Last night, Michael Kay said “Unequivocably”. I needed to get that off my chest. With regards to the American League MVP: I believe it’s Mike Trout.  He’s better offensively than Mookie Betts and he plays an above average center field.  WAR is close enough it’ll be a wash at season’s end.  To me, it isn’t … Continue reading AL MVP and ROY

We need to talk. I’ve noted a few times how odd it is that the YES Network (Simpleton Summer Camp) is constantly pushing Miguel Andujar as the should be American League Rookie of the Year.  I get that it’s their job to an extent to pump up their own guy, but I can’t get past … Continue reading Worried about Sanchez’ D? Lol…

Much discussion has already started about whom the Yankees should select to start the Wild Card game against the As on October 3rd. Severino.  Happ.  Tanaka.  C.C. It seems most of the cognoscenti (he wrote sarcastically) have decided that since among that group, Tanaka has been pitching the best lately, he should get the nod. … Continue reading Yankees Wild Card starter:

Out of left field is an occasional post about matters that may not need 1,000 words of analysis, but I feel should be mentioned.  So, in no particular order… Often I start to share someone else’s material as a starting discussion point for this blog or for my Facebook page, but sometimes the original author’s … Continue reading Out of left field

Here’s the thing about Giancarlo Stanton:  He’s having a sub-par season when compared to his career numbers, not just his MVP season in 2017.  But this is where I need to be clear:  A sub-par Giancarlo Stanton is one of the top 10-20 players in the American League, period.  It was nonsensical for fans to … Continue reading Your new opinion: Giancarlo Stanton

The Yankees start a three game series tonight in Seattle that one month ago seemed like it was going to matter – it does not.  Seattle is five games behind Oakland in the loss column for the second wild card spot and only two ahead of Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay!). Simply put, Seattle’s W/L record … Continue reading Yankees vs. Seattle preview