Thanks to the New York Yankees, we’ve got a game Friday — and not just any game. It’s a winner-take-all, do-or-die, there’s-no-tomorrow game. Featuring the free agent who signed the biggest contract ever by a pitcher, with the team in the biggest market, to start in the biggest games. Like this one. Gerrit Cole, pitching […]
Continue readingThe Oakland Athletics were able to fend off elimination Wednesday — and they’ll have company on the postseason tightrope Thursday. The A’s, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres all will be playing for their playoff lives, meaning the division series round could be complete by early Friday morning. Here’s everything you need […]
Continue readingWe had four elimination games on Thursday, and three teams were sent packing. The Los Angeles Dodgers finished off the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves completed a sweep of the Miami Marlins and the Houston Astros eliminated the Oakland Athletics. That leaves the New York Yankees, who stayed alive by beating the Tampa Bay […]
Continue readingIn the opener, Miguel Andujar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Clint Frazier added an RBI single to give New York a 6-5 win. Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees. Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off 21-year-old Deivi Garcia in the second inning of […]
Continue readingTo be fair, the daily schedule has been subject to change all season long. However, it’s necessary to pay even more attention on Friday as several pitching spots are currently undecided. As always, there will be an update posted in the morning reflecting any necessary alterations. Earlier in the week, we had a day where […]
Continue readingThe New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry in 2020 is as lopsided as it’s been in quite some time. Just two years ago, the Red Sox were eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs on their way to a World Series title. This season, the Yankees are on track to get another shot at a championship […]
Continue readingThe Yankees won the opener 8-4 as ace Gerrit Cole came within one strike of earning his 20th straight regular-season win. Cole, who had won his first three starts since signing a $324 million, nine-year contract in the offseason, took a 5-0 lead into the fifth inning but gave up three runs with two outs […]
Continue readingThere was certainly doubt about whether we’d actually see major league baseball in 2020, but Opening Day is officially upon us. Yes, it’s happening. While this season will certainly look different than what we’re used to, our goal for this column remains largely the same. The big leagues are back! Play ESPN’s Opening Day game […]
Continue readingFormer manager Bobby Bragan once described baseball statistics like this: “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.” Good one. Nonetheless, baseball is a numbers game. As we peel away from the Astros’ cheating scandal and […]
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