No triple play to bail out Chapman this time.

Chapman now has 19 walks (2 intentional) in 29 innings. A WHIP of 1.3-something and an ERA that's closer to 4.00 than it is to 3.00. 

This has been building for a while, no matter what the stats said, as he has relied on his slider for several years. Relied on a pitch that's unreliable.

Sure, he can sometimes still dial it up to 100+ MPH and stare people down after a dominant three-pitch strikeout, but these memories of glory days are few and far between.

An overlooked aspect of yesterday's Worst Loss of the Season is that, aside from the first inning, the offense was up to its old tricks again and unable to cash in a whole bunch of insurance runs.

Second inning: Andujar GIDP with first and third and one out (the moment he became indoctrinated as a True Yankee).

Third inning: Voit K with second and third and one out.

Fifth inning: LeMahieu GIDP.

Sixth inning: Torres GIDP ... I'm not making this up with all the GIDPs ... with two on and one out.

Seventh inning: Wade GIDP.

Like, eight runs should be enough ... though one look at yesterday's MLB scoreboard and you can see just how effective Spider Tack really is ... and the loss is Chapman's fault.

But the approach of the Yankee offense is a disgrace, even when they score eight runs.

3-for-12 with RISP is miraculously good for this team.

Four GIDP and more bad situational hitting throughout.

I can't even blame it on a lack of effort or letting their guard down. It seems more like the first inning was a bizarre anomaly for a bad offensive team.