Yankees Claim Parker Bridwell, Designate Ronald Torreyes

In a bit of a head scratcher the New York Yankees have claimed RHP Parker Bridwell from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In a corresponding roster move the team has designated Ronald Torreyes for assignment.

Brian Cashman and his scouts must see something in Bridwell that the rest of us don't, or else I don't get this deal. Maybe Bridwell will be packaged along with Sonny Gray? Maybe Torreyes agreed to come back to the club on a new minor league deal?

Stay tuned.

Game Thread: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5/26

And just like that it is game time here in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The best part about it all? It is a nationally televised game on FOX for the entire country to see. In the start tonight Sonny Gray will take the mound for the New York Yankees while the Angels will counter with TBA, but it doesn't matter anyway. The game will be played at 7:15 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on FOX. You can also follow along with the game on MLB TV, with the MLB At-Bat app, and by tuning into the Yankees radio broadcast on WFAN with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.

Follow us on Twitter, @GreedyStripes, and “Like” us on Facebook, The Greedy Pinstripes, to keep up with us and the team all season long. Enjoy the game, Sonny skies ahead we hope, and go Yankees!!

Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5/26

Good morning everyone and welcome back to the Bronx as Yankee Stadium and the New York Yankees play host to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the middle game of their three-game set. In the opener we watched a pair of aces take the mound last night for each respective team and tonight we will see another great pair of arms as the Yankees send Sonny Gray to face off with TBD at the time of this writing. Should be another good one here in the Bronx, so let’s get to it.

Gray has his best start of the season last time out against the Kansas City Royals allowing just one run on four hits in eight innings of work. Sonny has made three quality starts in his last four trips to the mound and owns a 3.60 ERA and .221 batting average against over that span.

TBA

The game will be played at 7:15 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on FOX. You can also follow along with the game on MLB TV, with the MLB At-Bat app, and by tuning into the Yankees radio broadcast on WFAN with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.

Enjoy the game, send them back to Disney World crying, and go Yankees!!

Hello… Memorial Day Weekend

What is Memorial Day? Memorial Day to some means the day off paid, barbecues and hang outs with friends, but to others it means so much more. To some it means the one day that their families and their serviceman and women get the recognition and respect that they so much deserve. This Memorial Day hits home for me especially because one of my very best friends has recently joined the Navy. This is his second Memorial Day away from home, but thankfully he got to come home. It won't always be like this, but I am grateful that it was this year.

So shake a veteran's hand and thank them for everything that they and their family do. Unless you've lived through it you will never truly understand. So, a big thank you to the veterans that are reading this and their families, and a very big thank you to our very own patrick (always with a little p) Walsh and Ken Reed (and anyone else that frequents the site that I was unaware served or that slipped my mind). I appreciate you, have the utmost respect for you and love you all.

Enjoy the day, and enjoy the long weekend, but just remember why we have it. Thank you.

And baby, four more days… and by the time the Memorial Day weekend is over, it will be one more day. How exciting!! I love you with all my heart and all my soul. Always have, and I always will.

Game Thread: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5/25/18

And just like that it is game time here in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In the opener of a three-game weekend set between these two clubs the Yankees will send Luis Severino to the mound to face off with Andrew Heaney. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB Network. You can also follow along with the game on MLB TV, with the MLB At-Bat app and by tuning into the Yankees radio broadcast with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.

Follow us on Twitter, @GreedyStripes, and “Like” us on Facebook, The Greedy Pinstripes, to keep up with us and the team all season long. Enjoy the game, Mike Trout… Meet Gleyber Torres, and go Yankees!!

Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5/25/18

Good morning everyone and welcome to the weekend. This weekend the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium will play host to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a three-game set. Memorial Day weekend and Yankees baseball, now that is American. In the start tonight the Yankees will send out Luis Severino to the mound to face off with Andrew Heaney for the Angels. Let’s get to it here in the Bronx.

Severino has not lost a start in his last seven starts and will look to keep that unbeaten streak alive tonight in the Bronx against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In his last start against the Angels on April 27 the Yankees right-handed ace took a no decision. Severino last pitched against the Kansas City Royals five days ago where pitched six innings allowing three runs in an eventual Yankees victory.

Heaney took the loss in his last start against the Tampa Bay Rays after giving up four unearned runs in six innings of work. In Heaney’s last five outings the Angels left-hander has pitched to just a 1.45 ERA and will look to improve on his career 1-0 record and 1.50 ERA against the Yankees in two career starts.

The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB Network. You can also follow along with the game on MLB TV, with the MLB At-Bat app and by tuning into the Yankees radio broadcast with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.

Enjoy the game, make up your mind what city you want to represent already, and go Yankees!!

Hello… Fridaaaaaay!

Good morning everyone and a Happy Friday to you all. We made it! Pay day, the weekend, or whatever Friday means to you I hope it is great for you regardless. Tonight, the Yankees start a three-game weekend set with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim which should be fun so stick around for that. Other than that, this is going to be hopefully a relaxing holiday weekend for me. I have a couple things to do on Saturday, but other than that I am free! I love it. That means more time with my family and more time with my baby!

I hope everyone has a good weekend, but I especially hope that you, my Kari, have a great weekend. I love you. Five more days. 

I’m Hungry: Yankee Stadium Food

Good morning everyone. Am I the only one that woke up hungry as hell today? I doubt it, but really. I’m hungry and the food at Yankee Stadium this season looks absolutely amazing. Let’s take advantage of the off day today as the Yankees travel back to the Bronx and hit the high spots in terms of food choices inside Yankee Stadium III.

Put away the peanuts, stay away from the Cracker Jacks, and popcorn is a waste of goof stomach space here in the Bronx. Especially when you consider that section 127 has hand rolled taquitos in a plastic Yankees cup! I love taquitos, and I won’t apologize for it either. The three taquitos are sitting in a helping of chili con queso and pico de gallo. Black bean and chicken are your protein options.

Bacon cheeseburger crispy dumpling. Enough said, right? The Noodle Bowl Stand in section 127 sells ground beef, bacon and cheese wrapped in a dumpling before being fried and serves them with Thousand island dressing and a stadium-made pickle.

Adobo Bao can be found in the Toyota Terrace and is a Filipino-style pulled chicken thigh and garlic aioli sauce topped with crispy pork cracklings in a steamed bun. If this is how they eat in the Philippines, count me in.

The Rotisserie Chicken and Steak Stand in section is where you need to go for all the meat you could ever dream of. The rotisserie chickens are all organic and cooked there right on the spot, served in halves with fries. The steak is a 10-ounce flatiron steak that is also served with fries.

Of course, you can always stop by Jersey Mike’s sub sandwiches, Mighty Quinn’s BBQ, Papa John’s Pizza (gross), Ben & Jerry’s, Nathan’s Famous (a must), Bacon on a Stick, Tater Kegs and so much more. Come hungry.

Hello… Another Off Day

Good morning everyone and Happy Thursday to you all. Friday eve, and six more days and counting. The weekend is almost here, and the New York Yankees are off today, enjoy the day. The team heads home to play host to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the weekend which could include a Masahiro Tanaka vs. Shohei Otani pitching matchup in the Bronx on Sunday afternoon. Stay tuned for that because that will be a good one worth watching in my opinion. I hope you all have a great day.

And hey you. Chin up, six more days. I love you.

Comparing the Yankees and Red Sox 17-2 Streaks

The 2018 Major League Baseball season has been nothing short of amazing in my opinion, and not just as a fan of the New York Yankees. We have seen shutouts, no-hitters, come-from-behind victories, dominating pitching performances, hitters putting on clinics and a pair of runs that saw teams go 17-2 over a span of 19 games. The Boston Red Sox did it first to open the 2018 season, but did the Yankees do it better? Let’s compare and borrow a tweet from our good friend Jared Carrabis, because truth be told not all his tweets are ridiculous after all.

Over the Red Sox 17-2 run, they hit .293 with an .858 OPS and a 2.17 starting pitching ERA. Over the Yankees 17-1 run, they've hit .250 with a .786 OPS and a 2.19 starting pitching ERA. https://t.co/0eTeaR4vyY

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) May 10, 2018

Stats are all fine and good, but who did the Red Sox beat during their span and who did the Yankees beat up on during their span? Because while parity may be a dream of MLB executives and Commissioner Rob Manfred, a reality it is not. There is a huge difference between going 17-2 over teams like the Baltimore Orioles who are on pace to lose well over 100 games and going 17-2 against potential playoff and first place teams.

NEW YORK YANKEES: 

Gm#	Date		Tm		Opp	W/L	R	RA	Win	Loss	Save
19	Saturday, Apr 21	boxscore	NYY		TOR	W	9	1	Montgomery	Stroman
20	Sunday, Apr 22	boxscore	NYY		TOR	W	5	1	Severino	Garcia
21	Monday, Apr 23	boxscore	NYY		MIN	W	14	1	Tanaka	Odorizzi
22	Tuesday, Apr 24	boxscore	NYY		MIN	W	8	3	Sabathia	Berrios
23	Wednesday, Apr 25	boxscore	NYY		MIN	W	7	4	Green	Lynn	Chapman
24	Thursday, Apr 26	boxscore	NYY		MIN	W-wo	4	3	Betances	Rodney
25	Friday, Apr 27	boxscore	NYY	@	LAA	W	4	3	Robertson	Parker	Chapman
26	Saturday, Apr 28	boxscore	NYY	@	LAA	W	11	1	Tanaka	Richards
27	Sunday, Apr 29	boxscore	NYY	@	LAA	W	2	1	Sabathia	Skaggs	Chapman
28	Monday, Apr 30	boxscore	NYY	@	HOU	L	1	2	Morton	Gray	Giles
29	Tuesday, May 1	boxscore	NYY	@	HOU	W	4	0	Robertson	Giles
30	Wednesday, May 2	boxscore	NYY	@	HOU	W	4	0	Severino	Keuchel
31	Thursday, May 3	boxscore	NYY	@	HOU	W	6	5	Shreve	Harris	Chapman
32	Friday, May 4	boxscore	NYY		CLE	W-wo	7	6	Chapman	Ogando
33	Saturday, May 5	boxscore	NYY		CLE	W	5	2	Gray	Bauer	Robertson
34	Sunday, May 6	boxscore	NYY		CLE	W-wo	7	4	Shreve	Allen
35	Tuesday, May 8	boxscore	NYY		BOS	W	3	2	Robertson	Hembree	Chapman
36	Wednesday, May 9	boxscore	NYY		BOS	W	9	6	Holder	Barnes	Chapman
37	Thursday, May 10	boxscore	NYY		BOS	L	4	5	Kelly	Betances	Kimbrel

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

BOSTON RED SOX: 

Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp	W/L	R	RA	Win	Loss	Save
1	Thursday, Mar 29	BOS	@	TBR	L	4	6	Pruitt	Smith	Colome
2	Friday, Mar 30	BOS	@	TBR	W	1	0	Price	Roe	Kimbrel
3	Saturday, Mar 31	BOS	@	TBR	W	3	2	Porcello	Kittredge	Kimbrel
4	Sunday, Apr 1	BOS	@	TBR	W	2	1	Velazquez	Alvarado	Kelly
5	Monday, Apr 2	BOS	@	MIA	W	7	3	Johnson	Richards
6	Tuesday, Apr 3	BOS	@	MIA	W	4	2	Hembree	Guerrero
7	Thursday, Apr 5	BOS		TBR	W-wo	3	2	Poyner	Kittredge
8	Saturday, Apr 7	BOS		TBR	W	10	3	Porcello	Faria
9	Sunday, Apr 8	BOS		TBR	W	8	7	Smith	Colome	Kimbrel
10	Tuesday, Apr 10	BOS		NYY	W	14	1	Sale	Severino
11	Wednesday, Apr 11	BOS		NYY	L	7	10	Tanaka	Price
12	Thursday, Apr 12	BOS		NYY	W	6	3	Porcello	Gray	Kimbrel
13	Friday, Apr 13	BOS		BAL	W	7	3	Rodriguez	Tillman
14	Saturday, Apr 14	BOS		BAL	W	10	3	Velazquez	Cobb	Walden
15	Sunday, Apr 15	BOS		BAL	W	3	1	Hembree	Bundy	Kimbrel
16	Tuesday, Apr 17	BOS	@	LAA	W	10	1	Price	Ohtani
17	Wednesday, Apr 18	BOS	@	LAA	W	9	0	Porcello	Skaggs
18	Thursday, Apr 19	BOS	@	LAA	W	8	2	Rodriguez	Tropeano
19	Friday, Apr 20	BOS	@	OAK	W	7	3	Velazquez	Graveman

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

During the Yankees streak the team from the Bronx beat up on teams like the Toronto Blue Jays (2^nd in the division at the time), the Minnesota Twins (2^nd in their division at the time), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (first in their division at the time), the Houston Astros (first in their division at the time), the Cleveland Indians (first in their division at the time) and the Boston Red Sox (first in their division at the time). Meanwhile the Boston Red Sox did their bidding against the rebuilding Tampa Bay Rays twice (6-1 overall), the Miami Marlins (LOL), the New York Yankees (taking two of three), the Baltimore Orioles (who were on pace to lose 134 games this season as the week began), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and one game with the Oakland Athletics.

Jared Carrabis and Red Sox fans can point out all the stats they want to as they cherry pick to make themselves look good, but the bottom line is the New York Yankees did it better. Period, and there isn’t any argument to be had about it. Strength of schedule is a thing in MLB whether anyone wants to recognize it or not.

All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference. Kudos to both teams, whether the Yankees or Red Sox did it “better” or not is irrelevant, winning 17 games out of 19 games is impressive nonetheless. Even if it was done by the damn Red Sox.

Enjoy your Saturday everyone. Go Yankees!!