We all have our fandom idiosyncrasies – I certainly do – but there’s this weird reactionary behavior in sports where fans refuse to give credit to overachievers. If a team, or an individual player, has consensus expectations placed on them and those expectations are clearly exceeded, that’s reason for compliments and applause, not condemnations. And … Continue reading You Were Wrong About the 2025 Yankees (and so was I…)
Some final thoughts on the 2024 regular season and the upcoming postseason: Going by record, strength of schedule, and run differential, the Yankees were clearly the best team in the American League in 2024. The good news? They’re better right now than they were at any point this season. For a good chunk of the … Continue reading Let’s Look Back and Forward:
As Yankee fans, there are certain matters that need to be discussed, and my disposition has come close enough back to functional to be able to do so now. Maybe. In no particular order… Despite feeling more – pick your adjective: stunned, angry, hopeless – than at any time since Game 6 of the 2019 … Continue reading About Last Night…
From the moment his microphone was turned on Tuesday night, TBS televangelist – uh, sorry, “play-by-play” announcer - Bob Costas began with his manifesto about the Cleveland Guardians, who he referred to by their previous name multiple times, and the state of the game. Not just Tuesday night’s game mind you, but the MLB game … Continue reading F Bob Costas
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