Dual Allegiance: How Pitching for Phillies and Yankees Could Outsmart Every Hitter
I recently saw a clip of Jomboy doing an interview with Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Jomboy was essentially looking for emotion to come out of Boone and for him to express (I assume) a sense of urgency because the Blue Jays are doing well, and the Yankees are in second place in the division. Boone was clearly getting frustrated with the interview, but handled it pretty well. He essentially was saying that fans get emotional, he can’t let the players get emotional. He is right, the players need to stay pretty even keel in order to make sure they are performing at an optimal level. The Yankees were in the World Series last year, are looking to add to the roster, and have a great chance to make it back this year. There is no reason for anyone to panic or get emotional. They could use some improvement from today’s starter Marcus Stroman. For the season, Stroman is just 2-1 with a 5.64 ERA. I lost my last bet on him, but I still think he is a solid pitcher. He has thrown just 30.1 innings this year and has a 1.48 WHIP, but I think that could go down. He is coming off of four straight strong starts – 21 innings, and a total of seven earned runs allowed. He has been great against the Phillies in the past, holding them to a .173 average over 139 at-bats.
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