When someone mentions the phrase “pitchers duel,” Nathan Eovaldi and R.A. Dickey aren’t the names that first come to mind. But through the first six innings on Tuesday night, the two starters combined for just two runs allowed. Dickey, a former Cy Young Award winner with the New York Mets, went gave up the two […]
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Series Preview: Yankees-Blue Jays
Riding high following a four-game sweep of Oakland, the New York Yankees return home for a series against Toronto with a chance to eclipse the .500 mark for the first time since April 13th. Despite facing a trio of one-win pitchers and a not-so-sunny version of Sonny Gray, New York’s offense still displayed promise, posting four […]
Throwing hard isn’t enough for Yankees
The fastball is the basic building block upon which all pitching is built. If you were to describe the act of pitching to an alien, or someone from Norway, you would probably say something to the effect of “the attempt to throw a ball hard into an imaginary box of sorts past someone trying to […]
Game 43 Recap: Five in a row
Once upon a time, Jacoby Ellsbury hit 32 home runs in a single season. Michael Pineda was once a valued pitching prospect. Mark Teixeira was once a dangerous offensive threat. It all feels like distant history. For one day in May, it all happened again. The Yankees used some pieces of history to down the […]
Game 42 Recap: We have a winning streak
It took the Yankees seven attempts to notch their first three-game winning streak of the 2016 season, a feat they finally accomplished Friday night in Oakland. They wasted no time in pushing that streak to four. The Yankees continued rolling Saturday afternoon, riding an excellent start by Masahiro Tanaka to a 5-1 victory over the […]
Game 41 Recap: Torre-Yes, Yes, Yes
The New York Yankees brought their road struggles with them on their trek up to the Bay Area after a dismal effort against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the early portion of this west coast road trip. The first affair was pleasant as Ivan Nova cruised through six innings of work and Carlos Beltran and Aaron […]
The new version of Ivan Nova
When the season began, Ivan Nova had been sequestered in the bullpen for the first time in his life. A shaky first year back from Tommy John surgery had fostered a lack of trust in him. Spring Training saw the beginning of a battle between him and CC Sabathia for the fifth spot in the […]
You’re not on the Mark, Teixeira
Being a writer is a lot like being a baseball player. You have weeks or even whole months that are highly productive. You effortlessly churn out four or five well-received pieces and you think to yourself, “I’m so glad I decided to become a writer!” And that’s when you feel like nothing can stop you. […]
Game 40 Recap: Toot Toot, Blan, Beep Beep
In case you’re sitting at your computers wondering what the heck the title of this recap means, I will explain. Way back in 1979, just before I turned five years-old, disco queen Donna Summer had a hit song called “Bad Girls” which hit number one that summer. In it, Donna and her background singers enthusiastically […]
Weekend Series Preview: Yankees-Athletics
GM Billy Beane’s odd collection of castoffs, no-name young pitchers, and platoon players has failed to coalesce in the early going, leading to a mediocre club overall. Despite winning their last two series against the Rays and Rangers, they are one of the few teams in the American League who look like just as big […]