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A Look Back at Past Contract Talks Between Derek Jeter and the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on November 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Derek Jeter’s contract negotiations have easily been the most widely discussed topic in Yankeeland, despite there really not being much news to report. For some reason, several media types have used the off-season lull to repeatedly denigrate Jeter to the […]

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All That Glitters Isn’t Silver: MVPs Who Failed to Win a Silver Slugger

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , , , on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Joey Votto was named the 2010 NL MVP with a commanding 31 of 32 first place votes. Finishing a distant second was Albert Pujols, who in addition to winning three MVPs has also been the runner up four times. Votto’s selection over Pujols is perfectly justifiable, but it is interesting to note that it was […]

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Mets Turn to Collins for Shake Up; Fiery Manager Almost Made Debut in the Bronx 20 Years Ago

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, Rumors, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After a nearly two-month search, the Mets are poised to name Terry Collins as their next manager, according to several media reports. The hiring of Collins, who served as Mets’ minor league coordinator in 2010,  really shouldn’t come as a surprise considering his recent connection to both the organization and new vice president of player development and […]

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Historic Rivalry Returns to Yankee Stadium; Army, Notre Dame Wake Up Echoes of Legends Past

Posted in Culture, Nostalgia, Yankee Stadium, tagged , , on November 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Three of the most significant names in American sports history collide tonight when Army and Notre Dame not only play the fiftieth game in their historic rivalry (for a summary of every game, click here), but do so at Yankee […]

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AL Cy Young Voting Only a Minor Skirmish in Stats War

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , , on November 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The American League Cy Young race was seen by many as a battleground between modern sabremetrics and old fashioned statistical analysis. As a result, the “controversial” selection of Felix Hernandez was heralded in some corners as the dawning of an age of enlightenment, while in others it was viewed as a turn to the “dark side”. […]

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Expanded Playoffs Could Be a Battle Worth Losing for “Purists”

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on November 19, 2010 | 6 Comments »

The word out of the General Managers meetings in Orlando is the plan to expand the major league baseball playoffs to 10 teams is moving full speed ahead. According to numerous reports, Commissioner Bud Selig, who has been pushing the proposal with a heavy hand, intends to finalize a recommendation after convening his special committee at the winter […]

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Investing in Baseball’s Future by Limiting Rule IV Draft; Abolition, Not Expansion in the Game’s Best Interest

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Draft, International, Mets, MLB on November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Most of the news coverage emanating from MLB’s General Managers meetings in Orlando has centered on proposals for adding more teams to the playoffs, but another very significant topic has gone relatively unnoticed: expanding the Rule IV amateur draft to include international players like those from the Dominican Republic. As I suggested back in April, […]

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