As expected, the Yankees announced they have activated left-hander CC Sabathia from the 10-day injured list. He’ll start today’s series finale against Cleveland after missing around three weeks with right knee inflammation.
It hasn’t been a banner final season for the 39 year-old, who has been especially plagued by the league’s home run surge. Sabathia’s 2.39 HR/9 is by far the worst mark of his career. While a career-worst 38% ground ball rate surely plays some part in that, an unsustainably high 21.1% HR/FB rate has contributed to that whiplash. Sabathia’s strikeouts (21.1%) and walks (7.7%) in 2019 are identical to those he put up in 2018, when he gave New York a 3.65 ERA over 153 innings.
Sabathia’s a back-end starter at this point, clearly, but it’d still be nice for the Yankees to get some volume from him down the stretch. The Bombers have ridden a power lineup and stellar bullpen to a league-best 83-42 record despite a mediocre rotation.
Good. Now Chad Green can’t loose the game in the 1st
You mean ‘lose’.
No he meant that he wasn’t going to tighten the game.
No instead, CC will lose it in the second
You mean loose?
OMG I cant believe this is actually happening
LOL!
This is great news for any teams playing against the Yankees when CC is the starter.
That’s a lot to be excited about! He won’t make the fourth!
Fasten your seat belt!
Duck and cover in those outfield bleachers. Seriously though he’s good for 4.1 innings (what an innings eater), and 5-6 runs.
Wow Bo…5 months into the season and still bashing CC. I hope that you continue to post on here until his HOF installation so that we can have our way with you.
Fits his narrative. If it’s not him, it’s someone else. Pretty boring and lacks any creativity in comments.
Hall of fame installation? Wow, you New Yorkers have a way with words!
Now I know why they put Harvard university in Massachusetts instead of New York
Might not go 4.1 after giving up a 3-run jack to that noted slugger Freeman.
Every inning is a stressful inning for cc. Well, every inning he has to walk out to the mound that is.
Hall of Fame? Probably. Now that the bar has been set with Baines going in. Jose cruz should be in too. His numbers are almost the same as baines. But with excellent defense and speed.
Actually Cher’s 54.4 WAR were much better than Baines’ 38.7. OF partner Cesar Cedeno also had a much better career with over 52 WAR.
Cheo not Cher…
What does his career have to do with my post on his current ability?
Listing his current innings and penchant for giving up that many runs per outing is reality, and creativity wasn’t required mister.
Ouch!
Who’s
Cheo!!??
Cheo is jose Cruz’s nickname. Outfielder in the 80’s for Houston and cards too I think.
His boy “Cheito” (Jose Cruz Jr.) was supposed to be the next great thing. Showed some glimpses of greatness but didn’t sustain it.
As the Cleveland Indians lick their chops and await an afternoon batting practice.
Maybe he can get himself ejected before he gets pulled. Phil Cuzzi is today’s home plate umpire, so that increases this odds.
Hopefully Gardner gets 5 games for his tantrums.
Wonder if Brett Gardner is going to go roid raging again?
His tantrums with banging the bat are the most annoying and juvenile I’ve seen a major leaguer throw in a long time. Time for that man to grow up or tune into the LLWS in Williamsport and take notes.
One out into today’s game and the Yankee announcers can’t stop whining about the ejection. Time for the mute button.
And now back to whining about it again…SMH
ssabathia’s a back-end starter at this point, clearly …
ssabathia’s a back-end, clearly. Ask any umpire.
Clevenger strikes out the side in the first… gardner is going to rage on for this. Umpires must hate the yankees.
5 strike outs in 2 innings. Umpires hate the yankees.
7 K’s in 3 innings… obviously the umps hate the Yankees. Did Gardner get thrown out yet?
10 k’s in 4 innings. Umpires hate the Yankees. Are any of the called strikes in the strike zone?
10 Ks and the bench chirping just got a warning. Down 5-0, somebody’s gonna get tossed today. At least Gardner is not banging on the ceiling telling the upstairs neighbors to be quiet yet…
They just got a warning? That’s funny, the last month of them getting tossed should have been warning enough.
I like how the Yankee broadcast team complained about the ump yesterday staring into the dugout. Didn’t they complain when the umpire didn’t look into the dugout and threw out Gardner? The Yankees basically begged them to watch the dugout with the way they acted after that melt down.
And that low strike and on the paint has been called all game and was set up with the 1st batter. Theirs pitchers got it too, but they only gripe when at the plate.
5-6 Almost a 5 ERA I’m not excited he’s back.
One two there four.
Please don’t bring back CC go out and grab Corbin or Morton.
Here we are a rest home for the over extended.
Here is another mistake
.105 Vs Clevland
.111 Vs Minn
.238 Vs Houston
.274 Vs Tampa
That’s Gardner vs these teams this year. Come the PS you’ll be begging they walk away from Brett.
Stayed tuned
The Playoff are going to expose the Yankees SP and Gardner is going to be exposed once again. Hoping for a change in 2020 we’ll see
The usual suspects are gonna read this and have homer rage.
Yankees fans are watching but expecting different results. Insanity
Just some fools here.
I’m ready to start and contribute to a gofundme for the Yankees to resign Gardner for next season. He currently ranks tied for 16th (2.8) in fWar out of ALL(!) MLB outfielders. I don’t expect you understand any of this.
Today’s pitching line for CC…3 IP , 4 earned runs, 3 BB, 1HR. His ERA now stands at 5.0. I made that original post long before the start of today’s game. Care to provide something “creative” to dispute my post.
*sorry era now 5.01
Gardner just struck out. So there. Oops.
Happless and the fat man! Thanks Cash.
Sorry to say it, but CC and the Yankees FO is hurting this team. CC has become a flea show to sell tickets…this is not the same CC. He once was a great pitcher, but not now!
Never should have been brought back I was against CC. Yankees don’t know when to move on. Another mistake next year not moving on from Gardner.