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 …
Tag: New York Yankees
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 …
In New York, We Play 162 Seasons
“During the 1920s New York Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert once described his perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium. ‘It’s when the Yankees score eight runs in …
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 …