Hal Steinbrenner was in New York for the quarterly owners’ meetings earlier this week and he spoke to reporters afterward. Here’s what he sa...
2023-06-15 19:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostJohn Sterling added to his legend this weekend. A foul ball ricocheted and hit him in the forehead Saturday night, but he shook it off and didn’t miss a pitch. Here’s the video. Sterling was bloodie...
2023-06-12 19:45:48 +0000 UTC View PostBetween off-days, postponements, and the West Coast trip, it feels like it’s been a month since the Yankees played a normal schedule. They've been playing at some odd hour or under an apocalyptic sky or not at all. Hopefully things get back to normal soon, in more ways than one. Let’s get to ...
2023-06-09 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostDo you know what Tuesday is? Tuesday – June 6th – is the 10-year anniversary of the Yankees drafting Aaron Judge. Where does the time go? Here’s my draft prospect profile. Judge was at th...
2023-06-05 20:07:23 +0000 UTC View PostMike Petriello has a good breakdown of Anthony Rizzo’s season – .304/.376/.505 (146 wRC+) with 11 home runs! – and notes that while the limit on extreme infield shifts has helped, that’s...
2023-06-01 23:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's Memorial Day, traditionally an important mile marker on the baseball calendar (I wrote a Memorial Day thing at CBS...
2023-05-29 18:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostI’m sure many of you have noticed a little less John Sterling in your lives lately. He skipped a few games two weeks ago because his triplets graduated college, and more recently he’s been under the weather. 2023-05-26 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
When’s the last time the Yankees and Orioles played an important series? 2012? Gotta be. That was the last time both teams were serious contenders in the same season. It’s only May, but yeah, this upcoming three-gamer with the O’s is pretty important. The new schedule gives you fewer opport...
2023-05-22 22:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post
So long, Hicksie.
Honestly, I’m surprised it happened. Well, no. It’s more like I’m surprised it happened when it happened. The Yankees stuck with Aaron Hicks the last two years and gave hi...
2023-05-20 19:41:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Memorial Day is approaching and this is the time of year things in the baseball world start looking normal. Projected contenders that started slow are heating up (Astros, Cardinals, Dodgers, etc.) and projected bottom feeders that started hot are coming back to Earth (Cubs, Pirates, etc.). The Ya...
2023-05-19 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: Thank you everyone for the well wishes about my cat. We had to put her down Monday afternoon. The poor thing had tumors all over her liver. I’m sad but it’s also a relief because her condition deteriorated so much so quickly. She turned 11 in March and I got her when ...
2023-05-15 12:49:27 +0000 UTC View PostIt took 425 days, but MLB and the MLBPA finalized the 2022-26 Collective Bargaining Agreement earlier this week. They agreed to terms last March and the lawyers spent the last 14 months haggling over the fine print. 2023-05-12 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Vida Blue, a key member of the 1972-74 A’s dynasty, passed away over the weekend. He was 73. Blue has an interesting place in Yankee...
2023-05-09 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSix years and one day ago, Brett Gardner hit a go-ahead two-out, two-strike, three-run home run in the ninth inning at Wrigley Field. Here’s the RAB ...
2023-05-04 23:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Yankees were in last place on May 1st for the first time since 2016 and eight games back on May 1st for the first time since 1984, when the Tigers were in the AL East and started the season 35-5. The Yankees went the entire month of April without winning more than two games in a row (first ti...
2023-05-02 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOn this date in 2017 the Yankees erased a 9-1 deficit and beat the Orioles 14-11 in 10 innings at Yankee Stadium. Here’s the RAB recap 2023-04-28 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Shameless self-promotion: I wrote a thing at CBS the other day about the Yankees' offense, or lack thereof. Nothing groundbr...
2023-04-25 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Six series, no series losses. The Yankees are 5-0-1 in their six series this year and they’re the only team in baseball without a series loss. They keep making it difficult on themselves by losing Game 1 (they’ve done it each of their last four series), but they always rally. This is the firs...
2023-04-21 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe four-series winning streak to begin the season came to an end this past weekend, though the Yankees are the only team in baseball to not lose a series this year, so that’s something. Series splits are better than series losses. Anyway, here is Tuesday morning’s post Monday evening since t...
2023-04-17 23:24:42 +0000 UTC View PostWould you believe this is only the fifth time in franchise history the Yankees have won their first four series of the season? They also did it in 1922, 1926, 2010, and 2020. I would have guessed a team that’s been around this long and has been this successful would have won their first four se...
2023-04-14 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWeekend series in Baltimore just aren’t the same without Kenny Singleton in the booth. I’m not sure what Singleton is up to these days (other than having his Twitter account hacked) but I hope he’s enjoying retirement. Let’s get to today’s post as the Yankees and Guardians play the bigg...
2023-04-11 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostEsteban Rivera wrote a good piece this week examining Anthony Volpe's leads. With the new limit on pitcher disengagements, it’s much easier to use what amounts to a running lead. Volp...
2023-04-06 22:45:39 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve seen enough: the Yankees are the best team in the National League. Three 5+ run wins and one two-run loss (in which the go-ahead run was on base in the ninth inning) is a fine start to the new season. Two more interleague games on the schedule before the Yankees see their first American Le...
2023-04-04 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy pal Dayn Perry wrote a long, thorough, and exhaustive history of the old Yankee Stadium, which opened 100 years ...
2023-03-31 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
YES DTC update: The YES Network launched their direct-to-consumer streaming service Wednesday. You can buy it through the app. It’s $20 ...
2023-03-30 15:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a busy weekend in Yankeeland. Some good news (Anthony Volpe won the shortstop job!) and some bad news (Lui...
2023-03-28 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I wonder if he’ll live with his parents.
#VolpeningDay has become a reality. Sunday afternoon the Yankees announced top prospect Anthony Volpe has indeed made the Opening Day roster. The Yanke...
2023-03-26 22:24:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Ugh, not again.
Yet another pitcher is hurt. Luis Severino has been shut down with a “low grade” right lat strain, Aaron Boone revealed Saturday morning. Severino missed more than two months ...
2023-03-25 17:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostHow great was the end of the World Baseball Classic? Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout in a one-run game with two outs in the ninth. Incredible. If it were a movie, it would have been cheesy as hell, but it happened in real life and it ruled. The strikeout pitch graded out as an 2023-03-24 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Two good shortstop prospects > one good shortstop prospect. (Getty)
Opening Day is eight days away and we still don’t know who the Yankees will have at shortstop against the Giants and thei...
2023-03-22 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post