Last weekend sucked. The Yankees held late leads in two of three games against the Red Sox and lost both as they were swept right out of Fenway Park. After a 2-7 road trip, the Yankees return home for a 10-game homestand that could make or break their season and it begins against the Red Sox.

Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports Boston and Section 10 Podcast joined me to talk about the Yankees-Red Sox series last weekend, why Yankees fans hate their own players but Red Sox fans don’t, the Pablo Sandoval situation, John Farrell being on and off the hot seat in Boston and if Red Sox fans are worried about David Price.

Two down, 160 to go. After Tuesday’s 5-3 Opening Day loss in freezing temperatures, the Yankees bounced back with a 16-6 win over the Astros on Wednesday night to force a rubber match on Thursday at the Stadium. Hopefully, the Yankees saved some hits and runs for Mike Fiers.

Andrew Rotondi of Bronx Pinstripes joined me to talk about the Yankees’ first two games of the season, Starlin Castro’s amazing start, being worried about the health of the rotation, the frustrating Nathan Eovaldi, how the lineup should be built and what to do with Brett Gardner.

The 2016 season will being the same way the 2015 season ended for the Yankees with Masahiro Tanaka on the mound against Dallas Keuchel and the Astros at Yankee Stadium. Everyone expected the wild-card game to go the way it did in October and nearly six months after the Yankees were shut out by the Astros in the one-game playoff, the Yankees have the opportunity to change the narrative when it comes to facing Keuchel.

Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich joined me to talk about the Yankees-Astros wild-card game, the emergence of Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel over the last two seasons, the Astros’ impressive middle infield with Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa, the perception of Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez in Houston and how the Astros will handle being expected to win following last season’s success.

Opening Day can’t get here fast enough. After a relatively healthy spring training, the Yankees have endured some late-spring injuries to their bullpen, which has changed the 25-man roster to start the season. But in bigger news, the starting pitcher owed $25 million this season has won the No. 5 starter “competition”.

Chad Jennings, the Yankees beat writer for The Journal News and the LoHud Yankees Blog, joined me to talk about the Yankees’ rotation and now bullpen concerns, what the plan is for Rob Refsndyer if there even is one, how the top of the lineup should be constructed against right-handers and left-handers, the need for the aging middle of the order to produce and stay healthy, which players could see midseason call-ups and expectations for this season.

After the way the 2015 season ended with a wild-card game loss at home to the Astros, the 2016 season will start the exact way with Masahiro Tanaka facing Dallas Keuchel on Opening Day. The start of a new season brings the hope and promise of things ahead and this season it’s not just about the on-the-field product.

Bald Vinny of the Right Field Bleacher Creatures and Bald Vinny’s House of Tees joined me to talk about what transpired in the offseason when it comes to the future of the House of the Tees, the fading enthusiasm and attendance in the bleachers, growing problems with Yankee Stadium and having to watch the Mets’ run to the World Series.