It’s been a crazy and dramatic 24 hours for the New York Yankees and expensive, embattled slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Speaking to reporters at the GM Meetings in Scottsdale last week, general manager Brian Cashman called out the former MVP for his career-long injury woes. But keeping with his new awkwardly feisty approach to media, Cashman … Continued
On paper, it would seem the Yankees have a solid pitching rotation. In reality, New York’s arms’ collective upside far outweighs their overall stability. This year’s pitching free agent class isn’t particularly deep but make no mistake. The Yankees will be looking to add arms. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that the team is “among … Continued
The New York Yankees have officially hired James Rowson as their new hitting coach, according to Greg Joyce at the Post. Official: James Rowson is the new Yankees hitting coach — Greg Joyce (@GJoyce9) November 13, 2023 The Yankees also confirmed Rowson’s hiring with an official statement. Rowson succeeds Sean Casey, who took over midseason … Continued
RJ Barrett hates being called the “Maple Mamba” in comparison to the late, great Kobe Bryant. Now, while I would never call the Knicks’ young wing by that nickname to his face, I will at least say this much. If he wants to distance himself from the Mamba label, maybe he should do a better … Continued
The Yankees acquiring Juan Soto from the Padres isn’t just some #YankeesTwitter fever dream, nor an MLB The Show trade come to life. It is indeed very possible that the star outfielder could be moved this winter. Well, at least that’s what could be the case, as a source told Brendan Kuty and Chris Kirschner at The … Continued
A Sunday tuneup against the LaMelo Ball-led Charlotte Hornets later, the Knicks head to Boston on a quest for revenge. It wasn’t at all long ago that the rival Celtics entered Madison Square Garden on Opening Night and stopped New York’s fourth quarter comeback. Some missed Knicks free throws and a Kristaps Porzingis dagger later, … Continued
You know it’s a slow offseason when a trade between the Yankees and their hated rival Boston Red Sox gets cooked up out of thin air. A little background. Former MLB reliever and new Boston “Chief Baseball Officer” Craig Breslow was at the GM Meetings in Arizona this week. Speaking with media, he addressed his … Continued
Tuesday certainly was, well, a day for the New York Yankees. It was supposed to be just a regular day early in the offseason. The laconic, almost reclusive Hal Steinbrenner had a scheduled Zoom call with the media. Word got around that familiar face James Rowson was likely the new hitting coach. GM Brian Cashman … Continued
It’s hard to not pay a little extra attention when the Knicks play the San Antonio Spurs, as it’s a 1999 NBA Finals rematch. People may pay extra extra attention on Wednesday since it means watching Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs’ rookie center and reigning No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Both teams are 3-4 but … Continued
Aaron Boone will return to manage the Yankees in 2024, owner Hal Steinbrenner said on a Tuesday Zoom call with reporters. Steinbrenner called Boone “a good manager,” while lamenting New York’s failed 2023 season and how it would be addressed this winter. Among the team’s to-do list, Steinbrenner listed hiring a new hitting coach and … Continued
The New York Mets are hiring Carlos Mendoza to succeed Buck Showalter as manager, per several sources. Mendoza has been with the crosstown rival Yankees since 2009 and spent the last four years as manager Aaron Boone’s bench coach. Mendoza, 43, also interviewed for the managing jobs in Cleveland and San Diego. He got the … Continued
The Giants got more bad news Monday when the worst was confirmed: quarterback Daniel Jones has a torn ACL and is out for the season. Jones’ injury was confirmed by coach Brian Daboll. He suffered it on a Malcolm Koonce sack on the first play of the second quarter. Jones was only 4 of 9 … Continued
On Friday, the Knicks fell to 2-4 thanks to Damian Lillard’s late-game heroics in Milwaukee. They’ll look to score a win at home on Monday against the NBA’s latest superteam, the Los Angeles Clippers. Better yet, this tilt at the Garden also happens to be James Harden’s Clippers debut. The former MVP was recently acquired … Continued
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball,” the Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby once said. “I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” Plenty of baseball fans sympathize with Hornsby. Unless you’re a Rangers or Diamondbacks fan in 2023, you’ve got that … Continued
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On one hand, this is just an early regular season matchup between the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. But on the other hand, this game means a little bit more. It also serves as a group play matchup between both teams in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. Specifically, the Knicks and … Continued
In case you forgot, former Mets ace Jacob deGrom now plays for the Texas Rangers. Well, at least he was supposed to in 2023. The former NL Cy Young winner signed a five-year, $185 million deal with the now World Series champion Rangers. And known WFAN loudmouth Sal Licata will eat his words again. deGrom … Continued
Sean Casey isn’t the Yankees’ hitting coach anymore, but that hasn’t stopped him from weighing in on the team’s pursuit of Padres star Juan Soto. Not only does the Mayor want Soto in pinstripes, but he publicly called for a deal to happen on his “The Mayor’s Office” podcast. “You see Judge and Cole, the … Continued
The New York Knicks won the first round of their way too early rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Halloween night, and it was far from a scary game. As predicted, New York controlled most of the game save for a random Cavs run here and there. It was very obvious Cleveland was shorthanded and … Continued
It’s a tale as old as time that the Mets are sometimes so, so bad that it’s frightening. Even more frightening is that this season, the crosstown rival Yankees missed the playoffs along with them! We’ve already talked today about how the Yankees missing the postseason is unprecedented, perhaps even scary. The Mets, meanwhile, are … Continued
It’s October and not only are the New York Yankees not in the World Series (again), but they didn’t even make the playoffs at all. Spooky baseball circumstances indeed as we cut to every New Yorker, including the crosstown rival Mets fans: Granted, we’ve grown accustomed to the Mets missing out on October, but the … Continued
The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers have each started this young 2023-24 NBA season at…a whopping 1-2! Talk about perfect timing for a way too early playoff rematch! And a back-to-back home-and-home, at that! Jokes aside, the Knicks and Cavs are just about where we’d expect them to be this season. It’s too early … Continued
The Knicks faced the Celtics at home on Opening Night and our prediction was…not great. New York will now head to playoff rival Atlanta to face Trae Young and the Hawks. We all know how this goes. Everyone gets excited and hyped for the game, someone shouts “F*** Trae Young,” and we all get a … Continued
It took him long enough, but former Knick Kristaps Porzingis finally won some breakup points against his former team. This time, the Knicks should be paying attention. Now with the Boston Celtics, his third team in three years, Porzingis shined in Wednesday’s Opening Night game. He finished with 30 points and eight rebounds. Porzingis also … Continued
We need to talk about the Knicks and their free throw problem again, folks. New York officially opened the 2023-24 season at home against Boston on Monday and lost 108-104. It was frustrating, even for Opening Night, given how the Knicks trailed at halftime and came back to lead by as many as six late … Continued
It’s Knicks Opening Night, and it’s a big one to kick off the 2023-24 season. The rival Boston Celtics visit Madison Square Garden in a clash between two Eastern Conference contenders. Of course, both teams are chomping at the bit to start the year with a big win. The Knicks are running it back and … Continued
Sean Casey has announced on his “Mayor’s Office” podcast that he will not return to the Yankees as their hitting coach. Casey cited “family reasons” for his decision, and Joel Sherman of the Post was first with the news. “It was a tough decision for me,” Casey said early in the show. “There was no … Continued
The New York Mets have received permission to interview Craig Counsell for their manager opening, per SNY’s Andy Martino. https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1717189730364739955 Counsell has spent the last nine years managing the Milwaukee Brewers and owns a 707-625 record. We’ve plenty discussed his reasons for both staying with the Brewers or joining the Mets. New York could be … Continued
The Knicks and bench guard Immanuel Quickley failed to agree on an extension ahead of Monday’s 6:00 p.m. deadline, and next summer just got interesting. In fact, so interesting that Knicks president Leon Rose may need to go off-script and gamble a bit. For context, Quickley will be a restricted free agent in July. This … Continued
Japan will be the belle of MLB’s free agency ball this winter with not only Shohei Ohtani headlining the class, but also his WBC teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto. We’ve recently discussed the young righty and how much he would bring to any MLB team. Yamamoto turned 25 in August and just turned in an incredible season … Continued
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You may not remember, but Frankie Montas was a Yankee last year. Him and his one relief appearance at season’s end following shoulder surgery. Needless to say, Montas has been the ire of #YankeesTwitter since coming over from Oakland via trade in 2022. The Yankees traded two popular pitching prospects for him—J.P. Sears and Ken … Continued
New York Mets president David Stearns first order of business is easy: Find a new manager. Even better, Stearns wants to start with a clean slate. Several sources, including The Athletic, report that Stearns won’t hire from within. Prioritizing candidates outside the organization will only fuel the Craig Counsell rumors. To be fair, Counsell leaving … Continued
It wasn’t so long ago that here at ESNY, we talked about Bryce Harper possibly becoming a Yankee, both the upside and downside. Much to #YankeesTwitter’s chagrin, it didn’t happen. Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million megadeal with the Philadelphia Phillies. It took a few years to add some talent around him, but the Phils … Continued
The Jets are somehow 3-3 despite losing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn Achilles four snaps into his Gang Green career. However, Rodgers has jumped headfirst into his recovery and, according to WFAN’s Brandon Tierney, he could be back this season. Christmas Eve against the Washington Commanders in Week 16, to be exact. Tierney provided … Continued
With how much some Yankees fans complain about Jordan Montgomery succeeding with the Rangers in the ALCS, you’d think they’d save some love for Nathan Eovaldi too. The veteran righty started Game 2 of the ALCS for Texas and pitched six strong innings. He limited the Astros to three runs and struck out nine. In … Continued
Jordan Montgomery has turned his surprising Yankees departure into a potentially bright future for himself. The big lefty, now with the Texas Rangers, shut down the defending champion Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS. Montgomery pitched 6.1 shutout innings in the Rangers’ 2-0 win over Houston. He is now 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA … Continued
Unlike most New Yorkers, and a good portion of the ESNY staff, I am not a Giants or Jets fan when it comes to football. No, my loyalties lie straight down I-95 with the Ravens by Baltimore’s inner harbor. My reasons are another story, but I digress. The real story is how for over a … Continued
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Last month, on the back nine of an awful season, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner offered a rare in-season quote and promised sweeping changes. So sweeping, as a matter of fact, that he mentioned possibly bringing in an outside company to do an audit of the team. And what’s the state of that? Well, if you’re … Continued
Will we see Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (neck) this Sunday against the Bills? Or at any point over the next month?
Basketball season is almost here and the New York Knicks are ready for their first consecutive playoff seasons in a decade. Sure enough, New York kicked off its preseason in style with a 114-107 win over the rival Celtics’ reserves. It doesn’t matter that the preseason is overall meaningless. The Knicks are serious this year. … Continued
As we close the book on the AL East in 2023, let us bow our heads for a moment: What a great year it was for division. After all, sending three of five teams to the playoffs is quite the accomplishment. So is seeing four of those five finish above .500. The twist? Neither the … Continued
WFAN’s Boomer Esiason was brutally honest about the Giants following their blowout loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Frankie Montas’ first full season with the Yankees was a bit of a roller coaster. But not in the way you would originally think since he only tossed 1.1 innings in the big leagues. The right-hander hit the injured list in February because of shoulder surgery. It was initially thought his season was in doubt, … Continued