Bleeding Yankee Blue: FRUSTRATED YANKEES LEAVE ONE PLAYER IN STITCHES

Sunday, June 9, 2019

FRUSTRATED YANKEES LEAVE ONE PLAYER IN STITCHES

Source: AP

Yes, the Yankees lost their second game in Cleveland after dropping two in Toronto and eventually losing that series. Yes, they are frustrated with guys like DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela striking out and failing to reach base as they are accustomed. And one guy even got stitches after yesterday's 8-4 loss to the Indians.

“It was just frustration building up, we gave up the lead,” Gardner said. “You hit a ball like that that’s an out, it’s just frustrating,” as reported by USA Today. Veteran outfielder Brett Gardner, who went 0-4 in last night's game, hit a laser to Jordan Luplow in the sixth inning but the outfielder made an outstanding catch to rob Gardner and the Yankees of what could have been an extra base hit.

Following the catch Gardner threw his helmet which bounced off the dugout and right into outfielder's face. "The result: A gashed, bloody lower lip that took six stitches to close," reported USA Today.

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I love Gardy. He's passionate and plays the game the way it should be played: hustling, diving and gutsy. And he has a temper. I get it. It is hard to hit the ball hard only to have another player make a tremendous play and rob you of the hit you thought you had. We see it all of the time. Would-be home runs, stolen from high jumping outfielders who love the thrill of stealing fly balls from the fence. Gardy's been one of those home run stealers as well.

Source: USA Today

Gardy's bloody lip is a symptom of a bleeding ball club who is falling on some hard times. As Fox Sports said after the game, it is expected that teams will fall into slumps or rough patches. It is a long season after all. But for fans and players who have been battling against the injuries and against teams who are looking to best them, it is hard to lose. The only bright side is that the Red Sox actually beat Tampa and the Rays and Yankees are tied for first instead of Tampa taking over first place. Yea, the Red Sox are bright side. Ha!

Let's hope the Yankees can take this next game and leave Cleveland in the win column. Then it's home against the cross town rival New York Mets. Hang in there, fans.