The Yankees scored more than two runs for just the second time in nine days Thursday night. Coming into the game, they were 5-1 when they scored three or more runs in 2016. Unfortunately, that modest total wasn’t enough in this contest, as New York’s previously stalwart bullpen allowed three home runs in the late […]
Day: April 21, 2016
The missing power of three
Right now, a few of the Yankees are having a rough April at the plate which is making it so the team as a whole is also having a rough April. The Yankees are sitting in last place in the AL East, they can’t do anything with runners in scoring position and Wednesday night, you know what? […]
Eovaldi, Tanaka and the simple reality of the splitter
Just over one percent of pitches thrown in the major leagues are splitters. It’s not as rare as the knuckleball, but it’s closer to being a knuckler than a cutter in its rarity. There are very few teams whose fates this season rest on their ability to either throw it or hit it. The pitch pokes […]