July 17 for 79 .215 Aug 4 for 27 .148 That's 21 for 106 .198 You cannot have this out of the leadoff spot for over a month in the leadoff spot. With the Drew nonsense still going on it's just a killer. Garnder hasn't been much better. July 21 for 85 .247 Aug 4 for 19 .211 That's 25 for 104 .240
I mean 46 for 210 out of the 1 and 2 spot for over a month is dreadful. It's amazing they scored all of those runs in that burst they had.
Both Ellsbury & Gardner were on fire early on; then Ellsbury got injured & Gardner held fast; then as July wore on, both have been on a downward trend. Yeah, I'd say that their decline highlights how this team is under performing.
It's like what I had said earlier about when guys like Headley and Didi were unconscious. They were clearly going to come down to earth and that's when you need other to step up. A slump is one thing but over a month now is ridiculous. That's how you end up scoring one run against the Blue Jays in three games.
...yeah, we talked about this the other day...Ellsbury has been abysmal since he came back. (with the exception of the HR vs the Sox)...but Gardner has been nearly as bad lately...but this past weekend was pretty much a group non-effort. ...the omni-dependent HRs are not there and the RISP remains anemic.
Plus, the big difference is that Donaldson and Bautista came in here this weekend with swagger and flexed their muscles. The Yankees had a single Tex homer that barely got out. It was nothing short of embarrassing.
I never liked the Ellsbury Deal and Gardner has annoyed me the last couple of years with his lack of running... and when you don't it AND don't run, what's the point of playing him?
... ...yeah, I like Ellsbury for his overall game but the contract was a typical Cashman overpay/overextend contract...a la Beltran, CC, et al.
Don't mean to sound redundant but stopping the running game at the top of the order because you don't want to take the bat out of A-Rod & Tex's hands is is ridiculous. I don't know the numbers but I've no doubt that no other team with a base stealer at the top of the order has halted his running game for similar reason. Sorry but playing small ball actually works.
...yup, it would be nice to have a more balanced offense because the almighty HRs are not always gonna bail them out, but hell, Ells and Gardner can't even get on base lately.
Exactly. It's not like Ellsbury is even getting on base. Even more disheartening is that in 31 August ABs he has fanned 12 times.
And in his last 16 games he's 9 for 63. That's a 142 average. And his average has dipped during that time from 308 to a season low 267.
I know and the reason I looked up just how many is because it became glaring to me how many times he has fanned recently. Evident of somebody just completely out of sync and not seeing the ball well.
I think we all thought when the Yanx landed Jacoby, we'd see a 1-2 tandem of small ball base stealers......... WTF- I don't get it, unless Joe and Brett have both lost faith in Gardner's ability to steal bases, I don't get it, otherwise...... where did the "White Rat" go and retire too........? a team Consultant could be a worthy position for this Team........"get 'em on, get 'em over, get 'em in".........
