Rosario v. Torres Should Not Be A Debate
by Back in 1996, the City of New York had two rookie shortstops which excited their respective fanbases – Rey Ordonez and Derek Jeter. Because narratives …
Category: New York Yankees
Cliff Mapes’ 1949 New York Yankees World Series Ring Auctioned for $33,000
by 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 …
Sir Didi The Great?
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 …
Yankees Biggest Flaws Getting Exposed Early
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 …
Process (Mostly) Sound; Results To Follow
by 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, …
Tyler Austin, Joe Kelly and the Myth of the Reborn Yanks-Sox Rivalry
by “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 …
Focus Soon Shifts to Mets and Yankees New Managers
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 …
Trying To Find Things To Be Pessimistic About
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 …
Patience Pays Off As Yankees Solve 2B
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 …
An Odd Fit That Makes Sense For Yankees
At first glance, none of it really makes sense. Why would the Yankees sign a 34-year-old first baseman and, maybe, an emergency corner outfielder to …