2023
What a Comeback. Ball Don’t Lie! NY 4 Cleveland 3
The Yankees were on the ropes in this one — down 3-0 in the 4th — not because Clarke Schmidt was pitching badly, but because he was blooped to death in the 1st inning — […]
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2023
Gerrit Cole, Franchy, & Yankee Bats Shred Guardians. NY 11 Cleveland 2
The Yankees made up for their disappointing 3-2 loss of the night before, by shredding the Guardians with their bats, while Gerrit Cole allowed 2 runs in the 1st, but then settled down and pitched […]
2023
Frustrating. Shane Bieber Settles Down. Cleveland 3 NY 2
Frustrating loss. The Yanks jumped all over ace Shane Bieber in the top of the 1st inning for 2 runs — and looked on the verge of scoring more runs in that inning and in […]
2023
Happy Easter! Judge 2 HR’s, Cortes Pitching Carry Yanks. NY 5 Baltimore 3
Happy Easter! And Happy Passover too! Aaron Judge hit 2 Homers, Franchy Cordero hit a 2-run Homer, Nestor Cortes pitched a shutout into the 6th, and Clay Holmes got the save on a neat Easter […]
2023
Good News All Round: Jhony Brito & Pen Shuts ‘Em Down. NY 4 Baltimore 1
It was good news all around on a Saturday night in Baltimore: Rookie Jhony Brito threw down another excellent start, Rookie Anthony Volpe broke out of his slump with a triple — banging one off […]
2023
Schmidt & the Bullpen Fail. Baltimore 7 NY 6
Clarke Schmidt didn’t get it done early, and the Yankee bullpen didn’t get it done late in a see-saw game that saw the Yanks come back from a 4-0 deficit to take a 5-4 lead […]
2023
Gleyber & Cole Outpace the Phillies. NY 4 Philadelphia 2
We might want to douse those Trade-Gleyber-Torres rumors; and rethink those thoughts. Gleyber Torres — still only 26 — is playing like the Next Big Thing again; like an All Star 2nd baseman — which […]
2023
At Least Yanks Made It Interesting in 9th. Philadelphia 4 NY 1
Well you can’t win them all. It was a happy day in Yankee Twitter universe — NY with a 3-1 record and so many fans in a giddy mood, posting their Nestor Cortes Jr imitations […]
2023
Easy. Nestor Cortes & Yankee Bombers Rip Phillies, 8-1
Nestor Cortes pitched 5 solid innings of 1-run ball, and the Yankee bombers ripped Philly pitchers for 8 runs on 9 hits with 2 homers, in the easy win at Yankee Stadium on a fairly-temperate-for-early-April […]
2023
Jhony Brito Brilliant. Judge, Stanton, Higgy HR. Yanks 6 SF Giants 0
The Yankees seem Stacked for 2023 — but if there is an air of worry it is injuries to the starting pitching staff. The Yanks come into the year with four (4) aces and Frankie […]