Is Giancarlo Stanton the best postseason hitter in Yankees history? It depends. If you count pre-integration statistics (the older I get, the less credence I give to pre-integration statistics when compared to numbers accrued in a fully integrated league, but if you still do…) then Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are in the discussion. In … Continue reading Is Stanton the Best Postseason Yankee Ever?
Even though it’s only April 18th, it’s hard not to be excited about the 2024 Yankees. They’re in first place in a division in which all five teams are over .500, and not insignificantly, have been a heck of a lot of fun to watch. With regards to yesterday’s fist pump generating come from behind … Continue reading Three Takeaways From Yesterday’s Game
Now that we’ve all wiped away the tears of joy from ugly crying at the Yankees’ acquisition of Juan Soto, we need to acknowledge the bigger picture: The Yanks’ lineup still has some major question marks smack dab in the middle of it. Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu and Giancarlo Stanton are all 34 years old … Continue reading The Giancarlo Stanton Problem
Our eyes and our perceptions are imperfect. This is why I don’t have blind faith in mine and I have even less faith in other peoples’ especially when it comes to their judgments of baseball players. It’s not that I dismiss anyone’s opinion outright, but I just want to see the data that supports it … Continue reading Stanton Has Been Great – Why Are His Results “Good”?
Last night’s game certainly had a wild (and appropriate for Yankees fans) ending, which was apropos given the way the first 3:39 of game time had gone. I can’t speak for all Yankees fans of course but I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who spent a good chunk of the night alternating between a … Continue reading What I Saw (and you may have missed)
The Yanks got off to a great start in their series with Toronto, taking game one of the three-game set by a final score of Gleyber Torres 3, Toronto 2. With the win – their 10th in a row, and 12th of their last 13 – the Yankees extended their lead in the AL East … Continue reading NYY vs. TOR: Taillon vs. Manoah
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