On July 30th, 2021, Joey Gallo made his highly anticipated debut with the Yankees against the Marlins in Miami. After a seemingly interminable string of complaints from Yankees fans and Yankees media about the dearth of left-handed power in the team’s lineup*, seeing Gallo (and Anthony Rizzo) on the field was a source of excitement … Continue reading One Year Ago Today, Gallo’s Career Trajectory Changed
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Gallo, Donaldson – Meet Occam’s razor
I’m generally not a believer in Occam’s razor. Simple questions have complex answers sometimes and it’s OK to think things through before getting your untroublesome “hot take” out there. That said, with regards to Josh Donaldson, who’s been struggling, and Joey Gallo who’s been really struggling, perhaps there is an obvious and simple answer to … Continue reading Gallo, Donaldson – Meet Occam’s razor
If the Yankees want to move Gallo, now is the time
I’m going to preface what I‘m about to write with this: I still think Joey Gallo is a good baseball player who’s going to provide plenty of value for his team in his career. You don’t go from being in the MVP discussion at age 25 (which Gallo certainly would have been if he didn’t … Continue reading If the Yankees want to move Gallo, now is the time
Which Yankees have been impacted by luck?
I’ve long believed that most fans vastly underestimate the impact of randomness and luck on results in baseball, both on a team level and on an individual level. We’ve all seen a player have a great at-bat and absolutely smoke a line drive – but right at a defender. Conversely, we’ve all seen a batter … Continue reading Which Yankees have been impacted by luck?
A quick review before moving on
Of course, a Yankees fan shouldn’t be annoyed by a loss to a good team after winning 11 in a row but I’m sure I wasn’t the only one miffed at the conclusion of last night’s game. Despite not doing much against a pitcher who they could have done much against, and despite some horrific … Continue reading A quick review before moving on
Lots Going on in Yankee land…
It’s the end of another week and the end of another series for the Yankees, so let’s have a quick status update on matters that we fans may find important. But first, a quick trivia question: With one calendar month of the 2022 season in the books, Anthony Rizzo is the Yankees team leader in … Continue reading Lots Going on in Yankee land…
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