It’s a scene out of every bad Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Our hero is lost in the desert with seemingly no escape, on the brink of dying of thirst. Then, off in the distance, hope slowly comes into focus. An oasis is there, just below the horizon. If our hero can just reach the isolated grove of […]
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Game 148 Recap: Dreams dashed
The Yankees’ playoff hopes took another massive hit on Saturday as they coughed up another game in the late innings, falling to Boston 6-5. The defeat puts New York seven games out in the American League East, and four and 1/2 out in the wild card race, trailing four teams. After dropping four consecutive games, including […]
Game 147 recap: The woes continue
Life has a way of coming at you very fast. This time last week, the Yankees scooped up their sixth victory in a row after a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Bombers would go on to win the next day to bring that win streak up to seven and keep their Wild […]
Game 146 Recap: More Ninth Inning Problems
On Thursday night, the Yankees began an extremely important four-game series with the Red Sox in Fenway Park. And it looked pretty good for the Yanks who had a lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Unfortunately, for the second day in a row, they lost a game in the ninth inning, but […]
Opposing pitchers showing fear of Gary Sanchez
Is it better to be loved or feared? This is a question that has been asked consistently by mankind’s greatest leaders. It’s an exceedingly difficult dilemma. One that has never been adequately resolved, although the “rule by fear” camp has a pretty poor record on a few things; human rights for instance. Baseball players do […]
Game 145 Recap: Sloppy ninth does the Yankees in
The Yankees dropped the final game of their series against the Dodgers 2-0 this afternoon. It was a scoreless game heading into the ninth inning when it all went wrong for the Yankees. Corey Seager led the inning off and reached on an E4. Seager then stole second base, putting him in scoring position with no […]
Game 144 Recap: Ells well that ends well
The Yankees’ Tuesday night affair with the Los Angeles Dodgers was a bit of a strange game. The final score, 3-0, suggested a pitcher’s duel, but that wasn’t exactly the case. L.A. starter Julio Urias left after only 3 2/3 innings due to an inflated pitch count, and then we were in September baseball mode […]
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 142 Recap: Oh yeah, losing. That’s a thing.
The Yankees had won seven straight games entering Sunday’s contest with the Rays. Seven games of sheer madness had vaulted them into contention not only for a Wild Card, but for the division lead. The seemingly impossible looks to be in reach for a team that essentially called it quits on August 1st. That quest […]
Game 141 Recap: Seventh heaven
The nice thing about having your rivals square off against one another is that you’re guaranteed to gain ground on someone…provided you keep winning yourself, of course. For the Yankees lately, that hasn’t been much of an issue. New York picked up their seventh straight victory on Saturday, riding a masterful performance by Masahiro Tanaka to a […]