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It’s been a little over 8 years since this proclamation, and I’m still not sure it gets enough attention. Going into his 24th season for the franchise that drafted Simmons who is now out of the league at 30. This was a masterclass of foot in your mouth
I love that I actually care about Sox games again. Would have been such a gut wrenching loss but now feels like there’s so much hope with that come back win. Gotta even the series tomorrow
Shocked people are taking this as a slight to the Sox. Turning it around from 60-102 to 50-45 with 77 games left and tied for first place is something to be proud of. Could have also put “only team with three players with 20+ HRs” or “only team without a 4 game losing streak”
@TrueFactsStated Keep in mind, you are welcome to leave the country at any time and take up residence somewhere you’d rather be. There’s a huge difference between disliking the president and/or administration and actively rooting against your country
@tlm202103@golfandstufff@Nick___Collins The refs actually didn’t make the call. VAR was used after no card was issued. That’s a problem. And the selective use of VAR makes this a very reasonable issue to be disappointed in
JORGE POSADA: “I CAN’T WATCH TODAY’S BASEBALL.”
Yankees legend Jorge Posada, a 4-time World Series champion and one of the faces of the dynasty years, (The Core 4) did not hold back during his interview on Abriendo El Podcast.
Posada said today’s game has become too robotic, too obsessed with formulas, and too accepting of strikeouts.
“The baseball being played today is garbage,” Posada said.
He also pushed back hard on the analytics crowd trying to judge Derek Jeter’s defense strictly through modern numbers.
“You can’t judge Jeter through a computer.”
That line right there is pure old-school Yankees.
Posada came from an era where putting the ball in play mattered. Moving runners mattered. Taking pride in not striking out mattered. He said back then, striking out 100 times in a season felt like you were not doing your job.
Now? Guys can strike out constantly, hit 30 home runs, bat .202, and still get paid like stars.
His message was simple:
The game got smarter on paper, but dumber between the lines. #yankees #repbx
@SoxMach_pnoles@Sam_Phalen Both can be true. He may just not be a good pitcher at this point in his career, and he may have always been better in lower leverage situations. That’s not to say the set up man isn’t important, but there does seem to be something about closing the door that evades him