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A Closer Look at First Ballot Hall of Famers

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees on January 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Although the reasons have varied over the years, the BBWAA has long placed importance on the notion of a first ballot Hall of Famer. Even though the Hall of Fame makes no such distinction, and despite the fact that several great players have needed multiple ballots to gain admittance, for the most part, the class […]

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Settling Down: Madson Joins List of Those Misreading the Market

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »

It seems like every winter, there’s at least one free agent who enters the offseason with an inflated sense of his self worth, only to exit with a deflated contract. This year, that dubious distinction belongs to Ryan Madson. In early November, there were several reports suggesting that the Phillies and Madson were close to […]

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Is Yanks’, Red Sox’ Offseason Thaw a Prelude to Renewed Hostilities Next Winter?

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Red Sox, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Over a month ago, I wondered if the Yankees’ patient approach this offseason was part of a larger strategy to load up for next year’s free agent class. More recently, the mainstream media has also advanced the same theory, and now, some in Red Sox Nation are wondering if Boston might be taking the same […]

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Larkin Wins Enshrinement, but Intrigue Rests Further Down the Ballot

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , on January 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »

  Barry Larkin was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame (click here for final tally), having being named on 86.4% of all ballots cast. Despite being overlooked over the past two elections, Larkin’s enshrinement was all but ensured heading into the vote. However, there were some interesting, and in some cases surprising, […]

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Manny Being Manny in Pinstripes?

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on January 7, 2012 | 5 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The Yankees should sign Manny Ramirez. There, I said it. Admittedly, that statement would have made much more sense five years ago, but even now, it’s an option worth exploring. Granted, the arguments against such a move are hard to refute. After all, not only does Ramirez still have a […]

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No, No, Frazee: A Look Back at the Reaction Following Babe Ruth’s Sale to the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on January 6, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Day will break and I’m gonna wake; and start to bake a sugar cake;for you to take for all the boys to see. – Lyrics from Tea for Two, from the Broadway musical, No, No, Nanette During the first week of January in 1920, Yankees’ manager Miller Huggins hopped on a train and made the […]

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Yankee Classic (Video): A Memorable Mattingly Moment

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Video, Yankees, tagged on January 6, 2012 | 9 Comments »

Don Mattingly only hit two walk off homer runs in his career. The first, which came against the Minnesota Twins on May 13, 1985, just so happens to be one of my favorite moments growing up as a Yankee fan in the 1980s (the other walk off came against the Brewers in 1989). To set the […]

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