October 22nd, 2021: LeMahieu, Taillon, Hicks, Shortstop, Coaches, Mailbag
On this date in 1996, the Yankees won Game 3 of the World Series thanks to David Cone, Bernie...
2021-10-22 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Thoughts after the Yankees re-sign Aaron Boone
When the grift is good. (Presswire)
It had become increasingly clear the last two weeks the Yan...
2021-10-19 17:10:39 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 19th, 2021: Shortstop, Sanchez, Biggest & Best of 2021
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...
2021-10-19 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 15th, 2021: Boone, Thames, Nevin, Correa, Arbitration Projections, Minor League Awards, Mailbag
It 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 ...
2021-10-15 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 12th, 2021: Offseason Lessons, 40-Man Roster Cleanup, Gallo
A 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 ...
2021-10-12 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 8th, 2021: Bold Predictions, Arizona Fall League, Mailbag
The 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...
2021-10-08 14:21:35 +0000 UTC View PostThoughts following the 2021 Wild Card Game
Thanks for coming, Gerrit. (AP)
I will miss the Yankees in general but I will not miss this tea...
2021-10-06 15:36:47 +0000 UTC View PostThoughts prior to the 2021 Wild Card Game
Getting sick of the Wild Card Game, you guys. (AP)
UPDATE (11:58am ET on Tuesday): 2021-10-05 00:25:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Thoughts after the Yankees clinch a Wild Card spot
It 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...
2021-10-04 01:29:13 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 1st, 2021: Final Weekend, Judge, Stanton, Severino, Cole, Loaisiga, Taillon, Voit, Mailbag
Self-promotion: I was on the Spin Rate podcast to talk Yankees and the AL Wild Card race (we recorded yeste...
2021-10-01 14:13:58 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 27th, 2021: Stanton, Red Sox, Torres, LeMahieu, Awards
One week remains in the most rollercoastery regular season I can remember. I mean, if this season doesn't qualify as rollercoastery …
2021-09-27 23:46:07 +0000 UTC
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September 23th, 2021: Severino, Cortes, Bullpen, Lineup, Mailbag
UPDATE: 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 no...
2021-09-24 03:28:17 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 21st, 2021: Cole, Severino, King, German, Volpe
Only 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 again...
2021-09-21 13:17:33 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 17th, 2021: Gardner, Torres, Green, Chapman, Cole, Mailbag
The 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 ti...
2021-09-17 14:08:28 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 14th, 2021: Torres, Schmidt, Urshela, Chapman, Prospects
God 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 theyâ...
2021-09-14 14:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 10th, 2021: Cole, Taillon, Britton, Offense, Gil, Mailbag
I am wrong about stuff all the time -- all the time -- but I couldn’t be wrong about the Blue ...
2021-09-10 14:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 7th, 2021: Orioles, Heaney, Torres, Kluber, Loaisiga
It 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 addition...
2021-09-07 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 2nd, 2021: Cole, Chapman, Taillon, Voit, AL East, Mailbag
So 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 tomor...
2021-09-02 21:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 31st, 2021: Judge, Britton, Turner, Gil, Kluber, Parker
Aug. 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...
2021-08-31 13:10:09 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 27th, 2021: Chapman, Gallo, Taillon, Prospects, Mailbag
Make 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 ...
2021-08-27 14:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 24th, 2021: Voit, Cortes, Wade, Gallo, Britton, Prospects
Last 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...
2021-08-24 14:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 20th, 2021: Velazquez, Gallo, Rizzo, Voit, Abreu, Severino, Mailbag
Self-promotion: I wrote a thing at ...
2021-08-20 14:08:58 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 17th, 2021: Cole, Bullpen, Rizzo, Sanchez, Severino
Feels 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...
2021-08-17 12:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 13th, 2021: Field of Dreams, Stanton, Higashioka, COVID, Mailbag
Through 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 y...
2021-08-13 14:10:24 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 10th, 2021: Torres, Rizzo, Lineup, Bullpen, Gil, Ridings, Heaney, Severino, Chapman, Draft
Going 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 co...
2021-08-10 14:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 6th, 2021: COVID, Gallo, Debuts, Odor, Davis, Prospects, Schedule, Mailbag
At 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 ...
2021-08-06 14:16:09 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 3rd, 2021: Cole, Offense, Heaney, German, Holmes, Trades, Soto
UPDATE: Jon Heyman reports Gerrit Cole is fully vaccinated and there's "a bit of ho...
2021-08-03 14:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post
July 29th, 2021: Bullpen, Montgomery, Stanton, King, Trade Deadline, Mailbag
Boy, 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. 2021-07-29 21:47:55 +0000 UTC View Post
