Articles by paperbacklou

This game played out like a movie. “Aroldis Chapman with the Bases Loaded”. The night after Aroldis Chapman walked the bases loaded with nobody out in the 9th and was pulled by Aaron Boone, the […]

Luis Severino pitched 5 dominant innings — striking out Vladimir Guerrero 3 times — and Michael King pulled a Houdini act in the 9th after Aroldis Chapman had walked the bases loaded with nobody out […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.hit three (3) homeruns and the game ending spear of a line drive down 1st to beat the NY Yankees 6-4 on a Wednesday night in the Bronx. The Toronto Blue Jays were […]

Nestor Cortes Jr. and the Yankee bullpen shutout the Blue Jays, 4-0, at Yankee Stadium on a beautiful 65-degree Tuesday night. Aaron Hicks provided the initial offense — a 2-run homer batting right-handed, to the […]

It’s easy to look disinterested as a team when you go against a pitcher who shuts you out on 1 hit through 6 innings. That’s what Toronto young ace Alek Manoah did to the Yanks […]

The Yankees couldn’t quite get the sweep over the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium to begin the season —  in this 3rd game. Bobby Dalbec‘s solo homer in the 6th off Clarke Schmidt broke a 3-3 […]

Anthony Rizzo ripped a 2-run homer to right center in the 4th to tie the game, and Giancarlo Stanton ripped a 2-run homer to left in the 6th to put the Yankees ahead, while the […]

New season! New Yankee names! Josh Donaldson singled in Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the bottom of the 11th to win the home opener for the Yankees, 6-5 over Boston. The Red Sox scored 3 runs in […]

Luis Severino pitched 4 shutout, 1-hit innings on Saturday (3 strikeouts) in his 3rd start of Spring training and it put the entire upcoming Yankee season in a new, more-optimistic light. He had been bombed […]