Is it just me or have the Yankees played an inordinate number of games in windy conditions this year? I mean really windy games. Games where fly balls go sideways and infielders twist and turn to track pop ups. Maybe this is just the weather now. ...
2022-05-03 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Yankees have already done something this season they did not do once last season: spend a day in first place. They’ve been alone in first place since Wednesday’s win and it’s the first time they’ve been in sole possession of first plac...
2022-04-29 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe off-day vibe is always better after a sweep, isn't it? The Yankees played their best, most complete series of the (very) young season over the weekend, and Tuesday they begin a stretch of six games against the Orioles and Royals (combined 11-1...
2022-04-25 22:46:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Yankees will make their first trip to Toronto the week after next, and earlier this week Aaron Boone said “2022-04-22 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I know I said today’s post would be later than usual because I had family stuff to do Monday, but the Yankees annoyed me enough Sunday that I hate-typed most of the post out that night. Gosh, what a terrible weekend. The Yankees had one good off...
2022-04-19 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostJust a heads up: I have a family thing Monday (believe me I wish I could skip it) and I won’t be able to write that day. There will be a post Tuesday, though probably not until later in the day rather than first thing in the morning. I’ll do m...
2022-04-15 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFour games into the new season the Yankees have held a lead after four of 38 innings. There’s still A LOT of season to play, but the 2022 Yankees are giving off 2020-21 Yankees vibes so far, only with a worse bottom of the lineup. They’ve scor...
2022-04-12 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostA week later than originally scheduled and another day later than that, Opening Day has arrived. The Yankees will begin the 2022 season the same way they ended 2021: against the Red Sox. At least this time they’re at home and are guaranteed to p...
2022-04-08 14:55:41 +0000 UTC View PostWe had to sit through a 99-day lockout to get baseball back. What’s one more day? It is raining in New York and Opening Day has been pushed back to Friday. At least the Yankees were nice enough to bang the game a day early rather than wait until...
2022-04-07 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: Added a quick note to the David McKay section below.
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Spring Training is almost over and soon we can get back to gnashing teeth over bullpen usage and runners left in scoring position. The Yankees have bee...
2022-04-05 01:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostSome news: 21 Yankees games will be available on Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime only this season, according to Andrew March...
2022-04-01 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostOver the weekend Brian Cashman confirmed the Yankees will offer Aaron Judge a long-term extension prior to Opening Day. “Obviously, he’ll receive an offer and all of our conversations will have taken place. It will either resolve in a multi-ye...
2022-03-29 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: I forgot to include those complicated Brett Gardner and Darren O'Day player option buyouts in my payroll estimate below. Those buyouts lowered their luxury tax hits in 2021 and added a charge in 2022. It's not much and it ...
2022-03-25 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Folks, I watched real live baseball the last few days. Not live live, I wasn’t there, but I watched it live on television, and it was glorious. Dingers, defense, prospects, it was great. Opening Day is a little more than two weeks away now, so s...
2022-03-22 11:43:47 +0000 UTC View PostHere’s a thing: PECOTA projects the Yankees to score the most runs and also allow the fewest runs in the American League this year. Can’t say I buy it (allow...
2022-03-18 01:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostOne day later, I’ve decided my least favorite thing about the trade is trying to spell “Rortvedt.” Ben Rortvedt is the Yankees new catcher, not an ...
2022-03-15 01:07:03 +0000 UTC View Post
:-( (AP Photo)
You know what, let’s just go back to the lockout. That was better than this. Late Sunday night the Yankees mad...
2022-03-14 04:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Never been so happy to set my eyes on Tampa. (Presswire)
At 99 days and counting, the lockout was the second longest work stoppage in baseball h...
2022-03-11 19:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostWhat was your favorite part of the 2021-22 lockout? Mine was: nothing. I hated just about every second of it. The only thing I liked was not having to reflectively check my phone for breaking news every few minutes. I’m ready to get back to actu...
2022-03-10 23:21:03 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 97: I hope I’m wrong, but MLB’s language in recent days – calling last week’s offer their “best and final offer” and saying the two sides are “deadlocked” – makes me think they are getting ready to declare a legal im...
2022-03-08 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 93: I love baseball but hate Baseball. We’re getting a shortened season for the second time in three years, this time for no good reason. Why do I dedicate so much time and brainpower to a sport that treats me this way? No matter ho...
2022-03-04 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 90: MLB and the MLBPA bargained deep into the night yesterday and it seems more progress was made in the last 24 hours than in the previous three months. 2022-03-01 12:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Lockout, Day 86: I could be (probably am) completely wrong, but it feels like the owners painted themselves into a corner and don’t know how to get out. Everything about these last few weeks feels like MLB expected the MLBPA to cave quickly, and...
2022-02-25 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 83: Remember during the shutdown two years ago when it felt like every week was a Big Week For Baseball? "If they don’t get a deal done this week they never will," was a persistent vibe. This week feels like that for the lockout. It...
2022-02-22 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 79: I had a dream the other night that Rob Manfred resigned because he lied about someone’s vaccination status, which is a sure sign I’m over the lockout and the pandemic. I mean, I’ve been over them for a while, but now my brai...
2022-02-18 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 76: Jayson Stark and Ken Rosenthal (subs. req’d...
2022-02-15 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 71: MLB’s PR machine is in overdrive. Within the last week the league requested federal mediation, blamed Scott Boras, and leaked that ba...
2022-02-10 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 69 (not nice): The quarterly owners meetings begin today in Orlando and Rob Manfred will speak to the media later this week (I think). That a) could be when he’ll announce Spring Training will not start on time, and b) should be a h...
2022-02-08 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostLockout, Day 65: Shohei Ohtani will be on the cover of MLB The Show 22 (a no-brainer) and I can’t believe it won’t be a hologram cover with him hitting when you look at it one way an...
2022-02-04 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post