Pinstripe Alley Podcast Episode 65: So long, playoff contention

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So this season has been fun, right? Right?

Huzzah for the Yankees being underwhelming. Fortunately, we found things to talk about!

[0:31] Wooooooo season's over

[1:12] Rare bright spots: Dellin Betances and Brandon McCarthy (who has to be signed)

[3:44] Would you rather the Yankees sign someone like Max Scherzer or J.J. Hardy who will cost the rare mid-first round pick, or would you prefer they be willing to lose it to make a more legitimate playoff run in 2015?

[11:51] Chris Young? What? How?

[13:07] It's difficult to gauge how much a hitting coach impacts an offense, but can the Yankees justify keeping Kevin Long after another year of garbage production?

[22:57] Tweetbag: Superman or Batman saving this team, alcohol of choice for the 2014 Yankees, best Yankees commercial pitchman, finding optimism for 2015, and bench-clearing brawls

[34:41] Matt F. B-Ref segment: Real/fake September call-ups (feat. creepy Nate Teut)

[43:41] Our take on the Cespedes Family Barbecast B-Ref Battle featuring six outstanding names

[53:04] Yankee/Mitre of the Week