Comments on: In Coming! It’s Duck and Cover for the Yanks When Facing a Debutant http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/ A Daily Look Inside The Yankee Universe (and around the world of baseball) Thu, 16 May 2013 22:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: A Starter’s Guide to Pitchers Making Their Major League Debut « The Captain's Blog http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-15577 A Starter’s Guide to Pitchers Making Their Major League Debut « The Captain's Blog Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:25:07 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-15577 [...] decade, the Yankees were the victim of a frustrating phenomenon. Whenever a pitcher would make his major league debut against them, the team’s offense would go [...]

]]> By: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Rays V: Shields is the new Felix | New York Yankees blog, Yankees blog, A blog about the New York Yankees | The Yankee Analysts http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-162 Series Preview | Yankees vs. Rays V: Shields is the new Felix | New York Yankees blog, Yankees blog, A blog about the New York Yankees | The Yankee Analysts Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:28:08 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-162 [...] happening. If he does, the Yankees could be in trouble, as their recent history against rookies making their Major League starting pitching debuts is a bit [...]

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-161 williamnyy23 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:16:35 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-161 No problem at all…click on the link below this comment for a new post on that very topic.

]]> By: If at First You Don’t Succeed: A Look at the Yankees Performance Against “First Timers” « The Captain's Blog http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-160 If at First You Don’t Succeed: A Look at the Yankees Performance Against “First Timers” « The Captain's Blog Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:15:52 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-160 [...] prompted The Captain’s Blog (please excuse the obligatory reference in the “third blog”) to take a look at how the Yankees have fared (since 2000) against pitchers making their major league de…. That inspection revealed a level of futility that matched a general perception held by those who [...]

]]> By: Robie http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-159 Robie Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:22:20 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-159 Thank you for putting these stats together. Not to give you more work but I’m curious what the Yankees numbers are against starting pitchers they face for the first time (not necessarily a major league debut). They seem to have the same futility. Thanks again.

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-158 williamnyy23 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:15:18 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-158 It’s actually a more recent phenomenon. In the 1990s, for example, rookies making their debut against the Yankees went 4-9 with a 6.50 ERA.

]]> By: Tmckelv http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-157 Tmckelv Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:08:35 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-157 I have felt this trend for a long time with the Yankees – long before 2000. I bet if you continue further into the past, you will see a continuation of the type of dominance exhibited by the new pitchers described in this post.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-156 RagingTartabull Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:58:07 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-156 Very interesting stuff. I definitely think the familiarity angle is an important one when dealing with a veteran lineup (which the Yanks pretty much always have).

I was at the Brett Jodie game in 2001, it was as ugly as it looks.

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]]> By: ms october http://www.captainsblog.info/2010/07/28/in-coming-its-duck-and-cover-for-the-yanks-when-facing-a-debutant/1870/#comment-154 ms october Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:16 +0000 http://captnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1870#comment-154 yeah those reasons seem to make sense.

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