The Yankees Don't Take Injuries Seriously, and It's Killing Their Franchise

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[@post-leftluddite]

Make a video about how the Yankees pay pitchers huge contracts to come to NYC, but then the pitcher is injured and only pitches 12 games in 4 seasons

[@OhioPrime29]

I have it 2:25

[@jackbenun246]

Great video. I'd also consider the case of Jose Trevino who broke his wrist in spring 2023. The yankees decided to completely hide the injury from the public (and roll with trevino as starting catcher) until the pain was unbearable and they had to come clean and shut him down in the summer

[@MrBendylaw]

Doctor: "What's your name?" Rizzo: "Lou Gehrig." Doctor: "And?" Rizzo: "The Iron Horse." Doctor: "He checks out, get him back on Murderer's Row."

[@JohnnyCashavetes]

Over the past 14 years, Brian Cashman has been one of the worst GMs in baseball while keeping a mostly sterling reputation as one of the best. A baffling thing to witness.

[@michaelgambardella2385]

Baffles me as a Yankees fan. Guy has had giant payrolls and has only made the LCS 4 times and world series 0 times in 15 years

[@lianwhite9670]

Has not been fun as a Yanks fan for a long time now.

[@fernandoposada5440]

Been preaching that for over 15 years .

[@jeremylugo5206]

⁠@@lianwhite9670me and you both brother

[@brendan594]

Bc he’s able to get free agents with ease and people act like it’s bc of him when the reality is anyone could be GM of that team and still recruit top stars. He’s able to do that bc of where his team is, New York City

[@mrkniffz7109]

As a Yankees diehard, the truth hurts 🥲

[@TheManny717]

_The Culture...is actually damn good right now._ -Brian Cashman. Probably

[@johnsantello8515]

The toxicity was ushered in by GMS 3 because of his own personal toxic personality and always making the story about himself. I think the physical injuries are a function of the dysfunctional work environment of Yankee Stadium, and it starts at the top and trickles down. The Yankees were owned by Del Webb and Dan Topping from 1945 through 1964, a period of 20 years in which they won 15 AL flags and 10 WS rings. No one knew or cared about or knew who the owners and as a kid growing up in the 50's and 60's, I can't remember ever hearing a peep out of either of them about anything, never inserting themselves for headlines. They were mostly invisible.

[@slaymyface1357]

It goes back further i know plenty of Mickey Mantle's injuries probably wouldn't have happened if they did pressure him to get back quicker as he was the face of the yankees.

[@slaymyface1357]

@FunnyImpala-jn6wk to be fair, they were focused on the play not the drain hole

[@slaymyface1357]

@FunnyImpala-jn6wk well the OGs need to read a report or two. Mickey waS constantly pressured to come back from injury ASAP including when he was dealing with the flu, got a "miracle shot" and ended up injured because the shot infected his hip.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

At the end of the day, nothing is going to change. Cashman and his merry band of idiots are going to continue to run the team into the ground while Hal Steinbrenner is more concerned with his team's net worth than making major changes needed.

[@johnsantello8515]

That is correct. Nothing changes in the Bronx unless and until the Yankees start losing some serious money, regardless of their public pronouncements that the only thing that matters is winning the WS every year, which I think is an unrealistic expectation.

[@Desekratedd]

Agreed.

[@bradpotter3197]

Then become a Marlins and then,,,,,

[@benshah7129]

Yeah because getting Soto Verdugo and Stroman is such an idiotic move. Why don't you be a fan and actually be grateful for the best Yankees team we have seen in years.

[@tim.noonan]

And may it never change! Fuck the Yankees and anyone who supports them 😊

[@chriscampbell3417]

My buddy’s ex works in some capacity for the Yankees (idk if if for the yanks directly or a company contracted by then) anyways her degree is in sports medicine and she has said that they Yankees doctors operate more like workers comp doctors. Their only concern is getting the worker back to work asap regardless if they haven’t fully recovered or they have recovered but haven’t been given the time to get their strength back.

[@etamommy]

Very sad but believable if it is true.

[@robfreeman5783]

As a physician who's done worker's comp before, and for the past 3 years refused to do so in spite of my employer's demands, this is probably not the best comparison. Worker's comp is the bane of a doctor's existence- the paperwork, documentation, legalities, and incongruent agendas as you alluded between workers and the doctors- makes it miserable. The people who willingly do it, and particularly who specialize in it, are...let's just say not the most competitive or medically oriented. Yankees physicians I must believe are some of the best in sports medicine and medicine in general in the world. So what is going on? I think it has little to do with the doctors or the patients, but moreso with influence from the 3rd party between them which is hiring and paying for these medical staffs and making decisions based on their assessments, in this case the front office. They are somehow getting involved clinically. If these players weren't (let's be honest) mostly overpaid and collecting 10s of millions while sitting out injured, I would expect lawsuits filed against the Yankees organization.

[@chriscampbell3417]

@@robfreeman5783 I didn’t explain it as detailed as it was to me. My point was that Yankee’s front office (who pay the docs) pressure them to make decisions not based on the medical needs of the player but to make decisions on the needs of the team and getting that player back into actions ASAP even if it’s not in the best interest’s of the players health.

[@dazed1nyc]

To be fair, that's kind of how it generally is in most sports, especially for star players. The Yankees lose a lot of money when someone like Judge is out.

[@hawkeyeHaven221]

Source- “just trust me bro”

[@GeeEm1313]

TBH, Tanaka had a ton of miles on his arm. In Japanese high schools, they overwork their players. So I wouldn't expect him to be a workhorse.

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

Baseball culture clearly doesn't promote other exercises besides lifting weights, stretching and running it seems. All those UCL and ACL tears indicate a lack of physical movement and not trying to incorporate other exercises into their regiments, some stretching before the game only does so much. Compiled with a lazy position like the DH...not so surprise pikachu these days...these ballplayers also don't even play 162 games anymore.

[@canaanlocke4375]

We do a lot more than weight lifting and stretching I do band work mobility training plyos I think it’s not really lack of mobility for pitchers it’s mainly just the fact that there throwing 99 and putting so much spin it’s extremely hard to avoid injury

[@Desekratedd]

Yeah cashman and hal are dismantling everything george built.

[@AbleAnderson]

This only explains re-injuries, it doesn't explain Stanton coming up lame with a hamstring, or Dominguez straining his UCL. Why do they have so many injuries in the first place? It's uncanny

[@the_mini_axe2817]

Probably a trickle down, injury treatment is not taken as seriously, so things like preventative measures, resting before something becomes a problem and warm-ups and cool-downs are taken less seriously, done less carefully and in general less of a focus combine with a culture that pushes things like poor rehab to get back to playing a lot of preventable injuries will occur.

[@nicpooper4122]

At this point I dont think they enforce anything like stretching or band work to strengthen and preserve the body. Even though trevor baurer is weird I dont recall him getting injured, same with other players that put in the same conditioning work

[@louiscypher4186]

Thing is those could be re-injuries. If the team doesn't take serious injuries seriously, they won't take minor injuries seriously either. You could have Yankees players with very minor injuries, Not serious enough to need ten days off, but serious enough that they need a few days to recover. Instead the yankees send them out and low and behold what should just be a precautionary rest day due to some swelling turns into a blown hamstring.

[@fernandoposada5440]

I think too much weight training for power causes injuries too . And for that i blame analytics

[@Official_Joe_Tomberlin]

Been hard to be a Yankee fan for a while. Something’s gotta change.

[@Lucas_Chin]

try being a mets fan

[@etamommy]

@@Lucas_Chinouta the frying pan into the fire, huh? But actually Mets have seen more recent postseason action, right?

[@tim.noonan]

Boo fucking hoo

[@kaylabee1473]

Facts 😢

[@BigDave113100]

New front office

[@Chair-Son]

Great video, although a nitpick on Judge: a torn ligament **is** a sprain, and turf toe is a type of sprain as well

[@stephenthompson3348]

I can*t stress it enough. 💰 doesn*t always fix problems. 💩 happens

[@yiomardiaz5510]

As a yankees fan, this has been the most frustrating part of the franchise. We always sign past their prime old players who eventually get hurt because our training and medical staff suck. The yankees need an overhaul of staff members

[@tinbus149]

To me, it sounds as if Cole was saying the players need to be tougher.

[@JKM395]

“Are you hurt or are you injured” is one of the first questions I was taught to answer. It’s surprising that the biggest ball club isn’t more on top of this.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

That list of 33 position players used by the Yankees in 2013 is really something. I forgot about Mark Reynolds.

[@ra0929]

They make a decent point about high salaried players wanting to get back on the field (or being pressured) to earn their money, but there were also issues with guys like Clint Frazier, and Nick Johnson (while in the minors; he missed the 2000 season with injury after posting a .345/.525/.548 line at AA).

[@NickGurr59]

anyone know when & against whom Rizzo hit the home run with the concussion? would be cool to see that 😅

[@LancasterResponding]

11:15 That is a “That wasn’t a fart” face

[@robfreeman5783]

They need to hire an independent medical staff, including sport psychologists and also people with sports management/business experience, to interview players from the past 10 years to figure this out. Something certainly is wrong. As the video implies it seems a combination of pressure/goals from the front office as well as players' mindsets and approach to training and health specifically in the NYY system. All the success of the 1990s teams and the money and spotlight of playing in NY comes with some baggage. After 15+ years of this it can't just be bad luck.

[@superbrownbrown]

*The thumbnail makes no sense. Luis Severino is no longer on the team.* *The Yankees issue(s) since winning the World Series in 2009 has been lack of emphasis and importance of dependable productive reliable left-handed hitters and switch hitters in the everyday lineup. For example, starting 7 right-handed hitters against Verlander in Game 1 of the ALCS in 2022. Inexcusable. However, that/those issue(s) have been resolved this year.*

[@MeetTheMets]

I hate the yankees, but theyre good this year. Franchise is fine

[@felixvelez6393]

The season just started... plenty of games left to play and we already have our ace injured and a couple of others

[@Quinn91202]

This would apply to the angels also

[@murphyslawNYC4103]

I told every yankee fan that was stoked about Stanton that as a Met fan I saw a lot of him with the Marlins and know that in 9 seasons he spent a significant amount of time on the D.L in 8 of those seasons and it would not change and some agreed but most did not so I love to say I told you so lol

[@SDSOverfiend]

Testing and Playing time conundrums. 😉

[@kaylabee1473]

Although!? I do, completely agree with you. There's a real toxicity there. 😢 And I say that as a Yankee fan. You're not wrong brother!!!

[@baseballdude779]

I still feel bad for Rizzo on that. He got a lot of slack for something he couldn't help, and couldn't get through. Just the daily toll of having a packed stadium, with loud noises with does not sound fun.

[@wallyg77]

I would love to see this discussed with a former player in detail

[@fernandoposada5440]

The real problem is cashman’s obession with injury prone players . He keeps adding more to the team every season

[@McBlamRacing]

As far as if this is the organization or player issue, it's likely both. There's probably some push from the organization as well as some stepping aside and allowing players to play when their hurt. There is, also, likely a push from the athletes, themselves, to get back out there. Athletes are a different breed. We don't like to be sidelined. It kills us, mentally and emotionally. Missing a game or two is one thing, but missing months.... want to talk about some unpleasant people to be around? Lol. And, if allowed, we will play with broken bones and our eyes popping out of our sockets if we are sitting around long enough. It's not just the Yankees though. Mets were infamously making Pedro Martinez pitch through injuries and I watched them allow Pete Alonso to rush back and play with an all but broken hand last year. The Rays have a similar issue, same with the Rangers... it's a league problem that's really been around for a long time. Training and recovery practices, and even in-game practices are definitely more advanced than they were when I was younger, but part of me wonders if it is actually better. For example, we're limiting pitch counts, but everyone is throwing harder, maybe, for some, too hard. I don't know if this is all related, I'm speculating. Given what I'm seeing, I'm inferring that the problem is across the league plaguing all teams and players caused by all teams and players. It would not surprise me if Rizzo was like "yeah... I'm a little foggy, but I'm good" nor would it surprise me if the medical team was just incompetent in their evaluation. I'm old enough now to know that it's all well and good when you're young and full of piss and vinegar, but the body keeps receipts. You get up on the mound one day and the second you lift your leg, your body is like "yeah.... remember that time...?"

[@retrotony4119]

The Yankees have a toxic injury culture when yesterday alone MLB lost 3 Elite pitchers on the same day to Tommy John surgery. It ain’t just the Yankees.

[@J_T_H]

LMAO, Peacock getting rocked in back to back clips

[@TheArtien]

I haven't watched or spent any $ on the Yankees for 4 years now.. As long as boon and Cashman are in ilved.

[@knutschack8625]

was that a Baseball Project reference? fuck yeah!

[@kaylabee1473]

What did you say here? "looking drunken sailor" or "like a drunken sailor." Word up. Its word girl....😂 I'm just trying to figure it out. Sounds like you said the first thing, when it should be the second thing.

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

“Unable to hit water if he fell out of a boat” is such a f*cking bar! 😮‍💨

[@sevendeadlysquids404]

A Buvacquava special

[@kaylabee1473]

The nomenclature is off though. 😅 It's couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat. Bros making it too fancy. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Whatever's clever, I'm bored and policing phrasing on a Saturday. Hahahahah

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

@@kaylabee1473 my bad. Couldn’t does sound better

[@kaylabee1473]

​@@BrutusJrThe3rdI'm only busting chops lolol They both mean the same thing 😜😊

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

@@kaylabee1473 I’m still saying couldn’t 😆

[@DLR24]

Cool, they still haven’t beat the “trashtros” in the playoffs and it’s been 7 years. Had plenty of opportunities to show they were the better team.

[@rackstraw]

This didn't mention Josh Donaldson or Aaron Hicks. Juan Soto is doomed.

[@carnivalgods4573]

Getting rid of the mound and having the pitchers throw off a flat ground would have the duality of reducing velocity as well as reducing some of the torque or shearing of the pitchers arm.Very possibly leading to less injuries. At the same time is would also likely enhance a pitchers command. Worth a consideration.

[@genoinjian7729]

Got sticky substances Cole?

[@bruh-nm3ut]

Lowkey this dude reminds me of young Sheldon

[@johnnymac6178]

The #1 change the Yankees need to make is firing Cashman and starting a new era. Hal has to put business first, Cashman has been a problem for years.

[@ridgemanron]

Yankees conditioning coaches are totally inept and should be replaced by younger, coaches who truly know what form of exercising is dangerous to the health of the players.

[@NotExplicable]

Yankees are lucky they got Stroman to cover for Cole.

[@jeffdollaz]

lol he got a concussion get the ice he broke his arm tell him sleep it off

[@mikeswick6473]

I don’t know if there’s another baseball player I hate more than Anthony Rizzo

[@gm2723]

@15:50 I agree with everything up to this point, but what happened to Dominguez is that same thing that happens to every young kid that is hurt. They want to be that young guy who comes up gets hurt, and is never seen again.

[@htownsports9025]

Grown man calling them the “trashstros” 7 years after the incident. Grow up.

[@dumdawgpro]

but they are the trashtros...

[@user-lz5dz1qx2q]

The 2022 was really painful from 49-16 to almost losing the division title 😢

[@refusetolose05]

With Cole I'm betting on Tommy John. The real question is eternal brace or the older proven method. Maybe that's what he's waiting to see is how the new surgeries turn out?

[@OilCompany95]

Bunch of babies

[@InessentialMotionPictures]

Love the players but fuck that franchise. Let ‘em stay forever at 27

[@PowerInOne22]

Cashman.

[@Apis6969]

The trashtros😂😂😂

[@NateRamos69]

L franchise.

[@yarnandpets]

Love the content but The uptalking is so distracting I can’t finish the video. Please just talk normally, like you’re having a conversation with someone. The end of every sentence sounds like a question, you keep emphasizing the last word.

[@genoinjian7729]

Combo of both making bad choices

[@user-ut9fr4dc9c]

1 hour gang 👇

[@lilianaarroyo5789]

Here

[@themidwestpullup]

Here

[@turneryoung905]

The Anaheim Ducks suck. Trevor Zegras also has a history of abusing women.

[@PTFVBVB]

5d gang

[@emupike6]

its good for the game, everyone loves yankees fans whining

[@benshah7129]

This video is such a stretch you could make the same story about half the teams in the league.

[@BigHunt450]

Nope. Can't do it anymore. The 3 up - 3 down - 4 up - 4 down script reading monotonous tone with a fuckin ducks fan sitting under the hat, on screen, for no reason... I'm out. It's not good enough content to suffer through.

[@Hugeackman22]

It's such an unnatural cadence. No one in the world ends every. Single. Sentence. With an upward inflection. It's uncanny and uncomfortable to listen to.

[@mrchaehaeman]

Your videos were better when you didn’t show your face

[@cheeseburger12]

Just remember when it comes to the 'trashtros....Carlos Beltran was supposed to have had the idea for their cheating and he came right over from the Yankees. Kind of makes you wonder about what the Yankees might have been doing.

[@nickhughes8179]

They were caught using Apple watches and illegal cameras too. Open the envelope Manfraud

[@doodchappin]

Calls Astros trash, but first part of this video is the yankees ignoring one of their players being severely injured lol. Trash move was that one ;)

[@Dubius]

Trashtros = downvote 😊

[@danielreeve3063]

L yankees go sox

[@J.C...]

Dude. Stop with the weird taking. You stress way too many syllables way too often. It's to the point that I can't even watch this channel anymore because I notice it immediately in every single video.

[@tractor8581]

Why do they rush them back? Easy.... look at the pay roll for these guys. If you aint dying, you better play!!!!!

[@dumdawgpro]

how has that worked out in the playoffs... you cant just throw money on an injury and expect it to heal.

[@chrislosm]

Karma making things right! Franchise been cursed since they’ve not treated players injuries with respect

[@nobeardthepirate9172]

The Rizzo concussion thing is forgivable, UFC fighters consistently lie their way through the tests.