Keefe To The City Podcast

The Yankees lost three of four to the Orioles, and in what was essentially a postseason series during the regular season, these Yankees played like they always do in the postseason. The offense scored six runs over the four games, and Aaron Judge went 1-for-the series with a measly single. The season is 20 percent over and Judge is hitting .197/.331/.393. Is he healthy? Is his toe bothering him? Does he need a different spot in the lineup? When will Aaron Boone stop telling everyone Judge will be fine?

Beginning on Wednesday, the Rangers will play three games over four days and five games in eight days. Their opponents will be the Penguins, Flyers, Bruins, Sabres and Red Wings. The Rangers could get Adam Fox back next week, and hopefully, during these challenging eight days, Mika Zibanejad will break out of his scoring slump.

The Rangers wrapped up their five-game, season-long road trip with a 3-2 overtime win over the Jets in Winnipeg to go undefeated on the West Coast and in Western Canada. Tom Dianora of Blueshirt Banter joined me to talk about the wildly successful road trip and the state of the Rangers as they return home.

The Rangers left for their season-long, five-game road trip after a dismal performance against Nashville at home. Unlike past seasons, the Rangers are racking up West Coast and Western Canada wins, having won won their first three games with two to go. Chris Lopresti of WFAN and SNY joined me to talk about the first-place Rangers and their impressive start to the season.Vintage Ice Hockey is the only company that sells premium-quality jerseys, apparel and team merchandise for defunct minor league hockey franchises. It’s a family-run, hockey fan-driven company that’s committed to celebrating and preserving the legacies of defunct minor league hockey franchises. Check out their collection spanning over 100 years of minor league hockey and use code KTTC for 15% off your order!

The Rangers opened their season with a 5-1 win over the Sabres in Buffalo. Every Rangers fan should be buzzing after the best 60-minute effort the Blueshirts have provided in years. I know I am. So is Brian Monzo, and he joined me to talk about the impressive season-opening win.

The Yankees are three games under .500. They are in last place. They have lost seven straight games. They have won one series since June 25. Somehow, their manager thinks they will turn the season around.

The Yankees have four games left until the trade deadline: three against the Orioles and one against the Rays. With 60 games to go, the Yankees are still 2 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot and still need a starting left fielder, which they have needed since last season.Yankees fan Bobby Milone joined me to talk about the impending trade deadline, who the Yankees should target and what they should be willing to give up.

The Yankees continue to be a mess. The mirage that was them sweeping a historically-bad team in the Royals over the weekend was followed by a humiliating 9-3 loss to the Mets at home.

The Yankees lost again to the Angels, and this time they only managed to score one run on two hits. Aaron Boone was as annoyed as ever with the media questioning his players' lack of production, and the Yankees as a whole are in a really bad place.

The Yankees opened the "second half" of the season with an embarrassing series loss to the NL-worst Rockies. The offense couldn't solved Austin Gomber or Chase Anderson and their nearly-7.00 ERAs, and now the Yankees are in last place in the AL East and two games out of the last playoff spot.After the recap, Andrew Rotondi of Bronx Pinstripes joined me to talk about the state of the Yankees with now 68 games remaining.

The Yankees don't know when their superstar and only productive bat will return. Their center fielder doesn't want to come off the injured list. Their prized free-agent starting pitcher hasn't thrown a pitch this season. Their five veteran bats making a combined $95.7 million can't field. They are now 3-6 against the White Sox, Red Sox and Mets since last week and the team's owner called them a "championship-caliber" team just a few days ago.

The first game of this season's Subway Series looked like it was going to be a disaster for the Yankees. Luis Severino couldn't get an out and aside from a Giancarlo Stanton home run, Max Scherzer was shutting down the offense. But everything changed in the fourth inning, and not even Aaron Boone could prevent his team from a much-needed win (though he desperately tried).

The Yankees lost to the Red Sox 3-2 on Friday, but bounced back to beat them 3-1 on Saturday. In the series, Rafael Devers has driven in two of the Red Sox' four runs with solo home runs and scored another after a double. If Devers doesn't beat the Yankees, the Red Sox can't beat the Yankees, and yet, they keep pitching to him.

The Yankees will play the Red Sox for the first time this season this weekend, and they will do so at much less than full strength. Aaron Judge and Harrison Bader will miss the series on the injured list, and so will Nestor Cortes. Thankfully, the Red Sox aren't very good.Michael Hurley of CBS Boston joined me to talk about all of the Red Sox' issues as they fell under .500 this week.

The Yankees won the three-game series  against the Dodgers in Los Angeles to finish their West Coast trip 4-2. Now the Yankees return home after a day off on Monday for a series with the lowly White Sox.After the Dodgers series recap, White Sox Dave of Barstool Sports joined me to talk about everything that has gone wrong with the White Sox this season.

The Yankees extended their winning streak to three straight with a 10-4 win over the Mariners in Seattle on Monday night. Aaron Judge hit 16th and 17th home runs of the season and robbed one as well, and the Yankees continue to go as he goes.

The Yankees dropped two of three to the Orioles and now they will see some familiar faces and ex-Yankees over the weekend with the Padres in the Bronx.

The Yankees escaped what would have been a crushing loss to the Orioles thanks to a bottom-of-the-ninth, game-tying home run from Aaron Judge. Once again, Gerrit Cole wasn’t good against a good team, but Judge saved the day.

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 4-2 on Thursday with Ryan Weber and Albert Abreu asked to pitch the seventh and eighth innings behind Nestor Cortes. Aaron Boone jokingly called it "Nestor and the Funky Bunch" but there was nothing funny about it.

Gerrit Cole gave the Yankees six scoreless innings in Toronto, but the offense only provided three hits (all singles) and the Yankees lost 3-0 to the Blue Jays. With Nestor Cortes being inconsistent, Clarke Schmidt and Jhony Brito being bad and Domingo German suspended, the Yankees can't afford to lose on days when Cole starts.