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10.3KShades of Derek Jeter in Aaron Judge
It seemed as if Aaron Judge was kind of the forgotten man entering 2017. All the hype surrounded Gary Sanchez, and as...
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3.9KYankees Week 2 Takeaways
Week two is in the books and it went a hell of a lot better than week one. If you missed the...
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2.7KMongtomery among AL rookies to watch
As an AL rookie, Gary Sanchez took Major League Baseball by storm last Summer. The Yankees’ highly touted catching prospect played his...
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4.2KThe home opener was a breath of fresh air
It’s safe to say that the New York Yankees franchise, Michael Pineda and the stadium itself haven’t lived up to their potential...
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7.1KGreg Bird looks lost early this season
As if we needed more proof that spring training means nothing, Greg Bird’s slow — actually, let’s call it horrendous — start...
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3.7KYankees Week 1 Takeaways
Week one of the 2017 baseball season is in the books! Boy, am I glad to have baseball back. There’s a certain...
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3.7KHome Opener memories
The most celebrated team in sports history has had many historical home openers. The New York Yankees opened the original Yankee Stadium...
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5.2KJack Curry talks 2017 Yankees baseball
Jack Curry has written and talked about the Yankees for years. He spent 22 years at the New York Times, first as...
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6.7KJacoby Ellsbury batting fifth is not as crazy as you think
Initial reactions to the lineup Joe Girardi trotted out against the Tigers last night, which he said could be “similar” to the Yankees’...
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5.8KBen Heller talks about his pitching intensity and MLB pace of play
Last week we talked with Yankees hurler Ben Heller about his pitching mentality and the approach he takes when entering a ballgame on...
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6.3KHow do pitchers kill time in the bullpen? Ben Heller explains
The life of a baseball player is different than that of other pro athletes. As the cliché goes, baseball is a marathon,...
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8.3KBaseball’s best bloopers and trick plays
“This Week in Baseball” (TWIB) hosted by legendary Yankees announcer Mel Allen was a staple of my teen years. Long before Sportscenter,...
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9.9KChris Carter vs Todd Frazier
A Tale of Two Sluggers When the MLB trade rumors start up this summer, Todd Frazier will be one of the biggest...
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For the first time in a long time, Yankees working within a budget
The word No was not in George Steinbrenner’s vocabulary when it pertained to spending on the New York Yankees. Love him or hate...
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9.6KAlong with great talent, Yankees also building great chemistry
Not only are the Yankees stockpiling their organization with high-quality talent, they’re also making sure that they’re acquiring high-quality people. The other...
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8.1KWill Aaron Judge claim the longest HR at Yankee Stadium this year?
By now you’ve seen Aaron Judge’s massive home run in the Yankees’ first spring training game last week. If you haven’t, well,...
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7.5KThe importance of Luis Severino
You can count on one hand the number of successful starting pitchers the Yankees have produced in the Brian Cashman era. A...
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10.4KLou Gehrig’s legacy not defined by his disease
If you asked fans that are new to the game of baseball who Lou Gehrig was, many would answer “There’s a disease...
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5.5KFour Yankees storylines to watch this spring
By tomorrow — February 18 — all Yankees should be in Tampa and accounted for (ok, with one notable exception). I go...
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6.5KAL East: Rays Spring Training preview
In this Bronx Pinstripes final AL East Spring Training preview we take a look at the Tampa Bay Rays. They’re a team that...