After a strong first portion of the year that ended with the Yankees comfortably in first place, it’s time for a break from regular season action. There’s meaningful baseball to be played by the end of the week, but not before the midsummer classic: Homers aplenty in the All-Star Game Inexplicably, this parallel universe held […]
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Would the Cardinals trade Carlos Martinez?
It’s no secret that the Yankees’ starting rotation could use some help. After Luis Severino and CC Sabathia, there’s not much going for the staff. Sonny Gray has been an enigma, Masahiro Tanaka has been inconsistent when healthy, Domingo German is a talented yet unproven rookie, and Jordan Montgomery is out for the season. Others […]
Bronx Beat Episode 154: If Not Machado, Then Who?
EJ, Scott, and Paul discuss All-Star games, Manny Machado, and potential trade deadline moves.
OOTP Universe Yankees: Final week before the break
It’s amazing how deep into the season we are, isn’t it? With the season starting earlier and the All-Star break later, it’s bizarre that nearly 100 games after passed already. The real-life Yankees stumbled to the break. After a positive previous week, how did the virtual Yanks do? Falling to the lowly Orioles Whether it’s […]
Bronx Beat Episode 153: Trade for Manny Machado?
EJ and Derek discuss the Double-A All Star Game and whether the Yankees should trade for Zack Wheeler and Manny Machado.
About Last Night: Has Sonny Gray turned a corner?
He did it! Sonny Gray lasted more than two innings and pitched a quality start on Wednesday night. But… It was against the Orioles and he’s had some success against them—Gray is 3-0 with a 0.51 ERA in three starts at Camden Yards. So while it was nice to see Sonny Gray exit a game after […]
Yes, Aaron Judge is this good
Each year, the All-Star break gives us a chance to look back at player and team performances through the designated first half of the season. We can solidify whether teams are ‘for real’ or not and determine if certain players have lived up to expectations. Thus far, the Yankees are very much for real, though that […]
OOTP Universe Yankees: Winning week clouded by injuries
Last week was another lukewarm performance for the Yankees in the parallel OOTP world. There was some excitement with the debut of Gleyber Torres, but continued mediocre play dampened some of the enthusiasm for the team’s top prospect. At least these Yankees are still in first place, though continued so-so play won’t allow that to […]
Random thoughts after a series win against the Braves
You all know the drill so let’s get started. I didn’t mind the 4th of July uniforms and hats. I kind of like them. I know, sacrilegious! But, I own a floral Yankee cap so who am I to say anything? The Yankees should have swept the Braves. Monday’s game was so frustrating. So many […]
OOTP Universe Yankees: Here comes Gleyber
It’s no surprise that the paths of the virtual Yankees and real-life Yankees have been pretty different. Whether it’s individual players’ performances, opponent’s records, or injuries, this was to be expected. After all, OOTP is a game, and there’s a bunch of randomness that goes into it despite it being calibrated to mimic reality. One […]