It’s tempting to write the Yankees off after a pair of 2-1 losses to the Astros, putting them down 0-2 in the ALCS. We can cite odds forever on how many 0-2 teams have come back to win a series, but these stats are meaningless. The bottom line is that both teams...
While most of New York focuses on the amazing Yankees climb to the ALCS, I’m thinking a bit about what happens after the Bombers’ run is over, whether it be in the Houston Series or all the way to the World Series. Yanks-Dodgers? That would be cool. But...
Regardless of what happens tonight, the 2017 Yankee season has to be categorized as a rousing success. 91 regular season wins, game 5 in the ALDS against last year’s AL champs when no one expected more than 86 wins, if they were lucky. Of course, one can make...
The Yankees are good enough to win the World Series. Now that it’s settled that the Yanks will be the first AL wild card team and host the Twins at the Stadium Tuesday night, it’s a good time to look ahead to what just could be another great run. Check out...
Sandy Alderson is retaining Mike Barwis as the Mets strength and conditioning guru. It goes under the heading of repeating the same actions and expecting different results. Oops, that’s the definition of insanity. What we heard from Sandy were excuses. Barwis...
Gene “Stick” Michael died today at the age of 79. I don’t know that I have ever met a nicer gentleman. In the 90s, I had the privilege of hosting a number of Gene Michael charity dinners for Tomorrow’s Children, with honorees like Reggie...
