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Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys…or Jets…or 49’ers

Posted in Baseball, Culture, MLB, NFL, tagged on May 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

During the early part of the 20th century, professional boxing was the most popular sport in American and the heavyweight champion was the king of the sports world. Even the great Babe Ruth took a backseat when Jack Dempsey was in the room. Nowadays, however, most sports fans probably can’t even name the titleholder. There […]

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Cubs’ DeJesus a Perfect Fit for Yankees; Would Help Fill Outfield Void

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on May 28, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Overlooked in the Yankees’ weekend sweep of the Athletics was the not so subtle implication by Joe Girardi that left fielder Brett Gardner could wind up missing at least six more weeks of the season. Gardner’s return will largely depend on how he feels after swinging the bat this afternoon in Tampa, but regardless of […]

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Hitless Wonders: Pirates and Athletes Turn Back the Clock to Dead Ball Era

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on May 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Offense is down across the major leagues once again, but this year, the Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates have taken the trend to an extreme. Not only does each team occupy the bottom of the offensive leader boards in their respective league, but both are currently performing […]

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Yankees Need Teixeira to Start Pulling his Weight

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on May 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Mark Teixeira’s experiment with a new swing is officially over. After stumbling out of the gate with one of his worst and most prolonged slumps of his career, the Yankees’ first baseman has decided to scrap earlier modifications designed to use the whole field and return to his previous, pull-dominated approach. I’m putting too many […]

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Buck Has Orioles Flying High, but Can They Rule the Roost? (History Says Yes)

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on May 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »

It’s been a topsy-turvy year in the A.L. East. After more than a decade of relative stability atop the division, the standings now read as if they were printed up-side down. With stalwarts like the Yankees and Red Sox bringing up the rear, and the Orioles perched above the others, it’s been anything but business […]

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Has Yankees’ RISP Failure Become a Pressing Issue?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Over the past nine games, the Yankees’ offense has turned R-I-S-P into a “four-letter word”. Following last night’s abysmal 0-13 performance with runners in scoring position, which, according to the Daily News, was the team’s worst single game performance since 1990, the Bronx Bombers have now gone 6 for their last 72 when presented with […]

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Identity Crisis: Who Are the 2012 Yankees?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »

With one-quarter of the season already in the books, the Yankees find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Not only has the Bronx Bombers’ recent slide dropped the team to within one game of the .500 mark, it has also placed them on the cusp of last place. Should the team eventually hit rock bottom, it would […]

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