Yankees May Not Be True World Series Contenders
by The New York Yankees have been eliminated from the postseason. While the Yankees and Red Sox played fairly evenly when matched up head-to-head during the …
Category: New York Yankees
‘A Franchise On The Rise’ Author Amore Talks Highlanders
by The excellent new book A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees (2018, Sports Publishing, 308 pps, $27.99) tells the story …
Judge Is The Yankees Cespedes
Lost in the era of advanced stats and metrics is just how much a particular player has the ability to drive a team to success. …
Yankees Bludgeon Price and the Red Sox: Weekend Takeaways
by 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 …
Rosario v. Torres Should Not Be A Debate
Back in 1996, the City of New York had two rookie shortstops which excited their respective fanbases – Rey Ordonez and Derek Jeter. Because narratives …
Cliff Mapes’ 1949 New York Yankees World Series Ring Auctioned for $33,000
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
“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 …