NFT: Rays at Yankees - start of 2nd half of season

the bounce back

Volpe with a bases clearing double.

what looked to be wasted inning.

HR, Judge gets umped on a ball neither over the plate nor anywhere near the knees...

4 hit night.

Judge fights off a pitch with an RBI single to drive him home.

6-1 good guys.

has been a big shot in the arm for the rotation

the box score looks good

Great win!

A good win. (However, a lot of the same annoying stuff, particularly DJLM at bat.)

In comment 16556255 Mike from SI said:

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A good win. (However, a lot of the same annoying stuff, particularly DJLM at bat.)

Yup, 9 hits tonight, 8 by Soto, Judge and Volpe. Would be great if Volpe can heat up again, but man this lineup sucks aside from those guys

In comment 16556256 mfsd said:

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In comment 16556255 Mike from SI said: Quote: A good win. (However, a lot of the same annoying stuff, particularly DJLM at bat.) Yup, 9 hits tonight, 8 by Soto, Judge and Volpe. Would be great if Volpe can heat up again, but man this lineup sucks aside from those guys

Rice had a walk where he took 2 razor close pitches; but also 3 strikeouts. With his eye, I'm hopeful he can at least be decent. So far all the off speed stuff seems to be getting him, but he hit in the minors, so maybe he can figure it out.

Right now, after Judge and Soto, the only guys I'm hopeful on are Rice, Volpe, and Wells.

I have 0 confidence in Gleyber, but he's still young, so crazier things have happened than him getting hot.

Dugie looks awful. He's obviously not *this* bad, but he's never really panned out anywhere.

Grisham is what he is.

I'm glad Trevino is not stealing more Wells at-bats.

DJLM should be DFAed, but we all understand the contract, and I guess he does have defensive versatility.

I think JD Davis is back from the IL? Hooray?

They desperately need a trade for a bat and a healthy Martian. (To say nothing of the bullpen, but I'm not sure they should give up a top prospect for Mason Miller.)

In comment 16556232 mfsd said:

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has been a big shot in the arm for the rotation

Yup. They rushed him back. He's just now in form for where he normally would be to open the season.

I don't understand how he has consistently gets playing time, because he's a terrible hitter. Third straight season batting under 200. Somehow he's made nearly 10 million over that span.

came back and who knows when the UCL is gonna pop. Arias has been bad too.

I am not trading the Martian for anyone, and would like to give Arias more time. Ramirez I am indifferent due to the poor defense. But, there are not many keepers aside from those 3. BP rated the farm in the 20’s just now. Unlike the past I don’t mind Cashman being aggressive. The adage of we gave up crap for crap so that’s a win may be all we can hope for.

In comment 16556279 Big Rick in FL said:

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I don't understand how he has consistently gets playing time, because he's a terrible hitter. Third straight season batting under 200. Somehow he's made nearly 10 million over that span.

He has won a few gold gloves

Wouldn't be a Yanks-Rays game without some shitty Ray not even hitting his weight killing us with a 3 run bomb.

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like what the last month has been.

Dugie, Gleyber, and DJLM are just not major league hitters right now. And Grisham hits under .200

Can you really expect to win with a lineup where 4 of the guys are just awful? (No.)

that I'm happy (in baseball terms) that our starting catcher is injured.

Is who they have been for the past 2 months. No All-Star break is going to change that. Another non competitive game

In comment 16556375 Mike from SI said:

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like what the last month has been. Dugie, Gleyber, and DJLM are just not major league hitters right now. And Grisham hits under .200 Can you really expect to win with a lineup where 4 of the guys are just awful? (No.)

Yup. Either Judge and Soto hit and we win, or they don’t and we’re fucked

that the Yankees have the worst record in MLB since the first week in June. Wow. I didn't realize they've been THAT bad.

Awful name, too.

Garbage AB with the bases loaded kills a first inning rally. Can’t wait til he’s a former Yankee.

In comment 16556632 bceagle05 said:

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Garbage AB with the bases loaded kills a first inning rally. Can’t wait til he’s a former Yankee.

The bright side to this, if you can call it one, is that he's gone after the season and not a single fan wants him back, so there will be no pressure to over-pay, or even pay, him.

Of course double play.