The Yankees come back to the Bronx to face the Mets from Queens. The much heralded and vaunted Subway Series of Interleague Play returns to the city of New York. Two games at Yankee Stadium. Two games at Citi Field. Also, PSA DP questions and answers.
The Grand Central to Triboro to Deegan Series, or the Subway Series if you're not driving, is once again upon the city of New York. Yankees vs. Mets. The Bronx vs. Queens. Obnoxious WFAN caller vs. obnoxious WFAN caller. I'm sure we'll get the usual forced beat writer diatribe. There's only one thing we should care about in this series, besides long time listener's favorite PSA meme. That, of course, is winning. Speaking of winners, let's check in with the math!
5/11/14 Daily Prediction Answers
| 1. | How many innings does the Yankee starter pitch? | 5 |
| 2. | Total number of Yankee extra base hits? (excluding HRs) | 2 |
| 3. | Total number of opponent extra base hits? (excluding HRs) | 3 |
| 4. | Total number of combined walks? | 8 |
| 5. | Total number of combined stolen bases? | 2 |
| 6. | Total number of Yankee strikeouts? | 5 (pitching)/ 6 (hitting) |
| 7. | Name one Yankee you think will hit a home run tonight | Teixeira |
| 8. | Best overall Yankee of the night? | Teixeira/Solarte/Murphy |
With the Yankees back on the East Coast, Pamela and Paula Platypus have decided to head back west for some more drunken beach math. Before their flight, they crunched the numbers and have found another winner. That winner is once again the Mother of Dragons herself, Tanya. Waffles once again sits upon the Iron Throne in the month of May, scoring 4,000 points with the help of her mad predictions skillz (yes, with a z) and Mark Teixeira. He has sent her a Juice Press gift card.
5/12/14 Daily Predictions & Fun Questions
| 1. | How many innings does the Yankee starter pitch? |
| 2. | How many relief pitchers do the opponents use? |
| 3. | Total number of hits? (One answer for both home & away batters; two chances to be correct. If hits are equal, DOUBLE POINTS) |
| 4. | Total number of combined home runs? |
| 5. | Total number of Yankees left on base? |
| 6. | Name one Yankee you think will have the most RBIs |
| 7. | Name one Yankee you think will hit a home run tonight. |
| 8. | Best overall Yankee of the night? |
Which train do you root for in the Great Subway Race: B train, D train, or 4 train? (If you've never been to the Stadium, go with your gut)
Name three of your favorite smells?
What is your least favorite musical instrument?
What is your favorite bean? (This one's for you LTL)
Hiroki Kuroda is taking the mound for the Yankees tonight. Kuroda is coming off what can easily be described as his best start of the year. I'm sure we'd all like to see much more of that HIROK than the other one. His opponent will be a familiar face to the Bronx, Bartolo Colon. It's a shame we will not have the pleasure of seeing him bat.
Let's Go Yankees