With regards to the Yankees’ ineptitude, there isn’t too much to discuss that hasn’t already been talked to death. On the season, they’re 20-27 without Aaron Judge in the lineup and since Judge simultaneously destroyed a fence and his toe, the team has averaged 3.8 runs per game. (For perspective, only Oakland and Kansas City … Continue reading The Volpe Situation
Month: July 2023
Out of Left Field
Just a friendly reminder that “Out of Left Field” is an occasional post about matters that may not need 1,000 words of deep dive analysis, but should be addressed anyway. There’s no need to recap what happened on the field this weekend in Denver, but I still can rant…uh, sorry…” discuss” some tangentially related items. … Continue reading Out of Left Field
Facts 1, Sean Casey 0
On Monday the Yankees announced they hired former MLBer (and not insignificantly, long time friend of Yankees’ Manager Aaron Boone) Sean Casey to be their new hitting coach after parting ways with former hitting coach Dillon Lawson over the weekend. Casey came out figuratively swinging in a video he posted yesterday in which he said, … Continue reading Facts 1, Sean Casey 0
The Hitting AND the Pitching Are Worse Than You Think
I’m certainly a flawed human, but for the most part I’ve always avoided being the overly reactionary, talk me down off the ledge type of fan. I’m a “Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light” type of baseball fan if there ever was one. I’m writing this now … Continue reading The Hitting AND the Pitching Are Worse Than You Think
Out of Left Field, July 4th Edition
Reminder: Out of Left Field is an occasional post about matters that may not need 1,000 words of analysis but are worth mentioning anyway. In no particular order: I’ve made it a policy not to share drivel on my blog, so I won’t, but there is an article on MLB.com about last night’s game that … Continue reading Out of Left Field, July 4th Edition
Will the Real Aaron Hicks Stand Up?
Tonight (weather permitting) the Yankees will see Aaron Hicks for the first time as a Baltimore Oriole. As you surely remember, Hicks was a very good outfielder for the Yankees in 2017 and 2018, then (mostly due to a string of injuries) became…not so good for them, culminating in his release this past May. The … Continue reading Will the Real Aaron Hicks Stand Up?
Bader vs Monty: Worse Than You Think
11 months ago today, the Yankees sent starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the “show me” state in exchange for center fielder Harrison Bader. Since Monty will be on the bump today for the Redbirds, let’s take a closer look at how the trade has worked out for the Yankees. Spoiler alert: Not good. In fact, … Continue reading Bader vs Monty: Worse Than You Think
Book Review (sort of): Winning Fixes Everything
I finally got around to finishing “Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports Biggest Mess”, by Evan Drellich. Drellich, who covered the Astros for the Houston Chronicle during the Jeff Luhnow years and during the cheating scandal, takes us behind the scenes of the Astros organization during that period – the good, the … Continue reading Book Review (sort of): Winning Fixes Everything
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