Month: October 2017

Playoff Game Thread: Yankees vs. Astros, Cubs vs. Dodgers

– 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 4 – NEW YORK YANKEES (1-2/91-71) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (2-1/101-61) RHP Sonny Gray (0-1, 8.10) vs. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (0-0, 6.00) Tuesday, October 17, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 5:08 p.m. ET TV: FS1 • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM/ESPN Radio (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish), ESPN Radio (National) The Yankees cut the series deficit Monday behind C.C....

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Morning Briefing: Yanks Chipping Away At Series Deficit

Tonight, the Dodgers are in Chicago for Game 3 of the NLCS and will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The Astros will continue their series against the Yankees and will look to go up 3-1. The Yankees jumped out to an early 3-0 lead Monday thanks to a Yankee Stadium home run in which Todd Frazier was the beneficiary. C.C. Sabathia shut the Astros offense down after that. The Bombers...

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Manny Acta to Interview for Manager This Week

A new name has surfaced in the Mets managerial pursuit, as former coach Manny Acta will interview for the position later this week, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Acta, 48, was the third base coach for the Mets in 2005 and 2006 before going on to manage the Washington Nationals (2007-09) and Cleveland Indians (2010-12). In four seasons between the two teams, Acta compiled a 372-518 (.418)...

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Championship Series Game Thread: Yankees vs. Astros

– 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 3 – NEW YORK YANKEES (0-2/91-71) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (2-0/101-61) LHP CC Sabathia (0-0, 3.72) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (0-0, 4.15) Monday, October 16, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 8:08 p.m. ET TV: FS1 • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM/ESPN Radio (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish), ESPN Radio (National) The Yankees will look to chip away at the Astros lead tonight...

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Which Hat Will Carlos Beltran Wear To Cooperstown?

At 40 years old, Carlos Beltran is still playing the game of baseball and is just two wins away from the World Series with the Houston Astros. When he eventually retires, the 20-year MLB veteran is destined for Cooperstown, New York. There was recently a question posed on Twitter by Tyler Kepner of the New York Times: “If Carlos Beltran makes the Hall of Fame, which team’s hat should...

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