Just when there’s a ray of hope for the Yankees, misfortune finds them again. On the same day that CC Sabathia, a pleasant surprise, was placed on the DL, center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury left Friday’s game against the Red Sox with a tight right hip in the top of the first inning and was replaced in the outfield […]
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The Yankees need to put their trust in Luis Severino
The Yankees have been bad. Nobody is disputing that fact. Even by third-order winning percentage, which adjusts for run differential, underlying stats, and strength of schedule, the Bombers have been one of the worst teams in the American League in the first few weeks of the season. The despair and rending of garments has naturally […]
Weekend Series Rematch: Yankees-Red Sox, Part II
The Red Sox took over the division lead in the AL East with Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over the White Sox. They’ve put together a solid run lately, winning eight of their last ten games, averaging almost six runs scored per game in that stretch. They currently have a seven game lead over the last place […]
Game 26 Recap: Over in the blink of an eye
Had you accidentally fallen asleep and taken a nap from 7-9 p.m., you wouldn’t have missed a thing. The Yankees and Orioles blazed through their rubber match as Kevin Gausman and Masahiro Tanaka tried to see who could throw the most zeroes up on the scoreboard. They each completed eight scoreless innings, Gausman in 97 […]
Chase Headley needs to stick to the small part of the park
For better or for worse, the misfortune of others is very interesting to most human beings. Most of what we call “news” falls under that umbrella. In some cases this interest leads to action for the betterment of those suffering. Often it does not. The extent of this suffering is important for people to be […]
Game 25 Recap: A….Win?
It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say the Yankees hit rock bottom on Tuesday. A horrid start to the season was made worse in the series opener against the Orioles, when they dropped a sixth straight game and fell to 8-16 on the early season. To add insult to injury, one of their best hitters, Alex Rodriguez, […]
The Yankees are stuck
When the Astros went on a seven game losing streak last June, they called up eventual Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa. When the Blue Jays were eight games back on July 28th, they traded for Troy Tulowitzki, David Price, Mark Lowe, and Ben Revere. When the Giants missed the playoffs the year after a […]
Game 24 Recap: Too Much Trumbo
The Yankees can’t be excited to face Mark Trumbo 18 more times. In his first career at-bat against Luis Severino, Trumbo launched a home run to left field, erasing an early 1-0 Yankee lead. Two at-bats later, he took Severino deep again for a 2-run shot. The Orioles never looked back. Chris Tillman started for […]
Is Andrew Miller good at throwing baseballs?
Yes. — — — I have been informed by our editors that this, while factually correct, will not suffice as an article. So let me elaborate. Before we begin, I would like to emphasize that Andrew Miller has thrown exactly 10 innings so far this season. They have been 10 spectacular innings, but they have […]
The offensive woes of April
Author’s note: This post reflects only the month of April. Sunday night’s numbers are not reflected in the data. The dreadful month of April is mercifully over for the Yankees and their fans, and its end was punctuated by an ugly 8-0 loss at the hands of second-place Boston at Fenway Park Saturday night. […]