Gerrit Cole absolutely shoved last night against the Orioles. Yeah I get it, it’s the Orioles. But their offense is somewhat underrated (7th in batting average, league-average OPS in 2020). And regardless of who it came against, it was a special performance from Cole.
Seven scoreless innings, 4 hits, 13 strikeouts, and no walks. We’ve seen a good amount of Cole starts in pinstripes at this point, but this is never gonna get old.
Gerrit's Gas Station. pic.twitter.com/bHRxja5m43
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 6, 2021
Cole pumping 101 down the plate & heading to the dugout before the ump even calls strike three makes me feel things. The Yankees finally have their first true ace since prime CC Sabathia, and it’s so damn fun to watch. Maybe Cole saw this clip where SNY tried to insinuate he wasn’t a true ace.
Imagine saying Gerrit Cole isn’t a true ace because he gave up leads in games where the Yankees scored 1 or 2 runs https://t.co/r9C1VfPJMz
— Stanzo (@ncostanzo24) April 3, 2021
I get that people want to say things that generate attention & clicks. But saying Cole isn’t a true ace is a quick way to completely lose all credibility.
Gerrit Cole, a pair of Filthy 88mph Sliders. 😷
11th and 12th Ks thru 6 [And a ⚔️] pic.twitter.com/81jhPjCySZ
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 7, 2021
Cole’s good buddy Jameson Taillon makes his Yankee debut tonight. Another 6:35 p.m. ET start against the Orioles on YES.
Gerrit Cole talks about seeing Jameson Taillon take the mound tomorrow:
"Hopefully have a bourbon or 2 on the plane if it's a good day, and maybe 3 or 4 if it's a bad day" 😂 pic.twitter.com/e3uCvSyArG
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) April 7, 2021
Hopefully Taillon has a good day & the boys won’t be pounding too much bourbon. Or have Jamo go 6 strong with 10 K’s & pound the whole bottle. Works for me.
One more Cole video for your viewing pleasure:
Cole Train in Cruise Control 🚂💨 pic.twitter.com/VRyevjU94B
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 7, 2021
