{"id":429641,"date":"2023-07-12T16:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=429641"},"modified":"2023-07-12T16:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:48:50","slug":"mike-francesa-slams-yankees-gm-for-scapegoating-former-hitting-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mike-francesa-slams-yankees-gm-for-scapegoating-former-hitting-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Francesa Slams Yankees\u00a0GM For &#8220;Scapegoating&#8221; Former Hitting Coach\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to WFAN radio host Mike Francesa, Brian Cashman fired hitting instructor Dillon Lawson in an effort to cover up his mistakes and save his position. He harshly lambasted the Yankees general manager, accusing him of firing Lawson unfairly and using him as a convenient fall guy for the team&#8217;s issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Mike Francesa Slams Yankees\u00a0GM For &#8220;Scapegoating&#8221; Former Hitting Coach<\/h2>\n<p>Since the 2022 season, Dillon Lawson has served as the Yankees&#8217; hitting coach. He was given this position after Marcus Thames was fired following the 2021 campaign. All of the Yankees organization&#8217;s lower leagues adhere to Lawson&#8217;s ideology.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dillon Lawson had it coming since last year <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WnQNffxgL\">pic.twitter.com\/4WnQNffxgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FiresideYankees\/status\/1678776776317898753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his 26 years as general manager, Brian Cashman has never dismissed a coach in the midst of the season, but it appears that he has had enough with Lawson.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Yankees&#8217; 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in the Bronx to end the first half of the season, Lawson was relieved of his duties and later replaced by Sean Casey.<\/p>\n<p>But Francesa pointed the finger at Cashman for the team&#8217;s offensive shortcomings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We&#39;re not trying to scapegoat or put blame on him.&quot; -Aaron Boone on Dillon Lawson&#39;s firing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yHo2WR6Jy\">pic.twitter.com\/0yHo2WR6Jy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin&#39; Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinYanks\/status\/1678831134489346048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This choice was made following the Yankees&#8217; first half of the season, which ended with a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs in The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Francesa, on the other hand, blamed Cashman directly for the team&#8217;s offensive difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally scapegoating the batting coach making an in-season change, which is extremely rare for the Yankees and their coaching staff,\u201d he said on BetRivers podcast.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yankees SVP and GM Brian Cashman has announced that hitting coach Dillon Lawson has been relieved of his duties <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E540BTGBzg\">pic.twitter.com\/E540BTGBzg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1678168581148758017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He noted how terrible their offensive play had been over the first half of the season, especially following Aaron Judge&#8217;s absence. The team felt obligated to act as a result and seek out accountability for their difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically laying the blame somewhere. Their first-half performance, especially since Judge went out, has been so abysmal offensively that they had to do something, they had to blame somebody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut let\u2019s be honest, let\u2019s put the blame where it belongs and that is on the people that built the roster, and that starts with Cashman.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you remember this Dillon Lawson quote? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WACHPlQAY\">pic.twitter.com\/4WACHPlQAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FiresideYankees\/status\/1678406444813627393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Yankees had a combined OPS of.710 as the All-Star break drew near, placing them 20th overall in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Francesa underlined the value of being truthful and assigning blame to those in charge of creating the roster, with Brian Cashman serving as the key figure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir offense is a joke and if you consider that a radical move to get rid of the batting instructor, give me a break,\u201d Francesa said. \u201cThat\u2019s a move to show you, \u2018Hey we were proactive. We got rid of the batting instructor. We threw him out.\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees now that Dillon Lawson is unemployed:<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ug9JZGCdAB\">pic.twitter.com\/ug9JZGCdAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SLAM CENTRAL STATION (@SlamCentralNYY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlamCentralNYY\/status\/1678170108605153280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many times did he fail in a big spot? None, because he\u2019s not up. It\u2019s not on him. He\u2019s there to hold \u00a0people\u2019s hands. \u2026 That\u2019s not why the Yankees aren\u2019t hitting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club has also struggled with Aaron Judge out due to a toe injury, and Francesa chastised Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton for their underwhelming play in Judge&#8217;s absence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Francesa rips Yankees\u2019 Brian Cashman over Dillon Lawson firing <br \/>The decision by the Yankees to fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson didn\u2019t sit well with WFAN radio legend Mike Francesa, and he took general manager Brian Cashman to task for making Lawson a scapegoat. Lawson \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mdI1EPDDAG\">pic.twitter.com\/mdI1EPDDAG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Let&#39;s Talk About Dis Shidd (@MrsBarnesII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsBarnesII\/status\/1678918986510024704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they needed their two big other bats. Two big bats that you could call 30 home run bats, RBI guys, middle-of-the-order guys,\u201d Francesa continued. \u201cGuys who had to carry the team with Judge out, (Stanton and Rizzo) have both failed miserably.<\/p>\n<p>During the first half of the year, the Yankees&#8217; offensive numbers were ordinary or ranked near the bottom of the league. Following their loss on Sunday, the Yankees&#8217; offense was ranked 28th in terms of batting average (.231), 26th in terms of on-base percentage (.300), and 19th in terms of runs (400).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Francesa claims Cashman sacrificed Dillon Lawson to protect himself <br \/>WFAN radio <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3QWwYzYAs\">https:\/\/t.co\/W3QWwYzYAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepBX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RepBX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pkkXyM1mrQ\">pic.twitter.com\/pkkXyM1mrQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pinstripes Nation (@pinstripesnat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pinstripesnat\/status\/1679139337303379968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the Yankees continue to thumb their nose at any progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they fire the batting coach, what a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: You want to bring in a new batting instructor, go ahead. Who cares? You think that\u2019s the answer? Try getting some hitters, that\u2019s the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees will be parting ways with hitting coach Dillon Lawson, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JonHeyman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vfak54AlR9\">pic.twitter.com\/vfak54AlR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin&#39; Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinYanks\/status\/1678165104347455488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NFL Twitter Added Fuel To Already Frustrated Falcons Fans By Tweeting A Clip\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-twitter-added-fuel-to-already-frustrated-falcons-fans-by-tweeting-a-clip\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NFL Twitter Added Fuel To Already Frustrated Falcons Fans By Tweeting A Clip<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to WFAN radio host Mike Francesa, Brian Cashman fired hitting instructor Dillon Lawson in an effort to cover up his mistakes and save his position. He harshly lambasted the Yankees general manager, accusing him of firing Lawson unfairly and using him as a convenient fall guy for the team&#8217;s issues. 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