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Archive for April 14th, 2010

Game 8: Angels vs. Yankees

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Javier Vazquez looks to rebound from a rocky opening start to his Yankees reunion. He will be opposed by Joel Pineiro, who also seeks to erase bad memories from his Angels debut. vs. Joel Pineiro PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 31 0.222 0.323 0.444 2 2 Nick Johnson DH 19 0.267 0.333 0.267 […]

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Baseball’s DNA?

Posted in MLB on April 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »

The driving force behind modern baseball statistical analysis, often called sabermetrics, is to replace subjective evaluation with objective analysis. Because the human eye has an inherent bias, the theory goes, opinions based on observation are more likely to be flawed. That’s a very reasonable approach. In fact, we see the same thing in fields like […]

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Geno Battles Cancer

Posted in MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For almost 40 years, Gene Monahan has been treating the wounds of Yankees players. As Yankee trainer since 1972, and an organizational employee since 1963, Monahan has truly been an enduring link. From Mantle to Murcer to Mattingly to Mariano, Geno has been on hand for all the highs and lows. Now, however, comes word […]

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