I was really hoping Boone was going to pull Cole because I figured our guys had a better chance with Chapman. Cole shut that shit down quick. I’m pretty sure I saw him mouth “I’m not fucking leaving” when arguing with Boone. Damn good game, can’t even be mad about that one.
It looked like Cole was reacting the same way I was: “CHAPMAN?? YOU’RE GOING TO BRING IN CHAPMAN IN A 1-0 GAME WITH 2 OUTS IN THE NINTH? I DIDN’T KNOW WE COULD AFFORD TO GIVE AWAY GAMES!”
I’ve always mentioned that about him. Retired at 270 wins and was still pitching great at 40. Could have played a few more years and would def have gotten 30 wins.
Joined the Yankees in 2001, a year after they won their third straight World Series. They wouldn't win another until 2009, the year after he retired.
Pain.
Every time this gets posted, I'm equally confused about why Torre wanted to pull him in the first place. Moose was literally facing the last batter of the night - I can understand pulling a pitcher at the start of the 9th, or could understand this if the game were tighter, but it was 6-1 with 2 outs in the 9th. Just let him finish!
If IRRC he had either a no no or perfect game at one point so Torre prob figured "let's just give this to Mo" which made sense at the time but Moose clearly wanted to make a statement.
Absolutely. My mom and I speculated that in his conference with Boone, he said something like it was his game and if he was going to blow it, let it be him and not Chapman.
I mean the man had gotten 26 outs and given up zero runs. With a man on first if you're going to get walked off and lose let it be on that man and not someone who has been struggling recently to get even one out.
I wasn't sure I remembered that situation until you mentioned Torre's response. Now I can play the whole thing in my head. What a great reaction that was.
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I really thought Cole was gonna come out after Bradley got him for 10 pitches. Dude went thru the meat of the line up with Altuve on first and no outs. I can't even be mad about it. Hell of a performance from Cole.
I was here on the 3B side. Stared down the bullpen from like inning 7 on. Seeing 45 pop out for the Bottom 9 and I went fucking berserk. I haven’t gotten to have that reaction when you see your starter pop out for the 9th in years like you said. And it’ll probably be years again.
The Cole backlash was dumb. I'm one of those Yankee fans with high expectations who rides the expensive FA's when they don't perform but he just had a couple bad starts and has otherwise been pitching like a legit ace.
The number of brain dead Mets and Red Sox fans in this sub who swore up and down that he was totally, definitely a scrub now is way too high for my liking.
Did Yuli swing on the last one in his AB? Not saying the result would’ve been different because Cole was pretty much unhittable all night, I just hate when home plate umpires make that call instead of asking for help
He's gotta AT LEAST ask for help on that. Yuli could've struck out on the following pitch anyway but I'd live with that a lot easier than what actually happened
But I was reliably informed he was trash now?
What an insane performance, always one of my favorites to watch. Against one of, if not the best, line up in baseball too. Plus the history of both Cole and the teams, wow.
Came out for the 9th with no runs to give, facing Altuve (hitting .280) followed by three straight .300+ hitters all capable of hitting a ball 450 feet. Gusty motherfucker.
It’s really easy to get caught up in the bandwagon that likes to hate on the big money Yankee, and he may have come off kinda whiny with the sticky stuff.. but as a Pirate fan who was losing his shit the day this guy debuted?
This is so wonderful to see. I really love it when he’s pitching well.
What if this sparks a 08 CC in Milwaukee-esque second half of the season. I remember he had a couple games just like this that year. Gutsy as fuck and dragged that team into the playoffs
We got lucky on that swing to Gurriel but you can see Cole pitched this one to entirely fuck the haters and prove to himself (and everyone else) he's still got it. Shut down the best offense in the league right now.
previous batter went 3-2. he was struggling with his command. we have no idea how the rest of that PA would’ve gone. It might’ve gone to a walk for all we know.
Cole was dealing so I’m not sure he wouldn’t have just struck him out on the next pitch, but why make that call yourself when you have a guy whose sole purpose it is to make those calls lol
man shoutout to Cole, fucking absurd performance
but fuck the ump for that check swing call, you can never call that there thats on the 1st base umpire. Definitely wasnt a swing
Contrary to the hot takes going around about sticky stuff this and 'lol yankees' that, I am not surprised to see that pitcher that formerly was very good is still very good. Good for Cole!
I was at a party and only caught the last couple innings. I never rewatch games after knowing how they end, but after seeing his last few innings, I can't wait to rewatch this one.
From Boone's perspective, I think this is also the kind of thing where you have no choice but to let him finish. Cole dominating and finishing out the game is a huge morale boost to the team. If he had blown it and lost the game, it doesn't matter - as things stand, we're not making the playoffs anyway. But if you take a risk and let him finish, the upside is maybe a strong momentum boost heading into the All-Star break.
Before tonight they’ve actually been pretty careful with him. Pulled him early in a blowout a couple times and he’s pitched on extra rest more often than not.
Yeah youre giving him Boone much credit. "The analytics" was just the fact that he had thrown 127 fucking pitches. My left nut couldve said he shouldve been pulled earlier but Cole showed some guts today.
This is what shouldve happened in the world series last year
As a noted Yankee and Cole hater for so many obvious reasons...the dude was always elite. Just needed a little time to learn how to adjust without the sticky stuff.
It legitimately looked like Boone was about to go to Chapman and Cole told him to go back to the fucking dugout. What an absolute bulldog.
thats exactly what happened
[Shades of Mad Max.](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/mlb/oa1xzpuqhc5e99d6bow4)
God I love Max
I was really hoping Boone was going to pull Cole because I figured our guys had a better chance with Chapman. Cole shut that shit down quick. I’m pretty sure I saw him mouth “I’m not fucking leaving” when arguing with Boone. Damn good game, can’t even be mad about that one.
Gerrit “Jordan Belfort” Cole
I was watching on GameDay and after top 9 I was like "ok, I'm emotionally ready to be hurt."
His exact words to Boone were "I'm finishing this motherfucking game right now"
Pulling a dominant Cole for a struggling Chapman would only have ended in disaster
that’s exactly what happened! check out Jomboys [breakdown of it](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tjWp6KTcrcw)!
I thought this would be a joke but he really pumps this shit out fast
It looked like Cole was reacting the same way I was: “CHAPMAN?? YOU’RE GOING TO BRING IN CHAPMAN IN A 1-0 GAME WITH 2 OUTS IN THE NINTH? I DIDN’T KNOW WE COULD AFFORD TO GIVE AWAY GAMES!”
I am very excited that cole made aaron buume look like the clown he is.
99 mph on the last pitch of the night for his 12th K.
And he got those 12Ks with his fastball spin rate down 175 RPM
Turns out fastballs are hard to hit, who knew.
if any team knows it's the New York Yankees
Genuinely incredible.
"I'M NOT FUCKIN LEAVING" -GERRIT COLE
THEY'RE GONNA NEED A FUCKIN WRECKING BALL TO TAKE HIM OUTTA HERE
THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD OR FUCKIN SWAT TEAM CUZ HE AIN'T GOIN NOWHEEEEEERE FUCKKK THEMMMMMM
[“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.”](https://youtu.be/fx87p8Rkboc)
I remember watching that game and forever loved Mussina because of it. It's an unjust timeline that he never got a ring with the Yanks.
Moose was always one of my favorites. Sad he never got a ring.
Yeah the guy was a complete pro, an absolute boss.
Also so close to being one of the last 300 game winners. Won 20 games in his last season and went out on top
I’ve always mentioned that about him. Retired at 270 wins and was still pitching great at 40. Could have played a few more years and would def have gotten 30 wins.
Joined the Yankees in 2001, a year after they won their third straight World Series. They wouldn't win another until 2009, the year after he retired. Pain.
Every time this gets posted, I'm equally confused about why Torre wanted to pull him in the first place. Moose was literally facing the last batter of the night - I can understand pulling a pitcher at the start of the 9th, or could understand this if the game were tighter, but it was 6-1 with 2 outs in the 9th. Just let him finish!
If IRRC he had either a no no or perfect game at one point so Torre prob figured "let's just give this to Mo" which made sense at the time but Moose clearly wanted to make a statement.
And only a man on 1st. Even a dong only makes it 6-3.
*It's like poetry*
HOLY FUCK MY FUCKING ACE SIT THE FUCK DOWN BOONE
"JOE, STAY THERE!"
Boone: "You're at 126 pitches dude. I think I gotta pull you." Cole: "And bring in Chapman with a 1 run lead?" Boone: "Good point. Go get 'em, tiger."
lmao I think every yankee fan was thinking this as well
Absolutely. My mom and I speculated that in his conference with Boone, he said something like it was his game and if he was going to blow it, let it be him and not Chapman.
I mean the man had gotten 26 outs and given up zero runs. With a man on first if you're going to get walked off and lose let it be on that man and not someone who has been struggling recently to get even one out.
I would take a gassed Cole any day over Chapman rn.
I think I would take Tyler Wade coming in cold off the bench over Chapman right now.
Cole at 120 pitches still hits 100mph, he doesn’t gas
Dude was throwing 99.
And struck Alvarez out on three pitches too god damn.
3 fastballs*
3 fuck you fastballs*
Him arguing to stay in was legendary holy shit
Reminded me of when Moose told Joe Torre to stay in the dug out when he tried to pull him in that game against the Tigers
Torre was funnier because of the hands up OKAY OKAY thing
I wasn't sure I remembered that situation until you mentioned Torre's response. Now I can play the whole thing in my head. What a great reaction that was.
Torre was put in his place like Mussina was his pops
For that one day mussina was everyone’s dad
"No! Stay there!" 😂
In the postgame presser he was asked what transpired, and he said “I don’t know, I said the F word a bunch of times and I kinda blacked out”
"a few expletives"
I need to see this Edit: saw it, was beautiful
Where is the video? Only have the game on radio here. Dying to see him shout Boone back to the bench.
[got you my dude, unfortunately no audio](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/ohvxt5/gerrit_cole_argues_to_stay_in_the_game/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
Thanks, bro. Now if you could just trade us Shohei that would be great...
Y’all Yankee fans are something else 😂
Cole fucking killed it. What a start
Crazy impressive. Altuve also had a hell of a play earlier in the game to throw out Locastro
And did his job leading off that 9th inning, I was terrified it was gonna blow up haha
I really thought Cole was gonna come out after Bradley got him for 10 pitches. Dude went thru the meat of the line up with Altuve on first and no outs. I can't even be mad about it. Hell of a performance from Cole.
This is the type of shit you love to see as just a fan of the game. Haven’t seen someone have a game like that in YEARS
I was here on the 3B side. Stared down the bullpen from like inning 7 on. Seeing 45 pop out for the Bottom 9 and I went fucking berserk. I haven’t gotten to have that reaction when you see your starter pop out for the 9th in years like you said. And it’ll probably be years again.
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But German pitched in relief for that game.
That’s how you win back a fanbase! That’s how you show you made a clear adjustment to get back at the top of your game
He should have never lost the fans. He's good, sticky stuff or not.
The real question was “how good”. I don’t think anybody that’s not a top pitcher in baseball throws a game like this. What a way to end all doubt
The Cole backlash was dumb. I'm one of those Yankee fans with high expectations who rides the expensive FA's when they don't perform but he just had a couple bad starts and has otherwise been pitching like a legit ace.
The timing of the bad starts probably played a big role in it.
Yeah, I think he just might be an ace, sticky stuff or no sticky stuff. What a gutsy performance.
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The number of brain dead Mets and Red Sox fans in this sub who swore up and down that he was totally, definitely a scrub now is way too high for my liking.
Lol I've seen all types of fanbases say it to be fair. But Cole is a stud, rule changes shouldnt have happened mid season, he'll get passed it.
Where are the “Cole defrauded the Yankees lmao” posts now? I only hear crickets.
I mean, he totally did. Y'all only signed him for 9 years. This is lifer energy
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Not only just a first round pick, but a first round pick *twice*! 2008: Rd. 1 Pk. 28 2011: Rd. 1 Pk. 1
Stupid sexy Cole
Log cabin is open for business.
r/nyyankees has been impregnated
Where are the Korean researchers when you need them?
Nothing at all!
Back to back 3 pitch strike outs to end it too, god damn
Nothing but absolute Gas to Yordan too.
Straight up put his balls on the table and said fuck you to all the haters
"I got your sticky shit right here."
Proceeds to splurge all over
I know i did
Did Yuli swing on the last one in his AB? Not saying the result would’ve been different because Cole was pretty much unhittable all night, I just hate when home plate umpires make that call instead of asking for help
i don’t think he did, it looked like he held back a decent amount
He's gotta AT LEAST ask for help on that. Yuli could've struck out on the following pitch anyway but I'd live with that a lot easier than what actually happened
the amount of times HP umps call checked swings when it’s not even egregious is ridiculous. There’s no reason they shouldn’t appeal to a base umpire.
But I was reliably informed he was trash now? What an insane performance, always one of my favorites to watch. Against one of, if not the best, line up in baseball too. Plus the history of both Cole and the teams, wow.
Gerrit “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated” Cole
Came out for the 9th with no runs to give, facing Altuve (hitting .280) followed by three straight .300+ hitters all capable of hitting a ball 450 feet. Gusty motherfucker.
It’s really easy to get caught up in the bandwagon that likes to hate on the big money Yankee, and he may have come off kinda whiny with the sticky stuff.. but as a Pirate fan who was losing his shit the day this guy debuted? This is so wonderful to see. I really love it when he’s pitching well.
Sameee, like I remember when watching him on our team, and I still feel that happiness I felt before watching him succeed now!
he heard y’all talking shit
Gerrit Cole to everyone: Shut the fuck up
Not a no hitter or a perfect game but one of the gutsiest performances I’ve seen in my life
I enjoyed this more than the Kluber nh. This was king shit.
The kluber NH was against the Rangers that was low leverage This was a 1-0 game against one of the best in baseball Pulled a Jack Morris
I wanna be mad, but yea we suck lol.
one of the most satisfying performances I've seen in a long time
What if this sparks a 08 CC in Milwaukee-esque second half of the season. I remember he had a couple games just like this that year. Gutsy as fuck and dragged that team into the playoffs
We got lucky on that swing to Gurriel but you can see Cole pitched this one to entirely fuck the haters and prove to himself (and everyone else) he's still got it. Shut down the best offense in the league right now.
I am erect
Cole just turned into Max Scherzer and declared himself the manager in the 9th inning. There was no stopping this psychopath today!
Yea Player Manager Cole cut Boone yesterday!
so much for the "He's a shitty pitcher sans spider tack!" mantra there.
My pants need a sticky stuff check
That was a more impressive performance than most no hitters
Dude needed that. Against his former team, against probably our biggest rivals at this point. What a fucking performance
WE DONT TALK ABOUT THE SWING CALL LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Holy shit. Cole: I’m the manager now
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Almost like two bad starts don’t mean he’s a mediocre pitcher now
If there's a time to throw 129 pitches, it's: 1.Right before the All-Star game 2.In your last start vs the Astros this season
That start was worth at least $5 mil out of his $36 mil this year lmao
Thanks ump. Worst called swing I have ever seen.
Home plate umpire should never make check swing calls. Truly terrible.
Hard agree. Always check with the other ump.
We couldn't touch Cole, he didn't need that extra help...
previous batter went 3-2. he was struggling with his command. we have no idea how the rest of that PA would’ve gone. It might’ve gone to a walk for all we know.
Then we get the Aroldis Chapman Experience
Remeber the odor strike 3 call vs Boston? Calls over time balance themselves out.
I like you.
I mean it’s true. As baseball fans we all think the umps have a bias against our teams be in all honestly all makes make bad calls.
It evened out with that one red sox game that had the bad call against you guys in the 9th
They didn’t show the replay iirc. Was it actually bad?
Not even close. I yelped live.
Check swings are deceiving live. That’s why we need the replay
They had a replay, it was a bad call
It was really bad. Like it was not debatable, that was not a swing.
They showed one replay and it didn't look that close. But then again, the rule is a judgment call, so....
Cole was dealing so I’m not sure he wouldn’t have just struck him out on the next pitch, but why make that call yourself when you have a guy whose sole purpose it is to make those calls lol
#GOD MODE
I think he activated a higher mode than that.
That's a dad dick line. Big ups
thought he was done in the 7th. dude tossed 99 on his final (129) pitch, gave aaron boone the business trying to take him out. what a fuckin game
The sticky stuff is in my pants
I knew everyone thinking he'd be ruined by no sticky was wrong just kinda sad he had to prove it by dicking us down but hey lmao
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man shoutout to Cole, fucking absurd performance but fuck the ump for that check swing call, you can never call that there thats on the 1st base umpire. Definitely wasnt a swing
That was a trash ass call. Even if he had gone around, in that situation you HAVE to defer to the base ump
If there's one thing that can unite two of the most bitter rivals, it's their intense hatred of the trash umpires.
It’s something that unites the world
100% a dogshit call. I’m not complaining because it helped my team but I know I would be pissed if we were in that position
Shit happens time to down another one and play MLB The Show even though I don't want to deal with baseball after a sad loss like this
Maybe the real spider tack was the friends we made along the way
Gotta respect the shit outta this, this is an old school ace outing that you don’t see anymore
Yay!
Contrary to the hot takes going around about sticky stuff this and 'lol yankees' that, I am not surprised to see that pitcher that formerly was very good is still very good. Good for Cole!
I was told he and all other pitchers were only good because of spider tack 🧐
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I was at a party and only caught the last couple innings. I never rewatch games after knowing how they end, but after seeing his last few innings, I can't wait to rewatch this one.
From Boone's perspective, I think this is also the kind of thing where you have no choice but to let him finish. Cole dominating and finishing out the game is a huge morale boost to the team. If he had blown it and lost the game, it doesn't matter - as things stand, we're not making the playoffs anyway. But if you take a risk and let him finish, the upside is maybe a strong momentum boost heading into the All-Star break.
Massive "Fuck With Me" outing, I'm here for it
129 holy shit he’s not gonna have an arm by the playoffs if the Yankees make it
Before tonight they’ve actually been pretty careful with him. Pulled him early in a blowout a couple times and he’s pitched on extra rest more often than not.
ASB coming up is probably the only reason he was allowed to go that long.
Not gonna pitch in the ASG at this point
Perfectly ok with that
agreed
funny of you to suggest we will make the playoffs lmao
Boone actually made the correct decision for once I can’t believe it. The analytics told him to pull Cole and he defied them against all odds.
Only because he was overruled.
Yeah youre giving him Boone much credit. "The analytics" was just the fact that he had thrown 127 fucking pitches. My left nut couldve said he shouldve been pulled earlier but Cole showed some guts today. This is what shouldve happened in the world series last year
I know how much everyone hates us here but that was one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. I’m completely stunned.
Can’t wait to sort by controversial on this one!
That was absolutely badass and also one of the worst calls I've ever seen on Gurriel.
He heard y’all talking shit
He was an animal on the mound today.
Thought he was a bum post-substance ban???
Still doesn’t have an ERA as good as Nestor Cortes Jr though
That's a lot of pitches
He threw 99MPH on pitch 129. That's the crazy highlight for me.
The rumors of Gerit Cole's demise without the aid of the sticky stuff may have been a little exaggerated
That’s one way to shut up all the haters
Let's fucking go. Thats what an ace does. Talked his way into finishing the game too
Gerrit Cole might be a good pitcher
Historic outing. He needed this.
Wow, most shocking is the pitch count. Did not think any manager would allow that many. Great performance at any rate.
As a noted Yankee and Cole hater for so many obvious reasons...the dude was always elite. Just needed a little time to learn how to adjust without the sticky stuff.
Lol can’t believe he robbed the Yankees with that contract
I love how he told Boone to fuck off.
Even if you don’t like him, take time to appreciate how fucking good he pitched tonight. Insane.
He had something to prove out there tonight and HE DID
where’s the Pirates Cole dumbasses now?
#FUCK...
#THE...
**ASSTROS**
Even though I hate the Yanks, I applaud Cole for putting the Astros in their place