You knew going into the night that emotions would be running high on River Ave. and 161st St. in the Bronx when the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays collided. No, it had nothing to do with a race for the top of the AL East or between two clubs in the thick of […]
Author: Chris Novak
Game 109 recap: The force was strong with this one
On Star Wars night in The Bronx, The Evil Empire played host to the inbound Cleveland Indians who were greeted rather unceremoniously despite touting a lofty record and standing in the AL Central. The Yankees bopped them around seemingly from start to finish and never once relinquished the lead in the ballgame. The scoring started on […]
Game 102 Recap: Trouble in Tampa
With the trade deadline approaching the New York Yankees began a weekend series with AL East rival Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg. The Rays, who are looking like sellers this year with a dismal record and another rebuild looming, looked to spoil the suddenly surging Yankees who have done quite well in the second half […]
Game 96 Recap: Garnering a win
Yankees 3, Giants 2 The New York Yankees saw their win streak snap on Thursday before welcoming the San Francisco Giants to town on Friday. With a three-game set looming and tasked with facing the two aces in the Giants’ rotation – Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto to be clear – the forecast for the Yankees was […]
Game 89 Recap: Not so hot out of the gate
The Yankees welcomed their longtime rivals from Boston to the Bronx to begin the second half of the season. Looking to get a huge 10-game stretch that could decide their season, and whether they’re buyers or sellers, off on the right foot it was rather imperative and important that the Yanks took it to Red […]
Carlos Beltran, Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller named to 2016 AL All-Star Game roster
The 2016 MLB All-Star Game rosters were revealed to the world on Tuesday evening. While the number of New York Yankees elections to the game set to take place in San Diego next Tuesday, July 12, at PETCO Park isn’t as large as some fans have grown accustomed to, the pinstripes will still have a pretty […]
Game 81 Recap: Halfway home
After dropping the first two of their weekend three-game set against the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees looked to salvage the series and avoid a sweep as we reach the halfway point of the season. To do so, they turned to 25-year old hurler Chad Green who, before this game, had only amassed […]
Game 73 Recap: All the way up over .500
The New York Yankees reached the .500 mark Friday night after their 5-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins, so the objective on Saturday afternoon was simple: Push themselves into the above .500 threshold. The much-maligned Michael Pineda took the mound for the Yankees on a beautiful Saturday in The Bronx and wound up delivering a […]
Game 61 Recap: CC-ing the light
Fresh off a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the New York Yankees welcomed Miguel Cabrera, Ian Kinsler and the Detroit Tigers to the Bronx Friday night. The Yankees handed the ball off to the recently revitalized CC Sabathia in hopes that he would continue his sharpness on the mound and keep the […]
Game 41 Recap: Torre-Yes, Yes, Yes
The New York Yankees brought their road struggles with them on their trek up to the Bay Area after a dismal effort against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the early portion of this west coast road trip. The first affair was pleasant as Ivan Nova cruised through six innings of work and Carlos Beltran and Aaron […]