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By: Are Yankees Headed for Pennant Race No Man’s Land? | New York Yankees blog, Yankees blog, A blog about the New York Yankees | The Yankee Analysts

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:02:07 +0000

[...] Because of the current structure of baseball’s playoff format, there isn’t much of a distinction between winning the division and settling for the wild card. As the Yankees and Rays proved at the end of the last season, when two teams are assured of playing in October, the pursuit of first place becomes a battle worth losing in an effort to win the World Series. Although most baseball fans seem content with this tradeoff, I find it disconcerting. [...]

By: Are Yankees Headed for Pennant Race No Man’s Land? « The Captain's Blog

Are Yankees Headed for Pennant Race No Man’s Land? « The Captain's Blog — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:04:48 +0000

By: Making Cent$ of Home Field Advantage | Community – FanGraphs Baseball

Making Cent$ of Home Field Advantage | Community – FanGraphs Baseball — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:01:25 +0000

[...] we wondered about the value of finishing first from an accomplishment perspective, but ultimately, that is a very intangible way of looking at the question. At SI.com, Joe Seehan [...]

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Making Cent$ of Home Field Advantage « The Captain's Blog — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:06:53 +0000

[...] we wondered about the value of finishing first from an accomplishment perspective, but ultimately, that is a very intangible way of looking at the question. At SI.com, Joe Seehan [...]

By: Derek Jeter Hit By Pitch Video

Derek Jeter Hit By Pitch Video — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:34:39 +0000

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By: Badger

Badger — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:13:21 +0000

I enjoy your blog. Keep up the good work. However, the Yankees are done this year. I do not see them making the playoffs. Recently, you wrote a post about the number of strikeouts the Yankees batters racked up in August. Unfortunately, this trend has not changed in September. I think it is time for a new batting coach because it is the only explanation for the continued poor hitting performances. Even Jeter, a guy who normally works the count and gets on base, has been striking out a lot this year. If you re-watch his 9th inning AB you will notice that Soriano never threw Jeter a strike and yet struck him out on 4 pitches. It is this type of impatience which has caused Jeter’s average to dip into the .260 range. I won’t even comment about Austin Kerns who I have yet to see do anything but strike out since becoming a Yankee. (oh that’s right he singled last night and got thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Bum!) Unless the Yankees lower there awful strikeout rate soon, I do not see them finishing ahead of either the Rays or the Red Sox.

By: News Databank :: Latest News :: Derek Jeter

News Databank :: Latest News :: Derek Jeter — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:57:28 +0000

[...] The Meaning of First Place and Acting Lessons from Derek Jeter …: The Yankees lost another nail bitter to the Rays last night and relinquished their hold on first place. Although the game had its share of positives (Jeter seems to be swinging better, Cano remained hot and Hughes exhibited a more diversified repertoire), there were also some lingering concerns (Teixeira?s power outage since the broken toe … – Readmore [...]

By: Casie

Casie — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:37:23 +0000

I have to admit, this video gave me a little chuckle. I dont care who was faking the HBP – there’s enough faking all throughout pro sports (some of which you mention in your post) – if you get away with it? Awesome! If not – then you look like a jackass, but it’s worth the shot. Jeter has ALWAYS been known as the one guy who’d do anything to get on base and definitely anything for the W — why is this any different? I think people are taking it to extremes – especially considering that the Rays won it anyway.