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Four-Game Sweep!
I know the Angels are a bad team, but it was no small thing that the Yankees won all four games against them at the Stadium, bringing them to .500. Which leads me to ask: What in the world would we do...
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Is Ike Davis the Answer at First Base?
Days after declaring Rob Refsnyder the Yankees’ first baseman, despite his having never played the position before his recent tryouts there this season, the Yanks moved to acquire former Met, Ike...
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Rocky Mountain Low
Wow, do the Yankees stink right now. First against the Tigers, then against the Rockies. Yes, the Rockies – the team they should have beaten and didn’t. In the first game, they mounted a big comeback...
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Three Steps Forward, One Back
It would have been lovely to have a four-game sweep in Minnesota, the scene of so many Yankees victories in the past, but thanks to yesterday’s game it wasn’t to be. Instead, the Yanks left town...
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A Walk-Off Saves the Yanks
Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Starlin Castro had never had a walkoff to win a ballgame, but he had one this afternoon to salvage the Yankees’ home series against the Rockies. The win wasn’t pretty, but it...
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Drowning
Despite winning the first two games against the lowly Twins at the Stadium this weekend, the Yankees are slowly sinking to the bottom of the ocean, thanks to a piss-poor showing today. What an ugly...
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Two Walk-Offs Made for Exciting Baseball
And Didi figured in both wins against the powerhouse Rangers. (I won’t mention the first two games in the series; they were definitely forgettable. I mean that first one with the long rain delay? Just...
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Chad Green?
Photo: Elsa/Getty Images North America Yes, Chad Green. The rookie was our savior in the finale yesterday against the Padres. Yes, the Padres, the lowly Padres, who beat the Yankees in a couple of...
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Another Series In the “L” Column
If I were Joe Girardi, I’d scratch my head at this point too. What can he do with a team that scores a bunch of runs one night and then gets blanked the next…and the next and the next? Dropping...
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Playing Up Against the Tribe
In the same way that the Yankees played well against the AL West division-leading Rangers, they played well against the AL Central division-leading Indians. And they did it in dramatic fashion,...
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Avoiding the Broom
In tonight’s finale, the Yanks saved face and didn’t get swept by the Red Sox. That’s something. There were timely hits and good pitching, and it all resulted in a win. Still, I had the sense – and...
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Yankees Showed Shocking Signs of Life Vs. O’s
Yes, the O’s were depleted and a virus of some sort was running through their clubhouse, but the Yankees won three out of the four games at the Stadium and that’s an accomplishment. They got what they...
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The Chapman Sweepstakes
Following the Yankees’ series win against the Giants today, speculation is rampant that a deal for Aroldis Chapman is about to close. According to many sportswriters, the top teams in contention for...
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Bye, Chapman. Hello, Lots of Cubbies.
Via Jon Heyman: The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs have a deal in place revolving around reliever Aroldis Chapman. Sources tell Today’s Knuckleball that Hal Steinbrenner has signed off on the deal...
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Gone With the Wind
First Chapman. Then Miller. Then Beltran. Then Nova. Gonzo. The Yankees turned the page for real today at the trade deadline. Cashman acknowledged that the team’s inconsistency – or, as he admitted,...
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Post Subway Series, Now What?
We saw Gary Sanchez get his first major league hit and serve as DH. We saw the successful return of Luis Severino out of the bullpen. But the Yankees held fast to their tendency to play .500 baseball...
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What????
From the NY Post just now…. Mark Teixeira to retire Mark Teixeira will retire at the end of the 2016 season, according to an ESPN report. The Yankees scheduled an afternoon press conference Friday for...
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First Tex, Now A-Rod
Well, this caught me by surprise when I woke up today. I heard there was a press conference called for 11am and sat glued to the TV while A-Rod announced his retirement/release, his new status with...
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A Series Win at Fenway…and More A-Rod Drama
After saying A-Rod could have as many at-bats as he wanted during the countdown to tomorrow’s last hurrah as a Yankee player, Girardi backtracked and held A-Rod out of the lineup for the series opener...
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You Be the Judge
The big guy, Aaron Judge, made his Yankees debut with a bang over the weekend. Two bangs. The day after A-Rod’s farewell on Friday night against the Rays, which I’ll get back to in a minute, rookie...
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