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Archive for September, 2012

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) After the Braves clinched a playoff spot, New York Times’ columnist Tyler Kepner marked the occasion by commenting about how “teams almost never recover from an epic collapse” like the one Atlanta experienced last season. After all, one need only look at the ruins in Boston to […]

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When Mariano Rivera went down with a season ending injury, most people expected the Yankees to struggle in the ninth inning. They were right. However, the team’s hardship has had nothing to do with closing out games. Rafael Soriano has handled that job just fine. Instead, the problem has been the offense’s inability to overcome […]

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Is this September the swan song of Nick Swisher’s Yankee career? An impending free agent, Swisher is reportedly seeking a lucrative five-year deal, so, with the Yankees still intent on dipping below the luxury tax threshold in 2014, the chances of him returning to the Bronx seem slim. Swisher has loved wearing the pinstripes, and […]

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During broadcasts on the YES Network, Ken Singleton will sometimes wax poetic whenever a batter takes a big swing and miss at the first pitch of his at bat. “One to get loose, two to produce,” the former Orioles’ All Star will rhyme, offering consolation to the slugger who came up empty. A hitter having […]

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There’s probably nothing more satisfying to a manager than saving his best bat off the bench for just the right moment, and then having him come through according to plan. On Friday night, Athletics’ manager Bob Melvin got to experience that thrill when Brandon Moss’ game-tying home run off Rafael Soriano became only the sixth […]

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(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) It’s not what Yankee fans had in mind when the team took a 10-game lead in July, but this September has played host to one of the mostly contested division/pennant races in franchise history.  For 17 straight game dates, beginning on September 3, the Yankees and Orioles have […]

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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig recently gave a state of the sport address during a Q&A session with reporters, and, not surprisingly, one of the main talking points was the excitement created by the expanded wild card playoff format. However, although the second wild card has positive attributes, such as placing a much greater emphasis on winning […]

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