Feel free to check my math, but June 3rd, 2025, was exactly three months ago. Also, three months is essentially half of a baseball season – i.e., not an insignificant sample size. June 3rd is also when Jazz Chisolm Jr. returned to the Yankees lineup after a five-week stint on the IL. Since then, Jazz … Continue reading Jazz is a BAD Man
One of the ways in which we’ve always measured the dominance of a great player is to look at the gap between him and his contemporaries. In Aaron Judge’s case, he’s separating himself from the competition to an extent that’s alarming. To wit; By overall play (fWAR), Zach McKinstry is the 38th best player in … Continue reading Gap Between Judge and… Everyone is Astounding
Today I’m going to make claims with zero data to support my theories – which I usually try to avoid – but I’d bet a large sum of money I’m correct. I’m not on social media as much as I used to be (Blue Sky is the only app you’ll find MBP on nowadays) but … Continue reading How to be a Yankees Fan
A post about how insanely great a baseball player Aaron Judge is may seem superfluous to some…but not to the folks associated with MBP! Prior to Tuesday's game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that he wasn’t trying to “sound silly” but he believed Judge wasn’t particularly hot. As good as Judge had been, he hadn’t … Continue reading Is Judge Better Than We Realize?
Last night the Yankees got a great game from Carlos Rodon, Anthony Volpe flashed some leather, and Trent Grisham came through with (another) clutch hit, leading to a 1-0 win. That puts the Pinstripes at 13-7 on the season, and atop the AL East Division. That means we’re essentially one eighth of the way through … Continue reading Yankees Temperature Check: Who’s for Real and Who Is Not
The Yankees are 4-2 and have outscored their opponents by 3.5 runs per game. The bottom line is unequivocally, very good. That said, and with the huge caveat that six games is a sneeze in terms of baseball season time*, there are some things we can keep an eye on that may have a big … Continue reading Yankees Temperature Check
We, as fans, all tend to overvalue the impact of a few games within the 162-game season, both when our favorite team plays awfully and when they do what the Yankees did this weekend. As much as I enjoyed watching the Yankees play some home run derby this weekend, I’m here to suggest we keep … Continue reading That was Fun! But…
It’s the first Saturday of the baseball season, the weather is beautiful (at least in the New York and New Jersey area), the Yankees are undefeated and in first place. It’s a good day. On Opening Day I wrote how the Yankees were the beneficiaries of good fortune last season and that would likely change … Continue reading More On Fortune, Yankees Style…
As you’ve likely heard, Yankees silver spoons owner Hal Steinbrenner announced that he – effective immediately – rescinded the team’s “no beard” policy. Ongoing, “well groomed” beards may, and will be sported by some Bombers. The change came in part, due to the team’s concerns about being able to acquire the best on-field talent. You … Continue reading No Beard Policy, Gone! Insert Eye Roll…
I’m assuming you’ve been watching, so we don’t need to belabor the obvious: Juan Soto, remarkably, has produced far more than the Yankees could have hoped for, and those hopes were very, very high. And Giancarlo Stanton…well, let’s just say I remember all of you who couldn’t wait for the Yankees to rid themselves of … Continue reading Good News (If You Trust Process)
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