The Yankees had 13 hits, two walks and got two free baserunners in extra innings and still only managed to score three runs in a 4-3 11-inning loss to the Orioles. The Yankees' inability to drive runners in, produce productive outs and simply have good situational at-bats cost them a sweep and has now cost them two games this season: this game and Opening Day. After the recap, former Yankees reliever Scott Proctor joined me to talk about his time with the Yankees, getting drafted by the Mets, be...
Apr 08, 2021•35 min
Aaron Boone is out of control with his scheduled days off for everyday players.
Apr 07, 2021•9 min
The Yankees beat up on the Orioles for a second straight night, winning 7-2 to go above .500 for the first time in 2021. When things are going as badly as they were this past weekend against the Blue Jays, there's nothing better than seeing the Orioles on the schedule. Former Yankee and three-time World Series champion Shane Spencer joined me to talk about growing up a Padres fan, getting drafted by the Yankees, his magical September 1998, his approach at the plate, winning the World Series agai...
Apr 07, 2021•45 min
That's more like it. The Yankees finally looked like the Yankees and beat up the Orioles (like they always do) in a 7-1 win. Aaron Judge hit a solo home run, Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam, Aaron Hicks got on base and Jordan Montgomery gave the bullpen a rest with six innings. It was the best kind of Yankees win: no frustration, disappointment and no moments of high intensity moments. A nice, easy win. After the recap, Eric Arditti of Barstool Sports joined me to talk about the state of the ...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min
No position player other than Gary Sanchez did anything to help the team win and the Yankees turned in a lackluster Opening Day performance, losing 3-2 in 10 innings. If you're frustrated with what you watched on Thursday, you'll enjoy the recap. After the recap of the season-opening loss, Cam Lewis of Blue Jays Nation joined me to talk about the Blue Jays, their previous championship window of 2015-16, the quick rebuild, frustrations from fans over their payroll and expectations for them this s...
Apr 01, 2021•34 min
It's the annual over/under Yankees podcast! Andrew Rotondi of Bronx Pinstripes joined me to discuss some original over/unders for the 2021 Yankees, including games played for Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner, home runs for Gary Sanchez, ERA for Gerrit Cole, innings pitched for Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon, a return date for Luis Severino, batting average for DJ LeMahieu and wins for the Yankees.
Mar 31, 2021•45 min
The Yankees could have set their season-opening rotation in the most logical way with Gerrit Cole followed by Corey Kluber followed by Jameson Taillon followed by Jordan Montgomery followed by scumbag Domingo German. Instead, they decided to try to be smart and crafty, the way they are with their batting order and the way they were in Game 2 of the 2020 ALDS.
Mar 29, 2021•12 min
The Yankees couldn't get through the remainder of spring training without an injury. On Monday, reliever Justin Wilson went down with an apparent shoulder injury as the Yankees are now down two elite relievers to open the season.
Mar 23, 2021•7 min
There's two weeks until Opening Day. That's exciting because it means real, meaningful baseball is also back. It's also worrisome because it means two weeks in which the Yankees can suffer even more injuries. Injuries are what worries me most about the 2021 Yankees.
Mar 18, 2021•8 min
The Rangers routed the Flyers 9-0 on Wednesday and they did so without David Quinn and his entire coaching staff. What does the Rangers putting together their best performance of the season without their head coach say about their head coach?
Mar 18, 2021•10 min
The Yankees have played Tyler Wade for parts of four seasons because they believe he will eventually hit at the major league level. It hasn't happened yet for the utility player, and now that Gio Urshela is being given innings at shortstop, does it mean the Yankees are looking to build their 2021 Opening Day bench without Wade on it?
Mar 16, 2021•8 min
From the start of 2019 through the end of 2020, the Yankees placed someone on the injured list 46 times, not including for COVID-19 reasons. So far 2021 looks to be a continuation of the last two seasons when it comes to injuries for the Yankees.
Mar 11, 2021•9 min
Brian Cashman recently called the Yankees' bullpen "very strong," and it's still strong, but no longer "very strong." Zack Britton will undergo an MRI for elbow soreness, and that's very bad news. As a 33-year-old who has thrown as hard as Britton does for as long as he has, Britton knows his body and for him to report the soreness, there's something there. The Yankees' decision to be under the imaginary salary cap this season and trade Adam Ottavino looks even worse than it already did.
Mar 09, 2021•7 min
There are two available spots on the Yankees' roster. One is the last man on the bench and the other is the last man in the bullpen. Mike Tauchman, Miguel Andujar, Derek Dietrich and Jay Bruce are competing for the last spot on the bench, and Albert Abreu, Nick Nelson and Michael King are competing for the last spot in the bullpen.
Mar 04, 2021•8 min
The Rangers entered the second quarter of the season needing to win two-thirds of their remaining 42 games to have a chance at reaching the postseason. So far, so good in the second quarter as they have now won four of their last six games after beating the Sabres 3-2.
Mar 03, 2021•8 min
If you ask the Yankees, they will tell you there is a competition for the fifth spot in the rotation between Deivi Garcia, Domingo German, Michael King and Jhoulys Chacin. In actuality, the spot is wrongfully going to go to German.
Mar 01, 2021•8 min
After beating the Capitals and Flyers recently, the Rangers continued their impressive showing against the league's best by beating the Bruins 6-2 on Thursday. It was an unexpected effort from both the Rangers and Bruins, further proving the Rangers can beat any team in the league when they play a complete game.
Feb 27, 2021•7 min
The Rangers lost another game they could have won, this time 4-3 to the Flyers. After their atrocious first quarter of the season, the Rangers need to cancel out some of those early-season losses with wins, and Wednesday in Philadelphia was a perfect opportunity to do so, and they didn’t.
Feb 25, 2021•7 min
The Yankees have spent the first week of spring training talking about how much starting pitching depth the team has, even though one of their starting pitching options is now shut down for the next three to four weeks. Aaron Boone keeps talking about how Gary Sanchez will catch Gerrit Cole and that Clint Frazier will be the everyday left fielder over Brett Gardner, but it's hard to know what to believe from the Yankees manager. Frank Marco of Bronx Pinstripes joined me to talk about the first w...
Feb 25, 2021•36 min
The Yankees set the all-time single-season record for most players placed on the injured list in 2019. Then in 2020, they lost Luis Severino and Tommy Kahnle to season-ending injuries and lost Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu, Zack Britton to injuries throughout the season. Six days into the 2021 season and it looks like nothing has changed.
Feb 22, 2021•12 min
David Quinn finally put Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad together for an entire game and put the Alexis Lafrenière with them and the result was a second straight Rangers win, a 4-1 win in Washington. The Rangers have momentarily saved their season with back-to-back wins over the Flyers and Capitals, proving when they play a complete game, they can beat anyone.
Feb 21, 2021•9 min
After losing four straight for the second time in just 14 games, the Rangers picked up a 3-2 shootout win in Philadelphia, which they desperately needed. It wasn't pretty, it was most ugly, but the Rangers earned two points they had to have.
Feb 19, 2021•6 min
The Yankees had a chance to use their financial power as the team that makes more than any other team in baseball to make sure they would be the clear favorite in the American League in 2021. They chose not to and instead cut by payroll by about $50 million. Because of this, the Yankees will have to deal with the Rays and Blue Jays in the AL East, and the White Sox when it comes to the entire AL. White Sox Dave of Barstool Sports joined me to talk about the state of the White Sox as spring train...
Feb 19, 2021•37 min
The Rangers have lost 10 of 14 games and have the third-worst winning percentage in the NHL, ahead of only Detroit and Ottawa. The Rangers have put together two four-game losing streaks in only 14 games, and their season is now 25 percent over.
Feb 17, 2021•9 min
The Rangers blew another lead, missed an abundance of high-quality scoring chances, including breakaways and open nets, and they lost. They have now lost eight of 12 games this season, nearly all the same way.
Feb 11, 2021•25 min
The Yankees' 2021 officially begins next Wednesday in Tampa, and the health of the team will be the focal point of the season. The Yankees will need a lot to go right with this roster to win a championship, and it all centers around avoiding injuries.
Feb 11, 2021•7 min
The Rangers have played the Islanders three times this season and in all three games there was a shutout. The Rangers have been on the wrong end of the shutout in two of three games and they were on Monday night in a 2-0 loss. Once again, the Rangers' top two lines were unable to produce any offense.
Feb 10, 2021•8 min
The Yankees have one move left to make this offseason and that’s to bring Brett Gardner back. In order to stay under the luxury-tax threshold, it’s the only remaining move they “can” make. It’s now just a waiting game until pitchers and catchers report next week.
Feb 09, 2021•3 min
After an abysmal start to the season, the Rangers have won three of their last four games, earning seven of a possible eight points to climb the East standings. Their latest two points came in an impressive 4-2 win over the Capitals in advance of an important upcoming week against the Islanders and Bruins.
Feb 05, 2021•8 min
The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected the proposal from the owners to delay the start of the season and implement the universal designated hitter and the expanded postseason for a second straight year. That's bad for the Yankees who will never not be in the top eight teams in the American League, but it's good for baseball.
Feb 04, 2021•7 min
