For a sixth straight outing, Nathan Eovaldi simply just did not have it. The Yankees righty failed to make it out of the fifth inning, allowing six earned runs in San Diego and losing his fourth straight game by a score of 7-6. Wil Myers stuck the nail in the coffin with a two-run shot in […]
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Didi Gregorius is coming into his own in 2016
I have a somewhat embarrassing confession to make. When Didi Gregorius was with the Arizona Diamondbacks, I used to call him Cha Cha DeGregorio. If you don’t know who that is, ask your parents about the movie “Grease.” And it wasn’t meant in a derogatory way or as a way to insult him, it’s just […]
Game 78 Recap: Another late win!
What’s a beat writer’s worst nightmare? Aside from Bruce Springsteen quitting music, it’s an extra inning game on a getaway day before a long cross country flight. But, thankfully for the scribes on the Yankees’ beat, the boys in Pinstripes avoided extra innings by the skin of their teeth and won this afternoon’s contest against […]
Game 77 Recap: Did That Really Happen?
Just when it looked like the Yankees were going to lose their third game in a row to Texas, and fourth overall, they pull off a rare comeback win in the bottom of the ninth on Thursday night. It wasn’t rare because it was a walk-off, it was rare because it was first time since […]
Masahiro Tanaka Has Changed From Michael Pineda to Nathan Eovaldi
On the surface, Masahiro Tanaka appears to be the same player this year that he’s always been. If you like to judge by results, which is arguably the most important factor in an athlete’s stat line, it checks out — his ERA is 3.01, which isn’t far off of his career 3.12 mark. He’s been the […]
Game 76 Recap: Sleepwalking
The Yankees looked like they hadn’t shaken the sleep from their eyes Tuesday night. Following Monday’s series opener against Texas that featured a rain delay lasting three hours and 35 minutes in the top of the ninth, New York was completely lifeless at the plate. Rangers’ starting pitcher Cole Hamels, who hadn’t ever beaten the […]
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 […]
Game 74 Recap: Nope.
The Yankees just finished an eleven-game stretch against the Rockies and Twins. They won six, and lost five. Against the Rockies and the Twins. The most recent loss came on Sunday, as Minnesota put a 7-1 hurting on New York. Nathan Eovaldi was brilliant for five innings, allowing just one run on a bad pitch […]
Game 73 Recap: All the way up over .500
The New York Yankees reached the .500 mark Friday night after their 5-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins, so the objective on Saturday afternoon was simple: Push themselves into the above .500 threshold. The much-maligned Michael Pineda took the mound for the Yankees on a beautiful Saturday in The Bronx and wound up delivering a […]
Game 72 Recap: Hello .500, my old friend
“Never get too high or too low” is advice the Yankees have taken to heart in 2016, as a 5-3 win over the Twins Friday night helped them once again even up their record at a steady 36-36. It marks the third time this month that the team has fallen below the .500 mark only […]