe the flu.

Gardner is also a lefty so we were gonna have to start a lefty in center this game either way.

- Gardner looks cooked - Frazier has one good game a week that makes you think he's coming around, then starts a new 0 for streak - Ford should be in the minors - Odor has had a few clutch hits but otherwise is a defense only player - Sanchez/Higgy look to be .200 hitters who will occasionally crush a mistake - DJ looks nothing like his last two seasons. Less contact, less power, more bad ABs Who in the lineup is actually hitting? Judge still looks good. Torres is coming around a bit. Gio has been solid. And Andujar has looked ok but is just slapping around singles. Even if Stanton comes back it's hard to see him having a large impact when so much of the lineup is a dead zone. Not really anyone in the minors who can provide a spark either. Maybe Gittens at first? Can't be worse than Ford. And I guess Florial can't be worse than Gardner.

Lately if Judge isn't hitting then the offense ain't scoring. 5 guys in the lineup right now hitting under .200

And Voit back on the IL. Both he and Kluber look to miss at least a month. Guess the trainers that got fired last season were just scapegoats. Health is a skill, and a lot of these guys just don't have it.

I wish there was video, just so I can know how that's possible.