When spring training began, the expectation was that both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton would see time in left field during Grapefruit League action. To date, we have only seen Stanton there in actual games. Given how the Yankees have played it this March, it’s pretty clear that Stanton is going to be the one […]
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Quick hit: The Yankees sign Neil Walker
The Yankees added some more infield depth on Monday by signing free agent second baseman Neil Walker to a one year deal reportedly worth $5 million. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports first reported that the two sides agreed to a deal, pending a physical. Walker, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with […]
Bronx Beat Episode 135: Aaron Judge, Leadoff Hitter?
EJ and Scott talk about the Adam Lind signing, Aaron Boone’s comment about Aaron Judge as a leadoff hitter, and more!
Fandom makes for strange behavior
Being a fan of a team can morph into something more than merely rooting for your team of preference to win a ballgame. It leaks into everyday life in simple and innocuous ways, such as rearranging plans to watch a game or wearing team apparel in public. That’s not the only way fandom is exhibited […]
Three Fun Facts About the 2018 Yankees
Who doesn’t love quirky, fun facts? If you don’t, you can stop reading right now but doing so would cause you to miss out on learning more about the New York Yankees’ impressive roster, a roster that is expected to compete for a championship in 2018. The regular season is about a mere three-weeks away […]
Miguel Andujar’s Spring Training Power Surge
The Yankees hit 241 homers in 2017, then traded for Giancarlo Stanton. It’s no surprise that one of their 8,000 players in camp this spring leads the Grapefruit League in long balls. If that player was Stanton, Aaron Judge, or Gary Sanchez we probably wouldn’t care very much. No one evaluates established stars based on […]
Thursday Thoughts: Boone, the infield, and Montgomery
It is time for another edition of Thursday Thoughts. Spring training is underway, and there has been plenty of baseball to watch. Gary Sanchez’s homerun over the scoreboard yesterday is hopefully a nice foreshadowing of the upcoming season. As always, if you have topics that you would like me to discuss in this segment, please […]
Bronx Beat Episode 134: Spring Has Sprung
EJ, Paul and Scott talk about the first week of Spring Training games, the J.D. Martinez signing, the Rays selloff, and what the heck the Orioles are up to.
The 2017 Yankees Were—NOT—A Great Home Run Team
The Yankees led all of baseball with 241 home runs last year, the 16th highest single-season total ever by a team. Aaron Judge set a MLB rookie record with 52, while Gary Sanchez’s 33 and Didi Gregorius’s 25 were franchise records for a catcher and shortstop. You knew all of that already. As Maude Lebowski […]
Random thoughts as Aaron Boone subs out the starters
So I am sitting here watching the first spring training game between the Tigers and Yankees and it’s nice to have baseball back. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I heard the opening notes of the YES Network intro music. Here are my thoughts as the bottom of the fifth gets underway: […]