After Review, this was NOT ruled a catch by Ceddane Rafaela

That ball is out of his glove, on the grass From the good folks at @YESNetwork

Can’t wait for Red Sox/Yankees this weekend at the stadium!

I wouldn’t go as far as “unmitigated disaster,” but his impatience led to a lot of underperforming teams thru the ‘80s. People forget how fans used to boo him back then. The ‘90s dynasty put the fans back in his corner and made him beloved as he aged.

Not enough people talk about Graig Nettles: • 390 HR, 67.9 WAR, 6x AS, 2x WAR leader • More HR than HOF 3Bs Santo, Brett, Rolen • More WAR than Banks, Killebrew, Winfield • Led NYY to championships in 1977 & 1978 • Was named 1981 ALCS MVP (1.488 OPS) • Never struck out 100x in 22 seasons • 2x GG, played 20,625 innings at 3B Somehow, he never received more than 8.3% of the vote from the BBWAA, falling off the HOF ballot after receiving just 4.7% in 1997, his fourth year of eligibility. An injustice!

Not to mention Momument Park recognition @Yankees

Happy Birthday to Graig Nettles. A 6X All Star, 2X Gold Glove, 1981’ ALCS MVP and 2X WS Champion (77-78’), he played 22 seasons (1967-88’). He hit .248/.329/.421, .750 OPS, 110 OPS+, 390 HR, 1314 RBI, 1193 Runs, 1088 Walks, 328 Doubles, 2225 Hits, 3779 TB, 68.0 WAR. He led the AL in HR 1X and WAR 2X. Considered by many to be one of the greatest defensive 3B of All Time, he often was overshadowed by Brooks Robinson. He hit 30+ HR 2X and recorded 90+ RBI 4X. He ranks 66th on the All Time HR list, T-105th in RBI, 92nd in Walks and 183rd in Hits.

I have a biased take. I think the first base position is terribly underrated. 🧵

Maddux’s supposed postseason decline is 3.16 ERA to 3.27 ERA over only 198 innings- roughly one starter season- against disproportionately strong competition. Pitching outcome components such as HR rate and XBH rate require roughly 1,300–1,450 batters faced to reach even conventional stabilization thresholds, while BABIP requires about 2,000 balls in play. A 0.11 ERA difference in a sample representing less than 4% of Maddux’s career innings cannot establish a repeatable ‘playoff underperformance’ skill. And…if tiny postseason samples prove clutch ability, Maddux’s 2.09 World Series ERA would prove the opposite of your argument.

A 1.56 ERA in the strike shortened 1994 season, built entirely on command rather than velocity, was just one stop on Greg Maddux's run of four straight Cy Young Awards from 1992 to 1995. Maddux is the starter you want in any pitchers' duel.

Anthony Volpe lost both challenges tonight in the first six pitches of the game. "He's got a big smile on his face, I'm going to guess the other 27 guys on the team aren't real happy right now."

I get it...your tweets are about "content" and not based in reality. Arguably the three best hitters on the team are on the IL. If not for the contributions of EVERYONE on this team, they don't win 63 games. RELAX.

In the one iota of fairness and credit I’ll give to Cashman, he did want Vladdy in 2004 and George insisted on Sheff instead

“Let el duque and wells walk out the door” when they were a combined 80 yrs old lol

He didn’t ‘blow’ the Schilling deal. Nothing like revisionist history. And everyone wanted Vazquez at the time….

Thanks for your help, Max.

This statement is 100% accurate but what most fans are not accustom to is “And the Yankees have been content with not being the very best”. This change in philosophy is at odds with what we have come to expect. The franchise is a shell of itself.