This Week on the Blog

Rough week, but remember Alexis Lafreniere is only 41 days away. That said, let's hope things improve in the meantime. This week the Yanks lost every game, the Giants collected injuries, the Rangers did nothing and the Knicks hired some coaches. Let's take a look at what could be next.

Yankees: The Yanks are finding new ways to lose every single day. Losing 8 in a row in a 60 game season might be the biggest chunk of season a Yankee teams has ever lost in a row before.  Aaron Boone is not Billy Martin when it comes to game manager and hasn't been able to make the bullpen moves to protect leads or even steal a game or two during this humiliating stretch. When all is said and done, will the Yankees be giving out mulligans for everyone during this strange year? Or will they continue to evaluate.  In any event, Stanton could be back soon, and we'll have to see if the teade deadline offers any relief.

Giants: The Giants held their second scrimmage last night, and it seems like the offense is still behind the defense. Also, there might be a scheme issue on O as Lorenzo Carter was able to rack up the first monster performance of his career. Though it would be great if the light is finally on and this is the harbinger of a big career, it seems more likely the O didn't adjust. That said, there were no more apparent injuries from the action and the back ups are getting plenty of chances to state their cases. In a regular preseason, not everyone gets a chance beccause of the shape of the games -with 3 and outs and what have you. This is more managed, but it's also a lot more fair to the people trying to make the team.

Rangers: The Rangers have already zoomed with Lafreniere, and now, are hopefully making a great plan for the draft, trades and UFA periods. Around the NHL, Kasperi Kapanen was recently traded back to Pittsburgh for the number 15 overall pick, and some prospects. Nice return and has set a prety fancy market for Buchnevich if they decide to trade him. Still not sure what the second first rounder will be, but 24 is the worst it can be, and 20 the best.

Knicks: the Knicks hired Mike Woodson and two guys who have previously worked with Thibs. So that makes  5 assistants, including 2 who had to be swiped from other situations and 3 who were just available. We'll see how it shakes out.  They might also hire a development staff, but nothing about that has come to light yet. Let's hope they have a great plan for the use of their 3 picks in a seemingly crappy draft.

Alright. let's go Yanks! And let's hope our other teams just keep getting ready for this madness to end.  Hoping for all of us that it's soon.  Take care.