Spring training: Texas at San Francisco
Rodger Mallison | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | TNS
Randy Miler | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Yankees are on one of their greatest runs ever, 22 wins in 25 games counting Monday night’s 10-5 shellacking of the Texas Rangers.
Their best-in-baseball record now is up to a holy-smokes 31-13.
All they need now is …
It’s actually humorous how great things are going for the Yankees yet there seems to be nonstop talk from outsiders about what they’re potentially missing.
There does seem to be a believe that the Yankees’ tremendous start to 2018 won’t lead to a 28th World Series championship unless GM Brian Cashman works a summer trade to bring in a second ace to pair with Luis Severino.
Come July, no matter how good the Yanks’ record is, it’s a sure thing they’ll be looking for that possible final championship puzzle piece.
One of the options probably will be the left-hander who will be pitching against the Yankees on Tuesday night.
Astros vs Rangers
Paul Moseley | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | TNS
Q: Are you aware that a lot of Yankee fans are bringing your name up quite a bit thinking that you're going to the final piece to their next championship?
Hamels: “Shoot, I helped them get a World Series in ‘09, so I’m sure they like me! … No, no. I understand it. It’s kind of the nature of what happens and I think anytime you get traded once, you understand that the possibilities are there. And as you get older if you’re able to play well and keep of what I know I’m capable of doing, then it’s each year you could be on a different team hunting down a postseason. So it’s kind of the nature of where I think I am in my career and in the contract and in the situation. (The Yankees) have a tremendous team. So really looking at them, it’s some of the best baseball is now being able to watch the Yankees and Boston and I think that’s just exciting for baseball fans in general and the game and the scope of it now creates with that drama that they’ve always had in their history. It’s been good to see.”
MLB: Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays
Kim Klement | USA TODAY Sports
Q: You've always been super competitive. How important is it for you to be in a playoff race as opposed to just pitching?
Hamels: "I think you always look at it as you want to win every game that you go out and play. And then there’s a lot of games that I don’t get to play in, and you want to be able to see the sort of winning environment, that sort of atmosphere, the excitement from everybody. I think that’s kind of the energy that now has being created over in the AL East with those guys."
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