New York Yankees fans are working overtime trying to defend starting pitcher Gerrit Cole for his latest comments and Twitter is having a field day over it.Ā
What in the world was Gerrit Cole thinking? In case you missed it, Cole was basically asked straight up if heās used banned substances in the past. More specifically, Cole was asked about Spider Tack. So, how did he respond?
Rather than either respectfully declining to comment or passing on this one, Cole basically said he didnāt know how to answer that question and heād be happy to have a conversation with MLB about it down the road. Okay then? Since then Yankees fans have been quick to defend him, while others are ripping the team for it.
Gerrit Cole and the Yankees are getting blasted on social media
After watching that clip, itās easy to see why people are so up in arms against New York and Cole. He simply had to come up with a much better response than this. A quick look at Twitter letās you know people canāt believe what he said.
While Cole has been brilliant for the Yankees this year, posing a 6-3 mark and 2.26 ERA, heās gone viral for his awful, awful response to that question. If anything, itās made him look incredibly guilty. Where was NYās PR team to step in here?
Cole could have answered that question 1,000 times differently and come off looking so much better. Instead, he completely blew it and MLB fans are letting him know all about it. Weāll see if he ends up taking to Twitter to correct himself or release a statement through the team. Right now, though, all things are bad for the Yankees in this case.