Last night, the Yankees hit three home runs and three doubles in addition to drawing nine bases on balls. That’s going to get you a win far more often than not if you do that over nine innings regardless of just about everything else. Yet it was other aspects of the game, such as key … Continue reading Under the radar good signs

I was at the Yogi Berra Museum this past Thursday morning for the unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service's new Yogi stamp. (You can read the full story HERE.) Longtime MLB sportscaster Bob Costas was the Master of Ceremonies and as I mentioned in the original article, did a great job of detailing Yogi's "unique" … Continue reading Yogi, part II:

I wrote this on May 12th : "Phil Nevin needs to be better — it’s that simple. I’m bullish on being aggressive when sending runners who are rounding third, especially with two outs, and the number of opportunities may be a factor. But there is simply no positive manner in which to spin 'We lead … Continue reading Yankees base running, part 2:

Out of left field is an occasional and informal post where we’ll chat about a few topics that don’t necessarily need 900 words of analysis, but are worth addressing briefly – in no particular order: First, an apology for not posting here as frequently as I’d like over the 2021 season. My gig at Pinstripe … Continue reading Out of left field…

For those of you coming in late, here’s a very quick catch up review: The Twins’ Josh Donaldson recently made note of the fact that Gerrit Cole’s spin rate dropped in his subsequent start after MLB announced it would take the crime of pitchers doctoring balls more seriously. Cole, who’s always been one of the … Continue reading Michael Kay, the brave…