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Don't be sad it's over. Be happy you were along for the ride. (Getty) I'm going to let you all in on a little secret. There has never been a moment -- not
“As RAB comes to a close, I think about the friends we made along the way, the baseball friends I chat with every day on Twitter and the ones I see in real life.”
Ben’s closing thoughts here: rab.me/2UHXi2A
(Rob Tringali/Getty) A lifetime ago, Joe and I were in charge of the Yankees site for the Most Valuable Network, a long-defunct sports blog network, when w
Here is everything we could cobble together for the post-RAB world: rab.me/2IKQ4JL
How it all started. In the three weeks since we announced RAB is shutting down, I've been overwhelmed by thank yous and people reaching out to tell me what
“What I want to emphasize here more is how a website created by fan bloggers – out of labor of love, nonetheless – became so developed and established enough to get first-hand praise from the general manager of the New York Yankees.”
Catch Sung-Min Kim’s farewell here: rab.me/2LcdQjP
(Al Bello/Getty) In January 2017, the Yankees were doing the “Winter Warm-Up” series to introduce newer players to the fanbase through sandwich workshops,
Like pretty much everything else with RAB, we did not expect the Fan Confidence Poll to last as long as it did.
Read more here: rab.me/2GJItr4
(Chris McGrath/Getty) I did not realize this at the time, but the ten-year anniversary of our Fan Confidence Poll was this past March 2nd. The big stories
When Gio Urshela is your cleanup hitter, all you do is win!
Catch Katie’s final Yankeemetrics here: rab.me/2DA5LPy
(USA Today) As RAB closes shop today, I personally wanted to thank everyone for their tremendous support of this website and my writing over the past four-
Take a brief look into the history behind the tech of RAB:
Jay has been RAB's SysAdmin, you can find him on Twitter at . Keeping RiverAveBlues online has been "a thing" for me over the years. Whether it'
Well, this is it: the last series preview here on RAB. How about finishing up this blog’s final days with a sweep in the City by the Bay? rab.me/2UUzyNE
(Presswire) Well, this is it: the last series preview here on RAB. How about finishing up this blog's final days with a sweep in the City by the Bay? Their
In our first matchup of the season, the Yankees outlasted the Angels in a bizarre 14-inning marathon to win 4-3. If you like weird baseball and fun obscure stats, this was a gem.
Read more here: rab.me/2PtCI57
(AP) April 22: Gio The Great In our first matchup of the season, the Yankees outlasted the Angels in a bizarre 14-inning marathon to win
Well folks, this is it. The final RAB mailbag: rab.me/2GHGwg7
Well folks, this is it. The final RAB mailbag. Our archives tell me I've written 538 mailbag posts over the years. Figure eight questions per mailbag and t
We can split the 12 years of the RAB era into three distinct periods, each of them important in their own way, and each of them featuring countless smaller stories.
Here, in our humble opinion, are the three most important big picture stories in recent Yankees history: rab.me/2vnwDxy
Sabathia & Burnett. (Nick Laham/Getty) As we prepare to close RAB's internet doors next Monday, we've spent some time recently looking back at the last
The Yankees are three games into their nine-game West Coast trip and there are only five more days to go in the RAB era, including today. Barring a surprise development (with the Yankees, not RAB), this is probably the last thoughts post.
It was a good run. Let’s get to it: rab.me/2GwOGH6
Miss this guy. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty) The Yankees are three games into their nine-game West Coast trip and there are only five more days to go in the RAB e
Since we’re closing up shop soon, we figured it would be fun to go back through the years and Remember Some Guys.
Relive the good times with us here: rab.me/2Pq4b7A
Dramatic photo for Dustin Moseley. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) There are five days remaining in the RAB era. We've been at this -- I've been at this -- more t
Gleyber Torres ran into the rookie wall last September. He started slumping right around the time the typical minor league season ends, which is fairly common for new big leaguers.
Read more here: rab.me/2VkZW2C
(Sean M. Haffey/Getty) Gleyber Torres ran into the rookie wall last September. He started slumping right around the time the typical minor league season en
Allowing stolen bases has been a constant and impossible to ignore problem for the 2019 Yankees.
Read more here: rab.me/2vrUP2d
(Presswire) Something unusual happened two weeks ago and I wouldn't blame you for not noticing. In the seventh inning on April 14th, White Sox slugger Jose
The RAB era has covered countless minor league prospects. Most of them flamed out, because that’s what prospects do, but a select few broke out and became big league players.
Take a look at some of the most memorable: rab.me/2KT38ym
Montero. (Jim McIsaac/Getty) In six days, we are closing down RAB after covering the Yankees top to bottom for more than 12 years. It was quite a ride. Lot
For the time being, it makes sense for Aaron Boone to deploy Chad Green in low leverage situations like Sunday. It’s incredibly frustrating that he couldn’t get the job done then, but those are also the only spots he really deserves at this point.
Read more here: rab.me/2ZvCXAY
(Steve Ryan/Getty) Not much has gone right for Chad Green early this season. After emerging as one of the team's essential bullpen arms over the last two y
If there is a silver lining to all these injuries the Yankees have suffered this season, it is Clint Frazier getting an opportunity to play every single game.
Read more here: rab.me/2DsBdzc
(Presswire) If there is a silver lining to all these injuries the Yankees have suffered this season, it is Clint Frazier getting an opportunity to play eve
Let’s hope the west coast is the best coast for the Yankees’ purposes as they begin a nine-game trip in Anaheim: rab.me/2PmvcZD
Trout. (Getty Images) Let's hope the west coast is the best coast for the Yankees' purposes as they begin a nine-game trip in Anaheim. Their Story So Far T
The Yankees have signed infielder Brad Miller to a minor league contract, the team announced.
Read more here: rab.me/2W0sJXl
(Duane Burleson/Getty) The Yankees have signed infielder Brad Miller to a minor league contract, the team announced. They did not say where he's been assig
Okay, this injury business has jumped the shark. Every team deals with injuries, so when the Yankees got hit in Spring Training, it was frustrating but also understood to be part of baseball. Now? Now it’s getting ridiculous.
Cry with us here: rab.me/2GlbmcY
Judge :( (Jim McIsaac/Getty) Okay, this injury business has jumped the shark. Every team deals with injuries, so when the Yankees got hit in Spring Tra
James Paxton would have been the star of the highlights if not for an epic eighth-inning bullpen meltdown that robbed him of the win and made the walk-off heroics necessary.
Read more here: rab.me/2ZrpMRK
(New York Post) April 18: WTF cold bats All of the momentum from the sweep of the Red Sox was quickly erased in a boring 6-1 loss to Kansas City on Thursda
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Record Last Week: 5-1 (36 RS, 19 RA) Season Record: 11-10 (109 RS, 82 RA, 13-8 expected record) Scheduled This Week: Four games at Angels (Mon. to Thurs.);
Despite yesterday’s outing, Manny Banuelos represents a story of promise and failure around these parts. In the next wave of prospects after the Big Three, Banuelos topped Yankees’ prospect lists at the same time as Jesus Montero, Dellin Betances and Andrew Brackman.
Read more here: rab.me/2P1x6i1
(Getty Images) You can be forgiven for not watching the middle innings of Rays-White Sox on Tuesday afternoon. I mean, it's a Tuesday afternoon. Even if yo
Given Severino’s injury, it’s only natural to wonder whether the Yankees will (or should) pursue the still unsigned Dallas Keuchel.
Read more here: rab.me/2IaIWWD
(Elsa/Getty) In a season full of injuries, the Yankees received some of their worst news yet yesterday afternoon. Luis Severino has been shut down six week
Who? That was our reaction when the Yankees acquired Mike Tauchman in an eleventh-hour deal before the regular season began.
We're sure we weren’t alone: rab.me/2VyH90q
When it’s all said and done the RAB era will have covered 2,034 regular season and postseason Yankees games, assuming no rainouts the next 20 days.
Relive some of our favorites here: rab.me/2G2KM8i
(Presswire) In two weeks and six days, RAB will close its internet doors after more than 12 years covering the Yankees. I am bummed we won't get to cover a
Why hasn't the Yankees-Astros become a rivalry in a real sense?
Check out why here: rab.me/2GbZYQX
Goliath and his friend, David. (Getty Images) Two years ago, the Astros visited the Bronx for an exciting four-game, regular-season series which led to my
You’ve tried the rest, now try the best. The Yankees travel to Houston to face arguably the best team in baseball for an early-season showdown.
Read more here: rab.me/2D46SXk
Verlander (Getty Images) You've tried the rest, now try the best. The Yankees travel to Houston to face arguably the best team in baseball for an early-sea
Homers on pitches way up in the zone are not common for Gleyber.
Read more here: rab.me/2UAjoIk
Elevate and celebrate. (Getty) The Yankees swept the Orioles this past weekend and they did it because the players they need to pick up the slack during al
The Yankees kicked off their first road trip of the season in Baltimore with a 8-4 win (crazy, eh?), as Gleyber Torres produced a career-best performance that re-wrote the franchise record books.
Read more here: rab.me/2OVVotO
(AP) April 4: Happy Gleyber Day The Yankees kicked off their first road trip of the season in Baltimore with a 8-4 win (crazy, eh?), as Gleyber Torres prod
We’ve been waiting ALL DAMN SEASON for the Yankees to have a game like this.
Yesterday was pretty fun, wasn’t it? Read more here: rab.me/2G7R8EP
We've been waiting ALL DAMN SEASON for the Yankees to have a game like this. In all seriousness, what a great way to close out the weekend series. Clinch t
The Yankees went for the cheap low floor option with a low probability of significant contribution.
Read more here: rab.me/2UA40LS
(Presswire) It took six games for Troy Tulowitzki to wind up on the injured list. Banking on him to be the stopgap shortstop while Didi Gregorius recovers
RAB celebrated its 12th birthday in February and 12 years for an independent team blog is about 1,200 years in internet time.
Now is (unfortunately) the beginning of the end: rab.me/2Ukb7ZN
Don't miss this week's mailbag!
Check it out here: rab.me/2G0nQI9
There are ten questions in this week's mailbag. It's a good mailbag, I think. Send your questions to RABmailbag (at) gmail (dot) com and I'll answer as man
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