Posts tagged Yankees

Alright, the Red Sox didn’t really eliminate the Yankees. Or… did they? No, technically there’s still a lot of baseball left to play. But after …

We’ve spent the better half of the year hearing about the blood and thunder that Aaron Judge was gonna rain down on us. How the …

Let me start off by saying that there is never a bad time to be at Fenway Park. In fact, if I could pick any …

Last year, the Red Sox were in the Bronx when the Yankees clinched the wild card. So Ortiz and Pablo and li’l Xander had to …

I could be wrong about this, but I don’t think I am. In fact, after Sandy launched a three-run homer off CC Sabathia into the …

In baseball, there is nothing more infuriating than an umpire’s shitty call costing your team the game. If the Red Sox have to take a …

Look, barring any Christmas miracles in September, the Yankees are gonna make the postseason. There is almost nothing we can do to prevent this. The …

The phrase “most important game of the year” has been bandied about so much, it’s lost much of its power. After all, to be honest, …

Half the line-up hitting under .200? Defense that almost begs to be accompanied by the Benny Hill theme music? Injury-prone folks like Teixeira and Ellsbury …

Last night, as the Sox/Yanks game hit the halfway mark, I looked at my watch and realized we’d only been playing for little more than …

So here’s a thing where Jimmy Fallon gives New Yorkers the chance to give a piece of their mind to a poster of former Yankee …

I don’t know whether it’s the way this year’s Red Sox team has been stumbling out of the gate or the fact that we’re nearing …

I’ve done my best to erase every trace of last night’s shitshow of a game from my head, with the help of a few whiskey-fueled …

A couple weeks ago, as John Lackey lumbered off the mound in the Bronx after being tagged for 10 hits and six runs in his …

Yes, seeing the Sox once again beat down Yes Yes Sabathia was a good thing. And we’ll take a win over the Yankees any day, …

What happens when the business of baseball threatens to divide the bond that exists between two teammates who are also fictional roommates? That’s a question …

What’s a hundred fifty-five million dollars when you’re the New York Yankees? In 2014 it’s enough to get you one unproven (by MLB standards) pitcher. …

Just when we thought this whole “Jacoby Ellsbury to the Yankees” thing couldn’t get any more disturbing, the press conference to make his signing official …

Jacoby Ellsbury has become the 135th former Red Sox player to get picked up by the Yankees, joining Roger Clemens, Johnny Damon, Wade Boggs, Doug …

The latest entry in the long-running series in which Brian Cashman discusses the current state of the New York Yankees. With his headwarmer. [SCENE: Cashman …

Ninety two wins. Reigning AL East champs eliminated from division race. Nine and a half game lead over the Rays. Magic number down to four. …

My math skills are pretty rusty. And my understanding of the MLB playoff rules are even sketchier. But if I believe what the calculator tells …

For our latest podcast, we’re joined yet again by our good pal Jen Royle, and discussion topics include Koji Uehara’s sideburns, the race for the …

As a guy who still wakes up in a cold sweat screaming for Grady Little to take out Pedro, one of the most awesome things …

With the start of a four game set in Happytown, the Sox have a chance to put a sizable hurtin’ on the Yankees. Every win …

Today, on the first day of September, the Red Sox are in a good place. Four and a half games up in the East. Best …

The latest entry in the long-running series in which Brian Cashman discusses the current state of the New York Yankees. With his headwarmer. Cashman: I’ve …

  That was exactly the kind of performance the Red Sox needed out of John Lackey. The only numbers you need are six-and-two-thirds innings and …

I’m too bug-eyed and exhausted to give a rational assessment of last night’s/this morning’s Red Sox win over the Yankees. Let’s just say that it …

I know you can’t win them all, but watching the Sox run themselves into outs and work the base paths like GOB Bluth trying to …

The first thing I wondered when Kevin Youkilis got shipped off was, “Who the hell is gonna fill the all-important role of ‘bearded, freakish dude …

Normally a Red Sox-Yankees match-up has that Clash of the Titans vibe around it. But right now, as the Yanks come to Fenway six games …

Welcome to the second half of the 2013 season. This is where it all happens. The posers fade away and the playoff teams rise. Why …

Cashman: Well, it’s all over the news. Headwarmer: Tell one of the biggest douches in baseball to “shut the f$%k up” and that’s gonna happen. …

Last night, the Red Sox tightened their grip on first place in the East with a rain-shortened, 3-0 win over the Yanks. Yes, as I …