"They Don't Boo Nobodies" — Jays take the Series in the Bronx
Though the Blue Jays failed to complete the sweep of the Yankees this weekend, I am still thoroughly impressed by the play.
The starting pitching was excellent.
Kikuchi 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 SO. Nothing but a whoopsie homer over the right-field fence.
Manoah Outlasted Cole and seemed, for a start at least, to have righted whatever was going wrong in previous starts. The game-tying homer from Danny Janssen was thrilling until Jordan Romano loaded the bases and gave up a single. There were so many positives, it was hard to be truly disappointed.
And this was the bitchiest thing I’ve seen in a while:
Yankees fans with thirteen Twitter followers and blue checkmarks took exception, which made it all the more hilarious.
Gausman was absolutely rude today, shutting the Yankees down and shutting the Yankees up. He was able to summon strikes when he needed them and was able to snuff out whatever hint of a rally the Yankees tried to start. 11 strikeouts.
Vlad
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. understands how to perform in the moment.
He arrived in the Bronx on Friday and reiterated comments he made last year where he stated he would never, ever play for the Yankees.
“It’s a personal thing. It goes back with my family,” Guerrero said through a club interpreter. “That’s my decision, and I will never change that.”
I don’t know what the Yankees did to Vlad Sr., but I desperately want to know. How deep does this feud go?
The comments inspired booing in the Bronx because every baseball player should dream of being a Yankee (obviously) and intensified when Guerrero went large this afternoon, after going large in Friday’s win (and getting plunked for his audacity.)
“That was a huge series from him,” said manager John Schneider. “You get here, you get booed and you can do one of two things. Reggie Jackson said they don’t boo nobodies.”
Per MLB.com, he owns the highest slugging percentage in the history of Yankee Stadium (.614) among hitters who have had at least 100 at-bats. In just 34 games in the Bronx, he has launched 12 home runs and driven in 21 runs.
By all means, New York, continue to boo him.