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Yankees Keeping Their Expectations Low For Luis Severino In 2018 A.L. Wild Card Game

Yankees Keeping Their Expectations Low For Luis Severino In 2018 A.L. Wild Card Game

While Luis Severino may be the de facto ace of the New York Yankees, management is keeping their expectations low for their All-Star starter in the 2018 A.L. Wild Card game. In last year’s wild card, Severino only made it a third of an inning, giving up three runs for an ERA of 81.00. This […]

5y ago

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Questioned Over Starting Luis Severino In 2018 AL Wild Card Game

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Questioned Over Starting Luis Severino In 2018 AL Wild Card Game

Yankee manager Aaron Boone is already being questioned over his choice to start Luis Severino in the 2018 A.L. Wild Card game against the Oakland A’s, and the game is still hours away. Severino, who finished the season with 19 wins, has ace-type stuff but has struggled mightily since the All-Star break, winning only five […]

5y ago

Twitter Has Mixed Reactions To Luis Severino Being Named To Start 2018 AL Wild Card Game For Yankees

Twitter Has Mixed Reactions To Luis Severino Being Named To Start 2018 AL Wild Card Game For Yankees

Luis Severino tends to look like either the best starter in the game — or the worst — with little room in between. When he is on top of his game, he is flat-out dominant — and his statistics bear that out, as can be seen at Baseball Reference. Similarly, those same statistics show that […]

5y ago

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Still Doesn’t Have A Wild Card Game Starter

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Still Doesn’t Have A Wild Card Game Starter

New York Yankee manager Aaron Boone ended the season knowing he has a set idea on who will be filling out the batting order, but still doesn’t know who the starting pitcher will be. Boone said in post-game interviews that he isn’t concealing the identity of a starter as a means of trying to gain […]

5y ago

Yankees Have Record-Breaking Day Against Boston Red Sox

Yankees Have Record-Breaking Day Against Boston Red Sox

For a game that had no impact on the postseason, the New York Yankees made history against the Red Sox for the second game in a row. The big record to fall was the single season team record for the most home runs, previously held by the 1997 Seattle Mariners. The second record to fall […]

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Yankees Match 1997 Mariners For Single Season Home Run Record By A Team

Yankees Match 1997 Mariners For Single Season Home Run Record By A Team

The New York Yankees got a little payback against their rivals, the Boston Red Sox, with an 11-6 win at Fenway Park. Just last week, the BoSox celebrated winning the A.L. East Division title at Yankee Stadium, and last night the Yankees celebrated clinching home field advantage for the 2018 A.L. wild card game at […]

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J.A. Happ Is Lined Up To Start The A.L. Wild Card Game For The Yankees Against Oakland

J.A. Happ Is Lined Up To Start The A.L. Wild Card Game For The Yankees Against Oakland

According to the New York Yankees starting rotation posted to their official MLB site page, their starters against Boston are J.A. Happ, Lance Lynn, and then Luis Severino. On the surface, that doesn’t sound like anything terribly important. However, this lines up Happ to pitch the wild card game against the Oakland A’s on five […]

5y ago

Aaron Boone Says He Will Start Gary Sanchez In The Playoffs

Aaron Boone Says He Will Start Gary Sanchez In The Playoffs

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone has stated that he is going to start catcher Gary Sanchez when the playoffs start. Sanchez has not been one of the most productive Yankees this year, due in part to missing almost two months to a pair of stints on the disabled list, and also based on his performance both […]

5y ago

Aaron Boone Names Andrew McCutchen As His Starter, ‘He’s Going To Be A Dude For Us’

Aaron Boone Names Andrew McCutchen As His Starter, ‘He’s Going To Be A Dude For Us’

New York Yankee fan favorite Brett Gardner has suffered a bit of another blow and sign that his days in Yankee pinstripes may be coming to a close as was previously reported by The Inquisitr. Gardner has been mired in a season-long funk that has been present in almost every aspect of his game as […]

5y ago

Aaron Boone Drops Big Hint That Masahiro Tanaka May Be Wild Card Starter

Aaron Boone Drops Big Hint That Masahiro Tanaka May Be Wild Card Starter

Yankee manager Aaron Boone dropped a big hint that has most baseball people thinking that Masahiro Tanaka will be his wild card game starter. With Luis Severino and C.C. Sabathia struggling, and Lance Lynn not a viable option, Boone was left with Tanaka or J.A. Happ to choose from. While both have been pitching very […]

5y ago

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Not Ruling Out Justus Sheffield Making The Postseason Roster

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Not Ruling Out Justus Sheffield Making The Postseason Roster

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone fielded several questions about Justus Sheffield during his post-game press conference after defeating the Red Sox. For a player that still hasn’t thrown his first pitch in the MLB, Sheffield has been one of the hottest topics for Yankee fans all year, and even all of baseball. As the […]

5y ago

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Said ‘We’re Chasing Utopia’ After Another Loss

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Said ‘We’re Chasing Utopia’ After Another Loss

The New York Yankees just dropped their 11th game out of the last 19 to the Toronto Blue Jays, failing to seize a chance to get a little closer to securing home-field advantage for the wild-card game. The loss can be squarely placed on the bullpen and the job done at the plate, as the […]

5y ago

Yankee Prospect Justus Sheffield Gets First MLB Call-Up

Yankee Prospect Justus Sheffield Gets First MLB Call-Up

As has long been promised by Yankee general manager Brian Cashman, top pitching prospect Justus Sheffield has finally been called up, and the move has everyone wondering how they will use the youngster down the stretch, per the MLB’s website. It was widely believed he would make an appearance last month when the pitching staff […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Yankees Looking At Masahiro Tanaka Or J.A. Happ For Wild Card Start

MLB Rumors: Yankees Looking At Masahiro Tanaka Or J.A. Happ For Wild Card Start

The Yankees appear to be leaning toward Masahiro Tanaka, or mid-season acquisition J.A. Happ, as their starter for the wild card game this year. It would take a miracle for the Yankees to catch the division leading Red Sox, so the team is already planning for the inevitable “play in” wildcard game. Earlier this week, […]

5y ago

Former Yankee Manager Joe Girardi Told ‘High Heat’ What Is Wrong With Gary Sanchez

Former Yankee Manager Joe Girardi Told ‘High Heat’ What Is Wrong With Gary Sanchez

Former New York Yankee manager, Joe Girardi, made an appearance on High Heat to discuss topics of the day in baseball. When it came to what is going on with current Yankee catcher Gary Sanchez, he offered some criticism, a dose of harsh reality, and left more unanswered questions than he resolved. As a former […]

5y ago

Yankees May Bench Sanchez And Skip Severino In Wild Card Game

Yankees May Bench Sanchez And Skip Severino In Wild Card Game

In an 8-2 loss to the Oakland A’s, the two players cited as the most unimpressive were pitcher Luis Severino and catcher Gary Sanchez. Each has had their problems this year, but their combination of ineffectiveness, lack of hustle and attention, and history may be enough for Yankees skipper Aaron Boone to not risk using […]

5y ago

Yankees Add Six Reinforcements To Roster, But Still Haven’t Called Up Justus Sheffield

Yankees Add Six Reinforcements To Roster, But Still Haven’t Called Up Justus Sheffield

Yankee general manager Brian Cashman has been busy over the last 72 hours reinforcing the Yankees lineup with trades and approving some September call-ups. Notably, their top prospect and the one player Cashman and Boone said would be on the roster and pitching in September, Justus Sheffield, is still waiting on a promotion. While he […]

5y ago

Yankees’ Sonny Gray Boasts ‘I’m One Of The Best Starting Pitchers In This League’ After Beating The Orioles

Yankees’ Sonny Gray Boasts ‘I’m One Of The Best Starting Pitchers In This League’ After Beating The Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles have 32 games left this season, of which they must win at least 23 to avoid being one of the top five statistically worst teams in the modern era of baseball which began in 1900. If you go back just slightly before that, they already are. Facing down a doubleheader, the Yankees […]

5y ago

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone’s Ability To Lead Team Called Into Question

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone’s Ability To Lead Team Called Into Question

Despite having the second best record in baseball, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s ability to manage the team is being called into question by more than just disgruntled fans. Boone has his supporters to be sure, but the list of critics with valid concerns is growing, and making poor managerial choices that lead to […]

5y ago

Aroldis Chapman Leaves Win Against Marlins With Injury, What It Means To The Yankees Now

Aroldis Chapman Leaves Win Against Marlins With Injury, What It Means To The Yankees Now

New York Yankee closer Aroldis Chapman didn’t look up to snuff Tuesday night when he entered the game in the 12th inning to try to close down the Marlins. The first indicator something was off was that his velocity was down in the 96-97 MPH range. Then he issued a leadoff walk to Isaac Galloway, […]

5y ago

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