Articles by paperbacklou

In his first start as a Yankee, Andrew Heaney wasn’t heinous, but he wasn’t that great — serving up four (4) solo homeruns in 4 innings pitched — while his Baltimore counterpart Jorge Lopez 1-hit […]

Anthony Rizzo led the Yankees with his bat for the 3rd straight game since he was acquired — this time getting a clutch 1-out, opposite-field RBI single in the 8th to tie the score 1-1. […]

In his second game as a Yankee, Anthony Rizzo put on another hitting show — going 2-2 with 2 walks, a homerun, and scoring 3 of New York’s 4 runs in a 4-2 win in […]

In his 1st game as a Yankee, lefty power slugger Anthony Rizzo broke a scoreless tie in the 6th inning with a 450-foot homer to right, and then later singled and scored a run in […]

On the night that the Yankees finally traded for power left-handed hitter Joey Gallo — signifying that they are “all in” to try to make the playoffs and win a title this season, they got […]

DJ LeMahieu made a spectacular catch on what looked like a routine game-ending popup that he lost in the notorious Tampa arena ceiling — with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs in the […]

Jordan Montgomery pitched another stellar game — 5 innings of shutout ball — and finally got enough support from the offense and the bullpen to gain a win, 4-3 NY over Tampa. 1. Monty Great […]

How many gut-punching losses can you have in a season? Whatever it is the Yankees seem to be setting a record this year. In this one, Domingo German took a no-hitter and a 4-0 lead […]

Finally someone else’s manager pulled a pitcher too soon and brought in a reliever who coughed up a lead. Nathan Eovaldi was shutting out the Yankees 3-0 with 2 outs in the top of the […]

This game amplified how much the Yankees have missed key members of the team that have spent the week on the COVID-protocol Injured List, unavailable to play. In the decisive 5th inning, when Boston finally […]