Jul 15, 2026 · 47 min · 12 segments
In today's episode of the Yankees Nation Podcast, Brian and Ryan covered: \- Yankees sweep the Nationals \- Ben Rice in the HR Derby \- Cody Bellinger wins All-Star Game MVP \- Waiting for Judge…
Ryan BolognaHost
Brian O'DonnellHost
And it was just great to see the Yankees take the last one from the Rays and then just get into a mode, which was good.
It really felt like it could have spiraled and got even worse, but they kind of kept it within striking distance.
In the second half, if they just take care of their business, three games is not much to make up in the span of, what, two and a half months.
There's plenty of time to get healthy, get some reinforcements at the deadline, which we will touch on as well.
The offense wasn't hitting the starters that the Nationals were throwing out there, but the Nationals' bullpen...
you think the Yankees bullpen can be frustrating at times, I can't imagine being a Nationals fan this year because that offense has scored the most runs in the big leagues.
The Nationals would be firmly in a playoff position if they had... a serviceable bullpen let alone a good
one absolutely absolutely i mean you know for the yankees to come back in all three games the way they did uh is just incredible but here's the other thing too i was really happy that they jumped on rash rashmason from uh the race yeah okay that was that was that was a that was a much needed beat up on a good pitcher uh type of a game and uh And I think that's going to help.
It also keeps them with the opportunity of salvaging the season series with the Rays, you know, as well as, you know, I mean, as we talked last week, you know, having the season series advantage in a tiebreaker situation can be pretty critical.
And it was just great to see the Yankees take the last one from the Rays and then just get into a mode, which was good.
It really felt like it could have spiraled and got even worse, but they kind of kept it within striking distance.
In the second half, if they just take care of their business, three games is not much to make up in the span of, what, two and a half months.
There's plenty of time to get healthy, get some reinforcements at the deadline, which we will touch on as well.
The offense wasn't hitting the starters that the Nationals were throwing out there, but the Nationals' bullpen...
you think the Yankees bullpen can be frustrating at times, I can't imagine being a Nationals fan this year because that offense has scored the most runs in the big leagues.
The Nationals would be firmly in a playoff position if they had... a serviceable bullpen let alone a good
one absolutely absolutely i mean you know for the yankees to come back in all three games the way they did uh is just incredible but here's the other thing too i was really happy that they jumped on rash rashmason from uh the race yeah okay that was that was that was a that was a much needed beat up on a good pitcher uh type of a game and uh And I think that's going to help.
It also keeps them with the opportunity of salvaging the season series with the Rays, you know, as well as, you know, I mean, as we talked last week, you know, having the season series advantage in a tiebreaker situation can be pretty critical.
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