The question arises, not always out loud, after every win. “But what happens tomorrow?” Yes, the Yankees may have won, but what happens on the next day? Do they continue their winning ways, or do they wake up in a cold sweat of doubt and ineptitude? Do they build on the progress that was made, […]
Author: Nicolas Stellini
Game 88 Recap: Take a Break
The nominal first half of the season is over for the Yankees. In fitting fashion, they enter the break with a .500 record. The four game set with the scorching hot Cleveland Indians seemed like a recipe for disaster, but New York managed to somehow take three of four. The series win was capped off […]
Game 74 Recap: Nope.
The Yankees just finished an eleven-game stretch against the Rockies and Twins. They won six, and lost five. Against the Rockies and the Twins. The most recent loss came on Sunday, as Minnesota put a 7-1 hurting on New York. Nathan Eovaldi was brilliant for five innings, allowing just one run on a bad pitch […]
The cruelty of hope
Starlin Castro’s walk-off homer on Wednesday was exactly what the Yankees needed. A happy moment, a brief gasp of hopeful air. They avoided losing all four games to the Rockies in the season series, and the home run was the culmination of a strong comeback against a four-run deficit. Starlin Castro’s walk-off homer on Wednesday […]
Game 63 Recap: No breaks on the Fulmer train
There is little that can be done in the face of overwhelming pitching. Sometimes a team will face a pitcher that is bad, and will nonetheless perform poorly. That is not what happened on Sunday. Michael Fulmer was brilliant for his fifth straight start, tossing six straight scoreless innings and only allowing two hits and […]
Ike Davis sign Major League deal with Yankees
The Yankees somehow have four first baseman (Mark Teixeira, Greg Bird, Dustin Ackley and Chris Parmelee) on the disabled list. Rob Refsnyder is learning first base as he goes. So, in the interest of signing someone, anyone, who knows how to handle the cold corner, the Yankees have signed Ike Davis to a big league […]
Yankees draft outfielder Blake Rutherford in first round
If you’ve been following draft coverage at all over the last few years, you’ve probably heard the name Blake Rutherford. The power-hitting high school outfielder has been wowing scouts on the showcase circuit for years now, and many speculated he would eventually be a top-five pick. Rutherford ended up falling to eighteen, and the Yankees […]
Game 56 Recap: Washed away
Dramatic tension is an important part of telling a good story. If there’s no conflict, a story becomes boring. We don’t feel compelled to stay engaged with the story, because what will happen is already clear. It’s why kryptonite had to be invented as a way to bring Superman to his knees. Nothing could stop […]
Game 49 Recap: No no-no
Jake Odorizzi shuffled back into the clubhouse, his head hanging low. He had been eight outs away. Eight outs had stood between him and history. He had pitched wonderfully, masterfully, even. But then he had let a pitch get away from him and walked Brett Gardner, and then… it was all over. He had watched […]
Game 43 Recap: Five in a row
Once upon a time, Jacoby Ellsbury hit 32 home runs in a single season. Michael Pineda was once a valued pitching prospect. Mark Teixeira was once a dangerous offensive threat. It all feels like distant history. For one day in May, it all happened again. The Yankees used some pieces of history to down the […]