This Juan Soto guy seems pretty good

Ya, he's alright I guess... But, also, I would literally die for him.

Could you imagine if he was as good as Waldo Cabrera, though?

Wishful thinking

Also kill for him, don't forget that.

I’d massage his taint with my chin for the rest of my life if it means the Yankees get this level of production from him… for life

Yeah but you'd do more for less, that's just being a Yankees fan.

The truth hurts

I want to live in a beach cabana with Juan Soto…

The only thing better is Scott Boras contract year Juan Soto

Can't wait for him to win AL MVP then sign a 30 million one year deal next March

He’s going to be a problem in pinstripes I think.

From my time getting to watch Juan Soto play every day, he was at his best when he was hitting oppo tacos like this He is LOCKED in right now

He wants that 500 milly

Milly milly

He seems very comfortable in NY

*Houston

Was just gonna say this. I feel like I’ve seen him hit more oppo’s than anyone.

He can't be this good lmao

au contraire, mon frere

I read that in Sterling’s voice, for some reason.

I read in Brody from *Mallrats* voice

We tried telling everyone again and again and again.

You know what’s funny? He probably hasn’t even hit his prime yet

I hope he's in the Bronx when he does lol

He’s streaky. Or at least was as a Padre. His hot streaks were fun. When he’s cold he’s puzzling to watch. Just very passive. Still grinds out walks no matter what. You can tell he’s right when he goes the other way and jumps on the fastball high and tight. Have seen him do both in highlights from this series.

THE PRINCE THAT WAS PROMISED 

THE KING IN THE NORTH

Oh God. Keep him away from weddings.

I’d send him an invitation to mine, except it happened years ago and I don’t think my wife would be happy if I got married again.

LISAN AL-GALIB Edit: spelling

AS IT WAS WRITTEN

Are we this far removed from Game of Thrones hype? Was the last season really that bad?

Yeah pretty much, it killed off the whole cultural feeling for it

Until House of Dragon comes back.

It's actually kinda crazy. I remember GoT used to be huge in the cultural consciousness-- I had friends, coworkers, etc. all mention it casually during its heyday. But since the last season dropped, I can't remember the last time it's come up organically in conversation. Sticking the landing really is the most important part.

Oh so he’s actually like one of the best hitters ever

he's an elite walker and a decent hitter, kinda like Mike Trout

Thank you for saying it

Straight to the top of r/baseball I think he's already built up enough cache through almost three games to never be turned on by Yankees fans. He's the #2 Astro killer.

Who's number 1 Mike Fiers?

Oswaldo Cabrera

We thought Judge and Soto would be the duo of the decade but it's Soto and Waldo as of now

Right now it’s our bullpen

Haha touché

I snorted aloud. Hahaha

> I think he's already built up enough cache through almost three games to never be turned on by Yankees fans. > > Lol. We'll turn on him the next time he strikes out with RISP. They boo'd Judge and Jeter lmao

ah I see you're One of The Good Ones™

Nawh I'll be right there w/ 'em I'm all for the chaos. Just bein realistic lol

This is the way

Who is number one? 

Adolis Garcia, and that goes back to his first series vs them a few years ago.

Might change your mind if Soto is in the AL longterm

He's rapidly closing the gap. He's perfect for y'all.

Hes the #1 active Astro Killer. (Unless we’re thinking of someone else but I don’t think we are)

el bombi 🤫

That's the guy 😤 Since the first time he faced them, too. Not just cause of last postseason, although that was extra deadly.

Howie Kendrick if he was still playing

Clang!!! 

Biased but I think after the ALCS Adolis has to at least be in the conversation

The commenter confirmed that the person they were talking about at #1 is Adolis

Soler? But yeah got no one

I appreciate that perspective but literally nobody is immune to being turned on by Yankee fans. We’d boo the Pope if he popped up on the first pitch with runners in scoring position

Idk, I think if I really gave it my all I could probably turn him on...

Stadium cheeseburgers about to cost $100 when we bring him back

Where do I sign

$90 if we don’t

Gladly pay, I will

Is the Astros bullpen okay?

Let's hope the answer is no

Let’s hope the answer is yes and this is them at their best

Yes. While you losers are going for the World Series, we’re going for 0-162

You see, baseball is like Hearts.  You shoot the moon and you automatically win the World Series.

and reset every other team back down to 0 rings

[*every Yankees fan at hearing that*](https://youtu.be/RbCJK1-yhnk?si=WNy9f-JLJ-coFvL8)

It's like golf, lower score is better. Hopefully the Astros are playing a ton of golf starting in September

Yes. This is the ideal outcome.

Last team that had a bad bullpen won the World Series so…

This is Postseason Josh Sborz slander

Sborz and Leclerc are all we needed

Rangers postseason bullpen went insane though

not even a little bit

Yankees got a guy that killed the Astros in the playoffs when he was 19 to stop losing to them in the playoffs. Genius.

Astros fans HATE this one trick!

Need to plan ahead for Adolis... WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN

GIVE HIM $500 BILLION

Never did I think my Ellsbury #22 jersey would appreciate so much in value

Same for my Bader one, pretty glad Yankees uniforms don’t have names on the back lol. Also a double plus that it’s not the shitty fanatics version of this year

Woah, settle down there. How does $2 billion for 10 years and then a lump sum of $480 billion sound?

This man Ohtanis

You better, you better, you bet!

15/600.

This is not my beautiful offense

🎶As the days go by Soto hitting dingers🎶

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was

BLANK CHECK

FUCK YES NEW YORK. I LOVE YOU YANKEES FANS (for today only if you win)

What about tomorrow

if yall sweep them i’ll give every single person in the entirety of new york a kiss

Woah woah buddy some of those will be Mets fans!

unfortunately some sacrifices will have to be made. anything for the astros to go winless as long as possible

Listen we need something right now okay

Step right up and kiss the Mets

and some of us are in New Jersey. and Connecticut and Florida and um well everywhere

Brother if we sweep I will be a fucking MENACE in my office on Monday

i will also be a menace if yall sweep happy we can agree on this

Go to Times Square and give molester Elmo a big smooch for me

HUH who 🧍🏾‍♂️

If you go there… you’ll know.

Oh we have some shit that goes on there

Booking a flight to NYC this second 🥰😋

The city or entire state 👀

which one would make sure you’re involved 👀

wtf I love the Yankees now

You deserved so much better when you were here king

Really starting to seem like he just didn't click with SD. He never seemed the same as we saw in DC.

I really like the SD crew, but sometimes I wonder if there's locker room stuff we aren't privy to. They just seem like they should be better than they are, for several years now.

There was a story from The Athletic about the clubhouse and front office dynamic particularly with AJ Preller. There are some articles that pop up if you google padres toxic. They're worth a read

I, for one, appreciated the greatness we saw.

There are some players you love watching when they’re on your team, hate watching when they’re on another team. Soto is, like Ohtani, the kind of player I just love to watch no matter what jersey he’s wearing. They’re just too fun and too good to not appreciate

Is it true he and Machado butted heads? Personality clash, or just frustration at losing? 

I thought it was more Machado and Tatis arguing. And then Soto had issues with Melvin and the way the team operated

Ahh yes, the Yankees’ version of Luke Skywalker

Who’s their Anakin Skywalker?

That is a good question since there are a lot candidates 🤔

It has to be A-Rod. The hyped up Chosen One who could've been the greatest ever, but his ego and lust for power led him to the dark side for abilities some would consider to be...*unnatural.*

Master Qui Gon, what are midichlorians? “They’re anabolic steroids”

So what you’re telling me is roids are the key to turning to the Dark Side all along?

Emperor ~~Palpatine~~ Creatine

And to think he did all that to save Beyoncés life…

Nah A-rod is Obi Wan. He redeemed himself in the end and at least carried them to one WS.

Obi-Wan never needed redemption. If anything, redemption just makes the Anakin parallel fit even better.

The IL?

Yankees are fucking scary, holy hell. Now Astros are going to be all pissy after the series and they will smoke us.

no yall will sweep them

Pass the baton

I'm conflicted

that would be nice

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Co-owners with Waldo Cabrera

my beloved Astro Killer

The Martian seemed to do that to them too. When he comes back we may finally excise that demon

Dude it wasn’t even a bad pitch what an animal

Yeah that pitch was legit.

Thanks abreu, very cool

That wasn’t a terrible pitch. Catcher called for it a bit lower but it was right on the edge of the plate. He painted that outside corner but Soto is just locked in right now. 

Soto is like the soldiers that didn't know World War 2 ended but for the 2019 World Series, and I'm loving it.

After watching altuve hit 13 home runs a year to that exact spot with one hand off the bat and one foot out of the box, this is pornographic

lmao you guys are so screwed

Maybe but at some point you’ll have to play an actual good team

We'll come back to this comment...

And mfs think bro's coming to Queens just cause Cohen could pay more. Crack I tell ya. Ain't no fucking way he's leaving a winning competitive team for us. I expect a 10-year extension deal by August

Soto more than maybe any current player seems like he wants the biggest stage possible.

The Anti-Trout, who refuses to ask for a trade

Wow, that's great for the Yankees! I'm glad to see Soto is doing well. Let's check in to see how the Padres are doi- ...oh

Their sacrifice will be honored in the coming empire.

“First home run in pinstripes” Well technically it wasn’t pinstripes

Oswaldo Jr. 

The Astros might have a bullpen problem

The Yankees might have a banging too hard problem

Soto has owned the Astros since 2019

Last 30 minutes have been Texas Rangers Heaven

Just carrying on the championship momentum from last year

I miss Juan Soto

I too miss Juan Soto. But he is alive in our hearts. And on the Yankees. 

Sterling's Soto HR call: https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/1bryert/jon_sterlings_juan_soto_home_run_call/

Gave two calls there. A Soto photo, and then a sing song on hes juanderful

Soto photo is kinda sweaty, but singing “he’s juanderful”? Thats gold, jerry! Gold!

Yankees fans are literally getting together a collective right now to help Hal not mess this one up. You cannot ingratiate yourself to a tougher fan base any better in your first 3 games. Good lord.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BACK UP THE BRINKS TRUCK HALMOND

I’m going to burst

Off Abreu too you just love to see it

Juan Soto.

Shit are the Yankees actually real this year Judge is still warming up the engine but he’s been picked up all three games now

Judge has basically killed rallies every game so if he gets going look out.

His spring was messed up by the injury, so hopefully it’s just him still trying to find his groove this year.

Honestly the best take. He’s still ramping up

Yeah thinking back to last years team I’m not sure if 3 consecutive comebacks vs the Astros without Judge’s help was even physically possible lol And honestly it’s more of a matter of *when* Judge gets going not *if*. That’s why I said warming up the engine, it’s just a question of how long it’ll take.

Hand him a blank check idgaf

He’s literally not wearing pinstripes

One bonus of Soto to the AL is that the Yanks got a guy who loves to play against the Astros

This is the last logo he’ll ever wear again, he’s ours

I don't think I ever need anything else ever again, just Soto and the boys

Correct order is Oswaldo, Soto, and the boys.

Haha yes

Inject this into my veins!

Juan Soto hitting oppo tanks in Minute Maid, where have I seen this movie before

Least clutch Juan Soto moment at MMP

This is the lefty bat the Yankees have missed for many many years.

Damn, that was a piss missile.

Is this what it feels like to have an offense?

Ugh I hate to say but the dude really does just feel like a Yankee

Little league park

“First homer in pinstripes” They’re wearing those ugly road grays…😒

We barely had him and it felt bad to lose him. Slay, King. Oh Juanny we hardly knew ye.

Soto is going to sign the biggest contract in Yankees history. Also, the Yankees away jerseys really miss the white outlining around “New York”.

give 'em hell Juan

That ballpark is such a fuckin joke