If Fried doesn't save the Yankees from being swept by the Red Sox today...??...Oh Boy...!! You're gonna see vitriol spewed by Yankees "fans" like never before...!! "Fire Boone"..."Fire Cashman"..."Force Hal To Sell" will be back with a VENGEANCE...!! Hopefully Bello & Sox WIN..!!
WHAaaat...?? No Keith McPherson...No Gary Sheffield Jr...posts ?? Both probably suffering from PSRS (Post Swept Rage Syndrome)...?? PSRS is a real thing...Tell Everyone (as Keith would say)...!!
METS now are sporting a 4 consecutive game "pitching problem"...First Stanek drops 3 Hits and records zero outs in Top 9th vs Nationals as 3 Runs cross the plate, but METS hold on to win 4 - 3...Then Blackburn & Kranick crap out...Then Megill yesterday & Canning today..!! BAD..!!
I LIKE The Raffy Devers trade for the Red Sox...The truth is the Red Sox have a very formidable batting order....What we need is pitching and the trade offers us that...This could be one of those rare trades that is good for BOTH organizations...!! Wishing Raffy all the best..!!
Simple Equation - Raffy has become a .270ish hitter w/a .850ish OPS @$30mil/yr
At worst, Roman Anthony should become a .270ish hitter w/a .850ish OPS @$760k/1 yr with a long extension likely
Time will tell on this move working out for the Red Sox, or not, from value vs production
The Raffy situation is SIMPLE..That is, cantankerous pouting gets you a plane ticket..Kid got bad advice, or at least someone in HIS inner circle should have advised him better (not Papi)..This whole thing fooled me fwiw because I thought Raffy & John Henry's meeting was good..??
Was Devers done wrong by BOS? Yes
Is Devers justified in being upset? Yes
Could/Should they have worked it out? Yes
Is the outcome better for both Devers & BOS? TBD
Okay...Since I follow the Red Sox & the METS (as my second love), I am observing something truly remarkable...Almost a simultaneous reversal in pitching fortunes...Red Sox having been lights-out stellar over their last 10 Games+ ...METS going the other way in a profound way...!!
Fascinating to have Cole in the broadcast booth tonight. The insight and knowledge of Cole to the audience is terrific (even though he's not my favorite player - He is still one of the greats)...But, I appreciate his perspectives
METS pitching is turning into a CATASTROPHE...!!
Stanek then Blackburn then Kranick then Megill then Canning & now Garrett have ALL successively TANKED these last Five Games...VERY Concerning Development