Marcus Stroman on Yankees Opener. Marcus Stroman (SP-NYY) This article is a writing sample as part of consideration for a writing position at Pinstripe Alley. When Marcus Stroman was signed ...
I've been out of the country since May 6th and as y'all know, my beloved Yankees have been on fire. I'm coming home tomorrow and need your input...should i stay away? I will take one for the team...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/19/24160083/im-not-superstitious
Watching Volpe this season it was clear pitchers were successfully neutralizing him going in, especially up and in. He seemed to have trouble pulling the trigger and pulling his hands in. No More...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/16/24158405/hole-no-more
Ive always been one to say to trade prospects for proven talent. Seems of you say let the kids play. In the last lets say ten years, have the Yankees traded any prospect who has well had a decent...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/7/24150858/prospect-hugging
and its not my beloved Yankees. Under .500 in the last 20 games and run production is pretty much a crap shoot. Just remember, winning 15-0 includes 14 unnecessary runs and you cant borrow them w...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/2/24147551/i-guess-we-know-who-is-the-cream-of-the-al-east
I read last evening that once again, Blake Snell may wind up on the IL. First thought was the Yankees were wise in passing on him. After that, I began to think about the state of starting pitchin...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/25/24140124/pitching-rosters-need-to-change
Yesterday's game was hard to watch. Offensively, the Yankees didn't bother to show up. A few loud fouls were the best they could accomplish, as they all looked like they had early dinner dates to...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/23/24138074/pitiful-offensive-showing
Just to preface this discussion with a couple facts to start us off: First, I have been a lifelong Yankees fans, even back when they were known affectionately as the Bronx Bombers. I go back t...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/21/24136687/fandom-gone-too-far-or-justifiable-response
We have had some interesting debates here at Pinstripe Alley around the increasing rate of pitcher injuries and what, if anything, should be done to address it. This is one of the more interestin...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/18/24134144/how-to-fix-baseball-s-injury-crisis
ARMIN-WOLF-BASEBALL-ARENA Regensburg, DE 12 April 2024 A cool April night, a large crowd, and the Danube quietly flowing a few hundred feet from home plate. This was the scene for the Gugge...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/17/24133336/baseball-returns-to-regensburg
Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images Last Saturday, I went to visit my father who is currently in a nursing home with dementia. He cannot form sentences anymore and does not understand words. He i...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/15/24131449/it-is-high-it-is-far-john-sterling-is-gone
Ill put it simply ive never been a fan of him, mainly because of his D. He is also set to be a free agent, yet if we trade him by the deadline, in your opinion what do you think his trade value w...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/14/24130570/torres-trade-value
Analyses of pitching injuries surged to the fore about a decade ago when Will Carroll became a prominent figure in studying the issue. His research found 1/3rd of the pitchers on 2013 opening day...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/11/24127386/breaking-the-arms-race
NEWSWEEK headline reads: New York Yankees' Rules Appear to Be Getting to Alex Verdugo From this story: "It's kind of been hard, man," Verdugo said. "Because usually I'm used to wearing li...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/9/24125575/stirring-the-pot
Not including yesterday's game, Giancarlo Stanton has stepped to the plate with the bases loaded 149 times in his career. He has hit .346/.365/.632 in those plate appearances. I don't know about ...
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/4/7/24123914/thoughts-on-a-giancarlo-stanton-grand-slam