Tuesday night during the MLB All-Star Game, once Shohei Ohtani’s third inning drive reached foot 400 on its 400-foot journey into the right field stands at Globe Life Field, the various MLB social media accounts tripped over each other to get the news out: Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit a home … Continue reading Don’t Be Fooled: MLB Still Ignores Negro Leagues
The Yankees need a starting pitcher at the deadline, and I don’t mean a half measure, innings eater – I mean a good one who scares the bejeesus out of other teams. Because right now, the Yankees’ starting rotation is closer to Gerrit Cole and cross all your damn fingers than you realize. Let’s take … Continue reading Yanks Need a Plus, Plus, Starter Pronto
Here's the thing with Volpe: His glove at a premium position and his baserunning make him a valuable player even if he remains a below average hitter. But… His hitting is already below and it’s getting worse. From his rookie season in 2023 to this season, Volpe’s barrel rate, exit velocity, launch angle and hard-hit … Continue reading Do We Have a (Volpe) Problem?
76 years ago today, 42-year-old Satchel Paige became the first Black pitcher in the American League when he made his debut for Cleveland against the St. Louis Browns. He entered in relief of the struggling (but future Hall of Famer) Bob Lemon in the fifth inning, with Cleveland trailing 4-1. He pitched two scoreless innings … Continue reading Happy Satchel Paige Day!
Of course, last night’s game was only one out of 162, but there have been some several long-term themes around this team, many of which showed up last night. I know we all have plans today, so I’ll make this quick. The Yankees ran into some good fortune early in the season: Jose Trevino, Alex … Continue reading Last Night’s Game Was a Microcosm of…a Lot
Are Aaron Judge and Juan Soto the best pair of teammates…ever? That certainly is possible, with some caveats: Let’s not include pre-integration teammates. I’ve learned many things over the years and one of them is that comparing pre-integration players to post-integration players is a waste of time - there are just too many variables. (Although … Continue reading Judge and Soto: Best Duo Ever?
I started this blog seven years ago and, although I have no way to verify this, nothing I wrote or posted generated more vitriol than when I’d simply point out that Didi Gregorius was a garbage hitter. Put a pin in that, we’ll come back to it. The extent to which Anthony Volpe is miscast … Continue reading Volpe, Meet Didi. Didi, this is Volpe…
On multiple occasions in May I wrote right here in these pages in the clouds that the Yankees pitching was not that good. That flew in the face of the barrage of “best staff in baseball!” proclamations that came from Yankees state TV on a nightly basis. Although to be fair to Simpleton Summer Camp … Continue reading Let’s Do This Again
Remarkably, we are halfway through the Yankees’ 2024 season. After 81 games there’s too much to comprehensively review and then forecast for the rest of the season, but let’s take a quick look at (what I think are some of) the important take home messages with the information we have. In no particular order… I … Continue reading Halfway Through the Yanks’ Season: Temperature Check
I thought I could no longer be shocked by both fan and media reactions to the Yankees, but watching, listening to, and reading reactions to the last two batting practice sessions disguised as baseball games – I am kind of shocked. Here’s the thing: If you want to scrape my social media accounts and blog … Continue reading Yankees Pitching: I’m Surprised You’re Surprised
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