2019
Not in the Bag — April 25, 2019: Angels 11 Yanks 5
Sometimes it’s the ones you think you have in the bag, that get away. This one got away in a big way. The Yanks seemed to be breezing, with a 4-0 lead and Masahiro Tanaka […]
Yankees
2019
What Happens When the Injured Guys Get Back? April 17, 2019: Yankees 5 Red Sox 3
All you can ask is what happens when the injured guys get back? Can Clint Frazier play 1st base? Brett Gardner, old man (35 yrs old) on a 1-year contract, doesn’t look ready to cede […]
2018
No Need to Pray for Rain — JA Happ & Lance Lynn Are Here
Saturday August 11th brings a stormy day — massive thunderstorm to start the morning at 8am and predicted rain and thunderstorms through the afternoon as the Yankees have a 1 pm game scheduled against the Texas […]
2016
Yankees Need a Big Bopper Free-Agent DH
Everybody’s got one. It’s the oldest and newest fad. A big bopper DH. When the Designated Hitter was invented and put into place in 1974, teams grabbed their best-available hitter who couldn’t field well and put […]
2016
Youth Movement Provides Hope, and Masks Issues for Yankees
By most everyone’s account it was a successful 2016 Yankee campaign, even though they didn’t make the playoffs. They “sold” in August and still threatened til the final week — were 1 game back of […]
2016
Cano, Castro and the “Domino” of 2nd Basemen Trades
Joel Sherman in yesterday’s NY Post points out that Robinson Cano leaving the Yankees set off a domino of trades for 2nd Basemen in the American League the last two years, and he argues the Chicago […]
2016
The Double Steal, the Easy Win, and Refsnyder Can Hit
Easy win over the Orioles last night — 8-6. That’s a controversial statement. Yanks had a 7-0 lead but Joe Girardi kept a tiring Ivan Nova in too long in the 7th as the Orioles […]
2016
“Everyone is Watching” David Ortiz and ROID RAGE Trends on Twitter Last Night
David Ortiz went into another rage last night after being called out on strikes in a crucial, bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning by Andrew Miller. Miller then struck out Hanley Ramirez to give the […]
2016
Have 2016 Yankees Gotten Old Overnight Like 1974 Detroit Tigers?
As the Yankees of 2016 have trouble early, I start to compare them in my mind to the 1974 Detroit Tigers who stand as the bar for teams that got old all of a sudden. […]
2016
CC Sabathia Is Like John Wayne in True Grit
CC Sabathia is like John Wayne in True Grit. He is too old and too fat to be facing lineups anymore. Well come see a fat old man sometime. CC gets by on Grit and Guile. […]