Author Archives: Aaron Yorke

Dodgers use elite pitching to take control of NLCS and Blue Jays bounce back in a big way

It’s hard to lose in the MLB Postseason when you get back-to-back starting pitching performances like the ones that the Dodgers got from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 1 and Game 2 of the NLCS in Milwaukee. On … Continue reading

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Rangers make history with offensive futility and botched handoffs rule Monday Night Football

How does this keep happening?! It was disappointing when the Rangers were shut out on opening night at MSG by the lowly Penguins. It was strange when they didn’t score again in a loss to the Capitals on Sunday night. … Continue reading

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Dodgers survive crazy play and poor managing to win Game 1 in Milwaukee

You can excuse me for thinking that the Brewers are a team of destiny after they turned a double play on a ball drilled by Max Muncy off of center fielder Sal Frelick’s glove and the center field wall. There … Continue reading

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Rangers win big in Pittsburgh but still can’t score at home

College football made me miserable on Saturday, so it was nice for the New York Rangers show up and blast the Penguins 6-1 on the road to avenge the 3-0 loss that Pittsburgh handed us on opening night. The Rangers … Continue reading

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Penn State finds another way to lose and Drew Allar is out for the season

I really wanted to believe that Penn State hit rock bottom when it lost to 0-4 UCLA last Saturday, but now I see that the abyss goes deeper than I could have imagined. That’s because Penn State lost for the … Continue reading

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Giants take massive leap towards prominence with win over defending champion Eagles

Can one game change the trajectory of a franchise? Giants fans like myself are hoping that last night’s 34-17 walloping of the Philadelphia Eagles was a turning point that will bring us back into the realm of Super Bowl contenders … Continue reading

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Cam Schlittler can’t save Yankees again, but Phillies keep their hopes alive in Los Angeles

Make sure you hug your favorite Yankees fan today. There was a chance for all four MLB Division Series to end on Wednesday, but the only one that did featured the Pinstripes playing at home with Cam Schlittler going against … Continue reading

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Aaron Judge finally hits the big one and the Yankees reach Game 4

It was fun listening to Yankees fans complain about Aaron Judge’s failures in clutch situations during October. It was hard to believe that such a dominant player could play so poorly in the Postseason, but the expectations are high when … Continue reading

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The Dodgers are one win away from eliminating the Phillies from the Postseason

What is it with the Dodgers and the eighth inning in October? Los Angeles might be 4-0 in postseason play, but every eighth inning it gives the opponent a chance to come back. Twice against the Reds, the Dodgers allowed … Continue reading

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Who has it worse than the New York Giants?

It was really frustrating being a Giants fan on Sunday. Jaxson Dart led Big Blue on touchdown drives during the team’s first two possessions to take 14-3 lead, and it looked like we might be building some momentum ahead of … Continue reading

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