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Bud Selig’s Changing View of Baseball’s Best Interests

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, CBA, MLB, PEDs, Yankees on July 30, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Bud Selig is about to use the nuclear option on Alex Rodriguez. Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement is mostly very specific in its delegation of power, but there is a broad clause that grants the commissioner authority to mete out justice that he, alone, believes is in the best interest of the game. Since Judge Kenesaw […]

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Yankees Come Full Circle with Acquisition of Alfonso Soriano, but Alex Rodriguez Has Team Chasing Its Tail

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, PEDs, Rumors, Trades, Yankees on July 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

While Alex Rodriguez and Brian Cashman continue to dicker over the third baseman’s reinstatement to the active roster, the Yankees are set to welcome back the man they traded for Arod 10 years ago. The acquisition of Alfonso Soriano juxtaposed against the Rodriquez saga might seem like an amusing coincidence, but both events say quite […]

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Historic Home Run Decline Turns Yankees into Dive Bombers

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on July 22, 2013 | 2 Comments »

The Bronx Bombers have been grounded. You could see the drop off in the Yankees’ home run total coming from a mile away. However, even the most dire forecast didn’t account for the historic decline that has turned the Bronx Bombers from a perennial power house into a squadron of pea shooters one year removed […]

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Does CC Sabathia Pitch to the Score? Comparing ERA and RS/9 for Current Workhorses

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics, Statistical Analysis on July 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

The validity of “pitching to the score” isn’t really a sabermetric debate. After all, it pits the importance of pitcher wins versus ERA, two statistics that have been tracked since the advent of the box score. Nonetheless, the discussion usually breaks down along party lines, with number crunchers often insisting the concept is a myth, […]

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Leyland Doesn’t Save Best for Last, Denies Rivera Perfect End to All Star Career

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Baseball History, Mariano Rivera, MLB, Yankees on July 17, 2013 | 11 Comments »

Mariano Rivera, who has become a legend saving games in the ninth inning, ended his All Star career as a setup guy for Joe Nathan. Jim Leyland’s heart may have been in the right place, but the logic behind his epic blunder was horribly wrong. With the American League leading 3-0 in the bottom of […]

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Rivera, Harvey Give ASG New York State of Mind, but Other Teams Have More Star Power

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Baseball History, Mariano Rivera, MLB, Yankees on July 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

In the past, the Yankees have been criticized for their less than enthusiastic interest in the All Star Game. This year, the voters returned the favor. Yankees’ All Star Game Selections by Year Note: Not every player actually appeared in the game. Source: baseball-reference.com Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera are the only Yankees who will […]

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MLB Youth Movement Has Star Power

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on July 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Baseball is once again a young man’s game. At least that’s the current narrative being used to explain an impressive crop of under-aged stars who have burst upon the scene. But, is youth really being served throughout the sport, or are these headline acts misleading? Players (Age-23 or Younger) with an OPS+ of 120+ (minimum […]

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