On this date in 1996, the Yankees won Game 3 of the World Series thanks to David Cone, Bernie Williams, and Joe Torre pulling Mariano Rivera so Graeme Lloyd could face Fred McGriff and Ryan Kle...
2021-10-22 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
When the grift is good. (Presswire)
It had become increasingly clear the last two weeks the Yankees would retain manager Aaron Boone, and they made it official Tuesday morning. Boone is back on a...
2021-10-19 17:10:39 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been two weeks since the Yankees lost the AL Wild Card Game and we’re still waiting for the team to say something -- anything -- publicly. Brian Cashman should hold a press conference just to show proof of life. Starting to get a little worried here. Anyway, let’s get to today’s thou...
2021-10-19 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt has been 10 days since the Yankees lost the AL Wild Card Game and we’re still waiting for the team to break its silence. This is the longest they’ve gone between the end of their season and the end-of-season press conferences in the RAB era. Never before did they go more than five days. I ...
2021-10-15 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostA week ago today the Yankees lost the AL Wild Card Game, and there has been radio silence since. No word on Aaron Boone’s future, no word on offseason surgeries, no word on anything. Usually the end-of-season announcements and press conferences come within 3-4 days of being eliminated. Crackpot...
2021-10-12 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe first post of the offseason. I always hate it. Next season feels so far away because it is. The wait will probably be worse than usual this winter because the Collective Bargaining Agreement is up, and there’s no way MLB and the MLBPA work that out peacefully. Sorry today’s post is mailba...
2021-10-08 14:21:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for coming, Gerrit. (AP)
I will miss the Yankees in general but I will not miss this team specifically. What a joyless slog of a season. Good riddance to the 2021 Yankees. The Yankees lost...
2021-10-06 15:36:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Getting sick of the Wild Card Game, you guys. (AP)
UPDATE (11:58am ET on Tuesday): The Yankees announced their Wild Card Game roster this morning, and they are in fact carrying R...
2021-10-05 00:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostIt took the entire 162-game season, all the way down to the final at-bat of the final inning, but the Yankees are going to the postseason. Jameson Taillon had a mini-bloody sock moment, the bullpen stood tall, 2021-10-04 01:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Self-promotion: I was on the Spin Rate podcast to talk Yankees and the AL Wild Card race (we recorded yesterday afternoon, so it’s a little outdated now), so check that out. 2021-10-01 14:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post
One week remains in the most rollercoastery regular season I can remember. I mean, if this season doesn't qualify as rollercoastery …
… then no season does. The postseason odds went from 97.8%...
2021-09-27 23:46:07 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: I misunderstood one of the mailbag questions. The updated answer is below.
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The Yankees took care of business against the Rangers earlier this week, and now they embark on a season-defining six-game trip through Boston and Toronto. And if those six games ...
2021-09-24 03:28:17 +0000 UTC View PostOnly 11 games remain in the 2021 regular season and the Yankees need to go 8-3 in those 11 games to reach 92 wins, the projected threshold for a Wild Card spot. Nine of those 11 games will be against the Blue Jays (in Toronto), Red Sox (in Boston), and Rays. The postseason has already started. Th...
2021-09-21 13:17:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe Yankees lost eight games to the Orioles this season. The other three AL East teams have lost 10 games to the Orioles combined. If the Yankees miss the postseason, I’m not sure losing eight times to the O’s will be the No. 1 reason (all those coughed up four-run leads in the late innings t...
2021-09-17 14:08:28 +0000 UTC View PostGod bless the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees mounted their biggest comeback of the season yesterday -- they’re now 1-35 when they trail by at least four runs this year -- and starting tonight they’ll play nine straight games against the Orioles, Cleveland, and the Rangers. Three teams that are ...
2021-09-14 14:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostI am wrong about stuff all the time -- all the time -- but I couldn’t be wrong about the Blue Jays being a headache down the stretch, huh? The Yankees didn’t hold a single lead in the seri...
2021-09-10 14:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt was fun thinking the Yankees turned a corner for a few weeks there, wasn’t it? The first half offense is back, the late inning relievers are hurt or unreliable, and the trade deadline additions have been a net negative (even Anthony Rizzo hasn’t been anything special). Tough to feel confid...
2021-09-07 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSo long, West Coast. You will not be missed. It gets a little harder each year to bounce back from those late start times the next day. Anyway, the Yankees begin a 20 games in 20 days stretch tomorrow, and all things considered, it could be worse. 16 of the 20 games are against the Mets, Orioles,...
2021-09-02 21:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostAug. 31st already, huh? That happened fast. Still feels like we just got to 2021. The regular season ends in four weeks and five days, and I still have no idea what to expect from this Yankees team during that time. They could dominate, they could fall flat on their face. Nothing would surprise m...
2021-08-31 13:10:09 +0000 UTC View PostMake it 12 straight wins for the Yankees. This is their longest winning streak since a 13-gamer in Sept. 1961, when Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle were chasing Babe Ruth’s home run record. Pretty crazy it’s been that long given how much success the franchise has had since then, no? The Yankees...
2021-08-27 14:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostLast night’s game was only the third time in baseball history that two teams met while riding 9+ game winning streaks. The Phillies and Pirates did it on Sept. 7th, 1901, and the Nationals and St. Louis Maroons did it on Sept. 13th, 1884. The Yankees prevailed and tonight they’ll try for thei...
2021-08-24 14:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostSelf-promotion: I wrote a thing at CBS about the unsung heroes who’ve helped the Yankees get back into the postseason race. You c...
2021-08-20 14:08:58 +0000 UTC View PostFeels like every series the Yankees have played the last six weeks or so has had two nail-biter wins and a soul-crushing loss that would be the worst loss of the season in any other season. Nothing is easy these days, but you know what? The Yankees were 41-40 at the halfway point and are 25-12 si...
2021-08-17 12:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostThrough 115 games, the Yankees are 63-52, which is okay. Not great, not terrible, certainly well below expectations. Through 115 games in 1998, the Yankees were 86-29. Ridiculous. Once or twice a year I like to go back and compare the current Yankees to the 1998 Yankees just to remind myself of t...
2021-08-13 14:10:24 +0000 UTC View PostGoing 9-2 against the Marlins, Orioles, Mariners, and Royals (with two more games to play in Kansas City) is what the Yankees needed to do these last 11 days, but geez, I wish they’d win games convincingly once in a while rather than scratch and claw for everything. The Yankees are on pace to g...
2021-08-10 14:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostAt 13-6, the Yankees have the best record in the American League since the All-Star break. It hasn’t always been easy or pretty, but the Yankees have put themselves in position to win the second Wild Card spot (one back of the Athletics in the loss column) and think about a run at the AL East t...
2021-08-06 14:16:09 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: Jon Heyman reports Gerrit Cole is fully vaccinated and there's "a bit of hope" his positive test is a false positive. That would be wonderful. At least he's vaccinated and thu...
2021-08-03 14:36:16 +0000 UTC View PostAyyy I’m hittin’ dingers here. (Getty)
The trade deadline has come and gone and the Yanke...
2021-07-31 17:39:26 +0000 UTC View PostBoy, when the Yankees give up on a game, they’re not subtle about it, huh? Today’s 14-0 loss was their largest shutout loss since a 16-0 loss to the Tigers on Aug. 27th, 2007. Here’s the box ...
2021-07-29 21:47:55 +0000 UTC View PostComing soon to a lineup near you. (Getty)
UPDATE: The trade is official and ...
2021-07-29 15:20:33 +0000 UTC View Post
