Red Sox manager Terry Francona appears to be hitting the road after Boston's epic collapse. (AP) There was a point during Game Three of the 2004 American League Championship Series when the Yankees were handing the Red Sox their collective tuchuses, and all I could think of when the camera cut to ...

Jay and I were each assigned previews of the Yankees-Tigers series yesterday, the results of which are now up. Over at Baseball Prospectus, Jay picks the Tigers to win in five games for the obvious reason: Why the Tigers Will Win Led by AL Cy Young favorite Justin Verlander, who won the league’s ...

Now we know. Yesterday, Jay asked who the third starter would be. By the end of last night’s game, it was clear that the first-round rotation would be CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, and Freddy Garcia. I don’t suppose anyone was predicting postseason rotations back in April, but had anyone bothered, no one ...

The identity of the Yankees' third starter for the Division Series remains an unsettled — and unsettling — mystery. Tuesday night was as crazy as this season has seen. With both leagues’ Wild Card races still up for grabs on the penultimate day of the regular season, no less than four games ...

With New York’s loss to Tampa Bay and Boston’s win over Baltimore, the American League wild card race will last at least one more day. The Yankees, who have nothing direct on the line in the final game of the season, will not see either team in the first round of the playoffs, as a team cannot ...

Mark Teixeira is in such a rut from the left side that he's been moved down in the order. (AP) Yankee Stadium is known for its distinctive short porch in right field. At 314 feet down the line, it’s the third-shortest distance in the majors behind only Fenway Park (302 feet) and AT&T Park ...

I am pleased to note that the last Google search that brought someone here was “Babe Ruth+Dead+Casket.” Surely the person doing the search meant “Angels+Dead+Casket,” or maybe even “Red Sox,” although that last remains to be seen. One item I remain more confused about ...

The Yankees have just two more games remaining in which to evaluate the candidates for their Division Series roster. Joe Girardi has said repeatedly that some decisions may depend on how certain players, pitchers especially, match up against their first-round opponent, whose identity has yet to be determined, ...

Brian Cashman will remain a center of attention in the Bronx. (AP) The Yankees’ offseason has yet to begin, but all signs point to at least one key free agent returning. Team president Randy Levine told ESPN New York that the Yankees would like to retain general manager Brian Cashman, who’s ...

The Rays need to make up a game with just three left to play to force a one-game playoff with the Red Sox for the Wild Card. (AP) The Yankees gave Boston every opportunity to win Sunday night’s nightcap, and it still took the Sox 14 innings and Scott Proctor to do it. Don’t expect the Yankees, ...

Wondering: Isn’t sending Phil Hughes to the bullpen the same thing as saying he isn’t going to pitch unless the Yankees are losing?  Read More →

It’s about 12 hours later, but I still feel frustrated that the Yankees turned over yesterday’s second game to Scott Proctor. If you were listening to last night’s show on SiriusXM you heard me go on quite a rant about this. Proctor is pretty clearly not a major league pitcher right ...