Pitching is weird. We all understand that, no? Pitchers are guys that contort their shoulders and arms in unnatural ways so that they can throw a sphere of cork, string and hide faster than that jerk that sped by you on the highway the other day. Sports are generally pretty strange when you really sit […]
Category: Articles
Dellin Betances and the disadvantage of being Godzilla
For those of us that have never played major league baseball, there are some experiences within the game that are difficult to imagine. In most people’s lives their biggest professional moments aren’t so easy to pinpoint nor do they come in front of thousands of people with millions more watching at home. It’s very unlikely that […]
Alex Rodriguez feasts on a steady diet of four-seamers
Alex Rodriguez is and will likely always be a fascinating writing subject. The 40-year-old is one of the greatest baseball talents to walk this earth, and a rather perplexing human being to boot. This year A-Rod showed Father Time that he’s got a couple of more rounds left in him with an improbable comeback that […]
The Yankees have everything in place but second base
For the first time in two years, the Yankees will head into the winter trying to make it back to the postseason. Though losing the wild card game doesn’t really feel like making the playoffs, technically that’s considered making it these days. The Yankees Pythagorean winning percentage (.541 %) was the club’s best mark since […]
Should the Yankees sign Daniel Murphy this offseason?
Daniel Murphy has done truly remarkable things this postseason. He has homered off all three of the National League Cy Young contenders, including twice off Clayton Kershaw. He also has also taken Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks deep. In the process he’s hit .421/.426/1.026 over the course of his 39 plate appearances. He’s broken Carlos […]
Breaking Down the Yankees Payroll: Infield
*Brian McCann, $15M vesting option if he totals 1,000 PAs from 2017-18, catches 90 games in 2018 and is not on the disabled list at the end of the 2018 season *Brendan Ryan, $1M player option *Alex Rodriguez, $6M bonus at 763 HR and 764 HR *Brett Gardner, $12.5M Team Option, $2M Buyout *Jacoby Ellsbury, […]
Didi Gregorius is not a fan of the backwards K
Didi Gregorius loves to swing the bat. It’s easy to make this kind of statement with confidence because he’s a professional baseball player who takes hundreds of at-bats per year. If he didn’t enjoy swinging a bat he probably would have sought out a different vocation. However, the shortstop’s actions on the field demonstrate he gets […]
In Hindsight: What could the Yankees have done at the trade deadline?
On the day of the trade deadline, the Yankees stood 58-44, six games ahead in the AL East. From a standing perspective, dramatic roster moves seemed unnecessary. The team had holes at second base and in the starting rotation, but even those weaknesses didn’t appear dire. And so general manager Brian Cashman pulled the trigger […]
Where do the Yankees put Greg Bird?
The Yankees are in a tough position. They have three good players and two spots to put them. This season, Mark Teixeira bounced back to hit .255 with 31 home runs in just 111 games with exceptional defense. He is clearly a player that needs to be starting for the Yankees at first base. Alex Rodriguez […]
The Yankees had one chance in the Wild Card Game
There are a lot of cliches in baseball, a staggering amount really. I don’t think it has much to do with the game itself, simply how long it has been around. As decades have passed more and more nuggets of conventional wisdom have filled out the shelves of our collective consciousness like old VHS tapes. […]