Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Cam Schlittler stock rising
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Why is Cam Schlittler generating excitement among Yankees fans?
The Yankee fan, rightfully so, being giddy about Cam Schlittler, who deals yet again, and they hold on and beat the Mariners, and they come home to Yankee Stadium after an incredibly successful 5-1 road trip. And then you've got the Mets, where the lack of clutch hitting continues, and Francisco Lindor played with his head up his rear end. So I ask you, Tiki, as the ultimate of IBOs, of those three things- Schlittler and the Yankees dominance. Lindor's head up his ass. Mets lack of clutch hitting. Which is the biggest story of the three that you want to dive into first? I think it's the Cam Schlittler stuff.
Damn right. Ultimately, Lindor's going to be fine. He's proven over the course of his career that he is an elite shortstop. So not knowing that there was only two outs.
What are the challenges faced by the Mets this season?
No, there was only one out. He thought there were two outs. There was only one out. Was that the third inning? Yeah. First inning. That's what made it so crazy. It's weird because I almost wanted to excuse him. I feel like somebody must have been like, two down, two down. Who, him? I don't know. Somebody said it. And he just heard it. And in his mind, because he was so casual, just like, it's a double play. What are you doing? And he just walked towards the mound. But that's not him. He doesn't do that. He's not boneheaded. Now, he had a boneheaded... pick off in the sixth inning as well, but who knows what was going on with him, but we know that's not him. I'm not worried about Francisco Lindor not being an astute baseball player.
The fact that the Mets don't hit is troublesome, but we always see this. He saw it all of last year, and then eventually they came alive at some point, and then they faded at the end, but that's a common refrain, common problem that you talk about. What Cam Schlittler is doing is special. And while we talk about how good Nolan McClain is, probably hyperbolic from you over-optimistic Mets fans, how we talk about how good this Yankee rotation could be, Cam Schlittler could be the best one in it, which is something that I don't think we thought. could be possible this quickly. And so you can't help but be enamored by how dominant he looks in his first two outings of 2026.
I think you know this about me. I am a sucker for dominant pitching. Like, there's a reason why... That's why you're obsessed with Jacob deGrom. I was obsessed with Jacob deGrom because he was must-watch TV. And I think as a Met fan, I've actually been spoiled over the years that they've had a lot of this. Right. You know, they had the magical year of R.A. Dickey, a couple of years of Matt Harvey. I'm too young for Doc Gooden, but I know the stories of Doc Gooden. And obviously it goes all the way back to Tom Seaver. And starting pitching to me is an event. And the New York Yankees, and this is not a knock on Garrett Cole. It's not a knock on CeCe Sabathia. It's not even a knock on Roger Clemens and Mike Messina.
Those are all great pitchers who all ultimately are Hall of Fame pitchers in my mind.
Right. Even if they're not in the Hall of Fame Hall.
But all of them, right, in my mind, yes, I know what you mean. All of them were different in this regard. They came from somewhere else, right? You brought them in with these huge expectations, but they came from somewhere else. And I admit this, when you develop someone, when you watch them grow, it's special. And I am going to be the IBO to say this, because I think if Sean says it or Big Mac says it, there's a shilly factor to it. I'm going to say it as an IBO. This is must-watch TV. He is must-watch TV. And I know it's only 16 starts. But you know what? When it was only 16 starts, we as Met fans said, happy Harvey Day. When it was only 16 starts, I was falling in love with Jacob deGrom. And you mentioned the name Nolan McClain.
It's only been nine for Nolan McClain, and Met fans are in love. The New York Yankees haven't developed a pitcher like this in for like ever. And so it's only two starts, but it's more than two starts. You got to look at the playoff game against Boston. That's a factor here.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is Cam Schlittler generating excitement among Yankees fans?
0:00–0:47
2
What are the challenges faced by the Mets this season?
0:47–5:18
3
How does Cam Schlittler compare to past Yankees pitchers?
5:18–6:35
4
What impact does Max Fried have on the Yankees' rotation?
6:35–15:46
5
How has the new ABS challenge system affected the Yankees' game?
15:46–23:26
6
What are the implications of early season performance for the Yankees?
23:26–1:00:50
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