Yankees, A Team In Transition, Feel Downbeat Yet Hopeful Off Early Playoff Exit
The Yankees expected better this year than elimination in the AL wild-card game. Many others anticipated worse.
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The Yankees expected better this year than elimination in the AL wild-card game. Many others anticipated worse.
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman on Wednesday blamed his team's late-season slide and early postseason exit on a rash of injuries and slumping bats.
I was called all manner of moron for saying the Yankees weren't that good, and would not reach the postseason this year. If you'd care to call that a playoff appearance, hope you enjoyed it.
The Yankees' offseason has officially begun -- a lot earlier than they would have liked.
Jacoby Ellsbury sat the bench for most of his first postseason game after signing a $153 million contract with the New York Yankees.
The Yankees still have not led in a postseason game since Derek Jeter sprawled in the dirt three years ago, screaming in pain from a broken ankle.
Dallas Keuchel pitched three-hit ball for six baffling innings, Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez each homered, and the Astros beat the Yankees 3-0 Tuesday night in the American League wild-card game.
Boomer Esiason said it best this morning. We have an insatiable desire to see others fail, especially someone making over $20 million a year to throw a baseball.
CC Sabathia's alcohol problem drew attention at Yankee Stadium. So did the backdrop at Monday's news conference — a banner with several beer logos.
Starting pitchers Luis Severino and Ivan Nova are part of an eight-man bullpen on the New York Yankees' roster for their AL wild-card game against Houston.
For Dallas Keuchel, pitching on three days' rest for the Houston Astros in the American League wild-card game is just one more chance to prove a season's worth of doubters wrong.
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is checking into an alcohol rehabilitation center and will miss the postseason.
The Los Angeles Angels hired longtime Yankees executive Billy Eppler as their new general manager on Sunday night.
It simply doesn't matter now. However shabbily the Mets and Yanks finished up the regular season officially ceases to hold any significance.
As they head into the playoffs, the New York Yankees won't spend much time thinking about what occurred during the regular season. All that matters now is what happens next.
