When it rains, it pours
The Yankees dodged the weekend raindrops and got all the games in. Too bad. Is there anything worse than a game on FOX, a game on ESPN, and losing both games to the Red Sox? May has been pretty ugly...
View ArticleSomebody wake up Joe Girardi!
AJ Burnett is not necessarily the best pitcher to ever grace a mound with his presence. Sure, you’ll hear tales of his filthy stuff, and it’s true, to an extent: Burnett has some good pitches in his...
View ArticleYankees stand pat, win home stand
After a 7-3 home stand that ended with the Yankees standing pat at the trade deadline, the Bombers head out on the road to play four games in Chicago with the White Sox and then 3 games in Boston with...
View ArticleThe Yankee Fan’s Prayer
Lord, protect us from your servant, A.J. Burnett. Protect us from his fastball command, Protect us from his 59 feet curve balls, And give strength to that new tattoo that is not helping at all. Lord,...
View ArticleALDS Post Mortem: RISP Fail
Here’s some numbers for ya from last night’s ALDS game 5 between the Yankees and the Tigers: Yankees Offense: LOB: 20 Team LOB: 11 RBI: Cano (9), Teixeira (1) 2-out RBI: Cano; Teixeira Runners left in...
View ArticleFickle Fan’s Yankee Player Shit List – OCT 7
Sometimes, players don’t perform to expectations – other times, they just suck in general. Either way, they’ll find a home (whether temporary or permanent) on the Fickle Fan’s Yankee Player Shit List....
View ArticleDoes the Yankees slide even matter?
After watching the Yankees for five months, I’m not sure I believe they have what it takes to win a World Series, so even if they don’t make the playoffs, they’re probably just putting us out of our...
View ArticleEnough with the A-Rod bashing already!
Look, Yankee fans, I know A-Rod is, for a certain portion of you, the guy you love to hate, but the Alex Rodriguez bashing is getting old. I know this is the playoffs and the stakes are high, but...
View ArticleOnly so much fooling around can be tolerated!
Alex Rodriguez continues to invoke ire from the western world. His latest infraction: attempting to pick up chicks via ball boy communication while he was benched during the ALCS. Just to recap for...
View ArticleESPN’s Wallace Matthews Defends his HoF Votes with Sound Logic
As you know by now, not a single player was elected into the Hall of Fame this year. You may be wondering why, what with a star-studded list of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and...
View ArticlePhil Hughes is the new A.J. Burnett and the search for offense
*The title for this post sounds like a weird sports/fantasy/adventure 80s movie, doesn’t it? I know, I know, I keep harping on Phil Hughes, but can you blame me? Look at his game log – look! He’s only...
View ArticleThe A-Rod Scandal and the Blame Game
At some point, all of the noise surrounding the latest Alex Rodriguez scandal became more interesting to me than the actual scandal. This may be due to the fact that I haven’t seen any of MLB’s...
View ArticleTwo Reasons why A-Rod's suspension is important to Yankee fans
Alex Rodriguez has been suspended for what is effectively a year; 162 games and the 2014 playoffs. Both myself and anyone even remotely interested has written about this ad nauseum, so I’ll just assume...
View ArticleWhat to expect when you’re expecting the 2015 Yankees
Pitchers and catchers are due to report in just weeks, not months, so before we know it, the New York Yankees 2015 season will be upon us. And it’ll feature these guys, who are… uhm… I dunno. Let’s...
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