The 2025 regular season is in the books, and the Yankees will be playing October baseball! New York has made the playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons and twenty-two of the previous twenty-five seasons. I am specifically only going back to the year 2000, as I am tired of people complaining about Yankee fans talking about their rich history from “the past”. I’d say that the past 25 years constitute a good data set and are relevant to the present-day conversation.
Understandably, haters will point to anything to try to bring down the Yankees. Especially now, as the Yankees have not won the World Series since 2009, and before that, 2000. That being said, the Yankees have won five World Series titles since I was born. Which is absolutely fantastic, considering I am only 31 years old. I love it when fans say I cannot claim titles in the nineties, even though it was during my lifetime.
The goalposts on what defines greatness in an organization shift over time with this team. Heck, the Yankees were in the World Series last year before a meltdown. Losing to the Dodgers is nothing to be ashamed about. They are an elite organization. Sure, it could have been done less embarrassingly, but at least the Yankees were in that series and not home playing golf like other 28 major league organizations.
That being said, after losing Gerrit Cole for the year to injury, not bringing back Juan Soto, Luis Gil missing most of the season, and lackluster seasons from Austin Wells and Devin Williams, the Yankees are still in the playoffs, and I am ecstatic with the way the boys played.
It was not all Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Carlos Rodon through the season. Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, Cam Schlittler, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Paul Goldschmidt, Will Warren, Luke Weaver, and Tim Hill all had massive contributions to this team, and for many of them, it was their first year in pinstripes!
Series 1: Chicago White Sox (Home) → Won 3-0
Chicago had to go up against the big guns in Luis Gil (3.32), Max Fried (2.86), and Carlos Rodon (3.09) in a crucial three-game series. They were doomed from the start. New York was playing for a division title. I was only somewhat worried in Game 1, which resulted in a 3-2 Yankee victory.
Series 2: Baltimore Orioles (Home) → Won 3-0
Baltimore has been dead as an organization for most of the season. This was nice to see back-to-back sweeps, especially since Baltimore is an in-division rival and would have loved to play spoiler to the Yankees. The Yankees did not really break a sweat in this one until Game 3, where New York took a 3-2 victory.
Arms to Highlight Across the Past Week:
Max Fried —> 7 IP | 7 K | 1.29 ERA | 0.86 WHIP | 1 W | 1 QS
Cam Schlittler —> 7 IP | 9 K | 0.00 ERA | 1 W | 1 QS | 0.43 WHIP
Luke Weaver —> 3.1 IP | 3 K | 0.00 ERA | 1 HLD | 1 SV | 0.30 WHIP
Notable Team Cumulative Pitching Statistics - End of Regular Season:
5th in H (1,239)
4th in SO (1,440)
10th in QS (62)
14th in ERA (3.91)
Bats to Highlight Across The Past Week:
Aaron Judge —> 4 HR | 9 RBI | .450 BA | 7 R | 7 BB | 1.693 OPS
Giancarlo Stanton —> 3 HR | 10 RBI | .333 BA | 3 R | 3 BB | 1.227 OPS
Ben Rice —> 2 HR | 5 R | .333 BA | 2 BB | 3 RBI | 1.178 OPS
Notable Team Cumulative Hitting Statistics - End of Regular Season:
10th in AVG (.251)
1st in BB (639)
1st in R (849)
1st in TB (2,488)
28th in SO (1,463)
Finally, the playoffs will begin tomorrow, and the Yankees (4) will face off against arch-nemesis, the Boston Red Sox (5) in the American League Wild Card Round. Crochet vs. Fried in Game 1 is going to be electric to watch. Dean and I are most likely going live to watch the game, so tune into our next podcast to hear us break down Game 1 and the series.
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