2015
8 Things the Yankees Need for a Title Run
If the Yankees are to win a title this year, they’ll need: Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner to get red hot at the top of the lineup again, as they were in the first two […]
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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 […]
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 […]