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A Look Back at Past “World Series Previews”

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on June 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Even though the Yankees’ series against the Brewers is the only interleague matchup featuring two teams in first place, the showdown between the Phillies and Red Sox is the one being indentified as a “World Series Preview”. Such an oversight […]

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Brewers Return to Bronx Recalls Rivalry from the 1980s

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged on June 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

When the Milwaukee Brewers take the field tonight in the Bronx, it will be the first time the team has played at Yankee Stadium since 1997, and the only time as a member of the National League. Even though the Brew Crew made the switch to the NL in 1998, and to the AL Central in 1994, […]

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Fans, FOX Could Tilt the Balance in McCourt’s Battle with Baseball

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, tagged , , on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After being backed into a corner by Commissioner Bud Selig, Los Angeles Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt lashed out at Major League Baseball by filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. That’s what rats do. According to a press release released by the Dodgers, McCourt justified his decision by claiming that Selig’s refusal to approve a tentative media […]

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Refusing to Knuckle Under: Was Niekro’s Five-Strikeout Inning a Turning Point in His Career?

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

A.J. Burnett tied a major league record shared by 54 others when he struck out four batters in the sixth inning of last night’s game against the Rockies. In addition to becoming the first Yankee to accomplish the feat, Burnett also became only the second pitcher to do it on at least two different occasions […]

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Is There a Correlation Between Interleague Winning Percentages and DH/P/PH Offensive Production?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on June 24, 2011 | 7 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Heading into the second half of the interleague schedule, the American League holds a 66-60 advantage over the National League. If that winning percentage holds, it will continue the senior circuit’s gradual improvement since losing over 60% of interleague contests […]

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Circuit Breakers: A Look at the Yankees’ Longest Homerless Streaks

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jorge Posada’s sixth inning home run in the first game of today’s day/night doubleheader was his seventh of the season, but first since April 24. The two-run blast, which gave the Yankees a 4-2 lead, also ended the longest homerless streak in Posada’s career. The 38-game drought was one day longer than a previous power outage […]

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Dynasty Debate: Comparing Torre’s Yankees and Sparky’s Big Red Machine

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Aside from Murders Row, no other baseball team nickname has been as evocative and, perhaps intimidating, as the Big Red Machine label placed upon Sparky Anderson’s Cincinnati ballclub. According to most accounts, the Reds were given their colorful nickname by a Cincinnati Enquirer sportswriter named Bob Hertzel. However, the name was introduced in the summer […]

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