Mariners’ Victor Robles did Yankees huge favor with egregious mistake
There's a new baseball saying: Don't attempt to steal home with the bases loaded and a 3-0 count against a pitcher who can't find the strike zone. Mariners pitcher Victor Robles became a late entrant into the “Dumbest Play of the Year” competition on Tuesday night, when he relieved Yankees starter Luis Gil by attempting […]
Yankees crush Mariners to trim playoff magic number to one
SEATTLE — The Yankees don't have a chance to clinch a playoff berth until Wednesday night, but they're hoping for the first of two games this month. Tuesday night felt like the night before a party. Facing a tough challenge from right-hander Brian Woo, the Yankees came out strong, knocking him out by the fifth […]
Yankees’ new-look bullpen emerging as strength
Perhaps Texas represented a turning point. On September 3, Clay Holmes suffered a brutal loss, allowing a game-ending grand slam to the Rangers' Wyatt Langford. The next day, much of the Yankees' staff fell apart as Scott Efros, Ron Marinaccio and Phil Bickford cleaned up. Holmes hasn't pitched a ninth inning since that series, but […]
Tweaks the Yankees should make to end their World Series drought
The Yankees have made mostly good decisions so far, it would make sense to leave them alone and let the best team in the American League thrive, but they've also made some of the most puzzling decisions this season, or any season, that have raised serious questions and left room for criticism (and even ridicule). […]
Yankees, Red Sox added bizarre chapter to storied rivalry
Just when it seemed like nothing weirder could happen at the stadium after Gerrit Cole had his no-no moment against Rafael Devers in the fourth inning on Saturday, Boston manager Alex Cora nonchalantly acknowledged before Sunday's game that the Red Sox had tried to hit Aaron Judge with a pitch in the sixth inning. “That's […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge makes a statement with towering homer
The Red Sox failed. Aaron Judge didn't. Hours before Sunday's game, Boston manager Alex Cora suggested the team had thrown fastballs that reached the bottom of Judge's feet the day before. In the next game, Judge hit a 445-foot ball to center field, which may have been meant to send a message to the Yankees, […]
Yankees bounce back with impressive win vs. Red Sox to cap series
The Yankees collapsed in both communication and on the mound, losing their game on Saturday, but bounced back on Sunday. Carlos Rodon pitched effectively against Rafael Devers (and the rest of the Red Sox). Aaron Judge made his case for being a slugger worth pitching to in this series. Aaron Judge hit a home run […]
Yankees’ announcer Michael Kay stunned by Gerrit Cole’s intentional walk to Rafael Devers
I can see you, but I don't believe you. Yankees announcer Michael Kay was among those perplexed by manager Gerrit Cole's controversial decision to intentionally walk Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers during Saturday's 7-1 loss. “So Devers is up to bat,” Kay began as the Boston third baseman came up to bat in the top […]
Yankees, Gerrit Cole have no excuse for foolish intentional walk
Incomprehensible. Even after Saturday's explanation, it remains unclear to the Yankees what happened with one out in the fourth inning. Gerrit Cole, dominating the Red Sox, intentionally walked Rafael Devers with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth inning. Manager Aaron Boone used the word “aggressive” multiple times to describe […]
Gerrit Cole unravels as Yankees lose to Red Sox
The brightest takeaway from Gerrit Cole's afternoon is that he likely won't have to face Rafael Devers in the postseason. When Cole pitches to the Red Sox sluggers, he loses. If Cole refuses to pitch to Devers, he loses. The Yankees ace pitched three innings Saturday before intentionally walking Devers and then collapsing in surprising, […]