So, I don't want the Yankees to do bad this year... but I do believe that the energy they had since the beginning of the season is just not sustainable. And the past week has showed the world that burn-out exists. I firmly believe that one player, like a Juan Soto, is a terrific edition. But sooner or later the people around that player have to show up too.
Now in fairness, they have all season long, but teams can't win all the games, and these days... you see that. We have leveled out. We are playing now like we're supposed to be playing, not like the beginning of the season. I'm just keeping it real.
The frustration from Marcus Stroman last night is important to the equation. While I am not a Stro guy... I love the passion. SNY reports:
"With the veteran struggling to get through the fifth inning -- having allowed the Blue Jays to load the bases with no outs -- he got Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to hit a groundball to the shortstop that could have been a much-needed double play.
Instead, Guerrero beat out the throw to first by Gleyber Torres. Shortly after the safe call, Stroman was shown on the broadcast yelling into his glove. It looked as if Stroman was upset with Torres being unable to complete the double play.
Stroman would continue to show his frustrations in the dugout after he was pulled from the game.
"This game can definitely have a lot of raw emotion come out," Stroman said after the game. "I’m very passionate. I care about winning for this team and this city. And sometimes my raw emotion comes out. I checked in with everybody I needed to check in with after the game. Like I said, it’s all directed toward winning and being great out there. Sometimes it’s frustrating."
The winning attitude is important, but when you play out of your shoes like this team has, and you start to stumble as this team is doing right now, you DO get frustrated.
But let's be clear; The Yankees have played better than they actually are, and now they are starting to settle in, burn out and reality is setting in. Torres has had an awful time as of late. Rodon is starting to see what pressure is in the Bronx.
Soto and
Judge can't carry everyone. The Yankees are good, but they're not as great as they've been playing. You wanna know why? Because they didn't do a lot this off season. They added 2 big name outfielders, and they crossed their fingers that
Rodon would bounce back.
Think about it. Nothing has really changed except the fact that the Yankee front office was hoping you'd forget because of their great start. But realists like me have not.
Now last night was a breakout game for the Yanks. But let's be honest, it had to be. The Yankees are no longer in first place and need to get back to their winning ways. And let me just say as Yankees fans, who deeply believe in our team.
Can we stop with the fucking stupid Mets fan philosophy of believing in streaks because mascots show up and throw first pitches?
I have been watching pathetic Mets fans since the Yankees got demolished by the Mets. First off, call it what it is.... that series the Yankees played like garbage. But for the love of God, the miserable Mets fans OVERLOOK THEIR OWN TEAM and cling tight to the fact that it was Grimace throwing out the first pitch that started the Mets streak. Joke or no joke, this is why Mets fans will always be miserable. Why? Because they clearly do not believe in their own team if they're believing in made up vibes in the image of a purple fast food restaurant character.
And then, as the Yankees continue their losing streak, it is the Yankee fans that, joke or no joke, think clinging to the same stupid vibes will turn things around. That really ticked me off.
We are the Yankees. We are Yankee fans. We have a storied franchise... we don't need child playthings to hold onto in the hopes to turn shit around. It's dumb.
What we need is a manager that can manage personnel during the rough times and try and right the ship. Teams will slump, but it is the leader of the band that needs to work their hardest to stop the bleeding and that, my friends is
Aaron Boone. Under-performing, terrible managing and super ridiculous Aaron Boone. If our manager can't tweak and get this team going through motivation and hard choices to get wins... we will not be in the playoffs and we will not be World Champions.
Grimace and the Hamburglar can't do that.
Go Yanks... you got this.
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