00:00Oh man, it's been a rough season for Anthony Volpe, but it was an even more rough weekend for the Volpe family in Queens during the Subway Series.
00:08And look, I'm not the type of guy that's going to kick another man while he's down.
00:11Fan base is already doing that, but hey, you're playing shortstop for the New York Yankees.
00:16That comes with a lot of expectations to live up to, and if you're not meeting those expectations, then they're going to get on you.
00:24And I say this all the time, they booed Aaron Judge for not showing up in the playoffs after he hit 62 home runs in 2022.
00:32So they're going to boo and talk trash to Anthony Volpe.
00:36But look, offensively and defensively, this guy's been one of the biggest liabilities on this roster.
00:42Over the weekend, he went 1-4-11 with the home run and two RBIs, but he also struck out five times.
00:49And another stat that's going to kind of make you upset with him is he's batting 176 with runners in scoring position on the season.
00:58On the defensive side of things, he had another throwing error, which puts him at 12 on the season, and that's tied for second most in the AL.
01:06This kid was a golden glover in his rookie year in 2023.
01:09So what exactly is going on with this kid?
01:12Struggling at the plate and in the field is one thing.
01:15But then you got videos like this, where he's hitting Aaron Judge in the face with the baseball in between innings.
01:22He can't get his moxie right right now, or in the movie Life, they said he can't get right.
01:28Things are getting so bad for this dude that you got Mets fans heckling his dad.
01:32Let's go.
01:34Let's go.
01:35Sit down.
01:35Let's go.
01:36Let's go.
01:37Get out of my son.
01:39You son is the best.
01:42Your son's the best.
01:43Look, the parent, the former athlete, and the fan of just overall sports and me, one,
01:55thinks this dude who's harassing Volpe's dad is a complete and two, Mr. Volpe, I wouldn't
02:02even be mad at you if you went down there and you punched him in the face.
02:05You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes.
02:08But way to keep it classy, sir.
02:09But look, in all seriousness, Aaron Boone needs to protect this kid's confidence and, I guess, just drop him in the lineup.
02:17Take the pressure off of him and let him get himself out of this slump.
02:21This is you guys' shortstop for the now and the foreseeable future.
02:26He's not going anywhere.
02:28So it's on Anthony Volpe to tune out the noise of New York and lock back in.
02:33But we want to talk to you guys about it.
02:35If you were Aaron Boone, what would you do with Anthony Volpe?
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