Each year, the All-Star break gives us a chance to look back at player and team performances through the designated first half of the season. We can solidify whether teams are ‘for real’ or not and determine if certain players have lived up to expectations. Thus far, the Yankees are very much for real, though that […]
Author: Charlie Clarke
The Yankees ‘pen is showing the K’s value
On Tuesday night, the Yankees turned to relievers David Robertson and Chasen Shreve to record the final six outs in a 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Robertson and Shreve did it in the way modern-day relievers know how: the strikeout. The duo struck out three batters in two innings. Shreve is posting a career-high […]
Let’s Get Wild
162 games ago, you would have laughed. The New York Yankees (91-71) and Minnesota Twins (85-77) will play in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday. The winner will face the Cleveland Indians in the Division Series. The Yankees were supposedly in the midst of a rebuild, and so were the Twins. But both […]
Betances is getting his effectiveness back
Dellin Betances is a ridiculous talent. He is a create-a-player type you would craft up in MLB The Show. Who wouldn’t want a 6’8 reliever who routinely touches 100 mph and offsets that with a nasty breaking pitch? His freakish build and dynamite fastball-curve combo have helped him anchor a position in the Yankees bullpen […]
Brett Gardner’s offensive anomaly of a season
Brett Gardner has put together quite the season at the plate. Prior to the All-Star break, he unleashed a wicked power boom. More recently, he ripped off a 14-game hitting streak. However, his batting average and on-base percentage mirror last year’s season totals. If you still need proof that batting average and on-base percentage are […]
Reports: Mark Teixeira will retire at season’s end
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to announce his retirement later today, as reported by Buster Onley earlier this morning. Mark Teixeira expected to announce his retirement later today, at 36, effective at the end of the season. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) August 5, 2016 Teixeira, 36, has struggled in the 77 games he’s […]
Game 69 Recap: Yankees can’t close out the sweep
The Yankees came into Sunday looking for their first road series sweep since a four-game sweep against Oakland in mid-May. For the first four innings, it looked as if New York would do it. Brian McCann launched a solo shot to put the Yankees on the board in the second. Nathan Eovaldi started strong, retiring 12 […]
Game 62 Recap: Kins Cycle
With Justin Verlander and Masahiro Tanaka on the mound, Yankee Stadium held place for a namesake pitchers duel on Saturday night. The hurlers matched the hype for the first four innings. However, with runners at the corners in the fifth, Tanaka faced trouble. Then, things got out of hand, and the Yankees fell, 6-1. The […]
Game 54 Recap: The Frustration Continues
The Yankees entered the first game of a three-game road set against Baltimore looking to build off of a promising victory in Detroit. Instead, the Yanks reverted to their recent losing ways. Friday night marked yet another frustrating one to be a Yankee fan. With a 5-2 lead in the sixth, Nate Eovaldi loaded the bases for Matt Wieters. […]
Series Preview: Yankees-Blue Jays
Riding high following a four-game sweep of Oakland, the New York Yankees return home for a series against Toronto with a chance to eclipse the .500 mark for the first time since April 13th. Despite facing a trio of one-win pitchers and a not-so-sunny version of Sonny Gray, New York’s offense still displayed promise, posting four […]