Put him in the Yankees' record book.

Joey Gallo had a .138 BA with 32 K in June.

Gallo is the first player in Yankees history with a sub-.150 batting average and 30+ K in any month.

— Katie Sharp (@ktsharp) July 1, 2022

As much selfish fun as it is for this thread, how does he keep getting ABs?

Oh man I'm so happy

Damn. Wrong thread

Saw this posted on Reddit, but Vladdy Jr has more career hits than Joey Gallo

Vlad: 447 H in 420 G
Gallo: 446 H in 689 G

Of course, Joey can't do any of that when his idiot manager benches him.

Joey has been replaced by Triple A refugee Miguel Andujar for Game One of today's doubleheader. Andujar is demanding a trade to a team that will let him play Major League Baseball even though his OPS is even lower than Joey Gallo's. With a stat like that, this usurper is lucky he hasn't been traded to a team in the Texas League for an infield tarp.

Eventually, mangement will see what a cancer Boone is and get him out of there. Maybe go ahead and make Joey player-manager and right the ship as the Yankees flounder to a 56-21 start to the season.

Going to the beach for a few days, but rest assured I'll be just as invested in the thread and plugged into Joey Gallo's inner circle as always.

Eventually Boone will fall and Joey Gallo will stand. The pursuit of the all-time strikeout record will stand!

Adding insult to injury, Joey Gallo is hitting behind his potential replacement, Andujar, in Game 2!

The sniveling little toad just got himself picked off first base with Joey at bat--how often do you see Joey Gallo get picked off first? Never, right?

Joseph shows him The Way with a K swinging.

Our Joseph is up, first and third with one out.

Could it be the third sacrifice fly of his long and illustrious career?

UPDATE: No. Joey is cheated out of a sac fly or a K by the pitcher's inability to throw strikes.

4 more strikeouts for Framil Reyes today in the double header, trying to make up for lost time.

I found some footage of him training extra as he tries to get back into contention for the title. Suarez is in the limelight now but not for long!

Sorry for week off last week, but we're back with another edition of--

Last week in Ks
6-26 to 7-2 edition

Donkey Watch
For connoisseurs of the thrilling strikeout, there is no man in baseball more hated than the villainous Yankee manager Aaron "****ing" Boone. Boone is openly oppressing our hero, Joey "Oh Joey, You're So Fine, You're So Fine, You Blow My Mind, Hey Joey, Hey Joey" Gallo. For all practical purposes, Joey was benched for 3 of 7 games last week, technically entering another as a pinch runner without an AB. Joey is doing some of the most beautiful work of his career, going 1 for 12 last week with 2 singles, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts for an outstanding .500 strikeout percentage. With 87 strikeouts on the year (T-12), he is now 22 Ks back of the MLB leader, Eugenio Suarez. If Boone had allowed Joey to play 79 games like a good manager (for example, Suarez's manager, Scott Servais), Joey would project to have 105 Ks and be breathing right down Suarez's neck. Instead, he has played only 65. This is a national outrage. Manfred should do something.

MLB strikeout leaders
A third player reaches the 100 K threshold at the midpoint of the season.

1. Eugenio Suarez, SEA, 109
2. Patrick Wisdom, CHC, 105
3. Chris Taylor, LAD, 100
4. Kyle Schwarber, PHI 99
5. Trevor Story, BOS, 95

Golden Sombrero awards
6-28 Michael Chavis, 1B, PIT
7-1 Kole Calhoun, LF, TEX
7-2 Mike Trout, CF, LAA
(Trout's third Golden this year! Do you think Phil Nevin is going to make Mike Trout watch some stumblebum play center field for him? I think not!)
7-2 Kyle Schwarber, DH, PHI

Did Joey end his 0-26 steak? Aw, man.

redline248 said:

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Did Joey end his 0-26 steak? Aw, man.

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Look, Joey is a professional. He understands that if he accidentally gets a hit and Marwin Gonzalez doesn't get to look at enough pitches batting after him, he just has to get back up there the next at-bat and strike out, so Marwin has the best chance to excel.

He is a true master of his craft

No Joey for the second day in a row as he is benched today following a day off!

YokelRidesAgain said:

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No Joey for the second day in a row as he is benched today following a day off!

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Aaron Boone's jealousy is ruining The Year of the Donkey.

Boone cannot keep the Grand Conjunction from happening. He's on pace for the big day around K number 160.

The Yankees are being pounded by the lowly Pirates tonight. Without Joey's leadership they are lost.

Unable to go do dive, at the moment, but a quick check tells me the Big 3 in Atlanta (Duval, Swanson, Riley) have combined for 276 strikeouts.

Brandon Marsh, Mike Trout and Jared Walsh combine for 271.

Mariners are at 266, but 206 of them are from Suarez and Rodriguez. Come on, Jesse Winkler, pick it up.

Yankees lack of commitment to Gallo has their trio (with Judge and Stanton) at 248

Patrick Wisdom is trying to bolster the Cubs (237) to the crown, but he's barely getting any help from his mates. Happ only 67 and Contreras at 64.

Well, whaddaya know?

Ma Boone is allowing Joey to play.

He's hitting in the 7 hole tonight, right in front of Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who has more RBIs than Joey.

With a swinging K in the first inning, Joey Gallo's strikeout streak is extended to 15 games! Take that, Joe DiMaggio!

Since June 18, when the streak began, Joey is hitting .030/.179/.030 with 19 strikeouts.

The homer and walk are a little disappointing but I understand he has to do enough to stay in the lineup

Wow, forgot about Hafner. He was a fantasy keeper for me a couple years

helloimustbegoing said:

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According to ESPN, Joey is hitting .032 in late and close situations.

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That's good right?

helloimustbegoing said:

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According to ESPN, Joey is hitting .032 in late and close situations.

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I'm surprised he actually has registered an AB in a late and close situation. If I were Boone I wouldn't let him have one.