And We're Off

Jack Curry and I started talking about the American League Rookie of the Year front runners on Yankees Batting Practice Today. I felt I needed to expound a little on why Papa is preaching a little bit more than the other candidates.

The Oakland A's are on a monumental run. They are giving everything they have to the defending World Series Champions out west and if they don't have enough to outlast them, they will potentially be coming for the Yankees.

You want the good news or bad news first? How many times have we heard that? The bad: Didi Gregorious and his .303 batting average in the month of August is headed to the 10 day DL. The Good: Gary Sanchez starts a re-hab assignment Thursday and the next 13 games are against the Marlins, Orioles, White Sox and Tigers.

The Yankees are off today and I decided to take a close look at tomorrow's pitching matchup between Masahiro Tanaka and rookie Pablo Lopez.

Chris talks about Luis Severino righting the ship a bit and how the Yankees who do have their faults are still 30+ games over .500. They haven't been 32 games over since 9/4/2011.

YES Network Producer Troy Benjamin, all around good guy and sports encyclopedia and Research Manager Jeff Quagliata (Quags) join me to discuss a variety of topics. The Yankees, Knicks, Jets, Giants, the recent Baseball HOF inductions and old school human element gut instinct vs. analytic baseball.

New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro joins me to discuss his column from today on Aaron Boone, David Fizdale as he embarks on his tour of duty coaching the Knicks, and the ongoing Urban Meyer situation at Ohio State.

Chris discusses the Yankees deals near the deadline and follows the deadline to the last minute.

Chris Shearn breaks down the Yankees’ new additions, JA Happ and Zach Britton.

YES Network analyst John Flaherty joins me to talk about Gary Sanchez and the Yankees as a whole at this point of the season.

Chris Shearn is back talking about the state of the New York Yankees as the MLB trade deadline approaches. What deals could the Bronx Bombers be looking at? Also, Shearn recaps the Subway Series, potential issues with Sunday night scheduling, and much more.

YES Network and CBS Sports' Ian Eagle comes on to talk about how he got his start in the business, the NBA, and his appearance as Reporter #2 in the movie Southpaw.

Actor Nick Turturro talks about his sitcom pitch meeting that he was on his way to in his last appearance last Friday. Chris and Nick also talk about who the Yankees should be targeting to bolster their rotation. Here's a hint. It's not JA Happ or Cole Hamels, but another pitcher’s name that begins with an 'H'.

Chris discusses Gleyber Torres heading to the DL, the ascension of Tyler Wade, and the Yankees very favorable remaining schedule on paper.

New York Daily News Yankees Beat Writer Mike Mazzeo weighs in on the Yankees and NBA free agency.