The New York Giants finally bit the bullet and benched quarterback Daniel Jones. Big Blue, at 2-8, are essentially punting on the season and will start backup Tommy DeVito. It’s been a clunker of a season for Jones, whom the Giants selected out of Duke with the No. 6 pick in 2019. He has eight touchdown passes, but also seven interceptions and just 2,070 yards. In New York’s … [Read more...] about Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue
Dave Sims succeeds John Sterling as Yankees’ new radio voice
John Sterling is officially retired as the radio voice of the New York Yankees, and WFAN is succeeding him with a familiar face. Per an official announcement, former on-air personality Dave Sims will take over in the booth alongside Suzyn Waldman next season. Sims, 71, signed a two-year contract and was the main TV voice of the Seattle Mariners since 2007. His peak WFAN days … [Read more...] about Dave Sims succeeds John Sterling as Yankees’ new radio voice
The Yankee Way still works well, but with room for improvement
SNY’s Andy Martino does a great job on the Yankees beat and knows the the team well. So well that he wrote a book called The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era. It was released last spring, and we actually discussed it at length with him. Well, a season later, the original-yet-ever-evolving Gene Michael-conceived “Yankee Way” still runs strong. The … [Read more...] about The Yankee Way still works well, but with room for improvement
New York Yankees have simple, yet busy offseason to-do list
Now that we’ve had the weekend and then some to sleep it off, let’s accept it and say it out loud: The New York Yankees got absolutely washed in the World Series courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Be it awful fundamentals or lack of timely hitting, don’t count on this being an October one-off in the Bronx. General manager Brian Cashman and a whole new generation of Yankees … [Read more...] about New York Yankees have simple, yet busy offseason to-do list
VIDEO: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. launch back-to-back homers in Game 5
The New York Yankees made it known in the first inning: It’s do or die for Game 6. Aaron Judge understood the assignment. On the first pitch after Juan Soto walked, Judge mashed a two-run blast to right field to give the Bronx Bombers an early 2-0 lead. It was a Judgian blast indeed, measuring 409 feet with exit velocity at 109 mph. The Cap Connects in the #WorldSeries … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. launch back-to-back homers in Game 5