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Yankees Bludgeon Price and the Red Sox: Weekend Takeaways

July 2, 2018 Jon StarNew York Yankees

The Yankees and Red Sox wrapped up their final matchup before the All-Star break, with New York bludgeoning Boston en route to an 11-1 victory on Sunday night. Paced by six home runs, the Yankees[…]

Rosario v. Torres Should Not Be A Debate

June 1, 2018 John SheridanNew York Mets

Back in 1996, the City of New York had two rookie shortstops which excited their respective fanbases – Rey Ordonez and Derek Jeter. Because narratives and comparisons tend to be lazy, both shortstops were compared[…]

Cliff Mapes’ 1949 New York Yankees World Series Ring Auctioned for $33,000

May 8, 2018 Jerry MilaniNew York Yankees

Cliff Mapes won’t go down in the annals of Yankees history as one of the franchise’s all-time greats. A mostly platoon outfielder over parts of four seasons with the club between 1948-1951, the Oklahoma native[…]

Sir Didi The Great?

April 25, 2018 John SheridanNew York Yankees

Unless your name is Mike Trout or Bryce Harper, you’d be hard-pressed to argue there is a better baseball player right now than Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius. Yes, Gregorius. Through the first 22 games of[…]

Yankees Biggest Flaws Getting Exposed Early

April 18, 2018 John SheridanNew York Yankees

With the Yankees coming within a game of the World Series last year, and the team adding Giancarlo Stanton to an already potent lineup, there was justifiable excitement about the 2018 Yankees season. That enthusiasm[…]

Process (Mostly) Sound; Results To Follow

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Gary ArmidaNew York Yankees

There are a million and one excuses for the Yankees’ sluggish start. It doesn’t help that Greg Bird, Brandon Drury, CC Sabathia, Jacoby Ellsbury, and, up until today, Aaron Hicks have been on the disabled[…]

Tyler Austin, Joe Kelly and the Myth of the Reborn Yanks-Sox Rivalry

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Jon StarNew York Yankees

“This certainly looks more like old-fashioned Sox, Yankees at Fenway Park!” NESN announcer Dave O’Brien bellowed during a third-inning bench clearing that could be best described as an on-field coffee klatch between the two storied[…]

Focus Soon Shifts to Mets and Yankees New Managers

March 28, 2018 John SheridanNew York Mets

With Opening Day a day away, each New York team has quite similar question marks. Will their respective starting rotations hold up? Will their power hitting outfielders provide the home runs and offense both teams[…]

Trying To Find Things To Be Pessimistic About

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 Gary ArmidaNew York Yankees

With less than a week to go before Opening Day, the 2018 Yankees have everything pretty well lined up. They are, predominately, healthy. Not one player has had one of those dreadful spring trainings that[…]

Patience Pays Off As Yankees Solve 2B

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 Gary ArmidaNew York Yankees

This wasn’t a move that needed to be made. The 2018 Yankees didn’t need Neil Walker. Had the Yankees opened up the 2018 regular season with the roster they had yesterday, they would still be[…]