The NBA In-Season Tournament rolls on with a classic rivalry match for the ages when the Miami Heat visit the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Everyone knows that these teams don’t like each other. Coach Pat Riley resigned from the Knicks via fax to coach the Heat and the rest is history. Riley took his talents to South Beach 15 years before LeBron and spawned a rivalry that at … [Read more...] about New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat: Preview, analysis, prediction
Juan Soto slowly becoming the Yankees’ man to lose
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and all I can think of is Juan Soto donning New York Yankees pinstripes. It’s the absolute worst. I should be watching the parade with the family, enjoying my three-year-old go nuts at the Bluey float and bad Broadway lip-syncs. Or betting (and losing) on the upcoming NFL games, or psyching myself up for Black Friday. Instead, I’m waiting for literally … [Read more...] about Juan Soto slowly becoming the Yankees’ man to lose
A reminder, Andy Pettitte absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame
Voting for next year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class is underway and, per usual, former Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte isn’t making the cut. It’s a simple numbers game. Pettitte is in his sixth year on the ballot and only received 17% of the required votes last winter. It doesn’t help matters that this year has a borderline first-balloter in Adrian Beltre, the longtime star third … [Read more...] about A reminder, Andy Pettitte absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame
Yankees to hire Brad Ausmus as new bench coach
The New York Yankees are hiring Brad Ausmus to succeed Carlos Mendoza as bench coach, according to Joel Sherman of the Post. I can report now that Ausmus was hired to be the Yankees bench coach. https://t.co/ndQtjJtrmO — Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 21, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Ausmus, 54, was most recently a coach for Team Israel at the World … [Read more...] about Yankees to hire Brad Ausmus as new bench coach
Former RP Zack Britton has solution to fix the Yankees
Former Yankees reliever Zack Britton announced his retirement today in a piece from Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic. In that same piece, Britton offered up his own solution for how his former team could get back on track. All they need to do is spend big and remind everyone that they’re the Yankees: “When I was with the Orioles, you were intimidated to play them. They had so much … [Read more...] about Former RP Zack Britton has solution to fix the Yankees