Rational Yankees Fan

This account is verified. Learn more

@rationalyankee

Yankees baseball thoughts minus the hysteria and stupidity. Jack Curry follows me, so you probably should too. Member of @MLB Fan Council.

Minnetonka, MN Joined August 2020

1.6K Following 5.2K Followers 43K Posts

Latest posts 5

Pinned post

Rational Yankees Fan @rationalyankee Nov 17, 2025

I never use my platform this way but I’m going to make an exception today.

This incredibly brave boy, Breckon, is in my daughter’s class at school. He is currently battling Leukemia for the second time and he’s had to some spend some extra time in the hospital getting treatment recently.

He’s just a normal kid who loves playing baseball and hockey with his friends. As a parent, the entire situation breaks my heart. We’re all really hoping this next round of treatment helps Breckon become cancer free again, but in the interim his family needs some help.

As a community, we’ve all stepped in too help however we can. But if anyone out there has anything to give while Breckon’s parents are out of work to care for him, it’d be greatly appreciated. gofundme.com/f/support-brec…

www.gofundme.com Donate to Support Breckon Sedam's Fight Against Leukemia, organized by Matt Rossiter Breckon Sedam was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2020 when he was 3 and it ha… Matt Rossiter needs your support for Support Breckon Sedam's Fight Against Leukemia

Rational Yankees Fan @rationalyankee 6h

If the owners get a cap, they’re not passing a fucking dime of those savings on to us. Tickets will still go up. Parking will still be $40. Taking my kids to a game will still cost an arm and a leg. They’ll just keep more of the money and send out an email thanking us for being the best fans in baseball at the end of every season.

If I’m wrong, put it in the proposal. What gets cheaper for fans?

There’s a whole list of things owners could do for us tomorrow without so much as calling the players’ union. Charge less for parking. Make concessions cheaper. Give families a break on tickets. They own the teams. They can do that. But nobody’s putting out a big statement about those ideas because they’d have to eat the cost themselves.

Instead, owners want me arguing with other fans about why they need a salary cap. They’re trying to convince us to spend our free time doing PR for the guy charging us $12 for a beer? Fuck off.

That’s what pisses me off about this announcement. They’re putting words in our mouths so when negotiations turn into a shitshow, they can say they were fighting for the fans and the players wouldn’t cooperate. They’re already setting that up and all the while fans are never going to get a damn thing out of any of this.

Don’t reach into my pocket every time I walk through the gate, then ask me to take your side because your expenses are too high. Sell the team if it’s not profitable enough.

MLB Verified account @MLB 19h

Baseball fans have repeatedly told us they have two issues with the game today: blackouts and fairness

We’re proposing to make three major changes to baseball:

1. Entering into a partnership with players where all revenues that are generated are split 50/50 between the teams and the players

2. Implementing a salary cap and floor that will regulate what each team can spend

3. Revenues from media generated in baseball are shared equally by the clubs

This will reduce the revenue disparity in baseball and help us address local blackouts

Major League players’ total compensation would go up and fans would get a more competitive game

It’s a win for everybody

View quoted post on X

Rational Yankees Fan @rationalyankee 19h

This is scary.

Microsoft goes down. The FAA air traffic control systems go down. The world is geopolitically unstable.

Gives me a bad feeling.

Breaking911 Verified account @Breaking911 19h

BREAKING: The FAA issued an advisory Friday afternoon ordering a nationwide ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” halting departures from airports across the United States.

The advisory said all departing flights must remain grounded until further notice, while inbound international flights will be handled case by case. The order follows radio frequency and radar outages at several air traffic control centers.

View quoted post on X

Rational Yankees Fan @rationalyankee 22h

If someone wants to explain to me why Tim Hill seems like a hot commodity right now, I’m all ears.

He’s 38 years old. He doesn’t miss any bats at all. I get he keeps the ball on the ground, but he does give up above average exit velocity so those ground balls sneak through at a higher rate than usual.

I know the Yankees need bullpen arms, but this one is perplexing to me.

Darius Glover Verified account @GloverDarius 23h

The New York Yankees & Cleveland Guardians are at the forefront in the Tim Hill negotiations per Jon Heyman.
View quoted post on X

Rational Yankees Fan @rationalyankee 2d

Latvia 22
Spain 7

Had six goals and an assist, all in the second half. Team started off slow but we pulled away big time in the second half. The games get more competitive now as we prepare for Great Britain tomorrow. We will be underdogs in that game, but we’re going to make it an absolute dog fight one way or the other.

0:14

Rational Yankees Fan Verified account @rationalyankee 3d

Latvia 24
Turkey 9

Good start to the tournament today. Had five goals and an assist. We take on the host, Spain, tomorrow AM while you’re all sleeping in the US. Win that and we are at least guaranteed to advance past the group stage.

View quoted post on X