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The Yankees take 3 of 4 in Texas to cap off a 7-3 road trip. They’ve won 6 straight series behind some excellent starting pitching from Kluber and Domingo. Is Aroldis Chapman a serious Cy Young candidate? We ask again, is Gio the guy you want up at the plate with the game on the line. The answer might be obvious now. The Yankees OF is depleted and we scroll through the list of available targets th...

For the first time in the 21st Century, a New York Yankee has thrown a no-hitter. Corey Kluber no hit the Texas Rangers tonight, and the haters are absolutely furious. The boys hopped on Zoom to give their instant reaction to the historic accomplishment. Full Episode coming Thursday, Outro Song: “All I Want Is Sunshine” (Via APM Music Library) You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podca...

The Yankees won another series this weekend, taking 2 of 3 over the Orioles. Sunday’s game was a bit of a mess and left us with a sour taste in our mouth, but a series victory is a series victory. Gleyber has covid and Hicks is on the IL with a wrist injury while Stanton sits with quad tightness so we’re not exactly all sunshine and roses. Hubbs rants on Tyler Wade for a bit after Sunday Night Bas...

Gerrit Cole murdered the Rays on Wednesday night, completely dismantling them while on the mound. The Yankees also got a great start from Jordan Montgomery and have won a series at the Trop for the first time in 2 years. The team is also dealing with a covid outbreak among the coaching staff so there’s that. We discuss in depth the pronunciation of the letter “o” and Tommy forgets what rhyming is...

The Yankees finish off their 7-2 homestead with a Giancarlo Stanton walk off hit off Brad Hand. Starting pitchers continue to come up strong for this team and they’re winning again. Mush and Hubbs break it all down. The Yankees have a fella in Single A who is hitting the piss out of the ball and it’s insane. Luke Voit returns on Tuesday for a massive series with Tampa. We’re feeling good once agai...

The cheating Astros made their long awaited return to the Bronx, and it did not disappoint. Hubbs and Tommy recap the eventful series: the crazy first inning of Tuesday, mentally dominating Altuve (until Thursday), Giancarlo's hot streak, Dusty Baker not shutting up, and more. We also might want Albert Pujols on the Yankees even though it's a terrible idea. Outro Song: “You Got Me Burning Up” (via...

The lowest team ERA in the American League belongs to the New York Yankees. The boys snapped out of it and swept the Tigers this weekend behind some lights out pitching. Gerrit Cole continues to do things that have never been done before. Jamo found himself and earned his first win in two years. Kluber shoved for 8 innings on Sunday in magnificent fashion. Judge and Stanton are on fire. Blake Live...

Mike Tauchman was traded for Wandy Peralta. The Yanks split with the O’s. Pitching looked pretty good all weekend but the Thursday loss really put a damper on everything. Higgy is the guy now which is great but Tyler Wade is still a thing somehow. We’re all over the place today plus Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay and Hubbs is furious. Outro Song: “I Said It Is Over” (via APM Music Library) Y...

The Yankees messed around and actually played some good baseball this weekend, taking 3 of 4 in Cleveland. Hubbs found a magic bracelet and plans to use its powers to steer this season back on course. Gerrit Cole was magnificent in his duel against Shane Bieber. Rougned Odor’s bat drop stole our hearts. Aroldis Chapman and the bullpen continued to dazzle. Nick Nelson stinks and is being sent down....

The Yankees split their series with the Braves and come away not feeling any better about themselves. The offense is abysmal, never stringing together any sort of momentum or hope. Gleyber Torres is as bad as thought can possibly imagine. Boone continues his stupid run of clichés that only further piss off the fanbase. Mike Ford was promoted and made a few nice plays while also rocking a killer st...

The Yankees suck. Swept by the Rays. Same old story. Didn’t hit at all, didn’t pitch when they had to and couldn’t field a damn thing all weekend. Is Aaron Boone actually on the hot seat? Aaron Hicks is the most lost player in baseball right now but hit 3rd again on Sunday because why not? Clint Frazier’s struggles continue. Fans threw baseballs on the field on Friday. Nothing is good. The Knicks...

The Yankees continue to not play baseball well in any facet. The team’s OPS is the lowest it’s been since 1989. The starting pitchers besides Gerrit Cole can’t pitch. No one can run the bases. Jay Bruce somehow continues to play first base and it’s way past insanity at this point. Kluber is bad. Taillon struggled. No one can really hit. Aaron Boone refuses to get ejected. Did we say Jay Bruce keep...

The Yankees avoided the sweep in Tampa thanks to some heroics from Rougned Odor. We’re not actually sure if Aaron Boone knows what it means to name a guy the starting LF of the team because Clint Frazier barely played this weekend. Aaron Hicks continues to be an atrocity but still is the 3 hitter for some Godforsaken reason. The Thairo Estrada era is officially over. Tyler Wade was sent down, as w...

Gerrit Cole struck out 13 Orioles in one of his most dominant starts as a Yankee. The guys break down how great it is to have this man in pinstripes being the ace of this team. Jay Bruce did some baseball things and Mush isn’t impressed. The Yankees made a surprise for Rougned Odor and the guys try to make sense of it. Hubbs continues his push to make Derek Dietrich a thing. Jordan Montgomery pitc...

First weekend of Yankees baseball is in the books and no one besides Gary and Clint can hit. The good news is that the pitching has been awesome, especially Loaisiga and Green. Almost no offense though which is a problem. The guys are done with the Aaron Hicks 3 hole experiment. We break down Kluber and Domingo first starts as well. Sure it’s early but that sucked. We check with the rest of the AL...

The Yankees lost on Opening Day and refused to get a hit with runners in scoring position. Utter refusal. The bullpen looked great, Cole was solid as usual, but the offense was lifeless minus a Gary Sanchez two run bomb. We break it all down including Luke Voit’s torn meniscus on this today’s show. Also, Hubbs and Marty go at each other over whose eating habits are worse. We’re at each other’s hea...

We are one week away from Yankees Opening Day. The boys break down the last few days of Spring Training including an update on Justin Wilson and Clarke Schmidt injuries. Everyone goes through a list of props and gives their predictions for the 2021 season. We’re all over the place as usual. Plus Trevor Bauer got rocked and said he wasn’t trying. Also White Sox Dave gave another moronic take on the...

The boys gather in studio this week to discuss the Yankees pitching staff's red hot streak during Spring Training, the pro's and con's of Domingo German returning to form, how Jordan Montgomery slots into the rotation, and what other pitchers may make an impact at the major league level this season. Other topics include the upcoming March Madness Basketball tournament, and the ever changing battle...

Pinstripe Dan aka Barstool Big Cat makes his debut on The Short Porch. We give our Mount Rushmore of all time Yankees who earned their pinstripes then we talk about the current team and how we’re feeling heading into the 2021 season. Before we talk to Pinstripe Dan, Tommy and Hubbs touch on the Zack Britton injury and how the Yankees bullpen will manage. The Mets practiced celebrating the World Se...

Yankees spring training is off and running. Mike King made a start and throws really hard now. Cole and Taillon made appearances and Jamo has us very excited. Gary hit a ball that might still be going. There’s an interesting battle going on between Tauchman, Dietrich, and Jay Bruce for a roster spot. Aaron Boone has a pacemaker put in and we wish him well. The guys debate what their lineup would l...

Big news in Yankee world, Aaron Judge has new teeth. So does Hubbs and so does Marty. The boys debate the dentist and how weird Hubbs is for what he wear when gets dental work done. Also, Brett Gardner is coming back to the Yankees. How will he screw up Clint Frazier’s season? The boys debate. Clarke Schmidt became the first victim of the season to the injury bug. How bad is it? The cloud hovering...

We had new Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon on the show today. We talk how he found out he was going to be a Yankee. His fascinating relationship with Gerrit Cole and what they’ve been doing since he was traded. How weird pitchers are. His obsession with coffee. Juiced balls. Tommy John surgery. Overcoming cancer. And much more!!! Outro Song: ILLENIUM, Jon Bellion - Good Things Fall Apart You can f...

Governor Cuomo is letting fans back into New York stadiums. Spring Training is right around the corner. Rob Manfred is messing with baseballs again. Tommy won Surviving Barstool. Mush has new tooth and they’re insane. We’re all over the place in this week’s episode but baseball is back next week! Outro Song: Mazare & RUNN - Where Do We Go (VIP Edit) You can find every episode of this show on Apple...

On this week’s show we’re joined by the number 1 MLB reporter in all the universe Jeff Passan. We start off talking about his new story surrounding the tale of Drew Robinson. It’s powerful, important, and inspiring to those battling mental health issues right now. It’s ok to not be okay. After that conversation we bug Jeff about Jasson Dominguez, the Yankees offseason, breaking stories, and Aaron...

The Yankees have quietly turned around their offseason pretty nicely. Jameson Taillon and Darren O’Day join DJ LeMahieu and Corey Kluber as the Bronx Bombers recent moves. The guys break it all down including the Ottavino Red Sox trade as well as Tanaka heading back to Japan. Also the Baseball HOF continues to be a joke and let zero people in for the 2021 class. Hubbs also thinks he found a way to...