Man, that 10-run game from the offense on Wednesday was fun, wasn’t it? Alas, it was a complete anomaly. They’ve gone right back to snoozing their way through a pennant race with one solo homer and nothing else in their last 18 innings. Pathetic. Yes, the defense was embarrassing in its own right on that one play to help Toronto overcome the not-so-staggering 1-0 deficit.
But it shouldn’t come to that. If I was Aaron Judge, I would be furious that this team is so punchless without him. It’d be understandable to play worse but playing like a Deadball Era offense? Come on. I know they’re also missing Cody Bellinger, but be real. Or continue to be fake and waste yet another year of his prime, what do I care?
Today on the site, Matt will run through the Rivalry Roundup, Andrés will celebrate the 60th (!) birthday of 1998 World Series MVP Scott Brosius, and he’ll return later to discuss prospect Roderick Arias’ comeback season. Also keep an eye out for Jonathan delving more into the new faces around the Yankees’ clubhouse post-Trade Deadline, and Matt making a lineup of the best seasons in each spot in the batting order where a hitter was excellent there and so-so or worse anywhere else.
Today’s Matchup:
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
Time: 3:07 p.m. EST
TV: YES Network, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
Questions/Prompts:
1. Which Trade Deadline seller is more likely to make the playoffs: Toronto or Detroit?
2. The Home Run Derby and All-Star Game will be at Wrigley next year, and yesterday they were officially announced for San Francisco in 2028. Speculation has Toronto and Baltimore getting the two after that. Are you disappointed that Yankee Stadium doesn’t seem to be in the upcoming plans, or do you not really care?