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Unique observations in these fun nights watching the Padres-Yankees in the House that Ruth Built.

NEW YORK is not what they have always been, a terrifying batting order backed by dominant pitching.  There just seems to be something missing in Yankees baseball right now.  The electricity in the Stadium doesn’t seem to be there and the seats are far from filled.  Of course rainy weather has had alot to do with that.

And yes the 10-run inning in the 7th inning was an aberration of a bad Padres bullpen night and some big swings from long silent NY bats, but that has not been the norm at all this year in the Bronx.  And for the Padres, a fun couple of games, except they had to take Michael King out after 6-more dazzling innings before it fell apart.

But aside from that inning, this has not been what Yankees fans subscribe to.

Look at that batting order, and who aside from Aaron Judge’s long ball power, scares you.  This is not vintage Yankees baseball, the days of Derek Jeter, Reggie Jackson, the M&M Boys, or even a year ago when it was Judge and Juan Soto.

The pitching staff is ravaged by injury.  The ace, Gerritt Cole is facing a 14-month layoff with elbow surgery, after missing a big chunk of last season with arm problems.  Beyond that there are ailments lots of place.  At one point, New York had 4-starters on the DL, and they don’t have some of them back yet.

Yes, Paul Goldschmidt has had a very good start, considering he had tailed off each of his final couple of years in St-Louis.  And Trent Grisham is doing something he never did with the Padres and Milwaukee prior to that.

The Yankees defense looks poor.  How many fly balls does your team allow to drop?  How little ground does the New York double play combo cover up the middle?  Is there a legitimate 3rd baseman at the hot corner?

Cross town, the Mets, even with an anemic Juan Soto batting average, have a better record than the Bronx Bombers, and that is a surprise considering how thin the Mets pitching staff is.

Fun to watch the Padres, who do alot of things right, and are getting their injured guys back healthy in play.  Interesting to compare whom the Yankees used to be, and what they are putting out there now alongside their only star in Aaron Judge.

The Padres are proving themselves to be pretty good.  The Yankees, not so much right now despite the one big inning vs the Friars.
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