The Yankees made a valiant run at the playoffs, which was arguably sparked by the ‘Baby Bombers’ who provided a sense of urgency that was lacking prior to their arrival. While we are starting to get a glimpse of the future of the Yankee organization, we’re surely not seeing the entire scope. There are other players […]
Author: Stephen Shaw
Game 156 Recap: One Last Exciting Game
The beginning of this game really doesn’t warrant a recap, but since it did in fact occur it should be at least mentioned. As a former college level baseball player I never understood or agreed with the act of “clearing the benches.” On rare occasions it may be warranted, to an extent, if one of […]
Game 143 Recap: Sloppy
The Yankees seemed to be feeling a little hungover from the loss to the Rays last game. Wins and losses at this point in the season become exponentially important and the Yanks – with a loss to the Dodgers – have now let two games in a row go by the wayside. They are still […]
Game 134 Recap: Tick Tock
Orioles 2, Yankees 0 The season is not over. The season is not over. Why does it feel like the season is over? Overall I would consider myself an optimist in life. However, when it comes to sports the pessimism in me comes out. I try to look at the season with an objective eye, […]
Game 130 Recap: Excuses
Royals 8, Yankees 5 I have watched more games at Kauffman Stadium than any other ballpark in major league baseball. In fact, its one of my favorite places to take in a game. It’s where I saw my first pro baseball game and it’s where I saw Derek Jeter play in person for the last […]
Game 124 Recap: Sometimes, three homers are better than four
Mariners 7, Yankees 5 Gary Sanchez has looked super human as of late. He recorded the second two-home run game of his very short career and also threw out two runners. Not to be outdone, Starlin Castro added two homers of his own, combining with Sanchez to provide the entirety of the Yankee offense. Based […]
Game 119 Recap: What if the Yankees keep winning?
Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0 The Yankees have 43 games left in the season and one could argue this was the game that the team could begin to make a push for the playoffs. After all, the teams the Yankees are chasing for both the division title and the wild card are inner division rivals […]
Game 105 Recap: Left Behind
Yankees 6, Mets 5 Left Behind is a series of popular novels based on prophecies in the Bible that tells the story of the end times in which true believers are raptured leaving behind those who were not. The novels are supposed to give the readers a glimpse into a world that is void of […]
Game 92 Recap: Just like they drew it up
Yankees 2, Orioles 1 If this game seemed boring, you can thank Brian Cashman and Yankees assistant GM (aka head of quantitative analysis) Mike Fishman — the architects of the Yankee bullpen — for that. They could not have drawn it up any more perfect than how the game played out tonight. Sure, it would […]
Game 75 Recap: Delay, Rain, Delay, Loss
Rangers 9, Yankees 6 You are entering a time warp! No this isn’t the Rocky Horror picture show. It is the top of the ninth in what once was shaping up to be an average little game in the Bronx between the Yankees and Rangers. It had rained all game, but nothing that was […]