The New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Lecom Park in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 4-1 Yankees.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched two scoreless.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and the offense was led by Billy McKinney who hit a three-run homerun and Eric Kratz who had two hits. 

German pitched two scoreless giving up two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Dillon Tate pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and J.P. Feyereisen pitched two perfect innings.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Jace Peterson drew two walks, Brandon Drury had a hit and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  McKinney had a hit and three RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and Trey Amburgey had a hit.  Daniel Espinosa drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Holder had a hit.  Estevan Florial had a hit, Kratz had two hits and an RBI and Shane Robinson had a hit and drew a walk.  Holder hit a double, Florial hit a triple and McKinney hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Torreyes was caught stealing and so was Frazier. 

In the fourth Kratz hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Gregory Polanco hit a solo homerun to tie the game at 1.  In the ninth McKinney hit a three-run homerun for the Yankees to give them a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees open up grapefruit league by defeating the Detroit Tigeres

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  The final score was 3-1 Yankees.  Luis Cessa started the game for the Yankees and he pitched well as did the guys out of the bullpen.  Tyler Wade and Jorge Saez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched two innings giving up a run on two hits with no walks and two strikeouts.  Ben Heller pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three, David Hale picked up the win pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Brady Lail pitched an inning giving up a hit, Cale Coshow pitched a scoreless innings and gave up a walk and Gio Gallegos pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and picked up the save. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Saez had two hits and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Billy McKinney drew a walk, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Wade had two hits.  Austin Romine had a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Clint Frazier drew a walk.  Jake Cave had a hit and an RBI, Romine and Wade each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Frazier and Cave each had a stolen base and Wade committed an error. 

In the first inning Chad Huffman delivered an RBI single for the Tigers to give them a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Cave had an RBI ground out and Saez delivered a two-run single to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

Baseball is back, thank goodness

Hi everyone, I am back.  It has been a long few months since the Yankees loss in Houston in game 7

of the ALCS back in October.  I usually don't take the whole offseason off, I usually try to be into the

NFL and NHL with the Jets, Giants and Rangers as much as possible but this season I just needed

the break.  The NFL season wasn't good for the locals in NY where I am coming from and pretty

much the same with the NY Rangers as well.  I am one happy man that baseball is back.  I am

looking forward to another great year for the Yankees and I also do think the Mets will bounce back

for all of you Mets fans out there.  I am going to start with the Yankees though as the reported to

camp today at least pitchers and catchers.  The Yankees were one win away from the World Series

and now they have a new manager in Aaron Boone.  Everyone knows him from his famous homerun

in his brief stint with the Yankees ins 2003 but also from his broadcasting with ESPN over the last

7 or 8 years.

The one thing that stood out to me today in his press conference to open spring training was how laid

back and easy going he was with the media.  He was definitely comfortable in his own skin as well.

He is the direct opposite of his predecessor Joe Girardi.  Girardi especially over the last few seasons

was just not comfortable at all with the media and you can tell everything was wearing on him.

He was a GI joe type anyway and it just got worse, he was a good manager but never a warm and

fuzzy type guy and Boone is that.  I don't know how he will be as manager but he is more of a Joe

Torre type and I think that may be more important right now.  The Yankees team is stacked, they

have a great offense, great bullpen and not so bad starting rotation.  I can see them winning 95 games

and the division.  They of course like any team has to stay healthy but I also think they are more

prepared then most to withstand injuries.  Why am I saying that, well I believe in their farm system

and think there are guys that can be in the majors right now but don't have a spot or are just knocking

on the door.  Clint Frazier could for sure make the team but he also may be in AAA because there are

just too many outfielders.  Justus Sheffield and Chance Adams are on the verge as pitching prospects

and of course Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar may be the starting second and third baseman, we

will see how that plays out this spring.  There is much to be excited about and I am ready to get

going.  It will probably be somewhat slow the next few days but position players report Sunday and

the first exhibition game is next Friday so before we know it we will be off and running, stick with

me all season and we will have some fun.

New York Yankee are shutout in Game 7 and fail to reach World Series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Saturday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 4-0.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense didn’t do much at all. 

Sabathia pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks.  Sabathia took the loss, Tommy Khanle pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three-run with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and David Robertson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Charlie Morton picked up the win pitching five innings and giving up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Lance McCullers Jr. earned the save pitching four innings and giving up a hit and a walk with six strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Greg Bird had a hit.  Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Bird hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

George Springer had a hit, Alex Bregman had a hit and Jose Altuve had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Carlos Correa had two hits, Yuri Gurriel had a hit and Evan Gattis had a hit and an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Marwin Gonzalez had a hit, Josh Reddick had a hit and McCann hit a double, Gattis and Altuve each hit a homerun.  The Astros were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the fourth Gattis hit a solo homerun giving the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Altuve hit a solo homerun and the lead was extended to 2-0.  McCann hit a two-run double and the lead was pushed to 4-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees were not able to win a game in Houston and lost the series in seven games.  They had a remarkable run and came up just short of reaching the World Series.  The Houston Astros for the second time in their history will play in the World Series and take on the Los Angeles Dodgers who haven’t made it there since 1988. 

The New York Yankees come up short in Houston as the Astros force Game 7

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Friday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 7-1.   Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch that well.  Chase Headley had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Severino took the loss.  Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, David Robertson didn’t record an out and he gave up four hits and four runs and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Justin Verlander picked up his second win of the series pitching seven scoreless and giving up five hits.  He walked one and struck out eight.  Brad Peacock pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Ken Giles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Greg Bird drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Headley had two hits and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

George Springer drew a walk, Jose Altuve had two hits and three RBI and Carlos Correa had two hits.  Yuri Gurriel had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Bregman had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Marwin Gonzalez drew a walk.  Evan Gattis had an RBI and drew a walk, Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI, McCann, Correa and Bregman each hit a double.  Altuve hit a homerun and the Astros were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fifth McCann hit an RBI double to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  Altuve hit a two-run single and the lead was pushed to 3-0.  In the eighth Judge hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Altuve hit a solo homerun, Bregman hit a two-run double and Gattis hit a sac fly to make it a 7-1 game which would be the final score. 

The Astros avoided elimination and forced a game seven on Saturday night in Houston.