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 As I wrote for Fox Sports New Jersey  Aaron Boone is no happy camper. Nobody rooting for nor associated with the Yankees is happy right now. Understandably so; New York lost for the 15th time in its last 19 games after falling to the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Saturday. It was the third straight win for Toronto in this series, and marks the sixth straight series loss for the Bronx Bombers. For a team that was once the best team in baseball, and appeared to be on its way to possibly challenging the 1998 New York Yankees for most regular season wins in franchise history, things have gone south fast. And when things go south in the Bronx, the pressure gets ratcheted up.   Boone displayed his frustration in his postgame news conference, decrying answering questions about the skid and slamming the podium. "I got to quit answering these questions about this ..., we got to play better period. The best thing is it's right in front of us," said Boone as he slammed the podium. ...

I had the opportunity to go “On the Road” to see the New York Jets hosting the Atlanta Falcons at 1 Jets Drive in Florham Park, NJ for a joint practice and scrimmage. This was the final work out for both squads before their preseason clash on Monday Night Football on August 22. 

 Official word came down Saturday that Zach Wilson's injury in Friday's preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles was not as severe as many had speculated and reported.  As was reported by the Jets beat writers, Wilson has a bone bruise and a meniscus tear that will require arthroscopic surgery and will require a 2 to 4 week recovery.   It was later reported that the timetable for Wilson could be extended depending on how the surgery goes.  There is a chance Wilson could be available for the season opener on September 11, but that remains to be seen. In the meantime the Jets will decide on Joe Flacco or Mike White to lead the team going forward.  The Jets quarterback situation is certainly in better shakes that it has been in the past. Flacco is an experienced veteran who has had a good camp, and White put forward some good efforts while starting in place of Wilson last season.  Without question this is a huge blow averted for the Jets. The speculatio...

When Jets quarterback Zach Wilson tried to scramble to his right and make his way down field for a first down, he twisted his knee awkwardly as he dove for extra yardage. Upon getting up off the ground, Wilson stumbled, he knew something was wrong on his right knee and fell back to ground.  He stayed on the ground for several minutes, and the next time Jets fans saw him, he was getting helped to the locker never to return to the game.  For Jets fans, it was another harsh reminder of what life is like to be a Jets fan. They had flashbacks to 1999 when Vinny Testaverde ruptured his achilles tendon on Opening Day, ending his season; flashbacks to 2003 when Chad Pennington broke his hand in a preseason game, and to 2013 when Mark Sanchez was stupidly put back into a preseason game and injured his shoulder. Now it is Wilson.  The only difference between Wilson and his predecessors is that all three were known quantities who had taken the Jets to the playoffs.  Testaverde ...

 The Mets have been red hot this month, posting a record of 15-2 since the All Star Break. This team is playing its best baseball of the season, and is playing cohesively as they stand at 73-39 on the year.  Can they keep it up? Watch this week's vlog! 

 With offensive tackle Mekhi Becton out for the season, for the second straight season, with another knee injury the Jets came to terms on a two-year deal with former Pro Bowl tackle Duane Brown.    Brown and Jets had interest in a partnership dating back to last week when he attended the annual green and white scrimmage according to ESPN's Rich Cimini.  Brown is a five-time Pro Bowler, and has 203 career starts under his belt, all at left tackle. He will be 37 in 19 days.  This could mean the Jets will schuffle their tackle position with George Fant, who was expecting to play left tackle, shifting over to right tackle and Brown taking the Zach Wilson's blind side.  Don't expect to see Brown play at all in tomorrow's preseason game at Philadelphia. And until we know officially, right tackle is still an open competition between Connor McDermott and Chuma Edoga in the mix.  Brown's contract is worth around $22 million. It is also worth noting he was arre...

 The Yankees wrapped up the trade deadline with a shocking move, shipping starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the St. Louis Cardinals for center field defensive wiz Harrison Bader.  Montgomery became expendable after the Yankees acquired Frankie Montas from the Oakland A's on Monday. The lefty never really caught on with the Yankees, producing results that were in line with a number four or five start. This season Montgomery was 3-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 21 starts. He finished his Yankee career with a record of 22-20 and an ERA of 3.94 in 98 games.  In Bader the Yankees get a player a center fielder with a high motor. He has a .988 fielding percentage in center. Offensively he hits for some pop and likes to run the bases. He owns 52 homers and 55 stolen bases in his career.  With Bader in tow, the Yankees could move Aaron Judge back to his natural right field position.  The Bader acquisition completes a busy trade deadline for the Yankees who added five players t...

The trade deadline was a real struggle for the New York Mets, who -- in the eyes of many -- may have overpaid for a 36-year old part time outfielder in Darin Ruff, and waited til the last second to address their biggest need of all: bullpen.  The Mets sent J.D. Davis and minor league left-hander Nick Zwack, right-hander Carson Seymour and Thomas Szapucki. Many have pointed out that that Zwack was putting up great numbers down in the minors. He was 6-2 with a 2.18 ERA in two Class-A stops, and had a velocity in the upper 90s.  Seymour was also impressive down on the farm, posting an ERA of 2.76 in 18 games.  Davis was a great teammate on this Mets club. A veteran player, who spent 4 seasons in Queens, Davis broke out in 2019 as an everyday player when he hit over .300 and basted 22 homers. He never reached those same heights again the last three seasons. This year Davis struggled to find playing time, and was hitting only .238 with four homers and 21 RBI.  His days i...

 The Yankees have shipped Joey Gallo out of town to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Double-A pitcher Clayton Beeter.  The Yankees have been trying to ship the struggling Gallo out of town for a while, and found a taker in the Dodgers at the 11th hour of the trade deadline.  In parts of two seasons with the Yankees, Gallo never caught on with New York. This year he was hitting only .159 with 106 strikeouts in 233 at bats.  Clayton Beeter, whom the Yankees receive in the Gallo deal was 0-3 with a 5.75 ERA in 18 games, 16 starts for Double-A Tulsa. It is not clear where Beeter may report to next, but it would likely either be Double-A Somerset or High-A Hudson Valley.  The Patriots could use the arm of Beeter after the Yankees shipped Luis Medina to Oakland in the Frankie Montas deal.

The New York Yankees understood the assignment.  With a team that looks destined for October greatness, the Yankees went ahead and made a big splash for a starting pitcher and a reliever, satisfying two huge needs as the trade deadline nears.  The Yankees acquired Oakland's Frankie Montas to bolster its rotation, and closer Lou Trivino to solidify the bullpen.  In return the Yankees shipped pitchers Ken Waldichuck, J.P. Sears and Luis Medina, and second baseman Cooper Bowman. Waldichuck, Sears and Medina all had experience pitching for the Somerset Patriots the past two seasons, with Medina pitching the most games for Somerset -- 32 games, 29 starts, over the past two seasons.  Waldichuck started the year in Somerset before getting promoted to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes Barre. Sears was with the Double-A Patriots in 2021 before shooting up the charts and got in a number of Major League games this year for the Yankees, and was impressive. Bowman was hitting .217 with ei...