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If you’ve watched the Yankees over the last two weeks, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question I have:
“Are they swinging at baseballs… or invisible ghosts?”
The Yankees lost another one Tuesday night, falling 6-4 to the Tampa Bay Rays, and somehow managed to strike out 17 more times after striking out 17 times the night before. Congratulations, boys. You just made American League history… and not the kind they put on championship DVDs.
The Rays’ pitchers looked like they were playing MLB The Show on rookie mode while the Yankees looked like they were trying to hit a mosquito with a pool noodle.
Ian Seymour punched out 12 Yankees in just 5⅓ innings, and the Bronx Bombers spent most of the night walking back to the dugout wondering if somebody shrunk the baseball.
Paul Goldschmidt? Four strikeouts.
Jose Caballero? Four strikeouts.
At this point, Goldschmidt couldn’t hit the ocean if he was standing on the beach. He’s now 0-for-30, and every at-bat feels like he’s trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube with oven mitts on.
Aaron Boone keeps saying the Yankees need to put the ball in play.
Thanks, Aaron. That’s like telling me if I want to lose weight, I should probably stop eating pizza at two in the morning. Technically correct… but we’d all like to know how.
Now here’s where everyone starts losing their minds.
“Season’s over!”
“Fire Boone!”
“Sell everybody!”
Slow down.
I’m not even close to panicking.
Do the Yankees look awful right now?
Absolutely.
Do they look like they’re allergic to making contact?
Without question.
But let’s remember one tiny little detail.
Aaron Judge isn’t in the lineup.
That’s not just your best player missing.
That’s the guy every opposing manager loses sleep over.
That’s the guy pitchers would rather intentionally walk than challenge.
That’s the engine that makes this offense go.
Without Judge, the lineup feels like Thanksgiving dinner without the turkey. Sure, you’ve got mashed potatoes, stuffing and pie… but everyone knows something important is missing.
And we’re still weeks away from the trade deadline.
If there’s one thing Brian Cashman has proven over the years, it’s that when this team has a chance to win, he’s going shopping. Maybe it’s another bat. Maybe another bullpen arm. Maybe another starter. Whatever it is, reinforcements are almost certainly coming.
So while Yankees fans are acting like the apocalypse is here because they can’t stop striking out, I’m choosing to look at the bigger picture.
Just survive.
Hold the fort.
Keep your head above water until The Judge returns.
Then let Cashman do what he always does at the deadline and add some help.
Could this ugly stretch cost them the division?
Maybe.
Could it also be something everyone forgets about by September if Judge returns healthy and the roster gets upgraded?
Absolutely.
Baseball seasons are marathons, not TikTok videos.
I’m not handing out panic buttons in July.
Wake me up if they’re still striking out 17 times a game after Judge is back and the trade deadline passes.
Until then…
Everybody breathe.
The sky isn’t falling.
The Yankees are just making Rays pitchers look like they’re all headed straight to Cooperstown.
And if Cashman pulls off another deadline heist and Judge comes back swinging like the MVP we all know he is, this rough stretch will be remembered the same way we remember a bad first date—painful in the moment, but hilarious once it’s over.
Until then, Yankee fans… hide the panic button, step away from the trade machine, and stop acting like it’s October. It’s July. There’s a lot of baseball left, and I still believe this team has another gear.
Now somebody, anybody… please make contact.
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