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Girardi’s Early Hook Leads to Extra Inning Loss

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees let a victory slip away when an ill-advised slide by Nick Swisher allowed the Twins to tie the game in the eighth, but the real slip up was committed by Joe Girardi before the inning even started. For most of the game, the Yankees seemed on their way to an easy 4-0 victory. […]

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Game 4 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Twins vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Scott Baker PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 8 0.571 0.625 1.000 1 1 Derek Jeter SS 16 0.286 0.375 0.429 0 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 13 0.462 0.462 0.769 1 3 Alex Rodriguez 3B 14 0.231 0.286 0.231 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 12 0.333 0.333 0.583 0 1 Nick […]

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Yanks Power Up as AJ Bears Down

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A.J. Burnett battled in his 2011 season debut, and not just against the Tigers’ lineup. The right hander also had to overcome the discomfort of a nasty head cold as well as the ghosts of a disastrous 2010 campaign. In the past, scrutiny compounded by distraction has often been a recipe for failure, but this […]

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Game 2 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Tigers vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Brad Penny PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Derek Jeter SS 16 0.533 0.563 0.600 0 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 12 0.182 0.250 0.273 0 2 Alex Rodriguez 3B 9 0.429 0.556 0.429 0 1 Robinson Cano 2B 5 0.200 0.200 0.200 0 0 Nick […]

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Cheap Thrill: MLB Can’t Afford to Keep Ignoring Rules Governing Plays at the Plate

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on April 2, 2011 | 10 Comments »

Just before opening day, major league baseball and the players association announced several policies designed to better diagnosis and treat concussions. Despite the progressive measures adopted, however, there are many more steps that can be taken, not the least of which involves enforcing the current rules as they pertain to plays at the plate. Baseball is […]

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Secret Video Reveals ESPN’s Boston Bias

Posted in Baseball, Humor, Media, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on April 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »

The Captain’s Blog has uncovered secret video of an ESPN staff meeting that helps shed some light on the curious unanimity of the network’s baseball predictions. When ESPN’s 2011 season forecasts were first revealed on its website, many in the industry were surprised to see that all 45 “experts” picked the Red Sox to win […]

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Remembering Forgettable Opening Day Performances

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , on April 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By going 0-5 with three double plays, Albert Pujols turned in one of the most forgettable Opening Days in major league history, which means it will likely be remembered for a long time. Worst Opening Day Performances, 1957-2011 Player Date […]

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