Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has had a roller coaster 2021 season. The playoffs are here and Chapman, once again, is a key piece to the postseason puzzle for the Yankees. The All-Star closer finished the regular season with a 3.36 ERA — the second highest of his career. After a mostly dominating first half of the season, he began to struggle with his control in June. It … [Read more...] about Yankees confident again in their closer for postseason
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Watching the Yankees walk a tight rope with struggling Aroldis Chapman
The Yankees are playing their best baseball of the 2021 season and Aroldis Chapman has had absolutely nothing to do with it. An 11-game winning streak hasn’t been enough to put away the Alka-Seltzer when watching this team. It’s because when Chapman comes in from the bullpen, the only guarantee is an uptick in steps you’re taking from your living room watching him try to … [Read more...] about Watching the Yankees walk a tight rope with struggling Aroldis Chapman
Streaking Yankees making their move at the right time
The Yankees are streaking! No, not like in the film Old School when Frank the Tank attempted to streak his way up the quad and to the gymnasium. That’s not what’s happening here, not even close. When we last left the Bronx Bombers, they’d just received an injection of new blood in the additions of Joey Gallo and Anthony Rizzo, at the trade deadline in July. This helped … [Read more...] about Streaking Yankees making their move at the right time
Gallo, Rizzo additions should put Yankees back where they belong
Now that the Yankees have an injection of new blood, Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo, it’s time for them to get it going. Friday night in Miami, Rizzo made an immediate impact in his debut with a huge solo home run to help lift his new team to a 3-1 win over the Marlins. The win for the Yankees improved their record to 54-48. They’re 7.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox in … [Read more...] about Gallo, Rizzo additions should put Yankees back where they belong
Yankees trade for Joey Gallo, he needs to hurry up and get there
The Yankees did a thing and traded for Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo, Thursday afternoon. And, boy, if there was ever a time for this team to make a trade of this magnitude, it’s now. It should be noted as I’m writing this article, the Yankees are getting their butts kicked in Tampa (last time I checked, it was 14-0, Rays). What this team should’ve done after … [Read more...] about Yankees trade for Joey Gallo, he needs to hurry up and get there
