Yankees baseball is back! It’s really back! Today is Opening Day and the first season in this team’s championship window of opportunity. It’s a beautiful day.

Scott Reinen of Bronx Pinstripes joined me to talk about how we got through the offseason, the Yankees’ decision to not sign any of the top free agents, the organization putting an end to the no-extension policy, the worrisome starting rotation, expectations for Aaron Boone in his second season as manager and the Yankees’ need to get off to a good start.

Keefe To The City Podcast intro song by American Idol winner Nick Fradiani.

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My book The Next Yankees Era: My Transition from the Core Four to the Baby Bombers is now available as an ebook!

The Yankees season has been over for a few weeks, but that doesn’t mean the time to complain about what went on in the ALDS is over. Especially with the Red Sox now closer to winning yet another World Series, this time over the Dodgers

Andrew Rotondi of Bronx Pinstripes joined me for one last venting session about the 2018 Yankees, Aaron Boone’s fireable offenses in the ALDS, what happened in New York in the last two games, what moves the team has to make this offseason and what the future holds for these Yankees after a disappointing end to the season.

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My book The Next Yankees Era: My Transition from the Core Four to the Baby Bombers is now available as an ebook!

The book details my life as a Yankees fan, growing up watching Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams through my childhood and early adulthood and the shift to now watching Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino, Aaron Judge, Greg Bird and others become the latest generation of Yankees baseball. It’s a journey through the 2017 postseason with flashbacks to games and moments from the Brian Cashman era.

Click here to purchase the book through Amazon as an ebook. You can read it on any Apple device by downloading the free Kindle app.

The Yankees won two out of three against the Red Sox over the weekend, but followed that up by leaving nearly everyone on base in a loss to the Braves on Monday. In a division that could come down to one game, the Yankees can’t afford to give away winnable games. Now with the trade deadline exactly four weeks away, the Yankees could look to improve the best team in baseball for the second half.

Scott Reinen of Bronx Pinstripes joined me to talk about trusting CC Sabathia, what to do with Sonny Gray, Luis Severino becoming the best pitcher in baseball, if Aaron Hicks is good or not, second-half expectations for Giancarlo Stanton, how to best utilize the 25-man roster, what should worry Yankees fans and which starting pitcher the Yankees should trade for this month.

After a quick trip to Washington D.C. to make up the May 15 suspended game and play the postponed May 16 game, the Yankees are back in the Bronx for three games against the surprisingly-good Mariners before it’s back on the road. Even with the wild travel schedule, the Yankees keep on winning, still holding a two-game loss column lead in the AL East.

Twitter friend and Newsday Yankees beat writer Erik Boland joined me to talk about the differences between covering Joe Girardi and Aaron Boone, fans calling for Austin Romine to start over Gary Sanchez, what Gleyber Torres needs to do to bat higher than ninth, why Giancarlo Stanton can’t hit at home, Yankees fans’ biggest concern for the season and if the Yankees would really not have brought Girardi back with a World Series win last season.