Gregorius, in 32 plate appearances in the pinstripes, has a meager slash line of .172/.219/.172, has zero extra base hits, and has more strikeouts than hits and walks combined. Small sample size aside, this has Yankees fans lamenting the loss of their captain, a lost season, and lost opportunities to spend even more money.
MORE: Derek Jeter doesn’t miss baseball | WATCH: Ellsbury bat flips for foul ball
YES Network play-by-play man Michael Kay thinks this is ridiculous — a point of view he made very apparent on Twitter Thursday as he blasted Chicken Little Yankees fans for what he called a “Disgraceful” and “Unfathomable” rush to judgment.
The situation remains ongoing, as Kay’s timeline continues to feature negative fan reaction — an understandable consequence of covering a team mired in a six-year World Series drought.
