When you have an arm like Aroldis Chapman does pitching should be a pretty easy way to collect a pay check. Basically all you have to do is roll out of bed drive down the ballpark and unleash hell. Even the best hitters in the world cannot hit the kind of velocity Chapman brings with […]
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Joe Girardi avoids the platoon advantage
It’s hard for Yankees fans to admit that Joe Girardi is a very good manager, mostly because he’s the clearest scapegoat for the struggles the Yankees have experienced on the field this season. Still, most would agree that Girardi happens to be one of the better managers in the league. He certainly has his flaws—the […]
Game 65 Recap: Easy Games are Hard
After another loss to the Rockies (6-3, this time), the Yankees have been swept to start what was supposed to be a two week stretch against a pair of very easy teams to beat. Although Wednesday’s game was significantly less crazy than Tuesday’s, it still ended with a tough loss. Like most games the Yankees […]
Game 64 Recap: The Coors Effect
Well that was certainly a sporting event, though it was difficult to tell exactly which sport. The final line might as well have read Broncos 13, Giants 10, as it seemed the Denver defense stifled a late New York rally despite a fourth-quarter touchdown. Tuesday night began like almost any other Yankees game. Nate Eovaldi, having […]
Is it time for Aaron Judge?
Let’s face the truth — the Yankees are in dire straits right now. They’re 5.5 games out of first place, and they’re behind three other teams. Teams like the Mets and the Dodgers face similar deficits in their respective divisions, but the sense of panic is much less urgent because there aren’t any teams separating […]
Game 63 Recap: No breaks on the Fulmer train
There is little that can be done in the face of overwhelming pitching. Sometimes a team will face a pitcher that is bad, and will nonetheless perform poorly. That is not what happened on Sunday. Michael Fulmer was brilliant for his fifth straight start, tossing six straight scoreless innings and only allowing two hits and […]
Ike Davis sign Major League deal with Yankees
The Yankees somehow have four first baseman (Mark Teixeira, Greg Bird, Dustin Ackley and Chris Parmelee) on the disabled list. Rob Refsnyder is learning first base as he goes. So, in the interest of signing someone, anyone, who knows how to handle the cold corner, the Yankees have signed Ike Davis to a big league […]
Game 62 Recap: Kins Cycle
With Justin Verlander and Masahiro Tanaka on the mound, Yankee Stadium held place for a namesake pitchers duel on Saturday night. The hurlers matched the hype for the first four innings. However, with runners at the corners in the fifth, Tanaka faced trouble. Then, things got out of hand, and the Yankees fell, 6-1. The […]
Game 61 Recap: CC-ing the light
Fresh off a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the New York Yankees welcomed Miguel Cabrera, Ian Kinsler and the Detroit Tigers to the Bronx Friday night. The Yankees handed the ball off to the recently revitalized CC Sabathia in hopes that he would continue his sharpness on the mound and keep the […]
Chris Parmelee becomes the fourth Yankees first baseman injured this season
Yankees first baseman Chris Parmelee exited Thursday’s 6-3 win over the Angels after injuring his right hamstring while stretching for a throw in the seventh inning, making him the fourth Yankees first baseman to go down with an injury this season. Manager Joe Girardi said after the game that he “would be completely shocked” if Parmelee didn’t join teammates […]