The post game comments are unsettling to me regardless of who is making them and shows no sense of urgency from the players or coaches.
“It’s getting late – it’s certainly not too late for us,” Boone said. “I’m confident that we are going to get it together. But it’s empty until we start doing it.” Boone referred to this as “gut check time.” “I think we have the makings of a very good club,” Boone said, “but obviously we haven’t shown it consistently enough.” Boone referred to this as “gut check time.” Though the lineup could get a boost if Aaron Judge
returns from the injured list on Tuesday at Texas, what the manager described as a stretch of “mediocre” play has gone on for months, not weeks.
“I think everyone in this room, we have really high expectations, and we’re not meeting them right now,” said Cody Bellinger. “I still really do have full confidence in this group of guys; love this group of guys. I think we have a lot of talented baseball players in here. Ultimately, we’ve just got to play better.”
“I wouldn’t say there’s concern, but I think a little sense of urgency would be good for us,” said Ben Rice, who later clarified he doesn’t believe urgency is lacking. “As we continue to move deeper into the season here in this playoff race, we’re going to have to pick it up eventually.”