EJ, Scott and Devin discuss the coming September call-ups, and debate Luke Voit vs. Greg Bird
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OOTP Universe Yankees: Playing down to the competition
It was just last week that the OOTP Yankees handled lesser teams in the Rays and Blue Jays. With the Marlins and Orioles on the schedule for this edition, it was another opportunity to take care of business. Yet, as we have frustratingly experienced in reality with this year’s Yankees club, beating bad teams isn’t […]
Random thoughts following a split with the Marlins
Guess who’s back, back again, Stacey’s back, tell a friend… Yes, I’m back after a bit of a hiatus. To be honest, I was burnt and couldn’t come up with things to write about which is odd because if any team has had things to write about, it’s 2018 Yankees. Between the injuries, losing to […]
Crazy Trades: The Yankees Should Trade Jacoby Ellsbury for Wei-Yin Chen
The Yankees are currently in Miami. They should fly out with a few things: some Cuban food, some nice cigars, and a new left-handed reliever. The Yankees should trade Jacoby Ellsbury for Wei-Yin Chen. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Here are three reasons why the Yankees should trade Ellsbury for Chen: 1. Luxury […]
Bronx Beat Episode 156: Didi and Judge Injuries
EJ, Paul and Devin discuss the new injury to Didi Gregorius, the lingering injury to Aaron Judge, and the not obviously injured Luis Severino.
Luis Severino’s trouble with the slider
Without a dominant Luis Severino, it won’t be easy for the Yankees to do much damage in the postseason. How he went from potential Cy Young award winner earlier in the year to a drag on the staff every fifth day has been one of the 2018’s biggest frustrations. Though he seemingly pitched a tad better […]
OOTP Universe Yankees: Beat the bad teams
It’s nail-biting time in the OOTP universe. After last week, the Red Sox were breathing down the Yankees’ necks, sitting just a half game behind the Bombers. As you may recall, Boston was six games off the pace just a few weeks ago. There’s no more time to mess around now, as one bad week could […]
OOTP Universe Yankees: Breathing room dissipates
Everyone loves a good division race, right? I sure would like to have one in real life right now, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. After last week, the alternate universe Yankees were up four games in the division (and six just two weeks ago). After this week, it looks like an exciting […]
About Last Night: Gi-Gone-carlo Stanton
Giancarlo Stanton hits the ball hard and far. Case in point: https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2018/08/10/2365749983/1533861571797/asset_1800K.mp4 Here’s the info about the dinger: Giancarlo Stanton hit a 121.7 mph, 449-foot home run. It's the hardest home run Statcast has ever tracked. pic.twitter.com/kU2r4IVEIb — David Adler (@_dadler) August 10, 2018 Since hitting his walk-off dinger against Seattle in late June, Stanton […]
OOTP Universe Yankees: Trade Deadline Celebration Turns Sour
Last week, I downplayed the odds of any more significant moves other than perhaps another reliever. Well, I lied as you can tell by the headline. There was one blockbuster move along with two smaller deals made, so let’s not keep you waiting any longer: Another ace and two bats Acquired Madison Bumgarner for Jacoby […]