2019
Double Header Sweep — May 25, 2019: NY 7 KC 3; NY 6 KC 5
Good old fashioned double header Sweep for the 34-17 Yankees over the 17-34 KC Royals. The Yankees are now 11-1 in their last 12, and have won 7 in a row. They are in first […]
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The First “Opener” in Yankee History = Chad Green
The Yankees had the first “Designated Hitter” (DH) in Ron Blomberg. The Yankees arguably had the first designated “Closer” in Joe Page. The Yankees arguably had the first designated “Setup Man” in Dick Tidrow. The […]
2019
Yanks Walk Back Win — May 23, 2019: NY 6 Baltimore 5
Aaron Hicks walked with the bases loaded in the top of the 9th to put the Yankees back on top for the 6-5 win on a Thursday afternoon in Baltimore — the Yankees sweeping the […]
2019
Torres! Torres! Torres! — May 22, 2019: NY 7 Baltimore 5
Tora! Tora! Tora! was the Japanese call for Attack! Attack! Attack! — famously used in their attack on Pearl Harbor (there was a movie by that name in the 70’s). The Yankee code signal for […]
2019
Over from the Start — May 21, 2019: NY 11 Baltimore 4
DJ LeMahieu led off the game with a single to right; Luke Voit followed with a single to left; and Gary Sanchez swung and missed at ball four — a pitch way outside, fouled off […]
2019
Another Comeback; Biggest One Yet — May 20, 2019: NY 10 Balt 7
J.A. Happ was hapless, and the Yanks were down 6-1 in the 6th inning. But the Yanks put 2 on the board, then kept adding in the 7th and 8th — and entered the 9th […]
2019
Yankees Smash Back into 1st Place — May 19, 2019: NY 13 Tampa 5
This one looked like a loss. When Nestor Cortes Jr.served up the MASSIVE 3-run homerun to Brandon Lowe to make it 5-3 Tampa in the 3rd, John Sterling and Suzyn Walman on radio starting talking […]
2019
Finger of Blame -> Hicks & Sanchez: May 18, 2019: Tampa 2 NY 1
The fickle finger of blame is pointed to Aaron Hicks and Gary Sanchez for this loss. The fear has been that as the regulars return, replacing the spunky replacement players, the Yankees would actually get […]
2019
Yanks Into 1st Place w Come-from-Behind Walkoff — May 17, 2019: NY 4 Tampa 3
Tampa was playing the outfield in on Gio Urshela with 2 out in the 9th and runners on 2nd and 3rd in a tie game. And Gio Urshela hit a line drive over the right […]
2019
Double Header Sweep! May 15, 2019: NY 5 Balt 3, NY 3 Balt 1
Due to Monday’s rainout, it was a good, old-fashioned double header sweep: J.A. Happ and the ballpen took the 1st game (with two (2) homeruns by Gleyber Torres, one homer by Gary Sanchez) and one homer by […]