George Steinbrenner would be cleaning out the lockers himself, if he were still alive.
He’d consider it a birthday present to himself. And after the Yankees’ second consecutive implosion to the Mets — a 10-5 loss and another blown save by Aroldis Chapman during a humiliating six-run seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader — the waiver wire would be longer than the Manhattan phone book.
In the final inning Sunday, as the Mets blew the game open, they were laughing at the Yankees — in Yankee Stadium, where, by the way, it sounded like more than half the crowd was rooting for the Mets.
Can you think of anything that would’ve pissed off George more than that?
This is the $200 million birthday gift his players would’ve given him?
As the Yankees’ report card proves, you can’t spell “creampuffs” without some F’s.
You have to wonder what label George, who called Hideki Irabu a “pussy toad,” would lay on some of the Yankees’ overpaid failures. One thing for sure: He’d have sent at least a few packing by now, with manager Aaron Boone likely gone several weeks ago.
“Aroldis Chapman? Prove you can close something and shut the door on your way out.”
“Brett Gardner? You’ve been a terrific Yankee, but it’s over. So, patch the holes in the dugout roof and hit the road.”
“And Gerrit Cole? Here are the papers for a civil lawsuit, charging that you took our $324 million under false pretenses because you were cheating with Spider Tack. Spin that!”
Proving that the world really enjoys mocking the Yankees when they’re down, MLB announced Sunday that Cole and Chapman were chosen to the All-Star Game. Think George would pay those all-star bonuses?
Meanwhile, Yankees fans — sick and tired of listening to ...
— tone-deaf manager Boone, who couldn’t fire up a Fourth of July grill, let alone a bunch of disinterested superstars;
— delusional general manager Brian Cashman, who, at least earlier this week, still believed his deeply flawed roster can reach the postseason;
— and Steinbrenner’s kid, Hal, who apparently would have to catch Boone spray-painting graffiti on Don Mattingly’s plaque in Monument Park before canning him
... have 80 more games to look forward to.
Former WFAN host Mike Francesa thinks the latest loss, which dropped the Yankees to .500 and 10 games out (pending the result of the Red Sox game) is even more sacrilegious than the other 40 losses because it came on Independence Day, George Steinbrenner’s birthday.
But let’s also remember it came after a players-only meeting called by right fielder Aaron Judge, after a “We suck!” declaration by Cashman, and after Hal Steinbrenner, pledging loyalty to his front office and manager, probably left his father spinning in his grave and wondering, “Where did I go wrong with this kid?”
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