Daily Yankees Predictions 6/23/14: Let's hope that the offense boarded the...
In a rare turn of events, yesterday's Tanaka Time did not result in a win. You know, because you can't win games with a score of zero. Masahiro Tanaka didn't really have a bad outing yesterday, but the...
View ArticleHow do the Yankees compare to division rivals through positional production...
The Yankees' hitters have been slumping, but how does the rest of the AL East compare?Yankees hitters have had a surprisingly rough time in 2014. They entered the season with high expectations after...
View ArticleYankees Weekly Preview: AL East lead up for grabs
After a sweep of the division leading Blue Jays last week, the Yankees head to Toronto just one and a half games back of the leaders in prime position to supplant them atop the standings. While the...
View ArticleHigh Oliver fWAR projections worth revisiting: Part 1
Kevin Kiermaier isn't the only player who had an unexpected projection at the beginning of this season. Let's take a dive into some better-known players with surprising WAR projections from FanGraphs'...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Blue Jays - Manny Banuelos placed on the disabled list...
Hopefully the Yankees can do to the Blue Jays tonight what they did to them when they were in the Bronx last week. After the series with the Orioles, they could use the win.#Yankees lineup: Gardner 7,...
View ArticleOffense, defense and pitching, all in one game! Jays beat Yankees
Yankees 3 Blue Jays 8I forgot to say, in the first draft of this, that I want to thank my son, Dylan, for jumping in to do the Game Recaps on the weekend, when no one was available to do it. It's not...
View ArticleYankees 3, Blue Jays 8: Dumpster fire part deux
Hey, at least they managed to score some runs tonight!It was the start of another big showdown with the first-place Toronto Blue Jays as Chase Whitley took the mound for the Yankees against Marcus...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 6/24/14
ESPN New York | Andrew Marchand: Masahiro Tanaka will need some help from those around him if he's going to continue to win.The Star-Ledger | Jorge Castillo: Yangervis Solarte is staying positive...
View ArticleBaby Bomber Recap 6/23/14: Peter O'Brien homers twice in Thunder loss
Recapping the Yankees' minor league affiliates' results from June 23rd.Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L 4-5 vs. Pawtucket Red SoxLF Jose Pirela 2-4, HR, RBI - sixth homer of the seasonC...
View ArticleIs it time for the Yankees to call up Jose Pirela?
With the offense struggling to put up runs consistently, the Yankees may want to consider calling up Jose Pirela Outside of a couple of big games, the Yankees' offense has looked rather lifeless,...
View ArticleDaily Yankees Predictions 6/24/14: Phelps and the offense just need to repeat...
Last week, David Phelps beat the Blue Jays, and the offense beat Mark Buehrle. Let's do that again.That was one ugly game. Chase Whitley was due for a rough outing, though, and that doesn't explain...
View ArticleMasahiro Tanaka and baseball's best splitter
Learning what American League hitters already know.There has been precious little written on these pages about arguably the most surprising and exciting pitcher in baseball this season: Masahiro...
View ArticleBrian Cashman will most likely return as Yankees GM after 2014, as well he...
In Cashman we trust.Much like the managerial position, the general manager's spot on the New York Yankees was ever-changing throughout the vast majority of George Steinbrenner's reign as Yankees owner....
View ArticleThe woman who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
The Yankees made history by facing the first female baseball player and she obliged by striking out their famous sluggers. Will that day come again?On April 1st, 1931, the New York Yankees were making...
View ArticleWho's up, Who's down: Blue Jays pitchers
A look at how the Blue Jays pitchers performed over the past two weeks. Over the past two weeks our pitchers have a 4.90 ERA, with the 4-8 record. There were some good starts ruined by bad offense but...
View ArticleHead-to-Head Risers and Fallers: Lorenzo Cain, Kyle Gibson and More
Identifying risers and fallers in head-to-head points' leagues for Week 13, including Lorenzo Cain and Kyle Gibson. RisersLorenzo Cain, RoyalsCain's greatest value comes on defense, but the right...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Blue Jays - NYY scouting David Price; two prospects named...
The Yankees will hope that tonight's game brings a better chance for the team to win than last night did.Tonight's lineup: Gardner 7 Jeter 6 Ellsbury 8 Teixeira 3 Soriano 9 Beltran DH McCann 2 Roberts...
View ArticleYankees 6, Blue Jays 7: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
First it was bad. Then it was pretty good. Then it got bad again.There was a moment tonight when it looked like the Yankees may have turned a corner. They fell behind in the fourth inning when Dioner...
View ArticleI love walkoff wins! Especially against the Yankees
Yankees 6 Blue Jays 7I love walkoff wins.It shouldn't have been that close. But in the bottom of the 9th, Jose Reyes lead off with a double, Melky Cabrera put down a bunt, to move Reyes to third (what...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 6/25/14
New York Post | Joel Sherman: Would the Yankees have been better off if they just re-signed Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson?NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Carlos Beltran has stopped his throwing program...
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