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Top Plays of 2025: No. 32
Ryan McMahon flips over the dugout rail to make the catch!
Ryan McMahon flips over the dugout rail to make the catch!
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Top Plays of 2025: No. 32
Ryan McMahon flips over the dugout rail to make the catch!
Ryan McMahon flips over the dugout rail to make the catch!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Top Plays of 2025: No. 56
Jazz Chisholm Jr. turns on the jets to score the go-ahead run from first base in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series!
Jazz Chisholm Jr. turns on the jets to score the go-ahead run from first base in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series!
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Top Plays of 2025: No. 56
Jazz Chisholm Jr. turns on the jets to score the go-ahead run from first base in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series!
Jazz Chisholm Jr. turns on the jets to score the go-ahead run from first base in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series!
We live in the stupidest times.
YES Network refutes rumors that Yankees legend Paul O'Neill has cancer
YES Network refutes rumors that Yankees legend Paul O'Neill has cancer
Social media posts claimed that the four-time World Series winner faced the "toughest battle of his life."
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We live in the stupidest times.
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we had our resident former financial analyst @robmains.bsky.social look into Hal Steinbrenner's recent comments. Turns out he might not be lying...but that doesn't mean he's telling the truth either:
Hal Steinbrenner Didn’t Lie in Entirety | Baseball Prospectus
Did the Yankees lose money this year?
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
we had our resident former financial analyst @robmains.bsky.social look into Hal Steinbrenner's recent comments. Turns out he might not be lying...but that doesn't mean he's telling the truth either:
Hal sucks, always and forever, but this is what he says anytime someone puts a mic in front of him. Also, the $100M thing conveniently ignores that stadium debt service gets subtracted from local revenue in the revenue sharing plan. The stadium pays for itself.
Failson Billionaire: You think I make a lot of money? Well have you considered I also have to spend some of it
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hal sucks, always and forever, but this is what he says anytime someone puts a mic in front of him. Also, the $100M thing conveniently ignores that stadium debt service gets subtracted from local revenue in the revenue sharing plan. The stadium pays for itself.
Hal did talk today after all. He complained about payroll like he always does. Business as usual.
All the reporters at the other place deleted their posts about this, so I guess Hal isn't talking? Not missing much either way.
Hal Steinbrenner will hold a Zoom call with reporters Monday. He's going to say he'll consider everything the front office recommends this offseason and that he doesn't think you need a [insert NYY's payroll] payroll to win the World Series. If you've heard one Hal presser, you've heard them all.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hal did talk today after all. He complained about payroll like he always does. Business as usual.
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Top Plays of 2025: No. 80
Aaron Judge reaches the 50-HR mark for the 4th time in his career!
Aaron Judge reaches the 50-HR mark for the 4th time in his career!
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Top Plays of 2025: No. 80
Aaron Judge reaches the 50-HR mark for the 4th time in his career!
Aaron Judge reaches the 50-HR mark for the 4th time in his career!
✋ The Martian
👉 The Munch King
👉 The Munch King
We don’t talk enough about how Jasson Dominguez is the Munch King.
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
✋ The Martian
👉 The Munch King
👉 The Munch King
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Top Plays of 2025: No. 83
Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge go back-to-back-to-back on three consecutive pitches to start the game for the @Yankees!
Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge go back-to-back-to-back on three consecutive pitches to start the game for the @Yankees!
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Top Plays of 2025: No. 83
Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge go back-to-back-to-back on three consecutive pitches to start the game for the @Yankees!
Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge go back-to-back-to-back on three consecutive pitches to start the game for the @Yankees!
The Yankees non-tendered Mark Leiter Jr., Scott Effross, Ian Hamilton, Jake Cousins, and Michael Arias. Arias is a Double-A reliever they could re-sign to a minor league deal. Cousins had Tommy John surgery in June and will most/all of 2026. Tough to carry him on the 40-man roster all offseason.
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Yankees non-tendered Mark Leiter Jr., Scott Effross, Ian Hamilton, Jake Cousins, and Michael Arias. Arias is a Double-A reliever they could re-sign to a minor league deal. Cousins had Tommy John surgery in June and will most/all of 2026. Tough to carry him on the 40-man roster all offseason.
All the reporters at the other place deleted their posts about this, so I guess Hal isn't talking? Not missing much either way.
Hal Steinbrenner will hold a Zoom call with reporters Monday. He's going to say he'll consider everything the front office recommends this offseason and that he doesn't think you need a [insert NYY's payroll] payroll to win the World Series. If you've heard one Hal presser, you've heard them all.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
All the reporters at the other place deleted their posts about this, so I guess Hal isn't talking? Not missing much either way.
Hal Steinbrenner will hold a Zoom call with reporters Monday. He's going to say he'll consider everything the front office recommends this offseason and that he doesn't think you need a [insert NYY's payroll] payroll to win the World Series. If you've heard one Hal presser, you've heard them all.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hal Steinbrenner will hold a Zoom call with reporters Monday. He's going to say he'll consider everything the front office recommends this offseason and that he doesn't think you need a [insert NYY's payroll] payroll to win the World Series. If you've heard one Hal presser, you've heard them all.
You will need YES, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, ESPN, Netflix, NBC/Peacock, FOX, and TBS to watch the Yankees next season.
Learn more: https://atmlb.com/4r9W14K
MLB announces new 3-year rights deals with ESPN, NBC, Netflix
On the heels of a 2025 season that saw large viewership increases -- including the most watched postseason in eight years and a World Series Game 7 that was the most watched Major League Baseball game...
www.mlb.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
You will need YES, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, ESPN, Netflix, NBC/Peacock, FOX, and TBS to watch the Yankees next season.
Double old friend alert: The Rays traded Everson Pereira to the White Sox for Yoendrys Gómez.
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Double old friend alert: The Rays traded Everson Pereira to the White Sox for Yoendrys Gómez.
Grisham's back for 2026, so the Yankees have their CF. Brian Cashman said they would still pursue Cody Bellinger even if Grisham took the QO, though I'd rather they not just run back the exact same offense next year. We'll see.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grisham's back for 2026, so the Yankees have their CF. Brian Cashman said they would still pursue Cody Bellinger even if Grisham took the QO, though I'd rather they not just run back the exact same offense next year. We'll see.
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Thank you for everyone's patience... I'm happy to announce that Yankees bot is back!
- @beastmoderocco.com (Account Admin)
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November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thank you for everyone's patience... I'm happy to announce that Yankees bot is back!
- @beastmoderocco.com (Account Admin)
- @beastmoderocco.com (Account Admin)
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Our annual Offseason Plan is up at the Patreon. Trades we'd make, free agents we'd sign, etc. Be sure to bookmark for future mocking purposes. www.patreon.com/posts/offici...
The Official 2025-26 RAB Offseason Plan | RAB Thoughts
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November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our annual Offseason Plan is up at the Patreon. Trades we'd make, free agents we'd sign, etc. Be sure to bookmark for future mocking purposes. www.patreon.com/posts/offici...
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The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot as announced moments ago by @baseballhall.org (baseballhall.org/news/2026-bb...). Results will be announced Jan. 20th. Game on!
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot as announced moments ago by @baseballhall.org (baseballhall.org/news/2026-bb...). Results will be announced Jan. 20th. Game on!
Yarbs returns. The Yankees tweaked his changeup this past season and he had his highest strikeout rate in years, and he didn't sacrifice any of the ability to limit hard contact he's survived on throughout his career. Perfectly cromulent swingman/sixth starter.
@Ken_Rosenthal tweeted
Source confirms: Free agent LHP Ryan Yarbrough in agreement with Yankees on one-year deal, pending physical. First: @ByRobertMurray
Source confirms: Free agent LHP Ryan Yarbrough in agreement with Yankees on one-year deal, pending physical. First: @ByRobertMurray
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yarbs returns. The Yankees tweaked his changeup this past season and he had his highest strikeout rate in years, and he didn't sacrifice any of the ability to limit hard contact he's survived on throughout his career. Perfectly cromulent swingman/sixth starter.
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If Aaron Judge needs interior decorating inspiration, look no further than Yogi.
Judge is the fourth Yankees player to win three AL MVP Awards, joining Berra, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.
Judge is the fourth Yankees player to win three AL MVP Awards, joining Berra, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If Aaron Judge needs interior decorating inspiration, look no further than Yogi.
Judge is the fourth Yankees player to win three AL MVP Awards, joining Berra, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.
Judge is the fourth Yankees player to win three AL MVP Awards, joining Berra, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.
Our annual Offseason Plan is up at the Patreon. Trades we'd make, free agents we'd sign, etc. Be sure to bookmark for future mocking purposes. www.patreon.com/posts/offici...
The Official 2025-26 RAB Offseason Plan | RAB Thoughts
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November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our annual Offseason Plan is up at the Patreon. Trades we'd make, free agents we'd sign, etc. Be sure to bookmark for future mocking purposes. www.patreon.com/posts/offici...
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If you turned 50 Raleigh outs into hits, he'd still have a lower AVG than Judge's .331
Flip 68 Raleigh outs into times on base and his OBP would still be lower than Judge's .457
Josh Naylor was great (.490 SLG), Raleigh outslugged him by 99 points (.589), Judge outslugged Raleigh by 99 (.688)
Flip 68 Raleigh outs into times on base and his OBP would still be lower than Judge's .457
Josh Naylor was great (.490 SLG), Raleigh outslugged him by 99 points (.589), Judge outslugged Raleigh by 99 (.688)
Cal Raleigh had an exceptional year. Good for MVP in a great many seasons. In my view, this wasn't particularly close though. Judge is doing absolute freak shit at the plate, but he's been doing it so consistently that it doesn't feel that crazy anymore. Which is nuts!
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If you turned 50 Raleigh outs into hits, he'd still have a lower AVG than Judge's .331
Flip 68 Raleigh outs into times on base and his OBP would still be lower than Judge's .457
Josh Naylor was great (.490 SLG), Raleigh outslugged him by 99 points (.589), Judge outslugged Raleigh by 99 (.688)
Flip 68 Raleigh outs into times on base and his OBP would still be lower than Judge's .457
Josh Naylor was great (.490 SLG), Raleigh outslugged him by 99 points (.589), Judge outslugged Raleigh by 99 (.688)
lol good for Tyler Wade getting the Aaron Judge MVP party invite
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
lol good for Tyler Wade getting the Aaron Judge MVP party invite
Aaron Judge won his third MVP. It was really close. He's the 13th player in history with three MVPs. Cody Bellinger got a few down ballot votes.
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Aaron Judge won his third MVP. It was really close. He's the 13th player in history with three MVPs. Cody Bellinger got a few down ballot votes.