Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for February, 2011

Seasons Change: Yanks’ Youngsters Help to Bring About Early Spring Thaw

Posted in Baseball, Minors, MLB, Yankees on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) One of the cardinal rules about spring training is you have to take the results with a grain of salt, especially the early performances of eager rookies who are either facing veterans slowly ramping up to speed or overmatched secondary [...]

Read Full Post »

Who’s a Bum? Remembering the Duke on His Own Terms

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Duke Snider’s Hall of Fame baseball career is ably defined by the statistics he compiled. However, it is his position as an ironic focal point in literature and song that have made his legacy even more enduring. The book, of course, is Roger Kahn’s “The Boys of Summer”, which is more a story about the individuals on [...]

Read Full Post »

Mets’ Financial Mess Deepens Appreciation for Boss’ Empire Building; Execs Like Levine Also Worthy of Acclaim

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Sports Business, Yankees, tagged , , on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The news for the Mets keeps getting worse. Although most people expected a steady stream of pessimism to emanate from between the white lines, it’s really the organization’s bottom line that has been the greatest cause for concern. By now, everyone should be familiar with Fred Wilpon’s entanglement in Bernie Madoff’s massive financial fraud, but [...]

Read Full Post »

Solving Another Baseball “Movie Mystery”: What Game Did Harold Lloyd Film for his 1928 Classic “Speedy”?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Movies, Nostalgia, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »

Larry Granillo’s (Baseball Prospectus and Wezen-Ball) recent forensic investigation into Ferris Buehler’s whereabouts on his now infamous day off made for one of the more creative and entertaining blog posts in quite some time. For those who missed the piece, Granillo attempted (and succeeded) to determine the date of the game that Buehler attended with [...]

Read Full Post »

Trying to Turn Brett Gardner into Another Babe Ruth?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) As Moshe Mandel covered in detail yesterday afternoon, Brett Gardner has made improving his bunting skills a priority during spring training. Hopefully, that means more drag bunts for base hits and not maddening sacrifices when the team can ill afford [...]

Read Full Post »

Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

C.C. Sabathia is already enjoying the benefits of his new slimmed down physique. The big lefty has reported improved stamina, but it will still be a challenge to avoid the temptations of the road. Russell Martin has been quickly getting up to speed learning his new pitching staff. Martin and the rest of the catchers [...]

Read Full Post »

WARriors: A Look at Each Team’s Most Productive Position Player and Pitcher in 2010

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Spring training hasn’t been very kind to the St. Louis Cardinals. First, Albert Pujols decided to table contract extension negotiations until after the season, and now it has been confirmed that Adam Wainwright will have Tommy John surgery and miss the entire season. Pujols and Wainwright are both vital parts of the Cardinal team. In [...]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »