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The Yankees\u2019 stretch of dominance over the Minnesota Twins is old enough to legally drink alcohol.<\/p>\n
There is no evidence to suggest it won\u2019t continue on for another three years \u2014 until the age of renting a car without a youth surcharge.<\/p>\n
Or another 13 years \u2014 until the age of eligibility to run for president of the United States.<\/p>\n
Maybe it still will be ongoing in 2064 and reach the age to collect Social Security.<\/p>\n
For 22 years and counting, the Yankees have beat up on the Twins to the tune of a 106-42 regular-season record (plus 16-2 in the playoffs).<\/p>\n
In that time, the Yankees have thoroughly outscored (811-590 in runs), outhit (.824 to .700 in OPS) and outpitched (3.74 to 5.30 in ERA) the Twins (numbers were going into Wednesday night, a 9-5 victory led by Aaron Judge\u2019s five RBIs and Carlos Rodon\u2019s nine strikeouts).<\/p>\n
It has been going on for so long that the Yankees lineup during the first win in the stretch, on May 10, 2002, included this forgettable bottom half of the lineup: Shane Spencer, Robin Ventura, Ron Coomer (pinch-hit for by John Vander Wal) and Rondell White.<\/p>\n
Who is most responsible for making this series so lopsided? Sports+ decided to identify the biggest Twin killers, with help from Baseball Reference\u2019s Stathead and FanGraphs (all stats going into Wednesday):<\/p>\n
Batting average (minimum 40 plate appearances)<\/p>\n
1. Francisco Cervelli (.410); 2. Bobby Abreu (.403); 3. Mark Teixeira (.376)<\/p>\n
Surprise! A light-hitting backup catcher and a two-plus-year rental top the list ahead of all the big-name stars. What\u2019s strange is Cervelli is probably most remembered in a Yankees-Twins game for committing a walk-off throwing error in a 2014 loss.<\/p>\n
On-base percentage (minimum 40 plate appearances)<\/p>\n
1. Aaron Judge (.476); 2. Abreu (.452); 3. Teixeira (.451)<\/p>\n
Judge concluded one of the best months in Yankees history in May and went right into facing the Twins this week. Abreu\u2019s overall numbers with the Yankees were better than you think \u2014 but he left one year before their last World Series win.<\/p>\n
Home runs<\/p>\n
1. Alex Rodriguez (23); 2. Judge (11); 3. Teixeira (10)<\/p>\n
Rodriguez hit more home runs against the Twins in his MLB career (51) than against any non-division rival, and he used them in 2009 to turn around his career-long struggles in the postseason. Judge and Teixeira have remarkably similar offensive numbers across the board in the series with almost the same number of at-bats. Only two (Judge and Giancarlo Stanton) of the top 16 are active Yankees.<\/p>\n
Runs scored<\/p>\n
1. Derek Jeter (54); 2. Rodriguez (43); 3. Brett Gardner (40)<\/p>\n
Jeter hasn\u2019t played against the Twins since July 6, 2014, when, of course, he scored a run. Brett Gardner spent a lot of time atop a lot of high-scoring lineups.<\/p>\n
RBIs<\/p>\n
1. Rodriguez (61); 2. Robinson Cano (41); 3. Didi Gregorius (35)<\/p>\n
A-Rod and Cano needed 67 and 64 games, respectively, to be that productive.\u00a0Gregorius? He averaged more than an RBI per game (29) \u2014 and that\u2019s not including his turning-point home run in the 2017 AL Wild Card game or his grand slam in Game 2 of the 2019 ALDS.<\/p>\n
Win probability added<\/p>\n
1. Mariano Rivera (2.534); 2. Rodriguez (2.322); 3. Judge (2.265)<\/p>\n
Rivera had the upper hand on the Twins from the beginning, including a brilliant six-inning start in 1995 and four of his seven career regular-season relief appearances of at least three innings. All four were in 1996. The mashers take the next two spots. Remember, Judge made his MLB debut on the day after Rodriguez\u2019s final game.<\/p>\n
Wins<\/p>\n
1. CC Sabathia (8-2); 2. Andy Pettitte (7-0); T-3: Mike Mussina (5-4), Masahiro Tanaka (5-0)<\/p>\n
All four fronted the Yankees\u2019 staff at one point or another during this stretch. Sabathia\u2019s 200th win was against the Twins. Pettitte was 5-5 against the Twins outside of this timeframe with the Yankees. Tanaka was unbeaten against the Mariners (8-0) and Twins among AL opponents.<\/p>\n
Saves<\/p>\n
1. Mariano Rivera (24); 2. Aroldis Chapman (11); 3. David Robertson (4)<\/p>\n
Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman as MLB\u2019s all-time saves leader with No. 602 at the Twins\u2019 expense on Sept. 19, 2011. Chapman\u2019s saves came with a shaky 4.85 ERA.<\/p>\n
ERA (minimum 10 innings)<\/p>\n
1. Roger Clemens (0.82); 2. David Wells (1.09); 3. Dellin Betances (1.20)<\/p>\n
Clemens was 3-0 over 22 innings in that span. Wells\u2019 domination of the Twins didn\u2019t stop with his perfect game in 1998. It\u2019s easy to forget now, but there was a time when Betances was unhittable.<\/p>\n
Strikeouts<\/p>\n
1. Sabathia (75); 2. Mussina (63); T-3: Domingo German, Gerrit Cole and Robertson (42)<\/p>\n
Sabathia moved into third-place all-time among left-handed pitchers with a strikeout against the Twins in 2017. German struck out a career-high 11 batters against the Twins in 2023, during a controversial game with sticky hands. Cole missed the full season series against Minnesota this year.<\/p>\n
Some Twins culprits<\/p>\n
SP Kyle Gibson: 1-6 with a 6.75 ERA and 25 walks in 50 \u2154 innings over 10 starts.<\/p>\n
SP Rick Reed:\u00a00-3 with an 11.12 ERA and nine home runs allowed in 17 innings over four starts.<\/p>\n
RP Brian Duensing:\u00a01-4 with a 7.99 ERA in 32 \u2154 innings over 18 appearances.<\/p>\n
INF Nick Punto:\u00a0.160 batting average in 98 at-bats over 31 games.<\/p>\n
OF Michael Cuddyer: .289 on-base percentage and .669 OPS in 174 at-bats over 47 games.<\/p>\n
OF Torii Hunter: 42 strikeouts and just 19 RBIs in 154 at-bats over 42 games.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s back page<\/p>\n
Follow the leaders<\/p>\n
The Jets are green with envy.<\/p>\n
The Giants don\u2019t want to be left singing the blues.<\/p>\n
The pulse of this championship-starved sports city was racing during April and May thanks to the simultaneous deep playoff runs made by the Rangers and Knicks. Both teams fell short of winning a championship, but they succeeded in sending a message to New York\u2019s other professional athletes about how winning strikes up a love affair with fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, this is the greatest place to win, right?\u201d Jets tight end Tyler Conklin said. \u201cWinning with this fan base, in this market, this city, we got a glimpse of that this year with the Rangers and the Knicks. It makes you hungry. It makes you want to go out and make a long playoff run.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux was sitting courtside in a sold-out Madison Square Garden \u2014 close enough for OG Anunoby to dive into him and his female companion while going for a loose ball \u2014 during several of the Knicks\u2019 home playoff games.<\/p>\n
Jets defensive starters Jermaine Johnson, Quincy Williams and Jamien Sherwood also joined Knicks fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey went further than a lot of people expected on the outside,\u201d Thibodeaux said, as if channeling the light expectations ahead for his Giants. \u201cThey put in a lot of work. When you see the heart they play with, it hurt me [to see them lose]. Now people see me [and say,] \u2018You\u2019re next, you\u2019re up.\u2019 When you\u2019re up to the plate, we have to keep putting the work in so we can show up on Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Technically, the Yankees \u2014 who hold an American League-best record of 44-19 record \u2014 are next. By the time the MLB playoffs roll around, fans will have a clearer read on possibilities for the Giants and Jets.<\/p>\n
But now, in the preseason of optimism, Jets safety Chuck Clark repped the Yankees by wearing their hat after Tuesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n
While winning would be new to most of the Jets \u2014 the franchise\u2019s 13-season playoff drought is tied with the NHL\u2019s Buffalo Sabres for the longest active streak across North America\u2019s traditional big four sports leagues \u2014 Clark was part of five winning seasons (out of six) with the Ravens. The big prize \u2014 a Super Bowl \u2014 still eludes him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would love it,\u201d Clark said. \u201cHaving been in a different place and winning there, just seeing if we win here in this media market, it could mean everything. Trying to do everything to win here, for real.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like the Knicks and Rangers, the Jets and Giants share a home building. Whereas MSG was a nightly hotspot this spring, MetLife Stadium has hosted one playoff game (2011 Wild Card win by the Giants) since opening its doors in 2010.<\/p>\n
Thibodeaux got a taste of how champions are cherished in New York last month when he attended the Dexter Lawrence Celebrity Softball Game alongside current teammates and Giants legends from their past three Super Bowl-winning teams (1990, 2007, 2011).<\/p>\n
Jets head coach Robert Saleh\u2019s job is to navigate the journey from now until electric playoff atmospheres.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning in New York is like nothing else,\u201d Saleh said. \u201cWe felt it \u2014 we\u2019ve had our spurts here in the last three years \u2014 but to get that feeling, you got to focus on the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The moment passed for the Knicks and Rangers. NFL season is around the corner.<\/p>\n
King Cole<\/p>\n
How excited are Yankees fans for the imminent return of reigning Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole?<\/p>\n
Here is one way to measure it: Within the first two hours of Cole\u2019s first rehab start of the season at Double-A being announced, the Somerset Patriots sold approximately 800 extra tickets, a team spokesperson told Sports+. Within five hours, the number jumped to 2,000. Within 24 hours, it was 4,600.<\/p>\n
The end result Tuesday was a record crowd of 8,260 at TD Bank Ballpark \u2014 the highest the Patriots have drawn since becoming a Yankees affiliate in 2021 \u2014 to watch Cole strike out five across 3 \u2153 shutout innings. An average Tuesday night crowd at this time of year \u2014 prior to school letting out for the summer \u2014 is about 4,000.<\/p>\n
The Patriots previously surpassed 8,260 fans during a July 4 fireworks celebration during their two decades as an independent minor league team, but that was prior to ballpark renovations to accommodate the Yankees that reduced capacity by taking away hundreds of lawn-seating tickets.<\/p>\n
Eli or Aaron? Just an appetizer<\/p>\n
Props to Texans second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud for answering a no-win question when he was asked whether he would rather have Eli Manning\u2019s career or Aaron Rodgers\u2019 career.<\/p>\n
In other words, are you picking two Super Bowl rings and big-game MVPs over one championship ring and four regular-season MVPs?<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want the rings, dog,\u201d Stroud said during an appearance on the \u201cMillion Dollaz Worth Of Game\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n
Shame on everyone who has ripped Stroud for his opinion (and thus encouraged a scared culture of vanilla interviews). Double shame on anyone who has questioned Stroud\u2019s sanity for picking Manning over Rodgers, but previously espoused athletes valuing team success over individual success.<\/p>\n
The debate is a nice launching point for New York sports talk with Giants fans clinging to the past glory brought by the now-retired Manning in the 2007 and 2011 seasons while Jets fans eagerly await the future possibilities with a 40-year-old Rodgers.<\/p>\n
It also serves as an appetizer for the debate to come in Feb. 2025.<\/p>\n
That is when Manning will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time, and his candidacy will be polarizing among voters. Some will see the two great championship runs \u2014 the second of which came at Rodgers\u2019 expense in the playoffs \u2014 and others will focus on his 117-117 regular-season record.<\/p>\n
Manning\u2019s first year on the ballot is important because it\u2019s the only time he won\u2019t be compared to contemporaries such as Drew Brees and Philip Rivers (both eligible in 2026), Ben Roethlisberger and Cam Newton (2027), and Tom Brady and Matt Ryan (2028).<\/p>\n
If there are a lot of Stroud-like thinkers on the panel, Manning\u2019s enshrinement could come right away. If not, Manning\u2019s wait could last a few years.<\/p>\n
Prospect of the day<\/p>\n
Ryan Clifford finally might be finding his stroke.<\/p>\n
The Mets first base prospect homered Wednesday for the second time in three games for Double-A Binghamton.\u00a0Clifford\u2019s solo shot was his third in the Eastern League since his May 13 promotion.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old also walked twice in a 6-5 loss as he boosted his Double-A OPS to .710.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Andrew Battifarano<\/p>\n
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