Advertisements The whipsaw contest between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the American League Division series was driven by…bad baseball. It started early. Toronto’s Ernie Clement busts his tail down the line on a grounder to first. Pitcher Carlos Rodon doesn’t cover. Ben Rice slides instead of dives and catches a spike. Safe
Advertisements Game 1 of the 2025 Wild Card Series between the New York Yankees and the visiting Boston Red Sox: Aroldis Chapman almost did what Aroldis Chapman has done many times before in his playoff career. Remember 2016 with the Cubs and Cleveland’s Rajai Davis? How about 2019 with the Yankees and the Jose Altuve blast for the Astros? The
Read moreAdvertisements When picking a postseason winner, do you look for the team on the hot streak or the team that has been the most consistent throughout the year? This year, in both the American and National League you get both in the Milwaukee Brewers (NL) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the (AL). Milwaukee‘s combination of hitting and pitching led
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This could get ugly…fast.
Aaron Boone will have to manage his tail off. Brian Cashman will have to spend some money. Right now, this is an 85-win team.
In the end, 11-4 is not the least of L.A.’s problems. Sloppy play and Aaron Judge coming out of a slump are.
Read moreAdvertisements The New York Yankees thought they had strengthened their rotation in the off-season by adding Carlos Rodon. Funny thing about adding injury-plagued players after one good year…the injuries seem to come back. Rodon starts the year on the injured list with forearm and back issues. Last year he went 14-8 with a 2.88 ERA and 1.03 WHIP for the
Read moreMatt Barnes is now my favorite professional ball player named Matt Barnes. Granted, the bar was set pretty low.
Read moreFor six decades, plus a year, Roger Maris has held the home run record. That record is in danger of finally falling.
Read moreIf the Yankees score runs early, they should win. This time of year, pitching wins but so does momentum and that seems like the Sox. My head tells me New York should win this 3-2. But in Boston? Against Aaron Boone in the dugout? Maybe an eighth inning homer?
Read moreTwo baseball scribes return to their roots to celebrate the game of baseball and a pretty magical movie.
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