Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for August, 2012

To Bunt or Not to Bunt

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The American League East was a crucible yesterday for arguments both for and against the bunt. In games between the Yankees and Blue Jays as well as the Rays and Rangers, the use, or lack, of a bunt either paid handsome dividends or proved costly, both in its successful implementation and failed execution. With the […]

Read Full Post »

Red Sox, Dodgers Blockbuster a Tale of Two Cities

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Trades, Yankees on August 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »

After the Red Sox collapsed down the stretch last year, they fired the manager. It didn’t work, so now the team’s brain trust has decided to fire the players. The current edition of the Boston Red Sox was supposed to be the best team ever, but instead, they wound up being the worst money could […]

Read Full Post »

High Anxiety as Yankees Dwindling Lead Threatens to Make History

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on August 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Are the Yankees in the midst of a historic collapse? Not too long ago, the Bronx Bombers appeared to be in cruise control headed toward another division title, but now, their lead in the American League East seems to be in grave danger. With the Yankees idle last night, the Tampa Rays, whose pitching staff […]

Read Full Post »

Yankees Whiff on Scouting Report vs. Francisco Liriano

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

During Joe Girardi’s WCBS pre-game interview with Suzyn Waldman, the Yankees’ manager talked about his lineup’s need for patience when facing White Sox lefty Francisco Liriano. The game plan was correct, but executing it proved to be easier said than done. You gotta lay off the pitches that appear to be strikes. I always talked about […]

Read Full Post »

Dewayne Wise Proves Turnabout Is Fair Play

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Freddy Garcia was cruising along in last night’s game until Dewayne Wise launched a two-run homer in the fifth inning. The journeyman outfielder, who was released by the Yankees in July following the acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki, must have enjoyed the vindication. The sight of Wise circling the bases during a game between the Yankees […]

Read Full Post »

Pinstripes Prove Slimming for Hiroki Kuroda’s ERA

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on August 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Can Hiroki Kuroda handle the pressure of New York? That was the question on the minds of many when the Yankees signed the 37-year old right hander during the offseason, but since then, Kuroda has proven that pinstripes suit him just fine. With about eight more starts remaining, Kuroda has posted the best ERA, on […]

Read Full Post »

Melky Cabrera’s Positive Test, Not Performance, Proves PED Use

Posted in Baseball, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 18, 2012 | 6 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Melky Cabrera was one of baseball’s most interesting feel good stories, that is, until Wednesday, when the San Francisco Giants’ left fielder tested positive for increased levels of testosterone. Now, the once emerging cult hero has become a public enemy. Not surprisingly, the response to Cabrera’s positive […]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »