A Yankees Fan and Red Sox fan meeting up once a week to share their disgust with their own team as well as their rival. Two Kentucky boys with a love for baseball.
After two days of delays as Mike tried to survive a Division Series with way too many rainouts, bloop hits, and Aaron Boone decisions; the boys are finally back to discuss the the Division Series rounds and preview the ALCS & NLCS.We discuss Terry Francona losing his edge, the IKF decision, and some roster options the Yankees have for the ALCS.
Mike, AC, and special guest Alex Idle dive into the Yankees/Guardians divisions series while also recapping Wild Card Weekend and previewing the other three division series that all start tomorrow.
Playoff Time! Mike and AC focus on the Wild Card series as we enter a weekend of Baseball Nirvana. Predictions and thoughts on the matchups as we begin a fun month of playoff baseball!
As the regular season comes to a close, Mike & AC discuss the final few postseason spots and Aaron Judge. AC begins to look ahead to the Red Sox offseason.
We are officially at the end of the season, well for the Red Sox at least. Two days late on the recording for this one, but it enables Mike & AC to be on the Mic as the Yankess CLINCH THE AL EAST.The other half of the pod is just counting down days until the season is over as the Red Sox are now officially eliminated from all postseason contention. Mike and AC discuss the week behind them, including the final Yankees/Red Sox series of the season while also discussing Albert Pujols reaching 700 home runs and Aaron Judge continuing his quest for 61 & 62.At the end, we predict how the wild card order will finish and try to nail down the playoff matchups.
-With the Sox season all but over, AC and Mike discuss some roster moves that caused turmoil in the clubhouse. Are the players overreacting?-A big week ahead for the Yankees, with a soft schedule, can they finally put the AL East our of reach for Tampa and Toronto?-The Yankees have some roster decisions to make as they begin to get healthy.-We discuss the historical pursuits of Albert Pujols and Aaron Judge
-As the Sox rapidly approach official elimination, AC starts to assign blame for the underwhelming season and wonders what the offseason looks like.-Mike discusses why he thinks the Yankees may have finally secured the AL East.-Are the Yankees back?-We discuss the history chasing by Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols.-We begin to preview the Wild Cards matchups as the playoff races begin to take their final form.
-AC is officially waiving the white flag on the Red Sox season and begins to focus on a highly intriguing offseason.-AC & Mike discuss the month ahead for Albert Pujols & Aaron Judge as they chase home run history.-Mike talks his way through the Aaron Judge contract situation.-The Yanks are showing signs of life, but are still deep down inside that hole.
While the Yankees actually took a winning record this week; they blew two winnable games against the worst team in the AL. The Sox try Bobby Dalbec at SS because, why not? We discuss the Julio Rodriguez contract, the Aroldis Chapman tattoo, and the AL MVP race.
-The Yankees continue their historic collapse following their historic start.-The Sox have one week left to make a push.-Why do the Yankees prefer B's & C's when they can just go get the A?-Retired Numbers
-Mike is wondering is the Yankees will ever hit rock bottom?-The Yankees are clearly planning for October while ignoring the next 2 months, will it backfire?-The Sox take 2 of 3 from the Yanks after a bad series vs. the Braves-We talk Chris Sale and Fernando Tatis
Mike and AC are down in the dumps as both their teams respond to their confusing trade deadline with lackluster losses.Mike vents about the Yankees complacency while AC is not done with Jarran Duran.
-Mike is Angry and has the metaphors to prove it.-AC is confused.-We Recap the Deadline & Make our Playoff Predictions
AC is out for tonight's show so Mike took advantage and brought in a bunch of Yankee fans to guest host.-We recap July-Are the Sox gonna sell?-Andrew Benintendi is a Yankee-Will Cashman get aggressive?-Will Aaron Judge break the AL Home Run Record?-Where will Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani be playing next week?
It has been a busy week in the Sox/Yanks Universe, Mike and AC dive into it all here:-The Home Run Derby is fun, but what could make it better?-Can we get Acuna a better Pitcher?-Big G brings home the MVP-The Sox are swept at home in historic fashion.-The Yanks are treading water, when will they reload?-Congrats to David Ortiz
It's All Star Break!-The Yanks started the week with a whimper but they end it on a high note-The Sox are 5-12 so far in July-We, once again, discuss whether the Sox should be buyers or sellers-Will the Sox plans for the offseason dictate their plans for the Trade Deadline?-Will Juan Soto be traded?-We Discuss Throwing Inside and Realiation-We Make our All-Star Game Predictions
The Podcast finally gets to discuss a baseball game between the two teams that are the focus of the podcast. Mike and AC watch the final few innings of Game 4 of the set in Fenway Park as the Sox close out a series split after losing the first two games. Plus:-Trade Deadline Needs-The New Postseason Format SUCKS-All Star Game Thoughts-Adventures in the Outfield-Don't Look Now but the O's are HOT
As we approach the halfway point of the season, in many ways the season is just beginning.-A lot of bullpen meltdowns this week-June MVPs-How long do the Yankees hold onto Joey Gallo?-Do the Red Sox make trade additions, or add form within?-The Sox and Yanks actually play each other this week!
-The Sox Reach 2nd Place!-The Yanks come out of a tough 13 game stretch-Trade Deadline Ideas-AC Jumps in on PeteAbe-Time to End the Joey Gallo experiment
Happy Father's Day! Happy Juneteenth!Mike and AC talk about the joy of being a dad, and their own dad.They discuss the best father son combos in MLB history and they inexplicably leave out Vladdy Sr. & Vladdy Jr.Dad jokes are told, and dad stories are swapped.There is still time for baseball talk as the Sox once again have a good week while the Yankees have a great week.Mike and AC wrap it up with a conversation about the importance of Juneteenth.
-The Sox had a great week, the Yankees had a better one.-Mike is not mad at Gerrit Cole, he's just disappointed.-AC is having a hard time with fact that the Sox are still trying to find their closer in June.-Mike and AC discuss the playoff outlook and Joe Maddon.
The Sox Have a 4-2 week but lose ground on the AL East. Do they focus solely on the Wild Card now that they are in line for the 3rd spot? Do they aim for a higher seed and face the Rays or Jays, or do they settle for the 3rd seed to face the AL Central?The Yankees have another huge week in which the pitching rotation spent a week flirting with perfection. Are there needs they need to address at the deadline? Plus, Mike and AC give their players of the month and yell about the shift.
The Sox and Yanks had a week of mediocre results. Mike discusses some red flags that are starting to have an impact on the Yankees performance while AC looks at how much more work the Sox have to do in order to place themselves in Wild Card contention.The trade deadline is still two months away, but it is never too early to discuss what the Yanks need to do to fortify the roster. As we approach an important stretch for the Sox, they need to decide if they will be buyers or sellers. Or both?Also: we discuss 1990's uniforms in all sports.
Trevor Story has a historic week for the Sox while a Cuban Missile Crisis is hovering over the Bronx. Aaron Hicks is still playing games, much to Mike's chagrin. Are the Sox playing their way out of the fire sale? Will the Yankees go All-In this year to improve this roster?Plus, at the beginning, Mike and AC discuss the controversy between Josh Donaldson and Tim Anderson.
1- Mike and AC discuss some memories of their rock concert days. 2- Mike has beef with Brian Kenny, who doesn't know what Google is. 3- AC is over the moon with his Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals and is not letting the fact that the Sox had a winning record while still falling further out of 1st Place bring him down.4- Did Alex Cora shaving his (patchy) beard save the Red Sox season or were they just happy to see their old pitching coach?5- Is Nestor Cortes the best pitcher in baseball?
Mike reflects on an odd week where the Yankees were slowed down by an off day and multiple rainouts. The Sox started the week on high note but the week quickly took a nosedive from there.AC has some thoughts on the importance of the next 3 weeks and what the Sox should do if they don't turn it around. Mike has some thoughts on the Cowardly Chris Woodward and Aaron Hicks tanking with RISP.
Mike revels in the perfect week he just experienced but braces for the changing tide ahead as the schedule toughens up. He also goes off on the Yanks for resting players while they are on a roll. AC vents on another week of close losses by the Sox and takes aim at some questionable decisions on roster construction.On the side Mike and AC discuss whether the Cora magic is gone the second time around and reminisce on some of the best t-shirts they owned.
In this week's episode, Mike and AC recap the Sox and Yanks highs and lows for the weeks. Including Gerrit Cole being unable to get out of the second inning against the Tigers and Trevor Story making a crucial error against the Rays.A quick recap of the week allows them both to pay their respects to legend Miguel Cabrera and discuss other happenings in the AL East.The episode wraps with a trip down Yankees/Red Sox history after which AC goes all on Red Sox ownership & Mike takes issue with Yankee fans throwing junk on the field and targets a super dumb podcast host.
In the premiere episode of Blue Stripes | Green Walls you get a quick introduction from AC & Mike and learn how two Kentucky boys got into teams from Boston and New York. You also get to hear how the season is already over after 10 games for the Yankees and how AC needs to invest in a Pitching Screen for his backyard.Along with all of that we discuss some of the bigger stories in MLB, breakdown the baseball offseason, and give our hot takes on the Sox and Yanks.Follow us online at @SoxYanks and Subscribe to the podcast for our weekly episodes!