Yankees Torpedo Bats Take Baseball by Storm

They don't call them the Bronx Bombers for nothing.

The Yankees took the baseball world by storm with bats that had heads spinning. The Yankees crushed 15 home runs over the course of a three-game series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers, including scoring 32 runs over a period of two days. And it's only March.

If you want to make a comparison to even a year ago, the most home runs a team hit in the month of March, was 10 by the Dodgers in six games. The Yankees, at this time a year ago, hit only five home runs in four games. They have tripled that in one less game this year.

What's the difference? The torpedo bat.

Over the weekend eight different Yankees hit home runs. Aaron Judge hit four bombs, but he admitted to not using the bat. Jazz Chisholm did use the bat, and smacked three bombs. This is a hitter who has never hit more than 19 home runs in a season.

To their credit, the Yankees leaned into a scientific study from an MIT grad named Aaron Leanhardt and figured out a way to move the barrel of the bat down into the label of the bat to give hitters who need it, more of an advantage based on what part of the bat they hit with the most contact. The result is a bat that looks like a Wiffle bat.

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Russel Wilson Joins Giants in Shocking Twist

If you thought the New York Giants were going to make their search for a franchise quarterback a smooth ride, Big Blue had other ideas.

The Giants threw a grenade at conventional wisdom late Tuesday when they officially signed journeyman Russell Wilson to a one-year $21 million deal to be its starting quarterback in 2025, just days after inking Jameis Winston to a two-year deal.

And, oh by the way, there is some thought out there that the Giants might STILL draft a quarterback high in the draft next month!

At least Big Blue is out of the Aaron Rodgers sweepstakes.

Wilson joins a Giants team that is desperate to figure out its quarterback conundrum, but one must wonder what the next steps really are for Big Blue both in the short and long term.

In his prime Wilson was a borderline Hall of Fame player, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013, and was on the doorstep of another had Seattle chose another play call at the end of Super Bowl XLIX against the New England Patriots.

Since that time, Wilson has become a journeyman, bouncing from Seattle to Denver, Pittsburgh and now New York.

Let's Ride? Let's wait and see! 

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Yankees Must Overcome Obstacles to Make '25 Run

 The New York Yankees were one of baseball's best teams in 2024, running all the way to the World Series. 

A lot of that might have been due to the fact they had Juan Soto in the lineup joining the likes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Of course having a healthy Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil helped too. 

And that folks is going to be the major difference as the 2025 season begins on Thursday. The Yankees do not have Soto (now a member of the Mets). They do not have Cole (out for the year, Tommy John Surgery); they lost Gil for three months (lat strain); and they could lose Stanton for the entire year if he has surgery on his battered elbows. 

But, hey the American League is weak this year, and the Yankees should still be a contender right? Right? 

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Mets Begin Season with High Expectations

 The New York Mets begin the 2025 season with very high expectations following an incredible season in 2024. The Mets went from basement dwellers to World Series contenders in the snap of a virtual finger last year. 

Whether it was Grimace, Jose Iglesias and OMG, a renewed clubhouse vibe, Francisco Lindor's leadership. Whatever it may be, the Mets were outstanding in the second half of last season. 

But now a new page has been turned, and with a slugger like Juan Soto now in the fold, the expectations are sky high. But should they be? 

The Mets come into the year with a questionable pitching staff, a slew of injuries and plenty of new faces. Can it all come together again? Let's discuss in our preview vlog! 

Giants Tap Winston on Two-Year Deal

 The New York Giants have signed a veteran quarterback. Granted it may not be THE quarterback, but a quarterback nonetheless. 

Jameis Winston and the Giants agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal late Friday night, likely ending New York's pursuit of at least Russell Wilson, and hopefully, ends the bizarre desire to pursue Aaron Rodgers. More on that in a minute.

Winston isn't a name that is going to excite fans, but it is the most logical fit for a franchise that is in transition, and will likely draft a quarterback in next month's NFL Draft. 

After getting drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the 2015 NFL Draft, Winston has put together a rather mediocre career. He can throw for tons of yards, and lots of touchdowns, he threw 33 for the Bucs in 2019, but he also throws a lot of interceptions. He also threw 30 picks in 2019 for Tampa. 

Since his Bucs' days, Winston has been a solid back-up quarterback the past five seasons. He was servicable in New Orleans at the end of Drew Brees' tenure there, and was decent at times last year in Cleveland in a season where threw 13 touchdowns to 12 interceptions. 

In short, you get what you get from Winston. He'll play great some weeks, horrible others. 

If the Giants play their cards right, this could work out great if they get the young signal caller they want in the draft. 

All expectations are the Tennessee Titans will draft Cam Ward with the first overall pick, but even that is no slam dunk. If the Browns don't draft Shedeur Sanders second overall, he could be sitting there for the Giants.

The Giants have been linked to Sanders for a long time, even with all of the bad things scouts had to say about Sanders coming out of his combine interviews, he's still viewed as either the second best or third best quarterback in this draft.

If the Browns, or whoever trades with Cleveland for the number 2 overall pick, takes Sanders, the Giants could try to trade down, get multiple picks and take the explosive Jaxon Dart later in the first round. 

Either way, the Giants have to come away with a quarterback in this draft.  

They passed on Jayden Daniels last season before Washington took him. If seeing Saquon Barkely light it up in the NFC East with Philadelphia was bad enough, seeing the young rookie quarterback they should have taken last year light it up in D.C. was just as bad. 

Aaron Rodgers: 

As for Rodgers, it appears it could be Pittsburgh Steelers or retirement at this point. The Vikings told him 'thanks, but no thanks,' and Rodgers met with the Steelers extensively on Friday. Both the Giants and Steelers have offers on the table, but if Rodgers is serious about winning now, he'd pick Pittsburgh over the Giants. 

Russell Wilson:

There are some who believe the signing of Winston doesn't preculde the Giants from pursuing Russell Wilson. That is IF Big Blue is not sold on the kids coming out of the draft. If that is true, then by all means sign Russell Wilson, who is a more reliable passer, even at age 36 than Jameis Winston. Signing Wilson would signal that the Giants believe they are close to winning (which they are not realistically). The only issue is having two veteran quarterbacks on the roster does nothing to cool off the pressure on this coach and GM unless they make the playoffs. 

Wilson could also choose Cleveland, or perhaps Tennessee if those franchises also get cold feet on the 2025 rookie QB class. 

We'll see.

Aaron Rodgers Driving Steelers and Giants Fans Insane with Wait

 Aaron Rodgers is doing what Aaron Rodgers does best, drive up the media attention, and make people wait for a decision. 

After his release from the New York Jets became official at 4:00 this afternoon, the waiting game over where Rodgers' would land next only intensified. 

We've heard for days it would be the Giants, or the Steelers, or the Vikings. And still we have no answer. 

The only thing we have gotten from Rodgers is this cryptic photo of him walking on the beach in a blanket with earbuds on.  

There were even reports late Wednesday afternoon that Rodgers is also contemplating retirement. 

Both the Giants and Steelers reportedly have offers on the table for the four-time MVP, who apparently is going back into darkness to figure things out. 

Welcome to the Rodgers experience, Giants and Steelers fans. 

And now you know why many Jets fans couldn't wait to dump the 41-year old future Hall of Famer for Justin Fields. 

There is no telling how long Rodgers is going to make these teams wait, but it certainly isn't fair. Quarterbacks in the secondary market are coming off the board. And Russell Wilson is scheduled to meet with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday before flying to New York on Friday to meet with the Giants. 

If the Browns are smart, they wouldn't let Wilson leave the building, which would put both the Steelers and Giants in the ultimate panic mode. 

Imagine being the Steelers who just acquired DK Metcalf, and losing out on Wilson, Fields and having no call from Aaron Rodgers? 

How about the Giants? Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen are on the hot seat, and now they have to deal with this! 

If the Giants are smart, they wash their hands of the Aaron Rodgers fiasco before it gets really out of hand, and sign someone, anyone at this point. Sign Joe Flacco! At least he's a capable veteran with a Super Bowl ring who has no ego! 

Sign Jamies Winston -- at least he's entertaining, even if he throws at ton of picks. 

Do anything to position yourself to draft either Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders. Anything is better than waiting for Aaron Rodgers.