February 2019: Mike sums up the DJ Lemahieu acquisition by saying “Mario, I LOVE THIS SIGNING!” Why? Because this is exactly the type of player that Mike had been preaching about for the past 10 years and he knew it would work.
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
OPPOSITES ATTRACT is a headline I have used on twitter to applaud Opposite field hitting, and there has been no shortage of applause for...
March 2017: After 5 years of Mike being critical of The Yankees allowing themselves to be victimized by the shift, this column written during the middle of spring training points out a positive shift in “the right direction”. Mike gives kudos to Cashman and also notices the lack of media coverage on the topic.
May 2016: Mike gives props to Hal but feels that coaches and management need to take more blame.
Girardi's Change of Heart
Girardi’s “CHANGE” Of Heart
A timeline of Luis Severino's start after Boston, the coaching staff's weigh in on the matter, and my twitter rant about the change up
August 2016: Joe Girardi has a CHANGE of heart regarding Luis Severino after Mike weighs in on the subject. This was a precursor to The Yankees using a clip of his show about Severino on The YES Network.
YES...THAT'S MY VOICE ON YES
Yes That’s My Voice On… YES
The Yes Network used an audio from my first episode for a piece on Luis Severino
March 2017: Mike was surprised and proud to see that The Yankees used his Severino comments on the YES Network
33 Was Different
NUMBER 33 WAS DIFFERENT
No one else has noticed the significance of the home run that Aaron Judge hit last night versus Tampa Bay's Austin Pruitt.
https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/891090733414985728
I formulated my...
Aaron Judge’s 33rd homer of the season was different from the other 32. Mike noticed Aaron’s success was directly attributed to his approach at the plate.
March 2014: This interview with then Manager of The Staten Island Yankees Mario Garza shows how long he has felt that the shift was a major problem for the Yankees going forward.
October 2009: Mike writes a tribute song paying homage to the 2009 World Champs
October 2016: Reflecting on 100 monthly episodes with special guests.
March 2017: Mike puts his unique spin on a classic Yankee question and gets die hard fans to call in from Canada to Mexico
September 2014: When Mike found out the Jeter Respect video was filmed at the Yankee ballpark on Staten Island, it gave him an idea… Staten Island shows RE2PECT to Jeter.
September 2015: New York Yankees retweet Mike’s comment which helped get Yogi the needed online petition votes for The Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.