MLB Holiday Uniforms: Poppies, Patriotism and Pink
I turned on the Yankees game last Friday night and was greeted with the sight of DJ LeMahieu in a camouflage hat and socks. I immediately checked my calendar. Was it Memorial Day weekend already, and I somehow didn’t realize …
Domingo German and the Replacement Yankees Just Keep Winning
It was supposed to be the season of Aaron Judge, Miguel Andujar and Luis Severino. Instead it’s been the season of DJ LeMahieu, Gio Urshela and Domingo German. Wait; who? Exactly. When the season began a couple of months ago, …
Yankees Look Like Chumps, Not Champs
There were such high hopes. The Yankees looked great on paper before the start of the 2019 season. A loaded lineup. A flame-throwing bullpen. And a pretty solid rotation. This was a team that looked ready to finally return to …
James Paxton Can Be Difference Maker for Yankees
It’s almost easy to forget. But one of the Yankees’ biggest offseason acquisitions happened way back in November: the trade for lefty pitcher James Paxton from the Mariners. The Yankees rotation was the shakiest part of a team that won …
Who is the real Sonny Gray?
Will the real Sonny Gray please stand up? Is it the pitcher who carried a perfect game into the fifth inning, not even allowing a run until the eighth against Kansas City? Or is it the guy who totally imploded …
No Surprise Robinson Cano Suspended for PEDs
Well, what do you know, Robinson Cano has been hit with an 80-day suspension for taking a banned substance. Is anyone surprised? I’m not saying that because the Seattle Mariners second baseman is buds with other known cheaters like Nelson …
Yankees Just Keep Winning
I thought they were going to be a juggernaut, but when the Yankees sat at 9-9 on April 20, I thought: “Oh, no. Another slow start.” In reality, playing .500 ball in April isn’t the worst fate for a team. …
