STANTON'S DONE "UGATZ" THIS SEASON & OWNS IT

Giancarlo Stanton has done nothing good this season. Sure, when he hits a homer, there is nothing more beautiful, but for the most part, with Aaron Judge gone for a majority of the season, Stanton's done ugatz.  

For those non-Italians out there, that word is Italian Slang. "Ugatz" means zero... nothing... dick. Like "he's done nothing, he's done dick." I grew up spelling it "oogatz", but I know that it can be both. Not sure if that's an Italian region thing or if that's something that was made up here in the U.S. when my people came over.  All I know is Stanton has done nothing this season and thankfully he acknowledges it and I appreciate that.   

Dan Martin of the New York Post writes:

"...he has been struggling to escape for much of the season even more difficult to deal with.

“I’m at the point of the year where none of that [stuff] matters,’’ a frustrated Stanton said Saturday before going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 3-0 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field. “Now, it’s ‘Did you do enough to help win the game? Did I impact the game? Yes or no?’ ”

For an eight-game stretch as the Yankees’ season has slipped away, the answer was clear, as Stanton went through a 1-for-22 slump that included 10 strikeouts.

“I didn’t do my part at an important moment in the season,’’ Stanton said.

...Overall, he’s hitting just .202 with a .723 OPS."

Stanton coming out to the press and getting real with the fans is honestly awesome. I hate being gaslighted like Aaron Boone does to the media.  When a player is struggling, there is nothing worse for fans to hear than that the player is "hitting strikes hard" and "swinging well" and "almost ready to break out." Those are empty words. That's why Aaron Boone sucks.

Saying you suck... saying you are not contributing is probably as good as an apology to the fans and many of us appreciate that more.  

I like Giancarlo Stanton, but he does need to turn it around.  Obviously seeing it now will give all us fans hope... but it's a little late for a Srtanton run, no?  

No playoffs for the Yankees this year... that's for sure.

Cazzo.