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Another series loss for the Yanks. This weekend they dropped two of three at The Trop. Who cares, though, honestly? In this episode, we discuss the series, the rotation concerns, Cole's Cy Young candidacy, and Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto. We also get into the excitement in the Yankee farm system and examine how the big league rookies look so far, too. Also, did DJ LeMahieu rediscover himself, or is it just a random hot streak?

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: Which 1940s Yankees outfielder had the famous nickname "King Kong"?

0:00 Intro

2:58 Game 1 Recap & Thoughts

5:44 Game 2 Recap & Thoughts

9:34 Game 3 Recap & Thoughts

20:00 Josh Donaldson Returning?

22:29 Yoshinobu Yamamoto

32:43 Noise In The Farm System

39:55 Big League Kids Showing Signs

46:18 Tip Of The Cap (Lineup): DJ LeMahieu

50:29 Tip Of The Cap (Rotation): Gerrit Cole

52:22 Tip Of The Cap (Bullpen): Jonathan Loaisiga

53:35 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

54:22 Outro

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The season is approaching! In this episode, we discuss what the Knicks offense could look like in 2023-24, the rotation, the ceiling under Thibs, Leon's chase for the next star, and a lot more!

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: Since the division went to five teams in 2004-05, how many times have the Knicks finished in 3rd place or higher? Five? Seven? Or nine?

0:00 Intro

3:23 Streamlining The Knick Offense

12:35 Who Fits Into The Closing Lineup?

15:01 Getting More Guys Involved In Offense

17:34 There Is A Ceiling With Thibs

20:49 Making The Superstar Trade

31:14 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

32:16 Outro

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The Yankees lost two of three to Washington, but who cares? At least some of the prospects are up. We talk a little about them, run through some comments made by Cashman in his presser the other day, and some more. I am ready for Knicks basketball.

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day:

0:00 Intro

1:54 This Is Boring

2:34 Pereira & Peraza Promoted

7:22 Cashman Holds Presser But Who Cares?

8:52 Game 1 Recap & Thoughts

12:40 Game 2 Recap & Thoughts

14:49 Game 3 Recap & Thoughts

17:28 Tip Of The Cap (Lineup): Aaron Judge

18:13 Tip Of The Cap (Rotation): Luis Severino

18:26 Tip Of The Cap (Bullpen): Keynan Middleton

20:14 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

20:28 Outro

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In this episode we get back into some MMA after going a few months without discussing it here on the show. And UFC Boston this past weekend was very cool! There were some great fights and excellent performances on the main card that I want to discuss, from the O'Malley KO, to the Weili title defense, to Ian Machado Garry's victory over Magny. And what is next for Machado Garry? Can he really beat Wonderboy? Also, why does everyone still hate Aljo?

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: With his win on Saturday, how many knockout wins does Sean O'Malley have in his UFC career?

0:00 Intro

2:40 UFC Boston Was Solid!

4:19 Ian Garry Defeats Magny By Decision

12:44 Weili Defeats Lemos By Decision

17:48 O'Malley KO's Aljo!

31:26 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

32:07 Outro

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The Yankees continue to play to expectations. They were swept by Boston this weekend and fall to 60-64 on the season while nine games back from a playoff spot. With the season over, we spend more time talking about prospects, analytics, player development, Aaron Boone, and Anthony Volpe's solid run.

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: On June 12th, 2003, which Yankees pitcher threw his 4,000th career strikeout against the Cardinals?

0:00 Intro

3:30 Boone's Days Are Numbered

8:20 Game 1 Recap & Thoughts

11:36 Game 2 Recap & Thoughts

14:06 Game 3 Recap & Thoughts

17:13 More Ranting On Analytics

24:07 Where The Hell Are The Prospects?

27:21 Tip Of The Cap (Lineup): Anthony Volpe

29:33 Tip Of The Cap (Rotation): Clarke Schmidt

30:49 Tip Of The Cap (Bullpen): Ian Hamilton

34:00 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

34:42 Outro

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The schedule is out! We go over important dates of the 2023-24 season, discuss our thoughts on the in-season tourney, potential superstar trades, RJ & Randle, power forward depth, predictions, and lots more!

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: True or False? The Knicks' all-time record in season openers is under .500.

0:00 Intro

3:05 Rich Men North Of Richmond

7:06 In-Season Tournament

17:39 Important Dates On The Schedule!

25:20 Predictions & Goals

27:51 Randle's Health More Important Than Ever

33:52 Can RJ Barrett Improve?

37:29 Trading For A Star

43:14 Sims & McBride

44:19 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

45:27 Outro

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The Yankees are below .500.

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: On April 26th, 2005, which Yankee had three home runs and 10 RBIs against Bartolo Colon of the Angels?

0:00 Intro

2:52 Texas Rangers Roll Call

5:14 Jeter Will Attend Old-Timers' Day

8:23 What The Heck Is A1 Padel?

9:21 The Michael Kay Show

12:09 Game 1 Recap & Thoughts

15:57 Game 2 Recap & Thoughts

19:40 Game 3 Recap & Thoughts

21:07 Brief Stats On The Series

21:59 Boone's Recent Series Of Comments

26:02 Judge Trolling?

27:36 Tip Of The Cap (Lineup): Anthony Volpe

28:18 Tip Of The Cap (Rotation): Randy Vasquez

29:22 Tip Of The Cap (Bullpen): Michael King

30:20 Ben Ruta's Comments On Yankee Analytics

35:19 Can This Be Fixed In One Offseason?

41:45 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

42:31 Outro

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Need a break from the Yankees so we're back with my favorite team in NYC (unless they start losing now too). The Knicks have had a quiet but adequate offseason so far with some marginal moves. Obi is gone, DiVincenzo is a Knick, Josh Hart has been extended, Thibs is still around, and a couple of Knicks are in the FIBA World Cup. All that and more in this Knicks update!

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: With Obi Toppin traded, no Knick is occupying the No. 1. Name five other former Knicks to ever wear that number.

0:00 Intro

5:00 Obi To Indy

8:14 DiVincenzo Signing

16:07 Josh Hart Extension

25:50 Knicks In Good Spot Financially

30:23 FIBA World Cup

32:46 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

33:56 Outro

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Yeah, it's done. Time to concede and shoot it straight.

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: On May 24th, 1936, which Yankee set the American League record for RBIs in a game by driving in 11 runs?

0:00 Intro

1:20 Injuries, Promotions, Etc.

6:01 Game 1 Recap & Thoughts

12:36 Game 2 Recap & Thoughts

15:09 Game 3 Recap & Thoughts

20:56 The Yankees Have The Perfect Excuse

25:45 Cashman's Job Safe?

27:55 Tip Of The Cap (Lineup): Aaron Judge

28:14 Tip Of The Cap (Rotation): Clarke Schmidt

30:19 Tip Of The Cap (Bullpen): Michael King

32:31 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

33:31 Outro

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The Yankees had a massive opportunity to take three of four from Houston and walk away feeling confident about themselves. It turns out they continued to be the .500 team they are as they finished the series off with a split. We have lots to discuss, ranging from the rotation concerns, the delusion in the clubhouse, a possible Luke Voit reunion, the German & Rizzo stories, Hal Steinbrenner handcuffing Cashman, Jake Bauers' under-the-radar season, and more!

NYY-NYK-MMA Question of the Day: True or False? Babe Ruth won every game he pitched for the Yankees.

0:00 Intro

2:06 Tim Anderson Gets Socked

4:09 Stephen A. Comments

7:22 Rizzo Injury

11:52 Luke Voit Reunion?

15:10 Hal At Fault For Deadline?

17:05 Domingo German Incident

18:57 Jhony Brito Optioned

20:51 Game 1 Recap & Thoughts

23:36 Game 2 Recap & Thoughts

27:33 Game 3 Recap & Thoughts

33:28 Game 4 Recap & Thoughts

39:15 The Yankee Rotation Is A Problem

49:52 Yankees Not Concerned

52:09 It's Time To Cut The Crap

56:05 Tip Of The Cap (Lineup): Gleyber Torres

56:43 Tip Of The Cap (Rotation): Clarke Schmidt

58:10 Tip Of The Cap (Bullpen): Keynan Middleton

59:22 Ending On A Positive

1:03:22 NYY-NYK-MMA Question Of The Day

1:04:21 Upcoming Road Trip

1:05:07 Outro

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