“The Yankees are not a good team” – Buck Martinez

The New York Yankees collapsed in the seventh inning of their game against the Detroit Tigers last night (Tuesday), due in part to a rare bad outing by reliever Fernando Cruz. Mark Leiter Jr. didn't fare much better, and the duel ended 12-2 in favor of the Tigers.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Houston Astros, beating them in ten innings. And during the broadcast of their team's 4-3 victory, Toronto announcers looked at the scoreboard and saw Detroit taking a healthy lead over New York.

This inspired commentator Buck Martinez, who felt the need to come down hard on the Bombardiers, listing all the reasons why they're simply not a good team.

Buck Martinez is not moved by the 2025 Yankees. https://t.co/deZkZumai5 pic.twitter.com/Tl8FjiLW8e

– theScore (@theScore) September 10, 2025

You know, the Yankees, they're not a good team. I don't care about their record. They have a lot of bad pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, they don't run the bases very well. If they don't hit home runs, they have no chance of winning.

Of course, these facts are not wrong. But to say that a Major League Baseball team with an 80-64 win-loss record, who just won a series against the Blue Jays and are only three games behind them in the standings, is not a good team is a bit of a stretch.

If the playoffs began today, the Yankees would have to face the Boston Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card series. In the event of a win for the Bronx representatives over their Massachusetts rivals, they would have to face the Jays in what would probably prove to be an epic encounter.

We look forward to October.

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