Tuesday, November 8, 2016

As he meets his bros in the desert, let's venture into the mind of Brian Cashman

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This week's GMs cluster-frack in Phoenix will likely produce only stunted news kibble because - well, let's be honest - they'r...
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Monday, November 7, 2016

At last! The 2016 Yankee team leaders in RAA, (yes RAA!) And what it means for a certain star named Starlin

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The Best R.A.A. Yankees of 2016 First, a disclaimer. I generally despise obscure, overly complicated, wonky stats - charts and graphs pu...
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At last! The 2016 Yankee team leaders in RAA, (yes RAA!) And what it means for a certain star named Starlin

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The Best R.A.A. Yankees of 2016 First, a disclaimer. I generally despise obscure, overly complicated, wonky stats - charts and graphs pu...
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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Tuesday night, we will know the future of the franchise

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My personal guess: By 11:38 p.m. Tuesday, they'll call it, and we'll know everything.   Tuesday - the first full day of the Gen...
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Saturday, November 5, 2016

It's time we had a talk about Michael...

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The breathless Baghdad Bobs of YES love to say that we won the great Michael Pineda/Jesus Montero trade of 2011, even if by default. (Onc...
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Friday, November 4, 2016

Nate Silver, when not handicapping the Presidential race, lists the 1998 Yankees as history's 5th greatest team

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It's a good read, though it clobbers the 2016 Cubs. Still... I can't help but wonder if those other top 10 teams would be there,...
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"Greatest game ever?" Pffffft.

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That's what the heads are chattering about Goat v Wahoo. Pffft. I'd put Aaron Boone, Bucky Dent, Bill Mazeroski, Carlton Fisk, t...
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What gives? Yesterday, as they were partying like seals, the Cubs signed a Yankee cast-off

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From the Department of Goes Without Saying: The World Series winner always sets the gold standard. Right? And the Cubs enjoy one of the de...
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Thursday, November 3, 2016

The Yankees may have lost Lebron James

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One of our few remaining ebbs of pride - Lebron James being a huge Yankee fan - may have ended last night. He was cheering pretty hard for t...
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Garth Brooks wins Country Music Awards

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And in other news, the Cubs won. But not until both teams made Cashman look smart by dumping those bums, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Tonight: ex-Yankee closer v ex-Yankee closer?

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Seriously, don't we all expect it to happen?
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The Yankees' most critical 95 plate appearances, and the future of humanity

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Of course, we're talking about the cup of Sanka that was poured between August and September, which featured the behemoth who is eithe...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

The next looming moon (or mooning loon): Cashman, Hal or something else?

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Barely two months ago - ( wow, doesn't it seem like ancient history? ) - our own Local Bargain Jerk  conceived and launched one of the...
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Monday, October 31, 2016

River Ave. Blues is Tweeting So Many John Sterling Pictures, I Was Afraid He Died

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Don't do that. Classic Sterling was already a champ. pic.twitter.com/dyGtfDXSUB — River Ave. Blues (@RiverAveBlues) October 31, 2016...
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Imagining the 2016 Yankees playoffs bullpen

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The recent Bumgarner-esque runs of Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman bring a mix of Yankee fan pride and frustration. The pride comes beca...
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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Twiddling terminals for Tampa teats? And today's tidbits, too.

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1. The Bronx Bummers plan to renovate George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa this winter.  Considering recent male talk show uproar over proje...
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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Baseball America's Josh Norris on the Yankee system: "There is a very good argument that it is the No. 1 system in the game."

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Yesterday, the venerable Baseball America - heir to The Sporting News - uncorked its annual Top 10 Yankee prospects list - a generous he...
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Friday, October 28, 2016

Before we talk ourselves into a catastrophic trade, let's remember the rule of three

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Yesterday, some Yankee fan-porn site called Elite Sports NY - "the Pulse of NYC Sports!" - ran a piece calling for the Evils to...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Five reasons to trade for... GAHHHHHHHHH!

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Yesterday, New Jersey  dot com - the online embodiment of onion rings, big hair and proposed gubernatorial candidate Joe Piscopo - phlegme...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Gannett to Yankees: Drop Dead

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Well, this sucks. A great Yankee beat writer, Chad Jennings, is out of work today, due to cutbacks by Gannett's Journal/News of the Lo...
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