Between Frazier and running Jackie Jr out there, Frazier was by far the better guy. But yep, terrible.
Interesting side note, David Lopez was put in to start game 7 over a rested Kyle Zimmer and Marcos Diplan.
Zimmer was a 4.7 WAR pitcher on the year, despite losing to PIT twice in the series already. Diplan was a 0.7 WAR pitcher in only 12 games. But had a 2.88 ERA.
David Lopez? Yeah. It was his first appearance in a big league game. I threw him on the roster for emergency relief help.
And Melvin decided to start him in game 7 of the mothaeffin world series.
Because why not.
5th Inning for Lopez: BB, SINGLE, HR, BB, FC, BB, SINGLE, FC, DOUBLE
What a disaster. An epic collapse!
In other news out of New York:
New York Bids Farewell to Manager Grifol
Friday, November 5th, 2021
The New York Yankees are now without a manager. Not only do they have a team to rebuild, they are going to have to repair the clubhouse.
Today, Pedro Grifol was dismissed as team manager, and in what the front office is calling a "disgusting and uncalled for" act, the former field boss vandalized the team's clubhouse after finding out he had been fired.
"He just seemed to snap and started picking up stuff and throwing it down, smashing things all over the place," said a clubhouse attendant who witnessed the incident. "I've seen him mad before ... but never this way."
Team officials have not yet decided whether they will press charges against Grifol.
"Pedro has always had a volatile temper," said the New York GM. "I think that little display tells us we made the right decision in letting him go."
The team is now in the process of searching for a new manager -- and also planning to do some renovations in the clubhouse.
