Game Thread Yankees vs. Orioles 1:05-pm. Sunday 4/17/2022 @Camden Yards

[Messiah717]

Cortez vs Zimmerman

 

[Mattingly23NY]

With LeMahieu on first, GT tries to push a bunt down the right field side, with the infield in a shift on the left side. He comes up empty-handed and eventually flies out.
Out #1-

For the last 20 plus years MLB batters seem to have lost the ability to bunt at will!

Out #2- Higgy goes down swinging at a ball inside down around his ankles.

IKF works a Walk.

Locastro with his .180 B'Avg batting cleanup, he pulls a foul ball down the line past the foul Pole. He's supposed to have the fastest Sprint speed in MLB. Why is he not leading off?
Out#3- Down goes LoCastro with two men on base with a weak ground ball to third...

 

[Messiah717]

Cortese looking good with 5 Ks in two innings of work.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Cortese looking good with 5 Ks in two innings of work.

He is looking good today, now 7 KS thru 3IP.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

LeMahieu with his 2nd hit, a liner to R/CF.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

IKF kills a rally with runners on the corners with a 5-4-3 DP

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Is Cortes really this good today or are the Orioles batters really this bad? An immaculate inning nine pitches, three consecutive strikes to each hitter! I never expected Cortes capable of such a feat!
10Ks through 4IP.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Cortes iis getting better support fromhis cup than his station to station position players.

 

[Messiah717]

Is Cortes really this good today or are the Orioles batters really this bad? An immaculate inning nine pitches, three consecutive strikes to each hitter! I never expected Cortes capable of such a feat!
10Ks through 4IP.

They're a bad lineup but every start counts. It's too bad the Yankee offense us terrible right now.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

A career high 12 strikeouts for Cortes through five innings

 

[Messiah717]

Great job by Cortes. Deserved some runs and a chance to win.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Nice catch by Locastro

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Michael K said: big bats sitting on the bench in Rizzo and Gallo.
I would never refer to Gallo having a big bat, never.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Michael K said: big bats sitting on the bench in Rizzo and Gallo.
I would never refer to Gallo having a big bat, never.

Boner is such a tactician!!!!!!!!!

 

[mrmel29]

This team is just offensively inept at catcher, 2nd, short, 3rd, left and center. Nice job cashman paying too dollar and stacking the lineup with hitters who can’t hit!

 

[mrmel29]

And the final indignity letting roughened odor beat you with a 2 run single. Loiezza chokes again

 

[Messiah717]

Reliever clearly struggling so leave him in a batter to long. Boone is a God awful manager.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Odor base hit, knew that was coming, well managed game from Boner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mrmel29]

Reliever clearly struggling so leave him in a batter to long. Boone is a God awful manager.

Yep, and just signed for 4 more years GFDI!!

 

[Messiah717]

Another gross loss to the Orioles coming up.

 

[mrmel29]

4-0 down. Losing 2 out of 3 against Baltimore. UGH! Glad we’re in a soft spot in our schedule!! BEAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHHHAAHAJ

 

[mrmel29]

And luetke continues to impress

 

[mrmel29]

How is this the offense with a 260 million dollar payroll. Cashman should be fired immediately

 

[mrmel29]

Listening to the babbling Boone postgame is demoralizing to a Yankee fan. He’s defending plays during the game that are totally indefensible. At least a couple of reporters put him on the spot especially with the Loiazza non move. Hal should just pay off the 4 years and fire this POS Boone already. And cashman should go with him along with their useless analytical department

 

[Mattingly23NY]

The Johnny Lasagna experiment in the Bronx needs to be over. 5 years, 98 games, 154 innings pitched, and a >8+ ERA not even 2 weeks into the season.

More than likely he'll pull out of it to some degree, but he is Not a Mariano Rivera, never will be!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

How is this the offense with a 260 million dollar payroll. Cashman should be fired immediately

This from an Orioles fan says it all

 

[cagedlion]

Hey. This is just the beginning of this baseball season……and I do not see this team getting better. Yankee
management awards mediocrity on every level……from the owner to the players.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Hey. This is just the beginning of this baseball season……and I do not see this team getting better. Yankee
management awards mediocrity on every level……from the owner to the players.

....^^^^
But they don't reward us mediocre fans, nor hardcore one's either.

 

[yankeesince59]

This just in;..Boone has no fucking idea what he's doing.

 

[cagedlion]

This just in;..Boone has no fucking idea what he's doing.

BaBoone is a clueless asshole.
He’ll never manage a Yankee Championship team.