Tag: New York Yankees
After 12 years in Atlanta, is this the time for Freddie Freeman to move to a bigger franchise?
The former Braves first baseman seems like a genuinely nice guy. I tend to root for players rather than teams, and I was definitely pleased when Freddie Freeman got his World Series ring. The 6-foot-5 Adonis has accumulated around 43
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AL Wild Card Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
You know that baseball is the greatest sport in the world when the consolation for not getting Game-163 four-way chaos is a loser-go-home showdown between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. With first pitch at around 1:00 am
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It’s a wild, wild, Wild Card race
On Friday, 3 September, the Yankees were a game and a half ahead of the Red Sox in the Wild Card standings and seven games ahead of the Blue Jays, who, let’s be honest, looked out of it. We were
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Episode 236 – Shut Up And Play No Hits
John, Darius and Russell tackle the week in MLB, including big thumbs up for the New York Yankees, Patrick Mazeika and the amazing Drew Robinson, but also thumbs down for rubbish outfield defence, pitchers hitting and the Oakland Athletics laying
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If the Yankees are not evil anymore, what’s next?
I’ve partially watched and followed baseball since the early 2000s but it wasn’t until 2013 that I started watching MLB in earnest. Despite all that, I have known for decades that the Yankees were the dominant team of MLB. It
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Episode 230 – The Yankees Are Dead
Darius, Russell and Ben join forces to overreact to the Yankees poor start to the season, reflect on whether no-hitters are still exciting and run through 2 Good 2 Bad with shoutouts for Bieber, Kazmar, Segura and Chisholm… Listen to
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Episode 217 – 2021 AL East Preview
In the fourth of our 2021 Season Previews, we take to the American League, starting down the East Coast. Our guests this time up: MASN Orioles PxP Melanie Newman on the Orioles The Athletic Boston’s Jen McCaffrey on the Red
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Episode 212 – Kevin Mahoney Joins the Show
In this joint-episode, John is joined by our great friend Matt Mutton of the British Baseball Podcast as they both chat to former New York Yankee, and Manager of the Knights of Britain franchise in the new European Super League
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Is free agent Trevor Bauer too divisive for a mega deal?
Full disclosure: I love watching Trevor Bauer pitch. I don’t think there is another starter out there that I will actively make the effort to tune into his outings. He’s not the best, but he is compelling. I love that
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