The Yankees are nothing if not a contradiction of themselves. There is so much wrong with the team, yet there is also so much that is right, and then there are times where even more shines through. Nathan Eovaldi has been maddeningly inconsistent this season. He oscillates between brilliance and fiery inferno, sometimes in the […]
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Game 97 Recap: Extra innings, no extra runs
The Yankees dropped the second game of their series against the Giants on Saturday, a 2-1 contest that took 12 innings to complete. After the Giants announced that Johnny Cueto would start the game, swapping with Jeff Samardzija in effort to end the team’s six-game losing streak, it seemed likely the Yankees would need to […]
Game 96 Recap: Garnering a win
Yankees 3, Giants 2 The New York Yankees saw their win streak snap on Thursday before welcoming the San Francisco Giants to town on Friday. With a three-game set looming and tasked with facing the two aces in the Giants’ rotation – Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto to be clear – the forecast for the Yankees was […]
The Yankees are nowhere closer to being buyers or sellers than they were last week
NEW YORK – The Yankees are approaching the trade deadline with the reluctance of an ordinary person selling a prized collection on eBay. They know they have to sell, but they keep finding ways to convince themselves they can hold on a little while longer. Unlike a collectible bobblehead, however, the Yankees can’t sit on their hands forever. […]
Game 95 Recap: Winning Streak Over
While a small winning streak on a home stand following the All Star Break wasn’t going to change the direction of the Yankees’ season, it was a nice recess from the borderline-.500 slog of the first half. Unfortunately, Thursday’s 4-1 loss to the Orioles broke the four game run of success, also bringing the Yankees […]
For A-Rod and the Yankees, something has to give
When a superstar entering his prime years signs a long-term contract, there’s the unspoken understanding that the end won’t be pretty. Beyond the glamorous picture painted by gaudy numbers early in the contract is the acceptance that the final years will be filled with regret. We all knew this when Albert Pujols signed his $240 […]
Game 94 Recap: Four in a row
I did something different for tonight and listened to the game on the radio. Things started off swimmingly when John Sterling called Michael Pineda “Pinada” to lead us off. Thankfully it was not a harbinger of anything awful happening for the starter. In fact, Pineda had a nice game. Big Mike had a somewhat clean […]
Game 93 Recap: Buy, Buy, Buy?
It seems as though the #SellSellSell movement has been put on hold, at least for one night. The Yankees moved a game over .500 with a 7-1 victory over the Orioles Tuesday night. If they win Wednesday, the Yankees will tie their season high at two games over. New York led comfortably all game, knocking out […]
Finding optimism for Aaron Judge’s contact problems
I think, at this point, it’s inevitable. Carlos Beltran will not be on the Yankees’ 25-man roster on August 1, and Aaron Judge probably will be. There have been too many rumors surrounding Beltran, the Yankees’ playoff odds keep dropping to minuscule levels, and Judge is showing rapid improvement. As it’s been talked about countless […]
Aroldis Chapman hits 105 mph twice in win over Orioles
NEW YORK — Aroldis Chapman’s tenure with the Yankees may soon be over, and it was almost as if he knew on Monday night. After taking a jog in in from the bullpen to enter a 2-1 game in the ninth, Chapman briefly glanced up at the giant videoboard in center field, which projected his torso engulfed in flames, as […]