Yankees Thoughts: Seven Weeks of Suffering Left
The Yankees played a series against a team from somewhere other than Oakland or Kansas City, so they lost another series.
The Yankees played a series against a team from somewhere other than Oakland or Kansas City, so they lost another series.
The Yankees went to Chicago to play the White Sox, who traded away everyday players and parts of their rotation at the deadline, are dealing with reports and confirmations of those reports of clubhouse turmoil and have the fourth-worst record in the majors, and the Yankees lost two of three. Here are 10 thoughts on […]
The Yankees’ 7-1 win over the White Sox on Tuesday coupled with a Blue Jays loss brought the Yankees back to win 4 1/2 games of the final postseason spot.
The Yankees had a chance to win a four-game series against the hated Astros, but they didn’t. They split the four games with the Astros, and are still searching for their first series win over a team not named the A’s or Royals since late June.
The Yankees had a chance to upgrade their roster for the remaining two months of the season before Tuesday’s trade, or a chance to start building for next season. They did neither, then lost another game to the Rays and another game in the standings as well.
The Yankees opened a season-defining, seven-game homestand with a 5-1 loss to the Rays. The offense was nowhere to be found and the pitching decisions were beyond puzzling as they fell even further behind in the postseason race.
The Yankees went to Baltimore needing to win series and stack wins. Instead, they leave Baltimore having dropped another series and remain in last place and out of a playoff spot.
The Yankees offense actually looked like Bronx Bombers for the first time in a long time in their 8-3 win over the Orioles. It was a much-needed win, and they’ll need to do the same on Sunday night.
With 60 games to go, the Yankees still need a starting left fielder, which they have needed since last season.
The mirage that was the Yankees sweeping a historically-bad Royals team was followed by a humiliating loss to the Mets.