Another day, another loss for the New York Yankees. Falling 2-8, the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of a weekend series, the Bombers are in true demise. After calling on Nick Nelson to start the game, he lasted just 1.0 innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs. His supplement, Michael King, had a stellar performance, though, lasting 3.0 recordist four strikeouts, not … [Read more...] about Yankees: Good news and bad news in awful defeat to Tampa Bay
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A different way to evaluate Mets’ big roster decisions: Sherman
Jake Odorizzi made public last week that he believed he was going to be a Met before Jared Porter was hired as general manager, and then Zack Scott came aboard, first as a lieutenant to Porter then as his replacement. That duo did not value Odorizzi as Sandy Alderson had when he was briefly running... … [Read more...] about A different way to evaluate Mets’ big roster decisions: Sherman
Angry Aaron Boone puts his quiet personality aside as the Yankees now have the American League’s worst record
Last night’s exhibition against the Tampa Bay Rays was ugly, and hopefully rock bottom. The New York Yankees fell 8-2 against their nemesis from the last two seasons, and fell to 5-8 on the young 2021 campaign. That 5-8 win-loss record is the worst of the American League so far, which is something that the Yankees are not used to. Frustrated fans threw baseballs to the stadium … [Read more...] about Angry Aaron Boone puts his quiet personality aside as the Yankees now have the American League’s worst record
New York Yankees: 3 Major takeaways from another loss to the Rays
The New York Yankees‘ pitching fails again After the Yankees’ loss to the Rays last night, they discovered that they had plummeted not only to the bottom of the East but had fallen to the last place in all of the American League. There are two reasons; one is that they do not have dependable pitching. If you are a starter and your name isn’t Gerrit Cole, you have not performed … [Read more...] about New York Yankees: 3 Major takeaways from another loss to the Rays
Yankees’ stars discuss club struggles and team meeting
With the 8-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, the New York Yankees fell to 5-8 on the 2021 season, and they are in last place not only in their own division, but also in the American League as a whole. The offense has been stagnant, the defense sloppy, and the starting pitching hasn’t been providing much length aside of Gerrit Cole. The Yankees will, most likely, turn … [Read more...] about Yankees’ stars discuss club struggles and team meeting
Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton donates day’s pay in honor of Jackie Robinson
Giancarlo Stanton was one of several Yankees to donate their checks for Friday’s game in honor of Jackie Robinson. And Stanton was a rare bright spot on the night the Yankees wore Robinson’s No. 42 to honor the trailblazer. Stanton’s two-run homer in seventh inning, his second of the season, provided the lone runs for... … [Read more...] about Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton donates day’s pay in honor of Jackie Robinson
Rays get best revenge for past Yankees beanings: ‘Win games’
The Yankees hit the Rays again. The Rays punched the Yankees in the mouth. The ongoing beanball war between the rivals mostly paused Friday and the fight never got started because the Rays did exactly what they promised to do before the game on the way to an 8-2 victory at Yankee Stadium. “The way... … [Read more...] about Rays get best revenge for past Yankees beanings: ‘Win games’
Yankees, Rays reactions to object-throwing fans
Small crowd, big problem. Some of the 10,202 fans at Yankee Stadium made their presence felt in an ugly way Friday night when they began throwing baseballs and other objects onto the field during the bottom of the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 8-2 loss to the Rays. “You are always concerned when there’s a... … [Read more...] about Yankees, Rays reactions to object-throwing fans
John Oliver Makes A Mockery Of Yankees’ Elitist Ticket Policy
John Oliver often “demolishes,” “obliterates,” “eviscerates,” things that are unjust, corrupt and generally idiotic in the world. His discourse on the Yankees’ new ticket policy fell short of the aforementioned synonyms for destruction, but it did help expose the elitist attitude taken on by the Yankees’ new ticket policy. TSFJ’s Jason Clinkscales wrote an analysis of the … [Read more...] about John Oliver Makes A Mockery Of Yankees’ Elitist Ticket Policy