Author: Chris Novak

On a rain-soaked Friday night, the Yankees welcomed the Orioles for the final three-game set of the season. Baltimore proceeded to bop New York, even if it took a couple innings for their offense to settle in amidst wet conditions in the borough. The Orioles offense was sparked by the long ball, which may sound […]

The playoff hopes for the New York Yankees are hanging by the proverbial thread. With the streaking Detroit Tigers now supplanted in the second spot in the Wild Card, and the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros closing in, it’s do or die time for the Bombers. A major opportunity was afoot for them as they […]

Life has a way of coming at you very fast. This time last week, the Yankees scooped up their sixth victory in a row after a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Bombers would go on to win the next day to bring that win streak up to seven and keep their Wild […]

The surging New York Yankees aimed to pick up their sixth victory in a row Friday night in their second of four against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. After Thursday’s dramatic victory, there weren’t many theatrical elements to the Friday night showing in The Bronx. Instead, the Yankees poured it on and extended their win […]

Left for dead at the trade deadline, the New York Yankees walked into the month of September only 2.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot in the American League. An improbable month of August in which the Yankee bats came alive and were resurged by their youth brought them to this position, and they […]

Seeking a sweep of the division rival Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, the New York Yankees trotted into the final game of the weekend set having scored 27 runs in the previous two contests. The offense, mostly led by the prodigious Gary Sanchez, had elicited a jolt into the ball club who’d won six of 10 […]

Parades in New York are usually reserved for the Canyon of Heroes. Friday night, however, a hit parade marched through Yankee Stadium on River Ave. and 161st St. in the Bronx as the Yankees welcomed the Baltimore Orioles to town and proceeded to waffle their division rivals from bell-to-bell. By night’s end and at the conclusion […]

For a better part of the new millennium the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have had the New York Yankees’ number, with a few memorable postseason series victories under their belt as well as a continued stance of being a thorn in their side. Such was not the case on Friday night as the Yankees’ arrival […]

Last week, New York Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi left a game after complaining of elbow discomfort. Subsequently, the Yankee right hander was placed on the disabled list for what was described as a “right elbow tendon injury.” Less than a week later the prognosis has trickled in and things have turned grimly in a hurry. The […]

Recently, the New York Yankees have caught fire and were winners of their last four going into the Sunday series finale with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. As they say though: All good things come to an end and that mantra was on full display in the 12-3 rout that the Yankees were on the […]