2015
ARod’s “DAMN” Turning Point of Game
“DAMN IT” yelled Alex Rodriguez, his voice clearly audible on TV, after his mile-high fly out to end the 3rd. Very rare when you hear a player’s voice on TV but the acoustics must have […]
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2015
Ivan Nova vs Chris Archer vs Michael Pineda
Ivan Nova outdueled Chris Archer yesterday. “Outdueled” may be a strong word. “Out pitched”, “Out lasted”, or simply, “Beat” may be more appropriate. Didn’t look like it would be that way at first — as […]
2015
Luis Severino Wins Easy; Needs Nickname
By now in 1978 the announcers would be figuring out a nickname for him — like they did with Ron Guidry back then — “Gator”, “Louisiana Lightning”. The Kid, Yankee fan John Snyder kept referring […]
2015
The Fan Died. ARod Saga Becoming Surreal
And so the comment someone (reader Willhelm Kaiser) wrote on espn — “I wonder if they will boo Arod today”. ARod Saga Becomes Surreal The ARod saga has become surreal. We Yankee fans are used […]
2015
Masahiro Tanaka Is Like Jim Palmer — Buzz Saws BlueJays
Once upon a time a long time ago there was a pitcher named Jim Palmer who was one of the elite pitchers in the American League, the ace of the Baltimore Orioles. Future Hall of Famer. […]
2015
Beltran Belts a Belt-High Fastball for 4-3 NY Victory & 1st Place
Best regular-season Yankee win in 5 years, maybe 10. Not since Jeter dove into the stands against the Bosox or the Mets 2nd-baseman dropped the popup has a Yankee regular season game been this intense, […]
2015
Insult to Injury — Toronto Fans Mock Bleacher Creature Roll Call AT YANKEE STADIUM
Today’s Yankee game at the Stadium — Toronto 6 NY 0. A terrible loss. Not only did Yanks get beat, but there were more fans of the ‘other team’ than I’ve ever seen at Yankee Stadium. […]
2015
The Week in 2015 When the Red Sox Plummeted from the Pennant Race
And then Yankee fans turned around, and the Red Sox were 12.5 out. Seems like only a week ago, the Red Sox were 5.5 games out as the Yankees clung onto first place with a […]
2015
ARod’s Rejuvenation Due to Legal Blood Treatments?
ARod hit 3 (three) homeruns last night to rescue the Yankees from a 5-1 deficit, and carry them to an 8-5 win, his third homer tieing the game in the ninth inning in Minnesota before […]
2015
Didi Gregorius Not Gregarious But Better than Robinson Cano
Someone asked me last night “Isn’t Didi Gregorius‘s last name an actual word?” The word is gregarious. Have never spoken to Gregorius to know if he is gregarious (although he sure has a great smile […]